Listen to two entire stories from Exercise A. What happened in each situation?
Man: You see, my mother had this ring. It was kind of old. It had been given to her by her mother. It had been in our family for years. Anyway, my mother asked me to take it to the jeweler’s to get it repaired. She told me to be very careful with it.
Later that day, I dropped the ring off at the jeweler’s and ran off to do the rest of my errands. It was a busy day, and I was feeling really crazy. I had to get back to the jeweler’s before they closed at five P.M. and pick up the ring.
I got to the jeweler’s at about a quarter to five, paid for the ring, and raced home. It was getting pretty late. But when I went to give my mother the ring, the worst thing happened. I couldn’t find it. I checked all my pockets, but all I found was the receipt. The ring wasn’t there. I looked everywhere! You can imagine how panicked I felt. Up until then, I had never lost anything important. I didn’t know what to do.
Just then, the phone rang. It was the jeweler’s. They were calling to say I had run out of the store in such a hurry that I’d forgotten to take the ring! They still had the ring at their store. So, the ring wasn’t lost after all. What a relief!
Woman: I had this big meeting at work that day. Really important.
I left my home to go to work at the normal time. I always take the subway to work. On this morning, the train was especially crowded, and I could barely squeeze onto it. I got on just as the doors closed.
Well, after a couple of minutes, I realized that my skirt had been caught in the subway doors. I could n’t pull it out! A man standing next to me tried to help me, but we still couldn’t get it. By this time, I was so embarrassed. Other people were staring at me. And my skirt was really stuck.
Well, wouldn’t you know it, the doors to the subway opened on the other side for the next six or seven stations. I had to miss my stop. I just stood there, with my skirt stuck in the door, unable to move. Finally, the doors opened on my side. I was able to leave the train. Now I was really late.
As soon as I arrived at work, my boss asked to speak to me. I know he would never believe why I was late. I felt so stupid! Of course, later we all laughed about it.
Listen to actress Stella Hamptons talking about her life. What are some of her most embarrassing moments? Host: Hello, everyone, we’re talking to Stella Hamptons, famous Hollywood actress. Before the break, we were talking about your life, Stella, before you became a big star.
Stella: Yes, … oh, but do we have to?
Host: Well, I think it’s interesting. And I think our listeners will find it interesting, too. I mean, you didn’t become a big star overnight. You struggled for many years.
Stella: You can say that again.
Host: Tell us a little about it.
Stella: Oh ,yes. I think I must have worked twenty or thirty different jobs.
Host: Really?
Stella: Sure! I couldn’t find work as an actress for many years, so I had to do something. You have to eat, right? Host: What kinds of jobs did you have?
Stella: A little bit of everything; I worked as a waitress, in a department store, painting houses… I think I got fired from most of those jobs.
Host: Oh, yeah? C’mon, tell us a few stories.
Stella: This is so embarrassing… well, I remember I worked for a big department store in the hats department. It was so boring. We never had any customers during the day, and that’s when I worked. When I got sleepy, I used to lie down under the hat racks and take an occasional nap.
Host: What happened?
Stella: Well, one day I got caught- by my boss. And I got fired on the spot. Then there was the time I decided to paint houses. It turned out that I was allergic to the paint. And my body was so sore after working the first day, I could hardly get out of bed the next day. I couldn’t take the physical work. I got fired again.
Host: Any other war stories?
Stella: Well,…you’re not going to believe this, but I actually drove a taxi for a few days. I got hired as a cab driver. Host: No! You?
Stella: Yes. I was desperate and thought I could make good tips. I needed the money at the time. Unfortunately, it didn’t last.
Host: Fired?
Stella: Yep. How did you guess? On my third day, I hit a pole. No one was hurt in the accident – my passenger was find – but it scared me to death. That was the end of my career as a driver.
Host: Well, Stella, thanks for sharing those details with us. It’s a good thing you made it as an actress! After the commercial break, we’ll talk more with Stella about her new movie that’s being released in September.
Listen to an early morning news broadcast. Write down the number of each type of news story you hear. Then take notes about what happened.
Announcer: it’s seven o’clock and time for the news. Our top stories today:
First, this from the World Health Organization, or the W-H-O. The W-H-O has reported that we are facing a potential global epidemic due to untreatable cases of tuberculosis, also known as TB. TB is dangerous because it affects the lungs. The number of cases is growing worldwide, and this has researchers worried. According to a study, a third of all known TB cases are untreatable. The drugs normally used to treat TB are simply not working. Researchers are trying hard to find out why this is the case. For now, the WHO is planning an international program to educate people about the dangers of TB.
