新時代大學(xué)英語泛聽教程1 課件 U11Transportation and Traffic；U12 Revision

Unit11

TransportationandTrafficKEYSKILLS本單元重點訓(xùn)練以下聽力技能：1）ConversationSkills——GettingAdvice2）Masterthecommonexpressionsforgivingadvice1）對話技能——獲取建議信息2）掌握常用的給出建議的表達方式Audiorecordingsofrequestsandoffersforadvice.IntroductionandconversationontransportationinIndia,IranandVietNam.NewsreportsonsubwaycollisioninSeoul,SouthKoreaVideoaboutGoogle'sself-drivingcar.TheBigBangTheoryClipLISTENINGMATERIALS本單元主要包括以下聽力材料：1）關(guān)于征求和提供建議的錄音2）關(guān)于印度、伊朗和越南交通情況的介紹和對話3）關(guān)于韓國首爾地鐵相撞的新聞報道4）關(guān)于谷歌自動駕駛汽車的視頻5) 《生活大爆炸》片段獲取建議信息（Gettingadvice）Inourdailylives,weoftenaskourfriendsandfamilyforadviceonsomething.Inresponse,theywilloffersomereferenceadvice.InEnglishconversation,askingforadviceandgivingadvicearealsoverycommon.Whenaskingforadvice,somegeneralquestionsareused,suchas:Couldyouplease...?Wouldyoumind...?Whengivingadvice,thesentencepatternismoreflexibleandvaried.Youcanuseimperativesentences,generalorspecialinterrogativesentences,suchas:You‘dbetter...Isitpossibleforyouto...?Whydon’tyou...?Inaddition,thevirtualvoiceisalsocommonwhengivingadvice,forexample:IfIwereyou,I'd...ConversationBox—ListeningforSuggestions獲取建議信息（Gettingadvice）在日常生活中，我們經(jīng)常會向親朋好友就某事征求建議。作為回應(yīng)，他們會提供一些參考建議。在英語對話中，征求建議和提供建議也是很常見的。在征求建議時，多用到一些一般疑問句，例如：Couldyouplease…?Wouldyoumind…?而提供建議時，句型則比較靈活多變，可以用祈使句，也可以用一般疑問句或特殊疑問句，例如：You’dbetter…Isitpossibleforyouto…?Whydon’tyou…?此外，虛擬語氣在提供建議時也是很常見的，例如：IfIwereyou，I’d…ConversationBox—ListeningforPlacesandLocationsNextpageTask1：SeekingandGivingAdvicelayoutn.布置；設(shè)計；布局logon.標(biāo)志；徽標(biāo)headingn.標(biāo)題；題目fontn.字體distinctadj.明顯的，清晰的essentialadj.絕對必要的；必不可少的；基本的restatevt.重申；再次聲明；重說eye-catchingadj.搶眼的；引人注目的WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSListentoarecordingandprovidethemissinginformation.Task1A:Hi!Couldyou________1_______withthisreport?B:Sure.I’dbehappytogiveyousome_______2________.A:Thanks.________3_______takingalookatthelayout?Doyouthinkit’sappropriate?Iwantittobeformal,butnotboringtolookat.B:Itlooksgoodtome.I_____4______youputtheclient’slogoandourlogooneachpage.Thebossesseemtolikethat.A:That’sanexcellentsuggestion.Icaneasilydoitonthecomputer.B:_______5________useadifferentfontfortheheadings?They’llbemoredistinct.A:I’ll_______6________,too.Howaboutthecontent?B:Ithinkyou’veincludedalltheessentialthings.You____7____wanttomaketheconclusionalittlelonger.Restateyourreasonsclearly.A:Isit___8_____toincludethepictures?B:Definitely!Iwouldincludeoneortwooneachpageifpossible.Rememberthatyoushouldmakethereportaseye-catchingaspossible.A:Thanksfor______9_________.I’llgettoworkonthemrightaway.KEY1. givemeahand2. hintsandadvice3. Wouldyoumind4. wouldsuggestthat5. Whydon’tyou6. takethatsuggestion7. might8. OK9. thoseideasSCRIPTA:Hi!Couldyougivemeahandwiththisreport?B:Sure.I’dbehappytogiveyousomehintsandadvice.A:Thanks.Wouldyoumindtakingalookatthelayout?Doyouthinkit’sappropriate?Iwantittobeformal,butnotboringtolookat.B:Itlooksgoodtome.Iwouldsuggestthatyouputtheclient’slogoandourlogooneachpage.Thebossesseemtolikethat.A:That’sanexcellentsuggestion.Icaneasilydoitonthecomputer.B:Whydon’tyouuseadifferentfontfortheheadings?They’llbemoredistinct.A:I’lltakethatsuggestiontoo.Howaboutthecontent?B:Ithinkyou’veincludedalltheessentialthings.Youmightwanttomaketheconclusionalittlelonger.Restateyourreasonsclearly.A:IsitOKtoincludethepictures?B:Definitely!Iwouldincludeoneortwooneachpageifpossible.Rememberthatyoushouldmakethereportaseye-catchingaspossible.A:Thanksforthoseideas.I’llgettoworkonthemrightaway.Listentothefollowingusefulexpressionsformakingsuggestionsandreadaftertherecording.Task2Don’tyouthinkweshould(reviewthisreport)?Whydon’tyou(changethefontforyourtext)?Whynot(includesomepicturesinyourtext)?Howabout(makingtheconclusionalittlelonger)?You’dbetter(restateyourreasonsclearly).IfIwereyou,I’d(puttheclient’slogooneachpage).Iwaswonderingifyou’deverthoughtof(contactingclientstoseewhattheythink).Ithinkitmightbeagoodideato(makethereportaseye-catchingaspossible).fare

