《英語聽力系列教程（初級本）》課后參考答案1-7章

Lesson1

Section1

Directions:Youaregoingtolistentotwostories.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.

StoryOne

Nightingale

Direction:Listentothestory.Completethefollowingexercises.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

WhatdidtheemperorinChinalovetodo?

Helovedtoreadbooks.

Whatdidhereadonedayinthebook?

Hereadthatthemostbeautifulprecioustreasurewasthebirdnightingale."

Whobroughtanightingaletotheemperor?

Alittlegirl.

Howdidtheemperorfeelaboutthenightingale?

Hewasveryhappy.Whenheheardthebeautifulvoice,hewasimpressedanddeeplymoved.

Whywasthenightingalenothappy?

Nightingalefelttrappedandhadnofreedom.

Whatgiftdidtheemperorreceiveoneday?Whatwasthatgiftmadeof?

Hereceivedanightingaledollmadeofjewelsandgold.Everytimethedollwaswoundup,itsangbeautifully.

Whatdidtherealnightingaledoaftertheemperorreceivedthegift?

TherealNightingalewassad.Itdecidedtoleave.Itflewoffintotheforestoffreedom.

Whathappenedtothenightingaledolloneday?

Onedaythedollbroke.Nobodywasabletofixit.Theemperorwasheartbroken.

Whosavedtheemperor?

Therealnightingale.

Fillinthemissingwordsbylisteningtothestoryagain.

Themostbeautifulprecioustreasureisthebirdnightingale.

Theemperorwasverycuriousastowhatnightingalewas.

Theservantswereworriedbytheemperor's(1)command.Theylooked(2)hereandthere.

Forthefirsttimeinhislife,heheardthebeautifulvoiceandwas(1)impressedanddeeply(2)moved.

Nightingalefelttrappedandhadnofreedom.

Everytimethedollwaswoundupitsangbeautifully.

TherealNightingaledecidedtoleave.Itflewoffintotheforestoffreedom.

Story2

TheWoodcutterandHermes

Direction:Listentothestory.Completethefollowingexercises.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Wheredidthewoodcuttercuttrees?

Hewascuttingtreesnexttoapond.

Whathappenedtohisax?

Suddenly,hedroppedhisaxintothepond.

Whoaskedhimaquestion?

Hermes,theguardianGodofthetown,askedhimaquestion.

WhatdidHermesdo?Whatdidhegetfromthepondinthefirst,secondandthirdtime?

Hermesjumpedintothepondwithasplash.Afteralittlewhile,hebroughtoutagoldax,silverandworn-outaxforthefirst,secondandthirdtime.

WhatdidthewoodcutteranswerandwhatdidhegetfromHermes?

Thewoodcuttersaid“no”forthefirstandsecondtimeand“yes”forthethirdtime.HegotallthethreeaxesfromHermes.

Whomdidthewoodcuttertellhisstoryto?

Hisfriend.

Whatdidhisfrienddoanddidhegetwhathewanted?

Oneofhisfriendswenttothepondanddroppedhisaxonpurposeintothewater.HedidnotgetanythingfromHermes.

2.Fillinthemissingwordsbylisteningtothestoryagain.

1)Then,Hermes,theguardianGodofthetown,showedup.

2)Hermestookpityonthewoodcutter."Iwillhelpyou.Waitforamoment."

3)Hebroughtoutan(1)oldand(2)worn-outaxthistime."Isthisyours?""Yes.That'smyax."

4)Hermeslikedhishonesty,sohegaveallthreeaxestothewoodcutter.

Story3

TheLittleMatch-Girl

Direction:Listentothestory.Completethefollowingexercises.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Whendidthestoryhappen?

IthappenedonaChristmasEve.

Didanybodybuyhermatches?

Nooneboughthermatches.

Whycouldn’tthelittlegirlopenhermouth?

Thegirlwassohungrythatshecouldn'tevenopenhermouth.

Whathappenedtothelittlegirlwhenacarriagecameclosetoher?

Sheslippedandfellontheice,andshelosthershoes.

Whycouldn’tshegobackhome?

Becauseshecouldn'tsellanymatches.

