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./UnitTwoSection1TacticsforListeningPart1PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape~Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.Woman:Goodevening.Man:Goodevening.Canyou<1>makeupthisprescription,please?Woman:Certainly.<2>Wouldyouliketowait?Man:Howlong<3>willittake?Woman:<4>It'llbereadyintwentyminutes.Man:Oh,<5>I'llcomebacklater.Woman:Allright,sir,Man:<6>ShallIpaynoworlater?Woman:<7>Later'llbeallright.Part2ListeningandNote-takingExerciseA:Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.ExerciseB:Usetheinformationfromyournotestomarktheplacesandstreetsmentionedintheconversationonthesketchmap.Man:Excuseme.HowcanIgettothestationplease?Woman:Thestation,thestation,thestation...letmesee.Ah,yes.Youcangodown...no.Gostraightonuntilyoucometoacinema.Let'sseenow--that'sthesecondturnonyourright.Thecinema'sonthecorner.Turnrightatthecinemaandyou'llbeinBridgeStreet.Ithinkit'sBridgeStreet.GoalongBridgeStreetforafewminutesandthentakethesecond--no,notthesecond,thefirst,that'sfight,thefirstturning.Onyourleft.Thestationisstraightahead,rightinfrontofyou.Man:Sothat'ssecondrightandfirstleft.Thankyouverymuch.That'sverykindofyou.Woman:Don'tmentionit.goupvs.godownGoup上坡,往北,從小地方往大地方〔如城市,尤其是首都Godown下坡,往南,從大地方往小地方〔如農(nóng)村Goup:1>gouptoaplace:gotocollege,gotothetown/capitalE.g.HewillgouptoCambridgenextterm.2>gouptosb.向...走去/靠近Section2ListeningComprehensionPart1DialogueDialogue1:Whereareyoulivingnow?ExerciseA:F1.ThemanlivesinHampsteadnow.<ThemanusedtoliveinHampstead.>T2.Themanhaschangedhisjob.<Heworkedforanadvertisingagencyfiveyearsagobutnowheworksforanewspaper.>F3.Theplacewherethemanlivesnowisabout15milesawayfromLondon.<Theneareststationisratherfarabout15milesaway,butthevillageisfairlyclosetoLondon,about40miles.>ExerciseB:1.WhydidthemanmoveoutofLondon?BecausehefindsthatLondonissodirtyandthere'ssomuchstress.或Becauseitisdirtyandstressful.2.Wheredoeshelivenow?Helivesinavillageinthecountry,about40milesawayfromLondon.3.Howdidheusetogotowork?Heusedtogotoworkbybicycle.4.Howdoeshegotoworknow?<inference,thelastsentence>Mostlikelyhegoestoworkbycarnowbecausehesaidthatittakeshimlessthananhourandahalf,doortodoor,togettowork.door-to-door

['d?:t?'d?:]adj.[美國英語]1><為兜售、調(diào)查、募捐、拉選票等>挨家挨戶的2>送貨上門的；從門到門的,自發(fā)貨點<或起點>至收貨人<或終點>的,全程運輸?shù)腶dv.1>挨家挨戶地,挨戶2>送貨上門地；從門到門地,自起點至終點地,全程地Wheredoesheworknow?Teacher’sbook:Heworksforanewspapernow.或者HeworksinLondon.Interviewer:YousayyoumovedoutofLondonfiveyearsago?Alistair:Yes,Idid.IlivedinHampstead*.Interviewer:That'sveryclosetothecentre,isn'tit?Alistair:Yes,quiteclose.Iwenttoworkbybicycle--IworkedinOxfordStreet.Ittookabouthalfanhour.Interviewer:Andwhydidyoumove?Didyouchangejobs?Alistair:Well,yes,Idid.Iworkedforanadvertisingagencythen.NowIworkforanewspaper.Butthatisn'tthereason.ImovedbecauseLondonissodirtyandthere'ssomuchstress…Interviewer:Andnowyoulivein...Alistair:Oh,rightinthecountry.Theneareststationisratherfar,about15milesaway,butthevillageisfairlyclosetoLondon,about40miles.IstillworkinLondon.Interviewer:Sohowlongdoesittakeyoutogettowork?Alistair:Oh,lessthananhourandahalf,doortodoor.Dialogue2HaveyoueverlivedabroadInterviewer:Haveyoueverlivedabroad,Phyllis?Phyllis:Yes,Ihaveactually.Whataboutyou?Interviewer:No,unfortunatelyIhaven't.Phyllis:Oh,whatashame!Interviewer:Wheredidyoulivewhenyouwereabroad?Phyllis:IlivedinAustralia.Interviewer:Really?That'salongwayaway.Phyllis:Uhm,uhm,yes!Interviewer:Howlongwereyoutherefor?Phyllis:IwastherefortwelveyearsInterviewer:Oh!Whatalongtime!Phyllis:Yes.Rather,Interviewer:Erin.SohowlonghaveyoubeenbackintheUK?Phyllis:I'vebeenbackabout,erm.tenyearsnow,Interviewer:Uhm,uhm,WhenyouwereinAustralia,didyouthinkofitasyourhome?Phyllis:Well,itdependsonwhat,youmeanbyhome.When1was...hometomeisbeingnearthepeopleyou'refondof.Interviewer:Uhm.uhm.yeah.SodoesthatmeanthatyourfamilywerewithyouinAustralia?Phyllis:Yes,theyweretherewithme.Interviewer:Andpresumablythey've...theycamebacktotheUK?Phyllis:Yes,theydid.Theycamebackwithme,Interviewer:Uhm,uhm.Erin,ifyouhadachoice,wheredoyouthinkyou'dbelivingnow?Phyllis:Oh.IwouldreallyliketogobacktoAustraliaInterviewer:Oh,yeah?Why'sthat?Phyllis:Well.foronething,it'stheclimate.Interviewer:UhmPhyllis:And.er.secondly,it's...veryrelaxed.Interviewer:Oh?Inwhatway?Phyllis:Well,youknow.thewaveoflife,nobodyhurries.Interviewer:Uhm.Isthatatworkaswellassocially?Phyllis:That'sright,everythingExercise:Listentotheinterviewandcompletethefollowingquestionnaire.Name:PhyllisNationality:BritishBeingAbroad:YesCountry:Australia,Length:12yearsWhere:Theywerewithher.Advantages:goodclimate;relaxedatworkaswellassociallyTime:10yearsagoPart2PassageWelcometoLondonWelcometoLondon!YouandsevenmillionothertouristswillfillBritain'scapitalcitythisseason,jostlingeachotheralongOxfordStreet,gettinglostontheUnderground,staringatBuckinghamPalace,andcomplainingaboutthefoodandtheweather.Whatcanyoudowhenyou'rehere?TherearetheobvioustouristattractionsofroyalLondon,theLondonofpageantryandsoldiersinfancyuniforms.ThereishistoricalLondon,withtheancientbuildingsandmagnificentchurches.AgoodintroductiontoallthiscanbefoundintheLondonMuseumintheBarbican.Youcanspendalotofmoney,inshopsfromaristocraticKnightsbridgetodemocraticMarksandSpencer,allofthemanxioustoreceivetravellers'chequesinalmostanycurrency.Therearemanyhotelsatyourservice,andyourchambermaidmaywellbeabletotalktoyouinyourownlanguage--thoughprobablynotinEnglish.Restaurantsareherebythehundred.YoucaneatyourwayroundtheworldinLondon,fromChinatoArgentina,thoughyoumayhaveabitofajobfindinggoodEnglishfood.Exercise:1-4：AADD5-8：BCABPart3NewsNewsItem1Newresearchsays35%ofallchilddeathsworldwidearecausedbyunder-nutritionhunger.TheLancet,theBritishmedicalmagazine,justpublishedaseriesoffivestudies.Theanswer,theysuggest,isgreaterinvestmentinnutritionalservicesandimprovementstohealthsystem.Theresearchinvolvedpoortomiddle-incomecountriesinAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmerica.RobertBlackfromtheBloombergSchoolofPublicHealthatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinMarylandwastheleadauthoroftheseries.Hesaysmorethanthreeandahalfmillionmothersandchildrenunder5dieinpoorcountrieseachyearbecauseofunder-nutrition.A:Thisnewsitemisaboutanewresearchthatsays35%ofallchilddeathsworldwidearecausedbyunder-nutrition--hunger.NewsItem2A:ThisnewsitemisabouttheretirementofBillGatesastheheadofworld'sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompany,Microsoft.B:1>Lastweek,BillGatesretiredfromfull-timeworkattheworld’sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompany,Microsoft.Hewillremainchairmanofthecompany2>heestablishedwithPaulAllenin1975.Mr.GatesleftMicrosoftatatimeofchangeinthecomputingindustry.Earlyon,Microsoftunderstoodtheimportanceofthe"networkeffect".Thatis,3>softwareisthekindofproductthatincreasesinvalueasmorepeoplebuyanduseit.At52yearsold,BillGatesiscurrentlythethirdrichestmanintheworld.Heisworthabout58billiondollars.4>Mr.Gateswillnowspendmostofhistimeworkingathischarityorganization,theBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