新視野3聽(tīng)力原文

Unitl

WarmingUp

WDidthedoctorcall?DidhesayI'mpregnant?

MYeah,Ijusttalkedtohim.

WWhatdidhesay?Arewegoingtohaveababy?

MYou'rereallyexcitedaboutthis,aren'tyou?

WYouknowIam!It'smydreamtohaveababythatIcanteachhowtobealovingperson.

Ithoughtyouwereexcitedtoo.

MSure,Iam.I'mexcitedforthesamereasonasyouare.Ithinkwecandowhatyousaid—we

canteachthisbabyhowtogrowupandbecomealovingperson.

Wso...isthereababy?Whatdidthedoctorsay?

MIt'sexactlywhatwewanted.We'regoingtohaveababy!Let'sstartoffbycallingour

familiesandtellingthemthegoodnews,Ibelieveourparentsaregoingtobeasthrilledas

weare.

ShortConversations

1.W:Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutyournewgirlfriend-sheseemssocold,sodistant.

M:Deepdown,she'salovingperson.Theproblemisthatshedidn'thavealovingfamilylike

ours.Soshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresslove.

Q:Accordingtotheman,what'swrongwithhisnewgirlfriend?

2.W:Youlookatmyfatherandseeatoughmanwithagunandbloodonhishands.ButIsee

himasamanwhoalwaysprovidesforhisfamily.

M:Whoa,waitaminute.1didn'tsayanythingofthesort.Iadmireyourfatheralot.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman9sfather?

3.W:Youknow,Ineverunderstoodwhymyparentskeptgivingsecondchancestomy

brother.Heneverdoesrightbythem.

M:Thenyoudon'tunderstandthenatureoflove.Lovemeansneverquittingonthe

oneyoulove.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanNOTunderstand?

4.W:IfonlyIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuymyparentseverythingtheywanted.

M:That'saverynicethought,butit'sreallynotnecessary.Visitthemmore.Thatshould

beenoughforthem.

Q:Whatshouldthewomandoforherparents?

5.W:Excuseme!Haveyoualreadystartedclass?OramIontime?

M:I'vealreadybegunthelesson,We'retalkingaboutthemeaningoflove.Please

takeyourseat-

Q:Whatisthetopicfortheclass?

6.W:Somelearnfromtheirparents,somefromtheirfriends...butifapersonhasnever

learnedaboutlove,hislifeisawaste.

M:Iagreewhole—heartedly.Thankfully,Ilearnedaboutlovefrommyparentsatanearly

age.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

7.W:It*s10O'clock!You'relateagain!Ijustdon'tknowwhattosayanymore.

M:Sweetheart,love,darling,youshouldknowthatmybeinglatehasnothingtodowithmy

loveforyou.Trytounderstandme.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

8.W:SometimesI'mgladourmotherisn'talive,IthinkifshecouldseethepersonI've

become,she'dreallybedisappointed.

M:Momhadalotofloveforyou.Ifshewereherenow,shewouldn'tjudgeyouthatway.

Shejustwould'vebeenhappytoseeherkidsandhelpthemwhenshecould.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatwouldtheirmotherNOThavedoneifshewerealive?

9.M:PardonmeoUm,whydon^youteachusanythingaboutloveinclass?

W:Well,loveisimportant,butifsnotagoodtopicfortheclassroom.Youshouldlearnabout

lovefromyourparentsorgrandparents.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10.W:I'vebeenthinkingabouthowIcouldteachmychildrentobemoreloving.

M:Soundslikeajobforyouandyourhusband.HowaboutIgiveyousomevacationtime?

Youcouldtakeafamilytripandtalkmorewithyourkids.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

LongConversation

M:SometimesIreallydon'tunderstandyou.Youareoftenrudetoourchildren,youneverplay

withthem,andyourarelysayyoulovethem.Thisisn'thowparentsaresupposedto

act.Wheredidyoulearnsuchbehavior?

