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高级视听说下册答案【篇一：2014春《高级视听说》作业及答案】>a.肿瘤切除术b.乳房x线照片c.辐射治疗d.恶性肿瘤您的答案：b题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.02．第2题homosexualitya.同性恋b.异性恋c.双行恋d.性别歧视您的答案：a题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.03．第3题push-upa.齐步走b.直立c.俯卧撑d.仰卧起坐您的答案：c题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.04．第4题dermatologista.心理医生c.妇科医生d.皮肤科医生您的答案：d题目分数：1.05．第5题dinosaura.恐龙b.豚鼠c.树熊d.袋鼠您的答案：a题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.06．第6题scandala.沟渠b.丑闻c.满意d.破坏您的答案：b题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.07．第7题weighta.深度b.广度c.等待d.负担您的答案：d题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.08．第8题sometimes, the greatness of the parents lies in their decision to sacrifice themselves for the _____ (advantage, benefit) of their children.a.welfareb.goodnessc.welld.good您的答案：d此题得分：3.09．第9题the achievement made in study closely _____ (to show the close shared relationship) the scholarship.a.relates tob.correlates withc.relatived.relation您的答案：b题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.010．第10题jessie o’neal, a psychotherapist, ______(invent a n ew term) of “affluenza”.a.invented the coinb.termed the coinc.made the coind.coined the term您的答案：d题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.011．第11题the manager has _________ (deeply fixed) prejudice towards his secretary.a.a slightb.an ingrainedc.an intendedd.a vicious您的答案：b题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.012．第12题her gossip about others’ privacy are sometimes________(change so it is strange or unclear).a.believableb.distortedc.mysteriousd.doubtful您的答案：b题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.013．第13题he just ______(to wait or stay with no real purpose) and had a chat with someone else to kill the time.a.handed roundb.hung aroundc.handed tod.hung to您的答案：b题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.014．第14题after the overnight working, he ___________(become ill with sth. infectious) a sever cough.a.fell withb.came down withc.recovered fromd.died of您的答案：b题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.015．第15题well, i think on days where you are devastated, you have to have your game face on.a.pretend that you are okb.pretend that you are not influnced at allc.face difficulty or setback with couraged.give up completely您的答案：c题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.016．第16题we saw how totally whacked out he was getting.a.very tiredb.indifferentc.excitedd.frightened您的答案：a题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.017．第17题his plan was to pretend he was sick. but the prison officials didnt buy it.a.release himb.help himc.believe itd.approve it您的答案：c题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.018．第18题syndrome【篇二：英语高级视听说下册 unit15】n new york on tuesday, nov. 1, to begin an eight-day visit, itwill be his first official american tour in more than a decade.everyone knows what has happened in the interim. his troubled marriage to the late princess diana, his remarriage to camilla parker bowles, and the youthfulindiscretions of his two sons have been turned to a reality-based soap opera by the tabloid media. but most americans know very little about who the prince of wales is and what he does as heir to the british throne.members of the royal family hardly ever grant interviews, the queen has never given one, and you rarely see them talk. but last month, as his trip to the united states was being planned, prince charles granted 60 minutes correspondent steve kroft an audience, allowing us to follow him around and chat, not about his family, but about being prince of wales, a job and a life like no other.most of us in our lives have to fill out applications listing our profession and occupation. you dont have to do that, kroft said. no. not always, but sometimes, prince charles replied.if you did, what would you put down? kroft asked.i would list it as worrying about this country and its inhabitants. thats my particular duty. and i find myself born into this particular position. im determined to make the most of it. and to do whatever i can to help. and i hope i leave things behind a little bit better than i found them, the prince said. its hard to say, but i think it is a profession, actually; doing what im doing. because if you tried it for a bit, you might find out how difficult it is, he added, laughing.he is somewhere between a brand and a public institution, a future head of state in waiting — and waiting. he is a symbol of continuity with no real power but tremendous influence that is tied to his position and wealth.the money comes from a 14th century real estate empire called the duchy of cornwall, which was established to provide an income for the heir to the british throne.today it includes 135,000 acres of farmland, forests, waterfront property, london real estate, and even a cricket stadium. it produces $25 million a year in rents and other income that supports the prince, his wife and children and a staff of 130. there are perks such as travel on the royal train. and $7 million from the government to help with official expenses.on a recent trip to the yorkshire countryside to mark the 850th anniversary of the village of richmond, the whole town turned out to greet charles and camilla, his new wife, longtime friend and former mistress, now the duchess of cornwall. they were recently voted the most popular couple in britain, nosing out the queen and prince philip and they seemed comfortable with each other and the crowds.there was clearly a bond between you and the people there. explain that to me, asked kroft.no idea, the prince replied with laugh.you have no idea? kroft asked.no, but i always enjoyed seeing all sorts of people all around the country. i do this over and over again, have done for 30-something years, the prince said.he could pass the time playing polo or do nothing at all if he wanted, a path chosen by most of his predecessors, many of whom were lay-abouts and playboys. but charles chose to invent a job where none existed. he made 29 major speecheslast year, visited 14 countries, and runs the largest group of non-profit organizations in the country called princes charities. he raises more than $200 million a year for those 16 organizations, 14 of which he founded.the largest charity is the princes trust which, over 29 years, has helped to provide job training for more than a half a million young people.do you think if you werent doing this stuff, that it would get done? kroft asked.if i wasnt doing it? no, the prince replied.asked if he felt as if he was making a difference, prince charles said, i dont know. i try. i only hope that when im dead and gone, they might appreciate it a little bit more. do you know what i mean? sometimes that happens.as he approaches his 57th birthday, he sometimes feels misunderstood and undervalued. he was educated at cambridge, can fly jet planes and helicopters, is extremely knowledgeable about the arts, and has tried to carve out for himself a number of different careers — environmentalist, urban planner, real estate developer, and social critic — deeply committed to a vision of what great britain was and should be. his vision is laid out in bricks and mortar in poundbury, a village of 2,500 people,which he created on his land near dorchester in the south of england. all his ideas on architectural design, class structure, aesthetics and ecology are here. and what he sees as the future looks very much like the past: an 18th century village adapted for the 21st.prince charles gave kroft a tour of the village. and thats a convenience store, which im very proud of, which everybody said wouldnt work. thats the pub, which again nobody wanted to touch. but now of course, the values are going up, and up and up.kroft remarked that the buildings looked as if they were builtto last, lacking flimsy materials.well, thats what ive been trying to encourage people to think about. … to break the conventional mold in the way weve been building and designing for the last, well, during the last century really, has all been part of a throw-away society, prince charles said.everything in the village is constructed of native or recycled materials, sustainable development, he calls it, that conserves the earths resources.single-family homes are mixed with small apartments so there are people of all income levels here living side by side in a community with shops and light industry. the narrow twisty roads discourage automobile traffic, and cars are parked out of sight in landscaped lots.the whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center, the prince explained. so by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, i think, with more attraction, and interest and character. livability.he believes that the modern world with its cars and computers is slowly eroding our humanity, that we are losing touch with the world around us.the british tabloids have made an industry out of his travails and love to portray him as an out-of-touch eccentric trying to stop progress, an edwardian hippie with no real-life experience, whos never had to draw his own bath or take out the garbage. hes been constantly ridiculed for what have been called his undergraduate ramblings, including his innocent admission that he talks to his plants.are you familiar with any of the plants here? talking to any of them? kroft asked.yeah, i know some of them. no, no, no, the prince said, laughing. no, i do all the time. not here.youve gotten more mileage out of that, i think, than almost anything thats … kroftsaid.just shows you cant make a joke. … without them taking it seriously. so, its the same old story, the prince replied.his image is carefully managed by a communications staff of nine that also handles his umbrella. they made it clear the prince would not answer questions about his wives, past and present, his sons or the queen. he mistrusts the media for past abuses, and worries that no one takes him seriously.what is the most difficult part of your job? i mean except for talking with people like me? kroft asked.yes, exactly, the prince said, laughing. oh, dear. i think, that the most important thing is to be relevant. i mean, it isnt easy,as you can imagine. because if you say anything, people will say, its all right for you to say that. its very easy to just dismiss anything i say. i mean, its difficult. but what ive tried to do is to put my money where my mouth is as much as i can, by actually creating like here, models on the ground. i mean, if people dont like it, ill go away and do it.you are in many ways a public advocate for the traditional. what are the great parts of great britain that are worth preserving, besides the monarchy? kroft asked.well, theres an awful lot of things that are worth preserving, the prince said with a laugh. the trouble, i think, in todays world is we abandon so many things unnecessarily, so often in the name of efficiency. if you make everything over-efficient, you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture. we are not the technology. it should be our — you know, our slave, the technology. but its rapidly becoming our master in many areas, i think.prince charles says he is not trying to stop progress. im just trying to say that we ought to redefine the way in which progress is seen. is it progress to rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature, which is what, i think, were beginning to do?you know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming, theyre terrifying, terrifying.as a member of the royal family, he is expected to avoid politically contentious issues. yet he has openly opposed a number of government policies, including the development of genetically-modified crops. hes raised questions about stem cell research and is a strong advocate of alternative medicine. he has expressed those views in speeches, letters and meetings with government officials, some of whom consider him to be a royal nuisance.how do you deal with that? how do you walk that line? kroft asked.well, years of practice, perhaps, the prince said.does it get you in a spot of trouble from time to time from certain people? kroft asked.oh, inevitably. but it seems to be part and parcel of the thing. i mean, if i wasnt, i think, doing these things, id be accused bypeople like you, doing nothing with my life, the prince replied, laughing.asked if anybody ever asks him to tone it down a bit, the prince said, oh yes, of course. but i think the proof is in the pudding. and i think, you know, all the things they try to tell me to tone down over the years, if you look now, though, youll find theyre fairly mainstream.twenty years ago when he announced that he was going to begin farming organically on his estate at highgrove, no one knew what he was talking about and assumed it was another crackpot idea.today its big business in great britain, and prince charles has a line of high-end organic products produced on his estate called duchy originals that includes everything from biscuits and jams to mineral water, sausage and turkeys.prince charles says the business has been quite successful. and that has grown and now turns over ?40 million ($71 million) a year. and im able to give away over a million pounds each year to my charitable ventures.when he arrives in new york on nov. 1 as great britains most popular ambassador, he will be selling a political, commercial and diplomatic agenda prepared by the foreign office.he will also be introducing the american public to his new wife, who will be making her first official overseas trip and donned a diamond tiara for the first time last week. she is not giving interviews right now, and may never.she is said to be interested in supporting, not overshadowing, her husband, and has no interest in establishing her ownpublic identity.why has it been 20 years since his last official visit to the united states?you dont want to see me all the time. you get bored, theprince said, laughing.is there anything youre looking forward to doing there, anything youre looking【篇三：高级英语视听说教程1答案】lboy to emperornapoleon was a french soldier who became emperor of france. he was born in 1769 on the island of corsica. when he was only10 years old, his father sent him to military（军事） school in france. n. wasn’t a very good student in most of his classes,but he excelled（优于）in mathematics and military science. when he was 16 years old, he joined the french army. in that year he began the military career that brought him fame, power, riches, and, finally, defeat. n. became a general in the french army at the young age of 24. several years later, he became the emperor of the french empire.n. was many things. he was, first of all, a brilliant（杰出的）military leader. his soldiers were ready to die for him. as a result, n. won many, many military victories. at one time he controlled most of europe, but many countries, including england, russia, and austria fought fiercely against him. his defeat – his end – came when he decided to attack russia. in this military campaign against russia, he lost most of his army. the great french conqueror died alone -- deserted by his family and friends – in 1821. n. was only 51 years old when he died.postlisteninga. the comprehension check1. recognizing information and checking accuracy1. when was napoleon born? (a)2. what kind of student was napoleon in most of his classes?