课文听力文本 Unit 3 “Planting” Money

Unit 3 “Planting” MoneyPart I Getting readyExercise B.Tapescript:Narrator: What would you reply to these people?Man: Well, as I see it, millions of people in the world are worse off than us, but there's nothing we can do about it.Woman: I'd say that if you do have plenty of money, there's no point in spending it on private education for your children.Man: It seems to me that the only way to help the poor in the world is to find ways of helping them to help themselves. … er … not … by … er … givin g them free food.Women: If you ask me, taxes for rich people should be really high — 95% or something - so that everyone is at the same economic level.Man: Er … in my view it … it's worth making a lot of money … er … so that you can leave it to your children when you die.Man: Don't you agree that if people are starving or have nowhere to live, it's the duty of better-off people to give them food and shelter?Woman: Look, let's face it, there's only one reason why people work and that's to make as much money as possible.Man: Surely, as long as you've got enough to live on, there's no point in making more and more money.Woman: If you're earning a good salary, surely you should save as much as you can for a rainy day.Man: I must say that one thing is certain: money doesn't buy happiness.Exercise C.Keys:1. Sincere / Y2. Doubtful / N3. Sarcastic / N4. Doubtful / N5. Sincere / Y6. Skeptical / N7. Surprised / Y 8. Sincere / Y 9. Emphatic / Y10. Sarcastic / NTapescript:Narrator: You'll hear some people reacting to various opinions — decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing with the opinions expressed. Pay attention to the tone of voice they use.1. Woman: Aren't you glad you're not a millionaire?Man: Sure!2. Man: Don't you wish you could afford to spend our holidays in the Caribbean?Woman: Mm, ye-es.3. Woman: It's not worth saving your money, it's better to spend it.Man: Oh, sure!4. Man: It's better to be happy than rich.Woman: Hmm.5. Woman: Well, basically, in a job the most important thing is how much you earn.Man: Oh, yes!6. Man: It's really important to save a little money every month —you never know when youmight need it.Woman: I don't know about that!7. Man: The only way to survive on a tight budget is to keep a record of all your expenses. Man: I don't know about that!8. Woman: Children these days get far too much pocket money.Woman: Mmm!9. Woman: In a family it should be the mother that controls the budget.Woman: Yes!10. Man: If I inherited a lot of money it wouldn't change my life at all.Man: Oh, yes!Part II National teach children to save dayExercise A.Keys:1. Thursday, April 172. teaching children how to save money3. 25004. 5000 presentationsExercise B.Keys:1-4: 4 3 2 1Tapescript:On Thursday, April 17, "National Teach Children to Save Day," 2 500 bankers will make 5 000 presentations in elementary school classrooms across the country to teach children how to save money."Bankers are committed to investing in the future of children because we want them to be able to make smart financial decisions throughout their lifetime," said American Bankers Association Executive Vice-president Donald G. Ogilvie. "Education and money management skills are keys to a better life."The ABA Education Foundation declared "National Teach Children to Save Day" as a way to show banking industry support for teaching children money management skills and encouraging them to save money for the future. In 1996, Americans saved only 4.9% of their disposable incomes, compared to 1970 when they saved 8%.The Foundation coordinated a great effort with state bankers associations to encourage bankers to participate in "National Teach Children to Save Day." It also prepared a resource kit with tools to help bankers make presentations in classrooms. More than 125 000 students will be part of this national initiative.The ABA Education Foundation also offers tips for parents to foster the savings habit in theirchildren:• Give them an allowance with the understanding that part of it goes into their own savings — a first step towards learning to budget.• To make their savings visible and real, have them build up savings in a piggy bank. Then help them open their own bank savings account, and have them make deposits each month.• Use their monthly statements, or the record in their savings passbooks, to show them how their money is multiplying.• For every dollar your children earn, encourage them to spend 25 c ents on what they want or need now, put 25 cents away for a bigger-item purchase later and save or invest the rest. (That's a 50% savings rate!)• Make savings and investing fun. Give your children play money to "invest" in stocks they can track in local newspapers. If the stocks go up, pay them in more play money; if the stocks decline, they pay you.Part III Credit cardsKeys:OutlineI. importanceII. A. laterIII. The potential disadvantagesA. lots of purchasesB. interestIV. The benefitsB. emergenciesC. travelTapescript:Credit cards are an important part of American life. Whether we have a positive or negative image of credit cards, they are an inescapable part of our finances, either now or in the future.Without a credit card, it's just about impossible to rent a car, make a hotel or airline reservation, or even get a membership at a video store.Since credit cards are so important, yet so many people are in financial trouble because of them, we feel education is extremely important. We want to show our customers that credit cards are not toys; they are an important responsibility.A credit card can be used to "charge" things like clothes, tapes or CDs, dinner at a restaurant, or maybe a hotel room while you're on vacation. When you charge something, you are agreeing to pay for your purchase at a later date. Basically, you are buying something now and paying for it later.Credit cards come with a "limit." Let's say your credit card has a limit of $100. That means you can charge up to $100.00 worth of items on your card. You will get a statement in the mail each month that lists the charges you have made. You will also have to make a payment every month that you have a balance owing.Since we're about educating our customers on the realities of credit and credit cards, we're going to be perfectly honest. First, using a credit card can be very expensive. Banks don't offercredit cards just because they like you. They offer them because they make money when customers use credit cards.How do they make money? When you charge something on a credit card, you not only will have to pay for what you bought, but you will also have to pay interest, or a finance charge, if you don't pay your bill in full by the due date. The finance charge is your extra cost for having something now and paying for it later. The interest rate on a credit card can be 15% or even higher. If, however, you pay your bill in full every month by the due date, you do not have to pay interest. And of course, we highly recommend you do that!It's very easy to make lots of purchases on your card and then be surprised at how quickly they add up when your bill arrives! If you're not careful when you use a credit card, you could find yourself in a lot of debt. And it always takes much longer to pay it off than to spend it.You will also want to be careful about buying things with credit card you wouldn't normally be able to afford. Again, you can get in over your head and end up paying a tremendous amount of interest.However, when used correctly, credit cards can be very helpful. It's sometimes hard to do certain things without a credit card. Credit cards are also helpful for emergencies and are good for travel. Some credit cards even insure your purchase, meaning if something is lost, stolen, or broken, it can be replaced.We believe the best way to become responsible with credit is to learn through hands-on experience. If you begin at a young age with a low limit, you won't be likely to blow it and get in financial trouble later on.Part IV More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and PoorExercise A.Keys:Exercise 11-3: 3 1 2Exercise 21. so much of their income, ever larger houses and cars, social programs or infrastructure repairs2. happier, fewer disputes of work, lower levels of stress hormones, less often, at an older ageTapescript:Woman: In 1998, the United Nation's Human Development Report contains some interesting statistical comparisons about global wealth. For example the report notes that theworld's three richest people own assets which exceed the combined growth domesticproducts of the world's poorest 48 countries. In another amazing comparison the reportsays the statistics show that installing water and sanitation for all the world's poor wouldcost roughly the same amount of money as is spent annually on ice-cream in Europe. Italso notes that basic education for everyone would cost slightly less than is spentannually for cosmetics in the United States. What's wrong with this picture? The authorof a new book entitled Luxury Fever says the answer is "spending priorities". RobertFrank, a professor of economics at Cornell University in Ithyca, New York has written abook which says Americans are spending so much of their income on ever larger housesand cars that they can't afford to spend on social programs or infrastructure repairs.Frank: It's a strange position really when you look back on it. Over the last 25 years, we've been spending much more on building larger houses, we've been spending vastly more onautomobiles. People in the middle of the income distribution don't have any moremoney in terms of real purchasing power than they did 25 years ago. People near thebottom of the income distribution have even less than they had. People at the top ofcourse have done spectacularly well. There's been about a doubling in the realpurchasing power that has been experienced by the top 1% of earners. So naturally,people at the top find it a perfectly reasonable thing to do to buy bigger houses or moreexpensive cars. But that's of the chain of imitative spending all the way down theincome ladder, and many of the people in the middle who feel they desperately needlarger houses because others have them really could be spending their money in otherways if we look back.Woman: The time required as you put it to earn enough money to pay for a larger house could be used and could be freed up to use for family and friends.Frank: Well that's true. There is always a cost of buying more things. Instead of building a bigger house or buying a more expensive car, I can work fewer hours and spend time withfamily and friends. And what the behavioral studies show very clearly is that if everyonedid that, people would be happier. They'd have fewer disputes of work. They'd havelower levels of stress hormones in their blood. They get sick less often. They die at anolder age. (To) sum it up, there is no free lunch. If we spend more on one thing, thatalways means spending less on another. And the best evidence we have such as that richand poor life would be both healthier and happier if we rearranged our spending patternsin these ways.Exercise B.Keys:vice president, Myths of Rich and Poor, positive side, increased prosperity, better off, 30 years ago hundreds of gadgets, easier, more pleasurable, cellular and cordless phones, computers, answering machines, microwave ovens3/4, washing machines, half, clothes dryers, 97%, color televisions, 3/4, VCRs, 2/3, microwaves and air conditioners,3/4, automobile, 40%, home, half, stereo systemsTapescript:Woman 1: Another economist and author, however, see the positive side to the increased prosperity of Americans. W. Michael Cox is the vice president of the Federal ReserveBank of Dallas, Texas. And his book is entitled Myths of Rich and Poor. Mr. Coxdisputes the widely held notion that there's a huge gap between the rich and poor inAmerica. He says all Americans are better off than they were 30 years ago.Woman 2: Technological advances have created hundreds of gadgets that did not exit 30 years ago.Mr. Cox contains in his new book, appliances like cellular and cordless phones,computers, answering machines, microwave ovens. He says these new inventions makelife today both easier and more pleasurable. And he says these conveniences areavailable to a broader cross-section of the general public in the United States than inany other country in the world. That's because improvements in productivity and theopenness of the U.S. market has made them affordable for just about anybody.Cox: Today of all the people in poverty in America, almost 3/4 have washing machines, half have clothes dryers, 97% have color televisions, 3/4 have VCRs, 2/3 have microwaves andair conditioners, 3/4 own their own automobile, 40% own their own home, half havestereo systems.Part V Do you know…?Exercise A.Keys:1. Tokyo2. Osaka3. Oslo4. Zurich5. Hong Kong6. Copenhagen7. Geneva8. Paris9. Reykjavik 10. LondonExercise B.Keys:1. The Euro has appreciated against the US dollar.2. Persistent economic turmoil.3. Tehran.4. The economist team checks prices of a wide range of items from bread and milk cars and utilities to compile this report.5. Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executives and their families.Tapescript:Europe ranks as the most expensive region in the world according to the latest survey by a prestigious London research group, the Economist Intelligence Unit.Seven of the world’s 10 most expensive cities are in Europe, according to the report released Monday.The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Oslo as the third most expensive city in the world. Other European cities in the top 10 include Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik and London.Tokyo and Osaka remain on top of the list, as they have for a decade. Hong Kong ranked fifth.The editor of the report, Bill Ridgers, says strong European currencies, led by the euro, account for the continent's high cost of living."We've seen an increase in the relative cost of living in the euro-zone countries as the euro has appreciated against the U.S. dollar, the prices have become relatively more expensive. And the flip side to that is that we've seen U.S. cities actually slipping down in the list because they are becoming relatively cheaper as the dollar becomes slightly weaker,"New York City has dropped out of the top 10, and now ranks as the 13th costliest city. Latin American cities also have slipped down the ranks amid persistent economic turmoil in the region. Mexico City is in 56th place and Sao Paulo is 120th, just fourth from the bottom of the list.Tehran remains the world's cheapest city, with a cost of living less than one-quarter that of Tokyo.The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items, from bread and milk to cars and utilities, to compile the semi-annual cost of living report.Business clients use the service to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executives and their families.。

