新视野大学英语2第二版听说教程听力原文+答案解析在原文后面

./Book2听力原文整理Unit1ListeningUnderstandingShortConversationsNowyouwillheartenshortconversations.Aquestionwillfolloweachconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.1W:It’stimefor"InternationalClockTalk"〔国际时间交谈!Timetodiscusshowyoufeelabouttime!M:Well,sinceweallcomefromthesamecountry,Ithinkourviewswillbesimilar1.Q:Whydoesthemanbelievethepeoplewillhavesimilarviews?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题是针对某件事情的原因提问2W:Itannoysmethewaymyforeignfriendstreattime.M:Ijustreadabookaboutthisproblem!It’sentitled2InternationalClockTalk.Q:Whichproblemisthebookabout?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题涉及对话主题3M:Australiansaresorelaxedabouttime!Itdrivesmemad!W:That’sthewaytheyare.Whileyou’rehere,you’llhavetogetused3toit.Q:Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题是对整个对话的理解4M:Haveyounoticeddifferencesbetweenourcultures?W:Sure.Inmycountry,peopledon’tcareabouttimeverymuch.Here,youtakeitseriously4.Q:Howdopeopleinthewoman’scountryfeelabouttime?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题是问对话中they对待时间的态度5W:Canyouexplainwhyyou’realwaysfiveminuteslateforconferences〔会议?M:Oh,I’msorry.Inmycountry,peopleareoftenlate.Q:Whyisthemanlateforconferences?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题是问对话中he的某种行为或态度的原因6W:WhatdoyouappreciatemostaboutlifeinGermany?M:Germanpeoplearerarelylateformeetings.Ineverhavetodealwithlatecomers.Q:WhatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlifeinGermany?解析：AB俩个选项涉及对话中he的态度,CD俩个选项涉及对话中Germans对待迟到的态度态度,注意听懂对话和问题才能进行选择7M:I’vheardthatChinesepeopleareveryrelaxedabouttime.W:Thatusedtobetrue.Nowadays,peopleareincreasinglybotheredbylateness.Q:Accordingtothewoman,howhaveChinesepeoplechanged?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题涉及对话主体对时间或迟到的观点8M:Whydidyouwalkoutoftherestaurantabruptly〔粗鲁地,突然地?Wehadjuststartedtalking5.W:Juststarted?Weweretherefortwohours!Inmycountry,mealstake15minutes!Q:Whydidthewomanwalkoutoftherestaurantsoabruptly?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问对话中she做某件事情的原因9W:WhatdidMonthinkabouthertriptoRussia?I’msolookingforwardto6hearingaboutit.M:Shedidn’tsaymuch.WhenIpickedherup7attheairportthismorning,shewasjusteagertogethometoseeDad.Shejustsaidthefoodwasgreatthere.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问两个对话者的关系10M:It’sonly6:30,andyou’redone!Iwon’tfinishworktill10.Youareveryefficient.W:Well,Tomfinishedtwohoursearlierthanme.That’sasignofefficiency〔效率inmycountry.Q:Howmanyhoursearlierdidthewomanfinishherworkthantheman?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问时间,学生在听时应注意各个时间所涉及的行为及各个时间之间的关联注释：1similar：相似的besimilarto2entitle:1>给〔书、剧本等提名；定名；e.g.TheauthorentitledhisbookOnPoetry.作者把自己的书定名为《论诗》2>使有权做,给予…的资格；entitlesb.todoe.g.Thisticketentitledyoutoafreeseatattheconcert.凭这张票你可以免费听音乐会3useto1>过去经常；e.g.IusedtostayuplatewhenIwassingle.我单身时经常熬夜2习惯于；be/getusedtodoing/sth.e.g.WhileyouareinChina,youwillhavetogetusedtoChinesecustom.你既然在中国,就得习惯中国的习俗4takesb.orsth.seriously认为某人或某物很重要,认真对待某人或某物e.g.It’snokidding.Youneedtotakeitseriously.这不是玩笑,你要认真对待5startstarttodosth.orstartdoingsth.开始做某事,start后面接不定式和动名词没有明显的区别6lookforwardto中的to是介词,后面需跟动名词,即lookforwardtodoing7pickup1>picksb.up用汽车搭载或接某人e.g.I’llbeattheNorthRailwayStation,10o’clocktomorrowmorning,wouldyoupleasepickmeupthen.我将于明天早上10点钟抵达火车北站,届时你能接我一下吗2a.picksb./sth.up举起或抬起某人或某物,拿起,拾起e.g.Myhusbandpickedupmysonandputhimonhisshoulders.我丈夫抱起孩子并把他放到肩膀上b.picksb./sth.up见到,听到〔尤指借助仪器e.g.Couldtheequipmentpickupthesignalfromthesatellite？这设备能收到卫星发射的信号吗？3picksth.up通过实践学会〔外语,技术等；得,染〔疾病；听到、打听到〔消息,e.g.Itnaturalforchildtopickupparents’accent.孩子很自然就会学到父母的口音Heisinterestedinpickinguprumors.他乐于打听各种谣言UnderstandingaLongConversationNowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.M:Youtravelalot.Whichpeopledoyouthinkarethemosttime-conscious?W:Ithinkit’sprobablytheSwedes.M:Really,whatmakesyousaythat?W:Well,onmylasttriptoSweden,Iorderedataxitopickmeupatmyhotelat6:25am.Igottothestreetat6:27,butthetaxihadalreadyleft.M:That’salittlehardtobelieve.Isittrue?W:Absolutely,everythingrunsontimethere.There’snoroomformistakes.Everyoneisverytime-conscious!M:Theymustseemverystiffandserious!W:Sure,butonceyougettoknowthem,youfindkind,caringpeoplebehindtheirseriousfaces.M:ThisisverydifferentfrommyexperiencestravelinginSouthAmerica.Ofcourse,peoplethereareverykind,buttheydon’tcaremuchabouttime.W:Iagree.SouthAmericansdon’tputverymuchstressontime.They’realwayslateforeverything,butnooneseemstomind.Questions:1WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutSwedishpeople?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问they具备什么样的特质2Howlongdidthetaxidriverwaitforthewoman?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是关于时间,学生在听时应注意各个时间所涉及的行为及各个时间之间的关联3Whydoesthewomansay"there’snoroomformistakes"inSweden?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问某件事情或某种现象的原因4Accordingtothewoman,whatareSwedesusuallylike?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问某人的性格5WhatdothemanandthewomansayaboutpeopleinSouthAmerica?解析：该题可从常识进行判断：A和B选项不符合逻辑常识,如果有压力,就不应该经常迟到,D选项中的different<冷漠的>和kind<友好的>语义上相互矛盾,所以C才是正确答案UnderstandingaPassageNowyouwillhearapassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Thebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowup1lateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon’tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Whereas2insomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthisproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblemnoonecametothemeeting!Questions:1Whatisthecompany’sgreatestproblem?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问某些人对待开会的态度2Whichofthefollowingdoesthespeakerconsiderishisdutyaspresidentofthecompany?解析：通过浏览该题四个选项,同学在听时应该注意抓住某人要做什么3Whydoeslatenesscauseadecreaseinefficiency?解析：该题四个选项都是涉及原因,听时应该理解全文,把握全局4Whatdidthecompanypresidentdothepreviousnight?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及的对象是he,而且是he做了某件事5Whycouldn’tthepresidentdowhathehadplanned?解析：从已知四个选项可知该题应该是问某个现象或某件事的原因注释：1showup1>到来,出现e.g.Thepresidentofthecompanyhadaproblemtoexplainhisfeelingaboutlateformeetingbecausetherewereonlytwoemployeesshowedupinthemeeting.公司总裁没法向员工解释他关于开会迟到现象的看法,因为只有两个员工出席会议2>showsb.upa.因举止失当使某人羞与为伍e.g.Heshowedmeupbysayingsuchfoolishwords.他居然说出如此愚蠢的话,使我羞于与之为伍〔弄的我很难堪b.显露某人不诚实后不名誉等e.g.Jimshowedhimupasbeinggreedyinfaceofmoney.