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1、新视野大学英语（第二版）听说教程3原文听力原文说明：本原文包含warning upy listening和 homework部分Unit 1 Live and love一、warming upW:Did the doctor call?Did he say Im pregnant?M:Vbah,I just talked to him.W:What did he say?Are we going to have a baby?M:Vbure really excited about this,arent you?W:Vbu know I am!Its my dream to have a ba

2、by that I can teach how to be a loving person.Ithouaht vou were excited too.M:Sure,I am.I am.Im excited for the same reason as you are.I think we can do what yousaid we can teach this baby how to grow up and become a loving person.W:So.is there a baby?What did the doctor say?M:Its exactly what we wa

3、nted.Were going to have a baby!Lets start off by calling ourfamilies and telling them the good news.I believe our parents are going to be as thrilledas we are.二、short conversations1W:I dont know what to say about your new girlfriend-she seems so cold,so distant.M:Deep down,shes a loving person.The p

4、roblem is that she didnt have a loving family likeours.So she doesnt know how to express love.Q:According to the man,whats wrong with his new girlfriend?2W:Vbu look at my father and see a tough man with a gun and blood on his hands.But I seehim as a man who always provides for his family.M:Whoa,wait

5、 a minute.I didnt say anything of the sort.I admire your father a lot.Q:What does the man think about the womans father?W:Vbu know,I never understood why my parents kept giving second chances to my brother.He never does right by them.M:Then you dont understand the nature of love.Love means never qui

6、tting on the one you3 love.Q:What does the woman NOT understand?4W:If only I had more money,I would buy my parents everything they wanted.M:Thats a very nice thought,but its really not necessary.Visit them more.That should beenough for them.Q:What should the woman do for her parents?5W:Excuse me!Hav

7、e you already started class?Or am I on time?M:Ive already begun the lesson.Were talking about the meaning of love.Please take yourseat.Q:What is the topic for the class?6W:Some learn from their parents,some from their friends.but if a person has never learnedabout love,his life is a waste.M:I agree

8、whole-heartedly.Thankfully,I learned about love from my parents at an eariy age.Q:What are the speakers talking about?7W:Its 10 oclock!Youre late again!I just dont know what to say anymore.M:Sweetheart,love,darling,you should know that my being late has nothing to do with mylove for you.Try to under

9、stand me.Q:What can we infer from the conversation?8W:Sometimes Im glad our mother isnt alive.I think if she could see the person Ive become,shed really be disappointed.M:Mom had a lot of love for you.If she were here now,she wouldnt judge you that way.Shejust wouldve been happy to see her kids and

10、help them when she could.Q:According to the man,what would their mother NOT have done if she were alive?9M:Pardon me.Um,why dont you teach us anything about love in class?W:Well,love is important,but its not a good topic for the classroom.You should learn aboutlove from your parents or grandparents.

11、Q:What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?10W:Ive been thinking about how I could teach my children to be more loving.M:Sounds like a job for you and your husband.How about I give you some vacation time?Ybu could take a family trip and talk more with your kids.Q:What is the probab

12、le relationship between the two speakers?三、long conversationM:Sometimes I really dont understand you.You are often rude to our children,you neverplay with them,and you rarely say you love them.This isnt how parents are supposed toact.Where did you learn such behavior?W:Hey!I dont think Ive treated t

13、hem any differently than my parents treated me and mysisters!M:So thats where you learned it.from your parents?W:My parents were good.They raised three children.M:From what I can see,they didnt teach you howto be a loving person.What is going tohappen to our kids?If you keep treating them poorly,the

14、yre going to grow up to be justlike you.W:Listen,theres a lot that I can learn about being a good mother,but I still think Im doing agood job.Look at our kids.Theyre already kind and loving people.And I dont think youhave any reason to worry.1.What are the two speakers talking about?2.According to t

15、he man,what is wrong with the way the woman treatsher children?3.According to the man,what didnt the womans parents teach her?4.What does the woman think?5.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?四、passageAll parents want to raise a happy,successful and loving child,but there is l

16、ittle agreementabout how best to reach this goal.Over the years,parents have tried dramatically differentways.They have put their baby on a schedule,or they have fed on demand;they have lettheir baby cry himself to sleep,or they have picked him up as soon as he cried;they havegiven their child whate

17、ver he wants,or they have taught him to get everything through his ownefforts.These contrasting parenting strategies arise from quite different views of the natureof children and childhood and the roles of parents.Some parents view their child as naturallysocial.1b them,their job is to allow him the

18、 space to succeed.Others think that their childshould be taught how to act.There are probably positives and negatives to each method.None of them guarantees that your child will become the loving individual you want him to be.But some things are certain-a child will be more likely to be loving if yo

19、u show him love,more successful if you give him examples of success,and happier if you are happy.1.What is this passage about?2.What do parents NOT agree upon?3.Why do parents have different methods for raising children?4.How w川 a father raise his child if he believes his child is naturallysocial?5.

