Unit 3
Listening and speaking
Pronunciation and listening skills
Scripts
1M: You like wearing cool clothes.
W: I do. And I care little about what people think of me.
Q:What is the woman’s attitude to other people’s opinion of her?
2M:Tho old people can’t stand rock music.
W: Yeah, it’s too noisy for them, though young people like us find it very exciting.
Q:What is the woman’s attitude to rock music?
3M:I don’t like going shopping with my girlfriend. It’s so boring and the stores are always so crowded.
W: I guess that’s why I can’t be your girlfriend. I go shopping nearly every weekend. It’s so much fun!
Q:What is the woman’s attitude to going shopping?
4M:Jack ems to think that this year’s basketball ason will be disappointing.
W:That’s his opinion. Most others, including me, have high expectations of it.
Q:How does the woman feel about this year’s basketball ason?
5W:I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. It’s crowded and a little messy. I think
I need more privacy.
M: I know what you mean.
Q: How does the woman feel about her dormitory?
6W: How do you like the play you saw last night?
M:Well, it’s nothing like what I expect ed. Just a waste of time.
Q:What is the man’s attitude to the play?
Keys
1 C
2 A
3 A
4 A
5 B
6 B
News report
Scripts
A growing number of comics are finding their way into medical class. Experts say that comics can
be a great way of explaining complex or scary medical process in an easy and entertaining manner. Medical teachers u comics a lot. Alex Thomas is one of them. He said, “We are trying to prent scientific information with pictures so that medical students are excited to learn about it without realizing they are learning.” Besides, comics are a powerful medium for telling personal stories as the u of pictures can create a n of emotion. In this way, medical students can
understand the patients’ experience of illness emotionally.
Keys
1 C
2 D
3 C
Conversation
Scripts
Tom: Mark, do you want to play basketball with me?
Mark:I’d love to, but I have no time. I’ve got lots of homework to do.
Tom: Oh, what a pity! Why are you so busy? You look stresd out.
Mark: I always have so much to do. I’m racking my brains about how to meet deadlines.
Tom: What kinds of things do you have to do?
Mark: Write a paper every week, participate in rearch groups, and prepare for tests, to name a few.
I don’t know if I can stand it much longer.
Tom: Yeah, campus life might be tiring, but we students need to balance work and rest.
Mark: You are right. The balance is important. I’ll try to relax a bit and enjoy the colorful campus life.
Keys
1
1 have no time
2 what a pity
3 always
4 stand
5 tiring
2
1 N
2 Y
3 N
3
S ample conversations
Situation 1
Mother:Sweetheart, you don’t look very happy. What’s your college life like?
Daughter: Mom, I guess college life is not as good as I expected. Actually, it’s a little bit disappointing.
Mother: What makes you think so?
Daughter: The food in the cafeteria doesn’t taste good. The teaching facilities are poor and there’re not many after-class activities to take part in. It’s not what I had in mind.
Mother: Dear, I know how you feel. You just need some time to get ud to your new college life. Daughter: Thank you for your understanding. I guess you’re right. Maybe it is not that bad. At least
I have got many new friends.
Mother:I’m glad you’re thinking that way.
Situation 2
Lisa: Good morning, Mary. How was the movie you saw yesterday?
Mary:Well, I don’t really like it. It’s just not my type.
Lisa:I heard it was very popular with young people. Why don’t you like it?
Mary:Well, the actors’ performance sucks. The sound effects are horrible. I really can’t stand it.
Lisa:I’m sorry to hear that, but don’t let it ruin your day.
Mary:You’re right. Thanks for talking to me.
Lisa:You’re welcome. That’s what friends are for.
Passage
Scripts
Here is a true story regarding exams at Cambridge University. During an exam one day a bright student raid his hand and asked the teacher for cakes and beer, but was refud.
“Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me cakes and beer”, the boy protested.
Then the student took out a copy of the 400-year-old Laws of Cambridge still nominally in effect, and pointed to the part which said “Gentlemen sitting exams may request and require cakes and beer”.
The surprid teacher had thus to meet his request and the student sat there, happily enjoying the treat while writing on the exam paper.
Three weeks later, the student was fined five pounds for the reason that he was suppod to wear a sword to the exam according to the 400-year-old Laws of Cambridge.
Keys
1
1 F
2 T
3 T
2
1 A
2 C
3 B
3
1The truth is that without rules, life would be disordered; without rules, the world as we know it today would have been plunged into total anarchy. For instance, if we do whatever we want to do while driving, terrible accidents will become a common thing.
Rules are the fabric upon which a society gets built. Also, the quality of life people enjoy is subject to the quality of rules.
2Garbage classification refers to the paration of different categories in accordance with the environmental impact of garbage components and the requirements of existing treatment methods.
Garbage classification is necessary and significant:
·
It reduces the mutual pollution between different garbage, which is beneficial to the recycling of materials.
·It is conducive to the paration of ecological waste and non-ecological waste, reducing the difficulty of waste disposal.
·It reduces the risk of condary pollution of water, air, and soil.
·It is conducive to reducing the final waste disposal volume.
·It is conducive to developing social civilization.
Reading
Passage A
Language points
1.Thanks to expanded licensing that brought more ries to the international market, Chine animation is getting more and more popular worldwide. (Para. 1)
thanks to: ud for saying that sb. or sth. is responsible for sth. good that happened 多亏；幸亏；归功于
thanks to通常用于好的方面，多用于表达正面的意思，其引导的短语可以置于句首或句末。
< Thanks to Bateman’s excellent performance in the cond half, the team won.
I've learned a lot about advertising, thanks to your instruction.
2.In some countries, animation is classified as a niche form of entertainment. (Para. 2)
[Note] be classified as意为“被归类为……”。
< One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
In 1983, at the 5th National Games, judo (柔道) was classified as the formal event.
3.This means that there is a huge variety of animation, with content produced for a wide range of
viewers. (Para. 2)
[Note] with content produced for a wide range of viewers在句中作状语，表示方式或伴随状况，结构为“with + n. + v.-ed”。其中，过去分词通常与with后的宾语存在逻辑上的动宾关系。
< I noticed that the author was standing silently, with his eyes fixed on me.
4.More often than not, people will be witnessing thrilling battles and action-packed fight scenes
in the films and TV shows of this genre. (Para. 3)
[Note] will be witnessing是将来进行时。我们可以用将来进行时表示将来某一特定时刻某事正在进行。将来进行时也可以不表示正在进行的意思，而表示已经安排或者决定了的事情，或者在正常情况下预计要发生的事情。
< Plea don’t call me between 8:00 and 10:00 tomorrow. I'll be having my class then.
According to the schedule, she will be working on this experiment until next morning.
5.Some animated works, like Fox Spirit Matchmaker, manage both, hence drawing laughs while pulling at viewers’ heartstrings. (Para. 4)
[Note] while doing sth.意为“当做某事的时候”，它是while sb. is / was doing sth.的省略形式，这种省略原则上要求主句与从句的主语一致。
< Experience is not what you have done but what you have learned while doing it!
While doing experiments, you must make careful obrvations.
6. Animation is a place to explore the boundaries of imagination. (Para. 5)
boundary:n. the highest or most extreme limit that sth. can reach or the limit of what is possible or acceptable 限度；极限
< What he did was beyond the boundaries of acceptable behavior.
7. The fantasy genre in animation primarily deals with magical worlds and surreal events and locations. (Para. 5)
primarily: ad. mainly 主要地
< It is true that language is a logical instrument, but it is primarily a social instrument.
surreal:a. sth. surreal is so strange that you cannot believe it is real 超现实的；离奇的
< In Saelow’s world of photography, love is beautiful and surreal.
8. It tells the story of Chun, an inhabitant of a mystical realm, who is about to enter adulthood by participating in a ritual journey to the human realm. (Para. 5)
inhabitant:n. one of the people who live in a particular place 居民
< The new town has become unrecognizable to the original inhabitants.
adulthood:n. the time when you are an adult 成年（时期）
< Parents want to know the best way to nurture and rai their child to adulthood.
[Note] inhabitant的动词形式为inhabit（居住）；an inhabitant of a mystical realm为Chun的同位语。
[Note] 后缀-hood加在名词或形容词后构成名词，表示“状态”、“状况”，如likelihood，manhood；表示“集体”、“团体”，如knighthood；表示“（具有相同性质或状况等的）成员”，如brotherhood，neighborhood；表示“（一种状态或性质的）特定事例”，如falhood。
[Note] participate in意为“参与；参加”。
< The doctors take turns participating in the mobile medical team.
9. With gorgeous colors and impressive background, this animation integrates Chine myths with themes of sacrifice, love and death. (Para. 5)
gorgeous:a. extremely beautiful or attractive 极其吸引人的；极其漂亮的
< Getting gorgeous does n’t mean you have to empty out your wallet.
