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1、UintlII. Basic Listening Practice1. M: Tm beside myself with joy. Im so lucky. Guess what? Ive won a lit of money in the lottery. W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right?Q: What does the woman mean?2. W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car.M: He shouldnt have dr

2、iven a car without a drivers license. Hes still taking driving lesson.Q: What do we know about Marys son?3. M: Susan, I hear youre going to marry that guy. Some people think youll regret it.W: Is that so? Only time tell.Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to l

3、earn of your mothers passing. I know how close you two were?W: Thank you. It was so sudden. IM still in a state of shock I dont know what to do.Q: Which of following is true?5. W: I get furious at work when my opinions arent considered just because Im a woman.M: You should air your view more emphati

4、cally and demand that your vice be heard.Q: What is the woman complaining about?Keys: l.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary: Dam! Youre spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined.John: Im terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Heres some water to wash it

5、off.Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! Im a mess.John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please dont blow up. Dont lose your cool.Mary: Hmm, youve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldnt fly off the handle? This dress cost a fortune.John: You look really cute when y

6、oure mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage.Mary: This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now its ruined. Look at this stain!John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mary: Sure! You want me to take it o

7、ff right here in public and give it to you? I dont even know you!John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. Im John Owen.Mary: Mmm, at least youre polite. I guess I really shouldnt have flared up. After all, it was an accident. Im Mary Harvey.John: Come on. Ill take you home. You can

8、change your clothes, and Ill get the dress cleaned foryou.Mary: Now youre talking. Thanks. Youre a real gentleman.John: Youd better believe it. Im glad to see that youve cooled down. Feel look a bite to eat afterward? Im starving.Mary: Ok. Youre pretty good. Im not nearly as mad. If you can get this

9、 stain out, Ill be very happy. John: Ill try my best. But if I cant get the stain out, please dont let your happiness turn to wrath. I. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2. Why does the woman get angry?3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4. W

10、hy does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5. What is the mans final proposal?Keys: ID 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2: Big John is coming!A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (SI) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the plac

11、e. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! Hes the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw whos ever lived!A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is

12、 coming! Run for your (S7) lives!When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) Al hes picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. Hes muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar.He steps up

13、to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, want a beer NOW!He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp. As the terri

14、fied bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer? the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it, I dont have time! the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Dont you hear Big John is coming?Task3: A View of HappinessDr. Smith has proposed a re

15、asonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling. To illustrate this, we may

16、 study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is re

17、sistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetitio

18、n or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experiencehappiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, follo

19、wed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment

20、of long-term goals. Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.1. Why does the speaker mention “magnets”?2. According to the passage, what may animals do after they have got food?3. Which of the fo

21、llowing is true according to the speaker?4. What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5. Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?Keys: 1D2.C3. B4.D5.AUint2II. Basic Listening Practice1. W: Did you hear? Helen got modeling jib! Shes going to be sas

22、haying down the catwalk.M: Wow, thats great! All that walking practice really paid off. And foe once she wont be complaining about being so tall.Q: Why did Helen get modeling job?2. M: Julia, come and see the Miss America contest on TV. All those beautiful girls are walking around in bathing suits,

23、so the judges can decide who has the best figure.W: Bah! Thats the worst kind of exploitation. They are treating women like toys for people to enjoy. I would never take part in this kind of contest.Q: What do the man and the woman think about the beautify contest?3. W: What shall I do? Im fat. I wan

24、t to be slim and beauty, but Im fat. Ive tried all the new ideas, high carb and low carb, but nothing works.M: Those diets are just fads, popular for a while and then forgotten. Just follow the usual diet with fruits, vegetables, fish, water, and get plenty of exercise. Before long youll see results

25、.Q: What has the woman tried?4. Wl: I think Lily is really attractive. Shes half Spanish and has this really sultry look about her. W2: That explains why she tans so well. Ive always been jealous of her skin color in the summer. Q: Which of following is true of Lily?5. M: Trust me, it was tight ther

26、e on the Internet: Plastic Surgery Increasing at a Faster Rate Among Men. Apparently more and more men are trying to improve their appearance.W: I saw it too on the news. Face-lifts, nose jobs, and box to hide wrinkle are now very popular with men. Men say its for business reasons, but we know its v

27、anity.Q: What does the woman think the real reason is that men have plastic surgery?Keys: 1.B2.A3. C4D5BIII. Listening InTask 1: A Friendly StylistStylist: Morning, sir. This chair, please. What can I do for you?Nick: A simple haircut: short on the back and sides.Stylist: Very good. I can, of course

28、, do something fashionable for only $60.Nick: 60 dollars! Thats highway robberytwice what I ordinarily pay.Stylist: Perhaps, sir. But your haircuts havent been in harmony with your character. Your hair is at war with your soul.Nick: Ive never heard of such a thing.Stylist: If I may say, Im an expert

