新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說第3冊聽力文本和答案

Uint2BasicListeningPractice.W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI'mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?.M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?3?W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I'menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?.W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?.W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What'sitlike?M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?Keys:l.C2.D3.B4.D5.AListeningInTaskl:OntheFirstDayHarrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.Jenny: What'sthat?Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.Harrison:You'rewelcome.Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.Student:Seeyou.Jenny:Harrison,waitup!Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem",fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.Task2:MoneyforCollegeRobertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp."Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I'mgoingtoneed$100.""Iunderstand,"saidhismother,"I'llsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?""Oh,yeah.Thanks,"Robertsaid.Robert'smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher."Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?"askedDad."Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,"answeredMom.“You'reoutingyourmind,"yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.""Don'tworry,honey,"Momsaid,"Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!"Keys:TFFFTTask3:HowtoGetStraightA'sItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,"WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying."Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe"anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor'smessage".WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper-achieversstartingtostudy?Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"anactivereader"?Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.DSpeakingOutMODEL1You'rejustgoingtohavestudyhardNora:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andalreadyIfeellikeI'velearnedalot.Chris:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andIalreadyfeellikeI'muptomyearsinhomework.Nora:You'regoingtohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.Chris:Tellmeaboutit!Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooksreports,acomposition,anoralreport,andaresearchproject—allduebeforemidterms.Nora:Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitwouldruboffonyou.Chris:Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddomyhomeworkforme.Nora:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.Chris:Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteatermpaper;Canyourecommendanyarticlesandbooks?You'dbetterfindmetheexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.Nora:Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.Chris:Thequiznextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'llhavetopreparesomestudysheetsandhidetheminmyhandwhenItakethetest.Nora:Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.Probably,youwillhavetorepeattheyear.Chris:Allright,I'lltakeyouradvice.Thelibraryisgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormI'llbeburningthemidnightoil.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:We'regoingtohaveatest,andIalsohaveatermpapertofinish.ButIhaven'tdoneathing.I'mreallyworriednow.B:You'regoingtohavetohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttogetgoodgrades.A:ButthiscourseissodifficultthatIalreadydon'tunderstanditatall.B:Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitcanhelpyou.A:Betteryet,maybeyoucouldwriteatermpaperforme.B:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.A:Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteitmyself.MaybeIcandownloadsomearticlesfromtheInternetandpiecethemtogether.B:Youcouldborrowideasfromthosearticles,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.A:Also,thetestnextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'llhavetoprepareacheat-sheetandhideitinmyhandduringthetest.B:Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.A:I'lltrytobecareful.B:Butiftheprofessorcatchesyou,you'llhavetorepeattheyear.You'rejustgoingtohavetostudyhard.A:Ok,I'lltakeyouradvice.Thelibrary'sgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormI'llbeburningthemidnightoil.MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?Chris:FirstperiodismathwithMr.Woods.Idon'tknowhowamIgoingtostayawake?Nora:IlikeMr.Wood.He'sinteresting.Chris:He'sboring!Hecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep-duringthechampionshipgame!Whodoyouhaveforeconomics?Nora:Mrs.Jenkins.She'ssmart.Studentsreallylearnalotfromher.Chris:She'stough!Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou'llprobablyfail.Nora:Nopain,nogain.Chris:Nonsense,YoucouldhavelearnedevenmorewithMr.Sharp.Butnotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.Nora:What'swrongwithhim?Chris:Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,andheusuallyfailshalfofthestudents.Nora:Nowonderhe'sgotthenicknameMr.Shark.Well,howaboutPE?Whatareyoudoingthissemester?Chris:That'stheworstpart.InPE,we'relearningt'aichi.I'mboredtodeath.Nora:Ha-ha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassisplayingyourfavoritesport:basketball.Chris:Oh...thatfigures!Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.Nora:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGThehistoryclassisreallyboring.HowamIgoingtostayawake?Ilikethehistoryteacher.She'sknowledgeable.Shetoldusalotofinterestinghistoricaleventsinclass.BurIfindherboring!Shecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep~duringthechampionshipgame!Whichclassdoyoufinddull?Ihatetheeconomicscourse.Theteacheralwaystalksabovemyhead.SoI'velostinterestinthecourse.Bureconomicismyfavorite.Theprofessorissmart.Moststudentsreallylearnalotfromhim.Buthe'stough!Heexpectsalot.Youhavetoworkhardinhisclass,oryou'llprobablyfail.A:Nopain,nogain.B:Actuallynotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.A:What'swrongwithhim?B:OftenthehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisB-.Lastseme4stwehefailedmorethanathirdofthestudentsandIwasoneofthem.Oh,that9stoobad.Well,howdoyoufindyourEnglishteacher?Idon'tthinkmuchofher,either.A:Ifindherkind,alwayswillingtoanswermyquestions;shealwaysgivesmehighmarks.B:You'rerubbingsaltintomywound.Shefailedmelastsemester.MODEL3PublishorperishChris: Tellus,ProfessorGrant,Whatareyourprimarydutiesasaprofessor?ProfessorGrant:Well,1doalotofresearchandwriting.It'sroughbeinganassociateprofessor.It'spublishorperish.Chris: Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?ProfessorGrant:Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,givelectures,holdofficehours.Teachingisanimportantpartofbeingaprofessor.Chris: Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney.ProfessorGrant:Iwish.Actually,Ispendalotoftomeapplyingfoegrantstofundmyresearch.ThenIcanofferassistantshipsandscholarshipstotheworthygraduate.Chris: Iseewhytheycallyou“theboss".Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.ProfessorGrant:Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmyclasses...Chris: UmIthinkyou'remistaken,ProfessorGrant!ProfessorGrant:No,Irememberveryclearlynow!Youowemeanessay!Chris: Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnionNewsletter,andIhavetoworktwojobstopayforschool.ProfessorGrant:SoyougetanFinthiscourse.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:ProfessorSmith,I'mfromtheStudentUnionnewspaper.Manystudentswanttoknowawesternprofessor'smaindutiesandcomparethemwithaChineseprofessor'sduties.B:Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.It'stoughtobeaprofessor.A:Chineseprofessorarealsofacingincreasingpressure,astheyarerequiredtodomoreresearchthanbefore.ProfessorSmith,doyouspendallotoftimeonteaching?B:Yes,Ihavetoprepareclassnotes,givelectures,hostseminar,andholdofficehours.Infact,teachingisanimportantpartofbeingaprofessor,thoughsomeprofessorsbelievethatresearchismoreimportantthanteaching.Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney,Isuppose.Iwish.Salaryisasensitivetopicinthewest.Letmesaysomethingaboutresearchfunds.ActuallyIspendalotoftimeapplyingforgrantstofundmyresearch.Howareyougoingtousethegrants?B:Withthatmoney,Icanofferassistantshipsandscholarshiptograduatestudentswhocanhelpwithmyresearchproject.A:NowIseewhytheycallyou"boss”.Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.That'strue.Alotofyoungteacherswanttobepromotedtoaprofessorship.A:Whatyousaidhasgivenusafairlyclearpictureofawesternprofessor'sprimaryresponsibilities.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.B：You'rewelcomeV.LefsTalkHi,everybody.Mytopictodayis"ProblemswithOurEducationalSystem'9.TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatIdon'tagreewith.Itseemsthateducatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformancebutneglectstudents'abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.Ithinkthere'realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,buthaven'thadtheopportunitiestheycould'vehad,hadtheybeeneducatedinabroader-mindededucationalsystems.Ifeelthatalotofcoursesthatstudentsarefocusedtotakeinhighschoolaretooacademic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheirinterestinlearning.Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.Theyoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-roundedaspossible.Ithinkbeingwell-roundedisn'treallypossible.Andasaconsequencesomestudentswhoarebelievedtobeintelligentcan'tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,forexample,haven'tscoredwellonthemathsection,eveniftheyatebrilliantwriters.Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called“weakstudents"areseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.Somekidsarekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.Andthey'veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,youknow.Ithinkitcausesthemtoactinawaythatisnotreallypositive.They'rejustactinginawaythattheyareexpectedtoact.Oftentheirgradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat'sprettysadtome.Ithinkthatmanyofthekidsinthoseclassedareintelligent,butneveractuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseofthewaytheyaretreatedveryearlyonintheireducation.ProblemsResultsEducatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests.Theyonlyfocusonacademicperformancebutneglectstudents'abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.Kidsloseinterestinlearning.Educatorsoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-roundedaspossible.Someintelligentkidscan'tentergoodcolleges."Weak"studentsareseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.Theirgradesgofrombadtoworse.DebatesampleManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,“Don'tletyourkidslosethecompetitionjustbecausetheystartlater."Iquiteagree.Ihearyoungchildrenoftenlearnaforeignlanguagefasterthenadults.It'shardtosay.Kidsmaylearnthepronunciationbetterthanadults,butadultsusuallylearnvocabularyandgrammarfaster.Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyougrowup,youcanhardlychangeyourpronunciation.Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthebeginning?Iftheydon'tlearnEnglishwhentheyareyoungintherightway,it'llaffecttheirEnglishstudiesAnyway,somegoodor"key"schoolsgiveEnglishteststokidsbeforeadmittingthem.Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseandmathateequallyimportant.IfkidsspendtoomuchtimeonEnglish,theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.A:Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelpdevelopchildren'smentalabilitiessuchasmemory,attentionspanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpinlearningothersubjects.B:Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleftforplaying,children'smoralandphysicaldevelopmentwillbeaffected.A:Well,it'sdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andviceversa.Let'sagreetodisagree.VI.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTaskl:HarvardUniversityHarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard'sphysicalfacilities.NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity'sschoolandfaculties,RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard'smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity'sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.Whatismainideaofthepassage?HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey'sfund-raisingprogram?WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?Keys:1.B2.A3.C4.D5.DTask2:TheFinalExamAtauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theywere

doingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad"A"sofarforthesemester.Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,butafteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhadaflattireonthewayback,didn'thaveaspare,andcouldn'tgethelpforalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,handeachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemicalreaction."Cool,"theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,"Thisisgoingtobeeasy."Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichofthetireswasflat?"Task3：ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversityInternationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobeginyourstudies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestwayforward.Tofindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Thenmeettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyouapply.Thesemaybeasmuchas10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.TheneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyontheInternet.UniversitywebsitesandotheracademicInternetsitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplicationdeadlines.Infact,althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.ForReference:Theyoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.TheymustallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlytheiroptionsTheymayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms.Theystillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests.Becausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.NewsReportPrinceWilliaminChile

Whatgoesintoaprince'seducationtoday?ForBritain'sPrinceWilliam,natureplayedanimportantroleinhiseducationthislastwinter,asthefuturekingwentona10-weekexpeditioninChilewithRaleighInternational.Theexperiencewasaverydifferentonefortheprince.HekayakedinoceanIjords,trackedararedeer,andwasstrandedonabeachduringastorm.Healsogotusedtosleepingontheground—attimesinaroomfilledwith16people-andlivinginsimpleconditions.Thosewhotookpart,called"volunteers'',bothcontributedandlearned.rTheprincehelpedlocalsbuildwoodedwalkwaysandbuildings,andtaughtEnglishtoschoolchildren.Hewasdescribedbyothervolunteersashardwonang,humble,andlaid-back.Asonesaid,“Hestruckareallygoodbalancebetweenworkinghardandhavingfun...gettingonwitheveryone,andtakingontheteamspirit.''Theprincesaidhelikedbeingtreatedasan"equal''byothervolunteer,whocamefromallwalksoflife.Around20percentwerefromproblembackgrounds,somehavinghadtroubleswithdrugsorcrime.Itseemsthatthere'salotmoretoeducationthanuniversityandbooks,andtheChileanforestsandalittlecontactwithregularpeoplemaydoalotofaBritishprince.Uint3II.BasicListeningPractice.M:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?.M:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager'sconsideration/Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?3?W:WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?M:Youbet,darling.I'llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?.W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI'mafraidIcan'tmissit.M:Butthiseveningistheparents'meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou'dcometoit.OK,I'llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?.W1:Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhaveahusbandbynow.W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Keys:l.C2.A3.B4.C5.DListeningInTaskl:ReasonsforaDivorceW:I'mdivorcingmyhusband.M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?W:Thirteenyears.M:Doyouhavechildren?W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband'sirresponsibilityM:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We'vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don'tI?M:Aren'ttheyhischildren,too?W:Butmyhusbandisn'tfulfillinghisduties!M:Ishepayingthebills?W:Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan'tdressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!M:Doesthecarrun?W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?W:Well,heyellsatme!M:So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?W:No,justvisitationrights.M:Why?W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?W:I'mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn'tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehus