D ask about the book at the information desk 14. M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Excel Hotel? I thought it was on this corner, but I seem to have made a mistake.
W: Um, I am sorry. Maybe you should try calling them. There is a phone over there by the candy store.
Q: What can the man find the hotel? C Telephone the hotel for directions
15. W: Why are you leaving so early? The movie won't start till seven.
M: I want to beat the traffic. It's a nightmare噩梦 on the express way during the rush hour.
Q: What is the man leaving so early? A he wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam PART B
Passage I: Hollywood
Hollywood isn't really a city; it's part of Los Angeles. It's also a way of thinking and living. Hollywood was named for a plant that looked like holly and covered the ground in west Los Angeles where movies were first made. The movie business started around 1911 and grew quickly. By 1920, it was a major industry in Los Angeles. The first movies were short. They had no sound, so someone in the theater played a piano or organ during the movie. The dialogue was printed on the movie screen. Cecil B. DeMille made the first big epic movie, The Birth of a Nation. In 1928, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse was first seen in the cartoon, Steamboat Willy. The first movie with sound, The Jazz Singer, was a success overnight. In 1932, the first full color cartoon was Disney's Flowers and Trees. Soon many movies were made with sound and in color.
The film industry continued to grow. Previously unknown men and women became stars overnight. People followed famous actors and actresses everywhere. They bought newspapers to read about the lives of their favorite stars.
The 1930s were big years for Hollywood. People wanted to forget the economic problems of the Depression, so they went to see movies. Everyone in the movies was
rich, happy, and dancing -- no one had any troubles. In the 1940s, during World War 1I, patriotic movies were popular. In the 1970s, \movies were popular. Technicians created huge fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes for the movies.
America entered the space age in the 1950s. Hollywood entered it in the 1970s. Movies about space wars and alien planets became popular. The movie Star Wars became so popular that many other space movies were made.
Hollywood still attracts people with its magic, but not many movies are made in Hollywood today. Many of the old studios are used for television shows. People still remember the great days of Hollywood, however, and visit Mann's Chinese Theater, where they can step into the concrete footprints of famous stars and pretend for a while.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?
2. Which of the following is NOT true about the first movies?
3. According to the passage, what happened with the continuous development of the movie industry? 4. What movies were popular in the 1940s?
5. What can people do when they visit Mann's Chinese Theater? ii.
started and grew quickly; was a major industry in Los Angeles; was first seen in a cartoon; The first full-color cartoon; entered the space age; Hollywood.
Passage II The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
The Academy Awards are annual awards of merit given since 1927 to film actors, actresses, directors and technicians by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. The award is in the form of 13 and 1/2-inch-high gold-plated statuette nicknamed \since 1931, when an academy member noted its resemblance to her uncle Oscar. Members of 13 art and craft branches select up to five nominees候选人 for awards in their particular area of specialty. Membership
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into the academy is by invitation only. The entire politically 19) denounced 20) impeachment membership of more than 6,000 then votes in a secret ballot on the final winners in all categories.
The Academy Awards ceremony is a splendid popular affair which is broadcast to one billion viewers in about 100 countries each spring. The 72nd Academy Awards Ceremony opened on Sunday, March 27th, 2000. Kevin Spacey won the Oscar for the best actor at the Academy Awards on Sunday for portraying the out-of-work father of a dysfunctional suburban family in American Beauty. Hilary Swank, 25, won the best actress Oscar for her powerful portrayal of a young woman who yearns to be a man in the independent true-life movie Boys Don't Cry. It was the first Academy Award for Swank, who leapt from virtual obscurity a year ago to hot Oscar favorite after winning a string of other trophies, including a Golden Globe. Swank cut off her waist-length hair, put a sock down her pants and lived as a boy for four weeks to prepare for her role. Sam Mends won the Oscar for the best director on Sunday for his work American Beauty. American Beauty was Mends' directional debut. He was previously best known as a theatrical director in his native England.
