全国公共英语等级考试二级课文.docx

1、全国公共英语等级考试二级课文Unit 1 personal Information 个人情况Dialogues1Yang is introducing John browns new house to BillYang BillYang: Have you heard about John Brown new house?Bill: What? I havent heard about it .Tell me something about it.Yang: All right .Yesterday, I got my invitation to the house warming party

2、 .They told me that theyve bought a new house in the suburbs. Its about half an hour from the city.Bill: Have you seen the house? Yang: Yes, I have .I went out with them last weekend. They had to measure the rooms.Bill: Whats it like?Yang: It has four bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a big ki

3、tchen, and three bathrooms .Theres a large garden and garage, too.Bill: That does sound nice .How do you like the house, yang?Yang: Well, everything looks fine except the three car garage.Bill: Do you mean its a little too large?Yang: Too large? Not at all. They have five cars .Theres not nearly eno

4、ugh room for then. Theyve got to go to do something about that.Bill: Have they moved in yet?Yang: They are moving today. I guess theyll have all the furniture in the house by tonight.Bill: When are they going to have the party?Yang: Next Friday night .Youll get you invitation today or tomorrow.Bill:

5、 Well, thatll be something to look forward to.2Smith is introducing her cousin to AliceAlice Smith MaryAlice: Hello, Smith. How are you?Smith: Fine, thank you. Id like you to meet Mary. She is my cousin. Alice: Nice to meet you, Mary.Mary: Same here. Are you a student here?Alice: An economic student

6、.Mary: How long will you be here?Alice: Ill be here four years.Smith: Its almost time for the bell.Mary: Hope to see you later.Alice: See you later.3Aaron asks Abel the situation about jack and BobAaron AbelAaron: Where is jack this evening?Abel: Hes not feeling very well.Aaron: Really? Whats the tr

7、ouble?Abel: I think he must have eaten something wrong.Aaron: Give him my regards and tell him to take things easy.Abel: Thank you very much. Ill tell him what you said.Aaron: I havent seen Bob lately, how is he?Abel: As a matter of fact, hes laid up.Aaron: Oh, dear! Whats up with him?Abel: We dont

8、know, but were having the doctor tomorrow.Aaron: Let me know theres anything I can do.Abel: Thank you very much. Ill tell him you inquired about him.PassageMy fatherEvery one has a father .My father is of middle height .He is stout and strong ,with a severe look on his face and with keen expressive

9、eyes .On first sight you may feel he is hard to approach .In fact he is very kind and considerate .I believe my father is a talented man .He is decisive and efficient in doing things .By his own talents and efforts, he has a secured for the family a good social position and a comparatively rich life

10、 .People of all fields come to my house, and from them I have gained a lot of valuable social experiences and seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world.But at home, he is a harsh parent .He has high expectations of me .When I am idling away my time, I can see that it hurts him deeply. When I am ri

11、ding something great, such as writing a book, he is more than excited .With such a father, I always remind myself that I must go on and on, never give up.Unit 2 people 人物 Dialogues 1Alex and Darcy are talking about Alexander Bell.Alex DarcyAlex: I have read a book on Alexander Bell.Darcy: I dont kno

12、w this name.Alex: He was a great inventor. He was born in Edinburgh, immigrated to Canada in 1870, three years later, he moved to Boston.Darcy: How old was he when he moved to America?Alex: He was twenty years old.Darcy: Did he become an inventor there?Alex: At the beginning he started a school to t

13、each the deaf, in the same year he became professor of vocal physiology at Boston University.Darcy: What did he invent?Alex: He was interested in the telegraph, which is a device to send sounds by an electric current. It showed him that the current could transmit the voice. In 1876 he invented the t

14、elephone.Darcy: When did he complete the first telephone conversation?Alex: On April 3, 1877, he completed it between Boston and New York, a distance of more than two hundred miles.Darcy: Im sure that the people all over the world must thank him.Alex: His name will always live in the peoples memory.