W:Hey!Idon'tthinkI'vetreatedthemanydifferentlythanmyparentstreatedmeandmy

sisters!

M:Sothat'swhereyoulearnedit...fromyourparents?

W:Myparentsweregood.Theyraisedthreechildren.

M:FromwhatIcansee,theydidn'tteachyouhowtobealovingperson.Whatisgoingto

happentoourkids?Ifyoukeeptreatingthempoorly,they,regoingtogrowuptobejustlike

you.

W:Listen,there'salotthatIcanlearnaboutbeingagoodmother,butIstillthinkI'mdoing

agoodjob.Lookatourkids.They'realreadykindandlovingpeople.AndIdon'tthinkyou

haveanyreasontoworry.

Q:1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

2.Accordingtotheman,whatisthewrongwiththewaythewomantreatsthechildren?

3.Accordingtotheman,whatdidn'tthewoman'sparentsteachher?

4.Whatdoesthewomanthink?

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

Passage

Allparentswanttoraiseahappy,successfulandlovingchild,butthereislittleagreement

abouthowbesttoreachthisgoal.Overtheyears,parentshavetrieddramaticallydifferentways.

Theyhaveputtheirbabyonaschedule,ortheyhavefedondemand;theyhavelettheirbabycry

himselftosleep,ortheyhavepickedhimupassoonashecried;theyhavegiventheirchild

whateverhewants,ortheyhavetaughthimtogeteverythingthroughhisownefforts.These

contrastingparentingstrategiesarisefromquitedifferentviewsofthenatureofchildrenand

childhoodandtherolesofparents.Someparentsviewtheirchildasnaturallysocial.Tothem,

theirjobistoallowhimthespacetosucceed.Othersthinkthattheirchildshouldbetaughthowto

act.Thereareprobablypositivesandnegativestoeachmethod.Noneofthemguaranteesthatyour

childwillbecomethelovingindividualyouwanthimtobe.Butsomethingsarecertain-achild

willbemorelikelytobelovingifyoushowhimlove,moresuccessfulifyougivehimexamples

ofsuccess,andhappierifyouarehappy.

Q:1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.WhatdoparentsNOTagreeupon?

3.Whydoparentshavedifferentmethodsforraisingchildren?

4.Howwillafatherraisehischildifhebelieveshischildisnaturallysocial?

5.Whatcanwebecertainof?

RadioProgram

Ourt4ThisIBelieve”essaytodaycomesfromCorinneColbert,alistenerinAthens,Ohio.

Colbert.Colbertisamotheroftwo.Shewritesthenewsletterforabusinessorganization,andshe

ispresidentofaparent-teacher'sorganization.Here'sCorinneColbertwithheressayfor“ThisI

Believe”.

Myhusbandisnotmybestfriend.Hedoesn'tcompleteme.Infact,hecanbeaself-absorbed

jerk.We'renearlypolaropposites:He'salifetimememberoftheNRAwhodoesn'tcarefor

journalists,andI'malifelongliberalwithajournalismdegree.Ontheotherhand,hedoesn'tbeat

oremotionallyabuseme.Hedoesn'tdrinkorchaseotherwomen.He'sagoodprovider.SoI'm

stickingwithhim.Somepeoplewouldcallthat"settling”,likeit'sabadthing.ButIbelievein

settling.

Alas,tomanyofus,thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Frommoviesto

magazinestocommercials,we'retoldthatweshoulddemandmorefromlivesthatare,formany

ofus,prettygood.Wesupposetolookbetter,eatbetter,findbetterjobs,bebetterloversand

parentsandworkers.Astablemarriageisn'tenough.It'ssupposedtobeafairytale.Perfectionis

thegoal.

Settlinginmysense,isaboutacceptance.Tmaprettyhappyperson,inlargepartbecause

I'mhonestwithmyselfaboutwhatIhave.

