1、4.A: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom,. 75.A: Excuse mez can you tell me how the machine works? Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool and then put four 10-pence pieces there, “ Z6.A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the
2、 ticket out here KeyHe has finished talking.123-J456lHe has if t finished talki ng.L_JPart 2 Listening and Note-TakingFrog LegsA.Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words.1.Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries2.By 1977 the French gover
3、nment banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3.1ndian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice 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
4、 attractions of Indian frogs was the priceB.Listen to a talk about frog legs. Take notes and complete the followingsummary.People want frogs mostly for food Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries 一 or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous fr
5、og-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians*. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in
6、 France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from govemment agencies, the United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984So many frozen frog legs were exported fr
7、om India to Europe and the United States One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs tha n French frogs, was the price .In Lond on, a pound of frozen frog s legs from India cost about 1.75, compared with 3.75 for the French variety.Indian scientists have de
8、scribed as the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring* damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Ind on esia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe But no matter what co
9、untry the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs oncebelong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wildA.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs i
10、n their diets for centuries2. By 1977 the French gover nment commercial hunting of its ownamphibians.3.1 ndian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields a nd wetlands.4.The United States imported more tha n 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog
11、 meat eac/7 year between 1981 and 1984.5.One of the attractions of In dian frogs was the price.B Frog LegsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have in eluded frog legs in their diets for centuries. The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspiredfrog-eating in Europe and th
12、e United States are the French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs. And the United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attraction
13、s ofIndian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as 11 disastrous the rate al which frogs are disappearing from theice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging in sects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter
14、of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationIdentify each sentence as simple (S)
15、r compound (CP), complex (CPL) or compound-complex (CC) You will hear each sentence twice. Write the corresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1.1 told them what I thought; moreover, I will tell anyone else who wants to know.2.When the timer rang, she was in the living room talking to the neighb
16、ors who had dropped in.3.Down stairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999, and gave her name andaddress in clear, concise tones.4.As a minister1 s wife, she has more than her fair share of telephone calls.5.That polish makes the floor dangerously slick; we will have to be careful until it wears down
17、.l.&C 2, CPL 3.S_ 4.5 5 CCPart 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubA.Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chartInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this healthclub here last summer. Can you tell me something about the club?Lorna: Yesf well we offer a choice of facilities gym, su
18、nbed*,sauna* and Jacuzzi* that s also from Scandinavia 一 as well as our regular fitness classes, that is. And there1 s a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwards. And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people thinkhealth clubs are really expensive Actually our rates are really quite competitive Since
19、 we onlystarted last July, wer ve kept them down to attract customers.It s only 30 a year to join Then an hour in the gym costs 2.50 the same as half an hour on the sunbed Sauna and Jacuzzi are both 1.50 for half an hour. And is the club doing well? Well, so far; yes, it s doing really well. I had n
20、o idea it wasgoing to be such a success, actually. We re both very pleased. The sunbed1 s so popular; especially with the over 65s, that we re getting another one in August. What kind of people join the club? We have people of all ages here, from small children toold-age pensioners, though of course
21、 the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s They come in their lunch hourf to use the gymr mostly, or after work, while the youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three or four. The Jacuzzi1 s very popular with the little ones What about the old-age p
22、ensioners? They1 re usually around in the mornings, when we offer themspecial reduced rates 一 for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sun bed, itf s only 2# which is half price, actually. It doesn1 t affect our profits really only about 5% of our members are retired.B.Listen to an extract from the dialogue a
23、nd complete the following sentences with the missing words. They re usually around in the mornings, when we offer themspecial reduced rates 一 for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbedz it s only 2# which is half price, actually. It doesnf t affect our profits really only about 5% of our members are reti
24、redFacilitiesGym2. 2.50 for an hourSunbed3. 250 for half an hour1. Sauna4. 1.50 for half an hourJacuzzi5. 150for half an hourOther facilities:Wholefood barMembership Fee:6. 30 a yearPeople who join the health clubAge groupProportionFacilities they useUsual visitingtime7. People in8. 75%gymLunch hour
25、 ortheir 20s andafter work30sYoungstersAfter schoolLittle childrenOld-agepensioners5%X9. morningSpecial offer: 10. reduced rate for old-age pensionersB.Interviewer:special reduced rates 一 for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sun bed, itf s only which is halfpg actually. It doesn1 t affect our profits real
26、ly only about 5% of our members are retiredDialogue 2 SkiingA. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questionsSimon:This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally:Ohf if s lovely!Teresa:That s me with the red bobble hat.Is it? Yet, it looks kind of silly, does t it? Oh, don t w
27、orry. I know it looks ridiculous Look That s our instructorf Werner. Yeahf we were in the beginners class Well, every one has to start somewhere Ah, nowr this is a good one What on earth is that? Can1 t you guess?other. Well, it looks like a pile of people You know, sort of on top of each It is! How
28、 did that happen? Well you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift*. Which wasrf t really very easy. No, and if you fell off youd start sliding down the slop巳 right into all the people coming up! Mmm. Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift you know, we were just getting used to itr and, you see there was this onewoman i
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