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新动力3册Unit14
Unit14
SectionA:
ShortConversations
1.W:
I'vegotacoupleofticketstoaconcertonThursday.Justtobefairthistime.It'sonme.
M:
HowcouldIturndownanofferlikethat?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
(A)
2.M:
Thecellphoneisabitsmall,isn'tit?
W:
AllthecellphonesI'veeverseenarelikethat.That'stheinthingthesedays.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
(B)
3.W:
John,canyoutellmewhatinthebookinterestedyoumost?
M:
Well,nothingspecific,butIlikeitoverall.
Q:
Whatdidthemanthinkofthebook?
(A)
4.M:
Ilovewatchingfootballgamesathome.It'ssorelaxingtowatchthembattle.
W:
IguessI'dfeelthesamewayifIcouldunderstandtherules.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?
(C)
5.W:
DidyouseeMarysomewherearound?
M:
Yes,sheisinthecampusbank,applyingforthestudent'sloan.
Q:
WhatwasMarydoing?
(C)
6.M:
I'mbothexcitedandnervousaboutthejobinterviewthisafternoon.
W:
Takeiteasy.Justweartidyandcleanclothesandrespondtruthfullytoinquiries.Remem-
ber,honestyisthebestpolicy.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
(B)
7.W:
DoyouknowJaneworksasadish-washeratrestaurantaroundthecorner?
M:
Itisn'tabadjobtostartwith.Iwouldn'tmindthatjobforthesummerifnoothersare
available.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
(D)
8.M:
Mybrotheriscomingthisweekend,andIwasthinkingthethreeofuscouldgoouttodin-
neronSaturdaynight.Anysuggestions?
W:
It'suptoyou.Idon'tknowtherestaurantshereverywell.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
(A)
SectionB:
LongConversation
M:
Hey,Shelly.Lookslikeyougotsomesunthisweekend.
W:
Yeah?
Iguessso.Ispenttheweekendatthebeach.
M,That'sgreat.Wheredidyoustay?
W:
Somefriendsofmyparentsliveoutthere,andtheyinvitedthethereforaslongasIwantto
stay.,
M:
Sowhatareyoudoingbackherealready?
W:
Oh,IhaveapaperIneedtoworkon.AndIjustcouldn'tdoanyseriousstudyingatthe
beach.
M:
Isee.Sowhatdidyoudooutthere?
Imeanbesideslyingoutinthesun.
W:
IjoggedupanddownthebeachandIplayedsomevolleyball.YouknowIneverrealized
howharditistorunonsand.Icouldn'tgetthroughawholegamebeforeIhadtositdown.
It'smucheasiertorunonwetsandnearthewater.
M:
Nottomentionitiscooler.Didyougoswimming?
W:
Iwantedto.Buttheysaidthewaterwasn'twarmenoughforthatuntilacoupleofmonths
fromnow.SoIjustwalkedinuptomyknees.
M:
Itallsoundssorelaxing.SoIwishIcouldgetawaytothebeachlikethat.
W:
Itlookslikeyoucoulduseit.Don'ttellmeyouspenttheweekendinthelibraryagain.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Howdidthewomanspend}lastweekend?
(A)
10.Whydidthewomancomebacksosoon?
(B)
11.Whydidn'tthewomanfinishawholevolleyballgame?
(C)
12.Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman'sweekend?
(D)
PartII
Directions;Inthispart,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear
aquestion,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
PassageOne
LifeintheFuture
Canyouimaginewhatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050?
Werecentlycarriedoutasurvey
of1,000peopletofmdoutwhattheythinklifewillbelikeinthefuture.
Thesurveysuggeststhatfriendshipwillhavedramaticchanges.Peoplewillmakefriends
mainlythroughtheInternet.Computerwillhavebecomecompletelynecessaryby2050.Even
now,somepeoplebegintoregardthemastheirbestfriends.Others,however,saythatwewill
becomemuchmoredistantfromeachotherbecausewewillhavelittlerealhumancontact.
Educationwillhavechangedalot,too.Asmoreandmorechildrenwillbeusingcomputers
inschool,certainabilities,suchasmentalarithmetic,won'tbenecessarysincetherewillbe
computerprogramsformostcalculations.Evenwritingbyhand,atleasttosomeextent,will
havebecomeathingofthepast.
Pollutionissomethingthatworriesusverymuch.Somefearthatitwillcontinuetoget
worse,andthatitwillbeimpossibleforustoliveonourpollutedplanet.Othersevenforeseethat
onedaywe'llhavetopayforcleanair.