Whydidshehavetoskiphermealtoday?

Becauseshecouldn'tsellanyofthosematches.

Whatdidshefeelwhenshelitupamatch?

Shelitamatchtowarmupherbody.Eventhoughitwasasmalllight,itmadeheralittlewarmer.

Whatdidsheseewhenlitmorematches?

Shesawatablefullofdeliciousfoodcameupinfrontofher.

Whatdidhergrandmothersaytoher?

"Sweetie,cometoHeavenwithme."

Whatdidpeoplesaywhentheyfoundherthenextday?

"Poorgirl,maybeshetriedtowarmherselfwiththesematches.Tut,tut."

Fillinthemissingwordsbylisteningtothestoryagain.

Shehadlost(1)herparentsafewdaysago,andshewas(2)sellingmatcheswithoutacoatinthecoldweather.

Then,a(1)carriagecameclosetoher.Tryingto(2)keepawayfromthecarriage,sheslippedandfellontheice,andshelosthershoes.

Overawindow,shesawafamilygatheredunderawarmandbrightlight.

Eventhoughshewashungryandfelt(1)pain,shecouldn'tgobackhomebecauseshecouldn’t(2)sellanyofthesematches.

Thepeoplewalkingonthestreetlookedveryhappyholdingeachother'sarms..

Eventhoughitwasasmalllight,itmadeheralittlewarmer.She(1)feltshewassittingrightnexttoa(2)fireplace.

Thegirl'sgrandmotherheldher(1)tightandrose(2)uptothesky.

Section2

VOAnews

News1

Exercises:Fillinthemissinginformationaccordingtowhatyouheardinthenews.

Chinahas(1)canceledtheceremonymarkingthe(2)40thanniversaryofdiplomaticrelationswithJapan.

China’sstate(3)newsagencysaysthattheeventhasbeenpostponeduntilamore(4)propertime.

Theceremonywassetfor(5)Sept.27thbutthetwocountriesareinvolvedina(6)growingdisputeoveragroupof(7)islandsinEastChinaSea.

ChinaandJapaneachclaimthattheyhavethe(8)controloftheisland.

News2

Directions:Fillinthemissinginformationaccordingtowhatyouheardinthenews.

Andfinallythishour,theAmericanStateDepartmenthasdenouncedthepublicationandbroadcastof(1)personalrecord(ordiary)ofthelateambassadorChristopherStevensevenafterobjections(2)fromhisfamily.

CNNsaidthepublic(3)hastherighttoknowwhatithas(4)learnedaboutthe(5)fearsandwarningsofterrorthreatbeforetheattackontheAmericanconsulateinBengasi,Libya.

AmbassadorStevensandthreeotherAmericanswere(6)killedintheattack.CNNsaysitfoundthe(7)journalonthewhatitcalled“thelargely(8)unsecureconsulatearea”.

TheStateDepartmentofficialsaidCNNdidnot(9)keepitspromisetotheStevensfamily“notto(10)useinformationinthediaryinitsnewsreport.”

TheofficialsaidCNN(11)copythediarybeforetellinganyonethatithadtakenitfromtheplaceoftheattack.

CNNsaysitsfindings(12)raisequestions_aboutwhytheStateDepartmentdidnotdomoretoprotectAmbassadorStevensanditasked“whyistheStateDepartmentnowattackingthemessenger?”

News3

Directions:Fillinthemissinginformationaccordingtowhatyouheardinthenews.

The(1)conflictinSyriawasthe(2)mainsubjectofthediscussionSaturdaybetween(3)theUnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonandBanKi-moonandinternational(4)mediatorLahdaBahemir.

Theysaidthe(5)theviolencethereisagrowingthreattopeaceand(6)securityinthearea.

OnSaturdaygovernmentandoppositionforcesbattledacrossthecountryastherebel“FreeSyrian”armyannounceditwasmovingitscommandcenterfromTurkeytoSyria.

Section3

(略)

SectionIV

Spotdictation

1.Ourgroupbrokeupattwo.

2.Wedidn’texpectAnnhomeuntil6

3.July3rd,thatiswhenmyniece’scomingforavisit.

