新视野大学英语视听说(第一版)第一册文本及答案(9-10)单元

II. Listening Skills

Making Calculations

1.W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer?

M：Well, it?s $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17.

Q: How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer?

2.W: How long are you on the Internet every day?

M：About three hours a day. I promised Dad to cut that in half, but the Internet is so slow.

Q: How much time has the man promised to spend on the Net every day.

3.W: Where did you get all these e-mails?

M：I got ten messages from classmates, one about an assignment and one from my brother. Five were spam, the annoying stuff that comes at all times.

Q: How many e-mail messages did the woman get altogether?

4.W: It takes twice as long to open my Hotmail now. I need over a minute to see my mail. Is the

problem Hotmail or the ISP?

M：Forget Hotmail. I get e-mail through a local provider in ten seconds. Try it.

Q: How long did it use to take the man to get his mail?

5.W: Talking about computer, what?s the meaning of Pentium 4 and clock speed?

M：Imagine the processor of a computer as a bus. The higher the Pentium number, the larger the the bus and the more information it can carry. Clock speed tells how fast data are processed.

A clock speed of 100 is half as fast as a speed of 200.

Q: How much faster is a clock speed of 200 than a clock speed of 100?

1.D

2. C

3.A

4.B

5.C

III. Listening In

Task 1: The Internet on Campus

The Internet, a worldwide information network, is used at universities mainly as an information supply source. Staff supply information via the Internet and students may access it or any other publicly available information. The Internet is also useful for students to communicate with staff. Teachers may present lecture materials in lecture halls, and at the same time, they can distribute the materials for students to access from any location at any time via their computer. Such materials are preesented mainly in the form of text, still pictures and hypertext links. Students find this valuable and relevant to their needs. If they must miss a lecture, students can still keep up to date. Staff users may put up notices of conferences, maintain professional contacts, and communicate and conduct discussions with their colleagues or students. Students, on the other hand, are taught haow to use the Internet as an individual productivity tool in several courses.

1. A

2. D

3. A

4. A

5. C

Task 2: Surfing the Net

W: Hi Bryan. Hare you doing? You look tired.

M：Oh, I?m a little burnt out. I?ve been surfing the Net for the last few hours.

W: Were you doing schoolwork, or was it just for pleasure?

M：Well, I wanted to get some information on South America for a project I have, but I found a really interesting chat site with people from there and started chatting.

W: Well, did you get the information you needed?

M：Yes, but then we spent lots of time chatting about other interests.

W: I see. The Internet is a wonderful place. There is so much information available. I completely understand how you can get distracted. Sometimes I find myself looking for one piece of information, but by the time I am finished I have a lot more than I started off looking for.

M：I know. One thing I really don?t like about it, though, is it takes so much longer to find things, because many sites are useless.

W: Yes, there?s that, and also, I often find the same site over and over again in a search. That definitely wastes lots of my time.

M：And, of course, there are sites that offer little to no relevant information on the topic you are searching for. In my search today, I found quite a few sites that were nothing more than old local news archives and event calendars.

W: Well, I?m sure they were useful to someone at some time, but they should be removed when they?re no longer of use to anyone.

M：I agree. With all the time I spnd on it, I still find it to be the best source of information available.

And speaking of information, I really should read through what I got on the Internet and start working on my project.

W: Okay. Good luck. It?s funny we had this chat, as I was just on my way home to surf the Net myself.

M：Well, it was nice talking to you, and maybe I?ll meet you in a chat room later tonight.

1.Surfing the Internet for the last few hours.

2.Some information on South America for a project he had.

3.Because there is so much information available.

4.It takes so much longer to find things because many sites are useless.

5.She thinks they were useful to someone at some time, but they sgould be removed when they?re

no longer of use to anyone.

Task 3: Internet Addiction

Over the years, studies have shown that it?s possible to become addicted to the Internet. Actually, college students are most likely to have the addiction because of many factors. Difficulty in adapting to life away from home, and certain psychological problems like depression or social anxiety are among the main reasons. College students have lots free time to spend and many of them are supplied with free Internet access and a computer in their doorms. It?s really easy to get addicted. Walking through the computer labs, you are most likely to find students chatting or surfing on the Internet. There are not just some, but many students not really doing anything related to schoolwork. They are spending far too much time online, which may do harm to their schoolwork and other

activities. As a result, some have been academically dismissed, and others are even in the danger zone for developing an addiction needs to be addressed now as a serious problem on college campuses.

