新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册听力练习录音文本和答案

新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册

听力练习录音文本和答案

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Ok.It'syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcredit

cardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It'sdefinitelyyourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:I'mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan'tmemorizeall

thevocabulary.

W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreading

thetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:Ohlook!There'sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!He

lookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.Ihaveahard

timeevenrecordingpeopleFvebeenintroducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman'sproblem?

4.Script

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays"keys"?

W:It'storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI'malwayslocking

myselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn'thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!

W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.How

usefulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Script

M:lellmeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,and

youusedtobeabottom-of-classstudentjustlikeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwith

remembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstuff'soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesare

comfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I'mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,

creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association“aprinciple-youknow,you

connectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou'refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!'Consolidation“isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassand

consolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatFvealreadylearned.

M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI'mgoingto

studysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.That'snottheway.Followtheprincipleof''DistributesPractice”.

Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagoodmemory.Butwhatabout

me?Fvegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislike

amuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon'tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,she

saysshereadaaarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike

"MentalVisualization^^,thatis,creatingapictureinone'smindofwhatistobe

remembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeans

connectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Then

thewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone'snotesafterclass

andabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whentheman

promisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof

“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveral

days.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneeds

exercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogo

totheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabout

theproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,the

doctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthings

downtohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,"Honey,will

youpleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?”

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon'tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon't

forget?,?

“Nonsense,“saidthehusband,canrememberadishoficecream!”

“Well,“saidthewife,'Tdlikesomestrawberriesonit.You'dbetterwritethatdown

becauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.^^

“Don'tbesilly,Mrepliedthehusband."There9reonlytwothings:adishoficecream

andsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthe

kitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,you

forgetthetoast!”

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemare

introducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,

youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotryto

learnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,

learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyou

areaprogrammer,leamtopaint.Theseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothat11

continuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don'ttryto

memorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsider

important.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.

Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.

Don'tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratingin

thatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletoremember

thingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyou

cannotrememberaperson'sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisface

andthenlinkitwithhismane.

1.What'sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone'smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:That'sgood.Nowwhatshouldwedo?

Amy:We'vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,that'sright.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI'mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadattheChristmasparty.

RememberIsledthecheffortherecipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn'teatchicken?

Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjustslippedmymind.She'llbe

madatme.

Bill:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.It'snottoolateyet.Filmakea

phonecall.Don'tworry.

Amy:Thanks!Yousee,I'mgettingforgetful.IthinkI'mgettingold!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Tmgoingtothrowaparty,andI'vesentouttheinvitationstomyfriendsand

relatives.

B:That'sgood.Butdon'tforgettoinviteeveryoneyoushouldinvite.

A:IthinkFveinvitedeveryone.Doyouhaveanybodyinmind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He'slosthisjobafterrecentquarrelwithhisboss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He'llbesad,thinkingwelookdownonhim.

Hejustslippedmymind.

B:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Don'tworry.It'snottoolate.Make

aphonecallrightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There'syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—Julia.She'sjustmovedtothecity

andfeelslonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,Iforgotallabouther.She'sournewfriend.Yousee,Fmgetting

forgetful.IthinkFmgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,buddy.You'dbetterstartwritingthingsdownifthey're

important.

MODEL2Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.

Script

John:Hey,Sue.DoyouknowwhatJack'shomephonenumberis?

Susan:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Idon'thavemyaddressbookonme,

andIdon'thavemymobilephonewithme,either.

John:That'stoobad!I'vegottofindhimnow.It'surgent!IfIcan'tfindhimtoday,

Filbedead!

Susan:Youmightwanttolookitupinthephonebook.

John:I'vecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphonenumberisunlisted.

Susan:Maybeit'sunderhisroommate\name.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,whydon'tyoucallJane?Shehashisphonenumber.

John:I'vetried,butnooneanswered!

Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:Fvealreadytried.Shewon'ttellme.Shesaysit'sprivate.

Susan:Oh,that'sright.Theyusuallydon'treleaseprivateinformationoverthe

phone.