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《现代大学英语听力3》 Unit 4 Agriculture (听力原文及答案)

Unit 4 Agriculture《现代大学英语听力3》听力原文及答案Task 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, and cereals all come from grain. Tomatoes, beans, potatoes, beets, lettuce, 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, and peanuts. Specialized farms raise flowers and garden plants. They are sold to florists and to families for home gardens, or yards, or window boxes. A farm that grow plants and flowers to sell is called a nursery. 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】A.B.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 Health Organization 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 tradein 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) b)B.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 it?Bob 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 business?Bob Beck: At times, it's not profitable. Your production costs get... it's a supply and demand market, and if your supply is larger 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's marketable.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 farmers or ranchers then...Bob Beck: I think the majority of it is you like it. It's one thing. It's a breed of people. They like it. If you don't like 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 crowded!Bob Beck: Too many people!Interviewer: I can see that, for instance, in a city, you have restaurants to go to, movie theaters—all kinds of thingsavailable to people, a lot of conveniences which you don't have in the more rural areas. What do people who farm and ranch do for recreation and relaxation, for instance... 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 going to 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 of hard work. I mean, you have a schedule—whether you feel like it or not, you have to get out and feed animals, and so forth. Would you regard that as one of the difficult things about it, or is that...Bob Beck: No.Interviewer: …just sort of... part of it?Bob 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 that?Bob Beck: Oh, yeah, I know situations like that!Interviewer: Sharon, is there a problem of the feeling of security?Sharon Beck: What kind of security are you talking about—financial security?Interviewer: 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... Is there any problem of that sort?Sharon Beck: Sure, there's the problem of security. Especially, if you've had one or two bad years. You feel awfully insecure.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 awfully insecure.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 always think of that as a security. If everythin g else fails, if you can’t pay foryour 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 suburban housewife. 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 a working mother in the city, aren't you?Sharon 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 way?Sharon Beck: Yeah, I definitely feel that there're advantages. There are disadvantages too, but I think the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.Interviewer: What are some of those advantages you think the children have?Sharon Beck: The advantages?Interviewer: 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!Task 5【答案】A.1) 75 percent, half, in the east and south of England, in eastern Scotland, cereals, in hilly areas, on the richer grass of the lowlands2) 173, 703) The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the National Farmers' Union, 2 percent, 25 percent4) 1973, the European CommunityB.1) First, farmers complain that their work is made more difficult by rules and regulations that have been introduced. Second, they also claim that quota systems, which limit the amount of produce they can sell, make it impossible to make a profit.2) Many farmers let farm cottages, offer bed and breakfast to tourists, and grow strawberries in order to gain some extra money.3) Because the CAP’s set-aside policy is seen as helping farmers ge4t rich for doing nothing.4) Farmers are often criticized for destroying woods and hedges and for poisoning the environment with fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers may also be accused of cruelty towards their animals.【原文】About 75 percent of Britain is farmed, and British farms supply over half the country's food. Arable farms are mainly in the east and south of England and in eastern Scotland. The main crops are cereals, for example, wheat and barley, and potatoes, sugar beet and oilseed rape. Livestock, mainly sheep and cattle, are reared in hilly areas, though dairy cows are kept on the richer grass of the lowlands. Many cattle farmers have had a difficult time recently because of the BSE crisis. Kent, often called "the garden of England", and the Vale of Evesham are famous for horticultural produce.The average size of a British farm is 173 acres (70 hectares). Most farms are managed like other modern businesses. The word agribusiness describes the commercial aspects of farming. It is also used to refer to all the industries, including farming, which are associated with food production. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is the government department responsible for agriculture. Farmers' interests are represented by the National Farmers' Union. Agriculture only employs about 2 percent of the British workforce, though this figure rises to 25 percent when food processing industries are included.In 1973, Britain's entry into the European Community led to many changes in farming. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides help for farmers through subsidies. Originally, farmers were encouraged to produce as much as they could, and any surplus was put into storage. The cost of this policy was passed on to customers, who had to pay higher prices for food. Many people are still unhappy about the CAP. Farmers complain that their work is made more difficult by rules and regulations that have been introduced. They also claim that quota systems, which limit the amount of produce they can sell, make it impossible to make a profit. In recent years many farmers have tried to find additional ways of making money, e.g. by letting farm cottages, offering bed and breakfast to tourists, or by growing strawberries.But farmers do not get much sympathy from other people, mainly because of the money they receive in subsidies. The CAP’s set-aside policy, which pays farmers to leave some fields uncultivated, is seen by some people as helping farmers get rich for doing nothing. Farmers are sometimes called "custodians of the countryside", but they are often criticized for destroying woods and hedges and for poisoning the environment with fertilizers and pesticides. Some farmers practise organic fanning without chemicals, but, although people approve of this, most are unwilling to pay higher prices for organic produce. Farmers may also be accused of cruelty towards their animals: In battery farming, for instance, chickens are reared in crowded cages.Task 6【答案】A.1) over 22 million, about 2.5 percent, in the 1950s, in the 1980s, 470, 190, 174 ,70, 1940, 1996, $51 billion2) 36 percent, 47 percent3) $200 billion, $60 billion-worthB.1) Midwest, corn, soybeans2) Canada, southern Texas on the eastern side3) the Great Lakes4) Florida, Southern California and Hawaii5) the southeastC.1) The US Department of Agriculture spends a lot of its budget on buying surpluses and paying subsidies to farmers for them not to grow certain crops.2) It will gradually end these subsidies and give farmers more freedom to respond to public demand and grow what they want.3) The Federation is involved in agricultural research, but it also protects farmers' rights and tries to influence government policy.4) They think factory farming is bad and are in favor of organic produce, but they are unwilling to pay the extra cost.【原文】Agribusiness in the United States employs more people than any other industry, over 22 million, but only about 2.5 percent of the American workforce are farmers. Many people got into debt and left their farms in the 1950s, and in the 1980s many more farmers sold out and moved to the cities. The average size of a farm is now 470 acres (190 hectares), compared with 174 acres (70 hectares) in 1940. In 1996 farm income was more than $51 billion, the highest ever, but despite this many farmers had large debts.Many farmers live in the Corn Belt of the Midwest where corn and soybeans are grown. The US grows 36 percent of the world's corn and 47 percent of its soybeans. Others live on the prairies of the Great Plains, in what is known as the Wheat Belt, which stretches from Canada to southern Texas on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. Most livestock farmers live around the Great Lakes in the Dairy Belt, or further south in states like Texas where cattle are bred for meat on ranches. In the South many live in the Cotton Belt. Citrus fruits, such as oranges, are grown in Florida, Southern California and Hawaii, and tobacco is grown in the southeast. In 1996 the total value of agricultural products was $200 billion, of which $60 billion-worth, mostly grain and soybeans, was exported. Farmers and ranchers are usually well respected by other people.The US Department of Agriculture spends a lot of its budget on buying surpluses and paying subsidies (in this case, money for not growing certain crops) to farmers, though in 1996 Congress passed a "Freedom to Farm" law that will gradually end these subsidies and give farmers more freedom to respond to public demand and grow what they want.Farmers are represented by the American Farm Bureau Federation and county farm organizations called Farm Bureaus. The Federation is involved in agricultural research, but it also protects farmers' rights and tries to influence government policy. Agricultural colleges attached to universities are highly respected. Extension officers act as a link between research departments and farmers.As in Britain, many people in the United States think factory farming is bad and are in favor of organic produce, but they are unwilling to pay the extra cost.Task 7【答案】B.1) Agroecology and the Green Revolution both want to increase productivity,2) Often the same crop is grown on the same land year after year. Soil breaks down and washes away. Also, fewer varieties of the same plant are grown. This can limit the number of varieties that may have useful genetic qualities.3) Because irrigation systems can use up groundwater faster than nature can replace it. And there are costs to taking water from other areas.4) Pesticides do destroy harmful insects, but they also kill helpful ones, and can cause pollution and health problems. Also, pests can develop the ability to resist chemicals.【原文】Agroecology is a field of ideas about how to farm productively while also protecting natural resources. It is seen in many ways as an answer to the Green Revolution that has given us modem farming methods.Agroecology and the Green Revolution both want to increase productivity, but they work toward this common goal in different ways. Many agroecologists question how long modem farming methods can continue.Modem farming uses land intensively. Often the same crop is grown on the same land year after year. Soil breaks down and washes away. Also, fewer varieties of the same plant are grown. This can limit the number of varieties that may have useful genetic qualities.Another issue is fertilizer. Agroecologists say they would use organic materials and compost in place of chemicals. The Green Revolution has shown that chemical fertilizer can greatly increase crop productivity, but it can also pollute water supplies.To water crops, agroecologists say they would use methods that reduce the need for irrigation. Irrigation is an ancient idea. Water is drawn up from the ground or brought from another place. Irrigated crops are highly productive: 16 percent of all farmland in the world is irrigated, but this 16 percent of the farmland produces 40 percent of all food. Yet irrigation systems can use up groundwater faster than nature can replace it. And there are costs to taking water from other areas. To control pests, agroecologists say they would use helpful insects to kill harmful ones. In the last 50 years, however, farmers have increased the use of insecticides. These chemical poisons do destroy harmful insects, but they also kill helpful ones, and can cause pollution and health problems. Also, pests can develop the ability to resist chemicals.Task 8【原文】Farming changed very little from early times until about 1700. In the 1700s an agricultural revolution took place which led to a large increase in the production of crops. This increase of crops came about in a large part by little more than the final destruction of medieval institutions and the more general adoption of techniques and crops which had been known for a long time. Included in some of these changes was also the adoption of crops from the "new world" such as corn and potatoes which produced a very large yield.In the 1850s, the industrial revolution spilled over to the farm with new mechanized methods which increased production rates. Early on, the large changes were in the use of new farm implements. Most of these early implements were still powered by horses or oxen. These new implements combined with crop rotation, manure and better soil preparation led to a steady increase of crop yield in Europe.The advent of steam power and later gas powered engines brought a whole new dimension to the production of crops. Yet, even as recently as 100 years ago, four fifths of the world population lived outside towns and were in some way dependant on agriculture.。

新概念英语3课文原文听力

新概念英语3课文原文听力英文回答：Lesson 3。

Summary.Lesson 3 of New Concept English introduces the concept of "making an effort." It explores the idea that success requires both natural ability and hard work. The lesson also emphasizes the importance of perseverance and not giving up easily.Text.It is not enough to be intelligent to succeed in life. You also have to work hard. Natural ability is not enough. You have to make an effort.Many people never become what they could be becausethey do not make an effort. They are content to do things the easy way. They never try anything difficult. They never try to improve themselves.It is not enough to work hard. You also have to be intelligent. Some people work hard but they do not succeed because they are not intelligent enough.It is also important to persevere. Never give up. If you give up, you will never know what you could have achieved.Many people give up too easily. They try something once or twice and then they give up. They do not realize that success often comes only after many failures.If you want to be successful, you have to be intelligent, you have to work hard, and you have to persevere.Exercises.1. What is the main idea of Lesson 3?The main idea of Lesson 3 is that success requires both natural ability and hard work.2. What are some reasons why people do not succeed?Some reasons why people do not succeed include:Not making an effort.Being content to do things the easy way.Never trying anything difficult.Never trying to improve themselves.Not being intelligent enough.Giving up too easily.3. What is the importance of perseverance?Perseverance is important because it allows you to overcome challenges and achieve your goals, even when you face setbacks.4. What are some tips for being successful?Some tips for being successful include:Being intelligent.Working hard.Persevering.Never giving up.中文回答：课文 3。

高中英语必修三Unit 1课文及听力文本

1.必修三Unit1 Festivals and celebrations节日和庆典Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。

Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。

Sometimes celebrate would be held after hunters had caught animals. 有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。

At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。

Today’s festivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。

Festivals of the Dead亡灵节Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。

英语高级视听说-听力原文-Unit-3-New-orleans-is-sinking

英语高级视听说-听力原文-Unit-3-New-orleans-is-sink ingUnit 3 New orleans is sinkingFor 300 years, the sea has been closing in on New Orleans. As the coastal erosion continues, it is estimated the city will be off shore in 90 years. Even in good weather, New Orleans is sinking. As the city begins what is likely to be the biggest demolition project in U.S. history, the question is, can we or should we put New Orleans back together again?Life has been returning to high and dry land on Bourbon Street, but to find the monumental challenge facing the city you have to visit neighborhoods you have never heard of. On Lizardi Street, 60 Minutes took a walk with the men in charge of finishing what Katrina started.Correspondent Scott Pelley reports.Before Katrina, "There would be noise and activity and families and people, and children, and, you know, I haven't seen a child in a month here," says Greg Meffert, a city official who, with his colleague Mike Centineo, is trying to figure out how much of the city will have to be demolished.Meffert, who is in charge of city planning, says it is "very possible" up to 50,000 houses will have to be bulldozed. Right now, most of the homes in the city are uninhabitable.Meffert faces a difficult task. Every time he goes to a house site here, he says, "It's one more knife in me that says, 'She did another one. She did another one,'" explains Meffert, "she" meaning Hurricane Katrina.When you walk through these neighborhoods and you see the houses, you get a sense of the pain of the individual families. But you don't get a sense of what has happened to the city of New Orleans itself.It is estimated that there were 200,000 homes in New Orleans, and 120,000 of them were damaged by the flood.The part of the city known as the lower Ninth Ward received some of the heaviest flooding. The houses are splintered block after block after block, almost as if the city had been carpet-bombed in war.Meffert says that before the storm, New Orleans had a population of470,000-480,000 people. Realistically, he thinks that half of those residents won't be coming back.The possessions of thousands of families, the stuff collected over lifetimes is suddenly garbage, clawed up into mountains in city parks. With so much gone already, should New Orleans pick up right where it was?"We should be thinking about a gradual pullout of New Orleans, and starting to rebuild people's homes, businesses and industry in places that can last more than 80 years," says Tim Kusky, a professor of earth sciences at St. Louis University.Kusky talks about a withdrawal of the city and explains that coastal erosion was thrown into fast forward by Katrina. He says by 2095, the coastline will pass the city and New Orleans will be what he calls a "fish bowl.""Because New Orleans is going to be 15 to 18 feet below sea level, sitting off the coast of North America surrounded by a 50- to 100-foot-tall levee system to protect the city," explains Kusky.He says the city will be completely surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico just 90 years from now.Since this story aired on Nov. 20, there has been considerable discussion about whether New Orleans really is sinking, including on CBS News' blog, Public Eye."That's the projection, because we are losing land on the Mississippi Delta at a rate of 25 to 30 square miles per year. That's two acres per hour that are sinking below sea level," says Kusky.That process could only be slowed, in theory, by massive restoration of wetlands. In the meantime, while Kusky's advice is to head for the hills, some New Orleans residents are hoping to head home.Vera Fulton has lived most of her 81 years on Lizardi Street and returned to her home recently for the first time since being evacuated."When they say 'storm,' I leave. I can't swim and I can't drink it. So what I do, I leave," says Vera, who has lost her home to two hurricanes.Vera is intent on coming back. "I don't have no other home, where I'mThree generations of Fultons, Vera's son Irvin Jr., his wife Gay and their son Irvin, 3rd, live around Lizardi Street.Irvin says his house is "just flat" and he didn't have insurance.That's the dilemma. The only thing they have left is land prone to disaster. They want to rebuild, and the city plans to let them.At Vera's house, Mike Centenio, the city's top building official, told 60 Minutes homes can go up as long as they meet what is called the "100-year flood level."The federal government had set a flood-level, but didn't figure on a levee failure that would flood parts of the city.The official level is several feet off the ground. If people meet the requirement, they can rebuild their homes, despite the fact that we saw, for example, a refrigerator lifted to the top of a carport by the floodwaters.Asked whether allowing people to rebuild makes sense, Centenio says it is "going to take some studying."Right now, he says the flood level requirement is the law.Twelve weeks after the storm hit, no one has an answer to where people should go. An estimated 80,000 homes had no insurance, and for now, the biggest grant a family can get from the federal government is $26,200. Those without flood insurance face an uncertain road ahead, trying to piece their lives and homes back together."I don't think any of us get to be made whole. I don't know of anybody that's even getting back to where they were. It's just a matter of how much you lost," says Meffert.No one wants to risk more losses until the levees are fixed but there is not a lot of confidence in that. There's evidence some of the levee walls may have failed from bad design or lousy workmanship.Fixing them is up to Colonel Richard Wagenaar, who told 60 Minutes, that by next summer, the levees will withstand a Category 3 storm. But for a Category 5 storm, Congress would have to double the levee height to 30Col. Wagenaar says building a 30-foot flood control system around the city could take five to ten years, and cost billions of dollars.Asked whether he would live in New Orleans if the levees were restored to pre-Katrina levels, Col. Wagenaar said he would, after a long pause."There's a lot of long pauses in things I think about these days," Wagenaar added.Another thing that gives you pause is the fact that one of the world's largest pumping systems can't keep the city dry with broken levees.60 Minutes was there in September during Hurricane Rita. Crews were fighting with everything they had, cooling a pump with a hose and a coat hanger. When the station flooded during Katrina, Gerald Tilton dove under water to open valves.Since then, Tilton and his men have been living at the station. "Most of us, our homes have been destroyed but a large number of us are still here doing the job that we get paid to do," says Tilton.Tilton says he hasn't seen his home since the storm hit and only took one thing from the house when he left: his diploma. "I graduated from Tulane last year and that was the one thing that I wanted. I know it might sound crazy."But sharp minds and heroism couldn't stop a second flood.It took another two weeks to dry out and count the losses. Now, inspectors with laptops are identifying ruined houses."Every house in New Orleans is loaded into this database," explains Centineo. The reports are sent instantly to a computer at city hall, where the database is linked to aerial images of every address, both before and after.When the reports are in, they will know how many billions it will take to rebuild, but not where that money is coming from.Mike Centineo showed us, at his house, that you can't appreciate the loss until you walk through the door. He lost pretty much everything in his home. "We've lost a lot. What hurts is family photos. They went under water and I pulled them out to try to salvage what I could," Centineo says.Centineo says he understands, probably better than any building official ever has, what the victims of Katrina are going through. "I'm one of them, that's true, I'm one of them."He is one of about 400,000 people still unable to come home. That's the worst part now, the deflation of the Big Easy.There are too few people to pay taxes or keep businesses going. The world's largest domed stadium doesn't have a football team; In New Orleans, these days, not even the Saints go marching in.Meffert has some clear feelings on whether the nation should commit billions of dollars and several years to protect the city."Is it commit or invest? I mean this is the thing that that people miss. The country has to decide whether it really is what we tell the world what we are. Or are we just saying that? Because if we are that powerful, if we are that focused, if we are that committed to all of our citizens, then there is no decision to make. Of course you rebuild it," says Meffert.。

1到10套文章听力-(1)

