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听力第二册UNIT2

Unit2

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent

1.A:

Mybrotherisanaccountant.Hebuildsbridges.

B:

Butengineers（↘）buildbridges（↗）.

2.A:

WhenareyougoingtoNewYork?

;

B:

I'mflying（↗）atteno'clock（↘）.

3.A:

HowlonghaveyoubeenabletospeakFrench?

B:

I'vebeenlearningFrench（↗）forsixyears（↘）,

4.A:

WhendidyoulastseeMike?

B:

Tuesday（↘）wasthelasttimeIsawhim（↗）.

5.A:

DoIturnitonwiththisswitch?

B:

Presstheredone（↘）nottheblackone（↗）.

Exercise:

1.a2.b3.b4.a5.a

Part2ListeningandNote-taking

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:

1.RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.

2.HeispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.

3.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.

4.Alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.

5.RalphNaderhassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

ExerciseB:

RalphNader

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.

Father:

Itcouldn'tbeyours?

Daughter:

What?

ThatIfeellonelybecauseIhaven'tanyfriendsthere?

Father:

No,thatyouhaven'tgotanyfriends.

Daughter:

ButI'vetoldyou!

They'renotveryfriendlythere.Theynevertalktome!

Theyjustleavemealone.

Father:

Butwhy?

Daughter:

HowshouldIknow?

Father:

Isn'titpossibleit'sbecauseyou'renotveryfriendlytowardsthem?

Daughter:

Whatdoyoumean?

Father:

Haveyoutalkedtothem?

Haveyoutriedtomakeconversation?

Daughter:

I'vetoldyou!

They'renotinterestedintalkingtome.

Father:

Howdoyouknow?

Daughter:

Because...forexample...atlunchtime,theyallsittogetherinvgroups!

Father:

Yes,butwhydon'tyousitwithoneofthegroups?

Daughter:

Don'tbesilly.Icouldn't.Itwouldbeawful!

Facher:

why?

Daughter:

Itjustwould.That'sall.

Father:

Howdoyouknow?

Daughter:

Ijustdo!

Father:

Well,you'llnevermakefriendsifyoudon'ttry,willyou?

Imean,you'vegottomeetthem,too,atleasthalfway.

Daughter:

Itjustwouldn'twork!

Father:

YouknowwhatIthink.Ithinkyou'rejustsayingthatbecauseyou'reimpatient.

Daughter:

Impatient?

Me?

Father:

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

Daughter:

Look,ifyoucamewithmesomemorning,you'dunderstand...

Father:

You'veonlybeenthereforfourweeks.Thesethingstaketime.

Daughter:

Iknow,butIstillfeel...

Father:

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

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

Man:

Ididn'tknow"raisedeyebrows"means"yes"inTonga.ItmeanssomethingverydifferentinPeru.

Woman:

Yeah?

Whatdoesitmeanthere?

Man:

Money."Raisedeyebrows"isagestureformoneyinPeru.

Woman:

Hmm.

Number3

Woman:

Um,Alberto,yousaidthat"tappingyourhead"means"I'mthinking"inArgentina.

Man:

That'sright.

Woman:

You'dbetterbecarefulaboutusingthatgesturehereinCanada.Itmeanssomeoneiscrazy.

Man:

Oh,itmeans"crazy"inCanada?

Ididn'tknowthat.I'llbecareful.

Number4

Man:

Youknow,it'sinterestingthatintheNetherlands,"tappingyourelbow"meansyoucan'tdependonsomeone.InColombia,theyusethesamegesture,butithasadifferentmeaning.

Woman:

WhatdoesitmeaninColombia?

Man:

Well,itmeanssomeoneischeap.Thatpersondoesn'tliketospendmoney.

Woman:

Oh.

Number5

Woman:

Here'saninterestingone.Youknowhow"circlingyourhead"meansthataperson'scrazy?

Man:

Yeah.

Woman:

GuesswhatitmeansintheNetherlands.

Man:

TheNetherlands?

Ihavenoidea.

Woman:

Itmeanssomeoneiscallingonthetelephone.Youknow,likedialingaphone.

Man:

That'sinteresting.

Number6

Man:

So"flickingyourchin"means"goaway"inItaly,right

Woman:

Yes.

Man:

GuesswhatitmeansinBrazil.

Woman:

InBrazil?

Idon'tknow.

Man:

That'sright.

Woman:

Huh?

Man:

InBrazil,"flickingyourchin"means"Idon'tknow."

Woman:

"Idon'tknow"isthemeaning?

Man:

Right.

Number7

Woman:

Well,everythingis"thumbsup"formytriptoNigeria.I'veneverbeentoAfricabefore.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.

Man:

Ah,you'dbetterbecarefulwiththatexpressioninNigeria.

Woman:

Huh?

Man:

Thumbsup.InNigeria,itmeans...um...well,ithasaverybadmeaning.Don'tusethatgesture.Itwillgetyouintoalotoftrouble.

Woman:

Oh,thanksfortellingme.

Number8

Man:

Yousaid"tossingyourhead"means"comehere"forGermans?

Woman:

That'sright.Butthereaxesomeothermeanings.InIndia,itmeans"yes."ButithastheoppositemeaninginItaly.InItalyitmeans"no."

Man:

Hmm,"yes"inIndia,"no"inItaly.Isn'titinterestinghowthesamethingcanhavesuchdifferentmeanings?

Woman:

Itsureis.

GestureMeaning

Country

Nod（Yes）

Most.places

Nod（No）

Argentina

Raisedeyebrows（Yes）

Brazil

Raisedeyebrows（Formoney）

Canada

Tappingyourhead（I'mthinking）

Colombia

Tappingyourhead（Crazy）

Germany

Tappingyourelbow（Can'tdependon

someone）

Greece

Tappingyourelbow（Thatpersondoesn'tlike

tospendmoney）

India

Circlingyourhead（Someoneis

callingonthe

telephone）

Italy

Flickingyourchin（Goaway）

Netherlands

Flickingyourchin（Idon'tknow）

Nigeria

Thumbsup（Ithasverybadmeaning

Peru

Tossingyourhead（Comehere）

Tonga

Tossingyourhead（Yes）

Tossingyourhead（No）

Part2passages

passage1WhyShouldn'tyouGobyFirstImpressions?

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

Recentlymyyoungbrother,whoworksforafamousAmericanairline,wasremindedofthistruth.Theplanewasoverbookedandforonceallthepassengersturnedup.Somybrotherhadthedifficulttaskofchoosingthreepassengersandinformingthemthattheycouldn'ttravelontheflightinquestion*.

question*.