【正文】 . . . .. .一、視聽說教程Unit 1 Life is a learning curveLong conversationM: Miranda, let39。s speak about your performance in class. You39。re not participating。 you39。re careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don39。t want to be here, do you?W: I39。m sorry Dr. Smith. It39。s just ... I39。ve got lots of things to do. I39。m studying Web design and I39。m a firstclass player on our golf team. It39。s hard to see why I need to take a Spanish language class!M: Well, I39。m sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I39。m supposed to learn Spanish — on top of everything else I have to learn? It39。s just too much! And if I don39。t spend enough time on the golf course, I won39。t remain a firstclass player on the golf team. I still don39。t see why I should learn a language that39。s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses on the golf course or in Web design!M: Listen Miranda, I39。ve known your father since we were students at university 20 years ago — and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.W: Yes, of course, you39。re like my favorite uncle.M: Your brain isn39。t like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it39。s like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.Question：How is the woman doing in the man39。s class?What does the woman think of learning Spanish?What do we know from this conversation about the man?What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the man?passage 2Have you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite numerous reasons for homeschooling their children.The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the traditional school environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the academic instruction at public and private schools.Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated countryside or living briefly abroad. Also many young athletes and actors are taught at home.Homeschoolers often take advantage of educational opportunities at museums, libraries, munity centers, athletic clubs, afterschool programs, churches, parks, and other munity resources. Secondary school level students may take classes at munity colleges, which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool coops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are familycentered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources in a collective effort to broaden the scope of their children39。s education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do handson and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes serve as volunteers to keep costs low and make the program a success.Unit 3 Time OutLong conversationW: Hello?M: Hi Amy, it39。s Ryan. I39。m calling because I want to invite you and your sister Ashley to a dinner party this Saturday. My roommate Erick and I are hosting a 1960s theme party with a few other friends.W: A theme party? Is that like a dressup party?M: Sort of ... You39。re certainly encouraged to dress in 1960s fashions! Short skirts, bright colors, and bellbottom jeans! Or go to the beginning of the 1960s and e as one of your favorite actresses ... But it39。s not just cool clothes。 we39。ll have food, games, and entertainment inspired by the 1960s. In fact, we39。ll start our meal with alien noodles in honor of all those space and alien TV shows.W: Wait! Wait! What are alien noodles? Why not have regular noodles in honor of the movieThe Godfather?M: No way!The Godfatheris from the 1970s. Anyway, alien noodles are bright green noodles with purple sauce!W: What?! That39。s crazy!M: Yeah! Anyway, there39。ll be lots of other things. I don39。t want to spoil the surprises. But just for you, we39。ll end with light desserts and coffee from one of your favorite 1960s movies.W: I can39。t wait! Ooooooh, I have an idea. We can have a special bar and make fancy mixed drinks. They39。re always drinking in old TV shows!M: Perfect! And start reviewing 1960s music! We39。re having a dance contest and a singing contest.W: This sounds like a lot of fun. Can I invite my roommate? She loves all of the classic movies from that time!M: Of course — the more, the merrier! Anyway, it starts at 7:00 . — my apartment.Questions：What do we know about those people who are invited to the party?What is particular about alien noodles?Why won39。t they have regular noodles at the party?What other arrangements do they have for the party?passage 2Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal of rock climbing is to reach the top of a formation or the endpoint of a predefined route without falling. Rock climbing petitions have objectives of pleting the route in the quickest possible ti