(d)3. what did napoleons military career bring him? (d)4. when did napoleon become emperor of the french empire?(d)5. one reason that napoleon won many military victories was that his soldiers were ready to fight to the death for him. (t)6. austria and russia fought fiercely against napoleon, but england did not. (f england also fought against him.)7. many of napoleons family and friends were with him when he died. (f he died alone and deserted by his family and friends.)8. napoleon died before he reached the age of 52. (t)listening factoid#1the cause of napoleons death at the age of 51 on the island of st. helena is still a mystery. there is no doubt that a very sick man at the time of his death. one theory about the cause of his death is that he had stomach cancer. another theory is that he was deliberately poisoned by a servant. this third theorysuggests that he was poisoned, but not by his servant. this third theory suggests that that he was poisoned, accidentally by fumes（烟气） from the wallpaper were analyzed and traces （追踪） of arsenic were found in it. arsenic is powerful poison that was used in some of the dyes in wallpaper during the time that napoleon lived. more than 170 years after his death, people are still speculating(猜测) about the cause of his death. listening factoid #21. ten people who speak make more noise than 10,000 who are silent.2. in politics, stupidity is not a handicap（不利条件）.3. a man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.4. men of genius（天才） are meteors（流星） intended to burn to light their century.5. i know, when it is necessary, how to leave the skin of the lion to take the skin of the fox.（舍不得孩子套不着狼）6. history is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.7. it is success which makes great men.chapter 2 pompeii：destroyed, forgotten, and foundtoday many people who live in large metropolitan（大都市的）areas such as paris and new york leave the city in the summer. they go to the mountains or to the seashore to escape the city noise and heat. over 2,000 years ago, many rich romans did the same thing. they left the city of rome in the summer. many of these wealthy romans spent their summers in the city of pompeii. p. was a beautiful city; it was located on the ocean,on the bay of naples.in the year 79 c.e., a young boy who later became a very famous roman historian was visiting his uncle in p.. the boy’s name was pliny the younger. one day pliny was looking up at the sky. he saw a frightening sight. it was a very large dark cloud. this black cloud rose high into the sky. rock and ash flew through the air. what pliny saw was the eruption – the explosion -- of the volcano, vesuvius. the city of p. was at the foot of mt. v..when the volcano first erupted, many people were able to flee the city and to escape death. in fact, 18,000 people escaped the terrible disaster. unfortunately, there was not enough time foreveryone to escape. more than 2,000 people died. these unlucky people were buried alive under the volcanic ash. the eruption lasted for about 3 days. when the eruption was over, p. was buried under 20 feet of volcanic rock and ash. the city of p. was buried and forgotten for 1,700 years.in the year of 1748 an italian farmer was digging on his farm. as he was digging, he uncovered a part of a wall of the ancient city of p.. soon archaeologists began to excavate – to dig -- in the area. as time went by, much of the ancient city of p. was uncovered. today tourists from all over the world come to see the ruins of the famous city of pompeii.post listeninga. the comprehension check1. recognizing information and checking accuracy1. at what time of the year did wealthy romans like to visit pompeii? (in the summertime)2. in what year did pliny pay a visit to his uncle/s house in pompeii? (in 79 c.e.)3. what did pliny see when he was looking out over the bay of naples one day? (a large dark cloud)4. where was pompeii located in relation to mt. vesuvius? (pompeii was located at the foot of mt. vesuvius.)5. when did an italian farmer discover a part of an ancient wall of pompeii? {in 1748)6. rome was located at the foot of mt. vesuvius. (f pompeii was located at the foot of mt. vesuvius.)7. most of the people of pompeii were able to flee the city and to escape death. (t)8. pompeii was buried under two feet of volcanic ash. (f pompeii was buried under 20 feet of volcanic ash.)9. pompeii lay buried and forgotten between 79 c.e. and 1748. (t)10. the italian farmer was looking for the ancient city of pompeii. (f the farmer was digging on his farm.)11. tourists come to excavate the city of pompeii, (f tourists come to see the ruins of the ancient city of pompeii.)listening factoid #1in 1951, an australian pilot prevented his plane form beingshot down-by flak form a volcano. the plane was flying over a volcano in papua, new guinea when the volcano suddenly erupted. it sent ash and flak 36,000 feet into the air. bits ofstone pounded against the plane’s wings and fuselage, but the pilot kept control and flew the plane to safety. incidentally, almost 3,000 people on the ground died as a result of the eruption of this volcano.listening factoid #2pliny the younger saw the eruption of mount vesuvius form a distance. on the day of the eruption, the boy’s uncle pliny the elder was in command of a roman fleet which was not far off the shore of pompeii. on seeing the remarkable eruption of mt. vesuvius, pliny the elder, who was a great naturalist, sailed to shore to take a look at the eruption of the mountain. on his approach to the shore, he was met by a shower of hot cinders which grew thicker and hotter as he advanced. he finally landed on the shore, and went to a house away form the beach. he even went to sleep, but later in the night, the servants woke him up. by then, the house had begun to rock so violently that pliny and everyone in his household left the house and went toward the beach to escape. tying pillowcases on their heads, and using torches to light the way, they groped their way to the beach. but it was too late for pliny the elder. apparently, he became tired and lay down on the ground to rest. but when he lay down on the ground, he died. his death was probably dueto carbon dioxide poisoning. since co2 is heavier than air, it hugs the ground and makes it impossible to breathe when one is close to the ground. it is likely that others in the area also died of carbon dioxide poisoning if they lay down to rest onthe ground below mt. vesuvius.chapter 3 lance armstrong: survivor and winnerlance armstrong was born on september 18, 1971 in a suburb of dallas, texas, called plano. lance began running and swimming competitively when he was only 10 years old. by the time he was 13, he was competing in triathlons and won the iron kids triathlon. lance’s mother, who raised l. mostly by herself, recognized and encouraged his competitive spirit.during his senior year in high school, l. was invited to train with the us olympic cycling developmental team in colorado. from that time on, l. focused completely on cycling. by 1991, l. was the us national amateur champion. he also won 2 major national races the same year -- even beating some professional cyclists.although he was generally doing very well, l. had his ups and downs. in 1992, he was expected to do very well at the barcelona olympics, but finished in 14th place. this was a big disappointment. l. got over the disappointment and decided to turn professional. in his first professional race, the 1992 classico san sebastian, he ended up finishing dead last, 27 minutes behind the winner. l.’s mot her continued to encourage l. through his difficult times.things went much better for l. in the following years. in 1993, he was the youngest personto win the world race championships. in the same year, he entered the tour de france for the first time. he won one stage of the race, but dropped out of the race before finishing. in 1995, he even won the classico s. s., the race he had finished last in, in 1992. l. also won the most important us tournament, the tour du pont, 2 times, in both 1995 and 1996. by 1996, l. was ranked 7th among cyclists in the world, and he signed a 2-year contract with a french racing team. at that time, everything was looking very good for l.a..however, everything changed dramatically and drastically in october of 1996, shortly after his 25th birthday. at this time, l. was diagnosed with advanced cancer that had already spread to his brain and lungs. he almost immediately underwent 2 cancer surgeries. after these 2 surgeries, he was given a 50-50 chance of survival as he began an aggressive 3-month course of chemotherapy. the chemotherapy left l. very weak, but the treatment worked well. quite soon after, l. was declared free of cancer. l. returned to cycling and training only 5 months after he was initially diagnosed with cancer. he vowed he would return to competitive cycling better than ever.however, his french cycling team dropped l. from the team. they didn’t believe that l. would ever be able to return to his former level of strength and endurance. fortunately the us postal service team became his new sponsor. with the support of the us postal service team, l. returned to racing in 1998. after one particularly bad day during one of his races, l. pulled over and decided he was done with racing. however, after spending time with his really good cycling friends, l. returned to racing, and again he was off again in pursuit of cycling victories!l.’s big comeback was marked by his victory at the 1999 tour de france. l. repeated this feat in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, for a total of 6 consecutive victories in the tour de france, the most prestigious and the most grueling of all cycling contests. l.s’ tour de france record may never be beaten or even matched. interestingly, l. was the youngest person to win the world cycling championships in 1993 and the oldest person ever to win the tour de france in 2004!in addition to his amazing athletic performance, l.a. has established the l.a. foundation, which is devoted to providing information about cancer and support to cancer victims. he has also written a book about his life and winning the tdf, called every second counts, and for l., every second has counted.l.a. gives a lot of credit for his success to his mother, whose independent spirit and support for l. inspired him to overcome all of life’s obstacles, both on and off the racetrack. lance, in return, has provided inspiration to many, for his courage –both athletic and personal.postlisteninga. the comprehension check1. recognizing information and checking accuracy1. how old was lance when he began running and swimming competitively? (b)2. which sports contest did lance win when he was 13 years old? (b)3. how old was lance when he was diagnosed with advanced cancer? (c)4. what chance for survival was lance given after he underwent two surgeries? (c)sponsor when he won the tour de france in 1999? (d)6. what is the name of the book that lance wrote that is mentioned in the lecture? (b)7. lauce’s cancer had already spread to his lungs and brain before it was diagnoised? (t)8. lauce’s french team dropped lauce because they didn’t think he would ever return to his former level of strength and endurance. (t)9. lauce won the classico san sebastian two times. (f he lost the first time and won the second time.)10. lauce is the only cyclist to win the tour de france five times consecutively. (f lauce is the only person to win the tour de france six times consecutively.)listening factoid #1amazingly enough, the bicycle is a more efficient mean of transportation than any other method of traveling. it takes much less energy to bicycle one mile than it does to walk one mile. in fact, it can take up to five times as much energy to walk a mile than to bicycle a mile. if we compare the amount of energy a human being uses to bicycle three miles, or about 5 kilometers, we find this amount of energy would power a car for only about 278 feet, or 85 meters.listening factoid #2according to professor steve jones, the three most important inventions in the history of mankind were fire, speech, and the bicycle. he says that the invention of fire freed human being from the power of climate, dangerous animals, and monotonous diets. the invention of speech meant that human being s could begin to build civilization. and the invention of the bicycle –by which he really means modern transportation in general- meant that groups of human beings were no longer isolated, but could travel great distances. being able to travel much more freely meant that there could never again be more than one species of human beings as there had been in ancient times.chapter 4 the internet: how it worksthe internet consists of millions of computers, all linked together into a gigantic network. now every computer that is connected to the internet is part of this network and can communicate with any other connected computer.in order to communicate with each other, these computers are equipped with special communication software. to connect to the internet, the user instructs the computer’s communication software to contact the internet service provider, or isp. now an internet service provider, or isp, is a company that provides internet service to individuals, organizations, or companies, usually for a monthly charge. local isps connect to larger isps, which in turn connect to even larger isps. a hierarchy of networks is formed. and this hierarchy is something like a pyramid, with lots of small networks at the bottom, and fewer。

英语高级视听说答案

英语高级视听说答案【篇一：高级英语视听说2参考答案】i 2 populous 3 race 4 origin 5 geographical distprelistening b1 census ribution6 made up of7 comprises8 relatively progressively9 metropolitan densely 10 decreased death rate 11 birth rate increasing 12 life expectancyd 1 a 18.5 mill b 80%c 1/2d 13.4 mille 2: 10f 4%g 1990h 40%i 3/4j 33.1%2 a3 b 1 c 2 d 5 e 4ii first listeningst1 population by race and origin st2 geographicaldistributionst3 age and sexiii postlisteninga 1. people’s republic of china, india2. 281 mill3. hispanics(12.5%)4. texas5. the south and the west6. 20%7. by more than 5 million8. about 6 years9. 2.2 years10. a decreasing birth rate and an expectancychapter 2: immigration: past and present prelisteningb. vocabulary and key concepts immigratednatural disasters/ droughts/ famines persecution settlers/ colonists stageswidespread unemployment scarcityexpanding/ citizensincreasing lifefailure decrease limited quotas steadily trendskills/ unskilledd notetaking preparation dates: teens and tens 1850 1951 the 1840s from 1890 to 1930 between 1750 and 1850 1776 18821329 1860from approximately 1830 to 1930language conventions: countries and nationalitiesthe scandinavian countries are sweden, norway, and denmark. the southern european countries are italy, greece, spain, and portugal. the eastern european countries are russia and poland. listening first listening major subtopicsst1 the great immigrationst2 reasons for the great immigration and why it ended st3immigration situation in the united states todaypostlistening a. accuracy check colonists or settlersdutch, french, german, scotch-irish, blacks the third, 1890-1930southern europe and eastern europe the population doubled,there was widespreadunemployment, and there was a scarcity of farmland free land, plentiful jobs, and freedom from religious andpolitical persecutionthe failure of the potato crop in ireland laws limiting immigration from certain area, the greatdepression, and world war Ⅱ they are largely non-european.【篇二：英语高级视听说unit2the new space race 】an to build the worlds first airport for launching commercial spacecraft in new mexico is the latest development in the new space race, a race among private companies and billionaire entrepreneurs to carry paying passengers into space and tokick-start a new industry, astro tourism.to astronauts, pilots, and aeronautical engineers –basically to anyone who knows anything about aircraft design –burt rutan is a legend, an aeronautical engineer whose latest aircraft is the worlds first private spaceship. as he told when he first met him a little over a year ago, if his idea flies, someday space travel may be cheap enough and safe enough for ordinarypeople to go where only astronauts have gone before. the white knight is a rather unusual looking aircraft, built just forthe purpose of carrying a rocket plane called spaceshipone,the first spacecraft built by private enterprise.white knight andspaceshipone are the latest creations of burt rutan.theyre part of his dream to develop a commercial travel business in space. there will be a new industry. and we are just now in a beginning. i will predict that in 12 or 15 years,there will be tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds ofthousands of people that fly, and see that black sky, says rutan.on june 21, 2004, white knight took off from an airstrip inmojave, calif., carrying rutans spaceship. it took 63 minutes to reach the launch altitude of 47,000 feet. once there, the white knight crew prepared to release the spaceship one. the fierce acceleration slammed mike melvill, the pilot, back in his seat.he put spaceshipone into a near vertical trajectory, until, as planned, the fuel ran out.still climbing like a spent bullet, melvillhoped to gain as much altitude as possible to reach spacebefore the ship began falling back to earth. by the time the spaceship one reached the end of its climb, it was 22 miles off course. but it had, just barely, reached an altitude of just over 62 miles --the internationally recognized boundary of space.it was the news rutan had been waiting for. falling back to earth from an altitude of 62 miles, spaceshipones tilting wing,a revolutionary innovation called the feather, caused the rocket plane to position itself for a relatively benign re-entry and turned the spaceship into a glider.spaceshipone glided to a flawless landing before a crowd of thousands.after that june flight, i felt like i was floating around and just once in a while touching the ground, remembers rutan. we had an operable space plane.rutans operable space plane was built by acompany with only 130 employees at a cost of just $25 million. he believes his success has ended the governments monopoly on space travel, and opened it up to the ordinary citizen.i concluded that for affordable travel to happen, the little guyhad to do it because he had the incentive for a business, says rutan. does rutan view this as a business venture or a technological challenge?its a technological challenge first. and its a dream i had when i was 12, he says. rutan started building model airplanes when he was seven years old, in dyenuba, calif., where he grew up.i was fascinated by putting balsa wood together and see how it would fly, he remembers. and when i started having the capability to do contests and actually win a trophy by making a better model, then i was hooked.hes been hooked ever since. he designed his first airplane in 1968 and flew it four years later.since then his airplanes have become known for their stunning looks, innovative design and technological sophistication.rutan began designing a spaceship nearly a decade ago, after setting up set up his own aeronautical research and design firm. by the year 2000, he had turned his designs into models and was testing them outside his office.when i got to the point that i knew that i could make a safe spaceship that would fly amanned space mission -- when i say, i, not the government,our little team -- i told paul allen, i think we can do this.and he immediately said, go with it. paul allen co-founded microsoft and is one of the richest men in the world. his decision to pump $25 million into rutans company, scaled composites, was the vote of confidence that his engineers needed to proceed. that was a heck of a challenge to put in front of some people like us, where were told, well,【篇三：英语高级视听说下册 unit15】【篇三：英语高级视听说n new york on tuesday, nov. 1, to begin an eight-day visit, it will be his first official american tour in more than a decade. everyone knows what has happened in the interim. his troubled marriage to the late princess diana, his remarriage to camilla parker bowles, and the youthfulindiscretions of his two sons have been turned to a reality-based soap opera by the tabloid media. but most americans know very little about who the prince of wales is and what he does as heir to the british throne.members of the royal family hardly ever grant interviews, the queen has never given one, and you rarely see them talk. but last month, as his trip to the united states was being planned, prince charles granted 60 minutes correspondent steve kroftan audience, allowing us to follow him around and chat, not about his family, but about being prince of wales, a job and a life like no other.most of us in our lives have to fill out applications listing our profession and occupation. you dont have to do that, kroft said. no. not always, but sometimes, prince charles replied.if you did, what would you put down? kroft asked.i would list it as worrying about this country and its inhabitants. thats my particular duty. and i find myself borninto this particular position. im determined to make the most of it. and to do whatever i can to help. and i hope i leave things behind a little bit better than i found them, the prince said. its hard to say, but i think it is a profession, actually; doing what im doing. because if you tried it for a bit, you might find out how difficult it is, he added, laughing.he is somewhere between a brand and a public institution, a future head of state in waiting —and waiting. he is a symbol of continuity with no real power but tremendous influence that is tied to his position and wealth.the money comes from a 14th century real estate empire called the duchy of cornwall, which was established to provide an income for the heir to the british throne.today it includes 135,000 acres of farmland, forests, waterfront property, london real estate, and even a cricket stadium. it produces $25 million a year in rents and other income that supports the prince, his wife and children and a staff of 130. there are perks such as travel on the royal train. and $7 million from the government to help with official expenses.on a recent trip to the yorkshire countryside to mark the 850th anniversary of the village of richmond, the whole town turned out to greet charles and camilla, his new wife, longtime friend and former mistress, now the duchess of cornwall. they were recently voted the most popular couple in britain, nosing out the queen and prince philip and they seemed comfortable with each other and the crowds.there was clearly a bond between you and the people there. explain that to me, asked kroft.no idea, the prince replied with laugh.you have no idea? kroft asked.no, but i always enjoyed seeing all sorts of people all around the country. i do this over and over again, have done for 30-something years, the prince said.he could pass the time playing polo or do nothing at all if he wanted, a path chosen by most of his predecessors, many of whom were lay-abouts and playboys. but charles chose to invent a job where none existed. he made 29 major speecheslast year, visited 14 countries, and runs the largest group of non-profit organizations in the country called princes charities. he raises more than $200 million a year for those 16organizations, 14 of which he founded.the largest charity is the princes trust which, over 29 years, has helped to provide job training for more than a half a million young people.do you think if you werent doing this stuff, that it would getdone? kroft asked.if i wasnt doing it? no, the prince replied.asked if he felt as if he was making a difference, princecharles said, i dont know. i try. i only hope that when im dead and gone, they might appreciate it a little bit more. do youknow what i mean? sometimes that happens.as he approaches his 57th birthday, he sometimes feels misunderstood and undervalued. he was educated at cambridge, can fly jet planes and helicopters, is extremely knowledgeable about the arts, and has tried to carve out for himself a number of different careers— environmentalist, urban planner, real estate developer, and social critic — deeply committed to a vision of what great britain was and should be. his vision is laid out in bricks and mortar in poundbury, avillage of 2,500 people, which he created on his land near dorchester in the south ofengland. all his ideas on architectural design, class structure, aesthetics and ecology are here. and what he sees as the future looks very much like the past: an 18th century villageadapted for the 21st. prince charles gave kroft a tour of the village. and thats aconvenience store, which im very proud of, which everybody said wouldnt work. thats the pub, which again nobody wanted to touch. but now of course, the values are going up, and upand up.kroft remarked that the buildings looked as if they were builtto last, lacking flimsy materials.well, thats what ive been trying to encourage people to think about. … to break the conventional mold in the way weve been building and designing for the last, well, during the lastcentury really, has all been part of a throw-away society, princecharles said.everything in the village is constructed of native or recycled materials, sustainable development, he calls it, that conservesthe earths resources.single-family homes are mixed with small apartments so there are people of all income levels here living side by side in a community with shops and light industry. the narrow twisty roads discourage automobile traffic, and cars are parked out ofsight in landscaped lots.the whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center, the prince explained. so by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, i think, with more attraction,and interest and character. livability.he believes that the modern world with its cars and computers is slowly eroding our humanity, that we are losingtouch with the world around us.the british tabloids have made an industry out of his travails and love to portray him as an out-of-touch eccentric trying to stop progress, an edwardian hippie with no real-life experience, whos never had to draw his own bath or take out the garbage. hes been constantly ridiculed for what have been called his undergraduate ramblings, including his innocent admissionthat he talks to his plants.are you familiar with any of the plants here? talking to any ofthem? kroft asked.yeah, i know some of them. no, no, no, the prince said, laughing. no, i do all the time. not here. youve gotten more mileage out of that, i think, than almostanything thats … kroftsaid.j ust just shows you cant make a joke. … without them taking it seriously. so, its the same old story, the prince replied. his image is carefully managed by a communications staff ofnine that also handles his umbrella. they made it clear the prince would not answer questions about his wives, past andpresent, his sons or the queen. he mistrusts the media for past abuses, and worries that no one takes him seriously.what is the most difficult part of your job? i mean except fortalking with people like me? kroft asked.yes, exactly, the prince said, laughing. oh, dear. i think, that the most important thing is to be relevant. i mean, it isnt easy,as you can imagine. because if you say anything, people willsay, its all right for you to say that. its very easy to just dismiss anything i say. i mean, its difficult. but what ive tried to do is toput my money where my mouth is as much as i can, byactually creating like here, models on the ground. i mean, if people dont like it, ill go away and do it.you are in many ways a public advocate for the traditional. what are the great parts of great britain that are worth preserving, besides the monarchy? kroft asked.well, theres an awful lot of things that are worth preserving,the prince said with a laugh. the trouble, i think, in todaysworld is we abandon so many things unnecessarily, so often in the name of efficiency. if you make everything over-efficient,you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture. we are not the technology. it should be our —you know, our slave, the technology. but its rapidly becoming our master in many areas, i think.prince charles says he is not trying to stop progress. im just trying to say that we ought to redefine the way in which progress is seen. is it progress to rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature, which is what, i think, were beginning to do?you know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming, theyre terrifying, terrifying.as a member of the royal family, he is expected to avoid politically contentious issues. yet he has openly opposed a number of government policies, including the development of genetically-modified crops. hes raised questions about stemcell research and is a strong advocate of alternative medicine.he has expressed those views in speeches, letters andmeetings with government officials, some of whom considerhim to be a royal nuisance.how do you deal with that? how do you walk that line? kroft asked.well, years of practice, perhaps, the prince said.does it get you in a spot of trouble from time to time fromcertain people? kroft asked.oh, inevitably. but it seems to be part and parcel of the thing. imean, if i wasnt, i think, doing these things, id be accused bypeople like you, doing nothing with my life, the prince replied, laughing.asked if anybody ever asks him to tone it down a bit, the prince said, oh yes, of course. but i think the proof is in the pudding. and i think, you know, all the things they try to tell me to tone down over the years, if you look now, though, youll find theyre fairly mainstream.twenty years ago when he announced that he was going to begin farming organically on his estate at highgrove, no one knew what he was talking about and assumed it was another crackpot idea.today its big business in great britain, and prince charles has a line of high-end organic products produced on his estate called duchy originals that includes everything from biscuitsand jams to mineral water, sausage and turkeys.prince charles says the business has been quite successful. and that has grown and now turns over ?40 million ($71 million) a year. and im able to give away over a million pounds each year to my charitable ventures.when he arrives in new york on nov. 1 as great britains most popular ambassador, he will be selling a political, commercial and diplomatic agenda prepared by the foreign office.he will also be introducing the american public to his new wife, who will be making her first official overseas trip and donned a diamond tiara for the first time last week. she is not giving interviews right now, and may never.she is said to be interested in supporting, not overshadowing, her husband, and has no interest in establishing her ownpublic identity.why has it been 20 years since his last official visit to the united states?you dont want to see me all the time. you get bored, the prince said, laughing.is there anything youre looking forward to doing there, anything youre looking。

