《英語(yǔ)聽力系列教程》（初級(jí)本）Lesson5Section1Directions:Youaregoingtolistentothreepassages.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.Passage1Answerthefollowingquestions:WhathastheUnitedStatesbeguntoprovideitscitizens?TheUnitedStateshasbegunprovidingnew,electronicpassportsforitscitizensWhywasthenewpassportdesigned?Thenewpassportsaredesignedtoimprovebordersecurityandtravel.Howisthenewpassportdifferentfromthetraditionalone?Whatkindofinformationdoesthechiphold?ThenewelectronicpassportisthesameasthetraditionalUnitedStatespassportexceptthatitcontainsasmallcomputerchipinthebackcover.Thechipholdsthesameinformationasnormal,paperpassports.Thisincludestheperson'sname,birthdate,andplaceofbirth.Howcantheinformationbereadintheairport?Theinformationcontainedonthechipcanonlybereadusingaspecialdeviceatairports.Trueorfalsequestions.Americanpassportisnowverydangerous.__F___Thenewpassportcontainssomeinformationinthefrontcover.__F___Theinformationinthechipcanonlybereadbysomespecialdevice.___T___Theinformationinthechipishardtochange.___T___Thechipusesthetechnologythathasalreadybeenusedincreditcards.__T___Passage2Answerthefollowingquestions:Whyhastheprogrambeeninterrupted?Becausetherearesomeimportantnewstobeannounced.Whenwastheschoolbusstruck?At8thismorning.Inwhichplaceofthetruckdidthetruckraninto?Thebackofthetruck.Howmanypupilsareinjured?Whenweretheysenttohospital?13studentsareinjured.Shortlyaftertheaccidenttheyweresenttohospital.Whowasresponsiblefortheaccident?Itwasunknown.Howmanyaccidenthadtherebeeninthismonth?Therehadbeen7accidents.Fillintheblankswiththemissingwordsyouhaveheardinthepassage.At8thismorningaschoolbuswhichwastravelingtoward(1)PinetreeJuniorHighSchoolwasstruckbyatruckthat(2)ranintothebackofit.Thepolicesaid(1)neitherthetruckdrivernorthebusdriverhadbeen(2)norandpoorweather(3)conditionswerenotresponsiblefortheaccident.Thisisthe(1)7thtrafficaccidentinthecitythismonth.Wenow(1)returnyouyoutothenoontimemusicshow.Passage3Answerthefollowingquestions:Whatisthenameofthiscourse?Whoistheinstructor?“InterculturalCommunication”.Jamesistheinstructor.Whendoestheclassmeet?Wherearetheirclassrooms?MondayandWednesdayfrom3:15to4:50.themeetingroomandtheresearchlabwillbetheclassrooms.Whatisthenameofthetextbooks?Canstudentshavetextbooksnow?“Beyondlanguage”.No.theycannothavethetextbooksyet.WhatistheofficehourofJames?1-2onWednesdays.CanstudentsmeetJamesatothertimes?Yes,theycansetupappointmentstomeetatothertimes.Howisstudent’sfinalgradingdetermined?Thefinalgradingisdeterminedbytheperformanceonthemid-termandfinaltests,periodicalquizzesandclassroomparticipation.Fillintheblankswiththemissingwordsyouhaveheardinthepassage.Tobeginwith,let’stakealookatthe(1)syllabusinfrontofyouandtrytoget(2)familiarwithit.We’llbeusingthe(1)meetingroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse.Butwewillbeusingthe(2)researchlabeveryotherweekonWednesdaysduringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Thebookshaven’t(1)comeinyetbutIwastoldthatthetextbooksshouldbe(2)availableatthebookstoresthedayaftertomorrow.Myofficehoursare(1)1-2onWednesdaysandyoucansetupan(2)appointmenttomeetwithmeatothertimesaswell.DialoguesDialogue1Whatdoesthewomanmean?(C)A) Thephysicsclassisverydifficult.B) Thephysicsclassisnotavailablethisyear.C) Physicsclassisnotasdifficultaspeoplethink.D) Thephysicsclassshouldbecancelledifpossible.Dialogue2Whatdoesthemanmean?