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Ashelookedatthewindow,anideasuddenlyoccurredtohim.Perhapshecouldseeforhimselfwhatitwaslikeoutside.Assoonasitseemedappropriate,Benaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch,andaftermakingsurehewascomfortable,shelefthimalone.

Slowly,painfully,heproppedhimselfupononeelbowtotakehisfirstlookattheworldoutside.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingitforhimself!

Hestrainedtoslowlyturntolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablankwall!

'

Whatcouldhavecompelledmyroommatetodescribesuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow?

'

Benaskedthenursewhenshereturned.

Perhapshejustwantedtoencourageyoutoliveon,'

shesaid.'

Youknow,hewasblindandcouldnotevenseethewall.'

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

2.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeJack?

3.WhatdidJackdescribetoBenaccordingtothestory?

PartC

AdditionalListening

ShortConversations

Conversation1:

M:

Howdoyoulikeyourroommate,Debby?

W:

Eversincewemetonthefirstdayofcollege,we'

vebeeninseparable.

Q:

WhatdoyouknowaboutDebbyandherroommate?

Conversation2:

HaveyouheardfromLindalately?

Youtwoweresointimateincollege.

Well,honestly,Ihaven'

theardfromherasmuchasIusedtosinceshemovedtotheeastcoasttwomonthsago.ButI'

msurethefriendshipbetweenusisasstrongasitwasbefore.

Whatcanyouinferfromthewoman’sresponse?

Conversation3:

Doyoukeepintouchwithyouroldfriendsbackhomenowthatyoudon'

tseethemregularly?

Frankly,afterImovedtothiscity,I'

moutoftouchwithmostofthemexceptafewcloseones.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Conversation4:

It'

spolitetocallafriendbeforewevisit,isn'

tit?

You'

reright.Peopleusuallydon'

tlikesurprisevisits.Butclosefriendsoftendropinoneachother.

Conversation5:

Cathy,itseemsthatyouandSallydoalmosteverythingtogether.

That'

strue.Yousee,wewerebornonthesameday.Webothmajoredinfashiondesigning.Andweevenhavethesameloveforusingbright-coloredmaterialinourdesigns.Isn'

titamazing!

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

PartD

TheColorsofFriendship

Legendhasitthatthecolorsoftheworldstartedtoquarreloneday.Allclaimedthattheywerethebest,themostbeautiful.

Greensaid:

"

ClearlyIamthemostimportant.Iamthesignoflifeandofhope.Iwaschosenforgrass,treesandleaves.Withoutme,allanimalswoulddie."

Blueinterrupted:

Youonlythinkabouttheearth,buthaveyoueverconsideredthecoloroftheskyandthesea?

"

Hearingthis,Yellowchuckled:

Youareallsoserious.Ibringlaughter,gaietyandwarmthintotheworld.Iamthecolorofthesun,themoonandallthestars.Withoutmetherewouldbenofun."

Orangestartednexttoblowhertrumpet:

Iamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Imaybescarce,butIamprecious,forIservetheneedsofhumanlife."

Atthis,Redcouldstanditnolonger.Heshouted:

Iamtherulerofallofyou.Iamthecolorofblood--life'

sblood!

Iamalsothecolorofdangerandbravery,ofpassionandlove."

Purpleroseuptohisfullheight:

Iamthecolorofroyaltyandpower.Iamthesignofauthorityandwisdom.Peopledonotquestionme!

Theylistenandobey."

FinallyIndigospoke:

Thinkofme.Iamthecolorofsilence.Youhardlynoticeme,butwithoutmeyouallbecomesuperficial.Irepresentthoughtandreflection."

Andsothecolorswentonboasting.Theirquarrellingbecamelouderandlouder.Suddenlytherewasastartlingflashofbrightlightning,followedbyarollofthunder.Rainstartedtopourdown.Thecolorscroucheddowninfear,drawingclosetooneanotherforcomfort.

Justthenrainbegantospeak:

Youfoolishcolors,fightingamongstyourselves,eachtryingtodominatetherest.Don'

tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose,uniqueanddifferent?

Joinhandswithoneanotherandcometome."

Doingastheyweretold,thecolorsunitedandjoinedhands.

Thenraincontinued:

Fromnowon,whenitrains,eachofyouwillstretchacrosstheskytoformagreatbowofcolorsasareminderthatyoucanallliveinpeace.Therainbowisasignofhopefortomorrow."

Andso,wheneveragoodrainwashestheworld,arainbowappearsinthesky,toletusremembertoappreciateoneanother.

Unit2

PartB

EmbarrassingExperiences（PartOne）

Interviewer:

Rob,youwenttoBrazil,didn'

tyou?

Rob:

Yes,Idid.

So,whathappened?

Well,Iwentintothismeetingandtherewereabout,er...sevenoreightpeopleinthereandIjustsaid'

Hello'

toeverybodyandsatdown.Apparently,whatIshouldhavedoneistogoroundtheroomshakinghandswitheveryoneindividually.Well,youknow,it'

ssillyofmebecauseIfoundoutlateritupseteveryone.Imean,IthinktheyfeltIwastakingthemforgranted.

Kate:

Well,IknowthatbecausewhenIwasinFrancethefirsttime,Ifinishedameeting,with'

Goodbye,everyone!

toallthepeopleintheroom.TherewereabouthalfadozenpeopletherebutIwasinahurrytoleave,soIjustsaidthatandleft.Well,IlaterfoundoutthatwhatIshouldhavedoneisshakehandswitheveryoneinthegroupbeforeleaving.Now,apparently,it'

sthepolitethingtodo.

Well,peopleshakehandsindifferentways,don'

tthey?

Oh,yes,that'

sright,theydo.See,normallyIshakehandsquitegentlywhenImeetsomeone.SowhenIwenttotheUSforthefirsttime,Ithinkpeopletherethoughtmyweakhandshakewasasignofweakness.Apparently,peopletheretendtoshakehandsquitefirmly.

Oh,gosh,youknow,thatremindsme:

onmyfirsttriptoGermany,itwasalongtimeago,Iwasintroducedtothebossinthecompanywhenhepassedusinthecorridor.Well,Iwasn'

tprepared,andImean,Ihadmylefthandinmypocket.AndwhenweshookhandsIrealizedmylefthandwasstillinmypocket.Well,thatwas,youknow,verybadmannersandIwasquiteembarrassed.

Andhowaboutusingfirstnames?

Haveyoumadeanymistakesthere?

Oh,yes,Ihave!

WhenIfirstwenttoItalyIthoughtitwasOKtouseeveryone'

sfirstnamesoastoseemfriendly.AndIlaterdiscoveredthatinbusinessyoushouldn'

tusesomeone'

sfirstnameunlessyouareinvitedto.Oh,andyoushouldalwaysusetheirtitleaswell.

Hm,yeah,well,whenImetpeopleinRussia,youknow,theyseemedtobepuzzledwhenIshookhandswiththemandsaid'

Howdoyoudo?

Well,whattheydowhentheygreetastrangeristosaytheirownnames,soIhadthatallwrong!

Oh,yes,Iagreewiththat.Rememberingnamesisveryimportant.

Shallwetakeabreak?

Whenwecomebackwe'

llmoveontoournexttopic.

Kate&

Rob:

OK.

1.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

2.WhomightbethepeopleRobandKatemetinvariouscountries?

3.WhatcanweinferaboutKateandRobfromtheconversation?

4.WhichcountrieshasKatevisited,accordingtotheconversation?

5.WhichcountrieshasRobvisited,accordingtotheconversation?

6.Whatisthemainmessagethatthespeakerswanttotellus?

AmericanParties

Asyouwouldimagine,Americansmoveaboutagreatdealatparties.Atsmallgatheringstheymaysitdown,butassoonastherearemorepeoplethanchairsinaroom-alittlebeforethispoint-youwillseefirstoneandthenanothermakesomeexcusetogettohisfeettofetchadrinkorgreetafriendoropenawindowuntilsooneveryoneisstanding,movingaround,chattingwithonegroupandthenanother.Sittingbecomesstaticbeyondacertainpoint.Weexpectpeopletomoveaboutandbe"

self-starters"

.ItisquitenormalforAmericanstointroducethemselves;

theywilldriftaroundaroom,stoppingtotalkwherevertheylike