新视野大学英语第二版视听说教程第一册听力答案及录音

新视野大学英语视听说教程第一册

听力练习录音文本和答案

UNIT1

ILListeningSkills

ListeningforNames

1.Doris:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

David:Yes.Ineedtochangeoneofmycourses.

Doris:Tilseewhatwecando.What'syourname,please?

David:Myname'sDavidBrown.

Doris:Yourfirstnameagain?

David:David.D-A-V-I-D.

TheboyiscalledDavidbyhisfirstname.

2.Nancy:Excuseme.IwanttomakesureifIamregisteredforthenewsemesterofEnglishwith

Dr.Lang.

Doris:JustaminuteandI'llcheckforyou.What'syourname,please?

Nancy:NancyLeigh.

Doris:Is<<Lee^^yourlastname?

Nancy:No,it'sLeigh.L-E-I-G-H.But"Lee"wouldbeeasiertospell,wouldn'tit?

Nancy'slastnameisLeigh.

3.Doris:I'msorry.Butifyouneedaloan,you'llhavetogototheFinancialAidOfficebefore

youcanregister.

Nancy:ThemwhoshouldIseethere?

Doris:Well,Mrs.VickyKleincanhelpyou.Asamatteroffact,anybodythereisverynice.

Nancy:Oh,thankyou.Whatishernameagain?

Doris:VickyKlein,V-I-C-K-Y,K-L-E-I-N.

NancyshouldseeVickyKleinifsheneedsaloan.

4.Doris:OK,tocompletethisformIneedyournameinfull,please.

Laura:LauraTishHill.

Doris:Tish?That,sanunusualmiddlename.Wouldyoumindspellingthatforme?

Laura:Sure.T-I-S-H.Iwasnamedaftermymother.

Laura'sfullnameisLaurnfishHill.

5.Doris:Well,youneedtocompletetheformforyourparkingpass.Yourname,please?

Anthony:AnythonyMcdonald.

Doris:Areyou“Me”or“Mac”？

Anthony:"Me”.MyfamilywasfromScotland.

Doris:OK,Anthony.Tilhaveyourparkingpassreadyinaminute.

AmhonyMcDonaldwillgethisparkingpassinaminute.

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Enrolling

Goodmorning,everyone.FdliketowelcomeyoutoCityUniversity.I'mBettyRussellandI

workintheInternationalStudents'Office.Ihavesomeimportantforyou.First,youmustenroll

byAugust28th.PickupyourIDcardatouroffice.Them,yoiTHneedtopickupalibrarycardso

thatyoucanborrowbooksfromthelibrary.ShowthemyourIDcardinthelibraryandtheywill

doitforyou.Youmaybethinkingaboutthesportsfacilitiesatourschool.There'snochargefor

studentuse,butofcourseyou'llhavetoshowyourIDcard.Concerningthemedicalassistance,

theUniversityhasitsownhealthcenter,andallservicesarefreeforenrolledstudents.

l.B2.D3.B4.C5.A

Task2:LivingonCampus

(M=man;W=woman)

M:Hi,Lisa.How'slifeoncampus?

W:Hi,John.Oh,notsobad.Prettygoodinfact.

M:Isthatwhatdoyouthink?Imean,doyoulikelivingoncampus?

W:Yeah,Ienjoylivingherebecausethere'ssomanypeoplearoundandit'seasytomakefriends.

Whataboutyou?Haveyoueverlivedinadormbefore?

M:No,thisisthefirsttime.

W:Ithinkyou'llfinditquiteconvenient.Thelibrary,labs,sportscenterandotherfacilitiesare

rightoncampus.

M:Thal'strue.Theatmospherehereisdifferentfromtheoutside.ButIguesslivingintownhas

itsadvantagetoo,likebeingclosetotheshoppingcenter.Youknow,ouruniversityissofar

fromdowntown.

W:Butthecommutingtoclasses...!mean,youwouldhavetogetupsoearlytogettoclasseson

time.Andthengoinghomewouldbesomuchtime.

M:Yeah,butthefoodhere...itseemsit'sthesamethinginthecafeteriaeveryday.

W:Well,IthinkthefoodhereisOK,andifyouwantachange,youcaneatoutonceinawhile.

M:True.

1.Shethinksit'seasytomakefriends.

