公共英语三级英语教材
公共英语三级英语教材lesson 1Kip KeinoKipchoge Keino is a modest man，and it takes prodding to get the great Kenyan runner to recall how he felt on Oct ，20，1968 — when he won his first gold medal，in the 1,500 meters in Mexico day hadn't started out well，Keino was suffering from stomach pains that later turned out to be a severe gallbladder infection. His doctors advised against running；he ignored the race，Keino was so focused on competing against American ace Jim Ryun that，in retrospect，“Without watching a vide o, I wouldn't know what happened at the finish.” He does remember what happened next. “I ran an honor lap. I ran it to celebrate and to let my body recover. I felt overcome by the excitement.” It was not the only memorable event in his life that day. Back home, his wife, Phyllis, gave birth to their third daughter, named Milka Olympia Chelagat in celebration of her father's victory.Keino went on to win a silver medal in the 5,000 meters in Mexico City and a gold and a silver four years later in Munich. He then became Kenya's Olympic running coach from 1976 to 1986, furthering his nation's dominance in distance events. Kenyan runners have captured 32 Olympic track medals since 1964 and won the last six consecutive Boston Marathons. This summer, Keino will be in Atlanta as chief of the 120-athlete Kenyan delegation, which could include his son Martin, 23, a former NCAA 5,000-meter champion at the 1,5000 meters.But Keio's athletic accomplishments are not the only reason he is a hero in the town of Eldoret in northwestern Kenya. Thirty years ago, Keino and his wife—who now have seven children of their own—began taking orphans into their home. Their house became so crowded that they raised funds to build a dormitory and a dining hall on a nearby farm Keino owns. Income to support the facility comes from the farm, his sports shop and fees he has received from the Kenyan government over the years. Today, 73 children and young adults—aged 2 to 22—live on the farm. “I think I have been lucky,” Keino says. “Now what is important is how I use what I have to help others.”Lesson 1Kip Keino克普乔格·凯诺是一个很谦虚的人，要使这位伟大的肯尼亚长跑运动员回想起他在1968年10月20日那一天的感受不是一件很容易的事情——（当天他）在墨西哥城参加1500米长跑比赛中赢得了一生中的第一枚金牌。
那天天未亮，凯诺忍受着剧烈的胃痛，后来证实他患了严重的胆囊炎。
（鉴于这种特殊情况）他的保健医生们都反对他参加长跑，然而他却不予理会。
在赛跑中，凯诺集中精力，全力以赴与美国长跑能手吉木姆·润恩竞赛，后来他回忆说，“如果没有看实况录像，我都不知道比赛的最后时刻发生了什么事情。
”但他确实记得下面的事情，“为了庆祝胜利并恢复体力，我光荣地跑了一圈，兴奋得精疲力竭。
”那天，这不是唯一值得他纪念的事情，回到家，妻子菲利生了一个女儿，为了纪念他的胜利，就给她取名为米尔卡·奥林匹克·克拉哥特。
接着，凯诺在墨西哥城举行的5000米长跑比赛中赢得一枚银牌，而四年后在慕尼黑的比赛中又赢得一枚金牌和一枚银牌。
1976到1986年，他成为肯尼亚奥运长跑教练，使得肯尼亚继续在长跑比赛中保持绝对的优势地位。
自1964年以来，肯尼亚长跑运动员已经获得32枚奥运田径奖牌，而且在波士顿马拉松比赛中赢得了六连冠。
今年夏天，凯诺将以120名肯尼亚运动员代表团团长的身份去亚特兰大，代表团中包括他的儿子马丁。
马丁，23岁，亚利桑那州大学的全美大学生运动会5000米前冠军，有希望在1500米长跑比赛中获胜。
但是，凯诺的运动成就不是他成为肯尼亚西北方埃尔多雷特市镇英雄的唯一理由。
30年前，凯诺和他的妻子开始收养孤儿，现在她已经是七个孩子的母亲。
他们的房子变得如此拥挤，以致它们在凯诺自己的农场附近集资建造了宿舍和餐厅。
维持这些设施的经费来自他的农场、体育用品商店以及多年从肯尼亚政府获得的酬金。
今天，仍有2到22岁不同年龄段的73个孩子和年轻的成年人继续生活在农场。
“我想我是幸运的”，凯诺这样说道，“现在重要的是如何用我所拥有的去帮助其他人。
”Lesson 2A Gift of New LifeFirst came a boy weighing 3 pounds 14 ounces: Robert Jared Screws. After Robert Jared came his three sisters: Briannia Rae, 3 pounds 1 ounce; Brinkley Faye, 3 pounds 13 ounces; and Buckley Lenay, 4 pounds 2 ounces. All were tiny, but they were strong, healthy babies. In the hallway outside the operating room, friends and relatives wept and cheered as the quad wheeled them by, one by one, in their incubators.The babies stayed in the hospital about a month. Keith went there too, for more chemotherapy, and the nurses took one or two babies at a time to his room for a visit. That seemed to help him more than the medication.Then came a wonderful surprise. When we were ready to go home, we learned that a physicians' fund had provided a brand-new van for us, complete with four infant car seats. Keith was waiting for us at hone, frail mow and in constant pain, but also very happy.The whole community of Swainsboro and surrounding towns united in trying to help us. Countless women offered to baby-sit. Members of Keith's high school class prepared dinners for us twice a week. All sorts of fund-raising events were organized. A Kroger store on Wilmington Island near Savannah donated a year's supply of diapers and other baby needs. That helped, because the quads required 40 to 50 diapers a day!A man named Ricky Stevens came to measure our farmhouse for central air-conditioning, but went away concerned that the house was too small for six people. That night he could not sleep. He consulted a friend in real estate, Ken Warnock, and the two of them invited a group of Swainsboro businessmen to lunch. By the time Lunch was over, they had enough pledges to begin building a new house.There was a site on our land with a view of the pasture and grazing cattle. Our new house would be built there, a spacious home with five bedrooms-a master bedroom and one for each of the quads.As spring came to Georgia, Keith's health continued to decline. Still, he took great delight in his four babies. In the mornings he would hold them and play with them and help feed them. He got to be good at handling two bottles at a time. Before we left home for a chemo-treatment or doctor's appointment Keith would spend time alone with each baby.Later in the spring another operation was necessary, and complications followed. It became difficult for Keith to talk or breathe, and at last consciousness. His final words to me were,“I love you.”The doctors put him on a respirator, but they said it was only as matter of hours.I sat beside him holding his hand and whispering,“Be at peace. Be at peace.”And finally, on June 11, peace did come. He was 32 years old.Life went on. Ground was broken for the new house on a blue-and-gold day in December. The quads were old enough to stand, and each was old enough to stand, and each was given a little gilded shovel to mark the occasion. Many friends and neighbors were there, and the mayor of Swainsboro put our feelings into words:“We hope that when these babies are grown, they will look at this house and understand how much their father was respected and admired by everyone who knew him.”I have gone back to teaching. Devoted friends and relatives and fully qualified helpers take good care of the quads while I am away. Without Keith's illness we never would have recognized the amazing goodness that lies in people. The outpouring of love and compassion and caring that has surrounded us is almost beyond belief. One life was taken away from me, but four other lives were given to me to sustain and to comfort me. Facing death with Keith made me realize how precious life is. I cherish it and am grateful for it every single day.lesson 3The Cause of the El Nino PhenomenonEl Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus. The phenomenon is so-called because warm water moving across the Pacific traditionally reaches South America around Christmas. Scientists have now applied the term El Nino to the major warming episodes over large South American coastal areasand westernly along the equator and the Dateline area. Scientists noted the El Nino has a return period of four to five years and lasts between 12—18 months.In the late 1960s, it became apparent that the year-to-year variations in the sea surface temperature and consequently El Nino events, were closely linked to the Southern Oscillation, a relationship between atmospheric pressure over the southeastern Pacific and Indian Ocean. When pressure is high in the Pacific Ocean, it tends to be low in the Indian Ocean from Africa to Australia. These conditions are associated with low temperatures in both these areas and rainfall varies in the direction opposite the , the combination of El Nino and Southern Oscillation （ENSO）is the linkage atmospheric and oceanic events and involves changes in circulations of the atmosphere and oceans across the Pacific Basin. The strongest El Nino this century occurred in 1982—1983 and resulted in droughts and disastrous forest fires in Indonesia and Australia, wreaking economic damage of at least US $8 billion.A major warming of the ocean waters across the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean, known as ENSO, has developed since March 1997. The El Nino developed very rapidly during April—May, and reached strong intensity by June. This event is currently comparable in magnitude and extent to the 1982/1983 episode.lesson 4Our Changing DietWhat do most Americans and Canadians usually eat Many people think that the typical North American diet consists of fast food-hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries, pizza, fried chicken, and so on. They think Americans and Canadians also eat a lot of convenience foods, usually frozen or caned, and junk food-candy, cookies, potato chips, and other things without much nutritional value. Unfortunately, this description is mot totally inaccurate. The American diet is generally high in sugar, salt, fat, and cholesterol, and these substances can cause health problems.However, some people's eating habits are changing. They are becoming more interested in good health, and nutrition is an important part of health. North Americans are eating less red meat and fewer eggs, and they are eating more chicken and fish. Chicken and fish contain less fat than meat and eggs. Many people are also buying more fresh vegetables and eating them raw or cooked quickly in very little water in order to keep the vitamins.Restaurant menus are also changing to reflect people's growing concern with good nutrition. The “typical” North American diet now includes food from many different countries. More ethnic restaurants are opening in big cities in the United States and Canada. Foods from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, India and the Middle East are very popular. Even fast-food places now