新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說教程第二版第2冊答案

Unitl

II.ListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?

W:I'llgogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn't/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

1.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,"Encore!

Encore!"Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn't

believeitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleof

shoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyed

withtheresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhy

theyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.One

ofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,"Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitis

muchbetter."

1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2Whatareyourfavoritesongs?

W:Hi,Bob!Doyouwanttogotoaconcertwithme?

M:Aconcert?What'sitabout?

W:Itfeaturesrecentpopsongs.Areyouinterested?

M:Hmm,IwascrazyaboutpopsongswhenIwasinhighschool,but

nowI'mnolongerabigfan.Popsongsgooutoffashiontooquickly.I'm

beginningtopreferoldfolksongs.

W:Manyolderpeoplefindthosesongscool,andmyparentsarehooked

onthemtoo.Bytheway,aprogramofgoldenoldieswasonTVyesterday

evening.

M:Oh,whatapity!Imissedit.

W:IhaveaDVDofoldies.Icanlendittoyouifyouwant.

M:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.I'mdyingtohearthem.Manythanks.

1.B2.B3.D4.A5.C

Task3Musicandyourmood

TypesExamplesEffects

SlowmusicBalladsandsomeformsItoftencreatesapeaceful

ofclassicalmusic.atmospherethatisgoodfor

relaxingafterabusyday.

VeryslowmusicJazzandblues.Itcancreateanatmosphere

below50beatsofsadness.

perminute

FastermusicRock,heavymetalandIttendstogiveusenergy

dancemusic.andmakeusfeelfulloflife.It

canbeplayedatparties,

sportingeventsandincars.

Rockmusiccanbeusedto

accompanyphysicallabor.

Itdoesnotmakesenseto

blamerockmusicforroad

accidents.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial;infactI'mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonesty

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Task2:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinues

togrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,

Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.His

fatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy's

reputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.

Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhis

earlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwas

writingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilan

in1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductor

foranorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreat

demandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasa

success.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhis

financeswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnot

verypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In

1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin

1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposed

over600works.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

2.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?A

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofMozart's

accomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?A

4.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthe

passage?C

Task3:Karaoke

Dalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogoto

thekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,

barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,

butwehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospend

timetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysing

popsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,

soIdon'tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.T

UNIT2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethis

onehundredtimes.

M:Ahundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovieyousawlastnight?

W:Ishouldhavestayedathome.Itwasacompletewasteofmoney.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Soifyougivemetwentydollarsforthreetickets,Icangiveyou

eightdollarschange.

W:Oh,that'scheaperthanIexpected.

Q:Howmuchisaticket?

5W:She'sthebestwomandirectorever.I'veseenallhermovies.

M:Areyousure?She'sneverwonanyawards.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Finally,we'vefoundsomethingincommon.

Amy:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie,Peter?Didyoulikeit?

Peter:Notreally,Amy.Itseemedthatthedirectorwasjusttryinghardto

impressuswithstrangeclose-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butheforgotto

includeagoodstory.

Amy:Themoviemadeyouthink.Itwasdifferentfromthesuperficial

dialogsyouusuallyseeinfilmsthesedays.

Peter:Butthemovieseemedtobetoodarkandsad.Whydoesamovie

havetobesadtobedeep?

Amy:Butitisbetterthansomeviolentmovieswithnothingbutgunfights

andexplodingcars.Ipreferthought-provokingmovies.

Peter:Sometimesyoudon'twanttothink.Youjustwantlight-hearted

movies.Bytheway,didyouseethenewmysterymovieshownatthelocal

cinemayesterday?

Amy:Oh,itwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthewhole

time.

Peter:Ilovedittoo.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwasunbelievable.

Amy:Nowwe'vefoundsomethingincommon.Iguesswecanwatch

mysteriestogetherinthefuture.