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全新版大学英语听说教程答案Unit 1Passage 1Exercise 21. her husband spend more time with his mother‘Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won’t believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer’2. 1) she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) she had told her lady friends about thisPassage 2Exercise 11.c2.d3.dExercise 21. took out to dinner neighborhood2. nicer than he expected3. a couple of times4.1) the importance of slowing down2) his marriageTest your listening1. b2. c3. b4. d5. dUnit 2Passage 1Exercise 11. b .a 3.d 4.cExercise 21984SonMedical schoolTuitionAfford itRealizeNewspaper adsExtra businessAdvertisementSucceededAgentChangedPhone callPut asideDoingImmediatelyFamiliarHis father-in-law’sVisitedFather-in-lawAliveCoincidencePassage 2Exercise 11. the house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewart remembered it.2. Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letter to his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3. The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who came in his place was not familiar with the neighborhood. Otherwise the letter would have been returned to its sender. Exercise 21. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement3. His father-in-law had put a amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren’s education.4. A litter over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Test your listening1) collections2) shot3) presence4) justice5) Theater6) occur7) victim8) officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.9) They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers.10) How can we explain the above similarities?Unit 3Passage 1Exercise 11.c2. CExercise 21.T2.F3. F 4 .F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.FPassage 21. d2. BExercise 21. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch the baby.2. Becase she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for the baby’s mother to get down.5. About two dozen.Test your listening1. a2. B3. D4. DUnit 4 Conversation 1Exercise 11. b2.c3. AExercise 21. understand each other’s expectationsCould be avoidedLive happily together.2. Cleaning upCleaned up and put away before going to bed3. sleeping11 p.m.6:30 a.m.On weekendsConversation 2Exercise 11.c2.c3. AExercise 21. get lostFive minutesDrivingStopDirections2. breaking rulesBreak a ruleApologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up 3. reviewing the contents of the agreementReview this agreement once a yearMake necessary changesTest your listening1.a2. D3. BUnit 5Passage 1Exercise 11.d2.cExercise 2Testing riverIf there were antibiotics resistant350 water samplesThe samplesLow levels threeWater Prize 5,000.Sweden’sPassage 2Exercise 11. reaching everybody by exposing lies2. advertising campaign youth against tobacco companies3. the message teenagers their advertisements Exercise 21.c2.a3. D4. C5.bTest your listening1.a2. C3. D4. C。

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高级英语视听说下册教师用书答案Unit 15 5.1 }vho are in charge of managing---A communications staff of nine is in chargeof managing the Prince's image; The staff also handles his umbrella_ 5.2 what led to the Prince's mistrust---For past abuses; He worries that no one takes himseriousIV5.3 According to the Prince, what have we---We ve abandoned so many things in the inthe interest of efficiency; If we make everything over-efficient, every last drop of culture issucked out5.4 what comments does the Prince-He says that technology should be our slave, butit's rapidly becoming our master in many areas5.5 What-s the Prince-s view on progress?---l-le is not against progress, but he believesthat progress should not rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature.Unit 14 5.1 What did Graner do When Darby-He gave Darby a stone cold evil stare theentire time Darby was on the stand. He didn 't take his eyes off Darbyonce';5.2 What has Darby been ordered- He has been under a gag order until the trials ended.5.3 How will the sandal affect---The unit will carry a bad name because of what seven. 口ri。

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He acts before some powerful people as if he was obedient, but then _______(to come or go back) to his cruelty when facing ordinary civilians.A.inverts backB.inserts toC.reverts backD.reverses to您的答案：C题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.049．第49题She got herself involved in the crime and was charged as _________(a person who helps another in doing something criminal).A.accessoryB.coworkerC.traitorD.murderer您的答案：A题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.050．第50题His father passed away while he was still studying abroad. The neighbors hesitated whether they should call him to give him this ________(great and often unpleasant surprise) news.A.enormousB.painfulC.hilariousD.bombshell您的答案：D题目分数：3.0此题得分：3.0。

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Exercise B: Complete the following chart.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday EnglishEnglish Maths History EnglishArt Maths MathsReligion MathsArt Geography Religion Geography Music Music Geography Sport Sport HistorySection 2 Listening Comprehension Part 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Looking for a HousePaul Mack is at work. He is talking to a colleague who also lives on the Linden estate.Brian: what are you going to do, Paul ?Paul: I'm not true. Susan likes it here and doesn't want to moves, but I think we'll have to. What about you?Brain: Oh yes, we're leaving. We're putting the house up for sale tomorrow.Paul: But will anyone want to buy it now?Brain: I don't know, but I'm going to ask for a reasonable price. I'd rather lose a little now than a fortune later.Paul: I think you're right. I'm going to have another chat with Susan Areyou and Viv doing anything this evening?Brian: We're looking at a house in Aston Road at half past six. 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How do I go about that?Theresa: Um, what did Gillian say, urn, the power level should be? (B: Aa-a-h.) Did she give you any number?Brian: Oh she muttered something about, er, level 7, an ... and (T: Level 7.) hang on, and shesaid something about 20 minutes. Does that mean anything to you? Theresa: Yes, that's all right. (B: Uh-huh.) Well what you do next is, you touch the power level pad*(B: Ye-ah.) which, urn, is on the left of the pads, ail fight?Brian: Y-yes, got that.Theresa: And then touch number 7 (B: yeah.), 'cos that's what you said isn't it, 7?Brian: Yes, that's what Gillian said, yes.Theresa: Then you want to touch the time pad, which is on the right of the power level pad. (B: Aah.) That's the next pad along. (B: Yes.) Urn,then you've got to feed in the amount of minutes, so -- how manyminutes was it?Brian: Er, I think she said 20, yes.Theresa: 20, so you touch ...Brian: So 2 and zero.Theresa: ... 2 and zero.Brian: Right.Theresa: That's fight. 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Professor Morgan.Professor Morgan: Yes, well, I've been looking into the ... er ... the ability of certain animals tofreeze themselves for a certain amount of time, and then tocome back to life when the circumstances around them change.And, what I've been working on over the past two years is theparticular process that enables them to do this.Interviewer: What have you actually discovered?Professor Morgan: I think it's a particular chemical in the animals' bodies which begins to workunder certain circumstances. And I'm now experimenting with this chemicalto see if I can get other animals who wouldn't normally be ableto freeze themselves to be ableto do this.Interviewer: Have you had any success?Professor Morgan: I have so far it's been going very well. And I'm reasonably confident that erm... well, perhaps within ten years from now I'll be able to freeze human beingsfor as long or as short a time as I would like to, and then bringthem back to life again in exactly the same state that they werein before they were frozen ... just as you can do with animals. Interviewer: And what's the main application of your research? Professor Morgan: I think the main application of this for human beings would beto ... for people with terminal* illnesses, people who have gotillnesses that cannot be cured at the moment. We could freezethem, find a cure for the illness and then bring them back 1olife again and administer the cure.Interviewer: I see. Erm ... these people could actually choose to prolong their lives andtherefore not suffer ...Professor Morgan: Yes, I think so. Somebody suffering from, say, multiple sclerosis*, certaintypes of cancer, of course, AIDS would be another particulardisease ... People would be able to choose to have their lives,er .... frozen at that particular moment and then broughtback to life when a cure appeared.Interviewer: Well, this obviously is going to create great ... er great debate Iwould think as to the fights and wrongs of whether we shouldbe actually doing this. Exercise:Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 The Burning of the GlobeShortly after 2 o'clock on a Monday afternoon in June, 1613, an eager crowd filled the Globe theater for the first production of a new Shakespeare play, Henry VIII. Near the end of the first act, the actor playing the king made his entrance, announced by the thunder of a cannon* fired from a cupola* over the theater's thatched* roof. No one seemed to notice or care that sparks from the cannon landed on the thatch. The sparks smouldered*, smoked, flamed and in moments spectators were rushing for the two exits. "Some lost their hats, and some their swords," said a ballad on sale the next day in St. Paul's. The fire blazed wildly and although everybody escaped unscathed* -- one man doused* his burning britches* with a bottle of ale* -- the Globe was done for. It burned to the ground in two hours, the finest fire London had seen since St. Paul's steeple* burned up in 1561.The Globe had been built in 1599 with the lumber from another theater, London's first, which had been torn down because the man who owned the land on which it stood refused to renew the lease. The theater's owners boated the lumber across the Thames. With money raised by selling shares to a group of actors, they rebuilt the theater and named it the Globe.The new theater was located in a disreputable borough*, officially named the Clink, famed for its profusion of brothels*, tenements, theaters and prisons. The Clink was chosen because it was outside the jurisdiction* of the London Council. The Council, composed of businessmen, politicians and Puritans, had railed* against the Globe and other theaters as vile* breeding places of "seditious* matters, and many other corruptions of youth." The Clink, however, was ruled directly by Queen Elizabeth, who had little patience with the council's puritanical* views.Though the Globe was completely destroyed by the 1613 fire, it had made its owners --including Shakespeare -- so prosperous that they rebuilt it withinthe year "in a fairer manner than before."Exercise A:London has over 100 theatres, including fringe and suburban theatres. Half of them may be found in the West End, centered around Shaftesbury Avenue and Covent Garden, such as the National Theatre, and the Royal Court Theatre.Exercise B:1. C2. B3. D4. B5. A6. B7. D8.CExercise C:1. Shortly after 2 o'clock on a Monday afternoon in June, 1613.2. The finest fire London had seen since St. Paul's steeple burned up in 1561.3. By boat.4. By selling shares to a group of actors.5. It was rebuilt within the year.Passage 2 The Houses of ParliamentThe Houses of Parliament are London's finest building. Our walk takes you round the exterior, tells the building's history and covers the interesting little area beyond, within the sound of the division bell. Sometimes you can get inside and it is worth making every effort to do so. The arrangements are complicated but opportunities are improving.There has been a palace at Westminster* since before 1066, occupied by royalty until Henry VIII abandoned it for Whitehall Palace in 1512. Its use for parliaments was originally a royal concession, beginning in the reign* of Edward I, when the "model" parliament met in Westminster Hall. There- after the lords were able to use the palace and the Commons had to manage as best they could, often in the Chapter House* of Westminster Abbey.St. Stephen's Chapel, the palace's own chief place of worship, was secularized* at the Reformation and became a convenient meeting place for the Commons. It was here, occupying the choir stalls arranged opposite one another for antiphonal* choral music, that over time the members divided themselves into two opposing "parties." Thus, architecture effectively determined the development of the two-party system of British government.So matters continued until 1834 when the chapel and nearly all the rest of the medieval* palace were destroyed by a fire, intended to burn old tally-slicks but which got totally out of hand. Various suggestions for rebuilding had been made in the intervening* 300 years but had come to nothing. Now there was no alternative.A parliamentary committee announced that the designs for a completely new Houses of Parliament were invited, "in the Gothic* or Elizabethan style," consciously rejecting two centuries of Classicism*. This design specification was partly a reference to the parts of the old building, including Westminster Hall, which had survived, and to Westminster Abbey nearby, but also reflected the then growing perception of Gothic or Tudor* as a national style.Work began in 1837: the House of Lords was completed in 1847 and the Commons in 1852.Some of the later parts took an unduly long time, and the ventilation* system caused particulardifficulty.Special trouble was taken over the decoration of the interior, from stained glass to inkwells*, but also in the provision of paintings and sculpture. Prince Albert took a personal interest and chaired the Select Committee, pressing on the designers the value of fresco*, incompatible though the technique was with English weather.In 1940, most of the House of Commons was destroyed by bombs, and was later rebuilt by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.Exercise A:The best places which you want to visit are Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, TrafalgarSquare, Nelson's Column, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, the London Bridge, and thesights of River Thames Cruise.Exercise B:1. B2. A 3, C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. DExercise C:1. In 1512.2. They were destroyed by a fire.3. Prince Albert,4. The House of Commons was completed in 1852.5. It is the celebration of British government, with its mixture of monarchy and democracy.Part 3 NewsNews Item IFighting between Arab and African tribes has killed at least 70 people and displaced thousands more this week in the Darfur region of western Sudan.African leaders meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa meanwhile Wednesday were considering sending troops to the Darfur region to protect the one million civilians who have fledArab mili6as.The AU's Peace and Security Council has already recommended sending 300 armed soldiers to Darftlr to protect AU monitors of a shaky cease fire signed between Khactoum and rebels in April. Sudan said it would not block the deployment. Exercise A:This news item is about fighting between Arab and African tribesExercise B:Fighting between Arab and African tribes has killed at least 70 people and displaced thousands more this week in the Darfur region of western Sudan African leaders meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa meanwhile Wednesday were considering sending troops to the Darfur region to protect the one million civilians who have fled Arab militias.The AU's Peace and Security Council has already recommended sending 300armed s Idlers to Darfur to protect AU monitors of a shaky cease fire signed between Khartoum and rebels in April. Sudan said it would not block the. deploymentNews Item 2Opposing sides in the Liberian conflict have signed a peace agreement to end 14 years of war, Liberia's 2 rebel groups and government officials signed the agreement Monday in Ghana. They agreed to a power sharing temporary government and parliament. Former Vice president Moses Blah will rule Liberia until October. Then candidates from political parties or civilian groups will be chosen for the 2 top positions in a new administration. Delegates agreed that members of the former government or rebel groups would not be permitted in the 2 top positions. This new government will rule Liberia until January 2006. At that time elections will be held. Exercise A:This news item is about a peace agreement signed in Liberia and a new government to be establishedExercise B:1.F2. T3. T4. F5. F 6, TNews Item 3The Libyan government is to make payments to the families of victims of the bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Libya accepted responsibility for the bombing last year.The lifting of the sanctions does not detract from Libya's obligation to pay $2.7 billion, or $10 million per family, in compensation for the 270 victims.The United States imposed travel and other restrictions on Libya in the early .1980s and added broad sanctions in 1986 after Libya was blamed for the bombing of a disco in Berlin, Germany, that killed two U.S. servicemen and a Turkish woman, and wounded 229, including 79 Americans.Exercise A:This news item is about Libya’s acceptance to make compensation for the bombing of Pan Am flight over Lockerbie.Exercise B:Section Three Oral WorkRetellingSally was going on her first camping trip. Her husband, who was a ScoutLeader, was sick so she volunteered to take over for him one weekend. She got everyone together and assigned different duties to each scout.Gabby was responsible for the food supplies. Mike would be the cook during this trip. Iohnnie was responsible for their maps and making up a time schedule. Tim was to decide on their events, and to fit them into Johnnie's schedule. Sally would test all their equipment before setting out.They arrived at Big Moose Mountain and everyone was excited. They arrived right on schedule and were getting ready for their first event -- hiking up the mountain. They first wanted to get something to eat. Sally asked Mike if he would prepare the meal, and Mike said he would.About 10 minutes later he came back and told Sally, "I can't make supper. I can't light a fire with the matches you brought."Sally replied, "1 can't understand that. Those matches should be perfectly fine.I tested them all just before we left."Section Four Supplementary Exercises"G22' Developing NationsIn September, the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancan, Mexico, ended without anagreement. There was strong debate about payments to farmers in developed nations. More negotiations are planned for December in Geneva.At Cancun, the United States had proposed that major industrial nations reduce payments to farmers by 66 percent over five years. It also proposed they end all agricultural subsidies* by 2015. In return, the plan called for developing nations to lower taxes on imports and to open their markets to foreign investors.Developing nations formed a coalition* called the Group of 22. They said rich nations were not willing to offer enough. After the talks ended, American Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said the United States would move toward free trade with "can-do countries." He criticized what he called "won't-do countries."Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told Newsweek magazine that the talks did not end because of agriculture. He says the meeting broke down over demands by wealthy nations to discuss rules for government purchasing, trade financing and competitiveness.Brazil has been a major organizer of the group. China and India are also members. Othersinclude Argentina*, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria*, Pakistan and South Africa.But the group no longer has 22 members. Last week another Latin American country informed the others of its decision to leave. Costa Rica* joined Colombia, Peru and El Salvador*.Each year, rich nations spend about 300,000 million dollars on farm subsidies. Subsidies permit nations to reduce the price of their exports. This can force down prices on world markets.' At Cancan, African and Caribbean* nations objected to the subsidies for American cotton farmers. The farmers have high production costs. The government pays them more than 3,000 million dollars a year.The European Union pays large subsidies to keep its agricultural products competitive. Japan places import taxes of up to 1,000 percent on foreign rice.After Cancun, some experts say poor nations are in a better position to negotiate. Others, like the Brazilian foreign minister, say the talks were only part of a continuing process.Exercise A:1. A coalition called the Group of 22 is formed by developing countries.2, Brazil is a major organizer of the group. Members include China, India, Argentina. Egypt Indonesia, Mexico. Nigeria. Pakistan and South Africa.3. Each year, rich nations spend about 300.000 million dollars on farm subsidies, which permitnations to reduce the price of their exports.4. Japan places import taxes of up to 1,000 percent on foreign rice.5. The meeting broke down due to demands by wealthy nations to discuss rules for governmentpurchasing, trade financing and competitiveness.Exercise C:Your opinionDirections:Listen to a passage and then give your opinion on the following topics. "Each year, rich nations spend about 300,000 million dollars on farm subsidies. Subsidies permitnations to reduce the price of their exports. This can force down prices on world markets."1. Do you think rich nations should subsidize their farmers?2. What can Chinese farmers do to compete with other countries for world market?。

