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1、一、视听说教程Unit 1 Life is a learning curve1、Long conversationM:Miranda,lets speak about your performance in class.Youre not participating;youre careless with your assignments and often hand them in late.You dontwant to be here,do you?W:Im sorry Dr.Smith.Its just.Fve got lots of things to do.Pm studying

2、Webdesign and Im a first-class player on our golf team.Itfs hard to see why I need totake a Spanish language class!M:Well,Im sorry you feel that way,but learning another language can improve yourperformance in all of your efforts.And it can be very useful sometimes,forinstance,when you visit your fa

3、ther in Mexico.W:Gosh!What do you mean,professor?Just because my father does business inMexico Im supposed to learn Spanish 一 on top of everything else I have tolearn?Ifs just too much!And if I dont spend enough time on the golf course,Iwont remain a first-class player on the golf team.I still don*t

4、 see why I shouldlearn a language thats so hard for me.There are no verb tenses on the golfcourse or in Web design!M:Listen Miranda,I*ve known your father since we were students at university 20years ago-and have known you since you were a little girl.Of course,thereare no verb tenses in golf or Web

5、 design.But I am giving you good advice.Please listen.W:Yes,of course,youre like my favorite uncle.M:Your brain isnt like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full.Instead,ifs like a muscle.Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways,making it stronger.It will strengthen your

6、critical thinking skills and creativity.W:Really?!Then I guess I can give it a try.Question：1、How is the woman doing in the mans class?2、What does the woman think of learning Spanish?3、What do we know from this conversation about the man?4、What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the m

7、an?2、passage 2Have you ever heard of homeschooling?It is a legal choice for parents in mostcountries to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative topublic or private schools outside the home.Parents cite numerous reasons forhomeschooling their children.The three reasons th

8、at are selected by the majority ofparents in the United States are the concern about the traditional school environment,the lack of religious or moral instruction,and the dissatisfaction with the academicinstruction at public and private schools.Homeschooling may also be a factor in thechoice of par

9、enting style.Homeschooling can be a choice for families living inisolated countryside or living briefly abroad.Also many young athletes and actorsare taught at home.Homeschoolers often take advantage of educational opportunities at museums,libraries,community centers,athletic clubs,after-school prog

10、rams,churches,parks,and other community resources.Secondary school level students may take classes atcommunity colleges,which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschoolco-ops.These groups typically meet once a week and provide

11、a classroomenvironment.These are family-centered support groups whose members seek to pooltheir talents and resources in a collective efTort to broaden the scope of theirchildrens education.They provide a classroom environment where students can dohands-on and group learning such as performing,scien

12、ce experiments,art projects,foreign language study,spelling contests,discussions,etc.Parents whose childrentake the classes serve as volunteers to keep costs low and make the program asuccess.Unit 3 Time Out1、Long conversationW:Hello?M:Hi Amy,its Ryan.Pm calling because I want to invite you and your

13、 sister Ashleyto a dinner party this Saturday.My roommate Erick and I are hosting a 1960stheme party with a few other friends.W:A theme party?Is that like a dress-up party?M:Sort of.Youre certainly encouraged to dress in 1960s fashions!Short skirts,bright colors,and bell-bottom jeans!Or go to the be

14、ginning of the 1960s andcome as one of your favorite actresses.But its not just cool clothes;well havefood,games,and entertainment inspired by the 1960s.In fact,well start ourmeal with alien noodles in honor of all those space and alien TV shows.W:Wait!Wait!What are alien noodles？Why not have regula

15、r noodles in honor ofthe movie The Godfather?M:No way!The Godfather is from the 1970s.Anyway,alien noodles are bright greennoodles with purple sauce!W:What?!Thafs crazy!M:Yeah!Anyway,therell be lots of other things.I dont want to spoil the surprises.But just for you,well end with light desserts and

16、coffee from one of yourfavorite 1960s movies.W:I can*t wait!Ooooooh,I have an idea.We can have a special bar and make fancymixed drinks.Theyre always drinking in old TV shows!M:Perfect!And start reviewing 1960s music!Were having a dance contest and asinging contest.W:This sounds like a lot of fun.Ca

17、n I invite my roommate?She loves all of theclassic movies from that time!M:Of course the more,the merrier!Anyway,it starts at 7:00 p.m.myapartment.Questions：1、What do we know about those people who are invited to the party?2、What is particular about alien noodles?3、Why won*t they have regular noodle

18、s at the party?4、What other arrangements do they have for the party?2、passage 2Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up,down or acrossnatural rock formations or artificial rock walls.The goal of rock climbing is to reachthe top of a formation or the endpoint of a predefined route

19、without falling.Rockclimbing competitions have cbjectives of completing the route in the quickestpossible time or reaching the farthest point along an ever increasingly harder route.While not an Olympic event,rock climbing is recoeninod by the InternationalOlympic Committee as a sport.Rock climbing

20、has been separated into several different styles andsubdisciplines.At its most basic,rock climbing involvci climbing a route with onesown hands and feet and little more than a cushioned bouldering pad for protection.This style of climbing is referred to as bouldering,since the relevant routes areusu

21、ally found on boulders no more than 10 to 15 feet tall.As routes get higher off theground,the increased risk of life-threateninz injuries makes additional safetymeasures necessary.Climbers will usually work in pairs and use a system of ropesand anchors designed to catch fallers.Rock climbing is a ph

22、ysically and mentally demanding sport that tests aclimbers strength,endurance,and balance along with their mental control.It can bea dangerous sport and climbers are auttint themselves at risk when they go climbing.However,the risk can be reduced by having the knowledge of proper climbingtechniques

23、and using specialized climbing equipment.Unit 5 Urban pulse1、Long conversationM:Hi Emily!Something troubling you?W:Not sleeping well.My husbands got a new job in Santa Fe,New Mexico!Im agirl born and raised in big cities.Fm a little worried.M:What about?W:Well,my hometown has about 4.5 million peopl

24、e!You know how many peoplelive in Santa Fe?M:Not exactly,but,listen!W:Well,I looked up the population and its like 70,000!Tiny!It really is a great jobfbr John 一 my husband,but in a small town!Im sure there will be no goodrestaurants,or nice places to walk,no nightlife.M:Whoa!Wait a minute Emily!Did

25、 you do anything besides looking at thepopulation of Santa Fe?W:Uh,no.M:Youre jumping to conclusions and theyre all wrong!Im from Santa Fe!It doeshave a small population 一but ifs an amazing place!The history and architectureis unique.The city center was built in the 1600s by the Spanish.Its full ofb

26、eautiful shops,restaurants,coffee shops,and art galleries.It has amazingnightlife full of wonderful people.Thafs why famous writers and movie starslove Santa Fe,too!W:Wow,sounds great.What about outdoor life?M:Its wonderful!The colors of the sky and mountains are so beautiful that artistscome from a

27、round the world to paint!And the sky at night is so full of stars thatyou feel like you can reach out and touch them.Its a magical place,Emily.Soonyoull realize how lucky you are.Youll have a long line of family and friendswaiting to come and visit you in Santa Fe!Question：1、What is Emily going to d

28、o?2、What did Emily think life in Santa Fe would be like?3、What is unique in Santa Fe according to the man?4、What attracts artists around the world to Santa Fe?2、passage 2Around the world smart cities are being built while those we have lived in forcenturies are being upgraded for the future.A smart

29、city may mean one that uses dataon traffic to ease congestion or one that aims to join ap services to provide betterinformation for citizens.For many it is about making cities greener and more efficient.It is partly a reaction to overcrowding and pollution and partly because in anever-connected worl

30、d it makes ineceasine scnie to hook entire cities up to thenetwork.Masdar is a city that stands in the middle of the desert of Abu Dhabi in theUnited Arab Emirates.It is designed to be one of the most sustainable cities on theplanet.With a solar power station at its heart and wind farms providing en

31、ergy fbr it,it aims to be carbon free.Everything in the city,from water to rubbish,is measuredand monitored,becoming a source of information.The city is built on a raisedplatform to allow its digital plumbers“easy access to the system of advancedtechnologies that run it.It is pedestrian-friendly and

32、 entirely car free.The city isexperimenting with a network of electric driverless podcars.The PRT personalrapid transit will run six meters under street level across the city.The buildings inthe city have been designed by Norman Fosters architecture firm,which designed anumber of eye-catching buildi

33、ngs including The City Hall in London.It is hoped that 40,000 people will eventually live in the city,with up to 50,000commuting there each day.Unit 7 Time of technology：A blessing or a curse?1、Long conversationM:Oh!Another call from my grandmother!W:Whats wrong?I love talking to my grandmother!Shes

34、 an artist and tells reallyfunny stories!M:Oh,I love talking to my grandmother,too,usually!She just moved from NewYork City down here to Washington D.C.And Fm happy to have her here inWashington D.C.I love my grandmother!Shes a wonderful person.My problemis I spent six hours on Saturday and five hou