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Task 4: A Brief Introduction

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IV. Speaking Out

Focusing Attention

Model 1 As far as I?m concerned, …

Now Your Turn

Nicole:Hi, Chris! What?s up?

Christopher: The damned Internet is down again. Seems like it?s always down. What do you think I should do?

Nicole:If uou ask me, you just need to have your connection checked.

Christopher: Maybe you?re right. But, to tell the truth, what I really need is to have my own computer.

Nicole:Why? As far as I?m concerned, that?s not necessary when you?re living on campus.

Model 2 In my opinion

Ashley: Hey Mike, what are you doing online?

Michael: Well, I?m getting some ideas for my term paper.

Ashley: Ideas? Well, I personally think we should think for ourselves.

Michael:It?s easier said than done! Working with the Internet is much faster , you know.

Ashley: But, in my opinion, that?s a form of plagiarism.

Michael: Come on, Ashley. I never quote the passages; I just use their ideas.

Model 3 As I See it, …

Maria: I?ve got to do two assignments this week, but the Internet is not always a timer saver. Jessica: Searching on the Internet? Don't?t you think it?s hard to find the right information for your assignments?

Maria:No, just the opposite. There?s too much information. I start looking for one thing, and see something else. Before I know it, I?m completely off topic.

Jessica: Well, as I see it, you should focus on what you are doing and not get distracted.

Maria:But, the point is that it?s very hard to stay on one topic when other topics keep flashing and

jumping out at you!

V. Let?s Talk

Anne: John! You?re playing computer games again?

John: Hi, darling. I?m just surfing the Net.

Anne: Oh, my gosh! You?re becoming a Net-addict!

John: Come on, Anne. I find the Internet very useful—I can find anything. Want me to search for the number of Net-addicts in America?

Anne: John, you spend more time on the Net than with me. It?s kind of unhealthy!

John: Unhealthy? Here, just feel my muscles. I like Atlas—I can lift the world with the Net. Anne: Stop joking, John. You spend hours closed up in your room, with just your computer for company, like a recluse. It is as if you lived in a computer!

John: Not really. I am in touch with the world through the Web.

Anne: But it is not the same. You need to interact with people, play real games, and enjoy nature.

Your virtual world is a form of… of… escapism.

John: The real world could use some escaping form, don?t you think?

Anne: You know, John, it is not just you; most young people—even children—spend so much time on the Net that it is not only affecting their eyesight but also their personalities. They are

becoming unsociable…

John: Anyway, look at the positive side: the amount of useful information available on the Web is amazing.

Anne: I know that. As long as the Internet is only a virtual girlfriend, I won?t have to worry about it.

John:2,4,6,8

Anne:1,3,5,7

For Reference

a

A, say hello to B and ask what he is doing online.

Hi,Brian. You?re online again! Searching for something?

B, respond to A?s greeting and answer his /her question.

Hello, Vivian. I?m playing games. It?s thrilling!

A, show your concern for B by listening some dia=sadvantages of Net addiction.

Come on, Brian. You?ve spent too much time online. Haven?t you ever worried about your

study? Your addiction to the Net will spoil you!

B, account for your Net addiction by listing some conveniences and excitement the Internet brings to you.

Don?t be joking, Vivian. The Internet is so convenient, and you can do everything on it. I enjoy playing games online. It?s really exciting!

b

A, greet B and ask what he is doing.

Hi, Dave. What?re you doing? Seems you?re doing editing work.

B, respond to A.

Well, I just downloaded an essay from the Net, and have got to make some changes for my

literature class.

A, make comments on B?s practice.

What? Downloaded an essay? Are you crazy? We?re supposed to write papers by ourselves.

B, try to justify your act.

Sounds easy! But I don?t have the time. Besides, I?m not into literature, you know.

