现代大学英语听力1原文及答案.doc

schedule. [Okay.] Now, the

registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting

will commence at 9:30.

Randall:

Okay.

Now,

we

had

planned

originally

for

the

meeting

to

go

until

10:30,

but

now

we

have

someone

from

the

international

center

coming

to

speak

to

the

students

on

extracurricular

（学校课程以外的）

activities, so how about ending the meeting around

11?

Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.],

followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have

reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.]

We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library,

and the student services building.

Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?

Faith: Well, we’re planning to st

art them at 2:15.

Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard

pressed to start then.

Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around

2:45.

Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?

Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not

that bad.] Here, use mine.

Randall: OK

. And we’ll need

150 copies of this program guide by then.

Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short noti

ce! How about lending me a hand to put things

together [OK

.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them?

Randall: OK.

And

I

think

the

manager

has

given

the green

light

to

go

ahead and use

the

more

expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.

Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45

until, let’s say,

4:30. [OK.] I hope we can wrap

things up by 5.

Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.

Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by

the director for a final look.

Task 5

【答案】

1) The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.

2) Each course lasts for three weeks.

3) It’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half

days each week.

4) The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course

is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.

5) Each course costs

￡

150 plus V

A

T, which is 15 percent, and a

￡

5 registration fee.

6) For each course the deposit is

￡

20.

7) A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.

8) They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is

￡

20 a week, or bed, breakfast and

dinner which is about

￡

27 a week.

【原文】

Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?

Student:

Yes,

please.

I

would

want

to

have

some

information

about

the…erm…the

courses at Swan School.

Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?

Student: Yes. Yes, please.

Receptionist:

Yes.

Fine.

OK.

Well,

we

have…erm…sh

ort

intensive

full-time

courses

during

the summer.

Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.

Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.

Student: How many hours per week, please?

Receptionist: Well,

it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.

Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?

Receptionist:

We

have

a

lot

of

students

in

the

school

but

in

the

classes

only

about

between

12

and 14 students.

Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?

Receptionist:

Yes,

certainly.

The

first

course

begins

on

the

3rd

of

July

and

lasts

until

the

20th

of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.

Student: What about the fees per course?

Receptionist:

Yes,

each

…

each

course

costs

￡

150

plus

V

AT,

which

is

15

percent,

and

a

￡

5

reg istration

（登记、注册）

fee.

Student: And deposit, please?

Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit

（储蓄、

存款、

保证金）

of

￡

20 and the

￡

5

registration fee.

Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation?

Receptionist:

No,

we

can

do

that

for

you.

We

have

a

lady

who

arranges

the

accommodation

for you with Oxford families.

Student: How much does it cost?

Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is

￡

20 a week, or bed,

breakfast and dinner which is about

￡

27 a week.

Student:

￡

27. Thank you very much.

Receptionist: You

’

re welcome.

Task 6

【答案】

A.

1) F,

2) T,

3) F

B.

1) Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much

financial aid should be given to each student.

2) They must score between 1,430 and 1600.

3)

American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school,

and their teachers’ recommendations.

4) The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or

French.

【原文】

Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude

Test (SAT 1).

The SAT 1 is a three-

hour exam that tests students’ math and verbal

（语言的、

口头的）

skills.

Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much

financial aid should be given to each student.

Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held

every

year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in

order to include

their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school

student is around 1,000.

A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want

to go to one of America’

s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and

1,600.

The

test

can

be

taken

over

and

over

again,

but

all

the

scores

will

appear

on

the

students’

records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American

universities

also

look

at

a

student’s

subject

grades,

what

they

do

outside

of

school,

and

their

teachers’ recommendations.

In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three

SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.

Task 7

【答案】

A.

1) a,

2) c,

3) d,

4)c

B.

1) Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass

the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo.

2) These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.

【原文】

Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.

They

choose

the

places

they

want

to

go

and

apply

before

January

of

their

final

year.

The

university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests

for

31

subjects

in

six

subject

areas:

Japanese

language,

geography

and

history,

civics,

math,

science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones

make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the

new school year starts in April.

In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo,

many

students

attend

special

preparation

schools

on

top

of

their

regular

classes.

These

extra

schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.

Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of

high school seniors actually choose further study.

Task 8

【答案】

A.

1) It’s a non

-profit-making educational foundation.

2) No, complete beginners are not accepted.

3) Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and

English Literature.

B.

1) 200, 30-40, attractive, beautiful, with easy reach of

2)

dining

rooms,

a

library,

language

laboratories,

computers,

tennis,

volleyball,

basketball,

badminton, football.

3) 21

4)

￡

1,130

5) Monday, Friday

6)

￡

670, 3, 10, 9, 3 ?

【原文】

The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation.

Its

200

students,

from

30-40

countries,

work

in

large,

attractive

buildings

set

in

extensive,

beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a

library,

video

filming

studio,

language

laboratories,

listening

and

self-access

study

centres,

computers,

as

well

as

facilities

for

tennis,

table

tennis,

volleyball,

basketball,

badminton

and

football.

General

English

classes

are

for

students

aged

17+.

Complete

beginners

are

not

accepted.

Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available

within

the General English

timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and

books

per

term

is

￡

1,130.

Accommodation

is

with

local

families.

Lunch

is

provided

in

the

School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social

activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services

is

￡

670

per

term.

There

are

3

terms

of

10

weeks

and

summer

courses

of

9

weeks

and

3

1/2

weeks.

Task 9

【答案】

A.

1) This school has a capacity of 220 students.

2) It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.

3) In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on Life

in Britain at no extra cost.

4)

There

is

a

special

2-week

Easter

Course

and

Refresher

Courses

for

overseas

teachers

and

English in the summer.