15、2Mr. Guo has not met with Mr. Li for some time. They are meeting in the street today.Mr. Guo Mr. LiMr. Guo: Mr. Li! Fancy meeting you here! Ive not seen you for a long time. Where are you working now?Mr. Li: Im now working in a foreign company.Mr. Guo: How many days do you work every week?Mr. Li: I

16、work only 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday.Mr. Guo: Its good to have 2 days off every week. Mr. Li: Yes, Ive taken advantage of these 2 free days to study so that I can do my job better.Mr. Guo: What courses do you take now?Mr. Li: Im taking two courses: Business Management and Accounting.Mr. Gu

17、o: Do you have to work overtime at the company?Mr. Li: Yes, sometimes not very often. If I put in extra hours, I can receive overtime pay.3An interview with Michael, a hackerInterview MichaelInterview: Michael, when did you firmly get interested in computers?Michael: When I was 11. They fascinated m

18、e so much that I majored in computer science in college.Interview: And is that when you began hacking?Michael: Thats right. I broke into the school administration files.Interview: It must have been difficult to get into the governments defense networks.Michael: Its was easy. You see, the security ad

19、ministrators dont do enough to protect the systems. Besides no matter what kind of protection they install, there are always some hackers there who like the challenge of breaking in anyway.Interview: What did you do when you got into these systems?Michael: Well, at college I was tempted to give myse

20、lf a big scholarship, but I didnt. And when I got into national defense network, it was really just the satisfaction of doing it. They should thank me for pointing out the weaknesses in their system.Interview: But you got arrested instead. And what are you planning to do when you get out of prison?M

21、ichael: Well, Id like to work as a consultant advising on security systems.Passage My motherMy mother is a kind and gentle woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher she works hard and efficiently. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort. I have an elder

22、brother. He and I both love her dearly, and she loves us affectionately.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown .She goes to school early in the morning and returns home until late in the afternoon. She loves her students, cares for them, and teaches them patiently and wel

23、l enough .For her excellent qualities and very good teaching results, she is always praised and respected by her students and colleagues alike. And she has been chosen or elected as a model teacher several times My mother is a thrifty and industrious woman .She never buys any expensive and fancy dre

24、sses for herself except that she goes occasionally to buy some cheap and high quality clothes for us. She never goes to any luxurious restaurant to have an expensive meal .She merely rats a humble meal outside when she is too busy .She lives a busy and simple life ,without any complaints .As soon as

25、 she comes back from school ,she sets about doing housework: sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture ,and putting everything in good order .Beside ,she prepares nice dishes for us to eat .She seems to be on the go all the time .She is very busy working hard every day ,she loo

26、ks older than she really is. Her face is wrinkled, and her hair has turned silver white. But she looks as cheerful and happy as even.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play .That is the way to be happy and happy .If you do not work, you will become lazy and of no use to s

27、ociety.” What a piece of good advice this is! I never forget it and always bear it in my mind. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my action .My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.Unit 3 families 家庭Dialogues1Joyce and Linda go to Jacks house for dinner Friday even

28、ing.Joyce Jack Linda Joyce: You have a lovely house, Jack.Jack: Thank you. Yeah, its home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.Linda: Thats too bad. What problems are you having?Jack: Oh, the whole house needs repainting, for starters. The carpet in the living room is worn out, and I

29、d like to put in new wall-to wall carpeting. Last week, I had to call the plumber to fix the toilet. Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think Im going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.Joyce: Ive studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make

30、 some suggestions?Jack: Go right ahead.Joyce: Well, I think a crystal chandelier would look great in your living room, and maybe some new drapes for the windows. Also, a grandfather clock would look great in the den. Perhaps you could buy some potted plants for the dining room.Jack: Wow! You really

31、do have a talent for this, Joyce. Thanks for your suggestions. Joyce: Youre welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.2Sally and Sue are looking at pictures.Sally SueSally: And heres a picture of you in high school.Sue: Emily will think I look funny.Sally: You do.Sue: Sally!Sally: Well, I do, too. Heres one

32、 of me. Look at my hair!Sue: Youre not going to give those to Emily, are you?Sally: Why not? She needs to have photos of her mom and her aunt.Sue: Lets see if we can find some better ones than these.Sue: Shell need photos of her dads family, too.Sally: I know. Youll have to find those.Sue: OK. But I dont know if I have photos of all her dads brothers and si