施心远听力教程2第二单元文本及答案Word文档格式.docx
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RalphNader
RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.Heownsverylittleandlivesinasmallapartment.Hedoesn’thaveacaroraTVset.Hedoesn’thavemanyclothesandhedoesn’tcareaboutmoneywhenhemakesalotofmoney,hegivesitaway.Hedoesn’tsmokeandheworksfromsixinthemorninguntillateatnight,sevendaysaweek:
heispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.
Whenhewenttopartiesasayoungman,peoplecomplainedthatallhetalkedaboutwasthedangersofcars,andhowbadcardesigncausedthedeathsofsomanypeopleeachyear.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,hepublishedanarticleentitled“UnsafeatAnySpeed,”whichwasaboutacarcalledCorvair.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustryandshowedhowmanydeathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-madecars.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.In1966,becauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.
Afterthissuccess,Naderbecameinterestedinsomethingverydifferent.Thiswasthequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatisputintofoodslikesausagesandhamburgers.Ayearlater,in1967,againbecauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.In1968,threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader’sefforts.Thefirstwastoensurethesafetyofgaspipelines--thesearethepipesthattakegasacrossthecountryfromonetowntoanother.Thesecondwastoprotectpeoplefromradiation--thatis,thedangerousradiationwhichmayleakfromnuclearsources.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardofpoultry--thatis,thechickenandturkeymeat.
RalphNader,nowoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnitedStates,hassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.
ExerciseA:
Listentosomesentencesandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.
1.RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.
2.HeispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.
3.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.
4.Alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.
5.RalphNaderhassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.
ExerciseB:
Takenotesandcompletethefollowingoutline.
I.RalphNader,amanoffewpossessions
A.Heownsverylittleandlivesinasmallapartment.
B.Hedoesn’thaveacaroraTVset.
C.Hedoesn’thavemanyclothes.
D.Hedoesn’tcareaboutmoney.
II.Hisearlyeffortstomakecarsafer
A.Hetalkedaboutthedangersofcar,andhowbadcardesigncausedthedeathsofsomanypeopleeachyearatparties.
B.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,hepublishedanarticleentitled“UnsafeatAnyspeed”.
C.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustryandshowedhowmanydeathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-madecars.
D.In1966,becauseofNader’swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.
III.Hisinterestsinsomethingverydifferent
A.Thequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatisputintofoodslikesausagesandhamburgers
B.In1968,threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader’sefforts.
a.Thefirstwastoensurethesafetyofgaspipelines.
b.Thesecondwastoprotectpeoplefromradiation.
c.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardofpoultry.
IV.RalphNader,oneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnitedStates
A.Hehassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogues
Dialogue1GiveThemTimetoGettoKnowYou
Father:
Well,whosefaultdoyouthinkitis,then?
Daughter:
Idon’tknow.
Itcouldn’tbeyours?
What?
ThatIfeellonelybecauseIhaven’tanyfriendsthere?
No,thatyouhaven’tgotanyfriends.
ButI’vetoldyou!
They’renotveryfriendlythere.Theynevertalktome!
Theyjustleavemealone.
Butwhy?
HowshouldIknow?
Isn’titpossibleit’sbecauseyou’renotveryfriendlytowardsthem?
Whatdoyoumean?
Haveyoutalkedtothem?
Haveyoutriedtomakeconversation?
I’vetoldyou!
They’renotinterestedintalkingtome.
Howdoyouknow?
Because...forexample...atlunchtime,theyallsittogetheringroups!
Yes,butwhydon’tyousitwithoneofthegroups?
Don’tbesilly.Icouldn’t.Itwouldbeawful!
Why?
Itjustwould.That’sall.
Ijustdo!
Well,you’llnevermakefriendsifyoudon’ttry,willyou?
Imean,you’vegottomeetthem,too,atleasthalfway.
Itjustwouldn’twork!
YouknowwhatIthink.Ithinkyou’rejustsayingthatbecauseyou’reimpatient.
Impatient?
Me?
Yes,impatient.Youalwayshavebeen,eversinceyouwereachild.Ifyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantimmediately,yougetdepressedandyougiveuptooeasily!
Look,ifyoucamewithmesomemorning,you’dunderstand...
You’veonlybeenthereforfourweeks.Thesethingstaketime.