B.

1) F,

2) F,

3) T

【原文】

This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-

filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.

General

courses,

either

in

the

mornings

or

afternoons,

comprise

15

50-minute

periods

per

week.

We

cater

for

a

wide

range

of

classes

from

beginners

to

advanced,

enabling

us

to

place

students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually

no

more

than

14

students

in

a

class.

In

addition

to

the

15

lessons,

there

are

daily

individual

laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost

There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer,

lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There

is

a

special

2-week

Easter

Course

and

Refresher

Courses

for

overseas

teachers

of

English

in

summer.

Fees

are

approximately

￡

46

per

week

for

general

courses.

Accommodation

can

be

arranged

with

selected

families

with

half

board.

There

is

a

full

social

programme

and

regular

excursions.

Task 10

【答案】

A.

1) This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust.

2) It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre.

3) A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English

speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.

4)

Their

extracurricular

activities

include

sports,

horse

riding,

drama,

art,

crafts,

photography,

films, concerts and excursions.

B.

1) an excellent library, video room, science laboratories, coffee bar

2) college houses, a resident warden, family accommodation

【原文】

This school, founded in 1953, is a non- profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential

North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks

and

14

large

Victorian

houses

providing

academic

and

residential

accommodation.

Facilities

include

an

excellent

library,

video

room,

language

laboratories,

computer

room,

science

laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.

A

particular

benefit

for

the

EFL

student

is

the

opportunity

to

live

and

study

with

native

English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university

level.

All

students

are

encouraged

to

participate

in

social

and

extracurricular

activities

including

sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.

Academic

Year

Courses

(21

hours

per

week)

leading

to

all

principal

EFL

examinations,

concentrate

on

language

with

selected

studies

in

Literature,

Politics,

History,

Art

History,

and

Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some

prefer family accommodation.

Task 11

【答案】

Cindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan’s American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes

from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is

a

student

at

Berkeley

College

where

she

is

studying

modern

languages.

She

wants

to

be

an

interpreter when she leaves university.

She

has

many

interests

and

hobbies.

She

loves

reading,

swimming

and

surfing

but

her

favorite hobby is white- wa

ter rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.

At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.

Unit 2

Task 1

【答案】

A.

1) elephants

2) chimpanzees

（黑猩猩）

3) giraffes

4) penguins

5) kangaroos

6) zebras

7) polar bears

B.

1) and a tail

2) big ears

【原文】

1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong.

They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for

70 years.

2) They live in Africa and Asia. They are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have

a

tail.

Their

arms

are

very

long

and

they

have

big

ears.

They

are

good

climbers.

They

are

very intelligent, too.

3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They

eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white.

4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t

fly. They are good swimmers.

They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white.

5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a

very

long

tail.

The

back

legs

and

the

tail

are

very

strong.

They

can

run

very

fast.

The

females

carry their young in a pouch

（育儿袋）

.

6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat with black and

white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants.

7) They live in very cold countries. They have four legs. They are very big and very strong. They

have a white coat. They can swim. They eat seals and fish.

Task 2

【答案】

A.

1) The cheetah.

2) 170 km/h.

3) More than 100 km/h.

4) Because most animals run on four legs.

5) Because we have machines.

B.

1) F,

2) F,

3) T

【原文】

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run at a speed of about 100 kilometres an

hour. The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170 km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than

100 km/h.

Human beings are not very fast. The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40 km/h.

Many animals can run faster than this. But most animals run on four legs. Four legs are better than

two, aren’t they? Why do we only have two legs?

Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs,

so

we

can

use

our hands

for

other

things. We can pick

things

up

with

them.

We

can

use

tools.

Human beings have used tools

（器具。工具）

for millions of years. That is why our brains have

developed. That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world.

In

the

past

few

years,

we

have

made

all

kinds

of

machines.

We

have

made

cars,

ships,

aeroplanes and spacecraft. In these machines we can travel faster than any animal

—

by land, by

sea, or by air. We can even go to the moon. No other animal has ever done that!

Task 3

【答案】

A.

1) Climate, lack of food and aliens from outer space might be responsible for their extinction.

2) No.

B.

B: might have gotten, killed them off

A: may have run out of food

B: could have been destroyed by aliens

【原文】

A: You know,

we’re studying dinosaurs in science class.

It’s really interesting.

B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared?

A: Well, no one knows for sure.

B: I thought it had something to do with the climate. The temperature might have gotten cooler

and killed them off.

A: Yeah, that’s one theory. Another idea is that they may have run out of food.

B: Uh-

huh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been des

troyed by aliens

from outer space.

A: That sounds crazy to me!

Task 4

【答案】

1) The mayfly. A few hours.

2) They just do two things: finding a mate and producing young.

3) We could judge by its growth rings.

4) It was kept for 152 years.

【原文】

For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly

（浮游类生物）

, which typical ly

（典

型的、特有的）

lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges

（出现、浮现、暴漏）

from

its shell. Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again. These creatures devote their whole lives to a

single desperate mission

（代表团、使命）

: finding a mate and producing young. They

don’t even

have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In fact they have no time

for anything else.

The

record- holder

for

the

longest

life

may

be

the

Arctic

clam,

one

of

which

lived

quietly

underwater for 220 years. However it did not have any birth certifica te

（

证书、

文聘）

< br>

to prove this.

One could only judge by its growth rings.

If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died

in 1918. It had been captured

（俘获、捕获）

already full-grown in 1766, nine years before the

American Revolution began and it died 152 years later as World War I came to a close.

Task 5

【答案】

A.

People have different opinions on using animals for research.

B.

1) for

a. was tried first on animals.

b. is dependent on

c. using unwanted animals.

2) against

a. suffer

b. unnecessary

c. the same rights

3)

a. cell culture

b. computer modeling.

【原文】

Every

year

about

17

million

animals

are

used

in

Laboratory

experiments.

But

in

many

countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this

way?

People

who

are

for

using

animals

in

research

argue

that

the

use

of

animals

in

medical

research

has

many

practical

benefits.

Animal

research

has

enabled

researchers

to

develop

treatments

for

many

diseases,

such

as

heart

disease

and

depression.

It

would

not

have

been

possible to develop vaccines

（

疫苗）

for diseases like smallpox and polio without animal research.

Every drug anyone takes today was tried first on animals.

Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important: the life

of a rat or that of a three-year- old child?

Medical

research

is

also

an

excellent

way

of

using

unwanted

animals.

Last

year,

over

12

million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.

However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to

justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experimenting on other

humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages, and

they may be unable to move.

Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway.

Animals have the same rights as humans do

—

to be able to move freely and not to have pain

or

fear

forced

on

them.

Researchers

must

find

other

ways

of

doing

their

research,

using

cell

culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all.

Task 6

【答案】

A.

1) No.

2) Because zoo offici

als want him to produce cubs with another female tiger, so they don’t want

him to become too interested in this family.

B.

1) four months

2) 13 kilograms

3) horse meat,

their mother’s milk.

4) the National Zoo’s Website

C.

1) c,

2) c,

3) b

【原文】

Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D. C. can see three new young tigers. The rare

babies met the public for the first time late last month. Chip O’Neal tells us about them.

The

mother

tiger

sat

nearby

on

the

grass

as

her

babies

rolled,

chased

and

bit

each

other

playfully. Then Korenchy also jumped into the games. Her cubs were born at the zoo four months

ago. They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy. The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh

about 13 kilograms. Their fur is dark orange with black stripes. They eat horse

meat and drink

milk from Korenchy.

Korenchy

and

her

babies

are

Sumatran

tigers.

Sumatran

tigers

came

from

the

Indonesian

island of Sumatra. They are now in danger of disappearing from the earth. Fewer than 500 of these

tigers remain in the world. That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America.

Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia. The girl was part of

the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program. Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three tines.

The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran tiger who arrived two years ago from another

zoo. Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often

used to produce young animals in zoos.

A

wire

fence

separates

Rokan

from

his

babies.

Zoo

workers

who

care

for

Rokan

say

he

reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue. They say this means he recognizes

Mike,

Eric

and

Chrisy

as

his

cubs.

However,

zoo

officials

are

hoping

that

Rokan

will

produce

more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too

interested in this family.

The

National

Zoo

hopes

to

keep

the

Sumatran

tiger

cubs

for

at

least

18

months

before

sending

them

to

other

zoos.

That

is

about

the

age

when

most

tiger

cubs

in

the

wild

leave

their

mothers. The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers’ living area, so people with

computers can see them. To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo’s Website at www.

/natzoo.

Task 7

【答案】

A.

1) Cats have been more popular, because there are more pet cats in American homes.

2) About 8,000 years

3) They probably arrived in the United States from Europe.

4) No.

B.

1)

a) food especially prepared for cats

b) other equipment

c) with images of cats

d) in special burial grounds

2)

a) pleasure

b) care

c) being alone

d) independent

C.

1) F,

2) F,

3) T,

4) F,

5) F

【原文】

An old expression says, “Man’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats

have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes.

Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs. But even more cats

—

more than 64 million

—

live in American homes.

These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are different colors and sizes. Some are

costly

animals

that

take

part

in

competitions.

Many

more

are

common

American

mixtures

of

several kinds of cats.

Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they

rule their homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them.

Americans are increasingly

serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of

cats into big business.

Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other

equipment.

They

buy

jewelry

and

clothes

for

themselves

with

images

of

cats

on

them.

Some

owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds.

Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries. Scientists have evidence that cats and

people lived together as long as 8000 years ago. The small house cat was once a highly honored

animal. In ancient Egypt, for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death.

Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however. They probably arrived in

the United States with settlers and traders from Europe. These cats worked. They killed rats and

mice.

Sometimes,

Americans

mistreated

their

cats.

During

the

early

days

of

the

nation,

religious

extremists

believed

that

some

cats

were

working

for

the

devil.

Black

cats

were

especially

suspected of being evil.

Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes. People

cared for the cats because the animals gave them pleasure. The cats thanked people for feeding

them by making a purring sound. This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy.

Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They

say

cats

need

less

care

than

dogs. And

cats

do

not

seem

to

suffer

as

much

as

dogs

from

being

alone if the owners are away.

Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving

pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with people only to be fed.

Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent

than dogs.

A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around

—

they

want

you

to

talk

to

them

and

play

with

them

a

lot

of

the

time.

Cats

like

more

space

and

more

privacy

—

this does not mean they do not love their owners.

Task 8

【答案】

Little

Steve

has

a

pet

rabbit,

Bunny.

He

plays

with

it

every

day

after

school.

One

day

his

mother sees that her little boy is holding Bunny by the ears. From time to time he gives the poor

rabbit an angry shake and says: “How much is two plus two?”

“Steve,” says his mother, “Why do you treat your poor little Bunny that way?”

“Well,” explains Steve angrily, “Our teacher says that rabbits multiply very quickly, but this

dummy

can’t even add.”

Task 9

【答案】

Most mammals live on land, but not all of them. Millions of years ago, some mammals went

back to the sea and lived there. The legs of these animals disappeared, and after a long time they

looked like fish. These animals became whales and dolphins.

