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1、新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案Unit 9Unit 9 History s MysteriesUnit Goals1. Talk about the outofthe-ordinaryPresent a theory about a past event2. Discuss how believable a story isEvaluate the trustworthiness of news source3. Write about one mysterious phenomenonLesson 1Lead-inOn-the-Street Interview: I don t be
2、lieve everything I readA. Check each statement True or False.I. False 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. TrueBe Use information from the video segment to complete each sentence.ScriptPart 1 H = male host; J = Professor John Morgan, EnglandH:Our guest tonight is John Morgan, professorof Russian history at
3、CambridgeUniversity. Professor Morgan, the murder of Czar Nicholas Hand the royal family of Russia in 1918 is one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century. Tell us the basic story of what happened.J. Well, in 1917, during the Russian Revolution with the end of the Russian monarchy the czar s
4、family was moved from St. Petersburg east to the Ural Mountains, supposedly for their protection. There was, of course, the czar . his wife Alexandra . and their children four daughters and a son, Alexei, who wouldhave been the next czar and also the family doctorand several servants. According to t
5、he story, late one evening, they were all brought into a room and told that they were going to have their photograph taken. But to their surprise, soldiers suddenly came into the room firing guns and the entire family was murdered.H:And what makes this story such an enduringmystery?J:Well to begin w
6、ith, until 1991 at least, noone had ever found the bodies. Stories spread about how the son, Alexei, and maybe also Anastasia, the youngest daughter, had escaped the execution and were still alive. Several women claimed to have been Anastasia the mostfamous person who claimed to have been Anastasia
7、was an Anna Anderson, in Berlin in 1920. Many people found her story very believable, including other members of the Russian royal family. Anna Anderson or Anastasia, ifyou believed her died in the United States in 1984.Teaching Suggestions Pre-listening: Ask Who are these people? (the Russian royal
8、 family) Elicit from the class any information that they know about the Russian royal family. Have students read the title, look at the map and photos, and read the captions. First listening: Have students listen for information about what happened to the royal family and why it is a mystery. Then h
9、ave students discuss in pairs. Second listening: Have students listen to confirm or correct their answers. (Possible response: They were murdered. It is a mystery because the bodies weren t found until 1991, and Alexei and Anastasia were said to have escaped. Several women have claimed to be Anastas
10、ia.) To review, have volunteers share their answers with the class.Language note: If necessary, explain the following: enduring (lasting for a long time); czar (ruler of Russia before 1917).Culture note: The October Revolution of 1917 put an end to the absolute monarchies that ruled Russia for centu
11、ries. After the revolution, the country was named Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, the first dictator of the USSR. Yekaterinburg (on the map) is where the family is believed to have been moved and then killed.D. Now listen to Part 2.What happened in
12、1991, and what facts did it seem to prove? Why is it still a mystery?Researchers found nine bodies in the Ural Mountains. Medical testing showed that five of them were members of the royal family. But the bodies of the son and one of the daughters were still missing.ScriptPart 2H:Professor Morgan, y
13、ou mentioned no one had aclue where the bodies were until 1991. Tell us about that.J:Well, people assumed that the bodies musthave been lost forever, until 1991, when researchers found nine bodies in the Ural Mountains. Through medical testing they were able to confirm that five of the bodies had to
14、 have been Czar Nicholas, his wife, and three of their four daughters.H:That must ve been pretty exciting news for alot of people.J:No doubt about it. And they were able toconclude that the other four bodies were definitely not members of the czar s family. Instead, it was believed that they were mo
15、st likely the bodies of the doctor and three of the servants. But the bodies of the son, Alexei, and one daughter were still missing.H:Well, what about Anna Anderson, who claimedto be their daughter, Anastasia? Wouldn t her story have been provable through medical testing too?J:Yesand it was. After
16、they found thebodies of the royal family in 1991, medical testing on Anna Anderson s body proved that she was not a member of the royal family. As a matter of fact, it proved that she wasn t even Russian!H:How do you like that! Well, that s onemystery solved.J:Right. But just when we thought the mys
17、teryof what happened to their bodies was solved, a team of scientists have recently argued that the results of the medical testing done on the nine bodies in the 1990s was highly questionable poorly done and full of errors,and it might not have proved without a doubt that the bodies were the royal f
18、amily after all.H:Well, I guess some mysteries just never die,do they?J:Not this one. It might just be an unsolvablecase.H:Well, thank you Professor Morgan. That wasvery interesting.J:Thank you for having me.Teaching Suggestions Have students listen for the answers to the questions. Ask them to take
19、 notes while they listen. To review, call on volunteers to share their answers with the class.Option:On the board, write:1. The results of the medical testing in 1991 are because .2. Anna Andersons story could have been through medical testing if .3. Professor Morgan says the mystery might be becaus
