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新視野大學(xué)英語（第二版）聽說教程第四冊錄音文本

Unitl

Warmingup

M:You'retellingmethatyou*dratherbefamousthanberespectedasagoodperson?

W:Well,Idon*tknow.It'sjustthatIseeallthesefamouspeopleonTV,and,well,it*shardnot

towantthesamethingformyself-attention,lovefrommillionsofpeople...

M:Love?Doyouthinkpeopleactuallylovecelebrities?Idorftthinkso!Thepublicenjoys

watchingfamouspeoplegetintotroubleevenmorethantheylikewatchingthem

succeed.Besides,beingafamouspersonmeansneverhavingtimetoyourself一

appearingbeforecrowds,havingpeoplefollowyouaround24-7.Believeme,itisrftfun.

W:YDUtalkasifyouknowsomethingaboutcelebrity.Wereyoueverfamous?

M:YDUknowtheoldsaying,MEveryonehashis15minutesoffame**?Well,Iexpecttohave

my15minutessomeday.ButIdon'texpecttolikeit.

Shortconversation

W:Ybudon'treallyseeminterestedinpaintingpictures,sowhydidyouapplytothisart

program?

M:TobehonestIthoughtthatthroughart,Icouldbecomefamous.Prettystupid,huh?

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromthisconversation?

W:Ybuhaveeverythingyoueverwanted!Butwhydoyoulooksoblue?

M:Ah,man,Idiscoveredthatallthosethings-money,fame,andthelot-areallempty.And

intryingtogetthem,Iignoredmyart.

Q:Whyisthemannothappy?

W:Hey,Marty.What'sthematter,pal?Whenyoufirststartedwriting,youdidsomuchbetter

work.Areyouboredorsomething?

M:Iknowmyworkissuffering,butIdon*tknowthereason.Idon'tseemsointerested

anymore.Maybe,asyousaid,Iambored.Whoknows?

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

4.

W:Isittruewhattheysayaboutthedirector?Doeshereallyworkforart,notforfame?

M:That'swhatpeoplesay,andl*minclinedtobelievethem.Hecertainlyhasn*tsoldouttothe

cheapfilmcompanies.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.

W:Whafsontheschedulefortonight'sshow?SomethingFmlikelytoenjoy?

M:Ybumightlikeit-astoryaboutadancerwhosellshissoultobecomefamousandthen

loseshisfriends,family,andeverythingimportant.

Q:Whatistonight'sshowabout?

6.

W:Isn'tthatthemanwhowonanAcademyAwardforhiscartoonartwork?

M:What?Thattramp?Hey,youknow,Ithinkyou'reright.Man,whathappenedtohim?He

wasreallyfamous!

Q:Whathappenedtotheartistatlast?

W:Look!Look!Look!Lookatme,Dad!I'vedoneit!Success,money,popularity...Theworld

isatthetipofmyfingersandIfeellikeaqueen!

M:Sweetheart,Ithinkyouneedtocooldownabit.Don'tletallofthissuccessgotoyour

head.

Q:Whathashappenedtothewoman?

W:Getagriponyourself!Don*tyoudarequityourjob!Youreallythinkyoucansucceedas

anactor?Doyoureallythinkyoucanbecomefamous?

M:Idon'tthinkIneedtobefamoustosucceed.I'msureIcangetworkasanextraandthen

maybemoveontomoreinterestingroles.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

M:Hey,you!Watchout!Where'syourhead?Walkinginfrontofcarslikethat?

W:Huh?Ah!Oh!Sorry,Imean...thanks.Ijustreceivedwordfrommyagentthatmybookis

tobepublished.Isn'titwonderful?SorryIwasdaydreamingaboutthefametocomeand

forgottolookatthetraffic.

Q:Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

10.

W:Thanksforcomingin.Ilovedyourwork,butIwishitlookedmorelikeyourprevious

pieces.

M:God!Iknewit!Complaintsfrommyteacher,mymother...evenmydoctor!Andnow,my

boss?SinceIbecamefamous,noonewillletmechange!

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

Longconversations

M:There'sonlyonethinginlifeworsethanbeingtalkedabout,andthat'snotbeingtalked

about.

W:ThatwassaidbyOscarWilde,wasn'tit?

M:Thafsright.You'reprettysmart.

W:Ihavemymoments.ButI'mafraidthatIwon'trememberanythingelseforyourtest

tomorrow.