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Unit 14. What do you learn from Huffman’s success story?Huffman has a hit TV show “desperate housewives”. And she stars in a new movie that is generating Oscar talk in which she plays a man determined to be a woman. Her excellent performance made her win the best actress award in multiple film festivals. She made an achievement and realized her dream.What do I learn from her success story. Simple summary is that I admire her persistence and courage.As a female who is not young and beautiful, Huffman has worked hard in the entertainment industry for nearly three decades. In the years before desperate housewives, Huffman was in a lot of TV shows and played some supporting role in soap opera. She just worked as a free actor so that she always worried about for the next opportunity to perform and thought she was going to get fired. What’s worse, in Huffman’s younger years ,she had her own issues with her body, she had an eating disorder, suffering from bulimia.Facing such frustration, she never has an idea of giving up, instead inspiring her fighting spirit.The dark movie experience and physical illness haven’t beaten her down. Her persistence and courage gave me a great impression. There are always many failures and difficulties in our life,They may let us down, even break us down. However, we are forced to face to them no matter how we are fed with them. Just like Huffman, what we should do is to build up self-confidence and stick to our dreams.Unit 15. Although the average family is shrinking in China, the size of an average new house is growing. What do you make of this? Do you think sometimes in the future Chinese may emulate the American craze for unreasonably big houses?Nowadays, one of the burning issues we are faced with is that although the average family is shrinking in China, the size of an average new house is growing. And if you ask me what I think of this phenomenon, I will give you such an answer: it’s completely caused of the progress of the age.With the growth of affluence, Chinese people put more and more focus on material life. Housing, as a big part of human being’ material life, is certainly in the limelight. And as to the housing problem, many Chinese seem to own such an opinion that big is beautiful. Then they try all their efforts to make a house as big as possible so that the house will be more and more beautiful and attractive. Besides, I think another factor worthy to note is the need to keep up with the Jones. Most Chinese people have one kind of following the crowd psychology, they think everyone’ house is bigger and bigger, so they can’t be the exception. As a result, the trend of Chinese’s growing appetite for bigger houses came out.Meanwhile, there also has such a question that whether Chinese will emulate the American craze for unreasonably big houses. I will answer you for certain that it is impossible. Because China’s current situation is everything. Although China owns the largest land in the world, its population is also the biggest in the world. So I own such an opinion thatthe craze for unreasonably big houses will be held back by the government of China instantly before it swept the country.Unit 4. Have you ever dreamed of being a math wizard奇才like Daniel when you were toiling through费力的做puzzling令人费解的math problems数学题? Do you still envy羡慕his genius天赋after watching the video clip视频剪辑? Why?Frankly speaking, I have ever dreamed of being a math wizard like Daniel when I was toiling through puzzling math problems. Because of the reason is that if I have such a talent like him, I can deal with the math problems more easily.However, it doesn’t mean that I envy his genius. In my opinion, although Daniel owns extraordinary memory and an exceptional talent in mathematical calculations indeed, he is still a person who is different from an ordinary people. And I am a person who insists that a simple life leads to truth and a real joy comes from peace. In other words, I just want to have an ordinary and happy life without being treated differently and teased by the people around me because of my extraordinary aspects whether it is genius or idiot.What’s more, I also believe that a person can not be perfect. If the God give you something special talent, he will also deprive something from you. That’s why the idiot savant exists. Daniel is just a case in point. He is a genius in math, but he still acts in a strange way when excited that he couldn’t help but flap his hands, pull at his fingers or pull at his lips.To sum up, I don’t envy such genius like Daniel, I just want to be a normal guy.。

