【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 (No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about?(He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do?(He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why can39。t he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wide enough.)6. Peter39。s father won39。t mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he39。? (Yes, he will.)7. Where is the door key39。? (It39。s in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.)Par2 RetellingThe children had desperately wanted to go to the circus. Every day after school they had gone down to the field behind the pub to see what was happening. First the men had put up tile big tent, and then moved in all the seats, and finally they had fixed the coloured lights round the outside of the tent.In another part of the field, the children watched as the animals were fed and exercised.Sometimes, to their delight, two young women stood on the horses39。 backsand galloped round andround.But the most exciting moment of all was when the trainer allowed them to watch him go into them lions39。 cage. The children were sure he would be attacked, but he came out again unhurt and smiling.At last the opening night came round. Then the most terrible thing happened。 their motherforbade them to go because she said it was unkind to put animals in a circus. The children wereunable to make her change her mind, and they had to sit at home while the music and lights in the field reminded them of what they were missing.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Youwill hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 Listening ComprehensionThe native people of North and South America were given the name Indians by the explorer Christopher Columbus*. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on government lands called reservations*, or on tribal* lands. Others live in cities.Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons.The economic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold lowpaying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as long as other Americans. But the situation is improving as more Indians are being educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from highschool. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college.The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes* create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino*, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without interference from the government. This includes control over hunting and fishing rights, and mining* operations. They are trying to protect their land from pollution. And they are taking legal action to regain lost lands or to receive payment for them. American Indians are trying to change their economic situation, improve their lives and honor* their culture.Exercise: Listen to the passage about the American Indians and choose the best answer to plete each of the following sentences. 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. BPart 2 Oral WorkI work in a small office from 9 till 5 Monday to Friday. Occasionally my boss asks me to e in on a Saturday morning as well. I don39。t earn a large salary and my job is rather dull, really. But I have a secret dream. My dream is to make a return flight to New York on Concorde. 1 know people say rude things about it. They say that it39。s noisy and expensive and that it uses too much fuel, and ...My problem is that I can only afford to put aside 5 a week and a return ticket to New York costs over 1,000. Then of course New York is quite an expensive city, they say. Never mind. One day, perhaps ...Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. Do you think the speaker39。s secret dream could be realized? If so, how?2. What is your dream? What will you do to realize your own dream?Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape Pay specialattention to the weak forms, linkups and contractions. Woman: Good evening.Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please?Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait?Man: How long (3) will it take?Woman: (4)Itfll be ready in twenty minutes.Man: Oh, (5) I39。ll e back later.Woman: All right, sir,Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later?Woman: (7) Later39。ll be all rightPart 2 Listening and Notetaking Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please? Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you e to a cinema. Let39。s see now— that39。s the second turn on your right. The cinema39。s on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you39。ll be in Bridge Street. I think it39。s Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second — no, not the second, the first, that39。s fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that39。s second right and first left. Thank you very much. That39。svery kind of you. Woman: Don39。t mention it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places andstreets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDia