新视野大学英语听说教程听力材料1-8单元

Unit 1

Warming Up

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注释：

1.positive a. 积极的，肯定的，明确的

passive a. 被动的，消极的

negative a. 否定的，反面的，消极的

2.late—later—latest

late a. （原级）迟的，晚的

later a. (比较级)更迟的，更晚的

latter a. （位于the, this, these后）后面的；〔the latter〕后者

latest a. （最高级）最迟的，最晚的，最新的

3. minimal a. 最小的，最低的

minimize vt. 使…成极少，减到最少

minimum n. 最少

maximize vt. 把…增大（扩大）到最大限度

maximum n. 最大量，最高值

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: I saw an ad on the Internet about online language studies.

M: Me too. I saw an ad for, “Click Here for Language Learning”.

Q: What do the man and the woman have in common1? B

2. M: You have to be 18 years old to enter some online language classes.

W: Really? I had no idea that there was a minimum age required for some classes.

Q: What did the woman NOT know about online language classes before? C

3. M: Unlike regular classes, online classes can be taken at your home.

W: That’s exactly why I decided to begin studying online!

Q: Why did the woman decide to study online? A

4. W: I keep on making2 new friends as I study online.

M: So do I! There are so many people online, and I want to meet them all!

Q: What is one benefit of studying online? C

5. M: My online teacher asked the class for suggestions to make the class better.

W: That’s great! I always like it when a teacher does that.

Q: What did the man’s teacher want to do? D

6. M: I had no idea that online language learning could be so effective!

W: It sure has helped

me practice my language skills!

Q: What is it about online language learning that surprised the man? C

7. M: My classmates and I help each other solve homework problems online.

W: It sounds like you’re using the Internet in a useful way.

Q: What does the man do online? C

8. M: Online learning is ideal for anyone who doesn’t have time to travel to school.

W: Yes, but it also has its own challenges.

Q: What does the woman have to say about online learning? A

9. M: Virtual classroom are changing how students study!

W: They sure are! And I, for one, am very excited about it.

Q: According to the man, what is happening to students because of virtual classrooms? B

10. M: What advice did your professor give you?

W: He said that taking an online class would help me learn.

Q: What did the woman’s professor suggest? D

注释：

1.have sth. in common 在…有共同点

have much in common 在...有很多共同点

have nothing in common 在…没有共同点

2.keep on doing 继续做，坚持做

keep sb. on 继续雇用某人

keep on about sth. 继续谈论某事

keep on at sb. 不断地向某人提出请求不断地抱怨（纠缠，困扰）某人

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: How’s your new online class, Bill? Is it everything you had hoped for?

M: It’s everything and more, Susan. You should give it a try!

W: Oh, really? What’s the best thing about it?

M: In an online class, you talk with others over the Internet. Since they are not right next to1 you, they don’t bother you so much.

W: That sounds great! I took a class with someone who would make me feel small whenever I made a mistake. He would tell me how stupid I was and intimidate（威胁，恐吓） me so that I never wanted to participate.

M: Not a problem in the virtual classroom. How would you like to sign up2? I think that you could start on the third of next month.

W: I don’t know, Bill. You know all those problems about having difficult people in the classroom?

M: Yeah?

W: We don’t really have them anymore since you left.

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Bill? A

2. According to Bill, why are other students NOT a concern in an online class? B

3. Why did Susan NOT like to participate in class? B

4. When could Susan start studying online? D

5. Why did Susan NOT make up her mind to join online class? A

注释：

1. next: a. 其次的，紧接的

next to 1) 仅次于 2）靠近，贴近

2.sign: n. 记号，符号；预兆，迹象；标记，牌子

vt. 签名；做手势，

打信号

sign in 签到；记录某人到达的时间

sign out 用签名的办法记录某人离开的时间

sign up 签约参加工作（或组织，活动等）

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

The first requirement for my online language class was to meet in an online forum(论坛). I entered the forum early and saw students appear on the screen one after another. Strangely enough, when it was time to begin, the teacher still hadn’t shown up1. However, we began sharing information and talking about the new class. Unlike me, all of the other students were new to the online class. I told them about my experience and my thoughts. Then I noticed something. There were 27 people in the forum. This was strange because I know there were only 26 people in the class.

“Hey,”I wrote, “which one of you is the teacher?”

The teacher made herself known at last. She said that she wanted to get our honest opinions about the online class. Also, she wanted to have a little fun with us. “Humor will be important in my class,”she said.

1. What was the first requirement of the online class? A

2. What was strange about the beginning of the online class? A

3. How were the other students different than the speaker? C

4. What did the speaker notice? D

5. Why did the teacher NOT make herself known to the class at first? D

注释：

1.show: vt. 展示，显示；露出；展出，陈列；

n. 展示，展览；演出

show up 揭露，拆穿；显眼，露出；出席，到场

show off 炫耀，卖弄；使显眼

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: All right, everyone. Good work. That’s all for today’s class. Does anyone have any questions?

W: Excuse me, Professor. I have a question. I’m worried about my English skills. I get good marks on tests, but I don’t feel that I’m learning a lot.

M: Not exactly a question is it, Winnie? But it’s a good concern. Many advanced English learners have a large “passive vocabulary”, but they worry about their “active vocabulary”. They can understand many difficult English words when reading or listening, but they don’t use most of them when speaking or writing in English. They feel this is a problem. They would like to use all the difficult words that they know.

W: Do you think that I use too few words?

M: That’s not what I’m saying at all. Actually, I’m saying the opposite thing.

W: I’m afraid I don’t understand.

M: In your native language, there are also thousands of words that you understand but you don’t use. So your active vocabulary in your native language is much smaller than your passive vocabulary. And I

guess that you are not worried about that.

W: No, I’m not. But I would like to use the new words that I learn in my English classes. How else am I going to remember them?

M: Now that’s a very good question.

W: I was hoping that you had an answer to this question.

M: Winnie, you don’t need to worry about using“too few”English words. As your needs for different things grow, you will be able to use your new words more and more. I think you’d be surprised by how much you know.

W: So your advice to me is “Don’t worry.”? Now I’m worried that I’m paying too much for school.

1. Who are likely to worry about their active vocabulary? D

2. What is “active vocabulary”according to the professor? D

3. What do many English learners want to do? A

4. What does the professor say about vocabulary in one’s native language? B

5. What does the professor want to tell Winnie? D

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

The biggest problem most people face in learning English is their own fear. They

worry that they won’t say things correctly so they don’t speak English at all. Don’t do

this. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting1 what you want.

The best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. The more English material you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely you will begin thinking in English.

Music can be a very effective tool to learning English. The best way is to use the lyrics(歌词) and try to read them as the artist sings. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time.

Watching English movies is not only fun but also very effective. By watching English movies, you can expand2 your vocabulary and learn the natural flows of speech from actors.

