新视野视听说第二单元

1Uint2II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit’scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI’mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?2.ScriptM:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.W:I’dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah’sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown’sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?3.ScriptW:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I’menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?4.ScriptW:How’syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine’sterrible.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn’tpullhisweightandSuzie’sneveraround.Idon’tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?5.ScriptW:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn’tyou?What’sitlike?M:It’sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A2III.ListeningInTask1:OntheFirstDayScriptHarrison: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.3Task2:MoneyforCollegeScriptRobertisauniversitystudent.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$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharper13!”Keys:TFFFTTask3:HowtoGetStraightA’sScriptItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafew4termseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintai