新世纪大学英语视听说听力原文单元

UNIT1OurEarth

Track4-1-2&4-1-3

Blake:Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?

Mary:I'mfinishingmypaper.It'sduetomorrow,Blake.

Blake:What'sthetopic?

Mary:It'saboutGreenland.

Blake:Greenland.Hmmm...that'spartofCanada,right?

Mary:Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.

Blake:Well,isn'titnearCanada?

Mary:Yes,it'soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit'spartofDenmark.

Blake:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Well,what'syourpaperaboutexactly?

Mary:Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion"IsGreenland

really

green?"

In

other

words,

is

Greenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?

Blake:Isit?

Mary:Whatdoyouthink?

Blake:Let'ssee...GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayup

north.

It's

cold,

.

..so

"Is

Greenlandreallygreen?"I'danswer"probablynot."

Mary:You'dbecorrect.It'stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alot

of

the

ground

is

frozen.The

summersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.

Blake:Thatsoundstough.

Mary:It'shardfortheconstructionindustry.It'snoteasytobuildinGreenland.

Blake:Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?

Mary:Therearebigmountainrangesonthecoasts.They'regreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.

Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.

Blake:Thatsoundscool!OK,soifit'snotreallya"green"place,whywasitnamed"Greenland"?

Mary:Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.

4-1-4&4-1-5

Jay:Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!

Elise:Whatisit?

Jay:It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky".It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.

Elise:TheHindenburg...

Jay:Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.

Elise:

asitwaslanding.

Jay:Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?Itdoesn'tlook

anythinglikethe

airplaneswe

havetoday.

Elise:

That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelin

anyway?Itseemssodangerous.

Jay:Well,

some

peoplecalled

theHindenburg"man's

greatestachievementin

flight."They

thoughtitwassafe,Iguess.

Elise:

Whorodeinitanyway?

Jay:Mostlywealthypeople.It

accommodatedbetween30

and40passengersandcrew.One

personsaiditwas

likea"flyinghotel."

Elise:

Itsoundsprettygreat.

Jay:Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.

Elise:Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?

Jay:Elise!Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.

Elise:Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...

4-1-6&7&8

Jack:

Kayla:

Jack:

Kayla:

Jack:

Kayla:

Jack:

Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.

Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.

Theyalsolookreallycool.

That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.

AndIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.

Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.

Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?

Track4-1-9

Track4-1-10&11

Modernbuildings:Welovethem,Wehatethem

Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedavery

modernproblem:Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,

’centerstobea

visitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.

Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitscultureilroad.Itstationrawastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahuge

shoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modern

buildingwoulddestroythecity’traditionalslook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.

Track4-1-12&4-1-13

Thefuturebuildingboom?

Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?

Erika:Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandthey

willsaythesamething;There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.

Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?

Erika:Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.

Interviewer:Thinkcreatively?Whatdoyousuggest?

Erika:WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparking

lots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.

Interviewer:Isn'titexpensive?

Erika:Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,we

havenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'thavetopay

robotsasalary!

Interviewer:Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?

Erika:

Actually,I

think

it'ssaferthanbuilding

skyscrapers,for

example.Remember,

we

alreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestin

avarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.

Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyour

idea?

Erika:

Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere's

anewidea,itcancausecontroversy.

underground:Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnology

wehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea--it'sthewaveofthefuture!

Unit1,LessonB

GlobalViewpoints

Natural

wonders

Alejandra:OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI

’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthof

Argentina.

Nick:TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI

everseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowe

hadtoturnback.

Catherine:IclimbeduptoEverestBaseCamp.Allofasudden,

youlookupandthere

’sthishuge

mountainthateveryone

’stalkedabout,thateveryone

’sphotographed,andyou

’veseenwha

likeinpicturesbutyou

’veneverseenitinperson.

Kumiko:Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it

’sjustrocksanddirt

⋯

butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.

Natalie:IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.

Itwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesof

mylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove-myfamily

.Anditwasalsooneofthemost

beautifulsitesthatI

’veeverseen.

Man-madestructures

Kevin:

Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.The

GreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughout

China,anditwasmadeinaperiodwherewedidn

’thaveallthetechnologicaladvancements⋯like

cranesandlifts.

Gian:LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGolden

GateBridge.

Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFrancisco

andoverSanFranciscoBayandoverSanFranciscoBayandit

’sjustawonderfulchancetosee

thecity.

