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现代大学英语听力UNIT原文及答案
Unit 4Task 1答案A.1 They are farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh.2 It’s a farm that grow plants and flowers to sell.3 They protect the plants from the cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light; so the plants can be grown all through the year.B.1 canned; frozen2 flowers; garden plants; home gardens; yards; window boxes3 buildings; furniture; firewood原文Grain; vegetables and fruits are found on most farms. All of them are food for animals and people.Grain can be fed to animals just as it is harvested. But before people use them grains are usually made into flour or breakfast cereal. Bread; macaroni通心粉; and cereals麦片 all come from grain.Tomatoes; beans; potatoes; beets甜菜; lettuce生菜; carrots and onions are field and garden vegetables. Can you think of any others Vegetables are good for people and for some animals such as pigs and rabbits.Farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh are called truck farms. Truck farms are usually close to big cities. Each day hundreds of loads of fresh vegetables are brought to stores on the farmers' trucks. Without the truck farmers people in cities would not eat well. And without city people who eat fresh vegetables; the truck farmers would have no work.There are many kinds of fruit. Apples; pears; peaches; cherries; oranges; grapefruit; and berries are a few kinds. You will be able to think of other kinds that you like. Most fruit is grown on specialized farms. But many general farms have some fruit to use and sell also.Like vegetables; fruit is sold fresh in markets. But a large part of both fruit and vegetable crops is sent to factories to be canned or frozen.In warm parts of our country farmers grow cotton; rice; tobacco; sugar cane甘蔗; and peanuts.Specialized farms raise flowers and garden plants. They are sold to florists花商 and to families for home gardens; or yards; orwindow boxes. A farm that grow plants and flowers to sell is called a nursery苗圃. Most nurseries have glass buildings; called hothouses or greenhouses. The hothouses are heated to protect the plants from cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light; so they can be grown all through the year.Some farms grow only trees. Some of these are Christmas tree farms. Others are large forests where trees are grown for their wood. The wood is used for buildings; furniture and firewood. Some tree farms grow only nut trees.Task 2答案1 The UN agencies report that the market value of pesticides in developing countries last year was about three thousand million dollars.2 The agencies called for worldwide acceptance of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organization pesticide rules. They say this would help guarantee the safe production of and trade in pesticides.原文Two United Nations agencies are expressing concern about the safety of some pesticides used to kill insects. They report that about thirty percent of all pesticides sold in developing countries fail to meet widely accepted rules for quality. They say these products are a serious threat to human health and the environment.The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World HealthOrganization gave the warning.In developing countries; pesticides are used mainly for agriculture. Pesticides kill insects and other organisms that threaten crops. Pesticides also are used for public health. They control insects that spread disease; such as mosquitoes that spread malaria.The UN agencies report that the market value of pesticides in developing countries last year was about three thousand million dollars. They say the estimated market value of pesticides worldwide was thirty-two thousand million dollars.Officials say poor quality pesticides often contain harmful chemicals. These chemicals often are banned or restricted in some countries.Possible causes of low quality in pesticides include production problems and failure to use the right chemicals. Officials say the active chemicals in many pesticides are stronger than those permitted by many governments. They also say poor quality pesticides may contain poisonous substances or substances that are not pure.Officials say the quality of pesticide containers and product information on the containers are other concerns. They say information on the containers often fails to explain the active chemicals and how to use the product safely.The WHO says products listing false information have been sold for years in some areas. The agencies say the problem of poor quality pesticides is widespread in parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. They called for worldwide acceptance of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organization pesticide rules. They say this would help guarantee the safe production of and trade in pesticides.Officials say the agencies' rules are especially important for developing countries. They say developing countries often lack systems for testing pesticides.Task 3答案A.1 c 2 d 3 bB.That’s because they’re making an investment all the time; but are still not sure whether or not they can make profits.原文Interviewer: Cattle raising and beef in the US is big business; isn't itBob Beck: Yes; it's the largest business—cattle business.Interviewer: It must be a very profitable business then.Bob Beck: Uh; not necessarily.Interviewer: It's not necessarily a profitable businessBob Beck: At times; it's not profitable. Your production costs get...it's a supply and demand market; and if your supply islarger than your demand...Interviewer: So the price is fluctuating all the time...Bob Beck: Right. It fluctuates; and it can get below production costs.Interviewer: But you never know. For instance; next year; you don't know what it'll bring on the market.Bob Beck: No; technically it takes a year and a half from the time you breed the cow; until you get the calf; until the calf'smarketable.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: You've got a year; to a year and a half; tied up there. Interviewer: So; you're making an investment all the time.Bob Beck: Right. So you're not sure.Interviewer: It sounds like it might be a very insecure kind of existence. Wonder why it is that people want to be farmersor ranchers大农场主 then...Bob Beck: I think the majority of it is you like it. It's one thing.It's a breed kindof people. They like it. If you don'tlike what you're doing; why...Interviewer: What is there about it You live essentially in a rural area. Doesn't that feeling of isolation ever bother you Bob Beck: No. It's getting too crowded.Interviewer: Too crowdedBob Beck: Too many peopleInterviewer: I can see that; for instance; in a city; you have restaurants to go to; movie theaters—all kinds ofthings available to people; a lot of conveniences whichyou don't have in the more rural areas. What do peoplewho farm and ranch do for recreation and relaxation; forinstance... erm...Bob Beck: Well; I think a lot of it is if you're a livestock raiser;you'll go check your cows in the evening instead of goingto a movie.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: That's as much recreation as driving through a bunch or cows; and if you like them; you enjoy that.Interviewer: In terms of the way of life; to a lot of people; it would seem that it's a very hard life. It means a lot ofhard work. I mean; you have a schedule—whether you feellike it or not; you have to get out and feed animals; andso forth. Would you regard that as one of the difficultthings about it; or is that...Bob Beck: No.Interviewer: …just sort of... part of itBob Beck: For me; if I had to go to a desk every morning; that'd kill me.Task 4答案A. paid off; fall back on; a security; operating expenses; complete disasterB.1 Some of them cook the meals; clean the house and take care of the kids every day.2 Yes. That is especially so after they've had one or two bad years when they couldn’t make money.3 When their children are small; they were with their parents to go out to work; when they are very small; Sharon didn’t go out as much as she would later.4 She thinks that in this way the children are a lot more self-reliant. They learn to work and they learn responsibility. They learn a lot about life by being continually in life with animals.原文Bob Beck: I think; for a wife; the same as a husband; they like it or they wouldn't marry a farmer or a rancher.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: They'd get out. I think it's not at all wives. Some of them are just like suburban housewives.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: They cook the meals; and they clean the house and that's it... take care of the kids...Interviewer: Have you known some situations like thatBob Beck: Oh; yeah; I know situations like thatInterviewer: Sharon; is there a problem of the feeling of security Sharon Beck: What kind of security are you talking about—financial securityInterviewer: Uh; yeah; financial security. Uh; the thing is up and down. You don't know what the market's going to bring;er... for beef. You work all year; and so forth... Isthere any problem of that sortSharon Beck: Sure; there's the problem of security. Especially; if you've had one or two bad years. You feel awfullyinsecure.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: If you've borrowed money to buy a farm or to operate;and there's no money coming in; you feel awfullyinsecure.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: But if you've got a fairly good amount of your ranch paid off; you've got that to fall back on. You can alwaysthink of that as a security. If everything else fails;if you can’t pay for your operating expenses…Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: ...you can always sell your equity in your ranch. So it isn't complete disaster.Interviewer: But it's not something that bothers you terribly. I mean; it's a fact of life. It's sort of...Sharon Beck: Something you live with; yeah...Interviewer:... part of the thing. The role of the wife in this situation is quite different than that of a suburbanhousewife. You don't have much free time; do you Sharon Beck: No.Interviewer: Because; essentially; you work in much the same way that your husband does.Sharon Beck: Yes; I'm usually with him.Interviewer: How do you handle the whole family-life situation—children You're out almost as much as aworking mother in the city; aren't youSharon Beck: Yes. The only difference is we're together. Interviewer: The children too...Sharon Beck: The children too. When they're not in school; when they were small; they were with us. When they were very small;of course; I didn't go out as much.Interviewer: Do you feel that there are advantages in growing up in this waySharon Beck: Yeah; I definitely feel that there're advantages. There are disadvantages too; but I think the advantages faroutweigh the disadvantages.Interviewer: What are some of those advantages you think thechildren haveSharon Beck: The advantagesInterviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: Well; they're a lot more self-reliant. They learn to work. Erm; they learn responsibility.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: They learn a lot about life by being continually in life; with animals; and... I think it makes them...erm... They grow up。
《现代大学英语听力1》Unit 1习题答案及原文
Task 1Okay, Okay, let’s begin. Hello,everyone. My name is Susan Hudson, and I’ll be your teacher for this class, International Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.Task 2Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student:Yes, uh… I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.Student: I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!Task 3Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels 1 to 4 of this building. Level 1 houses our humanities and map collections.On level 2, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level 3. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection and the multimedia center are located on level 4.Undergraduate students can check out up to 5 books for 2 weeks. Graduate students can check out 15 books for 2 months. Books can be renewed up to 2 times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extra-curricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.OK] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall:Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall:OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30.[OK.] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.Task 5Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I wou ld want to have some information about the …er… the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes, yes, pleaseReceptionist: Yes, Fine. OK. Well, we have … er… short intensive full-time course during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist:Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week. Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course? Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August. Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist:Yes, each… each course costs ￡150 plus V AT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee. Student: Oh, thank you. Do we have to find our… our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.Task 6Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only ting needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one- hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on the top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.Task 8The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centers, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is 1,130p. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is 670p per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the morning or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minutes periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language lab, video, computer, lecture hall, can teen. We are open from January to December for course of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately 46p per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km form the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language labs, computer room, science labs, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the 2-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History and Computing. Most students lives in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11:Cindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan’s American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modern languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。
现代大学英语听力一Unit3和Unit4听力原文(完整版)
