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    现代大学英语听力2原文及答案
    Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A.
    1 She wanted to see St。 Paul‟s Cathedral.
    2 She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike。 3 They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4 Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them， who all looked as if they
    were wearing a uniform. 5） No, he didn‟t。
    6 He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion。 B。
    If all the seas were one sea， what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree,
    what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! 【原文】
    Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of London。 She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral。
    She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits
    and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she
    asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. ”They must be typical English gentlemen,” she
    said.” I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are
    wearing a uniform。 Does the typical English gentleman still exist？”
    Mr. Clark laughed. "I’ve never thought about it," he answered。" It's true that many of the men
    who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen.
    But look at this.” Mr。 Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. ”He's
    just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a ’typical' Englishman。 Do you
    know the English saying 'It takes all kinds to make a world'? That’s true of all countries-including England。”
    “Oh， just like the poem „If All the Seas Were One Sea‟,” Gretel began to hum 1 / 191
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    happily。 If all
    the seas were one sea， what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great
    tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash that would be！” Task 2 【答案】 A。
    1 people were much busier
    2） colder than England； minus thirty degrees； last longer
    3 much more mountainous； much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4 tend to be more crowded 5 the houses; smaller B.
    1 T 2） T 3） F 4） F 5） F 【原文】
    John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka， but she is studying
    in Britain。 In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it inthe two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions。
    John： I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work the whole day。
    Etsuko: Yes， that‟s right。 We work from Monday through Saturday, even in summer。 You know，
    summer in Japan is just horrible. It‟s very， very humid and hot， and you need to shower three times a day.
    John： So you find it cooler in England？ Etsuko： Yes, that‟s right.
    John： Where I was living in Japan, in the North, it was much colder than England， especially in
    winter， minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England？
    Etsuko： No, I don‟t think so。 December， January, February, March. John： Yes. It‟s a little bit shorter if anything.
    Etsuko： Ever since I came here, I noticed that the countryside here in England is very beautiful。
    John： It‟s much flatter than in Japan. Etsuko: Yes. Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people。 There are lots of
    people in a limited flat area。
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    John: Yes, I found Japan much more mountainous than Britain， especially in the north. The
    mountains are much higher and much more rocky。 I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think。
    Etsuko: Yes, if you like mountains。
    John: And therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded。 Etsuko: Yes， that‟s right.
    John: Yes。 So because the cities are more crowded， the houses tend to be smaller, don‟t they？ Etsuko: Yes， they are very compact， and we don‟t have a lot of space. In big cities we have a lot of
    taller buildings now。
    John： Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan？ Etsuko: Yes， that‟s right and… Task 3 【答案】 A。 1 In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves; they don‟t invite other people to watch them.
    2 Usually eight people dance together.
    3） Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each side of the square。
    4 He usually makes it into a song。 5） They wear old-fashioned clothes。 B.
    1 F 2 T 3） F 4 F 5 T C.
    1） eight people form a square; on each side of the square 2） what they should do； makes it into a song; sings it 3） don‟t have much time to think 4） old—fashioned clothes 【原文】
    Rosa: Why don‟t you have folk dances in the United States？ Most countries have special dances that the people have done for many years. The dancers wear clothes from the old days。 Everyone likes to watch them dance.
    Steve： We have folk dances, too。 A lot of people belong to folk dancing groups。 But when they dance， they usually do it just to enjoy themselves。 They don‟t invite other people to
    watch them.
    Rosa： Is there a folk dancing group here？
    Steve: I think so。 There must be. There‟s one in almost every city， and some big 3 / 191
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    cities have several。
    Rosa: What are the dances like？ Steve: Usually eight people dance together， four men and four women. When they start, they form
    a square， with a man and a woman on each side of the square。 That‟s why it‟s called
    square dancing。 Then there‟s a man who tells the dancers what they should do. He usually makes it into a song。 He sings it while they dance。 Rosa： Oh, that should make the dances easy！
    Steve： Yes, but they are very fast。 They don‟t have much time to think。 I like to watch them，
    though。 The dancers wear old—fashioned clothes. That makes the dances pretty to watch。
    Rosa: I‟d like to watch a group dance。 Steve： I‟ll take you sometime。 Task 4 【答案】
    1） It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring。 2） They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck。 3） The custom said the brides must wear “something old， something new， something borrowed,
    and something blue" to bring good luck。
    4 Because they could not eat meat， eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to use up
    these things before Lent began.
    5 It was a straw man made by children in Czech; it was a figure of death。
    6） People brought their animals to church。 And before the animals went into the church people
    dressed them up in flowers and ribbons。 【原文】
    1 On the evening of February 3rd, people in Japanese families took one dried bean for each year
    of their age and threw the beans on the floor, shouting "Good luck in! Evil spirits out!" This was
    known as "Setsubun", a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
    2） Before the Chinese Lunar New Year in the old days, many Chinese families burned the picture
    of their kitchen god to bring good luck. When Lunar New Year's Day came, they put ancw
    picture of the kitchen god on the wall. 3 When American women got married, they sometimes followed an old custom in choosing what
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    to wear on their wedding day。 The custom said the bride must wear "something old, something
    new， something borrowed, and something blue”. This was to bring good luck。 4） Before Lent (a time on the Christian calendar）, the people of Ponti， Italy ate an omelet made
    with 1,000 eggs. People could not eat meat， eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they tried to
    use up these things before Lent began.
    5 When winter ended in Czech, the children made a straw man called ”Smrt", which was a figure
    of death。 They burned it or threw it in the river。 After they destroyed it， they carried flowers
    home to show the arrival of spring.
    6） January 17th was St。 Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It was a day when people brought their animals
    to church。 But before the animals went into the church， the people dressed them up in flowers
    and ribbons. This ceremony was to protect people’s animals. Task 5 【答案】 A。
    1 F 2） T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6） T 7） T B.
    Advantages Disadvantages
    Lots of servants to do the work Terrible life for servants beautiful clothes to wear very uncomfortable clothes
    lots of tea parties boring and formal tea parties — often no men being invited
    life being slower much more illness
    plenty of time to talk to each other children left with servants all day very poor education no freedom for women 【原文】
    Man: Well， I think life used to be much more fun than it is now. I mean， look at the Victorians。
    They had lots of servants to do all the work; they never had to do any cooking or cleaning；
    they just wore those beautiful dresses and went to tea parties.
    Woman： You must be joking! Their clothes were terribly uncomfortable and their tea parties were
    very formal and boring。 They used to wear their hats and long gloves even when they were eating cakes and biscuits。 And men were not usually invited。 Man: Really？ Weren’t they?
    Woman: And think of the poor servants. What a terrible life — just cleaning and 5 / 191
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    cooking for other people all the time!
    Man: But you hate housework! Woman： Yes, I know， but there are lots of machines now to help you with the housework. People
    don't need servants。 Man： Maybe they don’t, but life then was much slower than it is now-people nowadays are
    always rushing, and they never have time to stop and enjoy themselves。
    Woman： Life then was fine for the rich, but it was dreadful for the poor。 There was much more
    illness。 They didn't have the money to pay doctors, and they often used to die of illnesses
    that don't exist in England now。
    Man: Maybe. But people used to talk to each other， play the piano or play cards together。
    Nowadays people just sit in front of the television for hours and never talk to each other。
    Woman： I agree with you about television; but what about their children? They left their Children
    with the servants all day. Children hardly ever saw their parents! And the clothes they had
    to wear! Horrible， tight, uncomfortable, grown—up clothes. Children have a much better
    life now than they used to， and schools and education are much better too。 Man: I hate school.
    Woman： And look at opportunities for women。 In those days, women used to stay at home， play
    the piano， change their clothes several times a day and have tea parties。 What a life！ They
    didn’t have any freedom at all。 I'm very happy living now。 I can work， have a career, do
    what I want to.
    Man： You mean you can work hard all your life like a Victorian servant. Woman: Life isn’t all tea parties， you know. Task 6 【答案】 A。
    1） b 2 a 3 c 4） a B.
    1） family unit; process； change; used to be; the extended； the nuclear 2 job patterns; progressed; agricultural; industrial; forced； job opportunities； split up
    3） traditional； family； expanded; other living arrangements
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    C. 1 mother, father, children, and some other relatives， such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby
    2 only the parents and the children 3） previously married men and women marry again and combine the children from former marriages into a new family 【原文】
    The American family unit is in the process of change. There used to be mainly two types of
    families: the extended and the nuclear。 The extended family most often included mother, father， children, and some other relatives， such as grandparents， living in the same house or nearby。 Then
    as job patterns changed and the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people were
    forced to move to different parts of the country for job opportunities. These moves split up the
    extended family. The nuclear family became more prevalent; this consisted of only the parents and
    the children. Now besides these two types of traditional groupings, the word ”family” is being
    expanded to include a variety of other living arrangements.