35、rs on Sunday at her apartment tryingto teach her how to use her new electronic gadgets.I set up her telephone,Internet,TV,and DVD player.But she refuses to try and learn and she gets reallyconfused.She just has no idea how to make any of them work.W:Oh,I see.My Aunt Patricia was the same.She didnt r

36、eally want to learn so ittook six lessons plus nine phone calls to learn basic email!how to open andclose an email,how to attach a document!M:Yes,my grandmother is like that,too.She refuses to learn.My grandfather alwaystook care of all the electronic items-and since he passed away two years ago,she

37、 has to handle them by herself.W:OK,I have an idea!You need to get her liking electronic gadgets.Why not get herone of those video games made for families and kids.I bought my grandfather aWii.He loves it.I got it all set up.The games are easy and fun!These days,hespends hours playing Wii golf.M:My

38、grandmother used to love tennis.Wii tennis.Um.Great idea!Question：1、What did the man do for his grandmother?2、What problem does the mans grandmother have?3、What do the man*s grandmother and the woman*s aunt have in common?4、What will the man do to help his grandmother?2、passage 2The New York Police

39、Department(NYPD)announced it will form a new unit tosearch social media as part of the combined efforts against criminals.This is anofficial response to criminals1 growing use of some websites to plan and celebrateilleqal achievements.A Police Chief,Kevin OConnor,is in charge cf an NYPD unit created

40、specifically to comb social media sites like Facebook,Twitter and BlackBerryMessenger for information on planned crimes and their offenders.The efforts against criminals have linked social media to increasing incidents ofrobberies in the United States and the recent rioting in London.Public safety a

41、genciesare consequently looking to step up their efforts in order to better protect citizensagainst these trends.In the London riots in particular,the police suspect the rioters relied heavily onBlackBeny Messenger to coordinate and plan their riots.Police there are workingwith BlackBerry Messenger

42、to identify those messages that are linked to burning androbbing London stores.BlackBerry Messenger and other smartphone messaging services make it hardfor the police to anticipate criminal activity,especially if they aren*t as familiar withthe technology as the offenders are.The NYPD unit intends t

43、o educate officers aboutsuch technology to remedy this defect.For social media providers and smartphone makers,the criminals1 preference fortheir products is putting them in the sticky position of determining how to assistpolice efforts without betraying lawful customers1 privacy.二、读写教程(-)课文翻译(英译中)U

44、nit 2 College-The ladder to successThe humanities:Out of date?人文学科：过时了吗？When the going gets tough,the tough take accounting.When the job marketworsens,many students calculate they can*t major in English or history.Theyhave to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job.当形势变得困难时，强者会去

45、选学会计。当就业市场恶化时，许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史。他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西。The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-risingcost of tuition,they have defected from the study of the humanities and towardapplied science and hard skills that they bet will lead to employment.In otherwords,a college

46、education is more and more seen as a means for economicbetterment rather than a means for human betterment.This is a trend that islikely to persist and even accelerate.数据显示，随着学生肩负的学费不断增加，他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能。换言之，大学教育越来越被看成是改善经济而不是提升人类自身的手段。这种趋势可能会持续，甚至有加快之势。Over the next few years,as l

47、abor markets struggle,the humanities willprobably continue their long slide in succession.There already has been a nearly50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation,and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate.Once the domina

48、nt pillars of university life,the humanities now play little roleswhen students take their college tours.These days,labs are more vivid andcompelling than libraries.在未来几年内，由于劳动力市场的不景气，人文学科可能会继续其长期低迷的态势。在上一代大学生中，主修文科的学生数跌幅已近50%。这种趋势会持续、甚至加速的想法是合情合理的。人文学科曾是大学生活的重要支柱，而今在学生们的大学游中却只是一个小点缀。现在，实验室要比图书馆更栩栩如

49、生、受人青睐。Here,please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that thehumanities add to peoples lives.Since ancient times,people have speculatedabout the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness andothers to self-destruction.This inner drive has been called many thi

50、ngs over thecenturies.The famous psychologist,Sigmund Freud,called it the unconsciousmind or,more familiarly,“instinct”.在这儿，请允许我为人文学科给人们的生活所增添的真实价值进行支持和宣传。自古以来，人们一直在思索人类自身具有什么神奇的内力使一些人变得崇高伟大，而使另一些人走向自我毁灭。几个世纪以来，这股内力被称作很多东西。著名的心理学家西格蒙德弗洛伊德称之为“潜意识”，或更为人熟知的“本能From the beginning of time,this inner aspec