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大学英语A3自主学习答案

Unit1Oldfriends,differentchoices

VocabularyTask

Answers/Script

AIt’sbeen10yearssinceIsawyoulast.Iwasabletotravelandseetheworld.AndInevergotstuckbeingahousewife!

BThingsaregoinggreatformethesedays.Ifinallysettleddownandgotarealjob.NowIwork9to5ataneighborhoodstore.

CLifehassuretreatedmewell.Iputmyselfthroughschool.Iwasabletoworkmywayupinacompany.AndthenIstartedmyownbusiness.

ListeningTask

FirstListening

Answers

1.Hewentoverseasforgraduateschoolandisworkingatahigh-techcompany.

2.Shewasinafewbeautycontests,butsheneverwon.

Shenowhastwochildren.

3.Heworksattheneighborhoodpostofficeandhastwochildren.

4.She’sthebranchmanageratthelocalgrocerystore.

2）secondlistening

Answer

1.Hemissedhishome.

2.Shehopesherdaughterwillbecomeamodel.

3.Heloveshisfamily.

4.She’sproudofhernewjob.

Script

1.A:

Jim,Ican’tbelieveit-wow!

Ihaven’tseenyousincewegraduatedfromhighschool!

Whathaveyoubeendoing?

B:

Well,afterIwentoverseasforgraduateschool,andIhadagreattime.ButfinallyIhadtocomehomeandgetarealjobinahigh-teachcompany.

B:

Yeah，Irememberyoualwayswantedaninternationallifestyle.

A:

Oh,Ihadagreattimeoverseas,butIgothome-stick,too.

2.A:

Carol,isthatyou?

B:

Yes,it’sme!

A:

Oh,it’ssogoodtoseeyou!

Youknow,Carol,Irememberyoualwayswantedtobeafamousmodelandtravelaroundtheworld.Didithappen?

B:

Well,no.Iwasinafewbeautycontests,butIneverwon,andnobodyeverofferedmeamodelingcontract.

A:

Oh,that’stoobad.

B:

Yeah,butnowIguessI’mtooold,andIhavetwoyoungkids,aboyandagirl.Youknow,maybemydaughterwillgettodoitsomeday.

3.A:

Whathaveyoubeenuptoovertheyears,Ed?

B:

Well,Ihavetwobeautifulchildrennowandwork9-5attheneighborhoodpostoffice.

A:

Hmm,Irememberyoualwayswantedtobeaprofessionalracecardriver—Whathappened?

B:

TheclosestI’vecometothatisdrivingaPorscheover100mphontheAutobahn.No,mygreatestachievementismyfamily.

4.A:

So,Nora,howhaveyoubeen?

B:

Rememberwhenwewereinhighschool,Iworkedpart-timejobthere.I’vebeenthereeversince.

B:

Yeah?

A:

SowhenIgraduateditseemednaturaltogetaAndI’vebeenworkingmywayup.NowI’mthebranchmanager.I’mmakingmoremoneythansomepeoplewhohavecollegedegrees!

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

travel,oldboyfriends,family,career

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

F－SharonandKarenhaven'tseeneachotherfor30years.

T－SharonplannedtogetmarriedtoJimafterhighschool.

T－Sharonstartedherownadvertisingagency.

F－Sharonmajoredinartincollege.

T－Karendidn'twanttogetstuckbeingahousewife.

F－Karenhadonechild.

T－KarentraveledaroundEuropeforayear.

F－Karenwenttomedicalschool.

Script

Sharon:

Hey,Karen,isthatyou?

Karen:

Sharon,wow!

Ican’tbelieveit!

Yes,it'sme.Gosh,it’sgoodtoseeyou!

Sharon:

You,too!

What’sitbeen?

Somethinglike20years?

!

?

Karen:

Yeah,Ican’tbelievewe’rethatoldalready.

Sharon:

Lifesurehastreatedwell.Youlookgreat!

Karen:

Thanksyoudotoo!

What’veyoubeendoingallthistime?

Irememberyoucouldn’twaittomarryJimandstartafamily.

Sharon:

Hah!

Ineverdidgetmarried.Iwastoobusywithschoolandthenmyjob.Idon’tevenknowwhathappenedtoJim.

Karen:

Sowhatdoyoudo?

Sharon:

Ihavemyownadvertisingagency.

Karen:

Comeon,Sharon!

You?

Sharon:

Really.Imajoredinmarketingincollegeandafterwardsgotajobwithanadvertisingagency.Iworkedmywayup,andwhenIfeltIunderstoodthebusinessreallywell,Ilefttostartmyownagency.

Karen:

Wow,that’sprettyimpressive.Nowonderyouhaven’thadanytimetogetmarried.

Sharon:

Yeah.So,anyway,whataboutyou?

Youweretheonewhowasgoingtotraveltheworldanddoyourownthing.Youdidn’twanttogetstuckbeingahousewife.

Karen:

Hah!

You’regonnalaugh,butIAMahousewife,andamotherofthree.

Sharon:

Oh,comeon,Karen,you’renotserious,areyou?

Whathappenedtothetravel?

Karen:

Well,IdidtravelaroundEuropeforayearwithsomefriends.ButthenImetStan,andwegotmarriedrightaway.Ihelpedputhimthroughmedicalschool,andthenwehadourchildren.Ilovebeingabletofocusonmyfamily,andwhentheyleavehome,I'mgoingtostartmycareer—ifit'snottoolate!

Sharon:

It'snevertoolate.

Unit2JustWhoAreYou?

Vocabularytask

Answer/Script

AI'mprettysurethatpeoplelikemeforwhoIm.I'mjustatypical,ordinary,regulargirl.I'mjustlikeeverybodyelse.

BI'mreallyintodancingatclubs.Ispendreallylatenightsgoingoutwithmyfriends.NowI'mgettingbehindinmywork.

CI'vegotachancetodosomethingbig.Icouldgopro,goontheprotour.ButIneedtodropoutlfschool.Well,IgottadowhatIgottado.

ListeningTask

1）FirstListening

Answers

1.Hegoesoutclubbingeverynight.Hecanstillgetgreatgrades.

2.ShehasascholarshiptoHarvard.

3.HewasanactivistduringtheVietnamWar.Hewasputinprisonforprotesting.

4.Hecollectsbaseballcards.

2）SecondListening

Answers

1.ShethinksSam'sreallysmart.

2.ShethinksMiriam'sscholarshipisimpressive.

3.She'ssurprisedthatTomwasanactivist.

4.HethinksHarold'scollectionissilly.

Script

1.A:

Sam,howcomeyou'resotiredinclassallthetime?

Anotherlatenightstudying?

B:

Areyoukidding,Jennifer?

Ihardlystudyatall.

A:

Howcanthatbe?

You’rethestarstudent,themathace.

B:

No,Igooutclubbingeverynight.Idancetilthebars—that’swhyIcan’tkeepmyeyesopen.

A:

Aren’tyougettingbehindinwork?

B:

Nah,Ijustzipthroughmyhomeworkbeforedinner.

A:

Youmustbeagenius.

2.A:

Mom,doyouthinkJoeywilleverbeinterestedinme?

B:

Ofcoursehewill,Miriam.You’resuchasweet,sensitivegirl.

A:

Idon’twanttobesweetandsensitive!

Iwanttobebeautifulandathletic.Instead,I'vegotahunchofpimplesandI'manerd.

B:

Ifthisboydoesn'tlikeyouforwhoyouare,he’snotworthit.

A:

ButMom,itdoesn'tworklikethat.You’vegottoimpressaguytogethimtoevennoticeyou.

B:

Well,doesheknowaboutyourscholarshiptoHarvard?

A:

GuyslikeJoeydon'tcareaboutstufflikethat.

3.A:

So,Tom,whatwereyoulikeincollege?

B:

Iwasprettyserious.IstudiedpoliticalscienceatBerkeleyinthe1960s.

A:

Really?

B:

Yeah,IwasanactivistduringtheVietnamWar.