4.Youneedan18-centstampforthispostcard.

5.Theanswermaybefoundatthebottomofpage10inyourtextbook.

6.Billwasofferedascholarshipbytheuniversitythatwashisfirstchoice.

7.Frank’splanningagraduationpartyforhissisteronthe20thofnextmonth.

8.ThebookstoreisoutoftextbooksforEnglish301.

9.TodayisTuesdayandtheswimmingpoolissupposedtobeopenthedayaftertomorrow.

10.Carlwantedtofindanapartmentfor300dollarsamonthbutdiscoveredhehadtopaytwicethatmuch.

11.YoushoulduseaNo.2pencil,orelsethemachinecannotreadyouranswers.

12.Theseminarwillmeetat10.

13.Theyleftontheirbikesbeforenoon.

14.Thechildrenwalkedintotheclassroom,2by2.

15.In6moreweeks,theentireprojectwillbecompleted.

16.EverySaturdayandSundaynight,pubsareopenlate.

17.Itwashalfpastonewhentheteacherarrivedattheschool.

18.Therentisdueonthefirstdayofeachmonth.

19.Susanplaystenniseveryotherweekend.

20.July2nd,thatiswhenmyuncleiscomingtovisit.

21.Barbarais11yearsoldandquitetallofherage.

Lesson2

Section1

Directions:Youaregoingtolistentothreepassages.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.

Passage1

Easter

Holiday

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Howdoweknowthatspringarrives?

Somepeopledependonthecalendartotellthemwhenspringhasarrived.

Howdomanyothersknowthearrivalofspring?

ManyotherpeopleknowspringisherebecauseitistimetocelebratethereligiousholidaysofPassoverandEaster.

WhatdoChristiansbelieveaboutJesusChrist?

MostChristiansbelieveJesuswassenttoearthtosavehumansfromwrongdoing,andtogivethemeverlastinglife.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheinformationyouheard.

1) Butmanyothersknowspringisherebecauseitistimeto(1)celebratethereligiousholidaysofPassoverand(2)Easter.

5) Theholidayalso(1)celebratestherealbeginningoftheJewishnation.

6) Anditrepresentsthefirst(1)struggleforfreedombyanoppressedgroupofpeople.

7) Most(1)ChristiansbelieveJesuswassenttoearthtosavehumansfromwrongdoing,andto

givethemeverlastinglife.

Passage2

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Whatarethetwoproverbsthatmeanstayhealthybyeatinggoodfood?

Oneis“anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”.Anotheris“youarewhatyoueat.”

Whatdoes“theearlybirdscatchgoodworms”mean?

Thismeansapersonwhogetsupearly,oractsquickly,hasthebestchanceofsuccess.

Whatdoes“abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush”mean?

Thismeansyoushouldnotrisklosingsomethingyouhavebyseekingsomethingthatisnotguaranteed.

Passage3

Judgewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueornotaccordingtothepassageyouheard:

“Donotputallyoureggsinonebasket”meansdonotputallyourmoneyinonebank._F__

ManyAmericansknowhowtoinvesttheirmoney._F___

Weshouldactwiselywithourmoney.__T__

Youmayputoffthethingsyoucannotdotodaytotomorrow._F___

Honestyisthebestpolicy.__T__

Dialogues

Directions:listentothefollowing6shortdialoguesandcompletetheexercisesbelow.

Dialogue1

Whatdoes“short-handed”meaninthisdialogue?

Itmeanstherearenotenoughworkersinthediningroom.

Doesthewomanknow?

Yes,shedoes.

Dialogue2

WhydoesEdwardlosealotofweightrecently?

Becausehe’sbeentraininghardwithhisswimmingteam.

IsEdwardasportsman?

Yes,heis.

Dialogue3

TheManhasmetthenewmanager._F___(trueorfalse)

Themanhasbeenoutoftownforthreedays.__F__(trueorfalse)

Dialogue4

Whydidn’tthemangotoclasstoday?

Becausehehadn’tstartedhispaperyet.

Whatdoesthewomansayabouthisnotgoingtoclass?