M:Well,letshavearun-through.First,whatcanyourememberaboutWilde?

W:Thebasics,obviously-British,19thcenturywriterHewasgay,wasn,the?

M:ThafsrightAndheactuallywenttojailforit.

W:Why?TheremusVvebeenmanygaysinEnglandatthetime.Whywashesingledoutto

beputinprison?Or,weretheEnglishthrowingallgaysinjail?

M:No,noteveryone.ButthingsweredifferentforWilde.Afamousperson,likehim,isn'tfree

todowhathelikes.Peoplepaidmoreattentiontohisactions.Therewerereporters,and

everythingthathesaidanddidwaswatchedcarefully.

W:Vbah?Itmighfvebeenbetterforhimifhewasn'tfamous.

M:Maybe.But,thenagain,ifhewasn*twell-known,wemightnothavehiswonderfulstories

today.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.WhatdidOscarWildesay?

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

4.WhywasOscarWildetreateddifferently?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

Passage

Youyoungpeoplegocrazyoverfamouspeople.WillyoulistentomewhenItellyouyour

generationiswrongaboutthis?Letmeuseanexampletoillustratemypointtoyou.

MarilynMonroe,youmightnotevenknowwhosheis.Backinmyday,whenIwasyour

age,shewasabigmoviestar.Butshewasn'tbornamoviestar,nosir.Shewasasimple

girlwithbeautyandinnocenceuntilshewenttoHollywoodtomakemovies.Thafsright.

Insteadoflivingoutasimplelifeofintegrityandhardworkortryingtodeveloparespectable

nameinherprofession,shesoughtfame.Well,Tiltellyou,shegotherwish.Shemadeher

movies—AHAboutEvein1950,GentlemenPreferBlondesin1953,SomeLikeItHotin

1959,andmore.Shegotintotroublethroughout-drugs,abuseAllofthiscamecrashing

downonherhead,andshediedatanearlyagein1962.Sad,really.

Ihopethatthisexampleshowsyouthedangersoffame.Believeme,it'sbestjusttolive

asimplelife.

1.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

2.WhatisTRUEaccordingtowhatyouhear?

3.WhydidMonroegotoHollywood?

4.WhenwasSomeLikeItHotmade?

5.Whyisthespeakertellingthisstory?

Taskl第12頁

W:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Bill?

M:Thafskindofastrangequestionforthissetting,don'tyouthinkso?

W:Well,theteacherhasn'tcomeinyet,classhasn'tbegun,andIwasjust

wonderingaboutit.Sofwhatdoyouthinkaboutfriends?

M:l,veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat'sbecauseI

comefromabigfamily—twobrothersandthreesisters,andlotsofcousins.

Thafswhafsreallyimportanttome.Whataboutyou,Emma?

W:Mysituation,youknow,isdifferent,soIhavedifferentideas,lbme

friendship...havingfriends...peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethafs

themostimportantthinginlife.It*smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyou

lovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoa

lotofhurtfeelingsandbitterness.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.

M:Inmymind,afriendissomeonewholikesthesamethingsasyoudofwith

whomyoucanarguewithoutlosingyourtemper,evenifyoudon'talways

agreewithhim.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.Whathasthemanalwaysthought?

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutfriends?

5.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

Task2第13頁

Attheageof41,ClarkGable,oneofHollywood'sbiggestactors,enlistedin

thearmy,servinginWorldWarII.Gable'spostwarfilmswere,forthemostpart,

disappointing,aswashis1949marriage.Droppedbybothhiswifeandhis

studio,Gableventuredoutasafreelanceactorin1955,quicklybecomingthe

highestpaidactorinHollywood.Heagainfoundhappinesswithhisfifthwife

andcontinuedhiscareerinsuchcriticalfailuresasTeacher'sPet,releasedin

1958.In1960,Gablewassignedforthe"modem"Western,TheMisfits.The

troubledandtragichistoryofthisfilmhasbeenwelldocumented,but,despite

theon-settension,Gabletookonthetaskuncomplainingly,goingsofarasto

performseveralgruelingstuntscenesinvolvingwildhorses.Thestrainof

filming,however,coupledwithhisever-robustlifestyle,provedtoomuchforthe

actor.ClarkGablesufferedaheartattacktwodaysafterthecompletionofThe

Misfitsanddiedin1960attheageof59,justafewmonthsbeforethebirthof

hisfirstson.Mostofthenation'snewspapersannouncedthedeathofClark

Gablewithafour-wordheadline:"TheKingisDead."

