1、 Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car. He shouldnt have driven a car without a drivers license. Hes still taking driving lesson. What do we know about Marys son?3. Script Susan, I hear youre going to marry that guy. Some people think youll regret it. Is that so? Only time tell. What does the
2、 woman imply?4. Script Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mothers passing. I know how close you two were? Thank you. It was so sudden. IM still in a state of shock I dont know what to do. Which of following is true?5. Script I get furious at work when my opinions arent conside
3、red just because Im a woman. You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard. What is the woman complaining about?Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary: Dam! Youre spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined.John: I m te
4、rrible sorry! What can I do to help? Heres some water to wash it off. Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! Im a mess. Well, you do look a little upset. Please dont blow up. Dont lose your cool. Hmm, youve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldnt fly off the handle? This dres
5、s cost a fortune. You look really cute when youre mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage. This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now its ruined. Look at this stain! Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and Ill take it to the cleaners.
6、Sure! You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I dont even know you! This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. Im John Owen. Mmm, at least youre polite. I guess I really shouldnt have flared up. After all, it was an accident. Im Mary Harvey. Come on. Ill take you
7、 home. You can change your clothes, and Ill get the dress cleaned for you. Now youre talking. Thanks. Youre a real gentleman. Youd better believe it. Im glad to see that youve cooled down. Feel look a bite to eat afterward? Im starving. Ok. Youre pretty good. Im not nearly as mad. If you can get thi
8、s stain out, Ill be very happy. Ill try my best. But if I cant get the stain out, please dont let your happiness turn to wrath.1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2. Why does the woman get angry?3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4. Why doe
9、s the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5. What is the mans final proposal? 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.CTask 2: Big John is coming!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (S1) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He
10、 tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! Hes the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw whos ever lived!”A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is com
11、ing! Run for your (S7) lives!When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As hes picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. Hes muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar.He steps up to t
12、he door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrifi
13、ed bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it, I dont have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Dont you hear Big John is coming?Task3: A View of HappinessDr. Smith has proposed a re
14、asonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling. To illustrate this, we may
15、 study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is re
16、sistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetitio
17、n or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, foll
18、owed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment
19、 of long-term goals. Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.1. Why does the speaker mention “magnets”?2. According to the passage, what may animals do after they have got food?3. Which of the f
20、ollowing is true according to the speaker?4. What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5. Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage? 1D 2.C3. B 4.D 5.AVI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Reason and EmotionEmotion is sometimes regarded as the op
21、posite of reason; s is suggested by phrase such as” appeal to emotions rather than reason” and “dont let your emotions take over”. Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts which people may later regret or disagree with; but during an emotional state, they could not control thei
22、r actions. Thus, it is generally believed that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is a contradiction between emotion and reason.However, recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinction between reason and emotion. Indeed, anger or fear can often be thought of as
23、 an instinctive response to observed fact. The human mind possesses many possible reactions to the external world. Those reactions can lie on a continuum, with some of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic, which is often called “cold”, and others involving the extremes of pure emoti
24、on not related to logical agreement, which is called “the heat of passion”. The relation logic and emotion merits careful study. Passion, emotion, or feeling can reinforce an argument, event one based primarily on reason. This is especially true in religion or ideology, which frequently demands an a
25、ll-or-nothing rejection or acceptance. In such areas of thought, human beings have to adopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument and partly by feeling and passion. Moreover, several researchers have suggested that typically there is no “pure” decision or thought; that is, no thou
26、ght is based “purely” on intellectual logic or “purely” on emotionmost decisions are founded on a mixture of both.1. What results does the speaker may some from emotional reactions?2. What is the popular belief about reason and emotion?3. What does the speaker mean by “cold “?4. According to the pas
27、sage, what should people do in religious matters?5. What is the speakers conclusion? 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D DepressionPat: You look depressed. Are you feeling blue? Ive come to cheer you up.Ted: But theres nothing that can cheer me up. Im down in the dumps. Lifes miserable You have to try to get your m
28、ind off things. But I cant. I just feel theres too much pressure on me sometimes! You cant let things get you down. Learn to relax and stop worrying all the time. Whats your problem? I failed my last exam, and another exam is coming, I get bored. If I were you, Id start working hard. If you work har
29、d for a long time, youre bound to get better grades. You see, “no pain, no gain”. Its easier said than done! If I read for fifteen minutes, I get bored. You have to learn some self-discipline.But how can I stay cheerful all the time? Worse than that! If I read for half an hour, I get a headache. The
30、n I start to worry about passing the next exam. Its all in your mind. If you stay cheerful like me, everything will soon be OK. But how can I stay cheerful all the time? Try to look on the bright side of things. But what if there isnt a bright side? You know the saying: Every cloud has a silver lining. It means therere always tow sides to everythingboth the dark and the bright sides. So, try to identify your strengths and bring then into full play. Oh, no! Your corny old sayings are making me even more depressed. TFFTFUint2II. Basic Listening P
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