IntensiveUNIT1:Activity1–ListenforMainListentothetextandthendiscussthisquestionwithaAAsthismoviebegins,weareinsideahelicopter直升飛機(jī)abovetheterrainof1Inthedistance,abrightstarcanbeseendescendingfromthesky.Asitcomescloser,parachuteblossomsbehindthetinyspacecraft,whichlandsheavilyontheearth.spacecraftisinstantlysurroundedbydoctors,engineersandabevyofotherprofessionals.Thenthedoorslowlyopensandfourpeoplecanbeseencurledinfoetal胎兒5positionsinthisartificialwomb.ThefirstastronauttoberebornonplanetEarthisasmilingandpeaceful,assheisgentlyextractedfromthespacecapsuletoresumelifeonB.?SpaceTourists?isadocumentarythatfollowstheadventureofAnoushehAnsari,Iranian-bornAmericanbusinesswomanwhopaidUS$20milliontobethefourthevertouristontheInternationalSpaceStationaboveourEarth.Shehadachildhooddreamtointospace,andweseetheprocessofherjourney;trainingtousetheoxygenequipment,upinthespacesuit,calmingheremotionalfamilyastheywatchtheirdaughterandembarkingonthisterrifyingandastonishingadventure.Throughoutthewholeprocess,sheremainsutterlysureofherpurpose,calmandhappy.Asshesaidherself,?Howyouputapriceonadream?Iwouldgointospaceevenifitwasaonewayticket,ifitgoingandneverreturning,ifitmeantlosingmylifeoverC.Thejourneyitselfisrelativelyshort,asthespacestationisclosetotheEarth,andoncearriveswewatchherdailylifeonthestation,brushingherteethinzerogravity,copingspacefoodanddrink,andsharingthelifeofthescientistsandtechniciansforeightdays.travelledintospaceonaSoyuzrocket,aspartoftheRussiancontingentontheStation.movieexploresmanyaspectsofRussia?sexplorationsinspace,includingthehistoryofRussianspaceprogramme,whetheritisethicalanddesirabletoallowpeopletobuytheirintospace,andwhatimpactthespaceprogrammehasonlocalpeopleintheD.OneofthemostfascinatingaspectsofthemovieisthecontrastbetweenthehighspaceshipandthelifeofthelocalKhazakstanifarmerswholiveinthepathoftherockets.regardthisasamixed,thoughmostlypositive,blessing.Despitethepossibilityofapiecetheirroofsandmakefarmtools.Wealsofollowthescrapmetalmerchantswhodrivecountryinhugetrucksaftertherocketlaunch,readytocollectthediscardedrocketsectionstheyfalltoEarthandtosendthemetaltoothercountriesforrecycling.Youneverknow,thethealuminiumfoilthatyouusetowrapyourlunchwasoncepartofaSoyuzspaceThemainmessageofthiswonderfulmovieisthatweshouldalltrytofollowourdreams,matterwheretheymaylead(524Activity2–Informationterraincopeblossomcontingentabevycurlimpactextractcontrastresumemixedsuitdespite盡管salvageembarklaunchdiscardremainutterlywrap包onewayWhileAnswerthefollowingMatchthesesubheadingstotheparagraphsbywritingtheletteroftheparagraph(A–D)nexttoEffectonThejourneyintospaceIntroducingAnsariThespacecraftLookforexamplesofathingorpersonbeingcomparedtosomethingelseinthefirstparagraph.Writedownwhatthefollowingthingsarecomparedto.ThespaceshipiscomparedtoTheinsideofthespaceshipiscomparedtoThepeoplearecomparedAnsariwentaspartofagroupA. 