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1、-视听说视听说 4 4 听力原文及答案听力原文及答案Unit 1 Leisure activitiesUnit 1 Leisure activitiesPart 1 listening onePart 1 listening oneEver wish you could do magic tricks,or introduce yourself as“magician”at a party?Imagine,everybody wants to have fun,but nothings really happening,its time foryou to show one of your n

2、ew tricks.Here,you can learn how,and without any needfor special materials or much practice.A trick with a coin,a handkerchief and a friend:A trick with a coin,a handkerchief and a friend:Put the coin on your palm.Cover the coin with the handkerchief.Ask several peopleto put their hands beneath the

3、handkerchief and feel the coin,to make sure that it isstill there.Then take the corner of the handkerchief and pull it rapidly off your hand.The coin has gone!How?You must make sure the last friend who feels the coinknows the trick and removes the coin when he seems to be just feeling it.And nobodyk

4、nows where it has gone!A trick with a piece of paper and a pencil:A trick with a piece of paper and a pencil:Tell your friend that you can communicate your thoughts without speaking to otherpeople.Write on the piece of paper the word No.Dont let your friends see what youhave written.Say,Now I will c

5、ommunicate this word into your minds.Pretend toconcentrate.Ask them if they know what is written on the paper.They will say,No!And you say,Quite correct!I wrote No on the paper!A trick with an egg and some salt:A trick with an egg and some salt:Ask your friends to stand the egg upright on the table.

6、They wont manage to do it.Say that you can speak to the chicken inside.Say,Chicken!Can you hear me?Getready to balance your egg!When you first get the egg back fromyour friends,pretend to kiss the egg at thebase.Make the base wet.Then put the base into salt which is in your other hand.Thesalt will s

7、tick to the egg.Then put the egg on the table.Twist the egg around a fewtimes as this will arrange the grains of salt.Then it will stand up.Dont forget to thankthe chicken.Questions:Questions:1.What does the magician ask people to do in the first trickWhat does the magician ask people to do in the f

8、irst trick2.What happens to the coin?What happens to the coin?3.How does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to theHow does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to theaudience in the second trick?audience in the second trick?4.What is the first step to make the

9、 egg stand upright?What is the first step to make the egg stand upright?5.What else is needed to make the egg stand upright?What else is needed to make the egg stand upright?Keys:1.BKeys:1.B2.C2.C3.C3.C4.A4.A5.D5.D-Part 1 listening twoPart 1 listening two(The following is an interview from a weekly

10、sports program.)Presenter:Good morning,listeners.Welcome to our weekly sports program aimed atall those underactive youngsters with time on their hands!Listen to whatour two guests have to say about their hobbies and how their hobbies havemade a difference to their lives.Adrienne first,then,Jonathan

11、.Adrienne:I collect very interesting jewelry.I tend to travel a lot as most of my familydo,so whenever I have a holiday,I like to go traveling.Whenever I travelsomewhere,I like to pick up something to remind me of the place that Ivisited.And,the easiest thing to do is to pick up a small piece of jew

12、elryinstead of getting a poster or a T-shirt that wont last.I like the idea ofhaving something small and also,I find whenever I wear jewelry fromsomewhere,its a good conversation piece.Usually people ask you,“Wheredid you get this?”I then have a story to tell,and its a good way to meet andtalk to pe

13、ople.Its just interesting.I have jewelry that I picked up when Itraveled to Thailand,when I traveled to Africa and when I traveled toEurope.Presenter:Wow!Sounds nice.Youll have to show your collections to us.Adrienne:Id love to.Presenter:Thank you,Adrienne.Now Jonathan.Jonathan:I prefer canoeing bec

14、ause youve always got the water there for support.Ifyoure a good swimmer,have a good sense of balance and strong arms,youll like canoeing!The main trouble is transporting your canoe to theright placesmy father takes it on the roof of the caror sometimes I put iton the roof of the clubs Land Rover.Wh

15、at it has taught me most is to beindependent.Its just you and the canoe against the wind,the weather andthe water.It gives you a lot of self-confidence and it can be really excitingas long as you dont mind getting soaked,of course!It makes you feel closeto nature somehow.Last year,when I was qualifi

16、ed,I began to run my owncanoeing center.Presenter:So you are making your hobby work for you.Jonathan:People are usually very skilled at their hobbies.The combination of interestand skills is a very compelling reason to choose a particular career.Presenter:Then,Adrienne,do you have a similar plan?Adr

17、ienne:Yes,I love making beaded jewelry.Ive decided to get some formaltraining.I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.Questions:Questions:1.Who is the target audience in the program?2.What is Adriennes hobby?3.What does Adrienne usually buy when she visits a place?4.How does Jonathan benefit fr

18、om canoeing?5.What should be the major concern in choosing a career according to Jonathan?Keys:1.AKeys:1.A2.B2.B3.D3.D4.C4.C5.B5.B-Part 1 listening threePart 1 listening threeGerry:Ive just been to see Gone with the Wind.It was fantastic.Well worth seeing.Have you ever seen it?Judy:No,but Ive read t

19、he book.I dont think I would like to see the film really.Itwould spoil the story for me.Gerry:Really?Oh,give me a film any day.Honestly,if I had to choose between thefilm of a story and the book of it,Id go for the film.Judy:Would you?Gerry:Yes.Its much more real.You can get the atmosphere better.Yo

20、u know,thephotography and location shots,period costumes,the right accents.Dont youthink so?Judy:Not really.I much prefer to use my own imagination.I can imagine how Iwant it,rather than how someone makes me see it.Anyway,I think you getmuch more insight into the characters when you read a book.Part

21、 of a personscharacter is lost on film because you never know what they are thinking.Gerry:True,but I dont know.Its much easier going to the cinema.It takes less time.I can get the whole story in two hours but it might take me a week to read thebook.Judy:I know,but its so expensive to go to the cine

22、ma nowadays.Gerry:I know,but its a social event.Its fun.You can go withyour friends.Whenyou read a book you have to do it on your own.Judy:All right.Lets agree to differ.Ill get some coffee.Keys:Keys:1.1.1.1.spoil the storyspoil the story1.2.and day1.2.and day1.3.Honestly1.3.Honestlychoose the filmc

23、hoose the film1.4.1.4.AtmosphereAtmospherephotographyphotographylocation periodlocation period1.5.1.5.insight into the charactersinsight into the characters1.6.1.6.social eventsocial event1.7.agree to differ1.7.agree to differ2.2.Films:Films:getgetthetheatmosphereatmospherebetter-photography/locatio

24、nbetter-photography/locationshots/periodshots/periodcostumes/right accentcostumes/right accenteasiereasiertake less time:two hourstake less time:two hoursan social event:fun,go with friendsan social event:fun,go with friendsBooks:take more time:one weekBooks:take more time:one weeknot a social event

25、:do it on your ownnot a social event:do it on your ownbooks:use readers own imaginationbooks:use readers own imaginationget much more insight into the charactersget much more insight into the charactersfilms:spoil the storyfilms:spoil the storyexpensiveexpensivePart 1 listening fourPart 1 listening

26、fourSally Marino gets married.After the wedding,there is a big partya wedding-reception.All the guests eat dinner.There is a band and,after dinner,everyone dances.Sallys mother and father pay for everything.At the end of the reception,Sally and hernew husband cut the wedding cake and all the guests

27、get a piece.Pete and Rose buy a new house.After moving in,they invite their friends andfamily to a partya housewarming party.Everybody comes to see the new house.They look at the bedrooms,the dining room,even the garage.Pete and Rose servedrinks,sandwiches,and snacks.The party is on a Saturday after

28、noon.It is Christmas time.Ted and Sarah Robinson want to see many of their friendsover the holiday.So they invite their friends to an open house.The hours of the partyare from 2 p.m.to 8 p.m.The guests arrive and leave whenever they want.TheRobinsons serve sandwiches,drinks,and snacks.Some guests st

29、ay for just 20 minutes,others stay for 3 hours.About fifty people come to the open house.Mr.and Mrs.Todd ask their neighbors to come to an evening party.They dontserve much food,just snacks pretzels,chips,peanuts and many types of drinks.Noone dances.Conversation is important with people asking ques

30、tions like Whats newwith you?.Keys:Keys:1.1.2 23 32.4.dinner2.4.dinnerbandbanddancesdancespiecepiece2.5.2.5.househousedrinksdrinkssnackssnacks2.6.2.6.InviteInvitearrivearrivefifty/50fifty/502.7.2.7.snackssnacksConversationConversationnew with younew with youPart 4 Listening 1Part 4 Listening 1Recept

31、ionist:Good morning.Can I help you?Cathy:Er.a friend told me that you have exercise and dance classes here.Receptionist:Thats right.Cathy:OK.Can you give me some information about days and times,please?Receptionist:Yes,there are four classes a day,every day from Monday to Saturdaywith nothing on Sun

32、day.Cathy:Yeah,can you tell me the open hours?Receptionist:The first one is an aerobics class from 8:30 to 9:30 in the morning.Thentheres another aerobics class at lunchtime from 12:30 to 1:30.Cathy:Right.Receptionist:Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30another aerobics class too.Andtheres a jazz d

33、ance class from 6:30 to 7:30.Cathy:Right.And what level are they for?I mean,would they be OK for abeginner?Receptionist:The morning aerobics8:30 to 9:30is advanced.All the others are atthe beginner to intermediate level.But let me give you a schedule.Cathy:Thanks.And how much does it cost for a clas