    Today's family can be made up of diverse combinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in
    two, there is an increase in single parent homes: a father or mother living with one or more
    children。 "Blended families” occur when previously married men and women marry again and
    combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, some couples
    are deciding not to have any children at all, so there is an increase in childless families。 There are
    also more people who live alone： single, widowed, divorced。 Now one in five Americans lives alone. Task 7 【答案】 A。
    Men Women Both
    Study subjects like history or English √
    Study engineering √
    Go to university to get good jobs
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    √
    Look for a good job because they want a good husband √
    Look for a good job because they want to be successful √ Work for a lifetime √ Work up to ten years √
    Get married by twenty—seven √
    Cook the meals √
    Look after the children √
    Go out for a drink after work √
    Come home by four o'clock in the afternoon √ B。
    1 c 2 c 3 a 4） b 5 c 6） c 7） c 【原文】
    In Japan both men and women go to university and both men and women study the arts such
    as history or English. But very few women study science, medicine or engineering. In engineering
    classes of thirty or forty students， there may be only one or two women。 Men and women both go
    to university in order to get good jobs: men want to work for a big company, be successful, earn a
    lot of money and support a family; women, on the other hand， want to work for a big company
    because they have a better chance of meeting a successful man and getting married. This is
    changing， however， as Japanese women begin to think about their own careers。 They have began
    to take jobs which they like rather than jobs in order to find a husband。
    Men work for their whole lives and usually stay with the same company。 A woman may work
    up to ten years， but after that she usually gets married. Most women are married by the age of
    twenty seven， then they stay at home and look after the children。 A man does not cook or look
    after the children。 When he comes home， his meal must be ready. The woman may go out in the
    afternoon， shopping with her friends or having a chat, but she must go back home by four o’clock
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    to prepare the meal. Then she may have to wait a long time for her husband to come home。 Often
    he has to go out for a drink after work: if he doesn’t he may not rise very high in the company.
    After her children grow up, a woman can go back to work， but it is not easy。 If her former company takes older women back， she might be lucky。 But most women find it difficult to find a
    job when they are older. Task 8 【答案】 A。
    1） a 2） c 3 b 4） c 5 c 6 b 7） c 8 b B.
    1） T 2） T 3） F 4 F 5 T 6 F 7） F 8） F 9） T 10 F 【原文】
    Matthew: Geth， how do people set about getting married in England？
    Geth： I suppose the most common way is still for people to go home. For example, people who
    live in London now will go back to their homes in the provinces where they’ll meet all
    their relatives and their parents， and they'll get married in a church, with the bride
    wearing white， the traditional white. Then they'll go off and have a booze-up with their
    relatives and friends and a jolly good time will be had by all. Otherwise you can get
    married in a registry office, which means you turn up with your bride-to-be or bridegroom—to-be with two witnesses only. The ceremony takes about five minutes, I
    suppose。 You sign the form and that's it.
    Matthew： There are many today who say that marriage is a complete waste of time. What’s your
    view of marriage in the twentieth century？ Goth: Well， I live in London as you know. I think in London， the tendency is to。。. for a。.. boy
    and girl, man or woman to live together before marriage and often to live together without any prospect of marriage at all。 I think this probably is.。. is true of London and
    the other big cities than elsewhere, because after all people in London are living in a big
    place where home ties are obviously less restrictive。 They can do more or less as they
    please and I think this is the pattern。
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    Matthew： But do you think it helps for people to live together before taking their vows?
    Geth: I think in a sense the habit of living together before marriage may， in a strange sort of way， make marriage stronger, because after all the people will know each other better when they do get married and it might be suggested that divorce would be less likely between such a couple。
    Matthew: Sue， you’ve been married for two or three years now. How’s it working out?
    Sue: I think it's a successful marriage. It's.。。 I mean, it's difficult to say why， because we basically suit each other very much。 We have a good friendship， apart from anything else, and， you know， we just go together very well because we respect each other’s freedom and individuality, but on the other hand we really need each other， you know， it’s。。。
    Matthew: What about.。, have you thought of having children？
    Sue: Well, obviously， like most young couples， we have thought about it, but， you know， we both feel rather， sort of, loath to lose our freedom just yet. I think we’ll probably wait
    another few years.
    Matthew: Is it easy in England today to people to get divorced, or is that quite difficult?
    Chris: I think technically it's probably fairly easy, I think， because I’m not English but, I think
    technically it's fairly easy to be。.. to get divorced. But it’s not just the technicality of it
    which is the problem. Divorce is。.。 is a social stigma which people can probably Cope
    with to varying degrees, but it's also a lot easier for the man because the woman, after she
    is divorced is， in fact， frowned upon by... by a lot of people in society。 She is.。。 is。。。 at a.。.
    a much more difficult social position in terms of.。. of meeting other men, or whatever,
    simply because she is a divorcee。 Task 9 【原文】 Social customs and ways of behaving change。 But they do not necessarily always change for the better。 Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable。 Just a few
    years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on the street。
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    No man who
    thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady
    was in the room。 The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make
    other people feel uncomfortable - especially if they are your guests。 There is a story about a rich
    nobleman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served， one of the guests started
    to eat his peas with a knife. Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nobleman calmly
    picked up his knife and began eating in the same way。 It would have been bad manners to make
    his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. Unit 2 Task 1 【答案】
    1 b 2 a 3） d 【原文】
    Texas was the biggest state before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959。 One good
    way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have
    very different kinds of weather.
    Laredo is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer。 The best time to visit
    Laredo is in winter， when it is pleasantly warm.
    Amarillo gets very cold in winter. Sometimes there is more snow in Amarillo than in New
    York， which is a northern city。 Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time
    to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.
    If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas， ask him, “What part of Texas do you mean？ ” Task 2 【答案】 A.
    1） T 2） F 3 F B。
    1 d 2） c 3） c C。
    climate， reputation， extraordinary， unreliable， dry， wet, clear， dull， hot, cold, bad， mild
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    【原文】 Our friend， Nick， whose English gets better and better, declared solemnly the other day that
    he thought that the British climate was wonderful， but the British weather was terrible. He went on to explain by pointing out that the British climate was a temperate one。 This meant， he said， "that
    you could always be certain that the weather would never be extreme — at any rate not for any
    length of time — never very hot and never very cold。” He quite rightly pointed out that the rainfall in Britain， according to the statistics, was not very heavy。 "Why then,” he asked， "has the British
    climate such a bad reputation?” He answered by saying it was because of the extraordinary，
    unreliable weather. There was no part of the year at which you could be certain that the weather
    would be dry or wet, clear or dull， hot or cold. A bad day in July could be as cold as a mild day in
    January。 Indeed you could feel cold at almost any time of the year。 Nick blamed drafty British
    houses for this， but agreed you could also blame the small amount of sunshine and a great amount
    of dampness。 He advised every student coming to Britain to bring an umbrella and to understand
    the meaning of that splendid word ”drizzle”. Task 3 【答案】 I.
    the country; Trees， grass, lakes and steams II. A.
    1. concrete, iron， steel
    2。 take in the heat during the day and throw off heat into the air at night B. Warmer winters， car engines； electrical appliance Ⅲ。
    A。 air pollution may stop sunlight from reaching the earth B.
    1。 Ice near the North and South poles to melt
    2。 to be slowly flooded and people living in these cities to move to higher land 【原文】 Cities change the climate around you. In the country， there are trees, grass， lakes， and streams.
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    also cool the area around them。
    But cities are not cooled in these natural ways。 Cities are built of asphalt, concrete， iron, and
    steel. There are few trees and usually not much grass。 Rain falls onto the streets and into the sewers。
    When the summer sun shines， streets and buildings take in the heat; after the sun sets， the
    streets and buildings throw off heat into the street. Once the sun sets, the countryside cools off, but
    a city may stay hot all night。
    Cities are hotter than the countryside in winter, too。 Standing near a car with its motor
    running， winter or summer, you will feel the heat thrown off by the engine. The heat comes from
    the gasoline burned by the engine. This heat warms the air and the ground around the car。
    Thousands of running cars are almost like thousands of small fires burning。 Carefully put your hand near a light bulb or television set。 As you can see， electricity creates
    a lot of heat。 This heat from electricity warms the house and the outside air。 The heat given off by cities can affect the climate. Some experts even believe that cities can change the climate of the whole world. They think that air pollution may stop sunlight from
    reaching the earth. If less sunshine reaches the earth, the earth may become cooler. Still other experts think the world will get warmer. If the world did get warmer， great changes would occur. Ice near the North and South poles would melt. This would make the oceans rise。 Cities near oceans — like Los Angeles, Boston， and Miami - would slowly be flooded。 People
    living in these cities would have to move to higher land. Task 4 【答案】 A.
    1 b 2 c
    B。 night, delight； morning, warning； gray， way, red, head C.
    1 F 2） T 3） F 【原文】
    A red sky at either dusk or dawn is one of the spectacular and beautiful weather predictors we
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    have in nature。 By closely observing this phenomenon， you can achieve short—range accuracy of the weather as good as， or better than your local weatherman。 In the Bible， Jesus in Matthew 16,
    2—3 is quoted as saying, “When it is evening, it will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the
    morning it will be foul weather today: for the sky is red" when speaking to the Pharisees. An old
    English weather proverb based on this passage is： Red sky at night， sailors delight.
    Red sky at morning， sailors take warning. Or
    Evening red and morning gray， Sends the traveler on his way. Evening gray， morning red,
    Brings the rain down on his head.
