新视野大学生听力(unit1-5)

新视野大学英语听说教程第一单元原文和答案UnderstandingwordsTaskl：insight；embarrassing；frustrating；access；virtual；minimum；positive；commitment；benefit；gapTask2：rewarding；environment；participate；required；medium；access；commitment；frustration;benefits;insightsUnderstandingsentencesTaskl:1.Theteachertolduswheretobuyourtextbooks.ThetextwasexplainedtoMaryandJackyesterday.Ourmonitorforgotthenameoftheactorappearinginthefilm.Lastweek,Dr.BrownwenttoWashingtonbytraininorderattendaschoolmeetingthere.Shehasn'tquitefinishedherassignmentyet.She*dliketotakeanonlinecourse.JohnusedtobeastudentinNewYork.Jackisn'tagoodstudentbecauseheneverdoeshishomework.She'dliketoseetheprofessorassoonaspossible.JacktoldmysisterthewaytotheChairman'sOffice.key:1.(B)2.(B)3.(A)4.(A)5.(B)6.(B)7.(B)8.(B)9.(A)10.(B)Task2:1.Marywasatthetopofherclassduringthelastyear.Isupposethattheteacher,Mary,wantsmetofinishthecourse.IcameacrossaletterfromBrowntheotherday.Jimsoongotaccesstothelibrarycomputers.Muchworkhasbeendonetobridgethegapbetweenwhatstudentslearnandwhatsocietyneeds.Mr.Brownisagooddriverandhiswifeisjust1ikehim.Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.8.Weaskedallschool studentstoparticipate inanonline course.Iwouldn'ttrademy experiencewithEnglish learning for anythingintheworld.Ican'tkeepupwiththeflowoftheonlinecourse.Key:1.(B)2.(A)3.(A) 4.(C)5.(B)6.(A)7.(C) 8.(A)9. (C) ,10.(B)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTask1PassageoneToday,therearemanyopportunitiesopentothosewhowishtocontinuetheireducation.However,nearlyal1requiresomebreakinone'sjobinordertoattendschoolfulltime.Parttimeeducation,thatis,attendingschoolatnightorforoneweekendamonth,usuallylastsalongperiodoftime,Asaresult,manypeoplefinditalmostimpossibletocompleteadegreeprogram.Inaddition,suchprogramsrequireafixedtime,whichcanproducesomebadeffectsonone'sjobandfamilytime.Ofthemanywaysofteachingandlearning,however,perhapsdistancelearningcanbesaidtofitourneeds.Distancelearningisaneducationalmethod,whichallowsstudentstostudyataspeedthatiscomfortableforthem.Inthisway,studentsenjoyagoodopportunitytoachievetheeducationalgoalsnecessaryintoday'sworld.Thetimerequiredtostudycanbefixedaccordingtothestudents'actualneedsandwants.Inaddition,studentscanparticipateindistancelearningcoursesfromalmostanyplaceintheworld.Theycanreceiveteachers'helpthroughtheonlinecourse,bytelephoneandovertheInternet.Gooddistancelearningprogramshavealotofbenefits.Forexample,studentsdon'thavetotravelawayfromhometotakeatest.Thedistancelearningcourseisthesameasthecoursesstudentshaveatcollege.Thedegreeofferedisalsothesamewhetherdistancelearningoron-campusstudyisemployed.Infact,agooddistancelearningprogramispopularnotonlywiththestudentsbutalsoanycompanyorbusinessthatwantstoworkfortheeducationalbenefitandbusinessdevelopmentofthecompany.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.1.Accordingtothetalk,whatismeantbyparttimeeducation?2'Whatisoneofthemajorbenefitsthatdistancelearningofferstothestudents?Howmanybenefitsofgooddistancelearningprogramsarementionedinthetalk?Howcanabusinessbenefitfromdistance1earningprogramsaccordingtothespeaker?Whatbenefitdoesdistancelearningbringtoaworkerinabusinessaccordingtothespeaker?Key:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.TPassagetwoInordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytogetoverthefearofmakingmistakes.Ifthemajorgoaloflanguageuseiscommunication,themistakesaresecondinimportanceandmaybedealtwithbitbybitasawarenessofthosemistakesincreases.