20、What can we be certain of?五、radio programOur This I Believe essay today comes from Corinne Colbert,a listener in Athens,Ohio.Colbert is a mother of two.She writes the newsletter for a business organization,and she ispresident of a parent-teachers organization.Heres Corinne Colbert with her essay for

21、 ThisI Believe.My husband is not my best friend.He doesnt complete me.In fact,he can be a selfabsorbed jerk.Were nearly polar opposites:Hes a lifetime member of the NRA whodoesnt care for journalists,and Im a lifelong liberal with a journalism degree.On the otherhand,he doesnt beat or emotionally ab

22、use me.He doesnt drink or chase other women.Hes a good provider.So Im sticking with him.Some people would call that settling,likeits a bad thing.But I believe in settling.Alas,to many of us,the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.From movies tomagazines to commercials,were told that we s

23、hould demand more from lives that are,formany of us,pretty good.We suppose to look better,eat better,find better jobs,be betterlovers and parents and workers.A stable marriage isnt enough.Its supposed to be a fairytale.Perfection is the goal.Settling in my sense,is about acceptance.Fm a pretty happy

24、 person,in large partbecause Im honest with myself about what I have.Of course,some situations are worth improving.If your weight jeopardizes your health,exercise and change your eating habits;if your job makes you truly miserable,find a newone.If your marriage is toxic,end it Chances are,though,you

25、 probably have what youneed.If youre unhappy,ask yourself:Am I unhappy because I really dont have what I need,or because I just want more?So,yes,Im settling.Im happy with my husband who,despite his flaws,is a caring father,capable of acts of stunning generosity and fiercely protective of his family.

26、Thinking abouthim may not set me on fire as it used to,but after 17 years and two kids,our love is stillwarm.And I believe thats good enough.HomeworkTasklM:Hello?Yfes.Um,can I get some help over here?W:Sure thing,handsome.Whatll it be?M:A menu,please.W:We dont serve food-just the beers you see on th

27、e wall.M:All right.What about that one?Its German,right?W:nah,it is.Is that what youd like?M:Thatll do.But Fd like a cold one if you got one.W:Sure thing,sweetie.Thatll be$6.25.M:Say,youre kinda friendly,arent you?W:Suppose it comes with the job.It pays to be nice to people,dont you think?M:I suppos

28、e it does.Thats what my mother said to me anyway.Oh,wait.Waita second.Oh no.I cant believe this.W:Whats wrong?M:I think I left my wallet somewhere.W:Quick,look around.Its gotta be around here.Maybe on the floor.M:No.its not there.I dont know where it could be.Any chance you can benice and give me th

29、e beer for free?W:No chance of that happening.No,if no ones paying,Im not nice.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.What is the man doing in this conversation?2.Where does this conversation take place?3.What does the man want?4.What did the mans mother teach him?|5.Wh

30、en is the woman friendly?Task2Its difficult to know what is truly happening inside a relationship.Though awoman might appear to be happy,she may be a victim of violence.And thougha man may appear to be gentle,he might not actually be.Every year estimatesrange from 3.4 million acts of violence agains

31、t a wife or girlfriend to 3.9 millionin this small country.This is bad news.Unfortunately,there is more.Nearly one-third of womenreported being beaten by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.Some of this violence resulted in injuries that required a doctors care.Thirtyseven percent of

32、 women who sought emergency room treatment for violence-related injuries in 2005 were injured by their own husbands or boyfriends.Whats more,twenty-six percent of all female murder victims in 2006 were killedby their partners.What this means is that we as a society must look for the signs of violenc

33、e.Do you know someone who often gives poor excuses for being hurt?Maybeyou should talk with her about violence.Often a woman will stay in a violentrelationship because she believes her husband or boyfriend loves her.But sheshould know that violence does not equal love.Questions 1 to 5 are based on t

34、he passage you have just heard.1.According to the passage,what is difficult?2.How many women are beaten by a husband or boyfriend per year?3.What can we infer from this passage?4.What percentage of female murder victims were killed by a partner in 2006?)5.Why does a woman often choose to stay in a v