20、e.Have students complete the first blank with an adjective from Exercise A and the second blank with their own ideas to make a logical sentence. Review as a class. (Possible statements: 1. questionable, a lot of errors were made; 2. provable, it had been properly done; 3. unsolvable, proof of what a
21、ctually happened may never be found)E. Complete each statement, according to the listening. Listen to Part 2 again if necessary.1. a 2. b 3. a 4. aTeaching Suggestions Have students complete the statements individually and compare answers with a partner. If necessary, have students listen again to c
22、onfirm or correct their answers. In pairs, have students support their answers with information from the listening. Review as a class. Have students support their answers. For example, 1. The correct answer is A because Alexei s body has never been found, so there is no proof that he was executed.Op
23、tion: To give students a chance to express their personal opinions, have them speculate about the mystery of Russia s last royal family in small groups. Ask students to support their views. Encourage the use of perfect modals in the passive voice for speculating about the past. To finish, call on a
24、few volunteers to share their speculations with the class.SpeakingSpeculate About the Out-of-the-ordinaryA. Conversation SnapshotTeaching Suggestions Before students read and listen, have them look at the photo and predict what the women are talking about.To prompt students, ask What is the woman on
25、 the left looking at? (her watch) How many plates are there on the table? (three) What do you think they are talking about? (Possible response: the person they are waiting for) After students read and listen, check comprehension by asking Who are the women waiting for? (Stacey) Do they know why she
26、s late? (no) What might have caused her delay? (the traffic) Have students read and listen to the ways to say “I don t know. Point out that they are all informal ways to say that you don t know something. Beats me is very informal, but it is not offensive.Language note: The out-ofthe-ordinary is som
27、ething that is different from what is usual or expected. I 11 bet means that you re almost sure something is true.Rhythm and Intonation PracticeTeaching SuggestionsHave students repeat chorally. Make sure they:令 pronounce the contraction d in She said she d.令 use rising intonation for Do you think s
28、omething happened?令 use falling intonation for Why else would she be late?令 use emphatic stress for sure in I m sure it s nothing, for I H in I 11 bet she s . , for else in Why else ,and for can t in I can t imagine.令 use the following stress pattern:r STRESS PATTERN I.I wonder where Stacey is. She
29、said shed be here by ten. IA: Do you think something happened? ,Beats me.A: Well, Km sure its nothing JH bet shes stuck in traffic. Youre probably right. 一 A: Why else would she be late? A: I cant imagine.B. Indirect Speech with ModalsTeaching Suggestions Have a volunteer read the Remember note and
30、the example out loud. Write the example on the board:“I went to the store. f She said that she had gone to the store.Point to the reporting verb in the indirect speech statement (said) and ask Is this verb in a present or past form? (past) Did the verb in the reported speech change?(yes) How did it
31、change? (went changed to had gone) Remind students that when the verb in the reported speech changes or ubackshifts, “ present becomes past and past becomes past perfect. Have students read the second and third explanations and study the backshifts in the examples. Point out that both must and have
32、to change to had to in indirect speech. Point to the box of modals that backshift and modals that don t backshift. Read the Remember box and the example out loud. Remind students to change pronouns and possessives when they change direct speech to indirect speech. To check comprehension, write on th
33、e board:1. the Internet, newspapers; television 2. newspapers3. Austria, the USA, Great Britain 4. spam, or unknown sourcesVideo ScriptInterviewer: Do you use the Internet at all?Mauro: Yes I do. Quite a lot, in fact.Interviewer: Do you use it to gather news, to . like a newspaper, but . ?Mauro: Wel
34、l, I surf around a lot, actually. I tend to look for new sites and get information that is not so common in newspapers, for example.Interviewer: And do you feel that when you get information from the Internet, that you can trust it to be true? Do you feel comfortable that it s real?Mauro: You can ne
35、ver trust information, even from the newspapers. The newspapers sometimes print information that is not true for the mere fact that it comes from sources that are not true. And the same goes for the Internet.John told Irene, “I may work late because 1 have to finish a report.”Ask What words in these
36、 sentences will change when we put them into indirect speech? Circle the words as students respond. (I, may, I, have) Then elicit the correct indirect speech from the class. (John told Irene that he might work late because he had to finish a report.) Have a student read the last explanation out loud
37、. To check comprehension, write the following on the board. Elicit the indirect speech from the class:“They should have known. f He saidCorpus Notes: Indirect speech occurs much more frequently without that than with.C. Oral WorkChange each sentence from direct to indirect speech and practice with y
38、our partner.1. He told me that I shouldn t worry if he arrives a little late.2. He said that students had to arrive fifteen minutes early.3. He said that Jack might have gotten lost.4. She said that they might have forgotten their luggage.5. She told me that she d call me as soon as she got there.6.