n.

票價；旅費；路費；車費direadj.迫切的，極端的indireneedof迫切需要modernizationn.現(xiàn)代化pledgev.保證，許諾carriagen.（客運列車的）車廂modernizev.使現(xiàn)代化hike

n.（價格、比率、稅率或數(shù)量的）突然上漲，大幅上升WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSSETUPStep1AreIndianTrainFaresFair？ListentoarecordinganddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).()1. InIndiamorethan22millionpeopleuserailnetworkeveryday.()2. MostofthepassengersaresatisfiedwiththeserviceofIndiantrains.()3. HundredsofpeoplediedinrailaccidentsinIndiaeveryyear.()4. TheIndiangovernmenthasdecidedtoinvest147milliondollarstoimprovethewholerailsysteminthenextfiveyears.()5. AllIndianswillagreewiththeincreaseinticketprices.Task1KEY1.T2.F3.F4.F5.FListentotherecordingagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear..Task21.TrainsfirststartedrunninginIndiain________________,butmostpassengerssaythe________and________areindireneedof________.2.Initsannualrailroad________theIndiangovernmenthaspledgedtobuildnew________and________,andtomodernize________,toimprovesafety.3.RailroadministerDineshTrivedi’sownpartycriticizedthe________________,whichhasn’thappenedinthecountryforalmost________,asitwillhit________________.KEY1.the1800s;trains;tracks;modernization2.budget;tracks;carriages;signaling3.farehike;adecade;thepoorestSCRIPTMorethan22millionpeopleuseIndia’srailnetworkeverysingleday-it’sbeenacentralmodeoftransportforpeopleheresincetrainsfirststartedrunninginIndiainthe1800s,butmostpassengerssaythetrainsandtracksareindireneedofmodernization.InitsannualrailwaysbudgettheIndiangovernmenthaspledgedtobuildnewtracksandcarriages,andtomodernizesignaling,toimprovesafetyandreducethethousandsofdeathswhichhappenonthetrackseveryyear.Butallthiscostsmoney.Aswellasinvesting147billiondollarsinthenextfiveyears,it’sannouncedamodestincreaseinticketprices.Thiscouldbeanunpopularmove-therehasn’tbeenafarehikeinthecountryforalmostadecade.RailroadMinisterDineshTrivedi’sownpartyhascriticizedthemove,sayingfareincreasesshouldnothavebeenmadeastheywillhitthepoorest.getthehangof 掌握……的竅門；熟悉……的門道infrastructure n.（國家、社會、組織賴以行使職能的）基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施implement v.履行；實施crosswalk n.人行橫道yep

