大学体验英语7-20

Unit7Onlinedating

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Youseemtobefloatingonair.Whathappened?

B:Don'tyouknow?Mygirlfriendiscomingtoseeme.

A:Goodforyou!Howdidyoumeether?

B:We'vebeenchattingonlineforsometime.Webothtookaninstantlikingtoeachother.

2.A:WhatdoyousaywetryonlinechattopracticeourEnglish?

B:That'sagoodidea.Butwehavetoplayitsafebecausesomepeopleuseonlinechattotake

advantageofothers.

A:Youdon'tsay!Butmanypeoplearekeenonchattingonline.

B:Remembernottotellanyoneonlineanyofyourpersonalinformation.Thenyoucangoonline.

3.A:YouspendalotoftimeontheInternet.Whatcanyoudothere?

B:Younameit,theInternethasit.IusuallysurftheNet,readnewsandanythingIaminterested

in,checkemails,chatwithotherpeople.SometimesIbuythingstoo.

A:Isee.That'swhyyouaresostucktoit.

B:Youareright.KmgettingintotheNetandmaybeIcanfindagirlfriendonline.

4.A:I'mgettingmoreandmorespamlately.Ican'tputupwithit.

B:NeithercanI.Wemustbemoreonguardonlineandtrytofindsomewaytofilterit.

A:Butthespammersseemtobeabletocircumventanybarrierwesetup.

B:MaybetheirmessageistheirAchilles,heelbecausetheyhavetodelivertheirmessage,

whateveritis.Ifwecanwritesoftwarethatrecognizestheirmessage,there'snowaytheycanget

aroundthat.

5.A:Haveyouheardofidentitytheft?

B:Yes.Somepeoplegetsomeone'ssocialsecuritynumberonlineanduseittoapplyforcredit

cardsandcreditlines.Thentheybuythingswiththecreditcards.

A:Doyouknowthatidentitythefthasbecomeanepidemic?It'sreportedthatjustbyavery

modestcalculation,therewereover700000victimsintheUnitedStateslastyear.

B:Itblowsmymind!Onecanneverbetoocautiousonline.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Inmarriage.

2.Intheman'scountry.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.ShewasintheUSAandheinEngland.

2.Foralmostayear.

3.Hesentflowerstoherjobsite.

4.Atruerelationship(love)wasdeveloping.

5.HewenttomeetherfamilyinTexasatChristmasandtheymarriedonthe18th.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Our“truetestimony"ofinternationalInternet

match-making

Youhearofithappeningmoreandmorethesedays-someonemeetingovertheInternetand

resultinginmarriage.Itmayseemlikeafairytalecomingtrue-untilithappenstoyouor

someoneyouknow.Iamoneofthefewwhomettheir“lifemates“throughtheInternetand

that'sjusthowwealsofeltwhenithappenedtous.

WemetinachatroomonthesubjectofcomputersandtheInternet.IwasintheUSAandhe

wasinEngland.WechattedontheInternetandbyphoneforalmostayearbeforewefinallymet.

Wewerebothgoingthroughtheendofourmarriagesandjustenjoyedhavingeachothertotalk

toanddiscoveredwehadalotincommon.Innotimeatall,itfeltasifwe'dknowneachother

foryears.Hesometimescalledmeatwork,andoh,suchlovelyemailgreetingswe'dsenteach

other.Ittrulywasa"worldlyromance“inbloom!!

Onmybirthday-muchtotheaweanddelightofmyfriends-hesentflowerstomyjobsite.

Sincemyco-workersrelievedmeforbreaks,hehadspokentothemmanytimeswhenhewould

callforme-thismadehimbecome"real"andverywellknown.Astimewentby,eventheywere

soontoadmitatruerelationshipwasdeveloping.Ourfeelingssteadilyblossomedintoa

beautifullove.Aswepreparedforourfirstmeeting,webothwereamazedathoweverything

seemedtojustworkitselfoutforus!Itwasasifitwerea"sign"encouraginguseverystepofthe

way!

WhenmyplanelandedinEnglandandweheldeachotherforthefirsttime,therewassucha

senseofloveandendearmentthatitfeltasthoughwehadalwaysbeentogether.Fromthestart

ofourfirstmeetingwebothfeltsocomfortableandsecurewitheachother.Sincewehadtalked

forsolongontheInternet,wefeltanaturalconnectiontoeachother.Itwasamazinghowwe

perfectlymatchedasweknewabouteachotherineveryway.Anyonewhohadseenustogether

couldseehowmuchinlovewewere.

ThroughtheeventsofhismeetingmyfamilyinTexasatChristmasandourmarryingonthe18th,

itmadeDecember2000amonthtoremember.WenowliveinEnglandwherewearemakingthe

planswehadonceonlychattedaboutthroughacomputer-arealityofabeautifullifetogether.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Someonlinedatingincidents.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

a.Anchor:AmanfromEcuador,livingintheAmericanMidwest,washavingahardtimerelating

toAmericanwomen.HewentontoaHispanicdatingserviceandmetawomanfromVenezuela.

Shecametovisithimandtheygotmarried,andhavechildren,andarereportedlyhappy.

b.Mrs.Crick:Shemetherhusbandonlinebecausesheworkednightsanddidn'thavetimefor

socialgatherings.Shethoughtshecouldtalkwithsomeoneonline,askallthequestionsandget

toknowtheperson.Shewasveryhappywithherhusband.

c.Mr.Dykma:OneofhisfriendsalmostwenttotheUkraineafterspendingsometimesurfing

MeetForeignW.

d.Michelle:Shemetamanonline.Hesaidhewantssomeonewho'sintelligent,kind,honest,

respectfulofothers,andreallywantstohaveafun,qualitylifewithacreativeguywhowilldohis

besttomakeeverydaythebesthecanforher.Heturnedtheadintoaquiz:/zlfyou'reinterested

incontactingme,askmefourgoodquestions.You'llbegradedonsincerityandcreativity/She

didn'twanttobegradedto"win"thechanceforadate.

Script

Onlinedating

Anchor:DozensofWebsiteshaveprovideddatingservices.Curiosity,desireandtheneedfor

companionshipmakethemasure-firebusiness.Todaywearegoingtotalkabouttheworldof

high-techdating.Mrs.Crickis55yearsold.ShelivesinLasVegasandisnewlymarriedthrough

onlinedating.

Crick:Yes,Imetmyhusbandonline.Ihaveneverbeenhappier...HeiseverythingIeverwanted

andmore..Idon'thangoutorgotoclubsorsocialgatherings...justreallydon'thavetime...I

worknightsandthiscutsintoanysocialscenesImightfind...butonline,youcantalkwith

someone,askallthequestionsyouwantandgettoknowthepersonbeforeyouactuallymeet

them...whenyoudoyoucanfindoutiftheyaretellingthetruth..

Anchor:Mr.Dykma,haveyoutriedonlinedating?

Dykma:Idon'tlikeonlinedating.ButsomeoneveryclosetomealmostwenttotheUkraine

earlierthisyear,afterspendingsometimesurfingMeetForeignW.Ican'tbelievethat

peoplearesoeagertobemarriedthattheywouldtraveltoaplacesimplytofindabride.

Anchor:Ofcourse,peoplewilldoanythinginthenameoflove.Afriendtoldmeaboutaman

fromEcuador,livingintheAmericanMidwest,whowashavingahardtimerelatingtoAmerican

women.HewentontoaHispanicdatingserviceandmetawomanfromVenezuela.Shecameto

visitandtheygotmarried,andhavechildren,andarereportedlyhappy.Whatdoyouthink,

Michelle?

Michelle:Yes,happymeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.OnceIwasonlineandmetthis

BB.Hesaidhewantssomeonewho'sintelligent,kind,honest,respectfulofothers,andreally

wantstohaveafun,qualitylifewithacreativeguywhowilldohisbesttomakeeverydaythe

besthecanforher.

Anchor:Soundsgood.Didyoumeethiminperson?

Michelle:Butthen,heturnedtheadintoaquiz:z/lfyou'reinterestedincontactingme,trythis;

askmefourgoodquestions.Make?mgood,you'llbegradedonsincerityandcreativity.Please

alsohaveaphoto/Idon'twantaquiz.Idon'twanttobegradedto"win"thechanceforadate.I

wonderwhatwouldhappenifImetBBonthestreet,ataparty,bumpedintohiminamuseum.

