Unit 1
1-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、D
Do whatever she can to exercise.
2、A
She may have some social events to attend.
3、B
People can smoke in the designated areas of pubs and bars.
4、C
Impacts of family violence on children.
5、C
A piece of wholegrain bread.
Conversation 2
1、C
Running in a park.
2、B
Because getting up early is too difficult for her.
3、D
Sitting before her computer.
4、A
For exercise like jogging in the zoo.
Passages 1
1、A
The quick tasks.
2、C
Make use of your most productive time of day.
3、D
He opens his inbox only when it’s necessary.
4、C
To give some tips on how to manage time.
Passages 2
1、distressing
2、desperate
3、urge
4、acquire
5、are totally unaware of
6、are isolated from
7、affirm
8、interact with
9、impulse
10、are convinced of
News 1
1、B
The authorities in Los Angeles.
2、C
A threat in an email.
News 2
1、B
He murdered his girlfriend by shooting.
2、A
He sent texts to several family members about his crime.
3、C
About one year.
1-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、D
The man doesn’t care about children saying ma’am or sir.
2、D
The woman’s work as a writer.
3、B
Show respect to the teacher.
4、C
The shirt.
5、D
One’s special abilities.
- 聽力原文
1
W: When was the last time that you heard a child use the words ma’am and sir? Honestly, I think civility is fading from society.
M: Come on! Isn’t there anything more important to worry about?
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
2
W: When I took this writing job, I thought you’d give me something worthwhile to do. When will I be able to write a big story?
M: I think you’re looking at your job all wrong. Write about these small things as if they are important.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
3
W: My teacher gets angry every time I don’t agree with her. This is ridiculous! She should encourage independent thought!
M: I don’t think she’d get angry if you were a little more respectful when you disagreed. Try that next time.
Q: What does the man want the woman to try?
4
M: I bought the shirt last week, but it is too small for me. Can I change it for a larger size?
W: Sorry, Sir. That’s against the company policy.
Q: What are they talking about?
5
W: What do you think is more important to success in the arts – talent or hard work?
M: Talent, I suppose. But I wouldn’t discredit the value of hard work. Oh, and good looks are important too, as are personal contacts.
Q: According to the man, what’s the most important?
- 長對話5題
6、C
Troubles in their marriage.
7、A
They agreed to share the work.
8、A
The state of the marriage.
9、A
Go to their parents.
10、D
Their home.
- 聽力文本
W: You know, it doesn’t look like you’ve cleaned the living room.
M: No, I haven’t. Ugh. I had the worst day. I am so tired. Look, I promise I’ll do it this weekend.
W: Listen, I know the feeling. I’m tired, too. But I came home and I did my share of the housework. I mean, that’s the agreement, right?
M: All right. We agreed. I’ll do it in a minute.
W: Come on. Don’t be that way. You know, I shouldn’t have to ask you to do anything. I mean, we both work, we both live in the house, we agreed that housework is … is both of our responsibility. I don’t like to have to keep reminding you about it.
M: What’s the matter with you today? You seemed bothered by something?
W: It’s us.
M: What do you mean by “us”?
W: Well, we used to talk to each other before we were married. Remember?
M: What do you mean? We are talking now, aren’t we?
W: Oh, yes, but we used to do so much together.
M: We still go to the cinema together, don’t we?
W: Yes, but we used to go out for walks together. Remember?
M: Of course.
W: And we used to do silly things, like running barefoot through the park …
M: Yes. I used to catch terrible colds. Honestly, you are being totally ridiculous.
W: But we never argued. You used to think I was wonderful. Once … Where are you going?
M: Back to live with my parents. That’s something else we never used to do before we were married.
Q 6: What are the speakers talking about?
Q 7: Why did the woman say she shouldn’t ask the man to do anything?
Q 8: What is the woman bothered by?
Q 9: What did they never do?
Q 10: Where is the conversation taking place?
- 短文理解5題
11、C
Public interest lawyers.
12、B
Some people can’t afford lawyers.
13、D
Some lawyers choose to receive less money.
14、D
Sometimes lawyers don’t charge a client.
15、C
Trouble with one’s landlord.
- 聽力文本
A lawyer friend of mine, Patricia, has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called “public interest law”.
Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. They have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to the people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers’ fees? It is unfair if these people cannot get the legal help they need.
Public interest lawyers, who also have had expensive and highly specialized training, fill this need. Patricia, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients have the help they need, even if they can pay nothing at all.
Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty goods. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened to be driven out of their homes and have no place to go. Their cases are all called “civil” cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seek those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal” cases.
Q 11: What is this passage about?
Q 12: What is unfair according to the speaker?
Q 13: What can be inferred from this passage?
Q 14: What do we know from this passage?
Q 15: What is an example of a civil case?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、at
17、section
18、connects
19、at the bottom of
20、shining
21、As
22、cross
23、running away from
24、streaming down
25、destroyed
- 聽力文本
A few years ago, my friend and I were walking at noon on a street near my home in a northern section of Teheran. This area is well-known because it is a beautiful avenue that connects two major traffic circles. It is located at the bottom of a high mountain.
That day, the sun was shining, but the weather suddenly changed. As we were walking between the two circles, it started raining very hard. We started to cross the boulevard to get to the second circle. It was raining so hard that we decided to go inside a restaurant instead. Ten minutes later, as we were looking out the window, we saw everyone was running away from something. At first, we did not know what was going on. We went outside the restaurant to see what was happening. People seemed shocked.
A huge flood was streaming down the mountain. We were standing on a higher place, so we could see everything. We were scared. Cars, rocks, and people were floating on the water like little toys toward the little market at the south end of the circle. The height of the water was almost to the top of the trees.
After a few minutes, the flood’s flow was reduced, so we decided to leave the area before the water entered the street we were on.
It was reported that the flood destroyed a big area and approximately 300 people were killed or disappeared that day. Later, we also learned that a dam had burst during the rain.
Unit 2
2-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、A
What the man will do after graduation.
2、D
She looks younger than she is.
