中级听力第五单元.docx
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中级听力第五单元
Lesson5
Task1:
AnUnpleasantTrip
HerbertWilsonandhiswifewenttotheIsleofWightfortheirsummerholiday.Buttheywerebynomeanspleasedwiththeirhotel.Assoonastheyreturnedhome,HerbertdecidedtowritetotheManagerofHappytours.
Herbert:
Canyouspareamoment,dear?
Iwantyoutolistentothisletter.
Margaret:
Goahead,then.
Herbert:
DearSir,mywifeandIarrivedhomelastnightafteraholidayarrangedbyyourfirm,inJersey.Westayedatthehoteldescribedinyourbrochureasacomfortable,mediumsizedhotel,withamagnificentviewofthesea,offeringcourteous,oldfashionedserviceandexcellentfood,servedinarelaxedfriendlyatmosphere.
Margaret:
Yes,that'swhatthebrochuresaid.
Herbert:
Infactthehotelissituatedatleasthalfamilefromthesea.Ourroomoverlookedacarpark...
Margaret:
Throughthegatesofwhichmotorvehicleswereconstantlyarrivingordeparting.
Herbert:
Yes,that'sgood.Thefoodwasstrictlybeefburgersandchipsorfishandchips.Winewasavailable,butatexorbitantprices,andasforthecourteous,oldfashionedservice,themajorityofthestaffwereforeignandvirtuallyincapableofspeakingorunderstandingtheEnglishlanguage.
Margaret:
Yes,that'squitetrue.
Herbert:
Inadditiontothis,weweremostunhappywiththearrangementsforourjourneyhome.Wewereinstructedtocatchthe11:
00amferry...
Margaret:
Wasn'tit12:
00?
Herbert:
No,11:
00...butthiswasapparentlydelayedandwedidnotgetawaytill6o'clockintheevening.Nowthatourholidayisover,itseemsfairlypointlesswritingthisletter,butIshouldlikeyoutoknowthatweweremostdisappointedwiththehotelandtravelarrangementsandshallcertainlynotbebookinganyfutureholidaysthroughHappytours.Yoursfaithfully,HerbertWilson.
Margaret:
Yesdear,that'saverygoodletter.
Task2:
AttheTravelAgency
MissBushistalkingtoatravelagentinLondon.
TravelAgent:
Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?
MissBush:
Hello.Er,myname'sMissBushandI'mintendingtogotoaconferenceinSydneyforthreeweeks.
TravelAgent:
Isee.Er,doyouwanttheexcursionfareorthefullreturnfare.
MissBush:
Now,canIgetastopoveronanexcursionfare?
TravelAgent:
Yes,you'reallowedonlyonestopoverontheexcursionfare.
MissBush:
Oh,onlyone.
TravelAgent:
Yes.Butofcourse,ifyoupaythefullreturnfarethenyoucanhaveunlimitedstopovers.
MissBush:
Ohthat'smuchbetter.Yes.Yousee,thethingisthatI'vegottwoweeks'holidayaftertheconferenceandI'veneverbeenoutthatwaybeforeatalltoAustraliaortheFarEast,andI,Iwantedtogo,youknow,shoppingorseeingHongKongorIndiaorsomewhereroundthere.
TravelAgent:
Yes.Uhum.
MissBush:
Um,whereexactlycanIgo?
TravelAgent:
Well,lotsofplaces.There'sSingaporeorum,Teheran,Kuwait,Athens,you'vereallygotquitealotofchoiceyouknow.
MissBush:
Mm.Well,itsoundsmarvellous.Um,howmuchwouldthatcost?
Howmuchisthefullfare?
TravelAgent:
Thefullfare?
Well,that'sreallyquitealot.It's£1204.
MissBush:
(laughs)Yes,athousandtwohundredandfour.Well,it'sonceinalifetime,youknow,I'veneverbeen.
TravelAgent:
Mm.
MissBush:
Thethingis,actuallythat,um,I'mabsolutelyterrifiedofflying.I'veneverdoneitbefore.
TravelAgent:
Ohdear.Uhum
MissBush:
Ander,um,I'mhopingthatIcanpersuademytwofriends,whoarealsogoingtotheconference,tostopoverwithmeonthewayback.
TravelAgent:
Yes,thatwouldbeagoodidea,yes.
MissBush:
Mm,yes.Bytheway,oneofthem'sinCairoatthemoment.WoulditbepossibleformetostopoverthereonmywaytoSydney?
TravelAgent:
Yesofcourse.ThereareplentyofflightstoCairoand,andthenplentymoreonwardsfromCairotoSydney.Andthenyoucanstay,there,inCairo,foraslongasyoulike.
MissBush:
Ohthat'sgreat?
Now,thethingis,IthinkI'dbettergoandpersuadeMr.Adamsthat,youknow,he'dliketostopwithmeinCairo...
TravelAgent:
Isee.
MissBush:
...goanddiscussitwithhimandthencomebacktoyouinadayortwo,ifthat'sallright.
TravelAgent:
Yes.Certainly.Ofcourse,madam.
MissBush:
Oh,thankyouverymuch.OK.Goodbye.
TravelAgent:
Thankyou.Goodbye.
ASaturdayAfternoon
Gillianfeltslightlyuneasyastheporterunlockedthegatesandwavedherthrough.StAlfred'sHospitalwasnotanordinarymentalinstitution.Itwasthemostexclusiveinstitutionofitstypeinthecountry.Youhadtobenotonlymentallyill,butalsoextremelywealthytobeacceptedasapatient.Sheparkedhercaroutsidethemainentranceoftheimposingeighteenthcenturybuilding.Shepausedonthestepstolookatthesuperbornamentalgardensandsurroundingparkland.Anoldmaninawhitepanamahatwaswateringtheflowerbedbesidethesteps.Hesmiledather.