Whales and dolphins are still like other mammals in many ways. They are warm-blooded and

they breathe air. They also have big brains. That is why they are more intelligent than fish. Whales

have the biggest brains in the world. Their brain is bigger than the brain of a human being.

Unit 3

Task 1

【答案】

1) Her hobby is sky-diving. She jumps from an aeroplane and falls through the air. She opens her

parachute only when she is very close to the ground.

2) He wants to organize a band.

3) To win.

【原文】

My

hobby

is

sky- diving.

Do

you

know

what

that

is?

I

jump

from

an

aeroplane

and

fall

through

the air. I open my parachute only when I’m very close to the ground. Of course it’s rather

dangerous.

Perhaps that’s why I enjoy it. I think it’s fun. Very few women do it. But we’re just as

good at it as men.

I’m very interested in music. In my free time I play and listen to it. I can play the guitar and

the flute

（长笛）

. I enjoy all kinds of music but my favorite is folk music. Good folk music. I like

classical music,

too. But I prefer folk music. I’d like to have my own group some day.

I

love all kinds of sports but my favorite is tennis. But I don’t enjoy watching it. I only enjoy

playing it. And when I play I want to win. That’s very important. I hate

losing!

Task 2

【答案】

A.

1) F,

2) F,

3) T,

4) T

B.

She was taught where to sit in the aeroplane, how to jump out, how to guide the parachute, and

how to land safely on the ground.

【原文】

I

made

my

first

parachute

jump

because

I

had

read

an

article

about

it

and

I

had

always

wanted to try it.

Before the jump I went to six training classes. I was taught where to sit in the aeroplane, how

to jump out, how to guide the parachute, and how to land on the ground safely.

On the big day I was very nervous. The weather was cloudy, but the pilot thought it was all

right, so the two of us (the instructor and I) got into the aeroplane with the pilot, and Helen Gray

got into the other. (She wanted to take some parachuting photographs.) We took off and climbed to

1000 metres. I was really very frightened waiting for the big moment! Then the instructor told me

to

jump.

I

looked

out

of

the

open

door

and

saw

the

ground

below.

It

was

the

most

terrifying

moment of my life! I closed my eyes and jumped.

It was a great relief when the parachute opened! I looked up and saw the orange canopy

（顶

棚）

. Below me was the landing area. It was really beautiful falling peacefully through the air. I

landed well and waited for the instructor. Then we picked up our parachutes and went off to have a

coffee and talk about the jump.

Parachuting is definitely more exciting than other things I have done before

—

like mountain

climbing and sailing

—

and it’s more fun, too. I’m going to make my second jump next week.

Task 3

【答案】

A.

1) a,

2) c

B.

a

–

c

–

b

【原文】

When I was seven years old, my family grew our first square watermelon. No one had ever

seen a square watermelon before, so it became an instant celebrity. People visited our garden to

see the unusual fruit, and I even took it to school for show-and-tell.

What’s so great about square watermelons? Well, besides their odd shape, the melons stack

nicely, fit in the refrigerator

（冰箱、冷冻机）

, and won’t roll off the table.

Whenever people ask how they can grow their own square watermelons, my dad tells them to

“use square seeds”. Truthfully, though, my dad discovered the key to square fruit by accident.

Every summer we plant a small vegetable garden. To keep the young fruit from rotting on the

moist ground, my dad props them on cinder

（

煤渣）

blocks

（

块、

街区）

. In 1996, we returned from

vacation to find a young melon stuck in the centre of a cinder block. The watermelon had grown

inside the block until it was wedged

（锲入、挤入）

too tightly to remove.

“We didn’t want to kill it, so we just left it there,” my father remembers.

“At harvest time

when we broke the cinder block, we found a perfectly healthy melon

—

but it was also perfectly

square.”

Since that summer my family has been growing square watermelons on purpose.

Task 4

【答案】

A.

Name: Matthew Treharne

Age: 10

Hometown: Cambridgeshire, in the east of England

Award: a black belt for karate

Time of getting this award: this summer

Time of starting practicing karate: 6 years ago

Reason practicing karate: He liked it and he wanted to be strong

Other sport he plays: football and rugby

B.

1) He gives his karate shows near his home in Cambridgeshire.

2) He gives the money away.

3) It was used to buy a heart ventilator, a special machine for people with weak hearts.

【原文】

Philip:

My

special

visitor

today

is

Matthew

Treharne,

one

of

this

year’s

Children

of

Courage. Good afternoon, Matthew.

Matthew: Good afternoon.

Philip: Where do you come from, Matthew?

Matthew: From Cambridgeshire, in the east of England.

Philip: Now you’ve got a black belt for karate, haven’t you?

Matthew: Yes.

Philip: And you’re the first ten

-year-old with a black belt?

Matthew: Yes, that’s right.

Philip: That’s fantastic. When did you start karate?

Matthew: Six years ago. When I was four.

Philip: Only four? Why did you choose karate?

Matthew: Because I liked it. And because I wanted to be strong.

Philip: Weren’t you strong?

Matthew: Oh no. I had a hole in my heart when I was born. So I was very ill. Then I had a big

preparation in hospital. But I was still weak and tired all the time. So I started karate.

Philip: Was it difficult at first?

Matthew:

Well,

at

the

beginning,

yes,

it

was.

But

my

parents

always

encouraged

me

to

go

on.

Philip: When did you get your black belt?

Matthew: I got it this summer.

Philip: What a wonderful fight against a handicap! Now you are strong and a champion!

Matthew: Oh, it’s just fun now. I play other sports too.

Philip: Do you play football?

Matthew: Yes, and rugby.

Philip: You give special karate shows, don’t you?

Matthew: Yes, I give local karate shows. Near my home in Cambridgeshire.

Philip: So you are rich too?

Matthew: Oh no. I give the money away.

Philip: Do you?

Matthew: Yes. I gave

￡

1,000 to a hospital in Peterborough.

Philip: What did they buy with the money?

Matthew:

They

bought

a

heart

ventilator

—

th

at’s

a

special

machine

for

people

with

weak

hearts.

Philip: So they can help other people with problems like yours?

Matthew: Yes, and then they can learn karate too!

Philip: What a splendid story! Thank you Matthew. And enjoy your special day in London.

Matthew: Thanks. Goodbye.

Task 5

【答案】

1) On the wall. In his bath.

2) They are constellations.

3) Texas.

4)

Through

writing,

she

could

express

herself

and

get

her

troubles

out.

She

could

write

about

things she is reluctant to say in front of people or some serious matters.

5) The first prize in inter-school competitions.

【原文】

My hobbies are collecting stickers and writing songs. I like collecting stickers because some

are cool and if I collect enough I can fill up my wall with stickers. I also like writing songs, like

“Baby,

Don’t Leave Me”, because I always think of them in the shower.

My favorite hobby is stargazing, because I think it is a challenge to look for the Big Dipper,

Little

Dipper,

and

all

those

other

constellations.

I

think

it

is

almost

like

doing

a

word

search

because you have to concentrate and look carefully for the constellations.

One of our favorite hobbies is looking for license plates of other states. So far, we have seen

22

different

states,

and

we’ve

also

seen

Guam,

a

territory

of

th

e

United

States.

We

enjoy

this

hobby

because we usually see Texas, so it’s fun to see another kind of license plate.

I have many different hobbies. But my favorite hobby is writing. I have dreams of becoming

an

author,

novelist,

or

journalist.

I

enjoy

writing

stories

and

poems

the

most.

I

love

writing

because there are so many different styles and because writing is the best way for me to express

myself and to get

my troubles out. I don’t really like to talk in front of a lot of people or about

serious matt

ers. So that’s

where writing comes in handy.

Dancing

is

my

favorite

hobby.

I

have

given

three

to

four

stage

performances.

I

have

also

participated in the inter-school competitions, and I have won first prize for my school. Winning

prizes and dancing on stage encourages me to learn more.

Task 6

【答案】

A.

1) a,

2) b,

3) a

B.

1) F,

2) T

【原文】

David was a young man who worked in an office in a big city. His hobby was fishing, but he

didn’t often get a chance to practice it.

Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where

there

were

a

lot

of

streams

.

“I

ought

to

be

able

to

have

some

good

fishing

there,

“he

said

to

himself.

The first morning after he arrived, he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing rod. He

saw an old man standing beside the water, so he asked him whether it was a private stream. The

old man answered it was not, so David then said to him,

”

Well, then it won

’

t be a crime if I catch

some fish here, will it?

”

“Oh,

no.” answered the old man. “It won’t be

a crime, but it will certainly be a miracle.

”

Task 7

【答案】

A.

1) b,

2) d

B.

1) Because the man was fishing in a small pool of rain-water about five centimeters deep.

2) Joe also thought that he was out of his mind and he pitied him.

3) He was trying to catch some people who are willing to offer him free drinks.

4) Eight.

【原文】

Joe was going to his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a

small pool of rain-water about five centimeters deep outside it.

Joe stopped and watched the poor man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people

who passed by him believed he was mad.

Joe pitied the man, so after a few minutes

he went up to him and said: “Hello. Would you like

to come into the bar and have a drink with me?”

The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer and the two men went into the bar together.

Joe bought the fisherman a few drinks,

and finally said to him, “You’

ve been fishing outside here,

haven’t you? How many

did you manage to catch this morning,

if I may ask?”

“You are the eighth,” the

fisherman answered merrily.

Task 8

【答案】

A.

1) d,

2) a,

3) b

B.

1) F,

2) F

【原文】

Journalist

: Er… roughly, when did you begin collecting badges?

Simpson: At my primary school, I think. The teachers used to give out badges to pupils who were

particularly good at certain things. So I got a little blue badge with the word

“swimming”

on it, and then another one I remember

—

it was green

—

which had the

word “

t

idy” on it!

Ha!

Journalist: And have you still got those badges in your collection?

Simpson

: No… well, I’ve got the swimming badge, but I think I was so untidy that I must have

lost the tidy badge years ago!

Journalist: And you started collecting badges, then, from that, the age of about nine?

Simpson: Er, yeah, I gue

ss so… eight or nine or so. That’s right. In those days

—

we’re talking

about the early 50s

—

there weren’t so many cars around as there are today. So filling

stations

didn’t

have

so

many

customers.

So

the

petrol

companies

used

to

give

out

badges. I suppose they thought that kids whose parents had a car would keep asking

them to go to a particular filling station so that they could get another free badge. My

dad bought our first car in 1956

—

I think it was a black Ford Popular

—

and every time

I went out with him in it I used to ask him to go to a different petrol station so that I

could add more to my growing badge collection. Actually, he was a very shy man, my

father, and I’m sure he didn’t like asking

for free thingd.

Journalist: So petrol company badges

were the first ones in your collection, weren’t they?

Simpson

: After “swimming” and “tidy”, yeah

. But soon all sorts of companies started making

badges

to

advertise

their

products,

even

cigarette

companies.

I’ve

got

one

in

my

collection f

or Will’s

Woodbines

—

they were the cheapest cigarettes in those days

—

and on the badge,

at the bottom, it says, “Smoked by Millions”

—

no health warnings

in those days.

Task 9

【答案】

1) In the United States a university professor is granted a few months of freedom from his duties

approximately

every

seventh

year

for

travel

or

advanced

study.

This

period

of

freedom

from

teaching is called a “sabbatical” leave.

2)

Some

of

the

usual

duties

of

a

college

president

are

giving

speeches,

dealing

with

the

government and taking part in various social activities.

3)

Dr.

Coleman

started

his

sabbatical

leave

on

a

farm

in

Canada,

hundreds

of

miles

from

his

college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working 13 hours a day in fields and barns, he prepared

himself

physically

for

his

next

job,

digging

ditches,

in

Atlanta,

Georgia. After

that,

the

college

president washed dishes in a Boston restaurant. During the last ten days of his leave, he worked as

a garbage collector.

By

doing

the

hard

manual

labor,

Dr.

Coleman

wanted

to

remind

himself

of

the

common

things

about

people.

Therefore

he

could

com

to

life

with

the

fact

that

he

was

just

the

same

as

everyone

else,

not

the

“powerful”

person

he

might

think

himself

to

be

after

being

the

college

president for too long.

4)

After

two

months

of

working

with

his

hands,

Coleman

returned

from

his

unusual

sabbatical

leave, convinced that the experience had been worthwhile. He had some good things to say about

people who do hard physical work. He found that pride and satisfaction came chiefly in the form

of praise from co- workers.

【原文】

In the United States a university professor is granted a few months of freedom from his duties

approximately

every

seventh

year

for

travel

or

advanced

study.

This

period

of

freedom

from

teaching is called a “sabbatical” l

eave.

Few

sabbatical

leaves

are

interesting

enough

to

be

described

in

national

newspapers

and

magazines.

Recently,

however,

there

was

an

exception.

The

public

learned

how

Dr.

John

R.

Coleman, president of Haverford College, had spent his sabbatical leave.

“I

wanted

to

get

away

from

the

world

of

words

and

politics

and

parties

—

the

things

a

president

does,” Dr. Coleman

later

explained

to

reporters.

“As

a

college president

you

begin

to

take

yourself

very

seriously

and

to

think

you

have

power

you

don’t.

You

fo

rget

things

about

people. I wanted to relearn things I’d forgotten.”

Telling no one of his plans, Dr. Coleman started his sabbatical leave on a farm in Canada,

hundreds of miles from his college. Getting up at 4:30 each morning, working 13 hours a day in

fields

and

barns,

he

prepared

himself

physically

for

his

next

job,

digging

ditches,

in

Atlanta,

Georgia. After that, the college president washed dishes in a Boston restaurant. During the last ten

days of his leave, he worked as a garbage collector.

This unusual sabbatical leave was conducted in great secrecy. Coleman telephoned his family

once a week,

“just to let some

one know where I was and that I

was healthy.”

None

of

his

students

or

co- workers

at

Haverford

College

knew

what

their

president

was

doing.

O

n

each

job

he

avoided

letting

people

know

who

he

was.

“When

people

would

ask

me

about

myself,

I

’d

try

to

turn

the

conversation

back

to

them,”

he

explained.

“Some

co

-workers

might have thought I was a little different, a little quiet maybe, but I doubt anyone knew I was a

college president.”

There was only one employer who sensed something unusual. “

At a restaurant in Boston, I

had been on the job exactly one hour

—

I was washing dishes

—

when the boss came over and

said,

‘I’m afraid you won’t do.’

and hande

d me two dollars. “

“Immediately I asked him why, but he just said, ‘It’

s not your work. S

orry.’”

That was the

first time in more than 30 years as a job holder that Coleman had heard such words. It helped him

understand how a man of his age might feel when he suddenly realized he had lost his job.

After two months of working with his hands, Coleman returned from his unusual sabbatical

leave, convinced that the experience had been worthwhile. He had some good things to say about

people who do hard physical work.

“

A lot of my co-workers would complain when the work was

too heavy,” he said, “but they’d complain a lot more when there was nothing to do.”

He

found

that

pride

and

satisfaction

came

chiefly

in

the

form

of

praise

from

co-workers.

Even though pay was important, what brought the greatest satisfaction was knowing that someone

had noticed how a job was being done.

Task 10

【答案】

I

love

trees

because

they

have

many

different

shades

of

green,

so

many

that

it’s

almost

impossible to count. When I paint a picture of a tree I use many shades of green and many more

shades of brown. My favorite thing about trees is that they always seem to have a glow around

them.

I love trees because they always smell so fresh and clean. I like to go to the nursery because I

love the smell of trees

—

it’s so refreshing. It’s a glass of cool water on a hot day, or a

damp cloth

on a hot forehead.

One of my favorite things about trees is that they are fun to climb. I started climbing trees

when I was very little. My dad taught me how to climb, along with some useful tips. I especially

like to climb my grandpa’s apple tree.

Unit 4

Task 1

【答案】

1) He stood up and rang the bell.

2) He wanted to make sure that the driver heard him.

3) The conductor came and shouted at him.

4)

The

land

lady

told

him

that’

s

the

signal

for

the

driver

to

go

on

and

only

the

conductor

was

allowed to ring the bell twice. That’s why the conductor got so annoyed.

【原文】

A strange thing happened to Henri yesterday. He was on a bus and wanted to get off. So he

stood

up and rang the bell. To make sure the driver heard him he rang it twice, but the bus didn’t

stop, and the conductor came and shouted at him.

The conductor was so annoyed, and spoke so fast, that Henri didn’t understand a word. The

bus stopped at the next

bus stop and Henri got off. As he got off he heard someone say, “I think

he’s a

foreigner.”