And now we have a report on the artist Vincent van Gogh. Of course, you may know that van Gogh is a famous nineteenth-century painter. You may also be familiar with one of his famous paintings: the one of flowers –sunflowers to be exact. It was painted in 1888 by van Gogh. Well, a scandal erupted in London yesterday over the authenticity of van Gogh’s Sunflowers. The painting was recently bought by a large multinational company for several million dollars. And now, an art expert is saying that the painting is a fake. Authorities are looking into the matter.
Next, to Mexico. Hurricane Pauline pounded Acapulco and nearby areas last night, leaving many people homeless. The strong winds and heavy rains made for horrible conditions. Floods and landslides destroyed homes and cars, especially in the hillside areas. Rescue is particularly difficult because streets are blocked, in most cases, by mud. It’s believed that some people may be trapped inside their homes and cannot get out. Most people have left their homes and are now safely in temporary shelters. This natural disaster is going to have a big impact on the tourist business in Acapulco this year.
Finally, a story for all you parents out there: How often do your kids push you to your limit, and what do you do about it? One tired and harassed mother form Illinois decided she’d had enough yesterday. Instead of yelling at her children, as she normally would, she decided to leave. She walked out the door and climbed a tree – the tree with her children’s tree house in it, that is. She decided to stay in the tree house until her three children stopped misbehaving. She told her children she had decided to stay in their tree house until they started appreciating her more. She put a sign in front of the tree house that said”on strike –No cooking, cleaning, doctoring, banking, or driving until demands met.”The children tried to persuade her to come down, but no luck. Finally, one of them had the smart idea of baking their mother’s favorite treat – brownies. Well, they must
have smelled good because that did the trick. Mom agreed to come down and meet her children at the bargaining table. No word yet on the outcome of those negotiations, though. That’s it for now. We’ll be back in an hour with more news.
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Unit 7 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) In a mental asylum. 2) He was a member of a committee which went there to show concern for the pertinents there. 3) They were cants behaving like humans. 4) He was injured in a bus accident and became mentally ill. 5) He spent the rest of his life in comfort. B. painter, birds, animals, cats, wide, published, encouragement, A year or two, The Illustrated London News, cats' Christmas party, a hundred and fifty, world famous 【原文】 Dan Rider, a bookseller who loved good causes, was a member of a committee that visited mental asylums. On one visit he noticed a patient, a quiet little man, drawing cats. Rider looked at the drawings and gasped. "Good lord, man," he exclaimed. "You draw like Louis Wain!" "I am Louis Wain," said the artist. Most people today have never heard of Louis Wain. But, when Rider found him in 1925, he was a household name. "He made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world," said H. G. Wells in a broadcast appeal a month or two later. "British cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves." Before Louis Wain began drawing them, cats were kept strictly in the kitchen if they were kept at all. They were useful for catching mice and perhaps for keeping the maidservant company. Anyone else who felt affection for cats usually kept quiet about it. If a man admitted that he liked cats, he would be laughed at. The dog was the only domestic animal that could be called a friend. Louis Wain studied art as a youth and became quite a successful newspaper and magazine artist. He specialized in birds and animals, including dogs, but never drew a cat till his wife was dying. They had not been married long, and during her illness a black-and-white cat called Peter used to sit on her bed. To amuse his wife, Louis Wain used to sketch and caricature the cat while he sat by her bedside. She urged him to show these-drawings to editors, fie was unconvinced, but wanted to humour her. The first editor he approached shared his lack of enthusiasm. "Whoever would want to see a picture of a cat?" he asked, and Louis Wain put the drawings away. A year or two later he showed them to the editor of The Illustrated London News, who suggested a picture of a cats' Christmas party across two full pages. Using his old sketches of Peter, Louis Wain produced a picture containing about a hundred and fifty cats, each one different from the rest. It took him a few days to draw, and it made him world famous. For the next twenty-eight years he drew nothing but cats. He filled his house with them, and sketched them in all their moods. There was nothing subtle about his work. Its humour simply lay in showing cats performing human activities; they followed every new fashion from sea bathing to motoring. He was recognized, somewhat flatteringly, as the leading authority on the feline species. He became President of the National Cat Club and was eagerly sought after as a judge at cat shows. Louis Wain's career ended abruptly in 1914, when he was seriously injured in a