offer “lean” （low-fat） hamburgers, broiled or roasted （instead of fried） chicken, and salad bars with a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.How are we going to eat in the future Because we now know about the importance of nutrition, we will probably continue to eat more fish and vegetables and less meat. We will still buy convenience foods in supermarkets, but frozen foods may be more nutritious and canned foods may have less salt and sugar. Our junk food will not be “junk” at all because instead of candy bars we will eat “nutrition bars” with a lot of vitamins and protein. In the future, our diet will probably be even more interesting and healthful than it is now.In the United States and Canada, food is a very common topic of conversation. People are always discussing new dishes, restaurants, diet plans, and ideas about nutrition. The arguments about the best diets and foods will continue: Are vegetables better than a diet of cooked foods Is a little alcohol good for relaxation, or is all alcohol harmful Is some caffeine good for energy, or is caffeine always bad Can yellow vegetables really prevent cancer Will eating garlic help avoid heart attacks One thing we do know for sure:the key to good nutition is balance. How do we achieve that balance We can choose foods from a variety of sources, control the quantities that we eat, limit fats, and exercise.lesson 5I Did It“I did it.” This is what newly-crowned Olympic gymnastics champion Li Xiaoshuang wanted to say most after his victory here on Sunday night at the 25th Olympic Games.Li scored points by successfully completing his somersault tuck, becoming the first male gymnast ever to execute this maneuver in the optional apparatus finals. The program was extremely difficult. Failure could have been met by his head slamming the mat. Former Soviet Valery Liukin had once done this tuck in the team competition.“all the gymnasts before me had pretty high scores and this was the only way out for me,” said Li. “I knew I could end up either first or last.” Li also won a bronze in the rings with a .Grigori Misutin of the Unified Team scored points to share second place with Japanese Yukio Iketani.Right after his safe landing, Li rushed to his coach and former world parallel bars champion Huang Yubing. The two broke into tears and embraced each other after the final gymnast, Vitali Scherbo of the Unified Team, failed to surpass Li.Li's gold was China's first in the floor exercises since 1984, when Li Ning won at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Until the 1987 World Championships in Amsterdam where Lou Yun won the floor exercise, the event was dominated by the former Soviet Union gymnasts. “Though the floor is his specialt y, Li still performed above his normal level,” said coach Huang, who shed from the award ceremony and watched it on TV at the back of the gymnasium.“It's not an easy job,” Li said. “It's the result of my hard training. And that three backward somersault s was the first rime that I have done it successfully.”“I want to thank my parents and especially my coach Huang who contributed greatly to my success.”Li joined the national team at the end of 1989 and his highest international achievement was first place in the floor exercises of the Beijing Asian Games.At last year's Indianapolis World Championships, he was the best non-Soviet gymnast in the all-around competition, placing fourth, though he failed to score higher than points in any apparatus. He was only sixth in the floor competition. He was still so little-known that even with his World Championship achievement here at the Olympics, computer statistics erroneously listed him as having done badly competing in two women's events, the uneven bars and the balance beam.Li said he learned a lot here in Barcelona, both in gymnastics and manhood. He said in the team all-around competition, he repeatedly got low scores, and did not get the amount of points he should get for the degree of difficulty and execution of routines. But he kept the complaints to himself.Yet his execution in the floor final was so perfect that nobody doubted he was the gold medal winner.The 18-year-old from Hubei Province said that his regular training was not only technical but also mental. He said to himself three times, “Start and leap, accelerate and land,” which he said was crucial in winning.Li also took part in the 1990 Seattle Goodwill Games and finished second in the floor exercises, and is now regarded as the Chinese team's best all-around gymnast, especially after former best Li Ning missed both in the pommel horse and high bar finals Sunday night.lesson 6Our Changing Lifestyles:Trends and FadsThese days urban lifestyles seem to change very fast. It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it's a whole way of living. One year people wear sunglasses on top of their heads and wear jeans and boots; they drink white wine and eat sushi at Japanese restaurants; for exercise they jog several miles a day. However, thenext year everything has changed. Women wear long skirts; people drink expensive water from France and eat pasta at ltalian restaurants; everyone seems to be exercising at health clubs. Then, suddenly, it has changed again. People wear only natural fabric （safe for the environment）; they drink gourmet coffee and eat Thai food; for both leisure and exercise, they go rollerblading.Almost nothing in modern life escapes the influence of fashion; food, music, exercise, book, slang words, movies, furniture, places to visit, even names go in and out of fashion. For a while, it seems that all mew parents are naming their babies Heather, Dawn, Eric, or Adam. These names are “in.” then, suddenly, these names are “out,” and Tiffany and Jason are “in.” It's almost impossible to write about specific fads because these interests that people enthusiastically follow can change very quickly.In the United States, even people can be “in” or “out.” Like people in any country, Americans enjoy following the lives of celebrities: movie stars, sports heroes, famous artists, politicians, and the like. But Americans also pay a lot of attention to people who have no special ability and have done nothing very special. In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV commercial in which she looked at a vary small hamburger and complained loudly, “Where's the beef” These three words made her famous. Suddenly she appeared in magazines and newspapers and on TV sh ows. She was immediately popular. She was “in.” In 1987, an exterminator in Dallas, Texas, decided that he would be very happy if he could find more customers for his small business; he needed more people to pay him to kill the insects and rats in their put an unusual advertisement in a Dallas newspaper. He offered to pay $1,000 to the person who could find the biggest cockroach. This strange offer made him suddenly famous. There were stories about him nationwide-from New York to California. He was “in.” However, this kind of fame does not last long. Such people are famous for a very short time.This is the essence, the central, quality,of a fad. It doesn't last long. Some fads disappear before we have all even heard of them. How many people remember Green peace swimsuits They changed color to indicate polluted water. And then there was “Beethoven Bread.” Popular in Japan in 1994, it was expensive-$20 for one loaf. It was made while classical music played in the kitchen. The woman who created this bread e mphasized that “bread doesn't like rock music.”A person who participates in fads should remember that they come and go very fast, and they often come back in style after 10 to 15 years of being “out.” It might be a good idea never to throw anything away. Mickey Mouse watches and Nehru Jackets may soon be “in” again!lesson 7Compulsive SpendersAre you a compulsive spender, or do you hold on to your money as long as possible Are you a bargain hunter Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash Your answer to those questions will reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also develop from past problems.Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives' spending habits may be afraid that they are loosing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry with their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They spend it on their families and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.People can be addicted to different things, for example, alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, that is, they must a satisfy these needs to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend more money. For those who buy on credit, further more, charge accounts are even more exciting than money: in other words, these people feel that with credit they can do anything. Their pleasure at spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure they get from the things they buy.There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping theirbudget, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they are winning.It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people's need for love, power or influence, as well as their values, beliefs and opinions, in their advertising and sales methods.Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money. They give them “assignments.” If a person buys something i n every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way. On the first of his therapy, he must go into a store, for five minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On the third day he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the sales clerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesn's buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying.lesson 8Stories of ChristmasIn many countries of the world, The celebration of Christmas on December 25th is a high point of the year. From November onward, it is impossible to forget that Christmas is coming. Colored lights decorate many town centers and shops, along with shimmy decorations and artificial snow painted on shop windows. In streets and shops, “Christmas trees” （real or plastic evergreen conifer trees） will also be decorated with lights and Christmas ornaments. Shopping centers become busier as December approaches and often stay open till late. By mid-December, most homes will also be decorated with Christmas trees, colored lights and paper or plastic decorations around the rooms. These days many more people also decorate garden trees or house walls with colored electric lights, a habit, which has been long popular in USA. In many countries, most people post Christmas greeting cards to their friends and families, and these cards will be hung on the walls of their homes.The custom of sending C hristmas cards started in Britain in 1840 when the first “Penny Post” public postal deliveries began. （Helped by the new railway system, the public postal service was the 19th century's communication revolution, just as e-mail is for us today.） As printing method improved, Christmas cards were produced in large numbers from about 1860. Today, pictures are often about jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas, or romantic scenes of life in past times.Father Christmas （or Santa Claus） has become the symbol of Christmas. Pictures will be seen everywhere of the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. Children are taught that he brings them presents the night before Christmas, and many children up to the age 7 or 8 really believe this is true. In most countries, it is said that he lives near the North Pole, and arrives through the sky on a sledge （snow-cart） pulled by reindeer. He comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and places presents for the children in socks or bags by their beds or in front of the family Christmas tree. In shops or at children's parties, someone will dress up as Father Christmas and give small presents to children, or ask them what gifts they want for Christmas. Christmas can be a time of magic and excitement for children.Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name “Santa Claus” which comes from the Dutch “Sinterklaas.” Nicholas was a Christian leader from Myra （in modern-day Turkey） in the 4th century AD. He was very shy, and wanted to give money to the poor people without their knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed up the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It happened to land in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children's stockings.In English speaking countries, the day following Christmas Day is called “Boxing Day.” This word comes from the custom which started in the Middle Ages around 800 years ago: Churches would open their “alms box” （boxes in which people had placed gifts of money） and distribute the contents to poor people in the neighborhood on the day after Christmas. The tradition continues today.lesson 9White HouseThe USA Chief Executive Mansion, White House, stands on a knoll on the Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington overlooking the Potomac River. The cornerstone was laid in 1792 and in 1800 it was initially completed. Since the second President John Adams first moved into the house, all the US presidents have lived and worked there. However, in 1814, when the English was at war with America, the White House was set on fire by the British army. Only its enclosing wall survived but stained with scorch marks. It took three years to hide the White House renovated and be available for order to hide the scars of war, the burnt wall was covered with many layers of white paint, hence the name White House was given. It was President Theodore Roosevelt who officially named it first in 1902.The White House is an 18-acre-estate, yet the major of the ground is filled with lawns, gardens, tennis courts, outdoor swimming pools, bowling alleys, game rooms, movie theaters, horseshoe pits and other subsidiary facilities. The 26-meter highs 3-floored main section consisting of 132 rooms is mot quite spacious. In the west are the magnificent State Dining Room and the bright and commodious East Room which is the place for balls and art performances. The other three smaller rooms are resplendent in their decorations. Each of them has its distinctive features and has its name matching the colors of the wall, ceilings, carpets, and the like in it. The Blue Room in the middle is an oval office used officially for receiving heads of state and foreign diplomats. The Red Room in the west characterized in the US style in early 19th century, is a family parlor, and the Green Room is used as an all-purpose parlor for playing cards and chess or having a chat. The second floor is president family's private living quarters, and on the third floor are offices of president's secretaries' store rooms and service center.President's office complex is in the west wing. In addition to the Cabinet Room, The Diplomat Reception Room, the Treaty Room, etc., the most important one is the Oval Office, the heartland for president to formulate policies and make decisions. Just outside the Oval Office is the charming Rose blooming with flowers and plants, where state dinners and ceremonial events are sometimes held. In the East Wing, are offices of First Ladies' and wording staffs. The Kennedy Garden lying outside of those offices is for press conferences and tea parties. The well-known South Lawn is often used for arrival ceremonies in honor of visiting heads of state.lesson 10Paris, FranceA short time later our plane began to slow and bank. Lovely, green England came into view, but we soon left England behind. After watching the English Channel slip by, France appeared, the land carved into squares of green and brown.Paris, lovely, green romantic Paris, a city of contrasts-I fell in love with her as so many others have before me. Magnificent modern buildings were everywhere, but in between them stood tiny ancient shops and apartments. As long as I live, I'll remember my first night in Paris when I stood on Montamarte, the highest hill in the city, the lights of Paris spread in a panorama below while the cool autumn breeze whispered through the trees. I could not believe I was really there!The next morning, we enjoyed a tour of Paris, which is just as beautiful by day as by night. The tree-lined streets were spotless, for each morning, water from the River Seine flows from drains onto the streets where shopkeepers with long reed brooms sweep the streets clean. We drove past many famous restaurants, shops and apartment houses. At the end of the most famous street in Paris, the Champs Elysse, stood the golden Arch of Triumph through which the Allies in World War Ⅱ marched after driving defea ted Germans from the city.As we walked through the grounds around Notre Dame, I gazed above me at imposing Gothic towers silhouetted like giant sentinels against the gray sky. From the top of the Cathedral wall rain spouts jutted about every twelve feet, each spout made in the face of an animal, the rain pouring from its mouth.。
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公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力文本1-3 work Information Technology Company.2020YEAR公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit1Part A1.W:You seem to take great pride in your daughter.She's such a successful manager. M:Yes,she is a wonderful daughter.But I'm proud of her because of her pleasant and attractive personality even more than fot her success.2.M:I ran into David Preston downtown today.W:ReallyDid he say anything about his sisterM:Yes.She should be leaving Los Angeles very soon,because her husband has takena job in Alaska.3.W:Professor Philips seems serious.M:But his lectures are quite humorous,aren't they?Part BQuestions 4-6A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office.Out of nearly fifty persons who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others."I should like to know,"said a friend,"the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter, not a dinagle recommendation.""You are wrong,"said the gentleman."He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door behind him,showing that he was careful.He gave his seat immediately to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions promptly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.""All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table ,and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.When I talked to him ,I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair and his clean finger nails. Can't you see that these things are excellent recommendationsI consider them more significant than letters."Questions 7-10The year was 1912.Mrs. Straus and her husband were passengers on the Titanic during its fateful voyage. Not many women went down with the ship,but Mrs.Straus was one of the few women who did not survive for one simple reason:She could not bear to leaveher husband .This is how Mabel Bird,Mrs.Straus's servant , who survived the disaster, told the story after she was saved."When the Titanic began to sink, frightened women and children were the first ones loaded into lifeboats.Mr.and Mrs.Straus were calmand comforting other passengers,and helped many of them into the boats.Then, Mr.Straus begged his wife to get into the life boat with her servant an others. Mrs.Straus started to get in. She had one foot on the edge, but then suddenly ,she changed her mind, turned away and stepped back onto the sinking ship."Please, dear,get into the boat!"her husband urged."No,"Mrs.Straus is said to have replied with resistance."I will not get into the boat.We have been together through a great many years. We are old now.I will not leave you.Where you go ,I will go."And that is where they were last seen, standing arm in arm on the deck, this devoted wife clinging courageously to her husband, this loving clinging protectivelyto his wife, as the ship sank.