全新版大学英语视听说写3 unit3

Unit 3 Courage

CONTENTS1、Short Conversation

2、Long Conversation 3、Texts of Unit 3

Short Conversation1. A) Get some small change. B) Find a shopping center. C) Cash a check at a bank. D) Find a parking meter.M: Excuse me, do you have change for a ten-dollar note? I need to pay the parking meter. W: I’m sorry, but I think you can get it through the money changer in the shopping center across the street. Q: What is the man trying to do?BACK

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A) Shopping with his son. B) Buying a gift for a child C) Promoting a new product. D) Bargaining with a salesgirl

M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really like? W: I’d suggest this toy train, sir. It’s an excellent brand, very popular all over the world these days. Q: What is the man doing?

3. A) Taking photographs. B) Enhancing images. C) Mending cameras. D) Painting pictures.W: Do you let people know when you’re taking pictures of them? M: I try not to. You know any picture of a person who poses for the camera would look dull and unnatural. Q: What are the speakers talking about?

4. A) He moved to Baltimore when he was young. B) He can provide little useful information. C) He will show the woman around Baltimore. D) He will ask someone else to help the woman.W: I need to talk to someone who knows Baltimore well. I’m told you lived there. M: Oh, but I was really young at the time. Q: What does the man mean?

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A) He is rather disappointed B) He is highly ambitious. C) He can’t face up to the situation D) He knows his own limitationW: Aren’t you disappointed that you didn’t get the promotion? M: Maybe a little, but I know I need more experience before I’m ready for that kind of responsibility. Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?

Long Conversation23. A) A training coach. B) A trading adviser. C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader. A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative. C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless. A) It is something inevitable. B) It is frustrating sometimes. C) It takes patience to manage. D) It can be a good thing.

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A long conversation W: So why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful? M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation, and a feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both. W: How do you relax in the evening? M: I very rarely do anything work-related. So it’s easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I’ve had a bad day. I always cook a meal, rather than have a take-away., to do something my brain would regard as creative. W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress? M: I don’t think there’s a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find that what I do is effective for me. W: Woul

d you consider changing your job because of the high-stress factor? W: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing, and if use the right way, can actually be a positive thing. W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job? M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy and element of uncertainty. I enjoy a mental challenge. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short, medium, and long term trading performance and success. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard. Q23. What is the man’s job? Q24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away? Q25. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?

Text 1 Krimali (part one) Background information 1. On the morning of January 26, 2001, a massive earthquake measuring7.7 in the Richter scale hit India’s western state of Gujarat. It was believed to be the most devastating earthquake to have ever struck India. More than 20,000 people were estimated to have been killed and a large number of towns and villages reduced to rubble. The wreckage left by the earthquake and the many lives lost are a grim reminder of human frailty at the hands of nature. The two listening texts report an incident that occurred during the earthquake. It is, however, not a report on human helplessness, but one on human courage in the face of disaster and danger, 2. Immediate family: Somebody’s immediate family is his/her direct family members, such as his/her spouse, parents and children. 3. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab--- : The huge ceiling was hanging loose on three sides. 4. To an observer,--- : To someone who saw (the ceiling), -- 5. As there wasn’t any good place to jump, she just jumped. She couldn't find any place that was not covered with debris. So she simply jumped down, relying on pure luck.BACK

Exercise 11.Where was Krimali when the earthquake was coming suddenly ? A) She just left home for an interview. B) She just returned home. C) She was dressing. D) She was sleeping at home. 2. What does the passage mainly tell us? A) serious earthquake struck India and many people, including Krimali, were trapped in a building. B) Krimali was very brave and managed to make her way out of a building damaged by a serious earthquake. C) Krimali acted quickly during the earthquake in order to help those trapped in the building. D) Krimali was fearless when the earthquake struck while others panicked and did not know what to know. 3. What can be said about Krimali? A) She was confident. C) She was willing to take risks.

B) she was clever. C) She was athletic.

Exercise 21. Krimali want to make a good impression at the job interview. 2. Krimali returned home because the interview was cancell …… 此处隐藏：6239字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……