Unit 8-Conversation 1 Mark: Look, there's a careers fair on at the Examination Schools. Do you want to go Janet: What happens in a careers fair Mark:There are lots of different companies and they give you information about careers .advice, that kind of thing. Janet: OK, I'll come. You coming, Kate Kate: Yeah, sure. But I've already decided on my career. Mark: We know. You're going to be a brilliant lawyer. Kate: That's the plan — I'm off to a law firm soon as I get my degree. Janet: You're so lucky. I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Kate: Didn't you say something about teaching Janet: Yes, I'm thinking about it. I'm quite attracted to teaching. But I'm not really sure yet. Kate: Well, you've got lots of time. What about you, Mark What are your plans Mark: I'm going to row for England. Kate: Seriously Mark: No. Problem is, I think if you want to be successful, you've got to plan ahead— starting at the age of 12. Janet: So we're not doing very well. Mark: No. Kate: So Mark: Well ... I'm thinking of going into business management. It's a possibility. Janet: Really Mark: Yes. Kate: Hey, let's go to the Careers Fair. It might give you some ideas. Janet: It was very interesting, wasn't it You were having a long conversation with that man from the law firm. Kate: Yes. They said there's a possibility of a job placement as an intern over the summer. They're going to let me know about it. Janet: Fantastic! Unit 8-Conversation 2 Kate: You know that job placement I told you about — they've asked me to go for an interview. Janet: That's brilliant. When Kate: Two weeks' time ... Interviewer: So what made you decide to study law, Kate Kate: A number of reasons. Law interests me a lot. I've got a good brain, a good memory. And I'd certainly like to do some
Video Script------------------------------10.25 Pirates of the Internet It’s no secret that online piracy has decimated the music industry as millions of people stopped buying CDs and started stealing their favorite songs by downloading them from the internet. Now the hign-tech thieves are coming after Hollywood. Illegal downloading of full-length feature films is a relatively new phenomenon, but it’s becoming easier and easier to do. The people running America’s movie studios know that if they don’t do som ething----and fast---they could be in the same boat as the record companies. Correspodent: “What’s really at stake for the movie industry with all this privacy?” Chernin: “Well, I think, you know, ultimately, our absolute features.” Peter Chernin runs 20th Century Fox, one of the biggest studios in Hollywood. He knows the pirates of the Internet are gaining on him. Correspont: “Do you know how many movies are being downloaded today, in one day, in the United States?” Chernin: “I think it’s probably in the h undreds of thousands, if not millions.” Correspondent: “And it’s only going to grow.” Chernin: “It’s only going to grow. Somebody can put a perfect digital copy up on the internet. A perfect digital copy, all right. And with the click of mouse, send out a million copies all over the world, in an instant.” 5 And it’s all free. If that takes hold, kiss Hollywood goodbye. Chernin
2016年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）参考答案 Part I Writing Dear Jack, I am writing to extend my sincere gratitude for the assistance you provided to me. You are the kindest teacher that I have ever met. If it had not been for your help and encouragement, I am afraid that I would not have made remarkable progress in English throughout the school year. There is no denying the fact that my success in entering college is attributed in great part to your guidance and encouragement. It was you who motivated me to study hard and brought home to me the importance of mastering English to my future achievement. Moreover, not only did you help me find out a feasible way to improve my English, but you also made plans and set goals to achieve my full potential in learning English. Again, many thanks for all the things you have done for me. May everything go well with you. Sincerely yours, Part IV Translation Wuzhen is an ancient water town in Zhejiang Province, located on the bank of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. This is a charming place, with many ancient bridges, Chinese hotels and restaurants. Over the past 1,000 years, the water system and life styles in Wuzhen have not undergone many changes, thus making it a museum showing the ancient civilization. All the houses in Wuzhen are built of stone and wood. For centuries, the local people have built houses and markets along the river. Countless beautiful spacious courtyards hide between houses, and visitors will make a surprising discovery wherever they go.
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案U n i t1U n i t1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world”to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!
Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London. She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. "They must be typical English gentlemen," she said." I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still exist?" Mr. Clark laughed. "I've never thought about it," he answered." It's true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this." Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. "He's just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a 'typical' Englishman. Do you know the English saying 'It takes all kinds to make a world'? That's true of all countries-including England." “Oh, just like the poem ‘If All the Seas Were One Sea’,”Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, w hat a great splash that would be!” Task 2
Unit 8 Business Success Part I Getting ready Exercise B. Keys: 1. 90-149 pounds 2. 465 pounds 3. 240 pounds 4. 46 pounds 5. 835 pounds Tapescript: Hu Good morning. bert: Us Good morning. ugi: Hu Can I help you? bert: Us Er, thank you but I'm just looking at the moment. ugi: Hu Yes, please do. Have you come across our product before?