Part 21.A. Uncle and nephew.B. Father and daughter.C. Uncle and niece.D. Teacher and student.2.A. It is stressful.B. It is fascinating.C. It is boring.D. It is marvelous.3.A. Because she was too late for her daughter's birthday party.B. Because she bought her daughter a dress that was too cheap.C. Because she forgot to invite her daughter to the movies.D. Because she refused to buy a dress her daughter preferred.4.A. Buy another new dress that her daughter loves.B. Have patience and put a lot of heart into the matter.C. Give her daughter even more money.D. Go travelling with her daughter to New Orleans.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Because she has an appointment with Oprah Winfrey.B. Because she is studying the life of Oprah Winfrey.C. Because she is attending a discussion by Oprah Winfrey.D. Because she is having a break with Oprah Winfrey.6.A. She eats and exercises in a way influenced by Oprah Winfrey.B. She's set up a book club under the influence of Oprah Winfrey.C. She's influenced to recommend Oprah Winfrey's magazine to others.D. She's influenced to read books written by Oprah Winfrey.7.A. Because she's finished 25 years of her daily show by 32.B. Because she's an inspiring success story of giving and sharing.C. Because she knows what poverty is through her poor childhood.D. Because she helps girls in South America with their education.8.A. He is convinced.B. He is still doubtful.C. He is impressive.D. He is persuasive.Part 31.A. A house.B. Stocks and shares.C. Their children's education.D. A car.2.A. Supporting themselves when they outlive their husbands by many years.B. Saving more for their children.C. Facing the pressure of divorce during old age period.D. Taking care of their husbands when they are elderly.3.A. By investing more savings in stocks and shares.B. By being more dependent on others' advice.C. By getting themselves properly informed.D. By looking ahead and thinking ahead.4.A. Women need to save enough money for buying cars.B. Women need to learn to prepare financially for their old age.C. Women need to learn more economic skills.D. Women need to have an independent retirement.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. 11 male students and seven female students.B. Seven male students and 11 female students.C. 18 male students and 11 female students.D. Seven male students and 18 female students.6.A. Question number five.B. Question number four.C. Question number three.D. Question number two.7. A. Most people favor 26-30 as the ideal age to get married to an attractive partner and have two children.B. Most people favor 21-25 as the ideal age to get married to an attractive partner and have two children.C. Most people favor 26-30 as the ideal age to get married to an intelligent partner and have two children.D. Most people favor 21-25 as the ideal age to get married to an intelligent partner and have two children.8.A. There are not equal numbers of males and females.B. The survey was based upon a very small sample.C. The questionnaire doesn't include enough questions.D. The students didn't give exact answers to the questions.Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：3 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. Because he is too anxious to show himself for an interview.B. Because he is too sure of his intelligence and concentration.C. Because he is interrupted by the woman yelling at him.D. Because he is worried for limited years of experience.2.A. He has only 50,000 dollars.B. He has just paid off his debt.C. He is in great need of money.D. He is in debt for his new house.3.A. They continued to work together in a small cafe.B. They went out after their third day of work together.C. They talked for two hours in a small cafe.D. They found out that they had the same dream.4.A. Pessimistic.B. Doubtful.C. Encouraging.D. Indifferent.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. He picked up the engagement ring from Tiffany's on 6th Avenue.B. He took Molly to his favorite place for an early dinner.C. He took Molly to their favorite place in Central Park.D. He said something wrong like "bury me" or "scary me".6.A. Because he was too frustrated.B. Because he was too nervous.C. Because he was too crazy.D. Because he was too scared.7.A. Molly took out a flash light and found the ring.B. Nathan took out a flash light and found the ring.C. Molly finally found the ring in her purse.D. Nathan finally found the ring in the box.8.A. She was careless and didn't care to marry Nathan.B. She was considerate and happy to marry Nathan.C. She was indifferent to Nathan's proposal.D. She was prepared to marry Nathan without a ring.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. The feelings of peace, love and goodwill during holiday seasons.B. The feelings of stress, fatigue and pressure during holiday seasons.C. The feelings of physical confusion during holiday seasons.D. The feelings of seasonal disorder that comes from holiday seasons.2.A. Shopping and decorating.B. Cooking at late night.C. Winter's shorter nights.D. Doing spiritual tasks.3.A. Family reunions becoming too frequent.B. The eagerness to have more family gatherings.C. Families becoming much more complex.D. The anxiety to help families without jobs or in debts.4.A. By arranging family reunions more frequently.B. By accepting the feelings and trying to deal with them.C. By denying that there are any feelings of holiday blues.D. By doing things such as exercises to satisfy other people. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Parents are out of touch with their children's daily life.B. Parents can't understand their children's sense of humor.C. Parents rarely talk about certain problems with their children.D. Parents don't trust their children to tackle any problems.6.A. Because they want to prove themselves superior in style and taste.B. Because they choose to be different from their parents.C. Because they want to make their parents appreciate them.D. Because they want to make them leaders of their parents.7.A. Because they don't want to betray the adult world.B. Because they want to be responsible for themselves.C. Because they don't care about being taken as losers.D. Because they are completely under parents' control.8.A. Be obedient.B. Be charming.C. Be co-operative.D. Be impressive.33333333333Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：3 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. Relaxing on his porch with his dog.B. Reading a book in his hand at home.C. Cleaning in the swimming pool downstairs.D. Planting flowers in the community garden.2.A. By planting special flowers to drive away annoying insects.B. By planting fruits and vegetables in the garden.C. By spraying poison on the plants to kill damaging insects.D. By often weeding and watering the plants in the garden.3.A. It's a garden for people to relax in after swimming.B. It's a bit far from the apartment where the woman lives.C. Flowers, fruits and vegetables can be planted in the garden.D. Flowers are planted in the garden and sold in the store.4.A. Buy flowers from the store.B. Visit the garden with the man.C. Plant organic potatoes.D. Grow some strawberries.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. To make friends with the man.B. To invite him go out golfing.C. To play online video games together.D. To introduce new friends to him.6.A. Because he was busy with his chemistry class.B. Because he was too busy going out to meet people.C. Because he had to meet friends from high school.D. Because he thought it was not to his liking.7.A. Someone promised to bake cookies at the party.B. The black-haired girl Miranda was going to the party.C. A video game competition would be held at the party.D. Home-baked cookies would be available at the party.8.A. 5.B. 8.C. 3.D. 6.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. When they are scared by someone.B. Right before they give a speech.C. When they feel upset at something.D. Right before they are attacked.2.A. The ability to sense tense situations.B. The ability to either fight or flee.C. The ability to behave yourself.D. The ability to avoid confusion.3.A. Because the "fight or flight" responses kick in at the wrong time.B. Because heart rate increases and breathing becomes shallow.C. Because you feel that you are really in dangerous situations.D. Because you feel confused and scared from the situations.4.A. By taking anti-depression medication.B. By staying away from panic attacks.C. By taking heart for your situation and no worry.D. By keeping your heart rate down.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. The two-parent British family is dominant.B. People have children after they get married.C. Only married people are living together.D. The number of one parent family has increased.6.A. The British have changed their views on marriage.B. Getting married young is socially unacceptable in Britain.C. Getting married costs a lot and takes time in Britain.D. Divorce was very difficult and not acceptable in Britain.7.A. 18 percent.B. 29 percentC. 40 percent.D. 60 percent.8.A. Because they are too young when they get married.B. Because they need more time to concentrate on their career.C. Because they prefer to have more time for fun.D. Because it is socially acceptable in Britain.Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. Because he wants to tell the shipping company in California to cancel the delivery.B. Because he wants to ask the shipping company on the west coast for compensation.C. Because he wants to ask the shipping company on the east coast to buy their textbooks.D. Because he wants to look for a shipping company to deliver the goods in time.2.A. She feels impossible to ship their good to Korea in three weeks.B. She feels that she can do nothing since no shipping company was available.C. She is cool-headed though she realized that it was a tough problem.D. She feels that they could accept the harsh fact.3.A. He owns a company in Seoul making bowling balls.B. He is Mrs. McCoy's friend, playing bowling in Detroit.C. He will travel to Seoul on the first of next month.D. He has a company that ships to Seoul every month.4.A. They will be delivered to Seoul in time.B. They will be stored in the backyard.C. They will be traded for bowling balls.D. They will be sold at a lower price.Questions 5 to 6 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. To improve the boring class by teaching the design of cars.B. To draw the students' interest towards the Grand Prix race.C. To have an international pizza party.D. To have a class trip to the Grand Prix race6.A. Because he wants to ask some questions about gravity.B. Because he wants to talk about the trip in detail.C. Because he wants to appeal to emotions for the trip.D. Because he wants to show a poster of a red race car.