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Unit5Love,MarriageandFamily
Warming-upActivity
Directions:
ListentothespeechgivenbyKingEdwardVIIIwhenheabdicatedin1936andanswerthefollowingquestions.
(ThefollowingspeechisextractedfromthefarewellspeechmadebyKingEdwardVIII(1894-1972),aBritishKing,whoabdicatedinordertomarrythewomanhedeeplyloved.)
AbdicationSpeechbyKingEdwardVIII
AtlonglastIamabletosayafewwordsofmyown.Ihaveneverwantedtowithholdanything,butuntilnowithasnotbeenconstitutionallypossibleformetospeak.
AfewhoursagoIdischargedmylastdutyasKingandEmperor,andnowthatIhavebeensucceededbymybrother,theDukeofYork,myfirstwordsmusttobedeclaremyallegiancetohim.ThisIdowithallmyheart.
Youallknowthereasonswhichhaveimpelledmetorenouncethethrone.ButIwantyoutounderstandthatinmakingupmymindIdidnotforgetthecountryortheempire,which,asPrinceofWalesandlatelyasKing,Ihavefortwenty-fiveyearstriedtoserve.
ButyoumustbelievemewhenItellyouthatIhavefounditimpossibletocarrytheheavyburdenofresponsibilityandtodischargemydutiesasKingasIwouldwishtodowithoutthehelpandsupportofthewomanIlove.
AndIwantyoutoknowthatthedecisionIhavemadehasbeenmineandminealone.ThiswasathingIhadtojudgeentirelyformyself.Theotherpersonmostnearlyconcernedhastrieduptothelasttopersuademetotakeadifferentcourse.
Ihavemadethis,themostseriousdecisionofmylife,onlyuponthesinglethoughtofwhatwould,intheend,bebestforall.
Thisdecisionhasbeenmadelseedifficulttomebythesureknowledgethatmybrother,withhislongtraininginthepublicaffairsofthiscountryandwithhisfinequalities,willbeabletotakemyplaceforthwithwithoutinterruptionorinjurytothelifeandprogressoftheempire.Andhehasonematchlessblessing,enjoyedbysomanyofyou,andnotbestowedonme—ahappyhomewithhiswifeandchildren.
InowquitaltogetherpublicaffairsandIlaydownmyburden.ItmaybesometimebeforeIreturntomynativeland,butIshallalwaysfollowthefortunesoftheBritishraceandempirewithprofoundinterest,andifatanytimeinthefutureIcanbefoundofservicetohismajestyinaprivatestation,Ishallnotfail.
Andnow,weallhavethenewKing.Iwishhimandyou,hispeople,happinessandprosperitywithallmyheart.Godblessyouall!
GodsavetheKing!
Questions:
1.Whatisthemainideaofthespeech?
(InthisspeechKingEdwadVIIIexplainedthemainreasonwhyhehadtoabdicated,histrustinthenewkingandhisbestwishtothecountry.)
2.WhosucceededKingEdwardVIIIastheKing?
(Hisbrother,theDukeofYork,succeededhimastheKing.)
3.WhydidKingEdwardVIIIabdicate?
(BecausehefounditimpossibletocarrytheheavyburdenofresponsibilityastheKingwithoutthehelpandsupportofthewomanheloved.)
4.WhatmightKingEdwardVIIIdoafterhequitaltogetherpublicaffairsandlaiddownhisburden?
(HemightleaveBritainbuthewouldalwaysbeconcernedwiththefatesoftheBritishraceandempire.)
PartOne
Conversations
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand1longconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
SectionA:
ShortConversations
1.M:
Theplanewassupposedtolandat9,anditisalready20minuteslate.I’vegottogetbacktotheofficeby11o’clockforanimportantmeeting.
W:
I’mgoingtobelate,too.Igothere15minutesbeforeitwasdue,andI’mgettingtiredofwaiting.Thebulletionboardhasn’tchangedeither,Inotice.
Q:
Whattimeisitnow?
(D)
2.M:
IwassurprisedtoseeJohnusingthatrecordplayeryouweregoingtothrowaway.
W:
Yes,it'sveryold.Itamazedmethathegotittoworkagain.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
(B)
3.W:
Congratulations!
Itissaidthatyou’vemadeajobtransferandbeenpromoted.
M:
Thankyou.MynewjobprovidesmemuchopportunitytopracticeEnglish.Besides,thesalaryismuchhigherthanthatformypreviousjobandallthepeoplethereareverycooperative.Ilikeitverymuch.
Q:
Whydoesthemanlikehisjob?
(C)
4.M:
Wecouldgotoaballgamethisevening,orwouldyourathereatinarestaurantandthenseeamovie?
W:
Totellthetruth,Ican'treallygoanywherethiseveningbecauseI’mexpectinganimportantcallfromoutoftown.
Q:
Wherewillthewomanmostprobablyspendtheevening?
(D)
5.M:
Whichwayisittothepolicestation?
Iwanttoreportarobbery.
W:
GoupthestreettoKFC,takethefirstrightanditwillbeablockdownonyourleft.
Q:
Whydoesthemanwanttogotothepolicestation?
