新視野大學英語聽說教程第一冊unit 7

Unit 7

Warming Up

Guns for Trouble? No way! Guns keep people safe from enemies and provide them with a way to get food. But there’s no doubt managing guns is a difficult issue. How do we keep them out of the hands of criminals? And, what about irresponsible gun use?

It takes confronting(面臨，遭遇)situations with guns to know how we truly feel about them. Facing an armed robber might make us wish that guns didn’t exist. Or we might wonder why societies allow people to have them. It might also make us wish we had a gun to protect ourselves. But if everyone had a gun, gun use would be out of control. The consequences are hard to know.

Guns for Trouble? Includes stories of gun use for us to consider as we weigh this sensitive(敏感的)issue.

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. W: So, did you buy guns for sport or for trouble?

M: Neither! I bought a couple of pistols to protect my home.

Q: Why did the man buy guns?

2. M: What’s the problem? Keeping a gun in my home for safety isn’t a crime.

W: In this country it is against the law. You’ll have to give it to the police right away!

Q: What is the problem with the man having a gun?

3. M: My anxiety level always goes up when I see someone late at night.

W: You wouldn’t be so worried if you carried a gun, like I do.

Q: why does the woman NOT get worried?

4. M: My daughter was arrested for having a pistol at school.

W: I know. She told me that she brought it because she didn’t feel safe.

Q: What does the woman know?

5. M: It’s usually males who cause problems with guns. I don’t know why.

W: Men are just more violent by nature, I think. They cause many problems.

Q: Why do males cause most problems with guns?

6. W: I’m cautious(小心的，謹慎的) when I’m out. I pay attention and stay out of (避開，不參與)trouble.

M: If you continue to do so, you won’t have to worry about needing a gun.

Q: Why does the woman NOT need a gun according to the man?

7. M: Did you see what the robbers looked like before they started shooting?

W: They had on nylon masks(面具，面罩), so I couldn’t see. I was scared when they shot at me.

Q: Why could the woman NOT tell what the robbers looked like?

8. W: I heard that you shot your gun in the house yesterday. Did you see a robber?

M: No. I fired it by mistake while polishing the handle. I should have been1 more careful.

Q: Why did the man shoot his gun in the house?

9. M: I became an advocate(擁護者，倡議者) of tougher(嚴厲的，強硬的) gun laws after my son was killed.

W: I know you mean well, but I don’t think you’re doing what he’d want.

Q: What does the woman doubt?

10. M: Will you reveal the cause of gun violence at this meeting.

W: No. gun violence is not simple enough to understand in such a short time.

Q: Why will the woman NOT tell people the cause of gun violence?

注釋：

1. 1) should have done 本應該做而沒有做eg. I should have finished the task the day before yesterday.

2) shouldn’t have done本不應該做而做了 eg. I shouldn’t have been late for the lecture.

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

M: Before the robbery, cases of gun violence were only statistics to me, numbers that I would read in the newspaper. But now, things will never be the same.

W: What do you remember?

M: I remember everything that I would like to forget. Most of all, I remember the shots. Bang! The sound of the first bullet being fired rang in my ears. I turned and saw a victim collapse. She grabbed her chest. And then, in a moment, she was still.

W: You just stood there?

M: I was so scared; it was like I was frozen.

W: Why did they do it?

M: The robbers? They wanted money, of course. But I blame society for allowing people to have guns.

W: I don’t think I’d like it much if I was told I couldn’t have a gun. Having a gun makes me feel safer.

1. How did the man see gun violence before the robbery?

2. What happened right after the first shot?

3. Why did the man NOT do anything?

4. Why does the man blame society?

5. How does the woman feel about guns?

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Millions of people live in fear of being a victim of gun violence, and many of them think guns should be destroyed. I understand how they feel, but I don’t share their opinion. Since I’ve owned guns my entire life, my thoughts on this issue are different.

The reality of the situation is that guns don’t kill people. People kill people. So we should think less about the problems of guns, and think more about the problems of people. We should think about joblessness and poor education, which are at the foundation of this issue. And we should act to reduce these problems by promoting better schools.

Education shows us how to rise above(克服，擺脫) violence, teaching us how to be responsible and how to support ourselves by our work. More people need to learn these important lessons, and then we can reduce gun violence in society.

1. What are millions of people afraid of?

2. What are the real gun problems according to the speaker?

3. What is at the foundation of gun violence according to the speaker?

4. How can we reduce problems behind the gun violence according to the speaker? A

5. Which important lesson do we need to learn?

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

Robber: Give me all your cash, old man.

Clerk: What is this? Ah, I’m being robbed again! Please get the gun out of my face. I’ll do what you want.

Robber: What I want right now is for you to shut up and give me all of your cash.

Clerk: OK, here it is ---all of the money from the register(現(xiàn)金出納機).

Robber: That’s more like it. Now, give me your wallet.

Clerk: You want my wallet, too?

Robber: Hey, this isn’t a joke, man. Now, give me your wallet, or I’ll shoot you in the head.

Clerk: All right. Here you go.

Robber: Good. Now, give me a bottle of Scotch from up there on the shelf---the good stuff.

Clerk: I’m sorry, young man. You can shoot me if you like. But, I can’t give you that bottle unless you’re 21.

Robber: I don’t believe this. All right, OK, here’s my driver’s license. Do you see there? I’m over 21.

Clerk: Yes, you’re over 21 all right. I also see that your name is Jamison Kelleher and you live on Main Street the police will be very interested in knowing this information. Aren’t you sorry now that you tried to rob me?

1. What did the robber see on the shelf?

2. Why did the cashier refuse to give the Scotch to the robber?

3. What did the robber show to the clerk for proof?

4. What did the clerk say he would tell the police?

5. What do you think of the robber?

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

It was early morning in a pub and the clerk yawned nonstop (adv.不斷的，不停的). Usually, nobody came in to drink at such an early hour. Suddenly, the door opened and a man walked in. He put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change. Though the clerk was unhappy, he opened the cash drawer. Suddenly, the man pulled out a gun and asked for all the cash in the register. The frightened clerk promptly gave him all the money. The man took the cash from the clerk and ran away, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. Recovered from the fright, the clerk quickly checked his loss. There had been only $15 in the cash drawer.

1. When did the story happen?

2. How much money did the man put on the counter?

3. What did the man do when the clerk opened the cash drawer?

4. What was the clerk’s reaction to the robbery?

5. What was the loss to the pub?

答案

Unit 7

Guns for Trouble?

Short Conversations1. B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.C, 6.D 7.B 8.D 9. C 10.D

Long Conversation1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C

Understanding a Passage1.D 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.C

Movie Speech1.Americans, 2.experience, 3.back, 4.color, 5.situation, 6.promise, 7.first, 8.step, 9.behind,10.together

Homework Listening

Task 11.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C Task 2 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C

Task 3 1.Threat, 2.native, 3.appeared, 4.air, 5.powerful, 6.including, 7.taste, 8.later, 9.fear 10.survive