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Unit 1Part BText 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.'The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.'What's wrong?' she asked.'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.''I would like that a lot,' she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said.Questions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speaker's mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said.'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but only if you let me buy dinner next time.'I agreed.'How was your date?' my wife asked when I got home that evening.'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Questions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Part CConversation 1:W: You know, many American parents are now wondering why they can't keep their teenage children from drinking.M: I'm aware of that. To my mind, it's the permissive attitude of the parents that is to blame.Q: What can you learn from the man's response?Conversation 2:M: Don't you think it's good to give our children a monthly allowance?W: I think so. It can teach them the value of money. With a monthly allowance they can learn to budget their expenses wisely.Q: What are they talking about?Conversation 3:M: Mom, I've got a part-time job at a supermarket. Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday.W: Congratulations, Tom. But are you sure you can handle it? What about your homework and your piano lessons?Q: How does the mother feel about Tom's part-time job at the supermarket? Conversation 4:M: Hey, Mary. You look so upset. What happened?W: My father had an accident the other day. He is now in hospital and will have an operation tomorrow. You see, his heart is rather weak. I really don't know whether he can survive it.Q: What's the woman worried about?Conversation 5:W : Mother's Day is coming soon. Could you tell me what sons and daughters do in your country on that day?M: Well, they send their mothers flowers and cards to celebrate the occasion. Besides, it is a common practice for them to wear pink carnations on that day.Q: Which of the following is true of the customs of Mother's Day in the man's country?Part DMy First JobMy parents ran a small restaurant. It was open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. My first job was shining shoes for customers when I was six years old. My duties increased as I grew older. By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates. My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers. I was never paid for any work I did. One day I made the mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me ten pounds a week. He said, "OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring your friends here for free drinks?" He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week. This taught me quite a lot.Statements:1. The speaker had more than one responsibility at his parents' restaurant.2. The speaker's parents kept their business open around the clock.3. It can be inferred that the speaker's family lived in the United States.4. It seems that the speaker's father was very strict with him but quite kind to his friends.5. The father finally agreed to pay his child for his work but would deduct the cost of his meals.6. This story shows that the speaker has very unhappy memories of his childhood.重点单词及词组Part Brelationship 关系encouraging 奖励的widow 寡妇demands of 要求curled 卷曲的suspicious 可疑的driveway 车道got around to 抽出时间（做某事）Part CWondering 显出惊奇teenage 年青的be aware of 知道attitude 态度permissive 许可的to one’s mind 根据某人的意见allowance 津贴，零用钱budget 预算handle 处理，操作survive 幸存occasion 时机，机会carnation 康乃馨Part Drestaurant 饭馆standard 标准shining 光亮的，华丽的Unit 2Part BText1What a Coincidence! (Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To help him realize his dream, his father, Mr. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business.One advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told him that he couldn't make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. Mr. Stewart was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out to drive to the house.As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. It used to be the house of his father-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.Questions:1. Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. How did Mr. Stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. What problem did Mr. Stewart have?4. What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Text2What a Coincidence! (Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for evengreater surprises. It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewart's father-in-law! Were it not for Mr. Stewart's presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, the owner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter was from a bank. When he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- 'For education'. It was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildren's education needs. With the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of Andrew's first year at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. The original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. So the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. Had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew. With the money given to him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. Now he is a doctor in Illinois. Statements:1. Several coincidences happened in the story.2. The coincidences made it possible for the owner to sell his house at a good price.3. No one actually benefited from the coincidences.4. It can be inferred that Mr. Stewart did not have to seek extra work from then on.5. With the extra money Mr. Stewart had earned, Andrew's dream finally came true.Part CDad Stops for Gas, Finds Lost SonNueng Garcia was the son of an American serviceman stationed in Thailand in 1969. But his father went back to the States when Nueng was only three months old. When he grew up Nueng immigrated to the United States and worked as a gas station clerk in Pueblo, Colorado. His dream was to find his father John Garcia. Year after year, he tried in vain to search for information about the whereabouts of his father.It was a fine day in Pueblo. There was not a cloud in the blue sky. But for him, it was just another day on the job. Suddenly he noticed the name of one customer who paid with a check. The man, who was in his fifties, had the same surname as his own. Nueng raised his head from the check and looked at the man. Could this be his father?"Are you John Garcia?" he asked."Yes," came the answer."Were you ever in the Air Force?""Yes.""Were you ever in Thailand?""What's that to do with you?" answered the man, who became suspicious by then."Were you or were you not?" Nueng persisted."Yes.""Did you ever have a son?"At this truth dawned on the man. They stared at each other and realized at the same moment that they were father and son who were separated 27 years ago and half a world away.John Garcia hadn't seen his son since 1969. He lost touch with Nueng's mother when she started seeing another man. He moved to Pueblo nine years ago. He said he never went to that gas station, wasn't even low on gas that day and hardly ever paid with a check.Statements:1. Nueng's parents divorced when he was only 3 months old.2. After moving to the U.S.A., Nueng worked at a gas station in Colorado.3. Nueng never gave up his efforts to find his father, but John Garcia had never looked for his son.4. One day while at work Nueng's eyes fell on the photo of a customer's driver's license, and the man in the photo looked like his father.5. John Garcia was once in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Thailand.6. John Garcia and his son didn't meet each other again until 1996.7. Nueng's father said he often went to that gas station but never paid with a check.8. It was by coincidence that John Garcia and his son were reunited after many years of separation.Part DUnexplained ParallelsOne of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives; both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson; both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy; Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. Lincoln was killed in the Ford Theater; Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company -- and so on.Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70-year-old twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents, with both being hit by trucks while crossing the same road on bicycles. According to the police, the second victim could not have known about his brother's death, as officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated at birth. Dorothy Lowe and Bridget Harrison were separated in 1945, and did not meet until 1979, when they were flown over from Britain for an investigation by a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. They found that when they met they were both wearing seven rings on their hands, two bracelets on one wrist, a watch and a bracelet on the other. They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise; Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise. In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a string of similar mannerisms when they were nervous.How can we explain the above similarities?Statements:1. Both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were killed by a Southerner.2. John F. Kennedy's secretary was named after Abraham Lincoln.3. The news story told about the traffic accidents that killed two twin brothers.4. It can be inferred from the passage that more parallel phenomena are studied in the United States than in any other country.5. Coincidences occurring in three nations are described in the passage.6. Some psychologists' interest is the research on coincidences between twins.7. According to the speaker, coincidences occur much more often between twins than between people who are not related.8. The speaker does not mention his/her own opinion on whether these parallels can be explained.重点单词及词组Part Bcoincidence 一致，巧合tuition 学费real estate 房地产persuade 劝说appointment 约会acquire 获得，学会be supposed to 应该，被指望decorate 装饰intrigue 激起…的兴趣signature 签名receipt slip 收款便条mystified 迷惑tuition 学费Part Cimmigrate 移来，移居whereabouts 下落，行踪lost touch with 和某人失去联系Part Dunexplained 不清楚的parallels 导轨in the presence of 在面前justice 正义，合理convertible 可改变的victim 受害人，牺牲者identify 识别，鉴别investigation 调查，研究psychologist 心理学者bracelet 手镯string 一串，一行mannerism 特殊习惯，怪僻Unit 3Text 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.)John: Tom, Linda, first I'd like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each other's pet peeves. Like, I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isn't it? It says, "Nothing will be left on the floor overnight. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed."Tom: Then I'll know clearly what Linda's expectations are.John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, "We will go to bed at 11 p.m. and get up at 6:30 a.m. except on weekends." I'm sure some people hearing this will think that this agreement isn't very romantic.Tom: Well, we disagree. We think it's very romantic. This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don't talk about what they want. Linda: That's right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Questions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Text 2A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person is following the rules? Arguing?Linda: No, not at all.Tom: A lot of couples argue because they don't understand each other's expectations. I think we spend less time arguing than most couples because we both know what the other person expects.John: What happens if one of you breaks a rule?Tom: Well, that's in Article 13 of our agreement.John: Is it? Oh yes, Article 13: Breaking Rules. "If you break a rule, you must apologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up."Linda: Yeah, like last time Tom broke the rule of driving.John: What's the rule?Linda: The rule is we must ask for directions if we are driving and get lost for more than five minutes.John: What happened?Tom: We were driving to a friend's wedding, and we got lost. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask for directions, but I thought I could figure it out.Linda: Then we drove forty miles in the wrong direction and ended up being late for the wedding.Tom: So I took her out to dinner. I knew what I should do to apologize.John: That's very important, I think, knowing how to apologize. By the way, do you plan to update your agreement at all? What if things change in your life and a rule doesn't work anymore?Linda: We've thought about that too. Article 14 states that we must review this agreement once a year and make necessary changes.John: Well, it was really nice talking to you both. Thank you very much for your time.Tom & Linda: Thank you.Statements:1. Tom and Linda never argue because they both know what the other person expects.2. Once Tom broke Article 14 and apologized to Linda by taking her out to dinner.3. If some of the rules in the marriage agreement become outdated, changes will be made to update them.4. It seems that both Tom and Linda are satisfied with their marriage agreement.Part CA Perfect MatchAre you looking for a good relationship with someone special? What type of person is the best person for you? Is it the person with the highest IQ? Is it the most beautiful or most handsome person? How about the richest person or the most ambitious? Is your ideal partner the most traditional or the most modern person? Is he or she the person most like you, or most unlike you?The answer, psychologists say, is none of the above. Why? Because they are all extremes. In a number of research studies, psychologists asked couples these questions. The answers were clear. Most people are happy with moderation -- with partners who are not the most or the best (or the least or the worst). People are more comfortable with partners who are not so special.The research showed several other important things. In a love relationship, two things can cause trouble. First, trouble happens when both people get angry quickly. This is not surprising. Second, trouble happens when people don't expect to change themselves in a relationship. Do you stay calm when you disagree with someone? Are you ready to change yourself? If you can tolerate disagreement and are willing to change, maybe you are ready for a serious relationship. Statements:1. The passage implies that the perfect match for you is a person who is most unlike you.2. The author argues that the most beautiful or most handsome person may not be your perfect partner.3. Moderate person, that is, the partners who are not the most or the best can be your perfect match.4. The research showed that an extreme love relationship between the two can cause trouble.5. The passage states that the anger is one of the causes that lead to the breakup of a love relationship.6. The perfect match lies in the people's attitudes to tolerate disagreement and be willing to change in a relationship.Part DHusbands and Wives Don't See Things AlikeLet's face it -- husbands and wives just don't see things alike. Take TV remote controls, for example. I'm a channel-grazer. When I watch the news, I flip back and forth through four different networks."It drives me crazy when you do that," my wife complains. I don't understand why she has no interest in other channels. After all, she is a woman who wants to know everything going on in the neighborhood and among all the relatives. Just one button away might be an interesting program on How to Lose Fifty Pounds by Eating Chocolate Sundaes or How to Understand Weird Husbands. But, no, she won't change channels, not even if she dislikes the program she's watching."This talk show host makes me so angry!" she cried one evening."Then why don't you change the channel?" I asked."Because I can't stand people who are always changing channels."Differences. No right or wrong, just differences."The first law of civilization," said an old philosopher, "is to let people be different."I don't need to convert my wife to my ways, and she doesn't try to make me be like her. We simply take turns monitoring the remote control.Statements:1. The major difference between the speaker and his wife is their TV viewing habits.2. According to the speaker, he is more interested in talk shows while his wife is more interested in news programs.3. The wife seems to be more weird than the husband is.4. The speaker and his wife usually take turns working the remote control when they watch television.5. It can be inferred that women are generally more tolerant than men of their spouse's differences.6. The speaker and his wife maintain peace not by changing each other but by tolerance.重点单词及词组Part Bexpectation 期望，期待bug 打扰peeve 麻烦的事物spouse 配偶solution 解决办法 a bunch of 一捆candy 糖果expectation 期望apologize 道歉end up 最终以…为结局Part Cpsychologist 心理学者ambitious 有雄心的moderation 适度tolerate 忍受Part Dcomplain 抱怨civilization 文明，文化philosopher 哲学家monitor 监控convert 使转换Unit 4Part BText 1Being a Police Officer Is a Stressful JobInterviewer: Welcome to our program, Sam.Sam: Thank you.Interviewer: Sam, how long have you been a police officer?Sam: I've been a police officer for thirty years.Interviewer: Thirty years. And you've had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess.Sam: Yeah, I've done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now I'm supervising investigations.Interviewer: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job. Would you agree?Sam: Yes, it's definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assignment. Interviewer: So, what's probably the most stressful assignment you can have? Sam: I'd say patrol is the most stressful assignment.Interviewer: That's interesting! In what way?Sam: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor -- the fear of the unknown.Interviewer: What do you mean, Sam?Sam: Well, in patrol work, you don't know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let's say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a traffic violation. It seems as though that would be a very low-stress situation.Interviewer: Yes, it is a very low-stress situation.Sam: But the truth is, there are more police officers injured during a routine stop. Interviewer: Really?Sam: Really! That's why all police officers are taught from the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. People back over policemen, people shoot policemen, people jump out at policemen -- different kinds of things. So that's probably the most stressful time.Interviewer: I see. Let's take a break and then we'll move on to our next topic. Sam: All right.Questions:1. What's the relationship between the two speakers?2. What does Sam mainly talk about?3. What do you know about Sam?Text 2Stress ReducersInterviewer: Sam, you've talked about the police officers' stressful time. Now let's move on to the next topic. So far as I know, there's a connection between stress and illness. Do you think that there's a higher percentage of illness among police officers than in the general population? I mean, do they get more colds or anything? Is this really true?Sam: Yes, it is, and the stress level not only manifests itself in daily health -- whether or not you've feeling well on any given day. It also manifests itself in things like ulcers, heart disease -- police officers tend to have a higher rate of heart disease and ulcers than people in other professions.Interviewer: Really? That's documented?Sam: Yes, it's documented. And also the divorce rate among police officers is much higher.Interviewer: Is there something that the police department does to help you deal with this stress?Sam: Yes, there are several programs that most police departments have in place. One is an exercise program where some part of your day is spent on some type of physical exercise. They've found that's a great stress reducer. Besides, there's also a psychological program with counseling for officers to help them reduce their stress. And there are several discussion groups as well. They've found that sometimes just sitting around and talking about the stress with other officers。

