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注释:
1.positivea.积极的,肯定的,明确的
passivea.被动的,消极的
negativea.否定的,反面的,消极的
2.late—later—latest
latea.(原级)迟的,晚的
latera.(比较级)更迟的,更晚的
lattera.(位于the,this,these后)后面的;〔thelatter〕后者
latesta.(最高级)最迟的,最晚的,最新的
3.minimala.最小的,最低的
minimizevt.使…成极少,减到最少
minimumn.最少
maximizevt.把…增大(扩大)到最大限度
maximumn.最大量,最高值
UnderstandingShortConversations
Nowyouwillheartenshortconversations.Aquestionwillfolloweachconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.
1.W:IsawanadontheInternetaboutonlinelanguagestudies.
M:Metoo.Isawanadfor,“ClickHereforLanguageLearning”.
Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanhaveincommon1
2.M:Youhavetobe18yearsoldtoentersomeonlinelanguageclasses.
W:ReallyIhadnoideathattherewasaminimumagerequiredforsomeclasses.
Q:WhatdidthewomanNOTknowaboutonlinelanguageclassesbefore
3.M:Unlikeregularclasses,onlineclassescanbetakenatyourhome.
W:That’sexactlywhyIdecidedtobeginstudyingonline!
Q:Whydidthewomandecidetostudyonline
4.W:Ikeeponmaking2newfriendsasIstudyonline.
M:SodoI!Therearesomanypeopleonline,andIwanttomeetthemall!
Q:Whatisonebenefitofstudyingonline
5.M:Myonlineteacheraskedtheclassforsuggestionstomaketheclassbetter.
W:That’sgreat!Ialwayslikeitwhenateacherdoesthat.
Q:Whatdidtheman’steacherwanttodo
6.M:Ihadnoideathatonlinelanguagelearningcouldbesoeffective!
W:Itsurehashelpedmepracticemylanguageskills!
Q:Whatisitaboutonlinelanguagelearningthatsurprisedtheman
7.M:MyclassmatesandIhelpeachothersolvehomeworkproblemsonline.
W:Itsoundslikeyou’reusingtheInternetinausefulway.
Q:Whatdoesthemandoonline
8.M:Onlinelearningisidealforanyonewhodoesn’thavetimetotraveltoschool.
W:Yes,butitalsohasitsownchallenges.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanhavetosayaboutonlinelearning
9.M:Virtualclassroomarechanginghowstudentsstudy!
W:Theysureare!AndI,forone,amveryexcitedaboutit.
Q:Accordingtotheman,whatishappeningtostudentsbecauseofvirtualclassrooms
10.M:Whatadvicedidyourprofessorgiveyou
W:Hesaidthattakinganonlineclasswouldhelpmelearn.
Q:Whatdidthewoman’sprofessorsuggest
1.havesth.incommon在…有共同点
havemuchincommon在...有很多共同点
havenothingincommon在…没有共同点
2.keepondoing继续做,坚持做
keepsb.on继续雇用某人
keeponaboutsth.继续谈论某事
keeponatsb.不断地向某人提出请求不断地抱怨(纠缠,困扰)某人
UnderstandingaLongConversation
Nowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.
W:How’syournewonlineclass,BillIsiteverythingyouhadhopedfor
M:It’severythingandmore,Susan.Youshouldgiveitatry!
W:Oh,reallyWhat’sthebestthingaboutit
M:Inanonlineclass,youtalkwithothersovertheInternet.Sincetheyarenotrightnextto1you,theydon’tbotheryousomuch.
W:Thatsoundsgreat!ItookaclasswithsomeonewhowouldmakemefeelsmallwheneverImadeamistake.HewouldtellmehowstupidIwasandintimidate(威胁,恐吓)mesothatIneverwantedtoparticipate.
M:Notaprobleminthevirtualclassroom.Howwouldyouliketosignup2Ithinkthatyoucouldstartonthethirdofnextmonth.
W:Idon’tknow,Bill.Youknowallthoseproblemsabouthavingdifficultpeopleintheclassroom
M:Yeah
W:Wedon’treallyhavethemanymoresinceyouleft.
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutBill
2.AccordingtoBill,whyareotherstudentsNOTaconcerninanonlineclass
3.WhydidSusanNOTliketoparticipateinclass
4.WhencouldSusanstartstudyingonline
5.WhydidSusanNOTmakeuphermindtojoinonlineclass
1.next:a.其次的,紧接的
nextto1)仅次于2)靠近,贴近
2.sign:n.记号,符号;预兆,迹象;标记,牌子
vt.签名;做手势,打信号
signup签约参加工作(或组织,活动等)
UnderstandingaPassage
Nowyouwillhearapassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.
Thefirstrequirementformyonlinelanguageclasswastomeetinanonlineforum(论坛).Ienteredtheforumearlyandsawstudentsappearonthescreenoneafteranother.Strangelyenough,whenitwastimetobegin,theteacherstillhadn’tshownup1.However,webegansharinginformationandtalkingaboutthenewclass.Unlikeme,alloftheotherstudentswerenewtotheonlineclass.Itoldthemaboutmyexperienceandmythoughts.ThenInoticedsomething.Therewere27peopleintheforum.ThiswasstrangebecauseIknowtherewereonly26peopleintheclass.