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.WhendidGablebecomeafreelanceactor?

3.WhatcanweknowaboutGablefromthepassage?

4.Whatisdescribedasbeing"tragic"inthepassage?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

Unit2

Warmingup

M:Ladiesandgentlemen,novelistandpoet,SandraMarie...

W:Thankyou,thankyou...

M:Thankyouforjoiningus.

W:It'sapleasuretobehere.Ybuknow,Iwatchyourshoweveryday.

M:Doyoureally?Well,thesedaystherearemanypeoplewatchingyou.

W:Vbs,I'vegottenalotofattentionlately—that'strue—allbecauseofmylittlebook.

M:Oh...don'tbemodest!Vburbookisamazinglybold,oneofthemostoriginalpiecesof

fictionI'veeverread.

W:Originalityisimportant,forsure.Infact,Ithinkitisthemostimportantpartofbeinga

creativeperson.Surely,itdoesn'tmakemuchsensetowritesomething,ordosomething,

thathasbeendonebeforeoreventhatissimilarinstyletoanythingelsealreadyputout

there.

M:Wellput!Thankyou!SandraMarie...everybody!

Shortconversations

W:IdorftquiteunderstandwhatmadeCharlieChaplinsuchapopularmoviestar.

M:Serious?Lookathisworkandcompareittootherfilmsofthetime.Hewassooriginal

thatpeoplewerereallysurprisedbyhisfilms.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

2.

W:MydramateachersaidChaplinisanexcellentmodelforayoungactortopatternhimself

on.

M:Fdbehard-pressedtoarguewiththatTheguywasinnovativeandpossessedsucha

creativemind.Yeah,trytobelikehim.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

W:I'vegivensomethoughttoenteringpoliticswhenIgetolder-youknow,maybeworking

behindthescenestohelpsomeonegetapositioningovernment.

M:Whynotrunforofficeyourself?Areyouafraidofstandingoutasafemalepolitician?

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W:Iadmireher,notbecauseshe'sawomaninthetough,maleworldofinternationalpolitics,

butbecauseshe*ssohonest.

M:Ybah,Ifeelthesameway.Certainly,therearen'tmanypeopleastruetotheirwordasshe

is.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthepolitician?

5.

W:Ybuknow,ourfamilyisreallyspecial.Manyofourancestorsarerememberedasgreat

inventorsandscientistswhocontributednewideastosociety.

M:Tbs,that*swhatI'vealsoheardfromUncleMarty.Hesaidourfamilytreewasfullof

geniuses.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.

W:DidyouseewhatImade?It'salightbulbthat'llneverbumout.

M:ThaVsamazing!Athinglikethatcouldmakeyoufamous.\bushouldcontactapatent

officeassoonaspossibleandregisteraclaim!

Q:Whatwillmakethewomanfamous?

W:Nomatterwhatapersonsaysaboutme,noonecansaythatl*mnotoriginal.

M:Forsure,thafsonecriticismthatnoonewillhityouwith.Yburartworkisdefinitelyunique.

AndIthinkthat'sreallyimportant.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldbevaluedaboveallelse?

W:Whatdoyouthink?Isitdangeroustobeunlikeotherpeoplesometimes?

M:Nah.Ithinkit'smoredangeroustobesimilartoothers-thafswhenyouruntheriskof

becominginsignificantandforgotten.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisdangerous?

M:IsupposeIcould'vebeensuccessfulbybeinglikeotherpeople,butIfeltthatIshould

expressmyownoriginalideas.AndIthinkthisisalessonyoushouldlearn.

W:Masaysthesamethingabouthersuccess.Iguessthinkingthesameaboutthatiswhat

firstbroughtyoutwotogether?

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

10.

W:Fmnotsayingthatyourworkispoor,justthatitlacksimagination.Youhaverftdone

anythingtosetyourselfapartfromyourclassmates.

M:Ifmyassignmentslooksomuchlikeothers,whydoyougivemelowergradesthanyou

givethem?

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

Longconversations

M:Lookatyou,alldressedupinabowlerhat,lookingalldapperlikeCharlieChaplin.It'snot

Halloween,though.Areyougoingtoleavethehouselookinglikethat?

W:WouldyoubelievethatTmgoingtoaparty?

M:Iftherewasapartytonight,Iwould'veheardaboutitbynow.Sowhat'sthedeal?

W:I'mauditioningforafilm.Ithought,well,thislookworkedwellforChaplin.

M:Soyouthoughtit'dworkforyou.Idon'tthinkmuchofthatidea.

W:Whynot?ChaplingotalotofsuccessbecauseofhisLittleTrampcostume.AndI've

copieditexactly.

M:Chaplindidverywell-butthat'sbecausethelookwasoriginal.Hedidn'tcopyanyonein

Hollywood.

W:Butlook,I'mawoman,awomandressedlikeChaplin.That'soriginal,isn'tit?

M:I'mafraidnot.I'mprettysurethatI'veseenotherwomendothesamething.Ifyoureally

wanttosucceedlikeChaplindid,youshoulddowhathedid.Trytoinventanddevelop

somethingpeoplehaven'tseenbefore.

W:Iguessyou'reright.I'llgobackuptomyroomandchange.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.WhyisthewomandressedlikeChaplin?

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

4.BesidesHbeoriginal",whatadvicedoesthemanhaveforthe

woman?

5.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

Passage

Somepeoplestandoutastrulyspecialandoneofakind.CharlieChaplin,asuperstar

ofsilentcomediesandoneofthegreaticonsofthe20th-centuryfilm,isoneofthoseunique

people.Chaplinhadarottenchildhoodandanearlystartonstage,performingevenasa

childinvaudeville.HewenttoHollywoodin1914andbeganactinginsilentcomedies.By

1915,hecontrolledmostaspectsofhisfilms,inwhichheusuallyappearedasacharacter

calledsimplythe"LittleTramp":alovablyshabbydreamerwithabushymoustache,bowler

hatandcane.ChaplinwasoneofthefoundersofUnitedArtistsStudiosandwasoneofthe

firstmoviemakerstohavecompletecontroloverhisfeatures.Hisbest-knownfilmsinclude

1925'sTheGoldRush,1931'sCityLights,and1936'sModemTimes.Famously

outspokenandsympathetictocommunism,ChaplinlefttheUnitedStatesin1952because

ofincreasedpoliticalpressure.HesettledinSwitzerland,whereheandhiswifeOona

raisedeightchildren,includingactressGeraldineChaplin.In1972hereturnedtotheUnited

StatestoacceptaspecialOscar,andin1975,hewasknightedbyQueenElizabethII.

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.WhatdidChaplindowhenhewenttoHollywood?

3.Whatdidthe"LittleTramp**looklike?

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

5.WhendidtheQueenmakeChaplinaknight?

Homework

Taskl第29頁

W:MyfriendshavecomparedmyfilmtothebestofOrsonWelles'works.How

canyoucriticizeit?

M:\bu...Welles?I,well,um,Iappreciateyourconfidenceinyourself.Butyou

doknowwhoWelleswas,right?

W:Nah.Idon'twatchfilmsbyBritishdirectors.

M:YDUreallydon'tknowwhoWelleswasatall!WelleswasAmerican!Doyou

evenpayattentiontomylectures?

W:Idon'tlistentopeopletalkaboutfilms;Imakefilms.I'madoer.

M:Youreallyhavetopayattentionfromnowon.Wellesfirstbecamefamouson

theradio,especiallyforhisreadingofIVaroftheWorldsin1938.Three

yearslater,hemadehisfirstmovie,CitizenKane,in1941.Otherfilmsof

hisincludeTheMagnificentAmbersonsin1942andTheLadyFrom

Shanghaiin1948.PeopleconsiderKanetobehisbestfilm.

W:Thatmustbetheonethatlookslikemyfilm.

M:Peopleconsideritnotonlyhisbestfilm,butthebestfilminmoviehistory.Do

youreallythinkyourfilmisthatgood?

W:Mymomseemstothinkso.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

3.Whydoesn'tthewomanlistentothemanmore?

4.WhenwasCitizenKanemade?

5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

Task2第30頁

WhenElvisPresleydiedonAugust16,1977,radioandtelevision

programsallovertheworidwereinterruptedtogivethenewsofhisdeath.