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit21.M:You look upset. What's wrong2.3.W:The electric company is going to shut off our service.4.5.M:Are we behind on the bills.6.7.W:Yes,but why didn't you take care of the bills?8.9.M:I guess I forgot.I'll make them a check today.10.11.2.W:Guess what!The toilet is still running over.You were going to fix it last night.12.13.M:I thought I did.Well,we'd better call a plumber then.14.15.W:Alright.I'll look one up in the phone book.16.17.3.W:Jack,shall I wear my blue evening dress to the party tonight?18.19.M:Can't you wear your red oneRed seems perfect for the occasion,don't youthink20.21.W:But blue fits me better.22.23.M:Then why did you have to ask me?24.25.Part B26.27.Questions 4-728.29.W:Andy,listen to this:ong-bedroom apartment, modern kitchen,doormanbuilding,30.31.$650per month.What do you say we go and look at it?32.33.M:What is wrong with where we are now?34.35.W:I'm tired of living a basement apartment.I want room;I want light;I want aview.36.37.M:But $650 a month --it's too much.38.39.W:I think we can manage it.40.41.M:I don't think you're taking the utilities into account. Now with the telephoneand42.43.electricity, that's going to bring that up to $750 a month.44.45.W:Oh, I suppose you're right. Okay, listen to this:fourthfloor walk-up,one-bedroom,46.47.utilities included,$450 a month.48.49.M:I'm not going to walk up four flights of stairs every day.50.51.W:All right, Here's another one:East Parkside Avenue,two-benroom,largewindowed52.53.kitchen,high ceilings, two kitchen.54.55.M:East Parkside Avenue!That's a run-down neighborhood.56.57.W:Okay,listen to this:Westville,spacious,one-bedroom,floor-through,renovated58.59.building, working fireplace,eat-in kitchen.60.61.M:You must be joking!It's nearly an hour away from where we work.62.63.W:Okay.You're so demanding,Andy.64.65.M:I don't know.Let me see. How's this66.Third Avenue, new building, excellent,view...67.68.W:Oh, that sounds fantastic. Let's go and look at right away.69.70.M:Why right away71.72.73.W:Because you've been putting me off long enough.74.75.M:You know, I'll say this for you, Gloria.When you get your mind ser onsomething,76.77.there's no stopping you.But you know,that's one of the things I like best about78.79.you!80.81.Questions 8-1082.83.M:Honey, what's with the $125.45 phone bill?Over $100 in long distance charges.84.85.W:I don't know.They're not mine.I've only made one call to Mother this month.86.87.M:Really?Then someone has got a hold of our credit card number and is using itto88.89.make long distance calls. Virtually all of the calls are credit card charges.90.91.W:How many of the credit card calls do you think the person's made?92.93.M:Exactly $103.25.I've kept track of all of my long distance calls.94.95.W:I'd love to give this person a piece of my mind if I could. But it would bevirtually96.97.impossible to track the person down.And it would cost at least $50 to $100 tocall98.99.those numbers again.What should we do?100.101.M:I'mnot going to put up with it any more. I think the best way to straighten the102.103.problem out is to call the phone company and change our calling card number.104.105.W:We can't afford to wait any longer.We must cut down the phone bill. 106.107.M:Yes, I'll call the phone company tomorrow.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit3Part A1.W:You look like a drowned rat!Didn't you know there's a thunderstorm today? M:I knew there would be a light shower, but I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs.W:Well, you'd better take a hot shower right now, or you'll catch a cold.M:I know. I don't want to get sick.2.W:I think a drought has set in. It hasn't rained a drop for months.M:I think so,too, but didn't it rain last month?W:It did, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.M:Oh. It's really bad. I'm really concerned though not panicked yet.3.M:Oh,my!I've never seen such scorching heat in my life!The TV forecast said the temperature has hit 98!W:Yeah. It's like the whole world is broiling. I hope it's not going to break into three digits!M:But it's already awfully close!W:Well,I just hope it'll level off soon.Part BQuestions 4-6W:Did you hear thatThe drought conditions are severe! There's a lot of death, dying, and suffering out there!M: I heard that, but it's not surprising actually because we haven't had as much rain as normal this year.W:Well, if it could rain even a drop, things would be much better!And my flowers in the garden would come back in a heartbeat.M:I guess you might have to quit watering your garden.I heard that they are going to start rationing water. In fact , this morning I happened to hear on the radio that the reservoir had dipped below half its capacity this month and the volume of water entering the reservoir is the smallest in fifty years.W:Really!I thought that might happen. Great!There go my vegetables.M:I guess so. But think about Africa.Questions 7-10Have you heard enough about rain yetOnce again, torrential downpours seem to be dominating the weather stories of the day, and here in the U.K. is no exception!First of all,let's have a quick sum-up of the storm situation.Bonnie and Charley are still dominating the scene in central America,Bonnie, a tropical storm, is moving through the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida, and hurricane are gusting to 105mph at the time when this forecasting was prepared.But even with these tropical systems aside, there's plenty of wet weather elsewhere too. Turkey has had a downpour of thunderstorms during the last day or so, with64mm of rain being recorded in Golcuk in just 16 hours. This is more than double the amount usually seen here during the whole month of August.Northwest Spain hasn't escaped, and neither have many areas of France. In fact, many western European countries had a few inches of rain from the weather fronts that are now plaguing the U.K.The main fronral band of rain moved its way northwards through England and Wales last night, giving over 46mm of rain in south Wales by morning. Although it then headed into Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, there have also been plenty of big showers developing behind it. Torrential downpours prompted the Met Office to issue Flash Warnings of Severe Weather due to the intensity of some of these showers.。
全国公共英语等级考试三级讲义PETS3 ppt课件
but/yet
强调
程度 频率
however
nevertheless
(un)fortunately
转折
instead
因果
furthermore
moreover
递进
besides
in addition
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fairly quite extremely often occasionally rarely
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SUNBO 剑桥国际英语课堂
英语知识运用考点总结
词义辨析
•93
从句
• 同位语从句 • 定语从句 • 名词性从句
• 上下文语义衔接 （58）
•固定搭配（33）
•语态（2）
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SUNBO 剑桥国际英语课堂
especially
particularly （not）to mention
语义衔接
•固定搭配（33）
•语态（2）
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SUNBO 剑桥国际英语课堂
词汇
主要考查实意词
名词(22), 形容词(9), 动词(36), 副词(5), 代词(3)
介词(16), 连词(12)（逻辑关系）
词的搭配(26)，一词多义，同义词辨析(20)
*掌握常用词的搭配，尤其是与介词有关的搭配； *把握住句中出现的连接词和连接词组所体现出的衔接， 转折，递进等．
重点掌握
一.动词的时态.语态和语气 A.12种时态 1.动词的一般时 2.动词的进行时 3.动词的完成时 B.语态 动词的被动语态： 尤其是特殊形式的被动，如使役动词,主动表被动
C.语气
虚拟语气
包括三大从句中的虚拟和经常考察的和虚拟相关的动词及动词 短语.
pet3 教材
pet3 教材
全国英语等级考试（PETS）第三级的教材是《全国英语等级考试(PETS)第
三级教材》，由金阳编写，复旦大学出版社出版。
该教材紧扣考试大纲中规定的交际话题和功能意念，融功能意念于交际之中，既教授语言知识，又适当介绍英语国家文化，练习设计注重对考生听、说、读、写能力的全面培养和发展。
其中包含了如Unit 5 Daily Life（不定式进行时、完成时、完成进行时）、Unit 6 Free-Time Activities（Ⅰ. Speaking Ⅱ. Listening 复合结构中的动Ⅴ. Guided Writing）、Unit 7 Shoping（Ⅰ. Speaking Ⅱ. Listening Ⅲ. Reading Ⅳ.Grammar 虚拟语气（一）Ⅴ. Guided Writing）和Unit 8 Holiday（Ⅰ. Speaking）等单元。
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全国公共英语等级考试(PETS)三级教程与笔记精编版
Unit 1 Greeting and introuductionDialogues /monologues:1、You can tell they lived during the Depression.这里的"tell"是断定的意思，咳……常常把它的意思与(告知、告诉)联系在一起，脑子便转不过弯来。
此句意思应该是：你可以断定他们生活在那时的大萧条期。
2、He really knows how to bring a person out."bring a person out."是“鼓励一个人的”的意思。
整句话的意思是：他非常善于鼓励别人/使别人振作起来。
PS：to bring sb. out意思为：to make someone feel more comfident, happy, and friendly /使某人更加自信、开朗3、he looks like his fun to be with.整句话的意思是：他看起来是个很有意思的人。
或，和他在一起应该会很有意思。
句子解析4、since we're going to recruit some staff so that we can get our new school going in time。
这里的since, 和so that 是基于...原因的意思.根据意思我将其译成: 届时...将...以便...整句话的意思是：届时我们将聘请一些工作人员以便使我们的新学校及时开学.5、Would you address character description for the commercial and industrial arts staff?arts staff 怎么翻译?==>你能够给商业与工艺美术的职员讲讲特征描述吗?arts跟前面的commercial and indutrial连在一起看，而非与后面的staff:(the commercial and industrial arts) staff.6、There are a number of other positions to consider."A number of" 换成 "a lot of" 或者是”a great many”行不行，为什么?==>可以换成a lot of或a great many of,因为position是可数名词。
全国公共英语三级 PPT课件
3、阅读理解
该部分由A、B两节分组成。
A 节（15题）：考察考生理解总体和特定信息的 能力。要求考生根据所提供的3篇文章的内容（平 均长度约350词），从每题所给的4个选项中选出 最佳选项。
B节（5题）：考查考生理解文章（约350词）
的主旨要义的能力。考生须从7个选项中排除两个 干扰项，将正确的概括与5段文字逐一搭配成对。
听力
三、解题技巧 1、学会放过有两种听不懂的情况：
（1）、太专注于思索刚听到的一句话，而无法 听到下一句话。
（2）、不能足够迅速地把所有听到的整理一 清而遗漏了整段话。 学会放过就是要放过那些暂时听不明白的词 或句子，接着听下面的的话往往会得到意想 不到的惊喜的效果。
听力
2、把握主题 体现段落中心意思的句子叫主题句，常常放在句
际能力，但并不排斥对考生语法知识的考查。
2、词汇知识
PETS第三级要求考生掌握4,000个英语 单词。
PETS第三级考试的阅读材料中出现的超 出相关词表的英语单词，并不给出中文注释， 但会严格控制此类单词的数量。
（三） 语言运用
1、互动能力 该级考生在日常工作和生活中，可以
用英语与外国人交流，不仅交流具体信息， 也可以交流思想和观点。
听力
5、问“对某人或谋事有什么看法”，如： What does the man think of Miss Brown? What does the woman think of the plan?