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking

Listening

Task 1: The Origin of the Internet

The story of the Internet begins in the late 1950s. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957. The

Pentagon set up a research team in 1958 to create a computer network to operate during disasters

like a nuclear war. The resulting network linked U.S. scientific and academic researchers. It grew

into the World Wide Web or the Internet that became the network system of the Information Age. In

1985, the National Science Foundation created a network which provided a free national service to

any U.S. research and education institution. Later, large corporations began to build their own

networks. All those networks finally joined the Pentagon?s network to form the Internet. By the

1990s, anyone with a computer, a modern, and Internet software could link up to the Internet. In the

future, the Internet will probably grow more complex and become part of a larger network called the information highway. With that people could bank, shop, watch TV, and perform many other

activities online.

Task2: The Internet—A Small Town

The Internet is a global network, but in many ways it?s like a small town with similar services to offer. There are electronic post offices to send and receive e-mail, functioning somewhat more efficiently than the Post Office we know. There are libraries of information that stay open 24 hours a day with millions of books and documents to browse or search through on the World Wide Web or WWW. You can also enjoy real-time text-based communication, using written or printed material to communicate with others immediately and almost “face to face”. Local coffee shops are seen in the guise of chat room, with people dropping by at all hours of the day and night to socialize. Online education and training is available just as it is in a “bricks and mortar” university or school. Online banking offers you all the services available at your local bank, without fearing to be mugged at an ATM. You can buy almost anything, listen to your local radio station or do your grocery shopping. Indeed, the Internet is your town in a box!

Task3: If only life could be like a computer!

To get your daily exercise, just click on “run”!

If you need a break from life, click on “suspend”.

Hit “any key” to continue life when ready.

To “add/remove” someone in your life, click settings.

To improve your appearance, just adjust the display settings.

When you lose your car keys, click on “find”.

You could click on “send” and the kids would go to bed immediately.

To feel like a person, click on “refresh”.

Click on “close” to shut up the noises.

To undo a mistake, click on “back”.

Is your furniture getting old? Click “update”.

If you messed up your life, you could press “Alt, Ctrl, Delete” and start all over! Speaking

1. F

2. T

3.T

4.F

5.T

II. Listening Skills

Identifying the Main Information

1.M: For the winter break some friends want me to go on a trip with them, but my uncle in

Hong Kong would also like me to visit him. What should I do?

W: You may miss your uncle and be sorry about not seeing Hong Kong, but I really think driving from city to city with friends would be more fun.

Trip uncle Hong Kong driving fun

2.M: Laura, I?ve got to see my parents in California during the holidays. Why not come with

me? My folks are terrific.

W: Gee, I?ve always wanted to go there. But I?m a bit short of money.

Parents?California short

3.W: For our California trip, I?ve packed light clothes, toiletries, pajamas, and my camera.

Anything else you can think of?

M: Well, I think the only thing I didn?t hear on your list is a bathing suit. Remember, California is one big beach.

Packed bathing suit beach

4.M: Thanksgiving weekend is coming up. What are you doing for the holidays?

W: Why? The usual of course: reading, watching TV, washing clothes…

M: How about a trip to a hunting cabin in the mountains?

W: That?s interesting. The trouble is I?ve never even fired a gun. But it?ll be a chance to get away from the books for a while.

hunting cabin Thanksgiving interesting gun books

5.W: I can hardly wait for the winter vacation. Where are we going to enjoy it?

M: They?re all going to stay here. May be we can find some different places, say, go to other cities.

W: Fantastic. My parents said they?d help me with the expenses.

M: I?ve saved a little too.

Vacation different expenses saved

III. Listening In

Task 1: How I plan my Holidays

When I plan my holidays, I like to go where I haven?t been to before. How do I choose? The Internet is a good source of basic information. All resorts and hotels have websites and offer special prices through them. You can often book rooms cheaper on the Internet than in person. Sometimes you can get coupons that will give you a cut in the usual price. For example, I have visited Sand Beach many times. But I?d never stayed in its old town. Well, I got a coupon for a room at half price at the Grand Hotel there. I discovered that the old town had antique shops and was generally an interesting area. I also like fine food, so I search out information on good.

restaurants and try to have meals in them. Some planning can prevent a holiday from becoming a disaster and with a bit of luck make it an experience of a lifetime.

1.C

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. A

Task 2: Planning for the Holidays

M: Hey, Susan, my classes in this semester are over at last!

W: Over? I still have two finals to take and three term papers to finish.