1. What is the biggest problem that many English learners have? B

2. Why do some English learners NOT speak English at all? B

3. What is the best way to learn English according to the speaker? D

4. What is the best way to learn English through music? A

5. How can you benefit from watching English movies? C

注释：

1.stop sb. from doing

keep sb. from doing阻止某人做某事

prevent sb. from doing

2.expand: vt. 使膨胀，使扩充，扩大，发展

extend: vt. 伸长，延伸，扩大，扩展

extent: n. 广度，宽度，长度，范围，程度

Book I

Unit 2

Warming Up

Having problems with your parents? Because society has been changing so rapidly during the last few years, the gap between the generations has become larger. So it can be difficult for children and their parents to relate1. Parents often find the ideas and ways of their children offensive（冒犯的，无礼的）. And children, often teenagers, tend to be rebelli

ous and act badly.

More than at any other time, Chilling Out with the Folks（和父母轻松相处）, a set of self-help recordings that bring the generations together, is necessary. Chilling Out with the Folks will help you develop the patience and tolerance（容忍，宽容） necessary to bridge（弥合起来） any generational divide（分歧）. Honestly, it will change your life! Listen to these recordings today, and begin your trip down the road to peace and perfection!

注释：

1.it is﹢a.﹢for sb.to do sth.对某人来说做某事是…的

eg. It is difficult for me to finish the task this afternoon. 对我来说今天下午完成任务是不可能的

It is impossible for the man to betray(背叛) his country. 对那个人来说背叛祖国是不可能的

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: How about spending the evening chilling out with the folks?

M: Come on, Mom. I’d really like to get out with my friends.

Q: What does the young man want to do? C

2. W: Honestly, I don’t know what to say about our son’s music.

M: Leave him alone about it. After all, your mother didn’t like your music either1.

Q: What should the woman do according to the man? C

3. W: I’m surprised to see you out and about so early in the morning.

M: You know my mom. She doesn’t like me sleeping in（睡懒觉）, even on weekends.

Q: Why is the man out and about so early in the morning? D

4. M: A little teenage rebellion is normal. Your son will get over it.

W: I know. I’m just worried about him doing something that will ruin his life.

Q: Why is the woman worried about her son? B

5. W: Get a piercing in my nose? No way! My parents would be angry!

M: You’re not giving them enough credit. I don’t think they’d be upset at all.

Q: Why wouldn’t the woman get a piercing in her nose? B

6. W: What bugs you most about your daughter’s eating habits?

M: I can’t stand the way she eats so quickly.

Q: Why does the man have a problem with the way his daughter eats? D

7. M: What’s wrong with out kids? They think they’re entitled to2 everything we have!

W: Well, I feel it’s my fault for giving them too much.

Q: What does the woman think about their kids’ problems? B

8. W: Dad, I’ve got a date tonight with Mike. I’ll be back late.

M: Him again? I wish you wouldn’t date a guy with a tattoo!

Q: What does the father wish for his daughter? C

9. W: My mother wants me to go into banking, but I like writing.

M: You can’t let your mother choose your career for you.

Q: According to the man, what should the woman’s mother NOT do? D

10. W: Dad, I’

m a grown woman, and you can’t make choices for me.

M: Ha! If you were a grown woman, you wouldn’t watch cartoons all day!

Q: Why does the girl’s father NOT believe that she is a grown woman? D

注释：

1.either: 1) a. 两者之中任一的;

eg. You may read either book.两本书中你可以读任意一本。

2) pron.(单独使用，或与of接名词或代词连用，或与其他名词或代词并列出现)两者之中任何一个;

eg. Either of you can go.你俩哪个去都行。

3) ad. (用于否定句或否定词组后加强语气)也，而且；

eg. If you do not go, I shall not go either.如果你不去，那我也不去。

4) conj. 或者，要么（一般用于…or…结构中）

eg. Either come in or go out.要么进来，要么出去

2.entitle: 1) 给…权力，给…资格(to)

eg. I was entitled to read the documents.我有权看这些文件。

2）给（书、文章等）提名

eg. The author entitled the article“A Test of True Love”作者把文章命名为“A Test of True Love”

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: You should get a sense of humor, Mom.

W: I’m sorry, but I just don’t think that breaking shop windows is funny.

M: If it isn’t funny, then I don’t know what is. These shop windows only show things out of date and out of fashion. They’re misleading. Anyway, it’s fun to break old stuff.

W: And that’s what I’m saying. You don’t know what’s funny. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed movies and going out with my friends, not causing trouble or breaking things.

M: This is just the big difference between your generation and mine.

W: NO, it isn’t! I know teenagers of your age, and they don’t have your bad attitude! And they certainly never break shop windows!

M: Whatever, Mom. I’ve got to go now.

W: Huh? Where you think you’re going?

M: I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go out and break stuff.

1. According to the son, what should the mother do? A

2. What is wrong with the shop windows according to the son? C

3. What did the mother enjoy when she was a teen? D

4. How is the son different from other teens according to the mother? C

5. What does the son say he might do next? A

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

“Educato（教师，教育工作者）r methods”, such as not buying toys for children who act up, do not always work. I personally think that even though parents teach their children many things, they should not act like teachers all the time. After my “Educator methods”

failed, I spent some quality one-on-one time（用于全心照顾某人，尤指下班后与孩子一起度过的宝贵时光） with my daughter with NO lecturing about her behavior. For example, we went out for ice cream. While we sat and ate, we spent a long time watching other people and talking about the things around us. Then we went to a bookstore where she looked for a book to buy. It took her a long time, but I was patient. We finally bought her a book and finished our outing（户外散步，短途旅行） together. At the end, we decided to have similar outings once a month, because it really was fun. My main goal was to let her know that I love her.

1. What did the speaker do to his daughter when his “Educator methods”failed? D

2. What did the speaker and his daughter do while having ice cream? B

3. What happened at the bookstore? A

4. How often did the speaker and his daughter decide to go out together? C

5. What was the main purpose for the speaker’s outing with his daughter? A

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: Grandma, Grandpa tells me I complain too much about my chores（家庭杂务，困难的工作）. Do you think he has a point?

W: Your grandpa says a lot of things, Jerry. Don’t take it to heart1, OK? What do you know about your grandpa?

M: I know he worked hard.

W: That’s true. Many years ago, your grandpa didn’t have enough money to live.

M: That sounds awful!

W: It does. He used all his money to buy an apple. And he sold that apple for enough money to buy two.

M: And he just kept going like this?

W: That’s right, Jerry. By the end of the month, he had $20

M: Wow! No wonder Grandpa says young people complain too much! Your generation worked much harder! Grandpa became rich, and he did it all with one apple.

W: Not quite! After that first month of selling apples, my father died and left us a fortune(财产，大量的钱). Your grandpa never had to work again.

1. What did Grandpa say to Jerry? A

2. What does Jerry know about his grandpa? B

3. How did Grandpa earn $20? A

4. Why does Jerry think that Grandpa’s generation was so great? C

5. How did Grandpa really become so rich? D

注释：

1.take sth. to heart: 认真考虑谋事，关注谋事；对某事想不开，为某事忧虑（伤心，烦恼）

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Preparing teens for life after high school is an important task for parents. Deb, a mother of four, communicates with her children often. When her daughter Kate became interested in a

art, Deb took her on a tour of the Disney Studios to show Kate how she could make her dreams come true.