1. When did the Academy Awards start?
2. Who gave the nickname \statuette?
3. In which season is the Academy Award ceremony held annually?
4. Which of the following statements is true? 5. What do you know about Sam Mends? ii.
1. the out-of-work father 2. American Beauty 3. independent true-life 4. Boys Don't Cry 5.director 6. American Beauty PART D
1) relationship 2) denials 3) wrong 4) responsible 5) jury
6) forgiveness 7) admission 8) cameras 9) the White House
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testimony
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four
hours
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inappropriate 13) privacy 14) my wife and our daughter 15) failure 16) his family 17) lied 18)
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Lesson 15 Transportation PART A
1. M: You want to go to a lecture tonight in the science auditorium. It's someone who spent a year living in the Antarctica.
W: No kidding. I'm doing a report on the Antarctica for my geography class. Maybe I could get some good information to add to it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. M: Do you think you could lend me that novel when you have finished with it? I've been looking all over for a copy, but apparently it's sold out at all the bookstores. W: Oh, it's not mine. It belongs to Mary, but I'll see what she says.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
3. W: Um, are you going to try some of this chocolate pudding? It's incredible.
M: Well, to be honest with you, I've never been a big fan of chocolate.
Q: What can be inferred from the man?
4. W: Why don't we go catch the new American film at the Market Street Cinema?
M: That's a little out of the way, don't you think? Q: What does the man suggest they do?
5. M: The stew is delicious. I'd like to be able to make it myself.
W: Why not? You can get all the ingredients at any supermarket. Here, let me get a pen and a slip of paper. Q: What will the woman probably do next?
6. W: I am getting hungry. I think we should go to dinner soon.
M: Me, too. All I had for lunch was a chocolate bar. Q: What does the man mean?
7. M: Helen and I are thinking of renting a house at the beach in June. Are you interested?
W: June? I guess it's cheaper then. But do you really think it will be warm enough?
Q: What does the woman think of the man’s idea? 8. M: Those airplanes are certainly loud. W: Aren't they, though.
Q: What does the woman think about the airplanes?
9. W: I'd really like to go to the concert tonight. But I don't know if I can spare the time.
M: Music always relaxes me. It might be worth it in the long run.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 10. M: I have a collect call对方付费电话from Mike Peterson.
W: I'll accept the charges. Q: What will the woman do?
11. M: Joe just went down to the engineering meeting. W: Where is it?
Q: What does the woman wants to know?
12. M: I'd like to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.
W: Unfortunately, he's completely booked. Q: What information can you get about the doctor? 13. M: I don't know if I’ll be able to turn in my economics paper on time.
W: Haven't you heard that the professor gave us a week's extension on it?
Q: What do you interpret what the woman says? 14. W: Nobody told me that Bill was in the hospital. M: Sorry. I meant to give you a call when I found out, but it slipped my mind.
Q: Why does the man apologize to the woman? 15. M: I don't think you'll have time to send out invitations to all the new students. W: Oh, yes, I will.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? PART B
Passage I Means of Transportation
The automobile is the most popular means of transportation. More than 167 million passenger cars, buses and trucks are in operation, using approximately 429,191 million liters of gasoline every year. Over 9 million passenger cars, trucks and buses come off American assembly lines every year, and the manufacture生产 of motor vehicles and allied联合 production is a $595,000 million industry.
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The automobile has brought many changes to American life -- for example, the remarkable growth of the suburbs in the past 25 years. Many people who work in the cities now enjoy country living because of good roads and the ease of commuting by automobile. Heavy use of the nation's highways has created a demand for roadside businesses of various kinds, including outdoor movie theaters, where audiences watch films from their automobiles, and convenient roadside hotels known as \near cities and at seaside and other resort areas, motels are made up of a series of bedroom-and-bath units and nearby parking spaces. Many of the units are equipped with television and air-conditioning. Restaurants and swimming pools are available at most of the large motels. The number of motels has grown so rapidly in recent years that their total annual income has surpassed that of American hotels.
Buses have replaced streetcars for public transportation in most cities and towns. Suburban areas usually have railroad or bus transportation to neighboring towns, and travelers often use buses for long trips since bus fares are less costly than railroads or airlines. Many of the large, modern buses provide restrooms on board. The airplane is another popular means of long-distance travel, carrying more than 293 million passengers a year. The 98 scheduled airlines provide service at 15,831 civil airports. Twenty regional control centers direct air traffic between cities.
