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新视野大学英语（第二版）听说教程1原文及答案

Unitl

一、shortconversations

W:IsawanadontheInternetaboutonlinelanguagestudies.

M:Metoo.Isawanadfor,"ClickHereforLanguageLearning."

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanhaveincommon?

M:Ybuhavetobe18yearsoldtoentersomeonlinelanguageclasses.

W:Really?Ihadnoideathattherewasaminimumagerequiredforsomeclasses.

Q:WhatdidthewomanNOTknowaboutonlinelanguageclassesbefore?

M:Unlikeregularclasses,onlineclassescanbetakenatyourhome.

W:That'sexactlywhyIdecidedtobeginstudyingonline!

Q:Whydidthewomandecidetostudyonline?

W:IkeeponmakingnewfriendsasIstudyonline.

M:SodoI!Therearesomanypeopleonline,andIwanttomeetthemall!

Q:Whatisonebenefitofstudyingonline?

M:Myonlineteacheraskedtheclassforsuggestionstomaketheclassbetter.

W:That'sgreat!Ialwayslikeitwhenateacherdoesthat.

Q:Whatdidtheman'steacherwanttodo?

M:Ihadnoideathatonlinelanguagelearningcouldbesoeffective!

W:Itsurehashelpedmepracticemylanguageskills!

Q:Whatisitaboutonlinelanguagelearningthatsurprisedtheman?

M:MyclassmatesandIhelpeachothersolvehomeworkproblemsonline.

W:Itsoundslikeyou'reusingtheInternetinausefulway.

Q:Whatdoesthemandoonline?

M:Onlinelearningisidealforanyonewhodoesn'thavetimetotraveltoschool.

W:\fes,butitalsohasitsownchallenges.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanhavetosayaboutonlinelearning?

M:Virtualclassroomsarechanginghowstudentsstudy!

W:Theysureare!AndI,forone,amveryexcitedaboutit.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatishappeningtostudentsbecauseofvirtualclassrooms?

M:Whatadvicedidyourprofessorgiveyou?

W:Hesaidthattakinganonlineclasswouldhelpmelearn.

Q:Whatdidthewoman'sprofessorsuggest?

二、longconversation

W:How'syournewonlineclass,Bill?Isiteverythingyouhadhopedfor?

M:It'severythingandmore,Susan.Vbushouldgiveitatry!

W:Oh,really?What'sthebestthingaboutit?

M:Inanonlineclass,youtalkwithothersovertheInternet.Sincetheyarenotrightnextto

you,theydon'tbotheryousomuch.

W:Thatsoundsgreat!Itookaclasswithsomeonewhowouldmakemefeelsmallwhenever

Imadeamistake.HewouldtellmehowstupidIwasandintimidatemesothatInever

wantedtoparticipate.

M:Notaprobleminthevirtualclassroom.Howwouldyouliketosignup?Ithinkthatyou

couldstartonthethirdofnextmonth.

W:Idon'tknow,Bill.Youknowallthoseproblemsabouthavingdifficultpeopleinthe

classroom?

M:Yeah?

W:Wedon'treallyhavethemanymoresinceyouleft

1WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutBill?

2AccordingtoBill,whyareotherstudentsNOTaconcerninanonline

class?

3WhydidSusanNOTliketoparticipateinclass?

4WhencouldSusanstartstudyingonline?

5WhydidSusanNOTmakeuphermindtojoinonlineclass?

三、passage

Thefirstrequirementformyonlinelanguageclasswastomeetinanonlineforum.I

enteredtheforumearlyandsawstudentsappearonthescreenoneafteranother.Strangely

enough,whenitwastimetobegin,theteacherstillhadn'tshownup.However,webegan

sharinginformationandtalkingaboutthenewclass.Unlikeme,alloftheotherstudentswere

newtotheonlineclass.Itoldthemaboutmyexperiencesandmythoughts.ThenInoticed

something.Therewere27peopleintheforum.ThiswasstrangebecauseIknowtherewere

only26peopleintheclass.

"Hey,"Iwrote,"whichoneofyouistheteacher?"

Theteachermadeherselfknownatlast.Shesaidthatshewantedtogetourhonest

opinionsabouttheonlineclass.Also,shewantedtohavealittlefunwithus,"Humorwillbe

importantinmyclass,"shesaid.

Whatwasthefirstrequirementoftheonlineclass?

