施心远听力教程2第二单元文本及答案文档格式.docx

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RalphNader

RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.Heownsverylittleandlivesinasmallapartment.Hedoesn’thaveacaroraTVset.Hedoesn’thavemanyclothesandhedoesn’tcareaboutmoneywhenhemakesalotofmoney,hegivesitaway.Hedoesn’tsmokeandheworksfromsixinthemorninguntillateatnight,sevendaysaweek:

heispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.

Whenhewenttopartiesasayoungman,peoplecomplainedthatallhetalkedaboutwasthedangersofcars,andhowbadcardesigncausedthedeathsofsomanypeopleeachyear.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,hepublishedanarticleentitled“UnsafeatAnySpeed,”whichwasaboutacarcalledCorvair.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustryandshowedhowmanydeathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-madecars.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.In1966,becauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.

Afterthissuccess,Naderbecameinterestedinsomethingverydifferent.Thiswasthequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatisputintofoodslikesausagesandhamburgers.Ayearlater,in1967,againbecauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.In1968,threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader’sefforts.Thefirstwastoensurethesafetyofgaspipelines--thesearethepipesthattakegasacrossthecountryfromonetowntoanother.Thesecondwastoprotectpeoplefromradiation--thatis,thedangerousradiationwhichmayleakfromnuclearsources.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardofpoultry--thatis,thechickenandturkeymeat.

RalphNader,nowoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnitedStates,hassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

ExerciseA:

Listentosomesentencesandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

1.RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.

2.HeispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.

3.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.

4.Alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.

5.RalphNaderhassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

ExerciseB:

Takenotesandcompletethefollowingoutline.

I.RalphNader,amanoffewpossessions

A.Heownsverylittleandlivesinasmallapartment.

B.Hedoesn’thaveacaroraTVset.

C.Hedoesn’thavemanyclothes.

D.Hedoesn’tcareaboutmoney.

II.Hisearlyeffortstomakecarsafer

A.Hetalkedaboutthedangersofcar,andhowbadcardesigncausedthedeathsofsomanypeopleeachyearatparties.

B.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,hepublishedanarticleentitled“UnsafeatAnyspeed”.

C.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustryandshowedhowmanydeathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-madecars.

D.In1966,becauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.

III.Hisinterestsinsomethingverydifferent

A.Thequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatisputintofoodslikesausagesandhamburgers

B.In1968,threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader’sefforts.

a.Thefirstwastoensurethesafetyofgaspipelines.

b.Thesecondwastoprotectpeoplefromradiation.

c.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardofpoultry.

IV.RalphNader,oneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnitedStates

A.Hehassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1GiveThemTimetoGettoKnowYou

Father:

Well,whosefaultdoyouthinkitis,then?

Daughter:

Idon’tknow.

Itcouldn’tbeyours?

What?

ThatIfeellonelybecauseIhaven’tanyfriendsthere?

No,thatyouhaven’tgotanyfriends.

ButI’vetoldyou!

They’renotveryfriendlythere.Theynevertalktome!

Theyjustleavemealone.

Butwhy?

HowshouldIknow?

Isn’titpossibleit’sbecauseyou’renotveryfriendlytowardsthem?

Whatdoyoumean?

Haveyoutalkedtothem?

Haveyoutriedtomakeconversation?

I’vetoldyou!

They’renotinterestedintalkingtome.

Howdoyouknow?

Because...forexample...atlunchtime,theyallsittogetheringroups!

Yes,butwhydon’tyousitwithoneofthegroups?

Don’tbesilly.Icouldn’t.Itwouldbeawful!

Why?

Itjustwould.That’sall.

Ijustdo!

Well,you’llnevermakefriendsifyoudon’ttry,willyou?

Imean,you’vegottomeetthem,too,atleasthalfway.

Itjustwouldn’twork!

YouknowwhatIthink.Ithinkyou’rejustsayingthatbecauseyou’reimpatient.

Impatient?

Me?

Yes,impatient.Youalwayshavebeen,eversinceyouwereachild.Ifyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantimmediately,yougetdepressedandyougiveuptooeasily!

Look,ifyoucamewithmesomemorning,you’dunderstand...

You’veonlybeenthereforfourweeks.Thesethingstaketime.

Iknow,butIstillfeel...

