unit1
Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was born on Feb. 1) 17, 2)
1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He is 3) 1.98 meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joined
the Chicago Bulls team for the 5) 1984 season. In the 6) 1986 season he shot 7) 3041 points, the 8)
third highest score ever. He was named NBA Slam Dunk Champion (扣篮冠军) in 9) 1987 and
won the Most Valuable Player Award in 10) 1988, an honor repeated 11) four times in the next 12)
ten years to 13) 1998. Jordan guided his team to win 14) six NBA championships during the 15)
1990s, scoring 16) 45 points during the 17) sixth and last game of the 18) 1998 NBA finals. In 19)
1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. Jordan left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-1994 NBA season to pursue a career in
baseball. Since his baseball game wasn’t quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave it
up to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announced
his retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Part B
Pre-listening Task Exercise 1 d b Exercise 2
Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.
1. Why is Laura so keen on sports?
Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.
2. What sports do Peter and Laura go in for?
Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly. Part c d c d c b
unit 2
Part A 1.
Yes 2.No 3.Yes 4.No 5.Yes 6.No 7.No 8.No Part B Text
Exercise 1: 1. ...for a while
2. ...plans for this Saturday 3. ...dinner...weekend
4. ...Italian...too much food 5. ...Chinese...Japanese Exercise 2:
1. It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.
2. They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant. Part C
Exercise: 1. B 2.C 3.D Part D (Refer to TextBook)
unit 3
part a
1. a. General weather conditions for today:
Fine and pleasant. b. Temperature: High: 18 °C (64 °F) c. Weather outlook:
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Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.
2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it last?
It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three hours.
b. How damaging was the storm?
It caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure.
part b
1 . b a d
2. Listen to the conversation again. Then write down answers to the following questions.
1. What happened to Alan and Michelle last year?
They went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather. 2. Why won’t Alan worry even if it rains?
Because he thinks it’ll only be a short shower that cools things off a little. part c
a b c d b
unit 4
part a
1. However; a 2. Because; d
3. Firstly, then, finally; c 4. In short; b part b
Exercise 1
Listen to the passage. As you listen, read the signal words in your
book and put a tick (√) in the brackets after the ones you have heard. 1. for instance ( ) 2. but (√) 3. in addition ( ) 4. first (√)
5. very soon (√) 6. in consequence ( ) 7. despite ( ) 8. on the contrary ( ) 9. admittedly ( ) 10. to begin with (√) 11. firstly ( ) 12. however (√)
13. because (√) 14. on one hand ( ) 15. on the other hand ( ) 16. yet (√)
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17. so (√) 18. hopefully ( ) Exercise2 b d c a part c
Listen to the passage three times and supply the missing information. Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class
family in Quebec, Canada. Her parents, who both loved music, 1)
encouraged her to develop her musical 2) talent. At 12, Celine had 3)
composed the song “It Was Only a Dream”. Her mother and brother
helped her to make a recording of that song and sent it off to an
address they found on an album of a popular French singer. The
address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first 4) conquest, but there would be millions more.
Celine’s rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been
5) steady, but not without difficulties. Record companies were at
first less 6) enthusiastic about 7) investing in a teenager than Angelil,
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who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But her
first two albums won a great success. And by 1983 she became the
first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.
In 1990, Celine made her first English language record with
Unison but 8) her real breakthrough in America came when she was
selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.
The song went to No.1 on the chart and won both a Grammy and an
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Academy award. 9) In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997 she recorded the
theme song for Titanic, and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.
Celine Dion’s favorite theme is love.10) She sings the depth
and the power of love in a great many of her hits such as “Love Can
Move Mountains”, “Because You Loved Me”, “The Power of Love”
and, of course, the theme song of Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On”.
unit 5
part a c d part b
1. d d c d
2. 1. What are the patient’s complaints?
She has suffered from insomnia for several months and lately has had a lot of indigestion. 2. What did the doctor do?