3、C
Physical inability and loneliness.
4、B
Having plenty of opportunities.
5、D
People may have different opinions on the court decisions.
Conversation 2
1、C
What to wish for in life.
2、B
It makes couples appreciate each other.
3、A
He lost his job and house and was sick for years.
4、D
Giving the woman advice on important things in life.
Passages 1
1、B
They live to a much older age.
2、C
About four years.
3、D
It is high in fruit, vegetables and whole grains.
4、A
Diet and lifestyle are crucial to good health.
Passages 2
1、proportion
2、estimated
3、have profound impacts on
4、potential
5、economically
6、pensions
7、originate from
8、residential
9、poses a challenge to
10、be transformed into
News 1
1、B
Colleges look to changing the admission process.
2、D
Student’s high school grades and standardized test results.
News 2
1、B
Barbie’s dramatic change.
2、D
It misleads girls with an unrealistic ideal of beauty.
3、C
In March, 2016.
2-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、A
Young people seldom stay long on the same job.
2、C
To arrange an appointment for him with the supervisor.
3、B
Attend the graduation ceremony.
4、B
He doesn’t agree with the woman.
5、C
Go to ask Grandpa.
- 聽力原文
1
M: It was the third time Cliff had phoned me to say he had a new job.
W: It’s difficult to keep a young man on one job for life nowadays.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2
M: I’d like to have a talk with your supervisor sometime this week. Could you arrange it for me?
W: He’s rather busy these days. But I’ll see what I can do.
Q: What’s the man asking the woman to do?
3
W: I don’t know what I’m going to wear to the graduation ceremony? All of my clothes are so casual.
M: Why don’t you wear your newly bought green suit?
Q: What is the woman going to do?
4
W: Adam is really a gifted piano player.
M: Is he? You should have seen him when he was six.
Q: What does the man mean?
5
M: How can I know when Abraham Lincoln was killed! That’s long before I was born.
W: You are right, son, neither do I. Let’s see if Grandpa knows this.
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
- 長對話5題
6、A
Child geniuses.
7、C
The man doesn’t expect the child to be a genius.
8、B
Being a genius.
9、B
The speakers have different opinions about the intelligence of the child.
10、B
Husband and wife.
- 聽力文本
W: Look how smart our boy is! He’s playing the piano!
M: He’s only banging on the keys.
W: He’s only 2, honey. Give him time.
M: Everyone thinks his child is a genius.
W: What, are you saying – that our child isn’t a genius?
M: I’m saying that there are few geniuses in the world. And while most people think their children are geniuses, not many of these children grow up to be geniuses.
W: For all you know, our son could be the next Mozart.
M: He’s drooling on the piano. Maybe you should clean it up so he can start composing his next symphony.
W: I don’t know why you can’t be more positive about our little guy. What kind of parent are you?
M: Hey, don’t think I don’t love our son, or that I don’t have high expectations for him. I think he’s great. But genius? Well, why would anyone want to be a genius anyway? Being a genius causes a lot of trouble for people.
Q 6: What are the speakers talking about?
Q 7: What can be inferred from the conversation?
Q 8: What causes a lot of trouble for people according to the man?
Q 9: What do we know from the conversation?
Q 10: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
- 短文理解5題
11、D
Old rules for finding a job that are not so good.
12、C
Some people have bad ideas about job hunting.
13、D
They should give just enough information to make the employer interested.
14、C
Encouraging the employer to want more information about you.
15、B
They are suitable to different people.
- 聽力文本
Among the most common types of career advice that people toss around are tips for job hunting. But be careful who you take advice from, because the workplace is changing very fast right now. As the new generation makes its voice heard at work, a lot of the old rules no longer apply. Here are two job-hunting rules that will hold you back if you’re not careful:
Bad Rule No. 1: Draw a clear picture of yourself. A résumé is not supposed to give the story of your life; it’s a marketing document. So the goal is not to tell every single thing about yourself, but rather to get an interview. And the best way to land an interview is to make the employer want to find out more about you.
Bad Rule No. 2: Don’t be too narrow. If you’re not narrow, then what are you selling? Think about cars. Is a BMW the car that meets every need for every person? Is a Saturn the car for high-end and low-end markets? You’re no different from a car. You can’t be everything to everyone.
Q 11: What is the passage about?
Q 12: What can we infer from the passage?
Q 13: What does the author think about résumés?
Q 14: What is the best way to get an interview?
Q 15: In what sense are people like cars?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、launched
17、corner
18、bankruptcy
19、virtually
20、directing
21、discharged
22、secured
23、substantial
24、Not surprisingly
25、fashion accessories
- 聽力文本
The name Christian Dior is considered by many to be the most recognized name in fashion. Its founder, Christian Dior was born in 1905 in the small town of Granville in Normandy, France. Dior spent some time as an artist and launched a gallery in 1928, with generous financing by his father. Hard times were just around the corner though. The Great Depression resulted in the bankruptcy of the family business, forcing them to sell virtually everything they owned. Dior moved in with a friend and soon began directing his attention to the fashion industry. After being discharged from army service in 1940, he returned to Paris in 1941 and secured employment with the fashion house of Lucien Lelong. In 1946, Marcel Boussac, the richest man in France at the time, provided substantial financial backing for Dior to launch his own fashion house. Dior’s first clothing line released in 1947 was an overwhelming success, winning favor for the designer, both in Europe and the distant USA. Not surprisingly, in 1949 Dior established a presence in New York City and soon expanded again to London in 1952. Wider global expansion followed shortly after. In 1948, Dior launched a perfume line which proved to be a great success. And in a 1950 decision he expanded the brand into fashion accessories like hats, ties and handbags. Dior was preparing for retirement when a heart attack took his life in 1957. Later the group experienced many ups and downs over the years. Despite all these ups and downs, Dior is still considered as one of the most popular and innovative fashion houses in the world.
Unit 3
3-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、D
Going camping with friends.
2、D
Because she couldn’t fit two programs into her schedule.
3、C
Because she will have a visitor.
4、B
Warm clothes.
