英语专业本科生教材听力教程第一册第二版_教师用书_施心远(3)

looking in all his pockets.

Peter: Oh dear. I can't find my door key.

Williams: If your sister Ann's at home, she'll let us in, won't she? Peter: She's out. The door wouldn't be locked if she was at home. William: Let's hope it doesn't rain again then. If it does we'll get soaked. Peter:I tell you what. If you let me climb on your shoulders, Fit get in through the pantry*window.

William: Right. Up you go. (sound effects) What's the matter? Peter: It's no good. If it were two inches wider, I could do it. William: And all the other windows are shut, otherwise it would be easy. Peter: 1 suppose we could break one.

William: I don't think your father would be very pleased if we did. Peter: No, I don't suppose he would. Well, what shall we do? William: I don't know. If only you weren't so careless, you wouldn't get into such trouble. Peter: Walt! What's this in the grass?

William: Your key! You must have dropped it when you came out. You really are careless.

Peter: Its lucky I am, really, otherwise we'd have to wait till Ann comes home. Exercise\hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions:

1. What is Peter looking for?

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(He is looking for his door key.)

2. Is Ann at home?

(No, she is not at home.)

3. What is William worrying about?

(He is worrying about the weather.)

4. What does Peter want to do?

(He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)

5. Why can't he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wide

enough.)

6. Peter's father won't mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he'? (Yes, he

will.)

7. Where is the door key'? (It's in the grass.)

g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.)Par2 Retelling

The children had desperately wanted to go to the circus. Every day after school they had gone down to the field behind the pub to see what was happening. First the men had put up tile big tent, and then moved in all the seats, and finally they had fixed the coloured lights round the outside of the tent.

In another part of the field, the children watched as the animals were fed and exercised.

Sometimes, to their delight, two young women stood on the horses' backs and galloped round and round.

But the most exciting moment of all was when the trainer allowed them to watch him go into them lions' cage. The children were sure he would be attacked, but he came out again unhurt and smiling.

At last the opening night came round. Then the most terrible thing happened; their mother

forbade them to go because she said it was unkind to put animals in a circus. The children were

unable to make her change her mind, and they had to sit at home while the music and lights in the field reminded them of what they were missing.

Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You

will hear the passage only once.

Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part

1 Listening Comprehension

The native people of North and South America were given the name \the explorer Christopher Columbus*. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on government lands called reservations*, or on tribal* lands. Others live in cities.

Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons.

The economic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as long as other Americans. But the situation is improving as more Indians are becoming educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from high

school. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college.

The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes* create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino*, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without interference from the government. This includes control over hunting and fishing

rights, and mining* operations. They are trying to protect their land from pollution. And they are taking legal action to regain lost lands or to receive payment for them. American Indians are trying to change their economic situation, improve their lives and honor* their culture.

Exercise: Listen to the passage about the American Indians and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. l.C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B

Part 2 Oral Work

I work in a small office from 9 till 5 Monday to Friday. Occasionally my boss asks me to come in on a Saturday morning as well. I don't earn a large salary and my job is rather dull, really. But I have a secret dream. My dream is to make a return flight to New York on Concorde. 1 know people say rude things about it. They say that it's noisy and expensive and that it uses too much fuel, and ...

My problem is that I can only afford to put aside -5 a week and a return ticket to New York costs over -1,000. Then of course New York is quite an expensive city, they say. Never mind. One day, perhaps ...

Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics. 1. Do you think the speaker's secret dream could be realized? If so, how?

2. What is your dream? What will you do to realize your own dream?

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