    At dusk, a red sky indicates that dry weather is on the way。 This is due to the sun shining
    through dust particles being pushed ahead of a high pressure system bringing in dry air。 A red sky
    in the morning is due to the sun again shining through dust。 In this case however， the dust is being
    pushed on by an approaching low reassure system bringing in moisture. Don't confuse a red sky in
    the morning with a red sun in the morning. If the sun itself is red and the sky is a normal color, the day will be fair。 Task 5 【答案】
    1 c 2） b 3） d 4） c 5） c 【原文】
    Mark: I am an avid fly fisherman and frequently find myself on the river in a raft during lightning storms。 We always have a debate at these times on where we are safest — pulling into shore or staying on the water。 Since I have heard one is safe in a car when lightning strikes I wonder if the raft floating on the water is insulated， and therefore the safest place to be。
    Meteorologist A: We spoke with some scientists about your question, and they all agreed that
    under no circumstances should you remain on the water during a lightning
    storm. If your raft is made of rubber， you might feel that you’re .well insulated, but don't kid yourself。 Typical lightning flashes travel 10 to 15 kilometers and can deliver as much as 100,000 amps of current. In comparison， a toaster uses about 10 amps of current。 If lightning strikes the water near you， it will have no
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    trouble traveling through a few extra centimeters of rubber.
    Meteorologist B: So， if you're on the water and a thunderstorm approaches, get to the shore and
    seek shelter on land。 Try a building or car。 If neither is available, look for a cave,
    cliff， wall， or a group of trees。 Never take shelter under an isolated tree—it’s also a
    good target for lightning. Task 6
    【答案】 A.
    1） F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6） T B。
    Incredible， one minute, one kilometer， destroyed, lifted up， carried away， killed, injured 【原文】
    Every spring and summer many inland areas are hit by tornados. A tornado is a kind of storm.
    It's a revolving, funnel-shaped column of air that moves through the sky at very high speeds. A
    tornado looks like a huge, black ice cream cone whirling through the sky. The speed of a tornado
    is very fast-it is believed to be between 200 and 700 kilometers per hour。
    Tornados form under very special weather conditions， and these special weather conditions occur most often in inland areas, such as the central United States。 A tornado forms when a layer
    of warm, dry air is on top of a layer of cooler， moist air. This combination of dry, warm air above
    wet, cool air creates a condition that causes the lower layer of air to lift up。 As the lower air rises，
    both layers of air begin to rotate, to turn around and around。 The air begins to rotate faster and
    faster because of centrifugal force. The tornado has a center called an “eye” and the air rotates
    quickly around this eye。
    As the air begins to rotate faster and faster, the tornado cloud begins to grow downward; that
    is, it begins to form a funnel or cone, and this cone goes down toward the ground。 The cone of air is dark because it develops from a dark rain cloud。 As the cloud gets longer,
    as the cloud gets closer to the ground, it begins to pull up dirt from the ground. Then the funnel of
    rotating air becomes very dark because of the dirt in it。 As the tornado funnel gets longer， it begins
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    to drag along the ground。
    When the tornado touches the ground， it does incredible damage. It usually touches the
    ground for only about one minute， and it usually travels along the ground for only about one
    kilometer, but during that one minute, buildings are destroyed， trees are lifted up out of the ground,
    small objects are carried away， and sometimes people are injured or killed。 Task 7 【答案】 A。
    1 b 2 a 3） b B。
    1） It has been nice weather during the day， but it is going to change at night。 2） Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in northern Europe For today
    Southeast England-——26 degrees Celsius by mid—afternoon
    Southern Scotland——-Maximum temperatures of around 21 degrees Brighton---15 hours of lovely sunshine
    Midlands-—-23 degrees Celsius by early afternoon Northwest of Scotland---Light showers around midday For the weekend
    Spain———34 degrees Celsius Greece——-32 degrees Celsius
    France—--Cloudy with rain, maximum temperatures of 22 degrees Northern Ireland—-—Heavy rain， 17 degrees Celsius
    Most of England-—-Cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods， 23 degrees Celsius 【原文】
    Radio Announcer: You‟re listening to Radio Metro. It‟s two minutes to nine, and time for the latest
    weather for cast from Dan Francis at the London Weather Centre. Francis： Hello。 It’s been another warm and fine day for most of us。 Temperatures in southeast
    England reached 26 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoon， and Brighton had 15 hours of lovely
    sunshine. Further north it was a little cooler with maximum temperatures of around 21 degrees in southern Scotland, and in the far northwest of Scotland there were some light showers around
    midday. But the rest of the country, as I said， has been warm and dry with temperatures in the Midlands reaching 23 degrees Celsius by early afternoon though it was a little cooler along the
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    I'm afraid, and
    during the night showers will slowly move in from the Atlantic to reach south—west England and
    the southern coast of Wales by early morning.
    The rest of the country will have a very mild， dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than
    15 degrees in the south, a little cooler — 11degrees or so — in the north. Any remaining showers
    in northwest Scotland will pass quickly to leave a mild， dry night there too。 And now the outlook for Friday and the weekend. Well, southern Europe will， once again， get the best of the weekend weather， and if your holiday starts this weekend, then southern Spain is the
    place to go， with temperatures of 34 degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end of
    the Med， too， you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures of up to 32 degrees Celsius
    in Greece and southeast Italy， but further north the weather’s not so settled. Much of France，
    Belgium and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain, and maximum temperatures will
    be around 22 degrees — very disappointing for this time of the year.
    Scotland and Northern Ireland will have heavy rain for much of the weekend and temperatures
    will drop to a cool 17 degrees。 Across most of England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry
    with sunny periods. And when the sun does come out， temperatures could rise to a maximum of 23 degrees. Task 8 【答案】
    Natural Phenomena Air Pressure （Rise or Fall Causes
    Faraway objects are focused。 Fall The dust particles begin to settle to the ground in thinner air and the air clears。
    Birds‟ calls become Sharper。 Fall Instead of traveling upward and outward into the atmosphere they are bent back to the earth and their range extended. Swamp doesn‟t smell very strong。
    Rise The methane is trapped in the bottom of the swamp because of the thick air。
    Bird fly high. Rise Birds prefer to fly where the air is the densest
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    and they can get greater lift with their wings
    Smoke rise high in the air Rise Smoke rises with thicker air。
    Elderly people‟s joints ache。 Fall The gas in our bodies expands in lower air pressure. 【原文】
    As the air pressure around you either rises or falls， many changes in nature occur. Most of
    these are very obvious changes while others are of a more subtle nature。
    Mountains and other far away objects will appear to be much closer and more sharply focused as wet weather approaches and the air pressure drops。 The dust particles in the air begin to settle to the ground and the air clears， allowing you to see more details of faraway objects。 As a
    high pressure front approaches and the air becomes “thicker，" more dust particles become
    suspended in air and things take on their normal somewhat hazy appearance.
    “Sharp horns on the moon threaten bad weather。” This and a bright， clear moon are good
    indicators that wet weather is on the way. As the air clears of dust particles ahead of a low pressure
    system, the moon appears to come closer and be more sharply focused due to the lack of dust.
    Sound also becomes sharper and more focused prior to stormy weather。 Instead of traveling
    upward and outward into the atmosphere sound waves are bent back to the earth and their range
    extended。 Bird calls sound sharper, and, at my house， we can hear the blowing of the train horn as
    it rumbles through the valley below。
    If you find yourself out in a marsh or swamp and the air really seems to stink more than
    normal, expect rainy weather。 This happens when the pressure drops and the methane trapped on the bottom of the swamp is released in greater quantities. In reverse, as fair weather approaches
    and the pressure rises， things won't smell quite so strong。
    Birds and bats have a tendency to fly much lower to the ground right before a rain due to the
    “thinning” of the air. They prefer to fly where the air is the most dense and they can get greater lift
    with their wings. With high pressure and dry air， the atmosphere becomes denser and they can
    easily fly at higher altitudes.
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    rain is on
    the way。 This is pretty much the same as with the birds and methane in the swamp. When high
    pressure approaches, smoke will rise whereas with low pressure it can’t rise and tends to lay low. Remember a grandparent talking about how their corns， bunions, or joints ached right before
    a rain? Again， this is due to the decreasing atmospheric pressure allowing the gas in our bodies to expand。 Task 9 【答案】
    A. Statements 3， 6， 7 are true。 B.
    f—c-a-d—b—e C。
    1 F 2） T 3） F 4） F D.
    1） d 2 b 【原文】
    It was 1974。 Richard Nixon was still president。 Kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst was still
    missing. In Xenia， a pretty spot of 25,000 people amid fields of soybeans and corn， American
    Graffiti was held over at the Cinema. The Xenia Hotel offered a chicken and dumpling dinner for
    $2.25, but everyone flocked to the A&W drive-in for burgers and root beer floats. That's where
    five of the bodies were found after the storm.
    In all， 33 people died in Xenia's tornado， the deadliest of 148 storms that raged through 13
    states during the infamous ”Super Outbreak’' of tornadoes April 3 to 4， 1974. In 16 hours and 10
    minutes, 330 people were killed and nearly 5，550 were injured from Illinois to Georgia。
    Though the Xenia death toll has been matched by other killer storms， the degree of
    devastation makes the city’s tornado among U。S。 history’s most destructive. The storm still is
    studied in colleges by aspiring meteorologists， a textbook case of a rare Category F—5， the most
    intense of tornadoes.