Unit 1 ParentsPassage 1Ex. 11-3 c a bEx. 21. her husband spend more time with his mother. //Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love, You probably won’t believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.2. 1) she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Passage 2Ex. 1 1-3 c d dEx. 2 1. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. A couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriagePart C 1-5 b c b d dUnit 2 CoincidencePassage 1Ex 1 1-4 b a d cEx 2 1984 // son // medical school // tuition // afford it // realize // newspaper ads // extra business // advertisement //succeeded // agent // changed // phone call // put aside // doing // immediately familiar // his father-in-law’s // visited // father-in-law // alive //coincidencePassage 21.The house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewartremembered it2.Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postmancame to deliver a letter to his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3.The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postmanwho came in his place was not familiar with the neighborhood.Other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.Ex. 21.He was intrigued.2.A bank statement.3.His father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank forhis grandchildren’s education.4.A little over $ 15,0005.He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at amedical college.6.He is a doctor in Illinois.Part C1) collections2) shot3)presence4)justice5)Theater6) occur7) victim8) officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident9) They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers.10) How can we explain the above similarities?Unit 3 CourageEx 1 1-2 c c Ex 2 1-8 T F F F F T T FPassage 21-2 d bEx. 21.Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch thebaby.2.Because she thought the bed sheets could somehow protectthe baby form being hurt if she failed to catch her.3.Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4.To make it easier and safer for the baby’s mother to get down.5.About two dozen.Part C1-4 a b d dUnit 4 MarriageConversation 1Ex. 11-3 b c aEx. 21.understand each other’s expectations // could be avoided //livehappily2.Cleaning up // cleaned up and put away before going to bed3.Sleeping //11 p.m. // 6:30 a.m. // on weekendsConversation 2Ex. 11-3 c c aEx. 21.get lost// five minutes // driving // stop // directions2.breaking rules // break a rule // apologize and do somethingnice for the other person to make it up3.reviewing the contents of the agreement // review thisagreement once a year // make necessary changesPart C1-3 a d bUnit 5 YouthPassage 1Ex. 11-2 d cEx. 2 Testing //river // if there were antibiotics // resistant // 350 water samples // the samples // Low levels // three // Water Prize // 5000 / Sweden’sPassage 2Ex. 11.reaching //everybody //exposing //lies2.advertising campaign // youth // against tobacco companies3. the message // teenagers // their advertisementsEx. 2 1-5 c a d c bPart C1-4 a c d cUnit 6 StressConversation 11-3 d c aEx. 2 police officer // 30 // patrol // undercover // detective //supervising investigations // being a police officer // assignment // patrol // the fear of the unknownConversation 2Ex 1 1-5 T F T F TEx. 21.an exercise program // a psychological program // counselingfor officers // several discussion groups //2.baseball // get some sort of exercise // his personalrelationships // relationship with his wifePart C 1-5 d d d b cUnit 7 The Business WorldConversation 1Ex. 11.In Mr. Andrew Song’s office2.Boss and secretary3.To see Mr. Andrew Song on businessEx. 2 1-5 d b a b cConversation 2Ex. 1 1-2 b cEx 2. to discuss the causes of the decline in profits // 10 :00a.m. // Chief Sales Executive1.Sales are down but not by too much2.The budget for sales hasn’t increased even with inflation3.The products are oldPart C1-4 d b d bUnit 8 The EnvironmentPassage 1Ex. 1 1-3 c a dEx. 2 15 million // at the beaches // and in local waters // serious pollution // $ 70 // burning // cancer-causing chemicals// the number of plastic bags used // the public’s overall awareness of environmental problems // the public’s overall awareness of environmental problems //1500 // customers //10 // marketsPassage 2Ex. 1 1-3 d c bEx. 21.Western Europe 、、waterway2.seriously polluted// Fish // dangerous to swim in it3.A fire broke out // tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine4.The countries //realized // clean it up // keep it clean5.Every six // 24 hoursPart C 1-4 c b d dUnit 9 The Single CurrencyPassage 1 1-3 b b dEx. 21.midnight // 31 // 2001 // the new notes / new currency2.300 million // 15 billion // 52 billion // 646 billion // 568 billion3.greater Europe // stronger // wealthier4.championed // peace and securityPassage 21-3 d c cEx. 21.When economic conditions are right2.The polls show that many Britons oppose the euro and see it asharming Britain’s sovereignty3.Because as very small retail outlets they don’t have the facilitiesfor changing currencies4.More than 6.55 billion eurosPart C1）symbols2)ancient3) grief4) rebirth5)stable6) reputation7) abolishing8)such a conservative people did not express greater sorrow for the loss of their familiar francs9) The name franc was first used in 1360, to celebrate and help to pay for the release of the King of France10) On February 17th, 2002, the French franc disappeared completely from the financial scene.Unit 10 The CinemaPassage 1 Ex. 1 1-2 c dEx. 2 popcorn // successful // 20 million // soft drinks // ice cream // three // four // box office // half the moeny // 69 percent // 89 percent // a little over 90p // 4 // 3.95 Passage 2Ex. 1 1-3 b c dEx. 21.falling2.swimming3.driving4.setting fire5.fights6.flying // exploding helicopter // back of a speeding trian。

~~~Unit 1Part OneExercise 21. Mike C2. Sam E3. Ted D4. Simon A5. Lilly B Exercise 31. avoid power2. social outgoing3. reputation4. despite wittiest5. make up for protective6. describes7. perfectionist critical 8. matches 9. traits improved10. get rid of characteristicsPart TwoListening I Exercise 11. F2. F3. T4. F5. T6. TExercise 21) outside world 2) at home 3) wave hello 4) bow 5) look straight in the eyes of 6) openly 7) look at my feet 8) shy and silentListening II Exercise 11. sensitive/ caring independent / understanding2. good friend3. life people4. learning beingawareExercise 21. B2. C3. A4. D5. BPart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. ice-skating2. chemistry3. outgoing bright funny4. moody self-centered5. wavy blond medium height6. unner-upExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. F5. F 6 TPractice Two Exercise 11. Four2. Colleagues3. Teacher4. Susan5. Barbara\ Exercise 21) Paul D E J 2) Susan B F 3) Maria C H4) Peter A G IPractice Three Exercise 11. Pedro energetic2. Mr. Miller patient3. Mr. Smith honest4. Jake stubborn5. Mrs. Duke creativePractice Four Exercise 11) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TExercise 21) flattering 2) critical 3) popular 4) reserved 5) EnglishPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11) upset 2) sensible 3) lecture 4) calm 5) strength 6) landed 7) waving 8) perfectly 9) wildly 10) bee Section II1. B2. B3. D4. B5. D6. A7. C8. B Section III1) secretary 2) hard-working 3) efficient 4) private 5) army officer 6) help 7) fond 8) independent 9) shy 10) fifteenUnit 2Part OneExercise 21. C2. B3. D4. B5.AExercise 31. in your hand used to belong to2. practicing with3. talked to each other why not4. ask for find a way5. manage to his own love6. so foolishly jealous7. all three of them8. peacePart TwoListening I Exercise 11. B2. B3. A4. B5. CExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. T5. F6. TListening II Exercise 11. A2. A3. B4. C5. CExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. T5. F6. FListening III Exercise 11) stayed around 2) mouse catcher 3) rats and mice4) got a paw 5) weak and thin 6) make a wooden paw 7) fastened it 8) grow sleek and fat 9) managed 10) peered out cautiously 11) seized it with 12) eighteen micePart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. B2. A3. A4. C5. DExercise 21. F2.T3. T4. F5.T 6 F 7. F 8.T Practice Two Exercise 11. C D J2. A E G H3. B F IExercise 21. A 2 .B 3. D 4.C 5. B 6. DPractice Three Exercise 11. B2. D3. C4. D5. AExercise 21. F2. T3. F4. F5.F6. TPractice Four Exercise 11. B 2 . C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. AExercise 21. F2. F3. T4. T5.FPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. C 2 . B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. CSection II1. T2. F3. F4. F5.T6. F7. T8. TSection III1.18672. shipped ( If these cattle could be brought to Abilene, they could be put on trains and shipped to cities in the North and East.)3. millionaire4. land5. cattle6. million7. cowboys 8. camera 9. hero 10. adventuresUnit 3Part OneExercise 21. D2. C3. B4. E5.AExercise 31. T2. F3. T4. T5.T 6 T 7. F 8.F 9. T 10. FPart TwoListening I Exercise 11. B2. C3. D4. AExercise 21. F2. T3. F4. T5. F6. TListening II Exercise 11. B2. D3. A4. DExercise 21. 30s2. male3. 1.904. long wavy5. heavily built6. light red sweater7. beardListening III Exercise 11. B2. C3. D4. AExercise 21. 4. 5.7Part Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. natural riches2.) desert 3) extinction 4) species 5) oxygen 6) economic 7) conservation 8) valuable income 9) awareness 10) slow downExercise 21. T2. F3. F4. TPractice Two Exercise 11. F2. F3. T4. TExercise 21. South America / pet food / enough protein/ develop2. much more/ Asia /Africa3. position / natural resources /gone down/steady4. continued to rise5. getting richer and richerPractice Three Exercise 11. the first few seconds2. so thin3. beings from another planet4. focused on5. looked directly at6. All around7. until now8. despair, grief and disgust9. started crying10. who was sleeping peacefullyExercise 21. 2. 3.5.8Practice Four Exercise 11. B 2 . C 3. A 4. CExercise 21) love 2) together 3) mother 4) house 5) school6) friends 7) father 8) month 9) beach 10) callPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11) complained about 2) work 3) got out of 4) on the ground 5) shocked 6) cold-blooded killing 7) investigation 8)drugdealing 9) concern 10) against 11) strong views 12) using drugs 13) too early 14) respectable 15) accused of Section II1. C 2 . B 3. A 4. B 5. CSection III1. overcrowded cities2. poverty, disease3. the drift4. registration5. resentment6. attractive7. educa￥tion services 8. rural lifeUnit 4Part OneExercise 21. Computer programmer2. computer engineering3. internship4. lecture competition5. computer programming skills6. impatient7. constructive 8. medical research 9. management10. ￥3,600Exercise 31. 2.4. 6. 8. 9.11.12Part TwoListening I Exercise 12.3.4.5.7Exercise 21. weaknesses2. similar abilities and interests / important and challenging3. education promotion educated persons4. parents, teachers / benefit /give careful thought /useful suggestions / personal qualities5. getting money / our future happiness/ combinationListening II Exercise 11. choose their careers2. avoid certain careers3.different professions4.Children’s impressions and prejudices5. lawyers6. accountants7. scientists8. most popular9. least popular 10. ignoranceExercise 21. T2. T3. F4. T5. F6. TPart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. D2. D3. A4. BExercise 21. sales manager2. salary3. sales commission4. a car5. travel round in6. experience7. university8. on a teamPractice Two Exercise 11.B2.B3. A4.C5. CExercise 21. 65 words 2 . 90 to 100 words3. with languages / translate letters/ answer the phone/ foreign visitors/ second foreign languagePractice Three Exercise 11. C2. A3. B4. D5. BExercise 21. ADF2. BF3. ACEPractice Four Exercise 11.sensitive extroverted2.kids3.doing a good job4. tolerance level5. patientExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. F5.TPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. 100 million2. 35 to 403. 7 to 84. office workers many professionals5. 8:00 to 4:006. eight-hour shifts7. Monday Thursday Saturdays Sundays8.choose their own working hours/freedom of choice /happy with Section II1. D2. A3. A4. C5. DSection III1. B2. C3. C4. D5. AUnit 5Part OneExercise 21. B2. A3. C4. E5. D6. FExercise 31. over long distances2. look into3. five times4. individual / group5. sex-specific / males, females, strangers6. great apes7. teach /own kind8. raised/ held / look bigger9. round/ tail –wagging 10. feeding/ every directionPart TwoListening I Exercise 11. plays/ real people/ real life/ emotional problem/ loyalty/ popular2. public speech / make themselves taller/ political one-sided3. soft-soap/ praise/ kindExercise 21. F2. F3. T4. T5.T6.TListening II Exercise 11. C2. A3. DExercise 21. be understood easily2. necessary/ desirable3. splendid4. prevents from achieving5. anxiety / effectPart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. D2. A3. B4. A5. BExercise 21. permission / apply for2. application form / Web site3. regular mail / fax4. traveler’s checks/ credit cardsPractice Two Exercise 12. 3. 5Exercise 21. T2. F3. F4. T5.T6.TExercise 31. other native languages2. two3. more4. of their choice5. Spanish6. Indian Spanish7. English8. German9. FrenchPractice Three Exercise 11. learner/ teacher/ curriculum2. aptitude/ expectations/ goalsExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. F5.TPractice Four Exercise 11. C2. C3. A4. BExercise 21. Eggs and Toast2. realistic/ goals/ far better than/ forgetting3.determined/ personality/ culture4. unusual/ recite aloudPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. religions2. exist3. 40,0004. cave5. moon6. birth7. records8.agree9. by 10. sense 11. ourselves 12. inhabitSection II1. F2. T3. F4. T5.F6.T7.T8. TSection III1. A2. D3. C4. D5. B6. AUnit 6Part OneExercise 21. D2. A3. B4. C5. C6. AExercise 31. farm animals /hold / feed2. small pets3. bury/ toss themout4. real shame5. dangerous/ destructive/bring disease6.have a point7. humanely /limit8. time/ money/ warm place9. isolated/ company 10. storm of debatePart TwoListening I Exercise 11. B2. C3. D4. BExercise 21. T2. F3. F4. F5.T6.TListening II Exercise 11. Her son2. snake/ crocodile3. quiet4. picky/ particularExercise 21. big2. dogs3. tiger4.bit5. cat6. friendly7. eat8. clean9. wash 10. space 11. noisy 12. train 13. speak 14. keep 15. quietPart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 11. 4.5.6.7Exercise 21. A2. B3. C4. A5.DPractice Two Exercise 11.3Exercise 21. for free2. small donation3. $204. hundreds5. eat little6. $507. annual shots8. numerous shots9. diseasePractice Three Exercise 11. C2. B3. D4. C5.AExercise 22.5.6.7Practice Four Exercise 11. C2. C3. A4. B5.DExercise 21. crowding / water/ grass2. what is happening/ low3. target practice/ over the area4. gotten rid of / stayPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. F2. T3. F4. T5.F6.T7.T8. F9.F 10.TSection II1. A2. C3. D4. B5. B6. BSection III1. conserve nature2. donation3. eggs4. meat5. oil6. handbags7. shoes8. fur coats9. ivory 10. reduced 11. 5,000 12. embarrassed 13. advertise the furs 14. export bans 15. importation 16. turtlesUnit 7Part OneExercise 21. C2. B3. C4. D5. AExercise 31. fun holiday2. natural scenery/ historical interest3. summer/ too cold4. long history/ vast territory5. feed the monkeys6. as many places as possible7. you name it8. host city/ ancient civilization / modern architecture9. city wall / treat yourselves 10. express trainsPart TwoListening I Exercise 11. C2. B3. B4. C5. D6. AExercise 2Flight number SN 862 SN 863Time 17:50 on July 11 15:10 on July 14Listening II Exercise 1B C F G H IExercise 2Part 1 F T T TPart 2 F F T FPart 3 T T T T FPart Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 1Advantages ADH Disadvantages EExercise 21. C2. D3. B4. CPractice Two Exercise 11. seedy2. company3. shared4. noisy5. early6. private7. booking 8. convenient 9. restaurants 10. bathroomsExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. TPractice Three Exercise 11. Fuel2. Water3. Vehicles4. clothesExercise 21. passing lorries2. enough water3. drinking4. vehicle5. emergency6. self-sufficient7. car repairs8. cost mush / or be costly 9. sweaters 10. European winter Practice Four Exercise 1Occupations B a. actress A. b. actress and author1) A 2) B 3) B 4) A 5) B 6) A 7) A 8) BExercise 21. T2. F3. F4. F5.F6.T7.F8. TPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. F2. T3. T4. T5.FSection II1. B2. C3. C4. C5. A6. DSection III1. D2. B3. C4. D5. AUnit 8Part OneExercise 2Section A 5，7，1，4，6，3，2Section B 1) F H I 2) A 3) CEJ 4) BDGJExercise 31. passed out/ in shock2. back and forth3. knows the reason why4. no doubt/ living without her5. plays a great role6. brilliant boy7. very few cases8. deny/ nature9. bright or not/ CAN 10. thicker than/ genetic relationship 11. react to / not to mention 12. hard decisionPart TwoListening I Exercise 11.F2.F3. T4. F5. TExercise 21. genes2. sex3. blood4. tooth5. mirror6. left-handed7. right-handed8. language9. young 10. alike 11. separated 12. apart 13. careers 14. interestsListening II Exercise 11. B2. D3. A4. DExercise 21. 4. 6. 8. 10. 11. 12Part Three More ListeningPractice One Exercise 13. 6. 9Exercise 21. six2. four3. 1954. broad5. slim6. extended7. short8. elbows9. knees 10. size-14 11. lungs 12. heartPractice Two Exercise 11.19212. fit the child3. ordinary schools4. adult conceptionExercise 21. good being2. wise3. realistic4. psychology5. freedom to be themselves6. discipline7. suggestion8. religious instruction9. scholars10. scholars 11. street cleanersPractice Three Exercise 11. C2. B3. C4. BExercise 2 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5.FPractice Four Exercise 11) A 2) C 3) D 4) AExercise 21. F2. T3. T4. T5.T6.TPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. talent2. dancing3.creative4. early5.physical6. energy7. less8. curiosity9. particularly 10. cause 11. fundamental 12. meaning 13. superior 14. fluently15. read 16. exceptional 17. preparation 18. fully Section II1. F2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7.F 8 TSection III1. C2. A3. C4. B5.DUnit 9Part OneExercise 21. C2. C3. C4. W5. W6. C7. C8.C9.C 10.W 11. W 12. W 13. C 14. W 15. W 16. C 17. W 18.W Exercise 31. prefer / old-fashioned2. as old as3. account for4. own/ play/ earn a living5. very proud of6. 1.5 billion / had the chance7. hills / small bridges/ singing of birds8. full of energy9. holes / buttons/ precise notes 10. indirectly/ individualistic11. places great importance 12. a universal languagePart TwoListening I Exercise 11. restaurants/ airports/ supermarkets / banks2. A. attitudes/ in the right moodB. a better feeling/ the people around himC. happy/ work better3. A. World War II / happy/ calmB. a machine/ kinds of music / different times/ faster/ slowerExercise 21. T2. F3. F4. T5.T6.F7. T8. F Listening II Exercise 11. eases their minds / operations2. classical / instrumental jazz3. A. reduce tension B. 50 / fifty male doctors C. MathematicsD. 1) quickly 2) calmly 3) chosen for them 4) No music5) the worstExercise 21. T2. F3. T4. F5.FPart Three More ListeningPractice OneExercise 1B D A CExercise 21. their own style2. the nature3. sounds / experimented4. songs records5. films/ awardsPractice Two Exercise 11. 1) 2) 3)2. 2) 1)Exercise 21. picks the strings2. as hard as3. makes the notes4. on the strings5. manages the bowExercise 31. learn2. carry3. popular4. satisfying5. progress6. easiest7. less satisfying8. most difficultPractice Three Exercise 11. T2. T3. T4. F5.F6.F7.F8. T Exercise 2Bruce Springsteen: communicative, direct, exciting, simpler Sting: naturalPeter Gabriel：musicalBranford Marsalis: brilliant, humorousYoussou N’Dour：not so heavy/ rhythmic/ sophisticated/unusualPractice Four Exercise 11. A2. B3. A4. C5. AExercise 21. T2. N3. T4. F5.TPart Four Testing YourselfSection 11. T2. F3. F4. T5.F6.T7.T8.TSection II2. 4.7. 8. 10. 12Section III1. falling2. nice3. cold4. inside5. raining6. tears7. happen8. arms9. fire 10. goneUnit 10Part OneExercise 21. F2. F3. T4. F5.T6.F7. T8. T Exercise 31. terrible rubbish / deafening/ stand2. slow-paced/ peaceful3. concentration on them4. dreamt of / afford5. dwell on the past / more freedom5. keep up with/ totally different 7. have a date8. on the Net/ not unusual 9. adapt to / we have been saying 10. kept complaining / let it bePart TwoListening IExercise 1 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. BExercise 2 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5.FListening II Exercise 11. quietly2. myself3. pity4. sympathy5. Understanding6. favor7. rocking8. wrong9. tired 10. lazy11. same 12. luckyPart Three More ListeningPractice OneExercise 1 1. name of the ship2. number of people/ passengers3. names of the people/ passengersExercise 21. N2. F3. T4. F5. TPractice TwoExercise 1 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5.F 6.T 7.F 8. T Exercise 21. marvelous2. shines3. lovely4. little team5. the best players6. football stadium7. public8. name 9. notice board 10. in two weeksPractice ThreeExercise 11. beginners’2. copy down3. days of the week4. an 8th day5. sure enough6. convince7. Australia8. that oneExercise 2 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5.TPractice FourExercise 11. work, family, health, friends, spirit2. work / bounce back / marked/ damagedExercise 21. undermine your worth2. special3. set your goals4. take for granted5. meaningless6. slip through your fingers7. all the days 8. give up 9. stop trying 10. encounter risks11. to be brave 12. shut 13. give 14. hold 15. wings 16. learn 17. treasure 18. retrieved 19. race 20. journeyPart Four Testing YourselfSection I 1. D 2. B 3. D 4.C 5. ASection II 1. C 2. B 3. D 4.A 5. BSection III1. interpret2. forest3. flowers4. chased5.run6. catch7. jumped8. giant9.long 10.black 11. white 12. shaking 13. wet 14. sweet 15. delicious 16. angel 17. grave 18. nights 19. days 20. taste。

全新版大学英语听说教程第二版3听力原文与答案Unit1_12全新版大学英语第二版听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit 1Text 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.' The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.'What's wrong?' she asked.'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.''I would like that a lot,' she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were allimpressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said.Exercise 1: 1. c 2. a 3.bQuestions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speaker's mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Exercise 2:1. She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to her husband, "Life is too short, but you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together , it will make us closer."2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said.'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but only if you let me buy dinner next time.'I agreed.'How was your date?' my wife asked when I got home thatevening. 'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage. Exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dQuestions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Ex. 2 1. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. A couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriageUnit 2Text1What a Coincidence! (Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To help him realize his dream, his father, Mr. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business.One advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded andthe owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told him that he couldn't make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. Mr. Stewart was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out to drive to the house.As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. It used to be the house of his father-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.Exercise 1:1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cQuestions:1. Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. How did Mr. Stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. What problem did Mr. Stewart have?4. What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately / familiar / father-in-law's / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidenceText2What a Coincidence! (Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for even greater surprises. It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewart's father-in-law! Were it not for Mr. Stewart's presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, the owner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter was from a bank. When he opened it,two words immediately met his eye -- 'For education'. It was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildren's education needs. With the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of Andrew's first year at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. The original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. So the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. Had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew. With the money given to him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. Now he is a doctor in Illinois.Exercise1：1.The house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewart rememberedit2.Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to delivera letter to his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3.The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who camein his place was not familiar with the neighborhood. Other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.Exercise 2:1. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren's education.4. A little over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Text 1Krimali (Part One)On the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck India in 2001, Krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sales clerk. She was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasn't quite right about her hair. She returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door.Moments later, the earthquake struck. Ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafening noise. Then everything began crashing down.Krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but wereunable to make their way out. The ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. To an observer, it could drop at any moment.People were screaming and didn't know what to do. Krimali decided to act. Carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. About four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broken glass and smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. She knew if she could manage to get down to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. She paused to figure out the best way down. As there wasn't any good place to jump, she just jumped. Luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missing any sharp edges. Emboldened by her good fortune, Krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others to follow.Exercise 1: Ex 1 1-2 c c Ex 2 1-8 T F F F F T T FKrimali ( Part Two)Krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman from two storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby."Throw the baby to me," Krimali shouted. "I can catch her!"The woman refused. Krimali told the woman to wrap the baby in bed sheets and then toss her down. Crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but still would not part with her baby. As the mother tried to decide what to do, Krimali intently watched the concrete ceiling hanging above her. Finally the mother tossed the baby. Krimali made a clean catch. A bright smile lit up the woman's face. "I'll be back!" Krimali called out, hugging the child to her as she hurriedly picked her way out to where survivors had gathered.She gave up the baby, then asked if any of the men there would come back with her to help others trapped in the building. No one came forward, for they were all afraid of that swaying ceiling. But for Krimali, a small girl of 154 centimeters in height and weighing about 50 kilos, her fears had been lifted by what she had accomplished.On her way back into the ruins, she saw part of a large door. It was extremely heavy but she managed to drag it to the spot just below the hanging ceiling. By placing it on the ruins, she created something like a sliding board. With Krimali coaching her, the baby's mother partly jumped and partly rolled down the board to the ground level. Krimali led her through the debris to her baby.In the hours that followed Krimali made countless rescue missions into the building, each time in the shadow of the hugeceiling. Thanks to her courage, about two dozen men, women and children were saved. Exercise 1:Questions :1-2 d bExercise 2:1. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch her.2. Because she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for people to get down.5. About two dozen were saved.Unit 4Text 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.)John: Tom, Linda, first I'd like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each other's pet peeves. Like, I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isn't it? It says, "Nothing will be left on the floor overnight. Everything mustbe cleaned up and put away before going to bed."Tom: Then I'll know clearly what Linda's expectations are.John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, "We will go to bed at 11 p.m. and get up at 6:30 a.m. except on weekends." I'm sure some people hearing this will think that this agreement isn't very romantic. Tom: Well, we disagree. We think it's very romantic. This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don't talk about what they want.Linda: That's right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Exercise 1: 1. b 2. c 3.aQuestions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and Linda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?。

Unit 1Part BText 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.'The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.'What's wrong?' she asked.'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.''I would like that a lot,' she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said.Exercise 1: 1. c 2. a 3.bQuestions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speaker's mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Exercise 2:1. She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to her husband, "Life is too short, but you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together , it will make us closer."2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said.'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but only if you let me buy dinner next time.'I agreed.'How was your date?' my wife asked when I got home that evening.'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dQuestions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Exercise 2: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. FQuestions:1.It can be inferred that the speaker’s mother often took him out to dinner when he was small.2.The mother has poor eyesight now.3.On their first date the speaker took his mother out to dinner and a movie.4.The speaker’s parents worked in the same factory during the Second World War.5.The speaker and his mother now meet once every month.Part CConversation 1:W: You know, many American parents are now wondering why they can't keep their teenage children from drinking.M: I'm aware of that. To my mind, it's the permissive attitude of the parents that is to blame.Q: What can you learn from the man's response?Conversation 2:M: Don't you think it's good to give our children a monthly allowance?W: I think so. It can teach them the value of money. With a monthly allowance they can learn to budget their expenses wisely.Q: What are they talking about?Conversation 3:M: Mom, I've got a part-time job at a supermarket. Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday.W: Congratulations, Tom. But are you sure you can handle it? What about your homework and your piano lessons?Q: How does the mother feel about Tom's part-time job at the supermarket?Conversation 4:M: Hey, Mary. You look so upset. What happened?W: My father had an accident the other day. He is now in hospital and will have an operation tomorrow. You see, his heart is rather weak. I really don't know whether he can survive it.Q: What's the woman worried about?Conversation 5:W : Mother's Day is coming soon. Could you tell me what sons and daughters do in your country on that day?M: Well, they send their mothers flowers and cards to celebrate the occasion. Besides, it is a common practice for them to wear pink carnations on that day.Q: Which of the following is true of the customs of Mother's Day in the man's country?1. b2. c3. b4. d5. dPart DMy First JobMy parents ran a small restaurant. It was open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. My first job was shining shoes for customers when I was six years old. My duties increased as I grew older. By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates. My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards. I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers. I was never paid for any work I did. One day I made the mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me ten pounds a week. He said, "OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring your friends here for free drinks?" He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week. This taught me quite a lot.Statements:1. The speaker had more than one responsibility at his parents' restaurant.2. The speaker's parents kept their business open around the clock.3. It can be inferred that the speaker's family lived in the United States.4. It seems that the speaker's father was very strict with him but quite kind to his friends.5. The father finally agreed to pay his child for his work but would deduct the cost of his meals.6. This story shows that the speaker has very unhappy memories of his childhood.Unit 2Part BText1What a Coincidence! (Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To help him realize his dream, his father, Mr. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. One advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told him that he couldn't make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. Mr. Stewart was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out to drive to the house.As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. It used to be the house of his father-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.Exercise 1:1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cQuestions:1. Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. How did Mr. Stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. What problem did Mr. Stewart have?4. What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately / familiar / father-in-law's / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidenceText2What a Coincidence! (Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for even greater surprises. It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewart's father-in-law! Were it not for Mr. Stewart's presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, the owner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter was from a bank. When he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- 'For education'. It was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildren's education needs. With the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of Andrew's first year at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. The original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. So the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. Had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew. With the money given to him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. Now he is a doctor in Illinois.Exercise 1: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. FStatements:1. Several coincidences happened in the story.2. The coincidences made it possible for the owner to sell his house at a good price.3. No one actually benefited from the coincidences.4. It can be inferred that Mr. Stewart did not have to seek extra work from then on.5. With the extra money Mr. Stewart had earned, Andrew's dream finally came true.Exercise 2:1. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren's education.4. A little over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Part CDad Stops for Gas, Finds Lost SonNueng Garcia was the son of an American serviceman stationed in Thailand in 1969. But his father went back to the States when Nueng was only three months old. When he grew up Nueng immigrated to the United States and worked as a gas station clerk in Pueblo, Colorado. His dream was to find his father John Garcia. Year after year, he tried in vain to search for information about the whereabouts of his father.It was a fine day in Pueblo. There was not a cloud in the blue sky. But for him, it was just another day on the job. Suddenly he noticed the name of one customer who paid with a check. The man, who was in his fifties, had the same surname as his own. Nueng raised his head from the check and looked at the man. Could this be his father?"Are you John Garcia?" he asked."Yes," came the answer."Were you ever in the Air Force?""Yes.""Were you ever in Thailand?""What's that to do with you?" answered the man, who became suspicious by then."Were you or were you not?" Nueng persisted."Yes.""Did you ever have a son?"At this truth dawned on the man. They stared at each other and realized at the same moment that they were father and son who were separated 27 years ago and half a world away.John Garcia hadn't seen his son since 1969. He lost touch with Nueng's mother when she started seeing another man. He moved to Pueblo nine years ago. He said he never went to that gas station, wasn't even low on gas that day and hardly ever paid with a check.Exercise:1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. TStatements:1. Nueng's parents divorced when he was only 3 months old.2. After moving to the U.S.A., Nueng worked at a gas station in Colorado.3. Nueng never gave up his efforts to find his father, but John Garcia had never looked for his son.4. One day while at work Nueng's eyes fell on the photo of a customer's driver's license, and the man in the photo looked like his father.5. John Garcia was once in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Thailand.6. John Garcia and his son didn't meet each other again until 1996.7. Nueng's father said he often went to that gas station but never paid with a check.8. It was by coincidence that John Garcia and his son were reunited after many years of separation.Part DUnexplained ParallelsOne of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F.Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives; both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson; both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy; Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. Lincoln was killed in the Ford Theater; Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company -- and so on.Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70-year-old twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents, with both being hit by trucks while crossing the same road on bicycles. According to the police, the second victim could not have known about his brother's death, as officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated at birth. Dorothy Lowe and Bridget Harrison were separated in 1945, and did not meet until 1979, when they were flown over from Britain for an investigation by a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. They found that when they met they were both wearing seven rings on their hands, two bracelets on one wrist, a watch and a bracelet on the other. They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise; Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise. In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a string of similar mannerisms when they were nervous.How can we explain the above similarities?Exercise:1)Shot, Friday, wives2)Succeeded, Johnson3)killers, brought, justice4)secretaries5)Ford theater, Lincoln6)Died, accidents7)trucks, same road8)met, 34, seven rings, wrist, watch9)Married, wedding dresses, same flowers10)similar, children11)cat, TigerStatements:1. Both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were killed by a Southerner.2. John F. Kennedy's secretary was named after Abraham Lincoln.3. The news story told about the traffic accidents that killed two twin brothers.4. It can be inferred from the passage that more parallel phenomena are studied in the United States than in any other country.5. Coincidences occurring in three nations are described in the passage.6. Some psychologists' interest is the research on coincidences between twins.7. According to the speaker, coincidences occur much more often between twins than between people who are not related.8. The speaker does not mention his/her own opinion on whether these parallels can be explained.Unit 3Part BText 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.)John: Tom, Linda, first I'd like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each other's pet peeves. Like, I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isn't it? It says, "Nothing will be left on the floor overnight. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed."Tom: Then I'll know clearly what Linda's expectations are.John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, "We will go to bed at 11 p.m. and get up at 6:30 a.m. except on weekends." I'm sure some people hearing this will think that this agreement isn't very romantic. Tom: Well, we disagree. We think it's very romantic. This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don't talk about what they want.Linda: That's right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Exercise 1: 1. b 2. c 3.aQuestions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and Linda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Exercise 2:1. Because she wanted to understand each other's expectations so that potential problems could be avoided and they could live happily together.2. Cleaning up. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.3. Sleeping. Time for bed: 11pm; time to get up: 6:30am except on weekends.Text 2A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person is following the rules? Arguing? Linda: No, not at all.Tom: A lot of couples argue because they don't understand each other's expectations. I think we spend less time arguing than most couples because we both know what the other person expects.John: What happens if one of you breaks a rule?Tom: Well, that's in Article 13 of our agreement.John: Is it? Oh yes, Article 13: Breaking Rules. "If you break a rule, you must apologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up."Linda: Yeah, like last time Tom broke the rule of driving.John: What's the rule?Linda: The rule is we must ask for directions if we are driving and get lost for more than five minutes. John: What happened?Tom: We were driving to a friend's wedding, and we got lost. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask for directions, but I thought I could figure it out.Linda: Then we drove forty miles in the wrong direction and ended up being late for the wedding.Tom: So I took her out to dinner. I knew what I should do to apologize.John: That's very important, I think, knowing how to apologize. By the way, do you plan to update your agreement at all? What if things change in your life and a rule doesn't work anymore?Linda: We've thought about that too. Article 14 states that we must review this agreement once a year and make necessary changes.John: Well, it was really nice talking to you both. Thank you very much for your time.Tom & Linda: Thank you.Exercise 1: 1. F 2.F 3.T 4.TStatements:1. Tom and Linda never argue because they both know what the other person expects.2. Once Tom broke Article 14 and apologized to Linda by taking her out to dinner.3. If some of the rules in the marriage agreement become outdated, changes will be made to update them.4. It seems that both Tom and Linda are satisfied with their marriage agreement.Exercise 2:1. One rule says that if they get lost for more than five minutes when they are driving, they must stop and ask for directions.2. Once Tom and Linda got lost when they were driving to a friend's wedding.3. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask the way, but Tom thought he could figure it out.4. As a result, they were late for the wedding because they went in the wrong direction for forty miles.Part CA Perfect MatchAre you looking for a good relationship with someone special? What type of person is the best personfor you? Is it the person with the highest IQ? Is it the most beautiful or most handsome person? How about the richest person or the most ambitious? Is your ideal partner the most traditional or the most modern person? Is he or she the person most like you, or most unlike you?The answer, psychologists say, is none of the above. Why? Because they are all extremes. In a number of research studies, psychologists asked couples these questions. The answers were clear. Most people are happy with moderation -- with partners who are not the most or the best (or the least or the worst). People are more comfortable with partners who are not so special.The research showed several other important things. In a love relationship, two things can cause trouble. First, trouble happens when both people get angry quickly. This is not surprising. Second, trouble happens when people don't expect to change themselves in a relationship. Do you stay calm when you disagree with someone? Are you ready to change yourself? If you can tolerate disagreement and are willing to change, maybe you are ready for a serious relationship.Exercise:1. ...not so special/not extremes2. a. ...get angry quicklyb. ...change themselves...Statements: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. T1. The passage implies that the perfect match for you is a person who is most unlike you.2. The author argues that the most beautiful or most handsome person may not be your perfect partner.3. Moderate person, that is, the partners who are not the most or the best can be your perfect match.4. The research showed that an extreme love relationship between the two can cause trouble.5. The passage states that the anger is one of the causes that lead to the breakup of a love relationship.6. The perfect match lies in the people's attitudes to tolerate disagreement and be willing to change in a relationship.Part DHusbands and Wives Don't See Things AlikeLet's face it -- husbands and wives just don't see things alike. Take TV remote controls, for example. I'm a channel-grazer. When I watch the news, I flip back and forth through four different networks."It drives me crazy when you do that," my wife complains. I don't understand why she has no interest in other channels. After all, she is a woman who wants to know everything going on in the neighborhood and among all the relatives. Just one button away might be an interesting program on How to Lose Fifty Pounds by Eating Chocolate Sundaes or How to Understand Weird Husbands. But, no, she won't change channels, not even if she dislikes the program she's watching."This talk show host makes me so angry!" she cried one evening."Then why don't you change the channel?" I asked."Because I can't stand people who are always changing channels."Differences. No right or wrong, just differences."The first law of civilization," said an old philosopher, "is to let people be different."I don't need to convert my wife to my ways, and she doesn't try to make me be like her. We simplytake turns monitoring the remote control.Exercise:1.He frequently changes channels.2.No. It makes her very angry.3.She sticks to one channel even if she doesn’t like it.4.They take turns monitoring the remote control.5.How everything is going on in the neighborhood and among all their relatives.6.No. Because, as one philosopher puts it, “The first law of civilization is to let people be different.”7.Statements:1. The major difference between the speaker and his wife is their TV viewing habits.2. According to the speaker, he is more interested in talk shows while his wife is more interested in news programs.3. The wife seems to be more weird than the husband is.4. The speaker and his wife usually take turns working the remote control when they watch television.5. It can be inferred that women are generally more tolerant than men of their spouse's differences.6. The speaker and his wife maintain peace not by changing each other but by tolerance.Unit 4Part BText 1Being a Police Officer Is a Stressful JobInterviewer: Welcome to our program, Sam.Sam: Thank you.Interviewer: Sam, how long have you been a police officer?Sam: I've been a police officer for thirty years.Interviewer: Thirty years. And you've had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess. Sam: Yeah, I've done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now I'm supervising investigations.Interviewer: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job. Would you agree?Sam: Yes, it's definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assignment.Interviewer: So, what's probably the most stressful assignment you can have?Sam: I'd say patrol is the most stressful assignment.Interviewer: That's interesting! In what way?Sam: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor -- the fear of the unknown. Interviewer: What do you mean, Sam?Sam: Well, in patrol work, you don't know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let's say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a。

Unit 1Part BText 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.'The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.'What's wrong?' she asked.'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.''I would like that a lot,' she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said.Questions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speaker's mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said.'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but only if you let me buy dinner next time.'I agreed.'How was your date?' my wife asked when I got home that evening.'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Questions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Part CConversation 1:。

全新版大学英语听说教程 3 答案Unit 1Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1) 1.c2. a3.bPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. c2.d3.d Part C1. b2.c3.b4.d5.dUnit 3Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1) 1.c2. cPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. d2.b Part C1. a2.b3.d4.dUnit 4Part BConversation 1(Exercise 1) 1.b2. c3.aConversation 2(Exercise 1) 1. c2.c3.a Part C1. a2.d3.bUnit 5Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1) 1.d2.cPassage 2(Exercise 1)1. Reachng Everybody by Exposing Lies.2. They launched an advertising campaign to call on youth to fightagainsttobacco companies.3. T heyintendtospreadthemessagethatteenagersnolongerwanttobetargetedbyto baccocompanies in their advertisements.(Exercise 2)1. c2.a3.d4. c5.bPart C1.a2.c3.d4.cUnit 6Part BConversation 1(Exercise 1) 1.d2. c3.aConversation 2(Exercise 1) 1. T2.F3.T4.F5.T(Exercise 2)1.Theyprovideseveralprogramstohelppoliceofficerscopewithstress.Oneisanexerc iseprogram;anotherisapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficers.Andthereares everal discussi on groups ...............2. W hat does Sam do to relieve his stress?1) He takes a great interest in baseball.2) He tries to get some sort of exercise every day.3) He works hard at keeping up his personal relationships, especiallyhisrelationship withhis wife.Part C1.d2.d3.d4.b5.cUnit 8Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1) 1.c2. a3.dPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. d2.c3.b(Exercise 2)1. It is western Europe ' s most important waterway.2. It was seriously polluted. Fish disappeared and it was dangerous to swim in it.3. A firebroke out ............ .., which caused tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine.4. The countries along the rhine realized that they should work together tocleanit up and keep itclean.5. Every six minutes, 24 hours a day.Part C1. c2.b3.d4.dUnit 10Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1) 1.c2. dPassage 2（Exercise 1） 1. b2.c3.d（Exercise 2） Lists of Stunts1. falling from the sky2. s wimming with sharks3. driving fast cars4. setting fire to oneself5. s treet fights6. flying from an exploding helicopter onto back of a speeding trainPart C 1. b2.b3.c4.dTest 1（Part A） 1.d2.d3.a4.d5. c6.a7.c8.c（Part B）9. c10.b11. d12. b13. c14. b15. dPart C略）Part D 26. b27.c28. d29.b30.d31.a32.a33.b34.d35.cTest 2（Part A）1.c2.a3.c4.b5. d6.c7.b8.d（Part B）9. c10.c11. d12. c13. d14. b15. bPart C略）Part D 26. c27.d28. a29.a30.d31.b32.d33.c34.a35.b。

崭新版大学英听教程 3 答案Unit 1Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 2. aPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. cPart CUnit 3Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 2. cPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. dPart CUnit 4Part BConversation 1 (Exercise 1) 2. cConversation 2(Exercise 1) 1. cPart CUnit 5Part BPassage 1(Exercise 1)Passage 2(Exercise 1)1.Reachng Everybody by Exposing Lies.2.They launched an advertising campaign to call on youth to fight against tobacco companies.3.They intend to spread the message that teenagers no longer want to be targeted by tobacco companies in their advertisements.(Exercise 2)1. c 4. cPart CUnit 6Part BConversation 1 (Exercise 1) 2. cConversation 2(Exercise 1) 1. T(Exercise 2)1.They provide several programs to help police officers cope with stress. On eis an exerciseprogram; another is a psychological program with counseling for officers. And there are several discussion groups⋯⋯2.What does Sam do to relieve his stress1)He takes a great interest in baseball.2)He tries to get some sort of exercise every day.3)He works hard at keeping up his personal relationships, especially his relationship withhis wife.Part CUnit 8Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 2. aPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. d(Exercise 2)1.It is western Europe ’smost important waterway.2.It was seriously polluted. Fish disappeared and it was dangerous to swim in it.fire broke out ⋯⋯.., which caused tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine.4.The countries along the rhine realized that they should work together to clean it up and keepit clean.5.Every six minutes, 24 hours a day.Part C1. cUnit 10Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 2. dPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. b(Exercise 2) Lists of Stunts1.falling from the skywith sharks3.driving fast cars4.setting fire tooneself fights6.flying from an exploding helicopter onto back of a speedingtrain Part C1.bTest 1（Part A） 5. c（Part B）9. c11. d 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. dPart C(略 )Part D 26. b28. dTest 2（Part A） 5. d（Part B）9. c11. d 12. c 13. d 14. b 15. b Part C(略 )Part D 26. c28. a。

全新版大学英语听说教程3 答案Unit 1Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 1.c 2. a 3.bPassage 2 (Exercise 1) 1. c 2.d 3.dPart C1.b2.c3.b4.d5.dUnit 3Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 1.c 2. cPassage 2 (Exercise 1) 1. d 2.bPart C1.a2.b3.d4.dUnit 4Part BConversation 1 (Exercise 1) 1.b 2. c 3.aConversation 2 (Exercise 1) 1. c 2.c 3.aPart C1.a2.d3.bUnit 5Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 1.d 2.cPassage 2 (Exercise 1)1. Reachng Everybody by Exposing Lies.2. They launched an advertising campaign to call on youth to fight against tobacco companies.3. They intend to spread the message that teenagers no longer want to be targeted by tobacco companies in their advertisements.(Exercise 2)1. c2.a3.d4. c5.bPart C1.a2.c3.d4.cUnit 6Part BConversation 1 (Exercise 1) 1.d 2. c 3.aConversation 2(Exercise 1) 1. T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T(Exercise 2)1.They provide several programs to help police officers cope with stress. On eis an exerciseprogram; another is a psychological program with counseling for officers. And there are several discussion groups……2.What does Sam do to relieve his stress?1)He takes a great interest in baseball.2)He tries to get some sort of exercise every day.3)He works hard at keeping up his personal relationships, especially his relationship withhis wife.Part C1.d2.d3.d4.b5.cUnit 8Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 1.c 2. a 3.dPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. d 2.c 3.b(Exercise 2)1. It is western Europe’s most important waterway.2. It was seriously polluted. Fish disappeared and it was dangerous to swim in it.3.A fire broke out…….., which caused tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine.4. The countries along the rhine realized that they should work together to clean it up and keep itclean.5. Every six minutes, 24 hours a day.Part C1. c2.b3.d4.dUnit 10Part BPassage 1 (Exercise 1) 1.c 2. dPassage 2(Exercise 1) 1. b 2.c 3.d(Exercise 2) Lists of Stunts1. falling from the sky2.swimming with sharks3. driving fast cars4. setting fire to oneself5.street fights6. flying from an exploding helicopter onto back of a speeding trainPart C1. b2.b3.c4.dTest 1（Part A）1.d 2.d 3.a 4.d 5. c 6.a 7.c 8.c（Part B）9. c 10.b 11. d 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. dPart C(略)Part D 26. b 27.c 28. d 29.b 30.d 31.a 32.a 33.b 34.d 35.cTest 2（Part A）1.c 2.a 3.c 4.b 5. d 6.c 7.b 8.d（Part B）9. c 10.c 11. d 12. c 13. d 14. b 15. bPart C(略)Part D 26. c 27.d 28. a 29.a 30.d 31.b 32.d 33.c 34.a 35.b。

全新版大学听说教程3答案第二版全新版大学听说教程3答案第二版【篇一：新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册答案 -------------------------------- （全）】y the colorful campus life!ii. basic liste ning practicekeys: 1.c 2.d 3. b 4.d 5.aiii. liste ning intask 1:o n the first daykeys:(1) the first day(2) cha nging(3) really good(4) hard workers(5) we nt over her head(6) expla ined(7) notes(8) wed nesday(9) participatio n(10) educationtask 2:how to select elective courses? keys:(1) extra trai ning(2) chemistry(3) acco unting(4) ma ny fields of study(5) better pote ntial(6) bus in ess degree(7) challe nging(8) how to learn(9) better un dersta nding(10) narrow-mi ndedtask3: how to get straight as?keys:1.b 2.c 3. d 4.a 5.div. speak ing outmodel1model2model3task 1:mai ntai ning the quality or in creas ing the in take? keys:(1) quality(2) you ng(3) 25(4) difficult(5) gover nment⑹ quality(7) cut(8) extra-cautious(9) afford(10) experie nee(11) more(12) blame(13) budget(14) puzzled(15) servicetask 2:whats your an swer?accord ing to the in terviewee,its difficult to strike a balance between maintaining the educatio nal quality and making sure as many people as possible receive uni versity educati on.in the past years, china has bee n confron ted with the same problem.the uni versity eollme nt has bee n on the in crease and some in stituti ons of higher lear ning do not have eno ugh teachers and teach ing facilities,thus affect ing the educati onal quality.task 3:lets group work!vi. further liste ning and speaki ngliste ning task:task1: problems with our educati onal systemscript:hi, everybody. my topic today is problems with our educati onal system.i disagree on a lot of the ways that things have happe ned for a long time in our educational system.it seems that educators just want to give standardized tests,which focus only on academic performa nee and n eglect stude nts abilities and in terest in other areas.i think there are a lot of people who are very in tellige nt,but have nt had the opport un ities they could have had if they had lear ned in a broader- min ded educati onal system.i feel that a lot of courses that students are required to take in high school are too academic, and, as a result,many kids have lost their interest in cators often fail to recognize various kinds of intelligenee.they simply exert a lot of pressure on stude nts to be as well-ro un ded as possible. i think being well-ro un ded isntreally possible.and as a con seque nee, some stude nts i believe to bein tellige nt cant get into good colleges if they,you know, have nt scored well on the math secti on, eve n if they are brilliant writers. another thing that disturbs me is that the so-called weakstude nts are separated from the rest of the school.some kids are kept in a separate class if their grades are lower than others. and theyre very aware of their social positi on, you know.i think it causes them to act in a way that is not really positive.theyre just acting in a way they are expected. often their grades go from bad to worse. and thats pretty sad.i think that many of the kids in those classes are intelligent,but they n ever actually realize their pote ntial because of the way they are treated early on in their educatio n.keys:(1) sta ndardized tests(2) abilities and in terest(3) i nterest(4) pressure(5) well-ro un ded(6) get into good colleges(7) the rest of the school(8) from bad to worsetask 2: the final examscriptat a uni versity, there were four sophomores tak ing a chemistry course.they were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. that each had an a so far for the semester.these four frie nds were so con fide nt that on the weeke nd before the fin al, they decided to go up to the uni versity ofvirg inia and party with some friends there.they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it.they expla ined that they had pla nned to come back in time for the final exam, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on theway back and did nt have a spare. as a result, they missed the fin al.the professor thought it over and the n agreed they could make up the final the follow ing day.the guys were relieved and elated.the n ext day, the professor placed them in separate rooms, han ded each of them a paper, and told them to beg in.they looked at the first problem, worth five poi nts.it was a simple question on a chemical reaction.cool, they all thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, this is going to be easy.each fini shed the problem and the n turned the page.on the sec ond page was a questi on worth 95 poin ts: which of the tires was flat?keys:(1) course(2) quizzes(3) semester(4) c on fide nt⑸ party(6) make(7) missed(8) they had a flat tire on the way back and did nt have a spare(9) placed them in separate rooms, han ded each of them a paper(10 )on the sec ond page was a questi on worthtask3: harvard uni versityscriptharvard uni versity is the oldest in stitute of higher lear ning in the un ited states. foun ded 16 years after the arrival of the pilgrims at plymouth,the university has grown from nine students with a single master to the present eollment of more than 21,000 students,in clud ing un dergraduates and stude nts in 10 graduate and professi onal schools. over 14,000 people work at harvard, in clud ing more tha n 2,100 faculty members. harvard has produced eight america n preside nts and many n obel prize winn ers. duri ng its early years, harvard offered a classic academic course based on the model of en glish uni versities,but consistent with the prevailing puritan philosophy.although many of its early graduates became ministers in purita n churches throughout new en gla nd,the uni versity was n ever formally affiliated with a specific religious group.un der preside nt pusey, harvard started what was the n the largest fun drais ing campaig n in the history of america n higher educatio n.it was an 82.5-milli on-dollar program for the uni versity.the program in creased faculty salaries, broade ned stude nt aid, created new professorships,and expa nded harvards physical facilities.n eii l. rude nsti ne took office as harvards 26th preside nt in 1991.as part of an overall effort to achieve greater coord in ati on among the uni versitys schools and faculties,rudenstine encouraged academic planning and identified some of harvards main intellectual priorities.he also stressed the importa nee of the uni versitys excelle nee in un dergraduate educati on,the sig nifica nee of keep ing harvards doors ope n to stude nts from families of differe nt econo mic backgro un ds,and the task of adapti ng the research uni versity to an era of both rapid in formatio n growth and serious fund shortage.keys: 1.b 2.a 3. c 4.d 5.dview ing and speak ing:task 1:u ni versity budget cutsscripthost: well, david lammy, the uni versity mi nister, joi ns me from westm in ster. now tha nks for joining us this lun chtime,mr. lammy. how do these cuts... tie in with your much trumpeted commitme nt to in creas ing higher educatio n?in terviewee: well, i think its importa nt to remi nd viewers that we will spe nd well over 12 billio n pounds on higher educati on this year and to also say that there will be more students at uni versity next year tha n ever before in our history.but what is importa nt is that whe n they get to uni versity, is that they have good facilities, good build in gs,that they have good con tact with their lecturers and, for stude nts from poorer backgro unds that they receive a grant.and you know 40 perce nt of stude nts who are going touni versity are in receipt of some gran ts. so we have to pla n...host:but theres going to be less money n ext year. thats the bottom lin e, is nt it? in terviewee: er, we are ask ing uni versitiesto make a one perce nt cut in their teach ing grant.thats 51 million out of a total budget of over five billion.look, i think there are families across the country preparing for christmas spe nding a bit less and theyre,you kno w, its a lot more tha n one perce nt that theyre, theyre feeli ng.so i thi nk this is reas on able to ask uni versities if we are toen sure that we cancon ti nue to send more young people to uni versity and weremai n committed to that. host:a nd briefly, what about these two-year degrees? this is a reducti on in sta ndards, is nt it?interviewee:well, we, we, we... its important in this country thatwe remember that stude nts aren t just the classic 18- to 21-year-old un dergraduates.we want mature stude nts. we want more parttime stude nts and over the last few years weve bee n grow ing the nu mber of foun dati on degree,two-year degrees that en sure that tran siti on into highuni versity and high level skills. thats what we want to support and thats what were in dicati ng in the grant letter that weve sent to uni versities over the last few days.host:ok. david lammy, tha nk you so much for joining us.in terviewee:tha nk you.keys:(1)i ncreasing(2)12 / twelve(3)more(4)facilities(5)lecturers(6)poorer(7)grant【篇二：全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程3课后详细答案+新世纪视听说教程3（第二版）答案】ivetext acontent questio ns( p10 )1. write and live on afarm.2. because they grow n early all of their fruits andvegetables. they have eno ugh eggs, honey andwood. beautiful win ter.they are very close to n ature and can enjoy the sce nery. besides, they can go skii ng and skat ing in3. no. sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.4. they were buried un der five feet of snow fromdecember through march.5. whe n the first spri ng came, it brought twofloods. sec ond flood refers to the good harvestthein the grow ing season.6. he decided to quit his job and start to freela nee.7. he has to crawl into black bear dens for “ sports illustratedhitch up dogsled rac ing teams forsmiths onian magaz ine, c8. heck out the lake champlain “ monster ” for “ scienee digestand canoe through the boun darywaters wilder ness area of minn esota for “ dest in atio ns ”.9. as for in sura nee, they have only bought a poor man ' s major-medical policy and the policy ontheir two cars.10. they cut back their expe nses without appreciably loweri ngtheir sta ndard of liv ing. forexample, they patro nize local restaura nts in stead of more expe nsive places in the city. they still atte nd the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. they eat less meat, drinkcheaper wine and see fewer movies.11. a tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.12. they will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with asense of pride at what they have bee nable to accomplish.13. they chose to live in the country because they want toimprove the quality of their lives. yes,they have fin ally realized their dreams.text orga ni zatio n ( p11 )part one (paragraphs 1 —3) the writer views his life in thecountry as a self-relia nt and satisfy ingone.part two(paragraphs 4 —7 ) life in the country is good yetsometimes very hard.part three (paragraphs 8 ——11) after quitting his job, the writer ' s in come was reduced, but he andhis family were able to man age to get by.part four (paragraphs 12 —15 ) a tolera nee for solitude and alot of en ergy have made it possiblefor the family to enjoy their life in the coun try.happy mome nts and eve nts1) grow ing n early all their fruits and vegetables2) canoeing, pic nickin g, l ong bicycle rides, etc.3) keep ing warm in side the house in win ter4) writing freelance articles5) earning eno ugh money while maintaining a happy family lifehardships1) worki ng hard both in win ter and in summer2) harsh en viro nment and weather con diti on3) anxious moments after the writer quit his job4) cutt ing back on daily expe nses5) solitudevocabulary1. fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.