21世纪大学实用英综合教程第二册听力答案及原文(unit4).docVIP

Unit 4 Ⅳ. Class Presentation Listening Speaking The Language for Expressing Curiosity 1. Directions: You are going to listen to an instructor talking about expressing curiosity. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Instructor: Everybody is born with curiosity. It is an innate(天性的) desire to know. Out of this curiosity grows a strong desire to learn. Put in other words, it is our curiosity that pushes us to explore the unknown. To express curiosity is to satisfy our inquisitive(好奇的) interest in the world around us. Pick up the following language to express your curiosity: — Do you happen to know what’ going on? — I’m most curious about global warming. — I’m very keen to know where human curiosity comes from. — I’d give a lot to know more about this interesting fact. — I wonder how the law of gravity works. — I wonder if you could tell me the secret. — I’d be most interested to discover why people behave this way. — I wouldn’t mind knowing about the real reason behind this. — If only I knew what’s in your mind. — I hope you don’t mind my asking, but how does it work? 2. Directions: Now come up with some questions reflecting your curiosity about a particular aspect of your specialty, using the language you learned in Exercise 1. The questions are supposed to be specific. Expressing Curiosity Directions: Before you listen to the first conversation, read the following words and expressions which may be new to you. impressionism 印象主义，（绘画、文学、音 乐等的）印象派 message 思想, 寓意 simulate 模仿 dab 轻涂 stroke 一笔 imagination 想象 Listen to the conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing Words. Wang Ying: Look at this picture. You’ve got to be smart enough to understand this. It’s really beyond me. Li Ming: I seem to know little about impressio