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ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Conversation1
W:
Hi,David,Ihaven'tseenyouinclassforalmosttwoweeks.Wethoughtyouhaddisappearedonholidayearlyorsomething.
M:
HiSarah.Well,it'sabitofalongstory,I'mafraid.IgotathroatinfectionlastweekandhadtogotothehospitaltogetsomeantibioticsasIreallywasn'tgettinganybetter.
W:
Oh,yeah.There'vebeensomanyvirusesgoingaroundthiswinter.Theweatherhasbeensoawfulforthelastfewweeks.
M:
And,onthewaybackfromthehospital,Islippedonsomeiceandfellandthenhadtogotothehospitaltogetanx-raybecauseIbasicallythoughtI'dbrokenmywrist.Althoughthankfullyit'snotbroken.ButIneedtobecarefulwithitforthenextfewweeks.
W:
Oh,that'stoobad.Howunfortunate.
M:
Tomakethingsworse,Imanagedtofallrightinfrontoffourgirlsfromtheninthgrade.So,itwasutterlyhumiliated.Plus,thelaptopinmybagwasbrokentoo.
W:
No!
Whatacompletecatastrophe!
Isthelaptop'sstillunderwarranty?
Ifitis,thenyoucaneasilysenditbacktothemanufacturerandthey'llsendyouabrandnewoneforfree,surely.
M:
ThewarrantyranoutthreedaysbeforeIbrokeit.AndallmyessaysareinthereandIneedtohavetheminbeforewebreakfortheChristmasholidays.
W:
Listen,Ihavethenumberofareallygoodaffordablecomputerrepairshopathome.Mydadhasusedthisguybeforeandhecanworkmiracles.Let'sgobacktomyhouseandwecancalltherepairshop,andyoucouldhavesometeaandcookiestoo.
M:
Wow.Thanks,Sarah.Thatwouldbegreat.LetmejustcallmymomandletherknowIbehomealittlebitlater.
Q1:
WhatdidSarathinkDavidwasdoingforthelasttwoweeks?
Q2:
WhathappenedtoDavidonhiswaybackfromthehospital?
Q3:
WhatdoesSarahsaytheyshoulddowiththedamagedcomputer?
Q4:
WhatdoesSarahsaysheisgoingtodo?
Conversation2
M:
Welcometothisweek'sepisodeofBookTalk.WithmetodayisHeidiBrown,ahistorianwhohaswrittenfivecriticallyacclaimedbooksaboutmilitaryhistory.
W:
Thanksforhavingme,John.I'msoexcitedtotalkaboutmylatestbook,whichwaspublishedlastmonth.
M:
Sothisbookisanovel,yourfirstattemptatthatgenre.Andthat'sabitofadepartureforyou.
W:
I'dsayit'samajordepartureasit'snotjustaworkoffiction,it'sset200yearsinthefuture.
M:
Right.Sohowdidthathappen?
Youspentthreedecadeswritingaboutthepastandfocusingonthe18thand19thcenturies.Andnowyou'respeculatingaboutthefuture.
W:
Well,afteryearsofresearchingsoldiersandchroniclingtheirlivesduringbattle,Ijuststartedwonderingaboutotherfacetsoftheirlives,especiallytheirpersonallives.
M:
Icanseethat.Yournovelisaboutsoldiers,butitfocusesontheirrelationships,especiallythebondsbetweensonsandmothers,andmenandtheirwives.
W:
Yes.ThatfocuscameaboutwhenIstillintendedtowriteanotherbookofhistory,Istartedbyresearchingsoldier'sactualpersonallives,studyingtheirlettershome.
M:
Sohowdidthathistorybookbecomeanovel?
W:
Well,Irealizedthatthehistoricalrecordwasincomplete.SoI'deitherhavetoleavealotofgapsormakealotmoreassumptionsthanahistorianshould.
M:
Butwhywriteanovelsetinthefuture,whenyourcredentialsareperfectforahistoricalnovel?
Asahistorian,anyhistoricalnovelyouwritewouldhavealotofcredibility.
W:
Ifelttooconstrainedworkingwiththepast.LikewhatIwroteneededtobefactasopposedtofiction.Butwritingaboutthefuturegavememorefreedomtoimagine,toinvent.
M:
Well,havingreadyourbook,I'mgladyoumadethatchoicetomoveintofiction.
Q5:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman?
Q6:
Whatdoesthewomansayabouthernewlypublishedbook?
Q7:
Whatdidthewomandobeforewritinghernewbook?
Q8:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherwritinghistorybooks?
SectionB
Passage1
Whetherit'sinthehandsofanimatedpolarbearsorSantaClaus,there'sonethingyou'llfindinnearlyalladsforCoca-Cola,thecharacteristicglassbottle.MostAmericansdon'tdrinksodaoutoftheglassbottlesseeninCoke'sadsanymore.Butthisweek,thecompanyiscelebratingacenturyofthebottlethat'sbeensoldinmorethan200countries.Flashbackto1915,whenabottleofCoca-Colacostsjustanickelasthesoftdrinkgainedinpopularity,itfacedagrowingnumberofcompetitors,counterfeits,eventryingtocopyCoke'slogo.SoaccordingtoCoca-Colahistorian,TedRyan,thecompanydecidedtocomeupwithpackagingthatcouldn'tbeduplicated.Aproductrequestwassenttoeightdifferentglassmakers.Workersattherootglasscompanygottherequestandbeganflippingthroughtheencyclopediaatthelocallibrary,Landygonecocoa'sseed.
