1、d.the book does include the answer 4.M:The new sales manager says he has never met you before.W:Weve been introduced about three times.He seems a little forgetful.Q:What do we learn about the new sales manager?B.He probably has a poor memory 5.M:Have you had the brakesbreik n 制动器;闸;刹车.and tires chec
2、ked?And do you have enough money?I have taken care of everything.And Im sure its going to be a wonderful 极好的,精彩的,绝妙的 trip.Q:Whats the woman going to do?D.spend some time travelling 6.M:Ive had my new stereo 立体声 for a whole week,but I havent yet figured out 想到 how to record music.W:Didnt an instructi
3、on manual mnjul 手册形式的,像手册的;教性质的come with it?Q:What does the woman imply?B the man should refer to the instruction manual 7.W:I want to pay you for that long-distance call I made.But,I suppose you havent gotten your phone bill yet,M:Oh,but I have.Q:What does the man mean?A he has received his telepho
4、ne bill.8.M:Professor Smith assigned us three more novels to read.W:He must think you dont have any other classes.Q:What can be inferred about Professor Smith?B he assigns too much work 9.M:Lets go watch the fireworks 烟花 tonight.W:I have tickets to the theater.Q:B hell go and watch the fireworks 10.
5、M:I am exhausted 筋疲力尽的.I stayed up 熬夜 the whole night studying for my history midterm exam.W:Why do you always wait till the last minute?What can be inferred about the man?A he had bad study habits 11.M:Ill be coming straight from work,so Ill have to pack 包装;捆扎 a change of clothes.W:Its only a barbe
6、cue b:bikju:(常用于室外的)金属烤架.Jeans and T-shirts will be fine.Q:D Casual dress will be appropriate 12.W:Im going to the snack snk 小吃;点心;快餐 bar for a cup of coffee.Would you like me to bring you back something?M:Not from the snack bar,but could you pick up a paper for me?C he wants her to get him a newspa
7、per 13.M:I dont understand how this budget was calculatedklkjuleit 计算,估计,核算.W:Let me have a look,OK?C shell try to see what method was used 14.W:We need a fourth player for tennis this morning.Do you want to join us?Ive got a class at nine,but Carol is free and she is really good.Q:What does the man
8、 suggest the woman do?B ask Carol to play tennis 15.W:Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?You know,money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately.Maybe next month.Q:A he is likely to buy a new printer the Passage II:American Music One of Americas most important
9、exports 出口 is her modern music.American music is played all over the world.It is enjoyed by the people of all ages in all countries.Although the lyrics liriks 歌词 are English,people not speaking English can enjoy it too.The reasons for its popularity普遍,流行;are its fast pace peis 步子;节奏 and rhythmic r m
10、k 有韵律的,有节奏的 beatbi:t节拍,拍子.The music has many origins ridin起点;来源 in the United States.Country music,coming from the rural 农村的,乡村的 areas in the southern United States,is one source 来源,出处.Country music features 以为物色 是特征 simple themes 题目,主题,and melodies 曲调,歌曲 describing day-to-day situations 形势;情况 and t
11、he feelings of country people.Many people appreciate 欣赏,赏识,this music because of the emotions 情感,感情expressed by country music songs.A second origin of American popular music is the bluesblu:z布鲁斯歌曲;蓝调歌曲.It depicts 描述 mostly sad feelings reflecting 表达;反映 the difficult lives of American blacks.It is us
12、ually played and sung by black musicians,but it is popular with all Americans.(Rock music)摇滚音乐 is a newer form of music.This music style 风格,featuring.以为物色 是特征 fast and repetitious 重复的;反复的 rhythms 节奏,was influenced by the blues 布鲁斯歌曲;蓝调歌曲 and country music.It was first known as rock-and-roll in the 1
13、950s.Since then there have been many forms of rock music:hard rock,soft rock,and others.Many performers of popular music are young musicians.American popular music is marketed 在市场上出售某物 to a demanding(顾客的)需求、需要 audience观众,听众;读者.Now popular songs are heard on the radio several times a day.Some songs h
14、ave become popular all over the world.People hear these songs sung in their original 起初的;原来的 English or sometimes translated into other languages.The words may differ but the enjoyment of the music is universal 普遍的.1.Which group of people enjoy American music?D All of the above 2.Why is American mus
15、ic so popular in all countries?D Because it has a fast pace and rhythmic beat 3.What can be learned from the passage?C The blues is usually played by black musicians 4.What do you know from the passage?C Rock music was influenced by the blues and country music 5.Which of the following is NOT true ac