WouldIreactdifferently?WouldIwanttogettoknowhimbetter?Thisadturnsmeoff.

RealWorldSpeaking

AnswersforReference

1)Theymetinachatroomonasubjectthattheybothareinterestedin.

2)TheychattedontheInternetforalmostayearbeforetheyfinallymet.

3)Theydiscoveredtheyhadalotincommon.

4)Theycalledandsentemailgreetingsandevenflowerstoeachother.

5)Hehadspokentoherfriends,whichmadetherelationshipmorereal.

6)Theyfeltsocomfortableandsecurewitheachother.

Self-study

Answers

1-e,2-i,3-b,4-g,5-a,6-f,7-j,8-c,9-h,10-d

Unit8Achoiceofattitude

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:HowdidSamstrikeyou?

B:He'sawishy-washyguy.

A:Really?Why?

B:Heneverknowswhathewants.

2.A:What'swrong,Fred?Youdon'tlooktoogood.

B:Idon'tknowifI'mcomingorgoing.

A:Whatdoyoumean?

B:Well,Janewastakenintohospitallastnight.Thechildrenarecrying,butI'vegottowork

overtimetoday.WhatshallIdo?

3.A:What'sthematter;Toshio?Youseemupset.

B:Idon/tknowwhyIletCoachtalkmeintotheswitch.

A:Haven'tyoumadeupyourmind?

B:No.Ithinkit'sacrazyideatojoinyouinfigureskating.

4.A:Congratulations,Vicky!You'vebeenofferedthechancetoworkabroadforoneyear.

B:Thanks,Reginald!ButIfeelKmpulledintwodirections.

A:What'swrong?

B:Youknow,Ihavetwocareeropportunitiesatthesametime-mycareerasateacherandmy

careerasamother.

5.A:Hi,Wilma.What'sthedealwithhockey?

B:Ican'tgoback.

A:Why?

B:I'vebeenwrestlingwiththequestionofwhether,beinginsuchshape,KIIevernailmy

opponent.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.HeisAbrahamLincoln.Hewasdeterminedtobecomeapublicservant.

2.HeisHenryFord.Hisblisswastheautomobile.

3.HeisBabeRuth.Helovedplayingbaseball.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Stumbles:Heranforlegislatureandlost.HeranforCongressandlost.HeranfortheSenate

twiceandlostbothtimes.Hetriedforastatelandofficerandwasrejected.

Success:In1860hewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

2.Stumbles:Hetriedtoestablishtwocarcompaniesandbothwentbankruptwhenhewas40

yearsold.

Success:By50yearsold,hewastheworld'sleadingauto-makerandwaswellonthewayto

becomingthefirstbillionaire.

3.Stumbles:Hestruckout1330timesandhefailed.

Success:The714timeshehitahomerunandheheldtherecordformanyyearsashavingstruck

outmorethananyballplayerinhistory.

Script

Followyourbliss

Itisnaturalforyoutobefacedwithchoicesinlife.Myadviceistofollowyourbliss.Itmeansto

followacourseinlifethatismostexcitingandchallengingforyouandtofollowadirectionthat

bringsyouthegreatestpersonalsatisfaction.

DoyouknowthestoryofKingArthur'sknights?WhentheysetoutontheirquestfortheHoly

Grail,eachsetoutalone.Eachenteredthewoodsatthedeepest,darkestpoint,wheretherewas

nowayorpath.Ifthereisawell-wornpath,itissomeoneelse'spath,notyours.

Therewasamanwhowasdeterminedtobecomeapublicservant.Heranforlegislatureandlost.

HeranforCongressandlost.HeranfortheSenatetwiceandlostbothtimes.Afterallthese

failures,heeventriedforapoliticalappointmentasastatelandofficer;somethinglikeaJustice

ofthePeace,andhewasflatlyrejected.Yetthisguyheldtohisvisionofpublicservice,andin

1860waselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Theman,ofcourse,wasAbrahamLincoln.