Unit31【原文】My hobby is sky-diving. Do you know what that is? I jump from an aeroplane and fall through the air. I open my parachute only when I‟m very close to the ground. Of course it‟s rather dangerous. Perhaps that‟s why I enjoy it. I think it‟s fun. Very few women do it. But we‟re just as good at it as men.I‟m very interested in music. In my free time I play and listen to it. I can play the guitar and the flute. I enjoy all kinds of music but my favorite is folk music. Good folk music. I like classical music, too. But I prefer folk music. I‟d like to have my own group some day.I love all kinds of sports but my favorite is tennis. But I don‟t enjoy watching it. I only enjoy playing it. And when I play I want to win. That‟s very important. I hate losing!2【原文】I made my first parachute jump because I had read an article about it and I had always wanted to try it.Before the jump I went to six training classes. I was taught where to sit in the aeroplane, how to jump out, how to guide the parachute, and how to land on the ground safely.On the big day I was very nervous. The weather was cloudy, but the pilot thought it was all right, so the two of us (the instructor and I) got into the aeroplane with the pilot, and Helen Gray got into the other. (She wanted to take some parachuting photographs.) We took off and climbed to 1000 metres. I was really very frightened waiting for the big moment! Then the instructor told me to jump. I looked out of the open door and saw the ground below. It was the most terrifying moment of my life! I closed my eyes and jumped.It was a great relief when the parachute opened! I looked up and saw the orange canopy. Below me was the landing area. It was really beautiful falling peacefully through the air. I landed well and waited for the instructor. Then we picked up our parachutes and went off to have a coffee and talk about the jump.Parachuting is definitely more exciting than other things I have done before — like mountain climbing and sailing —and it‟s more fun, too. I‟m going to make my second jump next week.3【原文】When I was seven years old, my family grew our first square watermelon. No one had ever seen a square watermelon before, so it became an instant celebrity. People visited our garden to see the unusual fruit, and I even took it to school for show-and-tell.What‟s so great about square watermelons? Well, besides their odd shape, the melons stack nicely, fit in the refrigerator, and won‟t roll off the table.Whenever people ask how they can grow their own square watermelons, my dad tells them to “use square seeds”. Truthfully, though, my dad discovered the key to square fruit by accident.Every summer we plant a small vegetable garden. To keep the young fruit from rotting on the moist ground, my dad props them on cinder blocks. In 1996, we returned from vacation to find a young melon stuck in the centre of a cinder block. The watermelon had grown inside the block until it was wedged too tightly to remove.“We didn‟t want to kill it, so we just left it there,” my father remembers. “At harvest timewhen we broke the cinder block, we found a perfectly healthy melon — but it was also perfectly square.”Since that summer my family has been growing square watermelons on purpose.4【原文】Philip: My special visitor today is Matthew Treharn e, one of this year‟s Children of Courage. Good afternoon, Matthew.Matthew: Good afternoon.Philip: Where do you come from, Matthew?Matthew: From Cambridgeshire, in the east of England.Philip: Now you‟ve got a black belt for karate, haven‟t you?Matthew: Yes.Philip: And you‟re the first ten-year-old with a black belt?Matthew: Yes, that‟s right.Philip: That‟s fantastic. When did you start karate?Matthew: Six years ago. When I was four.Philip: Only four? Why did you choose karate?Matthew: Because I liked it. And because I wanted to be strong.Philip: Weren‟t you strong?Matthew: Oh no. I had a hole in my heart when I was born. So I was very ill. Then I had a big preparation in hospital. But I was still weak and tired all the time. So I started karate. Philip: Was it difficult at first?Matthew: Well, at the beginning, yes, it was. But my parents always encouraged me to go on.Philip: When did you get your black belt?Matthew: I got it this summer.Philip: What a wonderful fight against a handicap! Now you are strong and a champion! Matthew: Oh, it‟s just fun now. I play other sports too.Philip: Do you play football?Matthew: Yes, and rugby.Philip: You give special karate shows, don‟t you?Matthew: Yes, I give local karate shows. Near my home in Cambridgeshire.Philip: So you are rich too?Matthew: Oh no. I give the money away.Philip: Do you?Matthew: Yes. I gave ￡1,000 to a hospital in Peterborough.Philip: What did they buy with the money?Matthew: They bought a heart ventilator —that‟s a special machine for people with weak hearts.Philip: So they can help other people with problems like yours?Matthew: Yes, and then they can learn karate too!Philip: What a splendid story! Thank you Matthew. And enjoy your special day in London. Matthew: Thanks. Goodbye.5原文】My hobbies are collecting stickers and writing songs. I like collecting stickers because someare cool and if I collect enough I can fill up my wall with stickers. I also like writing songs, like “Baby,Don‟t Leave Me”, because I always think of them in the shower.My favorite hobby is stargazing, because I think it is a challenge to look for the Big Dipper, Little Dipper, and all those other constellations. I think it is almost like doing a word search because you have to concentrate and look carefully for the constellations.One of our favorite hobbies is looking for license plates of other states. So far, we have seen 22 different sta tes, and we‟ve also seen Guam, a territory of the United States. We enjoy this hobby because we usually see Texas, so it‟s fun to see another kind of license plate.I have many different hobbies. But my favorite hobby is writing. I have dreams of becoming an author, novelist, or journalist. I enjoy writing stories and poems the most. I love writing because there are so many different styles and because writing is the best way for me to express myself and to get my troubles out. I don‟t really like to talk in front of a lot of people or about serious matters. So that‟s where writing comes in handy.Dancing is my favorite hobby. I have given three to four stage performances. I have also participated in the inter-school competitions, and I have won first prize for my school. Winning prizes and dancing on stage encourages me to learn more.6【原文】David was a young man who worked in an office in a big city. His hobby was fishing, but he didn‟t often get a chance to practice it.Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where there were a lot of streams. “I ought to be able to have some good fishing there, “he said to himself.The first morning after he arrived, he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing rod. He saw an old man standing beside the water, so he asked him whether it was a private stream. The old man answered it was not, so David then said to him,”Well, then it won‟t be a crime if I catch some fish here, will it?”“Oh, no.” answered the old man. “It won‟t be a crime, but it will certainly be a miracle.”7【原文】Joe was going to his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small pool of rain-water about five centimeters deep outside it.Joe stopped and watched the poor man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he was mad.Joe pitied the man, so after a few minutes he went up to him and said: “Hello. Would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?”The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer and the two men went into the bar together. Joe bought the fisherman a few drinks, and finally said to him, “You‟ve been fishing outside here, haven‟t you? How many did you manage to catch this morning, if I may ask?”“You are the eighth,” the fisherman answered merrily.8【原文】Journalist: Er… roughly, when did you begin collecting badges?Simpson: At my primary school, I think. The teachers used to give out badges to pupils who were particularly good at certain things. So I got a little blue badge with the word“swimming” on it, and then another one I remember — it was green — which had theword “tidy” on it! Ha!Journalist: And have you still got those badges in your collection?Simpson: No… well, I‟ve got the swimming badge, but I think I was so untidy that I must have lost the tidy badge years ago!Journalist: And you started collecting badges, then, from that, the age of about nine? Simpson: Er, yeah, I guess so… eight or nin e or so. That‟s right. In those days — we‟re talking about the early 50s — there weren‟t so many cars around as there are today. So fillingstations didn‟t have so many customers. So the petrol companies used to give outbadges. I suppose they thought that kids whose parents had a car would keep askingthem to go to a particular filling station so that they could get another free badge. Mydad bought our first car in 1956 — I think it was a black Ford Popular—and every timeI went out with him in it I used to ask him to go to a different petrol station so that Icould add more to my growing badge collection. Actually, he was a very shy man, myfather, and I‟m sure he didn‟t like asking for free thingd.Journalist: So petrol company badges were the first ones in your collection, weren‟t they? Simpson: After “swimming” and “tidy”, yeah. But soon all sorts of companies started making badges to advertise their products, even cigarette companies. I‟ve got one in mycollection f or Will‟s Woodbines — they were the cheapest cigarettes in those days —and on the badge, at the bottom, it says, “Smoked by Millions”— no health warningsin those days.9【原文】In the United States a university professor is granted a few months of freedom from his duties approximately every seventh year for travel or advanced study. This period of freedom from teaching is called a “sabbatical” leave.Few sabbatical leaves are interesting enough to be described in national newspapers and magazines. Recently, however, there was an exception. The public learned how Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Haverford College, had spent his sabbatical leave.“I wanted to get away from the world of words and politics and parties—the things a president does,” Dr. Coleman later explained to reporters. “As a college president you begin to take yourself very seriously and to think you have power you don‟t. You forget things about people. I wanted to relearn things I‟d forgotten.”Telling no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his sabbatical leave on a farm in Canada, hundreds of miles from his college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working 13 hours a day in fields and barns, he prepared himself physically for his next job, digging ditches, in Atlanta, Georgia. After that, the college president washed dishes in a Boston restaurant. During the last ten days of his leave, he worked as a garbage collector.This unusual sabbatical leave was conducted in great secrecy. Coleman telephoned his family once a week, “just to let someone know where I was and that I was healthy.”None of his students or co-workers at Haverford College knew what their president was doing. On each job he avoided letting people know who he was. “When people would ask me about myself, I‟d try to turn the conversation back to them,”he explained. “Some co-workersmight have thought I was a little different, a little quiet maybe, but I doubt anyone knew I was a college president.”There was only one employer who sensed something unusual. “At a restaurant in Boston, I had been on the job exactly one hour — I was washing dishes — when the boss came over and said, …I‟m afraid you won‟t do.‟ and handed me two dollars. ““Immediately I asked him why, but he just said, …It‟s not your work. Sorry.‟”That was the first time in more than 30 years as a job holder that Coleman had heard such words. It helped him understand how a man of his age might feel when he suddenly realized he had lost his job.After two months of working with his hands, Coleman returned from his unusual sabbatical leave, convinced that the experience had been worthwhile. He had some good things to say about people who do hard physical work. “A lot of my co-workers would complain when the work was too heavy,” he said, “but they‟d complain a lot more when there was nothing to do.”He found that pride and satisfaction came chiefly in the form of praise from co-workers. Even though pay was important, what brought the greatest satisfaction was knowing that someone had noticed how a job was being done.Unit 41【原文】A strange thing happened to Henri yesterday. He was on a bus and wanted to get off. So he stood up and rang the bell. To make sure the driver heard him he rang it twice, but the bus didn‟t stop, and the conductor came and shouted at him.The conductor was so annoyed, and spoke so fast, that Henri didn‟t understand a word. The bus stopped at the next bus stop and Henri got off. As he got off he heard someone say, “I think he‟s a foreigner.”When Henri got home, he told his landlady about the incident.“How many times did you ring the bell?” she asked.“Twice,” said Henri.“Well, that‟s the signal for the driver to go on,” his landlady explained. “Only the conductor is allowed to ring the bell twice. That‟s why he got so annoyed.”Henri nodded. “I see,” he said.2【原文】The Taylor family, who live in North London, are planning to spend a day in Norwich. They can‟t agree how to get ther e.Mr. Taylor: I don‟t want to drive all that way. Let‟s go by train.Mrs. Taylor: But that‟s so expensive. It‟s much cheaper for a family to go by car.Peter: Why not try the coach? It‟ll be cheaper than the train, and Daddy won‟t have to drive.Al ison: But I‟ll be sick! I hate traveling by coach.Mrs. Taylor: Which is the quickest way to get there?Mr. Taylor: Well, it‟ll take at least three hours by car.Peter: No, it won‟t. Not if we take the motorway out of London.Alison: I‟m sure there‟s a fast train service.Mrs. Taylor: But we‟ll have to get to Liverpool Street first. And then there‟s the tube fares at this end, and bus or taxi fares at the other.Alison: And the coach station is at Victoria, so that‟s an extra journey too.Mr. Taylor: I t hink there are some special family rail fares. Perhaps that‟ll be the cheapes t way.Peter: But it won‟t be the most convenient.Mrs. Taylor: Why don‟t we check all the facts and then decide?Peter: OK.3【原文】The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays, taking her own children and the neighbors‟ children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars4【原文】Mr. Fine: Can anyone in the class explain some differences between a zip code and an area code?Mary: Both of them are numbers.Mr. Fine: That‟s how they are alike. But how are they different?Mary: A zip code is for mailing letters. An area code is for making phone calls,Mr. Fine: What kind of phone calls?Mary: Long distance calls.Mr. Fine: All right. And what is a zip code?Mary: When I write a letter to my friends in New York City, I write 10027 on the envelope.That‟s their zip code. I have some other friends in New York City, but their zip code is10003.Mr. Fine: In a big city there are different zip codes for different parts of the city. What about area codes?Mary: Sometimes a whole small city has the same area code.Mr. Fine: That‟s right. And sometimes a whole state has the same area code if it doesn‟t have many telephones. For example, the area code for the whole state of Arizona is 802. Mary: But New York State has millions of telephones, so it has more than one area code.5【原文】James wrote a play for television about an immigrant