2Whatwasstrangeaboutthebeginningoftheonlineclass?

3Howweretheotherstudentsdifferentthanthespeaker?

4Whatdidthespeakernotice?

5WhydidtheteacherNOTmakeherselfknowntotheclassatfirst?

Unit2

一、shortconversations

W:Howaboutspendingtheeveningchillingoutwiththefolks?

M:Comeon,Mom.Fdreallyliketogetoutwithmyfriends.

Q:Whatdoestheyoungmanwanttodo?

W:Honestly,Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutourson'smusic.

M:Leavehimaloneaboutit.Afterall,yourmotherdidn'tlikeyourmusiceither.

Q:Whatshouldthewomandoaccordingtotheman?

W:I'msurprisedtoseeyououtandaboutsoearlyinthemorning.

M:Ybuknowmymom.Shedoesn'tlikemesleepingin,evenonweekends.

Q:Whyisthemanoutandaboutsoearlyinthemorning?

M:Alittleteenagerebellionisnormal.Vbursonwillgetoverit.

W:Iknow.I'mjustworriedabouthimdoingsomethingthatwillruinhislife.

Q:Whyisthewomanworriedaboutherson?

W:Getapiercinginmynose?Noway?Myparentswouldbeangryl

M:Vbu'renotgivingthemenoughcredit.Idon'tthinkthey'dbeupsetatall.

Q:Whywouldn'tthewomangetapiercinginhernose?

W:Whatbugsyoumostaboutyourdaughter'seatinghabits?

M:Ican'tstandthewaysheeatssoquickly.

Q:Whydoesthemanhaveaproblemwiththewayhisdaughtereats?

M:What'swrongwithourkids?Theythinkthey'reentitledtoeverythingwehave!

W:Well,Ifeelit'smyfaultforgivingthemtoomuch.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheirkids'problems?

W:Dad,FvegotadatetonightwithMike.I'llbebacklate.

M:Himagain?Iwishyouwouldn'tdateaguywithatattoo!

Q:Whatdoesthefatherwishforhisdaughter?

W:Mymotherwantsmetogointobanking,butIlikewriting.

M:Youcan'tletyourmotherchooseyourcareerforyou.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatshouldthewoman'smotherNOTdo?

W:Dad,Fmagrownwoman,andyoucan'tmakechoicesforme.

M:Ha!Ifyouwereagrownwoman,youwouldn'twatchcartoonsallday!

Q:Whydoesthegirl'sfatherNOTbelievethatsheisagrownwoman?

二、longconversation

M:Ybushouldgetasenseofhumor,Mom.

W:I'msorry,butIjustdon'tthinkthatbreakingshopwindowsisfunny.

M:Ifitisn'tfunny,thenIdon'tknowwhatis.Theseshopwindowsonlyshowthingsoutofdate

andoutoffashion.The/remisleading.Anyway,it'sfuntobreakoldstuff.

W:Andthat'swhatI'msaying.Youdon'tknowwhat'sfunny.WhenIwasateenager,Ienjoyed

moviesandgoingoutwithmyfriends,notcausingtroubleorbreakingthings.

M:Thisisjustthebigdifferencebetweenyourgenerationandmine.

W:No,itisn't!Iknowteenagersofyourage,andtheydon'thaveyowbadattitude!Andthey

certainlyneverbreakshopwindows!

M:Whatever,Mom.Tvegottogonow.

W:Huh?Wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?

M:Idon'tknow.Maybefllgooutandbreakstuff.

1Accordingtotheson,whatshouldthemotherdo?

2Whatiswrongwiththeshopwindowsaccordingtotheson?

3Whatdidthemotherenjoywhenshewasateen?

4Howisthesondifferentfromotherteensaccordingtothemother?

5Whatdoesthesonsayhemightdonext?

三、passage

"Educatormethods",suchasnotbuyingtoysforchildrenwhoactup,donotalways

work.Ipersonallythinkthateventhoughparentsteachtheirchildrenmanythings,theyshould

notactliketeachersallthetime.Aftermy"educatormethods"failed,Ispentsomequality

one-on-onetimewithmydaughterwithNOlecturingaboutherbehavior.Forexample,we

wentoutforicecream.Whilewesatandate.wespentalongtimewatchingotherpeople

andtalkingaboutthethingsaroundus.Thenwewenttoabookstorewhereshelookedfora

booktobuy.Ittookheralongtime,butIwaspatientWefinallyboughtherabookand

finishedouroutingtogether.Attheend.wedecidedtohavesimilaroutingsonceamonth,

becauseitreallywasfun.MymaingoalwastoletherknowthatIloveher.

