新视野大学英语视听说教程3 unit9答案.docx

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新视野大学英语视听说教程3unit9答案

UNIT9

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:

Ofalltheholidayspeoplecelebrate,Christmas,Easter,Mother'sDay...whicharethemostimportanttoyou?

M:

ChristmasandEaster,becausetheymarkeventsinJesusChrist'slife:

hisbirthandhisescapefromatombintoheaven.Theotherfestivals,Ithink,weremainlycreatedtoincreasesales.

Q:

Howmanyholidaysdoesthemanbelievetobeimportant?

C）Two

2.Script

M:

IusedtolovegivingmymotherapresentonMother'sDay.Italwaysmadehercry,thenshe'dhugmehardenoughtosqueezethebreathoutofme.

W:

Mothersarereallynodifferentfromanyoneelse.Theylovetobeloved,that'sall.

Q:

Whatwasthemother'sresponsetoherson'sgift?

A）Shewasbesideher-selfwithjoy.

3.Script

M:

Everycountryhasitsownuniqueholidays.ThereisoneexclusivetosomeBritishCommonwealthcountrieslikeEngland,AustraliaandCanada.That'sBoxingDay.

W:

Iknow,andit'saperfectdateforaholiday,beingthedayafterChristmasDay.Apparentlyitbeganwiththecustomofgivingthepoorboxesoffood;thusaboxingday.

Q:

WhatwastheoriginofBoxingDay?

B）Givingpoorpeoplefood

4.Script

M:

IabsolutelyhateChristmasshopping.Icanneverfigureoutwhattobuyforeveryone,soIrusharoundlikeanidiotatthelastminute,buyingjunk.

W:

Thenmaybeyoushouldn'tbuyanygifts.Justtellpeople"MerryChristmas!

"instead.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

D）Shedisagreeswiththeman.J

5.Script

M:

WhenallthechildrencomehomeforChristmas,therewon'tbeenoughroomforeveryone...whatshallwedo?

Maybesomewillhavetostayinahotel.

W:

Iwantthemallhere.We'llmakeitwork.Icanhardlywaittoseeeveryone;itdoesn'tmatterifwe'reabitsquished.We'llbeliketurkeystuffing.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

C）Shewon’tcareifthechildrenarecrowdedathome

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

ExpensiveHolidays

Script

Grace:

So,Mark,whatareyougoingtogetmeforChineseValentine'sDay-aholidayfortheCowherdandGirlWeavertomeet?

Mark:

Sorry,I'veneverheardofit.Anyway,wealreadycelebratedValentine'sDayinFebruary.Igaveyouabunchofredroses.

Grace:

Butthere'sanotherlover'sdayintheworld.Isn'titwonderfuliflovershavemorethanonelover'sdayayear?

Mark:

DoyoumeanIhavetogetyouapresentforteachlover’sday?

Grace:

Well,youdbettergivemeapresentfromtimetotimeifyouwanttowinmyheart.

Mark:

IgaveyouabeautifulcardonNewYear'sDay...andaChristmasgiftacoupleofdaysbeforethat.ThenIinvitedyoutoadinnerontheChineseNewYear'sDay,thatis,theSpringFestival.

Grace:

Thankyouforthat.NowadaystheChineseSpringFestivalisgettingpopularhere.Andit'sexciting.

Mark:

ButfewpeoplehereknowanythingaboutaforeignLover'sDay.

Grace:

Yousee,Ienjoycelebratingholidaysagainandagain.

Mark:

Butit'shardonthewallet.I'llendupinthepoorhouseatthisrate.

Grace:

Butit'sromantic!

Anddon'tforgetit'sonlyanothermonthbeforemybirthday.

Mark:

Yourbirthdaywaslastmonth!

Ialreadyboughtyouaring!

Grace:

ThatwasmybirthdayontheWesterncalendar.Nextmonth,it'smybirthdayonthelunarcalendar!

GraceaskswhatMarkisgoingtogetherfortheChineseValentine'sDay,butMarkthinkshehasalreadygivenGraceabunchofrosesforWesternValentine'sDayinFebruary.Graceobjectsthatitiswonderfuliflovershavemorethanonelover'sdayayear.SheneedsMark'spresentsfromtimetotimeifMarkwantstowinherheart.MarkmentionsthathegaveherabeautifulcardonNewYear'sDay,aChristmasgiftacoupleofdaysbeforethat,andinvitedhertoadinnerontheChineseSpringFestival,AlthoughGracelovescelebratingholidays,Markworriesthatit'shardonthewallet,andhewillendupinthepoorhouseatthisrate.FinallyGracetellsMarknottoforgetherbirthdayonthelunarcalendar,thoughshealreadyreceivedaringfromMarkforherbirthdayontheWesterncalendar.

Task2:

AprilFool’sDay

Script

OnaflightfromtheWestCoasttotheEastCoast,theleadflightattendantwaseagertogetinearlyasherboyfriend,apilot,wasgoingtohaveashortstopoveratthedestinationairport.Shemadeapointoftellingherfellowcrewmembersaboutthis.BecauseitwasApril1st,AprilFool'sDay,thedaypeopleplaytricksononeanother,thecaptaindecidedtohavealittlefun.

