新闻听力教程听力原文U3
新世纪大学英语系列教材视听说教程Unit3听力原文
Unit 3, Lesson A, 2 Listening,Activity1-5Audio Track 3-3-1A. Listen to Ellie and Lee's conversation. Circle the correct answers Lee: Hi, Ellie.Ellie: Hi, Lee. How are you?Lee: Good. Hey there. Brandon. He's so cute. And you're such a good mother.Ellie: Thanks. Everyone says. "It's not always easy with your first child." You know, I agree with them.Lee: How old is he now?Ellie: He just turned two a month ago.Lee: Oh, no… The "terrible twos." Right?Ellie: Yep. It s so exhausting… for both of us!Lee: Does he throw things around? And cry a lot more?Ellie: Yes, exactly. Sometimes he hits me. I don't know. He was so well-behaved before.Lee: It happens to most babies. They turn two and their personality changes.Ellie: It sounds like you have some experience with "the terrible twos."Lee: I certainly do. My children are five and eleven now. but I still remember when they were young.Ellie: What can I do?Lee: Well, remember that it will pass… it won't last forever. Try to be patient.Audio Track 3-3-2B. Listen again. Cricle…Audio Track 3-3-3A. Mandy is working…Audio Track 3-3-4B. Listen again. Check…Audio Track 3-3-5A.Listen to Mike…Audio Track 3-3-6B.Listen to Kaithlyn’s…Audio Track 3-3-7A.Listen to a passage…Audio Track 3-3-8B.Now listen…Audio Track 3-3-9B. Listen to the…Audio Track 3-3-10 C.Listen to the…Audio Track 3-3-11 D.Listen to the…Unit 4 Lesson A, 2 Listening,Activity1-5Audio Track 3-4-2A. Listen and circle the best headline for the news story you hear. Female Newscaster(F): Well, Jim, our next story is a strange one, isn't it?Male Newscaster (M): Yes, Irene, it sure is. It surprised everyone. Almost 200 people on a two-week holiday trip to Saint Martin became sick. They're calling it the "holidav cruise disease."F：It sounds scary. What caused it?M: The doctors aren't exactly sure, but they know it was something in the food the passengers ate.F: OK, gwe us the details.M: All right, here's the story: On Friday night, the ship departed around 10 p.m. with 300 passengers on board. By Sunday morning, some people reported feeling lightheaded. They stayed in bed. By that afternoon, more than half of the passengers had severe indigestion. Some of them got very sick. We spoke to one woman about her experience.Woman: Everyone was complaining. My stomach hurt so much I couldn't eat anything. It was really terrible!F: What's the situation now?M: Well, the ship had to return home on Monday---- after only two and a half days at sea---- and most of the passengers went straight to the hospital then.F: How are they doing now?M: They're exhausted---- many haven't slept for 48 hours---- but they’re doing fine.F: That's good news. It's too bad they couldn't enjoy their vacation. M: Yes, it is. And that’s the next problem. The passengers are asking for their money back, but the company doesn't want to refund the full amount.F: What's going to happen then?M: Nobody knows. I'll keep following the story, though, and I'll have more details for you tomorrow.Audio Track 3-4-3B. Listen again. Put the events in the order that they happened. Audio Track 3-4-4C. Listen again and complete the summary with information you hear.Audio Track 3-4-5A. Listen. What is Bill…Audio Track 3-4-6B. Listen again. Check…Audio Track 3-4-7C. Listen again and answer the questions.Audio Track 3-4-8A. Listen to the conversation and choose the picture…Audio Track 3-4-9B. Listen to another person giving…Audio Track 3-4-10A. Listen to the health talk…Audio Track 3-4-11B. Listen again. According to …Audio Track 3-4-12A.Listen to the passage about…Audio Track 3-4-13B.Listen again. Then…。
新标准大学英语视听说教程3听力原文
Unit 1Passage oneInterviewer: Can you tell me…how do you think you have changed as you have matured?What things have had a major influence on you?Speaker 1 : Well, let me think…I suppose going to university had a big impact on my life. It made me much more open-minded. I met so many different types of people there withweird and wonderful ideas and it changed the way I see the world. I’m much moretolerant now… It made me a more rounded person.Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character? Speaker 1: I guess that’d have to be my grandfather. I was very close to him, and he taught me to stand up for my beliefs. He was always telling me about this…Interviewer: So what people or events have had an impact on your life?Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap year made me grow up and see both the beauty of the world and, well…just the generosity of ordinary people. I traveled a lot around Asiaand you know, I found that in some of the poorest countries, like Cambodia and Laos,people share whatever little they have, and they possess a real joy for life. It’sprobably made me a less selfish person.Interviewer: Interesting…so you would recommend that young people take a gap year to discover themselves and the world?Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity o learn about the world beyond the one you grew up in and I found it really…Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in forming your personality?Speaker 3: Well…a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people all lived in a house together. Each week some one was voted off by theaudience. I got down to the final three! I suppose being on the show and seeing howthe other contestants behaved made me realize how selfish and spiteful some peoplecan be just to get what they want. I also realized it’s best to just be yourself in life. Ifyou pretend to be someone different people will eventually see through the lies. Interviewer: Right…And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But you know, a slight regret that I didn’t win because I kind of…Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do you think that has had the biggest impact on your life?Speaker 4: Hmm, that’s a difficult question. But I think helping victims of the tsunami in 2004 had a very great impact on me. I’m half Thai and I’d just arrived in Thailand for afamily Christmas holiday. When I heard the news I knew I had to help-you couldn’tnot. I ended up acting as an interpreter for a group of volunteer doctors. It was anincredibly difficult time but you know, even in the middle of such a horrific tragedythere is still a huge amount of g kindness.Interviewer: That’s amazing! And has it changed the way you view your future…Passage twoTony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor at Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject to study at university. Joan, welcome to the show.Joan: Thanks Tony.Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It’s a huge, potentially life-changing decision, isn’t it?Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly, think to the future.Tony: When you say “know yourself” what do you mean?Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality traits and the things you like.Tony: I see…So how can our listeners do this?Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself. Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future career so it’s important to look into this carefully. I recommend you check not only which academic subjects will help you get into a particular area of work, but also look carefully at what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best in your chosen field. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading companies in it.Tony: Good point. Now I’d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on the line. Hi, James! How can we help?James: Hi. I’m interested in career in IT and I’d like to ask Joan whether she thinks it’s better to go to a highly respected university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a vocational focus?Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the top univer sities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I’d say if you’re ahigh-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a moremainstream career then you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical,transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…and look at which universities have the best levels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for.James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out…Unit 2Passage1One of the strangest feelings I’ve ever had was when I returned by chance to a place where I’d been happy as a child. My husband and I were visiting some friends for the weekend-----they lived about 200 kilometers away. We were driving along when I suddenly saw a church in the distancethat I recognized. My favorite aunt had lived very near it on a farm that my brother and I used to visit once a year with our parents.We were city kids, brought up in the middle of London, and this was a working farm-----the real thing-----with cows in cowsheds, fields with ponds and a muddy yard full of smelly pigs-----we had the run of the whole place-----it was just paradise for us.And then-----there was the food-----home-made jam and bread and cakes, milk fresh from the cow. And my aunt Lottie-----a farmer’s wife-----and her husband, uncle George and their kids, Katie and Ben, our two cousins who my brother and I really got on with. It was heaven that week we used to spend there. They moved from the farm when I was… how old? ----- about 14. So I’d never been back or seen it again.Anyway, there we were, and I’d just seen the church-----, so we turned off and drove down this really narrow lane. And before I knew it we were in front of Aunt Lottie’s farm. The extraordinary thing was that it hadn’t changed------ not one tiny bit.It was a lovely old place with a typical country cottage garden, full of flowers. There were lots of barns and sheds-----they were next to-----next to the farm. And you know, I can’t even begin to describe the feeling I had standing there. It was-----oh, what was it? an incredibly powerful feeling of longing-----nostalgia for the past-----for times I’d been very very happy. But it was the past. I hadn’t been there for 20 years and I couldn’t go back, so also I had a feeling of huge sadness, that I couldn’t have those times again. And-----at the same time-----great sweetness, because those times had been so happy, so innocent-----because I was a child. So there was this extraordinary mix-----of longing, sadness and sweetness, all at the same time. It was the strangest feeling I’ve ever had.Passage2ScriptInterviewer: So what's your first memory of school, Kevin?Kevin: I was really looking forward to school, I remember that, I just couldn't wait. Yeah, Johnny, my brother, was a year older than me and he seemed so grown-up, with his red blazer and smart shoes. And I wanted to go to school and be grown-up too. I