洪恩环境英语第八册练习 Lesson 6

　　Welcome to Lesson Six.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
Listen to this part of the conversation between Connie and Jake.
Where's Maria?
I don't know.She might be cought in a snowstorm¹ somewhere.
Try her house.She might be home.
I called.She's not there.
Where's Steven?Have you heard from him?
No,not yet.
Well,the show msut go on.We'll be able to do today's show without them.
No problem.
Except we can't find the scripts².Do you know where they are?
They must be on the bookshelf³.I put them there yesterday.
Ah,here they are.
Now listen and repeat.
she might be   cought
cought in snowstorm   somewhere
She might be caught in a snowstorm somewhere.
Try her house. She might be home.
Try her house.She might be home.
must go    must go on
the show must go on
Well,the show must go on.
Except we can't find the scripts.
they must be  on the bookshelf.
They must be on the bookshelf.
I put them there yesterday.
By now you know what when we use might or might not,
we are expressing a possibility.
And we often use must or must not to express an assumption⁴.
For example,when we say..
Maria might be home.
We mean it is possible that scripts are on the bookshelf.
but we really don't know.When we say...
The scripts must be on the bookshelf.
We meas that we assume⁵ the scripts are on the bookshelf.
In other words,we are almost certain that they're on the shelf.
Listen to the following situations
and decide whether to respond⁶ using might or using must.
For example,you hear....
Jake hasn't slept for a long time.
Be tired.
And you say...  He must be tired.
Or you hear...
When will the new furniture arrive?
Arrive today.
And you day...      It might arrive today.
All right.Let's begin.
Jake hasn't slept for a long time.
Be tired.
He must be tired.
When will the new furniture arrive?
Arrive today.
It might arrive today.
Jake's alone in his office,but I can hear him talking.
On the telephone.
He must be on the telephone.
Mike doesn't know where to go on his next vacation.
Go to Europe.
He might go to Europe.
Steven told me he was on pins and needles.
Be very nervous.
He must be every nervous.
Mike said to call it a day.I wonder what he wants us to do.
Stop working.
He must want us to stop working.
Now take your pencil and a piece of paper.
In a moment,you're going to have a dictation.
But don't write anything yet.Just listen.
An ancient city was built 3,000 years ago by King Herod.
Today,it is buried under the water and under the sand of this Mediterranean⁷ coast.
Archaeologists⁸ look for objects there.
They look for pottery,statues,temples,and coins.
They hope these objects will help them understand the past.
Now take your pencil and a piece of paper.
Listen to each group of words again and write what you hear.
Ready?Let's begin.
An ancient city     was built    3,000 years ago      by King Herod.
Today,it is buried under the water
and under the sand    of this Mediterranean coast.
Archaeologists         look for objects there.
They look for pottery,statues,temples,and coins.
They hope these objects will help them       understand the past.[02:19.62]Now listen as you hear the paragraph⁹ for the last time.
Take your pencil and try to correct any mistakes you find.
Ready?Listen.
An ancient city was built 3,000 years ago by King Herod.
Today,it is buried under the water and under the sand of this Mediterranean coast.
Archaeologists look for objects there.
They look for pottery,statues,temples,and coins.
They hope these objects will help them understand the past.
Now use your paper to answer the following six questions.
Give short answers.
Question One.    What was built 3,000 years ago?
An ancient city.
Question Two.    What king built the city?
King Herod.
Question Three.  Today,the city is buried under what two things?
Under the water and under the sand.
Question Four.   What is the name of the coast where this city is buried?
The Mediterranean coast.
Question Five.   What four things do the archaeologists look for?
Pottery,statues,temples,and coins.
Question Six.    What do they hope these objects will help them understand?
The past.
And I hope these lessons will help you understand the English language.
This is the end of Lesson Six.

1 snowstorm   

n.雪暴，暴风雪

参考例句：

• After several weeks of travel,snowstorm hit us first.我们旅行了几个星期，初次碰上了暴风雪。
• A severe snowstorm blocked up railroads.一场暴风雪使铁路中断。

2 scripts   

剧本( script的名词复数 )； 文字； 笔迹； （一种语言的）字母系统

参考例句：

• Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
• The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。

3 bookshelf   

n.书架

参考例句：

• Please take the bookshelf away.把书架搬开。
• He put the books all together on the bookshelf.他把每本书都放在书架上。

4 assumption   

n.假定，臆断，担任，承担

参考例句：

• We mistook assumption that the price would fall.我们错误地认为价格会下降。
• I would question the validity of that assumption.我会质疑那个假设的正当性。

5 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

6 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。

7 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

8 archaeologists   

n.考古学家( archaeologist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
• Archaeologists have worked for years to piece together the huge mosaic. 考古学家经年累月拼组这幅巨大的马赛克。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 paragraph   

n.段落，短评；vt.将…分段，分段落；vi.写短评

参考例句：

• Each paragraph begins on a new line.每段都另起一行。
• There's a paragraph on the matter in the paper.报纸对这件事有一短篇报道。