6、问“对话可能在什么场所发生”，如： Where does this conversation most probably take place?
该部分需要约40分钟时间。考生在答题卡1上作答。
4、写作
2011最新版全国英语等级考试公共英语三教材unit7
2011最新版全国英语等级考试公共英语三教材unit7unit7====================unit7-1.----------Title：-1.John invites Betty to have dinner with their friends.Question：Who is going to invite John and Betty for dinner?Question：When will they meet each other?Question：Why can't Betty go to the dinner?Man：JohnWoman：Betty John：Hi, Betty, Rose and Johnson would like to have dinner with us before the movie. Betty：Hmm...What time are we supposed to meet them? John：At about half past five. Betty：Maybe you'd better go without me.I really wish I could go, but I have too much work to do.I'm writing an article, and it has to go out tomorrow. John：Oh, that's really too bad. Betty：I'm sorry to let you down. John：That's OK.I can understand you.unit7-2.----------Title：-2.Three friends talk about daily routine and habits in England and in China.Question：What do Robert and Green think about thedifferences between life in China and in England?Question：When does Green get up every morning in England?Question：What does Robert do when he is going out in the evening?Woman：LiMan：RobertMan：Green Li：Robert, you are from England, aren't you? Robert：Yes, I am...from the north of England.Um...Why? Li：Well, do you find that life is very different from...er...er life in England?I mean life here and life in England. Robert：Yes, it really is, because everything happens earlier here. Li：Oh. Green：It certainly does. Robert：Yes...you get up earlier in the morning. Li：When, when do you get up? Robert：I don't get up until 7:30 in England. Li：7:30? Green：And I get up at 8:15 and I arrive at work between 9:20 and 9:30. Li：I see...At what time er...do people have their dinner? Green：Oh, it depends on what time they get home.I don't have dinner till about 7 or 8 o'clock. Robert：Oh, that's quite early, Green.I can...sometimes 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock. Green：But where I live most people have dinner at 5:30 or 6:30 infact. Li：It varies, doesn't it? Green：Yes, there are a lot of differences. Robert：Hm. Li：What do you do when you are going out in the evening? Robert：Oh, very often there's no time for dinner...I go straight from work to...play sport or go to the cinema or whatever it is. Li：And you eat afterwards? Robert：Yes.But something light.I try and have a big lunch in the middle of the day. Green：And we begin work at 9 o'clock in England.Here we work...yes, 8 o'clock every day. Robert：Yes.That's much earlier. Li：Yes, yes, it is.You'll soon get used to it.I am sure.unit7-3.----------Man：T omWoman：Rose Tom：I'm going into town.Can I get you anything while I'm out? Rose：Do you think you might go by a post office? Tom：I could.What would you like? Rose：Oh.Could you get me a book of twenty-cent stamps? Tom：Sure.I'd be glad to. Rose：I'll go and get some money. Tom：Don't worry about it.You can pay me when I get back. Rose：If you happen to go by a stationer's, could you buy a pad of writing-paper for me? T om：Sure.No problem. Rose：But don't bother if it's inconvenient.Here's a ten-dollar bill.I'm sure that it'll be more than enough.Oh, and would you mind posting these letters? Tom：Not at all. Rose：Just one more thing...could you drop off this film at a camera shop? T om：Sure, if I have time. Rose：Thank you very much!unit7-4.----------Title：-3.Tom asks Rose if she needs something.Question：What will Tom do in the post office?Question：What other things does Rose ask him to do?Question：How much does Rose give to Tom?Man：Mary Mary：Students in adolescence are likely to be confused mentally,to be subject to involuntary distractions and romantic dreaminess.They are basically timid or self-conscious;they lack frankness and are usually sensitive but hate to admit it.They are motivated either by great ambition, probably out of all proportion to their capabilities, or by extreme laziness caused by the fear of not attaining their objectives.Fundamentally they want to be kept busy but they refuse to admit it.They are usually willing to work, but they hate to work without obtaining the results they think they should obtain.Their critical faculties are beginning to develop and they are critical of their instructors and of the materials they are given to learn.They are beginning to feel the pressure of time;and although they seldom say so, they really want to be consulted and given an opportunity to direct their own affairs, but they need considerable guidance.They seldom admit that they need this guidance and they frequently rebel against it, but if it is intelligently offered they accept it with enthusiasm.It is in this period that students can be most easily and permanently influenced.Their outlook on life is usually extremely exaggerated.They are either far too modest or too boastful.They are much more susceptible to the influence of a strong personality than that of a great intelligence.Of all periods of life, this is what may be called the"plastic age".Title：-4.The following monologue is about the mentality ofstudents in adolescence.Question：Are students in adolescence very frank?Question：Do they like their teachers and textbooks?Question：Why is this period of time called the "plastic age"?unit7-5.----------Title：LifeMan：Mary Mary：Sometimes, people come into your life and you realize that they are there for some purpose- to teach you a lesson, or to help you to know who you are or who you want to become.You'd never know who these people may be, your friend, your classmate, your neighbor, your co-worker, your teacher, or even a stranger, but they will deeply affect your life in some way. Mary：And sometimes things happen to you that may seem unfair, painful and horrible at first, but later, you realize that without overcoming those difficulties you would never know your strength, willpower or potential.Everything happens for a reason.Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.Illness, great achievement, love, injury and failure all come to test the limits of your soul.Without these tests, life would be like a straight and flat road, but it goes nowhere.It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and completely meaningless. Mary：Those people who affect your life, and the failure and the success you experience can help you to create who you are and who you become.Even the bad experiences can be learned from.In fact, they are the most important ones.If someone breaks your heart, or hurts you, please forgive them, for they helped you to learn about the importance of being careful when you open your heart.If someone loves you, love them back, because they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. Mary：You can make of your life anything you wish.Appreciate every moment and take everything from those moments as possible as you can because you may never be able to experience them again.Talk to people who you have never talked to before, and when they talk, you'd better listen to them.Let yourself fall in love, then break free and set your sights high.Tell yourself you are a great person and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be difficult for others to believe in you.Make every day meaningful and interesting.Create your own life and live without regrets.Love your life and you may have some pleasant, cheerful and happy hours. Mary：If we are strong enough to forgive, brave enough to love, generous enough to rejoice in other's happiness, we can make great achievements in our own lives.。
公共英语三级pets3口语电子版教材
PETS3口语电子教材When you do listening exercise,You didn't hear anything, you didn't understand anything,but you can get the true answer.If you didn't understand the question,what would you do?Did you hear about this test?one student and one examinerBut pets two students and two examinersThat will cause two problems.1 That student is really good.2 Your partner will say nothing.Sometimes you didn't understand the examiner's questions1 They laugh.2 They let the examiner repeat the question.3 They never look at you and never move.You have to be ready to talk with anyone.Speaking test means you have to make sure you are speaking.I'm thinking that is much more fair.All of my friends want to be Student B.They will be nervous.2002,May,Nine,A professor cried when I came into the room.contents of pets3 speakingPart AAre you a student?Could you please talk about your family?Do you like swimming?Where do you come from?Where do you study?Part Bdiscussion between two studentsPart CIt's about four too five minutes.no time to preparedescribe the picturediscuss your opinionHow do we assess your English level speaking?1 fluency of your English,intonation of your English,smoothness of your English1 fluency of your English Fluent English doesn't mean you have to speak so fast.I enjoy watching TV with my family.How did you learn your English?Don't speak so fast.I have a lot of homework to do everyday.Where do you come from?I come from Beijing.Beijing is the capital of China.It's political,economy and control center,I love Beijing very much.Please talk about your family,tell us about your family.There are three people in my family,my father,my mother and I.2 intonation of your EnglishI feel like a fool.word linking and structuresintonationAccent is not a problem.I have a big house.I have no idea.You have to watch your intonation all the time.3 smoothness of your EnglishwellactuallyLet me see. That is a very interesting question.Some people speak so slow.repeatingPronunciation is the basic.illI am ill.A fish looks like a snake.will milk kill word worldAll can have the problems you have.2 interactiveCould you please discuss the most popular sports of China?What about the topic about WTO?What do you think about China's entry into WTO?If you want to take test ,you have to be there 20 minutes earlier.3 grammarMaybe everyone makes some grammar mistakes.My father is a teacher.She likes reading.has have does do4 word exertionWhat do you like to do in your free time?I like open car.Why do you want to Canada?Because there are little people in Canada.1. And what shall I call you?Most people call me Xiao Huang.Two students are waiting outside the examine room.If you see me again ,I will be nice.Don't forget to say hello to the examiner.Do you have a cellphone?Yes,I have.What do you want?Hi,you are great!to show your seatDon't put your elbow on the table.mark sheetCan I have your mark sheet,please?The examiner is going to ask your name.Now,I like to ask you some questions.Where do you come from?What do you do on your vacation?What do you usually do on your Saturday morning?Can I ask you some questions?Do you have any sisters and brothers?What do you usually have for your breakfast?What do you usually have for your lunch?What do you usually have for your supper?Are you a student?2. Where do you come from?a. I was born in Xi'an, which is one of the major cities in China. It used to be the capital city at one point in China's history.b. I come from Shanghai, but I was born in Xi'an. My parents moved to Shanghai when I was just 4 years old, so I really don't know much about Xi'an, apart from occasional summer visits to see some good friends of the family. In fact, I don't have any relatives at all living in Xi'an.第二课时3. Where about is your hometown?Xi'an is located in Shanxi Province, which is in central China.Where do you come from exactly?15. What kind of parent do you intend to be?1 听不懂考官问题2 能听懂但不知道如何回答3 从来没考虑过的变态性问题26. What is your job? What does your job involve?27. How do you like your job?30. How do you spend your weekends?4. Which way of corresponding do you think will be the most popular way in the near future?How do you keep touch with your friends or family?9 What is the most popular sport in China?11. Do you have any extracurricular activities?12. Do you like watching TV? What kind of programmer is your favourite one?13. What do you think of fast food? Can you tell some of its advantages?14. What is the difference between life in a large modern city and in the countryside? What's your opinion?16. What's your opinion on traveling?18. How can a person be a successful language learner?19. Do your have any ideas about how to be a good student?20. What's your opinion on money?24. Are environmental risks worth taking?25. Which holiday is your favorite one?。
全国公共英语三级 PPT课件
笔试试卷： 有四个组成部分：听力、英语知识运用、阅 读理解和写作。
口试试卷： 分三节考查学生的口语交际能力。
2、关于考试指导语和题目用语
在PETS第三级考试中，笔试、口试的指导 语均为英语。写作题中所提供的引导性材料 可能会涉及少量的中文。
3、关于答题卡和登分卡的使用
笔试中，使用的是用于光电阅读器评分的答题卡1 和用于人工阅卷的答题卡2。
7、问原因、问目的，如： Why is the man late? Why did the man repair the car by himself?
