Unit1Taskl【答案】A.SusanHudsonandinterculturalCommunicationTheclasswillmeetintheroomtheyareinnowandOnTuesdayandThursdayfrom3:15to4:50.Theycanpurchasethetextbookatthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.Theofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays.B.thefirsthalf,theresearchlab,Thursday,405,thelasttwomonthsoutline,performance,quizzes,project,participation【原文】Okay,okay,let?sbegin.Hello,everyone.Myname'sSusanHudsonandI'llbeyourteacherforthisclass,InterculturalCommunication.Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesyllabusinfrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknowbynow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaysfrom3:15to4:50.Wewillbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeveryotherweekonThursdayinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Uh,thisisthetextfortheclass,BeyondLanguage.Unfortunately,thebookshaven'tcomeinyet,butIwastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchasethematthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.Again,asyouseeonyourcourseoutline,gradingisdeterminedbyyourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,periodicquizzes,uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparticipation.Myofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays,andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwithmeatothertimesaswell.Task2【答案】A.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookheislookingfbrisinthelibrary,buthecouldn'tfindit.Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedstogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.Theprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.B.1)F,2)T,3)F【原文】Librarian:CanIhelpyou?Student:Yes.Iamabitconfused.MysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapterinabookcalledSociologyandtheModemAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven'tbeenabletofindit.Librarian:Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?May1seeit?Student:Yes,uh...Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Yes,hereitis.Librarian:Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.Ifsdownthehallandtotheright.Student:Tmsorry—Istilldon'tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.Librarian:Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?Librarian:Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.Student:OK.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.Librarian:Willtherebeanythingelse?Student:No!Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!Task3【答案】1)C,2)CUndergraduate,five,two,Graduate,fifteen,two,50,overdue,15,cannot8:00am,10:00pm,9:00am,8:30pm,Sundays【原文】Helloandwelcometotheuniversitylibrary.Thistapedtourwillintroduceyoutoourlibraryfacilitiesandoperatinghours.Firstofall,thelibrary*scollectionofbooks,referencematerials,andotherresourcesarefoundonlevelsonetofourofthisbuilding.Levelonehousesourhumanitiesandmapcollections.Onleveltwo,youwillfindourcirculationdesk,currentperiodicalsandjournals,andourcopyfacilities.Ourscienceandengineeringsectionscanbefoundonlevelthree.Youcanalsofindbackissuesofperiodicalsandjournalsolderthansixmonthsonthislevel.Finally,groupstudyrooms,ourmicrofilmcollection,andthemultimediacenterarelocatedonlevelfour.Undergraduatestudentscancheckoutuptofivebooksfbrtwoweeks.Graduatestudentscancheckoutfifteenbooksfbrtwomonths.Bookscanbereneweduptotwotimes.Thereisa50-cents-a-daylatefeefbroverduebooksuptoamaximumof$15.Periodicalsandreferencebookscannotbecheckedout.Thelibraryisopenweekdays,8:00amto10:00pm,andonSaturdaysfrom9:00amto8:30pm.ThelibraryisclosedonSundays.Task4【答案】A.ActivitiesTimetobeginTimetofinishregistration8:309:15theorientationmeeting9:30around11theplacementtests11:15noontouraroundthecampus1:302:15theoralinterviews2:454:30B.Becausenowtheyhavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricularactivities.Theywanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibraryandthestudentservicesbuilding.C.uptotheirears,hardpressedjot,grab,offfindinganeedleinahaystackbottomline,running【原文】Randall:HiFaith.Doyouhaveaminute?Faith:Sure.What'sup?Randall:Well,IjustwantedtogoovertheschedulefbrWednesday'sorientationmeetingtomakesureeverythingisready.Faith:Okay.Here'sacopyofthetentativeschedule.[Okay.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:30andgoesuntil9:15.