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大学英语听说教程3

Unit1

PartBText1

DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)

After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'

The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.

MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'swrong?'sheasked.

'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.'

'Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.

WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.

Questions:

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?

3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?

Text2

DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)

Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.

'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.

'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.

Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.

'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'

Iagreed.

'Howwasyourdate?'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.

MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.

Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

PartC

Conversation1:

W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.M:I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.

Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?

Conversation2:

M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?

W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenses

wisely.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

Conversation3:

M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.

W:Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?

Conversation4:

M:Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?

W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,

hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.

Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?

Conversation5:

W:Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?M:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpractice

forthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.

Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?

PartD

MyFirstJob

Myparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks?"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.

Statements:

1.Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'restaurant.

2.Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.

3.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedintheUnitedStates.

4.Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.

5.Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.

6.Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.

重点单词及词组

PartB

relationship关系encouraging奖励的

widow寡妇demandsof要求

curled卷曲的suspicious可疑的

driveway车道gotaroundto抽出时间（做某事）

PartC

Wondering显出惊奇teenage年青的

beawareof知道attitude态度

permissive许可的toone’smind根据某人的意见

allowance津贴，零用钱budget预算

handle处理，操作survive幸存

occasion时机，机会carnation康乃馨

PartD

restaurant饭馆standard标准shining光亮的，华丽的

Unit2

PartBText1

WhataCoincidence!(PartOne)

Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.

Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.

Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.

Questions:

1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?

3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?

4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

Text2

WhataCoincidence!(PartTwo)

Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!

Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.

ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.

Statements:

1.Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.

2.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.

3.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.

4.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.

5.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.

PartC

DadStopsforGas,FindsLostSon

NuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstationclerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.

ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather?

"AreyouJohnGarcia?"heasked.

"Yes,"cametheanswer.

"WereyoueverintheAirForce?"

"Yes."

"WereyoueverinThailand?"

"What'sthattodowithyou?"answeredtheman,whobecamesuspiciousbythen.

"Wereyouorwereyounot?"Nuengpersisted.

"Yes."

"Didyoueverhaveason?"

Atthistruthdawnedontheman.Theystaredateachotherandrealizedatthesamemomentthattheywerefatherandsonwhowereseparated27yearsagoandhalfaworldaway.

JohnGarciahadn'tseenhissonsince1969.HelosttouchwithNueng'smotherwhenshestartedseeinganotherman.HemovedtoPueblonineyearsago.Hesaidheneverwenttothatgasstation,wasn'tevenlowongasthatdayandhardlyeverpaidwithacheck.

Statements:

1.Nueng'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasonly3monthsold.

2.AftermovingtotheU.S.A.,NuengworkedatagasstationinColorado.

3.Nuengnevergaveuphiseffortstofindhisfather,butJohnGarciahadneverlookedforhisson.

4.OnedaywhileatworkNueng'seyesfellonthephotoofacustomer'sdriver'slicense,andthemaninthephotolookedlikehisfather.

5.JohnGarciawasonceintheU.S.AirForcestationedinThailand.

6.JohnGarciaandhissondidn'tmeeteachotheragainuntil1996.

7.Nueng'sfathersaidheoftenwenttothatgasstationbutneverpaidwithacheck.

8.ItwasbycoincidencethatJohnGarciaandhissonwerereunitedaftermanyyearsofseparation.

PartD

UnexplainedParallels

Oneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice.LincolnhadasecretarycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFordTheater;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany--andsoon.

Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonlymanagedtoidentifythefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident.

Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLoweandBridget

Harrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadwornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerismswhentheywerenervous.

Howcanweexplaintheabovesimilarities?

Statements:

1.BothAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.KennedywerekilledbyaSoutherner.

2.JohnF.Kennedy'ssecretarywasnamedafterAbrahamLincoln.

3.Thenewsstorytoldaboutthetrafficaccidentsthatkilledtwotwinbrothers.

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmoreparallelphenomenaarestudiedintheUnitedStatesthaninanyothercountry.

5.Coincidencesoccurringinthreenationsaredescribedinthepassage.

6.Somepsychologists'interestistheresearchoncoincidencesbetweentwins.

7.Accordingtothespeaker,coincidencesoccurmuchmoreoftenbetweentwinsthanbetweenpeoplewhoarenot

related.

8.Thespeakerdoesnotmentionhis/herownopiniononwhethertheseparallelscanbeexplained.

重点单词及词组

PartB

coincidence一致，巧合tuition学费

realestate房地产persuade劝说

appointment约会acquire获得，学会

besupposedto应该，被指望decorate装饰

intrigue激起…的兴趣signature签名

receiptslip收款便条mystified迷惑

tuition学费

PartC

immigrate移来，移居whereabouts下落，行踪

losttouchwith和某人失去联系

PartD

unexplained不清楚的parallels导轨

inthepresenceof在面前justice正义，合理

convertible可改变的victim受害人，牺牲者

identify识别，鉴别investigation调查，研究

psychologist心理学者bracelet手镯

string一串，一行mannerism特殊习惯，怪僻

Unit3

PartB

Text1

AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)

(TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.)

John:Tom,Linda,firstI'dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.

Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.We

wantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.

Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyed

ifothersleavestuff--clothing,papers,everything!--lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.

John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn'tit?Itsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.

Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."

Tom:ThenI'llknowclearlywhatLinda'sexpectationsare.

John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:Sleeping?Itsays,"Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:30a.m.except

onweekends."I'msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'tveryromantic.

Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreally

triedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon'ttalkaboutwhattheywant.

Linda:That'sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.

IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.

Questions:

1.WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?

2.AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?

3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?

Text2

AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)

John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?Arguing?Linda:No,notatall.

Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'tunderstandeachother'sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstime

arguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.

John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?

Tom:Well,that'sinArticle13ofouragreement.

John:Isit?Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnice

fortheotherpersontomakeitup."

Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.

John:What'stherule?

Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:Whathappened?

Tom:Weweredrivingtoafriend'swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfor

directions,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.

Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.

Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.

John:That'sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreement

atall?Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn'tworkanymore?

Linda:We'vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmake

necessarychanges.

John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.

Tom&Linda:Thankyou.

Statements:

1.TomandLindaneverarguebecausetheybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.

2.OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.

3.Ifsomeoftherulesinthemarriageagreementbecomeoutdated,changeswillbemadetoupdatethem.

4.ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.

PartC

APerfectMatch

Areyoulookingforagoodrelationshipwithsomeonespecial?Whattypeofpersonisthebestpersonforyou?IsitthepersonwiththehighestIQ?Isitthemostbeautifulormosthandsomeperson?Howabouttherichestpersonorthemostambitious?Isyouridealpartnerthemosttraditionalorthemostmodernperson?Isheorshethepersonmostlikeyou,ormostunlikeyou?

Theanswer,psychologistssay,isnoneoftheabove.Why?Becausetheyareallextremes.Inanumberofresearchstudies,psychologistsaskedcouplesthesequestions.Theanswerswereclear.Mostpeoplearehappywithmoderation

--withpartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebest(ortheleastortheworst).Peoplearemorecomfortablewithpartnerswhoarenotsospecial.

Theresearchshowedseveralotherimportantthings.Inaloverelationship,twothingscancausetrouble.First,troublehappenswhenbothpeoplegetangryquickly.Thisisnotsurprising.Second,troublehappenswhenpeopledon'texpecttochangethemselvesinarelationship.Doyoustaycalmwhenyoudisagreewithsomeone?Areyoureadytochangeyourself?Ifyoucantoleratedisagreementandarewillingtochange,maybeyouarereadyforaseriousrelationship.

Statements:

1.Thepassageimpliesthattheperfectmatchforyouisapersonwhoismostunlikeyou.