Peterdidnotreallylikethemoviebecausethedirectorwasjustusingstrange

close-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butdidnotincludeagoodstory.Amy

enjoyedthemoviebecauseitmadepeoplethink.Peterdisagrees,sayinga

moviedoesnothavetobesadtobedeep.Amyarguesthatitisbetterthan

someviolentmovies.Still,Peterthinkssometimespeopledon'twanttothink

andjustwantliaht-heartedmovies.FinallyPeterandAmyfoundsomethingin

common.Theybothlikedthenewmysterymovie,sotheycanwatchmysteries

togetherinthefuture.

Task2:Anactorforgettinghisline

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.

Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingto

givehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,"Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithas

onlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdthe

rosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensay

thelineonpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove."'Theactorwas

excited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.

Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,

lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,"Ah,thesweet

smellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwas

furious!"Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!"hecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You've

ruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,"Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?"

"No!"shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!"

1.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:TheAcademyAwards

TheAcademyAwards,popularlyknownastheOscars,arepresented

everyyearbytheAmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesto

recognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,

actors,andwriters.

Theformalceremonyatwhichtheawardsarepresentedisoneofthe

mostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld.ItistelevisedliveintheUnited

States,Canada,theUnitedKingdom,andgatherslargenumbersofviewers

elsewherethroughouttheworld.Thisyear'sceremonywaswatchedbymore

than40millionAmericans.ItissaidthatonlytheSuperBowl,theOlympic

OpeningCeremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewersin

theUnitedSates.

However,theAcademyAwardsarenotwithoutcriticism.Ithasbeen

observedthatseveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetest

oftime.Criticsclaimthatmanyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluenceand

innovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Sincethe1980s,

money-makingblockbustershaveoftenbeenBestPicturewinners,butthey

arenotnecessarilygreatfilmswithdepth.TheAcademyAwardshavealso

beencriticizedforfavoringcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectingothertypes.

TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmorascience

fictionfilm,withAvatarasanexception

TheAcademyAwardsortheOscars

recognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors.

actors,andwriters

TheAwardCeremony

oneofthemostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld

televisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKinadomand

gatheringlargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworld

watchedbymorethan40millionAmericans

OnlytheSuperBowl,theOlvmoicOpeningCeremonies,andthe

FootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewers.

Criticism

SeveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestoftime.

Manyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluence,andinnovativequalities

havenotreceivedenoughattention.

Money-makingblockblusterswithoutdepthhaveoftenbeenBest

Picturewinners.

TheOscarsfavorcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectothertypes.The

BestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmora

sciencefictionfilm.

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehe

hadahardtimememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartin

aplay.HepromisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhaveto

rememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,"Listen,I

hearthegunsroar!"Peterpracticedandpracticed,"Listen,Iheartheguns

roar!"OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,he

practicedhisline,overandoveragain,"Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,I

hearthegunsroar!"Finallycamehisturn,Peterwentontostage.Hehearda

loudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,"WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?"

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.1hearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.forgothisline

Task2:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.Theseare

moviesIsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighly

recommend"MonsoonWedding".It'sanIndianmovie.Thestoryisaboutan

Indianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsad

situationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovieshowssomeofthe

wonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It'sgreat!

Amongdramas,Ilike'■Adaptation".Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethe

firstpartofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwith

captions.

"ThePianist"issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoung

Polish-Jewishpianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthis

familytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavedied

withoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisa

powerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.

"Rabbit-ProofFence"issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonreal

events.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesby

theracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaught

practicalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustralian

society.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheir

mothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

1.A2.C3.C4.A5.D

Task3:Let'sgoandseethemovie.

Lisa:Whatkindofmoviedoyouwanttosee,Nick?

Nick:IreallywanttoseeMonsterNight,thehorrormovieadvertisedin

newspapers.

Lisa:MonsterNight?Itsoundsscary.Idon'tlikehorrorfilms.

Nick:OK.It'snotyetintheatersanyway.Itwon'tbecomingoutuntilnext

week.Whatmoviesareplayingnow?