WooSung:IsawtheHooverDamonceandIdidn

’tlikeitverymuch.Itwasinthemiddleofthe

desertandit’sjustveryhot,andtherewasn

’tmuchactivitygoingon

⋯andit

’sjustabigco

structure.

CityLiving

Iloveskyscrapers!

Takeshi:Man,lookatthat!InNewYorkthere

’salwayssomethingbeverythingbuilt.And

goesupsoquickly

⋯youneverknowwhat

’sgoingontobearoundnextweek.

Roberto:Yeah,butontheotherhand,sometimesIwonderaboutovercrowding.Maybetheyneed

tostartbuildingdownmore.

Takeshi:Buildingdown?

Roberto:Yeah,it

’swhenyoubuildundergroundinsteadofaboveround.g

Takeshi:Nah,that

’stoomuchlikelivinginacave.Ilovetheskyscrapers!Theyarethemost

incrediblefeatsofengineering!

Roberto:True.AndsomeofthefirstoneswerebuiltrighthereinNewYorkCity.

Takeshi:That

’sright!Youknow,IwonderwhatNewYorklookedlikebeforeallthesebuildings

poppedup.

Roberto:Idon

’tknow,butI

’dliketoseethisonewhenit

’sfinished.

Takeshi:Yeah.I

’llbetit

’llbesomethingfantastic!

Roberto:Maybe

⋯whatdoyouthinkit

’sgoingtolooklike?

Takeshi:Idon

’tknow⋯butyouknowwhat?I

’mgoingtorememberwhatitlookedlike.

Roberto:Whatareyoutalkingabout?Andwhyareyoutakingpictures?There

’snothingthere.

Takeshi:Ok,Youknowhowsomepeoplegetfamousbecausetheyhavepicturesofmoviestarsor

performersbeforetheymakeitbig?

Roberto:Yeah

Takeshi:Well,somebuildingsandarchitecturalstructuresgettobefamoustoo,liketheEiffel

TowerortheEmpireStateBuilding

⋯right?

Roberto:Yeah,and

⋯?There

’snothinghere!

Takeshi:Right!Buttherewillbe.Somedaythisveryspotmaybecomereallywell-known-like

maybeit’llbesomeincrediblehotelthattherichandfamousstayatAnd.

I’llbetheonlyone

withpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.Cool,huh?

Roberto:Uh⋯youaretoomuch.Hey,let

’saskthisguywhatyour

“famous”building’sgo

be.(topassingconstructionworker)Excuseus,canyoutelluswhatthisisgoingtobewhenit

finished?Maybeafancyhotelorsomething?

Constructionworker:(laughs)Fancyhotel?No,

thisisn

’tgoingtobeahotel.It

’sgoingtobea

parkinggarage.

Roberto:Aparkinggarage.Uh

⋯huh.Thanks.

Takeshi:Well

⋯maybe⋯someonerichandfamouswillparkhere.

Dictation:

Listentothestorysummary.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

TakeshiandRobertowalkbyaconstructionsiteandstarttalkingaboutallthebuildingsthatarebeingbuiltinNewYork.Takeshithentalksabouthowmuchheadmirestheskyscrapers.Suddenly,Takeshistartstakingpicturesofthesite,butRobertocan’tunderstandwhybecausenothinghasbeenbuiltyet.Takeshiexplainsthathethinkssomethingfamousmaybetheresomeday,likeahotelwheretherichandfamousstay,andhewantstobetheonlyonewithpicturesofitbeforeitwasbuilt.ThefunnypartiswhenRobertoasksoneoftheconstruction

workerswhat’sbeingbuiltonthe-siteturnsoutit’sgoingtobeaparkinggarage!

UNIT2

Track4-2-1&4-2-2

Situation1

Man:Ohno!

Woman:Whathappened?

Man:Ican'tbelieveit!IwassendingamessageandIaccidentallyclickedon"ReplytoAll."

Woman:So?

Man:Itwasapersonalmessageformyfriend,Jerry.Iwantedtosendittohise-mailaddressonly.

Woman:Oops.

Man:ExactlyInsteadIsentittoeveryoneonthelist.Howembarrassing!

Situation2

Man:Iseeyouhaveanewkeyboard.That'snice.

Woman:Yes,thecompanyboughtmeanewone.

Man:That'sgood.

Woman:

Well,actually...Ispilledcoffeeonmyoldkeyboard,anditstoppedworking.