(B)
6.W:
Aliceworkedasasecretaryforfouryears.Thenshebecameashopassistant.Afterthatshestartedwritingnovels.
M:
Iknow.Andshehasbeendoingnothingelseeversincethen.
Q:
WhatisAlice’sprofessionnow?
(D)
7.W:
Woulditbeconvenienttoseeyoutoday?
M:
Yes,myofficehoursarefrom9:
30tonoon.
W:
I’vebeenhavingtroublewiththehomework.
M:
Comebyanytime.We’lltalkaboutit.
Q:
Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
(A)
8.W:
It’ssuchafinedaytoday.Whydon’twegotoplaybasketball?
M:
Oh,I'dloveto,butIhavebeensickforafewdaysandallthatexercisemaynotbegoodforme.
Q:
Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman’ssuggestion?
(B)
SecionB:
LongConversation
Matchmaker:
Now,Mr.Smith,letmeexplainwhatouragencyisabout.Weintroducepeopletoeachother…thatistosay,mentowomen,andwomentomen…forthesakeoffriendship.Wecannotpromiseromanceormarriage,butwetrytomatchpeoplewithsimilarinterestsandattractions.Therestis,ofcourse,uptothem.Somepeoplegetonverywellandothersmaynotlikeeachotherforsomereason.Wehavehadalotofsuccessthough,andseveralmarriage.
MikeSmith:
Yes,Isee.Well,IamreallylookingforayoungwomanIcangooutwithandhaveagoodtime.I’mstillyoung,soIamnotdesperateformarriage.
Matchmaker:
Well,that’sagoodattitudetohave.So,youarelookingforsomeonearoundthesameageasyou,let’ssay23to27?
MikeSmith:
Yes,that’sright.
Matchmaker:
Now,let’sseewhatsortofthingsyouexpectfromyouridealpartner.Let’sstartwitheducationalbackground,shallwe?
MikeSmith:
Ah,well,youknow,IamauniversitygraduatemyselfandIprefermypartnertobethesame.So,someonewithagoodeducationalbackground.
Matchmaker:
Mmm…anyparticularsubjectarea?
MikeSmith:
No,notreally.Istudiedengineeringmyself,butIdon'tnecessarilywantmypartnertohavecomefromthesamebackground.Anysubjectareawoulddo.
Matchmaker:
Whataboutherprofession?
MikeSmith:
Well,again,Idon'tmind.IthinkIwouldratherhavesomeonewhoworksintheprivatesectorthanthestatesector.Someonealittleambitious,maybe.
Matchmaker:
Whataboutherpersonalityandlooks?
MikeSmith:
Well,asyoucansee,Iamnottalmyself,soIouldprefermypartnertobeshorterthanme.So,under1metre65.
Matchmaker:
Uh-um.Whataboutherbuild?
MikeSmith:
Well,preferablynottoofat,butalsonottoothin.Idon'tlikeskinnywomen.
Matchmaker:
Arethereanyotherfeaturesyouinsiston?
MikeSmith:
Well,letmesee,it’snotessential,butIreallylovelonghaironwomen.Idon'tfindshorthairattractive.
Matchmaker:
Okay.Nowwhataboutherpersonality?
MikeSmith:
Ahyes.Well,asIsaid,Iwouldlikemypartnertobealittleambitious…someonelivelywithagoodsenseofhumor.Idon'twantsomeonetooshy,orlackinginself-confidence.Butshemustbekindandnottooselfishorgreedy.
Matchmaker:
Andfinally,herinterests?
MikeSmith:
Well,Iliketogooutalot.I’masociableperson.Ilovedancing,soIwouldlikemypartnertobeagooddancer.Ialsolikesport,soitwouldbegoodifsheappreciatessomeofmysportstoo.
Matchmaker:
Whataboutintellectualinterests,Mr.Smith?
MikeSmith:
Oh,wellI’manoutdoorpersonreally.TheonlythingIdoindoorsisworkingonmycomputer.SoIwantsomeonewhowillgooutwithmeanddoesn'twanttositinandwatchTVallthetime.
Matchmaker:
Isee.Well,let’slookatsomepotentialcandidates,shallwe?
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whatarethemanandwomantalkingaboutintheconversation?
(D)
10.Whatkindofgirlismostattractivetotheman?
(A)
11.Whataretheman’srequirementsaboutthegirl’sappearance?
(B)
12.Whydoesn'tthemanwantagirlfriendthatsitsinandwatchesTVallthetime?
(D).
PartTwoPassages
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).
PassageOne
JapaneseWomenChooseSeparateGravesRatherThanDivorce
AgrowingnumberofJapanesewomenaretrappedinunhappymarriages,forwhomdivorceandseparationareunthinkable.Therefore,thesewomenarechoosingfreedombeyongdthegravebysecretlyarrangingtobeburiedapartfromtheirhusbands.
InJapan,manywomenstaywiththeirhusbandseventhoughtheirfeelingstowardsthemarecoldandtheysleepinseparaterooms.Thatwaytheyareeconomicallysupportedbytheirhusbands.Theyfeelthattheyhavenochoicebuttostaywithhimwhiletheyarealive,butinthenextworldtheyw
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