35、iolent relationship?Task3Who doesnt love being in love?A true love listens to you talk about work,lets you have that last slice of pie,and(usually)remembers to take out the trash.He is ready to forget all kinds of misunderstandings.And he always thinksyoure beautiful,even without makeup.Scientists h

36、ave long been keen to prove that love gives us health benefitstoo.Researchers cant say for sure that a lover is more important than a lovingfamily or warm friendship when it comes to wellness.But they are learningmore about how a romantic partner makes us stronger,with health gains thatrange from fa

37、ster healing and better control over illnesses to living longer.The benefits of love are explicit and measurable.A study last year from theUniversity of Pittsburgh found that women in good marriages have a much lowerrisk of heart disease than those in high-stress relationships.The National Loveand H

38、ealth Study has been tracking more than a million subjects since 1979.The study shows that married people live longer,have fewer heart attacks andlower cancer rates,and even get pneumonia less frequently than singles.A newstudy from the University of Iowa also found that cancer patients with a stron

39、gsense of connection to others and in satisfying relationships were better able tofight off cancer.It seems that love helps people strengthen their immuneUnit2 Step up to better health一、warming upW:Thank you for agreeing to take this interview.I know youre quite a busy man.M:Fm always happy to talk

40、to people and answer questions from the audience.W:Thats very nice to hear.People are calling you the worlds healthiest man.What do youthink about that?M:What do I think?I think people are being very kind to me by saying so.I dont think Im thehealthiest man in the world,but I do take my health serio

41、usly.I exercise every day,running,swimming,and lifting weights.W:You certainly look great!M:Thanks.Better than that,though,I feel great.Exercise makes me happy,keeps my stresslevel down,and gives me all sorts of energy for my work and family.W:Do you have any special words for the audience?M:Yes.Sta

42、rt exercising today,and start living a better life.二、short conversations1.W:Wow!Ybu look great!What have you been doing to look so good?M:Ive been lifting weights.I really feel great.Strange,but it hardly took any time at all beforeI started seeing improvements in my body.Q:What has been happening?2

43、.M:Can you help me open this bottle?Someone put the cap on too tight.W:Sure thing!Umm.there!Hey,that wasnt tight at all!Vbu really need to work out a littlemore and build up your strength!Q:According to the woman,what is the mans problem?3.M:I just dont know what Im going to do about my energy level

44、!No matter what I do,I alwaysfeel tired!W:Heres an idea:Since youve already been exercising a lot with no result,maybe you canchange your diet.Q:According to the woman,what should the man do?4.M:Fd really like to begin an exercise program,but I simply dont know how to begin.W:Ive spoken to a doctor

45、about it.Ill tell you what he told me:Start off with a little bit ofrunning and then do more and more every day.Q:What does the woman recommend?5.M:Cve been feeling terrible lately.Do you think exercise could help me?W:I cant say for sure.It probably wouldnt hurt,but exercise cant cure all of your p

46、roblems.Q:What does the woman mean?6.W:You always do so well in your classes!How do you make it?M:Running gives me energy to stay up late into the night.This allows me to study more.Dothe same and run with me tomorrow!Q:What does the man recommend?7.M:Theres a strange limp in your walk.Did you pull

47、a muscle or something?W:Nah.I just feel a bit tired from all of the exercise Ive been doing at the gym.Ill return tonormal in just a moment.Q:What is wrong with the woman?8.M:Have you seen how much weight Angelas put on?Why do you think she stoppedexercising and started eating such unhealthy foods?W

48、:Its a sad story.Her parents got divorced,and now shes totally ignored her health.Q:What is the conversation about?9.W:Hello?Are you the person I talked to on the phone about checking in for an appointment?M:fes.Just sign your name on this piece of paper,and the doctor will see you as soon as heis f

49、ree.Q:Where does the conversation possibly take place?io.W:Ive been so very worried,and I dont have a clue as to why Ive been so sick.M:Try not to worry too much.Do some running,see me in a week,and let me know if thingschange.Ill run some tests on you if youre still not feeling well.Q:What is the p

50、robable relationship between the two speakers?三、long conversationM:Hey!Hold up!Can you spare a minute?W:Ugh,do you think you can make it quick?M:Ill only need a minute,and then you can return to your run.W:Fine,whats up?M:Ma and Pa asked me to talk to you about all the exercising youve been doing.Th