Unit 1 Learning for a Foreign Language录音原文Section A:11. M: Mrs. Smith, thanks very much for coming to the station. Could you describe the manwho robbed the bank this morning ?W: Well, I can only remember that the man was tall and he had dark hair.Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?12. M: Was the movie as good as you had expected?W: It’s well worth the ticket. You should have gone with us.Q: How does the woman feel about the movie ?13. W: I heard that your bos s’s going to give you a vacation as a reward for your wonderfulperformance during this year.M: I hope not. I would prefer to have a promotion and less working hours.Q: What does the man want?14.M: John has found a new job. He has to deliver a lot of letters every day.W: Poor man, he must be terribly fed up with it.Q: What does the woman say about John?15.M: Did Henry have any plan to buy a car since his new house is too far away from hisoffice?W: Oh, that’s beyond his means.Q: What do we know about Henry?16.W: I want to take a bath before going to bed. Could you keep an eye on the baby, honey?M: Sure, should I feed him if he wakes up?Q: What does the woman ask the man to do ?17.M: Will Jack come to the party with us this evening?W: He said if only he had finished his lab report he would be joining us with pleasure.Q: What is Jack going to do ?18.M: This journal is quite interesting. How much does it cost?W: I don’t know exactly because I have subscribed to it. Though each issue comes a few days later by mail , it costs about 25 percent less overall.Q: Why did the woman subscribe to the journal?Conversation OneW: Good evening and welcome to tonight’s program. Our guest is Dr.Charles Adams, who is well-known for his research in the area of language learning.M: It’s a pleasure to be here.W: Now, Dr. Adams, tell us about your new book.M: Well, the name of it is Learning a Language over Eggs and Toast.W: Could you tell us about the title?M: Well, one of the most important keys to learning another language is to establish a regular study program, like planning a few minutes every morning around breakfast time.W: Now sorry for saying this, but you ideas may sound a little simplistic to our viewers.M: Well, I'm not implying that we can become fluent speakers in a matter of a few minutes here and there, but rather following a regular, consistent, and focused course of study can helpus on the way to language mastery.W: So what are some of the basic keys you are suggesting in the book?M: Well, as I just mentioned, people need to plan out their study by setting realistic and attainable goals from the beginning. And small steps, little by little, are the key. And as I have mentioned in my book, you can maximize your learning potential by learning about your own individual learning style.W: Well, Dr. Adams. What is your learning style?M: Well, I'm a very tactile learner.W: You mean one who learns through hands-on experience?M: Exactly.W: So what is my learning style?M: Well, you're going to have to read my book to find that out.W: Okay. Thanks for joining us.M: My pleasure.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. Where does this interview most probably take place?20. According to Dr. Adams, what is one of the most important points in learning a foreignlanguage?21. What is true about finding out one's individual learning style?22. Which point is NOT mentioned in the interview?Conversation TwoW: What sports do you often go in for, Mr. Clinton?M: Oh, football-both kinds, you know, soccer, and rugby. I play quite a bit of cricket, too. Do you like sports, too, Miss Li?W: Yes, very much. I play basketball, but my favorite sport is table-tennis. What's your favorite sport?M: Mine is football. It’s the best way to build up your health, I think.W: That's true. I'm interested in it, too.M: Is football very popular in China now?W: Not really. In fact, only in recent years have people taken an interest in football. It's getting more and more popular, though. What about watching the football match tomorrow evening? I've got two tickets.M: Why, yes, that'll be nice. Thank you.W: By the way, people say in Britain there are many football fans behaving as troublemakers. Is that true?M: Yes, sometimes. In fact, only a few get out of control.W: British people have a keen interest in the game, as I can see.M: Right! Football fans are so dedicated that they travel hundreds of miles to see their favorite team in action and cheer it on to victory.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have heard.23. What is the main topic of the conversation?24. What does the woman say about the present situation of football in China?25. What does the man think of British football fans?Section B:Passage OneSome mental health research has linked depressed in women with lower weight in their babies during the first year of life. They studied 632 women from small villages. The women were in good physical health and in the last three months of pregnancy.The study identified 160 of the women, or one in four, as depressed. They always felt sad or tired. They had problems eating or sleeping. They felt guilty and thought about killing themselves.The researchers compared these women with 160 others who were not depressed, Health workers then weighed and measured the babies of both groups at birth. Re-examinations took place at two, six and twelve months of age. The health workers also re-examined the mental health of the mothers.Babies whose mothers remained depressed grew less than the babies of the other women. The babies of the depressed mothers were also more likely to get sick. Earlier studies showed that ten to fifteen percent of pregnant women and new mothers in Western nations suffer from depression. Other studies in South Aisa have found that depression affects almost two times as many women in developing countries.A new program will be started to help these new mothers. In the program health workers will visit new mothers for up to a year. The workers offer advice about things like health and cleanliness. The health workers will also listen to the mother's problems and suggest some easy things at first that she can do for her baby. The program will be tested for three years to see how well it succeeds.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What is the research mainly about?27. Which of the following is a finding of the research?28. What do the health workers do to help the depressed women according to the passage? Passage TwoThe oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids.Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often , for stone to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved. However, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. Consequently, we are only able to guess the methods uesd. Nevertheless, by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found, archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What caused the damage to some of the pyramids?30. What helped to preserve the pyramids?31. How can we guess at the methods uesd to build the pyramids?Passage ThreeThere are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about students who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk , for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes, or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What is the speaker mainly talking about?33. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?34. Who needs ESP courses most?35. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?Section CA new report says the Himalayan mountains are threatened by the warming of the Earth's climate. The report says human activities are partly responsible for the warming temperatures. The climate changes threaten people's lives, the local economy and the environment.The Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. A team of mountain climbers from Britain, New Zealand and Chile recently traveled to the Himalayas. They gathered information about the environment. They spoke to local people and other travelers about the condition of the world's most famous mountains. Their findings confirmed the above report. They found that warmer weather has been melting huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These melting glaciers are creating lakes that could overflow and flood wide areas. Temperatures in the area have risen one degree Celsius during the past thirty years. Satellite maps show that the glaciers are shrinking at a rate of thirty to forty meters each year.The study identified almost 5,000 glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. Researchers say forty-four of these lakes could overflow during the next five years. UN officials say this flooding could have serious effects on local communities and the environment. However, they say it may be possible to remove water from the lakes before they overflow and use that water to create energy.Observers say community action is helping to restore the mountain environment. However, researchers say the Himalayas have been harmed by an increase in visitors to the area, over-cutting of trees and other environmental destruction. UN officials say the glacier melt in the Himalayas should be a warning to industrial countries to reduce heat -trapping gases thatcause global warming.参考答案Part I WritingIs a Foreign language Learning Necessary?Facing translation problems, some people turn to translation software and language tools for help. It seems that one can make it possible to translate any language to another by downloading those software and tools from the Internet.Offering wide range of translation services such as online translation, language localizations and translation of texts and e-mails, translation software and language tools seem to play an increasing important role in the 21st century. On this point, many people argue that it is unnecessary to learn a foreign language. They think that now that translation software and language tools are so powerful and convenient, why should one spare no pains to study a foreign language? All in all, they believe dictionaries and human translators will be replaced some day.However, in my opinion, language learning is necessary. As a student, acquisition of knowledge should be given top priority, so does language learning. Using their own talents to translate languages will give people much pleasure and a sense of fulfillment and achievement, which can not be gained by using translation software and language tools. So a foreign language learning is necessary.Part II Reading Comprehension1-7DBCDACB8 A little teamwork 9. Enriched iron-fortified 10. especially importantPart III Listening Comprehension11-15 DCBCB 16-20 DACCC21-25 DBDBC 26-30 BCBCB31-35 CCBBA36 responsible 37 threaten 38 environment 39 climbers 40 gathered41 confirmed 42 melting 43 shrinking44 Researchers say 44 of these lakes could overflow during the next five years.45 However, they say it may be possible to remove water from the lakes before theyoverflow and use that water to create energy.46 However, researchers say that the Himalayas have been harmed by an increase in visitors to the area, overcutting of trees and other environmental destructionPart IV Reading Comprehension47-51 EHALB 52-56 MJDGI57-61 AADCB 62-66 BACBDPart V Cloze67-71 ACBBC 72-76 ABBBCC77-81 BCBAC 82-86 BABACPart VI Translation87. Now that we have finished the course,88. Communicating with native English speakers is a very rewarding experience89. a deep insight into English-speaking countries90. Just as I was getting out of the car91.the instructor communicates with students using computer technology。
