新起点大学英语听说教程PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Job PressurePart One Getting into the Topic 2

Part Two Listening Tasks 3

Task One Short Conversations 4

Task Two Long Conversations 6

Conversation 1 The Secret to Be a Successful Office Secretary 6

Conversation 2 Invitation to Have a Dinner 7

Task Three Short Passages 9

Passage 1 US Unemployment Problem 9

Passage 2 How to Deal with Stress at Work 10

Part Three Speaking Out 12

A Job Interview 12

Part Four Testing Yourself 13

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 15

Song A New Day Has Come 15

Unit 2 The Earth—our Homeland 18

Part One Getting into the Topic 18

Part Two Listening Tasks 20

Task One Short Conversations 20

Task Two Long Conversations 22

Conversation 1 An Interview About a Frightening Earthquake 22

Conversation 2 A Gas Leak 24

Task Three Short Passages 25

Passage 1 What to Do in the Event of an Earthquake? 25

Passage 2 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 27

Part Three Speaking Out 28

Talking About a Disaster 28

Part Four Testing Yourself 30

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 31

Song You Are Not Alone 31

Unit 3 Culture 34

Part One Getting into the Topic 34

Part Two Listening Tasks 35

Task One Short Conversations 36

Task Two Long Conversations 38

Conversation 1 An Unpleasant Experience in America 38

Conversation 2 Children's Pocket Money in Britain 39

Task Three Short Passages 41

Passage 1 Differences in Parenting 41

Passage 2 Tipping in the US 42

Part Three Speaking Out 44

Talking About Cultural Differences 44

Part Four Testing Yourself 45

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 47

Song Seasons in the Sun 47

Unit 4 Advertisement 50

Part One Getting into the Topic 50

Part Two Listening Tasks 51

Task One Short Conversations 52

Task Two Long Conversations 53

Conversation 1 A Telephone Call of Renting an Apartment 53

Conversation 2 A Debate on Advertising 55

Task Three Short Passages 56

Passage 1 World No Tobacco Day 56

Passage 2 Advertising 58

Part Three Speaking Out 60

Talking About Advertising Slogans 60

Part Four Testing Yourself 61

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 63

Song I Believe I Can Fly 63

Unit 5 Future Life 65

Part One Getting into the Topic 65

Part Two Listening Tasks 67

Task One Short Conversations 67

Task Two Long Conversations 69

Conversation 1 An Undersea City 69

Conversation 2 New Options for Food Service in the Cafeteria 70

Task Three Short Passages 72

Passage 1 Buying Your Car Piece by Piece 72

Passage 2 Space Tourism 73

Part Three Speaking Out 75

Looking into Future Life 75

Part Four Testing Yourself 76

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 77

Song Welcome to My Life 77

Unit 6 Who Is Your Role Model? 80

Part One Getting into the Topic 80

Part Two Listening Tasks 81

Task One Short Conversations 82

Task Two Long Conversations 83

Conversation 1 Pop Stars 83

Conversation 2 Steve Jobs 85

Task Three Short Passages 86

Passage 1 An Influential Woman 86

Passage 2 The MY HERO Project 88

Part Three Speaking Out 89

Talking About Your Role Model 89

Part Four Testing Yourself 90

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 92

Song Model 92

Unit 7 What's on TV today? 94

Part One Getting into the Topic 94

Part Two Listening Tasks 95

Task One Short Conversations 96

Task Two Long Conversations 97

Conversation 1 A Talk About Watching a Football Game 97

Conversation 2 French Open 2011 99

Task Three Short Passages 100

Passage 1 Wrestling with Television 100

Passage 2 TV Addiction 102

Part Three Speaking Out 103

Do the Advantages of Television Outweigh the Disadvantages? 103

Part Four Testing Yourself 104

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 105

Song TV 105

Unit 8 Environmental Protection 108

Part One Getting into the Topic 108

Part Two Listening Tasks 109

Task One Short Conversations 110

Task Two Long Conversations 112

Conversation 1 Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming 112

Conversation 2 Environmental Improvement in Mexico City 114

Task Three Short Passages 115

Passage 1 Earth Day 115

Passage 2 Climate Change—No Hiding Place? 117

Part Three Speaking Out 118

How to Protect the Environment? 118

Part Four Testing Yourself 120

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 121

Song Heal the World 121

Unit 9 Media 124

Part One Getting into the Topic 124

Part Two Listening Tasks 125

Task One Short Conversations 126

Task Two Long Conversations 127

Conversation 1 I Want This Paper 127

Conversation 2 Do You Often Buy Magazines? 128

Task Three Short Passages 129

Passage 1 Why Watch Television? 129

Passage 2 The Mass Media 131

Part Three Speaking Out 132

Can We Have Primary School Students Visit the Web? 132

Part Four Testing Yourself 134

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 135

Song Yesterday Once More 136

Unit 10 Poverty 138

Part One Getting into the Topic 138

Part Two Listening Tasks 140

Task One Short Conversations 140

Task Two Long Conversations 142

Conversation 1 Housing and Poverty 142

Conversation 2 Poverty in Calcutta 144

Task Three Short Passages 145

Passage 1 China Issues White Paper on Poverty Reduction 145

Passage 2 The Long Term Effects of Poverty 147

Part Three Speaking Out 148

Impoverished Students at College 148

Part Four Testing Yourself 150

Part Five Enjoying Yourself 151

Poem The Magic of Poverty 152

Appendix Glossary 153