Whatdidthespeakerdotohisdaughterwhenhis"educatormethods"

failed?

2Whatdidthespeakerandhisdaughterdowhilehavingicecream?

3Whathappenedatthebookstore?

4Howoftendidthespeakerandhisdaughterdecidetogoouttogether?

5Whatwasthemainpurposeforthespeakersoutingwithhisdaughter?

Unit3

一、shortconversations

W:Inordertohaveameaningfullife,youmustbereadytogiveandsacrifice.

M:Iagreetotally.AndItrytorememberthiseveryday.

Q:Whatwillbepossibleifyougiveandsacrificeaccordingtothewoman?

W:Doyouthinkweshouldgiveaidtopeopleinneed?

M:Ithinkit'stheleastweshoulddoforthem.

Q:Whatshouldbedoneforpeopleinneed,accordingtotheman?

M:Believeitornot,mybaseballcoachtaughtmealotaboutbeingkind.

W:Thatreallyisn'tsounusual.Afterall,itisn'talwaysparentswhoteachus.

Q:Whotaughtthemantobekind?

W:Whydoyouletyourlittlesisterclingtoyouallthetime?

M:Sinceourparentsdied,sheneedsmemore.Ican'tpushheraway.

Q:Whydoesthelittlesisterneedthemanmore?

W:Mymothernevercomplainedabouthardworkinfrontofthefamily.

M:Wow,that'ssomethingtolearnfrom!

Q:Whatdidthewoman'smothernevercomplainabout?

W:You'vegottomeetmyfather.He'shandicappedandhehasalottoshare.

M:I'dliketo.Ybujusttellmewhen.

Q:Whyshouldthemanmeetthewoman'sfather?

M:Isawyoutalkingtoyourmotheratdusk.

W:Ybah,eventhoughshe'sbusyshealwaysfindstimetotalktome.That'swhyIloveherso

much.

Q:Whydoesthewomanlovehermother?

W:Hey,Iheardyouspendyoureveningsatthehomefortheelderly.

M:Someevenings.Fdliketogomore,butIdon'thavetime.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtothehomefortheelderly?

W:YbuarethefirstpersontoextendhelpwhenIneededit.

M:Don'tworryaboutit.That'swhatfriendsarefor.

Q:WhydoesthemantellthewomanNOTtoworry?

W:MymotherneverinterruptedmewhileItoldhermyproblems.

M:Sometimesthat'sthebestwaytohelpsomeone.

Q:Whatdidthemotherdotohelpthewoman?

二、longconversation

W:Iheardabangonmywaytoclassthismorning.

M:Someguybroughtaguntoschoolandtriedtoshootsomeone.

W:Vbu'rekidding!IseveryoneOK?

M:Yeah.Theteachermanagedtotakethegunfromhim.

W:Ourhistoryteacher?

M:That'stheone.

W:Heneverstopsamazingme.

M:Hewasdefinitelytherightpersonattherighttime.Afterhehitthestudentandgrabbed

thegun,hetalkedtotheboyabouthisproblems.WhileIwasonthephonewiththepolice

andtheparents,hewasholdingthestudentIfIwasnotmistaken,Ithoughtthestudent

wascrying.

W:Didtheteacherhelptheboysolvehisproblems?

M:Idon'tthinkso.Thestudentwasclearlybotheredbysomethingprettybig.Idon'tthink

problemslikethatcanbesolvedsoquickly.But.whenthepolicecametotakehimaway,

ourteachertoldhimthathewouldseehimagain.

1Whatdidthewomanhearonherwaytoclass?

2Whomanagedtotakethegun?

3Whatwastheteacherdoingwhilethemanwasonthephone?

4Accordingtotheman,whatmayhavethestudentbeendoing?

5WhydoesthemanNOTthinkthatthestudent'sproblemsweresolved?

三、passage

Thefriendshipandsympathyofaspecialpersonchangedmylife,andrdliketotellyou

aboutit.Lookingatmenow,youmightnotguessthatIwasnotverypopularwhenIstarted

myuniversitystudies.Iwasthinanddidn'tlookveryhandsomewithmyglasses.Infact,my

classmatesstilllaughedatme,justastheydidinhighschool.