5、A
Confirm her hotel reservation.
Conversation 2
1、D
It has nice paths and camping sites.
2、D
By using both their cart and backpack.
3、B
Bake a chocolate cake.
4、C
Walk together in the beauty of nature.
Passages 1
1、B
Because the exhibition will last for no more than a week.
2、C
Beds and sofas that you can try out.
3、A
It provides a practical experience for us to think about laziness.
4、C
Sit down, relax and be lazy for a while.
Passages 2
1、resorts
2、sprung up
3、dramatically
4、having an adverse effect on
5、combat
6、wilderness
7、unspoiled
8、streams of
9、guidelines
10、auction off
News 1
1、D
It is an 8-day cruise from Southampton to New York.
2、B
Offering passengers access to their rooms.
News 2
1、B
The role that caffeine plays in improving memory.
2、C
He is the author of the research report.
3-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、B
The woman wants to play golf while the man wants to play tennis.
2、D
No one will pay attention to how the man dances.
3、C
A beautiful scene.
4、A
She likes to take long camping trips.
5、C
Annoyed.
- 聽力原文
1
W: Hey, Joel, how about some golf on Friday after work?
M: Not for me. I can never play golf well; I find it too frustrating. How about playing tennis?
Q: What do the man and woman say?
2
M: I’d love to dance, but I don’t know the steps.
W: It doesn’t matter. No one will be looking at us in the crowd.
Q: What does the woman mean?
3
W: Look how beautiful the lake is with the sun setting on it. It gives me a sense of happiness.
M: I agree completely, but we should leave now. The football game starts at eight o’clock, and we can’t miss it.
Q: What is the woman happy about?
4
M: Viola is quite enthusiastic about camping, isn’t she?
W: Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time. Last summer she went camping in Yellow Stone Park for two weeks.
Q: What does the woman say about Viola?
5
M: You know I’m not a party animal, so I’m really fed up with Mary. She invites her friends to party in our apartment every other day!
W: Yeah. I know what you mean.
Q: How does the man feel about Mary having parties in their apartment?
- 長對話5題
6、A
Going out for the night.
7、B
A concert.
8、C
The man doesn’t want to go out with the woman’s parents.
9、B
To go with the woman and her parents.
10、B
Girlfriend and boyfriend.
- 聽力文本
M: Hey, babe, you want to join me?
W: Where are you going, love?
M: I thought about going to a movie, but I just heard about a concert, and I think I’m going to that – that is, unless you have something else in mind. Dinner, dancing, what do you want to do?
W: Do you mind if my parents come and join us?
M: You’re kidding, right? I was hoping to take you out on a regular date.
W: I guess we haven’t been going out long enough for you to really know me. But my parents are very important to me. And I’d really like to spend some time with them tonight. So how about it? We can all go dancing tonight.
M: This doesn’t sound much like my cup of tea. I mean, are you serious?
W: Sure. My parents are fantastic dancers. You’d really have a great time. Won’t you give it a chance?
M: I… well, you know what? I think I could go in for this. Let’s go.
Q 6: What are the speakers talking about?
Q 7: When the conversation begins, where is the man planning to go?
Q 8: What can be inferred from the passage?
Q 9: What does the man decide in the end?
Q 10: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
- 短文理解5題
11、B
Types of vacations in the U.S.
12、B
It is more comfortable than staying in tents.
13、A
America has more tourist attractions than Europe.
14、D
Both its major cities and its natural scenes are attractive.
15、D
They can look at plants and flowers at close quarters.
- 聽力文本
For many Americans, summer is the season to travel. Why? Because school is out and the weather is great. And most of all, because we all deserve a break. When Americans take a break, they often head for their favorite vacation spots.
Most companies provide an annual vacation for their employees, and people often use that time to travel. Some people just visit friends or relatives in distant states. Others go on low-budget weekend excursions and stay in economy motels. Those with more expensive tastes choose luxurious resorts and hotels. Camping out in the great outdoors appeals to adventurous types. Some travel in recreational vehicles to camp out in comfort, while others “rough it” by sleeping in tents.
Most Americans prefer to travel within their nation’s border. Why? For one thing, it’s cheaper than traveling abroad, and there’s no language problem. Besides that, the vast American territory offers numerous tourist attractions. Nature lovers can enjoy beaches, mountains, canyons, lakes and a wealth of natural wonders. Major cities offer visitors a multitude of urban delights. The convenience of modern freeways, railways and airplanes makes travel in America as easy as pie.
Many American vacations are as unique as the people who take them. Families often plan their trips with the kids in mind. More and more “family friendly” vacation resorts offer special programs for children. Environmentalists prefer “green vacations”. These trips allow them to observe plants and flowers closely without disturbing the sensitive balance of nature. Some people find sea cruises relaxing and refreshing. Others hit the water to go fishing, skiing or rafting. Daring tourists get the thrill of a lifetime on expeditions in remote places from Africa to Asia.
Q 11: What is the passage mainly about?
Q 12: Which of the following is true of traveling in recreational vehicles?
Q 13: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why Americans prefer to travel within the United States?
Q 14: Which of the following is true of America, according to the passage?
Q 15: How can environmentalists benefit from “green vacations”?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、audience
17、teenage
18、celebrate
19、Popular
20、conquers
21、columns
22、is central to
23、a private arrangement
24、to choose
25、apart from
- 聽力文本
If you listen to American music, watch American television, or read American magazines, you will probably agree that the most popular subject of these forms of entertainment is love. Romantic love always finds an audience in the United States. Falling in love, solving the problems of love, and achieving the happy ending – the big wedding – are subjects of interest to the adults as well as the teenage public. Millions of Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day with special cards and gifts that announce their love to their mates, their friends, their coworkers, and their families. Popular songs tell us that “All the world loves a lover”. A popular saying is “Love conquers all”. Numerous columns in magazines and newspapers offer advice to the lovelorn, those with difficulties of the heart. To most Americans, romantic love is central to a happy life.
