大學(xué)英語新世紀(jì)視聽說第二冊聽力原文及答案

新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程2的optionallistening原文及答案

UnitOne,Book2

2-1-32-1-4Listening1

Boy:Hey,Grandma,whafsinthisbox?

Grandma:Oh,nothingreally...Justafewoldkeepsakes.

B:Keepsakes?

G:Youngman,youknowwhatakeepsakeis!

B:No,Idon't.Ireallydon't.

G:Well,ifssomethingyoukeep.Ifssomethingthatgivesyoualotofmemories.

B:Oh.Whafsthis?

G:Nowdon'tgojustdiggingaroundinthere!...Hmmm,lefsseethafsmyfirst

diary.

B:CanI?

G:No,youcan'treadit!It'spersonal!Iwroteaboutmyfirstboyfriendinthere.He

becameyourgrandfather!

B:Oh,okWellthen,whafsthat?Ithasyourpictureinit.

G:Thafsmypassport.YOUcansee,ItraveledtoEuropebyship.

B:Whafsthatbigbook?

G:Myyearbook.It'smyhighschoolbookofmemories.

B:Classof1961!Boy,thafsold!

G:Thafsaboutenoughoutofyou,youngman.Ithinkifstimeweputthisboxaway

and...

Listening2

Attheageofthirteen,Itookmyfirsttripalone.Iwenttovisitmygrandparents

inLosAngeles.Ifeltverynervousabouttravelingsofar,butmymothersaid,"Don't

worry.You'llbefine."Igotontheairplaneandtalkedforalongtimetoaverynice

womanwhosatnexttome.Mygrandparentsmetmeattheairportandtookmeto

theirhome.Istayedtherefortwoweeks,andIhadsomuchfunwiththem!Itwasmy

firsttimeinLosAngeles,andIsawlotsofreallyinterestingplaces.Intheend,Ididn't

wanttogohome!

Listening3

Makingmemories

Apopularnewhobbyisscrapbookingmakingbeautifulbookstoholdspecial

memories.Scrapbookpagescanincludephotos,drawings,journalentries.Ifsnot

hardtomakeascrapbookthatyouwillenjoyformanyyears.Herearethesteps..

1.Chooseathemeforyourscrapbookpages.Someexamples:"Schooldays,"

“Familytravel,v"Memoriesofmygrandparents//"Baby'sfirstyear."

2.Selectphotosforeachpage.Twoorthreereallygoodphotosarebetterthanten

so-sophotos.

3.Findotherpaperkeepsakestousewithyourphotos.Lookforoldnewspaper

clippings,postcards,tickets,reportcards,letters—anythingmadeofpaper.Useyour

imagination!

4.Designthepages.Putphotosandkeepsakestogetheroneachpageandmove

themarounduntilyoufindalayoutthatyoulike.

5.Glueyourphotosandkeepsakesintoplace.Thendecorateyourpageswithfelt

pens,paint,andstickers.Useyourimagination!

6.Labelyourpages.Thisisthemostimportantstep!Remembertowritedownthe

"5Ws"ofyourphotos:Who,What,Where,When,andWhy.Thiswillmakeyour

scrapbookmuchmoreinterestingandvaluableinthefuture.

Listening4

YearbooksintheUnitedStates

MosthighschoolsintheUnitedStatespublishayearbook.Theyearbookcomesout

onceayear,usuallyinthespring.Itisarecordoftheschoolyear——a"bookof

memoriesforthestudents.

Insideayearbookiseachstudenfsphoto.Theseniorsaregraduatingsoon,andtheir

photosappearfirst.Nextarethejuniors.Theyareoneyearbehindtheseniors.Next

comethesophomores,orsecond-yearstudents.Thelastphotosarethefirst-year

students,thefreshmen.Theyearbookisnotonlyaboutstudents.Theteachershave

photos,too.

Theyearbookalsohasphotosanddescriptionsofsportsteams,academicsubjects,and

extracurricularactivities.Theseareactivitiesstudentsdoafterschool,suchasthe

chessclubandSpanishclub.Thereisevenayearbookclub.Studentsinthisclubwrite,

design,andtakephotosallyearfortheyearbook.Attheendoftheyear,thebookis

printed.

Intheyearbook,somestudentsreceivespecialtitles.Theseniorsvoteandchoosethe

“classclown"(afunnystudent),the“mostlikelytosucceedw(astudenteveryone

thinkswillbesuccessful),andthe“bestdressedv(astudentwithagoodfashion

sense).Therearealsootherawardsandcategories.

Studentstypicallysigneachother5syearbooks.Thisisespeciallyimportantforthe

seniors,becausetheyaregraduating.Studentswritenotestoeachother,suchas,“We

hadalotoffun,"or"I'llneverforgetyou."Theyalsowriteaboutallthefunand

funnyexperiencestheysharedinschooltogether.

Keys:

OLI:A.2-passport;1-diary;3-yearbookB.1.boyfriend2.Europe,ship3.sixties

OL2:B.1.13;2.Tovisthisgrandparents;3.Yes.Hetalkedforalongtimetoanice

woman;4.Hehadlotsoffunwithhisgrandparentsandhesawlotsofinteresting

places.Intheend,heevendidn'twanttogohome.

OL3:B.1.Scrapbookingismakingbeautifulbookstoholdspecialmemories.Photos,

pictures,etc.canbeincludedinscrapbooks.2.Oldnewspaperclippings,postcards,

tickets,reportcards,letters.

3.The"5Ws"ofthephotos:who,what,where,whenandwhy.4.“Schooldays",

“Familytravel","Memoriesofmygrandparents","Baby'sfirstyear，z.5.Use

imaginationtodesignthepages,andthendecoratethemwithfeltpens,paintand

stickers.

0L4:A1.MosthighschoolintheUS;2.Becausetheyaregraduatingsoon.3.Yes;4.

Attheendoftheyear.5.Itmeansastudentwithagoodfashionsense.

B.2.photo;3.seniors;4.sports;5.yearbook;6.titles;7.sign;8.memories

OL5

1.choose;2.wear;3.bracelet;4.ring;5.favoritekeepsake;6.pendant;7.shewasin

college;8.hadnofriends;9.remindhertobestrong;10.perfectjewelry.

Unit2,Book2

OptionalListening1

1

Man:Whereareyourunningto,Paula?

WomanIhaveConnie'swallet.Ineedtogiveittoher.

M:Comeon.I'llhelpyou.

W:Idon'tseeConnieanywhere.

M:Look!She'soverthere.Standingatthebusstop.

W:Ohyeah,Iseeher.Connie!Connie!

M:Shedoesn'tseeus.

W:You'reright,Ifstoonoisy,andshe'stalkingtosomeone.

2

M:Well,hereweare.Thisismymom'shouse.

W:It'sbeautiful.

M:Hey,Jen.Areyouokay?

W:Umjustalittlenervous.It'smyfirsttimemeetingyourmother

M:Comeon.Don'twony.Heresheisnow.

W2:Hi,Tim!

M:Hi,Mon.TdlikeyoutomeetJen.

W2:Hi,Jen.Ifsverynicetomeetyou.

W:It'snicetomeetyou,too.Mrs.Harris.

3

M:Hey,Anne.Whereareyougoing?

W:I'mgoingtothelibrarytostudy.

M:Forwhat?It'sonly7:00a.m.!

W:Myfinalexams.They5renextweek.

M:Wow,well,goodluck!

W:Thanks!

4.

W:Bill,it'slate.Where5sthetheater?

M:Hmmm...Ithinkit'snearhere.

W:Areyousure?Whatstreetisthis?

M:Uhm...Idon'tknow.

W:Where'sthemap?Iwanttocheck.

OptionalListening2

Paula:So,Jane,whatareyoudoingthesedays?

Jane:I'mworkinginanoffice.AndI'mstudyingcomputerscienceinthe

evening.

P:You'rereallybusy!

J:Thafsforsure!Andinmyfreetime,I'mlearningSpanishformy

vacation.I'mplanningatriptoMexiconextyear.

P:Whataboutyourbrothers?Howaretheydoing?

J:They5redoinggreat!Alexishelpingourfatherinhisbusiness,andAdam

isgoingtoPacificUniversity.

P:Hownice!

J:Paula,howaboutyou?Howareyoudoingthesedays?

P:I'mdoinggreat,too.I'mworkingonaprojectaboutcommunitysafety.

J:Communitysafety?

P:Yeah.We'replanningacampaignagainsttheft,fire,AIDSanddrugsin

ourcommunity.

J:Oh,thatsoundsinteresting!

P:Yes,indeeditisinteresting,anditisveryimportanttothecommunity.

OptionalListening3

Knowbeforeyougo!

InBangladeshpeoplegreettheirfriendsbyshakinghandssoftlyandthen

puttingtheirhandsovertheirheart.PeopleinBangladeshdon'tusemany

gestures.Wavingatpeopleandwinkingareveryrude.Don'ttouchpeople

onthehead.Don'tpointwithyourfoot—Bangladeshipeoplethinkfeetare

verydirty.

Indonesiansgreetpeoplewithalonghandshake,andtheybowatthesame

time.Atameeting,giveeverypersonyourbusinesscard,butuseyourright

hand——usingyourlefthandisveryrudeinIndonesia.

InThailand,thetraditionalgreetingiscalledwai——peopleputtheirhands

togetherandbow.Menandwomendon'toftentoucheachotherinpublic.

Thaipeopledon'tusetheirhandforgestures,buttheylovetosmilealot.

Theysometimeslaughwhentheyfeelnervousorembarrassed.

PeopleintheUnitedArabEmirateshavesomespecialgestures.Whentwo

menmeet,theyshakehands.Sometimesoldmentouchnosestogether.

Womenkisstheirfriendsonthecheek.Ifamanmeetsawoman,hedoesn't

shakehandswithher.Hejustsmiles.Whenyougiveyourfriendsomething,

giveittohimwithyourrighthand.Don'tuseyourlefthand.Anddon't

pointatpeopolewithyourfinger.Useyourhandtogesturetowardsthem.

OptionalListening4

Worldgreetings

InBrazilmenoftenshakehandswhentheymeetforthefirsttime.When

womenmeet,theykisseachotheronthecheek.Womenalsokissmale

friendstosayhello.Whenyoushakehands,lookatthepersonintheeyes.

Thisshowsinterestandfriendliness.

InNewZealand,usually,bothmenandwomenshakehandswhentheymeet

someoneforthefirsttime.Funfact:Ifyouseetwopeoplepressingtheir

nosestogether,theyareprobablyMaori.TheMaoriarethenativepeopleof

NewZealand.Thisistheirtraditionalgreeting.

InJapanwhenpeoplemeetforthefirsttime,theyusuallybow.Inbusiness,

peoplealsoshakehands.Informalsituations,peopleoftenexchange

businesscards.Whenyougiveabusinesscard,giveitwithbothhands.This

ispolite.Specialnote:InJapan,asmilecanhavedifferentmeanings.It

usuallymeansthatthepersonishappy,orthatthepersonthinkssomething

isfunny.Butitalsomeanthatthepersonisembarrassed.

Keys:

OLI:A.1.wavingto;2.shakinghands;3.crossinghisfingers;4.shrugging

B.1.wallet;2.nervous;3.studyingforatest;4.thetheater.

OL2:B.1.Thafsforsure;2.vacation;3.They'redoinggreat;4.project;5.

AIDS;6.drugs.

OL4:B1.shakehands;2.Japan,bow;3.Maori;4.Brazil,kiss(eachother

onthecheek);5.intheeyes;6.Japan,embarrassed.

OL5:1.traditional;2.greetings;3.learning;4.trip;5.nervous;6.business

card;7.jumpandnod;8.forluck;9.startlaughing;10.relaxandhavefun

Unit3,Book2

Optionallistening1

Todayourlivesarebusierthantheywere10or20yearsago.Forsome

people,thisisaproblem.Theythinkweshouldslowdownandenjoylife.

TheSlowFoodmovementwasstartedtocelebrateandsupportthelocal

foodtraditionsoftheworlds.Itsmembersdon'tlikefastfoodorinstant

foodsbecausetheythinkthosefoodsareunhealthy.

TheSlowFoodmovementstartedinEurope,butnowitisaninternational

movement.Therearemorethan65,000membersin45countries.TheSlow

Foodmovemenfsmembersthinkweneedtoslowdownandappreciate

delicioustraditionalfoods.Theyalsobelieveinprotectingtheenvironment.

Inaddition,theybelieveinsupportinglocalfarmersandtheirproducts.

OptionalListening2

Adam:I'mabout20poundsoverweight.Iwentonadiet.There'sonlyone

problem:Ijustlovebutteryfoods.EveryonesaysthatIshouldeatlessbutter.

Ifshard.

Janet:IlivedinThailandforsixmonths.Itwasreallyfun.IreallylikeThai

food!Ifstoospicyforsomepeople,butnotforme.Ilovethepeppers.I

camehomeamonthago.Thefoodheretastessobland1don'tlikeit

anymore.

Abby:MymothersaysthatIhavea“sweettooth."ThatmeansIliketoeat

sweetfoods.Dessertismyfavoritepartofanymeal.Ilikeanythingwith

chocolateinit!

Minh:Fmtrainingforaswimmingcompetition.Ihavetoeathealthyfoods

allthetime.AtfirstIdidn'tlikeit,butnowIdo.Iactuallypreferhealthy

foodstosweetorbutteryfoods.AndIfeelbetter,too!

OptionalListening3

Hot,hotter,hottest!Surprisingfactsaboutchilepeppers.

1.Chilepeppersareoneoftheoldestfoodcropsintheworld.Farmersgrew

thefirstchilepeppersmorethan9,000yearsago.

2.ThefirstchilepeppersprobablygrewinBolivia.Fromthere,theplant

spreadthroughSouthAmericaandtheCaribbean.ChristopherColumbus

broughtthefirstchilepepperstoEurope.

3.Theheatinthechilecomesfromachemicalcalledcapsaicin.Capsaicin

hasnosmellorflavor,butitmikesyourmouthfee"hot."

4.Scientistsbelievethatchilepeppersareaveryhealthyfoodbecausethey

arerichinvitamins.Researchshowsthatchilesdonotdamagethestomach,

andIndianscientistsdiscoveredthateatingchilescanhelppeoplelose

weight.

5.Indianfoodiswell-knownforusinglotsofchilepeppers,butThaifood

spicier.TheaveragepersoninThailandeatsfivegramsofchilepepper

everydaythemostintheworld.

6.TheAztecIndiansofMexicolovedchilepepperssomuchthattheygave

themtotheirkingasagift.

7.Thehottestchilepepperintheworldisthehabanero.Itisbrightorange

andgrowsintheCaribbean.

8.TherearechilesaucefactoriesoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.

OptionalListening4

Inmanycountriesoftheworld,peoplearelivinglongerthanbefore.People

havehealthierlifestyles,andhealthcareisbetter,too.

OkinawaisanislandoffthecoastofJapan.ThepeopleonOkinawa,the

Okinawans,mayhavethelongestlivesandhealthiestlifestylesintheworld.

Researchersdidastudy.Theystartedtheirstudybylookingatcityandtown

birthrecordsfrom1879.Theydidn'texpecttofindmanycentenariansinthe

records.Theywereverysurprisedtofindsomanyoldandhealthypeople

livinginOkinawa.TheUnitedStates,forexample,has10centenariansper

100,1000people.InOkinawathereare34centenariansper100,100people!

WhatistheOkinawans'secret?First,theyeatahealthydiet.Theyeatmany

freshfruitsandvegetables.Theyalsoeatfishoftenanddrinkalotofwater

andgreentea.ButresearchersthinkthattheOkinawanshaveotherhealthy

habitsaswell.Theydon'tdohardexercisesuchasweightliftingor

jogging—instead,theypreferrelaxingactivitieslikegardeningandwalking.

ResearcherssaythatolderOkinawansalsohaveagoodattitudeaboutaging.

Theysitquietlyandrelaxtheirmindswithdeepbreathingexercised.They

alsoenjoymassage.

Keys:

OLI:A.Weshouldsupportandcelebratelocalfoodtradition;B.1.fast;

2.1ife;3.farmers;4.Europe;5.members.

OL2:A.Adam:buttery;Janet:spicy;Abby:sweet;Minh:healthy.

OL3:A.FTFFTF;BCapsacinisachemicalinthechilethatproduces

heatandmakesyourmouthfeelhot.Ithasnoflavororsmell.Habanerois

thehottestchilepepperintheworld.Ititbrightorangeandgrowsinthe

Caribbean.

OL4:A.Whattheyeat:freshfruitsandvegetables,fish;Whattheydrink:

water,greentea;Howtheyexercise:gardening,walkingHowtheyrelax:

deepbreathingexercises,massage.

OL5:1.contest;2.tomatoes;3.adding;4.spicier;5.comesoff;6.gets

coveredwith;7.judgingstarts;8.tastestheotherdishes;9.hasevertasted;

10.winthetest.

Unit4,Book2

OptionalListening1

1.

Interviewer(Int):Hi,whafsyourname?

Gio:Gio.

Int:Hi,Gio,Whereareyoufrom?

G:Milan,Italy.

I:WelcometoNewYork,them!

G:Thankyou.

I:Whereareyourclothesfrom?

G:Mybrother.I'malwaysborrowingclothes.

I:Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?

G:Casual,Iguess.I'mnotveryinnovative.Ijustwearthesamethingallthe

time.

2.

I:Hi,there.

Elena:Hi,

I:Whoareyou?

E:I'mElena.

I:Andwhereareyoufrom?

E:I'mfromrighthereinNewYork.

I:Ahometowngirl.Andyourclothesarefrom...?E:Astoreinmyneighborhood.

Therewasasale.

I:Great!Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonalstyle?

E:Retro.Ifsfashionablenow.

I:Itlooksold-fhshionablenowinagoodway,ofcourse.

3.

I:Goodevening.Whatisyourname?

V:Vicki.

I:Youlookbeautiful.

V:Thankyou

I:Thatdressisverystylish.

V:Mymothergaveittome.Itwastailor-made!

I:Wonderful.Whereareyoufrom,Vicki!

V:TmfromHongKong.

I:Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonalsenseofstyle?

V:Classic,Isuppose.Iliketodressup.

OptionalListening2

1

A:I'mnewintownandI'dliketomakesomefriends.WhatshouldIdo?

B:Yououghttojoinasportsclub.

A:ButIdon'tlikesports.

B:YoucouldlookforfriendsontheInternet.

2

A:Idon'tknowwhattoweartothepartytonight.WhatshouldIwear?

B:Youcouldwearyournewjeansoryourblackpants.

A:Ifsaformaldressparty.

B:Oh,thenyoushouldn'twearpantsafterall.Youdefinitelyoughttoweara

dress.

3

A:Istilldon'tunderstandthisgrammar.WhatshouldIdo?

B:Youhadbettergetsomehelporyouwillfailthetest.IfsonThursday.

A:MaybeIcouldtakethetestonFriday.Thatwouldgivemeextratime.

B:Well,youhadbetternotdelay.There'snotmuchtime!

OptionalListening3

A—Asenseofstyle

1.Tmasalesclerkinawoman'sclothingstore.Mybossisgreat,butshehasa

verystrictdresscode.Wehavetowearlongskirts,blackshoes,nojewelry,andon

andon.Ifsreallyboring,soI'mplanningtodyemyhairred.Whatdoyouthink?

2.1lovemygirlfriend,butshecomplainsalotaboutmyclothes.Shedoesn'twant

togoanywherewithmebecauseIalwayswearoldjeansandaT-shirt.Idon'tcare

aboutlookinglikeafashionmagazine.Ijustwanttobecomfortable!Whafsyour

advice?

B

1.Tmasalesclerkinawoman'sclothingstore.Mybossisgreat,butshehasa

verystrictdresscode.Wehavetowearlongskirts,blackshoes,nojewelry,andon

andon.It'sreallyboring,soI'mplanningtodyemyhairred.Whatdoyouthink?

Expert5sopinion:Sorry,butIhavetosidewithyouremployer.Abusinesswants

tohaveaparticularlook,sotheytellyouwhattowear.Ifyouwanttoshowoff

yourindividualstyle,youhadbetterdoitinyourfreetime.

2.1lovemygirlfriend,butshecomplainsalotaboutmyclothes.Shedoesn'twant

togoanywherewithmebecauseIalwayswearoldjeansandaT-shirt.Idon'tcare

aboutlookinglikeafashionmagazine.Ijustwanttobecomfortable!What'syour

advice?

Expert5sopinion:Ithinkyououghttohaveaserioustalkwithyourgirlfriendand

explainhowyoufeel.Weallhaveourownstyleandtaste.Inmyopinion,she

thinkstoomuchaboutappearances.

OptionalListening4

TodayIstartedmynewpart-timejobasatrendspotter.Iwasnervousanddidn't

knowwhattoexpect.Well,guesswhat?Itwasalotoffun!I'mtellingallmy

friends,“Youshouldthinkaboutbecomingatrendspotter,too"

OnSaturdaymorning,wehadtoreporttoarecordingstudioby10a.m.The

“TrendsCoordinator/'Mandy,explainedtheschedule.Thenshegaveusatour.

Thatwasreallycool!

Nextwesataroundabigtableinaroom.Theygaveeachpersonthreecards.One

cardsaid"丫es一Alltheway!"Anothersaid,"It'sOK."Thethirdonesaid,

“Noway!"Welistenedtoabout10differentsongs.Aftereachsongwehadto

holdupacard.Theyplayedsomehiphop,rock,heavymetal;anddancemusic.

Theheavymetalwas“Noway"forme.

Doyouknowtherockgroupcalled“Gifted"?They5rereallypopularrightnow.

Well,theyhaveanewCDcomingout.WesawsixdifferentCDcovers.(Iguess

theyaretryingtochooseone.)Thistime,wedidn'thavecards.Instead,wejust

talkedaboutthecoversweliked.Mandyaskedusquestions,''Whichonesdoyou

like?""Whydoyoulikethem?""WouldyoubuyaCDwiththiscover?"

Wefinishedat12:30.Wewillmeetagainnextweekataboutiquedowntown.We

willlookatsomenewfashions.Eachweekwegotoadifferentlocation.Ohyes,

wealsoreceivedafreeCDforourtour.This“job"doesn'tpay,butwegetafree

stuff!

Thafsallfornow!

Keys

OL1:AElena:NewYorkVicki:HongKong

B.Gio:brother/usualElena:storeinneighborhood/retro,old-fashionedVicki:

mother,classic

OL2：A.fcbB.1.Youcouldlookforfriendsontheinternet.

2.Youshouldn'twearpants.Youdefinitelyoughttowearadress.

3.Youhadbettergetsomehelporyouwillfailthetest.Youhadbetternotdelay

takingthetest.

OL3A.baB.Sorry,butIhavetosidewith,wanttoshowoff,inyour

freetime.

haveaserioustalk,styleandtaste,toomuchaboutappearance.

