testing_yourself_Unit_2

Unit 2 Section 1 课文中已经有了，自己去看吧 Section two My wife and I visited her family in Mexico ten months after we were married. I had been working on my Spanish and was looking forward to practicing it. On our first evening there, the entire family held a party for us. I spent a lot of time entertaining the children, one of whom enjoyed explaining to me in great detail. Later I said to my wife, “I really thought my Spanish had improved, but when I was talking with Rolando, no matter how hard I concentrated, I couldn’t understand a thing he was saying.’ “no one can,” she replied, “he’s still learning how to talk.”

Section three At an early age, little girls’ conversation is less definite and expresses more doubts, while little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners. These differences continue into adult life. In public conversations, men talk more and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts, although they say things in a different style. For women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship. Teaching is one job which shows the differences between men’s and women’s ways of talking. When a man teaches a woman, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. He uses his language to show this. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in. But it doesn’t suggest that women are naturally more helpful. Actually, women feel they achieve power by being able to help others.

Unit 3 Section one is winning everything/ Is winning everything/? Ask kids and the answer is probably “No”. ask adults and the answer is probably “yes”. And it is adults who control sports for young people --- with terrible results for many kinds. Twenty million children between the ages of eight and sixteen play organized sports outside school. Their experiences are sometimes very bad. Why? Because of the adults, often their parents, who watch the games. Children’s sports are organized like professional sports. Children play baseball and football. They wear all the equipment that professional athletes wear. They have almost everything that adult players have. And many people come to watch their games, especially the families of the players, their parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters. Because the children’s games are like the adult, professional games, their parents want adult, professional competition. When a child drops a ball, his father becomes angry. When a child does not run fast, his mother might shout, “Run faster! Run faster!‘ And the child? With so angry father and a shouting mother, this is not a happy time. Unhappy and nervous, the child wants to stop playing. The game is not fun now. but he or she can’t stop, because the competition is not finished. Section 2 因为是对话，就不打了 Section 3 文章已经在课文中我也就不打了 Unit 4 Section 1 和 section 3 都是对话，所以这里只提供section 2 的听力原文。 Section 2 Bob had finally made it to the last round of the ￥64，000 questions. The night before the big question, he told the host that he desired a question on American history. The big night arrived. Bob made his way on stage in front of the studio and tV audience. He had become the talk of the week. He was the best guest this show had ever seen. The host stepped up to the mike. “bob, you have chosen American history as your final question. You know that if you correctly answer this question, you will walk away $64,000 richer, are you ready?’ Bob nodded with confidence. The audience went nuts. He hadn’t missed a question all week. “bob, your question on American history is a two-part question. As you know, you may answer either part first. As a rule, the second half of the question is always easier. Which part would you like to answer first?” Bob was now becoming very nervous. He couldn’t believe it, but he was drawing a blank. American history was his easiest subject, but he played it safe .” I will try the easier part first.‘ The host nodded approvingly. “here we go, bob, I will ask you the second half first, then the first half.” The audience silenced with great anticipation. “bob, here is your question: and in what year did it happen?”

Unit 5 Section 1 Buried alive In 1865, in a small town in germany, a little boy was very sick. His name was Max Hoffman. “will our son die/“ max’s parents asked the doctor. “maybe,” the doctor said quietly,” stay wth max. keep him warm. That’s all you can do.‘ For three days max lay in his bed. Then he died. He was only five years old. Max’s parents buried their son in the town ceremony. That night max’ mother had a terrible dream. She dreamed that max was moving in his coffin. She screamed in her sleep. ‘sh, sh,‘ her husband said.’ It’s all right. You had a bad dream.‘ The next night max’s mother screamed in her sleep again. She had the same terrible dream. On the third night max’s mother had another bad dream. She dreamed that max was crying. She got out of bed and got dressed.‘quick, get dressed.‘ she told her husband. “we’re going to the cemetery. I want to see max. I want to dig up his coffin.” At 4 o’clock in the morning max’s parents and a neighbor hurried to the ceremony. They dug up max’ s coffin and opened it. There was max. he looked dead. But he wasn’t lying on his back. He was lying on his side. Max’s father carried max home. Then he ran to get the doctor. For an hour the doctor rubbed whiskey on max’s lips and warms his body. Then max opened his eyes. Max was alive. A week later he was playing with his friends. Max hoffman died ---- really died--- in the united states in 1953. he was 93 years old.