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistakes.Thelanguagelearnermaynoticehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsaredifferentfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aChinesespeakerwhohasbeensaying'I'lldoit"loexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,bycommunicatingwithnativespeakers,realizethatnativespeakersactuallysay'Tildoit,"whentheymeanrightnow."rFheresultinggapcanserveasabaseforthestudenttochangehiswayofusingthepresentforminEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtocommunicateinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbetter.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard,cWhatdoesthespeakermainlydiscussinthetalk?Howcanlanguagelearnersreducethenumberoftheirmistakes?Whatwillhappentoforeignlanguagelearnerswhodonotcommunicatewithnativespeakers?Whyshouldn'tforeignlanguagelearnersworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakes?Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheuseofmistakesinforeignlanguagelearning?Key:6.F7.T8.T9.F10.FPassagethreeManyChinesestudentshavestudiedEnglishformorethantenyears.However,theyaresti11unabletospeakEnglishverywellwhentheymeetanativespeaker.Theyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructure,butaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluncomfortable.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfindouttheirmistakes.It'scommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.ThisprovesthattheyareunabletothinkabouttheirideasinEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylackpracticeandpositivebeliefinthemselves.Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthosenativespeakerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don'tbeshy!Theywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumake.Thebestwaytogetridofmistakesistolearntospeakbyspeakingmore.Iamsurethatcontinualpracticewillhelpyousucceed.Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthistalkmainlydiscuss?WhyaresomanyChinesestudentsgoodatwritingEnglishbutpooratspeakingEnglish?WhyaresomanyChinesestudentsafraidtospeaktonativespeakers?HowcanwespeakEnglishwell?Whatdoesthephrase"getridof"meaninthetalk?Key:11.F12.F13.F14.T15.FTask2PassageoneImagineyouareadoctorofmedicinefromJapan.YouareataninternationalmeetinginEurope.YouwanttocommunicatewithadoctorfromAfrica.Whatlanguagedoyouspeakwithhim?TheanswerisprobablyEnglish.Today,nearly600millionpeoplearoundtheworldusetheEnglishlanguage.OnlyhalfofthemspeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.WhyisEnglishusefulforinternationalcommunication?Foronething,manybooksandpapersinspecialfieldsareinEnglish.Asaresult,peoplewithgreatknowledgeinthesespecialfieldsoftenlearnEnglish.SuchpeoplefromdifferentcountriescanusetheirEnglishforinternationalcommunication.Englishisreallyaworldlanguage.Key:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.DPassagetwoManypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.Theylearnlanguages,history,politicalmethods,geography,physics,chemistryandmathematics.Othersgotoschooltolearnskillsinordertomakealiving.Traditionaleducationisveryusefulandimportant.Yet,noonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchheknows,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Theteacher'smainjobistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthantoremembersomefactsoraformula.Itisquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulainworkingoutamathproblem.Greatscientistsbeforeusdidn'tgeteverythingfromschool.Edisondidn'tevenfinishjuniorschool.Hemadesomanythingsforus.Thesescientistsweresosuccessful,buttheirteachersonlyshowedthemtheway.Thereasonfortheirsuccesswasthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooksthatwerenottaughtatschool.Theywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyread.Theydidthousandsofexperiments.Theyworkedhardailtheirlives,wastingnotasinglemoment.Mostimportantwasthattheyknewhowtousetheirbrains.Kay:6.C7.D8.D9.C10.DPassagethreeWhenyouarereadingsomethinginEnglish,youmayoftencomeacrossanewword.What,sthebestwaytolearnit?YoumaylookitupinanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.Itwilltellyoualotaboutaword:thepronunciation,thepartofspeech,theChinesemeaningandhowtousethisword.ButhowcanyouknowwheretofindawordamongthousandsofEnglishwords?Howdoyoufinditbothquicklyandcorrectlyinthedictionary?First,alltheEnglishwordsarelistedinalphabeticalorder.Inthedictionary,firstyouwillseeallthewordsbeginningwiththeletterA,followedbythosebeginningwithB,C,andDandsoon.Thatmeanswithtwowords1ike"desert"and"pull","desert"mustcomebefore"pull".Then,iftwowordsbothbeginwiththesameletter,youlookatthesecondletter,thenthethird,thefourthandsoon.Forexample,"pardon"comesbefore"plough","judge"before"just",andsoon.Doyouunderstandnowhowtolookupawordinadictionary?Thedictionarywillbeyourgoodfriends.Ihopeyou'11useitasoftenaspossibleinyourEnglishlearning.Key:11.D12.D13.A14.B15.C新视野大学英语听说教程第二单元原文和答案UnderstandingwordsTaskl：1..annoy2.blast3.offensive4.powerful5.disgusting6.definitely*7.horrible8.rhythm9.disturb10.toastKey:1.(B)2.(C)3.(A)4.(B)5.(A)6.(A)7.(C)8.(B)9.(A)10.(A)Task2：1.annoyed;2.disgusting;3.disturb;4.jeans;5.powerful6.grab;7.definitely8.stuff9.rhythms10.horribleUnderstandingsentencesTaskl:1.Whenheheardthemusicblastforth,Tomboltedoutofbedlikeshotfromagun.Sandysangalongwiththemusicasshelay1isteningtoherfavoriterecord.Notstoppingtoknock,thechiIdrenburstintotheroom,Itmustbeweirdforhimtolistentosuchhorriblestuffasayoungster.HeaskedSandytoturndownhermusicsothatitdidnotwakeheryoungersister.The musicis soloudthat itwillhurtyourears as well asyourbrain,sommitoff.7.Pleasehurryup oryou11be lateforthe concert.We' dbetter getthereearly,orsomeone elsewill grab the bestseats.She stayeda longtimein theshowerand washed thoroughly.Theteacherbangedonthetabletorushthestudentsintohandingintheirpapers.Key:1.(A)2.(B)3.(B)4.(A)5.(A)6.(A)7.(B)8.(B)9.(A)10.(A)Task2:1.Itwassocoldthathewrappedhissweateraroundhisshoulderstokeepwarm.Asusualforthistimeofyear,alloftherestaurantsareclosed.Whilestandingbythesink,IheardMotherenterthekitchen.JustonemorequestionandI'mdone.Shepretendedthatshedidn'tmind,butIknewthatshedid.Normallysheworelittlemake-up,exceptforthisevening.Wedon'tgofarenoughintryingtostopyoungpeoplefromsmoking.Sheboltedtothephonetoringforanambulance.It'snicetohavesomeonewithwhomyoucanshareyourproblem.Sinceherbrotherhadleft,hermotherbuggedSandyalotmorethanbefore.Key:1.