don't remember much of the first day actually, apart from this little boy lying on the floor and screaming and screaming and me thinking what a baby he was.Interviewer: Right! What about you, Eva?Eva: I just have this one memory of this coat rack with all our coats. And I was looking for my peg which had a little picture of an elephant next to it. I remember I was crying because I wanted to go home and I couldn't get my coat on. I was crying so much and then the teacher came and helped me.Interviewer: OK, so what about your first best friend at school?Kevin: Oh, yeah, well, Steve, I remember him, because he's still my best friend!Interviewer: Still your best friend!Eva: That's so great!Kevin: Yeah, we didn't know each other before we started school but we became really good friends and so did our mums. Our families ended up going on holiday together and that kind of thing. But we used to fight a lot, Steve and I, and the teachers used to get very cross with us. But we were just having fun.Interviewer: Cool! And what about you, Eva?Eva: My best friend was a girl called Robina. She had short blond hair, I remember I thought she looks like an angel. We sat next to each other and held hands and played fairies in the playground. She left in Year 3 and I cried for days.Interviewer: Oh, how sad! So what about the day you left school? How was that?Eva: I had a lot of mixed feelings, I remember walking home with this amazing feeling of freedom, you know, no more rules, no more bossy teachers. But I also felt pretty sad, because I'd had some good times. I was in a group of girls who were so supportive of each other.Kevin: I couldn't wait to leave, I was counting the days.I just wanted to get a job, get a life, earn some cash. The day I left, I went out to celebrate with a couple of my mates and--had a very good time!Unit 6Passage1A US Airways jet landed in the icy Hudson River in New York this afternoon after apparently hitting a flock of geese.Miraculously,no one was killed and there were few injuries.James Moore,our correspondent at the scene,has more.An Airbus 330 took off from La Guardia Airport.New York,at 3:26pm this afternoon,bound for Charlotte Airport in North Carolina.It had 155 people aboard.Thirty to 45 seconds after take-off,a flock of geese apparently flew into the plane,causing it to lose power in both engines and one engine to catch fire.Without power the plane was unable to return to La Guardia Airport and the pilot decided to land in the Hudson River in order to avoid crashing in a populated area. Two minutes later the plane made a successful landing in the Hudson and passengers were able to climb out through the emergency exits.The plane immediately started taking in water but fortunately water taxis and boats that had seen the crash were waiting by the aircraft. Passengers and crew stood on the wings of the plane in the icy cold water and were helped into the boats.Over the next hour,as New York watched the event on television,everyone on the plane,including a baby,were taken to hospitals for treatment,mostly because of the extreme cold,Their injuries are not reported to be serious.One of the passengers,Alberto Panero,said people had bugun praying as the plane approached the river but that everyone had stayed clam.The pilot of the plane has been named as Chesley Sullenberger.Aged 57,he has 29 years experience of flying and at one time had been a US fighter pilot.Sullenberger was the last to leave the plane and walked up and down it twice to make sure it was empty before climbing out.He has already been described as a hero.The Governer of New York,David patersm,said at a news confe rence this afternoon,“I believe now we've had a miracle on the Hudson.This pilot,somehow without any engines,was somehaw able to land this plane and perhaps without any injuris to the passengers.”It is thought that the survival of all on board is because the plane did not break up when it hit water and because of the immediately arrival of the water taxis and boats.Passage 2Streets Full of HeroesA:Hi,we are asking people who their personal hero is. Someone they really admire and who’sinspired them in some way.B:Oh,right.Interesting.A:Can you tell us a bit about yourself?B:Sure.My name is Paul Smith. I worked at London zoo.A:London zoo? Really?B:Yes,I’m a zoo keeper. I look after the elephants.A:Elephants?what a great job! So who is your hero, Paul?B:I’ve got quite a few heroes. But I guess my biggest hero is Al Gore.A:The American politician. So why him?B:Well,he is the guy who made people take climate change seriously.A:You are referring to the film An Inconvenient Truth, I take it?B:That’s right. That film proved to people with statistics and graphs, that kind of thing---that climate change was happening and that it’s man-made. Before that ,most people believed it was just a few crazy scientists who thought it was happening.A:You work with animals. Do you worry about the effect of the climate on animals?B：Sure，I do. All these species are going to become extinct. It’s terrible.A：It is. Would you say Al Gore’s been an inspiration to you?B:Yes,I would. He’s taught me about importance of taking action when you see something that needs to be done. I do volunteer work for Greenpeace---quite a lot actually. That’s the way I do my bit.A:Greenpeace?Excellent.Thanks,Paul.Hi,what’s your name?C:Clare hope.A:What do you do?C:Well,I’m a mum with two young kids and I work part-time as an accountant for the Red Cross.A:We’re asking people who their personal hero is and if they’ve inspired them in any way.C:That’s an easy one. Melinda Gates, she’s my hero.A:Why is that?C:Well,she is Bill Gates’wife, one of the richest people in the world. You know ,she could so easily do nothing, just enjoy her money. And instead she co-founded the um… Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and I think that it’s called---and it is one of the biggest private charity organization in the world. It’s donated more than 280 million dollars to various good causes.A:More than 280 million dollars? Now that’s a lot of money. She is very active in it, isn't she? C:Oh yeah, she is a director. Flies all over the world.A:Do you do any work for charity?C:I make phone calls for Save the Children, asking people to donate. She is a real inspiration, Melinda gates。
听力教程第二册unit3听力原文
听力教程第二册unit3听力原文Unit3Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonationand Accent1. A: Do you want some grapes?B: No, thanks, I don't like them.2. A: What do you think of Scotland?B: I’ve never been there.3. A: My son’s called David.B: How old is he?4. A: Can I book a table for tonight, please?B: Certainly. How many is it for? A: There’ll be three of them.5. A: Can you get some cornflakes?B: Do you want a large or small packet? A: A small one.Part2 Listening and Note-taking A Territory When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space. Animals have their territories, which they mark out with their personal scent. The scent is their territorial signal. Human beings have other territorial signals. There are three kinds of human territory, marked by different territorial signals.First, there are the Tribal Territories, which in modem terms are known as countries. Countries have a number of territorial signals. The borders areoften guarded by soldiers and they usually have customs barriers, flags, and signs. Other signals of the tribal territory are uniforms and national anthems. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country and, while he is there, he must behave like a visitor.Second, there is the Family Territory, at the center of which is the bedroom. This is usually as far away as possible from the front door. Between the bedroom and the front door are the spaces where visitors are allowed to enter. People behave differently when they're in someone else's house. As soon as they come up the driveway or walk through the front door -- the first signals of family territory -- they are in an area which does not belong to them. They do not feel at home, because it is full of other people's belongings -- from the flowers in the garden to the chairs, tables, carpets, ornaments, and other things in the house. In the same way, when a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out a small territory with towels, baskets, and other belongings; other families respect this, and try not to sit down right beside them. Finally, there is the Personal Territory. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space. If a man enters a waiting room and sits at one end of a row of chairs, it is possible to predict where the next man will sit. It won't be next to him or at the other end ofthe room, but halfway between. In a crowded space like a train, we can't have much personal territory, so we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. We don't look at or talk to anyone around us.Exercise A:1. When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space.2. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country.3. People behave differently when they're in someone else's house.4. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space.5. It won't be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between.A TerritoryI. Territory, a defended spaceA. Territory is marked by territorial signals.a. Animals mark out their territories with their personal scent, their territorial signals.│b. Human beings have three kinds of human territory, marked by different territorial signals. II. Three kinds of human territoryA. Tribal Territories or countries a. Countries have a number of territorial signals.1.The borders, guarded by soldiers, with customs barriers, flags, and signs2. Uniforms and national anthems.B. Family Territory a. Family Territory 1. The front door. 2. The driveway.b. When a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out a small territory with towels, baskets, and other belongings C. Personal Territory a. In public places people automatically mark out an area of personal space. b. In a crowded space, we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces.section two listening comprehension part 1 DialoguesDialogue I Credit Card ―I recently touring around America found there was a chap I was with ... He ... we were booked in by an American organizationinto a hotel, paid for by them, but they would not lethim go through the lobby to his room unless they had a credit card number to prove that he was a human being that was trustworthy, {right, right}. In other words we've got to the stage now with credit cards, however friendly you look, however wealthy you look, or however nice you look ... (That's right, it doesn't matter, they just want to see that number.) Excuse me, where is your credit card?―Because you know you can't rent a major automobile in the States, you know, you can't rent without, without using a credit card, you can't, you know like you were saying, go into a hotel ...―I think that what's underneath that is the society in which you're only good if you have numbers attached to you, (Mm.) that are computerized, (Yeah.) and can trace you, and everybody's insured against everybody else (Yeah.)and ... that side of credit I find rather upsetting.― It's kind of ugly, isn't it?― Like a lot of people ，it's a great facility, if you're disciplined with it. 1.D 2. D 3. CDialogue 2 Card Insurances― I'll tell you about one awful experience that happened to me, erm, I took out, erm ... one of these card insurances that cover all your cards (Mm.) should your cards be stolen and I had感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
听力原文UNIT 3
UNIT 3Section 1 Tactics For ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions.Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (1)last month.Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Three weeks (2) ago.Friend: Well. congratulations!Linda: Thank you.Friend: Did you (3) have a big wedding?Linda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didn't want to spend very much because (5) we're saving to buy a house.Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception?Linda: Oh~ we ( 7 ) didn’t have a reception. We just (8 ) invited a few, friends over for drinks afterwards.Friend: What (9) did you wear'?Linda: Just a skirt and blouseFriend: Oh!Linda: And John wore a ( l O) jacket and jeans.Friend: Where did you (l 1 ) go for your honeymoon?Linda: We (12) didn't have a honeymoon. We went back to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus.Friend: Listen. (14) I'd love to help celebrate. Why don't you two (15) come over for a drink next week'?Linda: Sure. We'd love to. (16)I’ll talk to John and (17) call you Monday.Friend: Great. See you (18) next week.Linda: Bye.PART 2 Listening and Note-takingBob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fi's for 72.64 pounds, I’m going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds.Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They're going to sell some washing machines for 98 95 pounds, go we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more important than a hi:fi.Bob: By the way. Angela. Do you know how much money we've got? About 200 pounds, I hope.Angela: Here's the bank statement. I didn't want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: What's the matter?Angela: We haven't got 200 pounds, I'm afraid.Bob: We!l, come on. How much have we got?Angela: Only 150 pounds 16.Exercise A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items:the things they want to buy the price money they can save1 a hi-fi 72~64 pounds at least 20 pounds.2. a washing machine 98.95 pounds 22 pounds~ Exercise B: Complete the following Sentences.The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171 pounds 59.The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds.The amount of money they think they can have: 21}0 pounds,The amount of money they actually have: 150 pounds 16.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPART 1 DialoguesDialogues 1 what’s he like ?A: Tell me about your new manager. What's he like?B: Oh, terrific. He's tall, good looking.., well, I think he's good looking, anyway ... and he's about 35 or 36. He's very interested iii all kinds of sports -- football, basketball ... oh, and tennis. My friend told me he's very good at tennis. He plays at the same tennis club ... the club where she plays ... you know.A: Oh, is he friendly? I mean, in the office ...B: Well, I don't know him very well. He's a bit ... shy I think. He isn't married, he lives in a flat on his own ... well, just him and his dog.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks.Age: 35 or 36Appearance: good-lookingHobbies: sports football basketball and tennisMarriage status: single / not marriedExercise R: Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.1. What is he good at'? How does his friend know that?(He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays.)2. Does he live alone? Has he got a companion?(Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.)Dialogue 2 how old are youMan: All right. Keith. How old me you?Woman: Thirty-seven.Man: Thirty-seven, yeah'? And, erm you married?Woman: Yes.Man: Yeah. Have you got children'?Woman: Two.Man: Yeah. What are their names?Woman: Toby and Lucy.Man: Toby and Lucy How old arc they?Woman: One's 11, that's Lucy; and Toby's 13.Man: Yeah. Tell me about your job, Keith.Woman: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. I'm a printer's reader and copy editor.Man: Erin, what sort of hours of work do you have'?Woman: Erm, 7.30 in the morning.Man: You start work at 7.30?Woman: Yes. I start at 7.30 in the morning and finish at 4.15. That's with a 45-minute lunch break.Man: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like starting very early?Woman: No, I don't. No.Man: How do you go to work?Woman: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot station, and then catch the train and return journey.Man: Tell me one or two things you like doing, and one or two things you don't like doing. What do you like doing? What do you do for enjoyment?Woman: Weil, I'm quite interested in antiques*.Man: Yes.Woman: Things I don't like I don't like decorating. I'm not awfully keen on gardening.Man: OK.Woman: What reading -- what sort of-- what newspaper do you read?Man.' The Times.Woman: The Times, yeah.Man: And The Sunday Times.Woman: Yeah. And what kind of bonks do you read?Man: Erm-- tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially.Woman: Yeah, OK. Do you smoke, Keith?Man: No.Woman: You drink?Man: Occasionally.Woman: Yeah. Do you go to church?Man: Not very often, no.Woman: Right. Thank you very much indeed.Exercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following report.Name of the interviewee: Keith.Keith is (1) 37 years old. She's got (2) two children. One is (3)11 and the other is (4)13. She is a (5) printer’s reader and copy editor at the (6) Oxford University Press. She starts work at (7) 7:30~and finishes at (8) 4.15 with a (9) 45-minute lunch break. She goes to work by (10) bicycle and train.She is interested in (11) antiques. She dislikes (E2) decorating and is not awfully (13) keen on gardening. She reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books, especially (15) books of history.She doesn't (16) smoke and drinks (17) only occasionally. She doesn't (18) go to the church often. .Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Informational interviewingInformational interviews are one of the most beneficial ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also serve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the "ins and outs*" of that field from a practitioner*. Rather than being asked questions, you are the questioner, gathering information that will help you evaluate* your interest in and suitability for a particular opportunity.An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have. explore me compatibility* of your work values with those expressed in the field and ask lot advice. An individual whom you interview for information can also critique your resume.Although you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informational interviewing will often provide leads* as to where to begin a successful job search and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable to find your former students or parents to meet for an informational interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack*directories in the CRC* library.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1.D2. A3.C4.B5.C6.A7. B8.D Passage 2 British postmen and milkmenBritish postmen and milkmen have a reputation for being cheerful. As they both arrive very early in the morning, when you are perhaps not feeling very good-tempered, their brisk* knocking and bright whistling may get on your nerves. Of course, there are some gloomy postmen, who make you think that every letter contains tragic news, but the majority are jolly and good-humoured. This is quite surprising, because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid and there are a great many problems.The city postman has to go on foot, not only along streets but also up and down stairs, as many blocks of flats still have no lifts and no downstairs letterbox. If he has a registered letter to deliver, he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it. That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.In the country, a postman may have a bicycle or a small van, so he does not have to walk so far, but nevertheless he has his problems too. It is very annoying to be compelled* to go all the way Io an isolated house simply to deliver a postcard or a circular, when this makes the journey half an hour longer. In winter, weather conditions are bad, but the postman must carry on in the rain or the snow. Sometimes it is impossible to use a van or a bicycle in these conditions, and he has to do his round*on foot, like his city colleague. Most country people keep a dog. Although there may be a notice on the gate, "BEWARE OF THE DOG," this is of little help to the postman~ He is forced to go in, whether the dog is dangerous or not. So every day the country postman knows that, if the dog is not safely tied up, it may bite him on the leg or tear* the seat* out of his trousers.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences,I.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.D 8. BSection 3 Oral WorkMrs White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right'?Mr White: l’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve.Mrs White: I expect you'll find the answers interesting to work out.Mr White: If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to work in. I shall at leastha able to think.Mrs White: You've forgotten something. Peace and quiet will ha difficult to guarantee muchlonger.Mr White: Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in a week, don't they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last.Mrs White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I'll keep them away from the study as much as I can. That'll be all right to work in.Mr White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this morning.Mrs White: Well, you'd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will ha hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I'm afraid.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a completesentence after you have heard it.Questions:] What was Mr White doing this morning?'He was writing his book this morning42. According to Mr White. was the book coming along all right?(No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.)3 What did Mrs White expect?(She expected that Mr White would find the answers to some problems occurred in his book.~4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy ro work in?(Because he would at least be able to think )5 When would the school holidays start?(They would start in a week I6. Was it possible for Mr White to work in the house during the school holidays?(No, it was impossible for him to work in the house,7. Could Mr White work in the garden this morning?.Yes.he could work in the garden this morning.)Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet)8. Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and quiet?(Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.)Part 2 RetellingTo the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 percent of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years old are in high school.However, 200 years ago, education was not free. American elementary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school.The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare students for college. Its most important subjects were mathematics and foreign languages.Nowadays, American education is a big business. There are about 45 million students in thenation's elementary schools and high schools, Each year there are about three million high school graduates.The main purpose of high school is still to prepare students for college. There are also job training programmes in high school and programmes to teach useful skills for everyday life – for example, driver training, first aid, and even cooking.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell il in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart I Listening ComprehensionThe latest report from the Institute for International Education gives information from the school year that began in September of last year and ended in May of this year. It says more than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students. Almost5,000 foreign students attended NYU last year. The University of Southern California at Los Angeles had the second largest number of students, about 4,500.The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year. New York State was next, with about 55,000 foreign students.China sent the most foreign students to the United States last year. More than 54,000 Chinese students attended American schools. Japan sent the next highest number of students, almost 47,000. India was next, with about 42,000. And Korea was fourth, sending more than 41,000 students to the United States.The report says the most popular subjects of study for international students in the United States last year were business and management. Twenty percent of all foreign students were studying those subjects. Fifteen percent studied engineering. Nineteen percent studied mathematics and computer science.Exercise A: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The school year in the United States begins in September of this year and ends in June of next year. (The school year in the United States begins in September of this year and ends in May of the next year.)F 2. New York University in the State of New York had the largest number of foreign students. (New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students.)T 3. The State of California had the most foreign students living there last year. (The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year.)F 4. More than 50,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year. (More than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.)F 5. Last year the most popular subject of study for international students in the United States was computer science. (Last year the most popular subject of study for international stu- dents in the United States was business and management.)Exercise B: Listen to the report again and match the number of students with the corresponding country.54,000 India47,000 China421000 Korea41 000 JapanPart 2 Oral WorkIn a recent broadcast, I heard a woman say that she felt guilty because she spent ~20 at an auction sale. She was afraid her husband might accuse her of being extravagant.I find this attitude difficult to understand, for, obviously a married woman has as much right to spend ~20 as her husband. Sometimes both husband and wife go out to work. But, in a case where the woman stays at home to look after the children, it is still unfair that she should feel guilty about spending a small sum of money on herself. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topic. Do you agree with the speaker that the woman's attitude is wrong?。
听力教程 Unit 3
《听力教程》新闻部分UNIT 3Item 1Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Talks between NATO Secretary General and Russian officials:Participants: ________________ Robertson, ________________Place of talks: ________________Purpose of talks: ________________Situation: ________________Russia’s opinion: 1________________ for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.2________________ if Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia join thealliance.Item 2Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.An official of the Federal Security Service has linked 1 ________________ arrested this month to 2 ________________. The Federal Security Service says John Edward Tarbin 3 ________________ for possessing the drug marijuana. The Russian official says 4 ________________ has not been charged with 5________________. However, he told the Interfax News Agency that 6________________ may have been preparing 7 ________________ for the United States. The spokesman for the American State Department dismissed 8________________.Item 3Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.1.The European Union is admitting a split among its ___________ members overpolicy toward Iraq.a.14b.15c.16d.172.An EU spokesman said member nations are divided into ___________ groups.a.twob.threec.fourd.five3.Some EU nations believe the UN ___________ is a failure.a.food for oil programb.oil for flour programc.oil for food grogramd.olive for food program4.The program does nothing to ease the suffering of ___________.a.the Iranian peopleb.the Israeli peoplec.the Irish peopled.the Iraqi people5.The American and British are being condemned for ___________.a.air attacksb.air affairsc.air linesd.air restrictions6.Iraq is threatening to attack ___________ if they continue to provide bases forwestern planes.a.Kuwait and Sierra Leoneb.Kuwait and Saudi Arabiac.Key West and San Marinod.Kiribati and Saudi Arabia。
大学英语听力教程第三册（第二版）听力原文
大学英语听力教程第三册（第二版）听力原文UNIT1 Is the Earth Being Squeezed DryPart II The Earth at risk (I)Part III The Earth at risk (II)Part IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingPart1 Getting readyB The Amazon['æməzn]forests are disappearing because of increased burning and tree removal. In September, satellite pictures showed more than 20000 fires burning in the Amazon. Experts say most of these fires were set by farmers. The farmers were attempting to clear land to grow crops. The World Wildlife Fund says another serious problem is that too many trees in the Amazon rain forest are being cut down. The World Wildlife Fund says the fires show the need for urgent international action to protect the world's rain forests. The group warns that without suc h action some forests could be lost forever.2. Environmental issues swell to the full in Berlin this week, for the UN sponsored conference on global warming and climate change is the first such meeting since the Rio ['ri:əu] summit three years ago. With scientists and governments now generally ready to accept that the earth climate is being affected by emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and other greenhouse gases, over a hundred countries are sending delegations. But how much progress has been made implementing the greenhouse gas reduction target agreed on at Rio? Simon Dary reports...NOTE：专四常考话题之一普遍性话题：global warming and climate change以读促听：有关亚马逊丛林和温室气体排放的短小文章找有关听力小短文:见材料1.气候变化导致严重的物种损失单词:1.Implement: If you implement something such as a plan, you ensure that what has been planned isdone.2.Delegation:A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks withother people on behalf of a larger group of people.3.Emission:An emission of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere.[FORMAL]4.Summit:A summit is a meeting at which the leaders of two or more countries discuss importantmatters5.Swell: If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than itwas before.6.（1）V Sponsor：If an organization or an individual sponsors something such as an event orsomeone's training, they pay some or all of the expenses connected with it, often in order to get publicity for themselves.（2）N A sponsor is a person or organization that sponsors something or someone7.(1) N Fund:A fund is an amount of money that is collected or saved for a particular purpose.(2) V When a person or organization funds something, they provide money for it.Part2 The earth at riskI: Brian Cowles is the producer of a new series ['sɪəriːz; -rɪz] of documentaries called "The Earth at Risk" which can be seen on Channel 4 later this month. Each program deals with a differentcontinent, doesn't it, Brian?1.Series ['sɪəriːz; -rɪz]A series of things or events is a number of them that come one after theother.系列节目2.Serial ['sɪərɪəl]A serial is a story which is broadcast on television or radio or is published in amagazine or newspaper in a number of parts over a period of time.电视连续剧3.Sequel ['siːkw(ə)l] A book or movie which is a sequel to an earlier one continues the story of theearlier one.续集B: That's right. We went to America, both North and South and then we went over to Africa and South-East Asia.I: And what did you find in each of these continents?B: Starting with Africa, our film shows the impact of the population on the environment. Generally speaking, this has caused the Sahara Desert to expand. It's a bit of a vicious circle we find. People cut down trees for firewood and their domestic animals eat all the available plants — and so consequently they have to move south as the Sahara Desert expands further south. I mean, soon the whole of Mali will become a desert. And in East Africa: here the grasslands are supporting too many animals and the result is, of course, there's no grass — nothing for the animals to eat.I: I see. And the next film deals with North America?B: That's right. In the USA, as you know, intensive agriculture requires a plentiful supply of rain for these crops to grow, I mean if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow. And growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. This is also true for any region that is intensely farmed — most of Europe, for example.I: And what did you find in South America?B: In South America (as in Central Africa and Southern Asia) tropical forests (tropical 热带的temperate 温带的frigid 寒带的)are being cut down at an alarming rate. This is done so that people can support themselves by growing food or to create ranches[rɑːn(t)ʃ]农场where cattle can be raised to be exported to Europe or America as tinned meat. The problem is that the soil is so poor that only a couple of harvests are possible before this very thin soil becomes exhausted. And it can't be fed with fertilizers 肥料like agricultural land in Europe.For example, in Brazil in 1982 an area of jungle the size of Britain and France combined was destroyed to make way for an iron ore mine. Huge numbers of trees are being cut down for exports as hardwood to Japan, Europe, USA to make things like luxury furniture. These forests can't be replaced — the forest soil is thin and unproductive and in just a few years, a jungle has become a waste land. Tropical forests contain rare plants (which we can use for medicines, for example) and animals — one animal or plant species becomes extinct every half hour. These forest trees also have worldwide effects. Y ou know, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. The consequence of destroying forests is not only that the climate of that region changes (because there is less rainfall) but this change affects the whole world. I mean, over half the world's rain forest has been cut down this century.Part3 sectionA The Earth at risk (II)I-Interviewer B-Brian CowlesI: So, Brian, would you agree that what we generally think of as natural disasters are in fact man-made?B: Y es, by and large.总的说来,大体上,口语积累I mean, obviously not hurricanes or earthquakes, but take flooding, for example. Practically every year, the whole o f Bangladesh is flooded and this is getting worse. Y ou know, the cause is that forests have been cut down up in Nepal and India, I mean higher up-river河的上游in the Himalayas. Trees would hold rainfall in their roots, but if they've been cut down all the rain that falls in the monsoon季风season flows straight into the river Ganges and floods the whole country. The reason for flooding in Sudan is the same —the forests higher up the Blue Nile in Ethiopia have been destroyed too.I: Well, this all sounds terribly depressing. Um ... What is to be done? I mean, can anything be done, in fact?B: Y es, of course it can. First, the national governments have to be forward-looking and consider the results of their policies in ten or twenty years, not just think as far ahead as the next election. Somehow, all the countries in the world have to work together on an international basis. Secondly, the population has to be controlled in some way: there are too many people trying to live off too little land. Thirdly, we don't need tropical hardwood to make our furniture — it's a luxury people in the West must do without. Softwoods are just as good, less expensive and can be produced on environment-friendly "tree farms", where trees are replaced at the same rate that they are cut down.I: And, presumably, education is important as well. People must be educated to realize the consequences of their actions?解决措施:写作,或者听力PASSAGE,阅读理解等B: Y es, of course.I: Well, thank you, Brian.专四出题点:1.文中提到了以下哪些措施;2哪项不是文中的观点等等找新闻:有关孟加拉沉船报道有关热带雨林被毁坏以及治理措施Part4 The world is warming up.We know this because average temperatures are the highest since scientists started measuring them 600 years ago. The increase is about 0.2℃every year. This may seem very slight, but we know that slight changes in temperature can have a big effect on other things. Most scientists now believe this global warming is due to human activity. 找主题句Jeff Jenkins is head of Britain's Climate Prediction Center. He explains how global warming can happen. 文中提及某专家时,一定要留意专家的观点,以及接下来出现的另外的专家,及其观点. 出题时,有可能是1)判断以下哪项不是或者是专家的观点, 2) 专家赞成什么不赞成什么, 3)两位专家的观点异同, 4) 哪位专家的观点得到大众支持或者反对等等"Sunlight strikes the earth and warms it up. At the same time heat leaves the earth, but part of that is trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases in the earth's atmosphere. That has been happening ever since the earth was formed. But the fear is that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide produced by industrial processes and transport and so on will lead to a greater warming of the earth's surface. So that's the global warming that people are concerned about."People are most concerned about the use of fossil fuels.矿物燃料Fossil fuels are oil, coal, wood and so on. When these burn, they produce the gas carbon dioxide. Many scientists agree that an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and some of the gases in the atmosphere will increase the amount of warming. Computers are being used to predict what this may mean. They showed that there could be great changes in rainfall and the rise in the sea level as ice caps冰盖in the north and south poles melt. This could have a serious effect on agriculture according to Prof. Martin Perry of University College in London. He says it could become more difficult to grow food in the tropics at lower latitudes nearer to the equator."The most clear pattern emerging is the possibility of reduced potential production in lower latit ude regions, and most generally speaking, increased potential in higher latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm, to put it extremely simply, and plants there are quite near their limits of heat and drought stress. An increase in temperature or reduction in moisture would place limits on crop growth."Woman: Global warming could reduce food production in lower latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm. Global warming could put more stress on plans and place limits on crop growth.Food production is only one area that could be affected. There could also be health and socialproblems. Prof. Antony MacMichael of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine believes that some rural areas are already suffering. And the insects and bacteria细菌could spread disease more easily."Already a number of rural populations around the world are suffering from the decline of agricultural systems. Climate change would add to this. A nd we would expect that it would accelerate 增加,加速the flood of environmental refugees around the world. But it includes not just the food production systems, but the patterns of distribution of insects and infective agents 传染病around the world. It includes likely effects on patterns of hear-related food poisoning, water contamination污染and diarrhea diseases[,daiə'riə] 腹泻疾病, lots of things like this that would respond sensitively to changes in climate."Woman: Global warming could affect the distribution of insects. Global warming could change patterns of heat-related food poisoning.Many countries now agree that something must be done to reduce the danger of global warming. But a worldwide agreement on lowering the production of carbon dioxide has been difficult to reach. This is because many economies depend on fossil fuels like oil. Scientists believe it's now the politicians in every region of the world who need to take action. 最后点明全文主题, 出题点, 文章的中心思想是什么,支持什么观点,是正是反等等.Contamination 和pollution的区别Part5Environment has taken rather a back seat politically since the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro nearly 5 years ago. But the problems that meeting highlighted 显著、强调had not gone away. One environmental think tank — the International Food Policy Research Institute — has been looking at the future of water and its report reflects growing concern at the huge leap 巨大的飞跃in usage惯例over the past few years.1.Take a back seat处于默默无闻的地位；处于次要地位；退居二线In some parts of the world, water consumption has increased five fold. And the institute, known by its initials IFPRI, says shortages could soon become the trigger引发、触发for conflict and a major barrier to feeding the world's growing population. Here's Richard Black of our Science Unit."It's often been said that water rather than oil will be the cause of warfare in the next century. According to the IFPRI report, the time when that happens might not be far away. The number of people affected by water shortage will increase ten fold over the next 30 years, it says, which could well lead to large scale conflicts.The main reason why water is becoming a scarce[skeəs]缺乏，稀有的resource is agriculture, which now accounts for 70% of water consumption worldwide, 90% in some developing countries. Countless farmers have switched from growing indigenous本土的，土著的crops for the home market to high yield [ji:ld] 收益export varieties, which inevitably need far more water. But the IFPRI report says that in some regions water shortage is now the single biggest impediment [ɪm'pedɪm(ə)nt] 妨碍，组织to feeding the population. Water scarcity also leads to water pollution. In the Indian State of West Bengal, for example, over extraction of water from bore holes 钻孔has led to arsenic['ɑːs(ə)nɪk]砷poisoning which is estimated to have affected two million people so far. But the IFPRI report calls for better water management worldwide including financial incentives动机，刺激to encourage conservation."Unit 2 Let Birds FlyPart II Christmas bird countsPart III Dolphin captivityPart IV More about the topic: Birds -- a Source of WealthPart1A: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: The what?A: The World Wildlife Fund. If you've got a few minutes I'd like to tell you what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas, for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction; turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore [ə'ʃɔː] to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil …B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed to make handbags and shoes; walruses['wɔlrəs]海象are hunted for their ivory.['aɪv(ə)rɪ]海象牙B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned['blʌdʒ(ə)n]棍棒打to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over 威胁several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.['pɔrpəs]鼠海豚B: Really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries ['sæŋktʃuɛri] 避难所for some of these endangered species.B: V ery interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you'd like to make a donation?判断说话者意图遇到生词，根据上线文推断其含义，非考察重点，不论是名词还是动词，可以根据并列的几个词的含义或在句子中的成分来推断出生词的含义。
新标准大学英语视听说教程3新闻部分原文及翻译