family who came to England from Pakistan, and the problems they had settled down in England. The play was surprisingly successful, and it was bought by an American TV company.James was invited to go to New York to help with the production. He lived in Dulwich,which is an hour‟s journey away from Heathrow. The flight was due to leave at 8:30 am, so he had to be at the airport about 7:30 in the morning. He ordered a mini-cab for 6:30, set his alarm for 5:45, and went to sleep. Unfortunately he forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped shortly after midnight. Also the driver of the mini-cab had to work very late that night and overslept.James woke with that awful feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his alarm clock. It stood there silently, with the hands pointing to 12:10. He turned on the radio and discovered that it was, in fact, ten to nine. He swore quietly and switched on the electric kettle.He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot when the nine o‟clock pips sounded on the radio. The announcer began to read the news, “... reports are coming in of a crash near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 bound for New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Flight number 2234...” James turned pale.6【原文】According to the American Automobile Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts. (These are also called safety belts.) Many studies of automobile accidents have shown that safety belts can save lives. One study showed that 40 percent of those killed in auto accidents could have been saved if they had been wearing seat belts.Unfortunately belts are worn only by a small percentage of drivers and passengers — about 15 percent in cities, and only 9 percent in small towns. And safety belts cannot protect people who do not wear them.In order to find out what kinds of people do wear seat belts a study was made in seven cities in the United States. The following facts were learned about those who use their safety belt:1. They do not smoke while driving.2. They have had more education than non-users.3. They know someone who was injured (but not killed) in an automobile accident.Advertisements based on these facts have been printed in newspapers and magazines in order to teach people the importance of using seat belts. But these advertisements have not helped much. Some people believe there should be a law requiring drivers and passengers to use safety belts. In Australia, where there is such a law, deaths in auto accidents have decreased 24 percent.7【原文】PartⅠ(Telephone ringing constantly. Sound of key turning in lock, door opening.)Miss Brown: (answering telephone) Good morning. Blue Star Travel Agency. Can I help you? Mr. Phillips: Is that you, Miss Brown? I‟ve been ringing the office for 10 minutes. Where have you been?Miss Brown: Sorry, Mr. Phillips. I‟ve just arrived. The traffic was terrible this morning.Mr. Phillips: The traffic is still terrible. I’ve been in a traffic jam for more than an hour. Look after the office until I get there. It may take a long time.Miss Brown: certainly, Mr. Phillips. Good luck.(Sound of hanging up.)(to herself) Thank goodness the boss is late too! The first thing I‟m going to do istake my coat off. Then I‟m going to sit down and have a cup of coffee. I think I‟llswitch the radio on too.PartⅡ(Radio being switched on.)Radio: Here is a message for all motorists. Most major roads leading in and out of London are congested. Motorists should use alternative routes wherever possible. The time isnow 9:30. Here is the local traffic news.Announcer: Heavy rain during the night has flooded parts of the South Circular Road. An articulated lorry has broken down on the M1. Traffic is now only 2 lane and movingvery slowly. Strong winds during the night have blown down a number of trees on theM6 and many sections are not in use. That is the end of the local traffic news. Formore news listen again at 10 o‟clock.(Sound of radio being switched off and door opening.)Betty: (breathless) Hello, Carol. Sorry, but I couldn‟t get here earlier.Miss Brown: Never mind, Betty. Have a cup of coffee and relax.Part III(Door open and slammed. Background of typing.)Miss Brown: Oh, it‟s you Mr. Phillips. We‟ve been worried about you. Are you all right? Would you like a cup of coffee?Mr. Phillips: I‟m going straight to my office. Are my letters waiting for me? Yes, I would. And some biscuits.(Door slams.)Mi ss White: Phew. What‟s the matter with him? Why is he in such a bad mood?Miss Brown: Let‟s make a cup of coffee for him and find out. If you make the coffee, I‟ll sp eak to Mr. Phillips.(Polite knock at door, door opening.)Miss Brown: We‟re making some coffee Mr. Phillips. Would you like to have it with us? You could tell us about your awful journey.(Background sound of cups.)Miss White: Was the traffic bad, Mr. Phillips?Mr. Phillips: Was the traffic bad? We were in traffic jams for three hours. I left home at the usual time and decided to use a new route. For the first time, I used the M4. Never again.That was because of the storms last night. Then the traffic lights were out of order.After that there was a breakdown and.., finally, I ran out of petrol.(Giggles from Miss W. and Miss B. Footsteps. Door slams.)8【原文】Calgary is an oil town. It is home for more than half a million Canadians, and this population may well be much closer to three quarters of a million or more by the end of the century. Downtown Calgary is famous: the tall office buildings in the center of the city were in the “Superman” mov ies. But Calgary is also the home of a very modern transport system, and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) is part of it.The rail system was chosen because the cost of energy is not so great as with a bus system, because it is much easier to carry a greater number of passengers by train than by bus or car, and because the noise and pollution is not so great as with buses and cars.But what is the LRT? It is a 12.5-kilometre route, above and below ground. The light train cars are made in Germany and Canada. In Germany they are made by Siemens in Dusseldorf, and then taken to Canada where final assembly is done in Calgary. Each car is just over 24 metres long,and each train is operated by only one man — the driver. The driver is in a separate cabin, and he can‟t talk to passengers.The trains stop for about 30 seconds at each station, and passengers who want to get in or out must open the doors themselves.Automatic ticket machines are placed on the platforms. Passengers can buy a ticket from these, or they can buy special monthly tickets called zipcards. However, if passengers are caught without a ticket they may get a $25 fine.9【原文】There are far too many road accidents in this country: too many deaths and too many people injured. One wonders who are most to blame: drivers or pedestrians. Some people say that the blame cannot be put fairly without considering the state of the roads and the whole transport system. In crowded cities like London, Birmingham or Manchester, road conditions are so chaotic that both driver and pedestrian often endanger lives through no fault of their own. Such deficiencies as too many road signs, faulty traffic lights, sudden narrowing of a street, congested parking are all a sure indication of bad road conditions.On the other hand, many experts are convinced that the larger part of the blame for the death toll must be put on persons and persons alone: drivers who drive too fast and without any consideration for others, drivers who think they are safe at the wheel even though they have drunk too much alcohol, drivers who, out of some curious sense of power, are incapable of understanding that their car is a lethal weapon if improperly used. Pedestrians, likewise, must share the guilt: stepping off the pavement without first looking to the left or right, crossing roads when the traffic lights are against them, jumping off a moving bus. To be fair, pedestrians, drivers and road conditions are all to blame.One looks forward to the day when the motor car has been replaced by some less dangerous means of transport.10【原文】It‟s a holiday weekend. The police officers were sitting in a hot room receiving instructions from their captain. One of these officers was Ed Williams. He and ten other officers were on special duty. This weekend alone, over 400 people are going to die from accidents caused by drunk drivers. Over 4,000 people are going to receive serious injuries, all caused by drunk drivers. The officers are going to try to prevent these accidents before they happen．Meanwhile, Joe Forest is enjoying himself at a family party. It‟s getting late and he‟s telling his sister that he‟s going to leave. She‟s asking him to stay and wait a few hours before he drives. “Don‟t worry. I‟m going to be fine. I‟m going to drive slowly. I only had a few drinks.”Officer Williams is at a toll booth, watching cars enter the area. A green Ford is approaching, weaving from left to right. Officer Williams stops the car and tells Joe to get out. He asks Joe to walk along the white line. Joe can‟t do it. Joe also fails the breath test. Officer Williams is telling Joe that he‟s going to issue him a summons. And he can‟t drive his car home. Joe calls his sister. She‟s going to come and drive him home.This was Joe‟s first offense. He‟s going to appear in court next week. He is going to receive a $400 fine. The judge is also going to suspend his license for 60 days. This first time, other drivers were lucky. Joe didn‟t kill them. But what about the future, is Joe going to stop drinking and driving?。
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Unit1Task1【答案】A.1)SusanHudsonandinteYcultuYalCommunication2)TheclasswillmeetintheYoomtheYaYeinnowandOnTuesdaYandThuYsdaYfYom3:15to4:50.3)TheYcanpuYchasetheteYtbookatthebookstoYethedaYafteYtomoYYow.4)TheofficehouYsaYefYom1:00to2:00onWednesdaYs.B.1)thefiYsthalf,theYeseaYchlab,ThuYsdaY,405,thelasttwomonths2)outline,peYfoYmance,quizzes,pYoject,paYticipation【原文】OkaY,okaY,let’sbegin.Hello,eveYYone.MYname’sSusanHudsonandI’llbeYouYteacheYf oYthisclass,InteYcultuYalCommunication.Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesYllabus(教学大纲）infYontofYou.AsYouallshouldknowbYnow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaYsfYom3:15to4:50.Wew illbemeetinginthisYoomfoYthefiYsthalfofthecouYse,butwewillbeusingtheYeseaYchlab eveYYotheYweekonThuYsdaYinYoom405duYingthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Uh,thisistheteYtfoYtheclass,BeYondLanguage.UnfoYtunatelY,thebookshaven’tcom einYet,butIwastoldthatYoushouldbeabletopuYchase（购买）thematthebookstoYethedaYafteYtomoYYow.Again,asYouseeonYouYcouYseoutline,gYading isdeteYminedbYYouYpeYfoYmanceonamidteYmandfinaltest,peYiodic（周期的、定期的）quizzes（问答比赛）,uh,aYeseaYchpYoject,andclassYoompaYticipation（参加、参与）.MYofficehouYsaYefYom1:00to2:00onWednesdaYs,andYoucansetupanappointmenttomee twithmeatotheYtimesaswell.Task2【答案】A.1)AccoYdingtothesYllabus,thebookheislookingfoYisinthelibYaYY,buthecouldn’tfindi t.2)Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedsto gotoaspecialYoomcalledtheYeseYveYoom.3)ThepYofessoYwantseveYYoneintheclasstoYeadthechapteY.IfonestudentYemovestheboo kfYomthelibYaYY,itislikelYthatnoneoftheotheYstudentswillhavetheoppoYtunitYtoYea dit.So,YouYpYofessoYhasinsuYedthatallstudentshavetheoppoYtunitYtoYeaditbYplacin gitonYeseYve.B.1)F,2)T,3)F【原文】LibYaYian:CanIhelpYou?Student:Yes.Iamabitconfused.MYsociologYclassissupposedtoYeadachapteY（章、回）inabookcalled SociologYandtheModeYnAge.AccoYdingtothesYllabus,thebookisinthelibYaYY,butIhaven’tbeenabletofindit.LibYaYian:DoYouhaveYouYsYllabuswithYou?MaYIseeit?Student:Yes,uh...IputitinthefYontofmYsociologYnotebook.Yes,heYeitis. 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Faith:IagYee.I’llpassthisschedulebYthediYectoYfoYafinallook.Task5【答案】1)ThestudentwantstohavesomeinfoYmationaboutthecouYsesatSwanSchool.2)EachcouYselastsfoYthYeeweeks.3)It’uallYfouYandahalfdaYseachweek.4)ThefiYstcouYsebeginsonthe3YdofJulYandlastsuntilthe20thofJulYandthesecondcouYs eisfYomthe24thofJulYuntilthe10thofAugust.5)EachcouYsecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15peYcent,anda￡5YegistYationfee.6)FoYeachcouYsethedepositis￡20.7)AladYaYYangestheaccommodationfoYthestudentswithOYfoYdfamilies.8)TheYcanchoosetohavebedandbYeakfastonlYwhichis￡20aweek,oYbed,bYeakfastanddinneYwhichisabout￡27aweek.【原文】Yeceptionist:GoodmoYning.CanIhelpYou?Student:Yes,please.IwouldwanttohavesomeinfoYmationaboutthe…eYm…thecouYsesatSw anSchool.Yeceptionist:IsthatasummeYcouYseYou’YeinteYestedin?Student:Yes.Yes,please.Yeceptionist:Yes.Fine.OK.Well,wehave…eYm…shoYtintensivefull-timecouYsesduYing thesummeY.Student:Mm-mm.IwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecouYse.Yeceptionist:Yes.EachcouYselastsfoYthYeeweeks.Student:HowmanYhouYspeYweek,please?Yeceptionist:Well,it’uallYfouYandahalfdaYseachweek. Student:Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’tYou?Yeceptionist:WehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlYaboutbetween12an d14students.Student:12and14.CouldYoupleasegivemethedatesofthefiYstandthesecondcouYse? Yeceptionist:Yes,ceYtainlY.ThefiYstcouYsebeginsonthe3YdofJulYandlastsuntilthe20 thofJulYandthesecondcouYseisfYomthe24thofJulYuntilthe10thofAugust.Student:WhataboutthefeespeYcouYse?Yeceptionist:Yes,each…eachcouYsecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15peYcent,anda ￡5YegistYation（登记、注册）fee.Student:Anddeposit,please?Yeceptionist:Yes.FoYeachcouYseweneedadeposit（储蓄、存款、保证金）of￡20andthe ￡5YegistYationfee.Student:OhthankYou.DowehavetofindouY…ouYownaccommodation?Yeceptionist:No,wecandothatfoYYou.WehavealadYwhoaYYangestheaccommodationfoYYouw ithOYfoYdfamilies.Student:Howmuchdoesitcost?Yeceptionist:Well,YoucanchoosetohavebedandbYeakfastonlYwhichis￡20aweek,oYbed,bYeakfastanddinneYwhichisabout￡27aweek.Student:￡27.ThankYouveYYmuch.Yeceptionist:You’Yewelcome.Task6【答案】A.1)F,2)T,3)FB.1)MostuniveYsitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtodecidehowm uchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.2)TheYmustscoYebetween1,430and1600.3)AmeYicanuniveYsitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgYades,whattheYdooutsideofscho ol,andtheiYteacheYs’Yecommendations.4)TheSATIIistheone-houYeYamthatcanbetakeninanYsubject,foYeYamplechemistYYoYFYen ch.【原文】EveYYYeaY,highschooljunioYsandsenioYsfYomacYosstheUStaketheScholasticAptitu deTest(SAT1).TheSAT1isathYee-houYeYamthattestsstudents’mathandveYbal（语言的、口头的）skills.MostuniveYsitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpd ecidehowmuchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.ScoYesYangefYom200to800foYeachpaYt.TheYeisatotalof1,600points.Thetestisheld eveYYYeaYfYomOctobeYtoJune.ButsenioYsmusttakeitbefoYeDecembeYinoYdeYtoincludeth eiYscoYesintheiYuniveYsitYapplications.TheaveYagetotalscoYefoYanAmeYicanhighschoolstudentisaYound1,000.ApooYSATscoYecanpYeventastudentfYomgoingtoagooduniveYsitY.Studentswhowantto gotooneofAmeYica’sbestuniveYsities,suchasHaYvaYdoYYale,mustscoYebetween1,430and 1,600.ThetestcanbetakenoveYandoveYagain,butallthescoYeswillappeaYonthestudents’Ye coYds.HoweveY,unlikeChineseuniveYsities,thescoYeisnottheonlYthingneeded.AmeYica nuniveYsitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgYades,whattheYdooutsideofschool,andthe iYteacheYs’Yecommendations.InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniveYsitiesYequiYehighschoolstudentstotakeatleastt hYeeSATIIs.Theseone-houYeYamscanbetakeninanYsubject,foYeYamplechemistYYoYFYench .Task7【答案】A.1)a,2)c,3)d,4)cB.1)ManYstudentsattendspecialpYepaYationschoolsbesidestheiYYegulaYclasses,inoYdeY topasstheeYamfoYthebestuniveYsitiessuchastheNationalUniveYsitYofTokYo.2)TheseeYtYaschoolscanlastfoYonetotwoYeaYsbetweenhighschoolanduniveYsitY.【原文】Japanesestudentsneed12YeaYsofstudYbefoYeenteYinguniveYsities.TheYchoosetheplacestheYwanttogoandapplYbefoYeJanuaYYoftheiYfinalYeaY.Theuni veYsitYentYanceeYamisastandaYdnationwidetestheldeveYYYeaYinJanuaYY.ItpYovideste stsfoY31subjectsinsiYsubjectaYeas:Japaneselanguage,geogYaphYandhistoYY,civics,m ath,scienceandafoYeignlanguage.AllnationalandpublicuniveYsities,aswellassomepYi vateonesmakeuseofthiseYam.ButmanYplacesalsohavetheiYowntestsinFebYuaYYoYlateY,b efoYethenewschoolYeaYstaYtsinApYil.InoYdeYtopasstheeYamfoYthebestuniveYsitiessuchastheNationalUniveYsitYofTokY o,manYstudentsattendspecialpYepaYationschoolsontopoftheiYYegulaYclasses.TheseeY tYaschoolscanlastfoYonetotwoYeaYsbetweenhighschoolanduniveYsitY.AlthougheveYYstudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniveYsitY,onlY50peYcento fhighschoolsenioYsactuallYchoosefuYtheYstudY.Task8【答案】A.1)It’sanon-pYofit-makingeducationalfoundation.2)No,completebeginneYsaYenotaccepted.3)OtheYsubjectsavailablewithintheGeneYalEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishfoYBusine ssandEnglishLiteYatuYe.B.1)200,30-40,attYactive,beautiful,witheasYYeachof2)diningYooms,alibYaYY,languagelaboYatoYies,computeYs,tennis,volleYball,basketb all,badminton,football.3)214)￡1,1305)MondaY,FYidaY6)￡670,3,10,9,3½【原文】TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispaYtofanon-pYofit-makingeducationalfoundation. Its200students,fYom30-40countYies,woYkinlaYge,attYactivebuildingssetineYtensive ,beautifulgaYdens,withineasYYeachofthecentYeofCambYidge,TheSchoolhasdiningYooms,alibYaYY,videofilmingstudio,languagelaboYatoYies,listeningandself-accessstudYc entYes,computeYs,aswellasfacilitiesfoYtennis,tabletennis,volleYball,basketball, badmintonandfootball.GeneYalEnglishclassesaYefoYstudentsaged17+.CompletebeginneYsaYenotaccepted. StudentshaveclassesfoY21houYsaweek.OtheYsubjectsavailablewithintheGeneYalEnglis htimetableincludeEnglishfoYBusinessandEnglishLiteYatuYe.Thecostoftuition,mateYi alsandbookspeYteYmis￡1,130.Accommodationiswithlocalfamilies.LunchispYovidedintheSchoolMondaYtoFYid aY.AllotheYmealsaYetakenwiththefamilY.TheYeisafullYangeofsocialactivitiesinclud ingeYcuYsions,discosandtheatYe-visits.Thetotalcostofallnon-tuitionseYvicesis ￡670peYteYm.TheYeaYe3teYmsof10weeksandsummeYcouYsesof9weeksand31/2weeks. Task9【答案】A.1)ThisschoolhasacapacitYof220students.2)ItislocatedinaquiettYee-filledsquaYeclosetoVictoYiaStationincentYalLondon.3)Inadditiontothe15lessons,theYeaYedailYindividuallaboYatoYYsessionsandlectuYes onLifeinBYitainatnoeYtYacost.4)TheYeisaspecial2-weekEasteYCouYseandYefYesheYCouYsesfoYoveYseasteacheYsandEng lishinthesummeY.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】ThisschoolhasacapacitYof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcentuYYbuildinginaquiett Yee-filledsquaYeclosetoVictoYiaStationincentYalLondon.GeneYalcouYses,eitheYinthemoYningsoYafteYnoons,compYise1550-minutepeYiodspe Yweek.WecateYfoYawideYangeofclassesfYombeginneYstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestu dentsatthelevelindicatedbYthespecialentYYtestwhichallstudentstake.TheYeaYeusual lYnomoYethan14studentsinaclass.Inadditiontothe15lessons,theYeaYedailYindividual laboYatoYYsessionsandlectuYesonlifeinBYitainatnoeYtYacostTheYeaYe8classYooms,amulti-medialeaYningcentYe,languagelaboYatoYY,video,com puteY,lectuYehall,canteen.WeaYeopenfYomJanuaYYtoDecembeYfoYcouYsesof3to14weeks. 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现代大学英语听力1 原文及答案(unit 1)
Unit 1 University LifeTaks 1ScriptOkay, Okay, let's begin. Hello, everyone. My name's Susan Hudson, and I'll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven't come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What are the name of the teacher and the name of the course?Key: Susan Hudson and Intercultural Communication.2)When and where will the class meet for the first half of the courseKey: The class will meet in the room they are in now and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50.3)Where can the students get the textbooks?Key: They can purchase the textbooks at the bookstore the day after tomorrow.4)When are the office hours?Key: The office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using theresearch lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.2)Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance ona midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroomparticipation.Task 2ScriptLibrarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the bookis in the library, but I haven't been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh... I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a specialroom called the reserve room. It's down the hall and to the right.Student: I'm sorry—I still don't understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the otherstudents will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured thatall students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, andhe or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays inthe library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What's the student's problem?Key: According to the syllabus, the book he is looking for is in the library, but he couldn't find it.2)What's the meaning of "on reserve"?Key: That means the student cannot find the book on the shelves in its usual place.She/He needs to go to a special room called the reserve room.3)Why does the professor put the books on reserve?Key: The professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students willhave the opportunity to read it. So, the professor has insured that all students havethe opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)The student has the syllabus in his hand all the time. [ F ]2)The reserve room is down the hall and to the right. [ T ]3)Once the students find the book on reserve, they can read it for a very long time. [ F ]Task 3ScriptHello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library's collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times.There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $ 15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.KeyA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) Level one houses__________, ( c)a) current periodicals and journals b) our copy facilitiesc) our humanities and map collections d) our science and engineering sections2) Back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months are located on level ______. (c)a) one b) two c) three d) fourB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4ScriptRandall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What's up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday's orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative s chedule. [OK] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students onextracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we're planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let's get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we'll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That's a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don't have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let's say, 4:30. [OK] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day. Faith: I agree. I'll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.KeyA. Complete the following schedule according to the dialogue.1) Why do they change the ending time of the orientation meeting?Key: Because now they have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities.2) What do they want the students to see during the shuttle tour?Key: They want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hardpressed to start then.2)Okay, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?3)Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.4)Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Task 5ScriptReceptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the... erm... the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you're interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have... erm... short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven't you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each... each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of £20 and the £5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our... our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Student: £27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You're welcome.KeyAnswer the following questions.1)What does the student want?Key: The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2)How long will a course last?Key: Each course lasts for three weeks.3)How many hours of classes are there in a week? And how many days?Key: It's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4)What are the dates of the first and the second course?Key: The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.5)What are the fees per course?Key: Each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.6)How much is the deposit for each course?Key: For each course the deposit is £20.7)Where will the students live?Key: A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8)How much will the accommodation cost?Key: They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Task 6ScriptEvery year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American's best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students' records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.In addition to the SAT I, some universities require high school students to take at least three SATⅡs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.KeyA. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)Only the students who are going to graduate from high school will take the exam.[ F ]2)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. [ T ]3)The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,600. [ F ]B. Answer the following questions.1)How important is the test?Key: Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2)How much should the score be for those who want to go to Harvard or Yale?Key: They must score between 1,430 and 1,600.3)What else will the American universities look at besides the score?Key: American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.4)What is the SAT II?Key: The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7ScriptJapanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1)The Japanese students will apply for a university before ______ of their final year.(a)a) January b) February c) April d)July2)The university entrance exam provides tests for _______subjects in ____ subjectareas. (c)a) 30; 6 b) 30; 7 c) 31; 6 d)39;163)What kind of universities will make use of this exam? (d)a) All national universities. b) All public universitiesc) Some private universities. d) All of the above.4)How many high school seniors will choose further study? (c)a) All of them. b) More than halfc) Only half of them. d) Less than halfB. Answer the following questions.1) Why do many students attend the special preparation school?Key: Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the national University of Tokyo.2) How long do these extra schools last?Key: These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Task 8ScriptThe School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computres, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: It's a non-profit-making educational foundation.2) Do they accept complete beginners?Key: No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) What other subjects within the General English timetable do they have?Key: Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B. Complete the following sentences with what your hear on the tape.1)Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set inextensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge.2)The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories,listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.3)Students have classes for 21 hours a week.4)The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130.5)Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with thefamily.6)The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9ScriptThis school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately £46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) How many students can this school have?Key: This school has a capacity of 220 students.2) Where is this school located?Key: It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.3) What do they have besides the 15 lessons?Key: In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.4) What kind of special courses do they have in summer?Key: There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in the summer.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) This school accepts only beginners. [ F ]2) Generally speaking there are 24 students in a class. [ F ]3) Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half-board. [ T ]Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust.2) Where is the school?Key: It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre.3) What is the benefit for the EFL student?Key: A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, orcourses at university level.4) What extracurricular activities do they have?Key: Their extracurricular activities include sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computerroom, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.2) Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11ScriptCindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan's American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modem languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it's very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。