在金钱面前Jim显露出他贪婪的面目2whereas然而〔经常用于介绍与主句观点相反的看法或观点e.g.Shepreferstospendincomeonclothing,whereasI’dratherspendonbookingbuying.她总是把工资花在卖服装上,而我却宁愿把钱用来买书whereas可用while来替换e.g.Asiancountrieshavelargepopulations,whereas/whileAfricancountrieshaveafew.亚洲国家人口众多,而非洲国家却人口稀少HomeworkSupplementaryListeningTask1Nowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.W:Ialwaysthoughtthatcultureshockwassomethingthatwouldhappentootherpeople,nottome.M:Actually,I’mnottotallycertainwhatthewords"cultureshock"referto.W:Cultureshockistheanxietythatoccurswhenapersonmovestocompletelynewsurroundings.M:Doesitincludealackofdirectionandnotknowingwhatisappropriateorinappropriate?W:Itsuredoes.And,itgenerallysetsinafewweeksafterarrivinginanewplace.M:Isitaphysicalormentaldiscomfort?W:It’sboth.Mostpeoplesufferstressintheirbodyandmind.Itcanresultinfeelingverytired,gettingsick,becomingdepressedanddoingthingsyoumightotherwisethinkarewrong.M:IthinkI’vexperiencedallofthesymptoms〔症状.W:It’sonlynatural.Whenyoufirstarrive,youdon’tspeakthelanguage,don’tknowhowtousebankingmachines,don’tknowhowtousethetelephoneandsoforth.M:Atthesametimeitcanalsobeanopportunity.W:Iagree.Itcanhelpyoudevelopabetterunderstandingofyourselfandencourageasenseofcreativity.Questions:1Whatdidthewomanfirstthinkaboutcultureshock?解析：该题四个选项并没有给我们提供太多的有用信息,因此学生要认真听懂该对话和问题后才能解答2WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutpeopleexperiencingcultureshock?3Howmaycultureshockaffectpeople’slives?4Whenthewomantalksaboutthenewcomer’sinability,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?5Howcancultureshockalsobeanopportunity?Task2Nowyouwillhearapassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Eventhoughyoumaynotbeabletoeliminate1cultureshock,therearewaystoeasethestress.Thefollowingaresomeactivitiesthatcanhelp:Getoutofyourroomorapartment,soyouareabletoexperiencefirst-handwhatAmericansaredoing.Makefriendssoyoucantalktothemandaskaboutwhatyoudon’tunderstand.Readtolearnaboutthecultureofthecountryyou’rein.Findanactivitythatyoucanenjoysoyouwillbeabletoreducestressanddepression.Americansliketojog〔慢跑andtheyalsoliketoplaysports.FindoutfromyourhostfamilyorotherAmericansaboutcommunityactivities,religiousservices,orvolunteeropportunities.Makethemostofthisopportunitytobecomeamemberoftheircommunity.ImproveyourEnglish.Askaboutanythingyoudon’tunderstand.Don’tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Someonewillbehappytoputyouright.Questions:1Whyisitadvisedtogetoutofyourroomorapartment?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及某件事的原因2TowhomcanyoutalkwhenyouwanttounderstandtheAmericanculture?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及某个人群3WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytoreduceyourstressanddepression?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及某个对象或行为4Howmightyoubecomeamemberofthecommunity?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及做某件事的方式5WhatshouldyoudoifyouareNOTsureabouthowtosaysomething?解析：从该题四个选项可知这个问题涉及某个行为注释：1. eliminate1>eliminatesb./sth.from清除,消除〔尤指不必要或不需要的某人e.g.Afterfinishingreading,you’dbetterrereadyouressayinordertoeliminatemistakes.写完文章后你最好再读一遍以消除错误。