2.It'sconvenienttousethelibrary,thelabs,thesportscenterandmanyotherfacilities.

3.It'sneartheshoppingcenter.

4.Theywouldhavetogetupsoearlytogettoclassesontime.Andthenitwouldtakealotof

timetogethome.

5.Itseemsallthesameeveryday.

Task3:LearningtospeakEnglish

Hello,howareyou?WhenmostpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage,theylearnformal

English.Unfortunately,learningitlikethistendstomakeyoufeeldistantandbored.Thetruthis,

mostpeopleinEnglish-speakingcountriesdon'tspeaktoeachotherinsuchaformalway.They

speakinacasualwaytotheirfriendsandfamilies.Whenspeakingcasually,peopletendtousea

lotofinformalorcolloquialwords,andalsoshortenandconnecttheirphrases.Theysaythings

like“Hey,whafsup?"or"Hey!Whatchabeendion'?"Theseexpressionsarebothcommonand

natural,andmakeyouseemlikeanativespeaker.Usingthemmaymakepeoplemoreinterestedin

talkingtoyou.ThistypeofEnglishismorelikewhatyouwillhearinmoviesandTVshows.

Speakingthiswaymakesnativespeakersfeelmorerelaxedandyouwillsoundlikeafriendly

personwhospeaksEnglishwell.Yougotthat,buddy?

formalformallycasualcommonnativerelaxedfriendly

Task4:AnAnnouncement

attentionclosingfivecheckoutsleave

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1It'snicetomeetyou.

NowYourTurn

Michael:HilMynameisMichael.Nicetomeetyou.

Robert:Nicetomeetyou.Michael.PmRobert.ButyoucancallmeBob.

Michael:OK.Bob.Areyouaninternationalstudenthere?

Robert:Yes,Igotherelastweek.TmfromCanada.

Michael:So,wc'rcgoingtobeinthesamedorm.

Model2Howareyoudoing?

NowYourTurn

Joe:Hi,Jack.

Jack:Hello,Joe.Hoyareyoudoing?

Joe:Kmjustfine,thanks.Hoaaboutyou?

Jack:Good.Well,yousee,I'mplanningtotakechemistrythissemester.Cacyourecommenda

professor?

Joe:Dr.Smith,ofcourse.Theysayhe'saprominentprofessorinchemistry.

Model3rdlikeyoutomeetmyfriend.

NowYourTurn

Jason:Hi,Jane.Jdlikeyoutomeetmyfriend,Mike.Mike,thisisJane.

Michael:Gladtomcclyou.

Jane:Gladtomeetyou,too.

Michael:Jasonoftentellsmehowmuchheenjoysyouplayingthepiano.

Jane:Thankyou.Ienjoywatchinghimplayingtennis,too.

Michael:Excuseme.Ihaveanappointment,soI'mafraidImustgonow.Verynicemeetingyou.

Jane:SamehereBye!

V.LefsTalk

Michael:Hi!IsawyouyesterdaywithJohn.Weroomtogether.TmMichael.

Jane:Oh,hi,Mike.Howareyoudoing?

Michael:Fmokay,butschoolhasbeenreallyhecticsinceIcame.Ihaven'tevenhadachanceto

breathe!

Jane:Iknow.It'sespeciallycrazywhenyou'reafreshman.Hey,what'syourmajor?

Michael:Travelandtourism.

Jane:Well,whatdoyouplantodoafteryougraduate?

Michael:Uh...Ireallyhaven'tdecided.IthinkI'dliketoworkforatravelagencyinthisarea.

Whataboutyou?

Jane:Well,when1firststartedcollege.Imajoredinphysics,butlaterIrealizedImighthavea

hardtimefindingajobinthatfield.Iendedupchangingtocomputerscience.Findinga

jobintheITindustryshouldn'tbeasdifficult.

Michael:Haveyougotapart=timejobtosupportyourselfthroughschool?

Jane:Well,Tmonafour-yearscholarshipthatpaysmytuition.

Michael:Wow,luckyyou!

Jane:Yeah.Howaboutyou?Areyoupayingforschoolyourself?

Michael:Sortof.Iworkweekendsattravelagency.

Jane:Atravelagency?Thatseemslikeaperfectexperienceforyou!Whatdoyoudothere?