29、 at matching hairstyle to personalities. Believe me; youre suffering a disjunction.Nick: A disjunction? What the devil is a disjunction?Stylist: Your hair does not match you.Nick: This is utter nonsense. However, Id like to hear how youd solve this so-called problem.Stylist: Your character is artist

30、ic, imaginative. But your hair is dull. I can correct that imbalance in seconds.Nick: Okay, let me see what can you do about the. .uh.disjunction, as you call it.Stylist: Were going to use scissors to create peaks, which well keep in place with a liberal helping of gel.This tuft in the back well bra

31、id into a pigtail. Now, its the new you!Nick: I love it. Its just like me: imaginative and artistic. Now what are you doing? Whats wrong?Dont you see harmony in my new hairstyle?Stylist: Somethings preventing your hairstyle from being a true fashionable statement.Nick: For heavens sake, tell me what

32、s missing.Stylist: Streaks. By putting in a few yellow streaks in your hair, it will become a work of art. Streaking will cost you more, but.Nick: Do it. Forget the cost. But, by the way, what is the total getting to be? How much am I paying to avoid disjunction?Stylist: Thats.$135. Sir? Sir, are yo

33、u all right? Oh, he fainted.6. When the stylist mentions $60, what does the customer say?7. What does the stylist think about the customers hairstyle?8. What will the stylist do with the customers hair?9. What will streaking do to the mans hair according to the stylist?10. What is the passage mainly

34、 about?Keys: 1C.A3.D4.B5.AFor Reference:1. It means there is no match between you and your hair.2. Thats. .$135. Sir? Sir, are you all right? Oh, he fainted.Task 2: The Voice LiftAfter the face-lift, the forehead tightened, and the (SI) nose job, something still might be revealing your age: your (S2

35、) voice.For patients who think their trembly, hoarse words dont (S3) match their newly face and figure, theres a procedure that claims to make them (S4) sound younger too: the voice lift.There are two general kinds of voice lifts. In some cases, implants (S5) inserted through an incision in the (S6)

36、 neck bring the vocal cords closer together. Doctors also use injections of (S7) fat or other substances to plump up the cords, so that the voice sounds younger.(58) The voice lift is becoming more widely known among an aging population, who try to make themselves sound younger.“I speak in a great d

37、eal, or I was shouting, on a particular day, at the end of the day, I would feel exhausted, said Robert Brown, 75, (S9) a rnlired construction engineer who underwenl ihe voice lift several years ago, I dont know if I sound younger, but the hoarseness is gone, which is such a great improvement.(S1 0)

38、 Voice lift can also benefit people like performers, lawyers, teachers, and telephone operators who need to have a strong voice and hope to shave years off the sound of their voice.Task3: A View of HappinessMen are turning to plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures to brighten up their appearances a

39、t a faster rate than women, according to a survey released on Wednesday.Mens use of fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped 47 percent last year from the previous year. Womens use of the injections fell 36 percent, according to a survey by the American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstruct

40、ive Surgeons.Mens use of botox injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent, while womens botox use fell 8 percent.And for smoothing skin, the use of laser resurfacing among men rose 13percent, the survey showed. Meanwhile, womens use of laser resurfacing dropped 38 percent during the same ti

41、me period.The number of men getting nose jobs rose 47 percent, while the number of women doing so rose 5 percent.Typically, men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasons were age 40 to 59.The study said 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women tell their doctor that looking younger i

42、s the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.By about 18 percent, men are more likely than women to say they want facial cosmetic surgery for work-related reasons.The study was conducted by written questionnaires from January 20 to March 3 among more than 2,600 members of the association, who foc

43、us on treatment of the face, head, and neck.By comparison, in the previous year, womens use of botox rose 60 percent while mens fell 14 percent; womens use of laser resurfacing rose 13 percent while mens fell 19 percent; womens use of fat injections fell 17 percent and mens fell 54 percent.6. What i

44、s true of men and womens use of fat injections?7. While of the following is true of nose jobs?8. How much greater is the percentage of women choosing cosmetic surgery to look younger than the percentage of men?9. What is true of men and women using botox in the previous year?10. Which of the followi

45、ng would be the best title for the passage?Keys: IC 2.C3. B 4.B 5.DUint3IL Basic Listening Practice1. W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil.M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I dont think there were any casualties.Q: What is the result of the earthquak

46、e of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man?2. W: Id a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. Its the rainy season there, and there may be landsides.M: Suzie can take care of herself; she wont go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better.

47、Q: What is Suzie doing?3. M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already?W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we wont get another chance to go this year.Q: What is the woman doing?4. M: Our flight

48、 to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos.W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I dont think anyone was hurt though.Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon?5. W: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating!M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet its so destructive. And I couldnt believe how far the ash can travel. Im glad w