新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)視聽(tīng)說(shuō)第4冊(cè)聽(tīng)力原文及答案

UintlBasicListeningPracticeM:I'mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I'msolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalitofmoneyinthelottery.W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstilltakingdrivinglesson.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou'llregretit.W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.TMstillinastateofshockIdon'tknowwhattodo.Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecauseI'mawoman.M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvicebeheard.Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout? Keys:l.C2.B3.D4.A5.DIILListeninginTaskl.Whataclumsyman!Maria:Jack,canyouhelpmemovethisheavybox?Jack:Noproblem,Maria.Hereletmeliftthisend...Oops!Maria:Ouch!Myfoot!Comeon,can'tyoubealittlemorecautious?Jack:I'msosorry.Itwasanaccident.Noneedtobefurious!Maria:You'realwayssoclumsy,Jack.I'mreallylosingmypatiencewithallthestupidmistakesyoumakearoundtheoffice.Jack:Calmdown,Maria;I'llcertainlybemorecarefulnexttime.Thiswasjustanaccident.Maria:Ifyouaren'tmorecareful,thennexttimesomeonecouldbebadlyhurt.Oh,look!Theglassintheboxisallbrokennow.Mr.Johnsonisgoingtoflyintoarage.Jack:Ohno!WhatcanIdotokeephimfromhittingtheroof?Maria:Well,youcanbeginbyhelpingmecleanupthemessandthenhonestlytellhimaboutyourmistake.Jack:MaybeifIoffertopayforthedamage,hewon'tbesoangry.Whatdoyouthink?Maria:Thatmighthelpsolvetheproblem,thoughitcouldbequiteexpensivetoreplaceit.Jack:Well,I'mwillingtodowhatittakestokeepMr.Johnsonfromexploding.Ineedtokeepmyjob!Page4 TasklACDCBTask3.HappinessindexAustralianswerethehappiestpeopleintheworldaccordingtoasurveyundertakenbytwomarketresearchers.Theyconducteddoor-to-doorsurveysandinterviewswithnearly30,000peoplein30countries.Theyaskedrespondentshowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeiroverallqualityoflife.Forty-sixpercentofAustraliansproclaimedtobe"veryhappy"andexpressedoptimismabouttheirfuture.Followingtheminthe"veryhappy"groupwastheUSA(40percent),Egypt(36percent),India(34percent)andtheUKandCanada(32percent).Hungarygotthewoodenspoon,finishingbottomofthehappinesschart.Thirty-fivepercentofitscitizenssaidtheywereeither"disappointed"or"veryunhappy*',followedbyRussiansat30percent.Theresearchdemonstratedthatmoneyandagewerekeydeterminantsinhowhappypeopleare.Althoughthestudydidnotindicatemoneycouldbuyhappiness,itdidrevealalinkbetweenalackofmoneyandunhappiness.Lesshappypopulationswerefoundamonglower-incomegroupsortheunemployed.Thestudyalsosuggestedthatonthewhole,theolderwebecome,thelesshappyweare.Globally,teenagersarethehappiestpeople.Theagegroupwiththelowestlevelsofhappinesswas50-59.Only16percentofthoseintheir50ssaidtheywereveryhappy.Thefactorsthatmakeushappyincludegoodhealth,financialsecurityandahappymarriage.Materialcomfortssuchascars,clothesandgadgetsrankedcomparativelylow.Page6 Task3BDAACVI.FurtherlisteningandspeakingTask1:BigJohniscoming!AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.Theowneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewemployeesomeinstructionsonrunningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,dropeverythingandrunforthehills!He'sthebiggest,nastiestoutlawwho'severlived!"Afewweekspassuneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtownyelling,"BigJohniscomingtotown!Runforyourlives!"Whenthebartenderleftthebartostartrunning,hewasknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.Hewasmuscular,andwasgrowlingasheapproachedthebar.Hestepeduptothedoor,orderedthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemanded,"IwantabeerNOW!"Andwithonestrikeofhisheavyfist,hesplitthebarinhalf.Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetookthebeer,bitthetopofthebottleoff,anddownedthebeerinonegulp.Astheterrifiedbartenderhidbehindthebar,thebigmangotuptoleave,"Doyouwantanotherbeer?"thebartenderaskedinatremblingvoice."Dangit,Idon'thavetime!"thebigmanyelled,"Igottogetoutoftown!Don'tyouhearBigJohniscoming?"Page16——Task1SI：owner；S2：running；S3：drop；S4：run；S5：local；S6：yelling；S7：lives；S8：Ashewaspickinghimselfup,hesawalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.S9:Thebartendernervouslyhandedthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.S10:Igottogetoutoftown!Didn'tyouhearBigJohniscoming?Task2:ReasonandEmotionEmotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggestedbyphrasesuchas“appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don'tletyouremotionstakeover".Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfact.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled“cold”,andothersinvolvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalagreement,whichiscalled"theheatofpassion".Therelationlogicandemotionmeritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,eventonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothingrejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno“pure”decisionorthought;thatis,nothoughtisbased“purely""onintellectuallogicor“purely"onemotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.Whatresultsdoesthespeakermaysomefromemotionalreactions?Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutreasonandemotion?Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"cold"?Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldpeopledoinreligiousmatters?Whatisthespeaker'sconclusion?Page17——Task2ABCCDUnit2.BeautycanbeboughtII.Basiclisteningpractice.W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She'sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoeonceshewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butI'mfat.I'vetriedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou'llseeresults.Q:Whathasthewomantried?Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I'vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen”.Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.Keys:BACDBW:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinklearenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit'sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit'svanity.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?Page21——TasklBACDBIILListeninginTaskl.Howdowomenusecosmetics?Susan: Rebecca,nicetorunintoyouhere.Shoppingforanythingspecial?Rebecca:Yes,Susan,makeup.Youknow,there'sanewboyinmylawclassandIwanttomakeanimpressiononhim.Susan: I'mtheonewhowearsmakeup,notyou.I'vealwaysthoughtyoulookedveryattractivewithoutmakeup-youknow,sortofnatural.Rebecca:Well,thanks,Susan,butmostgirlswearmakeupthesedaysandIwanttocompete.Susan: MaybeIcanhelp.Mysuggestionisthatyoustartwithagoodmakeupbase.Lookhere,thisoneismadefromnaturalproductsfromtheDeadSea,soitwon'tirritateyourskin.Rebecca:OK.Abitexpensive,butIguessI'mworthit.What'snext?Susan: Youwanttogiveagoodoverallimpression.Youhavebeautifuleyes,soyoushouldhighlightthemwithsomemascaratomakeyoureyelasheslookfullerandthicker.Rebecca:I'llbuythisone一alsomadefromnaturalproducts.Howabouteyelinertoo?Susan: Yes,butyouwantasubtlecolortobringoutthegreeninyoureyes...withoutlookinglikeaclown!Rebecca:That'swhatIwant...tomakeothergirlsintogreen-eyedmonsters.Howdoesthisonelook?Susan: Goodchoice.Nowifwecanaddabitofcolortoyourcheeks,youwillbetheclassiestoftheclass.Rebecca:Thanks!Butyouhaven'tsaidanythingaboutlipstick.I'llneedatubeofthat,too.Susan:Thiscolorwillperfectlycomplementtotherestofyourmakeup.Youlookelegantandclassy.Page22 ——TasklCAADBTask3.BeautycontestsAbeautycontest,orbeautypageant,isbasedmainly,thoughnotonly,onthephysicalbeautyofthecontestants.Butoftenitalsoincludespersonality,talentdemonstration,andquestionresponsesascriteriaofjudgment.TheoriginofmodernbeautypageantscanbetracedtotheMissAmericaPageant,whichwasfirstheldinAtlanticCityin1921.Thispageanteventuallyincludedpreliminaryeliminations,aneveninggowncompetition,musicalvarietyshows,andjudgingbythepanel.Still,thecontestswereatfirstshunnedbymiddle-classsociety.PageantsdidnotbecomerespectableuntilWorldWarII,whenbeautyqueenswererecruitedtosellbondsandtoentertainthetroops.TheMissAmericaPageantisthelargestproviderofcollegescholarshipsforwomenintheworld.Manytradeassociationshavemulti-levelbeautycontestswhichselectqueensasceremonialrepresentatives.Thequeensmayappearatofficialreceptionstopresentawards,torepresenttheindustryinfestivals,topresentconsumerinformationtothepublic,oreventolobbyfortheindustry.ForexampletheSouthCarolinaWatermelonQueenmaydoatourofsupermarketstodotastingsofdifferentvarietiesofwatermelons.Withtheincreasingpopularityofbeautycontests,winnershavebecomerolemodelsformanyyounggirls.Theyaspiretobecomeabeautyqueenoneday.However,therearealsocriticismsofbeautycontests.Althoughsomecontestsarenotbasedpurelyonphysicalappearance,"unattractive”contestantsareunlikelytowin,nomatterhowtalented,intelligent,kind-heartedandeducatedtheyare.Inaddition,since"beauty"inthesepageantsisusuallyrepresentedbyunusuallythinwomen,somepeoplequestionthisconceptofbeauty.Worsestill,ifapageantviolatesthereligiousorculturalpracticesofacountry,itmaycauseprotestsanddemonstrations.Page24 ——Task3ABACDVI.Taskl.Afriendlystylist.Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?Nick:Asimplehaircut-shortonthebackandsides.Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingmorefashionableforonly$60.Nick: Sixtydollars!That*shighwayrobbery一twicewhatIordinarilypay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacte匚Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.Stylist:I'manexpertatmatchinghairstylestopersonalities,ifImaysay.Believeme,you'resufferinga"disjunction".Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I'dliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-calledproblem.Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.Nick: OK,letmeseewhatyoucandoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.Stylist:We'regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe'llkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel...Thistuftinthebackwe'llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What'swrong?Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionstatement.Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoidthedisjunction?Stylist:That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Page34——Task1CAABAUnit3.Watchoutwhennaturestrikesback.IIBasicListeningPractice1,W:Didyoureadthepapertoday?TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.M:Yes,butitonlymeasured3.5ontheRichterscale.Idon'tthinktherewouldbeanycasualties.Q:Whatistheman'sopinionoftheresultoftheearthquake?W:EdabitworriedaboutSuzietravelingtosouthernIndia.It'stherainyseasonthere,andtheremaybelandsides.M:Suziecantakecareofherself;shewon'tgoanywheretoorisky.Besides,youcanalwayse-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.Q:WhatisSuziedoing?M:Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!Backalready?W:wenevergotthere!Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangementsbecausethewholeregionisflooded.Weweresodisappointed;wewon'tgetanotherchancetogothisyear.Q:Whatisthewomandoing?M:OurflighttoTokyowasdelayedbytwelvehours.Canyoubelieveit?Atyphoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.W:Isawitonthenews.Thefloodinganddamagewereterrible.Idon'tthinkanyonewashurtthough.Q:Whatistheconsequenceofthetyphoon?W:Didyouseetheprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?Itwasfascinating!M:Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetit'ssodestructive.AndIcouldn'tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.I'mgladwedon'thaveanyvolcanoeshere!Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?Page39——Task1DACBCIII.Taskl.Istsunamidelicious?Son: Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?Mother:Ihaven'tstartedyet.Why,haveyouanyrequests?Son: Howabouttsunamiforachange—Idon'tknowwhatitis,butIheardsomeJapanesepeopleusingthewordonthebustheotherday.Soundslikeafood.Maybeit'ssimilartosushi.Mother:Nonsense.TsunamicomesfromJapanesewordsmeaningharborandwave.Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.Son: Why?Whatisit?Mother:Imeanitcouldswallowyouup.Atsunamiisanenormousseriesofverypowerfulwaves.Son: Couldwesurfonthem?Thatwouldbecool!Mother:They'renotcool.Theyareverydestructive.Whentheypoundtheshoresofpopulatedareas,theycausetremendousdamage.Theydestroyeverythingintheirpath.Son: Whatcausesthem?Mother:Ithinktheyarecausedbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,volcano,orlandslide,thatstartsachainreactionintheocean.Son: Dothewavesgetsobigthattheycrushbuildings?Mother:Easily.Theycanbedozensofmetershigh.Theytosscarsandhousesaroundasthoughtheywerechildren'stoys.Son: Canyouseethemcoming?Mother:Youcanseethematquiteadistance.Butthere'snotmuchyoucando.