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1stweek

Conversation1

M:

Mary’smisplacedherwalletagain.

W:

Areyousure?

Thelasttimeshecouldn’tfindit,welookedforiteverywhereintheofficeandfinallyfounditinherhandbag.

M:

Irememberedthatincident,soImadeherlooktherefirst.

W:

WhenIcan’tfindsomething,ImentallygothroughthedayandtrytovisualizethemomentIputitdown.

M:

That’swhatIdo,too.IalsoputthingsbackintheplaceIkeepthemsothey’retherewhenIneedthem.

W:

IwishMarrywoulddothat.Haveyoueverseenherroom?

M:

No,andIdon’tthinkIeverwanttoeither.Ithinkitmustbeamass.

W:

Yes.Notonlyawalletcanbelostthere.GiveMarrytimeandshe’llgetlostinitherself.

M:

Iagree!

Shedoesn’tknowhowtoputthingsinorderandalwaysforgetswhereshe’sputthem.

1.WheredidMaryputthewalletbeforeitwasfound?

2.Accordingtotheman,howdoesherememberwherehispossessionsare?

3.Accordingtothepeople,what’sMary’sproblem?

Conversation2

W:

Hello,John.Youmustbepleased.Afterallhowmanystudentsareluckyenoughtohavebeenacceptedattheirfirstandtheirsecondchoices?

M:

NotmanyIknow.ButI’mnotsureyetwhichonetochoose.I…

W:

Well,youseemtohavedoubtsaboutthestateuniversity.Butitsbiologydepartmenthasafinereputation.Whatmorecouldabiologymajorwant?

M:

Yeah.Andtheyalsohaveinternshipsforseniors.Butafriendtoldmethatforthefirsttwoyearssomelectureshaveahundredandfiftystudents.Youprobablywouldn’tgettoknowanyofyourteachers.

W:

Well,youmightactually.Becausethoseclassesalsohavesmalldiscussionsections.Theymeettwiceaweekandhavenomorethantwentystudents.

M:

Iknow.ButI’veheardthattheyareusuallytaughtbygraduatestudents.‘AtWhiteStoneCollegeallclassesaretaughtbyprofessors.

W:

Whataboutsitting?

DoyoupreferasmalltownlikeWhiteStone?

Orabiggerplacelikethestatecapital?

M:

Thatdoesn’tmattertome.WhatIdocareaboutisgettingindividualattentionfromthefacultyandmakingfriends.

W:

Look,I’veknownyouforfouryearsnowandyouseemtobeaprettyoutgoingperson.Idon’tthinkyouwillhaveanytroublemakingfriendsatthestateuniversity.ItsoundstomethatyouareleaningtowardWhiteStonethough?

M:

Iam.TheonlyproblemisthattheWhiteStone’stuitionisreallyhighandI’mnotsureIcanaffordit.

W:

Youcouldstillapplyforastudentloanorsignupforaworkstudyprogram.

M:

Yeah.IthinkI’lllookintothat.

4.WhydoesJohngotoseethewoman?

5.WhatconcerndoesJohnhaveaboutthestateuniversity?

6.WhatdoesJohnconsidertobeanadvantageoftheWhiteStoneCollege?

7.Inthenearfuture,whatisJohnlikelytodo?

2ndweek

第10天

学会分析问题之间的联系和背景知识的综合应用

Conversation1

M:

Ireallydon’tknowwhattodothissummer.Ican’taffordtojustsitaround,andtheredon’tseemtobeanyjobsavailable.

W:

Whydon’tyoutryhouse-sitting?

LastsummermyfriendMargarethouse-satfortheDoddswhentheywentawayonvacation.Mr.DoddhiredMargarettostayintheirhousebecausehedidn’twantitleftempty.

M:

YoumeantheDoddspaidMargaretjusttoliveintheirhouse?

W:

Itwasn’tthateasy.Shehadtomow（修剪草坪）andwaterthehouseplants.AndwhenErichouse-satforMr.Cohen,hehadtotakecareofhispets.

M:

House-sittingsoundslikeagoodjob.Iguessit’salittlelikebaby-sitting—exceptyou’retakingcareofahouseinsteadofchildren.

W:

Thestudentemploymentofficestillhasafewjobsposted.

M:

DoIjusthavetofilloutanapplication?

W:

MargaretandErichadtointerviewwiththehomeownersandprovidethreereferences（）each.

M:

Thatseemslikealotoftroubleforasummerjob.

W:

Thehomeownerswantsomeguarantee（）thattheycantrustthehouse-sitter.Youknow,theywanttomakesureyou’renotthetypewhowillthrowwildpartiesintheirhouse,ormoveagroupoffriendsinwithyou.

M:

House-sitterswhodothatsortofthingsprobablyaren’tpaidthen.

W:

Usuallytheyarepaidanywayjustbecausethehomeownersdon’twanttomakeafuss.Butifthehomeownerreportedit,thenthehouse-sitterwouldn’tbeabletogetanotherjob.Sowhydon’tyouapply?

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodothissummer?

2.WhatdidtheDoddsdowhentheywentawaylastsummer?

3.Whatisoneresponsibilitythehouse-sitterprobablywon’thave?

Conversation2

W:

Hi.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:

Yes,I’dliketoreturnthissweaterforarefund.Iboughtitaweekago.

W:

Well,firstofall,whatseemstobetheproblem?

M:

Well,thefirsttimeIwashedanddriedit,thethingshrankwithfivesizes.

W:

Uh,Isee,butdidyoufollowthewashinginstructions?