When Henri got home, he told his landlady about the incident

（事件）

.

“How many times did you ring the bell?” she asked.

“Twice,” said Henri.

“Well, that’s the signal for the driver to go on,” his landlady explained. “Only the conductor

is

allowed to ring the bell twice. That’s why he got so annoyed.”

Henri nodded. “I see,” he said.

Task 2

【答案】

1) T,

2) F,

3) F,

4) F,

5) T,

6) T

【原文】

The Taylor family, who live in North London, are planning to spend a day in Norwich. They

can’t agree how to get there.

Mr. Taylor: I don’t want to drive all that way. Let’s go by train.

Mrs. Taylor: But that’s so expensive. It’s much cheaper for a family to go by car.

Peter:

Why

not

tr

y

the

coach?

It’ll

be

cheaper

than

the

train,

and

Daddy

won’t

have

to

drive.

Alison: But I’ll be sick! I hate traveling by coach.

Mrs. Taylor: Which is the quickest way to get there?

Mr. Taylor: Well, it’ll take at least three hours by car.

Peter: N

o, it won’t. Not if

we take the motorway

（高速公路）

out of London.

Alison: I’m sure there’s a fast train service.

Mrs. Taylor: But we’ll have to get to Liverpool Street first. And then there’s the tube fares at this

end, and bus or taxi fares at the other.

Alis

on: And the coach station is at Victoria, so that’s an extra journey too.

Mr. Taylor: I think there are some special family rail fares

（费用、票价）

. Perhaps that’ll be the

cheapest way.

Peter: But it won’t be the most convenient.

Mrs. Taylor:

Why don’t we check all the facts and then decide?

Peter: OK.

Task 3

【答案】

A.

of, without, of,

for, to, by, to, to, into

from, with

on, in, around, about

B.

1) school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When their

children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school.

2) they can save gasoline and it is easier for them to find parking places

3) too many cars are on the road and have created many problems

【原文】

The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some

families

have

two

or

even

more.

However,

cars

are

used

for

more

than

pleasure.

They

are

a

necessary part of life.

Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no

other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to

drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only

when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk

that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays, taking

her own children and the neighbors’ children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another

on Wednesdays and so on. This is called forming a

car pool

. Men also form car pools, with three

or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and use less

gasoline

（汽油）

. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many

cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

Task 4

【答案】

1) T,

2) F,

3) T,

4) F

【原文】

Mr.

Fine:

Can

anyone

in

the

class

explain

some

differences

between

a

zip

code

and

an

area

code?

Mary: Both of them are numbers.

Mr. Fine: That’s how they are al

ike. But how are they different?

Mary: A zip code is for mailing letters. An area code is for making phone calls,

Mr. Fine: What kind of phone calls?

Mary: Long distance calls.

Mr. Fine: All right. And what is a zip code?

Mary: When I write a letter to my friends in New York City, I write 10027 on the envelope.

That’s their zip code. I have some other friends in New York City, but their zip code

is

10003.

Mr. Fine: In a big city there are different zip codes for different parts of the city. What about area

codes?

Mary: Sometimes a whole small city has the same area code.

Mr.

Fine:

That’s

right.

And

sometimes

a

whole

state

has

the

same

area

code

if

it

doesn’t

have

many telephones. For example, the area code for the whole state of Arizona is 802.

Mary: But New York State has millions of telephones, so it has more than one area code.

Task 5

【答案】

A.

1) c,

2) b,

3) a,

4) c,

5) a,

6) c,

7) b,

8) c

B.

1) would have got up on time

2) would have woken up James

3) would have been on the plane that crashed

4) would have lost his life in the crash

【原文】

James wrote a play for television about an immigrant

（移民）

family who came to England

from

Pakistan,

and

the

problems

they

had

settled

down

in

England.

The

play

was

surprisingly

successful, and it was bought by an American TV company.

James

was

invited

to

go

to

New

York

to

help

with

the

production.

He

lived

in

Dulwich,

which

is an hour’s journey away from Heathrow. The flight was due to leave at 8:30 am, so he had

to be at the airport about 7:30 in the morning. He ordered a mini-cab for 6:30, set his alarm for

5:45,

and

went

to

sleep. Unfortunately

he

forgot

to

wind

the clock, and

it

stopped shortly

after

midnight. Also the driver of the mini- cab had to work very late that night and overslept.

James woke with that awful feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his alarm clock.

It stood there silently, with the hands pointing to 12:10. He turned on the radio and discovered that

it was, in fact, ten to nine. He swore quietly and switched on the electric kettle.

H

e was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot when the nine o’clock pips sounded on

the

radio.

The

announcer

began

to

read

the

news,

“...

reports

are

coming

in

of

a

crash

near

Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 bound for New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning.

Flight

number 2234...” James turned pale.

“My flight,” he said out loud. “If I hadn’t overslept, I’d have been on that plane”

.

Task 6

【答案】

A.

1) 1964, the United States

2) safety belts

3) 40

4) about 15

5) 24

B.

1) They do not smoke while driving.

2) They have had more education than non-users.

3) They know someone who was injured (but not killed) in an automobile accident.

C.

the importance of using seat belts in driving

【原文】

According to the American Automobile Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the United

States have been equipped with seat belts.

(These are also called safety belts.) Many studies of

automobile

accidents

have

shown

that

safety

belts

can

save

lives.

One

study

showed

that

40

percent of those killed in auto accidents could have been saved if they had been wearing seat belts.

Unfortunately belts are worn only by a small percentage of drivers and passengers

—

about

15 percent in cities, and only 9 percent in small towns. And safety belts cannot protect people who

do not wear them.