What if your teen is about t begin his junior year and you haven’t really spoken to him about his plans? You can ask him. If your teen has an “I’ll think about it later”attitude, gently remind him that now is the time to start preparing.

If your teen imagines himself a rock star, try to keep an open mind---you may think it’s crazy, but there are people who are rock stars. Instead of immediately saying no to your teen’s idea, you should talk about what he’ll need to do to reach his goal.

1. According to the passage, what is an important task for parents? A

2. According to the passage, who is Deb? D

3. Why did Deb take Kate to the Disney Studios? A

4. What should be done with teens who are putting off their life choices? B

5. How should a parent respond to a teen who wants to be a rock star? C

Book I

Unit 3

Warming Up

What is important for living a life meaning? Successfully passing the tests for your graduation? Or a handsome（丰厚的，大量的）six-figure income? Both of them are nothing compared to the lessons taught to you by simple people with good hearts.

Read The Right Person for the Time and you will be aware of what is really important in life---give and sacrifice（牺牲）. For a meaningful life, you must give your time, wealth, or whatever, to those who are in need. This takes courage, faith（信念，信任, and strength.

Stay with us and be ready to give and sacrifice. The rewards for doing so are great. Give and sacrifice is the choice to make you great, loving, and helpful to others. Doing it also brings more meaning to your life.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: In order to have a meaningful life, you must be ready to give and sacrifice.

M: I agree totally. And I try1 to remember this every day.

Q: What will be possible if you give and sacrifice according to the woman? C

2. W: Do you think we should give aid to people in need?

M: I think it’s the least2 we should do for them.

Q: What should be done for people in need, according to the man? C

3. M: Believe it or not, my baseball coach taught me a lot about being kind.

W: That really isn’t so unusual. After all, it isn’t always parents who teach us.

Q: Who taught the man to be kind? A

4. W: Why do you let your little sister cling to you all the time?

M: Since our parents died, she needs me more. I can’t push her away.

Q: Why does the little sister need the man more? C

5. W: My mother never complained about hard work in front of the family.

M: Wow, that’s something to learn from!

Q: What did the woman’s mother never complain about? D

6. W: You’ve got to3 meet my father. He’s handicapped(有生理缺陷的，智力低下的) and he has a lot to share.

M: I’d like to. You just tell me when.

Q: Why should the man meet the woman’s father? B

7. M: I saw you talking to your mother at dusk（黄昏，日落）.

W: Yeah, even though she’s busy she always finds time to talk to me. That’s why I love her so much.

Q: Why does the woman love her mother? A

8. W: Hey, I heard you spend4 your evenings at the home for the elderly.

M: Some evenings. I’d like to go more, but I don’t have time.

Q: How does the man feel about going to the home for the elderly? C

9. W: You are the first person to extend help when I needed it.

M: Don’t worry about it, that’s what friends are for.

Q: Why does the man tell the woman NOT to worry? D

10. W: My mother never interrupted me while I told her my problems.

M: Sometimes that’s the best way to help someone.

Q: What did the mother do to help the woman? D

注释：

1.try: 1) try to do sth. 努力做某事，想方设法做某事

2) try doing sth. 试着做某事

2. least: little 的最高级 little— less—least

3. get: get经常用作及物动词，意为：得到，获得，等；但get也可用作不及物动词，用作不及物动词时，有三个常见用法：

1）用作助动词，与过去分词连用构成被动态，eg. They got married last week. 上星期他们结婚了。

2）后接不定式，意为：能够，有机会，设法做到，eg. He never got to go to collage. 他从无机会上大学。

3）后接动词-ing形式，意为：开始，eg. We soon got talking together.我们不久就一起聊了起来。

4. spend:花费（时间，钱财）做某事，他的搭配是sb. spends/spent time/money on doing sth./for sth.

另take 也有花费之意，他的搭配是：it takes/took sb. time/money to do sth.

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: I heard a bang on my way to class this morning.

M: Some guy brought a gun to school and tried to shoot someone.

W: You’re kidding! Is everyone OK?

M: Yeah. The teacher managed to take the gun from him.

W: Our history teacher?

M: That’s the one.

W: He never stops1 amazing me.

M: He was definitely the right person at the right time. After he hit the student and grabbed the gun, he talked to the boy about his problems. While I was on the phone with the police and the parents, he was holding the student. If I was not mistaken, I thought the student was crying.

W: Did the teacher help the boy solve his problems?

M: I don’t think so. The student was clearly bothered by something pretty big. I do

n’t think problems like that can be solved so quickly. But when the police came to take him away, our teacher told him that he would see him again.

1. What did the woman hear on her way to class? A

2. Who managed to take the gun? B

3. What was the teacher doing while the man was on the phone? D

4. According to the man, what may have the student been doing? A

5. Why does the man NOT think that the student’s problems were solved? C

注释：

1. stop to do sth. 停下来去做另一件事

stop doing sth.停下来不要做

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

The friendship and sympathy of a special person changed my life, and I’d like to tell you about it. Looking at me now, you might not guess that I was not very popular when I started my university studies. I was thin and didn’t look very handsome with my glasses. In fact, my classmates still laughed at（嘲笑）me, just as they did in high school.

One day, when I was leaving the science building, someone ran past me and knocked the books out of my hands.

I was feeling sad and lonely. But then, someone else approached1 me and helped me pick up2 my book. That day, I made my first university friend. Suddenly, life improved. I helped him with his studies. And he helped me with everything else. He taught me how to dress right, how to talk to girls, and above all, how to be social.

1. What changed the speaker’s life? B

2. How was life at the university similar to the speaker’s life in high school? C

3. What happened when the speaker was leaving the science building? A

4. What did the speaker help his friend with? C

5. What did the speaker’s friend help him with? B

注释：

1. approach vt. 1）靠近，接近；eg. Walk softly as you approach the baby’s crib.当你走进婴儿床时，步子轻一点

2）（在数量，质量，性质等方面）近似，似于；eg. Few actors approach him in ability. 在才华方面很少有人和他媲美。

n. 1) 靠近，接近,临近；eg. the approach of night 夜幕的降临

2)（通常和to搭配）进入，入门，途径；eg. the approach to the building通往大厦的路径

3）（处理问题的）方法，方式，态度；eg. two basic approaches to the problem处理这个问题的两种基本方法

2. help sb. do sth./ help sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: Hello?

W: Hello. I’m cal

ling from the university.

M: I was hoping to hear from（收到…的来信） you. Have I been accepted（录取）?

W: We’ll send that information by mail. But that isn’t why I’m calling.

M: What can I do for you?

W: We’ve received your application to enter our school, but I’m afraid that you didn’t fill it all out. In the place where we request family information, you wrote that you have a mother and a younger sister.

M: Uh-huh.

