新编大学英语视听说教程第四册第三版 Unit 3 音频原文及答案.pdf

Unit 3 Gender Differences Part 1 listening one Three guys are out having a relaxing day fishing. Out of the blue, they catch a mermaid who begs to be set free in return for granting each of them a wish. One of the guys just doesnt believe it, and says, OK, if you can really grant wishes, then double my IQ. The mermaid says, Done. Suddenly, the guy starts to recite Shakespeare flawlessly and then make an extremely insightful analysis of it. The second guy is so amazed that he says to the mermaid, Hey, triple my IQ. The mermaid says, Done. The guy begins pouring out all the mathematical solutions to problems that have puzzled scientists in all fields. The last guy is so impressed by the changes in his friends that he says to the mermaid, Quintuple my IQ. The mermaid looks at him and says, You know, I normally dont try to change peoples minds when they make a wish, but I really wish youd reconsider. The guy says, No, I want you to increase my IQ five times, and if you dont do it, I wont set you free. Please, says the mermaid, you dont know what youre asking for. Itll change your entire view of the universe. Wont you ask for something else? A million dollars or anything? But no matter what the mermaid says, the guy insists on having his IQ increased by five times its usual power. So the mermaid sighs and says, Done. And he becomes a woman. Keys: 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 2.1. set free in return 2.2 recite extremely insightful analysis 2.3 pouring out, puzzled, in all fields 2.4 normally, change people’s minds, reconsider 2.5 usual power Part 1 listening two (Dr. Herring, author of a book on language and communication, is being interviewed by Bob White, a writer for an academic journal on communicati