全新版大學英語視聽說教程4聽力原文

全新版大學英語視聽說教程4聽力原文全新版大學英語視聽說教程4聽力原文全新版大學英語視聽說教程4聽力原文xxx公司全新版大學英語視聽說教程4聽力原文文件編號：文件日期：修訂次數：第1.0次更改批準審核制定方案設計，管理制度A.JayandElisearetalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.Jay:Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!guess.Elise:Whorodeinitanyway"flyinghotel."Eise:Itsoundsprettygreat.Elise:Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplaneElise:Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...B.Listenagain.HowwasthezeppelindescribedCheckyouranswers.

Track4-1-OL-3A. Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.Jack: Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasA. Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.

Modernbuildings:Welovethem,WehatethemTheworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketKyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelTrack4-1-OL-6B. Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.Track4-1-OL-7B.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?Thefuturebuildingboom?Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?Erika:Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?Erika: Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.Interviewer:ThinkcreativelyWhatdoyousuggest I'mhotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.

Interviewer:Isn'titexpensive?

Interviewer:Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?

I'mandthatwedigdeeper.Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?

toconsidertheidea—it'sthewaveofthefuture!Track4-1-OL-8C.Listenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagree.Unit2Track4-2-OL-1Pam: Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–Lynn: By,Pam.Pam: What’sthat?Lynn: Oh…that’sOllie.Pam: Ollie:Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!Lynn: Well,wedon’t…really.Pam: Whatdoyoumean?Lynn: Comehere.Pam: Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!Lynn: That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”Pam: Howinteresting!…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?LynnPam: Howmuchdiditcost?Lynn: Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.Juliana: Hey,Henrik.Look.Henrik: Whatisit,Juliana?Juliana: What’sthatguydoingoverthere?Henrik: Whichguy?Juliana: Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.H’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.Henrik: Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.Juliana: Really?Henrik: Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.Juliana: Doyouplaythem,too?Henrik: Yes,Ido.Juliana: Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI’mold-fashioned.Henrik: Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduringbusinessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.Juliana: I’dliketotryit.Henrik: Here,usemine!Track4-2-OL-3Penny: Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.Ted: Hi,Penny.It’sTed.Penny: Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?Ted: well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.Penny: Ohno!Ted: Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneedtospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.Penny: well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.Ted: Great!I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomethingportablethistime.Penny: I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.Ted: No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.E-mailismyfavouritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcourse,e-mailhassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tasaffordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndIdon’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.Butinmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommyhomeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.Track4-2-OL-5Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavouritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.ButdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputingDotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhereOnecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.Track4-2-OL-7LocalgirlrescuedShemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!”Track4-2-OL-9ThefirstwordprocessorMrs.Morgan: Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.Tara: OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.Mrs.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.Tara: Mrs.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!Tara: Whatdoyoumean?

Mrs.Morgan: Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.Tara: Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.Mrs.Morgan: Iknow!Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.Tara: Inthecomputerlab?

Mrs.Morgan: Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!Tara: So

Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…

Mrs.Morgan: Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.Tara: Everything?

Mrs.Morgan: Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.Tara: Whatdidyoudo?

Mrs.Morgan: Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.Tara: Youmeantypewriters?

Mrs.Morgan: Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysworked.Tara: Whatwasthat?

Mrs.Morgan: (holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.Unit3Track4-3-OL-1/Track4-3-OL-2Joe:Whatareyoureading,Maria?Maria:TheDailyNews.Joe:TheNewsUgh!That’saterriblepaper.Maria:Oh,Joe,it’snotsobad.Joe:NotsobadLookatthatheadlineonthefrontpage!It’ssosensational.Maria:Well,they’vegotgreatcomics.Ican’tlivewithoutmycomics.Joe:Iknow.Butthenewscoverageissopoor,...especiallytheinternationalnews.It’sajoke,really.Maria:I’mnotsointerestedintheinternationalnews.Besides,theyhavesomanyothergoodfeatures.Joe:Likewhat?Maria:Like…thedailyhoroscope,forexample.Iloveit.Joe:That’snotagoodreasontobuyanewspaper…forthehoroscope!Maria:Look,thenewspaperonlycosts50cents.Whatsoyouexpect?Joe:Goodpoint.Maria:Besidesthehoroscope,Ialsoliketheentertainmentnews.Iliketoreadaboutthestarsandtheirloveaffairs.Joe:Well,youcankeepTheDailyNews.I’mgoingtostickwithTheTimes.Track4-3-OL-3Amy:John,I’venevernoticethisoldphotoofyourfamilybefore.John:Mymotherjustfounditintheattic.Shedecidedtohangitup.Amy:It’sanicepictureofyourfamily.John：Ithinkit’sembarrassing.AndIlookstupid.Amy:Well,youcould‘vecombedyourhair…it’saniceshot,though.Lookathowyoungyouare!Howoldwereyouinthephoto?

