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　　II.BasicListeningPractice

　　1.Script

　　W:ManyChinesestudentsaretooshytosayanythinginaclassroom.

　　M:Ithinktheydon’tspeakbecausetheirculturevaluesmodesty,andtheydon’twanttoappeartobeshowingoff.GoesbacktoConfucius.

　　Q:Whydon’tChinesestudentssayanythinginclassroomaccordingtotheman?

　　2.Script

　　W:Thegovernmentisdoingsomethingatlastaboutsexdiscriminationintheworkplace.Womendeservethesamepayasmenforthesamework.

　　M:Yeah.IntheUnitedStates,womenearnonly70percentofwhatmendoforthesamejob.It’sasituationthathastobechanged.

　　Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutwomen?

　　3.Script

　　W:IadmireMichaelDell.Hehadadreamtobetheworld’slargestmanufacturerofpersonalcomputers,andhehasrealizedthatdream.

　　M:Andhedroppedoutofuniversitytobecomeasuccess.Iwonderifthereisalessoninthat.

　　Q:WhatdowelearnaboutDellfromtheconversation?

　　4.Script

　　M:Successfulentrepreneursareoftenself-madepeoplewhohaveavisionandknowwheretheyaregoing.

　　W:Butdotheyenjoylifelikeyouandme,orismoneytheironlyconcern?

　　Q:Whatarethetwospeakers’attitudestowardsuccessfulentrepreneurs?

　　5.Script

　　W:Doyouagreethatequalopportunityforallinaneducationalsystemisimportant?

　　M:Yes,butwehavetorecognizethatallofusarenotofequalability.

　　Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　Keys:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.A

　　III.ListeningIn

　　Task1:CompetitioninAmerica

　　Script

　　Alan:Whatareyoureading,Eliza?

　　Eliza:AnarticleonAmericancompetition.

　　Alan:Competitioniseverywhereandconstant.Whysomuchfussaboutit,MissKnowledge?

　　Eliza:Don’tmakefunofme.Accordingtotheauthor,competitionisespeciallyimportantinAmericanlife.They’retaughttocompetefromearlychildhood.Whenchildrenplaygames,theylearnhowtobeatothers.

　　Alan:Andmanygirlswanttolookmoreattractivethanthegirlssittingnexttotheminclass.Doyouthinkthatway?

　　Eliza:Don’tbesilly.Let’sgetbacktothepoint.Whenchildrenaregrowingup,theycompetewithoneanotherintheirstudies.

　　Alan:Isn’tthatalsotrueofstudentsinothernations?Asweallknow,manyAsianstudentskillforahightestscoreandgrabeveryopportunitytosharpentheircompetitiveedgeoverothers.

　　Eliza:Americanboysfindgreatpleasureincompetingwitheachotherinsports,accordingtotheauthor.

　　Alan:Idolikesports.Whenourfootballteambeatstheotherteam,Ifeelgreat.Makesmewanttoshoutoutloud.Butisn’tthatnormalthroughouttheworld?

　　Eliza:Americanpeoplealsocompetewitheachotheratworkandatclimbingthesocialladder.

　　Alan:Butthere’scompetitioninothercountriesaswell.

　　Eliza:You’rerightinasense,buttheauthorsaystheideaofcompetingismoredeeplyrootedinthemindsofAmericans.They’reeventaughtthatifyouloseanddon’tfeelhurt,theremustbesomethingwrongwithyou.

　　Alan:IhearthatsomeAsiansputemphasisoncooperation.Whichapproachdoyouthinkmakesmoresense?

　　Eliza:It’shardtosay.Anyway,there’snoaccountingfordifferentcultures.

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