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Unit 15 5.1 who are in charge of managing…A communications staff of nine is in charge of managing the Prince’s image; The staff also handles his umbrella..5.2what led to the Prince’s mistrust…For past abuses; He worries that no one takes him seriously.5.3According to the Prince, what have we…We've abandoned so many things in the in the interest of efficiency; If we make everything over-efficient, every last drop of culture is sucked out.5.4what comments does the Prince…He says that technology should be our slave, but it’s rapidly becoming our master in many areas.5.5 What’s the Prince’s view on progress?…He is not against progress，but he believes that progress should not rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature.Unit 14 5.1 What did Graner do when Darby…He gave Darby a stone cold evil stare the entire time Darby was on the stand. He didn’t take his eyes off Darby once.5.2 What has Darby been ordered…He has been under a gag order until the trials ended.5.3How will the sandal affect…The unit will carry a bad name because of what seven individuals did.5.4 What did Gen. George say…He said that Graner and his gang took the vast majority of the pictures for their own sadistic amusement, but that in a few cases, military intelligence officers had asked the gang to soften up a prisoner.5.5 What happened contrary…The pictures were leaked to the media and became sensational.Unit 13 4.1 How would the seismic error and other…It will slip seven years to 2018. 4.2 What caused the tank problem…Bechtel gave the wrong design specs to themanufacturer.4.3 What was the flaw in …The tanks had weld defects.4.4 What did Bechtel do…They went ahead and installed it with defects.4.5 What did Bechtel say about…It was not a bonus; rather, it was a fee.4.6 Who discovered new deficiency?…Independent inspectors for Washington State.5.1 What does the “wrong specs”…The incident seems to suggest that the Department of Energy is not managing the situation very well.5.2 What does Anderson say…In defense of Department, Anderson says that the issues have been indentified and corrected. Moreover, a large percentage of equipment has been purchased correctly with the right specs.5.3 What does the “déjà vu” …A similar mistake on the part of the Department of Energy in 2001 and similar remarks the Department has made in its defense.5.4 According to Anderson, how is the…The Department has taken steps to provide increased oversight and to reach out for increased external reviews.5.5 What does Governor Gregoire…She says that 67 leakers, groundwater contamination, have been confirmed and that contaminated groundwater is moving towards the Columbia River, which is the lifeline of Pacific Northwest.Unit 12 4.1 What’s the concern of…The kids, who have access to the Internet, often without parental supervision, can run up a huge debt on their parents’ credit card.4.2 Why can’t a minor…Through the information obtained from the payer, which is relative to his/her bank account and personal details, Payne’s site can be 99 percent sure that a minor doesn’t even get through its front door.4.3What did Alex do after…He tried two other sites and was approved on his third try. Infive minutes, he was playing roulette; Ten minutes later, he was $100 in the hole\in debt. 4.4 What Payne’s argument…If the US legalized I-gaming, all of the problems associated with gambling could be better controlled.4.5 What’s Payne’s solution to…Payne’s company keeps a record of every gambler. If an addicted gambler is found playing too quickly, his site can stop him.5.1 What have 64…Licensing online casinos.5.2 What has Britain allowed…Take bets from American citizens.5.3 What would have happened…It would have earned $1.2 billion in tax.5.4 Whom does Lanni count…An enlightened president with an enlightened attorney general.5.5 What will the I-gaming…It will be times bigger than it is today.Unit 11 4.1 What did Mackey…He persuaded them to send him to another school so he could play.4.2 What did he do after dropping…He opened a health food store in Austin called “Safer Way” with his then girlfriend.4.3 What did Machey say to…He told his competitor that he was going to open a 10,000-square-foot store one mile from his competitor’s store and that it would be a lot more funto join forces together rather than compete.4.4 What does the merger story…The merger story shows that somewheredeep inside Mackey, he has a lot of drive and that he is a fierce competitor.4.5 How did Mackey gradually…He gradually expanded the business by acquiring smaller health food stores and tapping into a burgeoning movementthat advocated organic food.5.1 What is Boggy Creek…Small family-run farms.5.2 What can’t be used on…Pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.5.3 How much salad does…22 million servings of salad; In refrigerated trucks.5.4 When did Mackey first hear…When he opened his second store back in 1982.5.5 What will Whole Foods…Corporations cannot be as caring and responsible as small businesses.Unit 10 5.1 What does the images…They show a mysterious bomber planting two sophisticated explosive devices late at night outside a company that makes vaccines in northern California.5.2 How many bombs were…Two bombs; The second bomb was set to go off an hour after the first to kill firemen and police who would show up on the scene.5.3 What can be learned about…The suspected bomber is Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 27-year-old animal rights activist from San Rafael, California. He is now a fugitive after he slipped an FBI surveillance team.5.4 What message did the bomber…The message reads: “we will now be doubling the size of every device we make.”It was posted on a Web site sympathetic to the Animal Liberation Front.5.5 What’s Dr Vlasak’s view…He thinks that ALF needs to needs to look at thebig picture and look at what works.Unit 4 5.1 What does “a performing seal”…Ii probably means performing his math wizardry for a big audience in a show.5.2 What does Daniel…He volunteers for scientists who want to understand his amazing brain, though he has refused most offers to cash in on his remarkable skills.。

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Lots of teenage girls dream of becoming rich and famous. But it's not a fantasy for Michelle Wie. Just before her 16th birthday last fall, she became the highest-paid woman golfer in history simply by turning professional and lending her name to commercial endorsements that will pay her between $10 million and $12 million a year, most of which will go into a trust fund until she becomes an adult.Wie has been a celebrity since she was 13, when people began predicting she would become the Tiger Woods of wom en’s golf. But, as correspondent Steve Kroft reports, that has never been enough for Wie. She wants to become the first woman ever to successfully compete with men in a professional sport. She has tried a couple of times on the PGA Tour without embarrassing herself.As you will see, she has changed a lot since we first talked to her way back in 2004, when she was 14.At the time, Wie told Kroft her ultimate goal was to play in the Masters."I think it'd be pretty neat walking down the Masters fairways," she said.It was a neat dream for a 14-year-old kid. Nothing has happened in the last two years to change Wie's mind or shake her confidence.She is stronger now, more mature and glamorous. She has already demonstrated that she can play herself into the middle of the pack against the best men on the PGA Tour and has come within a shot of winning her first two starts on the LPGA Tour this year as a part-time professional.The day before 60 Minutes interviewed her at the Fields Open in Honolulu, she shot a final round of 66, coming from six strokes off the lead to just miss a playoff."You won your first check yesterday," Kroft says."Uh-huh," Wie says. "It was, it was really cool. I mean, I was like looking at how much I won. I was like 'Oh my God.' "Wie says she won around $72,000.Asked whether she gets to keep that money, Wie said she didn't know."I'm trying to negotiate with my dad how much I can spend of that, and stuff like that. We're still working it out. But, you know, I'm definitely gonna go shopping today," she says, laughing.Half of her life is spent in the adult world, competing with men and women twice her age for paychecks they may need to make expenses and dealing with the media, sponsors and marketing executives. The rest of the time she is a junior at Punahou High School in Honolulu, where she is an A student and claims to lead the life of a typical 16-year-old."Well, I have a math test tomorrow that I haven't studied for at all. Which I'm kind of worried for," she says, laughing.What about boys?"Not yet," she says."And the boys, I'm sure, at your high school are probably a little intimidated," Kroft says."Well, I don't know, I mean, that's what everyone else says," she replies, laughing. "But I don't really care. I'm way too busy as it is."She has already been on the David Letterman Show, graced countless magazines and played golf with former President Clinton, who, she claims, can be rather vague when recording his score.ContinuedTo help manage all of this, her parents have surrounded her with the best people all that money can buy. Besides her caddy, Greg Johnston, and renowned golf coach David Leadbetter, her retinue includes agents, a sports psychologist, physical trainer and image consultant.Two years ago, it was just Wie and her parents. Now she has an entourage."Entourage. That's funny," says Wie. "But, you know, I'm very glad for all the new members of the team. It feels nice to have, you know, people that you can trust around you.""And making decisions for you," Kroft says."Yeah. I mean it's awesome," Wie says.Most of the shots are still being called by her parents, . and Bo, with recommendations from the William Morris Agency, which was hired by the Wie family to manage the business aspects of her career and line up endorsements from sponsors who were already standing in line.They include a ubiquitous sporting goods and apparel company, a Japanese electronics giant and a Swiss watch manufacturer? --who collectively contribute an eight-figure sum to the Michelle Wie trust fund.William Morris president David Wirtschafter says Michelle is, and will remain, their only golf client in a talent stable mostly filled with Hollywood actors, directors and writers. He sees her as someone who can easily make the jump from sports to entertainment.Asked if he thinks there is a difference anymore between sports and entertainment, Wirtschafter says: "We don't think so. We think that sports is a subset of entertainment. And we feel that so many people are interested in her because almost every demographic is anxious to watch her play and anxious to see what she does next, that she will be one of the few athletes who essentially transcends sports and becomes somebody that people pay attention to in popular culture."Why are so many people interested in her?"I think that men are fascinated by the way that she plays golf," says Wirtschafter. "She plays golf in a style that is much more like men. It's a power golf style. She hits the ball a long, long way. I think women find her attractive, particularly young women, because she, again, is playing against boys. And, yet, when she's off the course, she's very much like them."Wirtschafter acknowledges that Wie has also become very attractive and that it makes a huge difference. "Because she exudes femininity, she exudes youth and, on the other hand, just has a skill level that's off the charts. And I think that's a very, very rare combination.""So if she was 5-2 and weighed 160 pounds, there wouldn't be this interest?" Kroft asks."I don't think there'd be this level of interest. But if she was 5-2 and weighed160 pounds and could play golf as she plays golf, she'd still be a great golfer," says Wirtschafter.Much of the interest in Michelle is in Asia. She is of Korean descent, already speaks Japanese and is now taking a stab at Mandarin. When she arrived at an airport in Japan last year before playing in a tournament there, she was styled and greeted like a major movie star, although she tries to pretend otherwise.Wie says she doesn’t feel the level of celebrity she has already achieved. Referring to her movie star-like reception in Japan, Wie says, "Oh, I just figure that they were there at the airport because they had a plane to catch."Wie admits juggling high school life while playing on the LPGA Tour is hectic but says that's the way she likes it."I mean, I like being busy. When I have nothing to do, I'm just like, 'Find me something to do.' I'm just, like, walking around my house trying to find something, actually cleaning up my room," she says, laughing. "Which I never do."Asked if her parents still rule her life, Wie says: "Well, basically, in the household.I mean they're the head of the household. So I guess I have to listen. But I'm still stu bborn. I won't give in easily, that’s the thing."That stubbornness has helped propel her to stardom. She passed up junior events and amateur tournaments that she could win for the chance to lose and learn from the best professionals. She also ignored people like John Hawkins, a senior writer at "Golf World" and "Golf Digest," who advised her to stay away from the men’s tour and go play with the girls."Michelle's an iconoclast. She is somebody who dares to separate herself from her so-called peers," says Hawkins.Hawkins says it's a huge part of Wie's appeal."She is unlike anybody else," he says. "Who has the guts? Can’t refer to any other part of the anatomy here? Who has the guts to play against men when they're 16? I have a tremendous amount of respect for the satchel it takes to go out there and tee it up with the big boys. You gotta turn your TV on and watch that, don't you?I mean, you got to."And people watched. "People came out. It was all over the newspapers the next day. It's news. It's news when she tries," says Hawkins.ContinuedNo one is happier with the prospect than the TV networks and tournament sponsors. When Michelle plays against men or women, television ratings and ticket sales go up an average of 50 percent. But Hawkins points out that Michelle hasn't won anything since she was 13, and if she is going to justify her eight-figure endorsement deals over any length of time, she needs to win some tournaments."I think a lot of that money is predicated on her not only competing against men, Steve, but beating the women. She is a special talent. She is a transcendent figure," says Hawkins. "She's got it all. But you still gotta have W's in your pocket. I mean, that's the deal."Does Michelle feel the pressure to start winning tournaments?"Well, I mean, I've heard a lot of people say that, but you know, I, hopefully, alot of my fans will recognize that I'm still a full-time student," she says. "I still have a lot of other things that I have to do. And, hopefully, they'll be patient with me because I believe that I can do it."Last weekend at the Kraft Nabisco Tournament, she just missed another opportunity to win a major championship on the women’s tour. After making a birdie on the 16th hole, all she had to do to make the playoff was get it down in two from the edge of the 18th green. But her chip shot went 10 feet past the hole and she just missed the putt coming back."I think, when you're 16, you still come across situations that you've never encountered before," says Hawkins. "You still feel emotions that you've never felt. Your heart beats a little harder. You're not used to feeling the crunch of pressure.I think she's still learning."But if you ask Michelle what has been her most stressful experience this year, she’ll likely give you the 16-year-old answer? Which was taking and barely passing her driver’s test?"I got 15 points wrong. So I made it on the number," she explains.While she just made the cut, she says she was really nervous and didn't know what to expect."More than a PGA event?" Kroft asks."Yeah, I think so. It was different, though," she replies.Michelle says she would rate her driving skills as OK. "But I kind of panic sometimes. It's not very good. I have to get better on that."When her parents fi nally allow her to have her own car, she’ll not only get exactly what she wants, some company will gladly pay her to drive it. But to her friends at Punahou High, she is just another junior."She lives her life just like us. We all go to the movies. We all go shopping," says Michelle's friend Raquel.And Meghan, another friend, says even when Michelle is halfway around the world, they text message each other a lot. "I just upped my minutes by the way," she says, laughing.Wie is not one of those prodigies who has been robbed of her childhood; in some ways she is still holding on to it? --the final stages, anyway, and enjoying every minute of it. At 16, the days and weeks still last a long time for her. An endless summer competing against some of the best golfers in the world still feels a long way off. Anything beyond that is hard for her to grasp."I always fantasize with me being on my own, traveling by myself, you know, being independent," she says. "But then the reality sinks in that I never booked a hotel room by myself. I've never bought a plane ticket. I barely know how to do laundry.I can't cook. I can't even, I almost cannot microwave stuff. I mean it's pathetic. So basically the reality sets in and I can't do that.""That's why you have William Morris," Kroft remarks."Yeah," she replies."Isn't it?" Kroft asks."No, that's a good point, that's a really good point. I haven't thought about that before. I mean, I guess I just have to learn how to do laundry," she says. Asked whether she wants to get married and have kids, Michelle Wie said, laughing: "Yeah, most definitely. That's way down the road. I mean, I'm 16 right now. Might be illegal right now."。