Americans consider marriage a private arrangement between the two people involved. Young Americans feel free to choose their own marriage partners from any social, economic, or religious background. The man or woman may have strong ties with parents, brothers, or sisters, but when he or she falls in love, the strongest feelings are supposed to be for the loved one. When an American couple marries, they generally plan to live apart from parents and build their own independent family structure.
Unit 4
4-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、C
Provide financial help for homeless people.
2、A
Holding some social activities.
3、B
Use the subway to avoid heavy traffic.
4、C
Extend a helping hand and give love to poor people.
5、D
How to reuse items to live a green life.
Conversation 2
1、B
Because he has too much work to complete.
2、A
To help him do his work in her free time.
3、B
He should have confidence in himself.
4、D
Because it offers seasonal foods.
Passages 1
1、A
Less innovation efforts.
2、D
45.3 percent.
3、D
Because they see more opportunities for promotion as baby boomers retire.
4、C
The reasons for job dissatisfaction are found to be various.
Passages 2
1、prevalent
2、scary
3、be classified as
4、epidemic
5、ratio
6、diagnosed
7、keeping track of
8、was still associated with
9、affirm
10、is terms of
News 1
1、A
HSBC will have a major cost-cutting exercise.
2、D
290 billion pounds.
News 2
1、A
The ECB released a new round of measures to lift the economy.
2、C
The Eurozone economy has been growing slowly.
4-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、B
He’s worried about the coming exams.
2、C
Forest fires will be worse next year.
3、D
The earthquake was not as strong as the Tokyo one.
4、A
The government should improve the development of the infrastructure in the area.
5、C
The woman thinks human beings can do nothing but minimizing losses in the face of natural disasters.
- 聽力原文
1
W: Hey, Joel, why are you so depressed?
M: My house is leaking, my bicycle is lost, and the exams are coming. I’m really worried that I’ll fail them all.
Q: Which of the following is one of the causes of the man’s depression?
2
W: This is really a bad year for forest fires.
M: As they say, you’ve seen nothing yet. Next year will be worse. Forests are dryer.
Q: What does the man mean?
3
W: Oh my Gosh! The ground’s shaking. Everything’s moving. Look at the lamp swinging back and forth. It’s an earthquake! Daddy, what can we do?
M: There, there, Dearie. It’s over. Just a tremor. Nothing like the Tokyo earthquake I saw. Luckily I was in an earthquake-proof hotel then.
Q: What does the man think about the earthquake that has just occurred?
4
W: It’s a great relief to have rain after a long time of drought. The crops almost failed because of the dry spell.
M: Yeah. We’d never been hit by a drought so severe in the past 40 years. I think it’s high time our government intensified the development of irrigation and water conservancy projects.
Q: Which of the following is true according to the dialog?
5
M: Jane, I’ve been thinking about whether we human beings can prevent natural disasters from occurring recently. But I’ve no answer.
W: Well, Peter, in my opinion, what we can do is only to reduce our losses in the face of natural disasters at most.
Q: What is true of the two speakers?
- 長對話5題
6、A
Because of the death of a sheep clone.
7、B
She produced six little ones before dying at the age of 6.
8、C
Short legs.
9、B
He cloned a fish more than three decades earlier.
10、B
It was published in a Chinese journal.
- 聽力文本
Philip: Hey, Susan, look at me. Something’s bothering you, I can tell. What’s the trouble? Why so sad?
Susan: I’m sad all right. You will be too. I just found out Dolly died. And she was only six.
Philip: That’s too bad. Six certainly is young to die. What did she die of?
Susan: Cancer. And a sort of stiffening in her joints called arthritis. But she was still able to produce six little ones.
Philip: Six children by age six! No one could do that. You must be joking.
Susan: Ever see her photo? You just want to give her a hug. Big eyes; high nose; curly fair wool.
Philip: Ah, now I’ve got the picture. You’re not talking about a person at all. You mean Dolly the cloned sheep.
Susan: Of course I’m talking about Dolly, the first cloning, in 1996.
Philip: Strictly speaking, that wasn’t the first cloning. A Chinese scientist cloned a fish thirty three years before.
Susan: Really? I’ve never heard about that. Why did he keep it a secret? Why don’t we know more about him?
Philip: His name is Tong Dizhou. He described the cloning in a Chinese scientific journal.
Susan: I can guess what happened. The article was never translated into English and was not printed in an international journal and widely read. Right?
Philip: You guessed it. Had the scientific community known, he’d be famous.
Susan: Now that’s something that really is sad. When you think that he made a great discovery, but didn’t get credit for it, you feel sorry for him.
Q 6: Why was the woman sad?
Q 7: What does the dialog say about Dolly’s offspring and death?
Q 8: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a feature of Dolly’s appearance?
Q 9: What did the Chinese scientist Tong do?
Q 10: What happened to the Chinese scientist’s research?
- 短文理解5題
11、B
A school for handicapped people.
12、B
Mental and physical challenges pose a problem.
13、A
Surrounding walls.
14、D
Students at Bancroft make money.
15、D
Pay phone charges.
- 聽力文本
Some people cannot learn in ordinary schools. Often some physical or mental handicap prevents a child from learning. In education today new methods are being used in special schools to help the handicapped.
Among the many interesting schools for handicapped people, there is one which is being established in the southern part of New Jersey. It is called the Bancroft Community. Here handicapped young adults will be trained to support themselves and to get along in the outside world.
The Bancroft Community is not surrounded by walls of any kind. Its director, John R. Tullis, insists that it be open so that the students may gradually develop normal relations with the rest of the world.
Bancroft Community students will live in apartments or in a house, cooking their own meals, washing their own clothes, and learning to perform other tasks. Gradually as they become able, they will buy their own furniture, paying for it out of their own earnings. They will pay rent and pay for their food, too. They will learn to expect telephone bills for the calls they make every month.
Q 11: What is this passage about?
Q 12: Why can’t some people learn in common schools?
Q 13: What is absent from the Bancroft Community?
Q 14: What can be inferred from the passage?
