新视野大学英语第三册听力原文

新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册UintlBasicListeningPracticeScriptW:Ok.It'syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It'sdefinitelyyourturn.Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?ScriptM:I'mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan'tmemorizeallthevocabulary.W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?ScriptW:Ohlook!There'sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?M:Him?Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI'vebeenintroducedto.Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman'sproblem?ScriptM:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays"keys"?W:It'storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI'malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn'thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?ScriptM:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!Q:WhatistrueofDavid?Keys:l.C2.D3.A4.B5.CListeningInM:Tellmeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of-classstudentjustlikeme.W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.M:Aw,thatstuff'soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I'mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization",creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id"Association"aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou'refamiliarwith?W:Righton!"Consolidation"isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate-orabsorb-thenewmaterialintowhatI'vealreadylearned.M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI'mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.W:Whoa,bigguy.That'snottheway.Followtheprincipleof"DistributesPractice".Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebette匚M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?I'vegotamemorylikeasieve.W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon'tforgetit.Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike"MentalVisualization",thatis,creatingapictureinone'smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association",whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation",orreviewingone'snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof"DistributedPractice",whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.Task2:Youforgetmytoast!An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?"Beforethemanleft,sheadded,"Whydon'tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon'tforget?""Nonsense,"saidthehusband,"Icanrememberadishoficecream!""Well,"saidthewife,"I'dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You'dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.""Don'tbesilly,"repliedthehusband."There'reonlytwothings:adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!^^Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!”Keys:FTFFFTask3:Memory-ImprovingTechniquesTherearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.Theseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothat11continuestofunction.Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don'ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don'tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson'sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.What'sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone'smemory?Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.DVI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTaskl:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLifeSincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scientistsareincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpandingmemorycapacity.Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancauseconfusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehasreceives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone'sabilitytoconcentrate.Also,one'abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?Whyissleepimportanttomemory?Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.CTask2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.Theywereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaordinner.Onthisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringtheevening,itbegantopourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematterseemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersuwpentheforgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythereovernight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasandtoothbrush.Task3:HowtoRememberNamesYoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,“ThisisDonSmith".About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy"willbeouttofixtheTVinthemorning.Youcan'tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakeahabitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethenameinyour"memorybank"eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,andwithinashorttimethe"repeating"processcanbediscontinuedWhenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andinaddition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualorridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat“tiesin“withhisorhername.Later,youmaywritethedescriptiveinformationononesideofacardandthenameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe“picture“inyourmind'seyeasyoulookatthename;orwhenyouseehename,visualizethe"picture"youhaveassignedtothename.Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.Uint2II.BasicListeningPracticeScriptW:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI'mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?ScriptM:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?ScriptW:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I'menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?ScriptW:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?ScriptW:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What'sitlike?M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?Keys:l.C2.D3.B4.D5.AIII.ListeningInTaskl:OntheFirstDayScriptHarrison:FmHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksfbrthisbiologyclass.Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.Jenny: What'sthat?Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.Harrison:You'rewelcome.Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.Student:Seeyou.Jenny:Harrison,waitup!Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand・workers,forheexpectsalot.Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscuisionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.Task2:MoneyforCollegeScriptRobertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I'mgoingtoneed$100."“Iunderstand,"saidhismother,641'11sendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?"t4Oh,yeah.Thanks,"Robertsaid.Robert'smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?"askedDad.“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,"answeredMom.“You'reoutingyourmind,"yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway."“Don'tworry,honey,"Momsaid,tapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!"Keys:TFFFTTask3:HowtoGetStraightA'sScriptItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,"WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.”Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe“anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor'smessage".WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achieversstartingtostudy?Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"anactivereader"?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.DVI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTaskl:HarvardUniversityScriptHarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard'sphysicalfacilities.NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity'sschoolandfaculties,RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard'smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity'sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.Whatismainideaofthepassage?HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey'sfund-raisingprogram?WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.DTask2:TheFinalExamScriptAtauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theyweredoingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad"A''sofarforthesemester*.Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,butafteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhadaflattireonthewayback,didn'thaveaspare,andcouldn'tgethelpforalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,handeachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemicalreaction."Cool,''theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,"Thisisgoingtobeeasy.''Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichofthetireswasflat?''Task3：ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversityScriptInternationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobeginyourstudies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestwayforward.Tofindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Thenmeettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyouapply.Thesemaybeasmuchas10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.TheneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyontheInternet.UniversitywebsitesandotheracademicInternetsitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplicationdeadlines.Infact,althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.ForReference:Theyoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.TheymustallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlytheiroptionsTheymayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms.Theystillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests.Becausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.Uint3II.BasicListeningPracticeScriptM:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?ScriptM:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager'sconsideration/Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?ScriptW:WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?M:Youbet,darling.Tilalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?ScriptW:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI'mafraidIcan'tmissit.M:Butthiseveningistheparents9meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou'dcometoit.OK,I'llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?ScriptWl:Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhaveahusbandbynow.W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted".Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Keys:l.C2.A3.B4.C5.III.ListeningInTaskl:ReasonsforaDivorceScriptW:I'mdivorcingmyhusband.M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?W:Thirteenyears.M:Doyouhavechildren?W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband'sirresponsibilityM:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We'vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don'tI?M:Aren'ttheyhischildren,too?W:Butmyhusbandisn'tfulfillinghisduties!M:Ishepayingthebills?W:Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan'tdressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!M:Doesthecarrun?W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?W:Well,heyellsatme!M:So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?W:No,justvisitationrights.M:Why?W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?W:I'mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn'tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealsoyellathimandcallshimnames.Asforthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadofjointcustody.Moreover,thewomanwilldemandhalfofalltheyhaveandlargesupportpayments.Task2:Whatfour-letterwords?ScriptDorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparentsweremid-aged.Theyspoiledherbadly.Attheageof33shestilllivedathome.Hermotherandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn'tlastlong.Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,thebridecalledhermother.“Howdoeseverythinggo?"hermotherasked.“Oh,Mom,"shebegan,"thehoneymoonwaslovely!Soromantic!Wehadawonderfultime.Butonourback,Bobstartedusingterriblelanguage.StuffI'dneverheardbefore.Reallyawfulfour-letterwords.You'vegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.Please,Mom!"thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone."But,honey,"themotherasked,"Whatfour-letterwords?""Ican'ttellyou,Mom.They'retooawful!Comegetme,please!""Darling,youmusttellmewhathasupset