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He gave the patient some medicine for insomnia and
indigestion. He also advised the patient to have a proper diet
and begin a regular exercise program.
part c
d b b a d
unit6
Part A
1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
They are probably business partners. 2. What are they doing?
One is showing the other the building where her company has offices.
3. On which floors are the offices of the company?
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Accounting Office 2nd floor Personnel Department 8th floor Manager’s Office 9th floor Sales Office 1st floor
Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information.
part b
1. 1. What are the speakers doing? They are discussing which candidate is more suitable for a
vacant position in the company. 2. What position is vacant in this company?
Leader of a small group.
3. What is the most important quality this position requires, according to Joan? Being dynamic.
4. Why won’t John Jeffrey be promoted? Because he has no experience in leadership.
5. Why couldn’t the company give John a chance?
Because he has always been a follower, not a leader. 2.无
part c ccadc
unit 7
1.Complete the following summary. A man is at a store. He wants to buy a medium-sized white
T-shirt with a slogan on the front. He is
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helped by a shop
assistant in getting what he wants. part b
b c d
2. 1. A recent study using elementary students was interesting.
They said that people wearing Calvin Klein designs were
more handsome and successful than those wearing Wranglers.
Levi’s-wearers were seen as sporty, fashionable and fun！
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2. Clothes that look great on professional models may look terrible on average buyers.
3. Expensive clothes can make the wearer feel like part of the
high status group that sets taste and style. So you are buying an image of success.
4. When you dress in expensive clothes, your mood brightens.
You feel good, ready to face another day with energy.
5. Of course, a lot of people don’t like high fashion. They’d
rather spend their money on something practical. Which
would you prefer — the image or the reality? part c
Vera Wang has become a 1) significant figure in the
American fashion industry in a 2) relatively short period of time. She has no formal design training because her father wouldn’t
let her go to art school and wanted her to 3) concentrate on more
“practical subjects”. After earning a degree in 4) liberal arts,
Vera worked as an 5) editor at Vogue for
17 years and as a
design director of Ralph Lauren for two years. In 1990 she
opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, in a
less expensive line of 6) ready-to-wear bridal and evening
dresses. She chose bridal wear for she wanted to build a fashion
company starting with one market and then 7) expand into
others. She became a household name in 1994 when she
designed stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan to wear in the Winter Olympics.
8) Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had
Olympic dreams too. But that dream was crushed when she did
not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.
9) However her love for the sport never ceased. “I wanted to
make an artistic contribution to the sport,” she said. 10) “I don’t
know if designing costumes for Nancy has been good in terms
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of actual sales, but it has been tremendous for name recognition.”
unit 8
part a
1. Don’t expect money to buy you happiness.
2. Enjoy the moment. 3. Learn to like yourself.
4. Self-esteem grows out of achieving realistic goals.
5. Take occasional days of rest.
6. Put on a happy face — even if you
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don’t feel happy. 7. Exercise.
8. Get enough sleep to feel rested. 9. Build close relationships.
part b
1.b d d b c d
2. Every day, millions of Americans buy lottery tickets and
dream of winning the lottery. If you win one million dollars, you
can receive from $25,000 to $40,000 a year for twenty years
after paying taxes. Winners spend the large amount of money in
different ways. Some use the money to pursue their own
interests, some on home improvement and travel, and others
save the money for their children’s college education. Most
winners quit their jobs and only a small number of them still
stay on their jobs. Some winners realize that money brings
security and gives them opportunities, but money does not mean happiness. part c
c d d d
unit 9
parta 1. bcd part b 1. cba
1. What helped Larry to carry on with life when his dream was dashed again and again?
His belief that one day he would become a movie star.
2. What job did Larry find in order to support himself?
Parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants.
3. Was Larry well-paid and how did he manage to make a living?
No, his pay was only basic. But he got generous tips from
guests driving into the restaurant.
4. What happened one day that changed Larry's life?
Larry parked the car of a famous film director and was able to
introduce himself to the man.
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5. Larry said: “A lot of big companies are after me.” What can
be the two meanings of this statement? a. Many big film companies are interested in me.
2. b. Many big companies are pressing me to pay their bills part c
b d b a
unit 10
1.
Type of disaster 1) Earthquake Time 2) Three days ago Place 3) Turkey
Number of people killed 4) 10,000 Number of people injured 5) 34,000 2.
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Type of disaster 1) Explosion Time 2) Early this morning Place Shijiazhuang
Number of people killed 3) 108 Number of people injured 4) 38 Number of people severely injured 5) 11
Cause Unknown part b Exercise 1
Listen to the passage and complete the
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following chart with the missing information.
Type of disaster Plane crash Time 1) Three months ago
Place 2) In the middle of a jungle Cause 3) A terrible storm
Number of people killed 4) All on board the plane except the narrator
Number of people injured 5) One (the narrator) Exercise 2
1. What happened to the plane before it crashed?
It rolled and shook in the wind.
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2. Did the rescue team arrive
immediately after the crash? Why or why not?
No. It arrived nine days later because it was raining heavily
and the helicopters couldn’t fly in the heavy rain. To make the
matter worse, the plane crashed in a swamp in the middle of a jungle.
3. Was the narrator seriously injured? Yes. She was in terrible pain and couldn’t move.
4. How did she manage to stay alive? By drinking dirty floodwater. part c
c d a b
unit 11
part a
1. What is the speaker’s attitude towards Napoleon?
Neutral. (The speaker mainly gives a factual account of
Napoleon’s life even though he holds that Napoleon waged
wars against many countries.)
2. What is the speaker’s attitude towards
Tom Cruise?
Positive. (“World renowned actor”, “almost everyone respects
him” and “international star” show the speaker’s attitude.)
3. What is the speaker’s attitude towards Warren Edward Buffett?
Positive, respectful. (In “regarded as one of the world’s
greatest stock market investors”, the choice of the word
“great” indicates the speaker’s attitude.) part b 1. abdca
Alan Greenspan
Father A 1) stockbroker
Mother Worked in 2) retailing Born on 3) March 6, 1926 Parents and
Childhood
Grew up in 4) New York In the mid-1940s
Studied at a 5) music school in New York, graduated with a degree in 6) economics from New York University’s School of 7) Commerce
In 1949 Got a 8) master’s degree at NYU Education
In 1977 Earned a 9) PhD from NYU After leaving Columbia University
Worked for the National 10) Industrial Conference Board In the mid-1950s
Opened an 11) economic consulting company Working
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Experience
In 1987 Began to work in the 12) Federal
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2. Government
part c
On June 28, 2008, amid cheers and tears 52-year-old Gates
said good-bye to his 1) Microsoft employees.
The following is his closing remarks during his 2) farewell event in Redmond:
“My life’s work really is about 3) software and working
with incredible people. I love working with smart people. I love
working with Steve. I love working with all the incredible
people here. Even the times that were the 4) toughest, in some
ways those are the ones that bond you the most — when IBM
decides to attack you, or when some 5) legal ruling isn’t quite
right. And you have to do a press conference afterwards.
“The work here combines two things that I think are just so
special. One is the 6) long-term impact — the impact on the
world of what we do — is incredible. We can always go out and
see things that remind us of that. See blind people who, using
our accessibility, can browse the Internet. You know, their lives
are just totally different because of that. So we can say, wow, this is so 7) impactful.
“But I think the second thing, 8) which is that the
day-to-day work is fun and enjoyable,
that’s actually what’s
made it so easy to want to work hard, to want to always improve
things, to face up to whatever it is that needs to be done better. 9)
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So it’s a special group of people who put so much into it.