16、cording to the passage?C The words of songs differ,and so does the enjoyment of American pop music Passage III:Music in Different Cultures In western culture music is regarded as good by birth 在血统上,生来,and sounds that are welcome are said to be music to the ears.In some other cultures 文化-for example,
17、Islamic伊斯兰的,伊斯兰教的 culture-it is of little value,associated(使)发生联系,(使)联合;结交,结伙 with sin sin罪恶,罪孽 and evil罪恶.In the West and in the high cultures of Asia,it is said that there are three types of music.First,classical 古典的,经典的 music,composed 组成,构成 and performed by trained professionals 具有某专业资格的人,专业人士 or
18、iginally最初 under the support of courts 宫廷,宫室 and religious 的 establishments 建立,确立;second,folk music 民间音乐,shared by the population at large and passed on 传递;传授 orally口头上地,口述地,and third,popular music,performed by professionals,spread(使)传播,(使)散布 through radio,television,records,film,and print,and consu
19、med 消耗,耗尽 by the mass public.Music is a major component 成分,组成部分,部件,元件 in religious 的 services,theater剧场,戏院,and entertainment 娱乐,文娱节目,表演会 of all sorts.The most universal use of music is as a part of religious rituals 仪式.In some tribal trabl 部落的 societies,music appears to serve as a special form of co
20、mmunication with supernatural 超自然的;鬼、神或幻术所引起的 beings,and its prominent 显著的;突出的 use in modern Christian 基督教徒and Jewish 犹太人的;犹太教徒的 services may be the leftover of just such an original 原始的 purpose.Another less obvious function of music is social adherence 遵守;遵循;坚持.For most social groups,music can serv
21、e as a powerful symbol 象征,标志.Members of most societies share keen 热衷的,热心的,feelings as to what kind of music they belong to.Indeed,some minorities 少数,小部分 including,in the U.S.A.,black Americans and Euro-American groups use music as a major symbol of group identity身份.Music also symbolizes象征;作为的象征 mili
22、tary军事的,军用的;,patriotic ptritik爱国的,有爱国心的and funeral 葬礼,丧礼 moods 心情,情绪 and events.In a more general 普遍的,全面的;sense,music may express the central 最重要的,主要的,首要 social values of a society.In western culture,the interrelationship相互关系 of conductor and orchestra:kistr管弦乐队 symbolizes the need for strong cooper
23、ation 合作,协作 among various kinds of specialists 专家,行家 in a modern industrial society.1.In what culture is music regarded as good by birth?C In Western culture 2.Which of the following is performed by professionals?B Classical music and popular music 3.Which of the following is NOT true according to t
24、he passage?C Music is a special form of communication with supernatural being in Asia 4.According to the passage,what is the most universal use of music?D Religious ritual 仪式 5.Which of the following is NOT symbolized 象征 by music?D Friendship LESSON 2 1.M:Do you still want to go to the graduate 研究生的
25、 school after you get out of college?Ive changed my mind about that.I want to start working before I go back to school.Q:B She s not going to graduated school immediately after graduation.2.M:Weve got a whole hour before the Browns come by来串门,来访 to pick us up 安排接取;使搭乘;搭救.W:Yeah.But wed better get mo
26、ving赶快;快些开始.Q:What does the woman suggest they do?A Hurry 3.M:Im thinking of getting a new printer.W:Id invest in 在上投资,在投入(时间、精力等)a laser leiz激光 printer.The print quality is much better.Q:C The man should buy a high-quality printer.4.W:Ive got a coupon ku:pn 配给券;(购物)票证;(购物)优惠券 for half-off五折 dinner
27、at that new restaurant down the street.I think Ill use it when my cousin kzn堂表兄弟姊妹 comes for a visit this weekend.M:Where did you get it?I wouldnt mind(trying that place out too)试验.Q:What does the man want to know?C Where the woman got coupon 5.W:Whats Laura doing here today?I thought she was suppos
28、ed 料想;猜想;以为 to be out of离开了 the office on Mondays.W:She decided shed rather have Fridays off instead.Q:What can be inferred about Laura?A She has changed her schedule 6.M:I need to find a new roommate 室友,住在同室的人.W:So Johns going to California after all.Q:What can be inferred from the conversation?B t
29、he mans current roommate is moving 7.M:My math assignments 工作,任务 due 到期的 tomorrow morning and I havent even started it yet.W:Ill miss 想念,惦记 you at the party tonight.Q:D the man wont be able to go to the party 8.W:Those packages 包,包裹,包在一起的东西 took forever长久地;(与动词进行时连用)老是,没完没了地 to arrive.M:But they did arrive,didnt they?What does the man say about the packages?B They eventually arrived 9.M:My parents are coming to see our apartment 一套房间,一户 this weekend.W:Looks as if Id better lend you my vacuum vkjum口真空吸尘器 cleaner 净化器 then.Q:D The man
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