新視野大學(xué)英語聽說教程(第三冊)第二版聽力原文

Unit1WarmingUpWDidthedoctorcall?DidhesayTmpregnant?MYeah?Ijusttalkedtohim.WWhatdidhesay?Arewegoingtohaveababy?MYou'rereallyexcitedaboutthis,aren'tyou?WYouknowIam!It'smydreamtohaveababythatIcanteachhowtobealovingperson.Ithoughtyouwereexcitedtoo.MSure,Iam.I'mexcitedforthesamereasonasyouare.Ithinkwecandowhatyousaid-wecanteachthisbabyhowtogrowupandbecomealovingperson.Wso...isthereababy?Whatdidthedoctorsay?MIt'sexactlywhatwewanted.We'regoingtohaveababy!Let'sstartoffbycallingourfamiliesandtellingthemthegoodnews,Ibelieveourparentsaregoingtobeasthrilledasweare.ShortConversationsW:Idon'tknowwhattosayaboutyournewgirlfriend-sheseemssocold,sodistant.M:Deepdown,she'salovingperson.Theproblemisthatshedidn'thavealovingfamilylikeours.Soshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresslove.Q:Accordingtotheman,what'swrongwithhisnewgirlfriend?W:Youlookatmyfatherandseeatoughmanwithagunandbloodonhishands.ButIseehimasamanwhoalwaysprovidesforhisfamily.M:Whoa,waitaminute.1didn'tsayanythingofthesort.Iadmireyourfatheralot.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman'sfather?W:Youknow,Ineverunderstoodwhymyparentskeptgivingsecondchancestomybrother.Heneverdoesrightbythem.M:Thenyoudon'tunderstandthenatureoflove.Lovemeansneverquittingontheoneyoulove.Q:WhatdoesthewomanNOTunderstand?W:IfonlyIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuymyparentseverythingtheywanted.M:That'saverynicethought,butit'sreallynotnecessary.Visitthemmore.Thatshouldbeenoughforthem.Q:Whatshouldthewomandoforherparents?W:Excuseme!Haveyoualreadystartedclass?OramIontime?M:Fvealreadybegunthelesson,We'retalkingaboutthemeaningoflove.Pleasetakeyourseat-Q:Whatisthetopicfortheclass?W:Somelearnfromtheirparents,somefromtheirfriends...butifapersonhasneverlearnedaboutlove,hislifeisawaste.Iagreewhole-heartedly.Thankfully,Ilearnedaboutlovefrommyparentsatanearlyage.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?It's10O'clock!You'relateagain!Ijustdon'tknowwhattosayanymore.Sweetheart,love,darling,youshouldknowthatmybeinglatehasnothingtodowithmyloveforyou.Trytounderstandme.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?SometimesI'mgladourmotherisn'talive,IthinkifshecouldseethepersonI'vebecome,she'dreallybedisappointed.Momhadalotofloveforyou.Ifshewereherenow,shewouldn'tjudgeyouthatway.Shejustwould'vebeenhappytoseeherkidsandhelpthemwhenshecould.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatwouldtheirmotherNOThavedoneifshewerealive?M:PardonmeUm,whydon'tyouteachusanythingaboutloveinclass?W:Well,loveisimportant,butit'snotagoodtopicfortheclassroom.Youshouldlearnaboutlovefromyourparentsorgrandparents.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:I'vebeenthinkingabouthowIcouldteachmychildrentobemoreloving.M:Soundslikeajobforyouandyourhusband.HowaboutIgiveyousomevacationtime?Youcouldtakeafamilytripandtalkmorewithyourkids.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?LongConversationM:SometimesIreallydon'tunderstandyou.Youareoftenrudetoourchildren,youneverplaywiththem,andyourarelysayyoulovethem.Thisisn'thowparentsaresupposedtoact.Wheredidyoulearnsuchbehavior?W:Hey!Idon'tthinkI'vetreatedthemanydifferentlythanmyparentstreatedmeandmysisters!M:Sothat'swhereyoulearnedit...fromyourparents?W:Myparentsweregood.Theyraisedthreechildren.M:FromwhatIcansee,theydidn'tteachyouhowtobealovingperson.Whatisgoingtohappentoourkids?Ifyoukeeptreatingthempoorly,they'regoingtogrowuptobejustlikeyou.W:Listen,there'salotthatIcanlearnaboutbeingagoodmother,butIstillthinkI'mdoingagoodjob.Lookatourkids.They'realreadykindandlovingpeople.AndIdon'tthinkyouhaveanyreasontoworry.Q:1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Accordingtotheman,whatisthewrongwiththewaythewomantreatsthechildren?Accordingtotheman,whatdidn'tthewoman'sparentsteachher?Whatdoesthewomanthink?Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?PassageAllparentswanttoraiseahappy,successfulandlovingchild,butthereislittleagreementabouthowbesttoreachthisgoal.Overtheyears,parentshavetrieddramaticallydifferentways.Theyhaveputtheirbabyonaschedule,ortheyhavefedondemand;theyhavelettheirbabycryhimselftosleep,ortheyhavepickedhimupassoonashecried;theyhavegiventheirchildwhateverhewants,ortheyhavetaughthimtogeteverythingthroughhisownefforts.Thesecontrastingparentingstrategiesarisefromquitedifferentviewsofthenatureofchildrenandchildhoodandtherolesofparents.Someparentsviewtheirchildasnaturallysocial.Tothem,theirjobistoallowhimthespacetosucceed.Othersthinkthattheirchildshouldbetaughthowtoact.Thereareprobablypositivesandnegativestoeachmethod.Noneofthemguaranteesthatyourchildwillbecomethelovingindividualyouwanthimtobe.Butsomethingsarecertain—achildwillbemorelikelytobelovingifyoushowhimlove,moresuccessfulifyougivehimexamplesofsuccess,andhappierifyouarehappy.Q:1.Whatisthispassageabout?WhatdoparentsNOTagreeupon?Whydoparentshavedifferentmethodsforraisingchildren?Howwillafatherraisehischildifhebelieveshischildisnaturallysocial?Whatcanwebecertainof?RadioProgramOur'ThisIBelieve"essaytodaycomesfromCorinneColbert,alistenerinAthens,Ohio.Colbert.Colbertisamotheroftwo.Shewritesthenewsletterforabusinessorganization,andsheispresidentofaparent-teacher'sorganization.Here'sCorinneColbertwithheressayfor“ThisIBelieve".Myhusbandisnotmybestfriend.Hedoesn'tcompleteme.Infact,hecanbeaself-absorbedjerk.We'renearlypolaropposites:He'salifetimememberoftheNRAwhodoesn'tcareforjournalists,andI'malifelongliberalwithajournalismdegree.Ontheotherhand,hedoesn'tbeatoremotionallyabuseme.Hedoesn'tdrinkorchaseotherwomen.He'sagoodprovider.SoI'mstickingwithhim.Somepeoplewouldcallthat"settling",likeit'sabadthing.ButIbelieveinsettling.Alas,tomanyofus,thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Frommoviestomagazinestocommercials,we'retoldthatweshoulddemandmorefromlivesthatare,formanyofus,prettygood.Wesupposetolookbetter,eatbetter,findbetterjobs,bebetterloversandparentsandworkers.Astablemarriageisn'tenough.It'ssupposedtobeafairytale.Perfectionisthegoal.Settlinginmysense,isaboutacceptance.I'maprettyhappyperson,inlargepartbecauseI'mhonestwithmyselfaboutwhatIhave.Ofcourse,somesituationsareworthimproving.Ifyourweightjeopardizesyourhealth,exerciseandchangeyoureatinghabits;ifyourjobmakesyoutrulymiserable,findanewone.Ifyourmarriageistoxic,endit.Chancesare,though,youprobablyhavewhatyouneed.Ifyou'reunhappy,askyourself:AmIunhappybecauseIreallydon'thavewhatIneed,orbecauseIjustwantmore?So,yes,I'msettling.I'mhappywithmyhusbandwho,despitehisflaws,isacaringfather,capableofactsofstunninggenerosityandfiercelyprotectiveofhisfamily.Thinkingabouthimmaynotsetmeonfireasitusedto,butafter17yearsandtwokids,ourloveisstillwarm.AndIbelievethat'sgoodenough.ListeningandSpeakingBeforethetelevisionwasinvented,familiesspenttheirsparetimedoingdifferentactivitiestogether.Now,mostfamiliesstayathomeandwatchTV.Butthereareafewreasonswhywatchingtelevisioncanbeharmful.ThemostimportantreasonwhywatchingTVisbadisitinfluenceshowmuchfamilymemberscommunicate.Parents,grandparents,andotherfamilymembershavealotofwisdomtoshare.Thiswisdom,however,isoftenignoredbyyoungpeoplewhowatchTV.Furthermore,watchingtelevisionisbadbecauseitreduceschildren'sstudytime.ResearchershavefoundthatchildrenwhowatchlittleornotelevisionspendthreehoursadayonstudymorethanfrequentTVwatchers.Finally,TVprogramscanbeabadinfluence.Someshows,asweallknow,includeinappropriatelanguageandtoomuchviolence.AndwhilethereisstillagreatamountofgeneraldiscussionastowhetherornotchildrenwillimitatethebadthingstheyseeonTV,manyresearcherssaychildrendorepeatwhattheysee.SeveralstudieslinktheirbehaviorstoTVprograms;forexample,childrenarethreetimesmorelikelytogetintofightsatschooliftheywatchviolentTVprograms.SupplementaryListeningM:Hello?Yes,Um,canIgetsomehelpoverhere?W:Surething,handsome.What'llitbe?M:Amenu,please.W:Wedon'tservefood-justthebeersyouseeonthewall.M:Allright.Whataboutthatone?It'sGerman,right?W:Yeah,Itis.Isthatwhatyon'dlike?M:That'lldo.ButI'dlikeacoldoneifyougotone.W:Surething,sweetie.That'llbe$6.25.M:Say,you'rekindafriendly,wren'tyou?W:Supposeitcomeswiththejob.Itpaystobenicetopeople,don'tyouthink?M:Isupposeitdoes.That'swhatmymothersaidtomeanyway.Oh,wait.Waitasecond.Ohno.Ican'tbelievethis.W:What'swrong?M:IthinkIleftmywalletsomewhere.W:Quick,lookaround.It'sgottabearoundhere.Maybeonthefloor.M:No...ifsnotthere.Idon'tknowwhereitcouldbe.Anychanceyoucanbeniceandgivethebeerforfree?W:Nochanceofthathappening.No,ifnoone'spaying,I'mnotnice.Q:1.Whatisthemandoinginthisconversation?Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?Whatdoesthemanwant?Whatdidtheman'smotherteachhim?Whenisthewomanfriendly?It'sdifficulttoknowwhatistrulyhappeninginsidearelationship.Thoughawomanmightappeartobehappy,shemaybeavictimofviolence.Andthoughamanmayappeartobegentle,hemightnotactuallybe.Everyyearestimatesrangefrom3.4millionactsofviolenceagainstawifeorgirlfriendto3.9millioninthissmallcountry.Thisisbadnews.Unfortunately,thereismore.Nearlyone-thirdofwomenreportedbeingbeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendatsomepointintheirlives.Someofthisviolenceresultedininjuriesthatrequiredadoctor'scare.Thirty-sevenpercentofwomenwhosoughtemergencyroomtreatmentforviolence-relatedinjuriesin2005wereinjuredbytheirownhusbandsorboyfriends.What'smore,twenty-sixpercentofallfemalemurdervictimsin2006werekilledbytheirpartners.Whatthismeansisthatweasasocietymustlookforthesignsofviolence.Doyouknowsomeonewhooftengivespoorexcusesforbeinghurt?Maybeyoushouldtalkwithheraboutviolence.Oftenawomanwillstayinaviolentrelationshipbecauseshebelievesherhusbandorboyfriendlovesher.Butsheshouldknowthatviolencedoesnotequallove.Q:1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisdifficult?Howmanywomenarebeatenbyahusbandorboyfriendperyear?Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?Whatpercentageoffemalemurdervictimswerekilledbyapartnerin2006?Whydoesawomanoftenchoosetostayinaviolentrelationship?Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstotalkaboutwork,letsyouhavethatlast3sliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.Heisreadytoforgetallkindsof2)misunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinksyou,re3)beautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealth4)benefitstoo.Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanalovingfamilyorwarmfriendshipwhenitcomesto5)wellness.Buttheyarelearningmoreabouthowaromanticpartnermakesusstronger,withhealthgainsthat6)rangefromfasterhealingandbettercontroloverillnessestolivinglonger.Thebenefitsofloveare7)explicitandmeasurable.AstudylastyearfromtheUniversityofPittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmarriageshaveamuchlowerriskofheardiseasethanthoseinhigh-stressrelationship.TheNationalLoveandHealthStudy8)hasbeentrackingmorethanamillionsubjectssince1979.Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,9)havefewerheartattackandlowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofIowaalsofoundthatcanerpatientswith10)astrongsenseofconnectiontoothersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterabletofightoffcancer.Itseemsthatlovehelpspeoplestrengthentheirimmunesystems.Unit2WarmingupWthankyouforagreeingtotakethisinterview.Iknowyouarequiteabusyman.MIamalwayshappytotalktopeopleandanswerquestionsfromtheaudience.W thatisverynicetohear.Peoplearecallingyoutheworld'shealthiestman.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?M whatdoIthink?Ithinkpeoplearebeingverykindtomebysayingso.Idon'tthinkIamthehealthiestmanintheworld,butIdotakemyhealthseriously.1exerciseeveryday,running,swimming,andliftingweights.Wyoucertainlylookgreat!Mthanks.Betterthanthat,though,Ifeelgreat.Exercisemakesmehappy,keepsmystressleveldown,andgivesmeallsortsofenergyformyworkandfamily.Wdoyouhaveanyspecialwordsfortheaudience?Myes.Startexercisingtoday,andstartlivingabetterlife.Listening10shortconversationsW wow!Youlookgreat!Whathaveyoubeendoingtolooksogood?M Ihavebeenliftingweights.Ireallyfeelgreat.Strange,butithardlytookanytimeatallbeforeIstartedseeingimprovementsinmybody.Mcanyouhelpmeopenthisbottle?Someoneputthecapontootight.Wsurething!Umm...there!Hey,thatwasn'ttightatall!Youreallyneedtoworkoutalittlemoreandbuildupyourstrength!M Ijustdon'tknowwhatIamgoingtodoaboutmyenergylevel!NomatterwhatIdo,Ialwaysfeeltired!W here'sanidea:sinceyouhavealreadybeenexercisingalotwithnoresult,maybeyoucanchangeyourdiet.M I'dreallyliketobeginanexerciseprogram,butIsimplydon'tknowhowtobegin.W I'vespokentoadoctoraboutit.Iwilltellyouwhatyoutoldme:startoffwithalittlebitofrunningandthendomoreandmoreeveryday.MI'vebeenfeelingterriblelately.Doyouthinkexercisecouldhelpme?WIcan'tsayforsure.Itprobablywouldn'thurt,butexercisecan'tcureallofyourproblems.Wyoualwaysdosowellinyourclasses!Mrunninggivesmeenergytostayuplateintothenight.Thisallowsmetostudymore.Dothesameandrunwithmetomorrow!Mthere'sastrangelimpinyourwalk.Didyoupullamuscleorsomething?W nah.IjustfeelabittiredfromalloftheexerciseFvebeendoingatthegym.DIreturn tonormal injustamoment.M haveyouseenhowmuchweightAngela'sputon?Whydoyouthinkshestopped exercising and started eatingsuchunhealthyfoods?W