第9单元B卷

附:听力参考材料

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W: Excuse me, sir. Could you turn off your phone and mobile device?We're preparing for take-off. 

M: Yes. I'm sorry!

Text 2

M: Mom, I just finished my paper.Can you check it before I hand it in? 

W: Sure, let me have a look. Sweetie, this is excellent. Your ideas are so original.

Text 3

M: Hi.I'll be your waiter this evening. Are you ready to order or do you need a few more minutes? 

W: I'm ready now.I'd like the roast chicken and a side order of corn.  

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W: Holiday Inn, how can I help you?

M: Hi, this is Jack.I want to reserve a single room. From Sept. 3 to Sept.8. 

W: OK. When will you check in on Sept. 3?

M: Maybe 2 p.m.

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M: I'd like to be a painter after graduation. What about you?

W: I like painting, too,but I want to set up a company by myself. 

M: It'll be a very hard job.

W: I'll keep trying. Do you take part in any part-time jobs?

M: Yeah, I teach children in their home during my holiday.

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M: Hi, Jane. What happened? You look a little upset.

W: I'm worried about my exams.My teacher asks us to make a public speech with one classmate. 

M: So do you have a partner?

W: Yes, I do.Lily is my partner, but neither of us know how to make a speech. 

M: Oh, it doesn't matter. My friend Bob knows. He really did it before. You can ask him.

W:Could you help me? I don't know him. 

M:Of course. He is in the classroom now. Let's go. 

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W: Hi, how are you doing?

M: Okay, and you?

W: Also fine.

M: Today, I went to an English class. I really struggled with it. It is too difficult!

W: No, man.English is pretty simple. You just have to know the certain rules, and just put the words together like any other language. 

M: But you know, English gets about 100,000 words, and it gets the past tense, the present tense, the past perfect tense, etc. Oh, those are difficult to remember!

W: Don't worry.In 100,000 words, you can talk with others with 4,000 common words. Chinese is even more complex! 

M: OK, you are right.I need to put in more effort. 

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W: My party will be held in my house this Saturday. Are you coming?

M: Sure. I wonder if John will be coming.

W: I'm not sure. He hasn't told me yet.

M: When did you ask him?

W: Yesterday. I met him after school.I told him about the party but he told me he would reply to me during Tuesday's lunch break because he was not sure if he would be needed in his dad's shop. 

M: His dad's shop? Oh, right. His dad is the owner of a grocery shop, right?

W: Yes. I hope he will be able to make it.I'll ask him later at lunch.

M: Well,then let's hope his dad will allow him to join in the party! It will be more interesting if he is able to come. 

W: Exactly.He is always telling funny jokes and making people laugh. Without him, there will be less fun at the party. 

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W: Does anyone like listening to music?

M: Of course! I love punk so much! What about you?

W: Punk? I haven't tried it. It's said that it's too noisy.My favorite type of music is pop. 

M: But pop music does not last very long. While it is popular at certain times, only after a few months, or even weeks, it will be replaced by newer music.

W: Yeah, any type of music has advantages and disadvantages. Punk is best for you, pop is best for me, and others may like jazz best.

M: It makes sense.You can try listening to punk if you want. It will excite you and you will enjoy it. 

W: Maybe I should experience it by myself. You know, we are always very busy studying, so I think if I feel tired sometimes, listening to music is the best way for me to relax. What do you listen to music for? 

M: Me? Er, sometimes I think music can help me deal with stress from the surroundings and our study. 

W: Also, it is a good way for our language learning, when we listen to some foreign songs.

M: How do you listen to music? Online or on TV? 

W: Oh, usually from TV programs. Many TV programs have such a part about music. 

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　　M:The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing. Figures show the number of male nurses has fallen in the last three years.Now, the number of men working in nursing has reached a seven-year low Numbers of male nurses increased between 2011 and 2014. Once there were 7,168 male nurses at most. This figure has dropped to only about 6,000. The UK Health Secretary says this is clearly a cultural problem, and probably one that exists in many parts of the world. But now Britain has decided to take action to change that. The government wants to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing. There is absolutely no reason why men can't go into this profession. The government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing. The Health Secretary states that they are leading the way in workforce planning, and that they will become the first nation in Europe to publish a national health and care workforce plan.