Ofcourse,somesituationsareworthimproving.Ifyourweightjeopardizesyourhealth,

exerciseandchangeyoureatinghabits;ifyourjobmakesyoutrulymiserable,findanewone.If

yourmarriageistoxic,endit.Chancesare,though,youprobablyhavewhatyouneed.Ifyou,re

unhappy,askyourself:AmIunhappybecauseIreallydon'thavewhatIneed,orbecauseIjust

wantmore?

So,yes,I'msettling.Tmhappywithmyhusbandwho,despitehisflaws,isacaringfather,

capableofactsofstunninggenerosityandfiercelyprotectiveofhisfamily.Thinkingabouthim

maynotsetmeonfireasitusedto,butafter17yearsandtwokids,ourloveisstillwarm.AndI

believethat'sgoodenough.

ListeningandSpeaking

Beforethetelevisionwasinvented,familiesspenttheirsparetimedoingdifferentactivities

together.Now,mostfamiliesstayathomeandwatchTV.Butthereareafewreasonswhy

watchingtelevisioncanbeharmful.

ThemostimportantreasonwhywatchingTVisbadisitinfluenceshowmuchfamily

memberscommunicate.Parents,grandparents,andotherfamilymembershavealotofwisdomto

share.Thiswisdom,however,isoftenignoredbyyoungpeoplewhowatchTV.

Furthermore,watchingtelevisionisbadbecauseitreduceschildren'sstudytime.Researchers

havefoundthatchildrenwhowatchlittleornotelevisionspendthreehoursadayonstudymore

thanfrequentTVwatchers.

Finally,TVprogramscanbeabadinfluence.Someshows,asweallknow,include

inappropriatelanguageandtoomuchviolence.Andwhilethereisstillagreatamountofgeneral

discussionastowhetherornotchildrenwillimitatethebadthingstheyseeonTV,many

researcherssaychildrendorepeatwhattheysee.SeveralstudieslinktheirbehaviorstoTV

programs;forexample,childrenarethreetimesmorelikelytogetintofightsatschoolifthey

watchviolentTVprograms.

SupplementaryListening

1.M:Hello?Yes,Um,canIgetsomehelpoverhere?

W:Surething,handsome.What,llitbe?

M:Amenu,please.

W:Wedon'tservefood-justthebeersyouseeonthewall.

M:Allright.Whataboutthatone?It'sGerman,right?

W:Yeah,Itis.Isthatwhatyon'dlike?

M:That'lldo.ButFdlikeacoldoneifyougotone.

W:Surething,sweetie.That'llbe$6.25.

M:Say,you'rekindafriendly,wren'tyou?

W:Supposeitcomeswiththejob.Itpaystobenicetopeople,don'tyouthink?

M:Isupposeitdoes.That'swhatmymothersaidtomeanyway.Oh,wait.Waitasecond.Oh

no.Ican'tbelievethis.

W:What'swrong?

M:IthinkIleftmywalletsomewhere.

W:Quick,lookaround.It'sgottabearoundhere.Maybeonthefloor.

M:No...it'snotthere.Idon'tknowwhereitcouldbe.Anychanceyoucanbeniceandgive

thebeerforfree?

W:Nochanceofthathappening.No,ifnoone'spaying,I'mnotnice.

Q:1.Whatisthemandoinginthisconversation?

2.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

3.Whatdoesthemanwant?

4.Whatdidtheman'smotherteachhim?

5.Whenisthewomanfriendly?

2.h'sdifficulttoknowwhatistrulyhappeninginsidearelationship.Thoughawomanmight

appeartobehappy,shemaybeavictimofviolence.Andthoughamanmayappeartobegentle,

hemightnotactuallybe.Everyyearestimatesrangefrom3.4millionactsofviolenceagainsta

wifeorgirlfriendto3.9millioninthissmallcountry.

Thisisbadnews.Unfortunately,thereismore.Nearlyone-thirdofwomenreportedbeing

beatenbyahusbandorboyfriendatsomepointintheirlives.Someofthisviolenceresultedin

injuriesthatrequiredadoctor'scare.Thirty-sevenpercentofwomenwhosoughtemergencyroom

treatmentforviolence-relatedinjuriesin2005wereinjuredbytheirownhusbandsorboyfriends.