itisasadstory.Herparentsgotdivorced,andnowsheistotallyignoredherhealth.W hello?AreyouthepersonItalkedtoonthephoneaboutcheckinginforanappointment?M yes.Justsignyournameonthispieceofpaper,andthedoctorwillseeyouassoonasheisfree.W I'vebeensoveryworried,andIdon'thaveaclueastowhyI'vebeensosick.Mtrynottoworrytoomuch.Dosomerunning,seemeinaweek,andletmeknowifthingschange.I'llrunsometestsonyouifyouarestillnotfeelingwell.UnderstandingalongconversationMhey!Holdup!Canyouspareaminute?W ugh,doyouthinkyoucanmakeitquick?M I'llonlyneedaminute,andthenyoucanreturntoyourrun.Wfine,what'sup?MMaandPaaskedmetotalktoyouaboutalltheexercisingyou'vebeendoing.TheytoldmeIcouldfindyouhereattheschooltrack.Wsowhatofit?Mtheythinkyou'vebeendoingabittoomuch.W youknowwhatthedoctorsaid■■-ifIdon'tgetactive,Icoulddieofaheartattack.M yeah,butIdon'tthinkhemeantforyoutodosomuch.Youshouldtakeitslowly.Maybeyoucouldbuildanexerciseprogramthatbecomesmoreandmoredifficultastimegoesby.Wisthatwhatyourdoctorsaid?Mno.itisjustcommonsense.Everyoneknowsyoushouldn'toverworkyourselfwhenyoustartexercising.Wthanksfortheconcern.ButtellMaandPathatDIbefinewithwhatI'mdoing.UnderstandingapassageItisveryimportanttoexercise.Manystudieshaveshownthatregularactivityandexercisecanimproveoverallhealthsubstantially.Exercisereducestheriskofheartdiseasebyupto35%,strokebyabout28%,certaincancersby20%andmore,andhighbloodpressurebyanamazing52%.Exercisecanalsohelpyoutobuildhealthybonesandmuscles.Athletesmustdophysicaltrainingonaregularbasistoincreasetheirlevelofperformance.Exercisingincludeswalking,running,bikingandplentyofotheractivitiesaswell.Myadvicewouldbetopicksomethingyouenjoydoingandwouldn'tmindpursuingonaregularbasis.Then,youmuststicktoaschedule.Youcanevenpickafewdifferentactivitiestomixthingsupandkeepitinteresting.Also,alwaysstretchbeforephysicalactivity!Thisisveryimportantasyoudonotwanttopullmuscles.Mostimportantly,tokeepahealthybodyyoumuststayACTIVE!UnderstandingaradioprogramHereatthisChicagoHighSchoolandothers,therehasbeensomuchemphasisonthequalityofschoolmenus,butthisnewstudysaysthatnoneofthatreallymatterswhenfastfoodisjustashortwalkaway.Howcanacafeteriaeverhopetocompetewiththis?AnewHarvardstudysaysmoreandmoreschoolsnowhaveto.EightypercentofschoolsinChicagowithafastfoodrestaurantlessthanhalfamileaway,raisingconcernsabouthoweasyitisforkidstoeatpoorly,andwhetherfastfoodcompaniesaremovingintotheneighborhoodonpurpose.“theytakeintoaccountthedemographicsofneighborhoods,theroadwaysinneighborhoods,andwheretheaccessistotheconsumerbase.''DoctorBrynAustinisthestudy'sleadauthorandsaysonatypicalday,nearlyathirdofAmericankidseatfastfood.Whentheydo,theyconsumemorefatandcalories,fewervegetablesandfruitsthanondayswhentheydon't.Overall,nearlyninemillionchildrenintheUSareoverweightorobese,morethanoneineverysevenkids,anumberthathastripledsince1980.McDonald'scriticizedtheChicagostudy,sayingmostrestaurantsareinheavilytraffickedareas.Schoolssaidtheirspokesmenhavenothingtodowithit.ButchildhealthadvocateslikeDoctorMatteLongjohnsaythestudyshowshowrecentattemptstoimproveschoolmenus,evenremovesodavendingmachines,maynotbeenoughtoimprovechildren'seatinghabits.ListeningandspeakingPeopletalkendlesslyaboutthebenefitsofexercise.Andwhentheyaren'ttalkingaboutit,they'rereadingaboutitinhealthmagazines,watchingprogramsaboutitontelevision,orlisteningtorecordingsaboutit.Peoplecanbecomesoconcernedaboutexercisethattheybegintogoinsanewithworry.Itiseasytounderstandwhypeopleattachgreatimportancetoexercise.Exercisecannotonlyimproveyourhealth,butalsoenhanceyourmoodandreducedepressionandanxiety.Peoplewhodoregularexerciseoftenachieveanoverallsenseofwell-being.Butthisconcernaboutexercisehasgonetoofar.Somepeoplearesoobsessedwithexercisethattheygivelittletimeandattentiontootheraspectsoftheirpersonallives.Iknowaguywhospentallhissparetimeinthegym.Finally,hefoundhimselfestrangedfromhisfamily.What'smore,ifyoudoitinthewrongway,exercisecanactuallyharmyourbody.Somepeopleworkouthardandpulltheirmuscles;someevenhurtajointorbreakabone.Unit3waystowinW:Thepresidenthasdecidedthatthecurrenteducationsystemmustbechanged.M:Yeah.Butthequestioniswhattochangeandhowtochangeit.I'dlikealeaderwhohasrealidealsforhowthingscouldbedone!Q:whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?W:AnewlanguageschoolfromEnglandgasgottenalotofattentionbecauseofitsuccessinteachingstudentsEnglish.M:Isawsomethingonthenewsaboutit.Ishouldaskmyteacherwhathethinks.Q:HowdoesthemanknowoftheEnglishlanguageschool?W:Mydaughter'collegeentranceexamiscomingup,andIdon'tthinkshe'sready.M:Youmightwanttosendhertoatestpreparationschool,modelledontheschoolsinJapan.Studentstheredoquitewell.Q:whydoesthemanrecommendthetestpreparationschool?W:OurschoolhasstartedofferingclassesinChinesephilosophyandreligions.M:I'veactuallytakensomeoftheseclasses,aswellasaChinesecookingclass.AndnowiwanttovisitChinatoseehowthepeoplelive.Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnaboutwhenhetravelstochina?W:doyouhaveanyideasforhowicouldimprovemystudyskills?M:therearealotofspecialtechniquesandevenclassesonthesubjectofstudyskills,butIthinkyoushouldforgetaboutallofthat.Juststudymore!Q:whatshouldthewomando?W:I'vebeenthinkingalotabouthowicouldbecomehappier.Butidon'tknowwhattodo.M:Well,Ithinkyoushouldgiveupontheideathatmoneybringshappiness.Trylearningfrompoor,simplefarmers.Theyalwaysseemhappy.W:Well,Ican'tseewhyyouaretravellingtoGermany.M:Iknowyouwantmetostayhere,butmybossissendingme.I'msupposedtohavealookatafactorythereandlearnsthfromit.Q:WhyisthemantravellingtoGermany?W:Whenthemeetingbegins,I'dlikeyoutointroducethemethodofnegotiationyoulearnedwhileyouwereinJapan.M:OK.Doyouhaveplanstodiscusshowthesemethodscanbeused,orcan1dothat?Q:Whatarethespeakertalkingabout?W:Whileyou'reawayinAustralia,I'dlikeyoutolearnallyoucanaboutAustralianbusiness,anythingwecanusetomakeourcompanybetter.M:OK,Iwill.I'llworkhardandmakethebestofthisopportunityQ:Whatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?W:AftertryingneweducationmethodsfromGermany,Japan,andIndia,I'mstillshockedtofindthatnothingishelpingourstudentshereimprove.M:Maybethemethodsaren'tsuccessfuloutsideoftheirourcountriesandweshouldsticktoourlocalBritishways.Q:wherearethespeakers?1-5DCBCC6-10BACBAUnderstandingalongconversation::M:Mandyhasbeenworkingreallyhardtogetintoagoodcollege.Iwonderwhetherthere'sanythingwecandotohelp.W:Well,wecouldsendherajuku.M:Awhat?ThatsoundsJapanese.W:ItisJapanese.AjukuisaJapaneseschoolthatpreparesstudentsforthecollegeentranceexamination.M:ThereareJapaneseschoolshereintheUnitedStates?W:Notquite.ThereareschoolsherethatareinthestyleoftheJapaneseones.Andtheyareverysuccessfulinpreparingstudentsforbigexams.M:Thatsoundsgood,butidon'tthinkMandywouldwanttoleavetheschoolshe'satnow.W:Shewouldn'tleave.Jukuareattendedinadditiontoregularschools.She'dgothereeverydayintheevening.Andshe'dalsoattendonweekends.M:YouthinkMandywoulddothat?it'dtakealotofherfreetimeaway.W:Ourdaughterisagoodstudent,andshewouldn'tmindtheextraworkinvolved.M:OK,maybewecangoandvisitonefirstbeforewemakeanydecisions.Howabouttomorrow?Questionforthedialogueabove:Iwhatarethespeakerstaiikingabout?Bwhatdojukuschoolspreparestudentsfor?Cwhatcanweinferfromtheconversation?AhowdoesthewomanfeelaboutMandy?Bwhatistheproblemrelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?DUnderstandingapassage:Youngpeoplegotoschooltogatherinformation,becomerespectablemembersofsociety,andpreparethemselveseitherforuniversitystudyofferemployment.Anditisateacher'sjobtohelpstudentsaccomplishthesegoals.Butarepublicschoolteachersdoingagoodjob?Arecentreporthasananswer-NO.Andthedetailsaredisturbing.Forone,researchersclaimthat57%ofallclasstimeiswasted.Duringthistime,noteachingorlearningisactuallytakingplace,asteacherhasgiventhistimetostudentstodowhateverthatwish.Ifstudentswanttotalktofriendsorplaycomputergames,thatiswhattheydo.Secondly,teachingareneglectingtheirclassesbysometimesnotevenbeingintheroomwiththeirstudents.Accordingtothereport,teachersspend33%ofthetimeoutsideoftheclassroomwheretheirstudentscan'tseethem.Thirdly,andprobablymostdisturbingofall,10%to12%ofteachersaredrunkwhentheyaregivingtheirlessons.Itisclearthatsthmustchangeifpublicschoolswishtohelpstudentsaccomplishtheirgoals.Anditseemsthatteachersshouldbesupervisedifimprovementsaretobemade.Questionsforthepassageabove:Iwhatisthepassagemainlyabout?Aaccordingtothereport,whathappensduringhalfoftheclasstime?Bhowmuchofclasstimedoteachersspendoutofthesightoftheirstudents?Awhatdoesthespeakerfindmostdisturbing?CWhatisthefirststeptowardimprovingschools?AUnit4WarmingupWelcome!ThankyouforjoiningusonourtourofAmericaaboutAmericaalready,butnowyou'regoingtolearnawholelot.Youprobablyknowmore!Maybeyou'veheardalotaboutsomeofAmerica*sfamouswriters,likeJackKerouac,fromAmericansyou'vemetinyourowncountry.AndmaybeAmericanstravelingabroadhavealsofilledyouinonsomeofourgreatartists,likeJacksonPollock.Onthistour,oncelivedin.Itcouldalsobethatyou'velearnedaboutwe'regoingtovisitthehomestheygreatAmericanmusicians,likeLouis,Armstrong,andsymbolsofAmerica,liketheStatueofLiberty,inyourhistoryclassesWell,you'llbeinterestedtoknowthenthatwe'11bevisitingsomedifferentmuseumsdedicatedtothesepeople.Onceagain,Vmgladyou'vechosentotravelwithus.Pleasecallonme!I'mgoingtobeyourtourguideforthenextfewdaysIfyouneedanyhelp,UnderstandingShortConversationsW:ItusedtobethatpicturesofUncleSamwereusedjusttoencouragementojointhearmy.Butnowyoucanseehisimageinmanyotherplacesaswell.M:Yeah.Therearepicturesofhimallovertheplace,especiallyinadvertisements.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?W:TheStatueofLibertyrepresentsawelcomingspirittowardimmigrants,right?M:Well,mostly.Butatfirst,itrepresentedfreedomfromslavery.Then,itstoodforthefriendshipbetweenFranceandtheUS.AndthenevenmoreQ:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?W:Inthepainting,AmericanGothic,afarmer