thefoundationistheworld’slargestcharitywith5>over37billiondollars.Itprovidesmoneyfor6>health,educationandotherprojects,mostlyindevelopingcountries.Script:Lastweek,BillGatesretiredfromfull-timeworkattheworld’sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompany,Microsoft.HewillremainchairmanofthecompanyheestablishedwithPaulAllenin1975.Mr.GatesleftMicrosoftatatimeofchangeinthecomputingindustry.Earlyon,Microsoftunderstoodtheimportanceofthe"networkeffect".Thatis,softwareisthekindofproductthatincreasesinvalueasmorepeoplebuyanduseit.At52yearsold,BillGatesiscurrentlythethirdrichestmanintheworld.Heisworthabout58billiondollars.Mr.Gateswillnowspendmostofhistimeworkingathischarityorganization,theBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thefoundationistheworld’slargestcharitywithover37billiondollars.Itprovidesmoneyforhealth,educationandotherprojects,mostlyindevelopingcountries.NewsItem3ThecompetitionbetweenMicrosoftandGoogletookanewturnonFebruaryfirst.MicrosoftmadeapublicoffertobuytheInternetcompanyYahoo.MicrosoftsaysthecombinedcompanieswouldbeinabetterpositiontocompeteagainstGoogleintheonlineservicesmarket.Thisweek,Yahoorejectedtheoffer.Itsboardofdirectorssaidthepriceundervaluedthecompany.Theofferwasworthalmost45billiondollarsincashandstock,or31dollarsperYahooshare.Yahooissaidtowant40dollarsashare.Microsoftsaysitofferedafullandfairprice.Itsaysmovingforwardquicklywiththedealwouldbeinthebestinterestofshareholders.YetsinceFebruaryfirst,thevalueofMicrosoft’sofferhasfallento29dollarsasharebecauseofadropinitsstock.MicrosoftthinksitcouldbettercompeteagainstGooglewithYahoo’sexpertknowledge.Microsoftcouldattemptahostiletakeover.Butthatisnotthewayitnormallydoesbusiness,andthereisriskofangeringYahoo’semployees.A:ThisnewsitemisaboutMicrosoft’splantopurchaseYahootocompetewithGoogle.B: TFTFTSectionThreeOralWorkMan:Areyoureadytoorder?Woman:Er,yes,please.I'llhavetheroastbeef.Man:Uhm,Wouldyoulikeastarter?Woman:Nothanks,oh,whynot?I'llhavethegarlicmushroomsplease.Man:Andwouldyoulikesaladorvegetableswithyourroastbeef?Woman:Er,whatvegetableshaveyougot?Man:Cauliflowerandcarrots,Woman:Er,haveyougotanycabbage?Man:No,I'mafraidnot.Woman:Oh,well,nevermind,I’llhavethecarrots.Man:Carrots.CanIgetyouanythingtodrink?Woman:Er,justaglassofwater.Man:Andwouldyoulikeanythingfordessert?Woman:Nothanks.woman:Excuseme?Man:Yes?Woman:I'mafraidthisbreadisstale.Man:Oh,I'mterriblysorry,I'llgetyousomefresh,madam.Exercise:Listentothedialogueandthenanswersomequestionsaboutit.Youwillhearthedialogueandthequestionsonlyonce.Answereachquestionwithacompletesentenceafteryouhaveheardit.Questions:1.Whatdidthewomanorder?<Sheorderedtheroastbeef.>2.Whatwouldthewomanliketohaveasastarter?<Shewouldliketohavethegarlicmushrooms.>3.Whatvegetablesdoestherestaurantoffer?<Itofferscauliflowerandcarrots.>4.Whatvegetabledidthewomanorder?<Sheorderedcarrots.>5.Whatsortofdrinkdidsheorder?'<Sheorderedaglassofwater.>6.Sheorderedadessert,didn'tshe?<No,shedidnotorderanydessert.>7.Didthewomanlikethebreadserved?<No,shedidn'tlikeit.>8.Whydidn'tshelikethebread?<Becauseitwasstale/notfresh~>PART2RetellingItwasMondaymorning.Bettylefthomeearlythatdaybecauseshewasgoingtostartworkatanoffice.Shewasonlysixteenandthiswasherfirstjob.Unfortunately,thetrafficwassodensethatshewasafewminuteslateWhenshearrivedattheoffice.Whensheenteredtheoffice,shesawMr.Cramp,herboss,speakingtothepeopleinanangryvoice.Shewasveryafraidanddidn'tdaretosayanything.Laterthatday,shefoundoutwhathadhappened,Asarule,Mr.Crumpcametotheofficeatabout9:30,becausehelivedalongwayoutinthecountryandcameupbytraineveryday.Thatmorning,however,hehappenedtocatchanearliertrain,andwhenhearrivedattheoffice,hewasgreatlyannoyedtoseethatnoonewasworking.Alltheclerkswerestandingaround,smoking,laughingandtellingjokes.Exercise:Listentothepassageandthenretellitinyourownwords.Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.Section4SupplementaryExercisesPART1ListeningComprehensionPassage1EntertainmentsinLondonYoucome,ofcourse,fromallovertheworld,attractedbythecomparativecheapnessofLondonanditsrelativelynewreputationasagoodplacetohavefun--areputationwhichreallyonlydatesfromthemid1960's,thatera*of'SwingingLondon,"*ofpopstarsandfashionphotographersanddressdesigners.There'scertainlynolackofentertainment.TheBritishTheatreisworldfamous,andofferseverythingfromShakespearetoWestEndcomedy*.There'salargenumberofcinemaspresentingfilmsfromallovertheworld.Everynightoftheweekthereareconcerts.Classicalorpop,takeyourchoice.Andofcoursenightclubswillbehappytotakelargequantifiesofcashfromyouinreturnfortheillusion*ofbeingsophisticated*andperhapsslightlywicked*.Whenitrains<anditwillrain>therearemuseumsandartgalleriestogiveyoushelter--andthey'refree!Whenit'sfine,takeaboattripalongtheRiverThames,downstreamtoGreenwich*orupstreamtoHamptonCourt*.YoumaybeexhaustedbyLondon;youmaybecheatedinLondon;youmaynotbeabletogetadrinkwhenyouwantone,thankstotheridiculouslicensinglaws;youmaygetwetandcatchacold;butyou'renotlikelytobebored.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.C2.A3.D4.BD6.C7.B8.DPassage2HealthInsuranceMostfull-timestudentsatAmericanuniversitiesmusthavehealthinsurance.ThisisbecausehealthcostsintheUnitedStatesarehigh.Collegesarenotabletopaythecostsifstudentssufferseriousaccidentsorsickness,ManyAmericancollegeshavehealthcenterswheredoctorsandnursestreatstudents'medicalproblems.Thisservicemaybeincludedinthecostofattendingcollege.Healthinsuranceisusuallyneededforextraservices.Studentsmayalreadybeprotectedundertheirparents'healthinsurancepolicies*.Ifnot,manycollegesoffertheirowninsuranceplans.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArboraretreatedwithoutchargetheminormedicalproblemsattheuniversityhealthcenter.Buttheuniversitysuggeststhatstudentsbuyitshealthinsuranceplan.Itcostsabout800dollarsayear.Theinsurancepays[orhospitalservices,emergencyroomcareandvisitstodoctors.Italsopaysforlaboratorytestsandxrays.Anditpaysninetypercentofthecostofdrugsprescribedbyadoctor.Theplandoesnotpayforbirthcontrol,careoftheteethoreyeglasses.Anditdoesnotpayforpreventivecaresuchasinjections*thatpreventdisease.StudentsatBostonCollegeinMassachusettsarerequiredtohavetheirownhealthinsuranceplanorlobuythecollegeaccidentandsicknessinsurance.Thecollegeplancostsabout500dollarsayear.Itpaysforanymedicalcareneededwithina/lineperiod.Itdoesnotpayforeyeglasses,hearingaids*,ordental*treatment.Studentscanalsobuyindependentinsurancepoliciesfrominsurancecompanies.Thedetailsofsuchpoliciesaredifferent,dependingonwherethestudentlives.Usually,thesepoliciespayfordoctorvisits,treatmentofinjuriesandhospitalcosts.Sometimesforeignstudentsdonotunderstandtheneedforhealthinsurance,especiallyiftheydonetneedsuchinsuranceintheirowncountries.However,peopleintheUnitedStatesareresponsiblefortheirownmedicalcosts.Thesecanbeextremelyhighincasesofseriousillnessoraccidents.Thepurposeofhealthinsuranceistomakesurethatthesecostswillbepaidfor.ExerciseA:Listentothereportandcompletethefollowingsentences.1.StudentsatAmericanuniversitiesmusthavehealthin