Oneday,whenIwasleavingthesciencebuilding,someoneranpastmeandknocked

thebooksoutofmyhands.

Iwasfeelingsadandlonely.Butthen,someoneelseapproachedmeandhelpedme

pickupmybooks.Thatday,Imademyfirstuniversityfriend.Suddenly,lifeimproved.I

helpedhimwithhisstudies.Andhehelpedmewitheverythingelse.Hetaughtmehowto

dressright,howtotalktogirls,andaboveall,howtobesocial.

1Whatchangedthespeaker'slife?

2Howwaslifeattheuniversitysimilartothespeaker'slifeinhigh

school?

3Whathappenedwhenthespeakerwasleavingthesciencebuilding?

4Whatdidthespeakerhelphisfriendwith?

5Whatdidthespeakersfriendhelphimwith?

Unit4

一、shortconversations

W:Fdreallyliketomakeagoodimpressioninclass.

M:Well,solongasyoupayattention,youshouldn'thaveaproblem.

Q:Howcanthewomanmakeagoodimpressioninclass?

M:I'vehadagoodrest,andamreadytomakeagoodimpressiononmyboss.

W:That'stheattitude!Ybu'regoingtobegreat!

Q:Whatisthemanreadytodo?

M:Ybu'vebecomesomaturesinceIlastsawyou.

W:Nah,itjustseemsthatwaybecauseI'mwearingniceclothes.I'mreallystilllikeachild.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whydoessheseemdifferent?

M:Don'tlooksoaggressive.Calmdownandlookrelaxed.

W:OK,I'llremembertosmileduringmymeetingwithmynewboss.

Q:Whatwillthewomanremembertodo?

W:Mybossnevernoticesme.IthinkIlacktheskillstogetabetterjobatmycompany.

M:No.>bujustneedtohavemoreconfidenceinyourself.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanlackaccordingtotheman?

W:Fmsureyou'dbepromotedifyouworebetterclothes.

M:Ybumightberight.Butclothesareexpensive.

Q:Whatmighthelpthemangetpromoted?

M:MystatuswillneverimproveifIcan'tmakeothersbelieveinme.

W:Improvethetoneofyourvoice,andothersmighttrustyoumore.

Q:Howcanthemangetotherstotrusthimmore?

M:Howdidyourinterviewgo?

W:Great!Istayedpositive,likeyousaidearlier,andIthinkIgotthejob!

Q:Whatdidthemantellthewomanearlier?

M:Itookaninstantlikingtoyou.

W:Noway!Iwassoawfultoyouthefirsttimewemet!

Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTbelievetheman?

W:It'dbeeasierforyoutopersuadepeopleifyoudon'tlooksonervous.

M:Iknow,butIreallycan'tchangethewayIfeel.

Q:Howcouldthemanpersuadepeoplemoreeasily?

二、longconversation

W:Standupstraight!

M:What?

W:Yburheadshouldbeup,andyourbackshouldbestraight!Lookingpeopleintheeyesis

veryimportant!

M:Iappreciateyourhelp,butfmonlygoingtoajobinterview.

W:Iassumeyouwantthisjob.AmIright?

M:OfcourseIdo.

W:Thenlistentome!Vbu'llmakeagoodimpressionifyoushowself-confidence.Butdon't

looktoorigid.Ybuwanttoseemabitrelaxed.

M:Anythingelse?

W:Ybah.Youshouldtellthemajoke.

M:Ajoke?

W:Everyonelikesajoke.Doyouknowany?

M:IknowoneaboutafightbetweenaFrenchmanandaGerman.

W:No!Don'tjokeaboutcountries,sex,orreligions.Vbucouldupsetsomeone.

M:Idon'tthinkIcanrememberallofthis.MaybeIshouldjuststayhome.

W:Honey,don'tworry.You'llbegreat!Juststandupstraight!

1Whatisveryimportantforthemantodoaccordingtothewoman?

2Whereisthemangoing?

3Whatdoesthewomanassume?

4Whatdoeseveryonelikeaccordingtothewoman?

5WhyshouldthemanNOTbeworriedaccordingtothewoman?

三、passage

Therearesimplerulesforaninterview,anditseemsthateveryoneknowsthem.So,as

aninterviewerformycompany,Iexpectpeopletobeclean,welldressed,andshow

confidencewhentheyseeme.Thisisbasic.Butthereissomethingelseyoumustknow.

