新视野大学英语听力第三册文章 Unit3.docx

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新视野大学英语听力第三册文章Unit3

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:

Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:

What!

Areyoucrazy?

Youcan’tdothat!

Whatwillmyfriendssay?

Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:

Whatisthegirlsaying?

2.Script

M:

Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.

W:

Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager’sconsideration/

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

3.Script

W:

WhileI’mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?

M:

Youbet,darling.I’llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.

Q:

Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

4.Script

W:

Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI’mafraidIcan’tmissit.

M:

Butthiseveningistheparents’meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou’dcometoit.OK,I’llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.Script

W1:

Soyou’restillsingle?

Ifyou’dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you’dhaveahusbandbynow.

W2:

IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:

Youcanhavemine.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:

1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

ReasonsforaDivorce

Script

W:

I’mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:

Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:

Thirteenyears.

M:

Doyouhavechildren?

W:

Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband’sirresponsibility

M:

So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?

W:

Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We’vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!

M:

And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:

Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don’tI?

M:

Aren’ttheyhischildren,too?

W:

Butmyhusbandisn’tfulfillinghisduties!

M:

Ishepayingthebills?

W:

Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan’tdressthemingoodclothes!

Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!

M:

Doesthecarrun?

W:

Yes,butitlooksOLD!

M:

Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?

W:

Well,heyellsatme!

M:

So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?

W:

No,justvisitationrights.

M:

Why?

W:

Becausethelawpermitsmeto.

M:

And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?

W:

I’mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn’tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.

Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:

First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealsoyellathimandcallshimnames.Asforthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadofjointcustody.Moreover,thewomanwilldemandhalfofalltheyhaveandlargesupportpayments.

Task2:

Whatfour-letterwords?

Script

Dorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparentsweremid-aged.Theyspoiledherbadly.Attheageof33shestilllivedathome.Hermotherandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn’tlastlong.Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.

Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,thebridecalledhermother.

“Howdoeseverythinggo?

”hermotherasked.

“Oh,Mom,”shebegan,“thehoneymoonwaslovely!

Soromantic!

Wehadawonderfultime.Butonourback,Bobstartedusingterriblelanguage.StuffI’dneverheardbefore.Reallyawfulfour-letterwords.You’vegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.Please,Mom!

”thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone.

“But,honey,”themotherasked,“Whatfour-letterwords?

”

“Ican’ttellyou,Mom.They’retooawful!

Comegetme,please!

”

“Darling,youmusttellmewhathasupsetyousomuch.Tellmewhatfour-letterwordsheused.”

Stillsobbing,thebridesaid,“Mom,wordslikedust,wash,iron,andcook.”

Keys:

FTFFT

Task3:

AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarry

Script

After17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybestfriend,Monica.WhatIhadfearedmostbecamereality:

Ibecamethesingleparentoftwoyoungchildren.Mydaughtergrewincreasinglyunhappy.Seven-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattackswhenevershewasleftaloneformorethanafewminutes.Five-year-oldSophiewouldvomitaftereverymeal.Underthepsychologicalpressure,Ithoughtaboutremarriage.Myfriendsarrangeddinnerwithsinglemenandinvitedmetopartiestomeetthelatest“someonespecial”.

ButlaterIchangedmymind.Acolleagueofminesaid,“Secondmarriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenaredestroyedbyit.”Thereissometruthinhiswords.Researchpublishedin2004showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswerenomoreemotionallyhealthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.

Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchatourfavoriteItalianrestaurant.Whileeating,wetalkedaboutafriendofourswhowasdivorcinghersecondhusband.Wewereworriedabouthowthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoofwhomwerestrugglingtogetfreeofdrugs.Joannaputdownherforkandlookedatme.“Mom,I’mgladyoudidn’tremarry,”shesaid.“Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsorevenconsidersuicide.”Atthatmoment,Irealized,onceagain,thatsinglenesswastherightchoiceforme.

1.Whatwasthespeakermostafraidof?