“Hey,”Iwrote,“whichoneofyouistheteacher”
Theteachermadeherselfknownatlast.Shesaidthatshewantedtogetourhonestopinionsabouttheonlineclass.Also,shewantedtohavealittlefunwithus.“Humorwillbeimportantinmyclass,”shesaid.
1.Whatwasthefirstrequirementoftheonlineclass
2.Whatwasstrangeaboutthebeginningoftheonlineclass
3.Howweretheotherstudentsdifferentthanthespeaker
4.Whatdidthespeakernotice
5.WhydidtheteacherNOTmakeherselfknowntotheclassatfirst
1.show:vt.展示,显示;露出;展出,陈列;
n.展示,展览;演出
showup揭露,拆穿;显眼,露出;出席,到场
showoff炫耀,卖弄;使显眼
Homework
SupplementaryListening
Task1
M:Allright,everyone.Goodwork.That’sallfortoday’sclass.Doesanyonehaveanyquestions
W:Excuseme,Professor.Ihaveaquestion.I’mworriedaboutmyEnglishskills.Igetgoodmarksontests,butIdon’tfeelthatI’mlearningalot.
M:Notexactlyaquestionisit,WinnieButit’sagoodconcern.ManyadvancedEnglishlearnershavealarge“passivevocabulary”,buttheyworryabouttheir“activevocabulary”.TheycanunderstandmanydifficultEnglishwordswhenreadingorlistening,buttheydon’tusemostofthemwhenspeakingorwritinginEnglish.Theyfeelthisisaproblem.Theywouldliketouseallthedifficultwordsthattheyknow.
W:DoyouthinkthatIusetoofewwords
M:That’snotwhatI’msayingatall.Actually,I’msayingtheoppositething.
W:I’mafraidIdon’tunderstand.
M:Inyournativelanguage,therearealsothousandsofwordsthatyouunderstandbutyoudon’tuse.Soyouractivevocabularyinyournativelanguageismuchsmallerthanyourpassivevocabulary.AndIguessthatyouarenotworriedaboutthat.
W:No,I’mnot.ButIwouldliketousethenewwordsthatIlearninmyEnglishclasses.HowelseamIgoingtorememberthem
M:Nowthat’saverygoodquestion.
W:Iwashopingthatyouhadananswertothisquestion.
M:Winnie,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutusing“toofew”Englishwords.Asyourneedsfordifferentthingsgrow,youwillbeabletouseyournewwordsmoreandmore.Ithinkyou’dbesurprisedbyhowmuchyouknow.
W:Soyouradvicetomeis“Don’tworry.”NowI’mworriedthatI’mpayingtoomuchforschool.
1.Whoarelikelytoworryabouttheiractivevocabulary
2.Whatis“activevocabulary”accordingtotheprofessor
3.WhatdomanyEnglishlearnerswanttodo
4.Whatdoestheprofessorsayaboutvocabularyinone’snativelanguage
5.WhatdoestheprofessorwanttotellWinnie
Task2
ThebiggestproblemmostpeoplefaceinlearningEnglishistheirownfear.Theyworrythattheywon’tsaythingscorrectlysotheydon’tspeakEnglishatall.Don’tdothis.Don’tletalittlefearstopyoufromgetting1whatyouwant.
ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistosurroundyourselfwithit.ThemoreEnglishmaterialyouhavearoundyou,thefasteryouwilllearnandthemorelikelyyouwillbeginthinkinginEnglish.
MusiccanbeaveryeffectivetooltolearningEnglish.Thebestwayistousethelyrics(歌词)andtrytoreadthemastheartistsings.Thiswayyoucanpracticeyourlisteningandreadingatthesametime.
WatchingEnglishmoviesisnotonlyfunbutalsoveryeffective.BywatchingEnglishmovies,youcanexpand2yourvocabularyandlearnthenaturalflowsofspeechfromactors.
1.WhatisthebiggestproblemthatmanyEnglishlearnershave
2.WhydosomeEnglishlearnersNOTspeakEnglishatall
3.WhatisthebestwaytolearnEnglishaccordingtothespeaker
4.WhatisthebestwaytolearnEnglishthroughmusic
5.HowcanyoubenefitfromwatchingEnglishmovies
1.stopsb.fromdoing
keepsb.fromdoing阻止某人做某事
preventsb.fromdoing
2.expand:vt.使膨胀,使扩充,扩大,发展
extend:vt.伸长,延伸,扩大,扩展
extent:n.广度,宽度,长度,范围,程度
答案
ClickHereforLanguageLearning
ShortConversations1.B2.C3.A4.C5.D6.C7.C8.A9.B10.D
LongConversation1.A2.B3.B4.D5.A
UnderstandingaPassage1.A2.A3.C4.D5.D
UnderstandingaMovieSpeech
1.honored,2.interesting3.invitation,4.great,5.wise,
6.reason,7.key,8.sense,9.impressions,10.importantly
HomeworkListeningTask11.D2.D3.A4.B5.DTask21.B2.B3.D4.A5.C
Task31.added,2.agreed,3.create4.increasinglyimportant,5.graduate,
6.expanded,7.included,8.themostcommonlytaughtlanguage,9.followed,10.languageprogram