34、s?Receptionist:You pay a 1 entrance fee and then the classes are2.50 each and3.50 for the jazz dancing.Its there on the sheet.-Cathy:Oh,yes,I see.Receptionist:If you become a member,entrance is free and.Cathy:Oh,no,its OK.Im only in London for two weeks.Receptionist:Oh,right.Thats no good then.Cathy

35、:And I guess you have showers and everything?Receptionist:Yes,sure,and in the evenings you can use the sauna free,too.Cathy:Oh,great.So the next class is at 5:30?Well,Ill see you then.Receptionist:Fine.See you later!Questions:Questions:1.Where does the dialog most likely take place?2.How many classe

36、s are there every day except Sunday?3.At what time does the last class end?4.How much is the entrance fee?5.Which class will Cathy most probably attend?6.What can we learn about Cathy from the conversation?Keys:1.AKeys:1.A2.C2.C3.C3.C4.A4.A5.C5.C6.B6.BListening 2Listening 2Woman:Why dont we go abroa

37、d for a change?Id liketo go to France,Spain,oreven Italy.Man:Mm.Im not all that keen on traveling really.Id rather stay at home.Woman:Oh,come on,Steve.Think of the sun!Man:Yes,but think of the cost!Going abroad is very expensive.Woman:Oh,it isnt,Steve.Not these days.Man:Of course it is,Juliet.The be

38、st thing about having a holiday here in Britainis that its cheaper.And another thing,traveling in Britain would be easier.No boats,planes or anything.Woman:Even so,weve been to most of the interesting places in Britain already.Whats the point in seeing them again?Anyway,we can travel round Britainwh

39、enever we like.Theres no point in wasting our summer holiday here.Man:Mm,I suppose youre right.Nevertheless,what I cant stand is all the botherwith foreign currency,changing money and all that when we go abroad.Ihate all that.And its so confusing.Woman:Oh,dont be silly,Steve.Man:And whats more,I can

40、t speak any of the languages you know that.Its allright for you.You can speak some foreign languages.Woman:Exactly.You see,what Id really like to do is practice my French andSpanish.It would help me a lot at work.Man:Mm,but thats no use to me.Woman:But just think of the new places wed see,the people

41、 wed meet!Man:But look,if we stayed here,we wouldnt have to plan very much.Woman:Im sorry,Steve.No.I dont fancy another cold English summer.Questions:-1.Where does the man want to spend the summer holiday?2.According to Steve,what is considered important in planning vacation?3.What does Steve find c

42、onfusing about traveling abroad?4.What will help Juliet in her work?5.What does Juliet think of summer in Britain?Keys:Keys:1.1.C C2.2.B B3.D3.D4.C4.C5.B5.BListening 3Listening 3The game of football may have started in Roman times.It seems that the Romansplayed a game very much like our modern rugby

43、 but with a round ball.English villagers played football in the 16th century and they often had almost ahundred players on each side.It was a very common game,which was very rough andeven dangerous until the early part of the 19th century.In the 18th century aFrenchman who had watched a rough game o

44、f football in a village wrote,I could notbelieve that those men were playing a game.If this is what Englishmen call playing,Iwould not like to see them fighting!From the mid-19th century,it was played in schools in England and soon spreadall over Britain and Europe.Until in 1850,it was not possible

45、to have footballmatches between one school and another,because each school had different rules!Soset rules had to be made.They were not improved though until,in 1863,when thosewho preferred to play with hands as well as feet formed the Rugby Union while theothers started the Football Association(F.A

46、.).It was only in 1863 that the first set ofrules for all football clubs was agreed upon.Nearly 150 years later,football has become by far the most popular sport in theentire world.Would that 18th century Frenchman have believed it possible?Questions:1.According to the passage,when may the game of f

47、ootball have first started?2.How many team members were often involved in the game when the Englishbegan to play the game?3.What did the speaker say about the earliest football game in England?4.Why was it NOT possible to have football matches between two schools until1850?5.What happened to footbal

48、l in 1863?Keys:Keys:1.1.D D2.D2.D3.A3.A4.C4.C5.C5.CListening 4Listening 4In one town,there were three longtime friends,Pat,Mike and Bob.Pat and Bobwere quite bright,but Mike was rather dull.One day as Pat and Mike were walking down the sidewalk together,Pat put hishand on a solid brick wall and said

49、,Mike,hit my hand as hard asyou can.Mike-struck a hard blow,but Pat pulled his hand away from the wall just before Mikes fisthit it.Of course,it hurt Mikes hand very muchwhen he hit the wall,butPat said,That was a good joke on you,wasnt it?Mike agreed,but was not too happy.The following day Mike and

50、 Bob were walking in the town square.Mike decidedto play the joke on Bob.He looked around,and seeing no solid object,he placed hishand over his face and said,Bob,hit my hand as hard as you can.Bob agreed,andas he struck a hard blow withhis fist,Mike quickly pulled his hand away and wasknocked to the