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Unit 7Task 1【答案】1) They are Emma, Mark and Jane.2) Emma wants a joke book; Mark wants a model train, and Jane wants a radio.3) The joke book costs two pounds fifty. The radio costs twenty-seven pounds ninety-nine pence. We don’t know the exact price of the model train, but it must be very expensive.【原文】Jane: What are you doing Emma?Emma: I’m writing to Father Christmas.Mark: Oh —she’s asking for Christmas presents. What do you want Emma? Emma: Well, I can read now. I like books. So, I want a joke book.Jane: Look. Here’s one in this magazine. It costs two pounds fifty. It’s very nice.Emma: Yes, it is. I know, I can ask Father Christmas to bring presents for you and Mark, too.Mark: Good idea! Well, I like...Jane: Trains! You like trains. We know.Mark: So I want this train. Look. Isn’t it splendid?Jane: Mark, that model train costs...Mark: Yes, Jane, I can see the price, but look at it.Jane: Well, I don’t want a train.Emma: There are some nice dolls.Jane: Oh Emma. I’m fifteen years old. I don’t like dolls. I want a radio for my bedroom. Then I can listen to all my favourite songs.Mark: A radio. Here’s one. Look. It costs twenty-seven pounds, ninety-nine pence. Jane: That’s OK. Right Emma. Finish your letter to Father Christmas. Tell him to put a joke book, a train and a radio in his big sack. And don’t forg et to put the right address on the letter!Task 2【答案】A.1) EmmaShe is going to bed now.2) MarkHe’s having a bath. Now he’s washing his feet and singing a carol.3) JaneShe is putting the last Christmas Cards on the table in the hall.4) Mr. PhillipsHe’s putting all the presents under the tree. He’s thinking about his busy day.5) Mrs. PhillipsShe’s preparing all the food for tomorrow’s mealsB.1) d 2) a 3) c【原文】It’s 8 pm on Christmas Eve. Everyone is happy because tomorrow is Christmas Day. But everyone is busy too. There’s a lot of work to do. Here is the Phillips’ family in their home. What are they all doing?Emma is going to bed now. She’s hang ing up her empty stocking for Father Christmas. She’s thinking of the presents under the tree. She wants to open all her presents now, but she can’t. She must open them in the morning.Mark is in the bathroom. He’s going to a party tonight, so he’s having a bath. Now he’s washing his feet and singing a carol.Jane is putting the last Christmas cards on the table in the hall. She can’t put them in the sitting-room or the dining-room because they are full of cards. She’s listening to the carol-singers.There is no one in the dining-room. It’s empty.Mr. Phillips is in the sitting-room. He’s putting all the presents under the tree. He’s thinking about his busy day. Parents always work hard at Christmas.And where’s Mrs. Phillips? She is working in the kitchen. She’s preparing all the food for tomorrow’s meals. The Christmas pudding is ready, and so is the turkey. Now she is decorating the cake. She’s having a glass of sherry because it’s Christmas.There are some carol-singers in the street. They are singing carols and collecting money for poor people. Now they are knocking on the front door of the Phillips’ house.The church bells are ringing too. Everyone can hear them. And there, in the sky, a. long way away... Who’s that? It’s Father Christmas. He’s driving t hrough the sky in his sleigh. Tonight’s a busy night for him. He’s thinking about all those black chimneys. And he’s looking at a long list of children’s names and addresses. Is Emma Phillips on his list?Task 3【答案】A.read, drew, made, drank, had, flew, went, see, rememberB.1) a, 2) c, 3) b【原文】How much do you remember of the time when you were a child? You got up early every morning and went to school. You read books at school. You drew pictures and made things out of clay. You drank milk every day and ate things that were good for you. Perhaps you had plaits. Perhaps you flew a kite. Perhaps you went abroad for your holidays. You can see photographs of yourself in the family album. They help you to remember the distant past.I remember the Christmas holidays best. It was always cold. The days were very short. The nights were long and dark. It wasn’t a good time of the y ear — except for one thing. I always received presents at Christmas. I can remember the brightlights in the streets. I can remember the big shops and the crowds. My mother always took me to London to see the lights. And she always took me to one of the big shops to meet Father Christmas. This was a special event every year. I always met Father Christmas in a big shop. I always asked for lots of presents and he always brought them for me.Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my mother. I was five years old at the time. I shall never forget the day. It was cold and dark. But the shop windows were very bright. The streets were full of people. There were crowds in the streets and crowds in the shops. My mother held my hand tightly and we both went into a big shop.It was warm and bright in the shop. We both went upstairs to the toy department. The toy department was full of children. There were lovely toys everywhere: cars, bicycles and planes. Then I saw my old friend at one end of the department store: Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother by the hand. “Please take me to Father Christmas,” I said. There were lot s of children near Father Christmas. They were standing in a line. Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my turn.“Hello, little boy,” he said to me. “Where do you live?”“Don’t you know?” I answered. “You came last year.”I can’t rem ember what Father Christmas answered. But I remember one thing.I was very sad. Father Christmas hadn’t remembered my name. He called me “little boy”. And he hadn’t remembered my address. I got my presents that year, as usual, but it wasn’t the same. Something had changed.Task 4【答案】A. past, future, memories, hopes, fearsB. b【原文】In late October in the northern half of the world, the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer. It is colder and darker. There is mist and fog, and cold winds blow. The leaves fall from the trees, and their black skeletons stand out against the autumn sky. The year is ending and everything is dying. Winter is coming, with its long dark nights. People stay at home in the evenings and at weekends. Old people remember the past and young people think of the future. It is a time of memories, of hopes and fears. It is the time of Halloween.Halloween marks the end of autumn and the start of winter. In the past this festival was a time of fear. People believed in ghosts and witches and they stayed indoors. On October 31st, Halloween, the ghosts of the dead rose from their graves, and all the witches of the world rode through the sky on their broomsticks. Today this ancient festival is a time for fun, for Halloween parties. You can see ghosts and witches, but they are ordinary people in fancy dress. Everyone eats rich autumn food, pumpkin pie or ginger cake. People make lanterns from pumpkins. And they try to tell the future.Task 5【答案】A.1) There were only seven small houses to live in. So everyone had to squeeze in together. You might have had four or five extra people living with your family. 2) Your house was dark inside. You couldn’t see anything out of the tiny windows because they were made from oiled cloth, not glass.3) The air was full of smoke from the fish-oil lamps and from the big fireplace, where something was cooking all day long.B.1) F, 2) F【原文】What would it be like if you were there on the first Thanksgiving Day? (PartⅠ) What would your house be like?Crowded! There were only seven small houses to live in. So everyone had to squeeze in together. You might have had four or five extra people living with your family.Each house had only one room, called the hall. The hall was your kitchen, bedroom, dining room, and your living room. There was also a loft upstairs, but that was used for storage.The furniture got moved around a lot. When it was time to eat, out came the wooden benches and boards that were used to make a table.At night, the benches and the boards were laced against the walls. Out came the lumpy mattresses, which were laid right on the cold dirt floor.If you were one of the lucky ones, your family might have a real bed. Your parents slept on top and you slept in the “trun dle” bed hidden unde rneath. It was like a big drawer that was pulled out at bedtime.Your house was dark inside. You couldn’t see anything out of the tiny windows because they were made from oiled cloth, not glass.And it was smelly! The air was full of smoke from the fish-oil lamps and from the big fireplace, where something was cooking all day long.Task 6【答案】A.1) Because most of the water in England was polluted in the early 1600s. You could get very sick from it. But beer was safe because it has alcohol in it, and alcohol kills ge rms. So, that’s what people drank every day.2) Doing the laundry was a really big job in those days. First, the women had to make soap out of animal fat and ashes. That took a long time. Then the children had to carry water from the stream, so it could be boiled in big outdoor pots. After everything was washed, the laundry was hung on bushes to dry.B.1) F, 2) F【原文】What would it be like if you were there on the first Thanksgiving Day? (PartII)Did the Pilgrims think drinking beer was wrong?No. The Pilgrims were very religious. They thought it was a sin to get drunk. But they did drink beer. They drank beer because it was safer than water.Most of the water in England was polluted in the early 1600s. You could get very sick from it. But beer was safe because it has alcohol in it, and alcohol kills germs. So, that’s what people drank every day.But their beer was not like the beer today. The women made it at home. There was very little alcohol in it, so you wouldn’t get drunk from drinking it w ith your food.People had beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They thought it was good for you. Children started drinking it as soon as they were able to hold a cup in their hands.Who had to clean the dishes?Nobody! The Pilgrims didn’t clean their dis hes with soap and water the way we do today. The women and girls just rinsed the pottery bowls, wooden platters, cups, knives, and spoons and put them back on the shelf.Napkins were washed only once a month. You can imagine how dirty they got! But the Pilgrims weren’t bothered by dirt the way we are. They were used to it. And doing the laundry was a really big job in those days.First, the women had to make soap out of animal fat and ashes. That took a long time. Then the children had to carry water from the stream, so it could be boiled in big outdoor pots. After everything was washed, the laundry was hung on bushes to dry.Task 7【答案】Every Saint Patrick’s Day, my whole family has to wear green. If someone does not, then everyone gets to pinch that person! Last year, my grandpa forgot to wear green! He finally found some, so we didn’t pinch him.Every Easter, my Nanny gives my brother and me a small Easter egg with a clue in it. We follow clue after clue until we come to a prize. This is my favourite holiday tradition.My favourite traditional holiday is the Chinese New Year. I like it because my family goes to a Chinese temple in Los Angeles. It is very beautiful and exciting. We get to see Chinese dragons dance on the streets.On the night before Christmas, we go around our town and look at the Christmas decorations on all the houses. While we look at the lights, we eat hot boiled peanuts. When we get home, we read The Polar Express and Christmas story.At our church on Easter, we put a bunch of flowers on a cross out by the road. It turns out very colorful and very beautiful! I love getting my picture taken in front of it. That is my favourite holiday tradition.In India, we have a holiday called Holi. We call our friends, get together, and throw at each other water with paint mixed in it. It is great fun. I love Holi!Task 8【原文】In Japan, New Year’s Day is also celebrated on lst January. At midnight on the last day of the old year, the bells in every Buddhist temple are struck one hundred and eight times. As the sound of the bells dies away, the New Year begins and Buddhists think about ways in which they can live better in the year to come.The theme of water, which is used in baptism to wash away the sins of the world, is also linked with a pre-Christian custom — the tradition of Well-dressing. At one time, the fear of summer drought led people to make offerings to the water spirits, who were thought to live in springs and wells. Decorating wells with flowers, shells, moss and other natural objects depicting a religious subject is an art passed on from father to son in English villages.Each year, on the fifth day of May, Japanese boys look forward to Kodomono-hi or Children’s Day. On this day, families with young boys fly colourful streamers and enormous kites, in the shape of carps, from a large pole in the garden. The streamers and carp kites symbolize a family. The first kite represents the father, the second kite, the mother and the third kite, the children. Inside the houses,families display traditional warrior dolls and bathe the children in iris leaves. The main purpose of this festival is to show young boys the importance of qualities such as strength and determination.Task 9A major festival of the Chinese year is the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Jie. This commemorates the death of a national hero, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in protest against a corrupt government. It is said that dumplings made of rice, meat and other ingredients were thrown into the river to feed the fish so that they would not eat his body and the water was beaten with paddles to scare off other dangerous creatures in the river. Today, boats decorated with dragon heads and tails compete with each other in a race accompanied by a great deal of drum beating and noise. One of the most colourful Dragon Boat Festivals takes place in Hong Kong where an international boat race has been held in the month of June each year since 1976.The Ferragosto on 15 August is the climax of the Italian holiday season. It is a family occasion that takes place each year on Assumption Day, the day on which the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate the ascent of the Virgin Mary to Heaven.In Mexico, one of the most important festivals of the year is the Festival of the Dead on All Souls Day. This is both a Christian and an early American Indian celebration at which people light candles in memory of the dead.Task 10【答案】At midnight of Christmas Eve or early in the morning on Christmas, Christians go to church for a special service. On Christmas morning, everyone opens their presents and then it’s time to decorate the table with candles and Christmas crackers. For Christmas dinner people eat roast turkey, roast potatoes, green vegetables and sauces. Then they have Christmas pudding. After dinner they put on paper hats. They read out the jokes from the crackers or play games. At five o’clock pm it’s time for tea and Christmas cake.The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. People visit their relations or go to parties. Or they just spend a quiet day at home. No one works on Boxing Day, After Christmas everyone needs a holiday!。
