unit1Michael 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) meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joinedthe 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 andwon 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 inbaseball. Since his baseball game wasn’t quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave itup to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announcedhis retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member ofthe Washington Wizards.Part BPre-listening TaskExercise 1 d bExercise 2Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.1. Why is Laura so keen on sportsBecause 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 forBoth Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly. Part cd c d c bunit 2Part A1. YesPart BTextExercise 1:1. ...for a while2. ...plans for this Saturday3. ...dinner...weekend4. ...Italian...too much food5. ...Chinese...JapaneseExercise 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 CExercise: 1. BPart D (Refer to TextBook)unit 3part a1. a. General weather conditions for today:Fine and pleasant.b. Temperature:High: 18 °C (64 °F)c. Weather outlook:Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it lastIt started around 8 . and lasted for about three hours.b. How damaging was the stormIt caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure. part b1 . b a d2. Listen to the conversation again. Then write down answers to the following questions.1. What happened to Alan and Michelle last yearThey went to the department picnic but their fun was spoiled by the hot weather.2. Why won’t Alan worry even if it rainsBecause he thinks it’ll only be a short shower that cools things off a littl e. part ca b c d bunit 4part a1. However; a2. Because; d3. Firstly, then, finally; c4. In short; bpart bExercise 1Listen to the passage. As you listen, read the signal words in yourbook 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 (√)1017. so (√) 18. hopefully ( )Exercise2 b d c apart cListen to the passage three times and supply the missing information. Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-classfamily 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 brotherhelped 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. Theaddress 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 been5) steady, but not without difficulties. Record companies were atfirst less 6) enthusiastic about 7) investing in a teenager than Angelil, 16who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But herfirst two albums won a great success. And by 1983 she became thefirst Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.In 1990, Celine made her first English language record withUnison but 8) her real breakthrough in America came when she wasselected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.The song went to on the chart and won both a Grammy and anAcademy award. 9) In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremonyof the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997 she recorded thetheme song for Titanic, and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.Celine Dion’s favorite theme is She sings the depthand 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 5part ac dpart b1. d d c d2. 1. What are the patient’s complaintsShe has suffered from insomnia for several months and lately has had a lot of indigestion.2. What did the doctor do12He 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 cd b b a dunit6Part A1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers They are probably business partners.2. What are they doingOne is showing the other the building where her company has offices.3. On which floors are the offices of the company2Accounting Office 2nd floorPersonnel Department 8th floorManager’s Office 9th floorSales Office 1st floorListen to the passage and fill in the missing information. part b1. 1. What are the speakers doingThey are discussing which candidate is more suitable for a vacant position in the company.2. What position is vacant in this companyLeader of a small group.3. What is the most important quality this position requires, according to JoanBeing dynamic.4. Why won’t John Jeffrey be promotedBecause he has no experience in leadership.5. Why couldn’t the company give John a chanceBecause he has always been a follower, not a leader.2.无part cccadcunit 7the following summary.A man is at a store. He wants to buy a medium-sized whiteT-shirt with a slogan on the front. He is helped by a shopassistant in getting what he wants.part bb c d2. 1. A recent study using elementary students was interesting.They said that people wearing Calvin Klein designs weremore handsome and successful than those wearing Wranglers.Levi’s-wearers were seen as sporty, fashionable and fun！122. Clothes that look great on professional models may lookterrible on average buyers.3. Expensive clothes can make the wearer feel like part of thehigh status group that sets taste and style. So you are buyingan 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’drather spend their money on something practical. Whichwould you prefer — the image or the realitypart cVera Wang has become a 1) significant figure in theAmerican fashion industry in a 2) relatively short period of time. She has no formal design training because her father wouldn’tlet 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 adesign director of Ralph Lauren for two years. In 1990 sheopened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, in aless expensive line of 6) ready-to-wear bridal and eveningdresses. She chose bridal wear for she wanted to build a fashion company starting with one market and then 7) expand intoothers. She became a household name in 1994 when shedesigned stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan towear in the Winter Olympics.8) Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she hadOlympic dreams too. But that dream was crushed when she didnot win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.9) Howev er her love for the sport never ceased. “I wanted tomake an artistic contribution to the sport,” she said. 10) “I don’t know if designing costumes for Nancy has been good in terms20of actual sales, but it has been tremendous for namerecognition.”unit 8part a1. 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 don’t feel happy.7. Exercise.8. Get enough sleep to feel rested.9. Build close relationships.part bd d b c d2. 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 yearsafter paying taxes. Winners spend the large amount of money in different ways. Some use the money to pursue their owninterests, some on home improvement and travel, and otherssave 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 cc d d dunit 9partabcdpart bcba1. What helped Larry to carry on with life when his dream was dashed again and againHis belief that one day he would become a movie star.2. What job did Larry find in order to support himselfParking cars for one of Hollywoo d’s big restaurants.3. Was Larry well-paid and how did he manage tomake a livingNo, his pay was only basic. But he got generous tips fromguests driving into the restaurant.4. What happened one day that changed Larry's lifeLarry parked the car of a famous film director and was able to introduce himself to the man.135. Larry said: “A lot of big companies are after me.” What can be the two meanings of this statementa. Many big film companies are interested in me.b. Many big companies are pressing me to pay their billspart cb d b aunit 101.Type of disaster 1) EarthquakeTime 2) Three days agoPlace 3) TurkeyNumber of people killed 4) 10,000Number of people injured 5) 34,0002.2Type of disaster 1) ExplosionTime 2) Early this morningPlace ShijiazhuangNumber of people killed 3) 108Number of people injured 4) 38Number of people severelyinjured5) 11Cause Unknownpart b Exercise 1Listen to the passage and complete the following chart with the missing information.Type of disaster Plane crashTime 1) Three months agoPlace 2) In the middle of a jungleCause 3) A terrible stormNumber of people killed 4) All on board the plane exceptthe narratorNumber of people injured 5) One (the narrator)Exercise 21. What happened to the plane before it crashedIt rolled and shook in the wind.112. Did the rescue team arrive immediately after the crash Whyor why notNo. It arrived nine days later because it was raining heavily and the helicopters couldn’t fly in the heavy rain. To make t he matter worse, the plane crashed in a swamp in the middle of a jungle.3. Was the narrator seriously injuredYes. She was in terrible pain and couldn’t move.4. How did she manage to stay aliveBy drinking dirty floodwater.part cc d a bunit 11part a1. What is the speaker’s attitude towards NapoleonNeutral. (The speaker mainly gives a factual account of Napoleon’s life even though he holds that Napoleon wagedwars 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 EdwardBuffettPositive, respectful. (In “regarded as one of the world’s great est stock market investors”, the choice of the word “great” indicates the speaker’s attitude.)part babdcaAlan GreenspanFather A 1) stockbrokerMother Worked in 2) retailingBorn on 3) March 6, 1926ParentsandChildhoodGrew up in 4) New YorkIn themid-1940sStudied at a 5) music school inNew York, graduated with adegree in 6) economics fromNew York University’s School of7) CommerceIn 1949 Got a 8) master’s degree at NYUEducationIn 1977 Earned a 9) PhD from NYUAfter leavingColumbiaUniversityWorked for the National 10)Industrial Conference BoardIn themid-1950sOpened an 11) economicconsulting companyWorkingExperienceIn 1987 Began to work in the 12) Federal14Governmentpart cOn June 28, 2008, amid cheers and tears 52-year-old Gatessaid good-bye to his 1) Microsoft employees.The following is his closing remarks during his 2) farewellevent in Redmond:“My life’s work really is about 3) software and workingwith incredible people. I love working with smart people. I love working with Steve. I love working with all the incrediblepeople here. Even the times that were the 4) toughest, in someways those are the ones that bond you the most — when IBMdecides 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 theworld of what we do — is incredible. We can always go out andsee things that remind us of that. See blind people who, usingour accessibility, can browse the Internet. You know, their livesare 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 theday-to-day work is fun and enjoyable, that’s actually what’smade 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) 22So it’s a special group of people who put so much into it.“So let me just close by s aying you’ve made it so much forme. 10) There won’t be a day of my life that I’m not thinkingabout 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 121. The main idea of the passage: Establishing computer labs forthe schools in China’s poor rural areas.2. The main idea of the passage: China is cooperating with Indiain training software professionals.3. The main idea of the massage: The computer virus, Code RedII, is about to attack again.part bbbdbca2,Listen again and complete the following sentences with theinformation you’ve got from the recording. Then number thesentences from 1 to 5 to put them in the right order.4 An emergency call reached an ambulance crew where thestudent lived.2 Nathen learned that the message came from a student faraway who had trouble breathing and moving.5 Nathen received the student’s thanks soon after the rescuerscame to her help. She was finally safe.1 Nathen was surfing the Net for fun when he received an15urgent message for help.3 After learning about her home address, Nathen rang up theinternational operator and asked the operator to put a callthrough to the student’s country.part ccbbaunit 13( f ) 2. ( e ) 3. ( d )part bacdabProfessor Sabbatucci’s Noble ActTime: last SaturdayPlace: ItalyPeople: a 58-year-old maths professor and a 35-year-oldunemployed fatherWhat happened: While pretending to help the professor changea 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 upby the professor. Next day, the professor learned from TV thatthe ticket was a winner. To return or keep the prize troubled the professor’s conscience but in the end he decided to return themoney to its owner. By advertising in newspapers and on radio,he found the very man, though there were hundreds of people13trying 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 expectation. The Professor’s noble act moved him to tears.part cpart cbdbdunit 14How the Hills Family Won the Copyright to the Song“Happy Birthday to You”Time Event2In 1893 Mildred and Patty Hill, two American kindergarten teachers, composed the song “Good Morning toAll” to greet their students every morning.Later The title of the song was known as “Good Morningto You” when it was used for children t o greet theirteacher.In 1924 The song appeared in a book of music edited byRobert Coleman. And a second verse “HappyBirthday to You” was added to it. The writer of thelyrics to the second verse remained unknown.Bymid-1930sThe song appeared repeatedly in movies, radioshows, and Broadway musicals without thepermission of the Hill family.In 1934 Jessica Hill filed a suit and won the copyright tothe song “Happy birthday to You” for her eldersisters. She proved in court that “Happy Birthdayto You” was actually “Good Morning to All” withdifferent lyrics.From thenonEvery time the song was sung publicly, the Hillfamily gets paid.part b1. Exercise 11. 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 BurnsteinHe is the vice-president for the Phone-In Drive-throughMarket.3. What are the two proven successful ideas applied to grocery shopping according to Mr. BurnsteinOne is the success of drive-through convenience — which has been proven to be successful with banks and fast food; theother is the proven success of catalog shopping.4. Why have they applied the two proven successful ideas togrocery shoppingTo 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 $ service charge on each order.14Exercise 2Drive-in Grocery ShoppingStep1You make up your grocery list from a 4,000-itemcatalog.Step2You phone in the item numbers of the goods youorder.Step3The computer makes a print-out of your list.Step4Workers in the market find the goods on your list in a warehouse. Step5Three hours later, you drive up to the market, andpunch your code into a terminal.Step6You write a check while workers load your groceriesinto your car.part cbccd。