(p15 )1) on bala nce 2) resist 3) haul 4) wicked5) illustrated6) budget 7) loweri ng 8) boun dary9) involved10)economic 11) blasting 12) just about2. now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have lear ned and complete the sentence with it.(P16 )1) cut back / down 2) pick up3) get by 4) get through5) face up to 6 ) turn in7) maki ng up for8 ) th ink up3. rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets,keeping the same meaning. ( p17 )1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astr onomy.2) ofte n gen erate mislead ing thoughts.3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.4) be suspected of doing everyth ing for mon ey.5) before he gets through life.4. complete the senten ces, using the words or phrases in brackets ( p17 )1. their in door a profit to in vest in2. devicethe improveme nt on a global scale3. stacked temptati onn ever dined outcon fusable use ( p18 )1. house2. home3. home family4. household1. doubt2. suspected3. doubted4. suspected5. suspectword formati on ( p19 )1) rise2) final 3) regular 4) cash5) hows and whys6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) search cloze1. text-related ( p20 )1) gets by 2) temptati on 3) get through4) improveme nt 5) aside from6) suspect7) suppleme nt8) profit9) stacki ng2. theme-related( p21 )1) replaced2) con sider 3) quit4) world5) tough6) fuels7) provide 8) luxuries 9) bala nee10) idealtran slati on1. tran slate the senten ces into en glish( p21 )1) we have a problem with the computer system, but i think it is fairly mi nor.2) my father died whe n i was too young to live on my own. the people of my hometow ntook over resp on sibility for my upbri nging at that point.3) the toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to childre n.4) radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the n ewspaper as carriers ofnew and opinion.5) when it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many n ewspapers andmagaz ines around the world.2. tran slate the passage into en glish ( p21 )a decade ago, nancy did what so many america ns dream about. she quit an executive positi on and ope ned a household device store in her n eighborhood. people like nancy made thedecision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.but, to run a bus in ess on a small scale is by no means an easy job. without her steady in come, nancy had to cut back on her daily expe nses. sometimes she did not eve n have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of in sura nee she n eeded.fortun ately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most diff icult time. she is determ ined to con ti nue pursuing her vision of a better life.text b1. choose the best an swer for each of the follow ing. ( p27 )1 —6.a c d b a ctranslate into chinese the underlined sentences in the essay(P28 )1•什么？你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。

第二版全新版大学英语听说教程3答案【篇一：全新版大学英语听说教程第二版3听力原文及答案unit1-12】unit 1text 1dating with my mother (part one)after 22 years of marriage, i have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, peggy. i started dating with another woman.it was peggys idea. one day she said to me, life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. you probably wont believe me, but i know you love her and i think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer. the other woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. right after his death, i moved 2,500 miles away to california and started my own life and career. when i moved back near my hometown six years ago, i promised myself that i would spend more time with mom. but with the demands of my job and three kids, i never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays. mom was surprised and suspicious when i called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.whats wrong? she asked.i thought it would be nice to spend some time with you, i said. just the two of us.i would like that a lot, she said.when i pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. her hair was curled, and she was smiling. i told my lady friends i was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. they cant wait to hear about our evening, mother said.exercise 1: 1. c 2. a3.bquestions:1. what would make the speaker closer to his wife, peggy?2. what do you know about the speakers mother?3. which of the following adjectives best describes peggy?exercise 2: 2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) she had told her lady friends about this.text 2dating with my mother (part two)we didnt go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, i had to read the menu for both of us.i used to be the reader when you were little, she said.then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor, i said. we had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each others lives. we talked for so long that we missed the movie.ill go out with you again, my mother said as i dropped her off, but only if you let me buy dinner next time.i agreed.how was your date? my wife asked when i got home that evening.nice...nicer than i thought it would be, i said.mom and i get out for dinner a couple of times a month. sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. i tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and peggy. mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. now i know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the second world war. i know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. i cant get enough of these stories. they are important to me, a part of my history. we also talk about the future. because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. peggy was right. dating another woman has helped my marriage.exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dquestions:1. what does the story mainly tell us?2. which of the following is true?3. what can you learn from the story?ex. 21. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. a couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriageunit 2text1what a coincidence! (part one)andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. but the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. to help him realize his dream, his father, mr. stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. one advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. mr. stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. somehow he succeeded and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.as good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. on the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 oclock in the afternoon, mr. stewart received another call from the owner. his heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. and so it was. the owner told him that he couldnt make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. mr. stewart was overjoyed. leaving everything aside, he immediately set out todrive to the house.as he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. the streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. and when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. it used to be the house of his father-in-law! the old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. he remembered that, like his son andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor. exercise 1:1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cquestions:1. who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. how did mr. stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. what problem did mr. stewart have?4. what is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately / familiar / father-in-laws / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidence text2what a coincidence! (part two)when he entered the house, mr. stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. he told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. however, they were in for even greater surprises. it so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. and the letter was addressed to mr. stewarts father-in-law! were it not for mr. stewarts presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. as the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, mr. stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. mystified, the owner urged mr. stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. the letter was from a bank. when he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- for education. it was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildrens education needs. with the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of andrews first year at a medical college!another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. the original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. so the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.the miracle was a blessing for andrew. with the money givento him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. now he is a doctor in illinois.exercise1：1. the house was decorated exactly the same as mr. stewart remembered it2. mr. stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letterto his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3. the old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who came in hisplace was not familiar with the neighborhood. other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.exercise 2:1. he was intrigued.2. a bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bankfor his grandchildrens education.4. a little over $15,000.5. he could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. he is a doctor in illinois.unit 3text 1krimali (part one)on the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck india in 2001, krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sales clerk. she was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasnt quite right about her hair. she returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door.moments later, the earthquake struck. ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafening noise. then everything began crashing down.krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable to make their way out. the ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. to an observer, it could drop at any moment.people were screaming and didnt know what to do. krimali decided to act. carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. about four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broken glass and smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. she knew if she could manage to getdown to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. she paused to figure out the best way down. as there wasnt any good place to jump, she just jumped. luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missing any sharp edges. emboldened by her good fortune, krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others to follow.exercise 1: ex 1 1-2 c c ex 2 1-8 t f f f f t t ftext 2krimali ( part two)krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman from two storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby.throw the baby to me, krimali shouted. i can catch her!the woman refused. krimali told the woman to wrap the babyin bed sheets and then toss her down. crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but stillwould not part with her baby. as the mother tried to decide what to do, krimali intently watched the concrete ceiling hanging above her. finally the mother tossed the baby. krimali made a clean catch. a bright smile lit up the womans face. ill be back! krimali called out, hugging the child to her as she hurriedly picked her way out to where survivors had gathered. she gave up the baby, then asked if any of the men there would come back with her to help others trapped in the building. no one came forward, for they were all afraid of that swaying ceiling. but for krimali, a small girl of 154 centimeters in height and weighing about 50 kilos, her fears had been lifted by what she had accomplished.on her way back into the ruins, she saw part of a large door. it was extremely heavy but she managed to drag it to the spot just below the hanging ceiling. by placing it on the ruins, she created something like a sliding board. with krimali coaching her, the babys mother partly jumped and partly rolled down the board to the ground level. krimali led her through the debris to her baby.in the hours that followed krimali made countless rescue missions into the building, each time in the shadow of the huge ceiling. thanks to her courage, about two dozen men, women and children were saved.exercise 1:questions :1-2 d bexercise 2:1. because she was afraid krimali might not be able to catch her.2. because she thought the bed sheets could somehowprotect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. to make it easier and safer for people to get down.5. about two dozen were saved.unit 4text 1a marriage agreement (part one)(tom and linda have signed a marriage agreement. both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. john, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.) john: tom, linda, first id like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.tom: we found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. we wantedto talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.linda: also we both know how important it is to respect each others pet peeves. like, i can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. it really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.john: this is mentioned in article 1: cleaning up, isnt it? it says, nothing will be left on the floor overnight. everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.【篇二：全新版大学英语听说教程3最后test1和test 2答案】/p> test11-8ddadcacc 9-12cbdb 13-15cbd26-28bcd 29-32bdaa 33-35bdc test 21-8cacbdcbd 9-11ccd 12-15cdbb26-28cda 29-32adbd 33-35cab test116researchers 17murdr 18fortunately 19harmony 20advantage 21boxers 22brains 23even the most ordinary household items such as irons or can-openers are designed for right-handedpeople. 24you can buy anything from left-handed pocket calculators to knives and coffee mugs. 25people who buy things from the shop say it just makes their everyday life much easier.test 216course 17prevent 18technology 19benefits 20particular21due 22communities 23they are 24recycling should be put into consideration 25consumers themselves have to be responsible for the proper disposal of their garbage.【篇三：全新版大学英语(第二版)听说教程3test1和test2答案】s=txt>test1 test2答案test one1-5 ddadc6-10 acccb11-15 dbcbd16. researchers17. murder18. fortunately19. harmony 20. advantage 21. boxers22. brains23. even the most ordinary household items such as irons or can-openers are designed for right-handed people.24. you can buy anything from left-handed pocket calculators to knives and coffee mugs.25. people who buy things from the shop say it just makes their everyday life much easier.26-30 bcdbd 31-35 aabdctest two1-5 cacbd6-10 cbdcc 11-15 dcdbb 16. course 17. prevent 18. technology 19. benefits20. particular 21. due 22. communities23. they are to be seen flying freely in the sky.24. recycling should be put into consideration25. consumers themselves have to be responsible for the proper disposal of their garbage.26-30 cdaad31-35 bdcab。

全新版大学听说教程3答案第二版【篇一：新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第三册答案(全)】y the colorful campus life!ii. basic listening practicekeys: 1.c 2.d 3. b 4.d 5.aiii. listening intask 1:on the first daykeys:(1)the first day(2)changing(3)really good(4)hard workers(5)went over her head(6)explained(7)notes(8)wednesday(9)participation(10)educationtask 2:how to select elective courses?keys:(1)extra training(2)chemistry(3)accounting(4)many fields of study(5)better potential(6)business degree(7)challenging(8)how to learn(9)better understanding(10)narrow-mindedtask3: how to get straight as?keys:1.b 2.c 3. d 4.a 5.div. speaking outmodel1model2model3task 1:maintaining the quality or increasing the intake?keys:(1)quality(2)young(3)25(4)difficult(5)government(6)quality(7)cut(8)extra-cautious(9)afford(10)experience(11)more(12)blame(13)budget(14)puzzled(15)servicetask 2:whats your answer?according to the interviewee,its difficult to strike a balance between maintaining the educational quality and making sure as many people as possible receive university education.in the past years, china has been confronted with the same problem.the university eollment has been on the increase and some institutions of higher learning do not have enough teachers and teaching facilities,thus affecting the educational quality.task 3:lets group work!vi. further listening and speakinglistening task:task1: problems with our educational systemscript:hi, everybody. my topic today is problems with our educational system.i disagree on a lot of the ways that things have happened for a long time in our educational system.it seems that educators just want to give standardized tests,which focus only on academic performance and neglect students abilities and interest in other areas.i think there are a lot of people who are very intelligent,but havent had the opportunities they could have had if they had learned in a broader-minded educational system.i feel that a lot of courses that students are required to take in high school are too academic, and, as a result,many kids have lost their interest in cators often fail to recognize various kinds of intelligence.they simply exert a lot of pressure on students to be as well-rounded as possible. i think being well-rounded isnt really possible.and as a consequence, some students i believe to be intelligent cant get into good colleges if they,you know, havent scored well on the math section, even if they are brilliant writers. another thing that disturbs me is that the so-called weak students are separatedfrom the rest of the school.some kids are kept in a separate class if their grades are lower than others. and theyre very aware of their social position, you know.i think it causes them to act in a way that is not really positive. theyre just acting in a way they are expected. often their grades go from bad to worse. and thats pretty sad.i think that many of the kids in those classes are intelligent,but they never actually realize their potential because of the way they are treated early on in their education.keys:(1)standardized tests(2)abilities and interest(3)interest(4)pressure(5)well-rounded(6)get into good colleges(7)the rest of the school(8)from bad to worsetask 2: the final examscriptat a university, there were four sophomores taking a chemistry course.they were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. that each had an a so far for the semester.these four friends were so confident that on the weekend before the final, they decided to go up to the university of virginia and party with some friends there.they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it.they explained that they had planned to come back in time for the final