What'smore,twenty-sixpercentofallfemalemurdervictimsin2006werekilledbytheir

partners.

Whatthismeansisthatweasasocietymustlookforthesignsofviolence.Doyouknow

someonewhooftengivespoorexcusesforbeinghurt?Maybeyoushouldtalkwithherabout

violence.Oftenawomanwillstayinaviolentrelationshipbecauseshebelievesherhusbandor

boyfriendlovesher.Butsheshouldknowthatviolencedoesnotequallove.

Q:1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisdifficult?

2.Howmanywomenarebeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendperyear?

3.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

4.Whatpercentageoffemalemurdervictimswerekilledbyapartnerin2006?

5.Whydoesawomanoftenchoosetostayinaviolentrelationship?

3.Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstotalkaboutwork,letsyouhavethatlast

Dsliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.Heisreadytoforgetallkindsof

2)misunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinksyou're3)beautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.

Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealth4)benefitstoo.

Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanalovingfamilyorwarm

friendshipwhenitcomesto5)wellness.Buttheyarelearningmoreabouthowaromanticpartner

makesusstronger,withhealthgainsthat6)rangefromfasterhealingandbettercontrolover

illnessestolivinglonger.

Thebenefitsofloveare7)explicitandmeasurable.AstudylastyearfromtheUniversityof

Pittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmarriageshaveamuchlowerriskofheardiseasethanthose

inhigh-stressrelationship.TheNationalLoveandHealthStudy8)hasbeentrackingmoiethana

millionsubjectssince1979.Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,9)havefewerheart

attackandlowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.Anewstudy

fromtheUniversityofIowaalsofoundthatcanerpatientswith10)astrongsenseofconnectionto

othersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterabletofightoffcancer.Itseemsthatlovehelps

peoplestrengthentheirimmunesystems.

Unit2

Warmingup

Wthankyouforagreeingtotakethisinterview.Iknowyouarequiteabusyman.

MIamalwayshappytotalktopeopleandanswerquestionsfromtheaudience.

Wthatisverynicetohear.Peoplearecallingyoutheworld'shealthiestman.Whatdoyou

thinkaboutthat?

MwhatdoIthink?Ithinkpeoplearebeingverykindtomebysayingso.Idon'tthinkIam

thehealthiestmanintheworld,butIdotakemyhealthseriously.Iexerciseeveryday,running,

swimming,andliftingweights.

Wyoucertainlylookgreat!

Mthanks.Betterthanthat,though,Ifeelgreat.Exercisemakesmehappy,keepsmystress

leveldown,andgivesmeallsortsofenergyformyworkandfamily.

Wdoyouhaveanyspecialwordsfortheaudience?

Myes.Startexercisingtoday,andstartlivingabetterlife.

Listening

10shortconversations

1.Wwow!Ybulookgreat!Whathaveyoubeendoingtolooksogood?

MIhavebeenliftingweights.Ireallyfeelgreat.Strange,butithardlytookanytimeatall

beforeIstartedseeingimprovementsinmybody.

2.Mcanyouhelpmeopenthisbottle?Someoneputthecapontootight.

Wsurething!Umm...there!Hey,thatwasn'ttightatall!Ybureallyneedtoworkouta

littlemoreandbuildupyourstrength!

3.MIjustdon'tknowwhatIamgoingtodoaboutmyenergylevel!NomatterwhatIdo,I

alwaysfeeltired!

Where'sanidea:sinceyouhavealreadybeenexercisingalotwithnoresult,maybeyou

canchangeyourdiet.

4.Mrdreallyliketobeginanexerciseprogram,butIsimplydon'tknowhowtobegin.

WI'vespokentoadoctoraboutit.Iwilltellyouwhatyoutoldme:startoffwithalittle

bitofrunningandthendomoreandmoreeveryday.

5.MI'vebeenfeelingterriblelately.Doyouthinkexercisecouldhelpme?

WIcan'tsayforsure.Itprobablywouldn'thurt,butexercisecan'tcureallofyour

problems.

6.Wyoualwaysdosowellinyourclasses!

Mrunninggivesmeenergytostayuplateintothenight.Thisallowsmetostudymore.

DothesameandrunwithmetomoiTOw!

7.Mthere'sastrangelimpinyourwalk.Didyoupullamuscleorsomething?

Wnah.IjustfeelabittiredfromalloftheexerciseFvebeendoingatthegym.m

returntonormalinjustamoment.

8.MhaveyouseenhowmuchweightAngela'sputon?Whydoyouthinkshestopped

exercisingandstartedeatingsuchunhealthyfoods?

Witisasadstory.Herparentsgotdivorced,andnowsheistotallyignoredherhealth.

9.Whello?AreyouthepersonItalkedtoonthephoneaboutcheckinginforan

appointment?

Myes.Justsignyournameonthispieceofpaper,andthedoctorwillseeyouassoon

asheisfree.

10.WI'vebeensoveryworried,andIdon'thaveaclueastowhyFvebeensosick.

Mtrynottoworrytoomuch.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowif

thingschange.THrunsometestsonyouifyouarestillnotfeelingwell.

Understandingalongconversation

Mhey!Holdup!Canyouspareaminute?

Wugh,doyouthinkyoucanmakeitquick?

MFilonlyneedaminute,andthenyoucanreturntoyourrun.

Wfine,what'sup?

MMaandPaaskedmetotalktoyouaboutalltheexercisingyou'vebeendoing.Theytold

meIcouldfindyouhereattheschooltrack.

Wsowhatofit?

Mtheythinkyou'vebeendoingabittoomuch.

Wyouknowwhatthedoctorsaid-ifIdon'tgetactive,Icoulddieofaheartattack.

Myeah,butIdon'tthinkhemeantforyoutodosomuch.Youshouldtakeitslowly.Maybe

youcouldbuildanexerciseprogramthatbecomesmoreandmoredifficultastimegoesby.

Wisthatwhatyourdoctorsaid?

Mno.itisjustcommonsense.Everyoneknowsyoushouldn'toverworkyourselfwhenyou

startexercising.

Wthanksfortheconcern.ButtellMaandPathatTilbefinewithwhatI'mdoing.

Understandingapassage

Itisveryimportanttoexercise.Manystudieshaveshownthatregularactivityandexercise

canimproveoverallhealthsubstantially.Exercisereducestheriskofheartdiseasebyupto35%,

strokebyabout28%,certaincancersby20%andmore,andhighbloodpressurebyanamazing

52%.Exercisecanalsohelpyoutobuildhealthybonesandmuscles.Athletesmustdophysical

trainingonaregularbasistoincreasetheirlevelofperformance.Exercisingincludeswalking,

running,bikingandplentyofotheractivitiesaswell.Myadvicewouldbetopicksomethingyou

enjoydoingandwouldn'tmindpursuingonaregularbasis.Then,youmuststicktoaschedule.

Youcanevenpickafewdifferentactivitiestomixthingsupandkeepitinteresting.Also,always

stretchbeforephysicalactivity!Thisisveryimportantasyoudonotwanttopullmuscles.Most

importantly,tokeepahealthybodyyoumuststayACTIVE!

Understandingaradioprogram

HereatthisChicagoHighSchoolandothers,therehasbeensomuchemphasisonthequality

ofschoolmenus,butthisnewstudysaysthatnoneofthatreallymatterswhenfastfoodisjusta

shortwalkaway.

Howcanacafeteriaeverhopetocompetewiththis?AnewHarvardstudysaysmoreand

moreschoolsnowhaveto.EightypercentofschoolsinChicagowithafastfoodrestaurantless

thanhalfamileaway,raisingconcernsabouthoweasyitisforkidstoeatpoorly,andwhetherfast

foodcompaniesaremovingintotheneighborhoodonpurpose.