PresidentCarterwasaskedtodeclareadayofnationalmourning.Eighty

thousandpeopleattendedhisfuneral.

Inthesummerof1953Elvispaidfourdollarsandrecordedtwosongsfor

hismother'sbirthdayatSamPhillips'SunRecordsStudio.SamPhillipsheard

Elvisandaskedhimtorecord"That'sAllRight"inJuly,1954.Twentythousand

copiesweresold,mainlyinandaroundMemphis.OnJanuary10,1956,Elvis

recorded"HeartbreakHotel",andamillioncopiesweresold.Inthenext

fourteenmonthshemadeanotherfourteenrecords,andtheywereallbighits.

In1956healsomadehisfirstfilminHollywood.

In1972hiswifelefthim,andtheyweredivorcedinOctober,1973.Elvis

diedfromaheartattackin1977.Hehadbeenabusinghisbodyforseveral

yearsbyeatinganddrinkingtoomuchandtakingacocktailofmedicinesand

possiblydrugs.Heleftallhismoneytohisonlydaughter,LisaMariePresley.

Shebecameoneoftherichestpeopleintheworldwhenshewasonlynine

yearsold.

Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

2.Whywerenewsprogramsinterrupted?

3.Whenwas"HeartbreakHotel"recorded?

4.WhydidElvisPresleydie?

5.lbwhomdidElvisgivehismoney?

Unti3

Warmingup

Completelyblindinoneeye,75%lossofvisionintheother,Icanonlysee10yards

aheadofme,andeventhat,notwell.I'moldandpoor.MyhealthisfailingandIamwracked

bypaininmyjointssothateverymovementistorture.Iftherewereagodofmercy,Iwouldbe

deadandburied,freeofmypain.Butno,Ilivestillandmypainisyetwithoutend.How

couldhellbeworsethanwhatIfacenow?Withmypoorvision,Iseepeople,happypeople,

withmoney,strength,andhealth.Sooften,theydonotevenrealizetheirfortune.Neitherdo

theyunderstandthattheirveryexistencemakesmyexistenceevenmoreunbearable.ForI

watchthem,andwatchingthemincreasesmymisery.HowIwishIwereoneofthem;howI

wishIwereoneoftheluckyones.

Shortconversation

1.

W:Ithinkit*sgreatthatthegovernmentisgivingyoumoneyduringthishardtime,but

shouldrftyoudosomethingyourselftogetonyourfeet?

M:What?YbuthinkI'mlazy?DItellyouhowhardl*mtryingtofindajob

Q:Whatdoweknowfromthisconversation?

2.

M:Accordingtotheserules,youcangetmorewelfaremoneyifyouhavechildren.

W:SureIcould.Buthavingchildrenwouldalsocostalotofmoney-soIdon'tseewelfare

benefitsasanincentivetogivingbirth.Besides,Fmhappierbymyself.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W:Trueenough,themanisblind.Butyou'vegottoadmirewhathe'sdone-startedhisown

companyandbecomerich.

M:Hereallyhasdonealot.Ontopofallthat,he'sareallyniceperson.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?1

L

W:HiHoney.Fmsorry,Fvesomereallybadnewstotellyou.I'mafraid.Managementhave

madecuts,andI'velostmyjob.

M:Oh,ohdear!That'sterrible.But-youdidn*tlikethatjobverymuchanyway.Maybethisis

agoodchancetofindsomethingnew.Don'tgetdown;thinkpositive!

Q:Whatdoesthemanthink?

W:Iwassureyourpatientwouldbedevastatedwhenhewastoldthathewoulddiewithina

month.I'mreallysurprised.

M:Maybeithasn'thithimyet.Whenhehastimetothinkaboutit,he'llprobablybreakdown.

Butfornow,yeah,heseemstohavetakenitverywell-he'sverybrave.

|Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W:Hey,Ijustnoticedsomething.Theplayer,thatonerightthereinthemiddleofthefield,

he*smissingahand.

M:Ittookyoulongenoughtonotice.Vbah,he'soneofthetopplayersintheleague.And

look,heisn'ttheonlyone.Thatoneoverthereisalsomissingahand.

Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?

W:Thisdivorceisreallygettingmedown.AllIthinkaboutthesedaysishowtoenditall.I

justfeellikedying.

M:Don'ttalkthatway,please.Everyonehastroublesatsometimeintheirlives.Vbu're

strongreally,andyou'llgetthroughitjustaslongasyou'repositive.

|Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldthewomando?

W:Ihopeyoudon'tmindmeasking-butwhat'sitliketonotbeabletosee?Iimagineit's

terrible.

M:Actually,l*vebeenblindsincebirth,soIdon*treallyknowwhatFmmissing.And,youknow,

itreallyisn*tsobad.Thisisjustnormallifetome.

IQ:Whydoesn'tthemanfeelbad?

9.

M:Giveittomestraight,doctor.WhatamIgoingtohavetotellmymomanddadaboutmy

condition?

W:IwishIhadbetternewsforyou.Unfortunately,theoperationdidn'tworkaswellaswe'd

hoped.Itdoesn'tlookasifwecansaveyourlegs.Letmecallyourparentsinsowecan

IQ:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

10.

W:Maryisn'tcompletelyblind,just70%.Soshecansee30%ofwhatyouandIcan,and

muchmorethanpoorGeorge.

M:\feah.George,hecanonlyseeabout5%ofwhatwecansee.Icarftimaginewhatitmust

belikeforhim.

Q:HowblindisGeorge?

Longconversation

M:There'sacheckinyourmailboxfromthegovernment.Italmostlookslikeabenefitcheck.

W:That'sbecauseitisabenefitcheck.I'vebeengettingbenefitsfromthegovernmentfor

thelast20orsoyearsonaccountofmycondition.

M:Condition?Ididn'tknowanythingwaswrongwithyou.

W:Yau'rekidding,right?We'vebeenfriendsfor30years,andyoudidn'tknowmycondition?

M:Isitthatyouhaven'thadajobforthelast25years?

W:Ihaven'thadajobin40years,mywholelife-becauseI'mblind!

M:Vbu'reblind?YDUnevertoldmethis!

W:Ishouldn'thavetotellyou.\bushouldbesmartenoughtoknow!WhydoyouthinkIhave

adogleadingmearoundallthetime?

M:You'reananimallover?

W:Ugh!WhydoyouthinkIwearsunglassesallthetime?

M:Ithoughtyouwerejustbeingcool.

|l.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2.Howlonghavethespeakersbeenfriends?

p.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

4.Whatshouldbeaclearhintofthewoman'scondition?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

Passage

Whattodoaboutthepoorandneedyisaconcernofeverygovernment.TheU.S.isnot

exemptfromthisconcern,butcareforitspoorhaschangedovertime.UntiltheGreat

Depressionofthe1930s,stateandlocalgovernmentsinAmericaboresomeresponsibility

forprovidingassistancetothepoor.However,suchassistancewasminimalatbest.

TheNewDealpoliciesofPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltincludednewfederal

initiativestohelpthoseinpoverty.Withmillionsofpeopleunemployedduringthe1930s

economicdepression,welfareassistancewasbeyondthefinancialresourcesofthestates.

Therefore,thefederalgovernmentprovidedfundsformaintainingaminimumstandardof

living,eitherdirectlytorecipientsortothestates.

Between1935and1996,federalprogramswereestablishedthatprovidedadditional

welfarebenefits,includingmedicalcare,publichousing,andfoodstamps.Bythe1960s,

however,criticismbegantogrowthattheseprogramsdiscouragedpeoplefromfinding

employment.Evendefendersofpublicwelfarebenefitsacknowledgedthatthesystemwas

imperfect:notingthefinancialdisincentivesassociatedwithtakingalow-payingjoband

losingthearrayofbenefits,especiallymedicalcare.

1.Whatisthepassageabout?

2.Whatmustallgovernmentsworryabout?

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

4.WhendidthefederalgovernmentbeginaddingtotheNewDeal

benefits?

5.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

HomeworkTaskl

M:Hey.Somethingisdifferentaboutyoutoday?Whatisit?

W:Ybu'venoticedmynewhaircut?

M:No.It'ssomethingelse.Now,whatisit?

W:Mydog?

M:That'sit!\budon'thaveyourdogwithyoutoday.Whereishe?

W:He'sbeenactingstrangelylately,soIsenthimbacktothedogtraining

school.

M:Ididn'tknowthathewaseverinschool.

W:Ofcoursehehasbeentoschool.He'smyeyes,youknow.Hehadtobe

taughthowtohelpmefindmyway.

M:Willyoubeabletofindyourwaytocla