听力
8、问钟点，如： When did the man finally start?
9、问日期，如： When will he be paid？
10、问对话者某一方的身份或对话人之间的关 系，如： who is the man ?
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三、解题技巧 1、学会放过有两种听不懂的情况：
（1）、太专注于思索刚听到的一句话，而无法 听到下一句话。
（2）、不能足够迅速地把所有听到的整理一 清而遗漏了整段话。 学会放过就是要放过那些暂时听不明白的词 或句子，接着听下面的的话往往会得到意想 不到的惊喜的效果。
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2、把握主题 体现段落中心意思的句子叫主题句，常常放在句
在一次考试中没有获得《全国英语等级考试合 格证书》而单项考试合格的考生，将由教育部考试 中心核发相应合格项目的单项成绩合格证。
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该部分由A、B两节组成。
A节（10题）：考查考生的理解能力。要求考生 根据所听到的10段简短的对话（总长约400词，总 持续时间约3’30’’),从每题所给的4个选择项中选出最 佳选项。每题有15秒答题时间（5秒用作听前读题， 10秒用作听后答题。每段录音材料只播放一遍。
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PETS三级教材标准教程Unit01Charpter 1 PERSONAL AND PEOPLEUnit1 Personal and peopleConversationspart 1 Daisy is introducing Sally to SmithDaisy: Good morning, Smith. Could I take a few minutes of y our time?Smith:Oh, it's you,Daisy.What can I do for you?Daisy: May I introduce my friend Sally to you,Smith?She's outstanding student in the college.She spesks good engl ish and also she is good at operating computer.Sally: How do you do?Smith,Smith: Pleased to meet you,Sally.I heard a little about you from Daisy. Would you like work for two months in my company? Sally: Of course. I'd love to. I really want to get some real ex perience from my work here.Smith: Ok. Please come to work at 8o'clock tomorrow morning. Sally: See you tommorrow. Good bye.Part 3 A couple are talking about their neighbour Mr. Wang Mrs.: Darling, do you know anything about our new neighbourMr. Wang ?Mr.: Nothing except he goes to work at 7:30 every morning. Mrs.: He's quite special.Mr. : Special? What's the special about him?Mrs: Well. For one thing,he's Wang Li's boy friend. Miss Li ha s told me that.Mr. : What's else?Mrs.: He's farmer to villege three yesrs ago.With only 20 ,but nowMr. :What's happened?Mrs.: He has setted a piece of company with about 2000 emp loyees. It's reported that he has built a new school for his po or hometown.PETS三级教材标准教程Unit02Chapter2Home and familyConversationsPart1Wang Fang shows a photo of her family to Dianna.Dianna: How many members are there in your family?Wang: There are five. Look at the photo. The old couple sitting in the middle are my parents.Dianna: Oh, your parents! They smile so happily.Wang: You are right. My mother was an English teacher in a middle school, and my father was a doctor, now both of them are retired from work.Dianna: Your fluent English must be inherited from your mother, I think.Wang: Maybe. When I was little, she liked to teach me English. Dianna: A wise mother! Who is the man on the left?Wang: He is my elder brother.Dianna: He looks so handsome and energetic. What is he doing now?Wang: He workis in a big company in Shanghai as a manager. Dianna: Who is the girl on the right? Is that you?Wang: No, that is my younger sister. She is studying in Los Angeles. Dianna:So the girl next to her must be you.Wang: Yes, you are right.Dianna: You are still as lovely as you were.Wang: Thank you, by the way, I would like to see my parents this weekend. Would you lie to go with me? My mother is preparing my favorite dishes. Have a taste, ok?Dianna: Oh, I would love to. I will be glad to meet you your parents. It seems you really have a happy family.PETS三级教材标准教程Unit04CHAPTER 4 WEATHER AND CLIMATEUnit 4 Weather and ClimateConversationsTed and Lisa are drinking coffee.Look,it is sunny today,isn't it?Yeach,I like sitting in the sun, drinking coffee and listening to the light music.You really know how to lead a comfortable life and enjoy yourself.A piece of bad news for you: Iit's forecasted that it will be cloudy tomorrow.It's so changeable!Maybe the day after tomorrow,it will be snowy. You're such a smart boy.It is predicted to snow.Really?That's great!If so,we can buy a roll of film to take photos, and invite our friends Amy,Martin and Sally to play with snowballs. And we can also heap up a snowman standing on our playground! So it is not bad but good news.May your dream come true.Wang Lin is talking with Alice about the recent weather.How are you doing these days?Fine,and you?Me too.It's so hot and muggy today.Yes.The weather has been dry for days.It's reported that the temperature today rises to about 40C.Oh,I see.The heat makes my flowers fade,my little dog"Gege"is lying on the ground with its tongue strectching long.God damn!Could you remember the flood last month?Sure.It was raining cats and dogs.Luckily I was staying at home that day.A terrible flood.Some people lost their lives.Poor poeple!The flood is dangerous,and our government ha asked people to be mindful of heat,extreme heat may also cause death.Take it easy.The fall is coming and the heat will be finally over.I hope so.Yang Ming asks his teacher,Mr.Zhang,some questions about the climate.Good morning,Mr.Zhang.Good morning,any questions?Yes,could you tell me the difference of climate between Beijing and Kunming?Of course.Beijing is situated in the North and Kunming in the Southwest.Is the climate related to the latitude?Yes,Beijing is in the high latitudes while Kunming in the low latitudes.Does the latitude influence the temperature?Certainly,it's colder in Beijing than in Kunming as a whole.The weather in Beijing is very bad.How?Can you explain it in detail?It's cloudy and windy.Through the whole year,the wind blows very hard.The dirt spreading in the air can make people dirty.It can even get through the window and fall on your furniture.But the strong wind offers a good chance to fly kites.What about Kunming?It's warm and sunny.The weather si agreeable,comfortable and humid.The range of temperature is unnoticeable.In short,that means it's like spring all the year round.You're right.Thank you very much.Aaron is calling his girlfriend,Helen.Darling,what are you busy with now?I am missing you very much. Next week,I have a 3-day vacation.Let's make a trip.Great!Where do you like to go?The South or the North?The temperature in the North is below zero.The worst is that it has sonowed there for days.But I enjoy the cold weather.It must be refreshing after a hot and muggy summer we spent.It was terribly hot indeed.If we go southward,it's unnecessary to travel with more clothes,the weather is fairly agreeable!Cold as it is in the North,we can seize the opportunity to ski.Skiing is so exciting and challenging!Ok,this time,I'll follow you.Next time,let's go travelling in the South for surfing.passage Our Changing AtmosphereAccording to the National Academy of Sciences,the Earth's surface temperature has risenby about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century,with accelerated warming during the past two decades.There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warmingover the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmospherethrough the buildup of greenhouse gases-primarily carbon dioxide,methane,and nitrous oxide.Energy from the sun drives the earth's weather and climate,and heats the earth's surface;in turn,the earth radiates energy back into space.Atmospheric greenhouse gases(water vapor,carbon dioxide,and other gases)trap some of the outgoing energy,retaining heat somewhat like the glass panels of a greenhouse. Without this natural"greenhouse effect",temperatures would be much lower than they are now,and life as known today would not be possible.Thanks to greenhouse gases,the earth's average temperature is a more hospitable 60F. However,problems may arisewhen the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases increases.Scientists generally believethat the combustion of fossil fuels and other human activitiesare the primary reason for the increased concentration of carbon dioxide.What has changed in the last few hundred yearsis the additional release of carbon dioxide by human activities.Fossil fuels burned to run cars and trucks,heat homes and businesses,and power factories are responsible for about 98% of US carbon diozide emissions,24% fo methane emissions,and 18% of nitrous oxide emissions. Increased agriculture,deforestation,landfills,industrial production, and mining also contribute a significant share of emissions.In 1997,the United States emitted about one-fifth of total global greenhouse gases.The 20th century's 10 warmest yearsall occurred in the last 15 years of the century.Of these,1998 was the warmest year on record.The snow covers in the Northern Hemisphereand floating ice in the Arctic Ocean have decreased.Globally,sea level has risen 4-8 inches over the past century. Worldwide precipitation over land has increased by about one percent.The frequency of extreme rainfall eventshas increased throughout much of the United States.Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasesare likely to accelerate the rate of climate change.Scientists expect that the average global sirface temperaturecould rise 1-4F(0.6-2.5C)in the next fifty years,and 2.2-10F(1.4-5.8C)in the nxt century,with significant refional variation.Evaporation will increase as the climate warms,which will increase average global precipitation.Soil moisture is likely to decline in many regions,and intense rainstorms are likely to become more frequent.Sea level is likely to ris two feet along most of the US coasts. Calculations of climate change for specificareas much less reliable than global ones,and it is unclear whether regional climate will become more variable.Words and Expressionsatmosphere Fahrenheit accelerated warmingn.大气,空气 n.华氏温度 adj.加速的 n.升温decade evidence attributable activityn.十年 n.证据,论据 adj.可归于..的 n.活动;行动alter chemical buildup greenhousev.改变 n.化学制品 n.组合,集合 n.温室gas carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxiden.气体二氧化碳 n.甲烷,沼气 vt.一氧化二氮radiate atmospheric vapor trapvt.放射,辐射 adj.大气的,大气层的 n.水汽,水蒸气 vt.捕获,捕捉outgoing retain panel averageadj.外出的，离开的 vt.保持,保留 n.面板 adj.平均的hospitable arise concentration combustionadj.好客的,殷勤的 vi.出现,发生 n.集中，集合 n.燃烧fossil fuels primary additional release矿物燃料 adj.第一位,主要的 adj.另外的,附加的 n.释放truck responsible emission deforestationn.卡车,敞篷货车 adj.有责任 n.散发 n.采伐森林landfill minimg contribute emitn.垃圾掩埋法 n.采矿,矿业 v.贡献 vt.发出,发射global floating decrease precipitationadj.全球的 adj.漂浮的,浮动的 v.减少 n.降(雨)量frequency extreme rainfall increasingn.频率,发生次数 adj.极端的,极度的 n.降雨,降雨量 adj.日益增加的regional variation evaporation moistureadj.地方的,地域性的 n.变化 vi.蒸发(作用) n.潮湿,湿气decline intense rainstorm calculationvi.下降 adj.强烈的,特定的 adj.暴风雨 n.计算,考虑specific reliable unclear variableadj.特殊的,特定的 adj.可靠的,可信赖的 adj.不清楚的 adj.可变的,不定的ExercisesSection I Listening ComprehensionListen to the record.Answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D from the four possible choices.1.Oh,my God,I have difficulty in breathing,how do th Africans here stand such heat?Maybe they are used to it.2.It has been snowing heavily for one week.So you will know why the vegetables are so expensive.3.Mary has gone to the theatre in spite of my suggestion.Why not send her umbrella now?Look up ward,the dark clouds!4.It's a holiday now.Where would you like to go,the North or the South?I prefer the South to the North.It's more agreeable-sunny and warm.5.The temperature today is 20C.That means it is 2C higher than that of yesterday,1C lower than that of the da before yesterday.BDo you want to know something about the history of weather?Don't look at the sky.Dont's look for the old weather report. Looking ar tree rings is more important.Correct weather reports date back to only one century,but some trees cn provide an exact record of the weather even further back.It's natural that a tree would grow bestin a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall.It is also expected that little sunlightor rainfall would limit the growth of a tree.The changes from a favorable to an unfavorable climatecan be determined by reading the pattern of ring in a tree trunk.To find out the weather of ten years ago,count the rings of a tree trunk form the outside to the inside.If the tenth ring is far from the other rings,then it si certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred.If the rings are close together,then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is not only important for the history of the weather,but also for the history of man.In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand-no trees and no people.However,many centuries ago a large population lived there.They left suddenly,why?A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grownthere.He decided the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees.Trees were necessary to make filrs and buildings.So,after the people destroyed the trees,they had to move. Supplementary Reading Extreme WeatherExtreme weather will become more common,experts forecast. NEW YORK It has been a summer of extremes.Rains have deluged Europe and Asia,swamping cities and villages and killing abot 2 000 people.while drought and heat have seared the American Western and Eastern cites.What is going on?The floods and droughts could simply be flickersin the inherently chaotic weather system,some experts say.But many warn that such extremeswill be increasingly common as the world grows warmer.Such a shift could pose big problems in places where water is alreadya strained resource,they say.A warmer world is more likely to be a wetter one,experts warn,with more evaporation resulting in more rains,in more heavy and destructive downpours.But in a troublesome twist,that world may also include more intense droughts,as the increased evaporation parches soils between occasional storms."In a hotter climate,your chances of being caught with either too muchor too little rains are higher,"said John Wallace,a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University fo Washington.And the globe is getting warmer.The last several decades of global temperature readingscurve up on graphs like the end of a hockey stick.Climate specialists concluded for the first time last yearthat humans were causing most of the warming trend by burning coal and oil,which release carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases.The main way that warming is likely to manifest itself,scientists say, is through changes in the balance of water as liquid,vapor and ice. "There si growing evidence now that shifts in the golbal water cycle are likely to cause potentially catastrophic effectsin several parta of the world,"said Rajendra Pachauri,an Indian engineer who si the new chairmanof the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Still,a scientific debate persists.Some speciallists say the earth has built-in buffering mechanisms that can limit extremes.But manyy other say that past records,current trends and computer models all point to big changes ahead. One new study this summer found evidence that Asian monsoon,as a part of falter in arid,subtropical areas intensified.Generally,agriculture is expected to falter in arid,subtropical areas like the eastern Mediterranean and southern Africa,while flourishing in northern climes,like the North American wheat belt,as more precipitation and longer growing seasons boost yields.But climate specialists say that even there rainis more likely to fall as field-scouring torrents.Long-term planners in the western United States are trying to adjust. Next year,California will for the first time incorporateclimate changes into its five-year water-management plan."Water supplies there are already squeezed by growingpopulations,"said Jonas Minton,the deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources.A warming climate is intensifying the problem,he siad."Over the last 50 years,"he siad,"winter precipitation in the Sierra Nevada mountain regionhas been falling more and more in the form of rain,increasing flood risks,instead of as snow,which supplies farmers and faucets alike as it melts in the spring."PETS三级教材标准教程Unit05CHAPTER 5 FOOD AND DRINKUnit 5 Food and DrinkConversationsMick and his landlady are talking what they like at a meal.You'll be having meals with us.Is there any type of food that you don't like or that I can't cook for you?Erm,not really.The only thing is:I'm not very keen of fish.Not very keen on fish? No.Oh,well,that's not too much of a problem.Erm,something else.Oh.Idon't like tea,I never drink tea.Erm,something else.Oh.I don't like tea,I never drink tea.Oh,you never drink tea?I usually have coffee.oh,we usually have tea all the time.Oh dear!Erm,I'll mak you some coffee.Daisy and Lily are going to a snack bar.We'd better get something to eat,please.Let's go to snack bar,I hope you'll like it.Well,I've never been to one before,so you'll have to show me how to get round there.Ok,you see,it's a kink of help-yourslef serivce.You just line up and tell them what you want,and they'll give it to you.Come along.I guess we'll ahve to join the line there.Yes.You go and follow the line and I'm going to pick up the trays, knives and forks.Tom and Alice are continuing their conversation while having their meal.Have some of the sweet and sour fish,please.It's appetizing and tasty.Will you have another cup of coke?No,thank you.I'm afraid it's a bit too much for me.How about having a glass of white wine to go with the fish?That's a good idea.This dish is really wonderful.What about some fruit?Help yourself to an apple,please.It's very juicy.I must say we've had a splendid meal.Mary is talking with her neighbour Sue about how to make fruit salad.Good morning,Mary,could you tell me how to make a fruit salad? Of course,it's my pleasure.Well,first of all,you select the fruit that you want,and then you wash it very carefully.Erm,then go about peeling it.Start off with,say,the apples,peeling them,washing them thoroughly,chopping them up into