(B)2.(B)3.(A)4.(C)5.(B)6,(B)7.(C)8.(B)9.(B)10.(A)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTask1PassageoneUntilnow,happyparentsfoundthemselvesignoredbytheiryoungrebels,whochargedthemwithbeingtooconcernedwithmoneyandtooanxioustoinfluencetheneighbors.Youngpeoplethoughttruesuccesswasamatterofself-satisfaction.Andself-satisfactionincludedreachingone'sgoalsandachievinghappinessinone'sownwaywithoutpayingattentiontorules,duties,ortheopinionsofothers.Mostparentsfoundithardtoaccepttheirchildren'sthinking.Theythemselveshadbeenbroughtuptorespecttraditionalvalues;theyhadalsolearnedtorespectmoneybecauseitwashardtofindduringtheirteenageyears.Theyhadmarriedinthelate1930sorearly1940s,atatimewhenitwasdifficulttogivetheirchildrenacarefreelife.Amarriedcouple'sfirstduty,therefore,wastothinkoftheirchildren'shappiness.Iftheparentsfelttiredandunsatisfied,theydidn'tdareadmitit:itwasnotdone.Ontheotherhand,whileMomandDadweregoingwithoutthings,theyexpectedtheirchiIdrentoobeytherulesof"nice"manners,andtogrowupintoadultsthatmakeparentsproud.Theseweretheveryideasagainstwhichtheyoungrebelsofthe1960srebelled.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidchildrenthinkoftheirparents?What was truesuccessaccordingtoyoungpeople?What did mostparentslearntodowhen theywereyoung?What did parentsthinkwastheirfirst duty?What did parentsexpecttheirchildren tobe?Key:1.T2.F3.F4.T5.TPassagetwoMygrandfatherliveswithusandhe'smakingmy1ifeapain.WhenIwassmal1hewaskindandhappy.Butnowhe'salwaysnegativeandfindingfault.Imustn'tbreakinwhenhe'stalking.It'snotpolite.Hedoesn'tlikemyclothes."Nicegirlsdon'tdresslikethat."Ishouldn'twearmake-up."Existingbeautyisbest.z/Sometimeshedisturbsmyhomework."WhenIwasyoungweusedtodomathsdifferently,"hesays.Honestly,he'ssooldhedoesn'tknowanything.Butthatdoesn'tstophimfromfindingfaultwithme.Hedoesn'tlikemyfriendsormyfavoriterecords."You'remakingtoomuchnoise,"hecalls,"Ican'tgettosleep."Whenhe'snotbeingnegative,heasksquestions,"Whereareyougoing?Wherehaveyoubeen?Whyaren'tyouhelpingyourmother?”HethinksI'msix,notsixteen.Anyway,whycan'tIdowhatIlike?It'smy1ife,nothis.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?Whatdoesthespeaker'sgrandfatherthinksheshoulddo?Whydoesthespeaker'sgrandfathersometimesdisturbherhomework?Whendoesthespeaker'sgrandfatherstopbeingnegative?Whydoesthespeaker'sgrandfatherneverstopbuggingher?Key:6.F7.F8.F9.T10.FPassagethreeDavidBrownandAnnRamosaretwopatientsparticipatingintheAdultDayCareProgramatMercyHospital.DavidBrownisseventy-twoyearsold.He'sfriendlyandlikestotalk.Heliveswithhiswifeinasmallflatinthecity.ButDavidisbecomingforgetful.Hiswifesays,"He'11heatupsomesoup,thenforgettoturnoffthecookingequipment."Sheissixty-oneandstillworks.She'swordedaboutleavingherhusbandalonebyhimself.AnnRamosiseightyand1iveswithherdaughter,whoissixty.Herdaughtersaysthatsheneedsabreak.“Momfollowsmeeverywhere.ShefollowsmefromroomtoroomwhenIclean.ShesitsdownnexttomewhenIreadthenewspaper.SheevenfollowsmeoutofthehousewhenItakeouttherefuse.Ineedabreakandshedoes,too."Andso,severaltimesaweek,DavidandAnn'sfamiliestakethemtotheAdultDayCareCenter.Manyhospitalsnowofferthisprogram.

Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhoareDavidBrownandAnnRamos?WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutAnnRamos?What'swrongwithDavid?HowoftendoDavidBrownandAnnRamosgotoMercyHospital?WhatcanwelearnabouttheAdultDayCareProgram?Key:11.T12.T13.T14.F15.FTask2PassageoneWhenIwasachiIdthereweresomepeoplewhoseideasIrespected.MyuncleJohn,Ithought,kneweverythingabouttheworld;hehadtraveledandseenalltherewastosee.IbelievedanythinghetoldmeaboutplaceslikeJapan,AustraliaandAmerica.WhenIwas16yearsoldIgottheideathatmyparents,whiletheywereverynicepeopleandIlovedthem,reallydidn'tknowverymuch.I,ofcourse,kneweverything.Then,whenIwas18,Irealizedmymotherandfatherhadlearnedalotinjusttwoyears.Inowrespectedtheiropinionsondifferentsubjects.Ittooktwoyearsofgrowingupformetorealizethattheyhadhadtheseopinionsandideasallthetime.Key：1A2B3C4D5APassageTwoNineoutoftenparentshittheirchiIdrenaccordingtoareportprintedtoday.Butmanyofthemalsofeelthathittingiswrong.Thereportalsosaysthatparentsoftendonotunderstandtheirchildren'sbadways.Althoughaboutnineoutoftenparentsusehittingasapunishment,halfofthemfeelshameaboutusingit,whiletheotherhalfdohittheirchildrenandthinktheyareright.ItseemsmostparentswetalkedtohittheirchiIdrenmorethanonceaweekandfivepercentactuallyhittheirchildreneveryday.Parentsshouldmakemoreeffortstounderstandtheirchildren;hittingisn'talwaysthebestanswerifchildrenarebad.IfparentstriedhardertounderstandhowtheirchiIdrenfeelandwhytheyactincertainways,itwouldbebetternottohitthembecausewhenachild'sactingbadly,she/heneedsloveandattention,notangerandviolence.KEY:6.D7.A8.A9.D10.CPassagethreeWhenmyfatherdied,mymotherinsistedonlivingbyherself.Iwantedhertomarryagain,butshesaidshewantedtobefree.Butshedidn'tdependonlyonherselfatall,yousee,becausewhenevershehadanyproblemsshewouldbringthemtome,andshewasthekindofpersonwhoalwaysmadeeverythingdifficult,soitneverstopped.Paulbegantohateherforit,butIwassorryforher,yousee;shewassowithouthelp...Icouldn'tjustleaveher,couldI?PaulsaidIdidfartoomuchforher,andsheneversaidthankyouforanything,nevershowedmethekindoflovenormalmothersshowtheirchildren.Infactintheendshewaschargingmewithstealingfromher.AndwhenPaulheardthatheblewupandsaidthatwewouldneverhaveapropermarriageunlesswegotawayfromher.InfacthewarnedmehewouldleavemeifIdidn'tleaveher.KEY:11.C12.C13.D14B15.D新视野大学英语听说教程第三单元原文和答案UnderstandingwordsTaskl：1.amazed2.impatient3.reluctance4.precisely5.adjust6.inwardly7.punch8.local9.occasion10.stressKey:1.(A)2.(C)3.(B)4.(C)5.(A)6,(07.(C)8.(B)9.(B)10.(B))Task2：1.subway2.impatient3.reluctance4.precisely5.adjust6.inwardly7.punch8.local9.occasion10.stressUnderstandingsentencesTaskl:1.Jimfoundithardtoadjusttohisfather'swife.Theplanedidn'tmakeittoNewYorkbecauseoftheheavysnow.Hedidn'tshowanyenvyofthemorefortunate.Shewasrepeatedlysubjectedtocriticalcomments.56756789ShewasonleaveHowembarrassingDavidwasthirtyMyfatherworkedPleaseseetoitthatmusthavebeenforyou!buthehadn'tgrownupyet.inanofficebuildingontopofasubwaystationinManhattan,thatthepatienttakesthemedicinethreetimesaday.10.Hewenttoseefilmsonoccasion.Key:1.(A)2.(B)3.(A)4.(B)5.(A)6.(B)7.(B)8.