2干掉,淘汰某人e.g.Thesoldiereliminatedhisenemyandsurvived.士兵干掉敌人,活了下来e.g.Iwaseliminatedfromthecontestinthesecondround.我在第二轮比赛中被淘汰。Unit2ListeningUnderstandingShortConversationsNowyouwillheartenshortconversations.Aquestionwillfolloweachconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.1W:Whatdidyourcoach〔教练tellyouaboutrunningintomorrow’srace?M:Hesaid,"AllthatglittersisOlympicgold,"toremindmeoftheOlympicspirit.Q:Whatwasthecoach’sadvicetotheman?2M:IwatchedaTVshowlastnight,called"AllthatGlittersIsOlympicGold".W:Iwatchedthattoo.Itwasaboutthetrainingandsacrifice〔付出,牺牲necessaryforathletestocompeteintheOlympics.Q:WhatwastheTVshowabout?3W:Runningthehundred-meterdashisnothingcomparedtothepassion1necessarytorunlongerraces.M:Areyoukidding?I’verunbothandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination2.Q:Whydoesthemandisagreewiththewoman?解析：从该题四个选项可知此对话涉及he对thehundred-meterdash以及longerraces的看法4M:Doyouthinkdrugtakingiswidespreadamongamateur〔业余的athletestryingtogetstronger?W:It’shardtosaywhetherit’strueornot.Somuchofwhatwehearseemstoberumors〔谣言.Q:Doesthewomanbelievethatthereisaproblemwithamateurathletestakingdrugs?解析：从该题四个选项可知该题应注意she是否相信it,以及it是否是事实5W:DoyouthinkthathecouldhaverunintheOlympicsifthingshadturnedout<证明是,结果是>differently?M:Definitely.Hehadtheheart.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcost3himtheopportunitytocompete.Q:DidtheathletecompeteintheOlympics?解析：该题解题时首先要判断设yes还是no,再从既定两个选项中选择6M:Iheardthatwhentheathleteacceptedthegoldmedal,hethankedhismom.W:That’sright.Heswore<明确或郑重地说>thatshewasresponsibleforhimdevelopingthestrengthtowintherace.Q:Whywastheathleteabletowintherace?7W:Comeon,youcaneatthiscake.Youdon’thavetodenyyourselfsweetfoodjustbecauseyou’reintheOlympics.M:YesIdo!Withthegamescomingsosoon,Ihavetostayonahealthydiet.Q:Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman’soffer?8M:MostpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicswouldliketobeliketheathletestheysee.W:Maybetheywould.ButIdon’tthinkmostofthemhavethedeterminationtoworksohardtogetthere.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutpeoplewhowatchtheOlympicGames?解析：从该题四个选项主体一致,同学在听时应注意动词补语部分9W:Areyounoticingthefrownsonthefacesoftherunners?Notoneofthemlookshappy.M:Youcanbesurethetworunnersfromourcountryarehappy.Outofthefiveraces,they’vewonfour.Q:Howmanyraceshavetherunnersfromthespeaker’scountrywon?解析：该题涉及数字,同学在听时应提高对数字的敏感度10M:JusthearingtheOlympicsongfillsmewithdeterminationtogooutandwin.W:Itwasfirstplayedin1896,butitwasn'ttheofficialsonguntil1958.Ilikeittoo.Q:InwhichyeardidtheOlympicsongbecomeofficial?解析：该题涉及年份,同学在听时应提高对年份的敏感度,即那个年度发生什么事注释：1． Passion1>a.strongfeeling,e.g.ofhate,loveoranger强烈的情感〔如：恨,爱,怒等e.g.Shearguedwithhishusbandwithgreatpassion.她和他丈夫争论,情绪很激动b.angrystate,rage<usedespeciallyintheexpressionsshown>愤怒,盛怒e.g.inapassion在盛怒中getintoapassion勃然大怒2～<forsb.>intenselove<especialsexual>强烈的爱,尤指性爱e.g.Heloveshiswifewithpassion.他强烈地爱着妻子3～<forsb.>～<forsb.>酷爱,热爱e.g.Ihaveapassionfordetectivestories.我很喜欢侦探小说2．1Determinationn.决心,坚定性～todosth.e.g.I’verunonehundred-meterdashandlongerracesandIknowtheybothrequiredetermination\.我既跑过100短跑,也跑过长跑,我知道两者都需要决心。2>determinev.～todosthe.g.Ideterminedtosucceedintherace.我决心取得比赛胜利3．