[Allright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:30.Randall:Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyfbrthemeetingtogountil10:30,butnowwehavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricularactivities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?Faith:Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:15untilnoon[OK.],followedby20-minutebre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anceexamisastandardnationwidetestheldeveryyearinJanuary.Itprovidestestsfor31subjectsinsixsubjectareas:Japaneselanguage,geographyandhistory,civics,math,scienceandaforeignlanguage.Allnationalandpublicuniversities,aswellassomeprivateonesmakeuseofthisexam.ButmanyplacesalsohavetheirowntestsinFebruaryorlater,beforethenewschoolyearstartsinApril.InordertopasstheexamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo,manystudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsontopoftheirregularclasses.Theseextraschoolscanlastfbronetotwoyearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.AlthougheverystudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniversity,only50percentofhighschoolseniorsactuallychoosefurtherstudy.Task8【答案】Ifsanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.No,completebeginnersarenotaccepted.OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishfbrBusinessandEnglishLiterature.200,30-40,attractive,beautiful,witheasyreachofdiningrooms,alibrary,languagelaboratories,computers,tennis,volleyball,basketball,badminton,football.3)214)￡l,1305)Monday,Friday6)￡670,3,10,9,3%【原文】TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispartofanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.Its200students,from30-40countries,workinlarge,attractivebuildingssetinextensive,beautifulgardens,withineasyreachofthecentreofCambridge,TheSchoolhasdiningrooms,alibrary,videofilmingstudio,languagelaboratories,listeningandself-accessstudycentres,computers,aswellasfacilitiesfbrtennis,tabletennis,volleyball,basketball,badmintonandfootball.GeneralEnglishclassesarefbrstudentsaged17+.Completebeginnersarenotaccepted.Studentshaveclassesfbr21hoursaweek.OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishfbrBusinessandEnglishLiterature.Thecostoftuition,materialsandbookspertermis￡1,130.Accommodationiswithlocalfamilies.LunchisprovidedintheSchoolMondaytoFriday.Allothermealsaretakenwiththefamily.Thereisafullrangeofsocialactivitiesincludingexcursions,discosandtheatre-visits.Thetotalcostofallnon-tuitionservicesis￡670perterm.Thereare3termsof10weeksandsummercoursesof9weeksand31/2weeks.Task9【答案】A.Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.Itislocatedinaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearedailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlecturesonLifeinBritainatnoextracost.Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersandEnglishinthesummer.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcenturybuildinginaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.Generalcourses,eitherinthemorningsorafternoons,comprise1550-minuteperiodsperweek.Wecaterforawiderangeofclassesfrombeginnerstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestudentsatthelevelindicatedbythespecialentrytestwhichallstudentstake.Thereareusuallynomorethan14studentsinaclass.Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearedailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlecturesonlifeinBritainatnoextracostThereare8classrooms,amulti-medialearningcentre,languagelaboratory,video,computer,lecturehall,canteen.WeareopenfromJanuarytoDecemberforcoursesof3to14weeks.Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersofEnglishinsummer.Feesareapproximately￡46perweekforgeneralcourses.Accommodationcanbearrangedwithselectedfamilieswithhalfboard.Thereisafullsocialprogrammeandregularexcursions.Task10【答案】Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.ItissituatedinresidentialNorthOxford,3kmfromthecitycentre.AparticularbenefitfbrtheEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakerstakingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.Theirextracurricularactivitiesincludesports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concertsandexcursions.anexcellentlibrary,videoroom,sciencelaboratories,coffeebarcollegehouses,aresidentwarden,familyaccommodation【原文】Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.SituatedinresidentialNorthOxford,3kmfromthecitycentre,theCollegeoccupiesacomplexofpurpose-builtblocksand14largeVictorianhousesprovidingacademicandresidentialaccommodation.Facilitiesincludeanexcellentlibrary,videoroom,languagelaboratories,computerroom,sciencelaboratories,assemblyhallandcoffeebar.AparticularbenefitfbrtheEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakerstakingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.Allstudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinsocialandextracurricularactivitiesincludingsports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concertsandexcursions.AcademicYearCourses(21hoursperweek)leadingtoallprincipalEFLexaminations,concentrateonlanguagewithselectedstudiesinLiterature,Politics,History,ArtHistory,andComputing.Moststudentsliveincollegehouseseachsupervisedbyaresidentwarden,butsomepreferfamilyaccommodation.Task11【答案】CindyFarrowisAndyandKateMorgan'sAmericancousin.Sheis18yearsold.ShecomesfromCalifornia,onthewestcoastoftheUSA.SheliveswithherparentsinSanFrancisco.SheisastudentatBerkeleyCollegewheresheisstudyingmodemlanguages.Shewantstobeaninterpreterwhensheleavesuniversity.Shehasmanyinterestsandhobbies.Shelovesreading,swimmingandsurfingbutherfavoritehobbyiswhite-waterraftingontheColoradoRiver.Shethinksit'sveryexciting.AtthemomentCindyisonherwaytoEnglandtostaywiththeMorgansinDover.Unit2Taskl【答案】A.elephantschimpanzeesgiraffespenguinskangarooszebraspolarbearsandatailbigears【原文】TheyliveinAfricaandIndia.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyareverybigandverystrong.Theyareintelligent,too.Theyhaveatrunkandsomeofthemhavetusks.Theysometimeslivefor70years.TheyliveinAfricaandAsia.Theyarebrown.Theyhavearmsandlegs,buttheydon'thaveatail.Theirarmsareverylongandtheyhavebigears.Theyaregoodclimbers.Theyareveryintelligent,too.TheyliveinAfrica.Theyareverytall.Theyhavefourlegs,atailandaverylongneck.Theyeatleavesandtwigs.Theycanrunveryfast.Theyarebrownandwhite.Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavewings,buttheycan'tfly.Theyaregoodswimmers.Theyeatfish.Theyareblueandwhiteorblackandwhite.TheyliveinAustralia.Theyareredorgray.Theyhaveshortfrontlegs,longbacklegsandaverylongtail.Thebacklegsandthetailareverystrong.Theycanrunveryfast.Thefemalescarrytheiryounginapouch.TheyliveinAfrica.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyhaveabeautifulcoatwithblackandwhiteorbrownandwhitestripes.Theyeatgrassandplants.Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavefourlegs.Theyareverybigandverystrong.Theyhaveawhitecoat.Theycanswim.Theyeatsealsandfish.Task2【答案】A.Thecheetah.170km/h.Morethan100km/h.Becausemostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Becausewehavemachines.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】Thefastestanimalonlandisthecheetah.Itcanrunataspeedofabout100kilometresanhour.Thefastestbirdintheworldcanflyat170km/h,andthefastestfishcanswimatmorethan100km/h.Humanbeingsarcnotveryfast.Thefastestmanintheworldcanonlyrunatabout40km/h.Manyanimalscanrunfasterthanthis.Butmostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Fourlegsarebetterthantwo,aren'tthey?Whydoweonlyhavetwolegs?Scientistssaythatwearemoreintelligentthanotheranimalsbecausewestandontwolegs,sowecanuseourhandsforotherthings.Wecanpickthingsupwiththem.Wecanusetools.Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsformillionsofyears.Thatiswhyourbrainshavedeveloped.Thatiswhywehavebecomethemostintelligentanimalsintheworld.Inthepastfewyears,wehavemadeallkindsofmachines.Wehavemadecars,ships,aeroplanesandspacecraft.Inthesemachineswecantravelfasterthananyanimal—byland,bysea,orbyair.Wecanevengotothemoon.Nootheranimalhaseverdonethat!Task3【答案】A.Climate,lackoffoodandaliensfromouterspacemightberesponsiblefbrtheirextinction.No.B.B:mighthavegotten,killedthemoffA:mayhaverunoutoffoodB:couldhavebeendestroyedbyaliens【原文】A:Youknow,we'restudyingdinosaursinscienceclass.Ifsreallyinteresting.B:Oh,yeah?Hey,haveyoulearnedwhythedinosaursdisappeared?A:Well,nooneknowsfbrsure.B:Ithoughtithadsomethingtodowiththeclimate.Thetemperaturemighthavegottencoolerandkilledthemoff.A:Yeah,that'sonetheory.Anotherideaisthattheymayhaverunoutoffood.B:Uh-huh.Andyouknow,there'sevenatheorythattheycouldhavebeendestroyedbyaliensfromouterspace.A:Thatsoundscrazytome!Task4【答案】Themayfly.Afewhours.Theyjustdotwothings:findingamateandproducingyoung.Wecouldjudgebyitsgrowthrings.Itwaskeptfor152years.