Unit 1　Know yourself

Ⅰ.听对话,选择正确的答案。每组对话读两遍

1.W:Peter,what is your animal sign?

M:My brother's animal sign is Goat.My brother is one year older than me,so my animal sign must be Monkey.

2.M:Did you enjoy your holiday,Alice?

W:Yes,but it was wet most of the time.

M:Really?Isn't it always hot in Canada?

W:Mm,not when I was there.

3.W:Do you work in a TV station,David?

M:No,I'm a policeman,but my parents would like me to be a cook.

4.W:I'm going to England for my holiday next week.

M:Have a good time!

5.W:Could you help me pull the car?

M:No problem.

6.M:Kate,your dress is very nice.

W:Thank you,Jack.It's my birthday present from my aunt.

7.W:Where will you plan to travel this time?

M:I will travel to Tibet.And the journey will take thirty days.

8.W:Watch out!There are too many cars on the street.

M:Relax.I'm an experienced driver.

9.W:We're late!The concert has been on for 25 minutes.

M:Really?Oh,it's 7:55 now.

10.M:Everybody is here except John.Shall we start the meeting?

W:If we wait for John,we might be here all night.

Ⅱ.听对话或短文,选择正确的答案。每段对话或短文读两遍

听第一段对话,完成第11至12小题。

W:I'm going to climb the mountain,but I'm a little afraid.

M:Why are you afraid?

W:I'm afraid I can't walk up to the top.And I don't know what I should do now.

M:Take it easy.I think you can take more exercise.Keeping healthy is necessary.

W:That's right.Anything else?

M:Oh,you can go with some of your good friends.Maybe they can give you some help.

W:Yeah,thank you.

听第一篇短文,完成第13至15小题。

In the past,when students graduated from college and got jobs,only some of them went on with their study.But today,lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Mary,who is forty,teaches Physics at a college in Boston.“Next term,I'll teach some of my classes by using the Internet.This is the way of teaching that I've never used before.These days,I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way.If not,I will lose my job.” At the same time,Mary's seventy-year-old parents,who live in New York,are taking an art history class online.“We love this subject,” says her father,“and we learn it to enjoy ourselves.You see we can study with people all over the world.What fun it is to learn like this!”

听第二篇短文,完成第16至20小题。

Mr and Mrs White went to see the movie yesterday evening.They couldn't leave their son at home alone,because he was only ten months old.They had to take him to the cinema.When they walked in,an office worker stopped them and said,“You'll have to get out if your little son cries,but you can get all your money back.”

Forty minutes later,Mr White asked his wife,“What do you think of the movie?” “It's too boring!” answered his wife.“I don't like it,either.” Mr White said,“Why not wake up our son and let him cry?”