A:

You?

B:

Yeah.Youwon'tbelievethis.Ievengotstuckinprisonforoneoftheprotestsagainstthewar.

A:

Wow!

That'samazing.Ididn'tknowthataboutyou.

4.A:

HeyHarold,Ididn'tknowyoucollectedbaseballcards.

B:

What?

Howdoyouknowthat?

A:

Iwaslookingforapenciltheotherday,andIsawthecardsinyourdrawer.Howcomeyounevertoldus?

B:

It'ssecret!

Idon'treallylikepeopleknowingwhatI'mupto.

A:

Well,that’snotsuchabadthing.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

TJisgoodatskateboarding.

2.Getthemainidea

Answers

F–TJgotsecondplaceintheproskateboardingcontest

Lastweekend.

T–TJisgoingtogoTVcommercial.

T–CesarthinksTJwillforgethisfriendsafterhebecomesfamous.

T–TJfeelslikearegularguy.

F–TJhasagirlfriend.

T–TJisparentsdon'twanthimtodropoutofschool.

F–TJdoesn'twanttodropoutofschool.

X–CesarwantsTJtodropoutofschool.

Script

Cesar:

TJ,myman!

IheardyouwonthePro-Amstake-boardingcontestlastweekend.

TJ:

Yeah,Cesar,Ididafliponthehalf-pipethatreallyimpressedthejudges.

Cesar:

Youimpressme,TJ.You’resomethingelseonthatboard!

TJ:

Ah,c'mon,stopit,willya?

Cesar:

ButI'veseenyouflyonaskateboard.It'samazing.

TJ:

Yeah,well,thingshavebeengoin'good.You'llneverbelievewhatthelatestis.

Cesar:

What?

TJ:

Nikewantsmetodoacommercial.They'vebeencallingmyagent.

Cesar:

Wow!

Idon'tbelievethat.

TJ:

Youbestbelieveit,myfriend.I'mgoingtogetsomebigbucksfordoingit,too.

Cesar:

You'regoingbigtimenow.Ican'tbelieveIevenknowyou.

TJ:

Great,huh?

I’mgonnabeonTV!

Cesar:

Yeah!

Prettysoonyou’renotgoingtohavetimeforsomeonelikeme.

TJ:

Noway,Cesar.Youknowmyfriendsareimportant.

Cesar:

Yeah,butnowyou’rehittingthebigtime.

Everything’sgonnachange.

TJ:

YouknowI’mjustaregularguy.

Cesar:

No,you’renot.

TJ:

Yes,Iam.I’vegotparentsandabrattysister,justlikeyou.ItookpianolessonswhenIwaslittle,andIgotochurchonSundays.Ilikewatchingcartoons,andmymommakesmetakeoutthetrash.AndIworryaboutnothavingagirlfriend.See?

I’mjustlikeeverybodyelse.

Cesar:

Idon’tthinkso.NobodyelseIknowisdoingaNikecommercial.You’regotitmade,TJ.

TJ:

Yeah,buttheproblemismyparents.

Cesar:

What’sup?

TJ:

Toreallymakeitbig,I’vegottogoontheprotour,andtheonlywayIcangoproistodropoutofschool,buttheydon’twantmeto.TheysayI’mruiningmyfuture.ButImaynotgetanotherchance—twoyearsfromnowmaybetoolate.

Cesar:

Sowhat’reyougonnafor?

TJ:

I’vegottogoforit.I’matthetopofmygamerightnow,andthat’swhatcounts.

Cesar:

Yeah,yougottadowhatyougottado.

Unit3Livingwithpeople

VocabularyTask

Answers/Script

ADormlifehassomemajornegatives.Theotherstudentskeepmeupallnight.Andmyroommatedoesn'tgivemeanyspace.

BMynewroommatedoesn'tdrivemecrazy.Sheneverleavesherfoodorclothesallovertheplace.Shenevertakesmythingswithoutasking.

CMydad'srulesarewaytoostrict.Hewon'tletmeusethephoneformorethan10minutes.AndIhavetobebackbya