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听力第四册课后听力材料

新策略大学英语听力教程第四册课后听力

Unit1LoveandFamily

PartIIAfter-classListening

I.UnderstandingBasicSkills

ListeningTask

Directions:

Listentothefollowingsentencesandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.

1.Thetrainpassedthesmallstationathalfpasttenyesterdaymorning.

2.Besidesdifferentkindsoffish,whatelsecanyouseeunderthesea?

3.Lastnighttheangrymanwassoirritatedthathethrewhiswife’sbagthroughthewindow.

4.Gostraightalongthestreetuntilthetrafficlightsandthenturnright;youwillnotmissit.

5.Unfortunately,theboyhurthislefthandwhenhegotintothelift.

II.UnderstandingConversations

ListeningTask1

Directions:

Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

W:

 Does your family have a record of your ancestors?

M:

 Sure. My mom has been working on our familytreeforyears.She’salwaysupdatingit.

W:

 Do you have a copy of your family tree in yourhouse?

 I’d love to see it.

M:

 I can show it to you now. I think it goes back about 8 generations so far.

W:

 That’s amazing. Do you have a large extended family?

M:

 I’ve got 30 cousins on my mom’s side and 10 cousins on my dad’s side.

W:

 Are you very close to your first-cousins?

M:

 The ones that are my age are close relatives. Now that I’m older, I don’t spendasmuchtimewiththemasIusedto,soIdon’tknowmyyoungercousinsaswellasolderones.

W:

 I see. Who’s the head of your household?

M:

It’sdefinitelymymother.And,hermotherisdefinitelythematriarchofthebiggerfamily.

W:

That’sinteresting.Whatdoesyourgrandmotherthinkofyourstep-mother?

M:

 At first, she was quite critical of her, but now that they’ve been married for a few years,she’s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother.

W:

 That’s pretty much how you feel about your step-mother. Like grandmother, like grandson.

Questions:

1.Whatisafamilytreeaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Whyisthemannotveryclosetohisyoungercousins?

3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthefamilymembersmentioned?

ListeningTask2

Directions:

Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

M:

Doyouthinkyoungpeoplearegiventoomuchfreedomnowadays,andasaresultthey’velostrespectfortheirparentsandtheireldersgenerally?

W:

Idon’tthinkso.Myparentsneverinterferedwithmyplanstoomuch.TheyadvisedmebutneverforcedmetodoanythingIdidn’twanttodo.IwasallowedtotakeupthecareerIwanted.IthinkIrespectandlovethemmoreforthis.

M:

Areyouquiteindependentofthemnow?

W:

Yes.AssoonasIleftschoolandstartedmystudiesasanurseIbecameindependentfinancially.Ihaveagovernmentgrant.Itisenoughformydailylife.ButIstillstaywiththemalot,asyouknow.

M:

Youseemveryclosetoyourparents.

W:

Iam.Manyyoungpeopletodaysaytheyhavenothingincommonwiththeirparents,butI’mratherluckybecauseIgetonverywellwithmine.Whataboutyou?

M:

Well,wevaluefamilylifeverymuchinmycountry.I’mveryfondofmyfamily,butIdon’talwaysgetonverywellwiththem.Theytrytocontrolmetoomuch.

W:

ButtheyallowyoutocometostudyinEnglandonyourown.

M:

Yes,butonlyafteralotofpersuasion!

Yourparentstreatyouasanadult;myparentstreatmeasachild.

W:

AsIsaid,I’mlucky.SomeEnglishparentsarelikeyours.Theyinterferetoomuchandtheyjustrefusetounderstandourgeneration.

M:

That’sreallyaproblem.

W:

Maybeit’sjustbecauseoflackofcommunication.

Questions:

1.Accordingtothewoman,whichisnottrueaboutherrelationshipwithherparents?

2.Whatwastheparents’attitudetowardstheman’sdecisiontostudyinEngland?

3.Inthewoman’sview,whichisthepossiblereasonoftheproblembetweenyoungpeopleandtheirparents?

III.UnderstandingPassages

ListeningTask1

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.

Theirgrandmothersfoughtforthevote,theirmothersbattledtohaveeverything,buttheupcominggenerationofBritishgirlshavedecidedtoturntheclockback:

Theyjustwanttostayathomewiththeirbabies.

Accordingtoasurveyof5,000-plusteenagegirlsinBritain,theirmainambitionistocompleteuniversityandreturntothehomestead.Morethan90percentofthosepolledforCosmoGirlmagazine’sNovemberissuebelieveit’stheman’sroletoprovidethehousehold’smoney.And85percentmaintaintheywouldratherrelyontheirpartnersforfinancialsupportthanbeasuccessful,independentwoman.And,although43percentofthosequestionedbelievetheyshouldcontinuewiththeireducationuntiltheyhaveauniversitydegree,oneinfourofthemsaythatgettingmarriedistheirnumberonepriorityinlife.

