【免费下载】 新视野视听说第二版第三册unit 3电子版

Unit 3 Culture makes me what I am.II. Basic Listening Practice1. A. They do not understand the lecture. B. They fear to make mistakes.C. They are modest.D. They are not allowed to speak.2. A. They earn less than men.B. They have fewer opportunities for promotion.C. Seventy percent of them suffer from sex discrimination.D. Seventy percent of them are laid off.3. A. He failed in his career because he did not complete his education.B. He failed in his career though he completed his education.C. He succeeded in his career because he completed his education.D. He succeeded in his career though he did not complete his education.4. A. The woman admires entrepreneurs but the man does not.B. The man admires entrepreneurs but the woman does not.C. Both the man and the woman admire entrepreneursD. Neither the man nor the woman admires entrepreneurs.5. A. We should acknowledge differences between students.B. We should provide different students with equal opportunities.C. The woman’s point of view is not justified.D. Teachers should neglect differences between students.III. Listening InTask 1: Competition in America1. A. Competition is more important than cooperation.B. Cooperation is better than competition.C. Various aspects of American competition.D. American competition in study and at work.2. A. Reading an article on American competition.B. Reading an article on Asian competition.C. Writing an article on American competition.D. Writing an article on Asian cooperation.3. A. Flexibility B. Courage C. Competitiveness D. Cooperation4. A. Asian students cooperate; American students compete.B. Competition exists among both Asia and American students.C. There is competition only among American students.D. Competition is found only among Asian students.5. A. Competition is more important than cooperation.B. Cooperation is more important than competition.C. Neither competition nor cooperation is important.D. It’s difficult to arrive at a definite conclusion.Task 2: Americans’ Work EthicFor four hundred years or more, one thing has been a characteristic of Americans. It is called their “work ethic”. Its (S1) were in the teaching of the Christian Puritans who first settled in (S2) is now the northeastern state ofMassachusetts. They believed that it was their (S3) duty to work atevery task to please God by their (S4), honesty, attention to details,skill, and attitude. To these Puritans, it was a (S5) to be lazy or to do lessthan your best in any task. They and later Americans tried to follow the Bible’s (S6) ,“If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”Therefore, Americans have for (S7) believed that they were guilty of sinif they did not work as carefully and hard as they could when they did anything. Godwould punish those who were careless or lazy in their work. (S8)But some people have gone beyond the usual sense of diligence. They areespecially attracted to the notion of “climbing the ladder” so as to increase their status,financial position, and sense of self-worth. (S9)The word “workaholic” describes an individual who is as addicted to work as analcoholic is to alcohol.There are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned withproblems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically andmentally. (S10) . The American culture values achievement, efficiency, and production, and aworkaholic upholds these values.Task 3: Cross-cultural tips on doing business1. A. They will get angry if you are late by five minutes.B. They may be late by an hour.C. They are punctual for both business meetings and social events.D. They are punctual for business meetings, but less so for social events.2. A. The U.K. B. Germany C. The U.S. D. Russia.3. A. They like humor. B. They like to talk about sports.C. They are not interested in politics.D. They are patriotic.4. A. You should know your contacts well.B. You should not change a deal after it has been agreed upon.C. You should value money above relationships.D. You should actively offer your opinion.5. A. He speaks more highly of the Americans, British and Germans than the Russians.B. He speaks more highly of the Germans than the three other nationalities.C. He is neutral to all of them.D. He has a positive attitude toward all of them.V. Let’s TalkInternational Slavery Museum1. What story does the museum tell?It tells the story of the cruel acts of the (1)____________________, the stories ofthe lives of the millions of people, who were forced from their homelands onto shipsthat sailed to (2)_____________where they were made to work on farms and inmines in harsh conditions without (3)_______________.2. What does the video clip say about Liverpool?Liverpool is one of the many British seaports that became very (1)____ frommoney made transporting goods such as (2)______________, produced by African slaves.3. What is one of the most important parts of the museum’s exhibits?One of the most important parts of the museum’s exhibits are the stories of the lives of people who live (1)_______________ today, whose (2)___________ can be traced to the Africans whose lives were (3)_______ forever by the transatlantic slave trade.4. Why is the opening year of the museum significant?Because 2007 marks the _______________ of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.5. What happened in 1807 and 1833?A law was made in 1807; it (1)_______ all British people from (2)___________ the slave trade. In 1833 all people who had been forced into (3)______ to work for British companies were (4)_ ___________.