Man:Oh,Isee.

Woman:

Don'ttellanyone.Drinkingcoffeenearthecomputersisnotallowed!

Situation3

Woman:

Haveyoufinishedworkingonmycomputer?

Man:Yes,Ihave.I'mafraidIdon'thavegoodnewsforyou.

Woman:Really?

Man:Really.Theproblemiswithyourhardware.

Woman:Oh.Whatdoyousuggest?

Man:Ithinkyoushouldprobablybuyanewcomputer.Thisonecan'tbefixed.

Woman:

Well,Ihavehaditforfiveyears.It'stimetoreplaceit,Iguess.

Track4-2-3&4-2-4

Pam:

Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–

Lynn:

By,Pam.

Pam:

What’sthat?

Lynn:

Oh⋯that

’sOllie.

Pam:

Ollie:?Ididn

’tknowyouhadadog!

Lynn:

Well,wedon

’t

⋯really.

Pam:

Whatdoyoumean?

Lynn:

Comehere.

Pam:

Ohmygoodness.It

’sarobot!

Lynn:

That’sright.It

’sadogrobot.Theycallita

“dogbot.

”

Pam:

Howinteresting!

⋯Butit’salittlestrange,don

’tyouthink?

Lynn:

’mhappy.

Pam:

Howmuchdiditcost?

Lynn:

Don’askt.It

wasn’verytaffordable.It’cheapersthanhaving

arealdog,though.We

don’teverhavetobuydogfood!Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.

Juliana:

Hey,Henrik.Look.

Henrik:

Whatisit,Juliana?

Juliana:

What’sthatguydoingoverthere?

Henrik:

Whichguy?

Juliana:

’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.

Henrik:

Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.

Juliana:

Really?

Henrik:

Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It

’sreallypopularhereinFinland.

Theyplaythemeverywhere.

Juliana:

Doyouplaythem,too?

Henrik:

Yes,Ido.

Juliana:

Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI

-fashioned.’mold

Henrik:

Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduring

businessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.

Juliana:

I’dliketotryit.

Henrik:

Here,usemine!

Track4-2-5&4-2-6

Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.

Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchas

toastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers

–andwithotherappliances!

Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea

“Itsmartremembers”toaster.

yourfavouritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga

“smart”coffeemakeranda

“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,

“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”

Andthat’onlysthebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyour

washingmachine!”engineersaremakinga“.smartInthis”house,housethelights,heater,andair

conditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehome

comfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofour

dailylives.

Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?

Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”

“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidnitmight’twantit,because

makemistakes.

“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,says”RebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.

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Track4-2-9&4-2-10

Localgirlrescued

Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.

TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.

Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.

“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’remembertanything,”saidMorgan.

Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrapped

underneath.Shecouldn’tescape.

“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingto

getcold.”

Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.

“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.

“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”

TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.

“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouorme

butwouldn’thurtarobot.”

Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwaterto

peoplewhoaretrapped.

bedurable.

thefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?

“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!”

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Unit2,LessonB

GlobalViewpoints

Technologytoday

Reda:Ireallydon’knowtalotaboutelectronicsbutIthinkthatnewphones⋯newcell

phones⋯withah⋯cameras⋯whichhavedigitalcamerasareverycoolandthey’resoeas

touse.Andyoudon’thavetothinkallthetimethatyouforgotthecamera⋯youkno

Becauseyoualwayshaveitwithyouandthat’ssosmart.

Kevin:Ilikethelaptopbecauseit’svery,verythin.It’smaybelessthanoneinchandit

fourpoundsandIcancarryitanywhereIwant.

Alejandra:MyfavoritefeatureofmycomputeristheInstantMessenger.Thereasonforthisisthat

it’sveryaffordable,fun,andconvenientandallowsmetochatwithmyfriendsfromall

overtheworld.

Denise:IstayintouchwithmyfamilyinBrazilwithlike⋯InstantMessenger.

Jackie:Iusethecomputerforchattingonline,searchingtheweb,anddownloadingmusic.

Catherine:IhavealotoffriendsinNewYorkandPhiladelphiaandCalifornia,soinsteadof

talkingonthephonewithtrainonthewayhome.

Julianna:IusemycomputertosurfontheInternet,todomyhomework,andtowork.My

computerwasexpensive,butitisreliable.

Jonathan:Idon’treallylikemycomputerbecauseit’soldandnotreliable.