Lisa:Letmecheck...There'sanactionfilmstarringJetLi,and...Monster

Night!It'salreadyintheaters.

Nick:What?Itis?Whichtheaterisitplayingat?

Lisa:It'sshowingatthetheaterinthemall.ButIreallydon'twanttosee

it.

Nick:AllthecriticshavegivenMonsterNightgreatreviews.Whattimeis

thenextshowing?

Lisa:Well,ifwehurry,wecanmakethethreeo'clockshow.Theshow

afterthatisat4:30.ButI'mtoofrightenedtoseethisone.

Nick:Comeon,Lisa!Don'tbeachicken.Let'sgo!Wehavetogettickets

beforetheysellout!

1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

UNIT3

II.ListeningSkills

1.M:Willyouloveandkeephiminsicknessandinhealth,aslongasyou

bothshalllive?

W:Iwill.

Q:Whoisthewoman?

2.W:Mike,wakeup1Itistimetogotoschool.Hurryuporyou'regoingto

belate!

M:Don'tworry.Icansleepalldaylong.DidyouforgettodayisMartin

LutherKing'sbirthday?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

3.M:CouldIseeyourdriver'slicenseandregistration,please?

W:What'sthematter,officer?

Q:Whoistheman?

4.M:I'dliketoaskyouabouttheresearchpaperyouassignedthatwe

havetodobytheendofthesemester.

W:ok.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

5.W:I'vecleanedthewindows,moppedthefloors,andfoldedthelaundry.

IsthereanythingelsethatyouwouldlikemetodobeforeIcallitaday?

M:Didyoudothelivingroomyet?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

1.B2.C3.D4.A5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Don'tbeachicken!

Gilbert:Hey,Henry,isSarahcomingwithus?

Henry:Yes.Why?

Gilbert:Nothing.I'mjustasking.

Henry:Justasking?Butwhyisyourfaceflamingred?Ah-huh,someone

hasacrushonSarah,doesn'the?

Gilbert:Whohasacrush?!

Henry:Comeon,Gilbert,don'tbesuchachicken.Ifyoulikeher,justgo

andtellher.Maybeshelikesyou.

Gilbert:ButIdon'thavethegutstoaskherout.

Henry:Whatareyousoafraidof?

Gilbert:I'dtotallydieifsheturnedmedown.

Henry:Butthat'sbetterthankeepingeverythingtoyourself.You'vegotto

letherknow.Comeon!You'vegottotakeachance!

Gilbert:Idon'tknow...Well,maybeyou'reright,buthowamIgoingtotell

herIlikeher?

1.goout2.flamingred3.crush4.chicken5.likes

6.guts7.turnhimdown8.keepingeverything

9.tellher

Task2:DatinginAmerica

Beforemarriage,youngerAmericansdateeachother,thatis,theyoften

goouttogether.Casualelatingusuallybeginsintheearlyteens,andinthelate

teensapatternofsteadydatingdevelops.Thereisagreatpossibilitythatone

goestoadancewithoneperson,toafootballgamewithanother,andtoa

picnicwithathird.Sometimestwocouplesgoouttogether.Thisisknownas

"double-dating".Groupelatingisalsopopularamongyoungpeople.Large

groupsofboysandgirlsmaygoaroundtogether.Youngpeoplemaygoout

togetherforalongtime,whichis,ineffect,apublicstatementoftheirintention

tomarry.Menandwomengoouttogetheragreatdeal,especiallythosein

cities.Thisis"adultdating".Theyskitogetherandtheydinetogether,eitherat

restaurantsorineachother'shomes.TheAmericandatingsystemisarather

casualone.OftenyoungAmericanswhohardlyknoweachothergoouton

dates.Itisalsoacceptableforthemtoarrangea"blinddate",thatis,adate

betweentwoyoungpeoplewhohavenotmetbefore.