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

3.Whatdidthespeaker’scolleaguesay?

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

5.Ifthespeakerhaddivorcedagain,whatmightherdaughter,Joanna,havedone?

Kes:

1C2.A3.B4.B5.B

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Isyouthwastedontheyoung?

Amy:

I’dliketotalktoyou,sostopwhatyou’redoingforaminute.

Bill:

Whatisit,Amy?

I’mhavingahectictimeworkingonthisreportfortomorrow’smeeting.

Amy:

Well,you’realwaysprettybusy,andit’sbeenmorefiveyears,almostsix,sinceweweremarried.

Bill:

Yes,timehasgonesofast,butthey’vebeengoodyears.

Amy:

Iknow,butIwanttohaveababy—Iwantustohaveababy.

Bill:

Iknowyoudo.Butremember,wesaidwe’dwaituntilwecouldaffordit.

Amy:

Butfiveyearsisalongtimetowait.Anyway,it’slongenough.

Bill:

I’mthisclosetogettingapromotion.

Amy:

Whathasthatgottodowithit?

Wecouldwaitforeverifwewaitforthe“perfect”moment.Soonwe’llbetoooldtoenjoyinghavingababy.

Bill:

Youknow,youhaveagoodpoint.Thisreportcanwait.I’lldoittomorrowmorning.Let’sopenabottleofwineandenjoyourselves.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:

I’vegotsomethingimportanttotellyou:

I’mpregnant.

B:

What?

You’repregnant?

Wow,I’dlovetohaveababy.

A:

Well,Iunderstandyouwanttobeafather.It’sbeenmorethanthreeyears,almostfour,sinceweweremarried.

B:

Yes,timehaspassedsoquickly,butwestilldidn’thaveababy.

A:

Iknow,butwecan’taffordtohaveonenow.IfIleavemyjobformorethantwoweeks,I’llloseitforever.

B:

Iknowyouwill.Butremember,ifwedon’thaveonenow,it’llbetoolate.We’llbebusierinfuture.

A:

Thereissomethinginwhatyousaid.Fouryearsisalongtimetowait.ButIreallylikemyjob.What’smore,I’mveryclosetogettingpromotion.

B:

Butababybornebyawomaninher30smaybephysicallyandintellectuallylesshealthy.Ifwewantedtoholdontoyourjob,wewouldwaitforever.Soonwe’llbetoooldtoenjoyababy.

A:

Youreallyhaveapoint.I’llchoosethebabyoverthejob.

B:

Good,I’lltryhardertomakebothendsmeet

MODEL2SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Script

Kim:

HiAmy.

Amy:

Hi!

Lookatthisheadline,Kim.

Kim:

Wow!

SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Amy:

Butthisisnotuncommoninwest.Insomeplaces,thedivorceratecanbeashighas50percent.

Kim:

ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsinlovequickly,ifnotatfirstsight;buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.

Amy:

Isitthesameinyourcountry?

Kim:

Idon’tthinkso.Inmycountry,somemarriagesbreakup,butmostcouplesstaytogether.

Amy:

Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

Kim:

Notreally.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof20.

Amy:

Hmm.Dowomanusuallyworkaftertheygetmarried?

Kim:

No,alotofwomenstayhometotakecareoftheirfamilies.Butmorewomenworknow.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:

ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsinlovequickly,buttheyalsoleaveeachotherquickly.

B:

Isitthesamewhereyoulive?

A:

Idon’tthinkso.Inmycountry,mostcouplesstaytogether.

B:

Whatisthedivorcerateinyourhomeland?

A:

Thedivorceratecanbeaslowas10percent.

B:

That’squitelowerthaninourcountry.

A:

Well,what’sthedivorcerateinyourcountry?

B:

About50percent,ifI’mnotmistaken.

A:

Oh,that’sreallyhigh!

B:

Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

A:

Notreally.Notmanypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof22.

B:

Manyofouryoungpeoplegetmarriedbefore20.