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一、视听说教程Unit1Lifeisalearningcurve1、LongconversationM:Miranda,let'sspeakaboutyourperformanceinclass.You'renotparticipating;you'recarelesswithyourassignmentsandoftenhandtheminlate.Youdon'twanttobehere,doyou?W:I'msorryDr.Smith.It'sjust...I'vegotlotsofthingstodo.I'mstudyingWebdesignandI'mafirst-classplayeronourgolfteam.It'shardtoseewhyIneedtotakeaSpanishlanguageclass!M:Well,I'msorryyoufeelthatway,butlearninganotherlanguagecanimproveyourperformanceinallofyourefforts.Anditcanbeveryusefulsometimes,forinstance,whenyouvisityourfatherinMexico.W:Gosh!Whatdoyoumean,professor?JustbecausemyfatherdoesbusinessinMexicoI'msupposedtolearnSpanish—ontopofeverythingelseIhavetolearn?It'sjusttoomuch!AndifIdon'tspendenoughtimeonthegolfcourse,Iwon'tremainafirst-classplayeronthegolfteam.Istilldon'tseewhyIshouldlearnalanguagethat'ssohardforme.TherearenoverbtensesonthegolfcourseorinWebdesign!M:ListenMiranda,I'veknownyourfathersincewewerestudentsatuniversity20yearsago—andhaveknownyousinceyouwerealittlegirl.Ofcourse,therearenoverbtensesingolforWebdesign.ButIamgivingyougoodadvice.Pleaselisten.W:Yes,ofcourse,you'relikemyfavoriteuncle.M:Yourbrainisn'tlikeacupthathaswaterflowingoveritsedgewhenitisfull.Instead,it'slikeamuscle.LearningSpanishexercisesyourbraininnewways,makingitstronger.Itwillstrengthenyourcriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.W:Really?!ThenIguessIcangiveitatry.Question：1、Howisthewomandoingintheman'sclass?2、WhatdoesthewomanthinkoflearningSpanish?3、Whatdoweknowfromthisconversationabouttheman?4、Whatisthewomanmostlikelytodoaftertalkingwiththeman?2、passage2Haveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasanalternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscitenumerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthetraditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththeacademicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolatedcountrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoungathletesandactorsaretaughtathome.Homeschoolersoftentakeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresourcesinacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren'seducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scienceexperiments,artprojects,foreignlanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclassesserveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.Unit3TimeOut1、LongconversationW:Hello?M:HiAmy,it'sRyan.I'mcallingbecauseIwanttoinviteyouandyoursisterAshleytoadinnerpartythisSaturday.MyroommateErickandIarehostinga1960sthemepartywithafewotherfriends.W:Athemeparty?Isthatlikeadress-upparty?M:Sortof...You'recertainlyencouragedtodressin1960sfashions!Shortskirts,brightcolors,andbell-bottomjeans!Orgotothebeginningofthe1960sandcomeasoneofyourfavoriteactresses...Butit'snotjustcoolclothes;we'llhavefood,games,andentertainmentinspiredbythe1960s.Infact,we'llstartourmealwithaliennoodlesinhonorofallthosespaceandalienTVshows.W:Wait!Wait!Whatarealiennoodles?WhynothaveregularnoodlesinhonorofthemovieTheGodfather?M:Noway!TheGodfatherisfromthe1970s.Anyway,aliennoodlesarebrightgreennoodleswithpurplesauce!W:What?!That'scrazy!M:Yeah!Anyway,there'llbelotsofotherthings.Idon'twanttospoilthesurprises.Butjustforyou,we'llendwithlightdessertsandcoffeefromoneofyourfavorite1960smovies.W:Ican'twait!Ooooooh,Ihaveanidea.Wecanhaveaspecialbarandmakefancymixeddrinks.They'realwaysdrinkinginoldTVshows!M:Perfect!Andstartreviewing1960smusic!We'rehavingadancecontestandasingingcontest.W:Thissoundslikealotoffun.CanIinvitemyroommate?Shelovesalloftheclassicmoviesfromthattime!M:Ofcourse—themore,themerrier!Anyway,itstartsat7:00p.m.—myapartment.Questions：1、Whatdoweknowaboutthosepeoplewhoareinvitedtotheparty?2、Whatisparticularaboutaliennoodles?3、Whywon'ttheyhaveregularnoodlesattheparty?4、Whatotherarrangementsdotheyhavefortheparty?2、passage2Rockclimbingisanactivityinwhichparticipantsclimbup,downoracrossnaturalrockformationsorartificialrockwalls.Thegoalofrockclimbingistoreachthetopofaformationortheendpointofapredefinedroutewithoutfalling.Rockclimbingcompetitionshaveobjectivesofcompletingtherouteinthequickestpossibletimeorreachingthefarthestpointalonganeverincreasinglyharderroute.WhilenotanOlympicevent,rockclimbingisrecognizedbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteeasasport.Rockclimbinghasbeenseparatedintoseveraldifferentstylesandsubdisciplines.Atits