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1. Describing People（短对话）

P: Do you want some more juice Carl?

C: No, thanks, but um please tell me who some of these people are before I go talk to them.

P: Oh, sure.

C:  Okay, first of all, which one is your boss?

P:  Okay, Helen. She's the one over there in that group. You see the tall one there with the short blonde hair, you see who I mean.

C:  Oh yeah, yeah, the woman who's smiling.?

P: Right? And... and that's Sylvia my best friend at the office.

C:  Oh, yeah, Sylvia the one you are always talking about, which one is she?

P:  Oh, she is the one with the curly black hair with the round face, mid-twenties. Oh she is... she's really funny -we always make each other laugh so hard.

C:  I know. And who's that guy over there with the ... the dark eyebrows and dark hair?

P:  Oh, the guy who's a overweight. Yeah, that's Danny, the security guard. Oh, he's ...he's really helpful.

C:  Um, and how about that muscular guy there? Who's he? He looks familiar.

P:  Oh, you mean the good-looking man with the short brown hair? Well. OK, he's not very tall, right? That's Helen's assistant.

C:  What's his name?

P: Ben.

C:  I think I've seen him at the gym.

P:  Well, come on. Carl, don't be shy. Let me introduce you around and then we can...

2. 听力技巧-Number （短对话）

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新闻听力练习 1 script

News 1   Script：

Automakers and tech companies are workinghard to offer the first true self-driving car, but 75% of drivers say theywouldn’t feel safe in such a vehicle. Still, 60% of drivers would like to getsome kind of self-driving feature such as automatic braking or self-parking thenext time they buy a new car. The attitudes are published in a new AAA surveyof 1,800 drivers. Advocates of self- driving cars argue they would be saferthan in cars driven by humans because they wouldn’t get distracted or drivewhen tired. (1) But those surveyed by AAA say they trust their own drivingskills. Many feel the technology is too new and unproven. (2) John Nielsen,AAA’s managing director of automotive engineering and repair, said testssuggest drivers may be overestimating their own abilities. He also believesthey will be more likely to trust self-driving cars as they become morefamiliar with features such as automatic braking or parking. He estimated thatthe “comfort level” will increase considerably in five to ten years.

Q1: What's the finding of the AAA survey?(C)

Q2: What does John Nielsen say aboutself-driving cars? (A)

News 2  Scripts

Guitarist B. B. King，who thrilled his fans with songslike the Thrill is Gone, left an indelible mark on blues music. His style wasunusual in that he didn't like to sing and play at the same time. Almost to thetime of his death at age 89, he was still performing.

Composer James Horner scored some of themost memorable music in movies for more than 25 years, including the story ofthe sinking Titanic which earned him two Academy Awards. At age 61 hetragically died in a plane crash. Horner also composed music for the film ABeautiful Mind, inspired by the brilliant but eccentric mathematician, JohnNash, who struggled with schizophrenia. Nash, who was awarded the 1994 NobelPrize for economics, died in a car crash in May.

Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif, as aleading man the 1960s classic Lawrence of Arabia that catapulted him to fame.He appeared in more than 100 films, including Doctor Zhivago, where audiencesloved his portrayal of a young doctor in a love triangle.

Q1: Whois remembered for his remarkable blues music? (D)

Q2: Whatcaused James Horner's death? (C)

Q3: Whichgreat works has made Omar Sharif famous? (C)