Lookatthisguy.At40,hetriedtoestablishtwocarcompanies.Bothwentbankrupt,andhewas

flatbroke.Yettheautomobilewashisbliss.By50,hewastheworld'sleadingautomaker,andwas

wellonhiswaytobecomingthefirstbillionaire.ThatmanwasHenryFord.

Considerthebaseballplayerwhoheldtherecordformanyyearsashavingstruckoutmorethan

anyballplayerinhistory.Inhiscareer,hestruckout1330times.Yetwhatwerememberabout

BabeRuthisnotthe1330timeshefailed,butthe714timeshehitahomerun.

AlbertEinstein,ThomasEdison,EdgarAllenPoeandShellywereallexpelledfromschoolatone

point.Peoplearestumblingwhilefollowingtheirbliss.Whereyoustumble,stopandsmile,for

thereyourtreasuremaylie.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

Claudia:nexcitedaconfident

Toshio:oupset□hesitant

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

Question1:

Claudia:

□Ican'tdothetripletoeloop.

□Mylegsaren'tstrongenough.

Toshio:

□Iwanttogetbackmyshape.

Question2:

Claudia:

□Ifwesticktoit,perhapswecancompeteagainstthebest.

□Let'sgiveitatry.

□IplantogototheOlympicsbyanymeansnecessary.

Toshio:

□Ithinkitisacrazyidea.It'llneverwork.

□Idon'tthinkfigureskatingisforguys.

□Ineverplannedtotakethefigureskatingseriously.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Achoiceofattitude-accepttheswitchornot?

Inamoment,youaregoingtohearaconversationbetweenClaudiaandToshio.Theyare

discussingCoach'ssuggestionofgoingtotheOlympicsasateam.

Claudia:Hey,areyouokay?Toshio,youseemupset.Ididn'tmeantohurtyourfeelingsinthere.

It'sjustthat-

Toshio:Don'tberidiculous.Icanaccepttheswitch.Well,justfortherecord,Ithinkthisisacrazy

idea.It'llneverwork.Idon/tknowwhyIletCoachtalkmeintoit.Tmonlyheretogetbackin

shape.

Claudia:Youseeminprettygoodshapetome.Theredoesn'tseemtobemuchwrongwiththe

wayyoumoveontheice.

Toshio:Gladyounoticed.

Claudia:What'sthedealwithhockey?Whycan'tyougoback?

Toshio:It'salongstory.Idon'twanttotalkaboutit.

Claudia:I'msorryIasked.

Toshio:WhatIdon'tunderstandiswhyyouaredoingthis.Imean,isn'titbettertogettothe

Olympicsasasoloperformer?Youseemthetypewhowantsthelimelightalltoyourself.

Claudia:CoachjusttoldmeIwon'tgettotheOlympicsasasoloskater.Ican'tdothetripletoe

loop.Mylegsaren'tstrongenough.AndCoachdoesn'tthink111evernailit.SoIcan'tfollowmy

realdreamanymore-justlikeyoucan'tfollowyourhockeydreams.

Toshio:Sowe'rebothfailures,then.Maybewereallydobelongtogether.

Claudia:Speakforyourself.Idon'tconsidermyselfafailure.Kmjustchangingdirections.That's

all.IintendtogettotheOlympicsbyanymeansnecessary.

Toshio:ButIneverplannedtotakethisfigureskatingseriously.

Claudia:Coachsaidyouhadtalent,thatyoushouldtryitout.

Toshio:Well,maybeit'sokayforgirls.Butguysdon'tfigureskate-notrealguys.Theydostuff

likefootballandhockey.

Claudia:Areyouwillingtogiveitatry,Toshio?Let'sjustworktogetherandseeifit'srightfor

bothofus.Andifwesticktoit,perhapswecancompeteagainstthebest.

Unit9Tomoveisthegreataffair!

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Howwasyourtrip?

B:Awful.Myflightwasdelayedfor30hours.Itreallymakesmybloodboilwhenthissortofthing

happens.

A:Don'tbesoangry.Youhadenoughtimeforthetrip.

B:WhatdoyouthinkIcouldhavedoneotherwise?

2.A:I'mcomingtotheendofmypatience.

B:Why'sthat?

A:Thetravelagencychargedme20%higherthantheothers,andnowthehotelroomisfilthy.