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. Decline in economy.B. Decline in graduates.C. Increase in graduates.D. Increase in graduate schools.2.A. A) Twenty-three percent.B. Twenty-two percent.C. Twenty-seven percent.D. Twenty-four percent.3.A. It can fill out job application forms for students.B. It can help students complete an internship.C. It can provide job information for students.D. It can help second-year students decide what to study.4.A. A) Graduates are not paid for an internship.B. Accounting graduates are unlikely to get a job.C. Engineering graduates are likely to get a well-paid job.D. Graduates will be assured of a job after an internship. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Standards of education are falling.B. Social expectations on students are rising too quickly.C. The tuition fees are always rising rapidly.D. The reading, writing, and arithmetic are overemphasized.6.A. 27 percent.B. 16 percent.C. 13 percent.D. 50 percent.7.A. Too many students in school.B. The negative influence of television.C. Lack of strict discipline.D. Less attention to art and drama.8.A. More acceptable with students.B. Higher tuition fee and better return.C. Smaller classes and stricter discipline.D. More practical subjects available.Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：3 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. At 9:00 AMB. At 8:50 AMC. At 8:20 AMD. At 8:40 AM2.A. She arrived at her shop about 40 minutes earlier than others.B. She recruited quite a lot new employees for her business.C. She started her business two years before at a good business location.D. She doubled her business since Microsoft has a building next to her shop.3.A. Because she didn't want to eat anything for lunch at all.B. Because she was too much of a girl, pretty quiet and really sweet.C. Because she was too nice to embarrass Derek for his choice of restaurant.D. Because she has no other choices in the hamburger place.4.A. It turned out to be fine despite some embarrassment.B. It began with unpleasantness and ended even worse.C. It turned out to be the greatest day of his life.D. It started with some excitement and expectations.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Expressing his admiration for an Airline company.B. Reporting his internship to one of the company bosses.C. Showing how much he liked the interning in the company.D. Meeting face-to-face with one of the company bosses.6.A. She's about to take a new position to coordinate publicity requirements.B. She will be promoted to a new position in Human Resources.C. She's another intern who has got an offer in the company.D. She's an advisor to Barbara, one of the company bosses.7.A. A position in Human Resources.B. A job in Marketing Support.C. A job taking care of the interviews with the media.D. A job to study the business model in the company.8.A. Accepted the offer without any hesitation.B. Accepted the offer with some reservation.C. Took it as a chance for his internship.D. Took it merely as a dream that cannot be true.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. Their overnight success is considered to be attributed to luck.B. Their overnight success is thought to have come from personal relationships.C. They are perceived to have less integrity than unattractive ones.D. They are considered to have a positive factor on the way up the career ladder.2.A. Their attractiveness is a positive factor in their career development.B. Their success is often attributed more to luck than to their ability.C. They are considered to have more integrity than unattractive women.D. They have a disadvantage in traditionally female jobs.3.A. In the political circle.B. In the executive circle.C. In traditionally masculine positions.D. In traditionally female jobs.4.A. A) Unattractive male candidates received the most votes.B. Unattractive female candidates defeated the unattractive male candidates in votes.C. Attractive female candidates defeated attractive male candidates in votes.D. Attractive female candidates received the fewest votes.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. The International Mars Society.B. Inspiration Mars Foundation.C. Ames Research Center in California.D. American state of Colorado.6.A. A space craft would carry two men to Mars.B. The crew members would be all Americans.C. America is responsible for getting the craft to Mars.D. University students would design the flight operation.7.A. Mainly students.B. Mainly professors.C. University alumni and professors.D. Professors and students.8.A. He is just a businessman.B. He loves touring around the world.C. He belongs to the Inspiration Mars Foundation.D. He invented the idea of the competition.6666666666Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：3 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. It's about the famous flight over the Atlantic Ocean by Amelia Earhart.B. It's based on facts how Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 flight.C. It is impressive as it goes deeper into Amelia Earhart's story.D. It collects more facts about Amelia Earhart than others' reports.2.A. She sacrificed her victory and helped save a fellow pilot in the race.B. She won the first place in 1929 race flight by landing earlier than others.C. She won the first place in 1929 race flight though she was not the first to land.D. She sacrificed her life to save another pilot in 1929 race flight.3.A. Professor Smith's interesting lecture.B. The influence of her family.C. The sacrifice made by Amelia Earhart.D. The story her mother told her about Amelia Earhart.4.A. History is a series of interconnected events.B. History is a story of important people and events.C. History is as a web in which every war leads to new inventions.D. History is fascinating and could be very impersonal.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Moving to California.B. Finishing her research paper.C. Finding scandals from history.D. Studying her family history.6.A. From Ireland.B. From Texas.C. From California.D. From Colorado.7.A. A long-lasting war.B. A great crop failure.C. A widely-spread disease.D. A family scandal.8.A. Organize a family reunion.B. Visit all their relatives.C. Pay a visit to their aunt.D. Plant a family tree.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. About successive waves of immigrants arriving in the city.B. About its original city name New Amsterdam.C. About how Germans conquered the city.D. About the war of independence at the time.2.A. For conquest.B. For immigration.C. For a better life.D. For independence.3.A. Because they were American citizens and have the right to live there.B. Because they arrived before laws were passed to limit immigration.C. Because they did not come in large numbers.D. Because they were American blacks.4.A. With earlier immigrants who spoke English better.B. With earlier settlers from their former country.C. With Americans of other nationalities.D. With earlier settlers of British origin.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Snow can cause thousands of deaths in the United States every year.B. Snow can be very dangerous although it is beautiful.C. Snow can lead to many people's heart attack in the United States.D. Snow can make it more difficult to do physical activity in winter.6.A. Avoid living in areas where it snows often.B. Stay inside the house until the winter ends.C. Do physical activity by removing the snow around the house.D. Keep sufficient supplies in the home before the snow storm.7.A. Turn off the engine to save fuel for emergency.B. Shut the vehicle windows to keep it warm inside waiting for rescue.C. Put a bright-colored object on top of the vehicle asking for help.D. Clear the exhaust pipe every ten or fifteen minutes.8.A. Food, medicine and clothing.B. Food, medicine and clean water.C. Clothing, clean water and extra power supplies.D. Medicine, clean water and clothing.77777777777Part 2 Long Conversations(每题：3 分)Directions: In this section, you will hear some long conversations. At the end of each conversation, some questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which the best answer is.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. It is hard and tiresome for her to fly 14 hours from Dallas to Copenhagen.B. It is not credible to travel for three weeks in a boat to Copenhagen.C. She is not much convinced that flying is much easier than ocean crossing.D. She is so fed up with long hours of flying that she would not do that again.2.A. Take the voyage to America.B. Travel to Ireland.C. Stay where she were.D. Visit her ancestors.3.A. She is very excited.B. She feels frustrated.C. She thinks it unbelievable.D. She thinks it quite possible.4.A. It's only the man's dream.B. It's under construction.C. It's introduced on TV.D. It's carrying people to Mars.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.A. Because Frank did not let the man sleep at night.B. Because Frank did not do the cleaning in the dorm.C. Because Frank was out partying all the time.D. Because Frank had crazy loud parties in the dorm all night.6.A. He could not reach a high GPA.B. He was declined by a university club.C. He failed his classes this year.D. He lost one of his best friends.7.A. Ignore the failure in the exam.B. Make a compromise with Frank.C. Stop the partying in the dorm.D. Move out the dorm at once.8.A. Because the woman taught him the correct attitude to deal with problems.B. Because the woman looked at the problem from some different angles.C. Because the woman stopped his roommate to have parties in the dorm.D. Because the woman told him to give up on his friend in such a situation.Part 3 Passage(每题：4 分)Directions: In this section, you'll hear some short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the same passage or dialog.1.A. 32 percent of graduates.B. 24 percent of graduates.C. Two in five of graduates.D. A third of graduates.2.A. Work-life balance.B. Rapid career progression.C. Management and leadership.D. High salary and status.3.A. More than half of them are hugely ambitious and will get a promotion rapidly.B. One in ten will be promoted to a management position a year into their first job.C. Most of them do not expect to stay working within their current organization.D. Most of them do not have a chance of rapid career progression.4.A. Because they believe they are more ambitious than their bosses.B. Because they believe they are more efficient than their bosses.C. Because they believe their education will assure them of a quick promotion.D. Because they believe their can-do attitude can earn them their advancement in career. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the same passage or dialog.5.。

课文听力文本 Unit 3 “Planting” Money

新人教版七年级(上册)Unit 3 听力文本及翻译

新人教版七年级（上册）Unit 3 听力文本及翻译My School我的学校BIG Question. What do you like about your school?大问题。

你喜欢你的学校什么？In this unit, you will:在本单元中，你将：1. talk about places in school.谈论学校里的地方。

2. describe locations using there be structure and prepositions of position.使用there be结构和位置介词描述位置。

3. introduce and talk about your school.介绍并谈论你的学校。

4. describe the places you like in your school and explain why. 描述你喜欢的学校里的地方并解释原因。

Look and share看并分享1. What is this place in the photo?照片中的这个地方是什么？2. What are the people doing on the sports field?人们在运动场上做什么？3. What do you like to do at school?你在学校喜欢做什么？SECTION AA节What is your school like?你的学校怎么样？1a. Look at the picture. Talk about the positions of the places with the words in the box.1a. 看图。

用框中的词语谈论各个地方的位置。

Where’s the dining hall?餐厅在哪里？It’s in front of the art building.在艺术楼的前面。

in front of. behind. next to. between. across from在...前面。

新标准大学英语3听力原文

新标准大学英语3听力原文Unit 1。

Part A。

1. W: I just heard that Professor Smith is going to leave next month.M: Yeah, I know. It's a pity. He's a great teacher.Q: What does the man think of Professor Smith?2. M: I've got to go to the library and return some books. Do you want to come with me?W: I'd love to, but I have to finish this report by tomorrow.Q: What will the woman probably do?3. W: How did you find the film we saw last night?M: I thought it was great. The story was really interesting and the acting was excellent.Q: What does the man think of the film?4. M: I can't believe I failed the math test again. I studied so hard for it.W: Don't worry. I'm sure you'll do better next time.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: I'm thinking of taking a trip to Europe this summer. Do you have any recommendations?M: You should definitely visit Italy. The food, the art, the history – it's amazing.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?Part B。

英语听力教程(第2册)Unit3听力原文

Unit 3 听力原文Part IBSam: I won?t be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don?t feel that I?m ready.Counselor: You say that you don?t feel ready for tomorrow?s exam ... what do you feel like right now?Sam: Well, I?m angry with myself because I?m going to have to quit the exam and, well, I guess I?m anxious. Yes, I feel very anxious.Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of yourself?Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn?t make the grade on this course ... and I see him getting angry ... and, well, I start to feel I?ve let him down again.Counselor: You don?t feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you don?t want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last time you let your Dad down.Sam: Oh, well, it was a year ago ... He?d entered me for a chess competition and I got knocked out in the first match ... he was angry because he?d told all his friends how good I was.Counselor: What did you tell him ... as an explanation when you lost the chess game?Sam: I told him that I wasn?t ready to play in that league.Counselor: And now you are preparing to tell him that you?re not ready to sit this examination? Sam: Yes, I suppose I am.Counselor: O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having to explain a poor grade or a failure toyour father. Is that right, Sam?Sam: Yes. That?s exactly it.C1. A: When I read in English, I always want to understand every single word and so I spend a lotof time looking words up in my dictionary. This makes reading difficult for me because by the time I?ve looked up the word in my dictionary, I?ve forgotten what the rest of the sentence was about. That?s my trouble really — I rely too much on my dictionary.B: Well, why don?t you try to read a text without using your dictionary the first time you read it? You?ll probably be able to understand most of it and guess what some of the words mean.2. A: I have to read a lot of books and articles in English for my work —I?m a consultant in business management. What I find most difficult is finding the main point in an article or a paragraph. I always try to take notes when I?m reading and so sometimes I find that I?m almost copying out the whole article because I can?t decide what the really important points are.B: It might help if you read through the book or article very quickly first just to get an idea ofwhat it?s about. I think it?s difficult to read something for the first time and take notes as well.3. A: I like reading novels and short stories in my own language and in English, but there?s one thing I find very difficult in English. I?m never quite sure if the writer is being serious or not. Several times I?ve read something I thought was serious and later I?ve found out it was supposed to be funny.B: I have exactly the same problem. I suppose the only thing to do is to read as much as possible. Then one day perhaps we?ll understand the British sense of humor.4. A: I have to read a lot in English in my studies and this is causing me problems. I read too slowly in English. Do you think I can train myself to read quickly and at the same time understandwhat I?m reading?B: Well, there are special courses in speed reading, I think. But you could probably help yourself if you set yourself a time limit and try to read as much as you can within the time. I?ve done that and it?s helped me a lot.Par tⅡ(Part I)Yes, the teacher I remember best was a teacher I had for French when I was at school ... er ... er ... Many years ago - more years than I care to remember, I?m afraid. Yes, I studied French with him for, um, ooh, let me see, it must have been five years, because I had him when I was in myfirst year there, when I was thirteen, and he was the main French teacher till I left. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study languages — French and German — at university. I mean, French was really the first language I ever learned. Well, I don?t count Latin, because I never managed to speak any Latin at all. Er, well, this ... this teacher didn?t make it easy ... he didn?t make it easy at all, but I found that with him I really learned a lot.When I think back, I ... don?t really know why I liked him so much, because he was very strict with us. He made us work very hard — I mean, lots of grammar exercises, vocabulary tests, that sort of thing — er, and he wasn?t very friendly either, for the first two or three years. Oh, as well as that, he didn?t really try to make the classes interesting —I mean, no ... no video, of course, in those days, no cassettes ... but, er, we had a few films in French every term. No, in fact, the only time we really practiced trying to speak French was, er, was with the wife of one of the music teachers, who was French, er, and she gave us an hour?s conversation class every week. But, you know, because of that man — some people might say in spite of him ... no, that wouldn?t be fair, no — but quite a lot of us began to like France and the French a lot, and, er, to visit France in the summer holidays to see it for ourselves.(Part II)Yes, I think with him I learned that when you learn a foreign language ... it?s, it ... well, it?s like opening a door or a ｗｉｎｄｏｗinto a foreign country. And that?s good for you, I think, because you begin to see that the way they do things and think in your country is, um, isn?t necessarily the only way or, indeed, the best way.It?s funny, I still have a very clear picture of that teacher. He was English but he didn?t look English somehow, ,cos he had very, very black hair and very dark eyes, and he wore glasses with black frames, but you could see his eyes very well, and everyone in the class always had the feeling that he was looking at them. And he had very thick, bushy eyebrows that made him look very, er, very serious.Yes, I remember he was very musical —played the piano very well and sang. Now, he was quite a good rugby and tennis player. Great family man, too. He had three children and a very interesting wife. I suppose he must have been in his thirties when I knew him ...PartⅢChildren of a Decadekeep in touch with：保持联系soak：浸泡come to：到达;共计;突然想起put sb. off：使人离开、气馁bring tears to：使落泪emblazon：颂扬，盛饰decade：十年teddy：妇女连衫衬裤chap：小伙子，小家伙，家伙Lake District：湖区porridge：粥;麦片粥;稀饭incident：事件，事变goody-goody：会巴结的人hymn：赞美诗;圣歌homesick：思乡病favorite：中意的worst：最坏的marvelous：非凡的;神乎其神shy：害羞的stupid：笨Presenter: In this edition of our series “Children of a Decade” I?ll be talking to Jack Thompson, who was born in 1940, and to Shirley Sutton, who was born in 1930. First of all, Jack, thanks for joining us. Perhaps ...Jack: Not at all.Presenter: Perhaps you?d tell us about your memories of your first holiday away from home?Jack: Oh ... yes ... um ... at age ten I think it was, yes, I went to stay with an aunt at the seaside. Well, it wasn?t a very happy experience. I felt very homesick at first.Presenter: Mmm. And what about your first day at school, can you remember that?Jack: Yes, I can. Er ... er ... I was five years old and I wanted to take all my toys with me but ...er ... they wouldn?t let me. In the end it was agreed that I could take my teddy ... er ... but only on the first day.Presenter: Oh, I see. Your school days, were they happy ones?Jack: Well ... er ... I didn?t have a very good time at school — I wasn?t very bright, you see. And the teachers didn?t seem to like me, but ... er ... I made a lot of friends and some of them I stillkeep in touch with. One of them I married.Presenter: Oh, that?s wonderful. Well, did you have a favorite teacher?Jack: Miss Robinson ... or was it ... no, it was Miss Robson. My first teacher, that?s right yeah ...very kind. Marvelous storyteller.Presenter: And who was your worst teacher?Jack: Mr. Goodman, that?s right. We used to call him “Goody”. Yeah, he pulled your ear if you made a mistake or talked in class. Yeah, my left ear is still bigger, look.Presenter: Ha ha. Perhaps you can tell us about your last day at school?Jack: My last day, oh yeah, that?s emblazoned on my mind. Oh, I wanted to get my own back you see on old Mr. Goodman — the chap we used to call ... er ... “Goody”— so I put this bucket of water over the classroom door but it fell on him and he got soaked, you see. Ha ha. I?ve never seen anyone so angry. Oh, it was a good one, that.Presenter: Thank you very much, Jack. And now Shirley.Shirley: Yes.Presenter: Now, can you tell me about your first holiday away from home?Shirley: Oh yes ... er ... yes ... er ... at the age of eight it was. We went on holiday to the Lake District. We stayed at a little guest house, just me and my parents. Er ... I remember we had ... er ... honey for breakfast with ... er ... the toast and ... oh ... and porridge — I hated it.Presenter: That sounds lovely? Oh, porridge, you hated it?Shirley: Ha ha.Presenter: Well, what about your first day at school?Shirley: Well, I ... I ... I don?t remember any special incidents ... er .... Oh, I was very frightened and shy at first ... er ... I ... I know that, I can remember, but I soon came to enjoy school. Presenter: So your school days, were they happy?Shirley: Oh yes, I loved school! Oh, I was sorry when half-term came and... and when the holidays came. Oh, perhaps this was because I was a bit of a goody-goody.Presenter: And what about your teachers? Did you have a favorite?Shirley: I did, yes. I remember her well, she was called Miss Brown and she was our history teacher. Oh, she really made history come to life, she really did.Presenter: Were there any bad moments? Did you have a worst teacher?Shirley: Aye, I did and I can remember her name too. Her name was Mrs. Sharpe and she taught math. Oh, she had no patience. I wasn?t all that good at math and she always said to me, “You stupid girl!” It put me off math for life.Presenter: Oh, what a shame.Shirley: I know.Presenter: Perhaps you could tell me about your last day at school?Shirley: Oh yes, well, I?m afraid I cried. We sang our favorite hymn at the end of the term and I cried. It brought the tears to my eyes.Presenter: Oh, and it?s bringing a tear to my eye now. Thank you very much.Shirley: Thank you.Presenter: And thank you too, Jack Thompson, thank you very much. Next week we?ll be hearing from two people who were born in 1920 and 1910. So from me, Libby Freeman, good-bye.PartⅣSchool reportschool report：学生成绩报告单safety：安全quality：质量empowered：授权;准许;使能够involvement：投入，介入guarantee：保障superior：（级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上...concentrate：集中comment：评论intelligent：聪明的;[计]智能的give up on sb：放弃biology：生物学;生物well above：好于guide back：保证geography：地理（学）oral：口头go to pieces：零散average：平均positive：积极come bottom：打底attitude：态度look on the bright side：看好的一面hockey：曲棍球Mrs. Daniels: Oh, hello, you must be Tracey?s parents? Mr. Thompson: Er, yes. Are you her class teacher, Mrs. Daniels?Mrs. Daniels: Yes, that?s right. Now, just let me find my notes. As you know I don?t actually teach Tracey, but I do see her every day before classes begin. Is there anything you want to ask me?Mr. Thompson: Well, yes, to be honest we?re a bit worried about her last report -- she doesn?t seem to be doing as well as she was.Mrs. Daniels: Well now, let?s see. Oh, yes, her math teacher says she?s finding the work more difficult now that they?re getting near to the exams. Mrs. Thompson: I was never any good at math.Mrs. Daniels: And Dr. Baker feels that Tracey isn?t concentrating very hard in biology lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Oh, but she really likes biology and she?s so good at drawing.Mrs. Daniels: Yes, but even in art her teacher thinks she tends to spend too much time talking toher friends. In fact, several of her teachers have told me that she isn?t giving in her homework. Mr. Brock has complained to me that he hasn?t had a single piece of geography homework from her all term.Mr. Thompson: Yes, we don?t know what to do about it. She doesn?t seem to be interested in school any more.Mrs. Daniels: I don?t think we should give up on her. Tracey?s a very intelligent girl. In English her marks are well above the average and her teacher says she always has a lot to say in lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Yes, that?s part of Tracey?s trouble. She talks too much.Mrs. Daniels: Well, nevertheless, oral skills are very important and if we can all guide her back toa more positive attitude to school work, she?ll do very well.Mr. Thompson: Well I hope so. I?m very disappointed in her. She was doing so well, especially in English and French, and now everything seems to be going to pieces. She came bottom of the class in French this term.Mrs. Daniels: Well it?s not because she can?t do French — she just prefers to chat in English! At least she?s doing well in sport. She?s in the hockey team and you know we haven?t lost a single match this year!Mr. Thompson: Well, it?s nice to know she does something well.Mrs. Daniels: Oh, come now, Mr. Thompson, let?s look on the bright side.Part V Memory test: Study HabitsMan: Do you find that you get a lot of students asking you for advice about revision techniques? Woman: Well, yes, I mean, they do, but, when they?ve got quite big exams coming up, (yeah), you know I really find it quite a problem because (pause) (laugh) well, I don?t have to revise myself very often these days, and ... but when I ... when I was at university, erm I mean, well, it just seems to be a matter of what suits one person doesn?t suit another. (Oh yeah) I mean, because,well, the girl I shared a house with at university. Now she worked, erm, she used to get up amazingly late, and, er, she didn?t really start work until, er, in the evening I think, an?, then she liked to have rock music on really loud an? she used to, you know, play records really loud right through until sort of very late at night, you know, into the small hours (Oh God!) and I was, sort of, well I was just the opposite and er, well, the only way I could ever get any work done was to make myself wake up incredibly early and well, then work a bit and have some breakfast and, then, well, you know, I?d sort of potter about a bit and then I?d go and do my shopping and things, well that?d be about getting on towards midday, but then in the afternoon I?d have a rest and when I woke up I?d think about eating and I suppose I?d call that my supper, and but, er, I mean she was, I mean, it was her lunch or even her brunch that she was having at that time.Man: Yeah, yeah, I suppose I?m a bit like you really. I like to get up fairly early, say around seven, might have a cup of coffee, and... before I started get myself totally organized so that I knew ... exactly what I was doing, get it all organized, and then work solidly, well maybe do six hours revision without stopping and that was the only way I could do it.Woman: Yes, yes, and would you say to yourself, you know, er, “well, I?m gonna do six hours today and I?m not gonna, go, I?m not gonna have any fun until I?ve done six hours,”?Man: Yeah, it was very much like that, erm, an unpleasant thing that you had to regulate.Woman: Mmm. I mean, well, I just hate revising anyway, I mean, you know I hate that sort of thing, I mean, and in fact, I did very little solid, sensible work, and, er ... what I?d do is, because I was doing literature, I used to re-read the novels, you know, on the course, and I?d have ... erm ... classical music on the radio, because well I used to find that I used to get very bored if there was just nothing, you know nothing at all in the background.Man: Yes, I think of the people who do revise, there are two sorts, there are those who ... work almost by topic, they select a topic, and plough through it regardless, and then, there are, there are those who set themselves a time limit of an amount to be done rather than working through a specific topic regardless of the limit ... of time ... as I say ...。

