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unit3
Unit3Economy(录音1b14:
30始)
PartAGettingStarted
SHORTCONVERSATIONS
Listentothetapecarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.
1.a.Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.
b.Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.
c.Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers'.
d.Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice.
2.a.Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.
b.Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.
c.Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.
d.Themanworksforaroofingcompany.
3.a.Johndidn'tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.
b.Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.
c.Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.
d.Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.
4.a.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.
b.Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.
c.Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.
d.Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.
5.a.Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.
b.Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.
c.Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.
d.Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.
6.a.Sheleftthemathome.
b.Sheneedsthemrightthen.
c.Theymightbehardtoread.
d.Theyareincomplete.
7.a.Thebooksslippedoffthetable.
b.Heforgottogetthebooks.
c.HeremindedRonaboutthebooks.
d.Ronshouldpickupthebooks.
8.a.Heislikelytogototheconcert.
bHeislikelytogotomovies.
c.Heisgoingtothemoviesfirstandthentheconcert.
d.He'llhaveabigparty.
9.a.Sheisembarrassed.
b.Sheissad.
cSheissorryforothers.
d.Sheisverypleased.
10.a.Thepartydoesn'tinteresthim.
b.Hemayalreadyhaveplans.
cHe'dliketobringaguesttotheparty.
d.He’drathercomeanothertime.
11.a.Exerciseinthemorning.
b.Warmupbeforeexercising.
c.Startrunningdaily.
d.Continuehisexerciseprogram.
12.a.Shedoesn'tlikefreshvegetables.
b.Shehasenoughtimetogotothemarket.
c.Shehasbeentothemarket.
d.Shedoesn'twanttoaccepttheman'soffer.
13.a.Seehisprofessoraboutthepaper.
b.Trytogetbettergrades.
c.Beontimeforhisappointment.
d.Pickadifferenttopicforhispaper.
14.a.Shethinksthemanshoulddrivetotown.
b.Shelikespassingcars.
c.Themanshouldmindhisownbusiness.
d.Thetrafficwon'tdetourafterthefollowingday.
15.a.Hismotherwasonherlunchbreak.
b.Hismothercan'ttalkabouthernewjob.
c.Hismotherdoesn'tlikegoingtolunch.
d.Hismother'snewjobkeepsherbusy.
Keys:
aabadcbadbdcadd
Transcript:
1.W:
ThereportsaysalldepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsiandepartment.
M:
Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongpersontoheadthatdepartment.Onemorewrongstepandhewillberemovedfromthatoffice.
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
a.Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.
b.Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.
c.Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers'.
d.Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice.
2.W:
Duringthelastthunderstorm,Inoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.
M:
Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythatcoulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.
Q:
Whatcanweconcludefromthisconversation?
a.Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.
b.Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.
c.Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.
d.Themanworksforaroofingcompany.
3.W:
Howdidyoudoonthemathexam,John?
M:
Ibarelymadeit.ItwasjustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
a.Johndidn'tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.
b.Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.
c.Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.
d.Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.
4.M:
IwonderwhatismakingMothersoupsetthesedays?
W:
Fatheriscancelinghisvacation.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear,butthecompanyisagainaskingFathertopostponehisvacation.
Q:
Whyistheirmotherunhappy?
a.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.
b.Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.
c.Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.
d.Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.
5.W:
Friday'sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyouattendingtheseminarthatday?
M:
Yes,butIhaven'tbeenabletogetaticketyet.Sincethelectureisopentothepublic,Iimaginetheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldout.
Q:
Whyisthemanafraidhewon'tbeabletoattendtheseminar?
a.Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.
b.Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.
c.Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.
d.Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.
6.M:
Couldyoulendmeyourbiologynotes?
W:
Doyouthinkyou'llbeabletomakeoutmyhandwriting?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouthernotes?
a.Sheleftthemathome.
b.Sheneedsthemrightthen.
c.Theymightbehardtoread.
d.Theyareincomplete.
7.W:
DidyoupickupmybooksfromRon'shouse?
M:
Sorry.Itslippedmymind.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
a.Thebooksslippedoffthetable.
b.Heforgottogetthebooks.
c.HeremindedRonaboutthebooks.
d.Ronshouldpickupthebooks.
8.WWouldyouliketogotothemovieswithustonight?
M:
Tothemovies?
Tonight'sthebiggestconcertoftheyear.
Q:
Whatisthemanlikelytodothatnight?
a.Heislikelytogototheconcert.
bHeislikelytogotomovies.
c.Heisgoingtothemoviesfirstandthentheconcert.
d.He'llhaveabigparty.