【原文】Fortheshortestlife,thefirstprizemustgotothemayfly,whichtypicallylivesonlyamatterofafewhoursafteritemergesfromitsshell.Fewmayflieslivetoseethesunriseagain.Thesecreaturesdevotetheirwholelivestoasingledesperatemission:findingamateandproducingyoung.Theydon'tevenhavefunctionalmouthsandstomachs.Theysimplyhavenotimetoeat.Infacttheyhavenotimeforanythingelse.Therecord-holderfbrthelongestlifemaybetheArcticclam,oneofwhichlivedquietlyunderwaterfbr220years.Howeveritdidnothaveanybirthcertificatetoprovethis.Onecouldonlyjudgebyitsgrowthrings.Ifyouinsistonbetterdocumentation,theoldestanimaleverwasprobablyatortoisethatdiedin1918.Ithadbeencapturedalreadyfull-grownin1766,nineyearsbeforetheAmericanRevolutionbegananditdied152yearslaterasWorldWarIcametoaclose.Task5【答案】A.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonusinganimalsfbrresearch.B.l)fbra.wastriedfirstonanimals,b.isdependentonc.usingunwantedanimals.againstsufferunnecessarythesamerightscellculturecomputermodeling.【原文】Everyyearabout17millionanimalsareusedinLaboratoryexperiments.Butinmanycountriestoday,adifficultquestionisbeingasked:Dowehavetherighttouseanimalsinthisway?Peoplewhoarefbrusinganimalsinresearcharguethattheuseofanimalsinmedicalresearchhasmanypracticalbenefits.Animalresearchhasenabledresearcherstodeveloptreatmentsfbrmanydiseases,suchasheartdiseaseanddepression.Itwouldnothavebeenpossibletodevelopvaccinesfbrdiseaseslikesmallpoxandpoliowithoutanimalresearch.Everydruganyonetakestodaywastriedfirstonanimals.Futuremedicalresearchisdependentontheuseofanimals.Whichismoreimportant:thelifeofaratorthatofathree-year-oldchild?Medicalresearchisalsoanexcellentwayofusingunwantedanimals.Lastyear,over12millionanimalshadtobekilledinanimalsheltersbecausenoonewantedthemaspets.Howeverthosewhoareagainstitpointoutthatthefactthathumansbenefitcannotbeusedtojustifyusinganimalsinresearchanymorethanitcanbeusedtojustifyexperimentingonotherhumans.Animalssufferalotduringtheseexperiments.Theyareforcedtoliveinsmallcages,andtheymaybeunabletomove.Muchoftheresearchthatiscarriedoutisunnecessaryanyway.Animalshavethesamerightsashumansdo—tobeabletomovefreelyandnottohavepainorfearforcedonthem.Researchersmustfindotherwaysofdoingtheirresearch,usingcellcultureandcomputermodeling.Thereshouldbenoanimalsinresearchlaboratoriesatall.Task6【答案】A.l)No.2)Becausezooofficialswanthimtoproducecubswithanotherfemaletiger,sotheydon'twanthimtobecometoointerestedinthisfamily.B.fourmonths13kilogramshorsemeat,theirmother'smilk.theNationalZoo'sWebsiteC.l)c,2)c,3)b【原文】VisitorstotheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C.canseethreenewyoungtigers.Therarebabiesmetthepublicforthefirsttimelatelastmonth.ChipO'Nealtellsusaboutthem.Themothertigersatnearbyonthegrassasherbabiesrolled,chasedandbiteachotherplayfully.ThenKorenchyalsojumpedintothegames.Hercubswerebomatthezoofourmonthsago.TheyarecalledMike,EricandChrisy.ThenewyoungtigersattheNationalZooeachweighabout13kilograms.Theirfurisdarkorangewithblackstripes.TheyeathorsemeatanddrinkmilkfromKorenchy.KorenchyandherbabiesareSumatrantigers.SumatrantigerscamefromtheIndonesianislandofSumatra.Theyarenowindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Fewerthan500ofthesetigersremainintheworld.Thatincludesabout60livinginzoosinNorthAmerica.KorenchycametotheNationalZoofromtheJakartaZooinIndonesia.ThegirlwaspartoftheSumatranTigerSpeciesSurvivalProgram.Korenchyhasgivenbirthtolivecubsthreetines.ThefatherofhernewcubsisRokan,aSumatrantigerwhoarrivedtwoyearsagofromanotherzoo.KorenchyandRokanhadtheirbabiesthenaturalwayinsteadofthescientificmethodoftenusedtoproduceyounganimalsinzoos.AwirefenceseparatesRokanfromhisbabies.ZooworkerswhocareforRokansayhereachesthroughthefencetowashthecubswithhistongue.TheysaythismeansherecognizesMike,EricandChrisyashiscubs.However,zooofficialsarehopingthatRokanwillproducemorecubswithanotherfemaleSumatrantigeratthezoo,sotheydonotwanthimtobecometoointerestedinthisfamily.TheNationalZoohopestokeeptheSumatrantigercubsforatleast18monthsbeforesendingthemtootherzoos.Thatisabouttheagewhenmosttigercubsinthewildleavetheirmothers.TheNationalZoohasplacedcamerasintheSumatrantigers9livingarea,sopeoplewithcomputerscanseethem.Todothis,useyourcomputertofindtheNationalZoo'sWebsiteatwww./natzoo.Task7【答案】A.Catshavebeenmorepopular,becausetherearemorepetcatsinAmericanhomes.About8,000yearsTheyprobablyarrivedintheUnitedStatesfromEurope.No.B.foodespeciallypreparedfbrcatsotherequipmentwithimagesofcatsinspecialburialgroundspleasurecarebeingaloneindependentC.1)F,2)F,3)T,4)F,5)F【原文】Anoldexpressionsays,"Man'sbestfriendishisdog."Today,however,itseemsthatcatshavereplaceddogsasthemostpopularpetsinAmericanhomes.Americanshavemorethan62