John:Eight…nowait,I’djustturnednine.Amy:Iguessthesetwopeopleareyourparents.John:Yep.Theyweremarriedwhenthatpicturewastaken.Nowthey’redivorced.Amy:Oh.Whatdotheydo?John:Myfather’sretired.Momworksinahospital.Amy:Whataretheirnames?John：Well,myfather’snameisJoseph.MymotherisOliviashewasnamedafterapopularactress.Amy:Howgreat!Ihaveanauntwiththesamename.IlovethenameOlivia…Who’sthatguy?John:Whichone?Amy:Theguystandingbehindyou.Isthatyourbrother,Tom?

John:No,that'smyUncleRandy.He’sonlytwoyearsolderthanmybrother.Amy:He’scute.Iloveaguywithamoustache.John:Um,sorry,buthe’smarriednow.Hiswifejusthadababy.Amy:Iwasjustmakingacomment…Sotheotheryoungguymustbeyourbrother.John:Yes.That’sTom.Amy:Howoldisheinthepicture?John:Let’ssee…h(huán)e’snineyearsolderthanme…sohewould‘vebeen18then.Amy:Andthere’syourlittlesister,Tina.She’ssocute!John:Yeah.She’stwoyearsyoungerthanme.It’shardtobelieveshe’sinhighschoolnow!Track4-3-OL-5AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,”Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.PoliceinSheffield,EnglandTrack4-3-OL-7NuttynewsLuluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.I’veneverheardLulubarklikethatshesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,“saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.“Luluisahero,“saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeluluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.NuttynewsApproximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatuvillage.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadrivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity.Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendrivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.3-OL-51.cool2.soldout3.realizes4.musicreviewer5.apartmentbuilding6.getthemconcerttickets7.goesover8.inviteshimtogowithher9.adatewith10.mindTakeshigoingwithouthimUnit4Track4-4-OL-1A.ListentoCamille’sjobinterview.Thencircletheanswertothequestion.Man:So,Iseeherethatyouwenttocollege.Camille:Yes,sir.Fortwoyears.Ididn’tgraduate.Man:DoyouspeakanylanguagesbesidesEnglish?Camille:Yes,IspeakconversationalFrench.Man:Anyotherlanguages?Camille:No,that’sit.Man:Well,that’sgreat.Asyouknow,weflytoParistwiceaweek.WealwaysneedpeoplewhocanspeakFrench.Man:Let’ssee…h(huán)aveyouworkedforanairlinebefore?Camille:No.Ihavenojobexperience.Man:So,thiswouldbeyourfirstjob.Camille:Yes.Man;Well,Ionlyhavetwomorequestions.AreyouhealthyandphysicallyfitCanyouliftheavyobjects

Camille:Yes,Ithinkso.Man:Well,theemergencywindowexitontheplaneweighsabout50pounds.Andthemealcartisveryheavy,too.Youneedtomovethoseobjectssometimes.Camille:IthinkIcandothat.Man:Wonderful.Letmetellyouaboutthenextstep.Wehaveasix-weektrainingprogramthattakesplaceinthesummer.Youhaveto…Track4-4-OL-2B.Listenagain.CheckYesorNoforeachstatementaboutCamille.Track4-4-OL-3ListentoOliviatalkingaboutherfutureplanandfillintheblankswithinformationfromthetalk.IplantobecomeateacherafterIfinishmystudies.Idecidedtostudyatthisuniversitybecausetheteachingprogramisverygood.Wehavealotofpracticeworkingwithchildren.Ilovetoworkwithyoungkids.IexpecttograduatefromtheuniversitynextJune,andIhopetofindajobinakindergarten.I’lltrytostartworkinginSeptember.Track4-4-OL-4Listentothejobinterview.Checktherightiteminthetablebasedontheinformationfromtheinterview.Mr.Grant:Hello,Ms.Hale.I’mMr.Grant,theadvertisingmanagerforthecompany.Doyouhavearesumeorcurriculumvitaetogivetome?Ms.Hale:Yes,Mr.Grant.Hereitis.Mr.Grant:Thankyou.Now,letmetellyoualittlebitaboutthejob.Weneedsomeonetodesignbrochuresonthecomputer.Doyouhaveup-to-datecomputerskills?Ms.Hale:Yes,Ido.InmypresentpositionIusecomputergraphicsallthetime.Ihaveexperiencewithanimationaswell.Mr.Grant:Oh,that’sverygood.Wehopetolaunchanewgroupofanimatedadsnextspring.Canyouworkwithothersinapleasantmanner,Ms.Hale?Ms.Hale:Myco-workersseemtothinkso.Icanalsoworkindependentlybymyself.Mr.Grant:That’snecessary,too.Whataboutflexibilityinworkinglonghoursonaproject?Ms.Hale:IhavealotofenergyandI’mwillingtogetthejobdone.TheworkIdidlastyearwontwoawardsatanationalconference.Mr.Grant:Excellent.That’sveryimpressive.Bytheway,didImentionthatweneedsomeonetostartnextweek?Ms.Hale:No,youdidn’t,butitmightbepossible.Mr.Grant:Good.Thankyouforcomingtoday.We’llbeintouchsoon.Track4-4-OL-5Listentothepassageaboutanunusualjob.Fillintheblankwithinformationfromthepassage.You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Mellissarecordinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.Whenyouhearthenumberyoucalledhasbeenchanged…--that’sMellissa!“Yes,it’strue,”shesay.“I’mthevoicetalentforNationTelephone.”Atleast50000peoplehearhervoiceeveryday.“Itrytosoundwarmandfriendly,evenwhenI’msaying,I’msorry,thatnumberisincorrect.Pleasetryagain.”Melissaworksonlythreedaysaweek,butshehastopracticealot.“Myvoicehastosoundthesameattheendofeighthours.”She’sverycarefulabouthervoice.“Idon’tdrinklotsofwaterwithhoney.Ican’tgtohorrormoviesbecauseIalwaysscream,andImighthurtmyvoice!”Howdidshegetherjob“Afriendtoldmeaboutit.Ilistenedtoallthetelephonecompanymessagesonmyphone,andthenIrecordedacassetteofthosemessages.AfterIsentittothecompany,Icalledthemeverydayforamonth!”She’sdonethisworkforthreeyearsnow,andshelovesit.“It’sfun!AndI’mhelpingpeoplebyusingmyvoice.”Plus,peoplearealwayssurprisedwhentheyhearaboutMelissa’sjob.Theysay,“You’rearealpersonIthoughtitwasacomputer!”Track4-4-OL-6Listenagain.Checkyouranswers.Track4-4-OL-7ListentotheinterviewsaboutKen’sandSteven’sjobs.ThencheckKenorStevenforeachitemintheboxbelow.Interview1Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Ken?Ken：I’maV.J.or“videojockey.”Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?Ken:I’monTV.Iintroducemusicvideosandtalkaboutthem.Ialsointerviewsingerswhoappearinvideos.Interviewer:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?Ken:Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.That’sveryexciting.Also,Ilovemusic,soit’salotoffun.Interviewer:Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?Ken:Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.Someofthemarenotverynice.Theythinktheyarebetterthanme.Theycanbeverydemanding.Interviewer:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?Ken:Lastyear,IpresentedanawardonTVatavideomusicawardshow.Icouldn’tbelieveit.TheyflewmeouttoLosAngelesandIstayedinBeverlyHill.IwasontheTVshowforawhole45seconds!Igottomeetalotofstars.Interviewer:IwanttobeaV.J.HowIgetthejob?Ken:Well,firstyouhavetomakeavideotapeaboutyourself.Youneedtotalkaboutcertainthingsonthevideo.Inmycase,therewasalistofquestion,like“Whatdidyoudolastweekend”and“What’sinyourCDplayerrightnow”Afteryoutalkaboutyourself,yousendthevideotapeintotheTVstation.Theycallyouiftheylikethetape.

Interview2Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Steven?Steven:I’macarcourier.Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?Steven:Sometimesapersonoracompanyneedsacarmovedfromoneplacetoanother.Theymaynothavetimetodoitthemselves.Theyhiremetodrivethecar.Interviewer:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?Steven:Iliketodrive,soit’sfunforme.Lastsummer,IdroveallthewayfromNewYorktoCalifornia.Theweatherwasgreat.Ihadtheradioonandenjoyedmytripverymuch.Interviewer:Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?Steven:Ihavetobeverypunctual.IfIsayI’llarriveonMondayat6:00,IhavetobetherebyMondayat6:00.Ihavetobedependable.It’sstressfulattimes.Interviewer:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?Steven:Idroveacrossthedesertasthesunwassetting.Itwasincredible!Interviewer:Iwanttobeacarcourier.HowdoIgetthejob?Steven:That’sagoodquestion.Mymotherstartedthisbusiness,soshehiredme.You’dhavetocallmymothertofindout!Track4-4-OL-8ListenagainandthecompletethesummariesofKen’sandSteven’sjobbelow.Usethewordsinthebox.Unit5Track4-5-OL-1B.NowlistentoaquizshowandcheckyouranswersinA.Host:Welcomebackto“YouSnooze,YouLose!”thebestgameshowontelevision!Thisisourfinalround.Letmeremindyouoftherules.Wewillshowanobjectforacoupleofseconds.It’syourjobtoguesswhatitis.MichaelLindaAreyoureadytoplayM&L:Yes!Host:Ok,then,let’splay“YouSnooze,YouLose!”Showusitemnumberone.Host:Yes,Michael?Michael:Iknowwhattheyare.They’recalled“cams”andthey’reusedinmountainclimbing.Host:That’srightforonepoint!They’reusedtoholdclimbingropes.Allrightthen,here’soursecondobject.Yes,Linda?Linda:Isitsomekindoftool?Host:Canyoubemorespecific?Linda:Idon’tknow…atoolusedtofixsomekindofmachine?Host:No,I’msorry.It’sanoseandearhairtrimmer.Next…itemnumberthree.DoyouhaveanyideaTimeisup.Sincenooneguessed,I’lltellyoutheanswer.ThosearecalledHopiearcandles.Linda:Yousticktheminyourears?Host:That’sright.Theyareusedtocleanoutyourears.Theyalsohelptorelaxyou.Let’smoveontoitemnumberfour.Hereitis.Michael:That’sobvious.It’sacorkscrew.Youuseittoopenbottles.Host:Yes,that’scorrect!It’samini-travelcorkscrew.Youcanpackitinyoursuitcase.Oh,no!Youknowwhatthatmeans!You’reoutoftime.Michael,withtwocorrectanswers,youaretoday’swinner!Congratulations!Andbeforeweleave,letmeshowtheremainingobjects.Itemnumberfiveisaneggslicer.Itemnumbersixisatonguescrapermakesuretouseitsothatyoudon’thavebadbreath!That’sallthetimewehavefortoday.Seeyounexttimeon“YouSnooze,YouLose!”Goodbyeeverybody.Track4-5-OL-2A.YouwilllistentoapassageaboutMicrosoftCorporation.ThenwritedownasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutMicrosoft.MicrosoftCorporationMicrosoftCorporationisamultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationthatdevelops,manufactures,licenses,andsupportsawiderangeofsoftwareproductsforcomputingdevices.HeadquarteredinRedmond,Washington,USAMicrosoftwasfoundedbyBillGatesandPaulAllenonApril4,1975.Inthemid-1980s,itrosetodominatethehomecomputeroperatingsystemmarketwithMS-DOS.Since1985,MicrosofthasreleasedanupgradinglineofWindowsoperatingsystemsfeaturingafriendlyuserinterface.Thelatestone,WindowsVista,wasreleasedinJanuary2007andhassold140millioncopiestodate.Asonecommentatornotes,Microsoft’soriginalmissionwas“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoftsoftware,”andnowitisagoalnearfulfillment.Microsoftalsomakesprofitsinothermarketssuchascomputerhardwareproductsandhomeentertainmentproducts.Track4-5-OL-3B.Listenagain.ThenfillinthetableaccordingtowhatyouhearaboutMicrosoftCorporation.Track4-5-OL-4Youwilllistentoapassagewhichprotestsagainstadvertisingandshopping.Thenfillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassage.Adifferentkindofholiday:shopless,livemore!Advertisingiseverywhere.It’sonracecarsandsubwaytrains,onT-shirtsandbillboards.Everyday,youseehundredsofads,andeachadvertiserwantsyoutobuytheirproduct.ButdowereallyneedalltheseproductsAgroupinCanadasays“No.”In1991,theystaredaneventcalledBuyNothingDay,toprotestagainstconsumerismandwaste.Everyyear,onthelastFridayinNovember,nooneshouldspendanymoneyfor24hours.Theeventhasspreadtoover15countriesaroundtheworld,includingJapan,Australia,andtheUnitedKingdom.I