Q 15: What should the students do every month?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、over
17、companionship
18、lover
19、definition
20、scarce
21、diary
22、The sight of
23、defeated
24、made up
25、philosophers and scientists
- 聽力文本
What is happiness? Where do you find it? If you have trouble answering those questions, you are not alone. Philosophers and scientists have puzzled over them for ages.
Probably you gave many of the same answers. Did you say happiness comes from music or good food or companionship? Perhaps you agreed with Chopin’s lover when she said, “There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.”
Those are the usual answers, but they do not constitute a complete definition of happiness. Happiness may also exist in unlikely places. Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, hid from Nazi soldiers in a small attic for two years. Food was scarce and the threat of death was never far away. Yet she recorded in her diary frequent moments of happiness. The sight of new green leaves on tree tops brought her joy. Lord Nelson, the famous English admiral, found happiness when he was near death with a painful wound. After he learned he had defeated the enemy fleet, he spoke his last words with a smile, “Thank God, I’ve done my duty.” Those stories show that people in a difficult or even painful situation may also feel happy.
Conversely, happiness may lead to an unhappy situation. In a workforce made up entirely of happy people, the competitive edge would soon be lost. On the other hand, mildly negative moods bring on the critical and analytical skills that are essential for business prosperity. It may take centuries before philosophers and scientists can arrive at a clear definition of happiness.
Unit 5
5-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、C
Her music style is unique.
2、D
What to do on their tour of Rome.
3、B
Modern opera.
4、C
7 hours.
5、D
The actors remain silent throughout it.
Conversation 2
1、B
She finds many sites stay unchanged.
2、D
Viewing the bridge from a hill.
3、C
Eat before continuing their tour.
4、A
To truly experience it in no rush.
Passages 1
1、C
The wife of a wealthy merchant.
2、A
The use of a wood panel.
3、D
Drawing the subject with accurate details.
4、B
The reasons for the fame of the Mona Lisa.
Passages 2
1、anticipation
2、glamorous
3、be conferred upon
4、collective
5、nominate for
6、exceptions to
7、accomplished
8、absolute
9、recipients
10、is entitled to
News 1
1、C
1912.
2、A
They thought the reproductive statue was insulting to Nefertiti.
News 2
1、A
In the Atlantic Ocean.
2、D
Because of a strong El Niño phenomenon.
3、B
Waves up to 18 meters high and wind gusts up to 160 km/h might be experienced.
5-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、A
Reading newspapers.
2、C
Mozart was a genius.
3、A
No one will pay attention to how the man dances.
4、D
It was excellent though there were some minor problems.
5、C
Whitewater rafting.
- 聽力原文
1
M: Would you pass me the art section, please?
W: Sure, if you give me the classified ads and local news section.
Q: What are the speakers doing?
2
M: When Mozart was a boy, his father took him on tours of Europe, where he’d display his talent.
W: That must’ve been really hard for him. Sometimes I think it’s better to be a normal person than to be a genius.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
3
M: I’d love to dance, but I don’t know the steps.
W: It doesn’t matter. No one will be looking at us in the crowd.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4
W: How was your trip to the highlands? Did you have a good time?
M: Oh yes, it was wonderful. Apart from the terrible weather and the broken-down bus! I’ve got a few stories to tell in the pub!
Q: What did the man think about the trip?
5
W: Welcome to Adventure Tours. How may I help you?
M: I want to book a tour with some adventure sports. I’m thinking of something thrilling, like hang gliding, whitewater rafting, rock climbing … But definitely not mountain biking.
Q: Which of the following will the man NOT book?
- 長對話5題
6、A
It’s about the reunion and separation of lovers.
7、B
It’s moving.
8、C
Buying something good to eat.
9、B
Apple juice.
10、B
Junk food.
- 聽力文本
Billy: Hey, know what night it is tonight? No? Well, it’s movie night.
Tina: And just what does that mean?
Billy: Tonight we’re going to watch a movie.
Tina: Have you a particular movie in mind?
Billy: You’ll adore it, believe me. It’s a classic, Casablanca. It’s about lovers torn apart by World War II, reunited, separated, and so on.
Tina: Sounds good. How do they end up?
Billy: Oh, I couldn’t tell you that. But just wait until you hear Sam, the piano player sing their favorite song, “As Time Goes By”. I can hear it now: “A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The world will always welcome lovers, as time goes by.” It’ll bring tears to your eyes.
Tina: I hope we’re not going to sit there sobbing for two hours. What about a Woody Allen comedy instead? I’d rather be happy.
Billy: Don’t you worry your little head, I’ve taken care of that too. There’s nothing like a tasty snack to go with a good movie!
Tina: I’ll pick up some yogurt and apple juice at the store on the way over there.
Billy: Thanks. But I have a better idea. I know that you love ice cream. Have you ever had an ice cream float?
Tina: Is that like a milk shake?
Billy: Kind of, but it’s got soda in it. The ice cream floats to the top.
Tina: Sounds delicious! But what about drinking healthy things, like mineral water or milk?
Billy: I think that a little bit of junk food is good for you sometimes. And the marriage between strawberry ice cream floats and Casablanca was made in heaven.
Tina: I can’t wait.
Billy: Trust me, you’ll fall in love with both of them.
Q 6: What is the movie about that the man recommends?
Q 7: What is true of the song Sam the piano player sings?
Q 8: What does the man suggest to make the woman stop worrying her little head?
Q 9: What does the woman intend to bring?
Q 10: What does the man say that is sometimes good?
- 短文理解5題
11、A
The other aliens fled in a hurry, leaving one behind.
12、B
He leaves candy in the forest.
13、C
Only Elliott.
14、D
It can make a dead plant live again.
15、C
He has developed a supernatural connection with the alien.
- 聽力文本
The film opens in a California forest as a group of alien botanists collect vegetation samples. US government agents appear and the aliens flee in their spaceship, leaving one of their own behind in their haste. Then the scene shifts to a suburban California home, where a boy named Elliott plays servant to his older brother Michael and his friends. As he fetches pizza, Elliott discovers the stranded alien, who promptly flees. Despite his family’s disbelief, Elliott leaves candy in the forest to lure it into his bedroom. Before he goes to bed, Elliott notices the alien in his bedroom, imitating his movements.
Elliott pretends to be ill the next morning to avoid school, so he can play with the alien. That afternoon, Michael and their younger sister Gertie meet the alien. Their mother Mary hears the noise and comes upstairs. Michael, Gertie and the alien hide in the closet while Elliott assures his mother that everything is all right. Michael and Gertie promise to keep the alien a secret from their mother. Deciding to keep the alien, the children begin to ask it about its origin. It answers by raising balls to represent its solar system, and further demonstrates its powers by reviving a dead plant.
At school the next day, Elliott begins to experience a supernatural connection with the alien. Elliott becomes irrational when the alien becomes drunk. As the alien watches a man kiss a woman, Elliott feels he has to kiss a girl he likes in the same manner.
Q 11: Why does one of the aliens stay on the Earth?
Q 12: What does the boy Elliott do to lure the alien into his bedroom?
Q 13: Whom does the mother Mary see after she comes upstairs?
Q 14: What can the alien do?
Q 15: Why does Elliott become irrational when the alien becomes drunk?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、tremendous
17、strategic
18、applied
19、honored
20、escape
21、defeated
22、reflecting
23、a series of
24、strong relationship
25、a wide range of
- 聽力文本
The Art of War is the greatest military theoretical (理論的) work in ancient China which also has a tremendous amount of influence worldwide. The book deals with both strategic thought and philosophical (哲學的) ideas, which have since been widely applied in the areas of the military, politics, and economics. Its author, Sun Wu, was a great Chinese strategist during the Spring and Autumn Period and is honored/honoured as Military Sage (賢人). He came to Wu State to escape the war and was nominated (任命) as a general by the king of Wu State. He defeated 200,000 Chu State soldiers with only 30,000 soldiers. This established his fame in the military field. After reflecting on his experiences, he wrote The Art of War, which discusses a series of universal military rules and proposes a complete military theoretical system. The book has 13 subjects in 13 chapters. For example, Strategy Chapter talks about the merits of waging (發動) a particular war. It reminds the reader of the strong relationship between war and politics and the economy. He wrote the five basic elements decisive for war: politics, timeliness (時機), favorable geographical location, commanders and law. The Chapter of Strategy of Attack is about how to attack the enemy. Sun Wu believed battles should be won with the least cost; such as capturing an enemy’s castle without a direct fight or conquering an enemy state without an enduring war. He thought the best way to win a war is through political strategy. In the Chapter of Use of Spy, he said various spies must be used to obtain a wide range of information before a war.
Unit 6
6-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、B
They are disappointing.
2、A
Hosting a radio program.
3、B
It makes viewers feel superior.
4、D
By communicating on the Internet.
5、C
It is bringing families closer.
Conversation 2
1、C
Because the father is meeting with his colleagues online.
2、D
Because he wants to check the news about a golf player.
3、A
Having dinner without any electronics.
4、C
Electronics sometimes cause family disagreements.
Passages 1
1、D
Because it gives us a break from the harsh realities.
2、C
They do their utmost to gain attention.
3、D
Because they contain things desired by common people.
4、B
Celebrities’ lives are similar to those of common people.
Passages 2
1、differentiate themselves from
2、frown
3、concise
4、combat
5、severe
6、is geared up for
7、embraced
8、compact
9、is supplemented with
10、sensational
News 1
1、C
Producers of reality shows don’t put safety first in order to get dramatic effect.
2、A
Ten people were killed.
News 2
1、D
The purchase of South China Morning Post by Alibaba is ongoing.
2、C
Alibaba had a great deal of ambition and economic power.
3、B
$194 million.
6-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、D
A journalist.
2、D
The man has a house for sale.
3、A
They are destructive but beautiful.
4、B
She fell asleep early.
5、C
She watched a TV play.
- 聽力原文
1
W: Good evening, Professor Miller. My name is Linda Gray. I’m with the local newspaper. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
M: Not at all. Go ahead, please.
Q: What is Linda Gray?
2
W: Hi! I’m calling about the three-bedroom house you advertised in yesterday’s newspaper. It sounds really nice.
M: It is especially good if you have children.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
3
W: Did you see that program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating!
M: Yes, the weird thing is that the eruption looks so beautiful, yet it’s destructive. And I couldn’t believe how far the ash can travel. I’m glad we don’t have any volcanoes here!
Q: What does the man say about volcanoes?
4
M: Did you see last night’s television program on space exploration?
W: Well, I intended to watch it, but I slept through it.
Q: What did the woman do last night?
5
M: Did you see last night’s television program on how to choose a friend?
W: Well, I intended to watch it, but I was soaked in that soap opera.
Q: What did the woman do last night?
- 長對話5題
6、A
A sports magazine for women.
7、B
Her magazine is ending.
8、C
Female sports news.
9、B
Mother and son.
10、B
The woman does not do sports.
- 聽力文本
W: Did my magazine come in today?
M: Sorry, I have bad news for you.
W: What’s that – no magazine today?
M: Worse. The magazine’s in, but I’m afraid that it’s going to be the last issue. Says so on the cover.
W: No more Sports for Women Illustrated? Can I see it?
M: Sure, here it is.
W: This is too bad. I really like this magazine. There isn’t much news about women in sports.
M: Maybe you should take up sports rather than just read about them. Mother’s Day is coming up. How would you like me to get you a basketball?
W: Well, that’d be different from what your sister is likely to get me. But I think basketball is more of a young person’s sport.
M: Maybe a tennis racket would be better.
W: Maybe. But I’d like to check out what my female friends are doing in terms of sports. I’m sure that many of them will also be disappointed about the magazine.
Q 6: What are the speakers talking about?
Q 7: What’s the bad news for the woman?
Q 8: What is rare according to the woman?
Q 9: What is the relationship between the two speakers?
Q 10: What can be inferred from the conversation?
- 短文理解5題
11、A
To inform people of an accident near US Highway 31.
12、B
4.
13、C
Not everyone in the accident died as a result.