2.Theauthorarguesthatthemostbeautifulormosthandsomepersonmaynotbeyourperfectpartner.

3.Moderateperson,thatis,thepartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebestcanbeyourperfectmatch.

4.Theresearchshowedthatanextremeloverelationshipbetweenthetwocancausetrouble.

5.Thepassagestatesthattheangerisoneofthecausesthatleadtothebreakupofaloverelationship.

6.Theperfectmatchliesinthepeople'sattitudestotoleratedisagreementandbewillingtochangeinarelationship.

PartD

HusbandsandWivesDon'tSeeThingsAlike

Let'sfaceit--husbandsandwivesjustdon'tseethingsalike.TakeTVremotecontrols,forexample.I'machannel-grazer.WhenIwatchthenews,Iflipbackandforththroughfourdifferentnetworks.

"Itdrivesmecrazywhenyoudothat,"mywifecomplains.Idon'tunderstandwhyshehasnointerestinotherchannels.Afterall,sheisawomanwhowantstoknoweverythinggoingonintheneighborhoodandamongalltherelatives.JustonebuttonawaymightbeaninterestingprogramonHowtoLoseFiftyPoundsbyEatingChocolateSundaesorHowtoUnderstandWeirdHusbands.But,no,shewon'tchangechannels,notevenifshedislikestheprogramshe'swatching.

"Thistalkshowhostmakesmesoangry!"shecriedoneevening.

"Thenwhydon'tyouchangethechannel?"Iasked.

"BecauseIcan'tstandpeoplewhoarealwayschangingchannels."

Differences.Norightorwrong,justdifferences.

"Thefirstlawofcivilization,"saidanoldphilosopher,"istoletpeoplebedifferent."

Idon'tneedtoconvertmywifetomyways,andshedoesn'ttrytomakemebelikeher.Wesimplytaketurnsmonitoringtheremotecontrol.

Statements:

1.ThemajordifferencebetweenthespeakerandhiswifeistheirTVviewinghabits.

2.Accordingtothespeaker,heismoreinterestedintalkshowswhilehiswifeismoreinterestedinnewsprograms.

3.Thewifeseemstobemoreweirdthanthehusbandis.

4.Thespeakerandhiswifeusuallytaketurnsworkingtheremotecontrolwhentheywatchtelevision.

5.Itcanbeinferredthatwomenaregenerallymoretolerantthanmenoftheirspouse'sdifferences.

6.Thespeakerandhiswifemaintainpeacenotbychangingeachotherbutbytolerance.

重点单词及词组

PartB

expectation期望，期待bug打扰

peeve麻烦的事物spouse配偶

solution解决办法abunchof一捆

candy糖果expectation期望

apologize道歉endup最终以…为结局

PartC

psychologist心理学者ambitious有雄心的

moderation适度tolerate忍受

PartD

complain抱civilization文明，文化philosopher哲学家

monitor监控convert使转换

Unit4

PartBText1

BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJob

Interviewer:Welcometoourprogram,Sam.

Sam:Thankyou.

Interviewer:Sam,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?

Sam:I'vebeenapoliceofficerforthirtyyears.

Interviewer:Thirtyyears.Andyou'vehaddifferenttypesofassignmentsonthepoliceforce,Iguess.

Sam:Yeah,I'vedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetectivework,andnowI'msupervising

investigations.

Interviewer:Sam,Ithinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob.Wouldyou

agree?

Sam:Yes,it'sdefinitelyastressfuljob.Butitdependsonyourassignment.

Interviewer:So,what'sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?

Sam:I'dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.

Interviewer:That'sinteresting!Inwhatway?

Sam:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor--thefearoftheunknown.

Interviewer:Whatdoyoumean,Sam?

Sam:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon'tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyouaretalkingtoorwhattheirreaction

isgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.Let'ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.Itseemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.

Interviewer:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.

Sam:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.

Interviewer:Really?

Sam:Really!That'swhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfromtheverybeginningtobeawareoftheirsurroundings.

Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshootpolicemen,peoplejumpoutatpolicemen--differentkindsofthings.Sothat'sprobablythemoststressfultime.

Interviewer:Isee.Let'stakeabreakandthenwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.

Sam:Allright.

Questions:

1.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

2.WhatdoesSammainlytalkabout?

3.WhatdoyouknowaboutSam?

Text2

StressReducers

Interviewer:Sam,you'vetalkedaboutthepoliceofficers'stressfultime.Nowlet'smoveontothenexttopic.

SofarasIknow,there'saconnectionbetweenstressandillness.Doyouthinkthatthere'sahigher

percentageofillnessamongpoliceofficersthaninthegeneralpopulation?Imean,dotheygetmore

coldsoranything?Isthisreallytrue?

Sam:Yes,itis,andthestresslevelnotonlymanifestsitselfindailyhealth--whetherornotyou'vefeeling

wellonanygivenday.Italsomanifestsitselfinthingslikeulcers,heartdisease--policeofficerstendtohaveahigherrateofheartdiseaseandulcersthanpeopleinotherprofessions.

Interviewer:Really?That'sdocumented?

Sam:Yes,it'sdocumented.Andalsothedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersismuchhigher.

Interviewer:Istheresomethingthatthepolicedepartmentdoestohelpyoudealwiththisstress?

Sam:Yes,thereareseveralprogramsthatmostpolicedepartmentshaveinplace.Oneisanexerciseprogramwhere

somepartofyourdayisspentonsometypeofphysicalexercise.They'vefoundthat'sagreatstressreducer.Besides,there'salsoapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficerstohelpthemreducetheirstress.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswell.They'vefoundthatsometimesjustsittingaroundandtalkingaboutthestresswithotherofficershelpstoreduceit.So,thosethingsareavailable.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudo,personally,tohelpyoudealwiththestressofyourjob,Sam?

Sam:Well,duringthebaseballseason,I'mthebiggestbaseballfanatic,andIwilleitherbereadingaboutbaseball,

orlisteningtobaseball,orwatchingbaseball.AnotherthingItrytodoistogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.AndthenIworkhardatkeepingupmypersonalrelationships,especiallymyrelationshipwithmywife.FortunatelyIgetalongverywellwithmywife.WhenIcomebackhome,Icantalkaboutmydaywithher,andthenjustforgetaboutit.

Statements:

1.Thedialogueismainlyabouthowpoliceofficerscandealwithstress.

2.AccordingtoSam,mostpoliceofficersenjoygoodhealth.

3.AccordingtoSam,thedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersishigherthanamongpeopleinotherjobs.

4.Counselingisthemosteffectiveprogramtohelppoliceofficersrelievestress.

5.Samknowshowtoreducehisstress.

PartC

ShortConversations

1.M:Youlooksonervous,Rose.Areyouallright?

W:Franklyspeaking,I'monpinsandneedles.Ihavetogiveapresentationtoagroupofimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.

Q:WhydoesRosefeelnervous?

2.M:Youlooksoupset,Sue.What'sworryingyou?

W:MysonJackmademeextremelyunhappy.Heseemstobeplayingvideogamesallthetime.WheneverItalktohimheturnsadeafeartome.

Q:What'sthewoman'sproblem?

3.W:David,youdon'tlookhappy.Anythingwrong?

M:Well,youknow,mymotherdiedthreeyearsago.Andsincethenmyfatherhaslivedinanapartmentonhisownandhasveryfewfriends.

Q:WhatisDavidworryingabout?

4.W:Michael,Idon'tknowwhathashappenedtoMother.Hermemoryseemstobegoing.Ihavetoremindherof

almosteverything.

M:Don'tworry,Mary.She'sjustgettingold.

Q:WhatdoyouknowaboutMary?

5.W:I'mworriedaboutsendingmysonPetertocollege.Yousee,nowadaysmanycollegestudentsbehaverather

strangely.Theydon'tseemtobeinterestedintheirstudies.

M:Justafew.Moststudentsstillconcentrateontheirstudies.

Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheman'sresponse?

PartD

FindingCreativeOutletsforVeryStressfulTimes

Beautifyingyourhomeisafunandpracticalpastimethatcanofferawonderfulsenseofaccomplishment.Fewpeoplemayrealize,however,thatpaintingthewalls,knittingbedspreadsorsewingpillowscanhelprelievethelifepressuresweallexperience.

Studiesindicatethatengagingincreativeendeavorssuchassewingandcraftingcanlowerone'sriskofstroke,kidneydamageandheartdisease.

Thesecalming,repetitiveactivitiesrelaxthemindandcanlowerbloodpressure.Sharingsuchactivitiescanalsobeawaytospendtimewithlovedones,whichincreasesoursenseofbelongingandfurtherreducesstress.

Peoplehavealwaysturnedtoworkingwiththeirhandsintimesofstress.Handicraftworks,withtheirsymbolsofhope,haveafargreaterimpactwhencreatedbygroups.

Keepinmindthefollowingtipstoincreasethestress-relievingbenefitsofyourcraftprojects:

1.Workwithmaterialsthatstimulatethesenses;workinacomfortableareawithoutdistractions;playyourfavoritemusic.

2.Makeafamilyprojectofselectingyourfavoritephotos,andframethemsotheycanbeenjoyedeveryday.Instressfultimes,thephotoscanliftyourspiritsasyourecallhappymoments.

3.Ifyourscheduleishectic,chooseapracticalprojectthatwillmakethemostofcraftingtime.Ifasimplekitchencurtainneedstobereplaced,startthere.

Changesometimescompelsustoseethingsinnewways.

Questions:

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneofthebenefitsofengagingincreativeendeavors?

2.Howdoesthespeakercharacterizeactivitiessuchassewingandcrafting?

3.Howcanthestress-relievingbenefitsoftherecommendedactivitiesbefurtherincreased?

4.Whichofthefollowingisnotatipgivenbythespeaker?

重点单词及词组

PartB

assignment分配，任务patrol巡逻

undercover秘密从事的detective侦探

supervise监督，管理investigation调查，研究

definitely明确地，干脆地reaction反应，作用

violation违反，违背manifest表明

ulcer溃疡,腐烂物counseling咨询服务

fanatic狂热的

PartC

franklyspeaking坦率地说onpinsandneedles如坐针毡

turnsadeafearto置若罔闻remindof提醒，使记得

concentrateon集中，全神贯注于

PartD

beautify使美化pastime消遣，娱乐

accomplishment成就，技艺bedspread床单，床罩

pillow枕头，枕垫endeavor努力，尽力

engagein使从事于

Unit5

PartB

Text1

Ashley

AshleywasreadingamagazinewhenshecameacrossanarticleaboutantibioticsandotherdrugsdiscoveredinEuropeanriversandtapwater.Ifsuchdrugswerepresentthere,shereasoned,theymightalsobefoundnearherhomeinWestVirginia.

Ashleyfearedthatantibioticsinthewaterscouldleadtoresistantbacteria,orsupergerms,whichcankilluntoldnumbersofpeople.

Thegirl,then16,begantestingherarea'sriver--theOhio.Withasimpledevicesheherselfhaddesigned,shecollected350watersamplesfromtheOhioanditstributariesovertenweeks.Readingscientificjournals,shetaughtherselftoanalyzethesamples.Itwasthemostscientificallysoundprojectforsomeoneherage.

Herexperiment,oneofthefirstofitskindintheUnitedStates,showedthatlowlevelsofthreeantibioticsareindeedpresentinlocalwaters.Ashley'sstudywontheInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrize,avirtualNobelPrizeforteenagers.Shereceiveda$5,000scholarshipandanaudiencewithSweden'sCrownPrincessVictoria.

Herinterestinsciencewassparkedbywalksinthewoodswithhermother.Butitwastheday-to-daystuff--howwatercomestothetap,howrainstickstoglass,thatmostfascinatedher."Scienceisnotadeadthing,"shesays."It'shappeningallaroundus."

Bythesixthgrade,shewaswinningatsciencefairs.Shehaswon$70,000inprizemoney,whichshehasputasideforcollege.SheplanstoattendHarvardUniversity."Iwanttomakemyowndiscoveries,andnotjustreadaboutwhatothershavedone,"shesaid.HerteacherspredictthatshewillonedaywinaNobelPrize.Statements:

1.AshleylivesinthestateofVirginia.

2.Antibioticsinstreamsandriverscanleadtotheemergenceofsupergerms.

3.BacteriafoundinEuropeanlocalwatersandtapwaterhavekilledcountlesspeople.

ingsimpleequipmentdesignedbyherself,Ashleycollected350watersamplesintenweeks.

5.Ashley'sexperimentprovedthatantibioticsdidexistintheOhioRiver.

6.Ashleydevelopedastronginterestinsciencewhenshewasinhersixthgrade.

7.Ashleywantstomakediscoveriesbyherselfandknowshowtomakeuseofwhatshehasread.

8.TheInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrizeisaNobelPrizeforteenagers.

9.Ashleygota$5,000scholarshipfromHarvardUniversity.

10.Ashleycanberegardedasarolemodelforyoungpeople.

Text2

YoungPeopleSayNotoSmoking

OnFebruary16,2001,theteensfromayouthgroupcalledREBELlaunchedtheiradvertisingcampaignattheLibertyScienceCenterinNewJersey.Bynowjustabouteverybodyhasheardthe"NotforSale"commercialontelevisionandtheradioagainsttobaccocompanies.Whatmanypeopledon'tknowisthatteenagersfromWestNewYorkandacrossNewJerseyworkedonvariousaspectsofthecampaign,andevenappearedinsomeoftheadvertisements.ThecampaignorganizerthoughtitwouldbebetterthanusingactorsifactualREBELmemberswereinthecommercials.

REBEL,whichstandsforReachingEverybodybyExposingLies,isastatewideyouthinitiativeagainsttobaccocompanies.Themovement,whichbeganinNovemberlastyear,carriesthemessagethatteensnolongerwanttobetargetedbytobaccocompaniesintheiradvertisements.Knowingthatpeerpressureonteenstosmokeordodrugsisoneofthebiggestproblemsthatteensface,thegroupisworkinghardtoensurethattheirmessagereachesallteenagersatNewJerseyschools.

Whenthegroupwasfirstformed,therewereonlyfivemembers,alleighthgradestudents.Butbythissummerthegrouphadgrowntocloseto90members.Atarecentrecruitingparty,apizzaandpoolparty,attheWestNewYorkswimmingpool,morethan50newmemberswereattractedtothegroup.

"Wedon'tthinkthattoomanypeoplewouldbeinterested,"saidJackie,oneofitsfoundingmembers."Buteveryoneknowsourmessage.Theyknowwhowearenow."

Questions:

1.WhendidREBELlaunchtheiradvertisingcampaign?

2.HowmanymembersdidREBELhavebythesummerof2001?

3.WhoarethemembersofREBEL?

4.WhatdidREBELdofortheircampaignagainsttobaccocompanies?

5.WhatdidREBELdorecently?

PartC

Skatescooters

InHongKongthesedays,youwilloftenseepeopleridingskatescootersinthestreets.Dependingonwhichwayyoulookatthem,theycanbegreatforperformingtricksorarejustthelatestfashionablecommodity.Fungisoneofthemoreexperiencedskatescooterriders,ashehasbeenpractisinghistechniqueforaboutayear.Hiscurlyhairandbaggyjeansshowhisdevotiontostreetfashionandbeingcomfortable.Hehasadeeppassionforandunderstandingofthissport.

"Istartedridingskatescooterayearago,butatthattimetherewasnoonetosharetheexperiencewithorlearnnewtricksfrom,"heexplained."Nowthatithascaughtonandmorepeopletakepartinit,itismoreenjoyable."

MostofthebestbrandsofskatescootersaremadeinSwitzerlandandbegantobeimportedtoHongKongin1999.Noonetookmuchnoticeofthem,however,untiltheybecamepopularinJapan.WhenpeoplesawskatescootersinJapanesemagazinestheyweresoontryingtobuytheminHongKong.VeryquicklyHongKonghaditsowngroupofskatescooterridersandthenumberisstillgrowing.

However,notallwhoenjoyskatescootersregardridingthemasasport.Forsomepeopletheyaresimplyaquickwaytogetfromhometotheundergroundorfromabusstoptotheoffice.Astheycanbefoldedupwithoutdifficultyandareeasytocarryabout,theyhavebecomepopularwithavarietyofpeoplefromschoolstudentstobusinessexecutives.

Statements:

1.SkatescootersareverypopularinHongKong.You'llfindridersperformingtricksonskatescootersinthe

streets.

2.FungisthepersonwhointroducedskatescooterstoHongKong.

3.FungisadevotedperformerandthemostskillfulriderofskatescootersinHongKong.

4.IttookFungaboutayeartopractiseandbecameoneofthemoreexperiencedskatescooterridersinHongKong.

5.MagazinesplayanimportantroleinpopularizingskatescootersinJapan.

6.Nowskatescootershasbeenlistedasoneofthecompetitivesportsaroundtheworld.

7.Peopleliketorideskatescootersasasportaswellasaconvenientmeansoftransportation.

PartD

SheDoesn'tSeemReadyforCollege

Hi,Jenny,youdon'tlookhappy.What'swrong?

Jenny:Well,Roger,I'vegotaproblem.

Roger:Whatisit?

Jenny:YouknowmydaughterJaneis16yearsoldnow.Andwe'vebeguntalkingaboutcollege.Shesaysshewants

togo,butshe'slethergradesslipandnomatterhowIurgehertostudy,allsheseemsinterestedinareclothesandboys.We'renotwealthy,youknow.Anditwon'tbeeasyforustoaffordthetuitionifshecan'tgetascholarship.Isgoingtocollegethebestchoiceforherrightnow?

Roger:Doyoumeanthatshedoesn'tseemreadyforcollege?

Jenny:You'reright.

Roger:Thenyou'dbetterhaveaserioustalkwithJaneaboutcollege.

Jenny:Aserioustalkwithher?

Roger:Yes,tomymindit'squitenormalforgirlsheragetobewrappedupinfashionanddating,butasamother

youhavearighttoexpecthertopayattentiontoherstudiestoo.

Jenny:Yes,buthow?

Roger:Askherhowserioussheisaboutcollegeandhowhardshe'swillingtoworkforit.Janemaybemorecommitted

thanyourealize.Butifnot,tellhersheshouldthinkaboutputtingcollegeoffforawhile.Thatcouldgiveherthepushsheneedstotakehereducationseriously.

Jenny:Soundslikeagoodidea.

Roger:Andifyoudecidesheshouldwait,shecangetajob,takeclassesatacommunitycollegeordoaninternship

togetexperience.Shemaybejustoneofthosewhoneedtoseeabitofreallifebeforetheysettledown.Questions:

1.WhatisJennyworriedabout?

2.WhatisJenny'sdaughterinterestedin?

3.WhatdoesRogerrecommendJennydowithherdaughternow?

4.WhichofthefollowingisnotasuggestiongivenbyRoger?

5.WhatcanyouinferabouttherelationshipbetweenRogerandJenny?

重点单词及词组

PartB

cameacross偶遇antibiotic抗生的

resistant抵抗的，有抵抗的bacteria细菌

fascinate使着迷putaside撇开

commercial商业的statewide遍及全州的

recruiting征募亲兵,复原initiative主动

PartC

trick诡计，欺骗commodity日用品

regardas把…看作executive执行者

PartD

tuition学费scholarship奖学金

bewrappedupin被包藏于settledown定居

payattentionto注意

Unit6

PartB

Text1

WhyDoLeavesChangeColor?

Insomeplaces,asdaysshortenandtemperaturesbecomecrisp,thequietgreenofsummerfoliageistransformedintothevividautumnofreds,oranges,yellowsandbrownsbeforetheleavesfalloffthetrees.Inspecialyears,thecolorsaretrulybreathtaking.

Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowandwhythishappens?Toanswerthatquestion,wefirsthavetounderstandwhatleavesareandwhattheydo.

LeavesareNature'sfoodfactories.Plantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirroots,andcarbondioxidefromtheair.Thentheyturnwaterandcarbondioxideintoakindofsugar,usingsunlightandsomethingcalledchlorophyll.Thisprocessiscalledphotosynthesis.Aschlorophyllisgreen,leavesarethereforealsogreenincolor.

Duringwinter,thereisnotenoughlightorwatertohelpplantsproducesugarastheirfoodforenergyandasabuildingblockforgrowing.Thetreeswillrest,andliveoffthefoodtheystoredduringthesummer.Thegreenchlorophylldisappearsfromtheleaves.Asthebrightgreenfadesaway,webegintoseeyellowandorangecolors.Smallamountsofthesecolorshavebeenintheleavesallalong.Wejustcan'tseetheminsummer,becausetheyarecoveredupbythegreenchlorophyll.

Thebrightredsandpurplesweseeinleavesaremademostlyinfall.Insometrees,likemaples,sugar,whichisproducedintheleavesduringwarm,sunnydays,iskeptfrommovingoutoftheleavesafterphotosynthesisstops.Sunlightandthecoolnightsoffallturnthesugarintoaredcolor.Thebrowncoloroftreeslikeoaksismadefromwastesleftintheleaves.

Itisthecombinationofallthesethingsthatmakesthebeautifulcolorsweenjoyinfall.

Questions:

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whichofthefollowingplaysamajorroleinmakingleaveschangecolor?

3.Whycan'tweseeyellowandorangecoloursinleavesduringsummer?

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthespeaker'sattitudetowardhissubject?

Text2

TimingofColorChangeinTrees

Manytreesandshrubschangecolorinfall.Foryears,scientistshaveworkedtounderstandthechangesthathappentothem.Theyfindthatthreefactorsinfluencefall'scolorfulfarewell--leafpigments,lengthofnight,andweather.Thetimingofthecolorchangeismainlyregulatedbytheincreasinglengthofnight.Noneoftheotherenvironmentalinfluences,suchastemperature,rainfall,foodsupply,areasunchangingasthesteadilyincreasinglengthofnightduringfall.Asdaysgrowshorter,andnightsgrowlongerandcooler,biochemicalprocessesinleavesbegintopaintthelandscapewithanexplosionofcolors.AndNatureputsononeofitsmostspectaculardisplaysofbeauty.

Thetimingofthecolorchangevariesbyspecies.Somespeciesinsouthernforestscanbecomevividlycolorfulinlatesummerwhileallotherspeciesarestillvigorouslygreen.Oaksputontheircolorslongafterotherspecieshavealreadyshedtheirleaves.Thesedifferencesintimingamongspeciesseemtobegeneticallyinherited,foraparticularspecies,whetheronahighmountainorinwarmerlowlands,willchangecoloratthesametime.