John:It'sapity.Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.

What'swrongwithyou?Yourmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

Susan:[t'snotmymemoryisfading.Idohavememoryforfaceandnames,buta

pooronefornumberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueofinformationby

ProfessorSmith?

B:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Maybewecanlookitupinournotebook,

butIdon'thaveminewithme.

A:That'stoobas!Idon'thaveitwithme,either.Doyourememberthenumberofthe

lecturehail?

B:Sorry,Ican'tthinkofitoffmyhead.

A:I'mterriblyinterestedinthelecture.Ican'tmissit!

B:Well,whydon'tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthelecture?

A:Tmafraidit'snotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentandaskthesecretary.

A:Tvealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.Youmemory

seemstobefadingearly.

B:It'snitthatmymemoryisfading.Idohaveagoodmemoryforfacesandnames,

butapooronefornumbersanddates.

M0DEL3Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswersitHehangsup.]

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerofLondon.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

Amy:What'swrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:Ihopeit'snotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoforgetmyownname.

Amy:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsit5sjusttemporaryforgetfulness.You'llberightaftera

goodsleep.

Bill:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkImustgotoseea

doctorandgetsomepills

Amy:It'snotasserousasthat.Anyway,Iwishyouhadagoodmemoryforhappy

events,andabadoneforunhappythings.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAansweritAcomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall,though

theadmissionfeeswereabittoohighforme.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A：LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

B:What'swrongwithyourmemory?

A：Ihopeit'snotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoseealotofnewpeopleeveryday.

B:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsyouonlyforgetthingsmomentarily.You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

A：Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkIhavetoseeadoctor.

B:Idon'tthinkit'ssoserious.Anyway,abadmemoryhelpsyouforgetyourtrouble.

V.LefsTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.I'mSusan,areporter

fromtheStudentUnionmagazine.Manystudentshavedifficultly

memorizingthings.Sinceyou'reanoutstandingpsychologist,couldyou

giveussometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,butthat'slargely

becausetheyarebetteratcreatingmentalimages.

Student:IfI'mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?

Professor:Practicehelps.Andthemindremembersthingsbetteriftheyare

connectedwithotherimages.Forexample,Iyouhavetopickupseveral

itemsatthegrocerystore,say,carrots,egg,bananas,andmilk,youcan

createapictureinyourmindofagiantcarrot,andhangingfromit,a

banana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotand

banana.

Professor:Certainly.Thenwhatwouldyoudowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.Tdvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky.

Professor:Thereyougo.Themoreyouapplytheideas,theeasieritgets.Besides

creatingpictures,there9sanothertechniquethatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:Establishinganassociation.Supposeyouarelookingforlostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnectedwiththose

keys—theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyouplacedthenin

adrawerorcoldtouchofthekeysinyourjacketwereyouleftthem.

Student:Ohmygosh!Ihavetorun.It'stimemyEnglishclass.Iseeanimageof

myteacherstaringatmyemptyseatintheclassroom.Manythanks,

Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

WaysofImprovingOne'sExamples

Memory

Imagesthatyoumayhelp:

Lagiantcarrotanda

Toremembertheitemstobananahangingfromit

Creatingimagesbuysatthegrocerystore2.agiantmilkcarton

suchascarrots,eggs,pouringmilkoverthe

bananas,andmilkcarrotandbanana

3.anegg-shapedUFO

flyingacrossthesky

Associationswithsound

touchthatmayhelp:

1.Thesoundofthekeys

mightremindyouof

EstablishingassociationsTofindyourlostkeysy\havingplacedthenin

adrawer.

2.Thecoldtouchofthe

keysmightremindyou

oftheminyourjacket.

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueofassociatingcertainly

importantinpromotingmemory.

B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelpsrememberthings.Ifyour

shoppinglistincludeseggs,youmightvisualizeaneggoranegg-shapedUFO

flyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeofinterest.Ifyouget

interestedinsomething,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Yeah.Andifyourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,youcanrememberthem

better.Forinstance,ifyouwanttomemorizeallthenamesofAmericanpresidents,

itisnoteasy.If,however,youarrangethemchronologicallyintothreeperiods:

thosebeforeAbrahamLincoln,thosebetweenAbrahamLincolnandFranklin

Roosevelt,andthoseafter,thenthetaskwillbelessdifficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomethingquickly,youtendtoforgetit

quickly.Ifyoustuffyitslowly,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Anothertechniqueisintensivepracticeorrepeating.Asasayinggoes,practice

makesperfect.Ifyourepeatsomethingagainandagain,youwilleventuallylearn

itbyheart.

A:Butweshouldnotworktoohard.Whenwegettired,ourlearningefficiency

declines.Weneedbreakssothemindcanrestandabsorbwhathasbeenlearned.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsareincreasinglyinterested

inresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobe

importanttoexpandingmemorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isvery

important.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyare

foundinbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizes

vitaminsimprovememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudies

havenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.Ithelpsto

maintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,

lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancause

confusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.Tobeable

tohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,

thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformation

onehasreceives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweaken

one'sabilitytoconcentrate.Also,one'abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?

3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.

Theywereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaor

dinner.Onthisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.

Duringtheevening,itbegantopourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.

Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.Theypointed

outthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebadweather.He

agreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematter

seemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersupper,the

forgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40

minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtotheskin.When

hewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehe

wasgoingtostaythereovernight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasand

toothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,

“ThisisDonSmith”.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy^willbeouttofixtheTVinthe

morning.Youcan'tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthe

phone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrate

andimplantanameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmust

makeahabitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyouto

storethenameinyour“memorybank“eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,and

withinashorttimethe“repeating“processcanbediscontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andinaddition,visualize

somethingdifferent,unusualorridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,or

actionsthat“tiesin“withhisorhername.Later,youmaywritethedescriptive

informationononesideofacardandthenameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,

seethe“picture“inyourmind'seyeasyoulookatthename;orwhenyouseehe

name,visualizethe“picture“youhaveassignedtothename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,anditmaytake

severaldaysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.

NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseenasman'smost

intelligentfriend,thedolphin.

The“DolphinsonParade^^exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeaturedlife-sizeddecorates

dolphinpaintingsmadeofwoodandthecostofmaterials.Thedolphinswereshown

atareabusinessandalongthebeach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750tocovertheartists9fee

andthecostofmaterials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-bellydolphin.They

showedtheworkoflocalartists,aswellasthebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamous

for.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.Pandorathe

dolphinpainterisareadolphin,arttheDolphinResearchcenter,inMarathon,Florida.

Theplayfulartiststreakscolorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinits

mouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]CounciloftheArtsaspartofaplan

tomaketheKeysaninternationalartscenter.Thepaintingsweretobeauctionedoff

inMarch,withthemoneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

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II.BasicListeningPractice

3.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrench

writingagain?

M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkPmgongtodo

marketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

4.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyour

notes.

W:rdsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.Becarefulnottomiss

ProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:Fmenjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforan

examonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweightand

Suzie'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealize

thatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn9tyou?What'sitlike?

M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.But

theteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.They

usethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgrewor

failed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtothe

conversation?

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthis

biologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.

Jenny:What'sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereare

youfrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?Fveheardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseinthe

class.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducation

here.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobody

doesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsare

changingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrison

warnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand・workers,forheexpects

alot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoveeherhead,and

Harrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem"，fortheydon'thave

classuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionatthe

seminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,so

hewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismother

forhelp.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmy

physicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I'mgoingtoneed$100.”

“Iunderstand,saidhismother,'Tilsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyour

calculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesame

“Oh,yeah.Thanks/9Robertsaid.

Robert'smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailed

ittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwas

waitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythisaskedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,“answeredMom.

“You'reoutingyourmind,^^yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'lljustspendthatina

coupleofweeks.He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

“Don'tworry,honey,“Momsaid,“Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,

butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!n

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA's

Script

Itisinterestingtonot