39、 She told us that she might have to cancel the meeting.7. He told me that he would come early.8. She told me that I ought to phone first.Teaching Suggestions To review the difference in use between say and tell, ask When do we use say and tell? (We use say when we don t mention the listener. We use
40、tell when we mention the listener.) Elicit contrasting examples from students. (Possible responses: He said that he would be late; He told me that he would be late.) If necessary, write an example with each verb on the board. Model the first item with the class. Ask What is going to change in indire
41、ct speech? (You I f he; arrive - arrived) Have students compare answers with a partner and review as a class.ReadingText ABackground InformationAlabamaAlabama is located in the east south central United States, at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains and on the Gulf of Mexico. It is one of
42、the principal states of the South and is often referred to as the Heart of Dixie. In the course of about 450 years, Spanish, French, British, and Confederate flags, as well as the Stars and Stripes, have flown over Alabama, and residents of the state have a deep-seated sense of history. Alabama ente
43、red the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state. The state capital, Montgomery, became the provisional capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861 and is popularly known as the Cradle of the Confederacy.Key Words and Expressionsconfirm v.证实The new evidence has confirmed the first witn
44、ess s story.Research has confirmed that the risk is higher for women.erase v. 删除；抹去Unfortunately, the tape has been erased.The World Bank has agreed to erase the debt, knock打晕某人 out Tyson knocked out his opponent in Round 5.The shock from an electric eel is powerful enough to knock a man out. play 捉
45、弄某人 tricks on The girls were always playing tricks on their teacher.Fate played a cruel trick on him when he was badly injured in his first international game.Reference Translation今日城市传说城市传说指被普遍认为真实的不确定或离奇故事。由于和正 常的日常活动相关，它们通常有些可信度，但同时它们经常出人 意料，甚至骇人听闻。因特网的出现使得城市传说比以往流传得 更迅速、范围更广。一那么非常有名但未经证实的城市传说是关于
46、“香水强盗 ”的。据传，罪犯通过假装卖香水来接近人们。当受害者凑身去 看或闻香水时，强盗向他们脸上喷某些东西，将他们打晕，并在 这段时间里实施抢劫。人们相信这那么传说始于1999年，当时美国阿拉巴马州的一位 妇女把一份警方报告登记在案。报告中称这位妇女声称被一个卖 香水的妇女接近。她说她记得的第二件事是感觉有东西被喷到脸 上，然后在一处停车场苏醒过来，这时钱包已不翼而飞。然而， 由于香水没有留下任何物证，因此警方无法确认事实，捉拿强 盗。警方最终结案，在文件标上“无法解决”的字样。但是，其 他人也报告过类似的故事，大局部人仍然相信香水强盗确实存 在。另一那么城市传说是“俳句错误信息”。据传，日
47、本软件公司 的程序员用俳句-传统的三行日本诗-一代替标准的计算机 错误信息。例如，当无法找到一份文件时，下面的“俳句”会出 现在屏幕上：已被删除你正寻找的文件现在必须重新输入这些俳句错误信息结果是美国电脑黑客制造的玩笑，他们在 计算机上捉弄别人。然而，这一传说已演变，确实存在一些日本 “诗人-程序员”，而且许多人相信这一点。黑客们一定感到非常 可笑。ExercisesA. Circle the letter of the answer that correctly completes each sentence.1. a 2. a3. c4. bB. Choose one of the mys
48、teries from the box or think of something mysterious that has happened in your own life. Write a paragraph of at least four to five sentences.Possible response:The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico. There have been many disappearances of ships that passed through this area because they disappeared without a trace. Some people think these disappearances had to have been caused by the sudden thunderst