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D.HerfamilyareemotionalA.Theyareenviousof B.TheyareangryshehaschosentodoC.Theyareworriedshewon?t D.TheyareangryshehasspentsomuchTheeffectofthespaceprogrammeonthelocalKazakstanipeopleA.Very B.MostlyC.Mostly D.VeryAfterActivity4–PutatickbesidethesentenceswheretheunderlinedwordisusedThesciencefictionfilmwasaverygoodDespitenothavingworkedveryhard,shepassedtheIvisitedChinaaspartofacontingentofESLTheseahadaveryunevenIfellasleepduringthemovieasitwassoNearlyeveryyearApplelaunchesanewAftertheinterruptionIresumedreadingmyThefirecausedsomuchdamagetherewasverylittletheycouldThemantookthemoneyIofferedasabribe賄賂whichwasveryethicalofThephonedidnotworkanymoresoIdiscardedMysisterissoemotional–sheisalwayslaughingorTheflowersareartificialsoIhavetowaterthemeveryItwasjustaftermidnightwhenthebabywasActivity5–FillintheblankstocompletetheEventtourismcanhaveahuge1. theinfrastructureofacountry–especiallyonthetransportsystemandbusinessesthatprovideaccommodation.Whenamajoreventishostedbyacountry–liketheOlympicGamesortheFootballWorldCup–thecountrycanhavedifficulty2.theincreaseinvisitornumbers.Theseone-offeventsusuallymeanthatthegovernmenthasto3. amajorbuildingprogrammeandonlytheveryoptimistic4.makingaprofit.Thousandsoftourists5. busesatpopulartouristspotsisoftenseenasa .Fortunatelymosttouristshaveareturnandnota,sothingsdoreturntonormalaftertheActivity6–CorrectthetenmistakesinthisSpaceTouristsisadramaaboutawomangoingintospace.AnoushehAnsariisanIraqiwhopaidUS$20milliontobethefirsteverspacetourist.Shehadachildhooddreamtotravelintospaceandinthemovieweseeherpreparationsforthetripandthe10daysshespentwiththeAmericancontingentontheInternationalSpaceStation.Themoviealsoexaminessomeoftheethicalproblemsofspacetravel,suchaswhetherisitrighttoallowpeopletopaytogointospace.Oneoftheleastfascinatingaspectsofthemovieistheeffectoftheprogrammeonthelocalpeople.Theshopkeepersknowthereisnochanceofapieceofspacecraftlandingontheirhouses,buttheysalvageallthemetalthatfallstoearth.Wealsoseescrapmetalbuyerswhocollectthediscardedrocketsectionsafterthelandingofthespacecraftandsellthemetalforrecycling.Activity7–RecitethecorrectedsummaryImettheteacherinthestreet taughtmeEnglishthreeyearsA. 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C.on D.bywhichWhentheywentintotheshopandaskedtolookattheengagementrings,thegirlbroughtoutacheaperone, shehadarrangedwithJames.A.thewhichwas B.whatwasC.whichwas D.thatwasListeningListeningforListentoadescriptionofatripintospace.TherecordingwillbeplayedBelowarethequestionsandstatementsfromtheinterviewer.Writedowntheordertheyweresaidin,usingthelettersa–e.Andhowwasthetripback?Soundsfabulous,Tracey.Sotellmeaboutit.AndwhatwasitlikewhenyouwereinWhatwasitlike,Tracey,beingoneofthefirstcommercialpassengersintoNowlistenagainandputtheseeventsintothecorrectorderusingthelettersTheskyturnedtomauve,thenblackTherocketclimbedto50,000feetShesawEarthfromspaceTherocketmotorwasswitchedTherockettravelledatmorethanthreetimesthespeedofsoundShesomersaultedaroundthecabinListeningListeningforListentothefollowingconversationsandchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesgiven.Therecordingwillbeplayedonce.WhydoesthemalespeakerarriveatworkinabadBecausehehatestravellingonacrowdedBecausehewouldrathertravelbyBecausehedoesn?tgettimetoWhateffecthasbeingincaraccidentshadonthefemaleItmakesheranervousItmakesheranervousItmakesheravoidWhateffectdoesthemalespeaker?scommenthaveonthefemaleItmakesherfeelguiltyaboutItmakesherfeelsheshouldItmakesherfeelmaybeflyingisn?tsoWhydopeopleintheircityuseBecausetheyareBecausethereisnogoodpublicBecausetheylikeWhathasputthefemaleofftheideaofcyclingtoThetimeitRidinginbadThepossibilityofanListentothefollowingconversationaboutflyingandchoosethebestanswer.Therecordingwillbeplayedtwice.SkycouchhasbeenintroducedItismore