　　Thesupposedlysuper-modern,“funcomesfirst”teenagegenerationhasprovedtoberemarkablytraditionalineveryareaofbeliefs:

Over50percentsaytheywouldnotdreamofhavingchildrenbeforeseeingaringontheirfinger.Thedesiretohavechildreniskickinginearliertoo.Onaverage,teenagegirlsplantohavetheirfirstchildat26andmostplantohaveoneortwomorechildrenoverthefollowingfouryears.

“Thisissounsurprising,”saidauthorClaireRayner.“Themajorityofgirlshavenobrightfutureandnothingveryspecialtolookforwardto.Alltheycanhopeforistheirownmanandtheirownbaby.”“Thissurveydoesn’tindicatethatthebattlesoffeminismhavebeenlost,”Rayneradded,“Itwasneveropposedtomarriageorchildren.Itwasaboutequalchancesforwomentodowhattheywantedtodo,whichisexactlywhatthesegirlsarechoosingtodonow.”

ListeningTask2

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththeexactphrasesorsentencesyouhear.

Intheeraofvideogames,textmessagingandafter-schoolactivitygalore,havingaclose-knitfamilycanseemlikeanimpossibletask.Spendingtimethatyoudohavetogetherunderoneroofcancreateatightbondthatmakeskidsfeelconnectedandidentifywiththeirownfamilycultures.Close-knitfamiliesoffereachothersupportandencouragementthroughallthephasesoflife.

Instructions:

1.Enjoythesimplethingsinlifewithyourchildren.Takeawalk,gotoanartmuseumandtastenewfoodsatculturalfairs.Avoidfillingeachafternoonwithendlessactivitiesandclasses,andallowyourkidstohaveplentyofdowntimetogooutsideorplayagamearoundthekitchentable.

2.Includeyourchildreninyourdailyactivitiesinsteadoflivingparallelbutseparatelives.Letyourkidshangoutwithyouonoccasionwhenyouaretalkingtoyourfriendsinsteadofdistractingthemwithyourtabletorapackofcrayons.Createafamilyculturewhereeveryonehasvalue.

3.Connectwithyourkidsonadailybasisbyeatingdinnertogether.Eatingmealstogetherasafamilylowersyourchildren’sriskofgettinginvolvedwithdrugs,alcoholandexperimentingwithsexatanearlyage.Makesuretogiveyourkidsplentyofattention,includeeveryoneintheconversationandlaughtogether.

4.Showaffectiontoyourchildrentocreatefeelingsofattachment,frombearhugstohighfives.Playtogetherandparticipateinenjoyableactivities,suchasgoingtothemovies,bowlingorcamping.Realizethataplayfulfamilycuresstressfuldaysandrelationshiptension.

5.Encourageopencommunicationbetweenfamilymembersanddiscouragesecrets.Alloweachfamilymembertoexpresshisopinionandtalkthroughdifficultemotionaltimes.Showyourchildrenhowtosupportandstandupforeachother.

Unit2MentalWell-being

PartIIAfter-classListening

I.UnderstandingBasicSkills

ListeningTask

Directions:

ListentothepassageandtrytograspthemeaningofthefollowingsentencesinthecontextandwritedowntheirChinesemeanings.

MirrorMiracle

Weareallmoreobsessedwithourappearancethanweliketoadmit.Concernaboutappearanceisquitenormalandunderstandable.Attractivepeoplehavedistinctadvantagesinoursociety.Studiesshow:

*Attractivechildrenaremorepopular,bothwithclassmatesandteachers.Teachersgivehigherevaluationstotheworkofattractivechildrenandhavehigherexpectationsofthem.

*Attractiveapplicantshaveabetterchanceofgettingjobs,andofreceivinghighersalaries.OneUSstudyfoundthattallermenearnedaround$600perinchmorethanshorterexecutivesamonth.Incourt,attractivepeoplearefoundguiltylessoften.Whenfoundguilty,theyreceivelessseveresentences.

Wealsobelieveinthe“Whatisbeautifulisgood”stereotype—adeep-rootedbeliefthatphysicallyattractivepeoplepossessotherdesirablecharacteristicssuchasintelligence,competence,socialskillsandconfidence—evenmoralvirtue.Thegoodfairyprincessisalwaysbeautiful;thewickedstepmotherisalwaysugly.

Itisnotsurprisingthatphysicalattractivenessisofoverwhelmingimportancetous.

Everyperiodofhistoryhasitsownstandardsofwhatisbeautiful,andeverycontemporarysocietyhasitsowndistinctiveconceptoftheidealphysicalfeatures.Inthe19thcenturybeingbeautifulmeantwearingacorset—causingbreathingproblems.Nowwetrytodietandexerciseourselvesintothefashionableshape—oftenwithevenmoreseriousconsequences.Butalthoughweresembleourancestorsinourconcernaboutappearance,thereisadifferenceinthedegreeofconcern.Advancesintechnologyandinparticulartheriseofthemassmediahavecausednormalconcernsabouthowwelooktobecomeobsessions.How?

Thereare3reasons:

*Thankstomedia,we’vebecomeaccustomedtoextremelyrigidanduniformstandardsofbeauty.

*TV,billboardsandmagazinesmeanthatwesee“beautifulpeople”allthetime,moreoftenthano