研究生英语听说教程Warm-up及News听力原文及答案

Warmup1Unit1Unit1.mp3Listentothreespeakerstalkingabouttheirchildhoodhobbies.Completethefollowingchartwiththeinformationyouhear.ScriptChildhoodHobbiesDoyourememberyourfavouritehobbieswhenyouwereachild?Whatdothosemeantoyou?Luther,Sarah,andWilliamarediscussingtheirchildhoodhobbies.Luther:Myhobbyisstampcollecting.Istartedattheageofsix,andI’vebeencollectingstampseversince.Stampsaretinybutamazing.They'reminiatureworksofart,coveringjustabouteverysubjectyoucanthinkof.Sometimesstampsareworthmoreastheygetolder,andIguessthat'soneofthereasonstheyaretreasuredbymanycollectors.Sarah:WhenIwasalittlegirl,myfriendswerefondofdollsorcartoons,butIjustlovedyardwork.Myhousehadabigyard,whichIregardedasmyfantasyworld.Ihelpedmygrandmothermowthelawnandspreadfertilizer.Actuallywasalittlebitlazyinmyschoolworkbutneverinyardwork.Someofmyfriendssaiditwasanactivitythatonlyretiredpeopletookup.Ididn'tmind.IenjoyedmakingmyyardbeautifulandIenjoyedsweatingafterawholeday'swork.It'sgoodformyhealth.MaybeI’llspendmostofmytimeintheyardafterIretire.William:Transformers!OptimusPrimeandMegatron!Thoserobotsfromthe1980sthatwouldturnintocarsandplanes.That'swhyIbecameamechanicaldesigner.FewpeoplecanclaimtobeasbigafanofTransformersasIam.Ihaveanentireroominmyhousededicatedtothem,over700Transformersfromeverygeneration,aswellasmanypostersandtonsofothercollectibleitems.Transformercollectingisnotjustahobbytome--they'reawayoflife!KeyUnit2Unit2.mp3FlywithInternationalAirlinesFlyawaywithustoyourdreamvacationplace.FlywithInternationalAirlines,andleaveyourworriesbehind.Ifyoulikemountainclimbing,youcantakeourfabulous2-weekcharterflighttoNameHobblesThesignificanceofthierhobbliesLuther1)stampcollectingTheyare2)miniatureworksofartoneverypossiblesubject.Sarah3)yardworkSheenjoys4)makinggardensbeautiful.William5)TransformercollectingItis6)awayoflifetohim.Warmup2Switzerlandforonly$850,includinghotelsandmeals.OrperhapsyouwouldratherrelaxonabeachinBermuda,andenjoyswimmingintheclearblue-greenwatersoftheAtlantic.OurspecialpriceuntilJune1stisonly$579,foramarvellous9-dayvacationinthesun.Ifyouareadventurous,youcanflywithInternationalAirlinestotheAmazonJungle.SouthAmericaiswaitingforyou.Ourspecialexcursionfareforathrilling3-weekexpeditionalongtheAmazonRiver,completewithanexperiencedguide,isonly$1,199,buthurry,thispricecanonlybeofferedforalimitedtime.Don'tmissafantasticopportunity.Theworldiswaitingforyou.AndthewildwonderfulwingsofInternationalAirlinesarewaitingtowelcomeyouaboardforanunforgettablevacation.Flyawaywithus.FlyawaywithInternationalAirlines.VacationplacesActivitiesDurationFareSwitzerlandMountainclimbingtwoweeks$850,inclusiveofhotelsandmealsBermudaRelaxing&swimmingninedays$579,beforeJune1stAmazonJungleexpeditionthreeweeks$1199,completewithanexperiencedguideUnit3Unit3.mp3Listentoatalkoneducationanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Weusuallythinkthatschoolistheonlyplacewherepeoplegetaneducation.However,whatwegetfromschoolisjustasmallpartofwhatwelearn.Educationincludesbothformallearningatschoolandinformallearninginsociety.Soeducationismuchbroaderthanschooling.Educationcantakeplaceanywhere,whetherinthestreetorataparty.Likewise,educatorscanbeanyone,rangingfromanelderlywomanintheneighbourhoodtoayoungreporteronTV.Thegeneralpatternsofteachingatschoolalwaysremainrelativelythesame.Studentsarriveatschoolatthesettimeandtaketheassignedcourses.Thelearningmaterialsandthetestsusedatschoolarelimited.Weknowwhatwecangetfromschooleducation,butwecannevergiveafullpictureofwhatwecanexpectfromeducation.Forinstance,whiletravellingifyouhaveachatwithalocalshopkeeper,youmaydiscovermoreaboutlocalculture.Educationstartsfromthemomentapersonisborn.Itlastsforalifetimeandbecomespartofhis/herlife.Key(F)1.Wegetmostofoureducationatschool.(T)2.Educationcanoccurinalocalshopwhentravelling.(T)3.Studentsatschoolusuallyusesimilartextbooks.(F)4.Onlyatschoolcanyougetnewinformationandskills.(T)5.Educationisalwayswithusthroughoutourwholelives.Warmup3Unit4Unit4.mp3LookatthediagrammadebyDaisyKabagaramaaboutthecomponentsofcultureinherbook,BreakingtheIce.Listentothespeaker'sdescriptions.Writedownthekeywordsintheblanks.Thefirstletterofeachwordisalreadygiven.ComponentsofCultureThetermculturehasbeendefinedinmanyways.Howarddefinesitasthecustomarymannerinwhichhumangroupslearntoorganizetheirbehaviourandthoughts.Idefinecultureasthewayoflifeofagroupofpeople.Inthatway,cultureisinessencethemoulderofhumanbehaviourofacertaingroup.Culturehasseveralmajorcomponents.Thefirstimportantoneismaterialpossessions,whichrefertoobjectslikebooksorclothes.Thenon-materialcomponentcanbeillustratedbythefollowingparts:values,norms,beliefs,emotions,attitudes,aspirations,laws,andsymbols.Thearrowsinthefigurepointinbothdirections,suggestingthatcultureshapesthesecomponents.Inturn,theseaspectsimpactculture,whichmeanscultureisdynamic,alwaysundergoinggreatchanges.Forexample,peoplewhosharethesamelevelofmaterialpossessionsmayhavedifferentvaluesorbeliefs.Peoplewhohavesimilarbeliefsmaychangethewaystoexpressemotions.Frombirthtodeath,peopleareface