视听说III 原文和答案 Unit3.doc

VLS B3 Uint 3 II. Basic Listening Practice Script W: Chinese students are too shy to say anything in class. M: I think they don’t speak because their culture values modesty, and they don’t want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius. Q: Why don’t Chinese students say anything in classroom according to the man? Script W: The government is doing something at last about sex discrimination in the workplace. Women deserve the same pay as men for the same work. M: Yeah. In the United States, women earn only 70 percent of what men do for the same job. It’s a situation that has to be changed. Q: What does the man say about women? 3. Script W: I admire Michael Dell. He had a dream to be the world’s largest manufacturer of personal computers, and he has realized that dream. M: And he dropped out of university to become a success. I wonder if there is a lesson in that. Q: What do we learn about Dell from the conversation? 4. Script M: Successful entrepreneurs are often self-made people who have a vision and know where they are going. W: But do they enjoy life like you and me, or is money their only concern? Q: What are the two speakers’ attitudes toward successful entrepreneurs? 5. Script W: Do you agree that equal opportunity for all in an educational system is important? M: Yes, but we have to recognize that all of us are not of equal ability. Q: What does the man imply? Keys: 1.C 2.A 3. D 4.B 5.A III. Listening In Task 1: Competition in America Script Alan: What are you reading, Eliza? Eliza: An article on American competition. Alan: Competition is everywhere and constant. Why so much fuss about it, Miss Knowledge? Eliza: Don’t make fun of me. According to the author, competition is especially important in American life. They’re taught to compete from early childhood. When children play games, they learn how to beat others. Alan: And many girls want to look more attractive than the girls sitting next to them in class. Do you think that way? Eliza: Don