Michael:Tmatourguide.Ishowtourgroupsaroundthecity.

Jane:Wow,yourEnglishmustbeprettygoodthen.

Michael:Actually,they'reallChinesetourists.That'swhyIgotthejob!

SpeakerMajorFutureJobPlanTuitionSource

MichaelTravelandtourismToworkforatravelWorkinghisway

agencythroughschool

JaneComputerscienceToworkintheITAfour-year

industryscholarship

ForReference

a

A,saywhatyouthinkaboutcollegelife.

Hi,John.Lifeoncampusisreallyexciting!It'stotallydifferentformhighschool.

B,giveyouropinionofA'sview.

Yeah.1feelthesame.Ifsanentirelynewworld.

A,tellByourproblemandthecauseforthat.

Well,myproblemisthis:ImajorinEngineering,butIwanttoworkinaforeigntradecompany.

So.IdecidetospendmoretimeonEnglish.But,it'shard,youknow,tomanageyourtime.

B,giveyouropinionofwhatAsays,andtellhim/heraboutyoursituation.

Ithinkyoumadetherightdecision.Actually.Ihavethesameproblem.Youknow.I'mmajoring

incomputerscience,butIdon'tlikeitverymuch.I'mreallyfondoftravelandtourism,andI

amconsideringchangingmymajor,ifit'spossible.

A,commentonB'sword.

Why?Computerscienceiscool!You'resuretogetabigsalaryinyourfuturejob!

B

A,tellBaboutyourproblem.

Hijohn.Fmhavingahardtimepayingmytuition.

B,Showyoursympathy.

Oh.I'msorrytohearthat.Haveanywaytogetmoney?

A,sayyourplantosolvetheproblem.

Iamconsideringapart-timejob.Ithinkitwillhelppaymytuitionandgivemeuseful

experience.

B,GiveyouropinionofA'splan,andtellhim/heraboutyourexperience.

Right.Actually,I'mworkingpart-timeatachainstorenow.Itdoesbringinsomemoney,butI

thinkexperienceismoreimportant.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:UniversityLife

Universitylifeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.Firstofall,livingattheuniversitygives

measenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren'taroundtosay,“No,you,re

notgoingouttonight.^^Idecideeverythingformyself.Beingaroundlotsoffriendlypeopleis

anotheraspectIlikeaboutuniversitylife.Onmyfirstsay,whenIarrivedoncampus,Iwasabit

confusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.AnupperclassmannoticedoutIwaslookingformydorm,he

said,“Oh,justfollowme;that'swhereFmgoing."Now,IcanreallysaythatIfeelcomfortablein

thedormbecausetherearesomanyfriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.Finally,ILOVE

HAVINGFridaysoff;Iwouldnotbeabletodealwithfivedaysofclassesinarow.HowdidIdo

itinhighschool?IlovesleepinginonFridays.IguessI'msortofapartyanimal,butitseemslike

IgoouteveryThursdaynight.ItalsoseemslikeIdon'tgethomeuntilearlythenextdaylMy

headhitsthepillowandIdon,tmoveuntilFridayafternoon.

1.newanddifferent

2.onhisown

3.abitconfused

4.talkwith

5.sleepin

Task2:KeytoLearningEnglish

IthinkoneofthemostimportantkeystolearningEnglishidtoestablisharegularstudyprogram,

likeplanningafewminuteseverymorningaroundbreakfasttime.Thisideamaysoundalittletoo

simpletothelearners,becausetheytookEnglishinhighschoolforaquiteafewyears,butthey

didn'tbecomeproficientspeakersofthelanguage.AsamatteroffactIdonotmeanthatwecan

becomefluentspeakerswithjustafewminuteshereandthere,butfollowingaregularand

consistentcourseofstudycanhelpusonthewaytolanguagemastery.Inotherwords,people

needtoplanouttheirstudybysettingrealisticandattainablegoalsfromthebeginning.Some

peoplegetcaughtupinthecrazeoflearningthelanguageon30days,onlytogiveupwhenthey

can'tperformuptotheirexpectations.Andsmallstepslittlebylittle,arethekey.Forexample,

planningtolearntousethemactively—isfarbetterthanlearning30andforgettingthemthenext

day.