exam, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back and didnt have a spare. as a result, they missed the final.the professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day.the guys were relieved and elated.the next day, the professor placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a paper, and told them to begin.they looked at the first problem, worth five points.it was a simple question on a chemical reaction.cool, they all thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, this is going to be easy.each finished the problem and then turned the page.on the second page was a question worth 95 points: which of the tires was flat?keys:(1)course(2)quizzes(3)semester(4)confident(5)party(6)make(7)missed(8)they had a flat tire on the way back and didnt have a spare(9)placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a paper(10)on the second page was a question worthtask3: harvard universityscriptharvard university is the oldest institute of higher learning in the united states. founded 16 years after the arrival of the pilgrims at plymouth,the university has grown from nine students with a single master to the present eollment of more than 21,000 students,including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professional schools. over 14,000 people work at harvard, including more than 2,100 faculty members. harvard has produced eight american presidents and many nobel prize winners. during its early years, harvard offered a classic academic course based on the model of english universities,but consistent with the prevailing puritan philosophy.although many of its early graduates became ministers in puritan churches throughout new england,the university was never formally affiliated with a specific religious group.under president pusey, harvard started what was then the largest fundraising campaign in the history of american higher education.it was an 82.5-million-dollar program for the university.the program increased faculty salaries, broadened student aid, created new professorships,and expanded harvards physical facilities.neii l. rudenstine took office as harvards 26th president in 1991.as part of an overall effort to achieve greater coordination among the universitys schools and faculties,rudenstine encouraged academic planning and identified some of harvards main intellectual priorities.he also stressed the importance of the universitys excellence in undergraduate education,the significance of keeping harvards doors open to students from families of different economic backgrounds,and the task of adapting the research university to an era of both rapid information growth and serious fund shortage.keys: 1.b 2.a 3. c 4.d 5.dviewing and speaking:task 1:university budget cutsscripthost: well, david lammy, the university minister, joins me from westminster. now thanks for joining us this lunchtime,mr. lammy. how do these cuts... tie in with your much trumpeted commitment to increasing higher education?interviewee: well, i think its important to remind viewers that we will spend well over 12 billion pounds on higher educationthis year and to also say that there will be more students at university next year than ever before in our history.but what is important is that when they get to university, is that they have good facilities, good buildings,that they have good contact with their lecturers and, for students from poorer backgrounds that they receive a grant.and you know 40 percent of students who are going to university are in receipt of some grants. so we have to plan...host:but theres going to be less money next year. thats the bottom line, isnt it? interviewee: er, we are asking universities to make a one percent cut in their teaching grant.thats 51 million out of a total budget of over five billion.look, i think there are families across the country preparing for christmas spending a bit less and theyre,you know, its a lot more than one percent that theyre, theyre feeling.so i think this is reasonable to ask universities if we are to ensure that we cancontinue to send more young people to university and we remain committed to that. host:and briefly, what about these two-year degrees? this is a reduction in standards, isnt it?interviewee:well, we, we, we... its important in this country that we remember that students arent just the classic 18- to 21-year-old undergraduates.we want mature students. we want more parttime students and over the last few years weve been growing the number of foundation degree,two-year degrees that ensure that transition into high university and high level skills. thats what we want to support and thats what were indicating in the grant letter that weve sent to universities over the last few days.host:ok. david lammy, thank you so much for joining us.interviewee:thank you.keys:(1)increasing(2)12 / twelve(3)more(4)facilities(5)lecturers(6)poorer(7)grant【篇二：全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程3课后详细答案+新世纪视听说教程3(第二版)答案】ivetext acontent questions ( p10 )1. write and live on a farm.2. because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. they have enough eggs, honey andwood. they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.3. no. sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.4. they were buried under five feet of snow from december through march.5. when the first spring came, it brought two floods. the second flood refers to the good harvestin the growing season.6. he decided to quit his job and start to freelance.7. he has to crawl into black bear dens for “sports illustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams for“smithsonian” magazine, c8. heck out the lake champlain “monster” for “science digest”, and canoe through the boundarywaters wilderness area of minnesota for “destinations”.9. as for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’smajor-medical policy and the policy ontheir two cars.10. they cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standard of living. forexample, they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. they still attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. they eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies.11. a tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.12. they will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what they have beenable to accomplish.13. they chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. yes,they have finally realized their dreams.text organization ( p11 )part one (paragraphs 1—3) the writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfyingone.part two(paragraphs 4—7 ) life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.part three (paragraphs 8—11) after quitting his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he andhis family were able to manage to get by.part four (paragraphs 12—15 ) a tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possiblefor the family to enjoy their life in the country.happy moments and events1) growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables2) canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.3) keeping warm inside the house in winter4) writing freelance articles5) earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life hardships1) working hard both in winter and in summer2) harsh environment and weather condition3) anxious moments after the writer quit his job4) cutting back on daily expenses5) solitudevocabulary1. fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box.( p15 )1) on balance 2) resist 3) haul 4) wicked5) illustrated6) budget 7) lowering 8) boundary9) involved10)economic 11) blasting 12) just about2. now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it.( p16 )1) cut back / down 2）pick up3）get by 4) get through5）face up to 6）turn in7）making up for8）think up3. rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. （p17 ）1) pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.2) often generate misleading thoughts.3) attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.4) be suspected of doing everything for money.5) before he gets through life.4. complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( p17 )1. their indoor a profit to invest in2. devicethe improvement on a global scale3. stacked temptationnever dined outconfusable use ( p18 )1. house2. home3. home family4. household1. doubt2. suspected3. doubted4. suspected5. suspectword formation ( p19 )1) rise2) final 3) regular 4) cash5) hows and whys6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) searchcloze1. text-related ( p20 )1) gets by 2) temptation 3) get through4) improvement 5) aside from6) suspect7) supplement8) profit9) stacking2. theme-related( p21 )1) replaced2) consider 3) quit4) world5) tough6) fuels7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance10) idealtranslation1. translate the sentences into english( p21 )1) we have a problem with the computer system, but i think it is fairly minor.2) my father died when i was too young to live on my own. the people of my hometowntook over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.3) the toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4) radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers ofnew and opinion.5) when it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers andmagazines around the world.2. translate the passage into english ( p21 )a decade ago, nancy did what so many americans dream about. she quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. people like nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.but, to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. without her steady income, nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. she is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.text b1. choose the best answer for each of the following. ( p27 )1—6.a c d b a ctranslate into chinese the underlined sentences in the essay ( p28 )1. 什么？你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。

Unit12. On my parents’ birthdays, I usually buy them some gifts with my pocket money or send them cards. And I will visit them or call them no matter how busy I am. I also tell them how special they are to me. In a word, I will do something creative to try to express my love for them in a special way. (Yes, I always remember my parents’ birthdays. I love my parents because they have sacrificed a lot in bringing me up. On their birthdays, I usually buy them some gifts with my pocket money and tell them how special they are to me. Besides, I try to do something creative to express my love for them in a special way.) 3. I usually phone my mother on Mother’s Day, because I am far away from my home. I think if only I can always keep my mom in my heart, t hat’s the best gift for her.I usually buy a bunch of carnation for my mom, since carnation is the symbol of maternal love. Someone may say material thing is too superficial, but I think sometimes it is necessary to convey our affection. If I am at home, I will undertake all the housework she does in my family and let her have a free day. I will especially prepare a big meal for her since it is she who always prepares meals for us. I I will will will make make make a a a card card card by by by myself myself myself and and and write write write something something something that that that I I I am am am shy shy shy to to to express express express to to to her. her. her. I I I think think handmade gift has become more and more precious nowadays. I will take my mom out to have fun, since she must have never experienced that feeling. I think having some special experience should be the most precious gift for her. 4. I respect my parents because they have taught me to be honest, generous and open-minded. My parents are quite strict with me and never spoil me. They make clear rules about what I can do and what I mustn’t do. There are bound to be differences between parent s and their children and my my parents parents parents some-some-some-times times times don’t don’t don’t see see see eye eye eye to to to eye eye eye with with with me. me. me. In In In my my my view, view, view, a a a good good good way way way to to to resolve resolve differences is to sit down and talk. (I think parents’ love for their children is unconditional and is a selfless love. They gave birth to us and raised us. They have a great expectation for us and provide everything we need to live and study in university. Even if we think that our parents are sometimes mean and don’t understand us, loving our parents is a fulfilling part of our life, and respecting them is a traditional virtue. ) (My relationship with my parents is based on mutual respect. I respect my parents because they have taught me to be honest, generous, open-minded and because they are role models for me. My parents also respect me as their equal. There are bound to be differences between us. We all think the best way to resolve differences is to sit down and talk.) ( I have a very good relationship with my parents. We are a close family and love each other very much. I like to tell my parents about what I do at school and they are always interested in what I have have to to to tell tell tell them. them. them. Since Since Since I I I came came came to to to college, college, college, I I I think think think there there there have have have been been been some some some changes changes changes in in in our our relationship. I remember, when I was in middle school, it was usually my parents who did most of the talking when we spent time together. They would have endless advise to give to me. Now it seems to be the other way around. They tend to do more listening than talking.) 5. Parents’ love for their child is selfless, forever strong and never changing. No bond is stronger than than that that that between between between parent parent parent and and and child.I child.I child.I think think think of of of my my my parents parents parents whenever whenever whenever I I I find find find that that that I’ve I’ve I’ve made made made some some progress progress in in in my my my studies studies studies and and and when when when I I I win win win an an an award. award. award. On On On my my my parents’ parents’ parents’ birthdays, birthdays, birthdays, I I I do do do something something creative to express my love for them in a special way. I love my parents because they give me life and have sacrificed a lot in bringing me up. es, (Y es, I I I think think think parents’ parents’ parents’ love love love for for for their their their children children children is is is the the the greatest greatest greatest love love love in in in the the the world. world. world. For For For one one one thing, thing, parents’ love for their children is selfless because they n ever ask for something from their children in return for their love. For another, parents’ love for their children is never changing. They are always always there there there whenever whenever whenever they they they are are are needed. needed. needed. In In In a a a word, word, word, there’s there’s there’s no no no love love love like like like parents’ parents’ parents’ love love love for for for their their children.) Unit21. Coincidence Coincidence refers refers refers to to to the the the phenomenon phenomenon phenomenon in in in which which which two two two or or or more more more events events events which which which are are are similar similar similar or or related happen to take place at the same time or place.Sometimes two or more similar or related events happen to take place at the same time or place, this phenomenon is called “Coincidence”.Coincidence is not rare. It happens around us every day.Coincidence is the result of pure pure chance.Coincidence chance.Coincidence chance.Coincidence is is is the the the result result result of of of our our our pared pared pared with with with non-coincidental non-coincidental non-coincidental events, events, coincidences coincidences are are are rare.Speak rare.Speak rare.Speak of of of the the the devil devil devil and and and he he he will will will appear.Coincidences appear.Coincidences appear.Coincidences tend tend tend to to to stay stay stay in in in our our memories memories longer.It’s longer.It’s longer.It’s meaningless meaningless meaningless to to to try try try to to to explain explain explain coincidences.It coincidences.It coincidences.It is is is a a a pure pure pure coincidence coincidence coincidence that that that a a most most destructive destructive destructive earthquake earthquake earthquake shook shook shook Tangshan Tangshan Tangshan the the the year year year Chairman Chairman Chairman Mao Mao Mao passed passed passed away. away. away. (What (What (What a a coincidence that the moment he was born his grandfather died!) 3. People remember coincidences and love to pass them around among friends.Some people try to find a cause and effect relationship between events that happen to share some similarities.People react in various ways to coincidences. Some remember coincidences and love to pass them around among friends. Some try to find a cause and effect relationship between them. Some Some people people people believe believe believe coincidences coincidences coincidences can can can reveal reveal reveal relationship relationship relationship between between between events, events, events, human human human beings beings beings and and natural phenomena that are not obvious to them. As a result, coincidences play an important part in human life. But, others think coincidences have nothing to do with luck and have no power to predict future events. 4. Some people believe that coincidence is the work of mysterious forces.Some people believe that coincidence is the work of supernatural powers .The human mind tends to look for patterns in events.The human mind tends to remember events that match but forget events that don’t match.People have different ideas about coincidences. Some people believe coincidences can reveal relationship between events, human beings and natural phenomena that are not obvious to them. Therefore, Therefore, coincidences coincidences coincidences can can can be be be explained.On explained.On explained.On the the the other other other hand, hand, hand, some some some people people people believe believe believe coincidences coincidences are are the the the work work work of of of mysterious mysterious mysterious forces forces forces or or or supernatural supernatural supernatural powers. powers. powers. Consequently, Consequently, Consequently, coincidences coincidences coincidences can’t can’t can’t be be explained. 5. Some Some people people people believe believe believe coincidences coincidences coincidences can can can reveal reveal reveal relationships relationships relationships between between between events, events, events, human human human beings beings and natural phenomena that are not obvious to them.Coincidences make great stories.Coincidences make very good stories for small talk.No coincidences, no stories.Everything under the sun is possible.Coincidences have nothing to do with good luck or bad luck.Coincidences luck.Coincidences have have have no no no power power power to to to predict predict predict future future future events.Good events.Good events.Good fortune fortune fortune never never never repeats repeats repeats itself itself itself but but troubles never come singly.Coincidences make life more interesting, amusing and colorful. (Coincidences may mean different things to different people. Because many coincidences are so interesting, interesting, they they they make make make good good good stories. stories. stories. Writers, Writers, Writers, reporters reporters reporters and and and story-tellers story-tellers story-tellers could could could make make make use use use of of of such such events to make their stories more entertaining. In this sense, coincidences are useful or beneficial. But to superstitious people, coincidences may be regarded as something supernatural and serve to strengthen their blind faith. They might lead them to do stupid things to seek good luck or avoid bad luck. That, I guess, would be meaningless or harmful.) 