CostV.<pt,ppcost>1>价钱为,需花费e.g.Thebookcostme100RMB.这本书花了我100块钱2a.resultinthelossofsth.使付出〔代价,使丧失〔某物e.g.Itwasjusthisinjurythatcosthimtheopportunitytocompete.他的伤势使他丧失了参加比赛的机会。b.需做出某种努力或牺牲e.g.Beingatopstudentcostsmuchtimeandhardwork.要成为尖子生需要花大量的时间和勤奋的学习。3estimatethepricetobecharged估价,定价e.g.Hasthetripbeencost.这个旅行定价了吗。Costn.1> pricetobepaidforathing价钱,价格e.g.Thecostoflivingabroadisgreat.国外生活成本太大了。2effort,lossorsacrificeofdoingsth.〔为了得到某事物而付出的代价,努力,损失,牺牲等。e.g.Wemadesuccessatthecostoffivedayssleeplessness.我们的胜利是以五天的无眠为代价。Collocations:atallcosts不惜一切代价atcost按成本价格atthecostofsth.以…为代价UnderstandingaLongConversationNowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.W:Wow,youreallylookgreat.Haveyoubeenworkingout<做大运动量的锻炼>?M:Everyday.I’mpreparingfortheOlympicGames.W:Oh,no.M:What?What’sthematter?Youdon’tthinkIcandoit?W:Idon’tknowhowtotellyou.M:Youdon’tthinkI’mstrongenoughtoenter,doyou?Well,I’llhaveyouknowI’mplentystrong.AndIfyousayotherwise,youdon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.W:Iknowyou’restrong.That’snottheproblem.M:Thenyouthinkmyheartisweak.Butthatisn’tso!Ihaveamazingdetermination.Iswear,mypassionisunmatchedbyanyotheramateurathleteintheworld.Idefy1youtosayotherwise.W:Iwouldn’tdare.I’veseenyourunandnotquit,andIknowyourheartisstrong.Butthatisn’ttheproblem.M:What’stheproblemthen?W:TheOlympicsendedyesterday.Questions:1Whydoesthemanlookgreat?2Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisownstrength?3Whatdoesthemansayabouthispassion?4Howdoesthewomanknowthemanhasastrongheart?5Whatistheman’sproblem,accordingtothewoman?注释：1. defy1> a.disobeyorrefusetorespect违抗,反抗,蔑视〔某人,权威等e.g.Theydefiedtheirparentsandgotmarried.他们违背父母的意愿结婚b.refusetogivein拒绝向某人让步,勇敢地抵抗e.g.Thoughheisanordinaryemployee,hedarestodefytheauthority.他尽管是一个普通员工,却不惧怕权威。2besodifficultastomakeimpossible〔因有困难使不可能,办不到e.g.Theproblemdefiedsolutions.这个问题不可能解决。UnderstandingaPassageNowyouwillhearapassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.TherewasspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldbe.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicsspirit.Questions:1Whyweresomanypeopleinterestedinthe1936OlympicGames?2Accordingtothepassage,whatdidtheNazipartybelieve?3WhatsurprisedHitlerandtheNazi?4WhatmadeJesseOwensmostproud?5WhyisJesseOwensrememberedasagreatman?HomeworkSupplementaryListeningTask1Nowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.M:Haveyouevertriedscuba〔自携式水下呼吸器diving〔潜水运动?W:No,I’mkindofscaredofthewholedivingthing.Imean,Ihearallthesestoriesaboutgettingsickfromcominguptoofastanddangerousfishandstuff.Idon’tthinkit’sforme.M:Iguessthere’salotthatcouldgowrong,butifyou’vebeentrainedandyoufollowtherules,there’sreallynothingtoworryabout.W:Idon’tknow.M:It’sreallyworthtrying.It’sawholeotherworlddownthere.It’ssuchanamazingexperience.W:That’swhatalotofpeopletellme,butIthinkI’dprefertosticktosurfing〔冲浪运动ratherthantakemychancesinthedeep.M:Tobehonest,Ithinkyouhavemorechanceofmeetingwithanaccidentsurfingthandiving.W:Aslongasyoudon’tdoanythingstupid,you’llbeOK.M:Diving’sthesame.Youjusthavetofollowtherules.Say,I’mgoingnextweekend.Whydon’tyoucomealong?There’sapoolthatisn’tsodeepwhereyoucanseeallkindsoffishandthings.It’sperfectforanovice〔新手,初学者diver.W:Well,ifit’snottoodeep,itcan’tbetoobad.Whynot?Sure,I’llgowithyou.M:Great?Questions:1Accordingtothewoman,whatmakesthedivingscary?2Whatmeasuresmighthelpensurethesafetyofdiving?3Accordingtotheconversation,whathasthewomanheardaboutdiving?4Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutsurfing?5Whydoesthewomandecidetojointhemanindiving?Task2Nowyouwillhearapassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Somepeoplesaythataerobicdancing〔有氧操isasport,andotherssayit’snot.I’vebegunaclassthatteachesaerobics,andIwouldliketotellyouaboutit.Ithinkyou’llbeveryexcitedaboutthisvigorous〔活泼的,强有力的exerciseandwillagreewiththatit’sasport.Aerobicdancingislikeothersportsinthatitcanhelpyouimproveyourmentalstrength.Often,whendoingit,you’llwanttoquit.Continuing,despiteyourdesiretostop,forcesyoutobestrong.Theencouragementthatyoureceivefromthosearoundyouhelpsyoutocarryonfortheentire45minutesuntiltheend.It’ssomethinglikerunningalongrace.Likeswimming,aerobicdancingmakesyourbodystronger.Itquickensyourheartbeatandhelpsyoutolosefat.Manyfootballplayers,aswellasathletesinothersports,doaerobicdancingtoimprovetheirfitness.Manyotherpeopleenjoyitaswell.

Aerobicdancingcanchangeyourlife.Ifyouparticipateregularly,it’llmakeyouabetterperson,bothmentallyandphysically.Irecommendittoanyonewhowantsalittlebitmoreoutoflife.Questions:1Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplefeelaboutaerobicdancing?2inwhichwayisaerobicdancingsimilartoothersports?3Whowillencourageyounottoquitwhendoingaerobicdancing?4Howisaerobicdancinglikeswimming?5Accordingtothespeaker,whoshouldtakepartinaerobicdancing?Unit3WarmingUpHello,andwelcome!Thank1youforlisteningtothisreport,entitled"ProsandCons2ofMixedMarriages<混合婚姻,杂婚,异族通婚>".Mixedmarriagesarebecomingmorecommonandmanypeoplehavestrongopinionsaboutthem.Inthisprogram,you’lllistentoopinionsonbothsides3oftheissue.Overall,peopleseemtobeinfavor4.Onewomanwilltellyouhowhappysheistohavemarriedaforeigner.SomewillsayitisOKforothersbutisn’tforthem.However,nearlyonethirdofthepeopleyouaregoingtohearonthisprogramwillsaypeoplefromdifferentculturesshouldn’tgetmarried,claimingthattheseindividualscannotbecompatible.注释：1.thanksb.fordoingsth.thanksto:owingto,dueto幸亏,由于2.ProsandCons优点与缺点pro在此是指infavorof〔赞成的意思；而con则是拉丁语contra的简写,指inoppositionto,against〔反对3.onbothsides双方,两边sidebyside一个挨一个,肩并肩sidewalk<AmE>pavement<BrE>人行道4.favor:n./vt.＊insb’sfavor①得某人欢心②受某人欢迎③赞同,有利于＊dosb’safavor帮某人一个忙favorableadj.advantageous,approving＊befavorabletosth.〔以人作主语,"赞成…的"〔以事物作主语,"对…有利的"eg.Ishefavorabletotheproposal?＊befavorablefor适宜于…的,良好〔时机的UnderstandingShortConversationsNowyouwillheartenshortconversations.Aquestionwillfolloweachconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.1. M:Couldyoutellmeabouttheprosandconsofmixedmarriages?W:Icantellyouthepros,forsure.Afterbeingmarriedtoaforeignerfor20years,I’veyettodiscoveranycons.Q:Whatcan’tthewomantelltheman?2. M:Theweedingisnextweek,butIstilldon’tknowifmarryingapersonofadifferentraceisright.W:Therearealotofprosandconsofmixedmarriages,butoverall1they’regood.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutmixedmarriages?3. M:TheFrenchhavealotofcharm.Ithinkyou’llenjoybeingmarriedtome.W:Noteverythingaboutthemischarming.AndI’mgoingtohavesometrouble2dealingwiththeculture.Q:WhatconcerndoesthewomanhaveaboutmarryingaFrenchman?4. M:Hasanyonecriticizedyouformarryingsomeoneofadifferentrace?W:Iexpected3peopleto.Buttheyhaven’tsofar.Besides,Idon’tcarewhatpeoplethink.MywifeandIhititoff4A-OK.Q:Whatdidthemanexcept?5. M:That’sgreatyou’regettingmarried,butdoyouhaveaclue5aboutyournewwife’sculture?W:Sure.Learningaboutherpeople’swayofdoingthingswasthefirstthingIdidwhenIdecide6tomarryher.Q:Whatdidthemandofirstwhenhedecidedtogetmarried?6. M:I’veheardthatyoucanceledyourweddingplans.What’stheproblem?W:Moneyisveryimportanttopeoplefromherculture.SheleftmewhenshediscoveredI’mpoor!Q:Whywastheweddingcanceled?7. M:Ican’tbelievehoegoodyourChineselanguageskillsare!Howdidyouimprovesoquickly?W:ImarriedaChineseman.Wetalkeveryday.He’shelpedmealot.Q:Whatdoesthewoman’shusbandhelpherwith?8. M:Ihaveaquestion7foryou.Wouldyouevermarryapersonfromanotherculture?W:That’satoughone!IfIdo,it’llprobablybesomeonefromaculturesimilartomine.Q:WhatKindofwomanwouldthemanmarry?9. M:Ourmarriageisfallingapart8.Didn’tyouknowyourfamilywouldn’tapproveof9youmarryingaforeigner?W:Ineverexpectedittobeaproblem.It’snottheirmarriageafterall;it’sours.Q:Whatistheman’srelationshiptothewoman?10. M:I’vebeenthinkingaboutgettingmarried.Doyouknowwhatthedivorcerateofmixedmarriagesis?W:Whatdoyoumean,mixedracesormixedreligions?Therateforthefirstis65percent;thesecond,70percent.Q:Whatisthedivorcerateofmarriagesbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces?注释：1.overall:adj.comprehensive全面的,综合的n.<pl.>工装裤2.havetrouble<in>doingsth.introubleget<sb.>intotroubletakethetroubletodosth.费力,尽力做…3.expecttodo…except与wait辨析wait表示因早到或对方晚来而等待的行为。<waitingisasortofactivity>expect表示知道某事将会发生而期待的意识状态。<expectingisastateofmind>eg.I’llwaitforyouthereatexactlyteno’clock.<×>I’llexpectyouthereatexactlyteno’clock.<√>我10点整会在那儿等你。4.hititoff:enjoygoodrelations/getalongverywelleg.Yoursuggestionhitsoffwithourplan.你的建议符合我们的计划。＊hitupon/onanidea想出一个主意5.clue,hint,implication辨析clue"线索,提示"指有助于发现真相的事,与连用。hint"暗示"指间接的或隐蔽的启示。implication"暗含"之义,指在文章或话语中没有直截了当表明之义。6.decidetodosth.=decideondoingsth.7.beyondquestion/withoutquestion毫无疑问inquestion正在考虑outofquestion毫无可能的,绝对做不到的搭配：problem问题,常与动词solve连用,是客观存在的等待解决。question问题,常与动词answer连用,指对某事物怀疑而提出的需回答的问题。issue指意见达不到一致的问题,但侧重于有待平息分歧和争端,常与动词settle连用。8.fallapart:break破裂,破碎eg.Mycarisfallingapart.＊fallbehind:lagbehind,failtokeeplevel<withsb./sth.>落后于＊fallbackonsb./sth.eg.She’scompletelyhomelessatleastIhavemyparentstofallbackon.语法：fall后面需要加表语fallasleep坠入梦乡fallill病倒fallavictim成为牺牲品9.approveofdoing:besupportiveofeg.Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareverysupportiveofthegovernment’sdecisionsaimedatcombiningeconomicdevelopmentwithenvironmentalprotection.社会各界对政府旨在将经济发展与环境保护结合起来的决策表示极大的支持。UnderstandingaLongConversationNowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.W:Grandpa,Momtoldmethatyouhavebeenmarriedtwice.Isthattrue?M:Yes,I’mafraid1so.W:That’sasurprise.Whathappenedtoyourfirstwife?M:Yourgrandmawasmyfirstwife.W:But…M:Andyourgrandmaismysecondwife.Yousee,ImetherwhileIwasinGerm