B:YoumustfigureoutawaytoMakeyourtripmoreenjoyable.

3.A:Whyareyousoupset?

B:I'mfallingtopieces.Everythingseemstoturnagainstme.First,Itrippedoverthesteptothe

lobby,thenaftermyvisittotheSmithsonianMuseum,Ifoundmywalletlost.

A:I'msorrytohearthat.

B:Fortunately,Istillhavemypassportandcreditcard.

4.A:Sally,didyouseethealligatorsonyourtriptoFlorida?

B:Well,theysaythatalligatorsliveintheswampoverthere,butIdidn/tspotanyeventhoughI

strainedmyeyes.Worsestill,mosquitoesalmostkilledme.Theywerereallygettingonmy

nerves.

A:Youknowalligatorsareanendangeredspecies.

B:Yes,that'swhypeoplearecurioustowatchthem.

5.A:HowwasyourbustriptoNewOrleans?

B:Terrible.TheoldladysittingnexttomekeptbabblingonwhenIwantedtocatchuponsome

sleepsothatIcouldhadenoughenergyforMardiGras.Ijustcouldn'tstandher.

A:Ihopetheparadessavedyourmood.

B:Yes,indeed.Theparadeswerespectacular.Peoplewearingcostumesrodehighlydecorated

floatsintothecrowdsofspectatorsliningthestreets.ButIbecamesotiredasnottobeableto

gotothebarsintheevening.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Atafriend'shome.

2.Drankbeerinabarwithsomefriends.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.KennycalledJamietosayhello.

2.Thethirdruleofcollegeistoneverrefuseafreeplacetostay.

3.ThespeakersaidhewasmovingtoSanFranciscobecausetherewerefewcrimes.

4.ThehappycoincidencewasthatthespeakertraveledtoMillValleyandmetthefriendshesaw

everyday.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Tomoveisthegreataffair!

WereachedtheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoaboutninehoursafterleavingLompoc.

AfterrelaxingandtakingsomepicturesKennywenttoapayphonetocallagirlhehadmetonce

throughamutualfriendduringhislastco-optour.Hejustcalledtosayhibutwhenshefoundout

weweregoingtostayinSanFranciscoforthenightsheinsistedwestayatherplace.Thethird

ruleofcollegeistoneverrefuseafreeplacetostayifyou'reawayfromhome(thefirstand

secondaretoneverrefusefreebeerorfreefood,respectively)sowejumpedbackintothecar

anddrovetoherplace.

HernamewasJamie.Shewasasteel-blue-eyedblondewithapplecheeksthatlivedinthetop

partofahouseinthecityofMillValley,anextremelyniceneighborhoodjustnorthofSan

Francisco.Whenwegotthere,sheandherfriendWrayweregettingreadytoleavebecausethey

hadalreadytoldsomeotherfriendsandtheyweregoingtomeetthemsoon.Jamietoldusof

somecoolplacestogothatnightandsaidshe'djustleavethedooropenforus.KennyandI

lookedateachotherthenbackatherandsaid,“Areyousure?"Sheassuredusbyreplying,/zOh

yeah,it'sarealsafeneighborhood/

“Safeneighborhood?〃Ithought.InL.A.safeneighborhoodisanoxymoron.Imagineacleancity

withgreatweather,airyoucanbreathe,andsafeneighborhoods-I'mmovingtoSanFrancisco.

Aftertheyleft,KennyandIdecidedtostayinMillValleybecausethereweresomebarsand

coffeeshopsthatwerewithinwalkingdistancefromwherewewere.Icalledsomeofmyco-op

friendsthatwerealsointownstayingwithacousin.AndyansweredthephoneandIaskedhim

whattheyweregoingtodothatnight.Hesaid,“Oh,we'regoingtosomeplacecalledMillValley.”

WemetAndy,Mike,Andy/scousinandherboyfriendandwenttoabarcalledO'Leary's.Thebar

hadahighclassCheerskindoffeeltoit.Thesixofussatarounddrinkinggreatbeersfrom

micro-breweriesuntilwegotsickofthejokesabouthowwedrovetwelvehourstoseefriends

weseeeveryday.

OnthewaybackhometherewasatouristshopwithaRobertLouisStevensonquoteengraved

onitthatread:

Itravelnottoreachanyparticulardestination.