W: Well, you didn’t mention anything about your father.

M: Is it necessary?

W: Yes. I’m afraid so. We like to keep complete records.

M: OK. The truth is that my father wasn’t around to help me in my growing up.

W: I’m sorry.

M: It’s fine. My mother taught me the value of being honest, working hard, and being kind. She did this while working two jobs.

W: She sounds great.

M: She is. And she’s the only real parent I have.

1. What was the man expecting to find out? C

2. How will the university let the man know whether he is accepted or not? D

3. Who did the man leave off of his form? B

4. What do the people at the university feel it necessary to do? D

5. Why is the man’s mother the only real parent he has? C

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Being nasty and impatient has advantages. For example, since I am not nice, I tend to get what I want. People listen to me, and I don’t have many problems.

There are people in this world who are caring. I suppose it is good that our world has such people, because they help others. Still, I try not to learn anything from these good people. Goodness, after all, has a price.

My friend is one of those good people. He once saved a child from a fire. He was the right man at the right time. The child was lucky. My friend was there and not me, because I would’ve been reluctant(不情愿的) to help. In fact, I probably wouldn’t have helped. Fires, you know, are dangerous.

By thinking about myself first, I’ve saved myself from being hurt or uncomfortable. But sometimes I wonder whether my friend has the better life.

1. What does the speaker think about being nasty and impatient? C

2. Why is it good that the world has caring people? B

3. Why does the speaker NOT want to be good? A

4. How would the speaker have respond to the fire? C

5. What does the speaker wonder about? C

Book I

Unit 4

Warming Up

Imagine yourself at an important job interview. It’s a big day. Get this job, and your dreams will come true. Lose it, and your heart will break. You need to make a good impression, but how will you do it?

The emotional weight of your speech is one of many things that people judge you on. In order

for you to be sure about the quality of your voice, you should listen to it---not as you usually listen to it, but as other people do.

Record your voice with a tape recorder（录音机） so you can play it back and listen to it again and again. Make sure you really sound terrific（可怕的；非常好的）. Speaking well is one way of making a good impression at an interview.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: I’d really like to make a good impression1 in class.

M: Well, so long as you pay attention, you shouldn’t have a problem.

Q: How can the woman make a good impression in class? D

2. M: I’ve had a good rest, and am ready to make a good impression on my boss.

W: That’s the attitude! You’re going to be great!

Q: What is the man ready to do? B

3. M: You’ve become so mature（成熟） since I last saw you.

W: Nah, it just seems that way because I’m wearing nice clothes. I’m really still like a child.

Q: According to the woman, why does she seem different? B

4. M: Don’t look so aggressive（侵犯的，侵略的，挑衅的；活跃的，积极进取的）. Calm down and look relaxed.

W: OK. I’ll remember2to smile during my meeting with my new boss.

Q: What will the woman remember to do? A

5. W: My boss never notices me. I think I lack the skills to get a better job at my company.

M: No. You just need to have more confidence3 in yourself.

Q: What does the woman lack according to the man? C

6. W: I’m sure you’d be promoted if you wore better clothes.

M: You might be right. But clothes are expensive.

Q: What might help the man get promoted? B

7. M: My status will never improve if I can’t make others believe in me.

W: Improve the tone of your voice, and others might trust you more.

Q: How can the man get others to trust him more? A

8. M: How did your interview go?

W: Great! I stayed positive, like you said earlier, and I think I got the job!

Q: What did the man tell the woman earlier? D

9. M: I took an instant liking to you.

W: No way! I was so awful(使人敬畏的，庄严的；可怕的，吓人的) to you the first time we met!

Q: Why does the woman NOT believe the man? B

10. W: It’d be easier for you to persuade people if you don’t look so nervous.

M: I know, but I really can’t change the way I feel.

Q: How could the man persuade people more easily? C

注释：

1. impression 1) (U)影响；效果eg. My advice made little impression on my son.我 的劝告对我儿子不起作用

2) (C)印象 eg. She gave me the im

ession of an honest girl. 她给我的印象是个诚实的女孩

2. remember 1) remember to do sth. 记得做某事

2) remember doing sth.记得做过某事

3. confidence 信心，把握eg. have confidence in 在某方面有信心/对某人有信心

have confidence of 有…的信心/把握

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: Stand up straight!

M: What?

W: Your head should be up, and your back should be straight! Looking people in the eyes is very important!

M: I appreciate your help, but I’m only going to a job interview.

W: I assume you want this job. Am I right?

M: Of course I do.

W: Then listen to me! You’ll make a good impression if you show self-confidence. But don’t look too rigid. You want to seem a bit relaxed.

M: Anything else?

W: Yeah. You should tell them a joke.

M: A joke?

W: Everyone likes a joke. Do you know any?

M: I know one about a fight between a Frenchman and a German.

W: No! Don’t joke about countries, sex, or religious. You could upset(使不高兴) someone.

M: I don’t think I can remember all of this. Maybe I should just stay home.

W: Honey, don’t worry. You’ll be great! Just stand up straight.

1. What is very important for the man to do according to the woman? D

2. Where is the man going? C

3. What does the woman assume? C

4. What does everyone like according to the woman? C

5. Why should the man NOT be worried according to the woman? D

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

There are simple rules for an interview, and it seems that everyone knows them. So, as an interviewer for my company, I expect people to be clean, well dressed, and show confidence when they see me. This is basic. But there is something else you must know.

To leave a good impression in an interview, you must be able to talk about the company. Before you see the interviewer, do some reading. Understand the company’s special needs, so you can tell your interviewer how you can fill those needs. And then, you can explain why you should get the job.

I see smart, good-looking people every day, but the ones that leave me with the most remarkable(非凡的，引人注目的) impression are those who know about the company. Do this, and you’ll be in good shape!

1. What does the speaker do for his company? C

2. What should a person do before the interview? A

3. Why should you learn about the company’s special needs? B

4. Who does the speaker see every day? D

5. W

What kind of people impress the speaker the most? D

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: Yes, who’s there?

M: Excuse me. I’m here to apply for a job.

W: Come in. You have eight seconds to impress me.

M: I’m afraid I don’t understand. I’m here…

W: Three seconds.

M: Can I at least sit down?

W: There’s no need. The interview is over.

M: I’m afraid I don’t understand.

W: Young man, I’m very busy. I have to interview 50 people today, so I have to act quickly. And you know what? You’ve got the job.

M: This is very strange.

W: Quite so! But, I can tell a lot about a person in eight seconds. For instance, from the way you cleaned your feet at the door, I could tell that you are careful. I know that you are polite by the way you took off your cap when you came in. And, look at your clean hair and fingernails! I think you’ll be just fine. You can start early tomorrow morning.

1. What was the man dong at the woman’s office? B

2. How much time did the man have to impress the woman? D

3. Why was the meeting so short? A

4. What showed that the man was careful? C

5. What did the woman notice when she spoke to the man? C

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Body language is the kind of unspoken communication that goes on in every face-to-face encounter(相遇，邂逅). It tells people’s true feelings towards you and how well your words are being received. Between 60 to 80 percent of our message is communicated through our body language, only 7 to 10 percent is through the actual words uttered（讲述，说） in a conversation.