9.M:
JustonepersoninthewholeclassgotanAonthetest!
YOU.
W.ALLRIGHT!
!
!
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanfeelonhearingwhatthemansays?
a.Sheisembarrassed.
b.Sheissad.
c.Sheissorryforothers.
d.Sheisverypleased.
10.W:
Wearehavingapartyatourhouseontheweekendofthe30th.Wouldyouliketojoinus?
M:
Thatsoundslikealotoffun.ButI'llneedtocheckmycalendarfirst.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
a.Thepartydoesn'tinteresthim.
b.Hemayalreadyhaveplans.
cHe'dliketobringaguesttotheparty.
d.He’drathercomeanothertime.
11.M:
I’vebeenrunningamileeveryafternoonforthepastmonth.ButIstillhaven’tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifit’sworthit.
W:
Ohdon'tgiveupnow.Italwaysseemshardwhenyouarejuststartingout.
Q:
Whatshouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman'sadvice?
a.Exerciseinthemorning.
b.Warmupbeforeexercising.
c.Startrunningdaily.
d.Continuehisexerciseprogram.
12.M:
I'mgoingtothevegetablestandtoday.CanIpickupanythingforyou?
W:
No,thanks.Ijustcamebackfromthemarketmyself
Q:
Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman'soffer?
a.Shedoesn'tlikefreshvegetables.
b.Shehasenoughtimetogotothemarket.
c.Shehasbeentothemarket.
d.Shedoesn'twanttoaccepttheman'soffer.
13.M:
Idon'tunderstandwhyIreceivedsuchalowgradeonmytermpaper.
W:
Youshouldmakeanappointmentwiththeprofessortodiscussit.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
a.Seehisprofessoraboutthepaper.
b.Trytogetbettergrades.
c.Beontimeforhisappointment.
d.Pickadifferenttopicforhispaper.
14.M:
Thesoundofallthattrafficisdrivingmeoutofmymind.
W:
Itisbad.Butthehighwaywillreopentomorrow,thenwewon'thaveallthosecarspassing
byanymore.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
a.Shethinksthemanshoulddrivetotown.
b.Shelikespassingcars.
c.Themanshouldmindhisownbusiness.
d.Thetrafficwon'tdetourafterthefollowingday.
15.W:
Iinvitedyourmothertolunchyesterday.Butshesaidshedidn'thaveanyfreetime.
M:
Yeah.Shejustgotanewjob.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
a.Hismotherwasonherlunchbreak.
b.Hismothercan'ttalkabouthernewjob.
c.Hismotherdoesn'tlikegoingtolunch.
d.Hismother'snewjobkeepsherbusy.
PartBIntensiveListeningECONOMY
Passage1WorldTradeOrganization(WTO)
i.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.
1.a.OnNovember1,1995.b.OnJanuary1,1995.
c.OnNovember1,1959.d.OnJanuary1,1959.
2.a.Toreducetariffs.
b.Toprohibitimportbans.
c.Toeliminatediscriminationagainstforeignproducts.
d.Topromoteafree-marketinternationaltradesystem.
3.a.34.b.130.
c.Over30.d.Over100.
4.a.Morethan30countriesarenegotiatingtoentertheWTO.
b.Over75oftheWTOmembersaredevelopingcountries.
c.TheWTO'stopleveldecision-makingbodymeetsatleastonceeachyear.
d.DecisionsoftheWTOaremadebytheentiremembershipbyconsensusormajorityvote.
5.a.TheWTOauthorizestheimpositionoftradesanctionsonthecountry.
b.TheWTOdemandsthattheparliamentofthecountrydealwiththisissue.
c.TheWTOprohibitsthecountryfromexportinggoodstoothercountries.
d.TheWTOprohibitsthecountryfromimportinggoodsfromothercountries.
KEYS:
bdaca
Transcript:
EstablishedonJanuary1,1995,WorldTradeOrganizationisthesuccessortotheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT).Itexiststopromoteafree-marketinternationaltradesystem.TheWTOpromotestradeby:
1.reducingtariffs;
2.prohibitingimportorexportbansorquotas;
3.eliminatingdiscriminationagainstforeignproductsandservices;
4eliminatingotherimpedimentstotrade,commonlycalled"non-tarifftradebarriers".
TheWTOcurrentlyhas134membercountries,accountingforover90ofworldtrade.Over30othersarenegotia