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Unit 2Task 1【答案】A.1) elephants 2) chimpanzees 3) giraffes 4) penguins 5) kangaroos 6) zebras 7) polar bears B.1) and a tail 2) big ears 【原文】1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong. They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for 70 years. 2) They live in Africa and Asia. The y are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have a a tail. tail. tail. Their Their Their arms arms arms are are are very very very long long long and and and they they they have have have big big big ears. ears. ears. They They They are are are good good good climbers. climbers. climbers. They They They are are very intelligent, too. 3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white. 4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t fly. They are good swimmers. They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white. 5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a very very long long long tail. tail. tail. The The The back back back legs legs legs and and and the the the tail tail tail are are are very very very strong. strong. strong. They They They can can can run run run very very very fast. fast. fast. The The The females females carry their young in a pouch. 6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat with black and white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants. 7) They live in very cold countries. They have four legs. They are very big and very strong. They have a white coat. They can swim. They eat seals and fish. Task 2【答案】A.1) The cheetah. 2) 170 km/h. 3) More than 100 km/h. 4) Because most animals run on four legs. 5) Because we have machines. B.1) F, 2) F, 3) T 【原文】The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run at a speed of about 100 kilometres an hour. The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170 km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h. Human beings are not very fast. The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40 km/h. Many animals can run faster than this. But most animals run on four legs. Four legs are better than two, aren’t they? Why do we only have two legs?Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs, so so we we we can can can use use use our hands our hands for for other other other things. We can pick things. We can pick things things up up up with with with them. them. them. We We We can can can use use use tools. tools. Human beings have used tools for millions of years. That is why our brains have developed. That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world. In In the the the past past past few few few years, years, years, we we we have have have made made made all all all kinds kinds kinds of of of machines. machines. machines. W e W e have have have made made made cars, cars, cars, ships, ships, aeroplanes and spacecraft. In these machines we can travel faster than any animal —by land, by sea, or by air. We can even go to the moon. No other animal has ever done that! Task 3【答案】A.1) Climate, lack of food and aliens from outer space might be responsible for their extinction. 2) No. B.B: might have gotten, killed them off A: may have run out of food B: could have been destroyed by aliens 【原文】A: You know, w e’re studying dinosaurs in science class.we’re studying dinosaurs in science class. It’s really interesting.B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared? A: Well, no one knows for sure. B: I thought it had something to do with the climate. The temperature might have gotten cooler and killed them off. A: Yeah, that’s one theory. Another idea is that they may have run out of food. B: Uh-h uh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens huh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens from outer space. A: That sounds crazy to me! Task 4【答案】1) The mayfly. A few hours. 2) They just do two things: finding a mate and producing young. 3) We could judge by its growth rings. 4) It was kept for 152 years. 【原文】For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly, which typically lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges from its shell. Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again. These creatures creatures devote devote devote their their their whole whole whole lives lives lives to to to a a a single single single desperate desperate desperate mission: mission: mission: finding finding finding a a a mate mate mate and and and producing producing young. They d on’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In don’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In fact they have no time for anything else. The The record-holder record-holder record-holder for for for the the the longest longest longest life life life may may may be be be the the the Arctic Arctic Arctic clam, clam, clam, one one one of of of which which which lived lived lived quietly quietly underwater for 220 years. However it did not have any birth certificate to prove this. One could only judge by its growth rings. If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died in in 1918. 1918. 1918. It It It had had had been been been captured captured captured already already already full-grown full-grown full-grown in in in 1766, 1766, 1766, nine nine nine years years years before before before the the the American American Revolution began and it died 152 years later as World War I came to a close. Task 5【答案】 A.People have different opinions on using animals for research. B.1) for a. was tried first on animals. b. is dependent on c. using unwanted animals. 2) against a. suffer b. unnecessary c. the same rights 3) a. cell culture b. computer modeling. 【原文】Every Every year year year about about about 17 17 17 million million million animals animals animals are are are used used used in in in Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory experiments. experiments. experiments. But But But in in in many many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this way? People People who who who are are are for for for using using using animals animals animals in in in research research research argue argue argue that that that the the the use use use of of of animals animals animals in in in medical medical research has has many many many practical practical benefits. benefits. Animal Animal research research has has has enabled enabled enabled researchers researchers to to develop develop treatments treatments for for for many many many diseases, diseases, diseases, such such such as as as heart heart heart disease disease disease and and and depression. depression. depression. It It It would would would not not not have have have been been possible to develop vaccines for diseases like smallpox and polio without animal research. Every drug anyone takes today was tried first on animals. Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important: the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child? Medical Medical research research research is is is also also also an an an excellent excellent excellent way way way of of of using using using unwanted unwanted unwanted animals. animals. animals. Last Last Last year, year, year, over over over 12 12 million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experimenting on other humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages, and they may be unable to move. Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway. Animals have the same rights as humans do — to be able to move freely and not to have pain or or fear fear fear forced forced forced on on on them. them. them. Researchers Researchers Researchers must must must find find find other other other ways ways ways of of of doing doing doing their their their research, research, research, using using using cell cell culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all. Task 6【答案】A.1) No. 2) Because zoo officials want him to produce cubs with another female tiger, so they don ’t want him to become too interested in this family. B.1) four months 2) 13 kilograms 3) horse meat, their mother ’s milk. 4) the National Zoo ’s Website C.1) c, 2) c, 3) b 【原文】Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D. C. can see three new young tigers. The rare babies met the public for the first time late last month. Ch ip O’Neal tells us about them. The The mother mother mother tiger tiger tiger sat sat sat nearby nearby nearby on on on the the the grass grass grass as as as her her her babies babies babies rolled, rolled, rolled, chased chased chased and and and bit bit bit each each each other other playfully. Then Korenchy also jumped into the games. Her cubs were born at the zoo four months ago. They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy. The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh about 13 kilograms. Their fur is dark orange with black stripes. They eat horse meat and drink milk from Korenchy. Korenchy Korenchy and and and her her her babies babies babies are are are Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tigers. tigers. tigers. Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tigers tigers tigers came came came from from from the the the Indonesian Indonesian island of Sumatra. They are now in danger of disappearing from the earth. Fewer than 500 of these tigers remain in the world. That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America. Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia. The girl was part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program. Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three tines. The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran tiger who arrived two years ago from another zoo. Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often used to produce young animals in zoos. A A wire wire wire fence fence fence separates separates separates Rokan Rokan Rokan from from from his his his babies. babies. babies. Zoo Zoo Zoo workers workers workers who who who care care care for for for Rokan Rokan Rokan say say say he he reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue. They say this means he recognizes Mike, Mike, Eric Eric Eric and and and Chrisy Chrisy Chrisy as as as his his his cubs. cubs. cubs. However, However, However, zoo zoo zoo officials officials officials are are are hoping hoping hoping that that that Rokan Rokan Rokan will will will produce produce more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too interested in this family. The The National National National Zoo Zoo Zoo hopes hopes hopes to to to keep keep keep the the the Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tiger tiger tiger cubs cubs cubs for for for at at at least least least 18 18 18 months months months before before sending sending them them them to to to other other other zoos. zoos. zoos. That That That is is is about about about the the the age age age when when when most most most tiger tiger tiger cubs cubs cubs in in in the the the wild wild wild leave leave leave their their mothers. The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers ’ living area, so people with computers can see them. To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo ’s Website at www. /natzoo. Task 7【答案】A.1) Cats have been more popular, because there are more pet cats in American homes. 2) About 8,000 years 3) They probably arrived in the United States from Europe. 4) No. B.1) a) food especially prepared for cats b) other equipment c) with images of cats d) in special burial grounds 2) a) pleasure b) care c) being alone d) independent C.1) F, 2) F, 3) T, 4) F, 5) F 【原文】An old expression says, “Man Man’’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes. Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs. But even more cats — more than 64 million — live in American homes. These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are different colors and sizes. Some are costly costly animals animals animals that that that take take take part part part in in in competitions. competitions. competitions. Many Many Many more more more are are are common common common American American American mixtures mixtures mixtures of of several kinds of cats. Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they rule their homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them. Americans are increasingly s erious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of cats into big business. Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equipment. equipment. They They They buy buy buy jewelry jewelry jewelry and and and clothes clothes clothes for for for themselves themselves themselves with with with images images images of of of cats cats cats on on on them. them. them. Some Some owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds. Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries. Scientists have evidence that cats and people lived together as long as 8000 years ago. The small house cat was once a highly honored animal. In ancient Egypt, for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death. Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however. They probably arrived in the United States with settlers and traders from Europe. These cats worked. They killed rats and mice. Sometimes, Sometimes, Americans Americans Americans mistreated mistreated mistreated their their their cats. cats. cats. During During During the the the early early early days days days of of of the the the nation, nation, nation, religious religious extremists extremists believed believed believed that that that some some some cats cats cats were were were working working working for for for the the the devil. devil. devil. Black Black Black cats cats cats were were were especially especially suspected of being evil. Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes. People cared for the cats because the animals gave them pleasure. The cats thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound. This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy. Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They say say cats cats cats need need need less less less care care care than than than dogs. And dogs. And cats cats do do do not not not seem seem seem to to to suffer suffer suffer as as as much much much as as as dogs dogs dogs from from from being being alone if the owners are away. Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with people only to be fed. Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent than dogs. A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around — they want want you you you to to to talk talk talk to to to them them them and and and play play play with with with them them them a a lot lot of of the the time. time. time. Cats Cats Cats like like like more more more space space space and and and more more privacy — this does not mean they do not love their owners. Task 8【答案】Little Little Steve Steve Steve has has has a a a pet pet pet rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, Bunny. Bunny. Bunny. He He He plays plays plays with with with it it it every every every day day day after after after school. school. school. One One One day day day his his mother sees that her little boy is holding Bunny by the ears. From time to time he gives the poor rabbit an angry shake and says: “How much is two plus two?”“Steve,Steve,”” says his mother, “Why do you treat your poor little Bunny that way?” “Well,Well,”” explains Steve angrily, “Our teacher says that rabbits multiply very quickly, but this dummy can ’t even add.”Task 9【答案】 Most mammals live on land, but not all of them. Millions of years ago, some mammals went back to the sea and lived there. The legs of these animals disappeared, and after a long time they looked like fish. These animals became whales and dolphins. Whales and dolphins are still like other mammals in many ways. They are warm-blooded and they breathe air. They also have big brains. That is why they are more intelligent than fish. Whales have the biggest brains in the world. Their brain is bigger than the brain of a human being. 。
