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1、UNIT ONE THE TEMPTATION OF A RESPECTABLE WOMANUNDERSTANDING SHORT CONVERSATIONS1.M：Whats your family like,Emma?W：Well,my parents are separated,but my father lives near us.My mother is a middle agedwoman.She works as a chemical engineer for a drug company.Q：How do Emmas parents get along?2.W：I have t

2、o go downtown tomorrow morning to have my spring dresses fitted.M：Dont you have other clothes to wear?W：No.none of them fit,and I can t even button up my dresses.I think I need some newclothes.M：Maybe you should first think about doing more exercises and losing weight and then worryabout your new cl

3、othes.Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?3.M：Robert talks a great deal about moving from his present home in New York to a plantation inthe South.W：But that is the same thing he has been saying since he moved there six years ago.Q：What can we learn from the conversation?4.W：How long has your f

4、riend been at your home?M：About 10 days.W：Did he have a good time?M：Yeah.It seemed as if he just got here when it was time for him to say goodbye.W：It is certainly a pleasure to see him again and renew old memories.M：Well,we talked about college days when we had been best friends,and when we used to

5、have SO many ambitions.Q：What can be learned about the man and his friend?5.W：What happened to you?You look really happy.M：My wife voluntarily proposed to invite my best friend to our family party.W：Didn t your wife like your friend?M：No,at first she found him a terrible nuisance,but she has finally

6、 overcome her dislike forhim.Q：What does the man mean?6.M：So you have finally decided to end your teaching career,Lucy?W：Yes.It has been driving me crazy.My health doesnJ t permit me to cope with such a heavyworkload at the moment.Thats why I decided to go to Australia to take a rest.M：Oh.I see.So t

7、hats why you ve been so quiet recently.Your periods of silence were notyour basic nature,but the result of moods.You really need a change.Q：What can we know about the woman?7.M：I heard just last week that Vicky had got married.W：Vicky married?I cant believe it!Remember how she always said that marri

8、age wasn t herchoice?M：But I also heard that Vicky left her husband,just two days after their marriage.W：What?M：When her husband arose in the morning,Vicky had already gone,without even sayingfarewell.A porter had carried her trunk to the station and she had taken all early morning train toanother c

9、ity.Q：What can we learn about Vicky from the conversation?8.W：Do you know who that man is?M：Which one?W：The one in casual clothes M：Oh,that?s David Smith.Hes the one who just moved into the apartment.W：Oh,really?He looks kind of interesting.Q：What does the woman think of David Smith?9.W：Do you know

10、anything about Henry?M：That name sounds familiar,but I m not sure.W：Hes from New Zealand.He works for IBM.M：Have you spoken to him?Whats he like?W：He seems to be a very nice man.Hes very friendly and hes got a good sense of humor.They say hes a man of wit.0：what can be learned about Henry?10.M：Did y

11、ou hear that Mr.and Mrs.Brown went to Singapore for a vacation last month?W：Yeah.Did they enjoy themselves?M：Its hard to say.When they got there.they couldn t get a room in a good hotel.W：Thats too bad.But they really should have made a reservation for a room earlier.Q：What can be drawn from the con

12、versation?11.M：You know Martin?Although we ve been in the same office for many years.I ve neverbeen able to figure him out.silence in which he has unconsciously covered himself,but.Q:What does the man mean?12.W:Have you made your peace with your wife yet?M:Tve certainly tried,but she refused to talk

13、 to me last night.And when I arose this morning,she had already left for her aunts.W:When will she return?M:Havent the slightest idea.Q:What happened between the man and his wife?13.M:What is it like to live here?W:Its temble.It used to be quieter when I went to school here.I still remember that I o

14、ftensat alone on the bench that stood beneath an oak tree at the edge of the trail.M:And nothing disturbed you?W:Yeah.Being alone there,my thoughts quickly flew this way and that.Q:What does the woman imply?14.W:When my husbands friend Bob visited us,I just left them alone for the most part.M:Why?W:

15、Because he was so different from other people and I couldnt understand him.M:Did he notice your absence?W:No,he didnt.Sometimes 1 imposed my company upon him,accompanying him in hisidle walks to the mill.M:Did he want you to accompany him?W:No,that was the last thing he would desire.Q:What does the

16、woman mean?15.W:Peter is a quiet boy.He seldom says a thing.M:Well,let me tell you.His brother Tom is just the opposite.Q:What kind of a person is Tom?16.M:Do you often see our fellow students?W:I did for a while until I left university,but after that not really.M:Yeah,Fve lost touch with most peopl

17、e as well,but I still see Peggy occasionally.W:Oh,yeah.Hows she getting on?M:Ok,I suppose,but she*s had a rough time in the last few years.She got divorced.Q:Whom do the man and woman talk about?17.M:Did you hear about Mrs.Baroda?W:Yes,I did.She was aupright and respectable woman.She was also very s

18、ensible.It*s apity that the world has lost a great modern dancer.Q:What happened to Mrs.Baroda?18.W:When is your friend going?M:Not for a week yet,dear.I dont understand why you ask my friend to leave our house.Actually he gives you no trouble.W:No.I should like him better if he did;if he were more

19、like the others,I could plansomewhat for his comfort and enjoyment.M:He just came here to take a rest,so please don*t make a fuss over him.W:Fuss!Nonsense!How can you say such a thing?Q:What can be concluded from the conversation?19.M:Oh,its you,Mrs.Johnson.Come in and sit down.Now,what was it?Oh,ye

20、s,your leg.Has there been any improvement since last week?W:Well,no.Im afraid not,doctor.Itrs still the same.M:Id better have another look at it.Hmm!Still very swollen.Have you been resting it,as Itold you to?W:It*s so difficult to rest it;doctor,you know,with a house to run,and six children and.Q:W

21、hat made it difficult for the woman to follow the mans advice?20.M:You are very nice to me and Fve had a delightful time.I really appreciate your inviting mehere and spending so much time showing me around.W:Oh,it was fun for me,too.It gave me a chance to get away from routine and dosomething a litt

22、le bit different.Q:What have the speakers been doing together?Key:1.(A)2.(C)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(D)10.(A)H.(C)12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)16.(C)17.(D)18.(B)19.(C)20.(D)UNDERSTANDING LONG CONVERSATIONS(Emma,Bill and Tim are talking about friendship.)Emma:How important are friends to you.Bill?

23、Bill:Ive never had a lot of friends.Eve never regarded them as particularly important.Perhapsthats because I come from a big family-two brothers and three sisters,and lots of cousins.Thatswhats really important to me.My family.The different members of my family.If you really needhelp,you get it from

24、 your family,dont you?Well,at least thats what Fve always found.Whatabout you,Emma?Emma:To me friendship.,having friends.,people I know I can really count on.to me thats themost important thing in life.Its more important even than love.If you love someone,you canalways fall out of love again,and tha

25、t can lead to a lot of hurt feelings,bitterness,and so on.But agood friend is a friend for life.Bill:And what exactly do you mean by a friend?Emma:Well,Ive already said,someone you know you can count on.I suppose what I really meanis.Mm.lets see,how am I going to put this.,its someone who will help

26、you if you need help,wholl listen to you when you talk about your problems.,someone you can trust.What do youmean by a friend,Tim?Tim:Someone who likes the same things as you do,whom you can argue with and not lose yourtemper,even if you dont always agree with him.I mean someone you dont have to tal

27、k to all thetime but can be silent with,perhaps.Thats important,too.You can just sit together and not sayvery much sometimes.Just relax.I don*t like people who talk all the time.Q uestions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard:1.What does Bill think of friends?2.Whom does Bill usu

28、ally turn to when he runs into difficulties?3.What does friendship mean to Emma?4.According to Emma,what may love lead to?5.What kind of people does Tim like to make friends with?Conversation 2W:You know,it doesnt look like youve cleaned the living room.M:No,I havent.Ugh.I had the worst day.I am so

29、tired.Look,I promise Fil do it this weekend.W:Listen,I know the feeling.Im tired,too.But I came home and I did my share of thehousework.I mean,thats the agreement,right?M:All right.We agreed.F1I do it in a minute.W:Come on.Dont be that way.You know,I shouldnt have to ask you to do anything.I mean,we

30、both work,we both live in the house,we agreed that housework is.is both of our responsibility.Idont like to have to keep reminding you about it.M:Whafs the matter with you today?You are displeased.W:Its us.M:What do you mean by us?W:Well,we used to talk to each other before we were married.Remember?

