新视野大学英语第一册Unit2听力文本.doc

Unit 21 warming upHaving problems with your parents? Because society has been changing so rapidly during the last few years, the gap between the generations has become larger. So it can be difficult for children and their parents to relate. Parents often find the ideas and ways of their children offensive. And children, often teenagers, tend to be rebellious and act badly.More than at any other time, Chilling Out with the Folks, a set of self-help recordings that bring the generation together, is necessary. Chilling Out with the Folks will help you develop the patience and tolerance necessary to bridge any generational divide. Honestly, it will change your life! Listen to these recordings today, and begin your trip down the road to peace and perfection!2. short conversations1. W: How about spending the evening chilling out with the folks? M: Come on, Mom. Id really like to get out with my friends. Q: What does the young man want to do?2. W: Honestly, I dont know what to say about our sons music. M: Leave him alone about it. After all, your mother didnt like your music, either. Q: What should the woman do according to the man?3. W: Im surprised to see you out and about so early in the morning. M: You know my mom. She doesnt like me sleeping in, even on weekends. Q: Why is the man out and about so early in the morning?4. M: A little teenage rebellion is normal. Your son will get over it.W: I know. Im just worried about him doing something that will ruin his life.Q: Why is the woman worried about her son?5. W: Get a piercing in my nose? No way! My parents would be angry! M: Youre not giving them enough credit. I dont think theyd be upset at all Q: Why wouldnt the woman get a piercing in her nose?6. W: What bugs you most about your daughters eating habits? M: I cant stand the way she eats so quickly. Q: Why does the man have a problem with the way his daughter eats?7. M: Whats wrong with our kids? They think theyre entitled to everything we have!W: Well, I feel its my fault for giving them too much.Q: What does the woman think about their kids problems?8. W: Dad, Ive got a date tonight with Mike. Ill be back late. M: Him again? I wish you wouldnt date a guy with a tattoo!. Q: What does the father wish for his daughter?9 W: My mother wants me to go into banking, but I like writing. M: You cant let your mother choose your career for you. Q: According to the man, what should the womans mother NOT do?10. W: Dad, Im a grown woman, and you cant make choices for me. M: Ha! If you were a grown woman, you wouldnt watch cartoons all day! Q: Why does the girls father NOT believe that she is a grown woman?3 Understanding a long conversationM: You should get a sense of humor, Mom.W: Im sorry, but I just dont think that breaking shop windows is funny.M: If it isnt funny, then I dont know what it is. These shop windows only show things out of date and out of fashion. They re misleading. Anyway, its fun to break old stuff.W: And thats what Im saying. You dont know whats funny. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed movies and going out with my friends, not causing trouble or breaking things.M: This is just the big difference between your generation and mine.W: No, it isnt! I know teenagers o your age, and they dont have your bad attitude! And they certainly never break shop windows! M: Whatever, Mom. Ive got to go now.W: Huh? Where do you think youre going”M: I dont know. Maybe Ill go out and break stuff.Questions1. According to the son, what should the mother do?2. What is wrong with the shop windows according to the son?3. What did the mother enjoy when she was a teen?4. How is the son different form other teens according to the mother?5. What does the son say he might do next?4. Understanding a passage “Educator methods”, such as not buying toys for children who act up, do not always work. I personally think that even though parents teach their children many things, they should not act like teachers all the time. After my “educator methods” failed, I spent some quality one-on-one time with my daughter with NO lecturing about her behavior. For example, we went out for ice cream. While we sat and ate, we spent a long time watching other people and talking about the things around us. Then we went to bookstore where she looked for a book to buy. It took her a long time, but I was patient. We finally bought her a book and finished our outing together. At the end, we decided to have similar outings once a month, because it really was fun. My main goal was to let her know that I love her.Questions1. What did the speaker do to his daughter when his “educator methods” failed?2. What did the speaker and his daughter do while having the ice cream?3. What happened at the bookstore?4. How often did the speaker and his daughter decide to go out together?5. What was the main purpose for the speakers outing with his daughter?6.Understanding a Movie Speech1.quick 2. end 3. remember 4. future 5. ten 6. look 7. none 8. eyes 9. blackness10. wishStory-retelling Ever wonder why your parents seem kind of tough on your sometimes? Chances are theyre just a little bit scared. Heres why: They are scared because 1)youre becoming more and more independent. When you were born, you were helpless. You were such a little darling. They assumed you would always need them. Now your growing sense of independence tells them what they would rather forget: You may love them, but you dont belong to them. They are scared because 2)they know how easy it is to waste your life. They know that there are at least three wrong directions for every right one. They know how easily life slips away through a casual decision to stick with the wrong friends, wrong habits or wrong thinking. So, they are scared, and they worry about you. They are scared because 3) they feel powerless. They realize that they are sending you out into a world full of potential dangers from which they cant protect you. This frighten them. They are scared because 4)they cant talk to you. They want to tell you that they love you and they want to give you good advice, but they find it difficult. Basically, your parents are scared because they love you. They dont want to fail as parents. But mostly they dont want to fail you. And theyre afraid they will.HomeworkTask 1How Grandpa Become Rich?M: Grandma, Grandpa tells me I complain too much about my chores. Do you think he has a point?W: Your grandpa says a lot of things, Jerry. Dont take it to heart, OK? What do you know about your grandpa?M: I know he worked hard/W:Thats true. Many years ago, your grandpa didnt have enough money to live.M: That sounds awful!W: It does. He used all his money to buy an apple. And he sold that apple for enough money to buy two.M: And he just kept going like that?W: Thats right,Jerry. By the end of the month, he had $20.M: Wow! No wonder Grandpa says young people complain too much! Your generation worked much harder! Grandpa became rich, and he did it all with one apple.W:Not quite! After that first month of selling apples, my father died and left us a fortune. Your grandpa never had to work again.Question1. What did Grandpa say to Jerry?2. What does Jerry know about his grandpa?3. How did Grandpa earn $20?4. Why does Jerry think that Grandmas generation was so great?5. How did Grandpa really become so rich?Key:ABACDTask 2 Preparing Teens for Life Preparing teens for life after high school is an important task for parents. Deb, a mother of four, communicates with her children often. When her daughter Kate became interested in art, Deb took her on a tour of the Disney Studios to show Kate how she could make her dreams come true. What if your teen is about to begin his junior year and you hav