However,somespeciesareevergreens.Pines,forexample,aregreenalltheyearroundbecausetheyhavetoughenedup.Theyhavedevelopedovertheyearsaneedle-likeorscale-likefoliage,whichiscoveredwithaheavywaxcoating.Andtheliquidinsidetheircellscontainscold-resistantelements.Sotheleavesofevergreenscansafelywithstandallbutthemostseverewinterconditions,suchasthoseintheArctic.

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytellus?

2.Whatarethetwomajorkindsoftreesthatthespeakerdifferentiates?

3.Bywhatisthetimingofthecolorchangemainlyregulated?

4.Whydosomespeciesoftreesremainevergreen?

PartC

TheMissingMonarchs(PartOne)

Themonarchbutterflyhasrichorange-goldwingsoutlinedinblackanddecoratedwithsmalldotsofwhite.Itlookslikeastained-glasswindowthathascomealiveasitfluttersthroughthesummersunshine.

AcrossmostoftheUnitedStatesandCanadamonarchstakealongjourneysouthwardwhenthecoldseasonsets

in.

MonarchsfromthewesternUnitedStatestraveltoawinterhomeontheCaliforniacoast.Butuntilrecently,noonehadeverseenthewinterhomeoftheeasternmonarchs.Formorethanfortyyears,aToronto-basedCanadianzoologist,FredUrquhart,triedtosolvethepuzzlingmysteryofthemissingmonarchbutterflies.Hisfirststepwastomarkthebutterflies.Ittookalongtimetofindawaytoattachtagssothetagwouldstayinplaceandthebutterflycouldstillfly.Manypeoplevolunteeredtohelp.Theycaught,tagged,andsetfreeagainthousandsofbutterflies.Eachtagboreacodetoindicatetheexactplacewherethebutterflyhadbeentagged.AmessagealsoaskedanyonewhofoundthetaggedbutterflytosendtheinformationtoanaddressinToronto,whereitwouldreachthezoologist.Thus,thetagsweretoserveasthescientist'sclues.

Theirdetectiveworkpaidoff.Overtheyearstheylearnedagreatdealaboutthemigrationoftheeasternmonarchbutterflies.Theseseeminglyfragilecreatureshavebeenknowntocovereightymilesinasingleday!Theycanflytenmilesanhour,andsomehavebeenclockedatthirtymilesanhour!Thebutterfliestravelandeatduringtheday.Whenitcoolsoffatnight,theyrestintrees.Themorningsunwarmsthem,andtheycontinuetheirmigration.

SomeofthebutterfliesweretracedsouthacrossFlorida.ManyweretracedthroughTexasintoMexico.Buttherethetrailwaslost.

Statements:

1.Themonarchbutterflieshaveorange-gold,blackandwhitecolorsontheirwings.

2.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsfailedtofindthewinterhomeofmonarchsfromwesternUnitedStates.

3.TheCanadianzoologist,FredUrquhart,spentseveraldecadestryingtosolvethemysteryofthemissingmonarchbutterflies.

4.Urquhartandmanyvolunteersmarkedthousandsofbutterfliesbyattachingtagstothem.

5.EachtagboreacodenameandtheaddressofUrquhart'sTorontohome.

6.Thebutterfliescanflytenmilesanhourandsomecanevengoateightymilesanhour.

7.Thebutterfliesareactuallytougherthanweexpected.

8.Thescientistlostthetrailofthebutterflies,thoughsomeweretracedsouthacrossFloridaandmany,throughTexasintoMexico.

PartD

TheMissingMonarchs(PartTwo)

ForyearsMr.Urquhartandhiscolleagueswonderedwherethemigratorymonarchsspentthewinter.Despitetheirhopes,fieldworkinFloridaandalongtheGulfCoastdiscoverednolargegroupsofwinteringmonarchs.Theninlate1972,hiswifeNorahwrotetonewspapersinMexicoabouttheproject,askingforvolunteerstoreportsightingsofthebutterflyandhelpwithtagging.Finally,inresponsecamealetter,datedFebruary26,1973,fromamancalledKennethBruggerinMexicoCity,whoofferedtohelpfindthebutterflyhideaway.

Travelinginhismotorhome,BruggerdrovebackandforthacrosstheMexicancountryside,lookingforclues.Hewasespeciallywatchfulatdusk,whenthebutterflieswouldbemovingaboutlookingforaplacetosleep.

Atlast,onedaywassuccessful.OntheeveningofJanuary9,1975,BruggercalledfromMexico."Ihavefoundthem--millionsofmonarchs--inevergreensbesideamountainclearing,"hesaid,unabletocontroltheexcitementinhisvoice.

HighinarangeofvolcanicmountainsthatcrossescentralMexico,hecameuponhundredsofevergreentrees,eachentirelyhiddenbysleepingbutterflies.SomeoftheinsectsworetagsthatMr.UrquhartandhishelpershadputontheminCanadaandthenorthernUnitedStates.Themysterywassolved!Themonarchs'winterhomeiswellsuitedtotheirneeds.Throughoutthewinterthetemperaturestaysnearfreezing.Itisnotcoldenoughtokillthevisitinginsects,butitischillyenoughtokeepthemfrommovingabout.Thebutterfliessurviveonthestoredfatfromtheirsummerfoods.

Inspringthebutterfliesawakenandflynorthagain.Taggedbutterflies,whichweremarkedinMexico,havebeenfoundintheUnitedStates.

Soonemysteryissolved.Butanotherremains.Howdothebutterfliesfindtheirway?Thosethatmigratesouthinthefallwerebornsometimeduringthesummerorearlyfall.TheyhaveneverbeentoMexico.Yettheysomehowseekoutthesamerestingplaces.Themysteryofhowtheyfindtheirwayisleftforfuturescientiststosolve.

Questions:

1.WhatdidMr.Urquhartandhiscolleaguesdoinordertofindwherethemonarchsspentthewinter?

2.Whichofthefollowingisakeyconditionforthebutterflies'winterhome?

3.Wheredothebutterfliessleep?

4.WhatcanweinferaboutMr.Urquhart'sprojectaccordingtothepassage?

重点单词及词组

PartB

crisp易碎的，foliage树叶，植物

carbondioxide二氧化碳photosynthesis叶绿素

chlorophyll光合作用combination化合物

shrub灌木pigment色素,颜料

timing适时biochemical生物化学的

landscape风景spectacular引人入胜的

vigorously精力旺盛地

PartC

stained-glass彩色的玻璃volunteer志愿的

fragile易碎的detective侦探

migration移民，移植zoologist动物学家

PartD

migratory迁移的hideaway隐蔽处

suitto相称moveabout走来走去，经常搬家

Unit7

PartB

Text1

Krimali(PartOne)

OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001,Krimali,agirlof17,hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforapositionofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,butfeltsomethingwasn'tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removinghershoesandleavingthematthedoor.

Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.Ceilingsandwallsinthebuildingshookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.

pletelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclungtoanoutsidewallonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcoulddropatanymoment.

Peoplewerescreaminganddidn'tknowwhattodo.Krimalidecidedtoact.Carefullysheclimbedbarefootupanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneaththeswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwereunevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedfurniture,allmixedwithsharpspikesofiron.Sheknewifshecouldmanagetogetdowntothegroundlevel,shecouldmakeherwaytosafety.Shepausedtofigureoutthebestwaydown.Astherewasn'tanygoodplacetojump,shejustjumped.Luckily,shelandedinacrouch,herfeetmissinganysharpedges.Emboldenedbyhergoodfortune,Krimaliknewitwasuptohertopersuadeotherstofollow.Questions:

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

2.WhatdoyouthinkKrimaliwasdoingwhenasevereearthquakestruck?

3.HowoldwasKrimalithen?

4.WhatcanbesaidaboutKrimali?

Text2

Krimali(PartTwo)

Krimaliplannedtorescueherfamilyfirst,butjustthensheheardawomanfromtwostoreysabovescreamingforsomeonetosavehertwo-month-oldbaby.

"Throwthebabytome,"Krimalishouted."Icancatchher!"

Thewomanrefused.Krimalitoldthewomantowrapthebabyinbedsheetsandthentossherdown.Crying

uncontrollably,themotherwrappedthelittlegirlbutstillwouldnotpartwithherbaby.Asthemothertriedtodecidewhattodo,Krimaliintentlywatchedtheconcreteceilinghangingaboveher.Finallythemothertossedthebaby.Krimalimadeacleancatch.Abrightsmilelitupthewoman'sface."I'llbeback!"Krimalicalledout,huggingthechildtoherasshehurriedlypickedherwayouttowheresurvivorshadgathered.

Shegaveupthebaby,thenaskedifanyofthementherewouldcomebackwithhertohelpotherstrappedinthebuilding.Noonecameforward,fortheywereallafraidofthatswayingceiling.ButforKrimali,asmallgirlof154centimetersinheightandweighingabout50kilos,herfearshadbeenliftedbywhatshehadaccomplished.

Onherwaybackintotheruins,shesawpartofalargedoor.Itwasextremelyheavybutshemanagedtodragittothespotjustbelowthehangingceiling.Byplacingitontheruins,shecreatedsomethinglikeaslidingboard.WithKrimalicoachingher,thebaby'smotherpartlyjumpedandpartlyrolleddowntheboardtothegroundlevel.Krimaliledherthroughthedebristoherbaby.

InthehoursthatfollowedKrimalimadecountlessrescuemissionsintothebuilding,eachtimeintheshadowofthehugeceiling.Thankstohercourage,abouttwodozenmen,womenandchildrenweresaved.

Questions:

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeapropertitleforthepassage?

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

3.Howwouldyoudescribethespeaker'sattitudetowardKrimali?

PartC

Escapingfromthe88thFloor--onanArtificialLeg

WhenthefirstplaneslammedintotheWorldTradeCenter'snorthtower,Iwasalreadyatmydeskonthe88thfloor.ThenIfeltthewholebuildingbouncing,shaking.Myinstincttoldmethattherewasanexplosionaboveusandthatweshouldtrytogetout,butthecorridorswerefullofflames.

Knowingthatthefurnitureandthecarpetswerefire-resistant,Ifiguredthateverythingwasn'tgoingtoburn.ThenIheardsomeoneyellthatthestairwellsweregone.Soabout40ofusescapedintoacorneroffice.Weputpapersandragsunderthedoortokeepoutthesmokeasbestwecould.Westayedcalmlyintheofficeforabout10minutes,thinkingweweresafeandsecure.Thensomeonecameintotellusthathehadfoundastairwellopenbutwehadtomovefast.Weallfiledoutorderlyandheadedforthestairwell.However,Ilaterfoundoutthatthemanwhofoundthestairwellforusdidn'tmakeitoutofthebuildingsafely.

GoingdownthestairswasnoteasyformeforIhadlostalegtocancerwhenIwas16andworeanartificiallimb.Moreorless,Iusedmyarmstogetdown.

Atthe78thfloor,Inoticedoneofmyfriends,Tony,stuckintheelevator.Weranovertotheelevatortotrytopullopenthedoor.Inevertriedhardertodoanythinginmylife,but,withouttools,wecouldn'tgetitopen.Tonyinsistedthatweshouldgetout.Reluctantlywelefthimthere.Tonywasamongthemissing.

Whenwereachedthe40thfloor,wecametoacompletestop.Therewasajamofpeople.Thefiremenwerecomingupthestairs,carryingtheirequipment.Some100firefightersmusthavewalkedpastus.Someofthemlookedsoyoungthattheyseemedhardlyoutofhighschool.Buttheyweregreat,assuringusthattheywouldtakecareofeverything.Eventuallywekeptmovingandgotout.

Thejourneydowntookabout40minutes.

Questions:

1.Wherewasthespeaker'soffice?

2.Whydidthespeakerandothersescapedintoacorneroffice?

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTonyistrue?

4.Whathappenedtothespeakerandotherswhentheyreachedthe40thfloor?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

PartD

TheGirlWhoSoundedtheAlarm

KellyworkedataphotoshopinSanJose,California.Inher16monthsofdevelopingphotosshehasseenafewstrangeimages.Sometimestherewerenakedpeopleandsometimestherewerephotosofdeadpeoplefromfunerals.Butwhatcametohereyesthatmorningwasthescariestshehadeverseen.Inthephotographswasayoungmaninblackglovesandbeltandpants,withawhiteT-shirtsayingNaturalSelection.Hewasseeneithervigorouslywavingpipebombsintheairorholdingashotgun.InthebackgroundofthephotographsKellycouldseepipebombs

withnailstapedallaroundthemsotheywouldhurtpeoplewhenthebombswentoff.

Photoclerksathershoparetoldtoreportpossiblesuspectsofvariouscrimestoauthorities.Sometimes,however,thereisnocleardirectiononwhatshouldbereported.ButthephotosoftheyoungmanleftnodoubtinKelly'smind.

Kellyturnedtoherbossandsaid,"I'mgoingtocallthepolice."Butthemanagerhesitated,forhewasafraidthatthismightbringtroubletohimandhisbusiness.Sosheconsultedherfather,aveteranpoliceofficer,whotoldhertodial911atonce.

Officerswerewaitingwhenthecustomercametopickupthephotos.Kelly'sdecisiveactionmayhavepreventedmassmurder,accordingtotheauthorities.The19-year-oldstudentinthephotographshadtakenthepicturesasafinalstepinatwo-year-longplottoblowupandgundowncrowdsofstudentsathiscollege.Hewaschargedwithweaponspossessionwithintenttoinjureandwasputinprison.

Statements:

1.Kellyworkedataphotoshopasapart-timejob.

2.Theyoungmaninthephotographswasa19-year-oldcollegestudent.

3.Kellyhadnodoubtthattheyoungmanwasdangerous.

4.ThebosstriedhardtopersuadeKellynottocallthepolice.

5.Kelly'sfatherwasonceapoliceofficer.

6.Theyoungmanactuallyhadnointentiontoputhisplotintopractice.

7.Afterconsultingherfather,Kellydialed119toreportthecase.

重点单词及词组

PartB

devastating破坏性的gotoaninterview采访

deafening震耳欲聋的embolden使大胆

storey层screamfor强烈要求

concrete具体的,有形的trapped捕集的,

ceiling天花板accomplished完成的

PartC

bouncing跳跃的instinct本能

corridor走廊fire-resistant防火的

stairwell楼梯间elevator电梯

PartD

vigorously精神旺盛地shotgun鸟枪

authority权威hesitate犹豫

decisive决定性的gundown枪杀

blowup爆炸

Unit8

PartB

Text1

WhyAreSomePeopleLeft-handed?

Researchhasshownthat90%ofpeoplenaturallyusetheirrighthandsformosttasks.Buthundredsofmillionsofpeopleusetheirlefthands.Thenwhyaresomepeopleleft-handed?Scientistshavebeentryingtoanswerthatquestionformanyyears.Astudydonein1992foundthatmenaremorelikelytobeleft-handedthanwomen.ItalsofoundthatAsianorHispanicpeoplearelesslikelytobeleft-handedthanwhitepeople,blackpeopleorNorthAmericanIndians.Someculturesacceptpeoplewhodothingsmostlywiththeirlefthands.Othersdonot.

Scientistswanttoknowthereasonforleft-handednessbecauseitiscloselylinkedtomentalproblemsandlanguagedifficulties.Oneideaaboutthecauseofleft-handednessisthegenetictheory.Itsaysthatpeopleareright-orleft-handedbecauseofgenespassedtothembytheirparents.Forexample,ithasbeenshownthatthehandednessofadoptedchildrenismorelikelytofollowthatoftheirbirthparentsthantheiradoptedparents.Otherevidenceofgeneticinvolvementcanbefoundinsomefamilies.Onefamousexampleistheleft-handedmembersofthepresentBritishroyalfamily.TheseincludeQueenElizabethII,PrinceCharlesandPrinceWilliam.

Anotherideaisthatright-handedpeoplearebornwiththegeneforit.Butabout20%ofpeopledonothave

theright-handedgene.Thesepeoplecouldbeeitherleft-orright-handed.Thisideamayexplainwhytwobabieswhohavethesamegenesusedifferenthands.In18%ofidenticaltwinsonetwinisright-handed,andtheotherisleft-handed.Probablybothtwinslacktheright-handedgenesoeachhasachancetobeeitherright-orleft-handed.

Somescientistsbelievethatthecauseofhandednesscouldincludebothgeneticsanddevelopment.

Questions:

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whichofthefollowingtopicsisdiscussedinmoredetailinthepassage?

3.WhatdidthespeakerwanttoconveybyanexampleofthepresentBritishroyalfamily?

4.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthepassage?

Text2

DoesBeingLeft-handedAffectOne'sLife?

Thereareapproximately30millionleft-handedpeopleintheUnitedStates,andseveralhundredmillionmorearoundtheworld.Mostright-handedpeoplehaveneverevenconsideredthepossibilitythattheremightbeanyseriousissuesaffectingleft-handers.Evenamongalloftheseleft-handedpeople,therearemanydifferentopinionsaboutwhattheseissuesareandwhichissuesmightbemostimportanttothem.

Someleft-handersthinkthatbeingleft-handedisapositivefactorintheirlives,andtheyfeelthattherearenoseriousissuesaffectingthem.Othersthinkthatbeingleft-handedisnotasignificantfactorandhasnotaffectedtheirlivesonewayoranother.Therearealsosomeleft-handerswhohavenoopinionandhavenevergivenanythoughttowhatbeingleft-handedhasmeanttothem.Butthemajorityofleft-handedpeoplefindthatbeingleft-handedisatleastasmalldisadvantageandaminorsourceoffrustrationintheirlives.

Therearemanythingsthatright-handedpeopletakeforgrantedthatarequitedifficultforleft-handers.Theseincludemanybasicskillslikelearningtowrite,learningtousescissorsandotherhandtoolsandutensils,andlearningvariouscraftsandotheractivities.Sometimesleft-handersarepuzzledbyequipmentdesignedforright-handers,andothertimestheyareconfusedbyinstructorsandinstructionsgearedtowardteachingright-handers.Forsomeleft-handedpeoplethisamountstooccasionaldifficultiesandminorinconveniences.Forotherleft-handersitisalifetimefulloffailuresandfrustrationsthatmayleadtomuchmoreseriousproblems.Questions:

1.Whatisthespeaker'sattitudetowardleft-handers?

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutright-handers?

3.Howdothemajorityofleft-handersfeelabouttheirleft-handedness?

PartC

Left-handednessandRight-handednessinBabies

Approximately90%ofpeopleintheworldarenaturallyright-handed.Whyisthisso,andarewebornonewayortheother?Theanswertothisquestionisrathercomplicated.

Inbabiesandyoungchildren,nosinglesidebecomesdominantuntilaroundtheageofeight.At12weeks,babiesusuallyusebothhandsequally,butby16weeks,theymostlyusethelefthandfortouching.By24weeks,theyhavechangedagainandstartusingbothhands.Thenat28weeks,theybecomeone-handedagain,althoughthistimeitistherighthandthatisusedmore.At32weeks,theystartusingbothhandsagain.Whentheyreachtheageof36weeks,thereisanotherchange,withmostbabiesnowpreferringtousethelefthand.Between40and44weeks,therighthandisonceagainmoreused.At48weeks,babiesswitchtousingtheirlefthandsagain,andthenbetween52and56weeks,therighthandtakesover.

Therearefurtherchangesstill.At80weeks,therighthandlosescontrol,andbothareusedagainequally.Whentheyoungchildreachestheageoftwo,therighthandtakesoveragain,butbetweentwoandahalfandthreeyears,bothhandsareusedequally.Thingsfinallybecomestableataroundfouryearsandstaythesameuntil,bytheageofeight,onehandisstronglydominantovertheother.

Statements:

1.At12weeks,bothhandsbecomedominant.

2.By24weeks,righthandbecomesdominant.

3.By36weeks,lefthandbecomesdominant.

4.Between40and44weeks,bothhandsbecomedominant.

5.At48weeks,lefthandbecomesdominant.

6.Between52and56weeks,bothhandsbecomesdominant.

7.At80weeks,bothhandsbecomedominant.

8.Attheageoftwo,righthandbecomesdominant.

9.Betweentwoandahalfandthreeyears,bothhandsbecomedominant.

10.Bytheageofeight,onehandisstronglydominantovertheother.

PartD

BrainOrganizationandHandedness

Scientificstudiesduringthe1970sandearly1980ssuggestedthatdifferencesinleft-andright-handers'patternsofbrainorganizationmaybeassociatedwithdifferencesinskills,abilities,andperhapsevenpersonalities.Inthelargemajorityofright-handers,about98or99percent,speechiscontrolledbytheleftsideofthebrain.

Therightsideofthebrain,however,isusuallyusedforrecognizingandrememberingfacesandunderstandingrelationshipsinspace.Inleft-handers,itisdifficulttoknowexactlytheirpatternsofbrainorganization.About65to70percentofleft-handershavespeechcontrolledbytheleftsideofthebrain,whichisalsotrueofright-handers.Butin30to35percentofleft-handersspeechiscontrolledbytherightsideofthebrain.Insomeleft-handers,bothsidesofthebrainarecapableofcontrollingspeech.

重点单词及词组

PartB

Hispanic西班牙的genetic遗传的

adopted被收养的evidence明显,痕迹

approximately大概地possibility可能性

positive肯定的,实际的significant重要的,有意义的

frustration挫败,挫折utensil器具

scissors剪刀takeforgranted想…当然

PartC

complicated复杂的dominant占优势的

losecontrol失去控制

PartD

associatewith联合majority多数,大半

personality个性,性格

Unit9

PartB

Text1

WelcomingVisitors

Kenneth:Hello,mynameisKennethJohnson.IhaveanappointmentwithMr.AndrewSong.

Laura:Ohhello,Mr.Johnson,I'mLauraLee.We'vespokenonthephoneacoupleoftimes.Nicetomeetyou.Kenneth:It'snicetobehere.

Laura:Oh--letmetakeyourcoat.

Kenneth:Thanks.

Laura:Letmegetyouadrink,Mr.Johnson.

Kenneth:Yes,I'dlikeatea,ifpossible,thanks.

Laura:Sure.Withmilk,orlemon?

Kenneth:Withlemon,please-andsugar.Twospoons.

