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UNIT5

SectionOneTacticsforlistening

Part1SportDictation

Wind

Inthepastwewatchedthewindclosely.

（1）Huntersknewthatgamemoved

（2）withthewinds,thatkeepingthewindin（3）one'sfacewasessentialtoasuccessful（4）stalk.Farmersknewthatchangingwindsbrought（5）rainordrought.

Polynesian*sailorscouldfindislandsbeyondthe（6）horizonbylyingontheirbacksintheir（7）canoesandfeelingtheswells*causedbywinds（8）rushingontoislandsmanymilesaway.Eskimoscould（9）navigateinArcticwhiteouts*,whenfogorsnow（10）obscuredalllandmarks,byfollowingrememberedcurrentsofairoverthesnowandice.

Todayfewpeoplecantellwherethewindcomesfrom.Weliveinsidewalls,（11）surroundedbychromeandglass,andthewindsoutsideareoften（12）gustsofourownmaking-thewakeof（13）rushingautomobiles,thetunnelingofairdownnarrowcitystreets.Wegetourweather（14）fromthenews,notfromthewindbehindus.Wehearthewindashousesounds:

the（15）rattleofwindows,thescratchingofbranchesatawindow（16）screen,themoanofadraftunderthe（17）halldoor.Thesearepopmusic,notthe（18）classicalstyleofthewind,whichisthecollisionofleafandblade,the（19）groanofbranchesunderstress,the（20）stirringofoceanwaves.

Part2ListeningforGist

Elevenyearsago,aUSCongressmanfromthestateofMichiganintroducedlegislationaskingCongresstostudyslaveryreparations.Sincethen,thecitiesofWashington,Detroit,Cleveland,DallasandnowChicagohavecalledonCongresstoconsidersuchpayments.Chicagoaldermenvoted46-1insupportoftheresolution.AldermanFreddrennaLyleisaslavedescendant.ShesaysblacksintheUnitedStatesarestillatadisadvantagebecauseofslavery.

"Today,whenIwalkacrossthestreetandgodownthestreetandgoto（thedepartmentstore）Sak'sandpeoplefollowmethroughthestore.Itisbecauseslaveryhastaughtpeopletotreatusdifferentlybasedonskincolor.Itlivesandbreatheswithus.Itiswithuseverysingleday."

AldermanEdSmithsaysthereisnotenoughmoneyintheuniversetocompensateblacksforwhattheyhavesufferedbecauseofslavery,buthesaysitistimeforthecountrytotry.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1）Thispassageisaboutslaveryreparations.

Thekeywordsareslaveryreparation,payments,vote,resolution,descendant,disadvantage,skincolor,compensate,blacks,suffer.

SectiontwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

CheapoTicket

Terri:

DidyouseethattelevisionserieswithMichaelPalin?

Simon:

Theonewherehewentaroundtheworldineightydays?

Terri:

Yeah.

Simon:

Yeah,itwasreallygood.Youknow,that'ssomethingI'vealwayswantedtodo.

Terri:

Metoo.Mindyou,youhavetoputupwithalotofhassles*.Imean.IwenttoHongKonglastyearanditwasonelongdisaster!

Simon:

Really?

Terri:

Yeah,IwasstuckinMoscowforthreedays!

Simon:

Howonearthdidthathappen?

Terri:

Well,itwaslikeoneofthosebucketshop*tickets,youknow,fromthebackofamagazine.IwentdowntothislittleplaceincentralLondon,inSohoandpaidcash.

Simon:

Butthey'reusuallyOK,aren'tthey?

Terri:

That'swhatIthoughtatthetime.NowIknowbetter!

ImeantheplanewasdelayedtwohoursleavingHeathrowandweweredoingastopoveratMoscow.ItwasAeroflot*.SowearrivedlateatMoscow,inthemiddleofthenight,andweallwentintothetransitloungeandafterabouttwohoursthisofficialcameinandtolduswe'dmissedtheconnectiontoHongKong;we'dhavetostaythenightintheairporthotel...

Simon:

Butwhy?

Terri:

ThelatedeparturefromHeathrowapparently.

Simon:

So,whatwasthehotellike?

Terri:

Grim*...morelikeaprisonreally.Anyway,thenextmorningIwentdowntoreceptionandaskedwhatwashappening.Disaster!

They'dcheckedmyticketorsomethinganddecideditwasn'taproperAeroflotone,onlyvalidforthetwice-a-weekflight,notthedailyflight.SoIhadtositthereandwatchalltheotherpassengersgoofftocatchthenextplanetoHongKongwhileIwasstuckinthisterriblehotel.

Simon:

Well,agoodchancetoexploreMoscow.

Terri:

Noway!

Ididn'thaveaRussianvisa,ofcourse,sotheywouldn'tletmeout.Ihadtostaythereforthreedays.Thepits!

NoTV,nonewspapers,nophonelinesandthefoodwasgross.AllbecauseIhadthischeapoticket,

Simon:

Iguessyouwon'tbebuyingcheapticketsagain.

Terri:

You'renotwrong!

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

l.T2.T3.F4.F5.F6.F7.F8.T

Part2Passage

EthnicFrozenFoods

1）Twoyearsago,therewerethreefreezersinthestorethatcateredtopeoplefromtheIndiansubcontinentandnowthereare55.

2）AfewblocksawayatthePacificSupermarket,whichspecializesinChineseandThaifood,frozendinnersfilltwolongaisles.

3）Otherethnicgroceriesareenjoyingexplosivegrowthinsalesoffrozenmealstoimmigrantandsecond-generationcustomerswithlesstime,inclinationorabilitytocookthefoodsoftheirhomeland.

4）By2010,theHispanic-AmericanpopulationintheUnitedStatesisexpectedtogrow96percentandtheAsian-Americanpopulationisexpectedtogrow110percent.

5）EuropeisaheadoftheUnitedStatesintermsofbigcompaniesbutthetrendcouldgrowhere.

AtPatelBrothers'grocery,youcanalmostgetlostthesedaysinthefrozenfoodsection.Twoyearsago,therewerethreefreezersinthestorethatcateredtopeoplefromtheIndiansubcontinentinNewYork'sJacksonHeightsneighborhood.Now,thereare55,aisleafteraislecrammedwithinexpensive,ready-to-eatversionsofchicken,chickpeasandvegetableballsinsaucesandspices.

AfewblocksawayatthePacificSupermarket,whichspecializesinChineseandThaifood,frozendinnersfilltwolongaisles.

Otherethnicgroceries,includingthoseofferingMexicanfood,areenjoyingexplosivegrowthinsalesoffrozenmealstoimmigrantandsecond-generationcustomerswithlesstime,inclinationorabilitytocookthefoodsoftheirhomeland.

Fillingthefrozenfoodracksarerapidlygrowingfoodcompanies,manyofthemlocalorregional,whichfindthatservingethnicshopsiseasierandmoreprofitablethansellingtogrocerychains.Astheirprofitsincrease,theyareattractingtheattentionofmajorcorporations.

ThemarketforethnicfrozenfoodsreachedUS$2.2billionin2001,accordingtotheAmericanFrozenFoodInstitute.

ThebiggestmarketisforItalianfood,totalingUS$1.28billionin200I,up6.1percentfrom2000.Theoverallfrozenfoodmarketalsogrewby6.1percent,totalingUS$26.6billion.

ButMexicanfrozenfoodsalesgrew20.6percenttoUS$488million.Asianfrozenentrees,whichincludeChinese,ThaiandIndian,wereup12.3percent,totalingUS$463million.

Thesteadygrowthinpopularityofethnicfrozenfoodsispartlyaresultofchangingdemographics*-by2010,theHispanic-AmericanpopulationintheUnitedStatesisexpectedtogrow96percentandtheAsian-Americanpopulationisexpectedtogrow110percent.

ButotherAmericansarealsoenjoyingdishesonceconsideredexotic.Thebusylivesofmanypeoplehelpsales.

MakingthefoodaremostlysmallbusinessescloselylinkedtoimmigrantpopulationsfromAsia,LatinAmericaandAfrica.Still,someareexpandingbeyondtheirownethnicorigins.

DeepFoods*ofUnion,NewJersey,isaddingfrozenThaiandChineseentreesevenasitmarketsitsGreenGuru*lineofIndiandishes.

DeepFoodsstartedoutinthelate1970sasafamily-ownedsnackbusiness,thenstartedmakingvegetarianfrozenfoodinthemid-1980s.Ithassincediversifiedintonon-vegetarian,naturalandlow-sodium*dishes.

Heinzseesfrozendishesasagrowthareaalongwithorganicandnaturalfoods.JustbeforeacquiringEthnicGourmet*,HeinzboughtaMexicanfoodmanufacturer,Delimex.

EuropeisaheadoftheUnitedStatesintermsofbigcompanies.Butthetrendcouldgrowhere.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

ThedevelopmentanddiversityofthedelightsofChinesecuisinearerepresentativeofChina'slonghistory.WitheachdynastynewrecipeswerecreateduntiltheartoffoodpreparationreacheditspeakduringtheQingDynasty.ThedinnercalledManHanQuanXithatincorporatesalltheverybestofManandHanCuisinesisheldinhighesteemasitdoescountlessdishes,eachwithitsowndistinctiveflavorandappeal.

Thediversityofgeography,climate,customsandproductshaveledtotheevolutionofwhatarecalledthe"FourFlavors"and"EightCuisines".

CuisineinChinaisaharmoniousintegrationofcolor,redolence,taste,shapeandthefinenessoftheinstruments.Amongthemanycookingmethodstheyuseareboiling,stewing,braising,frying,steaming,crisping,baking,andsimmeringandsoon.

Cuisinecanrisetomanydifferentoccasionsfromluxurycourtfeasts,fetes,holysacrificialrites,joyousweddingceremoniestosimpledailymealsandsnacks.Theartofagoodcookistoprovideawholesomeandsatisfyingdishtosuittheoccasion.

BesidesthevariousHancuisines,theother55ethnicgroupseachhavetheirown.Withtheirpeculiarreligionsandgeographicalzones,theirdietsdifferrespectivelyandarefullofinterest.

ExerciseBSentenceDictation

Directions:

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfillinthefollowingchartaboutthegrowthoftheethnicfoods'marketsharesintheUnitedStatesin2001andthenanswerthequestions.

Nationality

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