1、 I need to use more than just my math skills for these questions but I dont have a calculator. Shall I go and buy one? W: Actually, Ive got two. And Ill let you have one for the price of a coffee. Q: What do we learn about the woman from this conversation? Conversation 3 M: Professor Smith, Id like
2、to have your advice as to my career development in the future. W: Its my pleasure. I think you are good at abstract thinking. I am sure youll make it if you pursue your graduate work in theoretical physics. Q: What does the woman advice the man to do?Conversation 4 W: I cant believe Ken missed such
3、an important lecture even though I reminded him the day before yesterday. M: You should know him better by now. Hes known for taking everything in one ear and straight out the other. Q: What does the man imply?Conversation 5 W: I hear youre working as a market surveyor this summer. Its got to be awf
4、ully difficult going to so many places in such hot summer days. M: Well, it is challenging, but I get to meet lots of new people and the pay is decent enough. Q: What does the man think of his job?Long conversation Scripts W: Thanks for meeting with me, Dr. Pearl. I need permission to drop your clas
5、s, Literature and Writing. M: Its only the second week of class, Stacey. Why are you giving up so quickly? Weve only written one essay so far, and you wont get your grade back until next Wednesday! I know, sir. But as a third-year engineering student, I dont want to risk lowering my grade point aver
6、age by scoring poorly in a writing class! M: OK Whats worrying you? I spent two weeks reading Great Expectations, and then it took me 10 hours to write the three-page essay. Well, engineering courses are easy but important, as we know. But a writing course I dont know. Ill just take a film class nex
7、t semester, not hard at all a two-paragraph review for each film. That will cover my humanities requirements. M: OK Stacey, listen: In college, I was the opposite. Math was hard; literature was easy. But later, when I opened my coffee shop, The Found Librarian, located on the 15th street, math helpe
8、d me! Wait! You own The Found Librarian? Thats our favorite coffee place. We get coffee and screenplay at more than 30 different production dessert there every week and work on math homework. M: Yeah, thats my shop. Stacey, lets reconsider. Success in life needs a variety of skills. Humanities major
9、s need math. Engineering majors need writing skills. This writing class will serve you well. Go to the University Writing Center and sign up for free tutoring. Then stop by my office each Friday at 11 a.m. and Ill work with you. Together you can succeed in becoming a strong writer. A good deal? Yes!
10、 Thank you, Dr. Pearl! Passage 1 Scripts In 1978, as I applied to study film at the University of Illinois, my father objected and quoted me a statistic, “Every year, 50,000 performers compete for 200 available roles on Broadway.” Against his advice, I boarded a flight to the US. Some years later, w
11、hen I graduated from the film school, I came to understand my fathers concern. It was nearly unheard of for a Chinese newcomer to make it in the American film industry. Beginning in 1983, I struggled through six years of annoying, hopeless uncertainty. Much of the time, I was helping film crews with
12、 their equipment or working as editors assistant. My most painful experience involved shopping a screenplay at more than 30 different production companies, and being met with harsh rejection each time. That year, I turned 30. Yet, I couldnt even support myself. What could I do? Keep waiting, or give
13、 up my moviemaking dream? My wife gave me strong support. Her income was terribly modest. To relieve me from feeling guilty, I took on all housework cooking, cleaning, taking care of our son in addition to reading, reviewing films and writing scripts. It was rather shameful for a man to live this ki
14、nd of life. Afterward, I enrolled in a computer course at a community college. At that time, it seemed that only the knowledge of computer could quickly make me employable. One morning, right before she got in her car to head off to work, my wife turned back and standing there on our front steps sai
15、d, “Ang Lee, dont forget your dream.” Sometime after, I obtained funding for my screenplay, and began to shoot my own films. After that, a few of my films started to win international awards. Recalling earlier times, my wife confessed, “Ive always believed that you only need one gift. Your gift is m
16、aking films.” And today, Ive finally won that golden statue. I think my own perseverance and my wifes immeasurable sacrifice have finally met their reward. Q1: When did Ang Lee come to understand his fathers concern about studying film? Q2: What was Ang Lees most painful experience according to the
17、passage? Q3: Why did Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at a community college? Q4: What did Ang Lees wife think of him according to the passage?Passage 2 Scripts and answers Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly and justifiably confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attr
18、acts success to you like a magnet. Its so important to 1) believe in yourself. Believe that you can do anything under any 2) circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you 3) searching for success, and then pretty soon you can get it. Confidence is mo
19、re than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going, and how you are going to get there. It comes from 4) a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take 5) responsibility, rather than just let life happen. One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing
20、 you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Confidence does not equal self-importance. Self-importance is born out of fear and 6) insecurity, while confidence comes from strength and 7) integrity. Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do i
21、t, and knowing that you are capable of 8) accomplishing anything you want. Anything can be achieved through focused, determined effort, commitment and selfconfidence. If your life is not what you 9) are longing for, you have the power to change it, and you must make such changes on a moment by momen
22、t basis. Live with your goals and your plan of action, and live each moment with your 10) priorities in mind, then you will have the life you want.Unit 2 Emotions speak louder than wordsShort conversations Scripts Whats up? You look so upset and tired. M: To be frank, I am getting a little tired of
23、my sisters vanishing without any explanation, especially when there is a lot of work to do around the house. Q: How does the man feel about his sister?Conversation 2 W: Whats wrong with Professor Smith? I cant imagine that he lost his temper this morning. When I first met him, he looked so gentle an
24、d kind. M: Oh, dont make a fuss about it. If you know him, then youll also know itll pass very soon. Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?Conversation 3 W: You mean Horace is still angry about that joke you made about his name? Yes. But I couldnt help it. It just occurred to me at that mom
25、ent. I didnt mean to offend him at all! Q: What do we know about the man? By the way, did you hear that Jack failed his mid-term exam? Its too bad because it will disqualify him for next years scholarship, and his parents will be really disappointed with him. M: He deserved it. Hes never really stud
26、ied since last semester. Q: How does the man feel about Jacks failing the exam? I have been thinking about the interview all week. Im so desperate for this job, I cant afford any mistakes. M: Take it easy. Youve made enough preparations. What you really need is a little bit of confidence. Im sure yo
27、ull get the job. Q: What do we learn about the woman? Happy Friday Chris! Isnt that mountain beautiful today Gosh Chris, are you OK? Are you crying? Did I say something? No, its fine, Sally. Its just that today is the one-year anniversary of my fathers death. W: Im so sorry. Today must be especially
28、 difficult. M: I woke up this morning, looked out at Mount Rainier for 45 minutes thinking about him. It was his favorite mountain, and from the time when I was seven years old until he died last year, every year, every year we would go hiking and camping together up that mountain at least three or
29、four times. W: Wow. Thats my favorite place, too. I love all the blue and yellow flowers that cover the slopes in early summer. M: He loved those flowers, too, and we had baskets and bunches of them at the funeral. W: That sounds really special. Those little details can be such a comfort. M: Yes, it
30、 was a reminder of our happiest memories together. Honestly, I hope to die as peacefully as he did. We had just come home from a five-day hiking and camping trip in June. We had caught six fish for dinner and mom was preparing them in the kitchen. Dad sat down in his favorite green chair and had a h
31、eart attack and died quickly and peacefully. W: Its tough to lose someone you love, but it sounds like he had a great life. M: He certainly did. He was 78 when he died. A good life, though, a very good life. W: Chris, take the day off. Maybe go hiking on Mount Rainier. Its beautiful weather. It might make you feel better to hike up th
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