1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T

Task3:ListeningEffectively

Throughitis50%ofeverydaycommunication,listening,itseems,istheleasttaught.Listeningis

morethanjusthearing:itrequiresunderstanding.Inaneducationalsetting,listeningeffectivelyis

critical.Effectivelisteningresultsindoingtherightassignment,doingtheassignmentcorrectly,

andtakingnoteseffectively.Doingtheseactivitieswellresultsinlearningand,mostofthetime,

goodgrades.Inaprofessionalsetting,listeningisalsocritical.Whenyoureceiveanoralmessage,

yourresponsemustbecorrect.Ifyoufailtolistentocustomersorclients,youmaylosetheir

business,andyourjob!Inapersonalsetting,listeningeffectivelydeepensyourrelationships.

Whenwelistentosomeone,wesay“Youareimportant”withouteverspeakingaword.Whenwe

failtolisten,notonlydowenotreceivethemessage,butwesendthemessagethatwearejust

plaindumb.

l.B2.D3.A4.B5.D

UNLT2

ILListeningSkills

IdentifyingNumbers

1.M:Thestadiumlooksprettybig.Howmanypeopledoesitseat?

W:Itholdsaround20,000.Theysaymorethan18,000Ticketshavebeensold.

Q:Howmanyticketsareleftnow?

2.W:Iwasplanningonsigningupfortheswimmingclass.BitIheardit'sfull.

M:Really?That'sstrange.Therewerenineswimmingclasseslastsemester,andthissemester

therearefivemore.

Q:Howmanyswimmingclassesaretherethissemester/

3.W:Howfardoyoujogeveryday?5kilometers?

M:No,about15km.Ihavetorunthatfartostayingoodpeople.

Q:Howfardoesthemanruneachday?

4.M:HowmanypeoplewillcometoyourhometowatchtheWorldCupFinal?Wantmeto

bringanything?

W:Probablylike15or20.I'vegotmostthingscovered.Maybejustbringasix-packor

somethingelsetodrink.

Q:AbouthowmanypeoplewillcometowatchtheWorldCupFinal?

5.W:HowmanypeopledoyouthinkwillenterfortheCityMarathon?

M:Tmnotsure.Itwas250lastyear.Butsomeonetoldmethenumberislikelytodoublethis

tear.

Q:Howmanypeoplearelikelytoenterforthisyear'sCityMarathon?

l.D2.A3.C4.B5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:YaoMing

IfirstsawYaoMingbackin1997.NikehadjustsignedacontracttosponsortheShanghaiSharks.

Wehadalittlepartytointroduceourselvesandgettoknowtheplayers.Afewofuswerethere

whentheteamwalkedin.Theylookednormal,mostabout6'4''orso.Then,athin,baby-faced

guyabout7'5"camein.Wewereallsurprisedatseeinghim.Wecouldn'tbelievehissize.And

whenhestartedhittingthree-pointers,wewerereallyblownaway!OurguysintheU'S'didn't

believethattherewasaChinesekidthattall.Toconvincethem,wehadtobringhimtoaNike

campinParisthatsummer.Yaohadalwaysplayedagainstkidswhowereolderthanhim.This

wasthefirsttimehewascompetingwithplayershisownage.DelHarris,thentheLakerscoach,

wasatthecamp.HefellinlovewithYaoMing.Hewastellingeverybody,gottohaveapicture

withthatkid.Onedayhe'sgoingtohavearealimpactontheNBA.”

l.D2.B3.C4.D5.A

Task2:Ronaldo

Ronaldowillbecomethefirstthree-timewinneroftheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardthis

Tuesday.Ronaldoplayedhisearlyfootballwithamateurclubs.Bythetimehewas16,hehad

signedhisprofessionalcontractwithaBrazilianclub.Heplayedverywell,gainingagoalalmost

ineachgame.Hewasstillonly17whenhewenttoseekhisfortuneintheEuropeanLeagues.Ata

Dutchclub,Ronaldogot30goalson33matches.Backhome,hewasamemberoftheBrazilian

teamthatwontheWorldCupintheU.S.In1994.Althoughhedidnotgettoplayasingleminute

inthattournament,hewassoonbeingdescribedasthenewPele.HemovedtoBracelonain1996,

andthenextsummerbecameamemberofInterMilan.Hequicklybecamethehottestpropertyin

football,winningtheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardin1996and1997.Ashetookthe

awardin1999forthethirdtime,therewasnodoubtthathisnamewouldliveoninhistory.