“So let me just close by saying you’ve made it so much for
me. 10) There won’t be a day of my life that I’m not thinking
about Microsoft, and the great things that it’s doing, and wanting
to help. So thank you for making it the center of my life, and so much fun. Thank you.”
unit 12
1. The main idea of the passage: Establishing computer labs for
the schools in China’s poor rural areas. 2. The main idea of the passage: China is cooperating with India
in training software professionals. 3. The main idea of the massage: The computer virus, Code Red II, is about to attack again.
part b 1. bbdbca
2,Listen again and complete the following sentences with the information you’ve got from the recording. Then number the
sentences from 1 to 5 to put them in the right order.
4 An emergency call reached an ambulance crew where the student lived.
2 Nathen learned that the message came from a student far
away who had trouble breathing and moving.
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5 Nathen received the student’s thanks soon after the rescuers
came to her help. She was finally safe. 1 Nathen was surfing the Net for fun when he received an
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urgent message for help.
3 After learning about her home address, Nathen rang up the
international operator and asked the operator to put a call
2. through to the student’s country. part c cbba
unit 13
1. ( f ) 2. ( e ) 3. ( d ) part b 1. acdab
Professor Sabbatucci’s Noble Act Time: last Saturday Place: Italy
People: a 58-year-old maths professor and a 35-year-old unemployed father
What happened: While pretending to help the professor change
a tire, a thief stole a suitcase from the latter’s car, but in doing so
he dropped his lottery ticket at the scene. It was later picked up
by the professor. Next day, the professor learned from TV that
the ticket was a winner. To return or keep the prize troubled the
professor’s conscience but in the end he decided to return the
money to its owner. By advertising in newspapers and on radio,
he found the very man, though there were hundreds of people
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trying to trick him into giving them the cash. Thus 60 million lire
were handed over to the owner. This was quite beyond the thief’s
2. expectation. The Professor’s noble act moved him to tears. part c part c bdbd
unit 14
How the Hills Family Won the Copyright to the Song “Happy Birthday to You” Time Event
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In 1893 Mildred and Patty Hill, two American kindergarten
teachers, composed the song “Good Morning to
All” to greet their students every morning.
Later The title of the song was known as “Good Morning
to You” when it was used for children to greet their teacher.
In 1924 The song appeared in a book of music edited by
Robert Coleman. And a second verse “Happy
Birthday to You” was added to it. The writer of the
lyrics to the second verse remained unknown. By
mid-1930s
The song appeared repeatedly in movies, radio
shows, and Broadway musicals without the
permission of the Hill family.
In 1934 Jessica Hill filed a suit and won the copyright to
the song “Happy birthday to You” for her elder
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sisters. She proved in court that “Happy Birthday
to You” was actually “Good Morning to All” with
different lyrics. From then on
Every time the song was sung publicly, the Hill
family gets paid. part b 1. Exercise 1
1. Why does drive-in grocery shopping appeal to customers?
Because customers don’t need to fight for a parking space,
push a grocery cart around in the market, or stand in line at the check-out.
2. Who is Dave Burnstein?
He is the vice-president for the Phone-In Drive-through Market.
3. What are the two proven successful ideas applied to grocery
shopping according to Mr. Burnstein? One is the success of drive-through convenience — which has
been proven to be successful with banks and fast food; the
other is the proven success of catalog shopping.
4. Why have they applied the two proven successful ideas to grocery shopping?
To help customers save time. 5. What are the disadvantages of drive-in grocery shopping?
Customers can’t stop and check if the goods they have ordered
are of good quality or not; and they have to pay a $1.50 service charge on each order.
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Exercise 2
Drive-in Grocery Shopping Step 1
You make up your grocery list from a 4,000-item catalog. Step 2
You phone in the item numbers of the goods you order. Step 3
The computer makes a print-out of your list. Step 4
Workers in the market find the goods on your list in a warehouse. Step 5
Three hours later, you drive up to the market, and
punch your code into a terminal. Step 6
You write a check while workers load your groceries into your car.
part c bccd
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