新标准大学英语视听说教程3 新闻部分原文及翻译Unit 1News 1Recent statistics show that young people are heading abroad in ever-increasing numbers – at least temporarily. Experts say spending time overseas can give students an advantage when looking for a job after they graduate. Employers are attracted to candidates with international experience and global skills.Audrey Morgan, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was inspired to learn Spanish. She decided to spend a semester studying in Spain during her junior year. That experience led to the job she has today, as an engineer for a technology company with offices all over the world.Her current work project involves working closely with an organization in Spain, and her fluent Spanish means she is able to translate documents from Spanish to English and communicate with her Spanish co-workers. She hopes to work in one of her company's international offices within a few years.It's up to students to decide how long they want to spend studying overseas. They may go for a year, a semester or a summer. However long or short the time, they are sure to have a rewarding experience.Q1. How does studying abroad give students an advantage in the job hunt?Q2. How much time should students spend overseas?最近的统计数据显示，越来越多的年轻人出国——至少是暂时的。
大学英语听力教程上册unit3原文及答案
⼤学英语听⼒教程上册unit3原⽂及答案Unit ThreePart One Statement.Complete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold.1. Bus Route 23 is no longer in service because the road is under repair. ( A )2. A button was caught in her hair, and she had to ask me to give her a hand. ( B )3. Never have I been more ready to cooperate with you. ( B )4. I decided to teach my younger brother a lesson after I caught him hurting my cat. ( A )5. Here is an update on recently published crime figures. ( A )6. He starred in the commercial TV ad, through which he earned a fortune. ( A )7. Father was out of shape when he took a long hike with the boys. ( A )8. Only one baby survived the terrible car crash. ( A )9. The prisoners will be set free as soon as the fine is paid. ( A )10. I thought you were not coming to the office this afternoon. On weekends you'd better findsomething else to take your mind off the hard work. ( A )Part Two DialoguesDialogue OneA Family PictureW: What a nice photograph, Alex! Who's the woman holding the baby?M: That's my mother. The baby is me.W: Where was it taken?M: At a little cabin in the mountains. My parents used to go there on vacation every summer.W: And the man drinking lemonade on the porch?M: That's my father. And the little girl playing with the dog on the lawn is my sister Meg.W: Do you still go to the cabin?M: Unfortunately not. My parents are retired now, so they're living in Florida--sort of a permanent vacation. Meg's married and has twin kids of her own.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What is the woman in the photograph doing? ( A )2. What did Alex's family use to do? ( C )3. What is Alex's father doing in the picture? ( B )4. Which of the following is true? ( A )5. How many people are there in the picture? ( A )II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Y es or No.1. Is the little cabin located on the beach? ( No )2. Is the picture taken in spring? ( No )3. Is Alex's sister playing with the dog on the porch? ( No )4. Has Meg got any children now? ( Y es )5. Are Alex's parents on vacation now? ( No )Dialogue TwoShe Has Lost Her Family(There is a sound at the door)Robbie: Do you hear something?Daisy: Y es. What was that?Robbie: It sounded like a dog barking.Daisy: It sounded like a dog barking fight here.Robbie: Y eah. (He opens the door.) Look! A dog is standing there. Poor little thing! Let's take her in!Daisy: Poor baby.Robbie: Where did she come from?Daisy: Look! Here is her identification tag. Her name's Gemma, and she belongs to Mr.and Mrs. Levinson. There's a phone number--five five five.., eight four four eight.Robbie, maybe you should call them and tell the Levinsons we have their cute littledog.Robbie: I've always wanted a dog like this. She's so cute. (He goes to the telephone and dials the Levinsons' number. He hangs up the phone.) What a pity! The number isno longer in service.Daisy: (to the dog) Oh, you poor, poor baby. Y ou've lost your family.Robbie: Don't worry, Daisy. We'll find the owner.Daisy: How, Robbie?Robbie: Let's put ads in the newspapers! We once found a cat. She was caught in the branches of our tree. And Dad put photographs in the local newspaper, then wefound the owner. I'm sure it'll also work this time.Daisy: I hope so. I'm so sad to see this little dog without her family.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Which family does the dog belong to? ( B )_2. What is Levinson's phone number? ( B )3. Why did they call the Levinsons? ( A )4. What will be the most probable way for them to find the owner? ( B )5. Why did Robbie's father once put photographs in the newspaper? ( C )ll. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hoar.Robbie opened the door and found a dog standing and barking outside. From her identification tag. Daisy learned that the dog belonged to the Levinsons. Robbie telephoned the family the but the number was no longer in service. And the dog hadlost her family! Robbie and Daisy decided to put ads in newspaper in order to find the owner.Dialogue ThreeAn InterviewTim: Good morning, Josephin. I'm a journalist from Daily Life Newspaper. My name is Tim Black. Just call me Tim. It gives me a great pleasure to have a chance to interview you. Josephin: Hello, Tim. It's a pleasure to be interviewed. I suppose you are interested in how I make friends with animals. I'm quite ready to answer your questions.Tim: It's very kind of you, Josephin, or can I call you Joe?Josephin: Please do.Tim: The first question I want to ask you is, how long have you been living w ith monkeys? Josephin: Apes actually. Well, I've been studying apes for quite a long time, ever since I was in university. But I've only been actually living with them for five years.Tim: Five years in the African jungle, with only monkeys to talk to.Josephin: Apes actually.Tim: Oh, with only apes to talk to. That's fantastic! And I know you're going back to your monkey colony...Josephin: Ape colony actually.Tim: ... to finish your work.Josephin: Oh, yes. I haven't finished it yet. Although I have been recording their behavior and watching their movements very closely, I still haven't finished my work.Tim: Well, I suppose living in the jungle with apes is really a difficult job, isn't it? Josephin: Y es. Actually, I have undergone lots of hardships. But once you get used to it, life is easier. And gradually you will like it.Tim: That's why people call you modem apewoman.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Why is the woman interviewed? ( C )2. How long has she been living with apes? ( A )3. Where did she go to study apes? ( B )4. Why will she go back to her ape colony? ( A )5. What isn't her daily work in the jungle? ( B )II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you' hear.1. Tim works for a newspaper. ( T )2. Josephin knows Tim before the interview. ( F )3. Josephin has been studying apes for 5 years. ( F )4. It seems that monkeys and apes are not the same. ( T )5. Josephin will live in the jungle forever. ( F )Part Three PassagesPassage OneT each Them a LessonA certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the importance of telling the differences between fight and wrong.One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him, "We're having a contest. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest one will get to keep the cat."The old gentleman thought that this was a good opportunity to teach the boys a lesson, so he said to them, "I've never told any lie in my life." All at once there was a great shout from the boys and they said, "Y ou've won! Y ou can take the cat!"I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What's the old gentleman's attitude toward modem education? ( C )2. What's the relationship between the old gentleman and the youngsters? ( B )3. What were the boys doing? ( B )4. Why did the boys shout at his words? ( C )5. What do we learn from the story? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1. The old gentleman thought that young people nowadays were not being taught theimportance of telling the differences between fight and wrong.2. One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some standingaround a small cat.3. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was happening.4. One of the boys said to him, "We're having a contest. We're telling lies, and the one whotells the biggest one will get to keep the cat."5. The old gentleman thought that this was a good opportunity to teach the boys a lesson, sohe said to them, "I've never told any lie in my life."passage TwoFree Willy UpdateKeiko, the whale that starred in the movie Free Willy, is not free. He still lives in a large fish tank. He is healthier than when he was found in Mexico City Park. When he was found, Keiko was out of shape and sick. Many people wanted to save him. He now lives in Oregon.The keepers of the whale want him to be healthy. Keiko eats up to 200 pounds of fish a day. He also does a lot of activities. They want him to start thinking for himself. Keiko can do a lot of tricks. But they do not want people to watch him. The whale is trying to be stronger, so he can live in the ocean one day. No one is sure if he could survive in the sea.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What happened to the whale named Keiko? (B)2. Where does Keiko live? ( B )3. Where did people find him? ( B )4. How much fish does Keiko eat? ( A )5. Why does Keiko do a lot of activities every day? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.1. How was Keiko when he was found?He was in poor physical condition.2. What does Keiko do to keep fit?He eats a lot and exercises a lot.3. Why does Keiko seldom do tricks in the public?His keepers don't want people to watch him.4. Why is the whale trying to be stronger?Because his keepers want him to be fit for the ocean.5. What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?To inform his readers of the current situation of the whale.Passage ThreePigeon PeopleEvery morning, two people come to the park. They like feeding the pigeons.John and Margaret used to work in the city. Five years ago, John got very sick. He needed find something to help him relax. His wife looked for something they both could enjoy doing.Margaret learned to love birds when she was living in England. She knew the pigeons needed to be fed. It was a way to be kind to both herself and John. John says it is very relaxing when he is feeding the birds. It takes his mind off everything else. John and Margaret feed the pigeons about 40 loaves of bread, 20 pounds of corn and 125pounds of birdseed every month. They spend about $100 a month on the birds, They do not mine a bit.Margaret says the birds know the couple will never hurt them. They know they will always get help from the couple. Feeding the pigeons has become important to both John and Margaret. John says feeding the birds has taught him to relax. Margaret says they love it so much because everyone wants to useful. She says that makes people feel better all day.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear1. For what reason did John begin to feed the pigeons? ( C )2. When did Margaret learn to care for birds? ( D )3. What may NOT be the proper food for the pigeons? ( C )4. How much money do they spend per month in feeding the birds? ( D )5. Which of the following may not be an advantage of feeding birds? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for true or F for false for each statement you hear.1. The couple would feed the birds at dusk. ( F )2. They feed the birds on the square. ( F )3. John likes feeding birds because it makes him absent-minded. ( F )4. Though it takes a lot of money to feed the pigeons, they don't care. ( T )5. Both of them take great pleasure in feeding birds. ( T )Part Four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down.1. Do not wear out your welcome.2. Something is better than nothing.3. Rats desert a sinking ship.4. Never too late to repent.5. The more you get, the more you want.6. United we stand, divided we fall.7. There's no fool like an old fool.8. Marriages are made in heaven.9. Christmas comes but once a year.10. There are two sides to every question.II. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence, there is one idiom that is given below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. A: Mary and Scott are getting married next week.B: It's about time. They've been dating for years.2. That old guy finally kicked the bucket last week.3. Ryan sometimes goes to the bookstore to kill time between classes.4. Have you decided to come to our meeting next week? Let me know by this Friday.5. I felt like a million dollars in the tuxedo at the President's reception yesterday.6. Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.7. The teacher asked them a question. The answer was on the tip of his tongue, butanother student raised her hand and said it first.8. He has a very nice car, but he drives once in a blue moon.9. Late last summer, out of the blue,Sue announced she was getting married andleaving her home country soon. We were all shocked to hear that.10. If the government accepts his new proposal, the nation will be jumping out of thefrying-pan into the fire.Keys:1. It should have happened earlier than it actually happened.2. die3. do something that is not very useful to keep yourself busy while you are waiting forsomething to happen4. tell someone some information5. feel very happy; look very attractive6. not seem reasonable or correct7. cannot remember something such as a word or the name of a person although youthink you know it8. rarely; almost never9. suddenly and unexpectedly10. make the situation worsePart Five Exercises for Homework1.Short ConversationsIn this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question.After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices. 1. W: Aren't we supposed to have a science test this afternoon?M: It was postponed because the teacher had to attend a conference.Q: What conclusion can we draw from the man's reply? ( C )2. M: Has George been preparing for his comprehensive exams?W: He's been moving at a turtle's pace.Q: What does the women say about George? ( B )3. W: What time is it now? My watch says eight past ten.M: Oh, you are eight minutes fast.Q: What time is it now? ( D )4. M: Could you tell me when the next bus leaves for New Y ork?W: The next bus leaves in three minutes. If you run you might catch it.Q: What will the man probably do? ( B )5. W: Do you think that Bob is serious about Sally?M: Well, I know this. I've never seen him go out so often with the same person.Q: What does the man mean? ( C )6. W: This cake is delicious. Where did you buy it?M: It's my own creation. It's something like.my mother's chocolate cake.Q: Who made the cake? ( A )7. M: How about my food? I've been sitting here for almost half an hour.W: I'm sorry, sir. It must be ready by now.Q: Where does the conversation take place? ( A )8. M: Have you seen Lee recently?W: He must be home by now. I saw him leave on his bike half an hour ago.Q: Where does the woman think Lee is? ( C )9. W: Is the movie as good as you expected?M: It was a waste of time and money. We should have stayed at home.Q: How does the man feel about the movie? ( A )10. M: I haven't taken the introductory course, but I've decided to take the advanced courseanyway.W: I think you are putting the cart before the horse.Q: What does the woman mean? ( C )II. PassagesPassage OneAn AccidentIt was a rainy and windy morning. The sky was gloomy, the temperature was low, and the street was nearly deserted. I was on my way back to school. A little schoolboy came out of a house, and slammed the door. He walked hurriedly along. When he passed me, I heard him reciting the multiplication tables. He was still reciting when he started to cross the street. He was too preoccupied with his study to look before he crossed. Suddenly, a speeding car came round the comer. I was terrified. I shouted at him to stop. But it was too late. The car ran straight towards him. Bang! He was knocked down. I stepped towards the boy, crying help. The boy was still bleeding when the police with their ambulance, who had been informed by a passer-by, arrived. When I picked up the evening newspaper, my eyes were caught by one of the headlines --Schoolboy Killed in Car Accident. These words sent me into a sorrowful mood, and have since remained in my memory after all these years. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What was the weather like when the car accident happened? ( C )2. What was the little boy doing when he started to cross the street? ( A )3. Why did the boy fall down? ( A )4. How did the writer feel when he knew the boy died? ( C )5. From where did the writer learn about the boy's death? ( B )Passage T woThe Clever DogGeorge is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very small dog. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at his club, and then he ran out and jumped into a car. His dog came after him, but it didn't jump into the same car, it jumped into the next one."Come on, silly dog !" George shouted at it, but the dog stayed in the other car.George put his key into the lock of the car, but the key did not turn. Then he looked at the car again. It was not his! He was in the wrong car. And the dog was in the fight one! "He is sitting and laughing at me !" George said angrily. But then he smiled and got into his car with the dog.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1. With whom does George live?He lives with a dog.2. What did George do last Monday?He played tennis and came back.3. What did the dog do when George got into a car?The dog refused to get into the same car with George.4. Why couldn't George start the car?Because he was in a wrong car.5. What do we learn from the passage?Sometimes a dog has a keener sense than a human.Passage ThreeFree Willy DebateKeiko the whale is in an aquarium. He was in the movie "Free Willy". He has been in the aquarium for almost two years.People do not know whether he is healthy or not.People at the aquarium think Keiko might be sick. He had an infection. He also had worms inside him.The people who own Keiko say he is healthy. They say he has been checked. They say he has no infection. The government wants Keiko to have another medical checkup.Keiko's owners would like to set him free. But they are not sure. Can he see well? Can he talk with other whales? Will he be able to hunt?Right now Keiko does not seem ready. He cannot hunt. He eats frozen fish. He spends 15 hours a day with humans. Some people think that Keiko cannot be set free. He has not been in the ocean by himself. He needs humans too much. Gangs of young whales might attack him. Keiko's owners say they will not force him to be free if he is not ready.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1. He had a(n) infection. He also had worms inside him.2. The government wants Keiko to have another medical checkup.3. Keiko's owners would like to set him free.4. He has not been in the ocean by himself.5. Gangs of young whales might attack him.III. A Story for RetellingHere is a funny story. Listen and retell it.Because I Push Him InJohnny was nine years old, and he was a very bad boy, but his mother always hoped that he would become a good boy. Then one day, after he had come home from school, Johnny's teacher called his mother on the telephone and said, "Did you know, Mrs. Perkins, that Johnny saved another boy when he fell into the fiver while we were out for a walk this morning?" Mrs. Perkins was very happy when she heard this. She thought, "Johnny is becoming a good boy." Then she turned to him and said, "That was your teacher. Y ou saved one of your friends when he fell into the fiver this morning. Why didn't you tell me, Johnny?"But Johnny did not look very happy when he heard this. His face became very red, and he said, "Well, I really had to pull him out because I pushed him in."。
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Unit 3UN ActivitiesSectionAWarming Up1. A summit-level meeting of the UN Security Council has formally urgedall member nations to outlaw incitement to terrorism.2. The United Nations is setting up a special fund to help it deal with some of the biggest natural or man-made disasters as soon as possible after they happen.3. Senior diplomats from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany gathered in New York today to map out a strategy to deal with Iran' s suspected nuclear weapons program.4. The UN Security Council is expected to hold closed-door consultations today on a British-U.S. peacekeeping plan for Sudan' s Darfur region.5. Hollywood movie star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is appealing for international help in repatriating millions of Afghan refugees now living in Pakistan.6. Meanwhile the United Nations Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting at the request of Lebanon today on the crisis.7. (The) United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York with forceful calls for action in the Sudanese region of Darfur.8. The United Nations is reporting signs of some progress in meeting global antipoverty goalsset in 2000.9. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the American government to immediately close all secret detention facilities and grant access to the Red Cross to anybody detained in connection with an armed conflict. 10. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations' resolutions against North Korea leave Pyongyang no choice but to return to the negotiating table. Section BTapescript1. (The) United Nations has released new data showing that rich countries have made little overall progress in reducing the output of the gases blamed for climate change.2. Qatar has become the first Arab country to pledge troops for a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, offering to send up to 300 troops to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.3. In a speech to the 191-member General Assembly, Mr. Annan urged an enlargement of the Security Council by adding six new members.4. World leaders speaking on the second day of the United Nations World Summit have called for reform of the international body and have urged it to play a key role in the fight against terrorism.5. The United Nations has launched its biggest annual appeal for humanitarian assistance, asking for 4.7 billion dollars to help the victims of war, famine and natural disasters around the world.Section CItem 1TapescriptThe United Nations children' s agency UNICEF is beginning a huge campaign in Pakistan today to immunize 800,000 children affected by the earthquake last month. The agency is sending 600 health teams into towns and mountain villages to vaccinate children against measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus. UNICEF staff say it would be a race against time to reach children scattered in remote mountain communities before winter snows arrive. The agency has already vaccinated 300,000 children.Item 2TapescriptThe United Nations relief agency says an attack on a displaced persons' camp in Sudan's western Darfur region has reportedly left 29 people dead and 10 seriously injured. A spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told VGA it' s the first time that a displaced persons' camp has been attacked in more than two years of civil war. The spokesman says up to 300 armed Arab men on horses and camels attacked the camp on Wednesday. tem 3TapescriptThe United Nations World Food Program has appealed urgently for donations of more than 150 million dollars to prevent a food crisis in southern Africa. It warned that almost 10 million people across six countries—Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland—urgently needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on drought and the effects of HIV/AIDS and chronic poverty. A BBC correspondent in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day.Section DItem 1TapescriptThe South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won the support of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council in his bid to become the next Secretary General of the UN. Mr. Ban had been the favorite to succeed Kofi Annan in the post, and had come first in three previous informal ballots held by members of the Security Council. However, until this latest vote it had not been known whether his candidacy might be vetoed by one of the five permanent members, the United States, China, Russia, France or Britain. It's expected that a formal vote will be held next week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said new candidates could come forward, but that was unlikely.Item 2TapescriptDespite U.S. objections, the United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly voted tocreate a new human rights council to improve the UN's ability to deal with human rights offenders. The council replaces the discredited UN Human Rights Commission based in Geneva. U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the Assembly today that UN made some improvements but they are not enough. Bolton told the Assembly that rules for the new council are too weak to prevent human rights violators from obtaining seats. Under the resolution adopted today, the old commission will be abolished June 16th, and the new council will convene three days later. Item 3TapescriptThe United Nations has welcomed new pledges by donor countries of nearly 600 million dollars to fund relief efforts after the South Asian earthquake. But the UN's chief relief coordinator Jan Egeland said it was not clear how much was for immediate emergency relief and how much for longer-term work. Pakistan says 79,000 people have died and Mr. Egeland had early warned that hundreds of thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds. Winter snow is expected in the earthquake zone within weeks. A top Pakistani relief official, General Farooq Ahmed, told the BBC that an extra 30,000 troops were in the area to help.Listening StrategyNews Elements and Vocabulary ExpansionNews reports in the current unit normally concern one of the following topics:? UN efforts to handle man-made disasters (peacekeeping, mediation);? UN efforts to handle natural disasters (humanitarian relief efforts);? UN reforms. ;: -v*L ? Eioo-xfixnilo-lnsniqOccasionally there are also reports about UN efforts to address health, education, human rights and environment issues. Since the UN is the world's largest and most influential international body, coverage of UN activities is of great newsworthiness. Most of UN's funds and energy are devoted to handling man-made or natural disasters. To facilitate comprehension, it is necessary for us to have a general idea of major UN agencies and a good command of basic terms such as plead, pledge, donor, commissioner, relief, humanitarian, resolution, appeal, campaign, initiative, refuge, crisis, to name just a few. It is also imperative that we familiarize ourselves with the pattern of reports covering UN response to emergencies, which is listed in Table I. For more related words and expressions, please refer to Table II, which presents the less frequent, yet equally important words in alphabetic order.mmListening Tips—The Inverted-Pyramid StructureUnlike regular narrative pieces, which usually follow the "pyramid" pattern of introduction-development-climax-conclusion, news stories usually begin with the most interesting piece of information or a summary of the highlights, and then work their way down to the least interesting facts. We should be very familiar with the inverted pyramid structure, since we' 11 likely use it every day. For example, when we call a friend to tell him or her about a big date, we would begin by telling the most interesting and important things first. The least important information is saved for the end of the conversation, and depending on how much time we have to talk, that information may not get into the conversation.The basis of the so-called "inverted pyramid" style of news presentation is arranging information and facts in descending order of importance. In the usual three components of a news story, namely, the lead, the middle and the tag line, the information presented declines in terms of importance. ? Lead sentenceMost significant aspect of the story and essential information such as the what, when, and who. ? MiddleDevelop story with more information explaining the why and how. Direct or partial quotes are often adopted.? Tag lineLeast essential information, such as background information on the people or institutions involved.Take the following news item for example.Interfax News Agency reports Moldovan authorities will deport about 100 Russians who identified themselves as poll observers arriving to monitor Sunday's election in Moldova. The agency quotes one Moldovan official as saying there are reports some Russians are seeking to destabilize Moldova ahead of the vote. Voters in Moldova go to polls Sunday to choose a new parliament.The lead supplies answers to such key questions as "what" and "who" (deportation; Russian poll observers); it also manages to incorporate some other "W" information in the long sentence (when: Sunday; where: Moldova). In what follows, to further listeners' understanding of the event, details about the source of information, the reason for deportation and the election are presented.Exercise: The Arrangement of Main Facts? Lead sentenceMost significant aspect of the story and essential information such as the what, when, and who. ? MiddleDevelop story with more information explaining the why and how. Direct or partial quotes are often adopted.? Tag lineLeast essential information, such as background information on the people or institutions involved.Take the following news item for example.Interfax News Agency reports Moldovan authorities will deport about 100 Russians who identified themselves as poll observers arriving to monitor Sunday's election in Moldova. The agency quotes one Moldovan official as saying there are reports some Russians are seeking to destabilize Moldova ahead of the vote. Voters in Moldova go to polls Sunday to choose a new parliament.The lead supplies answers to such key questions as "what" and "who" (deportation; Russian poll observers); it also manages to incorporate some other "W" information in the long sentence (when: Sunday; where: Moldova). In what follows, to further listeners' understanding of the event, details about the source of information, the reason for deportation and the election are presented.Exercise: The Arrangement of Main FactsTapescript1. Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country's northeast. Military officials say five government troops were also killed in the fighting early today around the port of Trincomalee. The rebels say they overran four military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains. Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civilian area in Muthur near Trincomalee, killing at least two civilians.2. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity in western New York after a major snowstorm this week. It hit Thursday night and dropped as much as two feet of snow by the time it ended yesterday morning. It was the snowiest two days in October in Buffalo since the National Weather Service began keeping track 137 years ago. Authorities say three people died of weather-related causes.3. The American space agency NASA has awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to a group led by Lockheed Martin to design and build the next generation of manned spacecraft. The craft called the Orion is intended to replace the aging fleet of space shuttles. Orion' s shape resem?bles the command modules of the Apollo spaceships from the sixties and seventies. Unlike the shuttle, it has no wings and will parachute back to earth at the end of each mission.。