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1、-实用英语听力-第 34 页Unit 1:Task 1 Study Skills: How to Predict?Task 2: This Is Your Life! New words: compere n.主持人, 指挥者 subject（谈话的）对象1. Choose the best answer. (1) This Is Your Life is _. a. the most popular programme on British and American televisionb. one of the most popular programmes on British and

2、American radioc. one of the most popular programmes on British and American television(2) This Is Your Life is a _ programme. a. weeklyb. monthlyc. daily(3) The programme is recorded in _. a. studio 4b. studio 3c. studio 2(4) The programme begins at _. a. 6:45b. 7:55c. 8:00(5) The subject of tonight

3、s show will be _. a. Terry Donovanb. Jason Douglasc. Pauline(6) Camera _ will be at the studio entrance. a. fourb. threec. two2. True or False Questions. (1) The person invited to This Is Your Life does not know that he or she will be the subject of the programme. T(2) The subject can meet only frie

4、nds and relatives from his or her past at the studio. F(3) Terry Donovan is the compre only for tonights show. F(4) Jason Douglas will arrive at the studio at eight sharp. F(5) Jason will be sitting in the middle for most of the show. F(6) Usually the guests wait in Room 401 and Pauline tells them w

5、hen they should enter. T3. Identification. Match each name in Column I with a description in Column II to identify the person. Column I Column IIb (1) Jason Douglas (a) Jasons English teacherd (2) Terry Donovan (b) the subject of tonights programmef (3) Pauline (c) an actress who worked with Jason i

6、n1974g (4) Susan Fraser (d)the comprea (5) Stanley Hooper (e) a directorc (6) Maria Montrose (f) the person who waits with the guests ine (7) Charles Orson Room 401 (g) Jasons sister4. Complete the following rsum for Jason Douglas. Name: Jason Douglas Former name: Graham SmithProfession: _actor Date

7、 of birth: _July 2nd, 1947_1952: started school 1958: moved to Lane End Secondary School1966: went to the London School of Drama1969: left the London School of Drama1973: went to Hollywood1974: were in a movie with Maria MontroseTask 3: In Your Own Words New words: hypnotist 催眠士 hypnotize催眠 hypnotis

8、m 催眠术 stuffy 乏味的 soak泡, 浸透 tap水龙头1. Choose the best answer (1) When does the programme In Your Own Words start? a. 10:50.b. 10:15.c. 9:50.(2) What is the programme about? a. Patricia will tell stories about some unusual people.b. Some people are invited to tell their unusual stories.c. Anyone can be

9、 invited to talk about themselves in their own words.(3) What does Trevor Cartridge do? a. He is a dentist. b. He is a soldier. c. He is an announcer.(4) Where does he work and live? a. In Paris.b. In Rome.c. In London.(5) What is Trevors story mainly about? a. How he gave up smoking. b. How he beca

10、me interested in hypnotism.c. His experience as a soldier in the army of Julius Caesar.(6) Where did Trevor live two thousand years ago according to his story? a. In Britain.b. In France.c. In Italy.2. True or False Questions. (1) When Trevor decided to stop smoking, he gave it up at once. F(2) Trev

11、or became interested in hypnotism because a hypnotist helped him give up smoking. T(3) The hypnotist told Trevo hypnotism could also help him remember his past life and, of course, Trevor believed him immediately. F(4) After being hypnotized, Trevor could only remember the night he landed in Britain

12、 as a soldier of the Roman army. T3. Fill in the blanks with information about the journey the Roman army made according to Trevor. Number of men: 100_or more Journey from France to BritainMeans of transport: by _boat_Weather conditions: a terrible _stormy night Food: one tin of _cat food_Drink: rai

13、nwater from the tin Condition of weapons after landing: guns full of water Fighting or not: no_ (yes/no) Equipment lost or damaged: boat_ lost and all the bottles of wine broken Soldiers killed or wounded: about _10 survivors 4.Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape. (1) We were a

14、ll _shut in_, because the weather was _so bad_ and most people were _sick_, because it was very _stuffy_. There was a _terrible smell_ of petrol, I remember. (2) We thought we were going to die. In the end the boat was _pushed up onto the sands, and we all climbed out . I remember _jumping into the

15、water, and struggling to the beach. The water was up to _my shoulders_ and it was a _freezing_ night. (3) Finally another boat came and took us away_, and we joined the other soldiers. I remember going into the camp, and getting a hot meal, and clean clothes_. It was wonderful. We were _given our pa

