人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高二上02

[00:05.80]You will listen to four people talking about something that happened.
[00:10.95]Part 1 is an interview and part 2 is a dialogue.
[00:16.09]Listen carefully to what is said
[00:19.85]and tick¹ the information you hear in each part.
[00:24.71]Part One  Good morning,Mr Keller!
[00:29.39]My name is Harry² Hunter and I work for the Daily Times.
[00:35.27]I would like to ask you a few questions about Jim. Gray.
[00:40.59]Good morning,Mr Hunter.
[00:43.76]What would you like to know about Mr Gray?
[00:47.70]Well,I want to know if it's true that Mr Gray no longer works³ for your company.
[00:55.46]Yes,that's true. Mr Gray was fired today.
[01:00.73]He has been having problems lately and it was time for him to leave.
[01:06.09]I see. What kind of problems?
[01:11.55]Mr Gray was too slow and it took him too long to do his job.
[01:17.11]He talked too much and was noisy and sometimes even wild.
[01:22.57]He was not serious enough.
[01:25.81]Instead of thinking about work,
[01:29.36]he would spend too much time disturbing the other workers with questions and comments.
[01:35.84]So the other workers didn't like Mr Gray.
[01:40.99]Mr Gray was very noisy always trying to find out what other people were doing.
[01:47.65]Many people were also unhappy with Mr Gray because he was rude,
[01:53.21]and said bad things about people.
[01:57.16]I see.Were there any other reasons why you fired him?
[02:03.32]Yes,Mr Gray was also careless with his money.
[02:07.90]Now,if you will excuse me,I have to get back to work.
[02:12.86]Thank you for answering my questions.
[02:17.12]Part Two  A:Hi,Wendy.Did you hear that Jim was fired today?
[02:27.38]B:Yes,I did.Isn't it awful?
[02:33.03]I worked with him for ten years,and he is one of my best friends,
[02:39.50]I can't believe that he was fired.
[02:44.47]A:I don't understand it,either.
[02:48.72]Jim faced many difficulties⁴ but wouldn't give up.
[02:54.50]He was careful,and always took the time to do a job well.
[03:01.34]B:Even when he was very busy,Jim always found time to speak to others.
[03:09.10]He was funny and happy,and like to make others laugh.
[03:14.98]He always had a kind word for me.
[03:20.02]A:Yes,he was always interested in other people,
[03:25.19]and cared about their life and problems.
[03:29.74]When my wife was ill,
[03:33.71]he always asked me about it and tried to cheer me up.
[03:38.75]B:Jim was always so generous⁵,
[03:43.79]he was happy to spend money on good meals and gifts.
[03:49.67]A:Yes,he was,and he was also very honest
[03:55.91]and always told people what he thought about something.
[04:00.95]B:I suppose we won't see him very often in the future.I'll miss him.
[04:08.11]A:I'll miss him,too.
[04:11.77]Work Book  Unit 2  Listening
[04:22.11]The chief editor of a daily newspaper is having a meeting with the journalists.
[04:28.17]She is telling them what she wants them to do today.
[04:32.72]Good morning,everybody!
[04:36.17]Listen carefully,This is what I want you to do.
[04:41.94]Mick,Jim Scort the sports woman is arriving at the airport this morning.
[04:49.38]Her plane arrives at 11:00,will you be there please?
[04:54.53]I want you to get a good photograph of her.
[04:58.79]See if you can talk to her.
[05:02.13]Ask her what her future plans are,OK?
[05:06.70]Bob,the Medical Conference⁶ opens today at the Capital Hotel.
[05:12.87]It starts at 9:00.So you have to hurry.
[05:18.43]I want you to listen to the opening talk and make some notes.
[05:23.89]Get a photograph too of the person giving the talk.
[05:28.57]Susan,I want you to interview someone at the home office.
[05:34.42]This new traffic plans are very interesting,
[05:39.49]I want you to set up an interview today.
[05:44.14]I want you to put your report in tomorrow's paper.
[05:48.79]Get as much information as you can.
[05:53.54]Try to collect some plans or diagrams⁷.
[05:58.69]They would be very useful

1 tick   

vi.(指钟表等)滴答滴答地响

参考例句：

• The clock goes'tick-tock,tick-tock'.时钟发出滴答滴答的声音。
• They could hear the regular tick of the clock.他们能听见时钟有规律的滴答声。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 difficulties   

n.困难( difficulty的名词复数 )；难度；难事；麻烦

参考例句：

• I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face. 我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
• the difficulties of English syntax 英语句法的难点

5 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

6 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。

7 diagrams   

图解，简图，图表( diagram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Don't clutter the page with too many diagrams. 别用太多的图表来堆砌版面。
• The computer reproduces the data as a set of diagrams. 电脑使这些数据再现为一系列图表。