Your ability to read and understand another person’s body language may mean the difference between making a good impression or a very bad one! It could help you on job interviews, meetings, business talks, or hot dates.

Every one of us has experienced the feeling of an instant liking or disliking to someone but without necessarily knowing why. We often refer to this as a hunch(预感，直觉) or a gut feeling（本能的反应，直觉）, which is directly linked to our own body’s reaction.

1. Which of the following words best describe body language? D

2. What percentage of our message is communicated though body language? C

3. What can’t you know by reading the body language of others in a conversation?

B

4. What ability can help you make a great impression on others? A

5. Which of the following is linked to a hunch or a gut feeling? B

Book I

Unit 5

Warming Up

Join us in The Battle Against AIDS now. Everyone can play a part1!

The Battle Against AIDS puts us all on the same side. No disease on the face of the earth does more harm than AIDS, and there is no enemy in war more terrible than AIDS. Combating（与…斗争）this awful disease is a life and death struggle.

One thing that you can do is join an organization that works towards ending this epidemic（流行病，传染病）. Organizations around the world not only offer people the opportunity to work with doctors and researchers, they also offer a chance to work with others. You can improve AIDS education by handing out literature about AIDS. Or you can write letters to government leaders, pressing them to support AIDS research.

注释：

1.play a part 扮演角色，参与，有影响；

play one’s part 尽职，尽本分

do one’s part 尽自己的本分，尽自己的力量

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. M: The battle against AIDS involves all of us, you know.

W: Sure. I’m doing my part by teaching AIDS awareness-raising classes.

Q: How is the woman doing her part in the battle against AIDS? B

2. W: Some doctors say that AIDS will be cured in ten years.

M: Maybe. But even so, we shouldn’t stop our battle against AIDS.

Q: What do some doctors say? A

3. M: What can we do for the 8,000 people who die of AIDS every day?

W: let’s write letters to the leaders in the federal government and ask them to support AIDS research.

Q: What is the purpose of writing letters? C

4. W: Have you heard that our group is forming a network with other groups?

M: Yes. We need more AIDS groups to join together so our efficiency will improve.

Q: Why are the groups forming a network? A

5. M: Let’s explore ways to fight AIDS that we haven’t tried yet.

W: OK. What do you think about writing a publication to educate the public?

Q: What is the woman’s idea for teaching people about AIDS? C

6. W: I’m confident we can stop AIDS by teaching people about it.

M: Education will help. But AIDS won’t be stopped until a cure is found.

Q: When will AIDS be stopped according to the man? B

7. M: Some AIDS groups emphasize education and some emphasize research.

W: Yeah, maybe you’re like me, and you don’t know which to join.

Q: What is the woman having trouble with? D

8. W: If people were more giving（慷慨，大方）, our group would have more resources in the battle against AIDS.

M: You’re right, but we can’t force people to help.

Q: What would happen if people gave more? A

9. M: I’ve been thinking about joining an AIDS organization after graduation.

W: Don’t wait that long! AIDS is a world crisis,

so we must fight against it now!

Q: Why must the man act now? C

10. W: I started educating people about AIDS when I discovered I was infected.

M: Lots of people help for many different reasons. I’m glad you’re here.

Q: Why did the woman start educating people about AIDS? C

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: I know many people who are active in the battle against AIDS. Take my uncle for example. He’s trying to find a cure.

M: That’s great! Has he made any progress?

W: Some. Right now he’s working on a medicine to clean1 the AIDS virus out of the body.

M: How is this medicine different2 from others?

W: Some AIDS medicines can help a little. But the AIDS virus is so good at hiding that it remains. This new medicine will be able to find the virus and get rid of it.

M: So why isn’t this medicine being used now?

W: Well, it’s not ready yet. Doctors are concerned about the side effects（副作用）, like a bad reaction to the use of other AIDS medicines.

M: I’m very impressed with what your uncle has done. I’d like to do the same kind of work some day.

W: That would be good. But until then, you could at least give money to support research.

1. Who does the woman know? D

2. How is the new AIDS medicine different from others? B

3. What concern do doctors have about the new medicine? C

4. What would the man like to do in the future? A

5. What can the man do now to support the AIDS research according to the woman? C

注释：

1. clean out 把…打扫干净，把…清空；用完，耗尽；把…赶走

2. be different from与…不同，与…相异

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

A young man with AIDS refuses to take medicine that could make his life longer and more comfortable, because he’s afraid the medicine will kill him. Incorrect beliefs about AIDS are common, and they cause greater pain and help to spread the disease.

This is why the United Nations sends educators to the world’s poorest places, where people have the least education about AIDS. Once there, they talk with people, giving classes and meeting in clinics(诊所) to discuss living with1 AIDS. They tell people what doctors have discovered about the disease, and ask them to trust AIDS medicines.

In order to stop the spread of AIDS, education must reach more people. It is not enough only for money to be sent. And more medicines won’t solve all of the problems.

1. Why does the young man NOT want to take his medicine? A

2. What is the result of NOT taking AIDS medicines

? C

3. Who goes to the world’s poorest places for the battle against AIDS? C

4. What are people told to trust? D

5. What must be done for AIDS to stop spreading? A

注释：

1. live with 与…住在一起；和…同居；容忍，忍受

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

L: Hi, Janet! You wouldn’t believe how happy I am to be home. My day at work was so busy! How was your day?

J: I probably shouldn’t talk about it.

L: Why not? We’re friends, aren’t we? You can tell me anything.

J: Yeah, I know, Linda, but you’ve had a tough(劳累的) day, too. I don’t want to bother you with my problems. And you’ve helped me out（帮助解决困难） so many times already. Having a friend like you gives me a lot of hope.

L: But Janet…

J: OK, OK. I talked to my grandfather today and told him that I have AIDS. I thought that he would help me because I don’t have any money for medicine. He was pretty upset by the whole thing and said that he wouldn’t help me. So far, you’re only person who has been trying to help me. Thank you so much for sharing the apartment with me.

L: No problem. That’s what friends are for, right? And about your family…well, it’s tough. A lot of people don’t understand AIDS. When my uncle was diagnosed with（被诊断患… 病） AIDS, people from his neighborhood called him names（谩骂某人）, threw stones, and even painted nasty（肮脏的，难听的） words on his house. He finally had to move away from there. But that was no good because the same thing happened in his new neighborhood.

J: But these people are my family.

L: I understand. So what do you want to do?

J: There’s nothing I can do, is there? I guess I’ll just have to wait and hope that my grandfather’s feeling change with time.

1. How does Linda help her friend Janet? D

2. How does Janet feel about Linda’s help? B

3. How did the neighbors treat Linda’s uncle? B

4. What happened to Linda’s uncle when he moved to another neighborhood? A

5. What is Janet going to do now? C

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

On November 23, 1984, I was diagnosed with AIDS. The doctor told me that I had only six months to live, but---I did not die. I was given two more years, then another four. Now I have been living with the virus for 10 years.

Needless to say, the first six months were horrible. Every day, I lived in fear of (担心，害怕) dying and losing my friends, my family, and my job. Later, I realized this fear was killing me a

s much as the illness itself. That’s when I started to fight back, seeing my doctor as my partner, talking to my friends about my illness, doing exercise, and making plans for the future. I made it（达到预定目标，做到，成功；及时赶到）.

What I’m trying to say is that our biggest enemy is fear, not the illness itself. So, cheer up（高兴起来，振作起来）. HIV won’t win. It’s the strong mind that will. Remember, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

1. When was the speaker diagnosed with AIDS? C

2. What did the doctor tell the speaker at first? D

3. How were things going with the speaker in the first few months? A

4. What happened to the speaker later? C

5. What does the speaker mean by saying “Remember, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.”? B

Book I

Unit 6

Warming Up

Believe it or not, people judge others by their jobs. A common image of garbage men is they are uncivilized（不文明的，无教养的，野蛮的）and uneducated. However, most people speak highly of business executives, believing them to be rich and successful with happy lives. Society tends to respect them more and believe they have jobs that most people want. People have stereotyped（看法等固定不变的；已成陈规的） images of white-collar and blur-collar workers, but are they correct?

Consider Collar Colors Carefully examines prejudice against manual（手工的，体力的）jobs. It questions these prejudices by showing you that pride in their work is possible for blur-collar workers. Garbage men, for example, can be proud of making the city cleaner. In contrast, a company man, a man with a desk job may work fourteen hours a day, six days a week, and can die of overwork! His job isn’t as good as many people think.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. M: Do you know what is meant by Consider Collar Colors Carefully?

W: It means we should think about our beliefs about job status.

Q: What does Consider Collar Colors Carefully mean? C

2. W: Since you became an executive(主管，行政领导) at the firm, you never have time for the kids.

M: I know. All the respect and money I get now isn’t worth1 missing my children.

Q: How does the man feel about being an executive? B

3. M: My aunt visits schools to convince(劝说) girls to become plumbers.

W: I’d be surprised if many girls listened to her. Most want to work in offices.

Q: What would surprise the woman? C

4. M: Did you hear the big news? The vice-president died! And I might get his job!

W: Are you sure you want it? The job was what gave hi

the heart attack!

Q: Why should the man think more about taking the job according to the woman?

B

5. W: I really admire people who work hard to build roads and clean the city.

M: That’s nice to hear. Many people don’t respect laborers(体力劳动者，工人).

Q: According to the man, what is nice to hear? D

6. W: You had options（选择）after college. Why did you choose to be a window washer?

M: I think it’s exciting to be high up, outside of tall buildings.

Q: Why did the man choose his job? C

7. M: It took me 30 hours to write that proposal. I haven’t slept, and I want to cry.

W: It’s finished now. And you can relax by playing some golf.

Q: What might make the man relax according to the woman? D

8. M: The image of trash men being dirty is wrong! Many of them are very clean.

W: I believe you’re right. Still, I’m not sure I’d like to become one.

Q: What do the two speakers agree on? A

9. W: Since you work in an office, you can wear nice clothes every day.

M: To be frank, I’d rather wear a T-shirt than a suit.

Q: What would the man like to dress for work? D

10. M: I’m getting tired of the rude comments we get as garbage men!

W: Just ignore them. We know our work is important, and that’s all that matters.

Q: What should the man do according to the woman? D

注释：

1.1）a. worth prep. 具有…的价值，值得。

通常用于be worth sth. or be worth doing sth.

b. worth n. 价值，作用

2) worthy / worthwhile a. 有价值的，值得的。

通常用于be worthy / worthwhile of doing sth. 或be worthy / worthwhile to do sth.

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: When we were kids, we didn’t think much about social status. We played the part of doctors or plumbers and didn’t really understand why one was better than the other.

W: Right! We didn’t consider collar colors carefully. Later, we learned to respect people like business executives, lawyers, and doctors more than others.

M: Do you think we learned the right idea?

W: Yeah, I do. Some people are more important than others for society. A plumber, for example, does important work. But he can be replaced easily. A doctor, on the other hand, does important work and it is difficult to replace him. We should, then, respect people like doctors more.

M: What about plumbers? Shouldn’t we respect them, too?

W: Everyone who works hard should get respect, but it’s not necessary to respect everyone the same. Of course, I’m friendly and nice to my plumber, but I don’t think he’s as valuable as some people.

1. What did the two speakers NOT think much

h about as kids? C

2. What did they learn as they got older? A

3. Why are doctors more important than plumbers according to the woman? B

4. How does the woman feel about respecting plumbers? B

5. What does the woman do towards her plumber? D

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices

There was a time when I was afraid to tell people I am a construction worker. Nowadays, I’m proud of it. In fact, I boast about it.

My life changed one day when my daughter came home from school and told me that I had a better job than any of the parents of her classmates. At first, I was surprised. I knew many of her classmates had parents who were important business people. I reminded her that business people get more respect from society, often make more money and work in an office.

She told me that I didn’t understand what was important in life. Respect, money and offices aren’t as important as time. Businessmen must work long hours, so they can’t see their children as much. Building houses, I only work six hours a day. This gives me more free time to spend with her.

1. What does the man boast about? B

2. What did his daughter tell him about being a construction worker? D

3. What did the man know about some of her classmates’ parents? C

4. According to his daughter, what was most important in life? A

5. What does the construction worker do when he is free? B

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M1: Excuse me, is this where I can fill out an application for a security guard position---the one from the newspaper ad?

M2: Didn’t you see the sign on the door?

M1: Well, yes.

M2: You saw the big sign on the door that says, “SECURITY GUARD WANTED, APPLY HERE?”

M1: Um, yeah, I suppose I did.

M2: Way to go, smart guy. You found it. You should have this job, no problem. Just pick up one of the application forms, fill it out and give it to the receptionist---the woman over there with the sign on her desk that says“receptionist”.

M1: What’s your problem, friend?

M2: I’m a university graduate with five years of experience in IT. Now that the IT bubble(泡沫) has exploded（爆破，破灭）, I’m applying for a stupid, lowly security guard job, talking to an idiot who can’t figure out a simple sign.

M1: You’re in IT? And you’re here trying to find a job? I just spent a lot of money on an IT education. My friends and family told me that I was making a mistake by going into computer work.

M2: You should’ve listened to them.

M1: I can’t believe this. My life is over.

M2: Ha! Your li

fe was over before it ever really began. I can’t wait to tell my friends about this.

1. What job are the two men applying for? A

2. How did the first man find the ad for the job? B

3. Why did he go to the office? B

4. What profession was the other man previously in? C

5. What is it that really bothered the man who had recently spent so much money on an IT education? B

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

I’m sick to death of the values that society teaches children. Young people are growing up with the idea that they have to become rich and famous in order to have a meaningful life.

Many educators like myself believe that young people have the incorrect and unhealthy belief that physical work is not good enough for them. In fact, all work is honorable and should be respected. There is nothing wrong with being a trash man or a plumber, which is why I always nod and say“Hi!”to the people who perform these services, and thank them if I happen to be around when they empty my trash can.

Well, one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen was during a visit to an elementary school. The kids in a fifth grade class had written down almost the same stories:“When I grow up I want a million dollars.”Only one student wanted to be a nurse, and another wanted to be a teacher. We all know how poorly these two professions are paid nowadays.

1. What makes the speaker feel worried about the current education of children? A

2. What do we know from the passage about the profession of the speaker? B

3. What does the speaker do when he happens to meet a trash man? B

4. What did the speaker find during his visit to the elementary school? D

5. How did the speaker feel about his findings at the elementary school? C

Book I

Unit 7

Warming Up

Guns for Trouble? No way! Guns keep people safe from enemies and provide them with a way to get food. But there’s no doubt managing guns is a difficult issue. How do we keep them out of the hands of criminals? And, what about irresponsible gun use?

It takes confronting（面临，遭遇）situations with guns to know how we truly feel about them. Facing an armed robber might make us wish that guns didn’t exist. Or we might wonder why societies allow people to have them. It might also make us wish we had a gun to protect ourselves. But if everyone had a gun, gun use would be out of control. The consequences are hard to know.

Guns for Trouble? Includes stories of gun use for us to consider as we weigh this sensitive（敏感的）issue.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the

four possible choices.

1. W: So, did you buy guns for sport or for trouble?

M: Neither! I bought a couple of pistols to protect my home.

Q: Why did the man buy guns? B

2. M: What’s the problem? Keeping a gun in my home for safety isn’t a crime.

W: In this country it is against the law. You’ll have to give it to the police right away!

Q: What is the problem with the man having a gun? C

3. M: My anxiety level always goes up when I see someone late at night.

W: You wouldn’t be so worried if you carried a gun, like I do.

Q: why does the woman NOT get worried? C

4. M: My daughter was arrested for having a pistol at school.

W: I know. She told me that she brought it because she didn’t feel safe.

Q: What does the woman know? D

5. M: It’s usually males who cause problems with guns. I don’t know why.

W: Men are just more violent by nature, I think. They cause many problems.

Q: Why do males cause most problems with guns? C

6. W: I’m cautious(小心的，谨慎的) when I’m out. I pay attention and stay out of （避开，不参与）trouble.

M: If you continue to do so, you won’t have to worry about needing a gun.

Q: Why does the woman NOT need a gun according to the man? D

7. M: Did you see what the robbers looked like before they started shooting?

W: They had on nylon masks（面具，面罩）, so I couldn’t see. I was scared when they shot at me.

Q: Why could the woman NOT tell what the robbers looked like? B

8. W: I heard that you shot your gun in the house yesterday. Did you see a robber?

M: No. I fired it by mistake while polishing the handle. I should have been1 more careful.

Q: Why did the man shoot his gun in the house? D

9. M: I became an advocate（拥护者，倡议者） of tougher(严厉的，强硬的) gun laws after my son was killed.

W: I know you mean well, but I don’t think you’re doing what he’d want.

Q: What does the woman doubt? C

10. M: Will you reveal the cause of gun violence at this meeting.

W: No. gun violence is not simple enough to understand in such a short time.

Q: Why will the woman NOT tell people the cause of gun violence? D

注释：

1.1) should have done 本应该做而没有做

eg. I should have finished the task the day before yesterday.

2) shouldn’t have done本不应该做而做了

eg. I shouldn’t have been late for the lecture.

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: Before the robbery, cases of gun violence were only statistics to me, numbers that I would read in the newspaper. But now, things will never be the same.

W: What do you remember?

M: I remember everything that I would like to forget. Most of all, I remember the shots. Bang! The sound of the first bullet being fired rang in my ears. I turned and saw a victim collapse. She grabbed her chest. And then, in a moment, she was still.

W: You just stood there?

M: I was so scared; it was like I was frozen.

W: Why did they do it?

M: The robbers? They wanted money, of course. But I blame society for allowing people to have guns.

W: I don’t think I’d like it much if I was told I couldn’t have a gun. Having a gun makes me feel safer.

1. How did the man see gun violence before the robbery? C

2. What happened right after the first shot? B

3. Why did the man NOT do anything? D

4. Why does the man blame society? D

5. How does the woman feel about guns? C

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Millions of people live in fear of being a victim of gun violence, and many of them think guns should be destroyed. I understand how they feel, but I don’t share their opinion. Since I’ve owned guns my entire life, my thoughts on this issue are different.

The reality of the situation is that guns don’t kill people. People kill people. So we should think less about the problems of guns, and think more about the problems of people. We should think about joblessness and poor education, which are at the foundation of this issue. And we should act to reduce these problems by promoting better schools.

Education shows us how to rise above(克服，摆脱) violence, teaching us how to be responsible and how to support ourselves by our work. More people need to learn these important lessons, and then we can reduce gun violence in society.

1. What are millions of people afraid of? D

2. What are the real gun problems according to the speaker? C

3. What is at the foundation of gun violence according to the speaker? C

4. How can we reduce problems behind the gun violence according to the speaker?

A

5. Which important lesson do we need to learn? C

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Robber: Give me all your cash, old man.

Clerk: What is this? Ah, I’m being robbed again! Please get the gun out of my face. I’ll do what you want.

Robber: What I want right now is for you to shut up and give me all of your cash.

Clerk: OK, here it is ---all of the money from the register(现金出纳机).

Robber: That’s more like it. Now, give me your wallet.

Clerk: You want my wal

let, too?

Robber: Hey, this isn’t a joke, man. Now, give me your wallet, or I’ll shoot you in the head.

Clerk: All right. Here you go.

Robber: Good. Now, give me a bottle of Scotch from up there on the shelf---the good stuff.

Clerk: I’m sorry, young man. You can shoot me if you like. But, I can’t give you that bottle unless you’re 21.

Robber: I don’t believe this. All right, OK, here’s my driver’s license. Do you see there? I’m over 21.

Clerk: Yes, you’re over 21 all right. I also see that your name is Jamison Kelleher and you live on Main Street the police will be very interested in knowing this information. Aren’t you sorry now that you tried to rob me?

1. What did the robber see on the shelf? C

2. Why did the cashier refuse to give the Scotch to the robber? B

3. What did the robber show to the clerk for proof? D

4. What did the clerk say he would tell the police? B

5. What do you think of the robber? C

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

It was early morning in a pub and the clerk yawned nonstop (adv.不断的，不停的). Usually, nobody came in to drink at such an early hour. Suddenly, the door opened and a man walked in. He put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change. Though the clerk was unhappy, he opened the cash drawer. Suddenly, the man pulled out a gun and asked for all the cash in the register. The frightened clerk promptly gave him all the money. The man took the cash from the clerk and ran away, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. Recovered from the fright, the clerk quickly checked his loss. There had been only $15 in the cash drawer.

1. When did the story happen? A

2. How much money did the man put on the counter? C

3. What did the man do when the clerk opened the cash drawer? B

4. What was the clerk’s reaction to the robbery? D

5. What was the loss to the pub? C

Book I

Unit 8

Warming Up

Rack Your Brain（绞尽脑汁）for Creativity gives you stories about people such as inventors, philosophers and mathematicians who were finally able to break through the walls in their minds.

Who among us, after all, has not suddenly been caught by a flash of insight? Rack Your Brain for Creativity shows that imagination is even more important than knowledge. Becoming more creative means paying attention to that endless flow of ideas you produce and learning to capture and act upon “the new”that’s within you. Apply your creativity and imagination to science or the arts, and you will release（释放）your reservoir（宝库）of inventions and get yourself on the way to becoming the next Albert Einstein or Richard Wagner.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear

n short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: Rack your brain for creativity and you will solve your problem.

M: I hope you’re right. But it doesn’t seem like I’ll ever be a great painter.

Q: What is t the man having trouble with? A

2. M: What are you doing just sitting there daydreaming? You’ve got work to do!

W: Before I start anything, I like to rack my brain for creativity first.

Q: What does the woman like to do? B

3. W: It’s a miracle(奇迹，不可思议的事)! How did you finally solve the math problem?

M: The answer just came to me out of（从…中，从…身上）a dream.

Q: How did the man solve the problem? D

4. M: You’re a great inventor. How do you get your great ideas?

W: They usually come to me suddenly when I’m well rested and relaxed.

Q: When does the woman get her great ideas? D

5. W: Please, tell me how you get ideas for your novels.

M: Ideas burst into my mind while I’m walking in the park. I don’t know how.

Q: When does the man get ideas for his novels? B

6. W: I just can’t think of a good topic for my essay! I don’t know what to do!

M: Try running. Exercise always helps me clear my mind and think of ideas.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do to think of a good essay topic? A

7. W: When I turned 50, ideas just started flashing in my mind. It was mysterious.

M: I’ve heard stories like that. It’s really not unusual.

Q: What has the man heard before? B

8. W: I just came up with an idea for passing this test!

M: Quick! Write it down! Ideas are fleeting! And it may be our only hope!

Q: Why should the woman write the idea down? B

9. M: Countless great musicians and artists have created great works for the church.

W: Do you think that religion gives people the ability to open their creativity?

Q: What does the woman wonder? C

10. W: Years ago, it was easy for me to create new ideas. But now, I have none.

M: Maybe you should see a psychologist who can help you.

Q: What should the woman do according to the man? C

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: You better start working! Our boss will come any moment!

W: I’ve already seen her. And I’m doing what she told me to do.

M: She told you to sit around and to nothing.

W: No! She told me to rack my brain for creativity.

M: What?

W: To rack your brain for creativity means that you think hard for a creative answer to a problem. Before I start my work, I want to think of the best idea possible. When

en it flashes into my mind, I’ll begin.

M: Hey, that’s what I was doing last week! But when she saw me doing it, she threatened to fire me!

W: No. You weren’t thinking of ideas. You were just sleeping. There’s a big difference.

M: Oh. What problems are you trying to solve now?

W: Actually, our boss told me to think of a way to tell lazy employees that they’ll lose their jobs if they don’t work harder.

1. Why does the man tell the woman to start working? B

2. What did the boss tell the woman to do? D

3. When will the woman begin her work? A

4. What was the man doing last week? C

5. What will the woman do? A

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Do you think that creative ideas come easily, that they just flash into the mind without hard work? Hardly! Sure, creative ideas come all of a sudden. But the fact remains that those sudden thoughts most often come after a person has worked, studied, and tried several other solutions to whatever question he is trying to answer. Most often, even after he has come up with his creative idea, the person will have to test it and then think more about it. Sometimes this can take decades.

If you want to invent a creative idea of your own, you must be active! Learn as much as possible and try out(试，试验，试用) many solutions. After trying out countless other ideas, the perfect, most creative idea will certainly come to you.

1. How do creative ideas come? C

2. When do creative ideas come? B

3. Most often, what will a person do after having a creative idea? A

4. What does the speaker say is necessary for having a creative idea? A

5. When will the perfect, most creative answer occur to you? D

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Conan: Jimmy Stewart? Is that you? I can’t believe it. It’s been such a long time.

Jimmy: Hey, Conan. I’m sorry for not replying to your emails. I’ve been very busy at work.

Conan: Yeah, everyone is talking about your big promotion. I though that I’d get that job. But since I didn’t get it, I’m glad that you did. I’m sure you’ll be a terrific（非常好的，了不起的）leader.

Jimmy: Anyone can be a great leader. It just takes improving your skills and learning some important principles. If you learned them, I’m sure that management would promote you too.

Conan: I have no delusions（妄想）about it being so simple, but I’d like to learn anyway.

Jimmy: First off, you should learn

how to be strong but not rude.

Conan: Yeah, that’s a tough one for me.

Jimmy: Secondly, you should learn to be kind but not weak.

Conan: Sure, I hear this one from my wife all the time. She says that kindness is a certain type of strength and that we should all be kind, especially when we’re telling a person the truth.

Jimmy: That’s right. We should always “tell it like it is”, but in a nice way.

Conan: Say, why are you looking at your watch? Do you have something important to do?

Jimmy: Sure do. I have a meeting in five minutes. But, before I leave, let me tell you the last important points of being a great leader. You must be bold（大胆的，无畏的，敢做敢为的）but not a bully（霸道的，恃强凌弱的）. This will build your influence. And finally, you must deal in realities. Just accept life as it is.

Conan: Thanks for the advice, Jimmy. Maybe, next time management will give me the promotion I want.

1. What should people do in order to become great leaders? B

2. What is the first step to becoming a capable leader? D

3. Besides being kind, what should people always to? A

4. What should you do if you want to build up your influence? C

5. What does Jimmy want to tell Conan? A

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and

choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

All kids are born creative. But, when given the choice, many of today’s children do not invent fun. Why? Because kids are kept busy. After-school programs, sports teams, and homework keep kids from trouble and boredom(乏味，无聊). But boredom is often the first step to inventing fun. Spare time is the ground where ideas grow.

When kids do have free time, television, video games and computers give them instant（立即的，即刻的） enjoyment. Such entertainment locks kids into someone else’s ideas and keeps them away from exploring their own creations. As Joyce Myers has said, a pencil and an imagination can take you anywhere.

Schools are under great pressure to prepare kids to test well. Many teachers I talk to wonder how a child will learn to think creatively if there is little time for open-ended problems. Parents, as well, often focus on final results. We cherish the finished painting over the pages of messy sketches.

1. What is the problem with many children today? B

2. What is the ground where ideas grow? D

3. What provides children with the most enjoyment in their spare time? A

4. Why was Joyce Myers mentioned in the passage? B

5. What does the speaker think schools and parents should do? B