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kilometersperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.Son: Howbig?Mother:Theycanreach30meters,bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.Page40 ——TasklBCADCVI.Taskl.TyphoonhitsGuangdongProvince.AtyphoonlashedsouthernChinaonThursdaywithstrongwindsandheavyrain,killingtwopeople.ThetyphoonhitthecoastalareasofGuangdongProvinceat1:45p.m.onThursday,withwindspeedsupto126kilometersperhour.Itcameasthenationwasstillfightingitsworstfloodingin10years,whichisexpectedtocontinueasthetyphoonseasongainspace.TheGuangdongprovincialflood-controlheadquarterssaidthetyphoonhadcausedeconomiclossesofmorethantwobillionyuanintheprovince,damagingmorethan2,000houses.Thestrongwinds,upto35metersasecond,blewdownmanytreesandbillboardsintheurbanareas,paralyzinglocaltraffic.Electricity,telecommunicationsandwaterserviceswerecutinsomeareas.Alocalresidentsaidhesawtheraincoatsofmanypedestriansliftedbythegale,whilemanyumbrellaswereblownaway.Twopeoplewerekilledbythestorminthewesternpartoftheprovince.Beforethistyphoon,theprovincehadalreadybeenplaguedbytorrentialrainsandsubsequentflooding,whichhaskilledhundredsofpeopleoverthepastseveralweeksandcauseddozensofriversandlakesacrosstheregiontoreachdangerlevels.Meteorologistsforecastthatsixtoeightmajortyphoonsareexpectedinthecomingmonthsandtoldpeopletoavoidunnecessarytripsoutdoorsuntiltheall-clearisgiven.Toprepareforthetyphoons,thegovernmentissuedemergencynoticestoitssubordinatedepartments,urgingthemtotakeeffectivemeasurestoprotectpeople'slivesandtrytokeepeconomiclossestoaminimum.Prioritieshavebeengiventoprotectagriculture,reservoirs,dams,andcoastalandriverdikesintheflood-hitcities.Morethan30,000boatswererequiredtoreturntoportstoavoidthedisasterwhileover7,000fishermenwereevacuatedtosafetyareas.Atleast26flightshavebeencanceledattheairport.Page52——Task1BADACTask3.Ablizzard.Ablizzardisasevereweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperaturesandstrongwinds,greaterthan35milesperhour,bearingagreatamountofsnow.Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,therearemanydifferentdefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerallyagreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning,includesnoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedsofatleast32milesperhour,whichmeansforcesevenormoreonthewindscale.Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinterstormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormore,plentyofsnow,visibilitylessthanonekilometer,atemperatureoflessthanminus25degreesCelsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastforfourhoursormore,beforethestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.Whenalloftheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.Anextremeformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,togetherwithsnowfall,becomesoseverethatitisimpossibletodistinguishthegroundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.SevereblizzardscanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclonesPage54——Task3ABCDC.Unit4.M:Doyouseeyourselfasaleaderormoreofateamplayer?W:Well,itdependsonthecircumstances.Iusuallyenjoyworkingaspartofateamandhelpingeveryoneworktogether.Butiftheleadershipisweak,I'mnotafraidtotakeoverinordertoachievethegoalathand.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?W:Goodmorning,IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Daviesat1lo'clock.M:Yes,heleftamessageforyousayinghe'sterriblysorrybuthe'sstuckintrafficandisrunning15minuteslate.Pleasetakeaseatandhe'llbehereassoonaspossible.Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?W:Youdon'thappy.Didyougetthatpromotion?M:No,theybroughtinsomenewguy.I'mnotgoingtohangaroundformuchlonger,Ican'tassureyou.Q:Whyisthemanunhappy?W:Mr.Jonesisaself-mademillionaire,andI'mhonoredtohaveworkedforhimforthepastthirtyyearsashisaccountant.M:Hemustbepleasedtohavealoyalandfaithfulemployeesuchasyourself.Q:Whatistrueofthewoman?W:Jane,we'reconsideringyouforthenewofficemanager'sposition.We'vebeenverypleasedwithyourwork.M:Thankyouverymuch.I'vealwaysenjoyedworkinghere,andIwouldwelcomeanopportunityformoreresponsibility.Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?Page57——Task1CBABDHI.TaskLYouVefired!Joan:Comein,comein.Haveaseat.Ah...uh...Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.Carl:Yes,ma'am.ButI'mnotquitesurewhatyou'retalkingabout.Joan:You'refired.That'swhatI'mtalkingabout.Carl:Ifindthatsurprising,MissJackson.Afterall,Isold25percentmoreofourproductsthananyothersalesperson.Joan:Look,I'mnotheretoargue.You'refired.Understand?Carl:Well,Ijustwonderwhat'sgoingtohappentothecontractI'vebeenarranging.Itwouldbeashametoloseit;itcouldmeanalottoourcompany.AndI'mtheonlyonewhoknowsthedetails.Joan:Nooneisindispensable.Justclearoutyourdeskandthat'stheendofit.DoImakemyselfclear,Mr.Westlake?Carl:Crystalclear,apartfromonesmalldetail.Joan:Andwhatisthatdetail?Carl:I'mnotMr.Westlake.I'mCarlSmith.Joan:Wellthen,that'sadifferentkettleoffish,Mr.Smith.Iknowyou'vebeenworkinglatealmosteverynightandcominginonSaturdaystogetworkdone.Thecompanyisveryhappywithyourprogress.Carl:That'sgoodtoknow.IwasbeginningtothinkthatIwasn'tappreciated.Joan:You'redoingwell.Wehaveapprovedyourfirstsalaryincrease.Carl:That'sgreat!Thankyou!I'llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.Page58 Task1CBDAATask3.Workingfromhome.WiththeinventionofmodernlaptopsandtheadvancesinbroadbandInternetaccessandcommunicationsoftware,thereisnolongeraneedtoworkintheoffice.Moreandmorepeoplearestartingtoworkfromhome.Opinionsonthisnewtrendvaryastherearebothprosandconsofworkingfromhome.Thedisadvantagesareobvious.Tobeginwith,youmayfeellonelyathomesinceyoulacksocialinteractionandface-to-facecommunicationwithcolleagues.Besides,therearemanydistractionsathome:Yourwifeandkidsmayknockonyourdoororcallyouanytime.Youyourselfmaywanttostopandhaveacupofcoffeeorfindsomethingtoeatfromtimetotime.Withouttheofficediscipline,youmayevenbetemptedtoplaycomputergames.What'smore,itmaybeverymonotonousifyouhavetostayathomealldaylong.Ontheotherhand,manypeoplethinktheprosofworkingathomeoutweighthecons.Themostobviousbenefitisflexibility.Youdon'thavetowakeuptoanalarmclockearlyinthemorning,andyoucanworkanytimeyouwantandinanywayyouwant.Forthosewhoaremoreproductiveatnight,workingfromhomemustbeaparadise.Moreover,withoutabosssupervisingyouoveryourshoulder,youfeellessstress.Liketoworkinpajamas?Fine.Liketolistentoheavymetalatthehighestvolumewhileyouaredesigning?Goforit.Also,peoplethatworkinthehomeenvironmentvalueimmenselytheextratimetheycanspendwiththeirlovedones.Asamomordad,youwillbeinamuchbetterpositiontoeducateandtakecareofyourchildren.Page60 Task3CDDCAVI.Taskl.Asmallmisstipcanbecomeabigcareertrap.GeorgeAdams,amarketresearcheratacompany,finallyprintedhismarketingreport.Aftermonthsofresearch,hundredsofsurveys,andseveralboringdrafts,hisreportwascomplete,andjustintime.Hewasgoingawayfortheweekend.Hewantedtorelaxbecausehisreportwasasuccess.Hecarefullyproofreadhisdocumentandthendeliveredcopiestoalltheexecutivesonhisdistributionlist.Whenhereturnedtohisdesk,hediscoveredhisboss,thedepartmentmanager,waslivid.Atfirsthedidnotrealizehehadaccidentallygoneoverhishead.Anyway,hisbosshadgivenhimthedistributionlistinthefirstplace.Sohethoughthewasjustfollowingorders.Butthebosswasfuriousthatshehadn'tseenthefinaldocument.ThebossaskedAdamstogetbackallthecopies,butitwastoolate.WhenAdamsgottotheCEO'soffice,hewasalreadyreadingthereport.Adamshadfeltfrictionwithhisbossbefore.Shewasoverbearingandtendedtofindfaultwithhisworkafterhe'dbrokenhisbacktomeetdeadlines.Inthisinstance,however,herealizedhehadmadeaseriouserro匚Hisbosswasextremelyupset,forhismistakemadeherlookasthoughshewasn'tincontrolofherdepartment.Fromtheboss'spointofview,Adamswasusurpingherauthority.Theresultwassimpleandnatural:Adamslefthisjobsoonafterward.Adams'sstoryillustratesafundamentaltruthabouttheworkplace:Small,seeminglyinnocentmisstepscansometimesbecomeabigcareerdestroyer.Page70 Task1DBCACUnit5..1.W:Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobsfromtimetotime?M:Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon'thavetoadapttotnewcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthespiceoflife.Q:whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?M:Cathy,you'vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhavetowarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.W:I'msorry.Ipromisetobeontimefromnowon.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupforthetimeI'velost.Q:Whatdoesthewomensay?M:Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabet