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新世纪大学英语综合教程1

Unit  6  

Task 1: Focusing on the Main Ideas

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1.      The two friends received dirty looks because of ________.

A)    the way they communicate with people

B)    the ways other people see them

C)    their strange behaviour

D)    their anti-social behaviour

2.      Which of the following statements is TRUE about talking loudly on the mobile phone inpublic?

A)    It is socially acceptable.

B)    It disturbs and annoys others.

C)    It attracts the attention of others.

D)    It makesothers distracted.

3.      What can we learnfrom the dialogue between Xiao Wang and Xiao Chen?

A)    There is misunderstanding between them and others about social etiquette.

B)    There is noright or wrong about social etiquette, which depends on individuals.

C)    They are ignorant about the appropriate social etiquette of their community.

D)    They have their own social etiquette, which should be respected by others.

Task 2: Zooming In on the Details

Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.

1.       This morning,Xiao Wang was sitting____________ on the bus when a friend called him.

2.       He spoke soloudly on the mobile phone that two passengers kept _____________ him to signal him to speak softer. 

3.       When thepassengers ____________ thebus, one of them told Xiao Wang to stop discussing ____________ matters in public.

4.       Xiao Wangcould not understand why he was treated in this way and wondered what was ____________ .

5.       Xiao Chen hada similar experience. After he finished smoking in a park, he ____________ the cigarettebutt because he did not want the cigarette butt to cause a ____________ to other people. 

6.       However, a manwho walked past told him that it was not ____________ . 

7.       Both Xiao Wangand Xiao Chen could not understand why other people found their actions ____________ 

8. They thought that there were a lot of ____________ people in the world.

Task One: Focusing on the Main Ideas

1.D)   2. B)   3. C)   

Task Two: Zooming in on the details 

1.       This morning,Xiao Wang was sitting aloneon the bus when a friend called him.

2.       He spoke soloudly on the mobile phone that two passengers kept_looking at_ him to signal him to speak softer. 

3.       When thepassengers got off thebus, one of them told Xiao Wang to stop discussing private matters in public.

4.       Xiao Wangcould not understand why he was treated in this way and wondered what was wrong.

5.       Xiao Chen hada similar experience. After he finished smoking in a park, he crushed/ put out the cigarettebutt because he did not want the cigarette butt to cause a danger_ to other people. 

6.       However, a manwho walked past told him that it was not verynice. 

7.       Both Xiao Wangand Xiao Chen could not understand why other people found their actions bad

8. They thought that there were a lot of rude / impolite people in the world.

XiaoWang:  People are so impolite these days!

XiaoChen:  What’s the matter, Xiao Wang?

Xiao Wang: Well, you see, this morning I was sitting inthe back of the bus, alone, by myself. A friend called so I talked on my mobilephone to him for a while.

XiaoChen:  Yes? What happened?

XiaoWang: Well, two people kept giving me dirtylooks. You know, this is not the first time. It happened before. And when I gotoff the bus, one of them told me to stop using my mobile phone. He said I hadtalked too loudly about private matters and he had not the least interest inknowing about them. I just don’t understand these people. What’s wrong withthem?

XiaoChen:   I see.Actually similar things have happened to me many times, too. I must saythere’re rude people everywhere these days. Like, the other day, I was sittingin the park, smoking a cigarette. I was just sitting there, you know, enjoyingthe nice weather, looking at the birds, listening to music, and smoking.

XiaoWang: Yeah, what happened then?

XiaoChen:  Well, when I finished my cigarette, I did whatI always do when I smoke in the park. I put the cigarette butt on the sidewalkand crushed it with my shoe.

XiaoWang:  Right. That’s what I usually do and there’s nothing wrong with it.  This way it won’t be a danger to anyone.

XiaoChen:   Well,this guy walking by saw me putting out my  cigarette and told me that it was notvery nice. He said it was bad for the environment. I just don’t get it. How canit be bad for the environment? Why are people so impolite?

XiaoWang:   Well, well, I must say there are certainlyrude people everywhere!

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