⑴early(2)lateteens(3)Double-dating(4)Groupdating

(5)marry

(6)Adultdating(7)hardly(8)Blinddate(9)never/not

Task3:AnAmericanWedding

Americanweddingsarenotalwaysthesame.I'dliketoshowyoupictures

ofmywedding.Whenwegotengaged,anannouncementwaspublishedinthe

newspaper.Theannouncementtypicallyincludesthenamesofthebride,the

bridegroomandtheirparentsandwhentheweddingisexpectedtobeheld.

Aboutamonthbeforethewedding,wesentoutweddinginvitationstorelatives

andfriends.Thisisthechurchwherewehadthewedding.Myfathergaveme

awaytomyfuturehusband.Thentheministerstartedtheweddingceremony.

Hegreetedtheguestsandtalkedaboutthemeaningofmarriage.Next,we

exchangedvowsandgaveeachotherrings.Thisisthemainpartofthe

wedding.Afterthevows,theministerprayedforus.Thentheministerdeclared

ushusbandandwife,andwekissedeachother.Hereismysister,whowasa

bridesmaid.ThisisthebouquetIcarried.Traditionally,theunmarriedwomen

gatherafterthewedding,andthebridethrowsherbouquettothem.Theone

whocatchesitwill,accordingtotradition,bethenextpersontogetmarried.At

thereception,wecuttheweddingcakeandfedeachotherbitesofthecake.

Thenwetoastedeachotherwithchampagne.Finallythereceptionwasover,

andtheministersignedthemarriagecertificateandwewerelegallymarried.

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VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:FindingtheRightTypeofGirl

Keith:Hey,Peter!You'vebeenintheroomallnight.Getoutanddance

withsomeonelikethatbabeoverthere.

Peter:Noway,Keith!She'stheintellectualtype.Mypickuplinejustwon't

workwithher.

Keith:Oh,comeon,man!Whatkindofgirldoyoulike?

Peter:Iwantagirlthatgentleandmild,andthatbabeisnottherighttype.

Keith:Timesarechanging,andyou'llneverfindawomanthatwillshine

yourshoesandfillyourbeermugallthetime.Wakeup.

Peter:Ohreally?Istillpreferwomenthatstayhome,cook,clean,and

takecareofthekids.

Keith:Okay,thenwhatwillyoudoafteryougethomefromwork?

Peter:Hmm.Eat,watchTV,andthrowourthetrash.

Keith:Wit,wait,wait.Ican'tbelievemyears.You'llneverfindawife.

1.B2.D3.C4.A

Task2:HethinksI'mGod.

Ayoungwomanbringshomeherfiancetomeetherparents.Afterdinner,

hermothertellsherfathertofindoutabouttheyoungman'splans.Thefather

invitesthefiancetohisstudyforadrink.

"Sowhatareyourplans?"thefatheraskstheyoungman.

*'lamaBiblestudent,"hereplies.

"ABiblestudent.Hmm."Thefathersays."Good,butwhatwillyoudoto

providemydaughterwithanicehousesuchasshe'saccustomedto?"

"Iwillstudy,":theyoungmanreplies,"andGodwillprovideforus."

"Andhowwillyoubuyherabeautifulengagementringsuchasshe

deserves?"asksthefather.

"Iwillconcentrateonmystudies,"theYoungmanreplies,"andGodwill

provideforus.”

"Andchildren?"asksthefather."Howwillyousupportchildren?"

"Don'tworry,sir.Godwillprovide,"repliesthefiance.

Theconversationgoesonlikethis,andeachtimethefatherquestionshim,

theyoungmaninsiststhatGodwillprovide.Later,themotherasks,"Howdidit

go,honey?"

Thefatheranswers,"Hehadnojobandnoplans,butthegoodnewsishe

thinksI'mGod."

1.theyoungman'splans2.anicehouse3.Godwillprovideforus4.

Don'tworry,sir5.playtheroleofGod

Task3:Weddingvows

Beforethewedding,thegroomwentuptotheministerwithanunusualoffer.