Somepeopleworryaboutthefuture,whileothersarefullofhopeandconfidence.Nomatter
howdarkorbrightitmayseem,itisuptoustolookafterourplanetandtrytomakeitabetter
globetoliveon.
Questions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatwillthefuturefriendshipbelike?
(D)
2.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillprobablyhappeninthefutureconcerningenvironment?
(A)
3.Whatkindofchangewillweprobablyhaveabouteducationinthefuture?
(B)
PassageTwo
Low-CostComputersforPoorChildren
ComputerscientistsintheUnitedStatesareworkingonalow-costcomputerforyoungpeo-
pleindevelopingcountries.Thedreamisforeverychildtoownone.
Tosavemoney,thecomputersareexpectedtousethefreeoperatingsysteminsteadofa
productlikeMicrosoftWindows.Aspecialbrightcolordisplaywillhavetheabilitytochangeto
ablack-and-whiteimage.Thatway,userscouldseeiteveninbrightsunlight.
AndthecomputerswillbeabletoconnectwirelesslytoeachotherandtotheInternet.The
machineswillnotbeabletostorehugeamountsofinformation.Buttheywillbemadetosurvive
roughconditions.Also,thelime-greencolorshouldmakethemmoreappealingtochildrenand
lessappealingtorobbers.
M.I.T.hassetupanon-profitorganizationcalledOneLaptopperChildtodevelopthe
computer.Fivecompanies,includingGoogleandNewsCorporation,haveeachgiventwomil-
liondollarstofinancethegroup.Theplanistosellthecomputerstoeducationministriesthator-
deratleastonemillionofthem.
Thelaptopisstillnotfullydeveloped.Andthereareotherissues,likehowtogetInternet
servicetopoorvillages.Butofficialssaytheyshouldhavecomputersreadyforshipmentbythe
endofnextyearorearly2008.CountriesthathaveexpressedaninterestincludeBrazil,China,
Egypt,Nigeria,SouthAfricaandThailand.
Questions1to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatisthespecialqualityofthebrightcolordisplay?
(C)
2.Whydotheydesignthecomputerwiththecoloroflime-green?
(D)
3.WhatkindofhelpdothefivecompaniesincludingGoogleandNewsCorporationgivetothe
project?
(A)
4.Whatisoneoftheproblemsmentionedinthepassage?
(B)
PartIII
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe
firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond
time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to8withtheexactwordsyouhave
justheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom9to11,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.
Fortheseblanksyoucaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
AlthoughHenryFord'snameiscloselyassociatedwiththeconceptofmassproduction,he
shouldreceiveequal
(1)creditforintroducinglaborpracticesthatwouldbeconsideredadvanced
evenbytoday's
(2)standards.Safetymeasureswereimproved,andtheworkdaywasreduced
toeighthours,(3)comparedwiththeten-or-twelve-hourday(4)commonatthetime.Inorder
toaccommodatethe(5)shorterworkday,theentirefactorywas(6)convertedfromtwoto
threeshifts.
TheFordMotorCompanyfirstlydevelopeda(7)technicalschooltotrainskilledlaborers
andanEnglishlanguageschoolfor(8)immigrants.Someeffortswereevenmadetohirethedis-
abledandprovidejobsforformerconvicts.
Themostwidelyinfluencedreformwasthefive-dollar-a-dayminimumwagethatwasoffered
(9)inordertokeepthebestskilledworkersandtodiscouragethegrowthoflaborunions.Ford
explainedthenewwagepolicyintermsofefficiencyandprofitsharing.Inordertoqualifyforthe
minimumwage,(10)anemployeehadtoestablishadecenthomeanddemonstrategoodpersonalhabits,includingself-control,economy,diligence,anddependability.AlthoughsomecriticismwasdirectedatFordforinvolvinghimselftoomuchinthepersonallivesofhisemployees,there
canbenodoubtthat,(11)atatimewhenimmigrantswerebeingtakenadvantageofinterribleways,HenryFordwashelpingmanypeopletoestablishthemselvesinAmerica
PartIV
Directions:
Listentothestoryandanswerthefollowingquestions.
AGlassofMilk
Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoorto
doorfoundthatheonlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedtobegforameal,atthe
nexthouse.
However,helosthisnervewhenalovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofameal
heaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelookedhungrysoshebroughthimalargeglassof
milk.Hedrankitslowly,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?
”
“Youdon'towemeanything,”shereplied.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfor
akindness.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleft
thathouse,henotonlyfeltstrongerphysically,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthehu-
manrace·Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.
Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.Shewassenttothebigcity,wherespe-
cialistscanbecalledintostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly,novvfamouswascalledin
fortheconsultation.Whenheheardthe
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