北航研究生英语听说课本教参.docx

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北航研究生英语听说课本教参

Unit1

WinnerorLoser

PartIIListeningComprehension

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillheartwopassagesandoneinterviewaboutwinnersandlosers.Listentoeachpassageandtheinterviewcarefullyanddothetasksasrequired.

Passage1BorntoWin

Eachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthathasneverexistedbefore.Eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife.Eachhasauniquewayofseeing,hearing,touching,tastingandthinking.Eachhashisorherownuniquepotentials—capabilitiesandlimitations.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,aware,andcreativebeing—aproductiveperson,awinner.

Thewords“winner”and“loser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,wedonotmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhorespondsauthenticallybybeingcredible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandasamemberofsociety.

Winnersdonotdedicatetheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,theyarethemselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintainingpretenceandmanipulatingothers.Theyareawarethatthereisadifferencebetweenbeinglovingandactingloving,betweenbeingstupidandactingstupid,betweenbeingknowledgeableandactingknowledgeable.Winnersdonotneedtohidebehindamask.

Winnersarenotafraidtodotheirownthinkingortousetheirownknowledge.Theycanseparatefactsfromopinionsandtheydon’tpretendtohavealltheanswers.Theylistentoothers,evaluatewhattheysay,butcometotheirownconclusions.Althoughwinnerscanadmireandrespectotherpeople,theyarenottotallydefined,demolished,bound,orawedbythem.

 Winnersdonotplay“helpless”,nordotheyplaytheblaminggame.Instead,theyassumeresponsibilityfortheirownlives.Theydon’tgiveothersafalseauthorityoverthem.Winnersaretheirownbossesandtheyknowit.

Awinner’stimingisright.Winnersrespondappropriatelytothesituation.Theirresponsesarerelatedtothemessagesentandtheypreservethesignificance,worth,well-being,anddignityofthepeopleinvolved.Winnersknowthatforeverythingthereisaseasonandforeveryactivityatime.

Althoughwinnerscanfreelyenjoythemselves,theycanalsopostponeenjoyment,andcandisciplinethemselvesinthepresenttoenhancetheirenjoymentinthefuture.Winnersarenotafraidtogoafterwhattheywant,buttheydosoinproperways.Winnersdonotgettheirsecuritybycontrollingothers.Theydonotsetthemselvesuptolose.

Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeople.Heorsheisnotisolatedfromthegeneralproblemsofsociety,butisconcerned,compassionate,andcommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflife.Eveninthefaceofnationalandinternationaladversity,awinner’sself-imageisnotoneofapowerlessindividual.Awinnerworkstomaketheworldabetterplace.

Task1Listentothepassageonceandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.

1）Whydoesthespeakersay“eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife”?

2）Whatisawinneraccordingtothespeaker?

3）WhatdoesawinnerNOTdo?

4）Whatistheattitudeofwinnerstowardsenjoyment?

5）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

Task2Listentothepassageagainandfillinthemissingwords.

ReferenceKeytoTasks

Task1

1）d2）c3）c4）a5）a

Task2

1）makessomeoneelselose;responds;andgenuine

2）evaluate;cometotheirownconclusions;admireandrespect;totallydefined

3）timing;respondappropriatelyto;preservethesignificance;thereisareason

4）theworldanditspeople;isolatedfrom;isconcerned,compassionateandcommittedto;adversity

Passage2Family’sWinnerBecomesaLoserandLoseraWinner

Thenameofthegameisnotalwayswhatitseemstobe.RobertLanehadtwosons:

onewasnamedLoser,theotherWinner.Onebecameapolicemanandwaseventuallypromotedtodetective.Theotherfellintothelifeofasmall-timecrook,rackingupatleast31arrestsbeforebeingjailedfortwoyears.

ButforthebrothersLane,itwasnotacaseoftheiruniquenamessealingtheirfates.“Iwentatotallyseparaterouterightfromthestart,”saidLoserLane,41,adetectiveintheSouthBronx.Loser,astarstudentandathlete,wentonscholarshiptoaneliteprepschool,ontoLafayetteCollegeinPennsylvania,andthenjoinedtheforce.

Winner’slifehasgonetheotherway.Now44,Winnerlastmonthcompletedatwo-yearjailsentenceforbreakingintoacar.HeislivinginahomelessshelterinupstateNewYork,shuttlingbackandforthbetweenitandthecitytryingtogethislifeontrack.Whydidhecommitsomanycrimes?

“It’sjustsomesituationsIgotin,”Winnersaid.

Losersaidofhisbrother:

“Mostofthecrimesareminorcrimes.He’sjustkooky,notaheavydrinker,somedomesticviolenceproblems,butwasneveraheavydrinker,neverintodrugs…He’sjustnotallthere,Ithink.”

Thebrothersrarelyseeeachother.ThoughWinnerwillphoneLoserwhenheisshortofmoney,theyarenolongerclose.“I’macop,”saidLoser,whoisknownasLouonthejob.“AndIhaveawaywithme,Idon’ttoleratealot.”

TheLaneboysraninthesamecircleswhilegrowingupinpublichousinginHarlem,wheretheirnamesneverseemedtoarousecuriosityorridiculefromtheneighborhoodkids.“Whenyou’reyoung,youdon’tknowthatit’sabadname,andbythetimeyouhitgradeschool,everybodyknowsyou.Itwasaregularthing,”LoserLanesaid.IthelpedthatLoserwastheyoungestofeightbrothersandsistersandthathewasanaturalathlete,admiredbytheotherkidsforhison-fieldachievements.

ThestoryofhowLosergothisnameissimple.Thedayhewasborn,theirlatefather,Robert,askedhisdaughterwhattonamethebaby.“Mydadcomeshomeandasksmyoldestsisterwhattonamemeandshesaid,'Well,we’vegotaWinner,whydon’twehaveaLoser?

'Andthereyougo.”WhileLoser’sfriendshadnoproblemcallinghimbyhisname,histeachersandotheradults“couldn’tbringthemselvestocallmeLoser”,sohebecameLou.

Task1ListentothepassageaboutWinnerandLoserandnotedownkeywordstohelpyourememberthecontent.Usetheblankspacebelowfornote-taking.

Task2NowusethenotesyouhavetakentocompletethefollowinginformationaboutWinnerandLoser.

ReferenceKeytoTasks

Task2

1）policeman;promotedtodetective;fellintothelifeof;arrests;jailed

2）astarstudent;eliteprepschool;joinedtheforce

3）completed;breakinginto

4）homelessshelter;backandforth;gethislifeontrack

5）minor;heavydrinker;domesticviolence

6）rarely;shortofmoney;close

7）circles;publichousing;arousecuriosityorridicule

8）youngest;naturalathlete;hison-fieldachievements

Passage3

InterviewMissAmerica2006

Kate:

SoIdon'tknowifyouallstayeduplastnightlate,butwehaveanewMissAmerica

thismorning.Sheisa22-year-oldaspiringteacher.ShewascrownedinLasVegas,

firsttimethepageantwaseverheldoutsideofAtlanticCity,NewJersey,andhereisa

lookatthewinningmoment.

Host:

MissAmerica2006isMissOklahoma,JenniferBerry.

Kate:

MissOklahoma,andguesswhat?

JoiningusnowfromLasVegas,thenewMiss

America,JenniferBerry,ofOklahoma.Goodmorningtoyou,congratulations.

Jennifer:

Goodmorning,Kate,thankyousomuch.

Kate:

Thatcrownlooksverynicesittingupthereontopofyourhead.

Jennifer:

Well,thankyou,Idon'tmindwearingit.

Kate:

Itkindoflooksthatyoucan'tmoveyourheadthough,oritmightfalloff.

Jennifer:

Hahaha...,alittlebit,alittlebit,it'salittleunsturdyrightnow.

Kate:

IwasreadingthatyouandyoursisterusedtoactuallypretendthatyouwereMiss

America,thatyou'dwonthepageant,sothemomentlastnightmusthavebeen

sortofsurrealforyou.

Jennifer:

Verysurreal,whenwewerelittle,weusedtowatchthepageantasafamily,andum,

mysisterandIwould,wouldgointotheutilityroomwithourheelson,andshewas

theemcee,andI'dalwaysgettobeMissAmerica,soit,it'sverymuchadreamcome

true,anditstillquitehasn'tsunkeninyet.

Kate:

YoualwaysgottobeMissAmerica,yoursisternevergottobe?

Jennifer:

Ohyes,she'snevergonnalivethatdown,sheislike,sheislikeagreatoldersister.

Kate:

Especiallynotnow,andtellusalittlebitaboutyourplatform,Iknowthatyouhavea

plantoreallytrytohelpwithdrunk-driving.

Jennifer:

Correct,myplatformisbuildingintolerancetodrunk-drivingandunderagedrinking,

andI'veworkedfor5years,inthestateofOklahoma,todiminishalcohol-related

fatalitiesanddiminishunderagedrinking,sonowI'llbeabletotakethatbeyondthe

bordersofOklahomaonanationallevel,ur,becausepeoplearestilldyingeverysingle

dayfromalcoholrelatedfatalities,andit'sjustnotnecessary,andweneedmore

educationregardingthat.

Kate:

Absolutely,Ihavetoaskyouaboutthe,thevenue,becausethiswasthefirsttimeit

waseverheldthispageantoutsideofAtlanticCity.WhatdidyouthinkofLasVegas?

Jennifer:

Itwasfabulous.I'veactuallybeentoAtlanticCityforur…3years.IattendedtheMiss

AmericapageantasamemberoftheaudienceandsoIwasabletoseethevenuethere.

ComingtoVegashasjustbeenincredible;theyhaveopenedtheirarmstous,opened

theirheartstous,and,just,it'sbeenanincredibleexperience.Ithinkitwasagreatstep

forwardfortheMissAmericaOrganizationandwe…begananewtraditionrightherelastnight.

Kate:

Doyouthinkthatyouhadenoughpeoplewatchinglastnight?

Therehasbeensomuch

talkaboutthemovesovertoCountryMusicTelevisionbroadcastingtheevent