In order to find out what kinds of people do wear seat belts a study was made in seven cities

in the United States. The following facts were learned about those who use their safety belt:

1. They do not smoke while driving.

2. They have had more education than non-users.

3. They know someone who was injured (but not killed) in an automobile accident.

Advertisements based on these facts have been printed in newspapers and magazines in order

to teach people the importance of using seat belts. But these advertisements have not helped much.

Some people believe there should be a law requiring drivers and passengers to use safety belts. In

Australia, where there is such a law, deaths in auto accidents have decreased 24 percent.

Task 7

【答案】

A.

1) Miss Brown.

2) Mr. Phillips was Miss Brown’s boss.

3) He sounded very angry.

4) He had been in a traffic jam for more than an hour.

B.

1) congested

2) alternative routes

3) South Circular Road

4) broken down

5) blown down, in use

C.

1)T,

2)F,

3)F,

4)F,

5)T

D.

1) He left home at the usual time and decided to use a new route.

2) The traffic lights were out of order because of the storms last night.

3) After that there was a breakdown.

4) He ran out of petrol.

5) He was in traffic jams for three hours.

【原文】

Part

Ⅰ

(Telephone ringing constantly. Sound of key turning in lock, door opening.)

Miss Brown: (answering telephone) Good morning. Blue Star Travel Agency. Can I help you?

Mr. Phillips: Is that you, Miss Brown? I

’

ve been ringing the office for 10 minutes. Where have

you been?

Miss Brown: Sorry, Mr. Phillips.

I’

ve just arrived. The traffic was terrible this morning.

Mr. Phillips: The traffic is

still

terrible.

I’

ve

been in a traffic jam for more than an hour. Look after

the office until I get there. It may take a long time.

Miss Brown: certainly, Mr. Phillips. Good luck.

(Sound of hanging up.)

(to herself) Thank goodness the boss is late too! The first thing I

’

m going to do is

take my coat off. Then I

’

m going to sit down and have a cup of coffee. I think I

’

ll

switch the radio on too.

Part

Ⅱ

(Radio being switched on.)

Radio: Here is a message for all motorists. Most major roads leading in and out of London

are congested. Motorists should use alternative routes wherever possible. The time is

now 9:30. Here is the local traffic news.

Announcer:

Heavy

rain

during

the

night

has

flooded

parts

of

the

South

Circular

Road.

An

articulated lorry has broken down on the M1. Traffic is now only 2 lane and moving

very slowly. Strong winds during the night have blown down a number of trees on the

M6 and many sections

（部分、节）

are not in use. That is the end of the local traffic

news. For more news listen again at 10 o’clock.

(Sound of radio being switched off and door opening.)

Betty: (breathless) Hello, Carol. S

orry, but I couldn’t get here earlier.

Miss Brown: Never mind, Betty. Have a cup of coffee and relax.

Part III

(Door open and slammed. Background of typing.)

Miss Brown: Oh, it’s

you

Mr. Phillips. We’ve been worried about you. Are you all right? Would

you like a cup of coffee?

Mr. Phillips: I’m going straight to my office. Are my letters waiting for me? Yes, I would. And

some biscuits.

(Door slams.)

Miss White: Phew. What’s the matter with him? Why is he in such a bad mood?

Miss Brown: Let’s make a cup of

coffee for him and find out. If

you make the coffee, I’ll sp

eak to

Mr. Phillips.

(Polite knock at door, door opening.)

Miss

Brown:

We’re

making

some

coffee

Mr.

Phillips.

Would

you

like

to

have

it

with

us?

You

could tell us about your awful journey.

(Background sound of cups.)

Miss White: Was the traffic bad, Mr. Phillips?

Mr. Phillips: Was the traffic bad? We were in traffic jams for three hours. I left home at the usual

time and decided to use a new route. For the first time, I used the M4. Never again.

That was because of the storms last night. Then the traffic lights were out of order.

After that there was a breakdown and.., finally, I ran out of petrol.

(Giggles from Miss W. and Miss B. Footsteps. Door slams.)

Task 8

【答案】

A.

1) b,

2) a,

3) c

B.

a) It was chosen because the cost of energy is not so great as with a bus system.

b) It was chosen because it is much easier to carry a greater number of passengers by train than by

bus or car.

c) It was chosen because the noise and pollution are not so great as with buses and cars.

C.

1) 12.5, above and below

2) Germany, Canada

3) Calgary

4) 24

5) only one man

6) separate

7) 30 seconds

8) open the doors themselves.

9) automatic ticket machines (placed) on the platforms, zipcards

10) get a $$25 fine

【原文】

Calgary is an oil town. It is home for more than half a million Canadians, and this population

may

well

be

much

closer

to

three

quarters

of

a

million

or

more

by

the

end

of

the

century.

Downtown

Calgary

is

famous:

the

tall

office

buildings

in

the

center

of

the

city

were

in

the

“Superman”

mov

ies.

But

Calgary

is

also

the

home

of

a

very

modern

transport

system,

and

the

Light Rail Transit (LRT) is part of it.

The rail system was chosen because the cost of energy is not so great as with a bus system,

because it is much easier to carry a greater number of passengers by train than by bus or car, and

because the noise and pollution is not so great as with buses and cars.

But what is the LRT? It is a 12.5-kilometre route, above and below ground. The light train

cars are made in Germany and Canada. In Germany they are made by Siemens in Dusseldorf, and

then taken to Canada where final assembly is done in Calgary. Each car is just over 24 metres long,

and each train is operated by only one man

—

the driver. The driver is in a separate cabin, and he

can’t talk

to passengers.

The trains stop for about 30 seconds at each station, and passengers who want to get in or out

must open the doors themselves.