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1、II.Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptM:Im beside myself with joy.Im so lucky.Guess what?Ive won a lit of moneyin the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you do know that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:What does the woman mean?2.ScriptW:Mary was furious.Her son wrecked up her car.M:He shouldnt have driven a car

2、 without a drivers license.He=s still takingdriving lesson.Q:What do we know about Marys son?3.ScriptM:Susan,I hear youre going to marry that guy.Some people think youll regretit.W:Is that so?Only time tell.Q:What does the woman imply?4.ScriptM:Mary,I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of you

3、r mothers passing.I know how close you two were?W:Thank you.It was so sudden.IZM still in a state of shock I dont know whatto do.Q:Which of following is true?5.ScriptW:I get furious at work when my opinions arent considered just because Im awoman.M:You should air your view more emphatically and dema

4、nd that your vice be heard.Q:What is the woman complaining about?III.Listening InTask 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Dam!Youre sp川 ed red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:r m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Heres some water to wash itoff.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so

5、embarrassing!Km a mess.John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please dont blow up.Dont lose your cool.Mary:Hmm,youve got the nerve talking like that!Who shouldnt fly off the handle?This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really cute when youre mad.I kid you not.Some people do lookattractive when they

6、are in a rage.Mary:This is very expensive dress.I saved for months to buy it,and now itsruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you?I dont even know you!John:This mi

7、ght be a really goof time to get acquainted.Tm John Owen.Mary:Mmm,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldnt have flared up.After all,it was an accident.Izm Mary Harvey.John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,and Ill getthe dress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.

8、Youre a real gentleman.John:Youzd better believe it.Izm glad to see that youve cooled down.Feellook a bite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Km not nearly as mad.If you can get this stainout,HI be very happy.John:1 1 1 try my best.But if I cant get the stain out,please dont let

9、yourhappiness turn to wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5.What is the mans final proposal?Task 2:Big John is coming

10、!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender.This(SI)owner ofthe establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on(S2)running theplace.He tells the timid man,If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town,(S3)drop everything and run for the hills!Hes the biggest,nast

11、iest(S4)outlawwho s ever lived!I IA few weeks pass(S5)uneventfully.But one afternoon,a local cowhand comesrunningthrough town(S6)yelling,Big John is coming!Run for your(S7)lives!I IWhen the bartender leaves the bar to start running,he is knocked to the groundby several townspeople rushing out of tow

12、n.(S8)As hes picking himself up,he sees a large man,almost seven feet tall.Hezs muscular,and is growing ashe approaches the bar.He steps up to the door,orders the poor barkeep inside,and demands,I wanta beer NOW!I IHe strikes his heavy fist on the bar,splitting it in half.(S9)The bartendernervously

13、hands the big man a beer,hands shaking.He takes the beer,bitesthe top of the bottle off,and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar,the big man gets up to leave,Doyou want another beer?I I the bartender asks in a trembling voice.Dang it,I don t have time!I I the bi

14、g man yells,(S10)I got to get out of town!Don t you hear Big John is coming?I ITask3:A View of HappinessScriptD r.Smith has proposed a reasonable,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,view ofhappiness.According to his theory,happiness might be described as a state ifbalance.And when human or certain an

15、imals achieve that balance,they rend toremain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.To illustrate this,we may study two magnets.When their positive and negative polesmeet,they are comfortably joined,and they remain there.In other words,theyhave attained a balance or state of happine

16、ss.If on the other hand,one ofthe poles is reversed,and positive pole is presses against positive pole,thereis resistance,instability,imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness inreinforcement.Once they have gained one or more of their goals such

17、 as food,and water,they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of thosegoals.This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense ofhappiness.According to this theory,only animals with a significant capacity to learnshould be able to experience happiness.But in truth l

18、earning can take placethrough surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed by pleasure,followed by more scratching,and so on.Thus learning canoccur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings,blessed with the ability to reason,goals are not limited tothe short-term

19、 satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong link betweenhappiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if human strive for goalsthat are more complex and longer-term than the animals goals,once those goalsare gained,happiness is reinforced.1.Why does the speaker mention-m a g n e ts II?2.

