American sitcoms .(See the script for more details ) Details and Inferences
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C Part Ⅲ News News 1
They push shoppers‘ trolleys for tips in the day , and at night ,entertain destitute Zimbabweans just like them who have come to South Africa to seek a better life . Their short comic skits make fun of the daily hardship in their battered country . News 2 Ⅰ.
Muslims from around the word gather in the city of Mecca to take part in the Hajj . Nearly three million people are expected to participate in the annual pilgrimage , which takes place over five days in the Muslim holy city and at nearby sites . The religion requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to make the journey at least once in his or her life . Ⅱ.
Moving from Africa to Saudi Arabia now ,as Muslims from around the world gather in the city of Mecca to take part in
the Hajj .Nearly (1)three million people are expected to participate in (2) the annual pilgrimage ,which takes place over five days in (3) the Muslim holy city and at nearby sites. Saudi Arabia has deployed about (4) 100,000 security personnel to help manage the crowds and ensure everyone‘s safety . Taking part in the Hajj is one of (5)the five pillars of Islam . The religion requires every Muslim who is (6) physically and financially able to make the journey at least (7) once in his or her life . It includes many rituals ,including wearing special clothes and (8)taking part in symbolic ceremonies . SectionⅢ
Listening for Fun
1-a 2-b 3-e 4-d 5-f 6-c 7-h 8-g Section Ⅴ Story Series A. Chapter 13
1. Full of self-pity ,and ready to sulk ,Tom walks down the street from school thinking himself to be some kind
of
social
degenerate
:―He
was
a
forsaken ,friendless boy .‖ In his plight of loneliness ,Tom decides that society has forced him to
go into a life of crime .
2. So the two boys ,determined to become pirates ,plan to run away from home and live on Jackson‘s Island :an uninhabited ,narrow ,wooded island in the middle of the Mississippi River .
3. By raft ,the gang of three drift toward Jackson‘s Island . After landing safely and setting up ―camp,‖ the boys contemplate the desirable lifestyle of pirates .But after Huck has drifted off to sleep and the campfire dies down ,both Tom and Joe silently begin to regret their actions ,listening to their guilty consciences .Each says his prayers silently in his head and inwardly resolver never to steal again . Consciences satisfied ,each member of the pirate gang succumbs to sleep . B. Chapter 14
1. They begin their new lifestytles as pirates. ―Living off the fat of the land,‖ the boys swim ,play ,fish ,explore the island ,and lay around in the shade .But despite their freedom to do what they please, homesickness creeps over the boys.
2. Thought afraid to admit it ,each falls to thinking about
their friends and family back on the mainland . 3. The peaceful atmosphere of Jackson‘s Island is suddenly disrupted by a ―deep sullen boom floating down out of the distance ―. As the boys investigate further ,they find that the sounds are coming from cannons being shot over the waters of the Mississippi River ,a practice used to bring the bodies of drowning victims afloat . Tom comes to realize that search party is for them , with the residents of St. Petersburg presuming the missing boys have drowned in river . Script Section Ⅰ Listening Strategies Part Ⅰ Consolidation
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist , a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons .One night ,his oldest son developed a severe stomachache .Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorder ,neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously .But the malady was actually acute appendicitis , and the boy died suddenly that night . Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation , Al‘s emotional health deteriorated under the enormous burden of his
guilt .To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later ,leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son .The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle , and he turned to alcohol to help him cope. In time Al became an alcoholic .As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed-his home , his land , his art objects ,everything .Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room .
When I heard of Al‘s death , I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it .‖What a complete failure!‖ I thought . ‖What a totally wasted life !‖
As time went by , I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment .You see ,I knew Al‘s now adult son ,Ernie . He is one of the kindest ,most caring ,most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them . I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere .I hadn‘t heard Ernie talk much about his father .It is so hard to defend an alcoholic .
One day I worked up my courage to ask him .‖I‘m really puzzled by something by something ,‖ I said. ‖I know your