1. How much gasoline is consumed in transportation by America every year?
2. According to the passage, why do many people working in the city enjoy living in the countryside? 3. What is NOT included in the roadside businesses? 4. What is implied in the passage?
5. How many scheduled airlines are there in the USA? ii.
1.(T) The automobile manufacturing industry is a very profitable one.
2. (F) Motels are usually located on main roads near the suburbs.
3. (F) According to the passage, you could find movie theatres in the motels.
4. (T) It is less expensive for a person to travel by bus than by train.
5. (T) According to the passage, the automobile is the most popular means of transportation.
Passage II Parking Meters
City traffic is a great problem. Many cars are produced every year and the streets are getting more and more crowded. That's why during rush hours, when people are going to or from their work, it is common to see a traffic jam. It has been suggested that the drivers should share their cars and give each other lifts. As a result, each car would carry four or five people instead of only one. It is an excellent idea. However, so far, nobody has been able to think of a way to force people to do so. To discourage motorists from leaving their cars in the streets all day, parking meters are used. When you park at a meter, you must put a coin in the slot. This pays for a certain amount of time. The meter records this and it shows when the time that you have paid for is finished. If the car is still there then, you have to pay a fine. Traffic wardens look after the meters. They walk around the streets and check that every meter shows that money has been paid for the car parked there. If a meter registers \EXPIRED\the motorist who has left his car there will be fined. Of course, the traffic warden cannot wait for the owner of the car to return. He carries a block of printed forms, and on one of these he writes down all the details, such as the registration number of the car, where it is parked, how much the driver must pay and where he must send the money. He leaves this form on the car where the driver will be able to see it easily; he usually pushes it under one of the windscreen wipers so that it will not blow away. In case it rains before the motorist returns, the form is put in a little plastic envelope to protect it. When the driver comes back, he gets an unpleasant surprise, but it is his own fault for leaving his car too long at a parking meter. Exercises with Key
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1. According to the passage, what was once suggested to solve the problem of traffic jam?
2. What's the real function of parking meters? 3. Who are in charge of the parking meters?
4. What will happen to the driver if the time he has paid for is finished?
5. According to the passage, what may be the driver's reaction at the sight of a printed form on his car? ii.
1.Because many cars are produced every year, and many people commute by car to and from work.
2. It records a certain amount of time the driver has paid for when the time that he has paid for is finished. 3. All the details such as the registration number of the car, where it is parked, how much the driver must pay and where he must send the fine.
4. It is put in a little plastic envelope to protect it 5. His own fault. Part D
1) good friends 2) most 3) in peace. 4) feeling 5) somewhere 6) corresponding 7) forget me 8)going 9) death10) Your bride 11) will have 12) nothing 13) poor 14) heartless 15) wealth and beauty 16) leave you 17) let me go 18) flesh 19) marry you 20) quickly
听力答案
Lesson One
Part A Bcdbd babba dccba Part B Passage I ddccc
1) Rural areas in the southern United States 2) simple themes and melodies
3) day to day situations and the feeling of country people 4) the blues
5) sad feelings reflecting the difficult lives of American blacks
6) fast and repetitious rhythms
Passage II cbcdd
1) little value sin and evil
2) powerful symbol Members of most societies keen feelings
3) central social values of a society western culture interrelationship the need strong cooperation various kinds of specialists Part D
1. Practical 2. religious 3. Sunday School 4. piano 5. a walk 6. join them 7. other people 8. go to the cinema 9. at the time 10. duty 11. gentle side 12. discussion 13. penniless
14. vivid 15. greeted 16. love and warmth 17. come home 18. principles 19. applying
Lesson Two Part A
Bacca bdbdd daccb Part B
Passage I. Acdcc FTTFT Passage II. addab FTTFF Part D
1. 1947 2. Yale Law School 3. a brave face 4. family life 5. stood by 6. on her husband’s behalf 7. highlight 8. the White House 9. relationship 10. her marriage 11. all Americans 12. the First Lady 13. 1996 14. law firm 15. public stage 16.
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