14、D
The truck’s windows were broken in the accident.
15、C
Louisville.
- 聽力文本
A freight train struck a truck at a rural Alabama crossing early Thursday, killing four men on their way to work and injuring several others, authorities said.
The truck was hit at about 6 a.m. at a crossing near US Highway 31. The tracks were marked by a sign but had no cross bars or flashing lights.
Four people were injured in the crash and there were “multiple deaths”, Chilton County Medical Examiner Randy Yeargan said. An officer at the scene said four people were dead.
One woman at the scene who said she was a relative of two men in the truck said they were headed to work at a construction site. She declined to give her name, and said she didn’t know if her relatives had survived.
The injured were taken by helicopter and ambulances to a Birmingham hospital.
The white truck was knocked beside the railroad tracks, with windows broken and seats and contents from inside strewn on the ground. The CSX Transportation train cars were loaded with automobiles.
CSX Corp. spokesman Gary Sease in Jacksonville, Florida, said the train, with two locomotives and 38 cars, was headed to Louisville, Kentucky, from Baldwin, Florida.
Q 11: What is the purpose of this passage?
Q 12: How many people were killed in the train accident?
Q 13: What do we know from this passage?
Q 14: What can we infer from this passage?
Q 15: Where was the train going?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、contest
17、queens
18、outgoing
19、cheers
20、title
21、tours
22、performed
23、to convince
24、in protest
25、draw world attention
- 聽力文本
A 20-year-old Australian model and dancer won the Miss Universe title in a two-hour beauty contest watched by television viewers around the world.
Jennifer Hawkins, a 5-foot-11 blonde with blue eyes, was chosen from 80 beauty queens. Miss USA, Shandi Finnessey, was awarded second place.
Hawkins received the crown from outgoing Miss Universe, Amelia Vega, and then walked the length of the stage to the cheers of the crowd. Several times she reached up to touch her crown, as if to remind herself she had actually won the title.
Besides modeling and dancing, Hawkins also organizes a dance team that tours Australia. Her interests include surfing, camping and watching ballet.
Before the contest began, Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, who performed at the Miss Universe finals, defended beauty contests from critics who insist that such events treat women merely as playthings. She said, “A beautiful woman has very great powers to convince, and we have seen many misses who have done a great job.”
Despite Estevan’s support, many people question the value of beauty contests. Women’s liberation organizations in the United States regularly demonstrate in protest outside Miss America and Miss World contests. Conservative religious groups in India forced such contests to move from Calcutta when they threatened bombings.
All the same, some Australians were hoping the two-hour show would draw world attention to the beauty of their country and attract tourists. They hope Australia is going to shine for what it is, an unforgettable place.
Unit 7
7-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、B
They need more supervision over the high charges and bribes.
2、A
More food assistance programs are needed for ill-nourished people.
3、C
Help people change their understanding and feelings about old age.
4、B
Governments should cooperate more to solve the problem.
5、D
She often gives up what she tries to do.
Conversation 2
1、D
Go to a store to get more emergency items.
2、B
Flashlights and cash.
3、D
Because the credit card machines may not work properly.
4、A
$200.
Passages 1
1、B
The stealing of retail items from their stores by thieves.
2、A
Sell goods at higher prices than they normally do.
3、D
Larger retailers.
4、C
Putting security devices on products.
Passages 2
1、motivations
2、hazard
3、develop an appetite for
4、associated with
5、contribute to
6、follow suit
7、consensus
8、authorities
9、inadequacies
10、exaggeration
News 1
1、D
They used the mixture of the skin cells from a fetus with collagen to repair damage from burns.
2、B
Skin from other parts of a patient’s body is used.
3、A
It uses less time to recover.
News 2
1、B
It is possibly linked to microcephaly.
2、D
Eighty percent of those who get it do not show any symptom.
3、A
In Uganda.
7-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、D
The man taking something from her.
2、D
The man thinks the woman’s new job is good.
3、A
Deaths because of war.
4、B
A classroom.
5、C
They have good jobs.
- 聽力原文
1
M: What’s the matter? Don’t you know you can trust me? I’m honest.
W: How can I be sure of that? From what everyone says, you’d steal from your own grandmother. If that’s true, you’d steal from me.
Q: What’s the woman concerned about?
2
W: I got this new job working with homeless children in the city center. I’m really excited about it.
M: I bet. It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing you can get rich doing, but it’s sure to be satisfying, you know, by helping people and all.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
3
W: I think you should concern yourself less with war and terrible things in the world, and concern yourself more with things you can control, like your studies.
M: What? How can I possibly study when so many people are dying in the world?
Q: What is the man concerned about?
4
W: Before I begin today’s lesson on crime and the prison system, could anyone tell me why crime is more common in cities than in small towns?
M: Didn’t you answer this question yesterday – that crime is common where people don’t know one another?
Q: Where is this conversation taking place?
5
W: It’s unbelievable that women in this day and age still don’t have equal rights with men.
M: What are you talking about? When I look around, I see women in important jobs everywhere. It seems as if you all do have equal rights.
Q: Why does the man think women are equal to men?
- 長對話5題
6、A
A UFO.
7、B
A bright light disappearing behind a hill.
8、C
He drove towards it.
9、B
He carried the man on his shoulder to a flying saucer.
10、B
She does not believe the man’s story.
- 聽力文本
Policewoman: Hello, Officer Jones speaking.
Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was strange, very strange.
Policewoman: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?
Man: Well, I’d like to report a UFO sighting.
Policewoman: A what?
Man: What do you mean “what”? An unidentified flying object!
Policewoman: Wait, tell me exactly what you saw.
Man: Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00 am, when I saw that bright light overhead.
Policewoman: OK. And then what happened?
Man: Oh, man. Well, I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared behind a hill about a kilometer ahead of me.
Policewoman: All right. Then what?
Man: Well, I got back in my car and started driving toward where the UFO landed.
Policewoman: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an airplane or the headlights of an approaching car. Things like that happen, you know.
Man: Well, if it was that, how do you explain “the BEAST”?
