大学体验英语听说教程4第二版文本Word格式文档下载.docx

1、 reading books, writing and daydreaming. My inwardness grew me in ways that continued to move me further away from the world of my age peers. The easy flow of casual social chat has remained forever beyond my reach and beyond my interest, too.Listening task 2The greatest difficulty for me is that as

2、 a person of mixed origin I am at home neither here nor there. Wherever I am, I am regarded as being foreign, either “white” or “black”. It happens to me when I live in my mothers country of origin, in Switzerland, and it happened to me when I was living in my fathers country, Ivory Coast. I would f

3、eel at home where I could feel that people accept me just the way I am. When you are a small child you first do not feel that you are different from the others. But soon the others will make you feel differentand children too can be very cruel in their behavior against the “strange child”. Sometimes

4、 incredible incidents happen. Some time ago I was riding my bike somewhere in a little place in Switzerland nearby to where I live. A car drove by, and the male driver opened the window and yelled at me: “ScheissNegerdirty nigger!” I almost froze. I felt helpless and unable to defend myself. When I

5、looked at the number plate, I saw that it was a German number plate. This means that the insulting person himself was a foreigner in this country! How could he dare insult me like this? I felt that I wanted to kill this man. When I recovered I was able to think about it more clearly. These racist pe

6、ople are just stupid and do not know anything about life.Real World ListeningMelanie: Your story of identity theft is quite scary. What happened?Nick: One day early in the morning, I was awakened by a loud knock. When I opened the door, five policemen were standing there telling me to go to jail. I

7、asked why and they said that I was wanted for bank fraud. I said “I never did that!” and they said “thats something weve never heard beforetell it to the judge.” Did you really have to spend time in jail?Nick : Yes, I certainly did. How could you prove it wasnt you who committed the crime? Frankly,

8、I never did. I simply paid the amount owed and all the charges were dismissed. It was really a debt to a casino and, although it was a felony, all they wanted was their money. Whew! For me, perhaps the most alarming aspect of your story is that you had to spend several days in jailin spite of the fa

9、ct that they knew that the person who committed the fraud was of a different race than you. That is truly scary. Yes. People suffer because others steal their identities to work illegally. Someone used anothers identity for years and ruined their credit. When their kids want to get their first cars

10、or student loans it takes them years to settle the damage. Did they catch the person who used your identity to commit the crimes? Yes. He was put in jail for identity fraud.Unit 2 PersonalityEverybody cheats. Whether its the taxi driver who tricks a visitor and takes him the long way round, or the s

11、hop assistant who doesnt give the correct change, or the police officer who accepts a bribeeverybodys at it. Cheats in the news include the scientist whose research was based on fake data, the game show contestant who collaborated with a friend in the audience to win a million pounds, and the doctor

12、 who forged his qualifications and wasnt really a doctor at all. Everybody cheats; nobodys playing the game.Is cheating acceptable, a natural way of surviving and being successful? Or is it something that should be frowned on, and young people discouraged from doing? If its the latter, how can we ex

13、plain to children why so many bend the rules?Take sport for example. The pinnacle of football, the World Cup, was rife with cheating. Whether pretending to be hurt or denying a handball, footballers will do anything for a free-kick or a penalty shot. French player Henry denied cheating to win the fr

14、ee-kick which led to his sides second goal in their 3-1 victory over Spain. Whatever the nationality theres one common strategy: the player rolls over holding his leg, ankle or head seeming to be in great pain. As a result a yellow card or free-kick is given for the foul and then, a few seconds late

15、r, the player is up and about as if nothing had happened!Of course its not just the footballers. In 1998 the Tour of France, the worlds greatest cycling event, was hit by a drug-taking scandal. Forty bottles of drugs found with a team triggered a massive investigation that almost caused the cycling

16、tour to be abandoned. One rider was banned for nine months.A climate of mistrust surrounds everyone.In the field of business, Enron, Americas seventh largest company, could serve as an unfortunate example. Its collapse in 2001 caused thousands of people to lose their jobs and life savings. The compa

17、ny had fooled investors into believing it was healthier than it really was. One boss now faces the rest of his life in prison.Meanwhile companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to the counterfeit trade. From cut-price CDs and DVDs to sportswear and cosmetics, cheap fake products are

18、 everywhere. It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags and illegal copies of films. If parents are doing this, their children will follow.So perhaps its not surprising that around the world more pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams. In one case keys to exam papers were pu

19、t up for sale on the Internet. In another, widespread cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive texted answers. In a third case, pupils admitted to candidate substitution. They blame the pressure put on them to do well in exams. It doesnt help that their role models are also

20、 cheats. Surely we cant complain when were setting such a bad example.Mr. Washington: George, are you sure you had nothing to do with chopping down the cherry tree?George : I dont clearly recall chopping this tree down. Isnt this your axe? That appears to be very similar to my axe. But your axe is r

21、ight here, and the tree is freshly cut, and you are the only person around.Mrs. Washington: Oh, just drop it, and its only a tree. But its not just the tree. We really need to find out if hes being honest with us. I wont put up with lying, and he shouldnt get you to cover up for him. Im going to say

22、 this one more time: I didnt chop down that treethe cherry treeand I did not ask anyone to lie. Not one time. Never! George, theres no fresh-cut firewood around, but your hair and clothing are full of wood chips, and the chips look like cherry wood to me. How do you explain that? Clearly my behavior

23、 has been inappropriate. I deeply regret the damage which seems to have been done to the tree. But I really need to get back to my chores now. Were not finished yet. Now Im going to ask you directly. Did you chop down the cherry tree? Well, its possible that I might have swung the axe in an inapprop

24、riate manner which might have resulted in some harm to the tree, but at the moment you asked me, I was thinking of what “chop” means and my action didnt meet my definition of “chopping”, so I didnt lie. This is not really worth all the fuss. Even if he did it, its only a tree. Lets forget it and enj

25、oy this lovely afternoon. Thank you, Mom. We have a stately oak tree on the front lawn. Can I try my axe again there?Unit 3 LifestyleWhen she has young children, a stay-at-home mom has two jobs. Her house and her kids. A stay-at-home mom is expected to do all the house cleaning. She is expected to a

26、lways be the one to get up in the middle of the night, do the school thingsroom-mother, baker, coordinator, chauffeur and carpooler, etc. Often, a stay-at-home mom is expected to take over “daddy type” chores such as lawn-mowing and taking cars for repair. Imagine sitting in a repair shop with two s

27、quirmy toddlers! The worse thing is that the stay-at-home mom is made to feel guilty for saying “no”. The reason the stay-at-home mom does not get her nails done or have a spa day is she feels guilty for spending family money on herself.Gosh, you all have such hectic lives. Im dizzy just hearing your daily activities. I guess I have it nice. I have no schedule at all! I get up when I want. I work my business when I want. I shop when I want to. I wash my hair when I bathe or I dont wash my hair. When I go to work all I have to do is open up my office door in my house and Im at work already.