shapes.Peeling the ba...bananas,chopping them up,putting a little bit of lemon juice so that they don't go brown.Erm,taking the grapes,washing them,cutting them up.Erm,pears,you could do the same thing for them.Putting them all together,sprinking them Liberally with sugar,er,a little bit more lemon juice,putting them into a bowl,and there you have a fruit salad.I see.Thank you very much.I'll have a try.Passage Enjoy Eating at"Melting Pot""You are what you eat."Nutrition experts often use this saying to promote better eating babits.What we put in our mouth does become a part of us.But we can look at this statement another way.What we eat reflects who we are-as people and as a culture.Do you want to understand another culture?Then you ought to find out about its food.As a foreign traveler can prove,the relation between food and national identity is close and strong. Not only do citizents of most nations come to perceivesome aspect of their cuisine as distinctive,but nations themselves are typically associated with particular food. Countries are what they eat,or at the very least,people tend to think of nations is culinary terms.Thus,learning about American food can give us a real taste of American cultrue.What is "American food?At first you might think the answer is easy as pie.To many people,American food means hamburgers,hot dogs,fried chicken and pizza.If you have a "sweet tooth",you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies.It's true that American do eat those things.But are those the only thing you can find in America?Except for thanksgiving turkey,it's hard to find typically"American"food.The United States is a land of immigrants.So Americans eat food from many different countries.When people move to America,they bring their cooking styles with them.That's why you can find almost every kink of ethnic food in America. In some cases,Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites.Americans love Italian pizze,Mexican tacos and Chinese egg rolls. But the American version doesn't taste quite like the original.As with any large country,the US has several distinct regions. Each region boasts its own special style of food.Visit the South and enjoy country-style cooking.Journey through Louisiana for some spicy Cajun cuisine.Take a trip to New England and sample savory seafood dishes.Travel through the Midwest,"the bread-basket of the nation",for delicious baked foods.Cruise over tot he Southwest and try some tasty TexMex treats. Finish your food four in the Pacific Northwest with some gourmet coffee.Americans living at a fast pace often just"grab a quick bite".Fast food restaurants offer people on the runeverything from fried chicken to fried rice.Microwave dinners and instant foods make cooking a home a snap. Of course,one of the most common quick American meals is a sandwich.If it can fit between two slices of breadm,Americans probably make a sandwich out of it.Peanut butter and jelly are all-time American favorites.Aericans on the go also tend to eat a lot of "junk food".Potao chips,candy bar,soft drinks and other goodies are popular treats.Many people eat too many of these unhealthy snacks.But others opt for more healthy eating habits.Some even go"all natural".They refuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals or additives. American culturre is a good illustration of the saying"You are whatyou eat."Americans represent a wide range of backgrounds and ways of thinking.The variety of foods enjoyed in the US reflects the diversity of personal tastes.The food may be international or regional.Sometimes it's fast,and sometimes it's not so fast.It might be junk food,or maybe it's natural food.In any case,the style is all-American.Words and Expressionsnutrition expert promote statement营养;营养品专家，行家促进；发扬声明；陈述identity perceive aspect cuisine物性感到，认识到方面烹饪，烹调风格distinctive typically tend culinary与从不同的，有物色的代表性地，作为物色的趋向，往往是厨房的，烹调用的hamburger pizza thanksgiving turkey牛肉饼;汉堡包比萨饼感恩节火鸡immigrant cooking style ethnic移民，侨民烹饪风格，时尚民族的adopt version distinct sample采用译文，译本截然不同的，独特的尝试savory seafood gourmet grab风味极佳的，可口的海产食品，海味美食家，美酒抓住on the run microwave snap slice匆匆忙忙微波容易方便的事薄片，切片peanut jelly all-time treat花生果子冻，一和果冻甜品空前的，创纪录的使人愉快的事unhealthy snack additive illustration不健康的小吃，快餐添加剂说明；例证saying represent range background谚语表现；描绘范围背景reflect diversity反射，反映差异，多样性Exercises Section I Listening ComprehensionListen to the record.Answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D from the four possible choices.A1.Good evening,what would you like,coffee,tea or the mineral water? The last one.2.This is 2.5 yuan,your change.I like to give it to you as a tip.3.I suggest we go to have kentucky fried chicken.It's your favorite.I'd rather have Beijing roasted duck,anyway.4.OK,6 yuan for 2 bottles of soda water.3 yuan for a cup of coke.4.5 yuan for your coffee.OK,here is a bill of 50 yuan.5.I can't bear the smell in the kitchen,is the meat rotten?No,you are wrong.It must be some eggs you bought last month.BXiao Li and Jiang Li are ready to have lunch in a restaurant.What would you like to have?Er...It's hot today,I'd like to start with coke.Ok,I'll have beer or wine?Er,beer,Ok,two bottles of beer.Order your favorite dishes,please.Ok,let me see.I like to shredded park and fried kidneys,what about you?Braised beef and stewed eggplant.I prefer the stewed eggplant too.Any more?Yeah,last time,we had strawberries here,today I want to have apricots.Oh,a changable lady.I know that you prefer strawberries to apricots.Why...I am watering at the sight of them.OK,good.Rice?Of course.I have no idea why you like rice so much,frankly speaking,I like noodles.I'll have a bowl of noodles.A typical man from the North.Ok,I'll have the rice,you,the "delicious"noodles.Supplementary Reading The Incredible PotatoThis is the vegetable that conquered the world:the peasant's life support,the food lover's delight,nutritious,loved adn hated-the incredible potato,the amazing spud. Among the first Europeans to see the plant the Indians called"papa" were Francisco Pizarro and his soldiers.When they invaded Peru in the 1530s,they were unaware of the buried treasure beneath their feet.They rode roughly over the papa in hot pursuit of the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa,and his gold.Introduced into Eurpo over the next years,the potato began four centuries of world conquest.The Inca Empire has vanished.Spain's glory is only a memory.The potato still survives.Compared to the vast benefits this unusual plant has given to man,all the gold of Peru becomes worthless.Today,the potato is produced in 130 of the world's 167 independent countries.One year's crop,at consumer prices,is worth 106 billion dollars, more than the value of all the gold and silverthe Spanish ever took out of the New World.The average annual crop(29 million tons)could cover a four-lane superhighway circling the world six times. The potato si so nutritious that a man in Scandinavialived healthly for 300 days on only spuds covered with a bit of margarine.It takes seven pounds of potatoes to tatal 2500 calories,the approximate adult daily requirement;so eating a spud without cream or butteris no more fattening than eating a pear-the potato itself is 99.9 percent fat free.An acre of potatoes yields almost as much food as two acres of grain,and when the water that composes about 80 percent of potatoes is squeezed out,they provide annually more dry foodthan the combined world wide consumption of fish and meat.without potatoes,meat production would fall and meat prices rise; nearly half the world's crop is fed to animals.What has made the potato a king among vegetables? Fruitfulness,strength,nutritiousness and,above all,its many uses, which is why in India a man who can do anything is called"alu"-potato.Nutritionists rate the quality of potato protein higher than of the soybean,and a single spud can supply half the daily Vitamin C requirement of an adult,a fact sea captains early guessedat when they carried potatoes to prevent disease among their crews.If captain and crew had been cast away on an island with a sack of potatoes,they could have grown a ton of food within a year and survived. With milk they could have held out indefinitely.A potato crop is as well suited to home gardeningas it is large-scale commercial production.It may also become a useful source of energy in the decades to come,we may be burning potato gasohol in our cars.When Henry Ford first got into the automobile business,he predicted the world would soon run out of cheap petroleum. To make alochol,he ordered potatoes from Europethat were grown for industrial purposes,but the project was apparently disastrous.The way things are going,it looks like Ford did have a better idea. Researchers have shown that one acre of potatoes can yied1 200 gallons of pure alochol in a year.。