高三英语下学期unit-15全套课件

The fourth period
• Writing a report
Writing a report
• 1 How to design a questionnaire? Use both open and closed questions.(P.135) • 2 Write a report.
★ Step III Reading a report (Fast reading)
Chinese Teenagers Show Positive Life Values
• 1 What’s the main idea?
Chinese teenagers show positive life values.
65%的学生认为
35%的学生认为
1应该春游。
1 不应该春游。
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
2接触大自然，呼吸新鲜空气，有利健康。 2 高考临近，没有心情玩儿。
3 活动是精神放松，大脑休息，有利习。 3春游耽误学习。
注意：
1 短文开头已为你写好。2 词数：不少于60。3 高考：Entrance Examination for College Whether or nor should Senior 3 students go spring outing?
• My survey proved that basketball is a very popular sport with boys of No.2 High School.
Writing 2
2 现在正是春暖花开的春游时节。你校学生会以“高三学生要不要参加春游活动”为题，向高三学生做调
查。请你根据下表所出示的调查结果，以”Whether or not should Senior 3 students go spring outing?’ 为题，写一篇短文，上交学生会。

TPO15听力解析

TPO15 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。

Section 1TPO15-L1 Conversation 11. Why does the student go to the campus newspaper office?O To turn in outlines of possible articlesO To find out when his article will be printed in the newspaperO To find out if he got a position as a reporterO To get help with an assignment for his journalism class答案：C解析：男学生报名做reporter，写好的outline一周前已经提交，但是没有收到答复，他来看一下情况。

原文如下：I sent them in about a week ago, but I haven't heard anything back yet, so, so I thought I'd stop by and see, but I guess you haven't looked at them yet2. Why does the student want to write for the campus newspaper?O He wants to earn some money.O He wants to learn about the newspaper business.O He wants to share his enthusiasm for physics.O He thinks the experience will be valuable.答案：D解析：男学生知道当reporter是没有报酬的，但是这有利于他写个人经历，比较重要。

高一英语下学期unit15 reading

Scene2
They borrowed jewellery from their friends.
Play a role
• Please play the roles of Scene 1 and 2 .
Scene 3
Look at the picture and then listen to the dialogues in scene 3
The development of the play:
getting the invitation losing the necklace borrowing a necklace
buying a new necklace learning the truth
returning the necklace
Scene 3: the story of a lost necklace
Look at the picture and then listen to the dialogues in scene 1
• Answer the questions after listening to scene 1.
2 Have you seen some plays?
About the author
Guy de Maupassant
a well - known French novelist and short - story writer
He had a fine use of 讽刺 ). irony(
The necklace was his best short story.
1.Why did Pierre say it was wonderful news? Because he was invited to the ball at the palace. 2.Why didn’t Mathild want to wear a flower? Because everyone would wear jewellery . 3.What decision did they make finally?

英语高级视听说下册 unit15讲课讲稿

When Prince Charles arrives in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to begin an eight-day visit, it will be his first official American tour in more than a decade.Everyone knows what has happened in the interim. His troubled marriage to the late Princess Diana, his remarriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, and the youthful indiscretions of his two sons have been turned to a reality-based soap opera by the tabloid media. But most Americans know very little about who the Prince of Wales is and what he does as heir to the British throne.Members of the royal family hardly ever grant interviews, the Queen has never given one, and you rarely see them talk. But last month, as his trip to the United States was being planned, Prince Charles granted 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft an audience, allowing us to follow him around and chat, not about his family, but about being Prince of Wales, a job and a life like no other."Most of us in our lives have to fill out applications listing our profession and occupation. You don't have to do that," Kroft said."No. Not always, but sometimes," Prince Charles replied."If you did, what would you put down?" Kroft asked."I would list it as worrying about this country and its inhabitants. That's my particular duty. And I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them," the prince said. "It's hard to say, but I think it is a profession, actually; doing what I'm doing. Because if you tried it for a bit, you might find out how difficult it is," he added, laughing.He is somewhere between a brand and a public institution, a future head of state in waiting —and waiting. He is a symbol of continuity with no real power but tremendous influence that is tied to his position and wealth.The money comes from a 14th century real estate empire called the Duchy of Cornwall, which was established to provide an income for the heir to the British throne.Today it includes 135,000 acres of farmland, forests, waterfront property, London real estate, and even a cricket stadium. It produces $25 million a year in rents and other income that supports the prince, his wife and children and a staff of 130. There are perks such as travel on the royal train. And $7 million from the government to help with official expenses.On a recent trip to the Yorkshire Countryside to mark the 850th anniversary of the village of Richmond, the whole town turned out to greet Charles and Camilla, his new wife, longtime friend and former mistress, now the Duchess of Cornwall. They were recently voted the most popular couple in Britain, nosing out the Queen and Prince Philip and they seemed comfortable with each other and the crowds."There was clearly a bond between you and the people there. Explain that to me," asked Kroft."No idea," the prince replied with laugh."You have no idea?" Kroft asked."No, but I always enjoyed seeing all sorts of people all around the country. I do this over and over again, have done for 30-something years," the prince said.He could pass the time playing polo or do nothing at all if he wanted, a path chosen by most of his predecessors, many of whom were lay-abouts and playboys. But Charles chose to invent a job where none existed. He made 29 major speeches last year, visited 14 countries, and runs the largest group of non-profit organizations in the country called "Prince's Charities." He raises more than $200 million a year for those 16 organizations, 14 of which he founded.The largest charity is The Prince's Trust which, over 29 years, has helped to provide job training for more than a half a million young people."Do you think if you weren't doing this stuff, that it would get done?" Kroft asked. "If I wasn't doing it? No," the prince replied.Asked if he felt as if he was making a difference, Prince Charles said, "I don't know. I try. I only hope that when I'm dead and gone, they might appreciate it a little bit more. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes that happens."As he approaches his 57th birthday, he sometimes feels misunderstood andundervalued. He was educated at Cambridge, can fly jet planes and helicopters, is extremely knowledgeable about the arts, and has tried to carve out for himself a number of different careers — environmentalist, urban planner, real estate developer, and social critic —deeply committed to a vision of what Great Britain was and should be.His vision is laid out in bricks and mortar in Poundbury, a village of 2,500 people, which he created on his land near Dorchester in the south of England. All his ideas on architectural design, class structure, aesthetics and ecology are here. And what he sees as the future looks very much like the past: an 18th century village adapted for the 21st.Prince Charles gave Kroft a tour of the village. "And that's a convenience store, which I'm very proud of, which everybody said wouldn't work. That's the pub, which again nobody wanted to touch. But now of course, the values are going up, and up and up."Kroft remarked that the buildings looked as if they were built to last, lacking flimsy materials."Well, that's what I've been trying to encourage people to think about. … To break the conventional mold in the way we've been building and designing for the last, well, during the last century really, has all been part of a throw-away society," Prince Charles said.Everything in the village is constructed of native or recycled materials, "sustainable development," he calls it, that conserves the Earth's resources.Single-family homes are mixed with small apartments so there are people of all income levels here living side by side in a community with shops and light industry. The narrow twisty roads discourage automobile traffic, and cars are parked out of sight in landscaped lots."The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center," the prince explained. "So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction, and interest and character. Livability."He believes that the modern world with its cars and computers is slowly eroding our humanity, that we are losing touch with the world around us.The British tabloids have made an industry out of his travails and love to portray him as an out-of-touch eccentric trying to stop progress, an Edwardian hippie with no real-life experience, who's never had to draw his own bath or take out the garbage. He's been constantly ridiculed for what have been called his "undergraduate ramblings," including his innocent admission that he talks to his plants."Are you familiar with any of the plants here? Talking to any of them?" Kroft asked."Yeah, I know some of them. No, no, no," the prince said, laughing. "No, I do all the time. Not here.""You've gotten more mileage o ut of that, I think, than almost anything that's …" Kroft said."Just shows you can't make a joke. … Without them taking it seriously. So, it's the same old story," the prince replied.His image is carefully managed by a communications staff of nine that also handles his umbrella. They made it clear the Prince would not answer questions about his wives, past and present, his sons or the Queen. He mistrusts the media for past abuses, and worries that no one takes him seriously."What is the most difficult part of your job? I mean except for talking with people like me?" Kroft asked."Yes, exactly," the prince said, laughing. "Oh, dear. I think, that the most important thing is to be relevant. I mean, it isn't easy, as you can imagine. Because if you say anything, people will say, 'It's all right for you to say that.' It's very easy to just dismiss anything I say. I mean, it's difficult. But what I've tried to do is to put my money where my mouth is as much as I can, by actually creating like here, models on the ground. I mean, if people don't like it, I'll go away and do it.""You are in many ways a public advocate for the traditional. What are the great parts of Great Britain that are worth preserving, besides the monarchy?" Kroft asked."Well, there's an awful lot of things that are worth preserving," the prince said with a laugh. "The trouble, I think, in today's world is we abandon so many things unnecessarily, so often in the name of efficiency. If you make everything over-efficient, you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture. We are not the technology. It should be our — you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think."Prince Charles says he is not trying to stop progress. "I'm just trying to say that we ought to redefine the way in which progress is seen. Is it progress to rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature, which is what, I think, we're beginning to do?"You know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming, they're terrifying, terrifying."As a member of the royal family, he is expected to avoid politically contentious issues. Yet he has openly opposed a number of government policies, including the development of genetically-modified crops. He's raised questions about stem cell research and is a strong advocate of alternative medicine. He has expressed those views in speeches, letters and meetings with government officials, some of whom consider him to be a royal nuisance."How do you deal with that? How do you walk that line?" Kroft asked."Well, years of practice, perhaps," the prince said."Does it get you in a spot of trouble from time to time from certain people?" Kroft asked."Oh, inevitably. But it seems to be part and parcel of the thing. I mean, if I wasn't, I think, doing these things, I'd be accused by people like you, doing nothing with my life," the prince replied, laughing.Asked if anybody ever asks him to tone it down a bit, the prince said, "Oh yes, of course. But I think the proof is in the pudding. And I think, you know, all the things they try to tell me to tone down over the years, if you look now, though, you'll find they're fairly mainstream."Twenty years ago when he announced that he was going to begin farming organically on his estate at Highgrove, no one knew what he was talking about and assumed it was another crackpot idea.Today it's big business in Great Britain, and Prince Charles has a line of high-end organic products produced on his estate called Duchy Originals that includes everything from biscuits and jams to mineral water, sausage and turkeys.Prince Charles says the business has been quite successful. "And that has grown and now turns over ?40 million ($71 million) a year. And I'm able to give away over a million pounds each year to my charitable ventures."When he arrives in New York on Nov. 1 as Great Britain's most popular ambassador, he will be selling a political, commercial and diplomatic agenda prepared by the Foreign Office.He will also be introducing the American public to his new wife, who will be making her first official overseas trip and donned a diamond tiara for the first time last week. She is not giving interviews right now, and may never.She is said to be interested in supporting, not overshadowing, her husband, and has nointerest in establishing her own public identity.Why has it been 20 years since his last official visit to the United States?"You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored," the prince said, laughing."Is there anything you're looking forward to doing there, anything you're looking forward to taking the Duchess and showing, anything that you remember from your last visit? Are you going to get a favorite coffee or a meal?" Kroft asked."I shouldn't think so, no," the prince said, laughing. "I mean, the problem is that it's quite a long time. … These official visits are quite difficult to escape, you know, to go to places. Be nice to do it privately. But I have to wait for other occasions."Kroft asked Prince Charles if he ever gets to do anything privately."Yes. But it's not so easy nowadays. I can't. I'd love to. But I'm, unfortunately, I seem to be, you know, people seem to know about it or invent it," the prince said.Some viewers may be wondering if Prince Charles is happy. We were specifically discouraged from asking that simple question with the admonition that there is nothing well-mannered English men and women loathe more than discussing their feelings. But Kroft saved his last question to politely pursue the personal and was deftly deflected with the royal chill."It seems like you have reached a certain point in your life where your children are grown, you've remarried. Your mother is approaching a significant birthday. It seems like your life is very stable and you seem very content in your job and your work," Kroft said."Well, if you think that that's what it all appears, I am thrilled and delighted," Prince Charles said with a laugh. "And we'll see what, you know, the American people make of it when we come."。