OL4B.1.Shewasnervousanddidn'twhattodo.2.Shehadtoreporttoa

recordingstudioby10a.m.3,Theyhadtodecidewhichsongwas"OK",and

whichonewas“Noway".4.Theyjusttalkedaboutthecoverstheyliked.5.They

aregoingtolookatsomenewfashions.

C.1.doesn'tpay,Notagoodsalary2.week,Notmonth3.sixCDcovers,notone

CDcover4.a"Noway"card,NotanctIfsOK"card

OL5:1.jogging;2.moreandmore;3.disagrees;4.increase;5.getstired;6.stopto

rest;7.hadbetter;8.getsomeicecream;9.ofallathletes;lO.aferaworkout.

Unit5,Book2

OptionalListening1

Mike:...So,wecanlookforwardtowarmertemperature.If11beagoodweekend

forthebeach.Overtoyou,Alexa.

Alexa:Thankyoufbrthatweatherreport,Mike.Andfinally,thisstoryjustin....

Wehaveareportthatalocalman,NickBrown,sawsomestrangelights.Hewas

drivinghomeatabout10p.m.Hesaidthelightswerebrightandtheymoved

acrossthesky.Hestoppedatagasstationandtalkedtoapoliceofficeraboutthe

lights.Thepoliceofficerhadseenthelights,too.

M:Hmmm,...thafsstrangestory.Whathappenednext?

A:Well,Mr.Browntooksomepictures,buttherewasnofilminhiscamera.

Finally,hecalledhiswifeonhiscellphone.Butbythattime,thelightsweregone.

M:Well,Iknowthatthereisalegendaroundhereaboutmysteriouslights...alot

oflocalpeoplehaveseenthelights.It'sstartingtoseemlikethoselightsreally

exist..Whatdoyouthink,Alexa?

A:Idon'tbelieveit.Ithinkit'ssomekindofhoax!

OptionalListening2

Itwasrainingheavily.Icouldn'tseeclearly.Idroveslowly.Suddenly,Isawa

younggirl.Shewasdressedneatlyandstandinginthemiddleoftheroad.Iwas

surprised!Somehow,Istoppedthecarquickly.ctWhatareyoudoing?z/Iasked.

Shelookedatmestrangelybutdidn'tanswer.C4AreyouOK?"Iasked."I'm

fine,"sheanswered.Thenshesmiledhappilyandwalkedawayquietly.

Nervously,Idrovetomyhotelandcheckedin.Itoldtheclerkaboutthelittlegirl.

“Doyouknowher?"Iasked."Ohyes,"hesaidcalmly."That'sMaryAnne.

Shediedfiveyearsagoonthatroad.Itwasacaraccidentduringarainstorm."

OptionalListening3

A.TheTunguskamystery

Itwasearlymorning,June30,1908,ineasternRussia.Suddenly,aterrible

explosionrockedtheforestinTunguska.Peoplefelltotheground,andallthetrees

for2000squarekilometersweredown.Peopleheardtheexplosion800kilometers

away,andthefireburnedformanyweeks.

B.Whatcausedthisterribleexplosion?Acenturylater,scientistsarestilltryingto

findtheanswer.Herearesomepossibleexplanations.

1.Anasteroid:Asteroidsareverylargepiecesofrockthatgoesaroundinspace

andsometimeshittheplanet.Theycancauselotsofdamage.Someofthemweigh

asmuchas100,00tons.Ifanasteroidhittheearth,itwouldcauseahuge

explosion.

2.Acomet:Cometsaregiantballsofgas,ice.,androckwithlongtails.They

travelthroughspaceinaregularpattern.Encke'sCometwasnearEarthinl908,

andit'spossiblethatapartofitbrokeoffandhittheearth.

3.AnUFOaccident:Somepeoplebelievethataspaceshipcrashedintotheground

inSiberiaanditsengineexploded.

4.Anextraterrestrialsmighthavewantedtodestroytheearth,sotheyaimedtheir

weaponsatEarthandsetfiretotheforest.

5.Ascientificexperiment:Anotherideaisthatscientistsmadeamistakeduringan

experimentwithelectricity.AmannamedNikolaTeslatriedtobuilda

“supergun"thatusedelectricity.Maybeitwasatestofhisgunanditdidn't

workcorrectly.

OptionalListening4

Q.WhereisMarfaandwhatexactlyisitfamousfor?

A.MarfaisasmalltowninwestTexasintheUnitedStates.It'sfamousforthe

“Marfamysterylights"

Q.Whatarethemysterylightsexactly?

A.Nooneknowsforsure.Therearemanydifferentideasaboutthat.

Q.Canyoudescribethem?

A.Thafsadifficultquestion.Differentpeopleseedifferentlights.Theyarenot

alwaysthesame.Icansaythattheyappearaftersunsetinthesky.Theydance

mysteriouslyinairandvanish.Thentheysuddenlyreappear.

Q.Somepeoplesaytheyarecarheadlights.Doyouthinkso?

A.No.Idon't.Amanfirstsawthemysterylightsover100yearsago.Theman

wasRobertEllisonandtheyearwas1883.Ofcoursewedidn'thavecarsin1883.

Q.Whatdoyouthinkcausesthelights?

A.Therearemanytheories.TheNativeAmericansthoughtthelightswerestars

fallingtoEarth.Somepeoplethinkuraniumgascausesthelights.Otherpeople

suggestthatballlightningdoesit.Balllightningislightningintheshapeofcircle.

Itoftenappearsjustafterarainstorm.

QWhataresomeoftheweirdestideasaboutthelights?

A.Well,somepeoplecallthem“ghostlights".Theythinkghostsdoit.Thafsthe

strangestidea.SomesaytheyareUFOs.Idon'tthinkso.

Q.Whatdotheexpertssay?

A.Theycan'tfigureitout.SomeengineersevencamefromJapanonetime.They

studiedthelights,butcouldn,tsolvethemystery.

Q.Arethelocalpeoplescared?

A.No,actually,theyaren't.Theylikethelights.Andeveryyearinearly

Septemberthereisabigtownfestivaltocelebratethemysterylights.

Keys

OLI:A.從左至右：4-5-1-2-3B.NickBrown,policeofficer,localpeople

OL2:

A.1.Ayounggirlstandinginthemiddleoftheroad;2.Becauseitwasraining

heavily

3.Hestoppedthecarquickly;4.Shesaid"I'mfine."andwalkedawayquietly.

5.HesaidthegirlwasMaryAnneandwaskilledinacaraccidentfiveyearsago.

B.heavily;clearly;slowly;neatly;quickly;strangely;happily;quietly;Nervously;

calmly;

OL3

A.1.Aterribleexplosion;2.IneasternRussian;3.June30,1968.

B.(firstrow)4,1,3(secondrow)5,2

C.1.apartofitbrokeoff2.lotsofdamage3.itsengineexploded4.used

electricity5.setfiretotheforest

OL4

A.2.a3.h4.d5.g6.e7.b8.c

B.1.differentpeopleseedifferentlights2.RobertEllisonsawthelightsin1883.

3.TheNativeAmericansthoughtthelightwerestarsfailingtotheEarth

4.AteamfromJapanstudiedthelights,butcouldn'tsolvethemystery.

OL51.solve;2.ifsverylikely;3.stole;4,apartment;5.showing;6.hasanalibi;

7.itisn'ttrue;8,walksin;9.takeout;10.thief.

Unit6,Book2

OptionalListening1

Conversation1

Woman:Morning,Simon.Wow,youlooktired.

Man:Oh,Ididn'tsleepverywelllastnight.Ihadaweirddream.Iwasina

classroomatschool,butIdidn'thaveanyclotheson.Noonelookedatme,butI

wasreallyembarrassed.

Conve