Policewoman: What do you mean by “the beast”?
Man: OK. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden this giant, hairy creature jumped out in front of my car.
Policewoman: Oh, yeah. Then what?
Man: Well, then, the beast picked up the front of my car and shouted, “Get out of the car. I’m taking you to my master!”
Policewoman: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! Come on!
Man: I’m not making this up. Then, when I didn’t get out of the car, the beast opened the car door, carried me on his shoulders to a round-shaped flying saucer. When I woke up, I found myself lying alongside the road. The beast must have knocked me out and left me there.
Policewoman: Well, that’s the best story I’ve heard all night, sir. Now, have you been taking any medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours?
Man: Well, I did have a few beers, but I’m telling the truth.
Policewoman: OK, OK. We have a great doctor who deals with these kinds of cases.
Q 6: What does the man report to the policewoman?
Q 7: What did the man see?
Q 8: What did the man do when he sighted what he believed to be a UFO?
Q 9: What does the man say the “beast” did?
Q 10: What does the policewoman imply by asking “Have you been taking any medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours?”
- 短文理解5題
11、A
The crises after job loss are worse than the loss itself.
12、B
More than 700 subjects averaging over 30 years of age.
13、C
All of the above.
14、D
Their health and emotional functioning were both poor.
15、C
Long-lasting depression from job loss.
- 聽力文本
While it may not be surprising that job loss and the resulting financial pressure can lead to depression, new study findings by Dr. Howard Price of the University of Ohio show that this and other negative consequences of unemployment can last for up to two years, even after a person gets another job.
It is not simply the loss of employment that keeps individuals in a prolonged state of depression or otherwise poor health, but rather the series of negative events that follows that loss. It is the crises that follow job loss that are more damaging than the loss itself.
Dr. Price and his colleagues investigated the link between job loss and depression, damaged functioning and poor health in a study of 756 job-seekers who were involuntarily unemployed for roughly three months or less and had no hopes of being recalled to their former positions. The study participants were 33 years old on average, and most had completed high school.
Overall, the financial pressure that resulted from the participants’ unemployment led to a series of negative life events. For example, if some people lose their jobs, they may have difficulty making a car payment, which can cause them to lose their cars, and then lose their abilities to search for jobs. In addition, losing healthcare benefits due to unemployment will affect a person’s ability to care for a family member with a life-long illness, all of which can create a huge pressure on family relationships.
Such negative events seem to have caused the study participants to have more symptoms of depression and a greater perception that they had lost personal control, including lowered self-esteem, study findings indicate.
Further, this depression and perceived loss of personal control remained evident in follow-ups conducted six months and two years later, when 60% and 71% of the study participants had been re-employed and were working at least 20 hours a week. What’s more, the study participants’ perceived loss of personal control led to reports of poor health and poor emotional functioning in daily tasks.
Q 11: Which of the following is true, according to the speaker?
Q 12: What are the subjects in the study like?
Q 13: Which of the following does the speaker mention as a result of unemployment?
Q 14: Which of the following is true of the study participants who found new jobs?
Q 15: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、five-day
17、competitiveness
18、unmanned
19、regularly
20、extra
21、households
22、Previously
23、less time
24、ill effects
25、remained unaffected
- 聽力文本
In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day workweek, when the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the competitiveness of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle for two days or an office unmanned is too great an expense. Thus, many workers regularly work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden, most employers pay extra for weekend work, either by agreement or by law. The rapid increase in the number of two-income households has also changed the character of the weekend. Previously the stay-at-home spouse would do the shopping during the week. With both working, most of the shopping must be done on weekends, leaving less time for recreation. To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for more stores to remain open and thus more people to work on weekends. The functions of the workweek and weekend vary a great deal in some areas. Stores that rely on office workers will see far less business on a weekend, while those in the suburbs or in residential areas will see far more. Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in and also not have to worry as much about the ill effects of a hangover, so Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest for bars, restaurants, clubs, and movie theaters. There is substantially less activity on many websites on weekends. One area in which the weekend has remained unaffected is education, where schools are shut on Saturdays and Sundays.
Unit 8
8-8、More practice in listening
Conversation 1
1、D
They enable readers to have different experiences.
2、C
Because she can meet people with similar interests.
3、B
People today are too distracted and read little.
4、A
She doesn’t do much reading to her children.
5、C
It remains popular all the time.
Conversation 2
1、B
The writer of the song.
2、C
To show his respect for Van Gogh.
3、A
He wasn’t popular during his lifetime.
4、D
They both showed persistence in their pursuit of art.
Passages 1
1、A
To help first-grade students overcome reading problems.
2、C
They help students find the best way to learn.
3、B
When they have reached the average level of the class.
4、D
It costs more than other programs.
Passages 2
1、refugee
2、desperate
3、entitled
4、became informed of
5、are confronted with
6、spokesperson
7、seek out
8、profiles
9、stayed loyal to
10、virtually
News 1
1、D
Toys from the past encouraged more creativity and imagination than toys of today.
2、B
Old toys can bring back happy memories for many people.
News 2
1、B
Heroes who prevented a deadly attack on a train.
2、C
No one was killed in the attack.
8-10 Unit Test
- 短對話5題
1、C
Why the book is popular.
2、D
They should read the book and then go to the movie.
3、A
The man doesn’t like the movie as much as the woman does.
4、B
He loves it.
5、C
Father and daughter.
- 聽力原文
- 長對話5題
6、A
Some famous movies.
7、B
In 1999.
8、C
The last group of episodes coming out before the first group.
9、B
Luke Skywalker.
10、B
The man likes Star Wars.
- 聽力文本
- 短文理解5題
11、C
The life of a writer.
12、D
To speak on society and politics.
13、C
1957.
14、A
His plays.
15、C
Miller was a more productive playwright when he was younger.
- 聽力文本
- 複合式聽寫10題
16、hunting
17、baseball
18、published
19、childhood
20、novels
21、hopeless
22、ambulance
23、against nature
24、Noble Prize
25、the greatest influences
- 聽力文本