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Word Bank:
Contentious [kən'tenʃəs] 有异议的，引起争的；
短语： contentious conciliatory. 争吵的 contentious review. 争鸣性综述 contentious disputative. 爱争论的
duchy ['dʌtʃɪ] n. 公国；公爵领地；直辖领地; 英王室直辖领地 (指兰开斯特郡或康沃尔郡) indiscretion ['ɪndɪ'skrɛʃən] 不慎重，轻率，欠考虑；
【法律】制作(经公章证明的)文件正本(或誊本、抄本) 复制；誊写
Keys to :
Task I
Global Listening
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. A
Keys to :
Task II
Listen to detail
vt. 漫步于…

vi. 漫步；漫游；闲逛；漫谈；蔓延
1) 溜达，遛弯儿；漫步；闲逛： He rambled in the park every morning.他每天早晨在公园中遛弯儿。 2) 闲聊，瞎扯；漫谈；信笔写： She rambled on about her bitter experiences. 她没完没了地说她过去的痛苦经历。 3) (道路、河流等)蜿蜒伸展： A winding path rambled across the village into the distance. 一条弯弯曲曲的小路穿过村庄伸向远方。 4) (草木等)蔓生；蔓延： The ivy rambled all over the wall. 墙壁上爬满了常春藤。

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When Prince Charles arrives in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to begin an eight-day visit, it will be his first official American tour in more than a decade.Everyone knows what has happened in the interim. His troubled marriage to the late Princess Diana, his remarriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, and the youthful indiscretions of his two sons have been turned to areality-based soap opera by the tabloid media. But most Americans know very little about who the Prince of Wales is and what he does as heir to the British throne.Members of the royal family hardly ever grant interviews, the Queen has never given one, and you rarely see them talk. But last month, as his trip to the United States was being planned, Prince Charles granted 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft an audience, allowing us to follow him around and chat, not about his family, but about being Prince of Wales, a job and a life like no other."Most of us in our lives have to fill out applications listing our profession and occupation. You don't have to do that," Kroft said."No. Not always, but sometimes," Prince Charles replied."If you did, what would you put down?" Kroft asked."I would list it as worrying about this country and its inhabitants. That's my particular duty. And I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them," the prince said. "It's hard to say, but I think it is a profession, actually; doing what I'm doing. Because if you tried it for a bit, you might find out how difficult it is," he added, laughing.He is somewhere between a brand and a public institution, a future head of state in waiting — and waiting. He is a symbol of continuity with no real power but tremendous influence that is tied to his position and wealth.The money comes from a 14th century real estate empire called the Duchy of Cornwall, which was established to provide an income for the heir to the British throne.Today it includes 135,000 acres of farmland, forests, waterfront property, London real estate, and even a cricket stadium. It produces $25 million a year in rents and other income that supports the prince, his wife and children and a staff of 130. There are perks such as travel on the royal train. And $7 million from the government to help with official expenses.On a recent trip to the Yorkshire Countryside to mark the 850th anniversary of the village of Richmond, the whole town turned out to greet Charles and Camilla, his new wife, longtime friend and former mistress, now the Duchess of Cornwall. They were recently voted the most popular couple in Britain, nosing out the Queen and Prince Philip and they seemed comfortable with each other and the crowds."There was clearly a bond between you and the people there. Explain that to me," asked Kroft."No idea," the prince replied with laugh."You have no idea?" Kroft asked."No, but I always enjoyed seeing all sorts of people all around the country. I do this over and over again, have done for 30-something years," the prince said.He could pass the time playing polo or do nothing at all if he wanted, a path chosen by most of his predecessors, many of whom were lay-abouts and playboys. But Charles chose to invent a job where none existed. He made 29 major speeches last year, visited 14 countries, and runs the largest group of non-profit organizations in the country called "Prince's Charities." He raises more than $200 million a year for those 16 organizations, 14 of which he founded.The largest charity is The Prince's Trust which, over 29 years, has helped to provide job training for more than a half a million young people."Do you think if you weren't doing this stuff, that it would get done?" Kroft asked."If I wasn't doing it? No," the prince replied.Asked if he felt as if he was making a difference, Prince Charles said, "I don't know. I try. I only hope that when I'm dead and gone, they might appreciate it a little bit more. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes that happens."As he approaches his 57th birthday, he sometimes feels misunderstood and undervalued. He was educated at Cambridge, can fly jet planes and helicopters, is extremely knowledgeable about the arts, and has tried to carve out for himself a number of different careers — environmentalist, urban planner, real estate developer, and social critic — deeply committed to a vision of what Great Britain was and should be.His vision is laid out in bricks and mortar in Poundbury, a village of 2,500 people, which he created on his land near Dorchester in the south of England. All his ideas on architectural design, class structure, aesthetics and ecology are here. And what he sees as the future looks very much like the past: an 18th century village adapted for the 21st.Prince Charles gave Kroft a tour of the village. "And that's a convenience store, which I'm very proud of, which everybody said wouldn't work. That's the pub, which again nobody wanted to touch. But now of course, the values are going up, and up and up."Kroft remarked that the buildings looked as if they were built to last, lacking flimsy materials."Well, that's what I've been trying to encourage people to think about. … To break the conventional mold in the way we've been building and designing for the last, well, during the last century really, has all been part of a throw-away society," Prince Charles said.Everything in the village is constructed of native or recycled materials, "sustainable development," he calls it, that conserves the Earth's resources.Single-family homes are mixed with small apartments so there are people of all income levels here living side by side in a community with shopsand light industry. The narrow twisty roads discourage automobile traffic, and cars are parked out of sight in landscaped lots."The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center," the prince explained. "So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction, and interest and character. Livability."He believes that the modern world with its cars and computers is slowly eroding our humanity, that we are losing touch with the world around us.The British tabloids have made an industry out of his travails and love to portray him as an out-of-touch eccentric trying to stop progress, an Edwardian hippie with no real-life experience, who's never had to draw his own bath or take out the garbage. He's been constantly ridiculed for what have been called his "undergraduate ramblings," including his innocent admission that he talks to his plants."Are you familiar with any of the plants here? Talking to any of them?" Kroft asked."Yeah, I know some of them. No, no, no," the prince said, laughing. "No, I do all the time. Not here.""You've gotten more mileage out of that, I think, than almost anything that's …" Kroft said."Just shows you can't make a joke. … Without them taking it seriously. So, it's the same old story," the prince replied.His image is carefully managed by a communications staff of nine that also handles his umbrella. They made it clear the Prince would not answer questions about his wives, past and present, his sons or the Queen. He mistrusts the media for past abuses, and worries that no one takes him seriously."What is the most difficult part of your job? I mean except for talking with people like me?" Kroft asked."Yes, exactly," the prince said, laughing. "Oh, dear. I think, that the mostimportant thing is to be relevant. I mean, it isn't easy, as you can imagine. Because if you say anything, people will say, 'It's all right for you to say that.' It's very easy to just dismiss anything I say. I mean, it's difficult. But what I've tried to do is to put my money where my mouth is as much as I can, by actually creating like here, models on the ground. I mean, if people don't like it, I'll go away and do it.""You are in many ways a public advocate for the traditional. What are the great parts of Great Britain that are worth preserving, besides the monarchy?" Kroft asked."Well, there's an awful lot of things that are worth preserving," the prince said with a laugh. "The trouble, I think, in today's world is we abandon so many things unnecessarily, so often in the name of efficiency. If you make everything over-efficient, you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture. We are not the technology. It should be our — you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think."Prince Charles says he is not trying to stop progress. "I'm just trying tosay that we ought to redefine the way in which progress is seen. Is it progress to rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature, which is what, I think, we're beginning to do?"You know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming, they're terrifying, terrifying."As a member of the royal family, he is expected to avoid politically contentious issues. Yet he has openly opposed a number of government policies, including the development of genetically-modified crops. He's raised questions about stem cell research and is a strong advocate of alternative medicine. He has expressed those views in speeches, letters and meetings with government officials, some of whom consider him to be a royal nuisance."How do you deal with that? How do you walk that line?" Kroft asked."Well, years of practice, perhaps," the prince said."Does it get you in a spot of trouble from time to time from certain people?" Kroft asked."Oh, inevitably. But it seems to be part and parcel of the thing. I mean, if I wasn't, I think, doing these things, I'd be accused by people like you, doing nothing with my life," the prince replied, laughing.Asked if anybody ever asks him to tone it down a bit, the prince said, "Oh yes, of course. But I think the proof is in the pudding. And I think, you know, all the things they try to tell me to tone down over the years, if you look now, though, you'll find they're fairly mainstream."Twenty years ago when he announced that he was going to begin farming organically on his estate at Highgrove, no one knew what he was talking about and assumed it was another crackpot idea.Today it's big business in Great Britain, and Prince Charles has a line of high-end organic products produced on his estate called Duchy Originals that includes everything from biscuits and jams to mineral water, sausage and turkeys.Prince Charles says the business has been quite successful. "And that hasgrown and now turns over ?40 million ($71 million) a year. And I'm able to give away over a million pounds each year to my charitable ventures."When he arrives in New York on Nov. 1 as Great Britain's most popular ambassador, he will be selling a political, commercial and diplomatic agenda prepared by the Foreign Office.He will also be introducing the American public to his new wife, who will be making her first official overseas trip and donned a diamond tiara for the first time last week. She is not giving interviews right now, and may never.She is said to be interested in supporting, not overshadowing, her husband, and has no interest in establishing her own public identity.Why has it been 20 years since his last official visit to the United States?"You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored," the prince said, laughing."Is there anything you're looking forward to doing there, anything you're looking forward to taking the Duchess and showing, anything that you remember from your last visit? Are you going to get a favorite coffee or a meal?" Kroft asked."I shouldn't think so, no," the prince said, laughing. "I mean, the problem is that it's quite a long time. … These official visits are quite difficult to escape, you know, to go to places. Be nice to do it privately. But I have to wait for other occasions."Kroft asked Prince Charles if he ever gets to do anything privately."Yes. But it's not so easy nowadays. I can't. I'd love to. But I'm, unfortunately, I seem to be, you know, people seem to know about it or invent it," the prince said.Some viewers may be wondering if Prince Charles is happy. We were specifically discouraged from asking that simple question with the admonition that there is nothing well-mannered English men and women loathe more than discussing their feelings. But Kroft saved his lastquestion to politely pursue the personal and was deftly deflected with the royal chill."It seems like you have reached a certain point in your life where your children are grown, you've remarried. Your mother is approaching a significant birthday. It seems like your life is very stable and you seem very content in your job and your work," Kroft said."Well, if you think that that's what it all appears, I am thrilled and delighted," Prince Charles said with a laugh. "And we'll see what, you know, the American people make of it when we come."。