Aboutanhourbeforelanding,hemadeanannouncementthatwentlikethis:

"LadiesandGentlemen,thisisthecaptainspeaking.Ihavealittlebitofbadnews.There'resomethunderstormsatourdestination,andthey'vecurrentlyclosedtheairport.Theyexpectittoreopeninaboutthirtyminutestoanhour.Asonemightexpect,thiswillresultinlongdelays.Aswe'vecomeallthewayfromtheWestCoast,wedon'tevenhaveenoughfueltocircleuntiltheairportreopens.Therefore,wearegoingtobedivertingtoCleveland,andweshouldbelandinginaboutthirtyminutes.We'lltakesomefuelthereandgetyoubackonyourwaytoouroriginaldestination.I’mterriblysorryforthedelay.However,we’11getyoutherejustassoonaspossible."Itwasatthismomentthatyoucouldhearsomeonerunninguptothecockpit.Thecockpitdoorflewopen,andsureenoughitwastheleadflightattendantmumblingsomethinglike,"Thiscan’tbehappening.WhatshallIdo?

"Asshewentonpainfully,thecaptainmadeanotherannouncement:

"LadiesandGentlemen,happyAprilFool'sDay!

'"

TFTFF

Task3:

TheWilsons’Thanksgiving

Script

ThanksgivingisoneofAmerica'smostpopularholidays.Itisadayforexpressingthanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Itisalsoadayforfamilyreunion.Onthatdaymanypeopletravellongdistancestogettogetherwiththeirfamilies.FormanyAmericans,Thanksgivingisthetimewhenallmembersofafamilygather.

ButnoteveryonecanspendThanksgivingwithhisorherfamily.Todaywe'llintroduceyoutoacouple,JoanandSandyWilson,whocouldnotaffordtotaketimeouttovisittheirparentsoneyear.TheyregrettednotbeingabletocelebrateThanksgivingwithalltheirfamilymembers.Butsoontheymetotherpeoplewhoalsowereseparatedfromtheirfamilies.SotheWilsonsbeganholdingayearlyThanksgivingdinnerforwhattheycalledtheir"extendedfamily".Thisincludedpeopleintheircommunity.AlltheguestsbroughtfoodtoshareforThanksgivingdinner.

Thegrouphasgrownovertheyears.Toaccommodatealltheguests,Mr.andMrs.Wilsonnowhavetoaddsmalltablestotheirlargeoneinthebigdiningroom.Atfirst,manyoftheirfriendsbroughttheirbabiesandyoungchildren.Nowsomeofthefirstguestsaregrandparents.

LikemanyotherAmericans,Mr.andMrs.Wilsonandtheirvisitorsenjoyalongdayofcooking,eatingandtalking.Thetraditionalmealusuallyincludesaturkey.OthertraditionalThanksgivingfoodsserved"withturkeyaresweetpotatoes,cranberriesandpumpkinpies.

1.A2.D3.C4.B5.C

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Eat,drinkandbemerryonChristmas.

Nora:

Mymotherboughtanenormoustwenty-fivepoundturkeyforChristmasdinner.I'msoexcited!

Susan:

WehavegeeseandhamforChristmasdinneronbothChristmasEveandChristmasnight.

Nora:

OurtraditionalChristmasdinnerisaturkey,sogiganticthatweeatleftoversfordays.

Susan:

Chrisswearshe'llrefuseahugedinnerandsticktoahealthymealoftofuandsalad.

Nora:

Noway.He'skidding!

Waittillheseeswhathismothercooks:

roastturkeywithstuffing,gravy,mashedpotatoes,peasandplumpuddingfordessert!

Susan:

WeheapupourpresentsunderthetreeandopenthemonChristmasmorning.

Nora:

WeopenoneChristmasEve,moreChristmasmorning,andtherestthenextday.

Susan:

Wow!

Yourfamilyprolongsthecelebrationforthreedays!

Nora:

WestartbydecoratingthetreeonChristmasEve,puttingornaments,lightsandartificialsnowflakesonit.

Susan:

Doyouhangstockingsbythefireplaceandhaveastarontopofthetree?

Nora:

Yes.Andwehaveanotheractivity.Wealso"givenotexpectingtoget".

Susan:

That'sapeculiarexpression.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

Nora:

It'ssecretgiving.Wesneakuptothedoorofsomebodywewanttogiveagiftto,ringthedoorbell,andrun.

Susan:

So,you'renotexpectinganything;you'rejustbeinggenerous.That'sakind-heartedgesture.

Nora:

Isn'tthatwhatthetruespiritofChristmasissupposedtobe?

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:

IfyouwanttoknowaboutChristmas,Icantellyouthatit'sanoccasionforfamilyreunions.

Familymembershavedinnertogether.

B:

That'salsotrueoftheChineseSpringFestival.

A:

AmericansusuallyeatturkeyforChristmasdinner.Mymotherboughtanenormoustwenty-fivepoundturkeyforit.AndourneighborshadgooseandhamonbothChristmasEveandChristmasnight.

B:

ChinesehaveahugedinnerontheSpringFestivalEve.Usuallyafishisserved,becauseitspronunciationinChinesemeans"surplus"or"abundance".Wealsoeatalotofmeatandseafood.

A:

Aturkeyisoftensogiganticthatweeatleftoversfordays.

B:

AChinesedinnerisknownformanykindsoffood.Wesimplycan'teatthemallatonce.Sowealsoeatleftoversfordays.

A:

Richfoodisn'tgoodforyourhealth.SomeAmericansrefuseahugedinnerandsticktoahealthymealofsalad.

B:

ThesameistruehereinChina.Somepeopleprefertofuandvegetablestomeat.

A:

AnotherimportantpartofChristmasisthegifts.WeheapupourpresentsundertheChristmastreeorputtheminstockings.Childrenareexcitedaboutgifts.

B:

InChinawegivechildrenmoneyinaredenvelope.

A:

ToenjoyamerryChristmas,Westernersexchangegifts,sendChristmascards,singChristmascarolsandthrowparties.

B:

TheChineseset