Itwouldputhimfurtherbehind.

Dialogue5

Whatdidthemanaskthewoman?

Heaskedwhyittookthemsolongtodrivehere.

Whathaskeptthemfromdrivingfast?

Thefoghaskeptthemfromdrivingfast.

Dialogue6

Whyisthemansolate?

Becausehehastostopandmailapackage.

Themanhastostopmailingapackage._T__(trueorfalse)

Section2

VOANews

Electionnews

News1

Direction:listentothenewsandanswerthefollowingfourquestions.

WhatdidtheelectionofficialssayinBelarus?

Theysaidthatatleast50percentofvotershavemarkedballotsintheparliamentaryelection.

Whenwastheminimumrequiredamountofvotesreached?

ItwasreachedlateSunday.

Whatdidtheoppositionpartiescalltheelection?

Theycalledtheelectiondishonestandhadboycottedit

HowlonghaspresidentLukashenkoruledthecountry?

18years.

News2

Directions:fillintheblankswithwordorwordsaccordingtothenewsyouheard.

Israel’sforeignministersayshiscountry(1)willnotacceptanychangestoa1979peace(2)treatywithEgypt.AvigdorLiebermanspoketoIsraeli(3)publicradioonSunday.Hesaidthereis,inhiswords,“notthe(4)slightestpossibility”ofacceptinganychangestotheso-called“CampDavidagreements.”Egypthasbeenincreasingits(5)presenceintheSinaiPeninsulawhich(6)bordersIsrael.Militantshideintheareaandsomeofthemhaveusedthe(7)theterritoryasthelaunchinggroundsfor(8)attacksagainstIsrael.EgypthasbeenaskedbyIsraeltoendthe(9)lawlessness_inSinaibutIsraeldoesnotwantEgypttogo(10)abovethemilitarylimitsagreedtoduringtheCampDavidnegotiations.

News3

Directions:fillintheblanksaccordingtothenewsyouheard.

Andnowbrieflyhereagainisthe(1)majornewsofthehour.Nigerianpolicesaya(2)suicidebomberhaskilled(3)atleasttwopeopleinachurchinanorthernBaochiState.ElectionofficialinBelarussayatleast(4)50percenthavemarkedballotsintheparliamentaryelectionandLibya’s(5)temporaryleaderhaspromisedto(5)breakupallMalachesandmilitarycampsthatarenotcontrolledbythestate.YoucanfindmorenewsanytimeatVOANEWS.com.That’sthenewsinspecialEnglish.I’mChristopherCrusereportingfromWashington.

Section3

Video

Directions:watchJackieChenin“EllenShow”andanswerthefollowingquestions.

HowdidJackielearnEnglish?

HelearnedEnglishbylisteningtosongsandwatchingTV.

Whydidhebuycassette？

Becauselongtimeago,TVprogramcouldnotrepeat,heboughtcassettesothathecouldlistenagainandagain.

Howmanytimeswashissongdownloaded?

WhatkindofJackieChenmovietheyaretalkingabout?

500milliontimes.

Howmanyanimalsdoeshehave?

Whatisthedifficultyshootingfilmwithyoungchildren?

WhatadvicedoesJackiegiveEllenwhenshesaidsheneedstogotoAsia?

HowdoesheteachEllensilentlanguage?

Whatdoeshewanttodowhenheretires?

Section4

Dictation1

Manypeoplebelievethathead-nodisusedtosignalyesandtheheadshakeistheonlywaytosayno.theyfurtherbelievethatthesegesturesapplyallovertheworld.Thisisclosetothetruthbutnotalwaysthetruth.Incertainpartsoftheworld,thereareotherlesswell-knowngesturesthatareusedtosignalyesandno.

Dictation2

A:IsfamilylifeinEnglandverydifferentfromfamilylifeinyourcountry,Maria?

B:No,Idon’tthinkso.ButIhavenoticedafewdifferences.

A:Oh?Suchaswhat?

B:Well,thefamilyunitseemstobesmallerherethaninmycountry.Foryou,thefamilysimplyismom,dadandthechildren.

A:Youhaveamoreextendedfamilycircle,doyou?

B:Yes,itisquitecommoninmycountrytohaveagrandmotherandunmarriedauntorunclelivinginasapartofthefamily.

Lesson3

Section1

Directions:Youaregoingtolistentothreepassages.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.

Passage1

Answerthefollowingquestions:

WhatkindoflanguagedopeopleinHongKongspeak?

PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.

HowmanyyearshasHongKongbeenacolonyofBritain?

150years.

Whathappenedin1997?

ItwasreturnedtoChinesecontrolin1997.

IsittruethatEnglishwastheonlyofficiallanguageinHongKongin1994?

Yes,itis.

IsittruethatexceptforCantoneseandMandarin,nootherdialectscanbeheardinHongKong?

No,itisnot.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonese,too.

WhydosomeHongKongpeoplewanttheirchildrentolearnAmericanEnglish?

PeoplesaytheyplantosendtheirchildrentotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.

Passage2

Fillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouheardinthepassage.

Mr.NgsaysAmericanEnglishis(1)clearanddefined;hesaysitiseasytoteachand(2)easilyunderstood.

Ithink[AmericanEnglish]isgettingmoreand(1)moreimportant,andismaybe(2)takingoverthedominanceofBritishEnglish,soI'm(3)willingtolearn.

The"AmericanEnglishWorkshopschool"had(1)20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Today,ithasmore(2)180eachweek.

Passage3

Fillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouheardinthepassage.

(1)IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculture,likemovies,televisionprograms,computergamesandtheInternetis(2)spreadingandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.

LanguageteachersinHongKongsay(1)wealthypeoplewholiveinmainlandChinaarehelpingtoincreasethe(2)demandforclassesinAmericanEnglish.

(1)MainlandChineseare(2)crossingintoHongKongbecauseithasmore(3)educationalchoices.

Butfornow,peoplehearingEnglishinthe(1)streetsofHongKongaremainlyhearing(2)traditionalBritishEnglish.

Dialogues

Dialogue1

Whatdoesthefirstspeakersayaboutthewomanspeaker’sjacket?

Thejacketlooksmuchbetternow.

Whatdoesshedowithherjacket?

Shehasthetailortakeitin.

Dialogue2

Whatdidthefirstspeakeraskthesecondspeaker?

Sheaskedhimifhehadpickedupthepassportfromtheofficeyet.

Whatiswrongwiththecamera?

Somethingwaswrongwiththecamera.

Dialogue3

HasDaviddoneanythingforthepresentation?

Hedidnotdoanythingaboutit.

WhatisoftenthepracticeinCivilWar?

Itoftenturnsintoadiscussion.

WhatisDavidgoingtodo?

Hehasdecidedtowaituntilnextweek.

DoyouoftendopreparationforyourEnglishclass?

(openquestion)

Dialogue4

Whydoesthefirstspeakerwanttochangetheseat?

Becauseitishardtoseeandhearanythingfromback.

Doesthesecondspeakersayyes?

Yes,hedoes.

Dialogue5

Whathasbeenchanged?

Thesciencerequirementsforgraduationhasbeenchanged.

Whatisthesecondspeakerafraidof?

Heisafraidthatheisstillshortofonecourse.

Dialogue6

Whatdidtheydecidenottohold?

Thereceptionparty.

Whatistheweatherforecast?

Therewillbeaheavysnow.

Section2

VOANews

Disasternews

Direction:listentothenewsandanswerthefollowingquestions.

WhatdidtheearthquakethathappenedonFridaycreate?

Itcreatedatsunamiwavetenmetershigh.

WhatwasthelargestearthquakeinthehistoryaccordingtotheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey?

TheearthquakeinChilewithamagnitudeof9.5in1960.

Wherewasthecenteroftheearthquake?

Itwascenteredundertheseaabout130kilometerseastofSendai.

WhatassistancedidtheUnitedStatesoffertopeopleinJapan?

PresidentObamaofferedwhateverassistanceJapanneeds.

Whatpossibleeffectsoneconomydidtheearthquakeproduce?

Itraisedconcernsaboutpossibleeffectsontheworld'sthird-largesteconomy.

WhatdamagedidtheearthquakeinKobecause?

The1995earthquakeinKobecausedanestimatedonehundredbilliondollarsindamage.

Whateffectonthepriceofoildidtheearthquakehave?

Japanistheworld'sthird-largestimporterofoil.Worldpricesforoilfellafterthequake.ThisfollowedweeksofincreasesbecauseofunrestintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.OiltraderssaidpricesfellbecauseofabeliefthatquakedamagewillhurtgrowthinJapanandreducedemandforenergy.

WhatinfluencedidthequakehaveforthecapitalofJapan？

ThequakehappenedaboutthreehundredseventykilometersnortheastofTokyo.Itshookbuildingsinthecapital,haltingalltrainandsubwaytrafficandleavingmanypeopleunabletogethome.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothenewsyouhaveheard.

ThisisinthenewsinVOAspecialEnglish.TheearthquakethatshookJapan(1)withhistoricstrengthonFridaycreatedatsunamiwave10metershigh.Thewater(2)washedawayboats,carsandhousesin(3)coastalareasnorthofTokyo.Italsoledtotsunami(4)warningsacrossthePacific.Scientists(5)recordedthemagnitudeofearthquakeandget8.9.

Thetsunamiwashedawaywhole(1)neighborhoodsinSendai.PresidentObama(2)offeredwhateverassistanceJapanneeds.Hehadalreadyplannedtomeetwith(3)reportersFridayandbeganbytalkingaboutthe(4)disaster.

“(1)Firstandforemost,ourthoughtsandourprayersarewith(2)thepeopleofJapan.Thisisapotentiallycatastrophicdisaster.Theimagesofdestructionandflooding,comingoutofJapanare(3)simplyheartbreaking.Japanisofcourseoneofourstrongestandclosestallies.AndthismorningIspokewith(4)primeministerKan.OnbehalfoftheAmericanpeopleIconveyedourdeepestcondolences,especiallythevictimsandtheirfamiliesandIofferedourJapanesefriends,(5)whateverassistanceisneeded.Wecurrentlyhavean(6)aircraftcarrierinJapanandanotherisonitsway.”

Televisionimagesshow(1)awholecommunityonfire.Thequakehasproduced(2)powerfulaftershocks.Italsoraisedconcerns(3)aboutpossibleeffectsontheworld'sthird-largesteconomyontheworld’sthirdlargesteconomy.Theeconomywasthesecondlargestuntil(4)Chinarecentlymovedintothatposition.

Japanwasalreadystrugglingtorebuildeconomicgrowthand(1)reduceitsbudgetdeficitandgovernmentdebt.

Japanhasinvestedalotof(2)resourcesinpreparingforearthquake.Stillin1995theearthquakeinKobecausedan(3)anestimatedonehundredbilliondollarsindamage.The(4)valueoftheYendroppedFriday(5)thenrecovered.

Japanwastheworld’s(1)third-largestimporterofoil.Worldpricesforoilfellafterthequake.Thisfollowedweeksofincreasebecauseof(2)increases.Oil(3)traderssayspricesdropbecauseofabeliefthatquakedamagewill(4)hurtgrowthinJapan,andreduce(5)demandforenergy.

Thequakehappenedabout(1)370kilometers(2)northeastofTokyo.Itshookbuildingsinthecapital,(3)haltingalltrainandsubwaytrafficandleaving(4)manypeopleunabletogethome.JerujiShinozakiwroteontheVOA(5)learningEnglishpageonFacebook,“Friday’searthquakewasa(6)nightmare,suddenlythebuildingwhereIliveinTokyoshook(7)violentlyand(8)objectsbegantofall.Iwas(8)soscaredbecauseIhavenever(9)experiencedsuchastrongquakebeforeinmylife.”

Section3video

Direction:Youaregoingtowatchasophomorestudentgivewelcomingspeechtofreshmenstudents.Jotdownthetenpiecesofadvicehegives.

Callyourmotheroften.

Takeclassesfrommoredifficultprofessorsforyourmajorcause.

Dolaundryoften.

Makesuretogetoutandseenewplace.

Joinaclub,teamorextra-curriculumactivity.

Trytogetinternships.Theexperiencesyougainwillhelpaftercollege.

C-stylearrayforindexingis0ton-1whileinMatlabis1ton.

Situpfrontinclasses.

Getsleep.Thebestwaytoensuresleepistoworkonhomeworkrightwhenit'sassignedandstartingstudyfortestsaweekbeforeyoutakethem.

Rememberwhyyouarehere.

Section4Dictation

Dictation1

Somepeoplecannotseeallcolorscorrectly.Theycannotseeallthecolorsinarainbow

or

a

sunset.They

cannot

tell

if

the

meat

they

are

cooking

is

done

or

if

a

fruitis

ready

to

be

eaten.Poorcolorsightalsopreventspeoplefromholdingjobssuchaspoliceman,pilot,andcook,andfromservinginthemilitary.Lastyear,thefirsteyeglasseswereapprovedintheUnitedStatestotreatpeoplewithpoorcolorsight.TheyarecalledColorMaxglasses.

Dictation2

Why

are

some

people

left-handed?

Scientistshavebeentryingtoanswerthatquestionformanyyears.Researchhasshownthatninetypercentofpeoplenaturallyusetheirrighthandsformosttasks.Buthundredsofmillionsofpeopleusetheirlefthands.Astudydonein1992foundthatmenaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanwomen.ItalsofoundthatAsianorHispanicpeoplearelesslikelytobeleft-handedthanwhitepeople,blackpeopleorNorthAmericanIndians.Someculturesacceptpeoplewhodothingsmostlywiththeirlefthands.Othersdonot.

Lesson4

Section1

Directions:Youaregoingtolistentothreepassages.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.

Passage1

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Howpopularisstreetart?

Streetartisverypopular.Youcanfinditonbuildings,sidewalks,streetsignsandeventrashcansfromTokyotoParistoNewYorkCity.

Howmanykindsofformdoesstreetarthave?

Itcantaketheformofpaintings,sculptures,clothorevenstickers.

Whyisnoteasytoprovideahistoryofthedevelopmentofstreetart?

Becausethiskindofarthasdevelopedinmanykindsofwaysinplacesallovertheworld.Also,streetartistsusuallyworksecretly.

Whydostreetartistsoftenworksecretly?

Becauseitisillegaltopaintpublicandprivatepropertywithoutpermission.

Whatdopeoplethinkofstreetart?

Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutthemovement.Somethinkstreetartisacrimeanddestroysproperty.Butothersseethisartasarichformofnontraditionalculturalexpression.

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothecontentofthepassage.

Streetartcanbefoundonbuildings,(1)sidewalks,streetsignsandeventrashcansfrom

Tokyoto(2)ParistoNewYorkCity.

Itsinternational(1)presenceissupportedbyWebsites,artist(2)communities,booksand

magazines.Streetarthasbecomepartofa(3)globalvisualculture.

Also,streetartistsusuallyworksecretlybecauseitis(1)illegaltopaintpublicandprivate

(2)propertywithoutpermission.

Somethinkstreetartisa(1)crimeanddestroysproperty.Butothersseethisartasarich

formof(2)nontraditionalculturalexpression.

Passage2

Fillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouheardinthepassage.Theremightbewordorwordsmissinginthestatements.

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfresh(1)remindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearning(2)gap.Somecallitthesummerlearning(3)setback.

MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-month(1)calendar.Studentsgetwinterandspring(2)breaksandabouttenweeksofsummer(3)vacation.

TheNationalAssociationfor(1)Year-roundeducationsaystherewerefewerthan(2)3,000suchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.

Shesaysstudiesofyear-roundschoolinghavenotfoundstrong(1)learninggains.

(1)LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaid"year-roundschoolsdon'treally(2)solvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback

Passage3

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Whatisthecomputermouse?

Itisasmalldevicethatyoumovearoundonaflatsurfaceinfrontofacomputer.Themousemovesthepointer,orcursor,onthecomputerscreen.

WhendidDouglasEngelbartdeveloptheideaofcomputermouse?

Intheearlynineteen-sixties.

Wha