(A)9.(B)10.(B)Task2:1.Maryhadagoodtimestayingwithherparentsovertheweekend.Hehasagoodheartandalwayshelpsothers.Aheateddiscussionbrokeoutintheclassroombetweenthechildren.Sheclungtotherai1alongtheedgeofthestairsasshewalkeddowntheicysteps.Hestartedoutforworkanhourago.Heheldontotherai1tokeephisbalance.Danbrokehislegduringbasketballpractice;that'swhyIsawhimattheclinic.I,mscared.Nokidding,really.Itwasunworthyofhertoasksuchaquestion.ItseemsasthoughI'vebeengoneamonth,butit'sonlybeenafewshortdays.Key:1.(A)2.(A)3.(C)4.(B)5.(B)6.(A)7.(A)8.(C)9.(C)10.(B)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTask1PassageoneIama12-year-oldgirl.MylegsarecrippledandIcan*twalk.WhenIreachedtheageforstartingschool,Isawal1theotherchiIdrengoingandIwantedtogo,too.MyparentsjustshooktheirheadswhenIaskedthem.Mygrandmothertriedtocomfortme,buttearsfelldownhercheeks.Afewdayslater,theheadmasteroftheschoolandMrs.Wencametoourhouse.Theysaidtheywouldcarrymetoschooleveryday.EarlythenextmorningMrs.Wencameandcardedmeonherbackforhalfakilometertoschool.Fromthenonshecarriedmetoschoolandhomeeveryday.Onemorningtherewasabigrainstorm.Therainpoureddownandthewindwassostrongthatitnearlyblewthetreesdown.Iwasjustthinkingthatsurelytheteacherwouldnotcomewhenthedooropenedandincamebothsheandtheheadmaster.Theycarriedmetoschoolasusual.Lastyearanarticleaboutmeappearedinthenewspaper.NotlongafterthatIreceivedaletteraddressedtome.Itwasfromadoctorwhohadreadaboutmeinthepaper.Heisanolddoctorinhis70s.Hewantedtotrytocuremyillness.Hestudiedmycasecarefullyanddecidedheknewamedicinethatcouldhelpme.Aftertakingitforsixmonths,I'mmuchbetter.I,mlookingforwardtowalkingtoschoollikeotherchildrensomeday.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdidherparentsdowhenthespeakerreachedtheageforstartingschool?Howdidthespeakermanagetogotoschoolafterall?Howfarisitfromthespeaker,shousetoschool?Whatisoneofthereasonsthattheolddoctorofferedtocurethespeaker'si1Iness?Howisthespeakerafterhavingtakenthemedicineforsixmonths?Key:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FPassagetwoItwasnotunti1JohnwasalmostayearoldthatKarenandDavidSmithbegantosupposethatsomethingmightbewrong.TheSmithstooktheirsontoadoctortofindananswer.Thisbeganajourneytodoctors,specialmedicaldoctors,hospitalsandclinicsthatlastedforoverayear.FinallyJohnwasfoundtobesufferingfromdevelopmentaldisorder.ThedoctorspronouncedthatJohnwouldprobablyneverspeak.ThestruggletodiscoverJohn'sproblemwasonlythebeginning.NowtheSmiths werefaced with the task oftryingtofindhelpforJohn--asearchthatofferedlittlehope.Encouragedby onebook titled z/Let Me Hear YourVoice*,andanotherbook"MeBook",theydevelopedaspecialhelpingprogram,amethodofone-on-onehelpfor36hoursaweek.ThisbeganthejourneytopullJohnintothereal world.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdidtheSmithsthinkabouttheirsonwhenhewasaboutayearold?WhatdidJohnsufferfromaccordingtothedoctors?Whydidittakedoctorssuchalongtimetomaketheirdecision?Whydidn'ttheSmithsgiveuphopetofindhelpfortheirson?WhatdidtheSmithsdotopullJohnintotherealworld?Key:6.F7.T8.F9.T10.TPassagethreeAtfirstTomleanedtowardnotbelievingit.Hefeltfine.Afterafewmonthshesufferedwhatappearedtobeastroke.Helosttheuseofhisrighthand.Littlebylittlehiscasewasgettingworseandworse.Todayhecanmovehismouthandhislipsandhecantalk,althoughmuchmoreslowlythanwhenhewaswell.Ineveryotherway,heiscompletelynotabletohelphimself.Hehastobefed,tobemovedinawheelchairandhecannotsitupforverylong.Mostofthetimehespendsinbedwiththecontinuousattendingofhiswife,whohasmanagedsofartocareforhimathome.Hiscareishersoleandcontinualconcern.BothsheandTomhavegivenwaytothediseaseunwillingly,aninchatatime.Tomhasbeenforcedtohaveexperimentaldragsaswellasbloodremovedandreplaced, ajobthattookfivedaysinthe hospital. He remainsingoodspirits.Bothheandhiswifeopenlydiscuss thefuture.Hisdoctorhas given himabout threemonthsmore,butashiswifesays,“Theysaidthatayear ago,andhe'sstillhere. That,sbecause he'safighter.*Questions11to15arebasedonthepassage youhavejustheard.1.Whydidn'tFombelievehewasattackedbycancer?HowdidTom'swifelookafterhim?WhydoTomandhiswifeopenlydiscusshisfuture?WhatdoesTomdoeverydayaccordingtothestory?WhatdoesthespeakersuggestaboutTom'sfuture?Key:11.F12.F13.F14.F15.TListeningTask2PassageoneBeginninginthe1960sAmericanwomenstartedenteringjobsandworkpositionsthathadbeentakenoveralmostcompletelybymen.Inthe!970s,anotherpatternappearedinworkchoices:menbeganenteringjobsandworkpositionsheldbeforebywomen.WhenJohnSmithstartedinnursingschoolnineyearsago,hisfathertookithard.Hereismyfather,asteelworker,hearingaboutothersteelworkers'sonswhowerebecomingsoldiersandminers,orgettingbaseballmoneytopayforschoolcosts,Mr.Smithremembers.Thethoughtofhissonbecominganursewastoomuch.Today,Mr.Smith,anofficialnurse,earnsabout$30,000ayearattheNewTownHospitalinBrooklyn,NewYork.Hisfather,hesays,haschangedhismind.Nowhetellsthefellowsheworkswiththattheirsons,whocan'tfindjobsevenafterfouryearsofcollege,shouldhavebecomenurses.KEY:1.A2A3C4A5BPassagetwoPeterRichards,theownerofajewelrystorewhichwaslefttohimbyhisgrandfatherafterhisdeath,wastheloneliestmanintown.OnewinterafternoonbeforeChristmas,alittlegirl,aftercarefullystudyingeachpieceofjewelryinthewindow,wentintotheshop."Pleasewouldyouwrapupthatbeautifulpieceinprettypaperforme?”shesaidtoPeter.*Areyoubuyingitforsomeone?"Peterasked."It*sformybigsisterwhotakesgoodcareofme.Yousee,thiswillbethefirstChristmassinceourmotherdied.I'vebeenlookingforareallywonderfulpresentformysister."AHowmuchmoneydoyouhave?"askedPeter.Fromthepocketofhercoat,shetookherhandful1ofpenniesandputthemonthetabletop."ThisisallIhave.Peterlookedatthelittlegirlwiththatyellowhairandblueeyes.Somethingmadehimfeelonceagainthepainofhisoldsadness.Severalyearsago,hehadlovedagirlwhosehairwasasyellowastheshiningsunandwhoseeyeswereasblueasthesea.Butonenightwhenitwasraining,shewasstruckbyacaranddied.Whatthelittlegirldidmadehimrememberagainallthathehadlostandatthesametimebroughthimoutofthatworldofself-pity.SoPeterquicklyremovedthepricecardonthepiecesothatshecouldnotseeit.ThenhewrappeditinprettyChristmaspaperandtieditwithgreenribbon."Hereyouare,“hesaid,"Don'tloseitonthewayhome."KEY:6C7A8B9C10DPassagethreeIn1980,whenasuddenpainstruck14-year-oldMaWenzhong,aGrade3studentinamiddleschool,hedidn'tpaymuchattentiontoit.Hethoughtsomethingmustbewrongwithhislegsanditwouldpasssoon.MaWenzhongdidn'ttellanyoneaboutthis,ashewasstudyingforthecomingentranceexaminationtoaseniorhighschool.Hepassedtheexaminationwithatopscoreandcont