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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:What?sthat?Isitatoy?Diditgetchewedbyadog?

M:Hey,that?smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,andit?sbeenwithmeeversince.Itbroughtmeluckinallmycollegeexams.Ican?tbringmyselftopartwithit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisluckycharm?

2.Script

W:Wishmeluck;I?vegotajobinterviewthisafternoon.I?mreallynervous.M:Staycalm,bestofluck!I?vegotmyfingercrossedforyou.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayhehascrossedhisfingersforthewoman?

3.Script

W:Ohno!Didyouseethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofme?That?sunlucky!

M:Really?Iguessitdependsonwhereyoucomefrom.Inmyhometownit?stheopposite:It?sluckytoseeablackcatcrossyourpath.Sononeedtoworry!Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutablackcatcrossingtheirpath?

4.Script

M:GuesswhatIdidthismorning?Ismashedmymirror.Agreatwaytostarttheday!W:Ohno,sevenyears?badluck,isn?tit?Q:Whathappenedinthemorning?

5.Script

M:Ican?tbelievethisrain;it?sbeenpouringforhours!WherecanIdrymyumbrella?

W:Notinhereplease!It?sunluckytoopenanumbrellaindoors.Youcanputitontheporch.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanaskthemandotoopenhisumbrella?

Keys:1.C2.C3.A4.D5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:DavidCopperfieldiscoming.

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W:MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometickersfortheDavidCopperfieldshow.

Youinterestedincomingwithus?

M:Idon?tknow.I?vebeencardtricksbefore,andrabbitsfromhats.Ievendo

tricksmyself—watchmechangethiscoinintoanicecreamcone.

W:Veryfunny.DavidCopperfieldistheworld?sgreatestmagician;he?s

certainlyworthalook.

M:Actually,Ihaveseenhimontelevision.Hepullsoffsomeprettyamazing

stunts.IwishIknewhowheperformedhistricks.ThenIcouldalsomakeapersonfloatintheair.Icouldpullarabbitoutofmyhat.Icouldescapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater.AndIcouldsawawomaninhalf.

W:Amagiciannevertellshissecrets.Davidattemptstheimpossibleandno

onehasanyideahowhedoesit.IsawhimonTVwhenhewalkedthroughtheGreatWallofChina.

M:Howcouldhedothat?

W:Ihavenoidea,butIknowwhatIsaw:Heenteredacanvasshelteronone

sideofthewall,andhecameoutofacanvasshelterontheotherside.

M:yes,burwashealwaysinfullviewofthecamera,ordidtheycuttoa

commercialorsomethingelse?

W:Notonlywasthecamerarunningallthetime,buthewashookedupaheart

monitor,andyoucouldtrackhisprogressashemovedthroughthewall.

M:It?sdifficulttoknowwhattobelieve.Iknowit?snotpossibleforhimtodo

that,but…

W:Itsoundstomelikeit?sashowworthwatching.

M:Countmein.Insteadofanicecreamcone,I?llturnmymoneyintoaticket.

1.Whatisthedialogmainlyabout?

2.WhichofthefollowingDOESN?Tthemanmention?

3.WhatdidDavidCopperfielddoattheGreatWallofChina,accordingtothewoman?

4.UnderwhatconditiondidDavidCopperfieldgothroughtheGreatWall?5.Whatdoesthemanfinallydecidetodo?

Keys:1C2.B3.A4.D5.C

ForReference

1.Hecouldmakeapersonfloatintheair,pullarabbitoutofhishat,escapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater,andsawawomaninhalf.

2.ShethinksDavisCopperfieldintheworld?sgreatestmagicianandhe?scertainlyworthalook.

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Task2:Isitreallybadluck?Script

Areyouworriedbecauseyouhavejustbrokenamirror?Somepeoplebelievethatbreakingamirrorisa(S1)terriblethingtodo.Theysayitwillbringyousevenyearsof(S2)misfortune.Thereasonbehindthisbeliefstemstheoldideathataperson?ssoulisintheir(S3)reflection,sothatifyousmashyourmirror,yousoulwillbe(S4)damagedtoo,doomingyoudoanearlydeath,andnotgivingyouentryto(S5)heaven.Isthereanywaytoreversethisbadluck?Yes—ifyouverycarefully(S6)pickupallthebrokenpiecesofthemirrorandthrowthemintoariverorstream,thenthebadluckwillbe〞(S7)washedaway〞..