16、y, too. Part IV DictationUnit 2: Task 1 Study Skills: How to Predict? Task 1 : Film EditingNew words: complicated复杂的 documentary记录片synch 使同步 log book记录簿 sequence次序 discard 丢弃 compromise 折衷 rough cut粗剪辑fine cut精剪辑approve 同意distribution 发行 dubbing配音 soundtrack音带 neg=negative底片1. True or False Question

17、s. (1) According to the film editor, many people think that film editing is simply sticking pieces of film together. T(2) According to the film editor, it takes an average of four to five weeks for him to edit a film. F(3) Synching up and logging are often done by the editors assistant. T (4) After

18、the fine cut is made the film editor can enjoy watching the film. F2. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of what needs to be done before a film is ready for distribution. (1) The assistant: a. Synching up which means matching sound and pictures according to the numbers stamped alon

19、g the edge of the film and the sound tape.b. Logging which means recording _the detail of the film_ and _the sound_ in a _log book_.(2) The film editor: a. Make _a first selection of the best takes _.b. Prepare a _rough cut_an initial version of the film.c. Prepare the fine cut_ the final form_ of t

20、he film.(3) Others: a. Approve the fine cut_.b. Dubbing which means _voices_, _music_, background noises and sometimes _special effects are put together.c. The neg cutters cut the original negatives on the film, so that these match _the edited film_ exactly. Task 2 A Vision of the Future New words:

21、lettuce莴苣, 生菜 soybean 大豆 cracker饼干, 爆竹 pollutant 污染物质1. Choose the best answer(1) What did the woman do last night? a. She watched TV.b. She went to a movie. c. She went to New York.(2) Who is Charlton Heston? a. The man in the dialogueb. An actor performing in Soylent Green.c. A person in the story

22、 of Soylent Green.(3) What is the film about? a. Life in New York in 2022. b. Life in New York in 2020.c. Life in New York in 2002.(4) How many people does New York have in the movie? a. Eight million.b. Fourteen million.c. Forty million.(5) Which of the following mentioned in the film is not a resu

23、lt of pollution? a. The soil produces nothing.b. New York has ninety degree weather all year long.c. People ride bicycles instead of driving cars.(6) Which of the following is made out of ocean plants? a. Soylent red.b. Soylent yellow.c. Soylent green.2. True or False Questions. (1) In the movie onl

24、y rich people can have real food. T(2) Most people eat crackers. F(3) Greenhouse effect is a result of pollution. T(4) The woman believes that the film is a true prediction of the future, though the man disagrees with her. F3. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of the problems New

25、York faces in the movie. (1) Over population: New York has 40 million_ people. (2) Housing shortage: Most people have no apartment . Thousands sleep _on the steps of buildings_. People who do have a place to live have to crawl over sleeping people to get inside_. (3) The soil is so polluted that _no

26、thing will grow_. The air is so polluted that _they never see the sun_. (4) Most people have no real food. They eat something called soylent : soylent red , soylent yellow , and soylent green . The first _2_are made out of _soybeans_. The soylent green_is made out of _ocean plants_. (5) New York has

27、 _90_degrees weather all year long. (6) Fuel shortages: There is so little electricity that people have to ride bicycles to make itTask 3: American IndiansNew words: reservation 保留地1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. (1) Christopher Columbus arrived in what he believed to be

28、India in 1492. (2) The Indians were kind to the early settlers. They were _not afraid of_ them and they wanted to _help them. (3) The reasons that the Europeans started to take the land from the Indians: a. They wanted bigger farms and _more land for themselves and their families; b. More and more _

29、immigrants came from Europe and all these people needed land_.(4) For the Indians, the land was their _mother_. Everything came from and went back to it. And it was for everybody . (5) When the white began to take their land, the Indians started fighting back . (6) By 1875the Indians had lost the fi

30、ght and had to live in reservations . (7) In Hollywood films the Indians are bad and the White Man is good and brave . 2. Choose the best answer (1) Which of the following word describes the relationship between the Indians and the early settlers? a. Friendly.b. Estranged.c. Hostile.(2) Which of the

31、 following is not mentioned in the text? a. Peanuts.b. Corn.c. Potatoes.(3) Which of the following does not describe the land the Indians were left with? a. Too cold.b. Too hot.c. Too dry.(4) Which of the following does not explain why the White Man took land from the reservations? a. It had importa

32、nt minerals in it.b. He wanted to make national parks there.c. He needed more land for new immigrants. Task 4 : New AustraliansNew words: Aborigines土著 convict 罪犯 sugarcane甘蔗 vineyard葡萄园 coal mine煤矿1.Identification. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from.

33、Column I Column II d(1) Margaret a. Greece b(2) Mario b. Italy a(3) Helena c. Spain c(4) Juan d. Scotland 2. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about the number connected with the following events. (1) The population of Australia: more than 15 million people (2) The number of Aborigines:

34、 160,000(3) Gold was discovered: in 1851_(4) People went to Australia from 1851 to 1861: nearly _700,000_3. True or False Questions. (1) Most of the settlers in Australia came from Britain until 1850. F(2) Many of the immigrants to Australia from 1851 to 1861 were from China, because China is near t

35、o Australia. T(3) The Italians dominate the sugar industry of Australia. F(4) The Greeks are the fourth largest national group in Australia, after the British, the Scottish and the Italians. F(5) The Greeks went to work in vineyards or coalmines or started cafes and bars and restaurants. T(6) Many G

36、reeks went to Australia after WWII because the conditions in Greece were bad, whereas Australia offered to pay the boat fare to Australia. T4. Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions. (1) Italians a. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were fighting fo

37、r independence and some Italians went to Australia for political_ reasons. Some others went there for gold.b. 1891: The first group of 30 Italians went to work in the sugarcane fields .c. the end of the nineteenth century: some good Italian fishermen went to western Australia._(2) Greeks a. 1830: Th

38、e first Greeks went to work in _vineyards in southeastern Australia.b. the 1860s: There were about _500_Greeks in Australia.c. 1890: There were Greek cafes and _restaurants_ all over Sydney and out in the countryside.d. after WWII: Many Greeks arrived in Australia. Task 5 Dictation: Unit 3Task 1: I

39、Dont See It That Way New words: warranty保修证书 expire期满 add insult to injury伤害之余又侮辱 make good补偿Conversation One: 1. Choose the best answer (1) The customer comes to the shop _. a. to repair his cassette playerb. to have his cassette player repairedc. to complain about his cassette player(2) The clerk

40、refuses to repair the cassette player for free because _. a. the customers warranty is expiredb. the customer dropped it off a building and ruined it himselfc. the customer bought the cassette player more than six months ago(3) The customer has kept the cassette player for _. a. 6 months exactlyb. o

41、ver 6 monthsc. less than 6 months(4) The cassette player has ruined _ of the customers favorite cassettes. a. fourb. Fivec. six(5) The cassette player is guaranteed to free repair for _. a. three monthsb. half a yearc. one year(6) The warranty ran out _ ago. a. a month b. a weekc. ten days2. Fill in

42、 the following blanks. (1) Customer: Well, but you can bend the rule a little bit. Clerk: . make an exception for you. Then well have to make an exception_ for everybody. (2) Paying for this is adding insult to injury. I mean, surely youre going to make good on this cassette player. (3) Clerk: Well,

43、 sir, Im sorry, you should have rought it in earlier. Customer: But surely you wont _hold me to ten days on this. Conversation two: 1. Choose the best answer New words: vacuum用吸尘器打扫 nag爱唠叨的人 crumb面包屑(1) When does the dialogue take place? a. A weekday afternoon.b. A weekday evening.c. A weekend eveni

44、ng.(2) What is the agreement between husband and wife? a. They two will share the housework.b. The wife should remind the husband about his housework.c. The husband should clean the living room when it looks dirty.2. True or False Questions. (1) The man hasnt vacuumed the living room or cleaned the

45、bedroom because he is tired. F (2) Though the woman is tired too, she has already done her share of the housework. T(3) The wife hopes that the husband will do the housework voluntarily, but the husbands eyes are not sensitive to dirt. T(4) The husband does not think that cleanliness is very importa

46、nt. TConversation three: Fill in the following blanks. New words: merit功绩 initiative主动性 reflation 通货膨胀Bob is a single (married/single) man. He has worked for the company for 5 years. He thinks he has been very loyal to the company and he has worked quite hard. So he asks Mr. Weaver for a raise. But his boss refuses his requirement raises here are based on merit, not on length of employment. Mr. Weaver suggests that Bob should take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job. At last Bob doesnt (does/doesnt) accept Mr. Weavers suggestion. He decides to q