    On that fateful day， I was a young boy of 8 years old. We lived in the Arrowhead Subdivision.
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    That afternoon I was around the corner playing with some neighbor kids. I thought I could hear
    my father calling me， so I ran back to the house. Thinking back now， there is no way I would have been able to hear him。 I was too far away for a voice to have traveled in the afternoon noise。
    Besides， Dad had a very bad case of tonsillitis that day。 Like I was saying， I went back home and
    got through the door just in time to answer the ringing phone. On the other end of the phone was
    my Mother。 Mom was working. She told me she heard a bad storm was on the way. She told me to
    make sure the garage door was shut and to stay inside. After I hung up the phone, I settled down to
    watch The Dennis Show. To this day I can vividly remember the electricity going out. I looked out
    the large window in the living room and didn’t have a clue as to what I was looking at.
    Dad was asleep on the couch, so I woke him up to look. Dad looked and said to get into the
    bathroom。 We sat on the floor。 Dad had his back to the door and his feet pushing against the wall opposite the door。 I remember that as soon as we sat down, the windows broke。 Glass blew under
    the door, and the sound was tremendous。 I know it really didn‟t take too long for the tornado to go
    past， but I do remember the conversation we had in the process. I could feel the cool air rushing
    under the floor through the crawlspace vents. I asked if we were flying. He said he wasn’t sure， but
    he didn't think we were. He said the house was tearing apart。 I asked him how he knew. He said he just knew it was。
    When things calmed down， we opened the door. The odd feeling I had, looking up the street
    from inside what once was my hallway, is still with me today.
    I think back often to that day。 I think back and wonder what would have happened if my Dad
    hadn’t been sick that day。 Like a lot of kids, I stayed home by myself after school back then。 I
    seriously doubt I would be able to tell you my story， if I had been alone that day。 I still live in
    Xenia and wouldn‟t trade this town for any other。 Task 10
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    【原文】
    Undoubtedly, Tibet is one of the harshest places for human existence。 It is cool in summer but freezing cold in winter. In Lhasa， the mildest city in Tibet， temperature may exceed 29C in
    summer while plummeting to —16C in winter! Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The
    sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City。 The thin air can neither block
    off nor retain heat so that there are great temperature extremes on the same day. The average
    temperature in north Tibet is subzero and winter arrives in October until the following May or June。 July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjoying warm temperature， intense
    sunshine， beautiful scenery and festive events。 May, June and September is the tourist season in
    east Tibet. In winter， roads are all blocked by heavy snow。 Landslides and rock falls frequently
    occur, which will make travel difficult. Unit 3 Task 1 【答案】 A.
    1） Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower
    productivity， unnecessary employee sick leave， and higher medical costs。 2 The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and those
    that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.
    3 The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation， but sometimes the only answer is to fight back or walk away。 B.
    1） Three-quarters
    2） psychologists, doctors
    3 nervousness, anger， frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problems 【原文】
    Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave， and higher medical costs. Three-quarters of the
    office workers today say they suffer from stress at work. Recently， psychologists and doctors have begun to study the problem more closely. They have discovered that the most stressful 21 / 191
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    professions
    are those that involve danger, extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.
    The sign of stress range from nervousness, anger， and frequent illness to forgetfulness or even
    mental problems. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only
    answer is to fight back or walk away. Task 2 【答案】 A。
    1） give in so easily to hijackers‟ demands
    a） threaten to blow up a plane， commit some other outage b hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists， Start executing terrorists automatically
    c be prepared to face the consequences of evil 2
    a） It‟s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business。
    b Innocent lives， threatening the innocent will achieve its ends。 B。 She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism， she would want the
    government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn‟t die. 【原文】
    Margaret: Governments give in so easily to hijackers‟ demands。 A hijacker only has to threaten to
    blow up a plane or commit some other outrage, and a government gives in to his demands.
    Valerie： Naturally. It‟s the lesser of the two evils. What government would risk innocent lives just
    to see if terrorists will really do what they threaten to do? Terrorists have proven often
    enough that they really mean business。 Margaret： Yes, but if a government doesn‟t hold out against this kind of blackmail, we will always
    have terrorists. Governments are afraid to punish these people. They almost always let
    them go free. Start executing terrorists automatically wherever they land, and terrorism will stop。 Valerie: And what about the innocent lives that will be lost in the process? Terrorism 22 / 191
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    is based on
    the simple idea that threatening the innocent will achieve its ends。
    Margaret: You can‟t get rid of evil without being prepared to face the consequences of evil.
    Valerie： So long as you‟re not one of the victims! Task 3 【答案】 A.
    1） thirty—five, natural light， a small window, hot, airless, very noisy 2 Mexico
    3） ought to， shouldn‟t B.
    1） It is located in a narrow street with five—and six-storey buildings eight kilometers from
    downtown Los Angeles.
    2 This factory makes shirts and jeans 3） She‟s already been working for ten hours, but won‟t stop for another two hours. 4 She can‟t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant。 【原文】
    Eight kilometers from downtown Los Angeles there is a narrow street with five- and six—storey buildings。 Inside one of these buildings there is a small factory making shirts and jeans。
    The women working in the factory sit close together， each with a small table, each with their own
    sewing machine. The women say nothing， and work hard. In one of the rooms there are thirty-five
    women. There is only a little natural light， and this comes from a small window in the roof。 The
    room is hot, airless, and very noisy. On the left—hand side of the room there is a young girl sitting
    next to the wall. Every now and again she closes her eyes， and her fingers stop working。 She’s
    already been in her chair for ten hours, but she'll be here until the bell rings - and that won't be
    for another two hours. Her name is Maria, and she comes from Mexico. She won't complain about
    her work。 She won’t say that the working hours ought to be changed； she won't say that the
    working conditions shouldn’t be permitted。 Task 4 【答案】 A.
    Every year the British government publishes statistics about social trends. Their findings show
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    definite patterns in the British way of life. 1） marked differences
    a） one hour more every day， three hours more every week
    b） 1 percent， cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvements c） 30 percent
    2 leisure activities， watching television, 20 hours a week， going for walks, Swimming， British women B.
    Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her won accounts and Adrian has always done his
    own housework。 Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like
    swimming. 【原文】
    When Adrian Hutton and Carla Leone get married they will move into a new house that they
    have bought. But what sort of life will they have？ What can they expect in modern Britain？ Every
    year the British government publishes statistics about social trends。 Their findings show definite
    patterns in the British way of life.
    In most marriages there are some marked differences between husbands and wives。 Working
    wives， for example, sleep (on average） one hour more a day than working husbands。 Housewives，
    on the other hand, sleep only about three hours more every week than their working husbands.
    And what about housework？ The government survey showed that only 1% of men do the household chores - like cleaning and ironing. But they do usually keep household accounts and it
    is always men who do repairs or improvements in the house。 30％ of all marriages end in divorce.
    The government survey also looked at leisure activities。 They found that the two most
    popular leisure activities in Britain are watching television (the average family spends 20 hours a week in front of the TV set） and going for walks。 Swimming is an especially popular activity
    among British women.
    Carla and Adrian’s life， though, will probably be different from the average marriage. In the
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    own
    housework。 Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming. Task 5 【答案】 A.
    Topic: How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.
    Supporting details： 160 million, every year, 10 percent， 10 percent， the rest, public cooperation
    1 garbage that can be easily burned， kitchen and garden trash 2） electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys 3 are poisonous, cause pollution， batteries
    4） bottles and glass containers that can be recycled 5） metal containers that can be recycled 6 furniture and bicycled
    on different days, on request， fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned， repaired， resold cheaply, give away B.
    1） The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital。
    Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. 2 Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these
    ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. 【原文】
    Disposing of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world.
    In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produce every year。 Ten percent is
    recycled， ten percent is burned， and the rest is put in landfills。 But finding land for new landfills is becoming more difficult.
    A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida， in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new approach to garbage disposal。 The key to the operation is public
    cooperation。 Families must divide their garbage into six categories: 1。 garbage that can be easily burned （that is， combustible garbage such as kitchen and garden trash
；
    2. noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools, and plastic toys
；
    3。 products that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries and 25 / 191
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    fluorescent lights
；
    4. bottles and glass containers that can be recycled
; 5. metal containers that can be recycled
;
    6。 large items， such as furniture and bicycles。
    The items in categories1 to 5 are collected on different days。 Large items are only collected upon request. Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or
    hospital. Inside the center， special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. Almost everything can be reused： garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer； combustible garbage is
    burned to produce electrical; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture， clothing,
    and other useful items are cleaned, repaired， and resold cheaply or given away。 The work provides
    employment for handicapped person and gives them a chance to learn new skills. Nowadays， officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use
    some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems。 Task 6 【答案】
    1 They were talking about Mrs。 Carter。
    2） She was a tall， handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week.
    3 She lived alone in a large house on an old farm———about three miles from the shop. 4 He was absolutely certain， otherwise he would never call the police. His evidence was this:
    First, he saw her do it； second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.