Ofallnumber,13isthemostassociatedwithbadluck.(S8)SomepeopleclaimthatthenumberisbadluckbecausethirteenpeoplesatdownfortheLastSupperbeforeJesuswascrucified,andwiththisinmindfewhostswillservedinnerwiththirteenatthetable.AndaccordingtoanancientNorwegiantale,twelvegodshadgatheredforafeastwhenathirteenth,Loke,entered.Afterthemeal,LokekilledBalder,whowasthemostbelovedofallthegods.

(S9)Fridaythethirteenthofanymonthisconsideredespeciallybadorunlucky,andFridaythethirteenthofMarchistheworstoftheall.

Thenumbersevenalsohassomesuperstitionconnectedtoit.ItissaidthatGodcreatedtheworldinsevendays,andanyassociationwiththenumberisluck.Theseventhsonoftheseventhsonissaidtobetheluckiestofmen,and(S10)Whenpeopletalkaboutthe“seven-yearitch〞theymeanthateverysevenyearsapersonundergoesacompletechangeinpersonality.

Task3:TheStatusonEasterIsland

Script

OneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatuesonEasterIsland.TheislandisoneofthemostremoteplacesonEarth,locatedinthesouthernPacificOcean.ItwasalmostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscoveredonEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,butitiscoveredwithhundredsofgiantstatues,eachweighingseveraltonsandsomestandingmorethan30feettall.

Whocarvedthesestatures,andhowandwhyweretheyputthere?

Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure,butmanyatetryingtofindout.Therearemany

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theoriestoexplainthismystery.Ithasevenbeensuggestedthespacealiensmayhaveplayedaroleregardingthesegiantstatues.AnothertheoryrelatestothefactthatEasterIslandwasinhabitedbyPolynesianseafarers,whotraveledthousandofmilesintheircanoes,guidedbythestars,thecolorofskyandthesun,theshapesofclouds,andthepresenceofbirdsmakingflightsouttoseaseekingfood.ThePolynesiansfirstarrivedontheislandin499A.D.However,theoceancurrentswhichcarriedthemtherewouldmottakethemback.Theyweretrappedand,havingarrivedthere,couldnotleave.ThePolynesiansprobablecaredthestatuesthemselves,perhapsasreligioussymbols.

Todate,887statueshavebeendiscoveredontheisland.However,onlyafewstatueswerecarriedintendeddestination.Therestwereabandonedalongtheway.

Thestatuesappeartohavebeencarvedoutofthetopedgeofwallsofavolcanoontheisland.Afterastatuewascarved,itmayhavebeenrolledordraggeddowntothebaseofthevolcano.Thenitwasputupright,andropesweretiedaroundit.Usingapulleysystem,thestatuewasmovestoitsintendeddestination.

Atitspeak,thepopulationofEaterIslandisbelievedtohavereached11,000.Eventually,theresourcesoftheislandwereexhausted,andthepeopleresortedtocannibalism,eatingoneanother.Workonthestatuesstoppedandthestatueswereknockedover.WhenthefirstEuropeansfinallyarrivedontheisland,mostofthepeopleladdiedout.

1.Whenandbywhomwastheislanddiscovered?

2.Whoarementionedinthepassageaspossiblebuildersofthestatues?3.WhatistrueofthePolynesiansontheislandaccordingtothepassage?4.Howmanystatueserecarriedtotheirintendeddestination?

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

Keys:1A2.B3.D4.D5B

ForReference

Theresourcesoftheislandwereexhausted,andthepeopleresortedtocannibalism,eatingeachother.WhenthefirstEuropeansfinallyarrivedontheisland,mostofthepeopleladdiedout.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1

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ThisisacustomthatdatesbacktotheancientCelts.

Chris:Sue,doyouknowwhypeoplesay,“knockonwood〞whentheywanttoavoid

badluck?

Susan:Itsoundsabitfunny.AsfarasIknow,ithasalottodowithancientCeltic

people.Theyworshippedtrees.Chris:Soundsinteresting.

Susan:Theythoughtstreeswouldsuckdemonsbackintotheground.

Chris:Well,whenyouthinkaboutthedeeproots,theirbeliefseemstomakesomesenses.Susan:What?smore,knockingonwoodwasawaytobragwithoutbeingpunished.

Peopleoncethoughtthatevilspiritswouldbecomejealousifgoodfortunewaspointedouttothem

Chris:Uh,yes,goon.

Susan:well,byknockingonwoodthreetimes,thenoisecouldfrightenedawaythe

evilspirits,andtheycouldn?thavetorobthebraggartofthatgoodfortune

Chris:I?mafraidthosewhodon?tknowthissuperstitionmightbefrightenedawayas

well.

Susan:Nowhere?satest.Doyouknowhowthecustomofkissingunderthemistletoeoriginated?

Chris:Ihaven?ttheslight