“theytakeintoaccountthedemographicsofneighborhoods,theroadwaysinneighborhoods,

andwheretheaccessistotheconsumerbase.”

DoctorBrynAustinisthestudy'sleadauthorandsaysonatypicalday,nearlyathirdof

Americankidseatfastfood.Whentheydo,theyconsumemorefatandcalories,fewervegetables

andfruitsthanondayswhentheydon't.

Overall,nearlyninemillionchildrenintheUSareoverweightorobese,morethanonein

everysevenkids,anumberthathastripledsince1980.McDonald'scriticizedtheChicagostudy,

sayingmostrestaurantsareinheavilytraffickedareas.Schoolssaidtheirspokesmenhavenothing

todowithit.ButchildhealthadvocateslikeDoctorMatteLongjohnsaythestudyshowshow

recentattemptstoimproveschoolmenus,evenremovesodavendingmachines,maynotbe

enoughtoimprovechildren'seatinghabits.

Listeningandspeaking

Peopletalkendlesslyaboutthebenefitsofexercise.Andwhentheyaren'ttalkingaboutit,

they'rereadingaboutitinhealthmagazines,watchingprogramsaboutitontelevision,orlistening

torecordingsaboutit.Peoplecanbecomesoconcernedaboutexercisethattheybegintogoinsane

withworry.

Itiseasytounderstandwhypeopleattachgreatimportancetoexercise.Exercisecannotonly

improveyourhealth,butalsoenhanceyourmoodandreducedepressionandanxiety.Peoplewho

doregularexerciseoftenachieveanoverallsenseofwell-being.

Butthisconcernaboutexercisehasgonetoofar.Somepeoplearesoobsessedwithexercise

thattheygivelittletimeandattentiontootheraspectsoftheirpersonallives.Iknowaguywho

spentallhissparetimeinthegym.Finally,hefoundhimselfestrangedfromhisfamily.What's

more,ifyoudoitinthewrongway,exercisecanactuallyharmyourbody.Somepeopleworkout

hardandpulltheirmuscles;someevenhurtajointorbreakabone.

Unit3waystowin

1W:Thepresidenthasdecidedthatthecurrenteducationsystemmustbechanged.

M:Yeah.Butthequestioniswhattochangeandhowtochangeit.Fdlikealeaderwhohasreal

idealsforhowthingscouldbedone!

Q:whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

2W:AnewlanguageschoolfromEnglandgasgottenalotofattentionbecauseofitsuccessin

teachingstudentsEnglish.

M:Isawsomethingonthenewsaboutit.Ishouldaskmyteacherwhathethinks.

Q:HowdoesthemanknowoftheEnglishlanguageschool?

3W:Mydaughter,collegeentranceexamiscomingup,andIdon'tthinkshe'sready.

M:Youmightwanttosendhertoatestpreparationschool,modelledontheschoolsinJapan.

Studentstheredoquitewell.

Q:whydoesthemanrecommendthetestpreparationschool?

4W:OurschoolhasstartedofferingclassesinChinesephilosophyandreligions.

M:Fveactuallytakensomeoftheseclasses,aswellasaChinesecookingclass.Andnowi

wanttovisitChinatoseehowthepeoplelive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnaboutwhenhetravelstochina?

5W:doyouhaveanyideasforhowicouldimprovemystudyskills?

M:therearealotofspecialtechniquesandevenclassesonthesubjectofstudyskills,butI

thinkyoushouldforgetaboutallofthat.Juststudymore!

Q:whatshouldthewomando?

6W:Tvebeenthinkingalotabouthowicouldbecomehappier.Butidon'tknowwhattodo.

M:Well,Ithink,youshouldgiveupontheideathatmoneybringshappiness.Trylearningfrom

poor,simplefarmers.Theyalwaysseemhappy.

7W:Well,Ican'tseewhyyouaretravellingtoGermany.

M:Iknowyouwantmetostayhere,butmybossissendingme.Tmsupposedtohavealookat

afactorythereandlearnsthfromit.