(D)A) HewashappywithhismilitaryserviceB) Itwasthefirsttimehewasabroad.C) Hehadneverbeenonawarship.D) Hehadbeenonthewarshipbefore.Dialogue3Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomantodo?(C)A) Puticeonherfoot.B) Seeadoctoratonce.C) Giveherfootagoodrest.D) Takethedoctor’sadvice.Section2VOAnewsReligiousnewsDirection：ListentotheVOAprogram“EducationReport”abouthowAmericanpublicschooldealswithreligion.Fillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheardinthefirstpartofthisreport.PublicschoolsintheUnitedStateshavetobe(1)neutralaboutreligion,eventhoughthey(2)closeforholidayslikeChristmas.Theconstitutionseparatesreligionfrom(3)government.CHARLESHAYNES:"'(1)Congressshallmakeno(2)lawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthefreeexercisethereof...'Thosesixteenwordsprovidetheframeworkforhowwedealwithreligioninour(3)publicschools."ThosewordsarepartoftheFirstAmendment,whichguarantees(1)freedomofexpressionandotherrights.CharlesHaynesisasenior(2)researcherattheFirstAmendmentInthelast（1）generationorso,differentgroupshaveencouragedpublicschoolstocelebratediversityand(2)culturaldifferences.Atthesametime,courtshaveruledagainstany(3)publiclysupportedcelebrationsofonereligionoveranother.Part2CharlesHaynesthinkstheschoolsaregenerally(1)doingagoodjob.SopublicschoolsnowIthinkunderstandthattheirroleistoexposestudentstolearningabout(1)differentreligionsina(2)fairway,an(3)objectiveway.EachDecember,shehasherstudentsmakepostersabouttheirown(1)celebrationsathomeand(2)presentthemtotheclass.ThisyearIhadastudentwhosefatherwasfrom(1)IcelandandhedidtheIcelandicPart3Directions:Listentothethirdpartofthisreportandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhatculturefamilydidHollieJones’classhave?Shehadaclassinwhichmanystudentscamefromablendedculturefamily.Whatarefirst-gradestudentsoftenunaware?WhatshouldteachersdoaccordingtoHollieJones?Theyareveryunawarethattheirclassmatescomefromdifferentculturebackgrounds.OnwhatotherplacescanlistenersfindVOAlearningEnglishprogram?ListenerscanfindtheprogramonTwitterandYouTubeatVOALearningEnglish.Section3videoPart1Howdoesheexplainhistopic“speakertoday,leadertomorrow”?Hesaidthatifyouwanttomakeyourvoiceheard,nomatterinChineseorEnglish,yougraspthecapabilitytobepersuasive,youcanuseyouinfluencetosetimpactonotherpeople.Maybeinthefuture,youwillgetanopportunitytowinintheinternationalarena,thereforetobecomealeader.WhatarethetwothingsXiaisgoingtotalkaboutinhistalk?Heisgoingtotalkaboutpreparedspeechandimpromptuspeech.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofspeeches?Thepreparationtimeisdifferent.Whatdoyoudoinanimpromptuspeech?(openquestion)Part2WhatdocontestantsdoinQ&Asession?BecauseQ&Asessionismoreinteractive,thequestionmasterswillaskyouquestionsonthebasisofpreparedspeechandimpromptuspeechyoujustdelivered.Becauseitismoreinteractive,someofthequestionscomefromnowhere.Youmustanswerthequestionsinapreciseandconcisemannerandeventhinkofthebox.Whatdoeshecomparethesisstatementto?Athesisislikebrewingacupofcoffee.Yourthesisstatementiscoffeepowderandyouputitintocoffeecup.Youuseyourlogic,yourpersonalstoriesaswatertomixwiththepowdertomakegood-smelledcoffee.SectionIVDictationDictation1Afriend

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