    5 Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn‟t punish her,
    young people would think that stealing didn‟t matter。
    6 The judge thought that it was difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses her found for her were： First, the woman was old and she lived alone-——she was lonely. Second， she
    wasn‟t poor-——she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn‟t need to steal。 Te
    items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and she didn‟t know that
    she had done it. 【原文】
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    Shopkeeper： I knew Mrs。 Carter very well. She was a tall， handsome woman who used to come
    into the shop at least twice a week. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm —
    about three miles from here. People ask me if I am certain she did it。 The answer is yes.
    I was absolutely certain， otherwise I would never have called the police。 In the first
    place, I saw her do it。 I watched her put the things into her bag and I watched her walk out of the store。 In the second place， we found the things in her bag， and finally， shehad done it before. It wasn’t the first time. I think she was in such a confused state that
    she didn‟t know what she was doing， but two other people say her — two young people。 We had to punish her, otherwise young people would think that stealing didn‟t matter。
    Judge： It was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view。 The woman was old and she lived
    alone - she was lonely. She wasn‟t poor - she was well-known for her generosity to
    charities and she didn‟t need to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. She
    pleaded not guilty and said she didn‟t know that she had done it。 From the legal point of
    view the case was straightforward. The woman stole; she was caught and reported。 There were witnesses. She had to be punished or else no one could be punished for stealing。 Task 7 【答案】
    A. not all modern cities are alike; modern city.
    1） a single high—density center， skyscrapers, motorways, as far as you can see 2） the low-density multi-center city， a large collection of a number of small centers， shopping
    centers， factories， businesses， skyscrapers B。
    1） He thinks that the second type( the Los Angeles model is more sensible。 2 He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completely disappear. 【原文】
    Interviewer： Would you say then that all modem cities are pretty much alike？ Urban Planner: Quite definitely not. There seem to be two types of modem city. In type one there is a single high-density centre, and that's where you’ll find the skyscrapers. This 27 / 191
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    is
    surrounded by motorways。 And all around this centre, low—density suburbs stretch as far as you can see. This is like Houston, or Calgary， or Toronto. Interviewer： And the second type？
    Urban Planner: The other type is like Los Angeles — the low—density multi—centre city. As I'm
    sure you know Los Angeles is really a large collection of a number of small
    centres， each with its shopping centres， factories, businesses, and skyscrapers scattered everywhere. In a way it's almost one enormous suburb. Interviewer： Do you。 think one type is better than the other？ Urban Planner: I think the Los Angeles model is more sensible.
    Interviewer: And so do you think Los Angeles is the city of the future?
    Urban Planner： Well， it is arguable that the next step after Los Angeles is the complete
    disappearance of the city, with no real centre, where well—designed forms of urban life—modem factories and office blocks which are clean and quiet, and beautiful forms of rural life — the trees and parks of suburbs, live side by side.
    Interviewer： So are you saying that the city as we know it will disappear.。. Task 8 【答案】 A。
    1） He thinks that this country‟s problems all come from inflation， which is the result of the
    Democrat‟s careless spending. 2） No, she doesn‟t agree with Ned。 She believes that the problem is unemployment. If the
    government cuts spending too much， people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden。
    3） She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem， especially in the
    big industrial cities. And the government isn‟t doing very much to help the big industries out.
    4） He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection. He
    thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay。 5 No， they think it‟s bad for the weak， the poor and the unprotected/ it‟s bad for the
    underprivileged. B.
    more and more money， come from somewhere， higher taxes and higher prices 【原文】 Ned： 。.. you know， I think this country’s problems all come from inflation. That’s the main cause of
    our troubles right now。 And what’s causing the inflation? It's the reckless 28 / 191
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    spending of the
    Democrats！ Every year they spend more and more money， and that money has to come from somewhere。 So we pay it in the form of higher taxes and higher prices on the goods we buy。
    Barbara: Well， I’m not sure that I agree with you. It seems to me that inflation is only one of our
    problems。 What about unemployment？ If people don't have jobs because the government
    cuts spending too much, they can’t buy things; and then you have a vicious circle of
    more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.
    Ellen： You know, I think Barbara may have something there. Unemployment is a big problem，
    especially in the big industrial cities. The auto industry is fighting for its life right now，
    and the government isn't doing very much to help it。
    Ned: Well, it's true that the auto industry is in a mess， but I don't think the answer is in
    government regulation or protection. I believe in the free market system — let the system work without a lot of government interference， and everything will be okay. Ellen: So the strong will win， and the weak will be defeated. Is that what you mean？ Ned： Well, that’s the way it goes. The survival of the fittest。 Barbara: And too bad about the weak， the poor， the unprotected.。。 Ned: Now you’re getting emotional. You have to remain objective about these things. Let me
    give you an example of what I’m talking about。.. Task 9 【答案】 A。
    1） The problem is whether or not the inner city — the core of most urban areas — will manage to survive at all.
    2） They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy. 3 As a result， suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many cities began to fall into
    disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only. 4） The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more。
    5 Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples， we can see that some
    people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the
    advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life。 B。
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    1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5） T 6 T C.
    1 middle—class, tax money， neighborhoods 2） Crime， public transportation
    3） housing construction costs, was allowed to， constructed 【原文】
    A few years ago， Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their New
    York City apartment to the suburbs。 They had one young son and another child on the way. But
    after months of looking, they became discourage and decided to buy an old townhouse right in the
    middle of Brooklyn， which is a part of New York City。 To their delight， they discovered that they
    weren‟t the only young couple to have made such a decision。 In fact, their entire area in Brooklyn
    had been settled by young families。 And as a result, the neighborhood, which had been declining
    for years， was now being restored。 Brooklyn isn‟t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal。 So are
    Philadelphia and St.Louis。 And Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its old
    central area that it now ranks as one of America‟s most charming cities。 The restoration of the old
    port city of Savannah, Georgia， is also living proof that downtown areas do not need to die.
    But encouraging as these developments may be， they are among the few bright spots in a mass of
    difficulties that today‟s cities face。 Indeed， their woes are so many that it is fair to ask whether or
    not the inner city the core of most urban areas will manage to survive at all。 In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air， elbow
    room, and privacy。 Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Since most of those making the move were middle-class, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to
    maintain the neighborhoods in which they had lived。 The people left in the cities were often those who were too old or too poor to move。 Thus， many cities began to fall into disrepair。 Crime began
    to soar， and public transportation was neglected.（ In the past sixty years San Francisco is the only
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    city in the United States to have completed a new mass transit system。） Meanwhile, housing
    construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay，
    and little new housing was constructed. Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be
    filled with people working in offices， and at night they would be deserted. Given these
    circumstances, some business executives began asking, “Why bother with going downtown at all？
    Why not move the offices to the suburbs so that we can live and work in the same area？"
    Gradually, some of the larger companies began moving out of the cities, with the result that urban
    centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to
    the suburbs is not confined to the United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs
    in Stockholm， Sweden， in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium， as well。 But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people may
    be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of
    culture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps the decision made by the Taylors is a
    sign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if suburban
    sprawl may not have been the answer to man‟s need to create an ideal environment in which to live and work. Task 10 【答案】 A。
    1） 54, 20, 1980, £70,000。 2） 30, 1980
    3 a newspaper article, to research the market
    4） another few months， in April 1981, a 1,500 sq ft 5 third, Canada, America， 20 percent, £1 million 6 20， 70， 3 B.
    1 F 2） T 3 F 4F 5T C.
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    the shop was
    his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter。 However， he also
    thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over the
    weekend doing his books。 He called his old job “boring trips to Manchester to sell vast
    quantities of PVC”。
    2 He thought that there are far more job satisfaction; and believed that he was making money，
    rather than making money for other people。
    3 He was about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically produced
    wine and wines he‟s produced himself. 【原文】
    William Rudd， 54， worked for ICI petrochemicals for 20 years until 1980 when he took early
    retirement with &70，000。 He opened his own delicatessen and butcher’s shop in Kensington and
    has just bought a second London shop。
    I knew about a year before I left that I was going to go, so I looked around for office jobs。 I
    had one of those frustrating periods where I nearly got some jobs but then I didn't. Actually it was
    a dinner party conversation which got me into the shop. A woman I knew said she was going to
    open a delicatessen and thought it sounded fun. So ! said， "Super， I’ll come in with you。” I'd
    always thought retailing would be amusing, after a lifetime of industrial selling。 We found that the lease of the building stipulated we had to keep it as a butcher’s and I added
    fish and cheese and things like that. I ended up spending far more than I'd ever intended。
    I didn’t really do much research, except for fish, about which I knew nothing. I was clearly
    going to be the person standing behind the counter filleting， so I talked to one person who showed
    me a little, supplied me, and kept me under his wing for a little while. But it's quite easy to learn
    about fish; once you get used to gutting salmon you’re on your way. Meat is more difficult; the skill is in the butchery， so I employ people for that。 I had to learn about equipment by trial and error.
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    I started in July — the worst time of the year for a shop like this — and the overdraft kept
    going up. That was rather frightening because there was no one between me and the bank manager。
    My reaction early on was that it was bound to come right. At the same time I was deeply involved
    and rather enjoying myself。 It was my own little baby and it was fun to serve behind the counter
    — completely different from boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC. There was
    a lot more hard work than I was used to; I was working over the weekend doing my books.