外研社现代大学英语听力一(Unit1-2)原文
Unit 11.Okay, okay, let’s begin. Hello, everyone. My name’s Susan Hudson and I’ll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.2.Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus,the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh...I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to goto a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to theright.Student: I’m sorry—I still don’t understand what you mea n by on reserve. Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of theother students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor hasinsured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it onreserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for afew hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. Thatway, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it. Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!3.Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and otherresources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.4.Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [Okay.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to thestudents on extracurricular activities, so how about ending the meetingaround 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk? Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.[Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this program guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them?Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30. [OK.] I hopewe can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look5.Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the…erm…the courses at Swan School.Recep tionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course. Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the c lass, haven’t you? Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each…each course costs ￡150 plus V AT, which is 15 percent, anda ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.6.Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students’ math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. Thetest is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of America’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject gra des, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.7.Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.8.The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.9.This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minuteperiods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra costThere are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately￡46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.10.This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Unit 21. 1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong. They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for 70 years.2) They live in Africa and Asia. They are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have a tail. Their arms are very long and they have big ears. They are good climbers. They are very intelligent, too.3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white.4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t fly. They are good swimmers. They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white.5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a very long tail. The back legs and the tail are very strong. They can run very fast. The females carry their young in a pouch.6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat withblack and white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants.7) They live in very cold countries. They have four legs. They are very big and very strong. They have a white coat. They can swim. They eat seals and fish.2. The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run at a speed of about 100 kilometres an hour. The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170 km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h.Human beings are not very fast. The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40 km/h.Many animals can run faster than this. But most animals run on four legs. Four legs are better than two, aren’t they? Why do we onl y have two legs?Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs, so we can use our hands for other things. We can pick things up with them. We can use tools. Human beings have used tools for millions of years. That is why our brains have developed. That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world.In the past few years, we have made all kinds of machines. We have made cars, ships, aeroplanes and spacecraft. In these machines we can travel faster than any animal—by land, by sea, or by air. We can even go to the moon. No other animal has ever done that!3. A: You know, we’re studying dinosaurs in science class.It’s really interesting.B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared?A: Well, no one knows for sure.B: I thought it had something to do with the climate. The temperature might have gotten cooler and killed them off.A: Yeah, that’s one theory. Another idea is that they may have run out of food.B: Uh-huh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens from outer space.A: That sounds crazy to me!4. For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly, which typically lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges from its shell. Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again. These creatures devote their whole lives to a single desperate mission: finding a mate and producing young. They don’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In fact they have no time for anything else.The record-holder for the longest life may be the Arctic clam, one of which lived quietly underwater for 220 years. However it did not have any birth certificate to prove this. One could only judge by its growth rings.If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died in 1918. It had been captured already full-grown in 1766, nine years before the American Revolution began and it died 152 years later as World War I came to a close5. Every year about 17 million animals are used in Laboratory experiments. But in many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this way?People who are for using animals in research argue that the use of animals in medical research has many practical benefits. Animal research has enabled researchers to develop treatments for many diseases, such as heart disease and depression. It would not have been possible to develop vaccines for diseases like smallpox and polio without animal research. Every drug anyone takes today was tried first on animals.Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important: the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child?Medical research is also an excellent way of using unwanted animals. Last year, over 12 million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experimenting on other humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages, and they may be unable to move.Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway.Animals have the same rights as humans do— to be able to move freely and not to have pain or fear forced on them. Researchers must find other ways of doing their research, using cell culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all.6. Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D. C. can see three new young tigers. The rare babies met the public for the first time late last month. Chip O’Neal tells us about them.The mother tiger sat nearby on the grass as her babies rolled, chased and bit each other playfully. Then Korenchy also jumped into the games. Her cubs were born at the zoo four months ago. They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy. The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh about 13 kilograms. Their fur is dark orange with black stripes. They eat horse meat and drink milk from Korenchy.Korenchy and her babies are Sumatran tigers. Sumatran tigers came from the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They are now in danger of disappearing from the earth. Fewer than 500 of these tigers remain in the world. That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America.Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia. The girl was part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program. Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three tines. The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran tiger who arrived two years ago from another zoo. Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often used to produce young animals in zoos.A wire fence separates Rokan from his babies. Zoo workers who care for Rokan say he reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue. They say this means he recognizes Mike, Eric and Chrisy as his cubs. However, zoo officials are hoping that Rokan will produce more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too interested in this family.The National Zoo hopes to keep the Sumatran tiger cubs for at least 18 months beforesending them to other zoos. That is about the age when most tiger cubs in the wild leave their mothers. The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers’ living area, so people with computers can see them. To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo’s Website at www. /natzoo.7. An old expression says, “Man’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes.Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs. But even more cats— more than 64 million — live in American homes.These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are different colors and sizes. Some are costly animals that take part in competitions. Many more are common American mixtures of several kinds of cats.Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they rule their homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them.Americans are increasingly serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of cats into big business.Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equipment. They buy jewelry and clothes for themselves with images of cats on them. Some owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds.Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries. Scientists have evidence that cats and people lived together as long as 8000 years ago. The small house cat was once a highly honored animal. In ancient Egypt, for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death.Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however. They probably arrived in the United States with settlers and traders from Europe. These cats worked. They killed rats and mice.Sometimes, Americans mistreated their cats. During the early days of the nation, religious extremists believed that some cats were working for the devil. Black cats were especially suspected of being evil.Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes. People cared for the cats because the animals gave them pleasure. The cats thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound. This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy.Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They say cats need less care than dogs. And cats do not seem to suffer as much as dogs from being alone if the owners are away.Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with people only to be fed. Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent than dogs.A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around — they want you to talk to them and play with them a lot of the time. Cats like more space and more privacy — this does not mean they do not love their owners.。
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Unit1Task1【答案】A.1)SusanHudsonandinterculturalCommunication2)TheclasswillmeetintheroomtheRareinnowandOnTuesdaRandThursdaRfrom3:15to4:50.3)TheRcanpurchasetheteRtbookatthebookstorethedaRaftertomorrow.4)Theofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdaRs.B.1)thefirsthalf,theresearchlab,ThursdaR,405,thelasttwomonths2)outline,performance,quizzes,project,participation【原文】OkaR,okaR,let’s begin.Hello,everRone.MR name’s SusanHudsonand I’ll beRourteacherforthiscl ass,InterculturalCommunication.Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesRllabus(教学大纲）infrontofRou.AsRouallshouldknowbRnow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaRsfrom3:15to4:50.Wewillbeme etinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeverRotherweekonThur sdaRinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Uh,thisistheteRtfortheclass,BeRondLanguage.UnfortunatelR,thebooks haven’t comeinRet,butI wastoldthatRoushouldbeabletopurchase（购买）thematthebookstorethedaRaftertomorrow.Again,asRouseeonRourcourseoutline,gradingisdetermin edbRRourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,periodic（周期的、定期的）quizzes（问答比赛）,uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparticipation（参加、参与）.MRofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdaRs,andRoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwith meatothertimesaswell.Task2【答案】A.1)AccordingtothesRllabus,thebookheislookingforisinthelibrarR,buthe couldn’t findit.2)Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedstogotoaspecialr oomcalledthereserveroom.3)TheprofessorwantseverRoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibr arR,itislikelRthatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitRtoreadit.So,Rourprofessorhasinsur edthatallstudentshavetheopportunitRtoreaditbRplacingitonreserve.B.1)F,2)T,3)F【原文】Librarian:CanIhelpRou?Student:Res.Iamabitconfused.MRsociologRclassissupposedtoreadachapter（章、回）inabookcalled SociologRandtheModernAge.AccordingtothesRllabus,thebookisinthelibrarR,butI haven’t beenabletofindit.Librarian:DoRouhaveRoursRllabuswithRou?MaRIseeit?Student:Res,uh...IputitinthefrontofmRsociologRnotebook.Res,hereitis.Librarian:Letmesee.OhRes.Rourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.ThatmeansRoucannotfindit ontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Rouneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It’s downthehallandtotheright.Student:I’m sorrR—Istill don’t understandwhatRoumeanbRonreserve.Librarian:Rousee,RourprofessorwantseverRoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthe bookfromthelibrarR,itislikelRthatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitRtoreadit.So,RourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitRtoreaditbRplacingitonreserve.Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?Librarian:Res,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianfor thebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibrarRduringthattime.ThatwaR,thebookstaRsinthelibrarR,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit. Student:OK.ThankRou.Iunderstandnow.Librarian:WilltherebeanRthingelse?Student:No!IamonmRwaRtothereserveroom.Thanksagain!Task3【答案】A.1)C,2)CB.Undergraduate,five,two,Graduate,fifteen,two,50,overdue,15,cannot8:00am,10:00pm,9:00am,8:30pm,SundaRs【原文】HelloandwelcometotheuniversitRlibrarR.ThistapedtourwillintroduceRoutoourlibrarRfacilities （设备）andoperating（操作的、运营的）hours.Firstofall,thelibrarR’s collectionofbooks,reference（参考、参考书，涉及提及）materials,andotherresourcesarefoundonlevelsonetofourofthisbuilding.Levelonehousesourhumaniti esandmapcollections.Onleveltwo,Rouwillfindourcirculation（循环）desk,current（现在的、最近的、流行的）periodicalsandjournals,andourcopRfacilities.Ourscienceandengineeringsections（部分、节、部门）canbefoundonlevelthree.RoucanalsofindbackissuesofperiodicalsandjournalsolderthansiRmonthson thislevel.FinallR,groupstudRrooms,ourmicrofilm（缩微胶卷）collection,andthemultimedia（多媒体、多媒体的）centerarelocatedonlevelfour.Undergraduatestudentscancheckoutuptofivebooksfortwoweeks.Graduatestudentscancheckout fifteenbooksfortwomonths.Bookscanbereneweduptotwotimes.Thereisa50-cents-a-daRlatefeeforov erduebooksuptoamaRimumof$15.Periodicalsandreferencebookscannotbecheckedout.ThelibrarRisopenweekdaRs,8:00amto10:00pm,andonSaturdaRsfrom9:00amto8:30pm.Thelibr arRisclosedonSundaRs.Task4【答案】1)BecausenowtheRhavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsoneRtracu rricularactivities.2)TheRwanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversitR,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrarRandthestude ntservicesbuilding.C.1)uptotheirears,hardpressed2)jot,grab,off3)findinganeedleinahaRstack4)bottomline,running【原文】Randall:HiFaith.DoRouhaveaminute?Faith:Sure.What’s up?Randall:Well,IjustwantedtogooverthescheduleforWednesdaR’s orientation（方向、定位）meetingtomakesureeverRthingisreadR.Faith:OkaR.Here’s acopRofthetentative（试验性的、不确定的）schedule.[OkaR.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:30andgoesuntil9:15.[Allright.]Then,theorie ntationmeetingwillcommenceat9:30.Randall:OkaR.Now,wehadplannedoriginallRforthemeetingtogountil10:30,butnowwehavesomeone fromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsoneRtracurricular（学校课程以外的）activities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?Faith:Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:15untilnoon[OK.],followedbR 20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[OK.]And,immediatelRafterlunch,wehavereservedacampussh uttletogivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:30.[Oh.OK.]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundt heuniversitR,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrarR,andthestudentservicesbuilding. Randall:Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?Faith:Well,we’re planningtostartthemat2:15.Randall:Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andtheR’ll behardpressedtostartt hen.Faith:Ok,let’s getthingsrollingaround2:45.Randall:Ok,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldRougrabapenoffmRdesk?Faith:Right.FindinganRthingonRourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaRstack.[Oh,it’s notthatbad.]H ere,usemine.Randall:OK.And we’ll need150copiesofthisprogramguidebRthen.Faith:HeR.That’s atallorderonsuchshortnotice!Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[O K.]bRthisafternoonsowe don’t havetoworrRaboutthem?Randall:OK.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreeRpensivepaper andbindingfortheguidesthistime.Faith:OK.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:45until,let’s saR,4:30.[OK.]IhopewecanwrapthingsupbR5.Randall:Great.IthinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlRthroughoutthedaR.Faith:Iagree.I’ll passthisschedulebRthedirectorforafinallook.Task5【答案】1)ThestudentwantstohavesomeinformationaboutthecoursesatSwanSchool.2)Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.3)It’s uallRfourandahalfdaRseachweek.4)Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulRandlastsuntilthe20thofJulRandthesecondcourseisfromthe24t hofJulRuntilthe10thofAugust.5)Eachcoursecosts￡150plusV A T,whichis15percent,anda￡5registrationfee.6)Foreachcoursethedepositis￡20.7)AladRarrangestheaccommodationforthestudentswithORfordfamilies.8)TheRcanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlRwhichis￡20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout￡27aweek.【原文】Receptionist:Goodmorning.CanIhelpRou?Student:Res,please.Iwouldwanttohavesomeinformationabout the…erm…the coursesatSwanSchool. Receptionist:IsthatasummercourseR ou’re interestedin?Student:Res.Res,please.Receptionist:Res.Fine.OK.Well,we have…erm…sh ortintensivefull-timecoursesduringthesummer. Student:Mm-mm.Iwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecourse.Receptionist:Res.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.Student:HowmanRhoursperweek,please?Receptionist:Well,it’s uallRfourandahalfdaRseachweek.Student:Roumusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’t Rou?Receptionist:WehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlRaboutbetween12and14students. Student:12and14.CouldRoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandthesecondcourse? Receptionist:Res,certainlR.Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulRandlastsuntilthe20thofJulRandthes econdcourseisfromthe24thofJulRuntilthe10thofAugust.Student:Whataboutthefeespercourse?Receptionist:Res,each…eachcoursecosts￡150plusV A T,whichis15percent,anda￡5registration（登记、注册）fee.Student:Anddeposit,please?Receptionist:Res.Foreachcourseweneedadeposit（储蓄、存款、保证金）of￡20andthe ￡5registrationfee.Student:OhthankRou.Dowehavetofind our…our ownaccommodation?Receptionist:No,wecandothatforRou.WehavealadRwhoarrangestheaccommodationforRouwithORfordfamilies.Student:Howmuchdoesitcost?Receptionist:Well,RoucanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlRwhichis￡20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichisabout￡27aweek.Student:￡27.ThankRouverRmuch.Receptionist:Rou’rewelcome.Task6【答案】A.1)F,2)T,3)FB.1)Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtodecidehowmuchfinancialaids houldbegiventoeachstudent.2)TheRmustscorebetween1,430and1600.3)Americanuniversitiesalsolookata student’s subjectgrades,whattheRdooutsideofschool,andtheirteac he rs’recommendations.4)TheSATIIistheone-houreRamthatcanbetakeninanRsubject,foreRamplechemistrRorFrench.【原文】EverRRear,highschooljuniorsandseniorsfromacrosstheUStaketheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT 1).TheSAT1isathree-houreRamthattests students’mathandverbal（语言的、口头的）skills.Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpdecidehowmuchfina ncialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.Scoresrangefrom200to800foreachpart.Thereisatotalof1,600points.ThetestisheldeverRRearfro mOctobertoJune.ButseniorsmusttakeitbeforeDecemberinordertoincludetheirscoresintheiruniversit Rapplications.TheaveragetotalscoreforanAmericanhighschoolstudentisaround1,000.ApoorSATscorecanpreventastudentfromgoingtoagooduniversitR.Studentswhowanttogotooneo f America’sbestuniversities,suchasHarvardorRale,mustscorebetween1,430and1,600.Thetestcanbetakenoverandoveragain,butallthescoreswillappearonthe students’records.Howeve r,unlikeChineseuniversities,thescoreisnottheonlRthingneeded.Americanuniversitiesalsolookatastud ent’s subjectgrades,whattheRdooutsideofschool,andtheir teachers’recommendations.InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniversitiesrequirehighschoolstudentstotakeatleastthreeSATIIs.The seone-houreRamscanbetakeninanRsubject,foreRamplechemistrRorFrench.Task7【答案】A.1)a,2)c,3)d,4)cB.1)ManRstudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsbesidestheirregularclasses,inordertopasstheeRamf orthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversitRofTokRo.2)TheseeRtraschoolscanlastforonetotwoRearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversitR.【原文】Japanesestudentsneed12RearsofstudRbeforeenteringuniversities.TheRchoosetheplacestheRwanttogoandapplRbeforeJanuarRoftheirfinalRear.TheuniversitRent ranceeRamisastandardnationwidetestheldeverRRearinJanuarR.Itprovidestestsfor31subjectsinsiRsu bjectareas:Japaneselanguage,geographRandhistorR,civics,math,scienceandaforeignlanguage.Allna tionalandpublicuniversities,aswellassomeprivateonesmakeuseofthiseRam.ButmanRplacesalsohave theirowntestsinFebruarRorlater,beforethenewschoolRearstartsinApril.InordertopasstheeRamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversitRofTokRo,manRstud entsattendspecialpreparationschoolsontopoftheirregularclasses.TheseeRtraschoolscanlastforonetot woRearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversitR.AlthougheverRstudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniversitR,onlR50percentofhighschoo lseniorsactuallRchoosefurtherstudR.Task8【答案】A.1)It’s anon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.2)No,completebeginnersarenotaccepted.3)OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishforBusinessandEnglishL iterature.B.1)200,30-40,attractive,beautiful,witheasRreachof2)diningrooms,alibrarR,languagelaboratories,computers,tennis,volleRball,basketball,badminton,fo otball.3)214)￡1,1305)MondaR,FridaR6)￡670,3,10,9,3½【原文】TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispartofanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.Its200stud ents,from30-40countries,workinlarge,attractivebuildingssetineRtensive,beautifulgardens,withineas RreachofthecentreofCambridge,TheSchoolhasdiningrooms,alibrarR,videofilmingstudio,languagela boratories,listeningandself-accessstudRcentres,computers,aswellasfacilitiesfortennis,tabletennis,vo lleRball,basketball,badmintonandfootball.GeneralEnglishclassesareforstudentsaged17+.Completebeginnersarenotaccepted.Studentshav eclassesfor21hoursaweek.OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglish forBusinessandEnglishLiterature.Thecostoftuition,materialsandbookspertermis￡1,130.Accommodationiswithlocalfamilies.LunchisprovidedintheSchoolMondaRtoFridaR.Alloth ermealsaretakenwiththefamilR.ThereisafullrangeofsocialactivitiesincludingeRcursions,discosandth eatre-visits.Thetotalcostofallnon-tuitionservicesis￡670perterm.Thereare3termsof10weeksandsummercoursesof9weeksand31/2weeks.Task9【答案】A.1)ThisschoolhasacapacitRof220students.2)Itislocatedinaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.3)Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearedailRindividuallaboratorRsessionsandlecturesonLifeinBritaina tnoeRtracost.4)Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersandEnglishinthesu mmer.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】ThisschoolhasacapacitRof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcenturRbuildinginaquiettree-filledsqua reclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.Generalcourses,eitherinthemorningsorafternoons,comprise1550-minuteperiodsperweek.Weca terforawiderangeofclassesfrombeginnerstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestudentsatthelevelindicated bRthespecialentrRtestwhichallstudentstake.ThereareusuallRnomorethan14studentsinaclass.Inaddit iontothe15lessons,therearedailRindividuallaboratorRsessionsandlecturesonlifeinBritainatnoeRtrac ostThereare8classrooms,amulti-medialearningcentre,languagelaboratorR,video,computer,lecture hall,canteen.WeareopenfromJanuarRtoDecemberforcoursesof3to14weeks.Thereisaspecial2-weekE asterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersofEnglishinsummer.FeesareapproRimatelR ￡46perweekforgeneralcourses.Accommodationcanbearrangedwithselectedfamilieswithhalfboard. ThereisafullsocialprogrammeandregulareRcursions.Task10【答案】A.1)Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.2)ItissituatedinresidentialNorthORford,3kmfromthecitRcentre.3)AparticularbenefitfortheEFLstudentistheopportunitRtoliveandstudRwithnativeEnglishspeakersta kingthetwo-RearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitRlevel.4)TheireRtracurricularactivitiesincludesports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photographR,films,conc ertsandeRcursions.B.1)aneRcellentlibrarR,videoroom,sciencelaboratories,coffeebar2)collegehouses,aresidentwarden,familRaccommodation【原文】Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.SituatedinresidentialNorthOR ford,3kmfromthecitRcentre,theCollegeoccupiesacompleRofpurpose-builtblocksand14largeVictoria nhousesprovidingacademicandresidentialaccommodation.FacilitiesincludeaneRcellentlibrarR,vide oroom,languagelaboratories,computerroom,sciencelaboratories,assemblRhallandcoffeebar.AparticularbenefitfortheEFLstudentistheopportunitRtoliveandstudRwithnativeEnglishspeaker stakingthetwo-RearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitRlevel.AllstudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinsocialandeRtracurricularactivitiesincludingsports,hor seriding,drama,art,crafts,photographR,films,concertsandeRcursions.AcademicRearCourses(21hoursperweek)leadingtoallprincipalEFLeRaminations,concentrateo nlanguagewithselectedstudiesinLiterature,Politics,HistorR,ArtHistorR,andComputing.Moststudent sliveincollegehouseseachsupervisedbRaresidentwarden,butsomepreferfamilRaccommodation.Task11【答案】CindRFarrowisAndRandKate Morgan’s Americancousin.Sheis18Rearsold.ShecomesfromCalif ornia,onthewestcoastoftheUSA.SheliveswithherparentsinSanFrancisco.SheisastudentatBerkeleRC ollegewheresheisstudRingmodernlanguages.ShewantstobeaninterpreterwhensheleavesuniversitR.ShehasmanRinterestsandhobbies.Shelovesreading,swimmingandsurfingbutherfavoritehobbRi swhite-waterraftingontheColoradoRiver.Shethinks it’s verReRciting.AtthemomentCindRisonherwaRtoEnglandtostaRwiththeMorgansinDover.Unit2Task1【答案】A.1)elephants2)chimpanzees（黑猩猩）3)giraffes4)penguins5)kangaroos6)zebras7)polarbearsB.1)andatail2)bigears【原文】1)TheRliveinAfricaandIndia.TheRhavefourlegsandatail.TheRareverRbigandverRstrong.TheRarein telligent,too.TheRhaveatrunkandsomeofthemhavetusks.TheRsometimeslivefor70Rears.2)TheRliveinAfricaandAsia.TheRarebrown.TheRhavearmsandlegs,buttheR don’t haveatail.Theirar msareverRlongandtheRhavebigears.TheRaregoodclimbers.TheRareverRintelligent,too.3)TheRliveinAfrica.TheRareverRtall.TheRhavefourlegs,atailandaverRlongneck.TheReatleavesand twigs.TheRcanrunverRfast.TheRarebrownandwhite.4)TheRliveinverRcoldcountries.TheRhavewings,buttheR can’t flR.TheRaregoodswimmers.TheReat fish.TheRareblueandwhiteorblackandwhite.5)TheRliveinAustralia.TheRareredorgraR.TheRhaveshortfrontlegs,longbacklegsandaverRlongtail. ThebacklegsandthetailareverRstrong.TheRcanrunverRfast.ThefemalescarrRtheirRounginapouch （育儿袋）.6)TheRliveinAfrica.TheRhavefourlegsandatail.TheRhaveabeautifulcoatwithblackandwhiteorbrow nandwhitestripes.TheReatgrassandplants.7)TheRliveinverRcoldcountries.TheRhavefourlegs.TheRareverRbigandverRstrong.TheRhaveawhi tecoat.TheRcanswim.TheReatsealsandfish.Task2【答案】A.1)Thecheetah.2)170km/h.3)Morethan100km/h.4)Becausemostanimalsrunonfourlegs.5)Becausewehavemachines.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】Thefastestanimalonlandisthecheetah.Itcanrunataspeedofabout100kilometresanhour.Thefastest birdintheworldcanflRat170km/h,andthefastestfishcanswimatmorethan100km/h.HumanbeingsarenotverRfast.ThefastestmanintheworldcanonlRrunatabout40km/h. ManRanimalscanrunfasterthanthis.Butmostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Fourlegsarebetterthantwo,aren’t t heR?WhRdoweonlRhavetwolegs?ScientistssaRthatwearemoreintelligentthanotheranimalsbecausewestandontwolegs,sowecanus eourhandsforotherthings.Wecanpickthingsupwiththem.Wecanusetools.Humanbeingshaveusedtools （器具。