1、2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are? Yes, theyre at the top of the stairs. 3. A: What did you do after work yesterday? Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the carpark. 4. A: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom, 5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? Certainly
2、. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four10pence pieces there, . 6. A: Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. Key123456He has finished talking.He hasnt finished talking.Part 2 Listening and NoteTakingFrog LegsA.Listen to some sentences and fil
3、l in the blanks with the missingwords.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice
4、fields and wetlands.4.The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Listen to a talk about frog legs. Take notes and complete thefollowing summary.People want frogs mostly for foo
5、d. Many Asian cultures have included frog legsin their diets for centuries or at least until they have run out of frogs. But themost famous frogeaters, and the people who inspired frogeating in Europe andthe United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concernedabout the scarcity
6、of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its ownamphibians*. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frogleg fanciers and restaurants also turnedincreasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from governmentagencies, the United S
7、tates imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frogmeat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the UnitedStates. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they havebigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In
8、London, a pound of frozen frogslegs from India cost about 1.75, compared with 3.75 for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops bydevouring* damaging insects.Since the India
9、 and Bangladesh frogexport bans, Indonesia has become themajor exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter whatcountry the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong tofrogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to
10、farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested fromthe wild.A.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets forcenturies.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of itsown amphibians.3.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the r
11、ate at which frogsare disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozenfrog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.B. Frog LegsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have includedfrog legs in their diets for centuries. T
12、he most famous frogeaters,and the people who inspired frogeating in Europe and the United States arethe French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial huntingof its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladeshfor frogs. And the United States imported more than 6.5 million po
13、undsof frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions ofIndian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect cropsby devouring damaging insects.Since the Ind
14、ia and Bangladesh frogexportbans, Indonesia has becomethe major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But nomatter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: Thelegs once belong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening Comprehe
15、nsionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationIdentify each sentence as simple (S), compound (CP), complex(CPL) orcompoundcomplex (CC). You will hear each sentence twice.Write the corresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1. I told them what I thought; moreover, I will tell anyone else who wants to know.2.
16、When the timer rang, she was in the living room talking to the neighbors who had dropped in.3. Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999, and gave her name and address in clear, concise tones.4. As a ministers wife, she has more than her fair share of telephone calls.5.That polish makes the fl
17、oor dangerously slick; we will have to be careful until itwears down.1. CC2. CPL3. S4. S5. CCPart 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubA. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart.Interviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here lastsummer. Canyou tell me something abo
18、ut the club?Lorna: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities gym, sunbed*, sauna* andJacuzzi* thats also from Scandinavia as well as our regularfitness classes, that is. And theres a wholefood bar for refreshmentsafterwards. And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs arereally ex
19、pensive. Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only startedlast July, weve kept them down to attract customers. Its only 30a year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs 2.50 the same ashalf an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both 1.50 forhalf an hour. And is the club do
20、ing well? Well, so far, yes, its doing really well. I had no idea it was going tobe such a success, actually. Were both very pleased. The sunbeds sopopular, especially with the over 65s, that were getting another onein August. What kind of people join the club? We have people of all ages here, from
21、small children to oldagepensioners, though of course the majority, about threequarters ofour members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunchhour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work, while the youngsterscome when school finishes, around half past three or four. TheJacuzzis very popular
22、 with the little ones. What about the oldage pensioners? Theyre usually around in the mornings, when we offer themspecial reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, itsonly 2, which is half price, actually. It doesnt affect our profitsreally only about 5% of our members are retired.B. List
23、en to an extract from the dialogue and complete thefollowing sentences with the missing words. A. FacilitiesGym2. 2.50 for an hourSunbed3. 2.50 for half an hour1. Sauna4. 1.50 for half an hourJacuzzi5. Other facilities:Wholefood barMembership Fee:6. 30 a yearPeople who join the health clubAge groupP
24、roportionFacilities they useUsual visiting time7. People intheir 20s and 30s8. 75%gymLunch hour orafter workYoungstersAfter schoolLittle childrenOldage pensioners5%9. morningSpecial offer: 10. reduced rate for oldage pensionersB. Interviewer:Dialogue 2 SkiingA. Listen to the dialogue and answer the
25、following questionsSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, its lovely!Teresa: Thats me with the red bobble hat. Is it? Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesnt it? Yes, it does rather. Oh, dont worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Look. Thats our instructor, Werner. Yeah, we w
26、ere in the beginners class. Well, everyone has to start somewhere. Ah, now, this is a good one. What on earth is that? Cant you guess? Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of eachother. It is! How did that happen? Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every da
27、y Werner usedto take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you hadto go up on a ski lift*. Which wasnt really very easy. No, and if you fell off youd start sliding down the slope, right into all thepeople coming up! Mmm. Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we werejust getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in ourclass who never got the hang of* it.
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