CityLiving

Thefirstwordprocessor

Mrs.Morgan:Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbe

great.

Tara：OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I-mailmypaper’lltoeyoulatertoday.

Mrs.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapers

onatypewriter.

Tara:Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperontypewriter.

Mrs.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewriterswerenthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers⋯ohmygosh!

Tara:Whatdoyoumean?

Mrs.Morgan:Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.

Tara:Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,morexpensiveones.

Mrs.Morgan:Iknow!Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.

Tara:Inthecomputerlab?

Mrs.Morgan:Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’onellneverspring,forget,duringfinalexams.Everybody

wasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!

Tara:So?Nobigdeal⋯laptopshavebatteries⋯

Mrs.Morgan:Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,

youlosteverything.

Tara:Everything?

Mrs.Morgan:Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.

Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon⋯includingme.

Tara:Whatdidyoudo?

Mrs.Morgan:Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.

Tara:Youmeantypewriters?

Mrs.Morgan:Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,something

thatalwaysworked.

Tara:Whatwasthat?

Mrs.Morgan:(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.

Dictation

Listentothestorysummary.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

ProfessorMorganishelpingTarawithhertermpaper.Theystarttotalkabouttechnology

andProfessorMorgantellsTaraabouttheoldtypewritersandcomputerssheusedtouse.Shesaysthattheywerenotasfastorasreliableasthecurrentmodels.ThenProfessorMorganexplainsthatwhenshewasincollege,studentsdidn’usettohavetheirowncomputers,sotheyusedtouse

computerlabs.ShethentellsTaraastoryaboutadaywheneveryonelosttheirtermpapers

becausetheelectricitywentout!Butitwasn’taproblemforProfessorMorgan.Shewentbackto

thegood,old-fashionedwaytowriteherassignment-apaperandpencil!

UNIT3

Track4-3-2&4-3-3

Conversation1

Woman1:Whatareyouwatching?

Woman2:Oh,justthenews.

Woman1:CanIchangethechannel?

Woman2:Injustaminute.Iwanttoseetheendofthisreport.

Woman1:Ididn'tknowyouwereinterestedinthenews.

Woman2:Well,it'sChristianeAmanpour.She'sreallygreat.SheusuallyreportsfromLondon--thecitywhereshewasborn.

Woman1:Idon'tknowher.

Woman2:She'saninternationalcorrespondent.Shegoesto

somereally

dangerousplaces.

Whenthere'sawar,she'susuallythere.

Woman1:Soundsscary.

Woman2:Yeah.And--getthis--she'sawifeandmother,too.

Woman1:That'sveryimpressive!

Conversation2

Man1:That'sastrange--lookingbook.Whatisit?

Man2:It'sthewritingsandphotosofDanEldon.Hewasaphotojournalist.

Man1:Aphotojournalist?

Man2:Yeah.Aphotographerandajournalist.HewasborninLondonin1970.Thebooktellsallabouthislifeandhisdangerousadventures.

Man1:Well,thebookcertainlylooksinteresting.Hashewrittenanythingelse?

Man2:Hewroteabookwhenhewasyounger.Unfortunately,hewon'tbewritinganythingelse--

hewaskilled.

Man1:Hedied?

Man2:Yeah.It'sreallysad.Hewasonly22.HewaskilledwhileworkinginAfrica.

Track4-3-4&4-3-5

Joe:Whatareyoureading,Maria?

Maria:TheDailyNews.

Joe:TheNews?Ugh!That’saterriblepaper.

Maria:Oh,Joe,it’snotsobad.

Joe:Notsobad?Lookatthatheadlineonthefrontpage!It’ssosensational.

Maria:Well,they’vegotgreatcomics.Ican’tlivewithoutmycomics.

Joe:Iknow.Butthenewscoverageissopoor,...especiallytheinternationalnews.It

really.

’sajo

Maria:I’mnotsointerestedintheinternationalnews.Besides,theyhavesomanyothergoodfeatures.

Joe:Likewhat?

Maria:Like⋯thedailyhoroscope,forexample.loveIit.

Joe:That’snotagoodreasontobuyanewspaper⋯forthehoroscope!

Maria:Look,thenewspaperonlycosts50cents.Whatsoyouexpect?

Joe:Goodpoint.

Maria:Besidesthehoroscope,Ialsoliketheentertainmentnews.Iliketoreadaboutthestarsandtheirloveaffairs.