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Unit 1 Happiness Part 1 Teacher: Hi, good morning. Did you hear about the lottery winner last night The man won…what?… Two million dollars… Student: No, three. Teacher: Three million dollars? Three million. That's a lot of money isn't it Do you think that three million dollars would make you happy? … I'm asking you this because when you ask people what they need to be happy, many people will answer" more money!" We assume that money will make us happier. But is this true Will winning the lottery help you achieve happiness? Today we're going to look at the idea of happiness, at the psychology of happiness--what makes some people happier than others. We'll look at three personality factors that we find in happy people. To find out about these personality factors, psychologists talked to hundreds of people. Now, first, they asked the people how happy they felt--you know, from "very happy" to "not happy at all." Then they asked some more questions, They wanted to find out about people's personalities, such as their attitudes about life, and so on. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. They found three factors that are very important for achieving happiness. So…let's look at those factor s now. The first personality factor is that happy people are…satisfied with themselves. This means that they like themselves as they are, and they’re happy with what they have. Happy people may not like everything about their lives-they may be a little bit overweight, or may not have the best job, or may not live in a big, fancy house, but they don't need to change those things to be happy. They think more about the things they are satisfied with, not the changes they want to make. This feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not from something outside. Part 2 Teacher: So…happy people feel satisfied with themselves. On the other hand, unhappy people are often dissatisfied with themselves. They...uh...feel that something must change so they can be happy. They think if they lose some weight or
2016-2017学年第一学期宝安区期末调研测试卷 八年级英语 2017.01 （满分100分，考试时间为90分钟） I．听力测试。（15分）（13小题，选择题每小题1分，小计12分，信息转述3分。） i. 听录音，根据你所听到的内容选出问题的答案，录音念两遍。(4小题，每小题1分) 1. Male: Lily, Is your home far from school? Female: My home is near our school. It takes me less than 10 minutes to walk to school every day. What about yours, Paul? Male: My home is far from school, so I need to spend 40 minutes going to school on foot. Question: Whose home is farther from school? 2. Male: Do you know anything about Avril? Female: Avril Lavigne? She is a famous singer. She was born in 1984 and became famous in 2002. Male: Oh? She is younger than I thought! Can you tell me more about her? Female: I don’t know too much, either. But I like her songs. Her most famous song is Girlfriend. Question: When was Avril born? 3. Male: Good afternoon, Mrs. James! You look pale. Are you all right? Female: I’m OK. But I saw an accident on my way to school. I was waiting for the traffic light at the time. A boy was riding his bike and listening to music on the road. Male: What happened next? Female: A car suddenly appeared and the driver was talking on the phone! Luckily, it just stopped in time. Male: Tha t’s too bad. When we are on the road, we should be very careful about safety. Question: What was the car driver doing then? 4. Male: Do you know when people first started using cars, Jane? Female: People developed the first cars in the 1880s, and they started using cars a lot in the early 20th century. Male: I’m sure people were very happy because cars are fast and comfortable. Female: Not really. Those early cars were very slow and they made loud noises. Question: How were the early cars? ii. 听录音，选出你所听到的问题的合适答句，问句念两遍。（共4小题，每小题1分） 5. What did Lucy think of the new movie? 6. How long has Tim lived in Hangzhou? 7. What should I do to improve my English? 8. What is the weight of the computer? iii. 听录音，根据你所听到的答语选择最佳问句，答语念两遍。（共4小题） 9. At half past ten. 10. Usually twice a week. 11. I will be ready in three days.
Unit7 II. Listening Skills 1. W: How much money is the rent for an apartment in this neighborhood? M: Your rent should be about a quarter of that. Q: How much should be the woman’s rent be? 2. M: I paid $3,500 for this digital camera. It was on sale at a 30$ discount. W: It’s a real bargain. Q: How much did the camera cost originally? 3. M: What’s the rate for an economy car? W: The daily rate is $32, unlimited mileage. Q: How much will the man pay if he rents the car for a week? 4. M: I’ll take these sweaters. How much do they cost? W: They are $180 each and four makes a total of $720. But today we are offering a 20% discount. Q: How much does the man have to pay? 5. W: What an old car you’ve got! M: Well, it had run 12,000 miles when I bought it second hand. And it’s covered 3,080 miles since then. Q: How many miles has the car run? 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B III. Listening In Task 1: It’s time to buy. Mike: Hey, Robert, where are you off to? Robert: I’m going to talk to a banker about a loan. Mike: You are short of money? I thought you were the saving type. Robert: There’s a time to save and a time to spend. Mike: I know all about spending. What’s the loan for? I have a few bucks I could… Robert: I’m considering getting a mortgage to buy some property. Mike: Do you think property is a good investment? I mean, it’s a lot of money. Robert:Well, Mike, as you know, property values have been going through the roof. If I had bought an apartment two years ago, its value would have gone up by 30 percent today. Mike: And from what I know, interest rates are low now. Robert: Exactly. Sounds like a good time to buy. 1. a banker a loan 2.saving save spend