Laura:Right.

(LaurabringsteatoMr.Johnson.)

Laura:Didyouhaveagoodtrip?

Kenneth:Absolutelynoproblems.

Laura:That'sgood.Youflew,didn'tyou?

Kenneth:Yes,that'sright,andthenItookataxidownherefromtheairport.

Laura:Oh,that'sgood.Kunmingcanbealittlewetatthistimeoftheyear...you'llhavetocomebackinsummer.

Kenneth:Oh,I'dlikethat.IalwayslikecomingtoChina.Well,MissLee,canIsendafaxfromhere?It'srather

urgent.

Laura:Yes,ofcourse.ShallIshowyoutothemachineorshallItakeit?

Kenneth:Oh,itwouldbebetterifyoucouldtakeit--here'sthenumber.

Laura:Fine.Wouldyoulikeanewspapertoread--orTheEconomist?

Kenneth:No,it'sokay--IcanpreparesomeworkwhileI'mwaiting.

Laura:Right,I'llgetthisoffforyou.

Kenneth:Thanks.Oh--oneotherthing,Ineedtosendsomeflowerstomywife.Todayisthefifthanniversary

ofourmarriage.Ithinksomeflowersfromyourbeautifulcitywouldberatherappropriate,don'tyou?Laura:Er,perhaps!Right,I'llgetyouanumberofaflorist.Maybeyouhaveaspecialmessageyou'dliketo

sendwiththeflowers?

Kenneth:Yes,I'llthinkofone.

Laura:Oh,here'sMr.Song.Andrew,thisisMr.Johnson,he'sjustarrived.

Andrew:Hello,Mr.Johnson.Pleasedtomeetyouandwelcomehere.

Kenneth:Thanks.

Andrew:Nowshallwegoinsideandletmeexplaintheprogramtoyou?

Kenneth:Sure.

Andrew:Ithinkwe'vesentyouanoutlinefortheday--ifyouagree,wecouldstartwithavideowhichexplains

someofourservicesandthenwecouldhavealookatafewreportsoncampaigns.

Kenneth:That'llbegood.

Questions:

1.Wherearethespeakers?

2.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenAndrewSongandLauraLee?

3.WhatisthepurposeofMr.Johnson'svisittoKunming?

Text2

AtaBusinessMeeting

Chairman:Okay,Ithinkweshouldstartnow.It'steno'clock.

Voices:Okay/right/yeah.

Chairman:Well,we'reheretodaytolookatsomeofthereasonsforthedeclineinprofitswhichhasaffected

thissubsidiary.You'veallseentheagenda.I'dliketoaskifanyonehasanycommentsonitbefore

westart?

Voices:No/it'sfine/no.

Chairman:Right,well,canIaskSamCanning,ChiefSalesExecutive,toopenupwithhisremarks?

Sam:Thankyou,Bernard.Well,IthinkwehavetofaceuptoseveralrealitiesandwhatIhavetosayisin

threepartsandwilltakeabouttwentyminutes.

Chairman:Er,Sam.wedon'thavemuchtime--it'sreallyyourmainpointswe'remostinterestedin.

Jane:Yes,canIaskonething,Mr.Chairman?Isn'tthisaglobalprobleminourmarket?

Chairman:Sorry,Jane,Ican'tallowustoconsiderthatquestionjustyet.We'lllookattheglobalquestion

later.Sam,sorry,pleasecarryon.

Sam:Well,thethreepointsIwanttomakecanbemadeinthreesentences.First,salesaredown,butonly

by5%morethanforthegroupasawhole.Secondly,ourbudgetforsaleshasbeenkeptstatic--ithasn't

increased--notevenwithinflationsowe'retryingtodobetterthanlastyearonlessmoney.Thirdly--

Jane:That'snotexactlytrue...

Chairman:Jane,please.LetSamfinish.

Sam:Thirdly,theproductsaregettingold--weneedanewgeneration.

Chairman:Soletmesummarizethat.Yousaythatsalesaredownbutnotbysomuch,thatyou'vehadlessmoney

topromotesalesandthattheproductsareold?Isthatright?

Sam:Inanutshell.

Chairman:Doesanyonehaveanythingtoaddtothat?

Jane:Well,onthequestionoffundingIhavetodisagree...

Questions:

1.Whatisthepurposeofthemeeting?

2.Howmanypeoplearethereatthemeetingwhospoke?

3.Whatistheglobalproblemmentionedatthemeeting?

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthediscussionatthemeeting?

PartC

MakingaBusinessDecision

Alex:Well,firstofall,I'lltalkaboutthetechnicalfeaturesofthetwosystems,justintermsoftheir

capabilities...

George:Nodetails,Alex.Please.

Alex:No,infactitcouldn'tbeeasier...thetwosystemsarepracticallyidentical.

George:So?

Alex:There'snorealdifferencebetweenthem--notintermsofuseorofperformance.

George:Mary,anythoughts?

Mary:No,Iagree,technicallytheyarealmostthesame.

Alex:Sothenextconsiderationisprice.Aiscertainlymoreexpensive.AllAproductsarequitealotdearer;

we'retalkingabout10to15%.

George:Andwhatdoyouthinkaboutthat?

Alex:Priceisn'teverything.

George:Hmm...

Alex:Ahasatechnicalleadinresearchandagrowingmarketshare.

Mary:Butasmallersharerightnow.

Alex:Yes,butI'mfairlysureAlooksastrongercompanyinthelongterm.

George:So,whataboutB,then?

Mary:Well,alargermarketshare,alotcheaper,weknowthat,butifourmarketanalysisisright,thiswill

change.

George:Buttosummarize,youthinkthatAwilldobetter,er...hasmorepotentialtosurvivefuturecommercial

pressures?

Alex:I'msurethecompanyhasanexcellentfuture,gooddesign,andgoodmarketingstrategy.

Mary:Yes,absolutely.Everythingwefoundoutleadsustothesameconclusion,eventhoughthepriceishigher,

thenamelesswellknown,we'reconfidentthatAisabettersolution.

George:Alex?

Alex:That'sright,wehavetolookahead.

George:OK.We'llplaceourinvestmentinAproductsthen.

Statements:

1.Peopleatthemeetingarediscussingthetechnicalfeaturesoftheirproducts.

2."A"productsare10to15%moreexpensivethan"B"products.

3.Rightnow"A"companyhasalargermarketshare,but"B"looksastrongercompanyinthelongterm.

4."A"productsarelesswellknownthan"B"products,but"A"hasatechnicalleadinresearch.

5."A"companyhasanexcellentfuture,gooddesign,andgoodmarketingstrategy.

6.Adecisionwasmadeattheendofthemeetingthattheywouldinvestin"A"products.

PartD

PreparingforaNegotiation

Ithinkfirstofalloneneedstobeprepared.Imeantoknowwhatyouwantfromanegotiation,whatyouraimsandobjectivesare.Withoutclearaims,youcan'thaveclearthinking,soaimsarevital.Whatdoyouwant?Acontract?Afirmagreement?Orjusttofindoutafewthings?

Then,youhavetoknowwhat'stheminimumdeal.Decidewhatisthelowestofferyoucanacceptforadeal.Thenyouhavetoknowwhereyoucangiveway,ormakeconcessions.Sofixingconcessionsandtargetsisimportant.Withoutthatyouendupagreeingtosomethingandlateryouthink"Ohno,that'sabaddeal!"Oryoumissoutonwhatseemedabaddealatthetimebutwasinfactokay,notbadanyway.

Anotherareaistoknowyourstrengthsandyourweaknesses.Thisisasimportantasbeingawareofthe

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