20、According to the passage,what may animals do after they have got food?3.Which of the following is true according to the speaker?4.What does the speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5.Which of the following best captures the main idea of the passage?IV.Speaking OutMODEL 1 Dont let i

21、t get to you!Susan:You look so angry.What happened?Chris:Nothing lzd rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.Susan:Come on.Relax.Talk to me.Chris:All right.This morning I took my car to the garage to check the airconditioner.They only gave it a quick look,refilled it with some Freon,and charged me 30

22、0bucks!Susan:No wonder youre livid.Id be mad too if someone ripped me off like that.Chris:Yeah.And they were rude.They said I didnt know anything about cars,which I dont,but they didnt have to be blunt!Susan:Sounds like you got a raw deal!Chris:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I herd then saying,Dont tr

23、ust thatguy.He looks broke.II When I heard that,I almost hit the roof.Susan:Dont let it get to you.Better ignore them.Chris:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.Susan:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the ConsumerProtection Agency.Chris:sounds like a good idea.MODEL2 Im too

24、depressed.ScriptSusan:Chris,I hear youve been down in the dumps,so Ive come to cheer youup.Chris:ltzs not gong o work.Izm too depressedSusan:Come,on.Tell me whats on your mind.Chris:Everything.My girlfriend left me;my dog ran away;my wallet was stolen.Susan:Dont worry.Ill help you solve the biggest

25、problem:finding you a newgirlfriend.Chris:Forget it.Anyway,lzm getting bad grades,and I was told that Id haveto repeat a lot of courses next year.When I heard that,I almost lostit.Susan:Look,relax.Ill help you with those courses.Chris:Yeah,but I also have three weeks laundry to do.,and my room is a

26、pigsty.Susan:Forget it.Youre on your own.Chris:Come,on.What are friends for?Susan:To keep you in high spirits;not to do your laundry.MODEL3 You seem to be on top of the world.ScriptNora:Oh,hey,John!John:Hey!Nora:You seem to be on top of the world tonight.Whats up?John:Im so happy Im about to burst.G

27、uess what?Nora:Youve got me.John:It might be true that misfortunes never come singly,but you can also havea double blessing I I.And that s what I had.Nora:You mean youve had two happy events in your life?John:Exactly.You know,I was strong in all subjects except physics.Now Ivefinally passed the test

28、-the one I needed to qualify for a Bachelors degree.Nora:Congratulations!Youzd failed it three times.Now wonder youre beaming.Whats theother good news?John:The multinational I was dong my field project at offered me a job at a goodstaringsalary.Nora:Wow,wonderful,simple wonderful.John:I feel like ce

29、lebrating.Shall we go to a bar?Nora:Why not?Now Your TurnTasklSAMPLE DIALOGA:You look furious.What happened?B:Nothing.Izd rather not talk about it.Just dont ask.A:Come on.You shouldnt keep your feeling to yourself.You need to let off somestream.So,talk tome.B:All right.This morning I went to a shop

30、to buy a digital camera,I onlyneed an ordinary one.It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation.Buy theypersuaded me to buy a professional camera,which cost three times as much.A:But you were willing to buy for it.Anyway,it must work better.B:You see,I know next to nothing about photography.So t

31、hey simply trickedme into buying an expensive one.A:No wonder youre livid with rage.Izd be mad too if I were robbed like that.What are you going to do?B:I already went back to them and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one.A:What did they say?B:Oh,they were rude.They insisted that they hadnt encour

32、aged me to buy aprofessional camera,and that I bought it myself.A:Sounds like you got a raw deal!B:Whats worse,as I was leaving,I heard they say,That guy looks broke.Heshouldnthave bought any camera.I IA:Dont let it get to you.Better ignore their rude remarks.B:I agree.I did manage to keep my cool.A

33、:Well,the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the ConsumerProtection Agency.If they talk to the shop,maybe they will give you arefund.B:Sounds too good to be true.V.Lets TalkScriptHello,everyone.Today I invite you to join me in an exploration off the causesof depression.There ate many

34、factors involved,but I believe some deserve specialattention.Heredity certainly plays a role.The tendency to develop depression may beinherited;there is evidence that this disorder may run in families.Physiology is another factor related to depression.There may be changes orimbalances in chemicals w

