致用大学英语.

1、实训四Part I VocabularyLearn the new words from the table below and choose the best answer from the 4choices marked A, B, C and D.词汇 音标 词 中文释义 例句性nail n. 钉子；指甲， He hammered the nail into the趾甲 branch.他把钉子钉到了树枝上。namely ad. 即；也就是 We need to concentrate on our targetaudience, namely women aged between20 a

2、nd 30.我们须针对我们的听众对象，即年龄在 20 到 30 岁之间的妇女。narrative n. 叙述；讲故 His trip around the world made an事 interesting narrative .他周游世界的旅行是个很有趣的故事。nasty a. 令人厌恶的； I dontlike the colour theyvechosen肮脏的； 下流 for their new carpetit looks really的 nasty.我不喜欢他们挑的那块新地毯的颜色看着真让人恶心。native a. 本国的；土 She spoke not only her nat

3、ive著的；原产 language, English, but also French地的 and German.她不仅讲自己的母语英语，还讲法语和德语。nationality n. 国籍 She lives in France but has Britishnationality .她住在法国，但拥有英国国籍。naturally ad. 自然地；当 When things go wrong, all of us然地；合理 naturally feel disappointed and地 frustrated.1出问题时，我们大家自然都感到失望和沮丧。navigation n. 航行；航海 P

4、ack ice is a threat to navigation .浮冰对船只航行构成威胁。navy n. 海军 The navy is introducing a new class ofwarship this year.海军今年要装备新一级的军舰。nearly ad. 几乎；差不 He was nearly hit by a car when he多；即将 ran across the road.他过马路的时候差点被车撞到。neat a. 整洁的；整 The students are required to keep齐的 their dorms neat.学生们被要求保持宿舍整洁。ne

5、cessity n. 必要性； 必需 Food, clothing and shelter are all basic品 necessities of life.衣、食、住所是生活的基本必需品。negative a. 消极的；否 In most cases, divorces will have a认的 negative influence on children.大多数情况下，离婚会给孩子带来消极的影响。neglect v. 疏忽；忽略 The woman denied that she hadneglected her child.那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。negotiate v.

6、商议；谈判； W eve decided to negotiate with the协商 employers about our wage claim.我们决定就工资问题与雇主谈判。neighbourhood n. 地区；某地区 We live in a rather rich neighbourhood .的人 我们住在很富裕的住宅区。network n. 网络；网状物 CBS, ABC, and NBC are the three bigUS television networks .哥伦比亚广播公司、美国广播公司和全国广播公司是美国的三大电视网。neutral a. 中立的； 公平 He

7、 holds a neutral position in the的 debate over gender equality.2在关于性别平等的辩论中，他持中立的观点。nevertheless ad. 虽然如此； 然 There was no news; nevertheless we而 went on hoping.尽管毫无消息，我们仍抱着希望。newly ad. 新近地 The newly married couple went toItaly for their honeymoon.这对新婚夫妇去意大利度蜜月。1. He was appointed to the _ established

8、 Department of Health and Human Services.A. nearly B. newly C. normally D. justly2. Most marriages fail after between five and nine years. _, people continue to getmarried.A. In addition B. Although C. Nevertheless D. Therefore3. Mobile phone now is a household _.A. component B. instrument C. equipm

9、ent D. necessity4. Journalists are supposed to be politically _.A. neutral B. critical C. negative D. aggressive5. The party in office has to _ with the parties out of office over this proposal.A. disagree B. quarrel C. negotiate D. disputePart II ListeningSection AChoose the right answers for the 5

10、 short conversationsfrom the 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D.1. A. Exercise machines won t do the woman. goodB. it s not necessary for the woman to take a fitness training cour.seC. walking up and down the stairs should follow certain beats.D. the woman should walk up and down the stairs all the time.

11、2. A. The man will change his attitude to the women.B. The boss has done his wrong by accident.C. The boss hasn t been hard on thmean.D. The woman encouraged the man to revenge.3. A. The woman s friend has a better handwritin.g3B. The man s friend has a better handwritin.gC. The woman has a better h

12、andwriting.D. The man has a better handwriting.4. A. He doesn t like the.m B. He likes them very much.C. He doesn t think over the.m D. He doesn t watch the. m5. A. A fictional story. B. The quit of a shop assistant.C. The search of a reliable witness. D. An unsolved case of robbery.Section BChoose

13、the right answers for the 2 long dialogues from the 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D.Dialogue 11. A. He is invited to a professor s house.B. He wants to quit an informal party.C. He knows little about customs at a dinner party.D. He is not free next Saturday.2. A. Because they may have enough time for