adv.<俚>是howcome

為什么，怎么會……（那樣）WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSSETUPStep2TravelbyCarinIranandVietnamListentoaconversationanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).( )1. Amirneverdriveswhenhelivesabroad.( )2. AmircoulddrivelikebeforewhenhefirstwentbacktoIran.( )3. TheIraniangovernmenthasbuiltverygoodinfrastructure.( )4. VietnamesewalkcrosstheroadinthesamewayastheIraniansdo( )5. NopasserbyinIranhasevergothitbyacar.Task1KEY1.F

2.F 3.T4.F5.FListentotheconversationagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Task21.WhenIfirstwentbacktoIranafterlivingabroad,I________________againjustlikebefore.2.Ibecameverymuchlike________andgotmadateverymistake,youknow,________________.3.ButafterawhileI________________it,andIlearnedhowtoreallygetmyworkdone.4.Onething________toVietnamesetrafficisthat_____________________________.5.Foreignersjustdon’tknow______________________________withoutbeinghitbythecar.KEY1.couldn’tdrivewiththeflows2.aforeigner;everyillegalmove3.gotthehangof4.typical;peoplecrosstheroadanywaytheywant5.whypeoplecrosstheroadScriptCathy:DoyoutravelbycarinIran,Amir?Amir:Yes,justlikeyourcase.RightnowI’mlivingabroad,andIgobacktoIranoccasionally.ButIcouldn’ttheflowsagainjustlikebefore.Atfirst,Ibecameverymuchlikeaforeignerandgotmadateverymistake,youknow,everyillegalmove.OtherIraniansaredoingso.ButafterawhileIgotthehangofit,andIlearnedhowtoreallygetmyworkdone.Cathy:Well,onemorething,howdopeoplecrosstheroadinIran?Amir:Actually,thegovernmenthasbuiltverygoodinfrastructure,sowehavethis,youknow,thispass-waybywhichyoucanwalkcrossthestreets.Butitreallydependsonhowmuchtheseroadsarenowimplemented,andhowpeoplereallyfeellike...Cathy:Followingit.Amir:Followingit.Yeah.Cathy:Well,onethingtypicaltoVietnamesetrafficisthatpeoplecrosstheroadanywaytheywant.Amir:Yeah.ScriptCathy:Wedon’tgowith…whatdoyoucallit?Thewhiteone?Thezebra?Likethecrossingline?Wedon’tcrossthat.Amir:Ah,crosswalk!Cathy:Yep,thatone.Wedon’tcrosstheroadthere.Wejustcrosstheroadwheneverwewantandwhereverwewant.Amir:Oh,Isee.Sowhathappensinthecaseofanaccident,ifthecarhitsapasserby?Cathy:Actually,oneoftheamazingthingsiswenevergethitbythat.Amir:Never?Cathy:Never.Andforeignersseemamazedatit.Theyjustcan’tbelieveit.Theyjustdon’tknowwhy.Howcomepeoplecrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbythecar?Butactuallywejustlookslowly,andweevencrossinfrontofacar.It’sprettynormalforus.It’seasythoughifyougetusedtoit.Seoul n.首爾（韓國首都）collide v.碰撞；相撞；撞上break v.透露；傳開fracture n.破裂；（尤指）骨折stationary

