1、Unit 1 Numbers and Calculations (I)Part One Warming-up activityDirections: Study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.1. Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕。2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。3. A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，謬以千里。4. A fall into

2、the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。5. Two heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。6. Better master one than engage with ten.會十事，不如精一事。7. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年樹木，百年樹人。8. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及時做，一日勝三日。9. One boy is a boy, t

3、wo boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個和尚挑東喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。10. At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.二十歲時起支配作用的是意愿；三十歲時是機智；四十歲時是判斷。Part two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four cho

4、ices.1. Mary is the actress who plays the nurse. (B)2. The quiz is easy for everyone except Tom. (C)3. As soon as I got home, it started to rain. (D)4. Jack is a better student than Henry, but not better than Ed. (A)5. Xi ' an cannot compete with Shanghai in population. (C)Part three Short Conve

5、rsationsI. Study the following before listening.數字與計算機類的對話主要涉及表示時間長短的數，表示價格高低的數，年、 月、日數，街道、房間的編號數，電話號碼數等。要求掌握各種形式的數的讀法， 這是辨清數字，進行數字與計算的基礎。止匕外，還包括近音、近形數字辨認等。II. Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.1. M: Did you get home when your daughter did at

6、8:50 last night?W: No, I was 15 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.Q: When did the woman get home? (C)2. M: Jane must be over twenty now.W: Yes, when Tony left Paris 10 years ago, Jane was already 15.Q: How old is Jane. (A)3. M: This black bag is $2.00 and that blue one is a dollar more.W: Th

7、e red one is twice as much as the blue one.Q: How much are two red bags? (D)4. M: Is this 415 Fifth Street?W: No, it ' s 514 Fourth Street.Q: What address is the man looking for? (D)5. M: The roast beef is $18.00 a kilo now.W: Yes, it ' s exactly a half more than it wayewrs ago.Q: What was t

8、he price of a kilo roast beef two years ago? (B)Part Four Short PassageI. Study the following before listening mistake / mi ' stei解蠟, 搞錯 answer /"?(r)s v.應答，接(電話)tired /dAaic?.疲倦的，累的II. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.Mrs. Jones' tele

9、phone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Jones answered the phone. A tired man said,“At what time does the new film begin? ”“I ' smrry "

10、;said Mrs. Jones, “but/ou have the wrong number. This is not the 力 cinema.“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago? ” said the man. “I ' m sorry about that. GoodbyeMrs. Jones was very surprised, so he told her husband. He laughed and said,“man' s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling t

11、ired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn' t gear yoiwilNhaytheyome thisevening, and her husband will be happy.”Questions:1. What was Mrs. Jones ' s telephone number? (B)2. Who answered the phone when the bell rang? (C)3. What did Mrs. Jones say when answering the p

12、hone? (B)4. What could the man ' s wife hear? (D)5. What can we learn from the passage? (D)Part 5 ve Spot DictationDirections: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Religious and private schools receive little or no (1) support from public taxesin t

13、he United States. As a result, they are more (2) expensive to attend. Thereligious schools in America are usually (3) run by churches. Therefore they areless expensive than private schools. When there is free education (Available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on pri

14、vate schools? Americans offer different (5) reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools (6) becausethe classes thereare usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not good (7) enough to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States h

15、ave different sizes and (8) qualities and they can offer all kinds of (9) programs to meet the needs of (10) certain students.Part 6 x Fun TimeI. Study the following before listening.Bin Laden /bin 'ledn/ (本。拉登President Bush /' prebiu?/ 布什總統rub /r?b/ v.擦genie / 'd?ini / n.精靈，妖精grant / gu

16、nt / v. 滿足fertile / 'f?:tail / adj.肥沃amazed /?'meizd / adj.吃驚的Afghanistan / ?f c?nist?n / n.阿富汗Bin Laden, a Canadian, and President Bush were walking down the street when they saw a golden lamp. They rubbed it and a genie came out and said,“I will granleach one a wish, that ' s three tog

17、ether. " The Canadian said, “I am a father and my will be a farmer, so I want the soil in Canada to be forever fertile." The genie samagic words and the wish came true. Bin Laden looked amazed, so he wished for a wall around Afghanistan. The genie said the magic words and again the wish ca

18、me true. Presdent Bush said “ Genie, tell me more about this wall,“ the genie said,50 feet thick and 500 feet tall, so nothing can get in and nothing can get out.”President Bush said, "Wow! That' s a big bridge Fill it with water!”II. Answer the following questions after listening.1. How ma

