新视野大学英语视听说教程2Unit9答案

Unit 9, Book 2 II Listening Skills Listening for details

Crashing Into a Building

Italian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into Milan’S tallest building on Thursday，killing at least three，injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the 32-story building．

The aircraft was piloted by a 68-year-old Swiss man．It hit the 26th floor of the tower in an apparent accident at 5：48 P．m．，I 8 minutes after taking off, Italian officials said．

An Italian police officer said they had no evidence of fl link to terrorism．An intelligence official in Washington told the media that，in spite of past warnings，there was no information about a possible terrorist attack aiming at Italy．

Milan fire brigade officials said the aircraft had only the pilot and no passengers，according to the flight plan．It was on fire as it flew into the tower．There was an explosion in the building when the tour-seat plane hit，but there was no danger that the building would collapse，the police said． Agent, event, time and cause/ reason Detailed description The plane The building The pilot The accident The results Private；four-seat；having only the pilot 32-story A 68-year-old Swiss man． A plane crashing into the building． Killing at least three people, injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the building；but no danger of the building’s collapse. 5:48p.m,18 minutes after taking 0ff． Not known．No evidence of a link to terrorism Time Reason III．Listening In

Task 1：The Seatbelt

Lisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car? Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I’m a great driver

Lisa：The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth

thinking about seriously．

Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident? Lisa：Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my

seatbelt．

Mike：I’ve never had a serious accident．

Lisa： My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almost killed in an

accident．He was in the back seat of his friend’s car when it rolled．He wasn’t wearing a seatbeIt．

Mike：Wow, that’s terrible． Lisa： Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car．But

t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts j

Mike：It’s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one． Lisa：All it takes is one close-call and you’ll wear your seatbeIts． Mike：0.K．，I’ve got the message．From now on I’11 hook up my seatbeIt．

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Task 2:How many parachutes are left?

Script

There were three passengers in a plane that had a sudden engine trouble. One was the smartest man in the world, another was a lawyer, and the other was a little girl. The pilot told them they must jump out to lighten the weight on board; otherwise, the plane would crash. However, there were only two parachutes. The smartest man in the world jumped to his feel and shouted, \people who would benefit the world the most should get the parachutes. I'm the smartest man, so !' m one of those.\

The lawyer looked at the little girl and said, \led a good long life, and you're just starting

yours. You take the other parachute..\ With tears in her eyes, the little girl said, \grabbed my school bag and jumped out. Morn will scold me for losing the bag. But at least 1 have a parachute.\

1. Four. They were the smartest man in the world, a lawyer, a girl and the pilot. 2. The plane was going to crash, but there were only two parachutes.

3. Those who would benefit the world most should get the parachutes. Being smart, he was one of those people.

4. Because he had led a good long life and the girl was just starting her life, and he believed there was only one parachute left.

1. Why did the little girl cry?

B) The smart man took her school bag.

2. How many parachutes were left for the lawyer and the girl? C) Two.

Task 3:Why did you stop at a green light?

One day．two friends were driving downtown when they came to an intersection with a traffic light．The light was red but the driver sped right through the red light．The passenger looked in terror at the driver and shouted，“What the hell are you doing? You‘re going to get us killed!!¨ The driver replied．“Don’t worry, my mom always drivers like this，and she is all right．”Later．they came to another traffic light，and that too was red．Again the driver shot right through the light．Again the passenger looked at the driver and shouted．“I thought I have told you，you would get US killed! Would you please stop this nonsense”

The driver looked at the passenger and answered．”All right! I get it，but I told you my mom drove like this all the time! And she’s quite OK．”

They came to another traffic light．It was green．The driver slammed 011 the brakes，suddenly stopping the car．，The passenger was thrown forward．“What on earth are you doing?”he screamed．“This is the third time you almost got US killed．Why did you stop at a green light?” “Well，”said the driver，“my mom might be coming the other way．”

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IV Speaking Out

MODEL 1 I had a bad fall off my bike！

Bob：Laura，what happened to you? You look a mess

Laura：And I feel even worse than I look．I had a bad fall off my bike. Bob： how did it happen?

Laura：i was riding along the road when a dog began barking at me .I turned to have a look，and I bumped into another bike． Bob：Then what happened? Did the dog attack you?

Laura：Let me finish… I’ll give you all the details. I went off the front of my bike and

landed on the road．I hurt my head when I landed．

Bob： You could have been hit by a car!

Laura：Fortunately there were no cars on the road at the time．1 was lucky． Bob：The dog was to blame.

Laura：But I can’t blame the dog．All dogs bark． Bob：You should be more careful in the future .

