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l Further Listening and Speaking Task 1: Big John is coming!
A bar owner in the Old West just hired a timid bartender. The owner of the establishment was giving his new employee some instructions on running the place. He told the timid man, \you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, drop everything and run for the hills! He's the biggest, nastiest outlaw who's ever lived!\
A few weeks passed uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand came running through town yelling, \lives!\
When the bartender left the bar to start running, he was knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. As he was picking himself up, he saw a large man, almost seven feet tall. He was muscular, and was growling as he approached the bar.
He stepped up to the door, ordered the poor bartender inside, and demanded, \
And with one strike of his heavy fist, he split the bar in half. The bartender nervously handed the big man a beer, hands shaking. He took the beer, bit the top of the bottle off, and downed the beer in one gulp. As the terrified bartender hid behind the bar, the big man got up to leave. \\town! Didn't you hear Big John is coming?\
(S1) owner (S2) running
(S3) drop (S4) run (S5) local (S6) yelling, (S7) lives
(S8) As he was picking himself up, he saw a large man, almost seven feet tall.
(S9) The bartender nervously handed the big man a beer, hands shaking. (S10)I got to get out of town! Didn't you hear Big John is coming Task 2 Reason and emotion
Emotion is sometimes regarded as the opposite of reason, as is suggested by phrases such as \to emotions rather than reason\and \let your emotions take over\
consequences or thoughts which people may later regret or disagree with; but during an emotional state, they cannot control themselves. Thus, it is generally believed that one of the most distinctive facts about human beings is the contradiction between emotion and reason.
However, recent empirical studies do not suggest that there is a clear distinction between reason and emotion. Indeed, anger or fear can often be thought of as an instinctive response to observed facts. The human mind possesses many possible reactions to the external world. Those reactions can lie on a continuum, with some of them involving the extreme of pure intellectual logic, which is often called \the extreme of pure emotion not related to any logical argument, which is called \merits careful study. Passion, emotion, or feeling can reinforce an argument, even one based primarily on reason. This is especially true in religion or ideology, which frequently demands an all-or-nothing
rejection or acceptance. In such areas of thought, human beings have to adopt a comprehensive view partly backed by empirical argument and partly by feeling and passion. Moreover, several researchers have suggested that typically there is no \thought; that is, no thought is
based \—most decisions are founded on a mixture of both.
Key : A B C C D
Task 3 Every cloud has a silver lining
Pat: You look depressed. Are you feeling blue? I've come to cheer you up. Ted: But there's nothing that can cheer me up. I'm down in the dumps. Life's
miserable. Pat: You have to try to get your mind off things.
Ted: But I can't. I just feel there's too much pressure on me sometimes! Pat: You can't let things get you down. Learn to relax and stop worrying all the
time. What's your problem anyway? Ted: I failed my last exam, and another exam is coming. What can I do? Pat: If I were you, I'd start working hard. If you work hard for a long time,
you're bound to get better grades. You see, \Ted: It's easier said than done. I get bored after reading only for 15 minutes.
Pat: You have to learn some self-discipline.
Ted: Worse than that! If I work for half an hour, I get a headache. Then I start
to worry about passing the next exam. Pat: It's all in your mind. Stay cheerful and everything will soon be OK. Ted: But how can I stay cheerful all the time? Pat: Try to look on the bright side of things. Ted: But what if there isn't a bright side?
Pat: You know the saying: Every cloud has a silver lining. It means there're
always two sides of everything—both the dark and bright sides. So, try to identify your strengths and then bring them into full play. Ted: Oh no! Your old sayings are making me even more depressed.
Key : T F F T F l Viewing and speaking
Reporter:
They are, of course, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, but when
a certain Dr. Livingstone chanced upon them 150 years ago, one can only presume he didn't indulge in this...
Attendant: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BUNGEE! Reporter:
The Victoria Falls, long a favourite with tourists, now a mecca for bungee jumpers from across the globe. They launch themselves from the bridge spanning the magnificent gorge. At 111 metres, it's the highest natural bungee jump in the world.
It just goes by so fast and just you don't really know what's happening. Simple as that, you don't know what's happening. Um, it's pretty awesome, yeah it's cool!
Briton Tim Barker is nervously contemplating his first ever jump; the first time he's trusted his life to an ankle harness and an elasticated rope.
You gotta check one...
Man:
Woman: Reporter:
Attendant #1: Attendant #2: Attendant #1:
Check two...
You gotta check one and two...
Tim Barker: I'm crazy. I don't know. Attendant: A bit of adrenalin? Tim Barker: No, I think I'm stupid! Attendant: BUNGEE! Reporter:
Are you glad you did it?
Tim Barker: Yeah, I am. I'd never do it again though. No way! Reporter:
The world's bungee aficionados describe this as the ultimate thrill,
what you might call the alternative Victoria Falls. The experts are already taking danger to the limits, plunging into the Zambezi before springing back skywards. But if sheer fear isn't enough to deter you, the price, ￡60 a jump, probably will. These thrills don't come cheap!
Key ： (1) Seven (2) 150 (3) favourite (4) bridge (5) 111 (6) fast (7) Simple (8) trusted (9) stupid (10) did (11) No way (12) ultimate (13)