【正文】 P121:unit1, P2243:unit2, P4465:unit3, P6688:unit4, P89113:unit5, P114133:unit6, P134144:unit7, P145 166:unit8 UNIT 1Section OnePart 1 Spot DictationHouses in the FutureWell, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they39。ll be (2) wellinsulated so that you don39。t need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don39。t know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won39。t be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they39。ll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you39。ll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you e to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there39。ll be a bit more (20) flexibility about that. Part 2Listening for GistA: Tuesday two fifteen. Let me look in my diary. B: No, Thursday. A: Oh, I39。m sorry. I thought you said Tuesday. B: Thursday two fifteen. No, I39。m sorry. I39。ve got an appointment until three. Could we make it later? Say three fifteen? A: Well, there39。s a lot to talk about. It39。ll take a couple of hours, at least. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then? A: Monday morning. All right. Nine o39。clock? B: Nine. I think that will be all right. I39。ll ring you back and confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, could you? B: All right. A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye. Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1. This dialogue is about making an appointment. 2. The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Mondaymorning. nine o39。clock. Section Two Listening prehensionPart 1 Dialogue I39。m terribly sorry I39。m late Woman: Listen! I39。m terribly sorry I39。m late. Man: Oh, that39。s all right. It doesn39。t really matter, does it? I haven39。t got anything better to do, have I? Woman: Just let me explain, will you? Man: I39。ve only been waiting for over an hour. That39。s all. Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ... Man: After all, my time isn39。t really that important, is it? Woman: Please don39。t be like that. Just let me explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.) Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down. Man: The car broke down? Woman: Yes, and ... well ... luckily ... there was a garage near me. And ... and it took them a while to repair it. Man: Why didn39。t you at least phone? Woman: I would have! But I didn39。t know the number of the restaurant. Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book! Woman: Yes, but ... you39。ll never believe this ... I couldn39。t remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn39。t do myself. It didn39。t take too long, but that39。s why I39。m late, you see. Man: Uhhuh. Which garage, by the way? Woman: Pardon? Man: Which garage did you take it to? Woman: Uh ... the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers. Man: Yes, I know that garage. It39。s the only one near your flat. Woman: Hmm, well now, let39。s have something to eat. Uh, what about some ... Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Let39。s see now. Yes, I think I39。ll have some ... Man: A pity it39。s Sunday. Woman: Pardon? Man: A pity it39。s Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday! ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1. They are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend. 2. In a restaurant. 3. It doesn39。t really matter, does it? I haven39。t got anything better to do, have I? I39。ve only been waiting for over an hour.That39。s allAfter all, my time isn39。t really that important, is it?Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. 4. Because she wants to stop the conversation like this. he knows the girl is lying. Part 2 PassageThe Oscar Statuette1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award the Academy statuette, the golden trophy or the statue of merit, but the term never stuck. 2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column. 3. Walt Disney was honored with one fullsize and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 4. If the statuettes don39。t meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down. large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings. The Oscar statuette, designed by MGM39。s* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts a knight holding a crusader39。s* sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named Oscar. Industry insiders and members of the press called the award the Academy statuette, the golden trophy or the statue of merit. The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize the iron man. The term never stuck. A popular story has been that an Academy li