Laura：Sure．you are right．I may be hard-headed but I’m not thick-headed.

Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG

A: What’s the matter with you? You look terrible． B: Too bad. I fell off my bike． A: How come you fell off?

B: 1 was riding along the road，thinking about the exam，when the driver behind me

suddenly honked his horn．1 was SO startled that I crashed into another bike A: Then what happened? Were you hurt?

B: Let me finish…I’11 give you all the details．1 went off the front of my bike and landed on the road. I hurt my，arms and elbows when I landed A: That’s terrible．The driver was to blame．

B: He had the right to blow the horn in that section of the road．1 was daydreaming． A: You’d better be more careful from now on．

B:1 will．1 won’t be daydreaming while riding a bike any more.

MODEL 2 Your breath smells of alcohol

John：Lovely party．Thank you．I enjoyed every minute of it. Laura：you’re slurring your words, and you’re unsteady on your feet. Are you all right

to drive home?

John：Perfect．I drive better after a few drinks．

Laura：Well，you’ve had a lot more than a few drinks．Your breath smells of

alcohol．What’s that on your key chain? May I see it?

John： That? That’s just an old beer bottle opener．Hey, what’s going on? Those are

my car keys

Laura：I know．I'm keeping them until tomorrow．I’11 call a taxi for you． ／ John：No，no．1 want those car keys back． Laura：They’re mine now．

John：Well? Okay．You win．I’ll go by cab.

Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG

A：It’s a great get-together! I had a great time．

B：Wow．you can’t speak clearly or walk steadily．Can you drive home? A：No problem．I drive better under the influence of alcohol．

B：Well．You’ve had too much drink tonight．We can smell alcohol on your breath a mile away, let me drive you home A：hey, don’t bother. I can go myself

B：Come On．I don’t want to see you in the hospital tomorrow． A：Okay．Thank you．

MODEL3 I got a ticket this morning

Laura: What’s the matter with you? You look very upset. Se-Jin: I got a hundred- dollar ticket this morning. Laura: Oh, that’s too bad. But why?

Se-Jin: It wasn’t my fault. It was that dog.

Laura: What are you talking about? What has a dog got to do with the fine?

Se-Jin: Listen to me. A dog suddenly appeared in my lane. If it wasn’t for the stupid dog.

I wouldn’t have almost hit the police car.

Laura: You could have braked, couldn’t you? How fast were you going? Se-Jin: Well, it was about 50, or even less. I was driving very slowly.

Laura: Fifty? Don’t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?

Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG

A: What’s happened? You look miserable.

B: I was fined a hundred dollars this afternoon. A: Oh, what bad luck! But why?

B: I’m not to blame. It was the other car.

A: What are you talking about? Did you have a accident?

B: Listen to me. I was trying to do a U- turn in front of the school gate, when another car came up very fast from behind. If the car hadn’t gone so fast, I wouldn’t run into it.

A: You should have been careful. But I remember correct, U-turn is not allowed at the place. B: Well, I didn’t know this until the policeman told me.

A: What? Don’t you look at the road sign when you are driving?

V Let’s Talk

Speeding Ticket，

A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver,“Sir，you were speeding．Can I see your license，please?”The driver replies．“I don’t have one．” “You don’t have one?” The driver answers．“I lost it for drunk driving．” The policeman is surprised．“I see．Will you show me your vehicle registration papers．please?”

“I m sorry．I can’t do that．” The policeman asks．“Why not?” “I stole this car．” The Officer says，“Stole it?” The driver answers，“Yes，and I killed the owner．” The 0fficer is shocked．“You did what?” “She’s in the trunk if you want to see．”

The officer is horrified and calls for backup．Within minutes，five police cars show up，surrounding the car．A police chief cautiously approaches the car，asking，“Sir，could you open the trunk of your car，please?”

The driver opens the trunk，revealing nothing but all empty trunk． The chief says，“Is this your car，sir?” The driver says“Yes．”and hands over the registration papers． The 0fficer iS quite surprised．“0ne of my 0fficers says you don’t have a driving license．”

The driver quickly produces his license．The chief examines it and finds nothing wrong．He looks puzzled．“Thank you，sir．One of my Officers told me you didn’t have a 1icense，stole this car，and murdered the owner．” The man replies，“I bet the lying bastard told you 1 was speeding，too!” Characters Events／statements Reasons A police polls over a driver and asks for his speeding officer driver's license The driver claims to have lost it drunk driving The officer asks for the vehicle registration papers surprised The driver says he does not own it stole it and killed the owner