adj.靜止的；不動的bang n.突然的巨響chaos n.混亂；亂糟糟evacuate v.疏散；使撤離；轉(zhuǎn)移WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSSETUPStep3SeoulSubwayCrashListentoanewsreportandanswerthefollowingquestions.Task11.Whenandwheredidtheaccidentoccur?_________________________________________________2.Whathappenedintheaccident?_________________________________________________3.Howmanypeoplewereinjuredintheaccident?_________________________________________________4.Howlongaftertheaccidentwerepassengersevacuated?_________________________________________________KEY1.ItoccurredthisFridayafternooninSeoul.2.Twosubwaytrainscollidedwitheachother.3.Around200peoplewereinjured.4.30minutes.Listentothenewsreportagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Task21.Asthestoryfirstbroke,around________werereportedlyinjured.Butnowthenumberstandsataround________.Andthisincludes________________.2.Around________aregettingmedicalhelpatlocalhospitals.Andmostoftheinjuriesarereportedlyminor,butatleast________aresaidtohavesufferedbonefractures.3.Thishappenedafterasubwaytraintravelingon________,whichwasheadingfromSangwangsimniStationtoSeongsuStation,crashedinto________________,ataround________________.4.Witnessesorpassengerssaidtheydidnotreceiveanyinstructions,nordidtheyhearanyannouncementsfor________________,causingalotofconfusionandchaos.Andsomeofthemactuallysaidtheyhadto________________________.ButtheCEOofSeoulMetrosaidthat________________afterthecrash,thefirstannouncementsbyofficialsweremadeinbothsubways.KEY1.

40;200;twoforeigners2.

150;two3.

Line2astationarytrain;ataround3:30p.m.Koreatime4.

about20minutes;forceopenthedoorsthemselves;about5minutesNowmovingontoanotheraccidentthatoccurredthisFridayafternoon,hereinSeoul.Twosubwaytrainscollidedwitheachother,leavingaround200peopleinjured.Let’sgodirectlytoourKwonSo-yongforthelatest.So-yong,howserioushasthesituationbecome?Itseemsthenumberofinjuredhasgoneup.That’sright.Asthestoryfirstbroke,around40werereportedlyinjured.Butnowthenumberstandsataround200.Andthisincludestwoforeigners.Around150aregettingmedicalhelpatlocalhospitals.Andmostoftheinjuriesarereportedlyminor,butatleasttwoaresaidtohavesufferedbonefractures,andoneofthedriversinvolvedintheaccidentwasseriouslyinjured.ThishappenedafterasubwaytraintravelingonLine2,whichwasheadingfromSangwangsimniStationtoSeongsuStation,crashedintoastationarytrain,ataround3:30p.m.Koreatime.Witnessesinthesecondtrainsaiditwasslowingdown,andstoppedandstartedanumberoftimesbeforeitcrashedwithaloudbang,intothesubwaycaraheadofit.Witnessesorpassengerssaidtheydidnotreceiveanyinstructions,nordidtheyhearanyannouncementsforabout20minutes,causingalotofconfusionandchaos.Andsomeofthemactuallysaidtheyhadtoforceopenthedoorsthemselves.ButtheCEOofSeoulMetrosaidthatabout5minutesafterthecrash,thefirstannouncementsbyofficialsweremadeinbothsubways.Passengerswereevacuated30minutesaftertheaccident.SCRIPTmanufacturingline

