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新世纪视听说教程2答案听力原文unit6
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A: What did mom and dad talk about yesterday, Catherine?

B: I didn't hear clearly.

A.She doesn't know what her parents talked about.

B.She wasn't home yesterday.

C.She wants to talk to her parents.

D.She came back too late yesterday.

A: I'm sorry, Mr. Henderson. I have a poor memory with words.

B: That's no excuse for a D.

A.employee and employer

B.student and teacher

C.patient and doctor(岭师分享群391337364发布)

D.interviewee and interviewer

A: Oh, Martin! I can't believe it.

B: Hey, Leo. It's a big surprise to see you at the restaurant.

A: I can't believe it's been eight years since we were living in the same

dormitory.

B: You know what. I remember it as if it were just yesterday.

A: So what's your best memory of our dorm life?

B: Our turtle of course. The school said "no pets" in student

dormitories. But we kept a turtle secretly for four years. Can you

imagine that?

A: Yeah I remember that. And sort of ... you brought the turtle home

after we graduated. So how's he now?

B. Very well. Here's a picture in my cell phone ... Thank God it was a

turtle that made no noise. And what about you, Leo? What do you

remember about those days?

A: Well, I still remember that night when both of us stayed up and

worked on our book review.

B: A book review? On A Tale of Two Cities?

A: Yes. And you see, we didn't remember the assignment until the night

before the deadline.

B: Yeah, and we spent a whole night working on it. Remember we

borrowed ideas from each other?

A: Of course. It was lucky that we could finish our book reviews

before daybreak.

B: Oh, I really miss those days.

Questions 3 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1.What was the relationship between Martin and Leo?

A.They were colleagues.

B.They were roommates.

C.They were teammates.

D.They were actors in the same movie.

2.Where is the turtle now?

A.With Martin.

B.With Leo.

C.In the wild.

D.Already dead.

3.They spent a night working on their _____.

A.term papers

B.chemical experiments

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D.book reviews

Directions: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

Passage One

Although scientists have different opinions, most people find that their

dreams are very meaningful for them. Dreams are useful in learning

more about the dreamer's feelings, thoughts, behavior, and values.

Many find that dreams can help them solve problems. Further, artists,

writers, and scientists often get creative ideas from dreams.

Many people agree that dreams reflect one's deep thoughts and feelings.

The people, actions, settings and emotions in your dreams are personal

to you. Some dream experts think that there are typical dreams and

dream elements that happen to different persons, cultures, and times.

But usually the same image or symbol will have different meanings for

different people. For example, an elephant in a dream can mean one

thing to a zoo keeper and something quite different to a child whose

favorite toy is a stuffed elephant. Therefore, books which give a

specific meaning for a specific dream image or symbol are not usually

helpful. By thinking about what each dream element means to you or

reminds you of, by looking for connections between what is happening

in your dreams and what is happening in your waking life, you can

learn to understand your dreams. It can be helpful to keep a dream diary

and reflect on many dreams over a long period of time.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.

1.Dreams can be used to learn about the dreamer's _____.

A.future

B.interests

C.values

D.family

2.The people, settings and emotions in one's dream are _____.

A.different from those in real life

B.all imagined

C.personal to him

D.repeating themselves

3.What do some dream experts believe?

A.Some people never dream in their life.

B.Having dreams every night is good for the mind.

C.Dreams are not colorful.

D.There are typical dreams happening to different times.

4.What is TRUE about a book that gives a specific meaning to a

specific dream image?

A.It is not useful.

B.It can help us to understand our needs.

C.It is more useful to adults than to children.

D.It must be hard to read.

5.You can learn to understand your dreams by ____.

A.describing your dream image to a dream expert

B.thinking about what each dream element reminds you of

C.reading books on the meaning of dream images

D.improving your memory

Passage Two

Nightmares are very common among children and fairly common among adults. Often nightmares are caused by stress, painful experiences, emotional difficulties, drugs or illness. However, some people have frequent nightmares that seem unrelated to their waking lives. Recent studies suggest that these people tend to be more open, sensitive, trusting, and emotional than common people.