1.Heplayedhisearlyfootballwithamateurclubs.

2.HesignedhisprofessionalcontractwithaBrazilianclub.

3.HewenttoEuropetoseekhisfortuneintheEuropeanleagues.

4.HewasdescribedasthenewPele.

5.Hewontheawardforthreetimes:in1996,1997and1999.

Task3:PhysicalExercise

Moreandmorepeopletodayarerealizingtheimportanceofregularphysicalexercise.Physical

exercisecanmakeyoustrongandhealthy.Bydoingsomeformofphysicalexerciseeveryday,

yourlevelofenergywillincreaseandyouwillsleepbetteratnight.Therearemanydifferent

formsofphysicalexercisesthatsuitdifferenttastesandneedsofdifferentpeople.Taketrackand

fieldevents,fbrexample.Throwingthejavelincanstrengthenyourarmandupperbody.Thelong

jumpandhighjumpcanstrengthenyourlegs.Basketball,footballandvolleyballarealsogood

formsofexercise.Becarefulwhenchoosingtherighttypeofexercisefbryourself.Idyourheart

isweak,forexample,youshouldstartwithsomelightexercise.Ifyouareoverweight,knowyour

limits.Inaword,don'toverdoit.

Healthyformenergybetterdifferenttastescarefulchoosing

Task4:AnAnnouncement

OpeninterestedcheckupapplyPEDepartmentexerciseopportunity

IV.SpeakingOut

AskingforandGivingDirections

Model1Where's...,please?

NowYourTurn

Newstudent:Excuseme.Where'sthegym,please?

Lisa:Youseethatlibrarybuildingoverthere?

Newstudent:Yeah.

Lisa:Thegymisbehindit.

Newstudent:Thankyouverymuch.

Lisa:Anytime.

Model2Sorry,I'mnewhere,too.

NowYourTurn

Newstudent:Excuseme.couldyoutellmehowtogettothetenniscourts?

Ashley:Thetenniscourts?Sorry,Idon,tknow.I'mnewhere,too.

Newstudent:OK,thanksanyway.

(ThenthenewstudentasksJames.)

Newstudent:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethetenniscourtsare?

James:SeetheStudentActivitiesCenteroverthere?They,reinfrontofit.

Newstudent:Thanksalot.

James:Noproblem.

Model3Gostraightaheadtill...

NowYourTurn

Newstudent:Excuseme.Iwonderyoucouldleilmehowtogettotheschoolstadium.

John:Justgostraighlaheadtillyoureachtheriverside,thenturnrightandwalkuntilyou

seethestudents5cafeteria.Turnleft,andwalkaboutfiveminutes.You'llseeHudson

Hall,adormbuilding.Theschoolstadiumisontheoppositeside.

Newstudent:Thankyouverymuch.

John:You'rewelcome.

V.LefsTalk

Jim:HeyJack,hurryup!Thegame'sgoingtostartanyminutemow.Whatareyoudoing

anyway?

Jack:Fmjustmakingsomepopcorn.Beer,popcorn,football!Whatmorecouldyouwantona

Saturdayafternoon?

Jim:Yeah,Iguessthisisthenextbestthingtogettingactualticketstothegame.I'mcoolwith

justwatchingithereinthedorm.TheTVwillgiveusabetterview.

Jack:It'sgonnabeagoodgame.Tmanxioustoseesomeofthelocalplayersinaction.

Jim:Yeah,shouldbegood...butnotforyourteam.Idon'tthinktheyhaveachance.

Jack:Whynot?We'vegotsomegoodplayers.

Jim:Maybe,buttheotherteamhassomeofthebestplayersinEurope.DavidBeckham,Michael

Owen.Howcanyourguyscompetewiththem?

Jack:Ofcoursethey'regood,butourlocalteamisalsoexcellent!

Jim:OK,ifyou'resoconfident,howaboutabet?

Jack:Allright.LoserpaysforadinneratPizzaHutafterthematch.

Jim:Fine.Icouldeatsomepizzatonight.Mmm.Icantasteitnow.

