Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
John: Hi, Mary. Did you have a good Spring Festival holiday? Mary: Yes, John. I enjoyed watching TV. J: What’s your favorite program?
M: The Lecture Room in CCTV-10 and Dialogue in CCTV-9.
J: Oh, me too. Despite that I like watching sports programs, especially football match and basketball match. M: Are you a basketball fan?
J: Yes, Yao Ming is my favorite player.
M: Oh, I prefer music to sports. I am fond of listening to light music, because it makes me feel relaxed.
Exercise Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you’ve heard.
Page 4 Dialogue 2
Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following statements with the information you’ve heard. (At a party)
Boy: That’s a beautiful music they are playing, isn’t it? Girl: Yeah, it’s great.
B: Do you like pop music or classical music?
G: I prefer pop music to classical music because it is easy for me to sing. B: How do you like Super Girls?
G: It’s all right, but I’m not really crazy about it. B: Neither am I. Do you often go to big concerts?
G: Sometimes, but I like listening to MP3 better. The ticket is too expensive for students.
B: Yeah, that is what I think.
Exercise Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.
Part Three Passages
Page 4 Passage 1
Now you’ll hear a passage. Listen to it and complete the following sentences according to the information you’ve heard with the words and phrases provided in the box. Then listen to it again and check your answers.
My 15-year-old cousin is a big fan of video games. He sits in front of the computer all day long, killing bad guys and collecting gold.
It’s true: video games do provide a chance for people to live another life. For most of them, the games are an extension of reality. This is fine for those with self-control, but it can be harmful for young people.
First, young people get addicted easily. And, playing video games can be a waste of time, which is bad for their studies.
Second, in some video games, they can shoot and kill others for fun. This can have a bad influence on their development. Some may turn to violence to solve problems in real life.
In conclusion, parents should pay attention to and limit their children’s playing of video games. They should also spend more time with their children doing various activities to prevent them from getting addicted.
Page 5 Passage 2
Now you’ll hear a passage, which is followed by four questions. Listen to it and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Then listen to it again and check your answers.
Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy sports. Since long, adults and children have called their friends together to spend hours, even days playing games.
Sports help people to live happily. They help to keep people healthy and feeling good. When they are playing games, people move a lot. This is good for their health. Having fun with their friends makes them happy.
Many people enjoy sports by watching others play. In small towns, crowds meet
to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In the big cities, thousands buy tickets to see ice-skating shows or baseball games.
Is it hot where you live? Then swimming is probably your favorite sport. Boys and girls in China love to swim, while aged people like various kinds of Tai Ji and Qi Gong. The climate is good for all the seasonal sports in the country.
习题答案及参考译文
Section A Listening and Speaking
Part Two Dialogues
Dialogue 1
Ⅰ. 1. T 2. F 3. F Ⅱ. 见听力原文 Ⅲ. 略
Dialogue 2
Ⅰ. 见听力原文
Ⅱ. 1. She prefers pop music, because it is easy for her to sing. 2. He is not really crazy about it.
3. They think the ticket is too expensive for students.
Part Three Passages
Passage 1
见听力原文
Passage 2
Ⅰ. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D Ⅱ. 略
Section B Reading
Text A
演讲例文：
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today I feel greatly honored to stand here to give you a speech for the election. I am a junior in the English Department. I think it is a big challenge, at the same time, an opportunity to fulfill my potential. Since I came into the university, I have always been the monitor of my class. I’ve learned a great deal from the position. I have got much experience about how to deal with different problems and how to work as a team. All these valuable things allow me to have full confidence to compete for the chairmanship of the Student Union. Here, I promise you I’ll be a responsible chairman and lead the Student Union to a brighter future.
If I win the election, I will make a new team with active members to carry out a series of reforms. We’ll organize some different attractive activities and competitions. For example, the first thing I’ll do is to organize an English saloon to build a harmonious atmosphere for English study. Then in the middle of the term, I will organize a football match. Another important activity to be held is an English Speech Contest at the end of the term. I make sure to provide a wonderful school life for our fellow schoolmates. I’ve learned how to balance my study and the tasks in the class from my previous experience. I believe I can make it.
Thank you. Thank you for listening. 参考译文：
选举
1 在美国，许多不同的组织都要选出自己的领导人。美国的总统选举（大选）每四年举行一次。参议院成员的选举每六年举行一次，众议院的选举每两年举行一次。
2 州长及政府官员也要选举产生。在当地的社区里，市长及学校的董事也要通过选举产生。在学校，老师为各种与教学活动相关的委员会选举主席，甚至学生也要选出自己的班长。
3 为什么美国有如此众多的选举呢？很简单，各种团体都需要自己的领导人。有时他们会由元首或国王指定，也可以由委员会推选。如果有国家总统，他会任命一些有才干的人去领导各种委员会。但大部分的美国领导人是由人民选举
产生的。
4 那些想成为政府官员的人把自己的名字提交给选举委员登记注册。候选人名单仅仅是那些想成为政府官员的人员名单。
5 一旦他们的名字进入候选人名单，他们会说服他们的朋友或邻居为他们投票。有时他们也会在报纸或电台做广告拉选票。他们会很详细地解释为什么自己应该当选。
6 这些登记的候选人会在社区展开辩论。选民在社区中心听了候选人的演讲后将决定如何投票。听完演讲选民回去仔细考虑正反两方面的论点，这也就意味着，就他们的观点人们投反对票还是赞成票。
7 到选举日，选民已经对这些候选人的观点了如指掌。他们能够有效地进行投票，并希望最佳人选赢得选举。 Keys:
Task 1 见Text A
Task 2 Ⅰ. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T
Ⅱ. 1. the reason that
2. as soon as
3. the arguments against each other
Task 3 Ⅰ. 1-e 2-a 3-d 4-b 5-c
Ⅱ. 1. election 2. qualify 3. appointed 4. occurred 5. advertise 6.
votes 7. inform of 8. debating
Ⅲ. 1. After standing in the queue for hours, we got two tickets.
2. After finishing their homework, the boys went home. 3. He always consults others before doing anything.
Task 4 Ⅰ. 1. They had fierce debates with their opponents.
2. The far right, just like the far left, can’t elect the politicians needed by
the people.
3. Does it occur to you that he is a millionaire?
4. Few people are fully informed of the meaning of the code. 5. The company advertised for a new secretary.