B.Itmakessleeping C.ItallowspeopletocuddleWhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecostofchoosingTwopeoplepayforthreeseatsbutthethirdseatishalf-Eachpersonpaysfortwoseatsandthesecondseatishalf-Eachpersonpaysforthreeseatsandallseatsarehalf-ThemansuggeststhatitwillEasytogetthe B.Possiblydifficulttoget C.ImpossibletogettheListentoinformationaboutaspecialship’svoyage.YouwillneedONEorTWOwordsorONEnumberpergap.Therecordingwillbeplayedtwice.RetracetheVoyageoftheNumberofSailing3. 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CultureIsraelAndSamuelgrew,andtheLordwaswithhimanddidletnoneofhiswordsfalltotheground.AllIsraelknewthatSamuelwasestablishedtobeaprophetoftheLord.Now,IsraelwentoutagainstthePhilistinestobattle.However,IsraelwassmittenbeforethePhilistines:theyslewofthearmyinthefieldaboutfourthousandmen.AndwhenallIsraelreturnedtothecamp,theelderssaid?WhyhastheLordsmittenustodaybeforethePhilistines.Letusfetchthearkofthecovenant約柜oftheLordoutofShiloh(史羅---城名)ontous,sothatwhenitcomesamongus,itmysaveusoutofthehandofourenemies.?Andwhenthearkofcovenantcameintothecamp,allIsraelshoutedwithagreatshout,sothattheearthrangagain.HearingthenoiseoftheshoutfromtheIsraelcamp,thePhilistineswereafraid?Woeontous!WhoshalldeliverusoutofthehandsofthesemightyGods?ThesearetheGodsthatsmotetheEgyptianswithalltheplaguesinthewilderness.?Buttheystillsaid?Bestrong,andquityourselveslikemen,OyePhilistines,thatyoushouldnotbeservantsontotheHebrews.Quityourselveslikemen,andfight.?AndthePhilistinesfoughtandIsraelwassmittenagain.Therewasaverygreatslaughter,fortherefellofIsraelthirtythousandfootmen.Andthearkofcovenantwastakenaswell.AllIsraelcried,?ThegloryisdepartedfromIsrael:forthearkofGodisFastgrowthinfiscalspendingtoboostVice-PremierLiKeqiang(L)addressesabudgetmeetinginBeijingonTuesday.HesaidChinawillseeitsfiscalspendinggrowfastertoboosteconomicgrowthandimprovepeople’slivelihoodnextyear.Lisaidmoreprioritiesshouldbegiventotheareasrelatedtoimprovingpeople?slivelihood,soastoboostthedomesticdemandandconsumption.Andthecountrywillalsostrivetomaintainaproperpaceofinvestmentandforeigntradegrowth.“Thepositivefiscalpoliciesinthepastyearallowedawidemargininthecountry?spolicyadjustmentbutwithmoreglobaluncertaintiesaheadnextyear,thepoliciesneedtobemoretargeted,flexibleandforwardlooking,”LisaidatanationalfinancialmeetinginBeijing.LiwasspeakingattheconclusionoftheMinistryofFinance?sannualworkingconference,whichformulatedthedetailsofthefiscaltoolsthatwillplayamajorroleinChina?seconomicagendafornextyear.FinanceMinisterXieXurenreiteratedattheconferenceaseriesoftaxcutstheministrywilladoptnextyear,includinglowertariffsoncertainimports,value-addedtaxreplacingsalestax,andtaxpreferencetowardsmallerbusinesses.Amainpartoftheplanisthehopeofeasingthetaxburden(減輕稅負(fù))toboostthedevelopmentofservicesectorsandreleasepurchasingpower,Lisaid.Li,meanwhile,stressedmoreexpendituresshouldbemadeinareassuchassocialsecurity,educationandhealthcare.TheministrywasallowedenoughflexibilitytodosoasChina?sfiscalrevenuegrewmorethan26percentannuallyto9.73trillionyuan($1.54trillion)bytheendofNovember.Fiscalspendingisexpectedtoincrease11percentto11.1trillionyuan($1.75trillion)in2012,againstarevenueincreaseof9percent,ShanghaiSecuritiesJournalreported,citinganunnamedfinanceministrysource.FinanceMinisterXievowedtokeepthespendingoneducationatnolessthan4percentoftheGDP,andtoincreasethepensionlevelforretireesandmedicalinsurance.Theministryannouncedlastmonththatthecountrywillscrapthecollectionofupto22administrativefeesfromsmallcompaniesfrom2012to2014,includingchargesforcompanies?registriesandtaxinvoicepurchases.GaoPeiyong,aresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,saidproactivefiscalpolicies(具有前瞻性的財(cái)政政策)in2012areexpectedtoplayaleadingroleasthecountryneedstosustaineconomicgrowth.Andtaxcutsareexpectedtoplayamoreimportantpartthanfiscalexpendituresnextyear,Gaosaid.Toguaranteeasmoothimplementationofthesepolicies,thecentralandlocaladministrationsneedtobringfiscalrisksundercontrol,andincreasefinancialopennessandtransparency(開(kāi)放與透明),thevice-premiersaid.Activity1: Thespaceflightwasherlife?sdream.Shewantedtodothissomuchthatshewouldhaveacceptedhavingtodieafteraccomplishingit.Shewascalm,sureandhappy. 1.D,C,B, 2.a. b. c.new 3. 4. 5. ticksforsentences2,3,6,7,8,10, 1.impact 2.coping 3.embark 4.remainsure5.descendingfrom6.mixedblessing7.onewayActivity6:SpaceTouristsisadramadocumentaryaboutawomangoingintospace.AnoushehAnsariisanIraqiIranian-bornAmericanwhopaidUS$20milliontobethefirstfourtheverspacetourist.Shehadachildhooddreamtotravelintospaceandinthemovieweseeherpreparationsforthetripandthe10eightdaysshespentwiththeAmericanRussiancontingentontheInternationalSpaceStation.Themoviealsoexaminessomeoftheethicalproblemsofspacetravel,suchaswhetherisitrighttoallowpeopletopaytogointospace.Oneoftheleastmostfascinatingaspectsofthemovieistheeffectoftheprogrammeonthelocalpeople.Theshopkeepersfarmersknowthereisnoachanceofapieceofspacecraftlandingontheirhouses,buttheysalvageallthemetalthatfallstoearth.Wealsoseescrapmetalbuyersmerchantswhocollectthediscardedrocketsectionsafterthelandinglaunchofthespacecraftandsellthemetalforrecycling. 1.d,e,b,c, 2.c,a,f,d,b, 1.A2.B3.C4.B5. 1.B2.A3. 1. 2. 3. 4.New5.Male:Whatwasitlike,Tracey,beingoneofthefirstcommercialpassengersintospace?Female:Itwasawesome–wellworththe200,000AmericandollarsIpaid.Male:SotellmeaboutFemale:Well,firstofallwespentthreedayswiththecrewgettingourfinalinstructions.Thenweputonoursuits,climbedintotherocketandbeltedourselvesin.Therocketclimbedto50,000feetandwewereallveryquiet,butveryexcited.Thentherewasanunimaginablepowersurgeandwewerepinnedbackintoourseats.Thenoisewasdeafeningandmyeyeswateredfromthespeedoftheacceleration.Inamatterofsecondsweweretravellingatover4000kilometresperhour;morethanthreetimesthespeedofsound.Male:AndwhatwasitlikewhenyouwereinFemale:Thedeepblueskyturnedtomauve,thenblack.Iwasonarealhigh.Icouldhardlybelievethiswasreallyhappening.Thentherocketmotorwasswitchedoffanditwasquiet.Butitwasnotjustquiet,itwasTOTALLYQUIET!Thenyoucanunstrapyourselfandfloatoffaroundthecabinbecausethereisnogravity.Ilovedbeingweightless.IdidsomersaultsovertothebigviewingwindowandthenIcouldseeEarth.Ofcourse,I?veseenpicturesofEarthfromspacebefore,butitwasamazingtoseeifformyself.Male:AndhowwasthetripFemale:Thatwasgreattoo.Yougetbackonyourseatandgravitystartstoreturn.Thenthepilotannouncesthestartoftheglidehome.Male:Soundsfabulous,TextMale:IhatehavingtotraveltoworkbyFemale:Really?Idon?tmindbecauseIread.It?sanicewaytostartthedayandagoodwaytorelaxafterwork.Male:Wellyouobviouslydon?tcatchthesamecrowdedtrainsIdo.IarriveatworkinareallybadTextFemale:I?mareallynervouspassengerinacar.I?malwaysyelling?lookout?or?slowdown?.Male:Why?Youarenotnormallyanervousperson.Female:I?vebeeninacoupleofbadaccidentsandIalwaysthinkwearegoingtohitthecarinTextFemale:Withallthetalkaboutcuttingdownoncarbonthesedays,IfeelIshouldn?ttraveloverseasonMale:Iknowwhatyoumean.Planesdoleaveabigcarbonfootprint,butthentheyalsocarryalotofTextMale:Thepublictransportinthiscityisreallyhopeless.Thereisnosubway,notrainsandthebusesonlygoaboutonceeveryhour,soeverybodyusesacar.Female:Thetroubleistherearen?tenoughpeopletomakeiteconomicaltohavepublictransport.Male:Butweneedtostartthinkingaboutthecostsofusingourcars–thepetrolwehavetoimport,theroadswehavetobuild,thepollution.Maybepublictransportischeaperforthecountry.TextMale:Youshouldbicycletoworklikeme.Itreallyhelpsyoukeepfitanditdoesn?ttakemuchlongerthandriving.Female:Oh,I?dbetooscaredto.Ikeephearingaboutpeoplewhohavehadbadaccidentswhileridingtheirbikesbecausethecardriversaresocareless.Theyjustdon?tseethebikesortheyaretooimpatienttowaittopass.Male:Wellyoudohavetobecareful,especiallyinwetweather,butIstillthinkitisagoodwaytogettoworkandit?scheaptoo–nopetrolcostsorparkingworries.Female:IhavetoflyfromSanFransiscotoBeijingovernightandI?mreallynotlookingforwardtoit.Male:Icanneversleeponplaneseitheranditalwaysmakesalongflightseemevenlonger.ButdidyouknowthatAirAmericahaveanewidea?TheycallitSkycouch,butpeoplehavebeencallingitcuddleclass.Female:No,Ididn?t.WhatisitMale:Wellyoucanliedowntosleepbecausetwopeoplecanhavethreeseatssoyoucanlieacrosstheseats.Female:Ohthatsoundsquitegood,butIcanseewhytheycallitcuddleclass.Youwouldhavetogetonwellwithyourcompanionbecauseyouwouldreallybecuddleduptothem.Male:Yes,youwould.Ofcourse,itismoreexpensivebecauseyouhavetobuythethirdseatbutyouonlyhavetopayhalfpriceforit.Female:Well,thatwouldbecheaperthanbusinessclassorfirstclass,soit?sworththinkingabout.Male:Well,don?twaittoolongbecausethereareonly11rowsoftheseseatsavailableoneachplane.Female:OK.Thanksforthatinformation.In2012itwillbepossibletoretracethevoyageoftheTitanic,whichsankin1912.TheBalmoralwillsailwithexactlythesamenumberofpeopleastheTitanic–1,230.Thepassengersarecomingfrom26countriesandincluderelativesof30peoplewhodiedontheTitanic.TheshipwillsailfromSouthamptoninEnglandontheeighthofApril,2012a