6. I I think think think coincidences coincidences coincidences can can can be be be caused caused caused by by by different different different things, things, things, but but but none none none of of of them them them would would would be be supernatural. supernatural. I I I think think think chance chance chance is is is probably probably probably the the the best best best word word word you you you can can can use use use when when when you you you talk talk talk about about coincidence. When you try to find out about the nature of a so-called coincidences, what you will learn often has less to do with what you look at than how you look at it. So coincidences are rare and beyond chance. Unit31. In my opinion, courage is a quality of bravery and it takes many forms. It takes courage to risk one's life in a dangerous situation to save others, and it takes courage to stand up for what is right. For example, Abraham Lincoln was born in an ordinary family and knew the hard life and inhuman treatment for the black slaves. So later on when he became the President of the United States,He States,He was was was determined determined determined with with with courage courage courage to to to change change change the the the laws laws laws during during during the American the American Civil Civil War War War and and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. That's why he was considered to be one of the most distinguished distinguished heroes heroes heroes in in in American American American history history history and and and the the the Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Memorial Memorial Memorial in in in Washington, Washington, Washington, D. D. D. C. C. C. was was dedicated to him. Unit41. Marriage is very important in each individual’s life. Both men and women consider marriage a very important important part part part of of of their their their lives. lives. lives. It’s It’s It’s so so so important important important that that that both both both man man man and and and women women women are are are extremely extremely careful choosing their spouses.Though men would prefer their brides to be young and beautiful, most still consider inner beauty more important. As for women, they often put emphasis on men’s character, temperament, education and profession. (In (In my my my opinion, opinion, opinion, a a a happy happy happy marriage marriage marriage is is is the the the most most most imortant imortant imortant thing thing thing in in in one's one's one's life. life. life. Although Although Although it it it is is relatively easy for many people to get married, it is really hard to have an ideal marriage for both men and women. When the honeymoon is over, many couples start to explore the real meaning of a a happy happy happy marriage marriage marriage and and and become become become serious serious serious about about about their their their relationship. relationship. relationship. They They They tend tend tend to to to have have have unrealistic unrealistic expectations, assuming their spouses can read their minds as to what they want and need.But real life is not a romantic fairy tale any more and they begin to disagree or argue with each other. If both the couple could resolve their disagreements, their marriage would be healthy and happy.) 2. I I would would would marry marry marry someone someone someone who who who loves loves loves me me me and and and cares cares cares for for for me me me most/ most/ most/ who who who is is is generous/ generous/ generous/ intelligent/ intelligent/ ambitious/ broad-minded/ considerate/ good-looking/ kind-hearted/ humorous…I wouldn’t like to marry someone who is too money-conscious/ stingy/ selfish/ hot-tempered/ narrow-narrow-minded/ rude/ impolite/ possessive…minded/ rude/ impolite/ possessive…3. Happiness in marriage depends on various kinds of conditions. One of them is mutual love which creates a happy and harmonious atmosphere in family. What’s more, mutual respect is also important to contribute much to a happy marriage. And matched educational levels may help the couples couples have have have more more more in in in common. common. common. Though Though Though happiness happiness happiness in in in a a a family family family does does does not not not depend depend depend on on on it, it, it, suitable suitable material wealth is also an essential factor. Still there are many believing in romantic love and the sense of responsibility. 4. Keep complaining about small things.Constantly criticizing the ck of true understanding/ understanding/ tolerance tolerance over over differences. differences. differences. (material (material (material wealth, wealth, wealth, romantic romantic romantic love) love) love) lead… lead… lead… down down down to, to, result in the f ailed marriage/ rising divorce rate in …(There are marital problems in family, such as complaining over family chores, different attitudes toward child-rearing, and arguments over family issues, etc. In order to keep harmony, either part of the spouses should learn to understand and respect each other. They should learn to Sit Down and Talk, that is, they should calm themselves down, when difference and trouble arise, and talk to know what his or her partner expects.) 5. Each individual is unique and differences between husband and wife are therefore unavoidable/ a rule rather than an exception.It is very important for husband and wife to show appreciation of each other. 6. A A marriage marriage marriage agreement agreement agreement sounds sounds sounds too too too practical, practical, practical, lacks lacks lacks romantic romantic romantic flavor flavor flavor and and and even even even worse worse worse reduces reduces marriage to mere business. I think a written marriage agreement shows how much you and your partner are going to respect each other’s needs and expectations.Unit51. 1. I I I think think think there there there are are are quite quite quite a a a few few few things things things for for for us us us to to to do do do while while while we we we are are are young. young. young. W e W e should should should acquire acquire knowledge to better understand the world. We should learn useful skills to prepare ourselves for our future employment. We should engage in meaningful activities and provide help and service for our country. We should also enjoy the good things in life, that is, friendship, love, sports, music, art, travel, etc. 2.On Youth Day, we usually have a meeting to remember the heroic deeds of young people back in 1919 / the Student Union organizes a great many activities, such as singing, dancing, games, and film shows / we often volunteer to do something for our community. Our school offers a wide range of volunteer programs / opportunities, such as planting trees for the community /helping others learn to read/tutoring school children/assisting library staff in reshelving books/visiting senior citizens at nursing homes. 3.I often thought about volunteering my time to a local charity or a community organization in order to help those who are in need / for the welfare of society. I like to do volunteer work. .In this way I can learn about myself, learn about others, learn many new things that I cannot learn from books and meet a lot of interesting people. I can get a lot out of helping people in need.I can get an insight into the meaning of life. There is no better way to overcome boredom or depression than to help others in need. 4. Youth is a very important stage in one's life. What one does in this period of time will have far-reaching significance. This is the time when young people must set up their goal in life and make good preparations in order to achieve that goal. This will involve decisions on what kind of training to receive, which occupation to take up, and how to proceed in the pursuit of one's goal. 5. I think we must have a clear purpose in what we want to do with our lives. The future belongs to us young people. While young, we must prepare ourselves for the future by studying hard and by involving ourselves in meaningful causes. I think young people must also know how to enjoy life life while while while young. young. young. I I I like like like to to to go go go out out out and and and make make make new new new friends friends friends whenever whenever whenever I I I can.I can.I can.I think think think modern modern modern youth youth should should not not not bury bury bury themselves themselves themselves in in in their their their own own own day-to-day day-to-day day-to-day affairs, affairs, affairs, but but but be be be concerned concerned concerned with with with important important issues of the world, the current global issues, environmental issues, particularly in the light of how they affect us young people, because I want to find ways in which I myself can take action in my own community. 6. 6. Y oung Y oung people people people should should should play play play an an an active active active and and and responsible responsible responsible role role role in in in society. society. society. As As As the the the most most most energetic energetic members members of of of the the the population, population, population, young young young people people people can can can do do do a a a great great great deal deal deal for for for the the the progress progress progress and and and welfare welfare welfare of of society. While we should learn from our elders and enrich our experience, we should also make our voice heard and put in our efforts, especially in regard to major social issues. In a word, we should do things that are constructive to the healthy development of society. 7. Youth is the golden age of a person’s life./the hope for the future/ a time of freedom and joy. outh Y outh comes comes comes but but but once once once in in in a a a lifetime. lifetime. lifetime. Compassion, Compassion, Compassion, commitment, commitment, commitment, bravery, bravery, bravery, creativity creativity creativity and and and being being being a a team player are qualities I value most in a young man. Unit61.Stress is a state of worry due to pressure from too much work or study, heavy responsibilities, quickened pace of life, etc. A certain amount of stress can be positive as long as it is dealt with correctly. It may help us stay alert and focus on the situation we are faced with. The important thing is that you have to take a positive attitude and have good control of yourself. Too much stress over an extended period of time may cause diseases and be harmful to one ’s health. Stress-related diseases include, to name a few, headache, stomach trouble, heart disease, high blood pressure, insomnia, and certain mental problems. 2&3. A A major major major change change change in in in life, life, life, such such such as as as losing losing losing a a a job job job may may may cause cause cause stress.Financial stress.Financial stress.Financial problems, problems, problems, poor poor health as well as this competitive society are also causes of stress. I am under pressure when my parents and relatives place greater expectations on me than I can reach. Being unable to get on well with my classmates is another big worry of mine. The The pressure pressure pressure of of of having having having to to to work work work against against against a a a deadline deadline deadline is is is also also also too too too much much much for for for me.Stress me.Stress me.Stress arises arises arises from from feeling overwhelmed because there just seems too much to do and not enough time to do it. too much much work work work or or or study study study such such such as as as having having having to to to work work work against against against a a a deadline/heavy deadline/heavy deadline/heavy responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities e.g. e.g. e.g. my my parents’ expectations expectations on on on me me me/major /major /major change change change in in in life, life, life, such such such as as as losing losing losing a a a job job job /poor /poor /poor health health health /this /this competitive society with quickened pace of life. 4. Listening to music can relieve stress or ease our minds. Exercise is one of the most effective ways to relieve stress. Learning to say “No’ to extra work requests is a good way to beat stress. Talking to a friend helps to get whatever is worrying you off your chest. Participating in social activities proves effective in relieving stress. To be positive in what we do and to have a healthy attitude towards life will help us cope with harsh reality. Starting a hobby can also help to relieve stress. It helps to relieve stress if we view the changes in our life as challenges/ if we are realistic and accept what has happened/take a break from life and do nothing for a while. Unit7 1. The primary concern of a business is to make profit. As the saying goes, the business of a business business is is is business. business. business. But But But sometimes sometimes sometimes a a a company company company should should should combine combine combine its its its concern concern concern for for for profit profit profit with with with a a concern for the well-being of its customers because the success of a business depends on a strong leadership, good management, effective marketing, wise investment, and an efficient workforce. A A good good good employer employer employer treats treats treats employees employees employees more more more as as as equals equals equals than than than as as as subordinates subordinates subordinates , , , respects respects respects employees, employees, knows knows the the the strengths strengths strengths and and and weaknesses weaknesses weaknesses of of of each each each employee, employee, employee, knows knows knows when when when to to to praise praise praise and and and when when when to to criticize. And he also is strict on discipline. A good employee is honest and hard-working. He is a team player ,so he should be loyal to the company. He has specialized knowledge and skill to do his job well. He also is creative and innovative. 3.Customer satisfaction is essential not only to the success but also to the survival of a business. Only those businesses that have a genuine concern for customers can retain customers / have loyal customers customers / / / achieve achieve achieve and and and maintain maintain maintain an an an edge edge edge over over over competitors. competitors. competitors. A A A company company company should should should be be be customer customer conscious/ always place the interest of a client or customer first. 4. 4. Good Good Good communication communication communication skills skills skills are are are essential essential essential in in in establishing establishing establishing a a a sound sound sound relationship relationship relationship with with with your your co-workers/ partners in business. Good communication skills are very useful in negotiations / in welcoming clients or visitors/ in making visitors feel relaxed. 5. 5. If If If I I I am am am a a a receptionist, receptionist, receptionist, I I I will will will greet greet greet visitors visitors visitors politely. politely. politely. I I will will be be ready ready to to to answer answer answer questions questions questions from from visitors. And I will do my best to make them feel at ease. Then I will direct visitors to the persons they want to see. receptionist (We) should greet visitors politely/ direct visitors to the persons they want to see/ do his or her best to make visitors feel at ease/ be attentive to the needs of visitors/ be ready to answer questions from visitors. 6. A wide range of business issues may be discussed at such meetings, such as decision making, business business plans, plans, plans, finance, finance, finance, sales, sales, sales, new new new product product product development, development, development, staff staff staff issues issues issues and and and public public public relations. relations. relations. A A meeting meeting may may may be be be held held held to to to share share share and and and evaluate evaluate evaluate certain certain certain information, information, information, consider consider consider decisions, decisions, decisions, and and and find find solutions to problems on hand. Depending on the nature and the specific purpose of a meeting, the role of the chairman is primarily to facilitate effective communication among the participants on what to do, when to do it and by what means. 。

Unit 1 ParentsPassage 1Ex. 11-3 c a bEx. 21. her husband spend more time with his mother. //Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love, You probably won’t believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.2. 1) she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Passage 2Ex. 1 1-3 c d dEx. 2 1. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. A couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriagePart C 1-5 b c b d dUnit 2 CoincidencePassage 1Ex 1 1-4 b a d cEx 2 1984 // son // medical school // tuition // afford it // realize // newspaper ads // extra business // advertisement //succeeded // agent // changed // phone call // put aside // doing // immediately familiar // his father-in-law’s // visited // father-in-law // alive //coincidencePassage 21. The house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewartremembered it2. Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman cameto deliver a letter to his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3. The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postmanwho came in his place was not familiar with the neighborhood.Other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.Ex. 21. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. His father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for hisgrandchildren’s education.4. A little over $ 15,0005. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at amedical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Part C1) collections 2) shot 3)presence 4)justice5)Theater 6) occur 7) victim8) officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident9) They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers.10) How can we explain the above similarities?Unit 3 CourageEx 1 1-2 c c Ex 2 1-8 T F F F F T T FPassage 21-2 d bEx. 21. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch thebaby.2. Because she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect thebaby form being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for the baby’s mother to get down.5. About two dozen.Part C1-4 a b d dUnit 4 MarriageConversation 1Ex. 1 1-3 b c aEx. 21. understand each other’s expectations // could be avoided //livehappily2. Cleaning up // cleaned up and put away before going to bed3. Sleeping //11 p.m. // 6:30 a.m. // on weekendsConversation 2Ex. 1 1-3 c c aEx. 21. get lost// five minutes // driving // stop // directions2. breaking rules // break a rule // apologize and do something nicefor the other person to make it up3. reviewing the contents of the agreement // review thisagreement once a year // make necessary changesPart C 1-3 a d bUnit 5 YouthPassage 1Ex. 1 1-2 d cEx. 2 Testing //river // if there were antibiotics // resistant // 350 water samples // the samples // Low levels // three // Water Prize // 5000 / Sweden’sPassage 2Ex. 11. reaching //everybody //exposing //lies2. advertising campaign // youth // against tobacco companies3. the message // teenagers // their advertisementsEx. 2 1-5 c a d c bPart C1-4 a c d cUnit 6 StressConversation 11-3 d c aEx. 2 police officer // 30 // patrol // undercover // detective //supervising investigations // being a police officer // assignment // patrol // the fear of the unknownConversation 2Ex 1 1-5 T F T F TEx. 21. an exercise program // a psychological program // counselingfor officers // several discussion groups //2. baseball // get some sort of exercise // his personalrelationships // relationship with his wifePart C 1-5 d d d b cUnit 7 The Business WorldConversation 1Ex. 11. In Mr. Andrew Song’s office2. Boss and secretary3. To see Mr. Andrew Song on businessEx. 2 1-5 d b a b cConversation 2Ex. 1 1-2 b cEx 2. to discuss the causes of the decline in profits // 10 :00a.m. // Chief Sales Executive1. Sales are down but not by too much2. The budget for sales hasn’t increased even with inflation3. The products are oldPart C1-4 d b d bUnit 8 The EnvironmentPassage 1Ex. 1 1-3 c a dEx. 2 15 million // at the beaches // and in local waters // serious pollution // $ 70 // burning // cancer-causing chemicals// the number of plastic bags used // the public’s overall awareness of environmental problems // the public’s overall awareness of environmental problems //1500 // customers //10 // marketsPassage 2Ex. 1 1-3 d c bEx. 21. Western Europe 、、waterway2. seriously polluted// Fish // dangerous to swim in it3. A fire broke out // tons of pesticides to leak into the Rhine4. The countries //realized // clean it up // keep it clean5. Every six // 24 hoursPart C 1-4 c b d dUnit 9 The Single CurrencyPassage 1 1-3 b b dEx. 21. midnight // 31 // XXXX // the new notes / new currency2. 300 million // 15 billion // 52 billion // 646 billion // 568 billion3. greater Europe // stronger // wealthier4. championed // peace and securityPassage 21-3 d c cEx. 21. When economic conditions are right2. The polls show that many Britons oppose the euro and see it asharming Britain’s sovereignty3. Because as very small retail outlets they don’t have the facilitiesfor changing currencies4. More than 6.55 billion eurosPart C1）symbols 2)ancient 3) grief 4) rebirth5)stable 6) reputation 7) abolishing8)such a conservative people did not express greater sorrow for the loss of their familiar francs9) The name franc was first used in 1360, to celebrate and help to pay for the release of the King of France10) On February 17th, XXXX, the French franc disappeared completely from the financial scene.Unit 10 The CinemaPassage 1 Ex. 1 1-2 c dEx. 2 popcorn // successful // 20 million // soft drinks // ice cream // three // four // box office // half the moeny // 69 percent // 89 percent // a little over 90p // 4 // 3.95 Passage 2Ex. 1 1-3 b c dEx. 21. falling2. swimming3. driving4. setting fire5. fights6. flying // exploding helicopter // back of a speeding trian。

