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新动力3册Unit11

Unit11

Warming-upActivity

（Themovieisagloriouscartoonthatpraisesjusticeandlove,punishesevilandwickedness.Itshowsrespecttoprincipleofthecircleofthelife.anddisclosesaphilosophyofthewholelife.ThissceneissetintheendlessAfricanplain,wherethetreearegreenandtheanimalslivehappily.Mufasa,Simba’sfatheristeachingSimbatheprincipleoflife.）

Simba:

Dad!

Daad!

Comeon,Dad,wegottago.Wakeup!

Simba:

Sorry!

...Oop.

Simba:

Dad?

Daad.Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad,Dad…

Sarabi:

Yourson…iswake…

Mufasa:

Beforesunrise,he’sYOURson.

Simba:

Dad?

Daad!

Comeon,Dad!

Daa…Whoa!

Simba:

Youpromised!

Mufasa:

Okay,okay.I’mup.I’mup.

Simba:

Yeah!

Mufasa:

Look,Simba,everthingthelighttouchesisourkingdom.

Simba:

Wow!

Mufasa:

Aking’stimeasrulerisesandfallslikethesun.Oneday,Simba,thesunwillsetonmytimehereandrisewithyouasthenewking.

Simba:

Andthisallbemine?

Mufasa:

Everything!

Simba:

Everythingthelighttouches!

Whataboutthatshadowyplace?

Mufasa:

That’sbeyondourborders;youmustnevergothere,Simba.

Simba:

ButIthoughtakingcandowhateverhewants.

Mufasa:

Oh,there’smoretobeingakingthangettingyourway,allthetime.

Simba:

There’smore?

Mufasa:

Simba,everythingyouseeexiststogetherinadelicatebalance.Asking,youneedtounderstandthatbalanceandrespectallthecreaturesfromthecrawlinganttotheleapingantelope.

Simba:

Butdad,don’tweeattheantelope?

Mufasa:

Yes,Simba.Butletmeexplain.Whenwedie,ourbodiesbecomethegrassandtheantelopeeatthegrass,andsoweareallconnectedinthegreatcircleoflife.

Questions:

1.Whatisthispartmainlyabout?

（Simba’sfatheristeachinghimtheprinciplesoflife.）

2.Whatisaking’stimelikeaccordingtoMufasa?

（Aking‘stimeasrulerisesandfallslikethesun.）

3.WhatdoesakingneedtodoaccordingtoMufasainthispart?

（Hesaid,”Asking,youneedtounderstandthatbalanceandrespectallthecreaturesfromthecrawlinganttotheleaoingantelope.”）

4.HowdoesMufasaexplainthebalanceofnaturetoSimba?

（Heexplains,”Whenwedie,ourbodiesbecomethegrassandtheantelopeeatthegrass,andsoweareallconnectedinthegreatcircleoflife.”）

PartOne

SectionA:

1.M:

IcertainlywouldliketobuythesuitIsawinthedepartmentstore,butIdon’thaveenoughmoney.

W:

Well,ifyouwouldbudgetyourmoneycarefully,youwouldbeabletobuyit.

Q:

Howdoesthewomanmean?

（C）

2.W:

Doyouenjoyplayingchess?

M:

IlikethegameandIplayoften,butIneverlearnedtoplaywell.

Q:

Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheman’sreply?

（D）

3.M:

I’mthinkingaboutbuyingacomputer.IwonderwhatkindIshouldget.

W:

YoushouldaskKaren.She’sgoingtobuyone.She’sbeenspendingalotofmoneylately.ShehasjustboughtanewTVandCDplayer.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanplantobuy?

（B）

4.W:

Wouldyoupassmethesportsection,please?

M:

Sure,ifyougivemetheclassifiedadslocalnewssection.

Q:

Whatarethespeakersdoing?

（C）

5.M:

Didtheplumberscalltoday?

W:

Finallyatnoon.Istayedinthehouseallmorning,waitingfortheircall.

Q:

Didtheplumberscalltoday?

（B）

6.W:

I’mgoingtocallMr.Kingbacknow.Didyougethisphonenumber?

M:

Idid,butI’veforgottenit.I’msorry.IknewIshouldhavewrittenitdown.

Q:

Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

（A）

7.M:

I’dliketodosomethingdifferentthisweekend.Howaboutgoingcamping?

W:

Soundsgood.Whereshallwego?

Q:

Whatwillthewomandothisweekend?

（A）

8.W:

Idon’tseehowyoucanlikeBergman’smovies.Ithinktheyaredullanddepressing.

M:

Youmightlikethem,too,onceyou’vegottenusedtothem.

Q:

Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

（D）

SectionB:

W:

Mr.Kirkman,I’veconsideredtheofferyoumademeyesterday.Imustpointoutthatyourpriceismuchhigherthanotherofferswe’vereceived.

M:

Well,itmayappearalittlehigher,butthequalityofourproductsismuchbetterthanthatofothersupplies.Youmusttakethisintoconsideration.

W:

Iagreewithyouonthispoint.That’swhywelikedoingbusinesswithyou.ThistimeIintendtoplacealargeorderbutbusinessisalmostimpossibleunlessyougivemeadiscount.

M:

Ifso,we’llcertainlygiveyouadiscount.Buthowlargeistheorderyouintendtoplacewithus?

W:

80,000setswithadiscountrateof20%.

M:

IamafraidIcannotagreetosuchabigdiscount.Suchadiscountwon’tleaveusanything.Ourmaximumis10%.

W:

Oh,Mr.Kirkman,yousee,withsuchalargeorderonhand,youneedn’tworryanymore.Youdon’thavetotakeinneworders.Thinkitover.Weareoldfriends.

M:

Consideringthelong-standingbusinessrelationshipbetweenus,weshallgrantyouaspecialdiscountof10%.Asyouknow,wedobusinessonthebasisofequalityandmutualbenefit.

W:

Yes,Ialsohopewedobusinessonmutuallybeneficialbasis.But10%discountisnotenoughforsuchabigorder.

M:

Onlyforveryspecialcustomersdoweallowthemarateof10%discount.Besides,thepriceofthisproducttendstogoup.Thereisaheavydemandforit.

W:

Yes,Iknowthepresenttendency.Anyhow,let’smeeteachotherhalfway,howabout15%?

M:

Youarearealbusinesswoman!

Allright,Iagreetogiveyoua15%discountprovidedyouorder100,000sets.

W:

Ok,Iaccept.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

（D）

Whydoesthemanfirstofferahigherpricethanothersuppliers?

（A）

Whatisthewoman’sfinalorder?

（B）

WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedbyMr.Kirkmanasthereasonwhyhecan’tgiveabiggerdiscount?

（D）

PartTwo

Passageone

MyBestFriendArnold

IrecentlylostmybestfriendArnoldinanautomobileaccident.Arnoldwasan8-month-oldpotbellywhotaughtmesuchmuchaboutlove,devotionandcompanionship.

Anyoneconsideringapotbellyasapetshouldknowthatifyouareatruepetloveranddevoteyourselftothem,apotbellywillmakethemostwonderfulfriend.Youwillbeassuredofendlesshoursoffascinationandentertainmentasyoubothgrowtogetherinunderstandingthehumanandpotbellyrelationship.Wordscannotdescribethisrelationshipanditcanonlybefullyunderstoodbyexperiencingit.

Arnoldhelpedmeinallmychoresaroundourfiveacresinthecountry.AndjustasIwouldstruggleandgetfrustratedwithsomedifficulttask,Arnoldwouldshowupwithhiswetnoseinmyear,seemingtosay,“Takeabreakandlaughwithmeforawhile,thatshouldmakeitallbetter.”Anditdid,everytime.God’smarvelouscreationsgivehelptousinthemostspecialwaysifwecanjuststopforafewmomentsandobservethem.GodusedArnoldtoteachusthisveryimportantlessoninlifewhichwewillneverforget.

IfeelterriblefornotbeingabletoprotectArnoldthewayhetrustedmeto.However,IwillbeforevergratefulforthefondmemoriesofhimwhichIwillcherishforever.

Questions:

1.Howcanapetlovermakeapotbellythebestfriend?

（D）

2.WhathastheauthorlearnedfromArnold?

（C）

3.WhatdidGoduseArnoldtoteachusaccordingtotheauthor?

（B）

PassageTwo

Lions

Lionsprefertoeatwithouthavingtodomuchwork.Whenrestingintheshade,theyarealsowatchingthesky.Andiftheyseebirdsflydown,theyimmediatelysensethatsomethingmustbehappening.Evenintheheatoftheday,theywillcertainlyariseandrunamileacrosstheplainstofindoutwhatisgoingon.Ifanotheranimalhasmadeakill,theywilldriveitoffandtakethedeadanimalforthemselves.

Agrownlioncaneasilyconsume60poundsofmeatatasingletime.Often,theyeatuntilitseemspainfulforthemtoliedown.Thefemalelionareleanerandswifter,andasaresult,arebetterhuntersthanthemales.MostKillsaremadeatnightorjustbeforedawn.Thekillisthemostexcitingmomentinlion’slives,sincethesegreatbeastsspendmostoftheirtime,about20hoursaday,sleepingandresting.Lionsarealsosocialcats.Andduringthesetimesofleisure,theylovetoplaywitheachother,andtheyounglionsarealwayshavingfunamongthemselvesandwiththeirparents.

Questions:

1.Whydothelionswatchthebirdinthesky?

（D）

2.Whyarethefemalesgenerallybetterhuntersthanthemales?

（B）

3.Whyisthekillinhuntingmostexcitingmomentinlion’slives?

（C）

4.Whatdowelearnaboutlionsfromwhatwehavejustheard?

（A）

PartThree

InthepastthirtyyearsmanysocialchangeshavetakenplaceinBritain.Thegreatestofthesehaveprobablybeeninthe

（1）economiclivesofwomen.Thechangeshavebeen

（2）significant.Attheheartofwomen’schangedroleinsocietyhasbeenthe（3）riseinthenumberofwomenatwork,particularlymarriedwoman.Astechnologyandsocietypermithighly（4）effectiveandgenerallyacceptablemethodsoffamily（5）planning,therehasbeena（6）declineinfamilysize.Womenasaresultareinvolvedin（7）child-rearingforamuchshortertimeand（8）relatedtothis,therehasbeenarapidincreaseinthenumberofwomenwithyoungchildrenwhoreturnto

work（9）whenthechildrenareoldenoughnottoneedconstantcareandattention.

Thereisstillasignificantdifferencebetweenwomen’saverageearningsandmen’s,buttheequalpaylegislationwhichcameintoforceattheendof1975appearstohavehelpedtonarrowthegapbetweenwomen’sandmen’sbasicrates.（10）Familieshavecometorelyonmarriedwomen’searningsasanessentialpartoftheirincomeratherthanas“pocketmoney”.Atthesametime（11）socialroleswithinthefamilyaremorelikelytobeshared,exchangedoralter