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1第一单元ListenandRespondTaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeas1Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.1Beforegraduatingfromcollege,thespeakerwasaskedto________.A)makeapieceofcakefortheclassB)writedownpeople’sresponsetohersmileC)observehowpeoplesmileateachotherD)actkindlytosomeone2WhilewaitingforherturntogetherbreakfastatthelocalMcDonalds,thespeaker________.A)wasreadytoservethetwopoorhomelessmenwhosmelledB)sawaterribledirtymanstandinginthelineC)foundthatashortgentlemanwaswaitingforhismealD)noticedthatahomelessmanwassmilingather3ThetwopoorhomelessmenwenttothelocalMcDonaldsto________.A)warmthemselvesB)havetheirbreakfastC)waitforsomeoneD)searchforafriendlysmile4Atthesightofthetwohomelessmen,thespeaker________.A)turnedawayfromthemtojoinherfamilyB)orderedforthemtwocupsofhotcoffeeC)boughtthemtwobreakfastmealsD)askedthemwhattheywantedtoeat5Afterthespeakerturnedinher“project,”thespeaker’sprofessorandherclassmates________.A)hadaheateddiscussionaboutsmileB)exchangedtheirunusualexperiencesC)weredeeplytouchedbyhersmileD)weregreatlymovedbyherstoryTaskTwoZoomingInontheDetailsListentotherecordingcarefullyandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1Thespeakerisamotherofthreeandhasrecentlycompletedhercollegedegree.Thelastprojecttheprofessorassignedhertodowastogooutandsmileatthreepeopleandthenwritedowntheirreaction.2Soonaftershewasassignedtheproject,shewentwithherfamilytothelocalMcDonaldsonacoldMarchmorning.Justwhentheywerestandinginline,waitingtobeserved,shesmelledahorrible“dirtybody”smell.Twopoorhomelessmenwerealsostandinginline.Theyjustwantedtositintherestaurantandwarmup,sotheyonlyaskedforcoffee.Obviously,itwasalltheycouldafford.23Thenshewassuddenlyfilledwithsympathy.Alleyesintherestaurantweresetonher,judginghereveryaction.Shesmiledandboughtthetwohomelessmentwobreakfastmeals.4Shereturnedtocollege,withthisstoryinhand.Sheturnedinher“project.”Herprofessorreadittothewholeclass.Thewholeclasswastouched.Shegraduatedwithoneofthebiggestlessonsshewouldeverlearn—UNCONDITIONALACCEPTANCE.ReadandExploreTaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)Whydidn’ttheauthorstopforthehitchhiker?Hethoughtthatsomeoneelsewouldstopforhim.Andhewasafraidofapossiblerobbery.2)Didhefeelguiltyfornothelpingtheyoungman?No.Hedidn’t.Buthewasbotheredbyhiseasyandquickdecisionofleavingtheyoungmanstrandedaloneinthedesert.3)WhydidtheauthordecidetostarthisjourneyacrossAmericapennilessly?HewantedtotestifapersoncouldstillrelysolelyonthekindnessofstrangersorthegoodwillofhisfellowAmericansthesedays.4)Whatdidhediscoverashetravelled?Hefoundoutthatotherssharedhisfear.Yettheystillstubbornlyhelpedstrangerslikehim.5)Whathadhappenedtothetruckertheauthormetonarainyday?Hewasoncerobbedatknifepointbyahitchhiker.6)WhatconclusiondidtheauthordrawfromhisexperiencesmentionedinParas.15–18?Hefoundthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionate.Andthosewhohadtheleasttogiveoftengavethemost.7)WhydidCarolinvitetheauthortotalktoherclassabouthistrip?Shethoughtthechildrenshouldbeexposedtowhatelsewasoutthere—thegoodandthebad.8)Whatconclusiondidtheauthormakeabouthistripwhenhetalkedtothestudents?HeconcludedthathisfaithinAmericahadbeenrenewedandthatpeoplecouldstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.2TextAcanbedividedintothreepartswiththeparagraphnumber(s)ofeachpartprovidedasfollows.Writedownthemainideaofeachpart.Part:One;Paragraph(s):1–7;MainIdea:Becauseofapastexperienceofneglectingahitchhikerinneedofhelp,theauthordecidedtotravelacrossAmericawithoutanymoneytofindoutifonecouldstillrelyonthekindnessofstrangersthesedays.3Part:Two;Paragraph(s):8–28;MainIdea:Duringhistrip,hefoundoutthatpeopleweregenerallycompassionateandwillingtohelpalthoughtheymighthavefears.Part:Three;Paragraph(s):29-31;MainIdea:HetalkedtoschoolchildrenandconcludedinapatrioticmannerthatinAmericapeoplecouldstilldependonthekindnessofstrangers.TaskTwoReadingBetweentheLinesReadthefollowingsentencescarefullyanddiscussinpairswhattheauthorintendstosaybytheitalicizedparts.1)Inthemiddleofthedesert,Icameuponayoungmanstandingbytheroadside.Hehadhisthumboutandheldagascaninhisotherhand.(Para.1)Bydoingso,theyoungmanwastellingthepassingdriversthathewantedtohitchhikeashiscarhadrunoutofgas.2)TheweekIturned37,IrealizedI’dnevertakenagambleinmylife.(Para.7)ThisweekIwouldbe37yearsold,yetIrealizedthatIhadalwaysbeenverycarefulinmylifeandIhadnevertakenarisk,forexample,trustingonthekindnessofothers.3)Itwouldbeacashlessjourneythroughthelandofthealmightydollar.(Para.7)Theauthorisbeingabitsarcastichere.HewouldtakenomoneywithhimandtravelacrosstheUS,whereitisbelievedthatmoneycandoeverythingandanything.ThephrasealmightydollarisaplayfulallusiontothefamiliartermAlmightyGod4)YetIwastreatedwithkindnessineverystateItraveled.IwasamazedbythestubborncapacityofAmericanstohelpastranger,evenwhenitseemedtoruncontrarytotheirownbestinterests.(Para.11)IwasamazedbythecontinualshowofkindnessofmyfellowAmericans,eventhoughhelpingastrangerwouldmeantakingarisk.5)Ididn’tknowwhethertok