"Look,I'llgiveyou$100ifyou'llchangetheweddingvows.Whenyougetto

thepartwhereI'mexpectedtopromiseto'love,respectandobeyher','giving

upallothers',and'betruetoherforever',I'dbehappyifyou'djustleavethat

partout."Hegavetheministerthecashandwalkedawaywithalightheart.

Theweddingdayarrived,andthebrideandgroomreachedthatpartofthe

ceremonywheretheymakevowstoeachother.Whenitwastimeforthe

groom'svows,theministerlookedtheyoungmanintheeyeandsaid,"Will

youpromisetokneelbeforeher,obeyhereverycommandandwish,serveher

breakfastinbedeverymorningofyourlifeandmakeavowbeforeGodand

yourlovelywifethatyouwillneverevenlookatanotherwoman,aslongasyou

bothshalllive?"Thegroomwasshocked,butinspiteofhimself,hesaidina

lowvoice,"Yes,Iwill."Thenthegroomwhisperedtotheminister,"Ithoughtwe

hadadeal."Theministerputthe$100intohishandandwhisperedback,"She

mademeamuchbetteroffer."

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

UNIT4

II.ListeningSkills

1.Goodtothelastdrop.2.Makeyourselfheard.3.Obeyyourthirst.

4.Welead.Otherscopy.5.Nobusinesstoosmall,noproblemtoo

big.6.Driverswanted.7.Don'tleavehomewithoutit.8.Sheworks

whileyourest.

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III.ListeningIn

Task1:TheInfluenceofAdvertising

Richard:Dad,Ineedapairofnewshoesforanimportantbasketballgame.

Myoldoneslookkindoffunny.

Father:Funny!Wejustboughtthoselastspring.There'salotoflifeleftin

them.

Richard:ButlookatthisadwithYaoMing.Hesaystheseshoesgivehim

extraspring.

Father:YaoMingissotallthathedoesn'tneedextraspring.Anyway,he

makesmoneythanIdo.Andtheyprobablygivehimmillionsofdollarstowear

thoseshoes.

Richard:Butifyouboughtmetheshoes,I'dwearthemfornothing.And

I'dhavethatextraspring.

Father:DoyouthinkYaoMingreachedthetopjustbecauseoftheshoes

hewears?Orwasitsomethingelse?

Richard:Youmeanlikehardwork,dedication,thatsortofthing?

Father:Exactly.Justfocusonyourstudiesandforgettheshoes.

1.shoes2.funny3.alotoflife4.ad

5.extraspring6.money7.millionsofdollars8.fornothing9.reach

thetop

10.hardwork11.focuson12.forget

Task2:Ajobadforafriendlyemployee

Afirmadvertisingfora"friendly"employeehasbeenaskedtochangeits

wordingbecauseitdiscriminatesagainstunfriendlypeople.

Travelco,atravelagency,putinarequestfora"friendlyemployee"to

providefoodforitsstaff.ButtheJobCenterinBristoltoldmanagingdirector

HarrySmiththathewouldhavetoremovetheword"friendly"beforethe

advertisementcouldbeaccepted.

Mr.Smithsaidhecouldnotbelievethedecisionandthoughtitwas

"ridiculous".Hesaid,"Weweretoldwecouldnotusethatparticularword

becauseitwasdiscriminatoryagainstpeoplewholookedunfriendly.We

thoughtitwasridiculous.It'sonlytoonaturalforustospecifywhatkindof

peoplewewant."Headded,"Thepeopleatthecenterhavesincesaidthey

thoughttheyhadbeenalittleoverthetop."

Thecenterhadmadeitarulethatcertainwordswerenotallowedinads

andthewords"motivated"and"enthusiastic"hadbeenbannedinthepast.

Anofficialofthecentersaid,"Wedohaveguidelinesofnotusing

personalitycharacteristicsinadvertisementstoensurethatthereisno

discriminationintheprocess."

Sheadded,"Weshouldleavethedisputetothelocaljudges.They'llmake

thefinal