1、Unit 6 The truth can be stranger than fiction. Done with this task. Your current score: 93%Unit 6 testNext Directions: Click on the speaker to the left to start playing the audio recordings for Parts I, II and III. They will be played continuously. Once the recording starts playing, please do NOT cl
2、ick on either the speaker icon or the Unit Quiz link in the menu bar above. Otherwise, you may lose the chance of hearing the complete recording. Part I Script Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the
3、first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The woman doesnt believe in any superstitions.B. The man doesnt believe in any superstitions.C. The two speakers will probably
4、go out for an outing.D. The two speakers will probably stay at home.2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Teachers.B. Lawyers.C. Sailors.D. Do
5、ctors.4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man learnt the news of UFO from the newspaper.B. The woman learnt the news of UFO from the newspaper today.C. The woman probably mistook an airplane for a UFO.D. The man doesnt believe in UFO at all.5.(Listen to the audio recording for
6、the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Part II Script Directions: Listen to the passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read the second time, fill
7、in the blanks numbered from (1) to (7) with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from (8) to (10), write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read the third time, check your answers. Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remain
8、s a mystery. When the island was (1) , it was almost uninhabited, but there were many discoveredstatues on it. People are (2) to know who lived there before its eagerdiscovery, how they lived, and why they (3) out. Different theories diedgive different explanations, but none is completely (4) . conv
9、icingThe Easter Islanders had their own system of (5) , different from writingany other in the world. No other Pacific Islanders knew how to write. The American (6) did not know how to write either. Who (7) Indians taughtthe Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Rememb
10、er that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC. (8). How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely. (9), which was only colonized in 1492. Could
11、 Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were
12、going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds. Your answer Correct answer(1) discovered discovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) convicing convincing(5) writing writing(6) Indians Indians(7) taught taught(8) The
13、Easter Islanders lived on sweet potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas(9) Remember that the distances involved were great, further than the distance from Europe to the closest place in the Americas(10) a few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a s
14、torm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with themPart III Script Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the se
15、cond playing to check your answers. 1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An allig
16、ator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards the tent.3. How many alligators did Dr. Smith find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligator dropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a
17、 falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallen from the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of
18、 another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Part IVDirections: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements. 1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and its been with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my exams. I cant _ part wit
19、h it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myself2. Congratulations for getting the interview! Ive _ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossed3. David Copperfield is the worlds greatest magician. Hes certainly _
20、.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a look4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible and no one has any idea _ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. how5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming you to an early death, and not giving
21、 you entry to _.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heaven6. It has even been suggested that space aliens may have played a role _ these giant statues.A. regardingB. regardedC. with regard inD. in regard with7. _ its peak, the population of Easter Island is believed to have reached 11,000.A. InB. AtC. O
22、nD. For8. There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, _ as a result of current economic and political uncertainties.A. probableB. mayC. possiblyD. likely9. Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. _, super
23、stitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky.A. OppositeB. ContraryC. ConverselyD. In the contrary10. People _ livelihoods depend more on lucklike professional athletes, or fishermenoften have superstitious routines.A. withB. forC. whoseD. which6 2 7 6 SubmitSearch onlinWord t
24、ipsLanguage and culture tipsOverviewLearning strategiesScriptQuestion 1 M: What a fine day! Shall we go for an outing? W: No. Its going to rain. Dont you see the cat brushing its ears with its claws? My grandma told me that this suggests rains coming. Q: What can we infer from the dialog? Question 2
25、 W: What are you throwing over your shoulder? M: Oh, I spilled some salt, so Im throwing a pinch over my left shoulder into the devils eye! Its an old superstition my grandmother taught me. Q: Why does the man throw salt over his shoulder? Question 3 M: Mary, why are Chinese people reluctant to turn
26、 fish upside down? W: Because they believe it will bring them bad luck. Sailors, in particular, would never do that since they fear that bad luck will make the boat turn upside down. Q: According to the dialog, for whom is it particularly bad to turn fish upside down? Question 4 W: Can you believe i
27、t? I saw a UFO last night. M: Dont be silly! It must be an airplane. Otherwise, we would have had breaking news on newspapers all around today. Q: What can we infer from the dialog? Question 5 W: David crashed his car the other day. Luckily he wasnt hurt. Have you ever been in a car accident? M: No
28、I havent. I often knock on wood. In fact I touch wood each time I leave home and each time I hear something bad. Q: What function does a “knock on wood“ have? ScriptEaster Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery. When the island was discovered, it was almost uninhabited, but there wer
29、e many statues on it. People are eager to know who lived there before its discovery, how they lived, and why they died out. Different theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing. The Easter Islanders had their own system of writing, different from any other in the world.
30、No other Pacific Islanders knew how to write. The American Indians did not know how to write either. Who taught the Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC. The Easter Islanders lived on sweet
31、potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas. How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely. Remember that the distances involved were great, furthe
32、r than the distance from Europe to the closest place in the Americas, which was only colonized in 1492. Could Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians
33、 lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, a few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a storm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with them. A
34、lso, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds. ScriptAccounts of living things falling from clear skies are as old as recorded history and have never been explained in any satisfactory way. Most reports describe falls of small animalsfrogs, fish, and insectsbut sometimes larger cre
35、atures fall out of nowhere, too. Alligators, for instance. On December 26, 1877, the New York Times reported the following: “Dr. John Smith of Silverton Township, South Carolina, while opening up a new farm, noticed something fall to the ground and commence to crawl toward the tent where he was sitt
36、ing. On examining the object, he found it to be an alligator. In the course of a few moments a second one made its appearance. This so excited the curiosity of the doctor that he looked around to see if he could discover any more, and found six others within a space of 200 yards. The animals were al
37、l quite lively and about 12 inches in length. The place where they fell is situated on sandy ground about six miles north of the Savannah River.“ Another tale comes from Mr. and Mrs. Tucker of Long Beach, California, who heard a noise made by a falling object in their backyard in 1960. Immediately a
38、fter that, they heard a loud groan. When the couple stepped outside, they were astonished to encounter a five-foot alligator. They could only conclude that it dropped from the sky. A similar story emerged in 1957. While a U.S. Navy airship was sailing towards California, the officer heard strange noises and discovered a two-foot alligator on board. As they did not take any animals aboard, the alligator must have fallen from the sky. Although a number of cases of falling alligators have been reported, no one could give a satisfactory explanation.