Iknow,butIstillfeel...
Listen,givethemtimetogettoknowyou...andgiveyourselftimegettoknowthem,andthingswillchange.Believeme!
Exercise:
ListentothedialogueanddecidewhethertheFollowingsstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1.T2.T3.F4.T5.T6.T
Dialogue2Gestures
Number1
Woman:
Youknow,a“nod”--movingyourheadupanddown--means“yes”inmostplaces,butnoteverywhere.DidyouknowthatinGreeceanodmeans“no”?
Man:
Itmeans“no”inGreece?
I’msurprised.
Number2
Ididn’tknow“raisedeyebrows”means“yes”inTonga.ItmeanssomethingverydifferentinPeru.
Yeah?
Whatdoesitmeanthere?
Money.“Raisedeyebrows”isagestureformoneyinPeru.
Hmm.
Number3
Um,Alberto,yousaidthat“tappingyourhead”means“I’mthinking”inArgentina.
That’sright.
You’dbetterbecarefulaboutusingthatgesturehereinCanada.Itmeanssomeoneiscrazy.
Oh,itmeans“crazy”inCanada?
Ididn’tknowthat.I’llbecareful.
Number4
Youknow,it’sinterestingthatintheNetherlands,“tappingyourelbow”meansyoucan’tdependonsomeone.InColombia,theyusethesamegesture,butithasadifferentmeaning.
WhatdoesitmeaninColombia?
Well,itmeanssomeoneischeap.Thatpersondoesn’tliketospendmoney.
Oh.
Number5
Here’saninterestingone.Youknowhow“circlingyourhead”meansthataperson’scrazy?
Yeah.
GuesswhatitmeansintheNetherlands.
TheNetherlands?
Ihavenoidea.
Itmeanssomeoneiscallingonthetelephone.Youknow,likedialingaphone.
That’sinteresting.
Number6
So“flickingyourchin”means“goaway”inItaly,right?
Yes.
GuesswhatitmeansinBrazil.
InBrazil?
Huh?
InBrazil,“flickingyourchin”means“Idon’tknow.”
“Idon’tknow”isthemeaning?
Right.
Number7
Well,everythingis“thumbsup”formytriptoNigeria.I’veneverbeentoAfricabefore.I’mreallylookingforwardtoit.
Ah,you’dbetterbecarefulwiththatexpressioninNigeria.
“Thumbsup.”InNigeria,itmeans...um...well,ithasaverybadmeaning.Don’tusethatgesture.Itwillgetyouintoalotoftrouble.
Oh,thanksfortellingme.
Number8
Yousaid“tossingyourhead”means“comehere”forGermans?
That’sright.Butthereaxesomeothermeanings.InIndia,itmeans“yes.”ButithastheoppositemeaninginItaly.InItalyitmeans"
no."
Hmm,“yes”inIndia,“no”inItaly.Isn’titinterestinghowthesamethingcanhavesuchdifferentmeanings?
Itsureis.
Listentosomeshortconversationsandmatcheachgestureandmeaningwiththecountry.Thereisoneexamplegiveninthefirstlineofthefollowingchart.
Gesture
Meaning
Country
Nod
(Yes)
Mostplaces
(No)
Argentina
Raisedeyebrows
(Yes)
Brazil
(Formoney)
Canada
Tappingyourhead
(I’mthinking)
Colombia
(Crazy)
Germany
Tappingyourelbow
(Can’tdependonsomeone)
Greece
(Thatpersondoesn’tliketospendmoney)
India
Circlingyourhead
(Someoneiscallingonthetelephone)
Italy
Flickingyourchin
(Goaway)
Netherlands
(Idon’tknow)
Nigeria
Thumbsup
(Ithasverybadmeaning)
Peru
Tossingyourhead
(Comehere)
Tonga
Tossingyourhead
Part2Passage
WhyShouldn’tYouGobyFirstImpressions?
Oneshouldn’talwaysgoby*firstimpressions.Inmyhometowntherelivedagiantofamanwithhugehandsandamannersofierceandunfriendlythathealwayssataloneinanypublicplace.Yettothosewhoknewhim,hewasakindandgenerousfriend.Inthesamewayoneshouldneverassume*thatsomebodywholooksinoffensiveisalwaysgoingtobehaveinaninoffensivemanner.
Recentlymyyoungbrother,whoworksforaf
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