Ithinkitsayshere…yeah…onthelabel:

tohandwashitandthentodryitonlowheat.

M:

HowwasIsupposedtoknowthat?

ThelabeliswritteninFrench!

W:

Listen,sir!

Wetakealotofprideinourclothing.WhatIcandoisallowyoutoexchangethesweaterforanotherone.

M:

Idon’twanttoexchangeitforanything!

Ijustwantmymoneyback!

W:

Well,Icangiveyoucreditonyournextpurchaseoradiscountandsincetheitemyoupurchasedwasonclearance,wecan’tgiveyouarefund.

M:

Aclearanceitem!

Therewasn’tanythingonthepricetagorontheclothingrackthatsaidanythingaboutthat.

W:

Iguessyoudidn’treadouradcarefully.（…probablycan’tbereadanyway）Look.Here’sthead,andtheinformationabouttheclearancesaleisrighthereatthebottom.

M:

Where?

Where?

What?

Thatsmallprint?

You’dneedanelectronicmicroscopetoseethosewords.

W:

Andanyway,youcanonlyreturnitemswithareceiptwithinsixdays,andunfortunately,thatwasyesterdayinyourcase.

M:

OK.OK.Igiveup.Takeyoursweater.Youshouldopenupapetstoreandsellitasadogsweater.

4.Whatwasthereasonwhythemanwantedtoreturnthesweater?

5.WhatdidthestoreclerkNOToffertodofortheman?

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatthestoreclerkdidn’treturnthemoneytothecustomer?

7.Howdidtheconversationend?

3rdweek

第11天

学会预测问题与内容

Passage1

Vendingmachinessellmanydifferenttypesofitems.

（1）Someofthemsellcolddrinkslikesoda，orhotdrinkslikecoffeeorhotchocolate.Otherssellcandy，stamps，tickets，newspapers，andothertypesofsmallmerchandise.

Thesemachineshavebeensuccessfulfortworeasons.

（2）Theysavetimeandtheyareconvenient.Merchandisesoldinmachineseliminatestheneedforasalesclerkorcashier.Inmanyplacesthecustomercanusethemachinesatanytimeofdayornight.

Althoughtherearemanydifferentsizesandtypesofvendingmachines，theyallworkinbasicallythesameway.Thecustomerputsacoinintothemachineandthenpushesabutton，pullsalever，oropensadoortoreceivethemerchandise.Somemachineswillalsoreturnchangetothecustomerforpapermoney.Butthebasicideaisthesame.Customersliketosavetimeandareusuallywillingtopayahigherpriceforthisconvenience.

Thesaleofsnacksinvendingmachineshasalwaysbeenverysuccessful.（3）However，machinesnowsellhotmealswithonlylimitedsuccess.InNewYorkcity，automatsusedtosellalotofhotfoodsinvendingmachines.Butinrecentyears，fastfoodestablishmentshavereplacedautomats.

1.WhichisNOTmentionedasitemsthatvendingmachinessellaccordingtothetape?

2.Whataretheadvantagesofvendingmachines?

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

Passage2

Aroundtheyear1000A.D.，somepeoplefromnorthwestIndiabegantotravelwestwards.（4）Nobodyknowswhy.Afterleavingtheirhomes，theydidnotsettledownagain，butspenttheirlivesmovingfromoneplacetoanother.TheirlatergenerationsarecalledRomanpeople，orGypsy.ThereareGypsiesallovertheworld，andmanyofthemarestilltravellingwithnofixedhomes.Thereareabout8millionofthemincluding3millionineasternEurope.（5）Gypsieshavesometimeshadahardtimeinthecountrieswheretheyweretreatedcruelly，liketheJews，andnobodyknowshowmanyofthemdiedinHitler'sdeathcamps.

Gypsieshavetheirownlanguage，Romany.Theylikemusic，anddancingandtheyoftenworkinfairandtravellingshows.Travellingisveryimportanttothem，andmanyGypsiesareunhappyiftheyhavetostayinoneplace.Becauseofthis，itisdifficultforGypsychildrentogotoschool.AndGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwrite.Insomeplaces，（6）theeducationauthoritiestrytoarrangespecialtravellingschoolsforGypsychildren，sothattheycangetthesameeducationasotherchildren.

4WhydidtheancestorsoftheGypsiesleavetheirhome?

5WhatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardsGypsies?

6WhatmeasurehasbeentakentohelpGypsychildren?

Passage3

Areyouawarethatyouactuallypossesssixsenses?

（7）Thesixthisamuscularsenseresponsiblefordirectingyourmusclesintelligently—totheexactextentnecessaryforeachactionyouperform.Forexample,whenyoureachforanobject,thesensorynerveslinkingthemusclestothebrainstopyourhandatthecorrectspot.Thisautomaticperceptionofthepositionofyourmusclesinrelationtotheobjectisyourmuscularsenseinaction.

Musclesarestringybundlesoffibervaryingfromonefivethousandthofaninchtoaboutthreeinches.Theyhavethreeuniquecharacteristics:

theycanbecomeshorterandthicker;theycanstretch;andtheycanretracttotheiroriginalposition.Underahigh-poweredmicroscope,muscletissueisseenaslong,slendercellswithagrainytexturelikewood.

Morethanhalfofaperson'sbodyiscomposedofmusclefibers,（8）mostofwhichareinvoluntary—inotherwords,workwithoutconsciousdirection.Thevoluntarymuscles,thosethatwemoveconsciouslytoperformparticularactions,num