M: Take it easy! I can?t wait for the holidays. Where shall we go?

W: I haven?t even thought about anything but assignments and classes yet. You got any ideas? M: I really want to have a change. I?d like to go somewhere far away from school and forget about lectures and essays and all that hard work.

W: Sounds good to me. How much time do we have before the next semester starts?

M: About three weeks, I guess.

W: How about if we go to the coast? It would be warm and we can sun ourselves.

M: The coast would be good. But let?s look at some other options. There …re mountains in the north. We could go skiing.

W: Skiing is exciting, but I really want to get relaxed.

M: How about we hoop a plan to China? We can spend a quiet time with people there for the Chinese Spring Festival.

W: Don?t be joking. Ok, the mountains. But the most important thing for me at the moment is tomorrow?s exam.

M: Good luck to you, Susan! I?ll start packing.

1.She still has two finals to take and three term papers to finish.

2. He?d like to go somewhere far away from school and forget about

lectures and essays and all that hard work.

3. Because it would be warm there and they can sun themselves.

4. Skiing is exciting, but she wants to get relaxed.

5. The most important thing for her at the moment is

tomorrow?s exam.

Task 3: Halloween

Some people really enjoy Christmas, or Valentine?s Day, or Easter, or have a huge family reunion or barbecue on the Fourth of July. Some people look forward to stuffing themselves with turkey every year on Thanksgiving. Great as those are, they don?t compare with my favorite. I LOVE Halloween! Why Halloween? Well, Halloween is the night of the year when we can all get dressed up as someone else, pretend and let our imaginations run wild. Even adults get a free pass to go back to their childhood and become that kid still inside all of us. It?s also the one night of the year when we get to shine light on the dark, and confront monsters, ghosts, witches, and all things dead. We get to confront our biggest fears, as both children and adults, and reassure ourselves that there?s really no reason to be afraid of things we see at night.

Christmas Thanksgiving dressed imaginations adults childhood shine confront dead reassure at night

Task 4: Introduction by a Tour Guide

Good morning, passengers. Welcome aboard. We?ll be arriving in Disneyland within an hour. In the meantime, it is my pleasure to make you aware of the many historic and scenic spots along the way. And there are many indeed, so just sit back, relax and look out of the window. Before you know it, we?ll hear Mickey Mouse welcoming us.

IV. Speaking Out

Model 1 Would you like to join…?

Matthew: Hey, Jason. Why are you packing in such a hurry?

Jason: I?m off to Miami for the holiday. How about you, Matt?

Matthew: I haven?t decided yet. May be I?ll just stay on campus.

Jason: How would you like to escape from these gray skies and this could weather?

Matthew: Sounds like it?s tempting.

Jason: Would you like to join me?

Matthew: Well, thanks, Jason. I?ll have to check out a few things. I?ll call you tonight.

Model 2 I was wondering if you was free…

Sarah: Hi, Jim. What?s your plan for this weekend?

James: Well, some of my classmates and I are going on a hike. I was wondering if you were free to join us.

Sarah: Wow! That sounds a lot of fun.. Next weekend my brother is coming to see me and I?ve got to be a tour guide and show him around the city. Would you be interested in going with us? James: I?d love to, but Joan and I have already planned to go skiing in the mountains.

Sarah: Mmm, I envy you—but I can?t ski.

Model 3 Can you make it?

Christopher: Hi, John. New Year?s Day is coming soon. I?d like to invite you to a party at Hudson?s Hall.

John: I?d love to, but I may not be back in time for it. I won?t be back to campus until New Year?s Day.

Christopher: Terrific! That?s when we?re having the party. I mean, the New Year?s Eve.Can you make it?

John: I think I can. I got two tickets for a basketball game in the afternoon. We could watch the game before the party. Would like to go?

Christopher: That?s great. You know I love basketball.

V. Let?s Talk

John: Hi, Jane. Have you got a second? I need some advice.

Jane: Sure. What?s up?

John: Well, I?ve put my name down for a college trip to Arizona and I know you?ve been there a

few times.

Jane: Yeah, that?s a great place. Which part are you going to?

John: We?ll have a couple of days in Phoenix; then we?ll drive over the Grand Canyou and head for the desert.

Jane: Fabulous. When are you going?