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Punctuality1. A. They quicken their pace. B. They call ahead to cancel the appointmentC. They call ahead to inform others of their delays.D. They do not worry too much.2. A. They will never change it.B. They change it only when there is an emergency.C. They change it whenever there is something more important.D. They check to see if the time is suitable.3. A. Relationships are more important than schedules.B. Schedules are more important than relationships.C. Schedules and relationships are of the same importance.D. Schedules and relationships are on secondary importance4.A. Other people would not seize the opportunity either.B. The opportunity is not good enough.C. Another opportunity will come in the next cycle.D. A far better opportunity is coming soon.5. A. It is as important as money. B. It is as important as one’s life.C. It is a sin to waste time.D. It is part of life.Task 2: Our Personal Spaces( )1. We do have personal space though it is invisible.( )2. When our space is invaded, we simply react violently.( )3. Cultures that stress individualism of en demand more space than collective cultures do.( )4. Mexicans and Americans treat personal space in a similar way since Mexico is close to the United States.( )5. In some Asian countries workers do not stand near their bosses because theyfear their bosses.Task 3: We don’t know what to do with them.1. What did the Russian do after the American businessman praised the fine quality of the vodka?2. What was the Russian’s answer to the American businessman’s enquiry?3. What did the American businessman say when he saw the Cuban toss the cigar out of the window?4. What did the Cuban reply?5. What did the American businessman do? Why did he do that?Viewing and speakingReviving the image of teaVoice-over: Walk down any high street and you can’t help noticing the explosion of trendy coffee shops. The old style of cafes are gradually (1)___________ to make way for the caffeine culture. As people become espresso fiends and cappuccino connoisseurs, designer coffees are (2)______ the traditional British beverage tea off the menu. But there are still a few oases of calm.[On-screen text: Charlotte Grindling.]Voice-over: Charlotte Grindling is a design guru and a tea fanatic.Charlotte: I’ll have a pot of house blend please.Waitress: OK, and a cream.Charlotte: Yes, thank you. Here we are in a quintessentially English (3)_______. I love these places. Look, they even give you a doily. But the problem is that tea is undergoing an (4)___________. You think of your granny, tea at four, the flat cap. But with the explosion of the new coffee shops hitting the high street, the question is: How is tea going to (5)______ its image?Voice-over: One tea manufacturing company saw a niche in the market for a chain of tea shops to (6)________ with the American-style coffee shops that dominate the high street. But to compete successfully, they needed a tea machine that made quality tea as (7)____ as the coffee machines make coffee. They turned to the company DesignBridge for help.David: I’m David.Richard: I’m Richard.David: We work for Design Bridge.Richard: And we design things like this.David: And that.Richard: And that.David: Yeah, and that.Richard: And this one.David: In fact, all of these.Voice-over: David and Richard are (8)_______________. They’re responsible for repackaging many familiar high street brands. Repackaging tea was just one of their briefs and it was because of the (9)_______ that they made with the tea company that they got the job of designing the tea machine.[On-screen text: David Helps.]David: We met up with our client in a place (10)______ to this, and he said he wanted a tea machine to fit into a load of tea shops that he was launching the year after. So we all spun around and looked at that, and said actually I think that’s the sort of thing we (11)_____.Richard: The trouble is with that is it’s a beautiful coffee machine...[On-screen text: Richard Rees.]Richard: It’s been around for 30 years, it’s got this gorgeous Italian styling: lots of chrome, lots of stainless steel, but we weren’t sure whether that style was whatwe needed for a tea machine. So that was our (12)________: What’s the right style for a new tea machine?Voice-over: Faced with creating a new product from scratch, David and Richard would need a design brief. The brief is crucial because they need to know about the (13)_________ before they can design the product. There is a(n) (14)________ way of finding out what the consumer wants and creating this design brief.。