Oldman:
Goodafternoon,miss.Alovelyday,isn'tit?
Gillian:
Yes,itcertainlyis.
Oldman:
Areyouanewpatient?
Gillian:
Oh,I'mnotapatient.I'mjustheretodosomeresearch.
Oldman:
Willyoubestayinglong?
Gillian:
Ireallydon'tknow.IwonderifyoucoulddirectmetoDr.Carmichael'soffice?
Oldman:
Certainly,miss.Justgothroughthemaindoor,turnleft,walkdowntotheendofthecorridor,andit'sthelastdoorontheright.
Gillian:
Thankyouverymuchindeed.
Dr.Carmichaelwaswaitingforher.Hehadbeenlookingforwardtomeetinghisnewresearchassistant.Hehimselfhadalwaysbeeninterestedinthespecialproblemsoflongstaypatients.Dr.Carmichaelwasveryproudofhishospitalandshewasimpressedbytherelaxedandinformalatmosphere.Shespentthemorningsinterviewingpatients,andtheafternoonswritinguptheresultsofherresearchinthegardens.Someofthepatientswerewithdrawnanddepressed,someseemedalmostnormal.Onlyoneortwohadtobekeptlockedup.Shefoundithardtobelievethatallofthemhadbeenthoughttoodangeroustoliveinnormalsociety.Sheoftensawtheoldmaninthepanamahat.Hespentmostofhistimeworkinginthegardens,buthealwaysstoppedtospeaktoher.ShefoundoutthathisnamewasMauriceFeatherstone.Hewasagentleandmild-manneredoldfellow,withclear,blue,honesteyes,whitehairandapinkishcomplexion.Healwayslookedpleasedwithlife.Shebecameparticularlycuriousabouthim,butDr.Carmichaelhadneveraskedhertointerviewhim,andshewonderedwhy.Onenight,atdinner,sheaskedaboutMr.Featherstone.
Dr.Carmichael:
Ah,yes,Maurice.Niceoldchap.He'sbeenherelongerthananybody.
Gillian:
What'swrongwithhim?
Dr.Carmichael:
Nothing.Hisfamilyputhimherethirty-fiveyearsago.Theynevercometovisithim,butthebillsarealwayspaidontime.
Gillian:
Butwhathadhedone?
Dr.Carmichael:
I'llshowyouhisfile.Itseemsthatheburntdownhisschoolwhenhewasseventeen.Hisfamilytriedtokeeptheincidentquiet.Overthenextfewyearstherewereanumberofmysteriousfiresinhisneighbourhood,butthefamilydidnothinguntilhetriedtosetfiretothefamilymansion.Hewasinherethenextday.Mauriceneverprotested.
Gillian:
Andthatwasthirty-fiveyearsago!
Dr.Carmichael:
I'mafraidso.IfI'dhadmyway,I'dhavelethimoutyearsago.
Gillian:
Buthecan'tstillbedangerous!
Dr.Carmichael:
No.He'shadplentyofopportunities.Weevenlethimsmoke.Ifhe'dwantedtostartafire,hecouldhavedoneitatanytime.
Gillianwasshockedbythestory.Shebecamedeterminedtodosomethingaboutit.ShewroteletterstoMaurice'sfamily,butneverreceivedareply.Hehadneverbeenofficiallycertifiedasinsane,andlegally,hecouldleaveatanytime.Dr.CarmichaelwaseasilypersuadedtolethertalktoMaurice.
Gillian:
Maurice,haveyoueverthoughtaboutleavingthisplace?
Maurice:
No,miss.I'mveryhappyhere.Thisismyhome.Andanyway,I'vegotnowheretogo.
Gillian:
Butwouldn'tyouliketogointothevillagesometimes...towalkaround,tobuyyourowntobacco?
Maurice:
I'veneverthoughtaboutit,miss.Isupposeitwouldbenice.ButIwouldn'twanttostayawayforlong.I'vespenttwentyyearsworkingonthisgarden.Iknoweveryflowerandtree.WhatwouldhappentothemifIweren'there?
Gillianrealizedthatitwouldbeunkindtomakehimleavethehospital.However,shefoundoutthatthenextSaturdaywashisbirthday.Shearrangedwiththestafftogivehimaparty.TheywantedittobeasurpriseandDr.Carmichaelagreedtolethimgooutfortheafternoon.Therewasaflowershowinthevillage.Mauriceleftattwoo'clock.Heseemedquiteexcited.Theyexpectedhimtoreturnaboutfouro'clock.Thecookhadmadeabirthdaycakeandthestaffhaddecoratedthelounge.
Gillianwasstandinginthewindowwhenshesawhim.Hewasearly.Hewaswalkingupthedrivetowardsthehouse,whistlingcheerfully.Behindhim,abovethetrees,severalthickblackcolumnsofsmokewerebeginningtoriseslowlyintotheclearbluesky.
LearningtoPredict
1、Thestudent,puzzledaboutaparticularpoint,decidestoaskaquestion.Assooftenhappenswhenunderpressure,hetendstoconcentratemostofhisattentiononthesubjectmatterandhepayspracticallynoattentiontothelanguage.Consequently,(pause)hefailstoemploythecorrectquestionform.
2.However,eventhoughthestudentdoesemployanappropriatequestionform,(pause)difficultiesmaystillarise.
3.Thebasicdifficultymay,infact,beoneofseveraldifferenttypes.Itmaylieinthestudent'slimitedauralperception,inotherwords,(pause)thestude
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