1bleaveagoodimpressioninaninterview,youmustbeabletotalkaboutthecompany.

Beforeyouseetheinterviewer,dosomereading.Understandthecompany'sspecialneeds,

soyoucantellyourinterviewerhowyoucanfillthoseneeds.Andthen,youcanexplainwhy

youshouldgetthejob.

Iseesmart,good-lookingpeopleeveryday,buttheonesthatleavemewiththemost

remarkableimpressionarethosewhoknowaboutthecompany.Dothis,andyou'llbein

goodshape!

1Whatdoesthespeakerdoforhiscompany?

2Whatshouldapersondobeforetheinterview?

3Whyshouldyoulearnaboutthecompany'sspecialneeds?

4Whodoesthespeakerseeeveryday?

5Whatkindofpeopleimpressthespeakerthemost?

Unit5

一、shortconversations

M:ThebattleagainstAIDSinvolvesallofus,youknow.

W:Sure.TmdoingmypartbyteachingADSawareness-raisingclasses.

Q:HowisthewomandoingherpartinthebattleagainstAIDS?

W:SomedoctorssaythatAIDSwillbecuredintenyears.

M:Maybe.Butevenso,weshouldn'tstopourbattleagainstAIDS.

Q:Whatdosomedoctorssay?

M:Whatcanwedoforthe8,000peoplewhodieofAIDSeveryday?

W:Let'swriteletterstotheleadersinthefederalgovernmentandaskthemtosupportAIDS

research.

Q:Whatisthepurposeofwritingletters?

W:Haveyouheardthatourgroupisforminganetworkwithothergroups?

M:Yes.WeneedmoreAIDSgroupstojointogethersoourefficiencywillimprove.

Q:Whyarethegroupsforminganetwork?

M:Let'sexplorewaystofightADSthatwehaven'ttriedyet.

W:OK.Whatdoyouthinkaboutwritingapublicationtoeducatethepublic?

Q:Whatisthewoman'sideaforteachingpeopleaboutAIDS?

W:TmconfidentwecanstopADSbyteachingpeopleaboutit.

M:Educationwillhelp.ButAIDSwon'tbestoppeduntilacureisfound.

Q:WhenwillAIDSbestoppedaccordingtotheman?

M:SomeAIDSgroupsemphasizeeducationandsomeemphasizeresearch.

W:Yeah,maybeyou'relikeme,andyoudon'tknowwhichtojoin.

Q:Whatisthewomanhavingtroublewith?

W:Ifpeopleweremoregiving,ourgroupwouldhavemoreresourcesinthebattleagainst

AIDS.

M:Ybu'reright,butwecan'tforcepeopletohelp.

Q:Whatwouldhappenifpeoplegavemore?

M:I'vebeenthinkingaboutjoininganADSorganizationaftergraduation.

W:Don'twaitthatlong!AIDSisawork!crisis,sowemustfightagainstitnow!

Q:Whymustthemanactnow?

W:IstartededucatingpeopleaboutADSwhenIdiscoveredIwasinfected.

M:Lotsofpeoplehelpformanydifferentreasons.Fmgladyou'rehere.

Q:WhydidthewomanstarteducatingpeopleaboutAIDS?

二、longconversation

W:IknowmanypeoplewhoareactiveinthebattleagainstAIDS.lakemyunclefor

example.He'stryingtofindacure.

M:That'sgreat!Hashemadeanyprogress?

W:Some.Rightnowhe'sworkingonamedicinetocleantheAIDSvirusoutofthebody.

M:Howisthismedicinedifferentfromothers?

W:SomeAIDSmedicinescanhelpalittle.ButtheAIDSvirusissogoodathidingthatit

remains.Thisnewmedicinewillbeabletofindthevirusandgetridofit

M:Sowhyisn'tthismedicinebeingusednow?

W:Well,it'snotreadyyetDoctorsareconcernedaboutthesideeffects,likeabadreaction

totheuseofotherAIDSmedicines.

M:I'mveryimpressedwithwhatyourunclehasdone,rdliketodothesamekindofwork

someday.

MThatwouldbegood.Butuntilthen,youcouklatleastgivemoneytosupportresearch.

1Whodoesthewomanknow?

2HowisthenewADSmedicinedifferentfromothers?

3Whatconcerndodoctorshaveaboutthenewmedicine?

4Whatwouldthemanliketodointhefuture?

5WhatcanthemandonowtosupporttheAIDSresearchaccordingto

thewoman?

三、passage

AyoungmanwithAIDSrefusestotakemedicinethatcoddmakehislifelongerand

morecomfortable,becausehe'safraidthemedicinewillkillhim.Incorrectbeliefabout

AIDSarecommon,andtheycausegreaterpainandhelptospreadthedisease.

ThisiswhytheUnitedNationssendseducatorstotheworld'spoorestplaces,where

peoplehavetheleasteducationaboutADS.Oncethere,theytalkwithpeople,giving

classesandmeetinginclinicstodiscusslivingwithAIDS.Theytellpeoplewhatdoctors

havediscoveredaboutthedisease,andaskthemtotrustAIDSmedicines.

InordertostopthespreadofAIDS,educationmustreachmorepeople.Itisnotenough

onlyformoneytobespent.Andmoremedicineswon'tsolvealloftheproblems.

1WhydoestheyoungmanNOTwanttotakehismedicine?

2WhatistheresultofNOTtakingAIDSmedicines?

3Whogoestotheworld'spoorestplacesforthebattleagainstAIDS?

4Whatarepeopletoldtotrust?

5WhatmustbedoneforAIDStostopspreading?

Unit6

一、shortconversations

M:DoyouknowwhatismeantbyConsiderCollarColorsCarefully?

W:Itmeansweshouldthinkaboutourbeliefsaboutjobstatus.

Q:WhatdoesConsiderCollarColorsCarefullymean?

W:Sinceyoubecameanexecutiveatthefirm,youneverhavetimeforthekids.

M:Iknow.AlltherespectandmoneyIgetnowisn'tworthmissingmychildren.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutbeinganexecutive?

M:Myauntvisitsschoolstoconvincegirlstobecomeplumbers.

W:rdbesurprisedifmanygirlslistenedtoher.Mostwanttoworkinoffices.

Q:Whatwouldsurprisethewoman?

M:Didyouhearthebignews?Thevice-presidentdied!AndImightgethisjob!

W:Areyousureyouwantit?Thejobwaswhatgavehimtheheartattack!

Q:Whyshouldthemanthinkmoreabouttakingthejobaccordingtothewoman?

W:Ireallyadmirepeoplewhoworkhardtobuildroadsandcleanthecity.

M:That'snicetohear.Manypeopledon'trespectlaborers.

Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisnicetohear?

W:Ybuhadoptionsaftercollege.Whydidyouchoosetobeawindowwasher?

M:Ithinkit'sexcitingtobehighup,outsideoftallbuildings.

Q:Whydidthemanchoosehisjob?

M:Ittookme30hourstowritethatproposal.Ihaven'tslept,andIwanttocry.

W:It'sfinishednow.Andyoucanrelaxbyplayingsomegolf.

Q:Whatmightmakethemanrelaxaccordingtothewoman?

M:Theimageoftrashmenbeingdirtyiswrong!Manyofthemareveryclean.

W:Ibelieveyou'reright.Still.Tmnotsurerdliketobecomeone.

Q:Whatdothetwospeakersagreeon?

W:Sinceyouworkinanoffice,youcanwearniceclotheseveryday.

M:lbbefrank,TdratherwearaT-shirtthanasuit.

Q:Whatwouldthemanliketodressforwork?

M:Fmgettingtiredoftherudecommentswegetasgarbagemen!

W:Justignorethem.Weknowourworkisimportant,andthat'sallthatmatters.

Q:Whatshouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman?

二、longconversation

M:Whenwewerekids,wedidn'tthinkmuchaboutsocialstatus.Weplayedthepartof

doctorsorplumbersanddidn'treallyunderstandwhyonewasbetterthantheother.

W:Right!Wedidn'tconsidercollarcolorscarefully.Later,welearnedtorespectpeoplelike

businessexecutives,lawyers,anddoctorsmorethanothers.

M:Doyouthinkwelearnedtherightidea?

W:Yeah,Ido.Somepeoplearemoreimportantthanothersforsociety.Aplumber,for

example,doesimportantwork.Buthecanbereplacedeasily.Adoctor,ontheother

hand,doesimportantworkanditisdifficulttoreplacehim.Weshould,then,respect

peoplelikedoctorsmore.

M:Whataboutplumbers?Shouldn'twerespectthem,too?

W:Everyonewhoworkshardshouldgetrespect,butifsnotnecessarytorespecteveryone

thesame.Ofcourse,Tmfriendlyandnicetomyplumber,butIdon'tthinkhe'sasvaluable

assomepeople.

1WhatdidthetwospeakersNOTthinkmuchaboutaskids?

2Whatdidtheylearnastheygotolder?

3Whyaredoctorsmoreimportantthanplumbersaccordingtothe

woman?

4Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutrespectingplumbers?

5Whatdoesthewomandotowardherplumber?

三、passage

TherewasatimewhenIwasafraidtotellpeoplelamaconstructionworker.Nowadays,

I'mproudofit.Infact,Iboastaboutit

MylifechangedonedaywhenmydaughtercamehomefromschoolandtoldmethatI

hadabetterjobthananyoftheparentsofherclassmates.Atfirst,Iwassurprised.Iknew

manyofherclassmateshadparentswhowereimportantbusinesspeople.Iremindedher

thatbusinesspeoplegetmorerespectfromsociety,oftenmakemoremoneyandworkinan

office.

ShetoldmethatIdidn'tunderstandwhatwasimportantinlife.Respect,moneyand

officesaren'tasimportantastime.Businessmenmustworklonghours,sotheycan'tsee

theirchildrenasmuch.Buildinghouses,Ionlyworksixhoursaday.Thisgivesmemorefree

timetospendwithher.

1Whatdoesthemanboastabout?

2Whatdidhisdaughtertellhimaboutbeingaconstructionworker?

3Whatdidthemanknowaboutsomeofherclassmates'parents?

4Accordingtohisdaughter,whatwasmostimportantinlife?

5Whatdoestheconstructionworkerdowhenheisfree?

Unit7

一、shortconversations

W:So,didyoubuygunsforsportorfortrouble?

M:Neither!Iboughtacoupleofpistolstoprotectmyhome.

Q:Whydidthemanbuyguns?

M:What'stheproblem?Keepingaguninmyhomeforsafetyisn'tacrime.

W:Inthiscountryitisagainstthelaw.Ybu'llhavetogiveittothepolicerightaway!

Q:Whatistheproblemwiththemanhavingagun?

M:MyanxietylevelalwaysgoesupwhenIseesomeonelateatnight.

W:Youwouldn'tbesoworriedifyoucarriedagun.likeIdo.

Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTgetworried?

M:Mydaughterwasarrestedforhavingapistolatschool.

W:Iknow,Shetoldmethatshebroughtitbecauseshedidn'tfeelsafe.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanknow?

M:It'susuallymaleswhocauseproblemswithguns.Idon'tknowwhy.

W:Menarejustmoreviolentbynature,Ithink.Theycausemanyproblems.

Q:Whydomalescausemostproblemswithguns?

W:I'mcautiouswhenfmoutIpayattentionandstayoutoftrouble.

M:Ifyoucontinuetodoso,youwon'thavetoworryaboutneedingagun.

Q:WhydoesthewomanNOTneedagunaccordingtotheman?

M:Didyouseewhattherobberslookedlikebeforetheystartedshooting?

W:Theyhadonnylonmasks,soIcouldn'tsee.Iwasscaredwhentheyshotatme.

Q:WhycouldthewomanNOTtellwhattherobberslookedlike?

W:Iheardthatyoushotyourguninthehouseyesterday.Didyouseearobber?

M:No.Ifireditbymistakewhilepolishingthehandle.Ishouldhavebeenmorecareful.

Q:Whydidthemanshoothisguninthehouse?

M:Ibecameanadvocateoftoughergunlawsaftermysonwaskilled.

W:Iknowyoumeanwell,butIdon'tthinkyou'redoingwhathe'dwant.

Q:Whatdoesthewomandoubt?

M:Willyourevealthecauseofgunviolenceatthismeeting?

W:No.Gunviolenceisnotsimpleenoughtounderstandinsuchashorttime.

Q:WhywillthewomanNOTtellpeoplethecauseofgunviolence?

二、longconversation

M:Beforetherobbery,casesofgunviolencewereonlystatisticstome,numbersthatIwould

readinthenewspaper.Butnow,thingswillneverbethesame.

W:Whatdoyouremember?

M:IremembereverythingthatIwoddliketoforget.Mostofall.Iremembertheshots.Bang!

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