生產(chǎn)線durability

n.耐久性；持久性bump n.（地面的）隆起，凸塊reclaim v.收回；拿回congestion n.堵塞；擁堵arc n.弧形；弧線WORDSANDEXPRESSIONSSETUPStep4GoogleSelf-drivingVehicleReadyfortheRoadWatchavideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).( )1.Googleself-drivingcar’sfirstdriveonpublicroadswasaroundChristmas.( )2.Googleself-drivingcaristhefirstvehiclethathadeverythingintegrated.( )3.Googleself-drivingcarneedstobetestedthoroughlybeforedrivingonpublicroads.( )4.Accordingtothemanufacturer,Googleself-drivingcarwillhaveagreatimpactoncitiesandpeople’slife.( )5.Googleself-drivingcarhasalreadybeenwidelyusedbypeople.Task1NextpageKEY1.F2.T 3.T 4.T 5.FWatchthevideoagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Task2We’venowbeenabletotakethat,dosome________________withit,andmakesurethateverythingreally________________thewayit’ssupposedtobeforewegetthemout________________.Gettingthesecarsoutinto__________________andallowingpeopleto________________,allowingusto________________,Ithinkthat’sahugedeal.Whenwethinkabout__________,whenwethinkaboutgivingpeople________,andthenwhenyoustartto________________theimpactoncitiesandtheabilityto___________________,andtoreduce________andparking,thisissomethingwherewecanhaveahugeimpact.KEYWe’venowbeenabletotakethat,dosomereliabilitytestingwithit,makesurethateverythingreallyhangstogetherthewayit’ssupposedtobeforewegetthemoutontotheroads.Gettingthesecarsoutintothepublicandallowingpeopletoreacttothem,allowingustoseethemoutthere,Ithinkthat’sahugedeal.Whenwethinkaboutsafety,whenwethinkaboutgivingpeoplemobility,andthenwhenyoustarttothinklongertermabouttheimpactoncitiesandtheabilitytoreclaimspace,andtoreducecongestionandfreeupparking,thisissomethingwherewecanhaveahugeimpact.Youknowthefirstdriveonpublicroadsissomethingthatwe’vebeenthinkingabout,andeverymomenthasbeenbuildingtowardsputtingthesecarsontheroads,wherewecanstartlearningevenmorefromthem.WhenyoulookatthecarthatcameoutaroundChristmas,itwasthefirstvehiclethathadkindofeverythingintegratedandwaskindofourfirstpushthroughourmanufacturingline.We’venowbeenabletotakethat,dosomereliabilitytestingwithit,andmakesurethateverythingreallyhangstogetherthewayit’ssupposedtobeforewegetthemoutontotheroads.We’vemadethecarhot;we’vemadethecarcold;we’vedonedurabilitytesting;wedriveitthroughareliabilitybumptrack.Gettingthesecarsoutintothepublicandallowingpeopletoreacttothem,allowingustoseethemoutthere,Ithinkthat’sahugedeal.Andmostimportantly,it’sthenecessarysteptogetthemtodrivethemselves.Whenwethinkaboutsafety,whenwethinkaboutgivingpeoplemobility,andthenwhenyoustarttothinklongertermabouttheimpactoncitiesandtheabilitytoreclaimspace,andtoreducecongestionandfreeupparking,thisissomethingwherewecanhaveahugeimpact.It’sexcitingtoseethearcofthisprojectasit’smovedtosomethingthat’sstartingtoberealized.Andthen,youknow,thenextstep,wherewegettostarttoseepeopleusingit,really,thatwillbejustfantastic.SCRIPT*FunwithListeningPasadena

帕薩迪納（美國城市名，位于加州）statistically

adv.統(tǒng)計地；統(tǒng)計學(xué)地hassle

n.麻煩；困難；爭吵fuzz

n.<俚>警察，警方LukeSkywalker

《星球大戰(zhàn)》系列電影的重要角色之一lightsaber

n.激光劍remaster

v.重新錄制（電影）；重新灌錄（唱片）ignition

n.（汽車?yán)锏模c火開關(guān)simulated

adj.假裝的；仿造的；模擬的van

n.（廂式）中小型貨車；運貨車rear-end

v.（車輛）追尾pedestrian

n.（尤指城鎮(zhèn)的）步行者，行人Mybad! （北美，非正式）[用于表示承擔(dān)犯錯誤的責(zé)任]我的錯galleria

n.商業(yè)街廊GlendaleGalleria

格倫代爾廣場overpass

n.天橋；上跨式立交橋WordsandExpressions*TheBigBangTheory《生活大爆炸》（TheBigBangTheory）是由CBS（哥倫比亞廣播公司ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem)電視臺于2007年9月24日首播的一部情景喜劇。開播至今廣受贊譽，自2009年起屢獲大獎。該劇講述的是四個宅男科學(xué)家和一個美女鄰居以及其他好友之間發(fā)生的各種充滿笑料的生活故事。這里節(jié)選的是第2季第5集里謝爾登（Sheldon，綽號謝耳朵）學(xué)習(xí)駕駛的片段。*SheldonLearningtoDriveHoward： Herewego.Red2006FordTaurusonthestreetsofPasadena.Sheldon: Hmm.Howard： What?Sheldon: Statistically,redcarsarestoppedbypolicefarmoreoftenthananyother

color.Idon’twantanyhassleswiththefuzz.Howard： Fine,whatcolordoyouwant?Sheldon: YouknowthepaleblueofLukeSkywalker’slightsaber?Beforeitwasdigitallyremastered?Howard： Blackitis.Leonard: OK,now,whatyouwanttodofirstisturnontheignitionandshiftintodrive.Sheldon: Ihaven’tfastenedmyseatbeltyet.Leonard: OK,fastenyourseatbelt.Sheldon: Click.Now,arethereairbags?*SheldonLearningtoDriveLeonard: Youdon’tneedairbags.Sheldon: Whatifasimulatedvanrear-endsme?Penny:I’llhityouinthefacewithapillow.Leonard: OK,nowshiftintodrive.Pulloutslowlyintotraffic.Watchout,watchout,andwatchoutforthepedestrians!Penny: Oh,God.Wait!Slow!Hitthebrakes!Hitthebrakes!Sheldon: Thankyou.Sorry.Excuseme.Mybad!Studentdriver.Sheldon: Sorry.Excuseme.Mybad!Studentdriver.Leonard: HowdidyoumanagetogetonthesecondflooroftheGlendaleGalleria?Sheldon: Idon’tknow.IwasonthePasadenafreeway.Imissedmyexit,flewofftheoverpass,andonethingledtoanother.Leonard: Maybeyouwanttogiveitarestandtryagaintomorrow.Sheldon: No.Iquit.Unit12

RevisionSectionAQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A.Never.B.Once.C.Twice.D.Threetimes.2.A.Britain’sannualrateofCPIwaspusheddownbylowertravelcostsasaresultofan earlyChristmas.B.UKisfacing“damagingdeflation”.C.PricesintheeurozonehavebeenfallingforfourmonthssinceApril.D.It’sestimatedthateurozoneinflationwouldstaynearzerountilautumn.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.KEY1.B 2.DSCRIPTBritain’sannualrateofconsumerpriceinflationfellbelowzeroforthefirsttimein55years.ThenumberswerepartlypusheddownbylowertravelcostsasaresultoftheearlyEaster.

Thelatestdatashowsconsumerpricesfalling0.1percentinAprilcomparedwitha-year-agoperiod,missingearlierforecasts.Basedoncomparableestimatesgoingbacktobeforeofficialrecordsfortheindexbegan,officialsaysitwasthefirsttimethatCPIcameinnegativesince1960.

TheUK’sfinanceminister,though,saysthecountryisnotfacing“damagingdeflation”.

Meanwhile,pricesremainedflatyear-on-yearinAprilintheeurozone,endingfourmonthsoffalls.Coreinflationrose0.2percentmonth-on-monthfora0.7percentyear-on-yearincrease.

TheECBexpectseurozoneinflationtostaynearzerountilautumn.

NextpageQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.HowmanytimesdidBritain’sannualrateofconsumerpriceinflationfallbelowzerointhepast55yearsaccordingtothenewsreport?2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A.In1800.B.Inthe1800s.C.In1900.D.Inthe1900s.4.A.Tobuildnewtracks.B.Tobuildnewcarriages.C.Tobuildnewlocomotives.D.Tomodernizesignaling.KEY3.B 4.CSCRIPTMorethan22millionpeopleuseIndia’srailnetworkeverysingleday—it’sbeenacentralmodeoftransportforpeopleheresincetrainsfirststartedrunninginIndiainthe1800s,butmostpassengerssaythetrainsandtracksareindireneedofmodernization.InitsannualrailroadbudgettheIndiangovernmenthaspledgedtobuildnewtracksandcarriages,andtomodernizesignaling,toimprovesafetyandreducethethousandsofdeathswhichhappenonthetrackseveryyear.Butallthiscostsmoney.Whileinvesting147billiondollarsinthenextfiveyears,it’sannouncedamodestincreaseinticketprices.Thiscouldbeanunpopularmove—therehasn’tbeenafarehikeinthecountryforalmostadecade.RailroadministerDineshTrivedi’sownpartyhascriticizedthemove,sayingfareincreasesshouldnothavebeenmadeastheywillhitthepoorest.NextpageQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.WhendidtrainsfirststartrunninginIndia?4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheeffortthattheIndiangovernmenthaspledgedtotaketoimprovesafetyoftherailnetwork?Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A.TrendsspreadwidelynearlyovernightwiththehelpoftheInternet.B.Wecanseewhatpeopleareeating,drinkingandwearinginotherpartsoftheworldviatheInternet.C.WecanfindandbuywhateverwewanteasilyviatheInternet.D.TheborderbetweenUSAandCanadawillnotexistduetothefastdevelopmentoftheInternet.6.A.USAtrends.B.Canadiantrends.C.Americanconsumer.D.NorthAmericanbuyingbehavior.7.A.Short.B.Smart.C.Passionate.D.Motivated.KEY5.D6.D7.ASCRIPTTrendsoftenpopupandseemtotakeoverpracticallyovernight.TheInternetandsocialmediahaveopeneduptheworld.Notonlycanweseewhatpeopleareeating,drinkingandwearinginotherpartsoftheworldwithafewclicksonline,wecanalsofindandbuywhateveritisjustaseasily.“Theonlinelandscapehasremovedthemarketplaceborderthatexistedbefore,”RobertBurko,CEOofEliteDigitalsaid.HesaysthemajorityofnewtrendsoriginateintheU.S.buttheInternethasopenedupalotofnewoptionsforCanadianconsumers.“Iusedtosay,USAtrends,Canadiantrends,Americanconsumer,Canadianconsumer,now…it’sjustNorthAmerican.TheNorthAmericanconsumer,NorthAmericanbuyingbehavior.It’sallblendedtobethesame.”WhiletheUSinfluenceis“suchamassiveforce,”BurkosaysCanadianscan’tsellthemselvesshort.“Canadiansmallbusinessownersaresmart,passionate,motivated…weareabreedinggroundforgreatideasandgreattrends.Therealityis,justduetosize,theAmericanideasoftenjustshoutlouderthanours.”NextpageQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?6.Accordingtothespeaker,whichofthefollowingtermsismostup-to-date?7.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisNOTrightabouttheCanadiansmallbusinessowners?Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.SectionB8.A. 13.B. 32.C. 33.D. Onlyone.9.A. Becauseithasaverysimplestructure.B. Becauseitsurvivedinabattle.C. Becausethekingpulleditdownandrebuiltit.D. BecauseitwasdesignedbyKingOlaf.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.10.A. ThenameofLondonBridgecomesfromasong.B. LondonBridgeisaprettymajortouristattractionnow.C. ThetwospeakerswillgotoseeLondonBridge.D. Thetwospeakerslearnedthesongfromthesameteacher.11.A. KingOlaf.B. PeterdeCole.C. Afairlady.D. Notmentioned.KEY8.D9.C

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11.DScript.Dianne: Myteachertoldmeaboutasong–“LondonBridgeisfallingdown”.IwanttoknowhowmanyLondonBridgesthereareinLondon.William: Ah,actuallyIdoknowtheanswertothatquestion-one.Dianne: Onlyone?William: Ahyes.Thereare33bridgesinLondon.Butthere’sonlyoneLondonBridge.LondonBridgeisthenameofabridgeandit’sthemostinterestingofallofLondon’sBridges.Soshallwegoandhavealookatitnow?Dianne: Allright.William: AlthoughthereisonlyoneLondonBridgenow,therehavebeenmanyLondonBridgesthroughouthistory.Dianne: SohowcomeLondonBridgeissofamous?William: Wehadoriginallyabridgewithaverysimplestructure.Eventuallythatgotdestroyed