Many people have dreamed that they died or hit bottom in a fall and they have lived to tell the tale! You can explore the meaning of these kinds of images just as you would explore any others in your dreams.

However, if any aspect of your dreams worries or distresses you, talk to

a doctor about your concerns. If you don't want nightmares,

it is possible to control your dreams by giving yourself suggestions before sleep. Another method of influencing dreams is to be aware you are dreaming while you are still asleep and in the dream. Sometimes people experience this type of dreaming and then control what they want to experience in the dream. But some things are easier than others to control, and indeed complete control is probably never possible.

Some professional dream workers are doubtful about controlling the dream, and encourage learning to enjoy and understand it instead. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

1.Nightmares are _____.

A.more common among children than among adults

B.more common among adults than among children

C.more common among old people than among teenagers

D.more common among teenagers than among old people

2.What is NOT a common cause of nightmare?

A.painful experience

B.emotional difficulties

C.illness

D.narrow-mindedness

3.What can you do if any aspect of your dreams worries you?

A.Share it with friends.

B.Talk to a doctor about the problem.

C.Sleep earlier than usual.

D.Take a relaxing walk.

4.If ____, you can possibly control your dream.

A.you read a book about controlling dreams and nightmares

B.you try hard to remember what you dreamed

C.you know you are dreaming while you are still asleep and in the

dream

D.you lead a healthy life

5.Some professional dream workers encourage _____.

A.controlling your dream

B.recording your dream

C.learning to enjoy your dream

D.sharing your dream

Directions: In this section, you will hear several sentences. Listen

carefully and then repeat.

I have a very good memory when it comes to faces and images.

I don’t remember numbers very well. I even forget my ATM code

sometimes.

I can usually re member people’s names when they tell me.

I have a good memory for numbers, especially phone numbers.

I have a bad memory for names, so I try to use a characteristic to

remind me.

Directions: There is a short text shown on the computer screen (as is shown below). You are required to read the text aloud. Your voice will be recorded into the system. You'll have 1 minute for preparation and then you are required to begin reading when hearing the beginning signal sound and stop it when hearing the ending signal sound. Your reading should be limited within 1.5 minutes. Now you have 1 minute to prepare.

When I was a child, I dreamed to be a writer. Now I still have that dream and a dream novel. It's about two children, Mike and Carol, who grew up together. They fell in love when the time came.

Carol was intelligent enough to go to a famous university in another

city. Mike was not so bright and had to stay. In school, Jack, a

handsome playboy, tried to court her. Carol loved Mike and she

declined Jack. But soon she learned about the death of Mike. Carol

became desperate and was almost crazy. Jack tried to comfort her. They

began to date when Mike appeared. For now I can only go so far. But I

bet it will be a good story.

Directions: Look at the picture below, which shows a man who is

in trouble because he can't remember something very important. What he can't remember is up to your imagination. Now you are required to play the man and talk to yourself about the problem. Information about the man's clothing, posture and belongings may help. You'll have 1 minute to prepare and another 2 minutes to complete your presentation. Now you have 1 minute to prepare.

Directions: True or False. Watch the video clip and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Five Years from Now ... Agnes: After I finish my Ph.D. I would like to

go back to Senegal and start my own business in agriculture. Brad:

After I graduate I will move to Washington, D.C., to work for National

Geographic. Calum: After I graduate I'd like to have a good job that

pays a lot of money, and to travel and see the world. Dave: After I

graduate from college I will go to graduate school and I'm going to

study art. Alex: After graduation I plan to find a good job. I also plan to

start a family and buy a house. Julianna: I want to start my own

business, an import-export business. Alejandra: My students work very

hard and get good grades to get into university. After finishing their

degrees in the United States they will go home and either work with

their families or open a business. Dave: Five years from now I will still

be studying and I don't know where I'm going to live. Calvin: I'd like to

become a lawyer and I'd like to specialize in cyberlaw. I think cyberlaw

will be pretty big within five, six years or so.

Agnes will go back to start her own business after she finishes her

Ph.D.

T

F

Brad will move to New York after he graduates.