八下Unit3课文和听力材料译文(1)

For personal use only in study and research; not forcommercial use年级单元学习材料Unit3莃八ection A 1a——2d羈S薈I ．重点词组do the dishes 倒垃圾take out the rubbish 整理床铺make one’s bed蒆洗餐具fold the clothes 扫地sweep the floor 打扫客厅clean the living room袀叠衣服羀出去吃饭go out for a dinner 去看电影go to the movies 在外面待到很晚stay out lateget a ride蚆搭车袅II. 重点句子薀1.A：你扫地好吗？B: 可以。

A: Could you please sweep the floor? B: Yes, sure.螇2. A: 我用用你的电脑好吗？B: 对不起，我要用。

袅A: Could I use your computer? B: Sorry, I ’m going to work on it now.芄3. 托尼，你能帮忙做几件事吗？Tony, could you please help out with a few things?莀4. 因为妈妈随时都会买完东西回来。

Because Mom will be back from shopping any minute now.衿5. 至少能让我看完这个节目吗？Could I at least finish watching this show?膇6. 不行！我觉得对你来说看两个小时的电视已经够多了！螄No. I think two hours of TV is enough for you!肁7. 如果她看到家里乱糟糟会不高兴的。

She won’t be happy if she sees the mess.袀III ．听力材料S ection A 1b芅膃Mom: Peter, we need to clean the house. Your grandma is coming over at seven. 皮特，我们需要来过打扫房子了，你奶奶七点钟袁Peter: Sure, but I need to do my homework first. 当然，但是我需要先做功课蚇Mom: OK. Then after you finish your homework, let ’s clean up the kitchen. I can do the dishes and sweep the floor. Could you please take out the rubbish? 可以。

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