Jack:Don'tforgettobringyourwallet,Jim.You'regoingtoneeditafteryoulose.

Jim:Goal!MichaelOwen.IthinkI'mstartingtogethungryforsomepizza!

Jack:Ithinkourgoalkeeperwasdistracted.

Jim:Yeah,right!(sarcastically)

Jack:Hey!Ourteam'sgotacorner.Onlytwominutesleft.Maybethegamewillendinatie.

Jim:Ooooh!Toobad,Jack.Youguysalmostdidit!

Jack:Well,timeisup,andI'mstarving.Let'sgotoPizzaHut.It'sonme!

Jack(rootingforthehometeam)a,b,e,f

Jim(rootingforthevisitingroom)c,d,g,h

ForReference

a

A,saythescoreofthematchexcitedly.

Wow!Thescoreis65:67infavorofLakers.

B,discourageyourpartnerandaskforwait-and-see.

Comeon!Rocketsisstrikingback.Hewhosmileslastsmilesbest.

A,answerback,showingconfidenceinthevisitingteam.

Idon'lthinkso.Wellbegunishalfdone,youknow.

B,shoutatthethree-pointshootwhichleadstothehometeam'sadvantage.

THREE!68:67inRockets?favor.Comeon,guys!Somemorepoints!

A,signatthefinallossofthevisitingteamandshowyourdisbelief.

Oh,Jesus.Howcanthatbe?

b

A,commentonthegeneralperformanceoftheteam.

Theseguysdoagoodjobtoday,huh?

B,agreebutsaywhatyouseehappeningonthefield.

Yeah.They'rereallywonderful.Oh,theopposingteamscoredtwogoalswithinTHREE

minutes!

A,showyourextremedisbelief.

Incredible!2goalin3minutes!

B,complainaboutthepoordefenseandsave.

Whatpoordefenseandterriblesaveofthegoalkeeper!

A,Showyourdisappointmentbypromisingnottowatchtheteam'sgamelater.

Mywholenightidruined.Idon'twanttowatchtheirgameanymore.

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:SportsintheU.S.

SportsareveryimportantintheU.S.bothfbrspectatorsandparticipants.Manypeoplehavejobs

wheretheysitformostoftheday,sowhentheyhavefreetime,theyliketotakepartinmore

physicalactivities.Bothteamsportsandindividualactivitiesarepopular.Youthsportsareplayed

eitherinlocalclubsorfbrteamsrepresentingschools.Mostm<yorleaguesportsrecruittheir

playersfromcollegeorhighschoolteams.SpectersportsarealsoamajorpartofAmerican

culture.ManyAmericanswatchsportsweekly,ifnotdaily.Thousandsofpeopleattend

professionalandcollegesportingeventstocheerontheirlocalteams.Millionsmorechooseto

watchonTVandrootfromtheirownlivingrooms.OnTV,Americanfootball,baseballand

basketballarethemostpopularsports.Soccerhasalongwaytogobeforeitisonthesamelevel

withthe“bigthree^^.Althoughthereissomeoverlapping,footballisplayedinthefall,basketball

inthewinterandbaseballinthespringandsummer.Americanprofessionalteamsareprivately

ownedandgenerallysituatedinmajorcities,sotheyhavealargefanbasetodrawfrom.There's

nogovernmentinvolvementintheseleagues.

1.popular2.weekly3.localclubs4.bigthree5.fanbase

Task2:Walking

Generally,peopletravelbycar,busorsubwayinAmerica.Rarelyisabicycleusedasamethod

fortransportation.Inmanycitiesandtowns,Americanschoosetowalk.Walkingisconsideredone

ofthebestwaytostayhealthy.Itistheworld'smostnaturalexercise.About50millionAmericans

areactiveinwhatiscalled“fitness“walking.Theytakeshortwalksafewtimeseachweekto

improvetheirhealth.Fitnesswalkingcanbedonealmostanywhere,anytime.Nospecial

equipmentisneeded.Expertsadvisedrinkinglotsofwaterbeforeandaftereachwalk.Theysay

themosteffectivewaytowalkisthenaturalway.Anewstudyhasprovideddetailsaboutthelink

betweenwalkingandyouremotionalhealth.AprofessionalatCaliforniaStateUniversityaskeda

groupofstudentstodescribetheirfeelingsofenergyandtension.Thenhesentthemonafast

walkfor10minutes.Whenthestudentsreturned,theyreportedfeelinglesstiredandmore

energetic.Theprofessorfoundshortwalkscouldalsohelpmakepersonalproblemsseemless

serious.Indeed,onegroupofpeoplesaidtheirproblemsdidn'tseemasbadastheyhadbeen

beforetheywentforafast10-minutewalk.

