Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 听说训练

一、模仿朗读

听以下短文一遍，给你50秒钟的时间准备，然后模仿朗读。当听到""的信号后，立即在50秒钟内朗读短文，当听到要求"停止录音"的信号时，应立即中止朗读。

M: In the last ten years，great changes have taken place in my hometown. In the past, there were lots of old houses in my hometown. The river used to be very dirty. The roads weren't good. Most people went to work on foot or by bike. But now, there are many tall buildings. The river is clean. There are many wide roads now. People often go out in their own cars. I believe my hometown will become more and more beautiful in the future.

下面你有50秒钟的时间准备。

二、信息获取

第一节 听选信息

听三段对话或独白，每段播放两遍。各段播放前你有10秒钟的阅题时间。各段播放后有两个问题。请根据所听到的问题和括号内的提示，选择正确的信息在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。

  听下面一段录音，回答第1—2两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

W: Hi, Jack! I heard that you got a train ticket.

M: Yes, I got it through the Internet.

W: When will you leave?

M: Tomorrow afternoon.

W: How long will it take you to get home?

M: About two hours. The high speed railway runs very fast. You know, it used to take me ten hours.

W: Yes.With the development of transportation, traveling becomes much easier.

M: That's true.

  听下面一段录音，回答第3—4两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

M: Hi, Alice. Don't you remember me?

W: Oh,sorry.

M: I am Jerry. We were in the same class when we studied in Sunshine Primary School.

W: Oh, I remember it now, Jerry. You used to be very short, didn't you?

M: Yeah, I was not tall.

W: But you were always happy. Did you use to play basketball after school?

M: Yes, I did. But now I am interested in playing volleyball. And I am on a volleyball team.

W: Wow. You have changed a lot.

M: Yes. You know people are changing all the time.

  听下面一段录音，回答第5—6两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

W: You've changed a lot.

M: Yes, everyone changed.

W: You used to like bananas and strawberries.

M: Yes, I used to like them.

W: How about now?

M: Now I like apples. It' s good for our health.

W: I have changed too.

M: You used to go to school by bus, but now you walk to school.

W: Yes. I want to take more exercise.

第二节 回答问题

  听下面一段录音，录音播放两遍。请根据所听内容回答后面的四个问题。当听到""的信号后，请在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这四个问题。

M:Today is May Day. It is a good chance for my classmates in primary school to get together. In our class there were fifty students at that time. We all have changed a lot. Paul used to be thin and have straight black hair. Now he is fat and has curly hair. Brian used to be late for class and his hair was always colorful. Now he has black hair. I used to play basketball with my good friends after school. Now I play football twice a month.

三、信息转述及询问

第一节 信息转述

你将听到一段独白，录音播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容和所给的要点提示，在50秒钟内说一段话，包含全部要点。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读提示。

下面请听录音两遍。

W: I am Liu Li. My life has changed a lot in the last few years. I used to be afraid of the sea because I didn't know how to swim, but now I am a good swimmer. I used to be short but now I'm tall. When I was in primary school, I used to go right home after school, but now I can do sports with my friends. In the past，I used to study all day, but now I often chat with my parents. I think my life now is more colorful.

下面你有50秒钟的时间准备。

你可以这样开始：

第二节 询问信息

  你希望了解更多关于Liu Li生活上发生的变化的信息，请根据以下提示向她提两个问题。每个问题有15秒钟的准备时间和8秒钟的提问时间。

请你准备第一个问题。

请你准备第二个问题。