Joe:Well,youcankeepTheDailyNews.I’mgoingtostickwithTheTimes.

Track4-3-6&4-3-7

Amy:John,I’venevernoticethisoldphotoofyourfamilybefore.

John:Mymotherjustfounditintheattic.Shedecidedtohangitup.

Amy:It’sanicepictureofyourfamily.

John：Ithinkit’sembarrassing.AndIlookstupid.

Amy:Well,youcould‘vecombedyourhair⋯it’saniceshot,though.Lookathowyoungyouare!

Howoldwereyouinthephoto?

John:Eight⋯nowait,Iturned’justnine.

Amy:Iguessthesetwopeopleareyourparents.

’redivorced.

Amy:Oh.Whatdotheydo?

John:Myfather’sretired.Momworksinahospital.

Amy:Whataretheirnames?

John：Well,myfather’snameisJoseph.MymotherisOliviashewasnamedafterapopular

actress.

Amy:Howgreat!Ihaveanauntwiththesamename.IlovethenameOlivia⋯Who’sthatguy

John:Whichone?

Amy:Theguystandingbehindyou.Isthatyourbrother,Tom?

John:No,that'smyUncleRandy.He’sonlytwoyearsolderthanmybrother.

Amy:He’scute.Iloveaguywithamoustache.

John:Um,sorry,buthe’smarriednow.Hiswifejusthadababy.

Amy:Iwasjustmakingacomment⋯Sotheotheryoungguytbemusyourbrother.

John:Yes.That’sTom.

Amy:Howoldisheinthepicture?

John:Let’ssee⋯he’snineyearsolderthanme⋯sohewould‘vebeen18then.

Amy:Andthere’syourlittlesister,Tina.She’ssocute!

John:Yeah.She’stwoyearsyoungerthanme.It’shardtobelieveshe’sinhighschoolnow!

Track4-3-8&4-3-9

AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebankteller

couldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthe

tellerlookedatit,said,”Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenote

pickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.

2.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecausehe

injuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.

ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.

PoliceinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutsidebeforeleavingitatthesideoftheroad,andwalkinghome.

Track4-3-10&4-3-11

Nuttynews

Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.

Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.

LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn

side.

’tleaveMr.Richar

I’venevereardhLulubarklikethatshesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedand

shedidn’tstop,“saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.

After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenontheground

andhewasunconscious.

“Luluisahero,

“saidCeleste.

“Shesavedmyfather.

”

Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu

’sstoryisrare.

“Ihavenever

kangarooactlikethat.MaybeluluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyis

theonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”

Luluhasalways

followedKen

aroundthefarm.

She’sa

loyal,friendly,andvery

intelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewith

Lulu.

2.Nuttynews

Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicof

Vanuatu,anislandchaineastof

Australia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere

’salottodothere:youcanv

waterfalls,gohorsebackriding,

takeanaerialtour,orvisit

atraditionalNi-Vanuatu

village.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.

Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld

“first”:thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadrivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity.Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.They

willworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendrivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.

Unit3,LessonB

Gian:Ithinkworkinginthemediaisaveryglamorousjob.Apersongetstotravelquiteabit,

andtheyalsogetachancetotellpeoplestoriesthatmaynotbetoldotherwise.

Calum:Ithinkthatareallyboringjobwouldbebeinga⋯aneditororacritic,becauseit

verycreative.Ithinkthemostfunjobwouldbebeinganinternationalcorrespondent,

becauseyougettotravelalot,andseealotofnewthings.

WooSung:Idon’tthinknewsanchorshavethegreatestjobintheworld⋯um⋯andIthinkit

reallyfunnywhentheymessuponTV.

Miyuki:Idon’tfeelthatworkinginthemediaindustryisveryglamorous.Ihadafriendwhowas

acameraman⋯oranassistant⋯andshewouldhavetoresearchforsixty,seventyhours

forastorythatneverevermadeit.

Newssources

Calum:Iusuallyalwaysgetmynewsonline.IusetheInternetbecauseIthinkit

‘saveryusefultoolandit-’to-sdatelways.up

Miyuki:IgetmynewsfromtheInternet,becauseit’sthemostaccessiblemedia⋯aroundme

thepagesthatwell.

Dennis:IgetmynewsfromtheInternetandfromTV.FromTV,Igetitlike⋯firsthand,like

somebody’sreadingthenewstome,andIlikethatfeeling.