l.F2.F3.F4.T5.T

Task3:The27thSummerOlympicGames

The27,hsummerOlympicGameswereheldinSydney,Australia,in2000.Thousandofathletes

gatheredtheretotakepartinthefirstSummerOlympicofthenewcentury.Itwas,however,not

thefirsttimeforAustraliatohosttheOlympicGames.Australiaalsoplayedhostin1956,when

thecityofMelbournewasthesiteoftheGames.The2000Olympiclastedalittlemorethantwo

weeks,fromSeptember15toOctober1.ThemascotofSydneyOlympicGameswas,not

surprisingly,aKangaroo.Thereweresomeneweventsinthe1000Olympic,suchaswomen's

waterpoloandweightlifting.TheGameswereagreatsuccess.Insportingcompetition,athletes

brokelotsofOlympicandworldrecords.Also,theeventwasahugefinancialsuccessfor

Australia,especiallyinthetourismindustry.

l.D2.B3.B4.C5.D

UNLT3

ILListeningSkills

UnderstandingTimesandDates

1.W:Oh,lookattheclock.It\5:15.TilbelateforJennifer'sbirthdayparty!Iwassupposedto

leaveat5o'clock.

M:Don'tworry!Youstillhavesometime.Theclockistwentyminutesfast.

Q:Whattimeisitnow?

2.W:It's7:50,lazybones,andyou'regoingtobelateforthemeeting.

M:God!Iwassleepinglikeadog.Well,Istillhavetenminutes.

Q:Whenistheman'smeeting?

3.M:Thankyou,Laura.We'dliketogotothebarbecuewithyou.Whattimeshouldwebethere

W:Somepeoplearecomingaround11:00,andwe'regoingtoplaybadminton,butwewon't

eatuntilaround12:30.

Q:Atwhattimearetheygoingtoeat?

4.M:IknewDr.Smith'sbirthdaywasOctober26lh,butIdidn'trealizeitwasthisSaturday.

W:Let'sgivehimasurpriseparty.Wecouldaskhimtomeetusathisofficeat5,andthenwe

couldtakehimtodinnerattherestaurantaround5:30.

Q:WhattimedoesthewomansuggestmeetingDr.Smith?

5.M:IjustreadthatEinsteinwasbornonMarch14,1879,whenverylittlewasunderstoodabout

timeandenergy.

W:Absolutely.ButwhenhediedonApril18,1955,peopleknewalotmore,andnuclearpower

stationshadbeenbuilt.

Q:WhenwasEinsteinborn?

l.D2.B3.C4.A5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:APicture

Ihaveapicturethatsitsonmydeskinmybedroom.WhenIhavetroublestudying,orTmworried

aboutanexam,Ijusttakealookatit.Itisapictureofmybestfriendstakenyearsagowhenwe

wereinhighschool.Itremindsmeofthegoodtimewe'vesharedandthesupporttheirfriendship

stillgivesmetoday.Eventhoughourliveshavegoneindifferentdirections,thebondwecreated

haskeptusclose.EveryweekIgetamessageonmyansweringmachinefromoneofthem,ora

letterinthemailwiththelatestnewsorvacationphotos.Ioftengete-mailwithajokefortheday,

orwordsofcomfortaboutsomeproblemsinmylife.Myfriendshaveshownupforsurprise

birthdayparties,andoneofthemeventraveledtwohoursfromtheotherendoftownjusttowatch

myfirstEnglishspeechcontest.Ourfriendshiphascarriedmethroughalotofdifficult

experiences,andhasenrichedthegoodones.Itisthekindoffriendshipthatoutlasts

disagreements,changes,andseparation.

l.C2.A3.D4.B5.B

Task2:ProblemofMeetingPeople

Asaforeignstudent,Ihaveanumberofproblems,bothacademical