Thecocoa'sseedisnotaningredientofthesoda.Theydesignedtheirbottlebasedontheseedsthatshapeandlargemiddle.Itwasn'tovercoatexecutive'sinAtlantaandwouldgoontoreceiveitsowntrademarkspurcollectionsandearnCoca-ColaaniconicimagethatmadeitpartofAmericancultureforacentury.
Itwas100yearsagothisweekthatthebottleearnedapackagebyworldwarⅡ,Cokebottlesaleshadballoonedintobillions.AmericansmostlyconsumedCokeoutofaluminumorplastictoday,buttheglassbottleremainsasymbolofAmericathat'sreadilyrecognizedaroundtheworld.
Q9.WhatdoesthepassagesayappearsinalmostalladsforCoca-Cola.
Q10.WhydidtheCoca-Colacompanydecidetohavespecialpackagingdesigned?
Q11.WhatdotheylearnabouttheCoca-Colabottledesignedbytherootglasscompany?
Passage2
Tryingtocreatesomemeasurableimprovementinmood.Butmostofusarereluctanttostarttheseconversationsbecausewepresumetheopposite.Inanexperiment,commuterswhotalktonearbystrangersfoundthatcommutemoreenjoyablethanthosewhodidn't.Theywereaskedtopredictwhetherthey'denjoythecommutemoreiftheyconversewithotherpeople.Intriguingly,mostexpectthemoresolitaryexperiencetobemorepleasurable.Whyisthis?
Socialanxietyappearstobetheproblem.People'sreluctancetostartconversationswithnearbystrangerscomespartlyfromunderestimatingothers'interestinconnecting.
Thesadthingisthatpeoplepresumethatanearbystrangerdoesn'twanttoconverseanddon'tstartaconversation.Onlythosewhoforcethemselvestochatbecauseitwasrequiredbytheexperimentfoundoutwhatapleasantexperienceitcouldbe.Humanbeingsaresocialanimals.Thosewhomisunderstandtheimpactofsocialinteractionsmaynot,insomecontext,besocialenoughfortheirownwellbeing.Youshouldbechattingwiththestrangersyouencounter.Youmayoccasionallyhaveanegativeencounterthatmightstickinyourmemory.Thisisbecausethehumanbrainisbiasedtodwellonnegativeevents.Butstartingconversationswithstrangersisstillwellworththeriskofrejection.
Itmaysurpriseyouthatconversingwithstrangerswillmakethemhappiertoo.Thepleasureofconnectionseemscontagious.PeoplewhoItalktohaveequallypositiveexperiencesasthosewhoinitiateaconversation.
Q12:
Whatdoesresearchshowaboutaconversationbetweenstrangers?
Q13:
Whatpreventspeoplefromstartingaconversationwithstrangers?
Q14:
Whydoesanegativeencounterwithstrangersstickinone'smemory?
Q15:
Whatdoesthepassagesaythepleasureofconnectionseemstobe?
Lecture1
TheCaribbeanislandsaredividedintotwoworlds,arichone,andapoorone.Thistropicalregion'seconomyisbasedmainlyonfarming.Farmersareoftwotypes.Oneistheplantationownerwhomayhavehundredsofthousandsofacres.Incontrast,thissmallcultivatorisworkingonlyafewacresofland.
MostvisitorstotheCaribbeanarerich.Liketheplantationowner.Theydonotrealizeordonotwanttorealizethatmanyfarmfamiliesbarelymanagedtogetbyonwhattheygrow.TheCaribbeanproducesmanythings.Sugaristhemainproduct.Otherexportcropsaretobaccocoffee,bananas,spices,andcitrusfruits,suchasorangelemonorgrapefruit.
FromthewestIndiesalsocomeoil,mineralpitch,andmanyforestproducts.Jamaica'saluminumorsuppliesaretheworld'slargest.OilcomesfromTrinidad,ArubaandCarolco,butformanyofthesmallerislands,sugaristheonlyexport.Rum,astrongalcoholic.Wejustdistilledfromsugarcaneisalsoanexport.
Theworld'sbestrumcomesfromthisarea.LocalkindsvaryfromthelightrumsofPuertoRicototheheavier,darkerrumsofBarbadosandJamaica.Americantouristsenjoystockinguponinexpensivehigh-qualityCaribbeanrumwhilethey'reonvacation.Incorrect.thewell-knownvicarofthatnameismadeforthethick,outerskinofanativeorangeeversinceAmerica'scolonialdays,theCaribbeanislandshavebeenfavoriteplacestovisit.
Sinceworldwarll,tourismhasincreasedrapidlybecausegreatnumbersofpeoplegothere.TheIslandershavebuiltelaborateresorts,developedharborsandairfields,improvedbeachesandhaveexpandedseaandairroutes.Everythingisattheresort,hotel,beach,shoppingandrecreation,thevacationerneverhasanyreasontoexploretheisland.
Asinmostplaces,thosewhohavemoneylivewell,indeed,thosewhodon'thavemoneyliveatvariouslevelsofpoverty,butherethepoorgreatlyoutnumberthewealthy.AvisitorwillfindrichpeoplelivinginapartmentsorSpanishhousesattheseasideorinthecountryside.Theirservicemightincludeacook,amaidandanurseforthechildren.
Mostofthepeoplelivewellbelowthepovertylevel.Intowns,theylivecrowdedtogetherintinyhouses.Islandersmakethebesttheycanofwhattheyhave.TheirhomesarequiteChevy.Sadly,mosttouristsneverseethissideoftheCaribbean.
Q16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheeconomyof
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