14、taking a shower and the like.B. Because it is a custom in AmericaC. Because they want to enjoy their privacy till the last minute.D. Because they are nervous.3. A. 45 minutes later than the invitation states.B. 15 minutes later than the invitation states.C. 15 minutes later than the invitation state

15、s.D. 15 or 30 minutes later than the invitation states.4. A. Through the phone. B. Through the mail.C. Through the net. D. Either A or B.Dialogue 21. A. Indifferent. B. Large. C. Important. D. Encouraging.2. A. His childhood experience. B. His time chosen to set up the company.C. His product of pers

16、onal computer. D. His personal intelligence.3. A. His family members encouragement.B. His friends helpC. The hard work of his people working with him.D. The confidence his employee put on him.44. A. He cannot finish college studies.B. He believes the company should be customers-driven.C. He put more

17、 emphasis on time.D. He focuses on all new things.Section CChoose the right answers for the 2 passages from the 4 choices marked A, B, Cand D.Passage 11. A. He tries to give up easily. B. He may be criticized by someone else.C. He wants to rip others. D. He rises continuously.2. A. The criticism dis

18、tracts success.B. The more you accomplish, the less you risk being criticized.C. The average people avoid criticism easily.D. The greater the success, the more the criticism.3. A. Doers. B. Achievers. C. Leaders. D. Underachievers.Passage 21. A. To be educated. B. To become scholars.C. To be prepare

19、d for the real world. D. To change a college into a society.2. A. To show off their wider range of knowledge.B. To help students solve their secret little problems.C. To be only responsible for teaching students school subjects.D. To frequently contact with parents.3. A. They are too fond of studies

20、.B. They became star pupils.C. They have abundant knowledge of real human beings.D. They are not likely to be successful.4. A. We should study hard and learn real knowledge of human beings as well.B. We should mange to become star pupils.C. We should be fully occupied by off campus activities.D. We

21、should become bookworms.5Section DFill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Studentspressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (1)_,but some of them arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in(2)_ college, and a few of them seem to

22、go out of their way to add to their children sdifficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (3)_ of the kinds of problems their children face.They dont realize that the competition is keener, that the required (4)_ of work are higher,and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (5

23、)_ seeing A s and Bs onhigh school report cards, they may be (6)_ when their childrens first semester collegegrades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (7)_ why John or Mary isn tdoing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, the

24、ymay (8)_ to take their children out of college or cut off funds.Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only rightand natural that they (9)_ what their children do with their lives. In their involvement andidentification with their children, they forget that

25、 everyone is different and that each person mustdevelop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young (10)_,must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.Section EListen to the film excerpt, and then imitate it with your partner.Out of AfricaKaren: Have

26、you had dinner?Denys: Yes.Karen: Your things, I . I . packed your things, I thought I would send them on to the club. Is thatall right? I think we should have had it this way all the time.Denys: I don t know. I was beginning to like your things.Karen: And I was beginning to like living without them.

27、Denys: You ve ruined it for me, you know?Karen: Ruined what?Denys: Being alone.Karen: Have I?Denys: Id like to come with you to Mombasa. Can I fly you there?Karen: Aren t you going away again?6Denys: Ill have some things to do tomorrow at Tsavo. But I ll be back on Friday. Would that beall right?Kar

28、en: Of course. I ve got these little things that I ve learned to do lately. When it gets so bad, aI think I can t go on, I try to make it worse, I make meylfsthink about our camp on theriver, and Barkeley, and the first time that you took me flying. How good it all was! Andwhen I m certain that I ca

29、n t stand it, I go one moment more, and I know I can bearanything . Would you like to help me?Denys: Yes.Karen: Come dance with me, then. You were right, you know. The farm never did belong to me.Denys: I may have been wrong.Part III SpeakingSection AFill in the blanks with the sentences in the tabl

30、e and practice the dialogues withyour partner.Dialogue 1Harry: I ve been doing a lot of thinking, and the thing is I love you.Sally: _1_Harry: I love you.Sally: _2_Harry: How about you love me, too?Sally: How about I m leaving?Harry: Doesn t what I said mean anything to you?Sally: I m sorry, Harry,

31、I know it s New Years Eve, I know you re feeling lonely, but you justcant show up here, tell me you love me and expect that to make everything alright._3_Harry: Well, how does it work?Sally: _4_Harry: How about this way? I love that you get cold when it s seventy-one degrees out, I love thatit takes

32、 you an hour and a half to order a sandwich, I love that you get a little crinkle aboveyou nose when youre looking at me like I m nuts, I love that after I spend a day with you Ican still smell your perfume on my clothes and I love that you are the last person I want totalk to before I go to sleep a

33、t night. _5_ Icame here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with7somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.Sally: You see, that is just like you Harry. You say things like that and you make it impossible forme to hate you. And I hate y

34、ou Harry . I really hate you.A. I don t know but not this way.B. And it s not because Im lonely, and it s not because its New Years Eve.C. How do you expect me to respond to this?D. It doesnt work this way!E. What?Dialogue 2Mandy: Oh, look. _1_Lucinda: Alright. Come on. What shall we give this beaut

35、iful little child today?_2_Mother: Ella.Lucinda: Ah. Ella of Frell. Not a very well- behaved little stinker, is she? Quiet, please. I can tconcentrate here. Ella of Frell, I give you the gift of obedience. Now, go to sleep! Now,wake up. _3_Mandy: No! It s terrible! It s a terrible gift to have to do

36、 what you re told. Take it back!Lucinda: _4_ And if you re going to be ungratefucl,aIn always turnher into a squirrel instead.Mother: A squirrel?Mandy: _5_Lucinda: B esides, you should thank me. I ve just given you the perfect child.A. I have a no-return policy.B. Isn t it wonderf?ulC. Shes bac. kD.

37、 No, obedience is a lovely gift.E. Whats her name aga?inSection BListen to the classicarticle and imitate, paying attention to the tones and thepronunciation.Word Tipsconceive / v. 构想出，设想；怀孕8dedicate / / v. 贡献; 致力proposition / / n. 提议, 建议consecrate v. 供神用 , 使神圣 , 奉献detract / / v. 转移; 减损 ; 使分心 ; 诋毁;

38、减损, 降低perish v. 毁灭, 腐烂 , 死亡 ; 毁坏, 使麻木Gettysburg AddressAbraham LincolnFour score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation,conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whe

39、ther that Nation, or any nation soconceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. Wehave come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who gave their livesthat Nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we sho

40、uld do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate we cannot consecratewe cannot hallow thisground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above ourpower to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it cannever forget

41、what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to the great taskremaining before us; that from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause forwhich they gave the last full measure of devotion; that this Nation, under God, shall have a newbirth of freedom; and t

42、hat government of the People ，by the People and for the People shall notperish from the earth.Part IV ReadingSection ASelect one word for each blank from a list of choicesgiven in the word bankfollowing the passage.When families 1 for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions datingback

43、 to Grandma s gentioenra. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and thedress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has 2 way to a stoneware ( 粗陶)-and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an 3 casual-Friday look. For hosts andgues

44、ts, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it 49economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, 5 that it iseliminating 1,000 jobsone-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 thenumber of position

45、s lost in 18 months in the pottery ( 陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other potteryfactories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia 6 a role in the downsizing, thelayoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doultonadmitted that the compa

46、ny “has been somewhat slo7w in up w ith the trend ” toward casualdining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat 8 , either becausethey are single or they eat in front of television.Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours

47、 anddemanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it 9 at a kseboeuttt epri zt zoaon paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real ” dinnerToo often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish thesilver? Who has

48、 time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette ( 礼节) that childrenmight once have learned at the table by observation or 10 from parents and grandparents( “Chew with your mouth closed. ” “Keep your elbows off the table. ”) must be picked up elsewheSome companies now

49、offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competentprofessionally but clueless socially.A. equally B. play C. alone D. announced E. share F. given G. eat H. sameI. catching J. putting K. spells L. gather M. together N. behaviour O. instructionSection BChoose the best answers from the 4 choic

50、es marked A, B, C and D.Passage 1Dear Daughter,College will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will trulydiscover what learning is about. You often question “what good is this course ”. I encourage you tobe inquisitive, but I also want to tell you “education is what

51、you have left after all that is taught isforgotten”. What I mean by that is the materials taught isn t as important as you gain the ability tolearn a new subject, and the ability to analyze a new problem. That is really what learning incollege is aboutthis will be the period where you go from teache

52、r-taught to master-inspired,after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you10learn isnt critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.Do not fall into the trap of dogma. There is no single simple answer to any q

53、uestion.Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that youdont believe in? I did that for a reason things are rarely “black and white ”, and there are alwaysmany ways to look at a problem. This is called “critical thinking ”, and it is the most importantth

54、inking skill you need for your life. This also means you need to become tolerant and supportiveof others. I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D. advisor and proposed a new thesistopic, he said “I don t agree with you, but I ll support you. ”After years, I have learned this isn tjust flexibil

55、ity, it is encouragement of critical thinking, and an empowering style of leadership.Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Steve Jobs once said,“When you are in college, your passion will create many dots, and later in your life you willconnect them. ”He gave the great example at Stanford where he took calligraphy, and a decadelater, it became the basis of the beautiful Macintosh fonts, which later ignited desktop publishing,and brought wonderful tools like Microsoft Word to our lives. H