Itravelforthesakeoftraveling.

Tbmoveisthegreataffair.

IlikethisStevensonguy.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answers

□Putthethumbupwards.

□Holdasign.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

1.Totravelandtomeetpeople.

2.Itdependswhereyouare,whattimeitisandhowmanypeoplearewithyouandwhether

theyaremenorwomen.

3.Tohaveasign,writeonthecardtheplaceyouwanttogotoandmakethelettersquitebig.

Script

Tryit!

Stacy:WelcometoBackpackTravel!I'myourhost,StacyGoodwin.Todayourprogramisabout

hitchhiking.Hitchhikingisprobablythecheapestmethodoftravelinganditisverypopular

amongyoungtravelers.Manylistenersofourprogramareinterestedinit.TodaywehaveDennis

Hornyakheretosharehishitchhikingexperience.Thankyouforjoiningus,Mr.Hornyak.

Dennis:CallmeDennis,please.

Stacy:Okay,Dennis.Doyouhitchhiketosavemoneyordoyouhitchhikeforsomeotherreason?

Dennis:Ihaven'tgotanymoneytosave!Kmastudent.IfIdidn'thitchhikeIwouldn'tbeableto

travel.AndIthinkit'sveryimportanttotravel.It'sparticularlyimportantforayoungperson.So

really,theanswertoyourquestionisthatIhitchhikeinordertotraveland,ofcourse,tomeet

people.

Stacy:Soyoudon'tfeelyou'reabeggar?

Dennis:No,certainlynot.WhenIstandbytheroadI'msaying,Iwouldliketotravelwithyou,

wouldyouliketotravelwithme?

Stacy:Isiteasytogetalift?Dopeoplestopordoyouhavetowaitaverylongtime?

Dennis:Itdependswhereyouare,whattimeitisandhowmanypeoplearewithyouand

whethertheyaremenorwomen!

Stacy:Isn'titdangerousforawomantohitchhikebyherself?

Dennis:Yes.Ontheotherhandalotofthingsaredangerous.Itisverydangeroustotravelinacar.

And,inanycase,mostpeopleinBritainwillberespectfulofherrighttotravelasshewants.ButI

agreeitisabitmoredangerousandIprefermygirlfriendtohitchhikewithmeorwithoneofour

friends.

Stacy:Andisitfasterforyouifyoutravelwithawoman?

Dennis:Yes,it'scertainlyfaster.

Stacy:Howdoyoustopthecars?

Dennis:InBritainyoujustholdoutyourhand,usuallyyouputyourthumbupwardslikethis.

Actually,thebestsystemistohaveasign.Youhaveapieceofwhitecardorbetterstillyouhavea

pieceofthinwoodorplastic.Thenyouwriteonthecardtheplaceyouwanttogoto.Oryou

couldwritethenameofthenearestbigtown.Makethelettersquitebig.Experimenttoseehow

bigtheyshouldbe.

Stacy:Anymoretips?

Dennis:Well,youlearnallkindsofthingswhenyoudoit.Themainadviceis,tryit!You'llmeeta

lotofdifferentpeople.Andyou/lllearnalotaboutthecountry.

RealWorldSpeaking

AnswerforReference

Onthecardwasthenameoftheplacehewantedtogoto.

Self-study

Answers

1-i,2-d,3-j,4-b,5-g,6-h,7-a,8-f,9-e,10-c

OrrefertoScriptintheListeningTasksection.

Unit10Toomanytochoosefrom

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:It'shardtotellsomeoneshe'swrongtoherface.

B:Whyareyousodepressed?

A:It'smyfriend,Joan.Shewasveryrudetoherboyfriendyesterday.Itoldhershewaswrong

andshegotangry?

B:No,thatwon'tdo.Howcouldshebesonarrow-minded?She'llwinduplosingherboyfriend.

2.A:Achangeofpacewillprobablydoyougood.

B:I'mthinkingaboutit.ButwhatcanIdo?

A:Oh,youhaveawidediversityofchoices.Varietyisthespiceoflife.

B:Youcansaythatagain.

3.A:Junkemailsareoneofthefastest-growingproblemsontheInternet.Thenetizensare

gettingupinarmsaboutit.

B:ButI'mjustwonderinghowtheycouldgettheemailaddressesofInternetusers.

A:It'smostlikelythattheprogramssimplygeneratemillionsofrandomaddresses,hopingfora

match.

B:Nowonder.

4.A:AreyouallreadyforChristmas?

B:Areyoukidding?Ihaven'tevenstarted.Tvedonezeroshopping.

A:Well,you'dbettergetgoing.Christmasisonlyaweekaway.

B:IhavetotellyouthatI'moneofthosepeoplewhoreallygetsstressedoutbytheChristmas

rush.Ihatecuttingthroughtheclutter.

5.A:Idon'tliketheromanticlovestorieschurnedoutinKoreanTVdramas.Therearealways

threemajorcharactersinthesameoldeternaltriangle.

B:Youareright,usuallytheheroiseitherverysuccessfuloratthebottomoflife.

A:Thegirlswillbethesamewithonepure,innocentandanothersophisticated.

B:Icanalwaysguesstheendings.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

Answers

Junkemailsmessagespammessage/spammer

emailaccountemailuser/address/program/box

internetconnectionconnectioncost

filterblock

messageboardchatroom

newestversionof...MicrosoftOutlook

softwarerobot

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Anaverageemailaccountreceived1300spammessageslastyear.

2.Marketinggroupshavecollectedconsumers'phonenumbersandaddressesforyears.

3.Besidessoftwarerobots,otherprogramssimplygeneratemillionsofrandompersonalemail

addresses.

4.Mostnewemailprogramsincludefiltersforblockingjunkemails.

5.Manygovernmentshavepassedlawsthatimposestifffinesonspammers.

Script

Thewaragainstspam

Makemillionswithnowork!Lose5kgovernight!Clearyourcredithistory!Thesecretstogetting

hotgirls!Getoutofdebt!

Junkemailmessageslikethese,alsoknownasspam,arefamiliartoanyonewithanemail

account.Onaverage,eachemailuserreceived1300spammessageslastyear;andthatnumber

isexpectedtoincreaseto3900bytheyear2007.

Junkmailisnothingnew.Foryears,marketinggroupshavecollectedconsumerinformation,

includingaddressesandphonenumbers,andsoldthemasliststointerestedadvertisers.But

withjunkmail,thehighcostofmailingpackagestolargegroupsofpeoplekeptitdowntoa

manageablelevel.Butwithemail,anyonewithacomputerandInternetconnectioncannow

sendmessagesaroundtheworldforfree.

Butit'sthepeoplewhoreceivespamwhowinduppaying.Itisestimatedthatspamcosts

companiesmillionsofdollarseveryyearduetowastedtime,connectioncostsandlostemails.

Spammersspendmuchoftheirtimecollectingnewemailaddresses.Softwarerobotscheck

messageboardsandchat-roomsforpersonalemailaddresses,whileotherprogramssimply

generatemillionsofrandomaddresses,hopingforamatch.Theseemailboxesarethenstuffed

withoffers,someofthemsobizarrethatit'shardtobelieveanyonewouldthinktheycouldbe

true.

Becauseofthis,almostallthenewestversionsofemailprograms,suchasMicrosoftOutlook,

includefiltersdesignedtoblockspamandmanygovernmentshavepassedlawsthatimposestiff

finesonspammers.Butspammershavefoughtbackwithmoresophisticatedmethodstohide

wheretheiremailsarecomingfrom,makingthemalmostimpossibletotrack.Soitseemsthe

battleforcontrolofyouremailisjustbeginning.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

Theyargueaboutwhattoomanyproductvariationsbringtopeople.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

1.Thoughitishardtobelievethatthenumberofnewconsumerproductsintroducedeachyear

isdramaticallyincreasing,itisatruefact.

2.NoonecanforgetthegreatlossoftheCocaColaCompanyin1985duetothenewtasteof

coketheydeveloped.

3.PeopleusuallyfeellostwhentheystupidlystareatthatmanydifferentkindsofTylenoland

havenoideahowtochoosewhichonetheyneed.

4.It'simpossibletoexpectthesituationtochange.

5.Besides,peopleh