Listen,givethemtimetogettoknowyou...andgiveyourselftimegettoknowthem,andthingswillchange.Believeme!

Exercise:

ListentothedialogueanddecidewhethertheFollowingsstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1.T2.T3.F4.T5.T6.T

Dialogue2Gestures

Number1

Woman:

Youknow,a“nod”--movingyourheadupanddown--means“yes”inmostplaces,butnoteverywhere.DidyouknowthatinGreeceanodmeans“no”?

Man:

Itmeans“no”inGreece?

I’msurprised.

Number2

Ididn’tknow“raisedeyebrows”means“yes”inTonga.ItmeanssomethingverydifferentinPeru.

Yeah?

Whatdoesitmeanthere?

Money.“Raisedeyebrows”isagestureformoneyinPeru.

Hmm.

Number3

Um,Alberto,yousaidthat“tappingyourhead”means“I’mthinking”inArgentina.

That’sright.

You’dbetterbecarefulaboutusingthatgesturehereinCanada.Itmeanssomeoneiscrazy.

Oh,itmeans“crazy”inCanada?

Ididn’tknowthat.I’llbecareful.

Number4

Youknow,it’sinterestingthatintheNetherlands,“tappingyourelbow”meansyoucan’tdependonsomeone.InColombia,theyusethesamegesture,butithasadifferentmeaning.

WhatdoesitmeaninColombia?

Well,itmeanssomeoneischeap.Thatpersondoesn’tliketospendmoney.

Oh.

Number5

Here’saninterestingone.Youknowhow“circlingyourhead”meansthataperson’scrazy?

Yeah.

GuesswhatitmeansintheNetherlands.

TheNetherlands?

Ihavenoidea.

Itmeanssomeoneiscallingonthetelephone.Youknow,likedialingaphone.

That’sinteresting.

Number6

So“flickingyourchin”means“goaway”inItaly,right?

Yes.

GuesswhatitmeansinBrazil.

InBrazil?

Huh?

InBrazil,“flickingyourchin”means“Idon’tknow.”

“Idon’tknow”isthemeaning?

Right.

Number7

Well,everythingis“thumbsup”formytriptoNigeria.I’veneverbeentoAfricabefore.I’mreallylookingforwardtoit.

Ah,you’dbetterbecarefulwiththatexpressioninNigeria.

“Thumbsup.”InNigeria,itmeans...um...well,ithasaverybadmeaning.Don’tusethatgesture.Itwillgetyouintoalotoftrouble.

Oh,thanksfortellingme.

Number8

Yousaid“tossingyourhead”means“comehere”forGermans?

That’sright.Butthereaxesomeothermeanings.InIndia,itmeans“yes.”ButithastheoppositemeaninginItaly.InItalyitmeans"

no."

Hmm,“yes”inIndia,“no”inItaly.Isn’titinterestinghowthesamethingcanhavesuchdifferentmeanings?

Itsureis.

Listentosomeshortconversationsandmatcheachgestureandmeaningwiththecountry.Thereisoneexamplegiveninthefirstlineofthefollowingchart.

Gesture

Meaning

Country

Nod

（Yes）

Mostplaces

（No）

Argentina

Raisedeyebrows

（Yes）

Brazil

（Formoney）

Canada

Tappingyourhead

（I’mthinking）

Colombia

（Crazy）

Germany

Tappingyourelbow

（Can’tdependonsomeone）

Greece

（Thatpersondoesn’tliketospendmoney）

India

Circlingyourhead

（Someoneiscallingonthetelephone）

Italy

Flickingyourchin

（Goaway）

Netherlands

（Idon’tknow）

Nigeria

Thumbsup

（Ithasverybadmeaning）

Peru

Tossingyourhead

（Comehere）

Tonga

Tossingyourhead

Part2Passage

WhyShouldn’tYouGobyFirstImpressions?

Oneshouldn’talwaysgoby*firstimpressions.Inmyhometowntherelivedagiantofamanwithhugehandsandamannersofierceandunfriendlythathealwayssataloneinanypublicplace.Yettothosewhoknewhim,hewasakindandgenerousfriend.Inthesamewayoneshouldneverassume*thatsomebodywholooksinoffensiveisalwaysgoingtobehaveinaninoffensivemanner.

Recentlymyyoungbrother,whoworksforafamousAmericanairl