Q:WhyisthemantravellingtoGermany?

8W:Whenthemeetingbegins,I'dlikeyoutointroducethemethodofnegotiationyoulearned

whileyouwereinJapan.

M:OK.Doyouhaveplanstodiscusshowthesemethodscanbeused,orcan1dothat?

Q:Whatarethespeakertalkingabout?

9W:Whileyou'reawayinAustralia,I'dlikeyoutolearnallyoucanaboutAustralianbusiness,

anythingwecanusetomakeourcompanybetter.

M:OK,Iwill.Tilworkhardandmakethebestofthisopportunity

Q:Whatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?

10W:AftertryingneweducationmethodsfromGermany,Japan,andIndia,I'mstillshockedto

findthatnothingishelpingourstudentshereimprove.

M:Maybethemethodsaren'tsuccessfuloutsideoftheirourcountriesandweshouldstickto

ourlocalBritishways.

Q:wherearethespeakers?

1-5DCBCC

6-10BACBA

Understandingalongconversation::

M:Mandyhasbeenworkingreallyhardtogetintoagoodcollege.Iwonderwhetherthere?s

anythingwecandotohelp.

W:Well,wecouldsendherajuku.

M:Awhat?ThatsoundsJapanese.

W:ItisJapanese.AjukuisaJapaneseschoolthatpreparesstudentsforthecollegeentrance

examination.

M:ThereareJapaneseschoolshereintheUnitedStates?

W:Notquite.ThereareschoolsherethatareinthestyleoftheJapaneseones.Andtheyarevery

successfulinpreparingstudentsforbigexams.

M:Thatsoundsgood,butidon'tthinkMandywouldwanttoleavetheschoolshe'satnow.

W:Shewouldn'tleave.Jukuareattendedinadditiontoregularschools.She'dgothereeveryday

intheevening.Andshe'dalsoattendonweekends.

M:YouthinkMandywoulddothat?it'dtakealotofherfreelimeaway.

W:Ourdaughterisagoodstudent,andshewouldn'tmindtheextraworkinvolved.

M:OK,maybewecangoandvisitonefirstbeforewemakeanydecisions.Howabouttomorrow?

Questionforthedialogueabove:

1whatarethespeakerstaiikingabout?B

2whatdojukuschoolspreparestudentsfor?C

3whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A

4howdoesthewomanfeelaboutMandy?B

5whatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?D

Understandingapassage:

Youngpeoplegotoschooltogatherinformation,becomerespectablemembersofsociety,

andpreparethemselveseitherforuniversitystudyofferemployment.Anditisateacher'sjobto

helpstudentsaccomplishthesegoals.Butarepublicschoolteachersdoingagoodjob?

Arecentreporthasananswer-NO.Andthedetailsaredisturbing.Forone,researchersclaim

that57%ofallclasstimeiswasted.Duringthistime,noteachingorlearningisactuallytaking

place,asteacherhasgiventhistimetostudentstodowhateverthatwish.Ifstudentswanttotalk

tofriendsorplaycomputergames,thatiswhattheydo.Secondly,teachingareneglectingtheir

classesbysometimesnotevenbeingintheroomwiththeirstudents.Accordingtothereport,

teachersspend33%ofthetimeoutsideoftheclassroomwheretheirstudentscan'tseethem.

Thirdly,andprobablymostdisturbingofall,10%to12%ofteachersaredrunkwhentheyare

givingtheirlessons.

Itisclearthatsthmustchangeifpublicschoolswishtohelpstudentsaccomplishtheirgoals.

Anditseemsthatteachersshouldbesupervisedifimprovementsaretobemade.

Questionsforthepassageabove:

Iwhatisthepassagemainlyabout?A

2accordingtothereport,whathappensduringhalfoftheclasstime?B

3howmuchofclasstimedoteachersspendoutofthesightoftheirstudents?A

4whatdoesthespeakerfindmostdisturbing?C

Whatisthefirststeptowardimprovingschools?A

Unit4

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