英语听力突破掌上宝talking-第3章
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E： Excuse me ； please。 Where’s the nearest men’s room？
C： Go down this street till you get to the clock tower。
Then you’ll see the sign for the rest room。
Lesson 2
Read the passage and answer this question：How did Disney get the idea for his first cartoon character？
Walt Disney
Walt Disney； the great film…maker； was born in Chicago in 1901。 Disney’s greatest wish was to be a famous artist。 When he was a young man； he went to a newspaper office in Kansas City where he was living。 He had some friends who worked in the office there。 He took along some of his pictures in the hope of getting a job there。 However； he had no luck。 They looked at his pictures and said； “Sorry； young man。 We don’t think there is anything of interest in your pictures。”
Disney’s friends tried to encourage him。 Don’t worry； Walt。 We like your pictures。 They’re very good。 We ‘re sure you’ll be well…known as an artist before long。”
Disney did not lose heart。 He continued to draw lots of pictures。 His family was poor and he used to sit in the family garage and draw pictures there。 One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor。 Disney stopped drawing and watched the mouse。 The mouse came towards him； so he gave the mouse a piece of bread。 Then the mouse came and sat on his desk。 Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread。 In this way over several days the artist and his mouse became good friends。
Some years later； Disney moved to the west coast of the USA。 He tried to get work as an artist； but still he was unsuccessful。 One day he remembered the mouse that used to come out in his father’s garage。 He picked up his pencil and started to draw。 Day after day he experimented and drew different pictures of the mouse that he had known。 At last he was pleased with one of his pictures of the mouse。 He called it Mickey Mouse。
Disney’s success as a cartoon…marker had begun。 He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck and during the 1920s and the 1930s he made scores of cartoons about them。 These cartoons were all short ones。 Before the days of television； They used to be shown in cinemas all over the country before the main film was shown。 Later Walt Disney made longer films。 All of them were liked very much by children。 Disney died in 1966。 But the studios which he started are still busy today； producing more and more interesting films。
One （A） plays a newspaper reporter。 One of others （B） plays the famous cartoon…maker … Walt Disney。 Well； A is asking the following questions。
i。 May I ask you when and where you were born； Mr Disney？
ii。 Could you tell me what kind of family you were born in？ What was your father’s job？ What did your mother do？
iii。 What were you most interested in when you were young？
iv。 Did you think you would be a famous artist as a young man
v。 When did you become well…known as a cartoon…maker？
vi。 What’s your plan for the future？
Talk about the following pictures in pairs。
Lesson 3
Disneyland
The company that Walt Disney started does not just make films。 In 1955 Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park。 This was Disneyland in Los Angeles on the west coast of the USA。 Later； Disney World was opened on the east coast； in Florida； in 1971。 It cost between 550 and 600 million to build。
Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983； and Europe Disney opened in France in 1992。
All the Disney parks are operated by the same company。 The workers have very strict orders。 They must wear clean shoes and clean trousers。 The men are not allowed to have beards。 If the workers have long hair； it must be tied back。 They always smile； and are always friendly and polite to visitors。 The parks are the cleanest parks that you can imagine。
In Disneyland you can find all the characters from Walf Disney’s films。 The Sleeping Beauty Castle is a favourite place for visitors。 You get a wonderful view from the top of the tower。 You can see as far as the coast。 Many of the streets in Disneyland are built to look like streets in the USA in the 1890s。 People walk around wearing ninetenth…century clothes。
The Tomorrow Land is very interesting。 You can go inside a spaceship and drive one too。 In the Future House； everything is worked by the computer。
If you press one button； a machine cuts the grass in the garden。 If you press
another； your meal is prepared and heated for you； then it is brought on along a very small railway line to your seat in front of you television so that you don’t even have to stand up when you get what you need。
I considered that the park was good value for the money。
May I ask you where you were born？
Useful expressions
i。 Take along
ii。 In the hope of
iii。 Lose heart
iv。 Day after day
v。 Bring on
Unit 2 No smoking； please！
Lesson 5
Wang Bing has just started working at a film studio。 He’s in Hank’s office。
Wang Bing： Do you mind if I smoke？
Hank： I’m sorry； but it’s not allowed。
Wang Bing： Would yo mid if I smoked in the office next door？
Hank： I’m afraid all these offices are non…smoking offices。
Wang Bing： Oh dear！ Where can I go if I want to smoke a cigarette？
Hank： You can smoke in the entrance hall。 Or outside； of course。
Wang Bing： Thanks。 I wonder if I could use your phone。
Hank： Sure。 Go ahead。
A： May I borrow your bicycle？
B： I’m sorry。
A： It’s very important。
B： Why ？
A： I need to fetch a tape from a friend。 I’ll be back in half an hour。
B： Oh； all right。
Lesson 6
Read the passage to see if these sentences are true：
Chinese people smoke more than British people。
In Britain more women smoke than men。
No smoking； please 1
At present about 38％ of the Chinese population smoke。 89％ of smokers are male。Every year； millions of smokers die because of illnesses which are caused by smoking tobacco。The Chinese government receives a lot of money from sales of tobacco； in 1989 it received about 24 billion yuan。 But in the same year cigarette smoking cost the government even more money； about 28 billion yuan。 Smokers cost the government ment a lot of money for two reasons。 First； money is spent looking after people with illnesses which have been caused by smoking。 Second； many fires are caused by smokers。 People who smoke in bed often fall asleep while they are smoking。 The bed clothes catch fire and the whole house may be burnt down。 China produces one third of the world’s cigarettes。 Each day； about 220 million packets of cigarettes are smoked by Chinese。 This is good news for the tobacco campanies； but bad news for the health of the nation。 Every year； tobacco companies must persuade new people to start smoking cigarettes。 This is because each year millions of smokers die from the habit。
In Britain； which has a population of only 58 million people； 110；000 people die from smoking each year。 The chance is that one smoker in four will die from smokig。
In Britain；sales of cigarettes have been reduced by 30％ in the last ten years。 Just under a third of the population now smokes； about 17 million people。 In the 16…19 age group；32％ of women smoke； compared to 28％ of men。 However； in the 20…24 age group； 39％ of women smoke and 38％ of men。 The problem is that 300 people are dying each day from illnesses caused by smoking。 Therefore； if the tobacco companies want to remain in business； they have to encourage more young people to start smoking。
Lesson 7
No smoking； please 2
In Britain； 70％ of smokers say that they would like to stop smoking and of these smokers；83％ have tried more than once to give it up。 Why do smokers continue to smoke； even when they know that the habit may kill them or at least cause a serious illness？ The problem with tobacco is that it contains a drug called nicotine。 Nicotine is a drug that gets one into the habit of smoking。 That means that once you start taking the drug； it is hard to stop。
When smokers who are used to nicotine go without it for an hour or two； they begin to feel bad。 The body is calling for a new supply of the drug nicotine。 So they say “ I must have a cigare