John: The second week of November. Till the 17th—ten days in all. What do you think the weather will be like in the desert?

Jane: It should be very pleasant, around fifteen degrees centigrade during the day. But make sure you take something warm to wear, because the temperature can drop a lot at night, down to five degrees or ever lower.

John: Really? I?d shiver all night if you hadn?t told me that.

Jane: But it?s a wonderful time of year to go. There could be snow on the mountains by then, and the scenery will be fantastic. In the middle of the summer, it can be unbearably hot down there.

John: Did you meet the local people when you were there? Tell me what they?re like.

Jane: They?re very friendly, and it?s interesting to watch them making crafts—pottery, weaving, and the like.

John: Sounds great. But I?d also like a little action. I know there are mule rides down into the the Grand Canyou. Have you heard anything about that?

Jane: Sure I have. A guide will lead you right down a trail to the bottom of the Canyou, to the Colorado River itself.

John: The Grand Canyou is pretty steep. Is it dangerous?

Jane: Well, nothing is perfectly safe, but the safety record of the rides is pretty good. It should be Fun.

John: 1458Jane: 2367

For Reference

A

A, show B the brochures you got from travel agencies and ask him/ her what his/ her holiday destinations.

I?ve picked up quite a few brochures from travel agencies. Where do you want to go for the summer vacation?

B, give your opinion of the places in the brochures.

Well, these are all for luxury hotels in tourist areas. I was hoping to do something more Interesting.

A, show your preference.

Come on. What?s more interesting than staying in a luxurious seaside hotel and having fun in the sun?

B, say you prefer to stay visit Tibet.

Well, I was thinking about history and culture. I had Tibet in mind.

A, give your opinion of B?s plan.

Tibet? I really don?t know much about it. Do they have luxury hotels?

B, try to justify your choice.

I think you?re missing the point. We go to Tibet not to stay in luxurious hotels, but to learn Something.

B

A, show your concern about B.

You?re not looking yourself these days, Jane. What?s the matter?

B, respond to A?s concern, saying you get the holiday blues.

Oh, nothing. I guess I?m just a little blue after the holidays.

A, ask for the reason why B is blue after the holidays.

Why? Didn?t you have a good time?

B, explain how you spent your holidays and how much you enjoyed them.

That?s the problem. I went to Niagara Falls and saw so many wonderful things. It was amazing! A, say that you don?t understand what the problem is.

I?m confused. That sounds like a great vacation. So what?s the problem?

B, account for your problem.

I?m back here! Compared to Niagara Falls, home is pretty boring.

VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking

Task 1: Valentine?s Day

Valentine?s Day started when the Emperor Claudius II ruled Rome. Claudius punished Rome into

so many wars that he had a hard time finding soldiers for his army. He thought the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their families and lovers. To solve that problem, he cancelled marriages and engagements. But a Christian priest named Valentine who believed in love and marriage secretly married couples When the emperor learned about these marriages, he sent Valentine to prison. The priest died in prison on February 14,270. Not until a few hundred years later did Saint Valentine?s Day take its present form. Today we still honor Saint Valentine. The

old ideas of love, marriage and fertility have lasted and taken on modern meanings.

1. wars finding soldiers

2. families and lovers

3. love and marriage

4. prison February 14

5. fertility modern meanings

Task 2: Holiday blues

While for many people the holiday season is joyous and hopeful, others may find it just as stressful as interviewing for a new job. Many factors can contribute to the holiday blues. To begin with, there are more parties to attend and more shopping trips to make. But this doesn?t mean we work fewer hours or get a break from household duties—we just try to do more things in a single day. Then there are the financial burdens. The rewards of being generous to close friends and family may outweigh the price tag—and what about extended family, old friends from school, and co-workers? Don?t they deserve gifts? And finally, the holidays can be truly painful when we recall the loss of those who are

no longer celebrating with us because of death, distance or divorce. However, the good news is that it?s usually possible to prevent the holiday blues by diversifying your holiday plans.

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Task 3: Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow,

In a one-horse open sleigh.

Over the fields we go,

Laughing all the way.

Bells on bobtails ring,

Making spirits bright.

What fun it is to ride and sing,

A sleighing song tonight.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells,

Jingle all the way.

Oh what fun it is to ride,

In a one-horse open sleigh.