全新版大学英语第二版听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit 1Text 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggy's idea. One day she said to me, 'Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.' The 'other' woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.'What's wrong?' she asked.'I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,' I said. 'Just the two of us.''I would like that a lot,' she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. 'I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can't wait to hear about our evening,' Mother said.Exercise 1: 1. c 2. a 3.bQuestions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speaker's mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Exercise 2:1. She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to her husband, "Life is too short, but you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won't believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together , it will make us closer."2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didn't go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us.'I used to be the reader when you were little,' she said.'Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor,' I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each other's lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie.'I'll go out with you again,' my mother said as I dropped her off, 'but only if you let me buy dinner next time.'I agreed.'How was your date?' my wife asked when I got home that evening.'Nice...nicer than I thought it would be,' I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I can't get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about the days ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dQuestions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Ex. 2 1. took// out to dinner// neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. A couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down//his marriageUnit 2Text1What a Coincidence! (Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To help him realize his dream, his father, Mr. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. One advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told him that he couldn't make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. Mr. Stewart was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out todrive to the house.As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when he finally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. It used to be the house of his father-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.Exercise 1:1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cQuestions:1. Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. How did Mr. Stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. What problem did Mr. Stewart have?4. What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately / familiar / father-in-law's / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidence Text2What a Coincidence! (Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for even greater surprises. It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewart's father-in-law! Were it not for Mr. Stewart's presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded a signature on the receipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, the owner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter was from a bank. When he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- 'For education'. It was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildren's education needs. With the interest it had earned over the years, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enough money to cover the tuition of Andrew's first year at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. The original postman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. So the postman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. Had it been the old postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew full well that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew. With the money given to him by his grandfather he was able to study medicine. Now he is a doctor in Illinois.Exercise1：1.The house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewart remembered it2.Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letterto his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3.The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who came in hisplace was not familiar with the neighborhood. Other wise the letter would have been returned to its sender.Exercise 2:1. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren's education.4. A little over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Unit 3Text 1Krimali (Part One)On the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck India in 2001, Krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sales clerk. She was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasn't quite right about her hair. She returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door.Moments later, the earthquake struck. Ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafening noise. Then everything began crashing down.Krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable to make their way out. The ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. To an observer, it could drop at any moment.People were screaming and didn't know what to do. Krimali decided to act. Carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. About four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broken glass and smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. She knew if she could manage to get down to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. She paused to figure out the best way down. As there wasn't any good place to jump, she just jumped. Luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missing any sharp edges. Emboldened by her good fortune, Krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others to follow.Exercise 1: Ex 1 1-2 c c Ex 2 1-8 T F F F F T T FText 2Krimali ( Part Two)Krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman from two storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby."Throw the baby to me," Krimali shouted. "I can catch her!"The woman refused. Krimali told the woman to wrap the baby in bed sheets and then toss her down. Crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but stillwould not part with her baby. As the mother tried to decide what to do, Krimali intently watched the concrete ceiling hanging above her. Finally the mother tossed the baby. Krimali made a clean catch. A bright smile lit up the woman's face. "I'll be back!" Krimali called out, hugging the child to her as she hurriedly picked her way out to where survivors had gathered.She gave up the baby, then asked if any of the men there would come back with her to help others trapped in the building. No one came forward, for they were all afraid of that swaying ceiling. But for Krimali, a small girl of 154 centimeters in height and weighing about 50 kilos, her fears had been lifted by what she had accomplished.On her way back into the ruins, she saw part of a large door. It was extremely heavy but she managed to drag it to the spot just below the hanging ceiling. By placing it on the ruins, she created something like a sliding board. With Krimali coaching her, the baby's mother partly jumped and partly rolled down the board to the ground level. Krimali led her through the debris to her baby.In the hours that followed Krimali made countless rescue missions into the building, each time in the shadow of the huge ceiling. Thanks to her courage, about two dozen men, women and children were saved.Exercise 1:Questions :1-2 d bExercise 2:1. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch her.2. Because she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for people to get down.5. About two dozen were saved.Unit 4Text 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.) John: Tom, Linda, first I'd like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement.Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together.Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each other's pet peeves. Like, I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff -- clothing, papers, everything! -- lying around on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isn't it? It says, "Nothing will be left on the floor overnight. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed."Tom: Then I'll know clearly what Linda's expectations are.John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, "We will go to bed at 11 p.m. and get up at 6:30 a.m. except on weekends." I'm sure some people hearing this will think that this agreement isn't very romantic.Tom: Well, we disagree. We think it's very romantic. This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don't talk about what they want.Linda: That's right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Exercise 1: 1. b 2. c 3.aQuestions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and Linda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Exercise 2:1. Because she wanted to understand each other's expectations so that potential problems could be avoided and they could live happily together.2. Cleaning up. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.3. Sleeping. Time for bed: 11pm; time to get up: 6:30am except on weekends.Text 2A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person is following the rules? Arguing?Linda: No, not at all.Tom: A lot of couples argue because they don't understand each other's expectations. I think we spend less time arguing than most couples because we both know what the other person expects.John: What happens if one of you breaks a rule?Tom: Well, that's in Article 13 of our agreement.John: Is it? Oh yes, Article 13: Breaking Rules. "If you break a rule, you must apologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up."Linda: Yeah, like last time Tom broke the rule of driving.John: What's the rule?Linda: The rule is we must ask for directions if we are driving and get lost for more than five minutes.John: What happened?Tom: We were driving to a friend's wedding, and we got lost. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask for directions, but I thought I could figure it out.Linda: Then we drove forty miles in the wrong direction and ended up being late for the wedding.Tom: So I took her out to dinner. I knew what I should do to apologize.John: That's very important, I think, knowing how to apologize. By the way, do youplan to update your agreement at all? What if things change in your life and a rule doesn't work anymore?Linda: We've thought about that too. Article 14 states that we must review this agreement once a year and make necessary changes.John: Well, it was really nice talking to you both. Thank you very much for your time. Tom & Linda: Thank you.Ex. 1 1-3 c c aEx. 21.get lost// five minutes // driving // stop // directions2.breaking rules // break a rule // apologize and do something nice for the otherperson to make it up3.reviewing the contents of the agreement // review this agreement once a year //make necessary changesPart BText 1AshleyAshley was reading a magazine when she came across an article about antibiotics and other drugs discovered in European rivers and tap water. If such drugs were present there, she reasoned, they might also be found near her home in West Virginia.Ashley feared that antibiotics in the waters could lead to resistant bacteria, or supergerms, which can kill untold numbers of people.The girl, then 16, began testing her area's river -- the Ohio. With a simple device she herself had designed, she collected 350 water samples from the Ohio and its tributaries over ten weeks. Reading scientific journals, she taught herself to analyze the samples. It was the most scientifically sound project for someone her age.Her experiment, one of the first of its kind in the United States, showed that low levels of three antibiotics are indeed present in local waters. Ashley's study won the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize, a virtual Nobel Prize for teenagers. She received a $5,000 scholarship and an audience with Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria.Her interest in science was sparked by walks in the woods with her mother. But it was the day-to-day stuff -- how water comes to the tap, how rain sticks to glass, that most fascinated her. "Science is not a dead thing," she says. "It's happening all around us."By the sixth grade, she was winning at science fairs. She has won $70,000 in prize money, which she has put aside for college. She plans to attend Harvard University. "I want to make my own discoveries, and not just read about what others have done," she said. Her teachers predict that she will one day win a Nobel Prize. Exercise 1: 1. D 2. DQuestions:1.What is the story mainly about?2.Which of the following best describes the way the speaker tells the story?Ex. 2 Testing //river // if there were antibiotics // resistant // 350 water samples // the samples // Low levels // three // Water Prize // 5000 / Sweden’sText 2Young People Say No to SmokingOn February 16, 2001, the teens from a youth group called REBEL launched their advertising campaign at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. By now just about everybody has heard the "Not for Sale" commercial on television and the radio against tobacco companies. What many people don't know is that teenagers from West New York and across New Jersey worked on various aspects of the campaign, and even appeared in some of the advertisements. The campaign organizer thought it would be better than using actors if actual REBEL members were in the commercials.REBEL, which stands for Reaching Everybody by Exposing Lies, is a statewide youth initiative against tobacco companies. The movement, which began in November last year, carries the message that teens no longer want to be targeted by tobacco companies in their advertisements. Knowing that peer pressure on teens to smoke or do drugs is one of the biggest problems that teens face, the group is working hard to ensure that their message reaches all teenagers at New Jersey schools.When the group was first formed, there were only five members, all eighth grade students. But by this summer the group had grown to close to 90 members. At a recent recruiting party, a pizza and pool party, at the West New York swimming pool, more than 50 new members were attracted to the group."We don't think that too many people would be interested," said Jackie, one of its founding members. "But everyone knows our message. They know who we are now."Exercise 1:1. Reaching Everybody by Exposing Lies2. They launched an advertising campaign to call on youth to fight against tobacco companies by starting the "Not fro Sale" commercial on television and radio.3. They intend to spread the message that teenagers no longer want to be targeted by tobacco companies in their advertisements.Exercise 2: 1. c 2.a 3.c 4.c 5.bQuestions:1. When did REBEL launch their advertising campaign?2. How many members did REBEL have by the summer of 2001?3. Who are the members of REBEL?4. What did REBEL do for their campaign against tobacco companies?5. What did REBEL do recently?Unit 6Text 1Being a Police Officer Is a Stressful JobInterviewer: Welcome to our program, Sam.Sam: Thank you.Interviewer: Sam, how long have you been a police officer?Sam: I've been a police officer for thirty years.Interviewer: Thirty years. And you've had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess.Sam: Yeah, I've done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now I'm supervising investigations.Interviewer: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job. Would you agree?Sam: Yes, it's definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assignment. Interviewer: So, what's probably the most stressful assignment you can have? Sam: I'd say patrol is the most stressful assignment.Interviewer: That's interesting! In what way?Sam: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor -- the fear of the unknown.Interviewer: What do you mean, Sam?Sam: Well, in patrol work, you don't know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let's say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a traffic violation. It seems as though that would be a very low-stress situation.Interviewer: Yes, it is a very low-stress situation.Sam: But the truth is, there are more police officers injured during a routine stop. Interviewer: Really?Sam: Really! That's why all police officers are taught from the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. People back over policemen, people shoot policemen, people jump out at policemen -- different kinds of things. So that's probably the most stressful time.Interviewer: I see. Let's take a break and then we'll move on to our next topic. Sam: All right.Exercise 1: 1. d 2. c 3.aQuestions:1. What's the relationship between the two speakers?2. What does Sam mainly talk about?3. What do you know about Sam?Exercise 2:Sam has been a police officer for 30 years. He has done everything from patrol to undercover work. He has also done detective work and now he is supervising investigations.Sam thinks being a police officer is a very stressful job, but it depends on the assignment one has. In his opinion the biggest pert of the stress is the fear of the unknown and patrol is the most stressful assignment.Text 2Stress ReducersInterviewer: Sam, you've talked about the police officers' stressful time. Now let's move on to the next topic. So far as I know, there's a connection between stress and illness. Do you think that there's a higher percentage of illness among police officers than in the general population? I mean, do they get more colds or anything? Is this really true?Sam: Yes, it is, and the stress level not only manifests itself in daily health --whether or not you've feeling well on any given day. It also manifests itself in things like ulcers, heart disease -- police officers tend to have a higher rate of heart disease and ulcers than people in other professions.Interviewer: Really? That's documented?Sam: Yes, it's documented. And also the divorce rate among police officers is much higher.Interviewer: Is there something that the police department does to help you deal with this stress?Sam: Yes, there are several programs that most police departments have in place. One is an exercise program where some part of your day is spent on some type of physical exercise. They've found that's a great stress reducer. Besides, there's also a psychological program with counseling for officers to help them reduce their stress. And there are several discussion groups as well. They've found that sometimes just sitting around and talking about the stress with other officers helps to reduce it. So, those things are available.Interviewer: And what do you do, personally, to help you deal with the stress of your job, Sam?Sam: Well, during the baseball season, I'm the biggest baseball fanatic, and I will either be reading about baseball, or listening to baseball, or watching baseball. Another thing I try to do is to get some sort of exercise every day. And then I work hard at keeping up my personal relationships, especially my relationship with my wife. Fortunately I get along very well with my wife. When I come back home, I can talk about my day with her, and then just forget about it.Exercise 1: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. TStatements:1. The dialogue is mainly about how police officers can deal with stress.2. According to Sam, most police officers enjoy good health.3. According to Sam, the divorce rate among police officers is higher than among people in other jobs.4. Counseling is the most effective program to help police officers relieve stress.5. Sam knows how to reduce his stress.Exercise 2:1. ... One is an exercise program, another is a psychological program with counseling for officers. And there are several discussion groups as well for officers to sit down and talk about their stress with other officers.2. 2)...He tries to get some sort of exercise every day.3)...his personal relationships, especially his relationships with his wife.Unit 7 The Business WorldKenneth: Hello, my name is Kenneth Johnson. I have an appointment with Mr. Andrew Song.Laura: Oh hello, Mr. Johnson, I'm Laura Lee. We've spoken on the phone a couple of times. Nice to meet you.Kenneth: It's nice to be here.Laura: Oh — let me take your coat.Kenneth: Thanks.Laura: Let me get you a drink, Mr. Johnson.Kenneth: Yes, I'd like a cup of tea, if possible, thanks.Laura: Sure. With milk or lemon?Kenneth: With lemon, please — and sugar. Two spoons.Laura: Right.Laura: Did you have a good trip?Kenneth: Absolutely, no problems.Laura: That's good. You flew, didn't you?Kenneth: Yes, that's right, and then I took a taxi down here from the airport.Laura: Oh, that's good. Kunming can be a little wet at this time of year ... you'll have to come back in summer.Kenneth: Oh, I'd like that. I always like coming to China. Miss Lee, I wonder if I could send a fax from here. It's rather urgent.Laura: Yes, of course. Shall I show you to the machine or shall I take it?Kenneth: Oh, it would be better if you could take it — here's the number.Laura: Fine. Would you like a newspaper to read — or The Economist?Kenneth: No, it's okay — I can prepare some work while I'm waiting.Laura: Right, I'll get this off for you.Kenneth: Thanks. Oh —one other thing. I need to send some flowers to my wife. Today is the fifth anniversary of our marriage. I think some flowers from your beautiful city would be rather appropriate, don't you?Laura: Oh, sure! Right, I'll get you a number of a florist. I expect you'll want to send a special message with the flowers.Kenneth: Yes, I'll think of one.Laura: Oh, here's Mr. Song. Andrew, this is Mr. Johnson. He's just arrived. Andrew: Hello, Mr. Johnson. Pleased to meet you and welcome here.Kenneth: Thanks.Andrew: Now shall we go inside and let me explain the program to you? Kenneth: Sure.Andrew: I think we've sent you an outline for the day — if you agree, we could start with a video which explains some of our services and then we could have a look at a few reports on campaigns.Kenneth: That'll be good.Conversation 1Ex. 11. In Mr. Andrew Song’s office2. Boss and secretary3. To see Mr. Andrew Song on businessEx. 2 1-5 d b a b cConversation 2 At a Business MeetingChairman: Okay, I think we should start now. It's ten o'clock.V oices: Okay / Right / Yeah.Chairman: Well, we're here today to look at some of the reasons for the decline in。