19、ny people are there walking down the street?Three Bin Laden, a Canadian and President Bush.2. What happened when they rubbed the golden lamp?A genie came out and said it would grant each one a wish3. What was the Canadians wish?The soil in Canada forever fertile.4. What was Bin Laden ' s wish?A

20、wall around Afghanistan.5. What was President Bushs wish?Fill Afghanistan with water.Unit 2 Numbers and Calculations (II)Part One Warming-up ActivityDirections: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。2. Punctuality is the soul of busin

21、ess.守時為立業之要素。3. Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man.讀書使人充實，寫作使人嚴謹。4. One s life is limited, but learning is endless.生命有限，學海無涯。5. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it.世上無難事，只怕有心人。6. Better late than never.遲做總比不好做。7. Faith will move mountains.精誠所至，金石為開。8. Experien

22、ce is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.經驗是智慧之父，記憶是智慧之母。9. Doubt is the key of knowledge.懷疑是知識之鑰。10. Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。Part Two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.1. I will go to Beijing for our summer

23、 vacation instead of Kunming. (A)2. Tom can' t find his novel, but he ' s sure that it will show up soon. (A)3. The ship is due to arrive at 8. Now it is half an hour late. (D)4. Diana has two red dresses and Jane has three blue ones. (C)5. Susan used to travel almost every year. (B)Part Thr

24、ee Short Conversations1. Study the following before listening.數字與計算類的對話問題形式一般體現為加減計算型，乘除計算型，混合運算法計算型。這就要求在聽音時，搞清對話中的數字，哪些是直接按已知條件，通 過何種步驟求得問題的結果。11. Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.1. M: Don' t you have to go to word at 9:00?W: No, I sta

25、rt half an hour later today and half and hour early tomorrow.Q: What time does the woman start work today? (A)2. M: Did you graduate when your cousin did in 1965?W: No, I finished school a year after she did.Q: When did the woman graduate? (D)3. M: I bought this $200 camera at a 25% discount.W: It &

26、#39; s a good camera, you are lucky!Q: How much did the man pay for the camera? (A)4. W: Excuse me. Did you say these jackets were fifteen dollars?M: No, I said $50 more than that. Here s the price on the tag.Q: How much do the jackets cost? (B)5. M: When does the next bus leave for New York?W: Buse

27、s leave for New York every half hour. You just missed the nine-thirty bus by five minutes.Q: When will the next bus leave for New York? (A)Part Four Short PassageI. Study the following before listening.software / 's?ftw d不.軟件figure / 'fi / n.數字generation /d?en?'rei?n/ adj.獨立的 blindly / &

28、#39;blaindli/ adv.盲目地II. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the followingquestions you hear.Nowadays, most employees of high-tech industries are below the age of 35, and for newly rising industries such as computer software and the Internet, the figure is below thirty. People at thi

29、s age are known as generation-X, which is made up of those born between 1963 and 1981.Compared with those born from 1946 to 1960, Generation-X are very independent, they also have their weak points. Employers often complain that Generation-X is a group hard to manage, because they will not accept or

30、ders blindly. In short, Generation-X will not accept strict leadership. They expect their leaders to have a good understanding of the jobs, and most importantly, to treat them as partners, not as employees. As a result, managing Generation-X employees is not only a science but also an art. If the le

31、aders can do well, they may find that the employees they once considered as young, selfish and uncontrollable turn out to be responsible, active team players.Questions:1. Generally speaking, how old are those high-tech employees? (A)2. What is the general name of those young men? (D)3. What is the m

32、ain characteristic of those young employees? (B)4. What do they expect from their leaders? (C)5. Which of the following sentences is true? (A)Part Five Spot DictationDirections: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.John was (1)blinded in a car accident

33、 several years ago. Last weed he was doing some farming in his garden in front of his house when thunderstorm (2a pproached Since he was standing under a tree, he was (3)truck by lightening. He was knocked down to the ground and woke up several minutes later. Then he (4)truggled back into the house

34、and rested in bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he could see the clock across the room (5)fading in and out. When his old wife returned home, he could even see her clearly.A doctor (6) confirmed that he has (7)regained his sight from the flash of lightening, but he was (8) unable to explain th

35、e occurrence. The only (9)explanation was that he lost his sight in an accident, which could only be (10estored by another accident.Part Six Fun TimeI. Study the following before listening.present /'prez?nt/ n. 禮物pleased /pli:zd / adj.滿意的，高興的A poor farmer once received a young apple tree as a pr

36、esent from his friend. The farmer was pleased with the present, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruits. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal

37、some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruits. Finally, he planted the tree deep in his woods, where no one could see it. But, naturally, without sunlight and proper soil, the tree soon die.II. Answer the following questions after listening.1. Why didn

38、 ' t the farmer plant the apple tree in his field?He thought his neighbor would steal the apples at night.2. Why didn ' t the farmer plant the apple tree near the road?He thought strangers would steal the fruits.3. Why didn ' t the farmeant the tree near his house?He was afraid that his

39、children would take the fruits.4. Where did the farmer finally plant the apple tree?In the woods where no one would see it.5. Why did the apple trees soon die?Because there was no sunlight and proper soil.Unit 3 Offer and Request (1)Part one Warming-up activityDirections: Read out the following tong

40、ue twisters after the recording as quickly and clearly as you can.1. Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.2. The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders.3. Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.4. Never trouble about trouble until trouble troubles you!5. A snow-white swan

41、 swiftly catches a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.6. Bill ' b句 brother is building a beautiful building between two big brickblocks.7. If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.8. Peter Piper picked a perk of pickled pepper prepared by his parents and put

42、them in a big paper plate.9. How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.10. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won ' t wish the wish yo

43、u wish to wish.Part 2 o StatementsDirections: Listen to the statements and complete the statements by filling in the blanks with the missing words.1. Many university students dislike studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented! a boring manner2.

44、 He had worked 30 years for the same company, now he has to retire and return to his hometown.3. Religious and private schools receive little or no support from the public taxes in the United States. Therefore, they arexpensive to attend4. The secret of silent reading is to seek out those key words

45、and phrases which carry the thought, and topay less attention tcwords which exist only for the sake of grammatical completeness.5. At about midnight in the moonlight, he saw a lion put his head over a bush and look around him carefully.Part 3 ree Short Conversations1. Study the following before list

46、ening.提供與請求類對話一般涉及對話的一方表示提供幫助，另一方則表示感謝， 接受或拒絕；有時一方表示邀請，另一方則表示同意或拒絕。掌握一些相關的常見句型非常重要，比如：would you ? Could you ？ How about ? Would you mind ？2. Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.1) . W: Would you tell me how I can get to the railway station?M: Su

47、re, let me give you a hand.Q: What ' s the man doing? (C)2) . W: Could you give me a lift?M: It ' s rather crowded, but you can get in.Q: What ' s the man ' s attitude? (C)3) . M: Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?W: I ' d be grateful, but I have to buy some veg

48、etables and then meet my mother at the airport after I finish writing this letter.Q: What will the woman do first? (D)4) . M: How about a date to the movie tonight, Mary?W: Sorry, Jack, I can ' siStMyis going to New York to see my mother, and I have to drive her to the station. How about some ot

49、her time, Jack?Q: Where will Mary go this evening? (C)5) . W: How about joining us at the party?M: I ' bbve to, but I have to go to the bank so I can pay for my ticket to the football match.Q: What is the man going to do first?Part Four Short Passage1. Study the following before listening.Rocket

50、 n.火箭 root n.樹根 seed n.種子 Middle East 中東Domestic adj.家養的，馴養的 civilization n. 文明 agriculture adj.農業 2. Listen to the passageand choose the best answer to the flowing questions you hear.Men sometimes say:"We are better and cleverer than women. Women neverinvent things. We do. " It is true th

51、at men have invented a lot of useful things: the machines, rockets, and guns, too. But scientists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history.At the very beginning, men went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals, sometimes animals killed them. Life was diffi

52、cult and dangerous. Women had to go out everyday, too. They collected roots, fruits and grasses. Then, one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds.She dropped them near her home in the Middle East. They grew and the first wheat was born. The idea grew, too. Women planted ro

53、ots and fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after their children and the animals. Women like baby animals. Scientists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They staye

54、d at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began. Men began civilization after women invented agriculture.Questions:1. Which of the following statements best summarizes the passage? (B)2. What was women' s invention? (D)3. What did women do when they went out? (B)4. When was the fir

55、st wheat born? (A)5. According to the passage, who is more important, men or women? (C)Part Five True or False ExercisesDirections: Listen to the following passageand decide whether the following statements are true or false, write"T" for true,"F" for false.When you take a walk i

56、n any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changes. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other

57、animals. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery

58、. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has not friends to play with. For young husband and wife, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.F1.The main reason why people have dogs remains the same.F2.In the past, people kept dogs only for protection.T3.A dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world bothinthepast and at present.T4.When a child has no fr