T

F

Julianna wants to start a fast-food business.

T

F

Calvin would like to become a lawyer.

T

F

Woo Sung wants no kids in the future.

T

Directions: Fill in the blanks. Watch the video clip a and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. (岭师分享群391337364发布)

Calum: After I graduateI'd like to have a good job that pays a lot of

money, and to travel and see the world . ... Alex: After graduation I plan

to find a good job. I also plan to start a family and buy a house.

Alejandra: My students work very hard and get good gradesto get into

university. After finishing their degrees in the United States they will

go home and eitherwork with their families or open a business .

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Book 2 Chapter 1 The Population Today we’re going to talk about population in the United States. According to the most recent government census, the population is 281,421,906 people. Now this represents an increase of almost 33 million people since the 1990 census. A population of over 281 million makes the United States the third most populous country in the whole world. As you probably know, the People’s Republic of China is the most populous country in the world. But do you know which is the second most populous? Well, if you thought India, you were right. The fourth, fifth, and sixth most populous countries are Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan. Now let’s get back to the United States. Let’s look at the total U. S. population figure of 281 million in three different ways. The first way is by race and origin; the second is by geographical distribution, or by where people live; and the third way is by the age and sex of the population. First of all, let’s take a look at the population by race and origin. The latest U. S. census reports that percent of the population is white, whereas percent is black. Three percent are of Asian origin, and 1 percent is Native American. percent of the population is a mixture of two or more races, and percent report themselves as “of some other race”. Let’s make sure your figures are right: OK, white, percent; black, percent; Asian, 3 percent; Native American, 1 percent; a mixture of two or more races, percent; and of some other race, percent. Hispanics, whose origins lie in Spanish-speaking countries, comprise whites, blacks, and Native Americans, so they are already included in the above figures. It is important to note that Hispanics make up percent of the present U.S. population, however. Finally, the census tells us that 31 million people in the United States were born in another country. Of the 31 million foreign born, the largest part, percent are from Mexico. The next largest group, from the Philippines, number percent. Another way of looking at the population is by geographical distribution. Do you have any idea which states are the five most populous in the United States? Well, I’ll help you out there. The five most populous states, with population figures, are California, with almost 34 million; New York, with 21 million; Texas, with 19 million; and Florida, with 16 million; and Illinois with million people. Did you get all those figures down? Well, if not, I’ll give you a chance later to check your figures. Well, then, let’s move on. All told, over half, or some 58 percent of the population, lives in

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Unit 1 Starting out Outside view Julie My name's Julie Dearden, and I'm the Director of International Programmes here at Hertford College. Eugene My name's Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern languages at Somerville College. Julie Oh, there are many Oxford traditions. Oxford is a very old university, the oldest English-speaking university in the, in the world. And so there are many traditions which are associated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating, for example. Eugene Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character. Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of um, kind of liberal politics. But there are also some specific traditions. Julie Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students. Usually it takes places at seven o'clock in the evening, and the professors sit on high table which is the table over here, and the students sit on common table, which are the tables here. But everybody eats together. It's a very beautiful evening because there are, there's a special meal and we eat by candlelight. Eugene I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford Union being a debating society where speakers come from all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by the students, making it a very interesting forum. Julie My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition called May Morning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So it's very nice. Eugene The tradition that er, was most important to me was probably Summer Eights. I was a rower. And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and gradually work its way up the river. Julie When the students take exams, they must go to a special building and it's called Examination Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear E.gown like mine, a black gown, and they wear a white shirt, arid the men wear a white tie and black trousers. The women wear a white shirt and a black skirt or black trousers. And they must wear this uniform, which has a Latin name - sub fuse — and they must wear this uniform in order to take their examinations. Eugene I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place and it's such an old institution, it should have traditions, but they can be very inconvenient. For example, sub fuse. This is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear. Julie They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they wear different colours, the students wear different coloured flowers for different examinations. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a red carnation. Eugene So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry a mortarboard. And to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which you're not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable. Julie I really like the Oxford traditions, I think it's part of our history, and part of um, being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University. Listening in Passage 1 Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right?

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