Alejandra:Idon’twatchTVorusetheInternet,butIreadthenewspaperstartingonthefrontpage

andgoingtotheinternationalsection.

Nick:Next,I’okllatlothesportspageandseehowmyteamsaredoing.

Gian:ThenIgoontotheregionalnewstofindoutwhat’sgoingoninmyarea.AndIalwayssave

thecomicsforlast,includingmyhoroscope,becausethat’sthefunpart.

CityLiving

Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Takeshi:So,whataretoday’sheadlines?

Mike:Idon’tknow.I’mreadingtheimportantstufflikemyhoroscopeandtheentertainment

section.Hey!Lookatthis!JamesHammondisplayingatCBGB’stonight!

Takeshi:JamesHammond.Isn’thethatousfambluesguitarist?Theguywiththesilverguitarand

thelong,blackhair?

Mike:No,that’KevinsDiamond.JamesHammondisthesinger.Hehasshortspikyhair,he

alwayswearsthatreallycoolwhitesuit⋯

Takeshi:Iknowhim-he’sgreat!Let’sgo!

Mike:Ah,man!It’ssoldout!

Takeshi:Oh.(seessomeoneacrosstheroom)Hey,look⋯that’sAnna⋯AnnaMarkovich.

Mike:What?

Takeshi:Overthere.

Mike：Theonesittingdown?Wearingthepinkshirt?

Takeshi:No.Thereallyprettyonewiththelonghairandglasses.(waves)Youknowher,shelives

inourbuilding.She’asjournalist.ShewritesallthemusicreviewsforTheVillage

Mike:Well,whatareyouwaitingfor?Gooverthereandaskherifshecangetussometicketsfor

tonight!

Takeshi:Areyoukidding?Ican’tdothat.Ihardlyknowher!(Mikescowls)Well,maybeIcan

Takeshi:(approachesAnna)Uh⋯hi,Anna!Howareyou?

Anna:Oh,hi,Takeshi.I’mgreat!What’sup?

Takeshi:Notmuch.So,youstill⋯uh⋯writingforTheoice?VillageV

Anna:Yeah.“DedicatedMusicReviewer-that’”smeAs.amatteroffact,I’mreviewingashow

tonight,JamesHammond.

Takeshi:JamesHammond!Ilovehim!MyroommateandIwerejusttalkingabouthowmuch

we’dliketoseethatshow.

Anna:Really?Actually,I’veicketsgottwo.t

Takeshi:Twotickets?That’dbegreat!

Anna:Terrific.It’sadate!YouandIcangotogether.Meetmeoutsideourbuildingatseven,OK?

Takeshi:OK.

Anna:Seeyouthen!

Takeshi:Seeyoutonight.

Anna:Bye.

Mike:Well?Didshehaveanytickets?

Takeshi:Yeah.We’releavingatseven⋯

Mike:Fantasticman!Imean⋯we’renotgoingtohavealotoftime.We(‘ve)gottogo

home⋯we(‘ve)gottogetchanged⋯we(‘ve)gottoshower⋯

Takeshi:Uh⋯Mike?ImeantAnnaandIareleavingatseven.

Mike:Oh.

Takeshi:Somehow,Igotaticket-andadatewith⋯AnnaMarkovich.

Mike:You’rekiddingme!That’sgreat!

Takeshi:Youdon’tmindifIgowithoutyou?

Mike:Nah,don’tworryaboutit.There’splentyofconcerts,butthereBesides,Ihavemoreimportantthingstodo.(holdsupnewspaper)

’sonlyoneAnnaMark

Dictation

Listentothestorysummary.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

Mikereadsaboutacoolconcertinthenewspaper.HeandTakeshiwanttogo,buttheshowissold

out.ThenTakeshiseesawomanwithlonghairwho’swearingabluejacketandglasses.He

realizesit’’tbelieveit.HehasaconcertticketandadatewithAnnaMarkovich.MikedoesnmindTakeshigoingwithouthim,though.Hesayshehasmoreimportantthingstodo-likereadingthenewspaper!

UNIT4

Track4-4-1&4-4-2

Alice:Iworksixdaysaweek.Myshiftisfrom7a.m.to3p.m.I'monmyfeetalldaylong.It's

averyactivejob.Mostofmycustomersarenice.Itr