31、M:What do you mean?Were talking now,arent we?W:Oh,yes,but we used to do so much together.M:We still go to the cinema together,dont we?W:Yes,but we used to go out for walks together.Remember?M:Of course,I do.W:And we used to do silly things,like running barefoot through the park.M:Yes.I used to catch

32、 terrible colds.Honestly,you are being totally ridiculous.W:But we never argued.You used to think I was wonderful.Once.(sound of the door opening)Where are you going?M:Back to live with my parents.Thats something else we never used to do before we weremarried.Remember?Q uestions 6 to 10 are based on

33、 the conversation you have just heard.6.Where does the conversation most probably take place?7.What is the agreement between the man and the woman?8.What are they doing now?9.How does the man react to the womans complaints?10.What will the man do?Key:Conversation 1:1.(C)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(D)Conversat

34、ion 2:6.(C)7.(A)8.(A)9.(B)10.(D)UNDERSTANDING PASSAGESListening Task 1 Passage 1Peter and Rhoda were going steady for two years.Everyone thought they were going to getmarried.One evening while they were eating in a restaurant,Peter said to Rhoda:“You know,Rhoda,youie the only girl I really know well

35、.We are both very young,and Ithink we must try to make new friends and have new experiences.If we still love each other afterall that,then we can get married.*Thats true,isnt it?But I dont want to stop our relationship,do you?We can see each other,cant we?No,Rhoda,not for a while.”I guess youre righ

36、t,but Im going to miss you very much.1Tm going to miss you,too,Rhoda.The months passed.Rhoda and Peter were very lonely.Rhoda finally decided to try acomputer dating service.She filled out an application which stated what she liked in a person.Soon the phone rang.It was Andre Legros who received her

37、 name from the computer service.They arranged to meet that evening for coffee.While she was waiting for Andre,Peter came in.She asked him:What are you doing here?“Well,I have a blind date for tonight with a girl named April May.Its a computer match.What are you doing here?”Tm waiting for my blind da

38、te.His name is Andre Legros/After a few minutes of awkward silence,Rhoda began to laugh.She said:Tm April May.1Peter looked surprised.After a moment,he said:And Im Andre Legros.This was no mismatch,was it?It was meant to be.Q uestions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard:1.How many ye

39、ars were Peter and Rhoda going steady?2.What did they decide to do one evening?3.Why did Rhoda try a computer dating service?4.How did Peter and Rhoda feel when they first knew the truth?5.What can be inferred from the passage?Passage2Georges mother was worried about him.One evening,when her husband

40、 came home,she spoketo him about it.Look,dear,u she said,you must talk to George.He left school three months ago,but hestill hasnt got a job,and he isnt trying to find one.All he does is smoke,eat and play records.*Georges father sighed.It had been a very tiring day at the office.All right,H he said

41、,TH talk to him.*George,said Georges mother,knocking at Georges door,your father wants to speak toyou.“Oh!”Come into the sitting room,dear.,Hello,old man,u said George,when George and his mother joined him in the sitting room.Your fathers very worried about you,said Georges mother.It*s time you foun

42、d a job.1Yes,replied George without enthusiasm.Georges mother looked at her husband.Any ideas?he asked hopefully.Not really,n said George.What about a job in a bank?suggested Georges mother,or an insurance company,perhaps?I dont want an office job,said George.Georges father nodded sympathetically.“W

43、ell,what do you want to do?asked Georges mother.Id like to travel,said George.“Do you want a job with a travel firm then?The trouble is,u said George,nI dont really want a job at the moment.Id just like to traveland see a bit of the world/*Georges mother raised her eyes to the ceiling.UI give up,she

44、 said.Q uestions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard:6.What did Georges mother ask his father to do?7.How did George*s father feel after a days work?8.When did George leave school?9.What did George want to do after graduation?10.What can be concluded from the passage?Passage?If you

45、listen to American music,watch American television or magazines,you will probablyagree that the most popular subject of these forms of entertainment is love.Romantic love alwaysfinds an audience in the United States.Falling in love,solving the problems of love,and achievingthe happy ending-the big w

46、edding are subjects of interest to the adult as well as the teenagepublic.Millions of Americans celebrate Valentines Day with special cards and gifts that announcetheir love to their mates,their friends,their coworkers,and their families.Popular songs tell usthat”all the world loves a lover.A popula

47、r saying is Love conquers all.Numerous columns inmagazines and newspapers offer advice to the lovelorn,those with difficulties of the heart.Tomost Americans,romantic love is central to a happy life.Not only do Americans believe in romantic love but they also believe that it is the best basisfor marr

48、iage.Despite the high divorce rate in the United States,young men and women continueto marry on the basis of romantic love.Americans consider marriage a private arrangementbetween the two people involved.Young Americans feel free to choose their own marriagepartners from any social,economic,or relig

49、ious background.The man or woman may have strongties with parents,brothers,or sisters,but when he or she falls in love,the strongest feelings aresupposed to be for the loved one.When an American couple marries,they generally plan to liveapart from both sets of parents and build their own independent

50、 family structure.Q uestions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard:11.What is the most popular subject of all forms of entertainment?12.Who is interested in the subject of love?13.What do most Americans think of romantic love?14.What factors do young Americans consider when choosing