英语听说期末复习资料汇总.doc

U1
The biggest problem in my company has to do with culture,in particularour different ways of looking at time.People from some countries think it isOK to show up late for a meeting and some people even don't think they need tocome at all!As president of the company,however,it is my responsibility totell them that this is not acceptable.Whereas in some other countriesattending meetings is not considered very important,in this country,andespecially in this company,meetings must be attended on time.Not being ontime causes inefficiency.I spent all night thinking about the exact words thatI would use to explain my feelings.I even wrote my words down.I planned todiscuss this problem at the meeting today,and entitled my speech "InternationalClock Talk".Unfortunately,I have a problem — no one came to the meeting!

1. In his home country， the U.K.， students would often sit quietly and listen to him.
2. In his third day of classes， he asked a student a question. The student just gave the professor a blank stare .
3. It was obvious that the student didn""t understand the question， so he put it a different way .
4. Later that day， after talking to other people at the school， he discovered that often Japanese students don""t speak up in class ， even when they don""t understand something.
5. In the months that followed， the professor learned how to encourage his students to speak up more. And he，in turn ， changed his teaching style so his students could gradually understand more. But it took a great deal of work.
原文:
It was not until his third day of class that the professor realized no one understood what he was saying.
In his home country， the U.K.， students would often sit quietly and listen to him.
But if they had problems， they would speak up.
He soon found out that Japanese students could be very different.^
In his third day of classes， he asked a student a question.
The student just gave the professor a blank stare.
It was obvious that the student didn""t understand the question， so he put it a different way.
When it still wasn""t answered， he asked a completely different question.
When the student still didn""t understand， he asked another student.
And when she didn""t understand， the professor asked a third， a fourth and a fifth.^
Later that day， after talking to other people at the school， he discovered that often Japanese students don""t speak up in class， even when they don""t understand something.^
In the months that followed， the professor learned how to encourage his students to speak up more.
And he， in turn， changed his teaching style so his students could gradually understand more.
But it took a great deal of work.

U3
Marriage can change people a great deal,and marriage to a person of adifferent culture can change a person even more.As someone who has married aforeigner,I know.I'm a Canadian who married a Chinese man.At first,Iharbored some reservations.I wasn't sure how compatible we'd be.Somehow,however,we made it work.And I found myself growing to become more like him.Istarted picking up Chinese characteristics and began speaking English with aChinese accent!My brother joked,saying I was even beginning to look Chinese!My husband has changed a lot too,becoming more like Canadians in attitude.Isuppose this is something of a compromise wherein we met each other in themiddle.I suspect that we will continue to grow more alike as time goes by;that is exciting to me.A person,after all,should change during his or herlifetime.

1. An Olympic champion walked into a classroom to meet a group of students.
2. "Aren""t you curious about how I achieved such glory？" he asked.
3. "Don""t you wonder how I became the successful man that you see before you ？"
4. "I""ll tell you what makes me a winner. I never quit and I start each day by making promises to myself_ . I tell myself that I will be the best."
5. "Don""t you have something to say？ Don""t you have something to ask？" he said. One child raised his hand and began to speak.
原文:
A couple in their nineties are having problems remembering things， so they decide to go to the doctor for a checkup.^
The doctor tells them that they""re physically OK， but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember things.^
Later that night while watching TV， the old man gets up his chair.
His wife asks， "Where are you going？"^
"To the kitchen，" he replies.^
She asks， "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream？"^
The husband says， "Sure."^
She gently reminds him， "Don""t you think you should write it down so you can remember it？"^
He replies， "No， I can remember that."^
She then says， "Well， I""d like some strawberries on top."^
"You""d better write it down ""cause I know you""ll forget it."
He says， "I can remember that -- you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries."^
She adds， "I""d also like whipped cream. Now I""m certain you""ll forget that， so you""d better write it down."^
Irritated， he says， "I don""t need to write it down! I can remember that! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream!"^
Grumbling， he goes into the kitchen.^
After about 20 minutes the old man returns the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.
She stares at the plate for a moment and says， "Where""s my toast？"

U4
“Going to war was the greatest thing to have ever happened to me,” said Albert Thomson,a former soldier.Some people might find this strange,especially considering that Thomson lost and arm and the use of both legs in combat.“Of course,I didn’t like the fighting,” Thomson said.What he did like was that,by going to war,he met the woman who would become his wife and the mother of his four children.
One effect of World War II was that it brought many you people from different countries together.When peace was achieved,these young people often fell in love with people of different nationalities.During World War II,an estimated 1,000,000 American soldiers married women from over 50 different countries.In the Pacific,16,000 of the 1,000,000 American soldiers married Australian and New Zealand women.Of these,12,000 went to the U.S.Many of the relationships failed,but some were as happy as Thomson’s.

1. A friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adults who had recently come to live in the United States.
2. After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table， he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler， the book， the pen and so on .
3. The class went very smoothly. The students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until my friend turned to an Italian student and said， "Give me the keys ."
4. The Italian looked surprised and somewhat at a loss.
5. The Italian nodded his head and rolled his eyes. Then， he threw his arms around the teacher""s neck and kissed him on both cheeks .
原文:
A friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adults who had recently come to live in the United States.
After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table， he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler， the book， the pen and so on.^
The class went very smoothly.
The students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until my friend turned to an Italian student and said， "Give me the keys."^
The Italian looked surprised and somewhat at a loss.
Seeing this， my friend thought that he hadn""t heard him clearly， so he repeated， "Give me the keys."^
The Italian nodded his head and rolled his eyes.
Then， he threw his arms around the teacher""s neck and kissed him on both cheeks.
U6
I'm going to change my name tomorrow. Does this sound odd? Let me explain. Since I was a baby, my name has been a label that has identified me as I grew. However, I have changed a lot. Most of all, my ideas on life have developed. By the time I became an adult, I was clearly not the same person I was as a baby. So why should my name be the same? I've decided to change it to reflect my changes as a person. Some people tell me they don't approve of this plan. They think I am disrespecting my parents, who named me. But I've spoken with my parents, and they agree with me. Keeping the same name throughout life is nonsense. The only real problem for me is
that it will take people a long time to get used to my new name.

1. A professor began his class by filling a jar with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full .
2. Then the professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
3. The professor continued to pour two cans of beer into the jar.
4. The professor told his class that the jar represented our life and the golf balls were the important things -- your family， your partner， your children.
5. The professor， through the experiment， tried to show his class that no matter how full their life may seem，there""s always room for a couple of beers!
原文:
When his class began， a professor filled a jar with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.^
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
He then asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded， all agreeing that the jar was full.^
The professor then produced two cans of beer under the table and proceeded to pour the entire contents into the jar filling the empty spaces between the grains of sand.^
"Now，" said the professor，
"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things -- your family， your partner， your children. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff."^
"Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students asked what the beer represented. The professor smiled.
"I""m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem， there""s always room for a couple of beers!"