    I remember my accountant saying to me when I was starting up， "What are you going to do
    for mental stimulation?" In fact there’s quite a lot of mental stimulation in the sheer terror of losing
    money: I couldn’t have conceived of doing this 20 years ago. It was a great leap in the dark. I don’t
    know if I’m brave or foolish， or a bit of both I suppose. But I do know that if I’d listened to anyone
    I would never have done it。 Les Shield, 30, a boiler technician, was made redundant from British Steel at Consett in 1980。
    145'th Mike Heywood, a Consett transport manager made redundant at the same time, he started
    British Brewing Products， manufacturing beer kits and now diversifi2ing into wine production.
    I read a newspaper article about a company which had done quite well in home brew， and I
    started to research the market 18 months before the closure at Consett。 By the time the steelworks
    were due to close I had a business plan ready。 We bought some products which we had made for
    us and went out into the wilds of Yorkshire and Lancashire and sold them as a test. It took two
    months before we got any repeat business and that was a nail-biting period。 It took another few
    months to fend premises and to get financial assistance from BSC industry and the bank. We went
    into production in April 1981 manufacturing home-brewing kits in a 1，500 sq ft factory. Let's face it, in this area， there wasn't a lot of choice. You could sit and vegetate and spend
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    use your
    redundancy money to sink or swim。
    We’re swimming. We’re actually doing very well。 I like being self—employed； there’s far more
    job satisfaction. You know that at the end of the day you’re getting the full value， personally, of the
    work you do. That's what you’re in business for — to make money, rather than make money for
    other people。 It was obviously a strain when I spent 5 days a week training， but after 18 months，
    we were able to afford our first salesman。
    I think my wife was happy for me to do what I've done. She accepted that there would be a
    certain amount of stress during the early days， but she probably realized that if I was successful
    the rewards would be there at the end of the day.
    We’re now in our third factory since we started。 We export our products to the Republic of
    Ireland, Canada and America； exports account for 20 percent of production。 Our turnover will
    exceed &1 million for the first time this year.
    We're about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically produced
    wine and wines we're producing ourselves。 We employ 20 people at the moment but that will rise
    to 70 in the next 3 months。 Task 11 【原文】
    I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran onto the platform and up to the train。
    Luckily someone saw me coming， a door opened， and I jumped on while the train was moving
    out of the station。 “Phew!” I thought。 “That was hard work!” I was sure the other passengers
    could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat。 After a while, I recovered， and had a look at the other passengers。 The compartment was full，
    but I was the only one standing。 The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me looking at them; all except one， a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her
    watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the
    train： maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.
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    She spoke first， however。 “Would you like my seat？" she asked. “You look rather ill。” That
    was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged。 Unit 4 Task 1 【答案】
    1 They were orphans and had nobody to support them。 2） Each boy was given only one bowl of gruel for supper and no more - far from enough。 3） They boys were so hungry that they could not bear it any more. They decided that tone of them
    must ask the master for more gruel. Olive Twist was chosen by casting lots.
    4） He never thought that any boy would dare to ask for more food than the given portion.
    Therefore, he was both surprised and angry on hearing Oliver‟s request.
    5） He was struck on the head by the master and pushed out of the room. And for a week Olive
    remained prisoner in the cellar。 【原文】
    Oliver Twist had no parents and lived in the workhouse。
    The room in which the boys had their food was a large stone hall。 Each boy was given one
    bowl of gruel and no more. The bowls never needed washing。 The boys polished them with their
    spoons。 But still the boys were hungry。
    Oliver Twist and the other boys suffered from slow starvation for three months。 At last they
    got so wild with hunger that one of the boys, who was tall for his age， said: ”If this goes on, I am afraid I shall eat the boy who sleeps next me。" He had wild hungry
    eyes and the boys believed him。 The boys gathered and thought of a plan。
    "One of us must walk up to the master at supper this evening and ask for more gruel，" said one boy.
    ”Let us east lots,” said another. "In that way we shall see who must go up to the master and
    ask for more。”
    So they cast lots. The lot fell to Oliver Twist。 He had to go up to the master and ask for more gruel。
    The evening came。 The boys took their places and quickly ate up their gruel。 Then they
    looked at Oliver。 He rose from his place， bowl and spoon in hand, went up to the master and said， ”Please, sir, I want some more。” The master was a fat， healthy man， but he turned 35 / 191
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    pale.
    "What!" he said at last。
    Oliver repeated: "Please, sir， I want some more."
    The master struck Oliver on the head and pushed him out of the room。 For a week Oliver remained a prisoner in the cellar. Task 2 【答案】
    A. 1） F 2） F 3 T B.
    1） d 2） b 【原文】
    Mark Twain was a famous American writer。 There were many stories about him. One day Mark
    Twain was fishing. A stranger came along. "Good morning!” said the stranger.
    "Good morning！" said Mark Twain。 ”Nice weather we’re having！" ”Very nice indeed," said the stranger. "How was fishing?”
    ”Very good。 I caught three trout here yesterday in just about an hour.” "Is that so?" said the stranger. ”Yes。 I’m very fond of trout。”
    ”By the way，" said the stranger， ”do you happen to know who I am？” ”No, I haven't any idea," said Mark Twain.
    ”Well， I’m the game warden of this county,” said the stranger。 "Fishing is not allowed here。"
    Mark Twain paused a minute。 Then he asked: ”By the way， do you know who I am？” ”No, I don’t。"
    ”Well, I am the biggest liar in the country。” Task 3 【答案】 A.
    Name: Lewis Carroll
    Occupation： mathematics; Oxford University
    Literary works: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; 1865; Through the Looking—Glass； 1871 B。
    These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting adventures。 【原文】
    Which would you rather be？ A mathematician or a writer? Perhaps you will never be faced
    with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was both a mathematician and a writer。 He was a lecturer
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    in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is better known as the author of two of the most
    famous children‟ s books that have ever been written: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and
    Through the Looking—Glass。 The author‟s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he
    preferred to use the pen—name “Lewis Carroll" when he wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
    and this is the name we remember him by.
    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1865， when its author was 33 years old; it
    was followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. Both books were written for a real girl
    called Alice， but they have been read by millions of children since they were first published。 These
    stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting
    adventures 。 I‟m sure you know this already, but if you don‟t， you had better read the stories yourselves. Task 4 【答案】
    the Greeks, closed the gates of the city and stayed behind the walls， the Greeks, a huge wooden
    horse, hide inside it， the horse, they stopped, hid their ships， Greek prisoner, the horse， The Greek
    soldiers, the wooden horse 【原文】
    Many， many years ago there was a war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greek ships
    sailed up to the city of Troy. When the Trojans saw the Greek ships, they closed the gates of their
    city and stayed behind the walls。 The Greeks attacked the city many times， but could not take it.
    Then one of the Greeks thought of a plan。 The Greeks made a big wooden horse and had some
    soldiers hide inside the horse. In the morning the Greeks burned their camps and sailed away.
    Only the big wooden horse remained in front of the city gate。 But the Greek ships did not sail far. The Greeks stopped at a place near Troy， where the
    Trojans could not see them， and hid their ships。 At first the Trojans wanted to burn the wooden
    horse， but a Greek prisoner said， ”Don’t bum the horse。 Bring it into Troy。
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    It will help you。"
    The horse was very big， and the Trojans could not bring it in through the gate。 They had to
    make a hole in the wall. Then they brought the wooden horse into the city. The next day was a
    holiday in Troy。 At night all the Trojan soldiers fell asleep after a heavy festive drinking。 The Greek ships came back to Troy in the night. When everything was quiet， the Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and opened the gates of the city。 The Greek army came into
    the city， killed many Trojans and took the city。 Task 5 【答案】 A。
    1 c 2 a B。
    1） All the animals thought that he was the king of beasts。 Actually he was a coward。 He was afraid
    of human beings and other big animals。 He roared only to scare them away and never really hurt them。
    2） Dorothy and her dog wanted to get back to Kansas. The Scarecrow wanted some brains and the
    Tinman wanted a heart。 The Lion wanted to have courage。 【原文】
    The following story has been taken from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank
    Baum in 1900. The book is a modern fairy tale and is one of the great favorites of American children.
    One day a tornado carried away Dorothy and her dog Toto from their home in Kansa sand
    landed them in the wonderful land of Oz。 Here they made friends with two strange fellows， a
    scarecrow and a tin man。 The four were now on their way to the Emerald City where the Great Oz lived.
    Just as the Tinman spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar， and the next moment a
    great Lion rushed into the road。 With one blow of his paw he knocked the Scarecrow to the edge
    of the road， and then he hit the Tinman with his sharp claws. But， to the Lion’s surprise, he could
    make no mark on the tin， though the Tinman fell over in the road and lay still.
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    Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking towards the Lion. The great beast
    had opened his mouth to bite the dog。 Dorothy feared that Toto would be killed。 She forgot all
    danger and rushed forward. She slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard as she could, and cried out：
    ”Don’t bite Toto！ You should be ashamed of yourself， a big beast like you， to bite a poor little dog！" "I didn’t bite him,” said the Lion, as he rubbed his nose with his paw where Dorothy had hit it.
    ”No， but you tried to,” she said in anger。 ”You are nothing but a big coward." "I know," said the Lion， and he hung his head in shame。 "I've always known it. But how can I help it？" "I don't know， I’m sure. But how can you hit a stuffed man like the poor Scarecrow?" "Is he stuffed?” asked the Lion， in surprise， as he watched her pick up the Scarecrow and set
    him upon his feet， while she patted him into shape again.
    ”Of course he’s stuffed，" replied Dorothy. She was still angry.
    "That explains it。 He really went over easily，" said the Lion。 ”It surprised me to see him turn
    around so。 Is the other one stuffed also?”
    ”No," said Dorothy, ”he's made of tin。" And she helped the Tinman up again。 "He really hurt my claws，” said the Lion。 ”When they scratched against the tin it made a cold
    shiver min down my back。 What is that little animal you are so kind to?” ”He is my dog, Toto,” answered Dorothy.
    ”Is he made of tin， or stuffed？" asked the Lion。 "Neither。 He's a meat dog，" said the girl.
    "Oh. He’s a curious animal, and seems really small， now that I look at him。 No one thinks of biting such a small, little thing except a coward like me，" continued the Lion sadly。 "What makes you a coward？” asked Dorothy. She looked at the great beast in wonder, for he
    was as big as a small horse.
    "I don’t know，" replied the Lion。 "I suppose I was born that way. All the other animals in the
    forest expect me to be brave， for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts. I
    learned that if I roared very loudly every living thing was afraid and got out of my way. Whenever
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    I’ve met a man I’ve been very much frightened； but I just roared at him， and he has always min
    away as fast as he could go. If the elephants, tigers and bears ever tried to fight me, I would run
    away — I’m such a coward; but just as soon as they hear me roar, they all try to get away from me，
    and of course I let them go.” "But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward,” said the Scarecrow。 "I know it，" said the Lion, and he wiped a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. "It is a
    great sorrow， and it makes my life very unhappy。 But whenever there is danger， my heart begins to beat fast."
    "Perhaps you have heart disease," said the Tinman。 "It may be so，" said the Lion。
    ”If you have，” continued the Tinman， "you should be glad， for it proves you have a heart。 For
    my part， I have no heart; so I can't have heart disease."
    "Perhaps,” said the Lion， "I am a coward because I have a heart。" "Have you brains?" said the Scarecrow.
    ”I suppose so. I’ve never looked to see," replied the Lion.
    ”I am going to the great Oz to ask him to give me some," remarked the Scarecrow, "for my
    head is stuffed with straw。"
    "And I am going to ask him to give me a heart,” said the Tinman.
    "And I am going to ask him to send me and Toto back to Kansas,” added Dorothy. ”Do you think Oz can give me courage？” asked the Cowardly Lion. "Just as easily as he can give me brains,” said the Scarecrow。 "Or give me a heart，” said the Tinman。 "Or send me back to Kansas，" said Dorothy. "Then if you don’t mind, I'll go with you," said the Lion， "for life is hard without courage."
    "You will be very welcome," answered Dorothy, "for you will help to keep away the other
    wild beasts。 I think they must be more cowardly than you if they allow you to scare them so easily.”
    ”They really are，” said the Lion, ”but that doesn’t make me any braver， and as long as I know
    myself to be a coward I shall be unhappy。"
    So once more the little company set off upon the journey。 The Lion walked at Dorothy’s side.
    Toto did not like the Lion at first， because he could not forget how nearly he had been crushed
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    between the Lion's great jaws; but after a time he became more at ease， and before long Toro and
    the Cowardly Lion became good friends。 Task 6 【答案】 A。
    1 Civil War
    2） first, equality
    3） battlefields, bloodiest 4 ordinary B.
    1 d 2 c 【原文】
    Walt Whitman is often called the poet of American democracy。 He lived during the American
    Civil War, and he admired President Abraham Lincoln very much.
    Whitman was the first American poet who wrote about tree equality among all people. In a poem called ”Song of Myself” he compared himself to all other people， and he found no difference。 He wrote:
    "。.。every atom belonging to me。.. belongs to you。” In the same poem Whitman spoke up for women。 He wrote: ”The Female equally with the Male I sing.” He also wrote:
    "In the faces of men and women I see God。” and ”A great city is that which has the greatest men and women。"
    Whitman understood war and the results of war。 He worked in a hospital， taking care of
    wounded men。 In a description of northern soldiers who had returned from prisons in the south he wrote: "The sight is worse than any sight of battlefields or any collection of wounded, even the
    bloodiest." In Whitman’s words： ”The real war will never get in the books。" Whitman was the first important American poet to write about ordinary people, using ordinary language. Task 7 【答案】 A. 1） A red, red rose that‟s newly spring in June and the melody that‟s sweetly played in tune。
    2） He will love her till all the seas are dried and the rocks melt in the sun。 his love will last as long
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    as the sands of life run（there is life on earth.
    3 Yes, he is, and he will come back no matter how far it is. B。
    June---tune I—-—dry sun—--run while —--mile 【原文】
    O， my love is like a red, red rose, That is newly sprung in June。 O， my love is like the melody, That is sweetly played in tune。 As fair are you, my lovely lass, So deep in love am I,
    And I will love you still, my Dear, Till all the seas go dry。
    Till all the seas go dry, my Dear, And the rocks melt with the sun! O I will love you still, my Dear， While the sands of life shall run. And fare you well， my only Love， And fare you well a while!
    And I will come again， my Love， Although it were ten thousand mile! Task 8 【答案】
    1 Tall stories， that is， unlikely ones.
    2） Because he wanted to be a member of a certain club。
    3 He went there because he was told that a lion came there each evening to drink water。
    4） Sixteen times。
    5 He killed sixteen lions。 【原文】
    A famous French writer who wrote many books about England and the English people once
    wrote about the Englishman’s fondness for improbable or tall stories. In one of his books about the
    First World War, an English priest tells the following story：
    He had wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa. In order to become a
    member， each person had to shoot at least one lion. The priest had never shot an animal in his life。
    So, armed with a rifle and accompanied by a young African boy， the priest set out one evening for
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    a few yards
    away the head of a lion appeared above a bush that separated the priest and the pool. He aimed
    and fired. The head of the lion immediately fell behind the bush but a moment later reappeared. So
    the priest aimed and fired again. The head of the lion immediately fell behind the bush but a
    moment later reappeared. The priest fired again： the same result. He remained calm because he knew he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourth attempt his aim seemed to become
    more and more inaccurate. In fact， after his fifteenth attempt the African boy had to warn him，
    ”This is your last chance。 If you miss this time， we are in trouble。”
    The priest then realized how serious the situation was， so he took a deep breath， aimed
    very carefully and fired。 They waited a moment, then slowly counted up to twenty： the head of the
    lion did not reappear。 The priest was certain that at last he had shot his lion. They rushed forward
    together to the spot behind the bush。 And what do you think they found？ Sixteen lions. Task 9 【答案】
    I。 a young prince who lived on land
    A. rose to the surface of the sea and waited for the prince to come to her B。 never came II. a witch
    A。 changed her fish‟s tail into a pair of human legs B. she gave the witch her tongue III. the prince‟s palace A. her feet hurt terribly B。 didn‟t love her Ⅳ。 a young princess
    A。 drive back into the sea
    B。 a spirit of the air and lived forever 【原文】
    Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. In Copenhagen harbor, you can see a statue of the
    Little Mermaid。 I wonder if you know her story。 It's a sad one.
    That Little Mermaid fell in love with a young prince who lived on the land. Every night she
    used to rise up to the surface of the sea and sit staring at his palace, waiting for him to come to her。
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    But he never came.
    Finally she visited a witch. The witch changed her fish’s tail into a pair of human legs so
    that she could go and live on land. But in return, the Little Mermaid had to give her tongue to the
    witch, so that she could never sing or speak again。 She loved the prince so much that she gave it happily。
    She went and lived in the prince's palace, and every night, she danced for him， although her strange new feet caused her terrible pain。 But she didn't mind the pain。 She waited and waited for
    the prince to fall in love with her。
    But, although the prince liked the Little Mermaid very much， he didn't love her. He fell in
    love with a young princess and they got married。 On their wedding night, the Little Mermaid sadly
    dived back into the sea。 She had no tail now, only legs, and she thought that she would die. She
    didn't die， though. Because of her kind heart， she became a spirit of the air and lived forever. Task 10 【答案】 A.
    1） b 2） c 3 b 4 a 5 a B。
    No。 1［e］ No. 2 [b] No。 3 ［a] No。4 ［d］ No。5 ［c] 【原文】
    1 A wolf thought that by disguising himself as a sheep he could get enough to eat。 So he put on a sheepskin and joined the flock without being discovered. At sunset the shepherd shut him with the
    sheep in the fold。 Then he felt hungry, so he picked up his knife and killed one of the sheep for his
    supper。 But it was the wolf that he killed.
    2 A bird in a cage at a window used to sing during the night. A bat which heard her came up
    and asked why she never sang by day, but only by night。 She explained that there was a good
    reason： she was caught while she was singing in the daytime， and this had taught her a lesson.