35、hich transmit information in the brain calledneurotransmitters.Many modern antidepressant drugs attempt to increase levelsof certain neurotransmitters so as to increase brain communication.While thecausal relationship is unclear;it is known that antidepressant medications doreliever certain symptoms

36、 of depression.Researchers also study psychological factors.They include the complex developmentof ones personality and how one has learned to cope with external environmentalfactors,such as stress.It is freeqently observed that low self-esteem andself-defeating thinking are connected with depressio

37、n.While it is not clearwhich is the cause and which is the effect,it is known that sufferers who areable to make corrections to their thinking patterns can show improved mood andself-esteem.Another factor causing depression is ones early experiences.Events such as thedeath of a parent,the divorce of

38、 the parents,neglect,chronic illness,and severephysical abuse can also increase the likelihood of depression later in life.Some present experiences may also lead to depression.Job loss,financialdifficulties,long periods of unemployment,the loss of a spouse or other familymember,or other painful even

39、ts may trigger depression.Long-term stress at home,work,or school can also be involved.It is worth nothing that those living with someone suffering from depressionexperience increased anxiety which adds to the possibility of their alsobecoming depressed.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTaskl:Reason

40、and EmotionScriptEmotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason;s is suggested by phrasesuch as I I appeal to emotions rather than reason II and-d o n t let your emotionstakeover I I.Emotional reactions sometimes produce consequences or thoughts whichpeoplemay later regret or disagree with;

41、but during an emotional state,they could notcontrol their actions.Thus,it is generally believed that one of the most distinctivefacts about human beings is a contradiction between emotion and reason.However,recent empirical studies do not suggest there is a clear distinctionbetween reason and emotio

42、n.Indeed,anger or fear can often be thought of asan instinctive response to observed fact.The human mind possesses many possiblereactions to the external world.Those reactions can lie on a continuum,withsome of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic,which is oftencalled cold I I,and o

43、thers involving the extremes of pure emotion not relatedto logical agreement,which is called the heat of passion I I.The relation logic andemotion merits careful study.Passion,emotion,or feeling can reinforce anargument,event one based primarily on reason.This is especially true in religionor ideolo

44、gy,which frequently demands an all-or-nothing rejection or acceptance.In such areas of thought,human beings have to adopt a comprehensive view partlybacked by empirical argument and partly by feeling and passion.Moreover,severalresearchers have suggested that typically there is no pure I I decision

45、or thought;that is,no thought is based purely I I I I on intellectual logic or purely I I onemotion0 most decisions are founded on a mixture of both.Task 2:DepressionScriptPat:You look depressed.Are you feeling blue?Ive come to cheer you up.Ted:But theres nothing that can cheer me up.Im down in the

46、dumps.LifesmiserablePat:You have to try to get your mind off things.Ted:But I cant.I just feel theres too much pressure on me sometimes!Pat:You cant let things get you down.Learn to relax and stop worrying all thetime.Whats your problem?Ted:I failed my last exam,and another exam is coming,I get bore

47、d.Pat:If I were you,Kd start working hard.If you work hard for a long time,you re bound to get better grades.You see,no pain,no gain I I.Ted:Its easier said than done!If I read for fifteen minutes,I get bored.Pat:You have to learn some self-discipline.But how can I stay cheerful all the time?Ted:Wor

48、se than that!If I read for half an hour,I get a headache.Then I startto worry about passing the next exam.Pat:ltzs all in your mind.If you stay cheerful like me,everything will soonbe OK.Ted:But how can I stay cheerful all the time?Pat:Try to look on the bright side of things.Ted:But what if there i

49、snt a bright side?Pat:You know the saying:Every cloud has a silver lining.It means there/re alwaystow sides to everything!?both the dark and the bright sides.So,try toidentify your strengths and bring then into full play.Ted:Oh,no!Your corny old sayings are making me even more depressed.Task3:AngerS

50、criptAnger is an emotion that can be hard to control.Despite this,we should learnhow to manage anger in a constructive manner.In the most intense moments ofanger,we usually have two choices:to fight or to run.Some choose the option of violence,which is a negative reaction to anger;and others choose