    "One must be careful before one is caught, not after," said the bat. 3 Monkeys are said to have a strange habit. When twins are born to them， the mother will
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    take care of only one of the twins. She will hold it tightly to her breast and neglect the other。 But
    the one taken care of will die because it cannot breathe freely, while the neglected one will grow
    up strong and healthy。
    4） A gnat alighted on a bull's horn. After it had stayed there a long time and felt like moving on, it asked the bull if he would like it to go now. "I didn't notice when you came,” replied the bull，
    ”and I shall not notice if you go.”
    5） A reed and an olive tree were quarrelling one day。 They wanted to see which one was the stronger. Finally the olive tree said to the reed， ”You are weak. You are easily bent by the
    wind." But the reed did not say a word. Before long a storm arose。 The reed was tossed about and
    bent by the winds， but it was not hurt。 The olive tree stood bravely against the storm and was
    broken by its force。 Task 11 【答案】 I。
    A. struck a rock and began to break up. B。 sank too C。 had survived II。
    A. he was tied very firmly by a large number of fine ropes。
    B. about forty little men shot at him with their arrows， which hurt like needles. C. the little men gave him all the bread, meat and wine they had. III。 was seven feet by three feet， equipped with twenty—two wheels and pulled by fifteen hundred little horses 【原文】
    Gulliver was travelling by ship. The ship struck a rock and began to break up。 Some of the
    sailors and Gulliver got away in a boat, but that sank too. In the end Gulliver was the only person
    who survived-who didn’t drown。 He kept on swimming， and just managed to reach land. By that time it was already evening。 Gulliver kept on walking, but by then he was so exhausted that he lay
    down on the grass， and fell sound asleep。
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    and
    legs were tied to the ground， very firmly, and so was his hair。 There were a large number of very fine, thin ropes across his body， he discovered, and these prevented him from moving. Gulliver could just manage to look down his body — that was all he could do — and there
    he saw, advancing up his body， about forty little men。 These little men were only about six inches high。 They were dressed as soldiers， and each one carried a bow and arrow. Gulliver shouted out,
    and when he did this， all the soldiers ran away， though they gradually came back again.
    Gulliver decided to try to escape. He managed to break some of the ropes, and he was also
    able to free his head. But when he began to move, the soldiers shot at him with their arrows. These
    arrows were small but sharp like needles， and they hurt Gulliver. He decided to keep still and
    when he did so, the soldiers stopped shooting at him with their arrows.
    By this time Gulliver was feeling very hungry， so he put his finger to his mouth， to show the
    little people that he needed food. They understood this, and they brought him bread and meat.
    Gulliver ate all the bread and meat, and then indicated that he was thirsty. Again he was
    understood, and the people brought him wine。 In fact Gulliver drank all the wine that was
    available — all they had.
    After that one of the king’s officers came up to Gulliver. He spoke to him, and indicated that
    he had to go to the city, to the capital of the island. This was what the king had ordered. Guliver
    asked to be set free， but the officer refused。 Gulliver again thought of trying to escape, but he
    remembered those arrows which the soldiers had shot at him, and he decided to do nothing. In any
    case he soon fell asleep, because of all the wine he had drunk。
    While he was asleep, the people on the island made arrangements — got everything ready -
    to take Gulliver to the capital. They managed to get him on a cart which they had built specially to
    take him to the city。 It was seven feet long, and three feet wide, and it had twenty-two wheels in
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    horses to pull the cart to the city。 Task 12
    Aesop was a very clever man who lived in Greece thousands of years ago。 He wrote many
    good fables。 He was known to be fond of jokes. One day, as he was enjoying a walk he met a
    traveler， who greeted him and said, “Kind man, can you tell me how soon I shall get to town?"
    “Go，" Aesop answered。
    “I know I must go”, said the traveler, “but I should Like you to tell me how soon I shall get to town.”
    “Go,” Aesop said again angrily.
    “This man must be mad，" the traveler thought and went on.
    After he had gone some distance， Aesop shouted after him, “You will get to town in two hours。” The traveler turned around in astonishment. “Why didn‟t you tell me that before?” he asked.
    “How could I have told you before？” answered Aesop。 “I did not know how fast you could walk. Unit 5 Task 1 【答案】 A.
    1） People‟s ideas on permanent education. 2） One is an ordinary “man in the street". The other is an educational psychologist. 3） The first person thinks this idea of permanent education is crazy. He can‟t understand people
    who want to spend all their lives in school. The second person thinks the idea of permanent
    education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning。 B。
    1 was； hated； stand； got out 2 all their lives 3 certain limits； age limits 【原文】
    Two people are interviewed about their ideas on education. One is an ordinary ”man in the
    street"； the other is an educational psychologist。 The man in the street:
    When I was at school， I hated it。 I couldn’t stand it。 I wasn’t happy until I got out. I think this
    idea of permanent education is crazy. I know some people go back to school when 47 / 191
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    they’re older，
    go to language classes at the local "tech" and all that， but I can't understand people who want to
    spend all their lives in school. The educational psychologist:
    The idea of permanent education is practical because we're never really too old to go on
    learning. Of course， there are certain limits, but they aren’t age limits。 For example， let’s say a man
    past sixty tries to learn how to play football. It's foolish for him to do that, but only because his
    body is too old, not his mind！ Task 2 【答案】 A。
    Age Schooling
    Four Nursery School
    Five The Infants‟ School Seven The Junior School B。
    1） He stayed there for a year.
    2 He has faint, but very pleasant memories of it. He had fun and played games-——including
    story—telling， drawing, singing and dancing.
    3 He began t have more formal lessons and even worry about exams.
    4） The exam was called the “Eleven Plus”. Students took the exam to see what kind of secondary
    school they would get into。 【原文】
    John is talking to Martin about his primary schooling。 Martin: Did you go to a state primary school？
    John： Yes， I did. I went to a nursery school first， at the age of four, but this was purely voluntary.
    There was a good kindergarten in our neighbourhood so my parents decided to send me
    there for a year.
    Martin： Can you still remember it？
    John： Yes, I have faint， but very pleasant memories of it. It was a delightful place, full of fun and
    games。 As in most nursery schools， work — if you can call it that — consisted of
    storytelling, drawing, singing and dancing.
    Martin： You probably don’t remember but you must have missed it when you left — you know,
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    when you went to the Infants’ School at the age of five.
    John: I suppose I must have, but you know， right up to the age of seven， school life was very
    pleasant。 It was only later in the Junior School that we began to have more formal lessons
    and even worry about exams。
    Martin: Really？ Did you have to do exams at that age？
    John: Yes， we used to then。 We had to take an exam at the age of eleven called the "Eleven Plus”
    to see what kind of Secondary school we would get into. But this exam has disappeared nowadays。 Task 3 【答案】 A.
    1） compulsory; the ages of 5 and 16； state-funded; independent
    2 available； at a nursery school; in the nursery class at a primary school 3） preparatory； primary; aged 5 to 13
    4） enter the state education system； at the age of 5; secondary school
    5 7， 11, 13 or 16; gain admission at 11 or 13; the Common Entrance Examination 6 one further year； Advanced Supplementary Examinations； Advanced Level Examinations
    7） classroom; laboratory; work independently； undertake research for projects 8） vocational; conventional
    9） secondary education; with A—levels； further； higher B.
    1） GCSE stand for the General Certificate of Secondary Education。 It is normally take at the age of sixteen.
    2 Students usually study form 8 to 12 subjects over two years.
    3） Some subjects take account of the work students do throughout the year, while others are
    assessed entirely by examination. 【原文】
    Education in the United Kingdom is compulsory for everyone between the ages of five and
    sixteen, and is provided by two kinds of schools： state—funded schools and independent
    (fee—charging） schools. Children education
    Pre-school or pre—preparatory education： pre—school education is available in both the
    independent and the state systems. Many children start their education at the age of three or four at
    a nursery school or in the nursery class at a primary school。
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    Preparatory education： in the independent system， preparatory （or primary education is
    available for children aged 5 to 13.
    Primary education: most children in the United Kingdom enter the state education system
    when they go to primary school at the age of five and generally move to secondary school or
    college at the age of 11。
    Secondary education (including the General Certificate of Secondary Education and equivalents
    Most pupils enter independent boarding schools at the age of 7, 11， 13 or 16。 To gain
    admission at 11 or 13， some pupils sit an exam called the Common Entrance Examination. At 16，
    they enter the school to study in its sixth form (for A-levels and equivalent qualifications）。 All UK secondary schools， both state and independent， teach pupils at least until the age of
    sixteen and prepare them for the General Certificate of Secondary Education （GCSE or
    equivalent qualifications。 Significant numbers of international students enter the UK secondary
    education system when they are either eleven or thirteen。 Many attend independent boarding schools。
    GCSEs in vocational subjects are normally taken at the age of 16. Following these， students
    can do one further year of academic study before taking Advanced Supplementary examinations （AS-levels.
    Alternatively， there are career—based qualifications， such as General National Vocational
    Qualifications (GNVQs） or vocational A-levels， which can be taken after one or two years of study.
    All these courses give access to university or further study。
    Students usually study from 8 to 12 GCSE subjects over two years。 Most students study a
    core of statutory subjects and choose additional subjects from a list。
    On any GCSE course, you receive formal tuition in the classroom and laboratory but are also encouraged to work independently and undertake research for projects， often outside school hours。
    Educational visits， either on your own or as part of a small group, are often part of the timetable。
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