新世纪视听说教程第二册听力原文及答案

新世纪大学英语2optionallisteningUnitOne,Book2Listening1Boy:Hey,Grandma,whaFsinthisbox?Grandma:Oh,notliingreally...Justafe^voldkeepsakes・B:Keepsakes?G:Youngman,youknowwhatakeepsakeis!B:No,Idon't.Ireallydont.G:Weltit'ssometliingyoukeep.Ifssomethingthatgivesyoualotofmemories.B:Oh.Whafsthis?G:Nowdon'tgojustdiggingaroundinthere!…Hmnini,lefssee.,,,that'smyfirstdiary.B:CanI•…？G:No,youcalltreadit!Ifspersonal!Iwroteaboutmyfirstboyfriendinthere.Hebecameyourgrandfather!B:Oh,ok•…Wellthen,tvhat'sthat?Ithasyourpictureiiiit.G:Tliafsmypassport.YOUcansee,ItraveledtoEiiropebyship.B:What'sthatbigbook?G:Myyearbook.It'smyhighschoolbookofmemories.■B:Classof1961!Boy,that'sold!G:That'saboutenoughoutofyogyoungman.Ithinkit'stimeweputtliisboxa^vayand…Listening2nervousaneandtalkedforalongtimetoaverynicewomanwhosatnexttoAttheageoftliirteeixItookmyfirsttripalone-1^venttovisitmygrandparentsinLosAngeles.Ifeltverynervousabouttravelingsofar,butmymothersaid,"Dontworry.You'llbefine."Igotontheairplme.Mygrandparentsmetmeattheairportandtookmetotheirhome.Istayedthereforhvo^veeks,andIhadsomuchfunwiththem!It5vasmyfirsttimeinLosAngeles,andIsenvlotsofreallyinterestingplaces.Intlieend,Ididn'twanttogohome!Listening3MakingmemoriesApopularne^vserapbookthatyouwillenjoyformanyyears.Herearethesteps..hobbyisscrapbooking…makingbeautifulbookstoholdspecialmemories.Scrapbookpagescanincludephotos,drawings,journalentries.IfsnothardtomakeaChooseathemeforyourscrapbookpages.Someexamples:"Schooldays/*"Familytravel,""Memoriesofmygrandparents/'"Baby'sfirstyear/'Selectphotosforeachpage.Twoorthreereallygoodphotosarebetterthantenso-sophotos.3・Findotlierpaperkeepsakestousewithyourphotos.Lookforoldnewspaperclippings,postcards,tickets,reportcards,letters••-anythingmadeofpaper.Useyourimagination!4・Designthepages.Putphotosandkeepsakestogetheroneachpageandmovethemarounduntilyoufindalayoutthatyoulike.5・Glueyourphotosandkeepsakesintoplace.Thendecorateyourpageswithfeltpens,paintaiidstickers.Useyourimagination!6.Labelyourpages.Thisisthemostimportantstep!RemembertowritedcH\mthe"5Ws"ofyourphotos:IVlio,What,VVheivandWhy.Thistvillmakeyourserapbookmuchmoreinterestingandvaluableinthefuture.Listening4YearbooksintlieUnitedStatesMosthighschoolsintlieUnitedStatespublishayearbook.Theyearbookcomesoutonceayear,usuallyinthespring.Itisarecordoftlieschoolyear-••-a"bookofmemories'"forthestudents.Insideayearbookiseachstudent'sphoto.Theseniorsaregraduatingsoon,andtheirpKotosappearfirst.Nextarethejuniors.Theyareoneyearbehindtheseniors.Nextcomethesophomores,orsecond-yearstudents.Thelastphotosareth©first-yeeirstudents,thefreslmien.Theyearbookisnotonlyaboutstudents.TheteachershavepKotos,too.Theyearbookalsohasphotosaiiddescriptionsofsportsteams,academicsubjects,andextracurricularactivities.Tlieseareactivitiesstudentsdoafterschool,suchastliechessclubaiidSpanishclub.Thereisevenayearbookclub.Studentsinthisclubivrite,design,andtakephotosdllyearfortheyearbook.Attlieendoftheyear,thebookispriiited.Illtheyearbook,somestudentsreceivespecialtitles.Tlieseniorsvoteaiidchoosethe"classclown"(afunnystudent),tlie"mostlikelytosucceed""(astudenteveryonethinkswdllbesuccessful)，aiidthe"bestdressed"(astudentwithagoodfashionsense).Therearealsootherawardsandcategories.Studentstypicallysigneachothersyearbooks.Thisisespe&allyimportantfortliesenior®becausetlieyaregraduating.Students^vritenotestoeachother,suchas,"Wehadalotoffun,"or"rilneverforgetyou."Tlieyalsoxvriteaboutallthefunaiidfunnyexperiencestheysharedinschooltogether.Keys:OLl:A.2-passport;1-diary;3-yearbookB.1.boyfriend2.Europe,ship3.sixtiesOL2:B.1.13;2.Tovisthisgrandparents;3・Yes.Hetalkedforalongtimetoanicewoman;4.Hehadlotsoffunwithhisgrandparentsandhesenvlotsofinterestingplaces.Inth©end,heevendidn'twanttogohome.OL3:B.1.Scrapbookingismakingbeautifulbookstoholdspeciedmemories.Photos,pictures,etc.canbeincludediiiserapbooks.2.Oldnewspaperclippings,postcards,tickets,reportcards,letters.The"5\Vs"ofthephotos:^vho,^vhat^vhere,whenand^vhy.4・"Schooldays","Familytravel",""Memoriesofmygrandparents","Baby'sfirstyear\5.Useimaginationtodesignthepages,andthendecoratethemwithfeltpens,paintandstickers.sense.OL4:A1.MosthighschoolintheUS;2.Becausetheyaregraduatingsoon.3.Yes;4.Attheendoftlieyear.5.1tmeansastudentwithagoodfashionB.2.photo;3.seniors;4,sports;5.yearbook;6・titles;7.sign;8.memoriesOL5choose;2.^vear;3.bracelet;4.ring;5.favoritekeepsake;6.pendant;7.shewasincollege;8-hadnofriends;9.remindhertobestrong;10.perfectjewelry.Unit2,Book2OptionalListening11Man:Whereareyourunningto,Paula?WomanIhaveConnie's^vallet.Ineedtogiveittoher.M:Comeon.Tilhelpyou.W:IdontseeConnieanywhere.M:Look!She'soverthere.Standingatthebusstop.W:Ohyeah,Iseeher.Connie!Connie!M:Shedoesn'tseeus.W:YourerightIt'stoonoisy,andshe'stalkingtosomeone.2M:Well,hereweare.Thisismymom'shouse.W:It'sbeautiful.M:Hey,Jen.Areyouokay?W:I'mjustalittlenervous.IfsmyfirsttimemeetingyourmotherM:Comeon.Dont^vorry.Heresheisnow.W2:Hi,Tim!M:Hi,Mon-rdlikeyoutomeetJen.W2:Hi,Jen.It'sverynicetomeetyou.W:Ifsnicetomeetyou,too.Mrs.Harris.3M:Hey,Anne.Wliereareyougoing?W:I'mgoingtothelibrarytostudy.M:Forwhat?Ifsonly7:00a.mJW:Myfinalexams.They'renextweek.M:Wow,well,goodluck!W:Thanks!4.W:Biltifslate.Where'sthetheater?M:Hxnmm…Ithinkifsnearhere.W:Areyousure?Whatstreetisthis?M:Uhm.•.Idontknow.W:Where'sthemap?Iwanttocheck.OptionalListening2Paula:So,Jane,whatareyoudoingtl^iesedays?Jane:I'm^vorkinginanoffice.AndI'mstudyingcomputerscienceintheevening,P:You'rereallybusy!J:That'sforsure!Andinmyfreehnie,I'mlearningSpaiiishformyvacation.I'mplanrdngatriptoMexiconextyear.P:Whataboutyourbrothers?Howaretheydoing?J:They'redoinggreat!Alexishelpingourfatherinhisbusiness,andAdamisgoingtoPacificUniversity.P:Hownice!J:Paula,hcHVaboutyou?Howareyoudoingthesedays?P:I'mdoinggreattoo.fmworkingonaprojectaboutcommunitysafety.J:Communitysafety?P:Yeah.We^replanrdngacampaignagainsttlieftfire,AIDSanddrugsinourcommunity.J:Oh,thatsoundsinteresting!P:Yes,indeeditisinteresting,anditisveryimportanttothecommunity.OptionalListening3Knowbeforeyougo!IllBangladeshpeoplegreettheirfriendsbyshakinghandssoftlyaiidthenputtingtheirhandsovertheirheart,PeopleinBangladeshdon'tusemanygestures.Wavingatpeopleaiid0'irJdngareveryrude.Don'ttouchpeopieonthehead.Don'tpointwithyourfoot—Bangladeshipeoplethinkfeetareverydirty.Indonesiansgreetpeoplew让halonghandshake,andtheybowatthesametime.Atameeting,giveeverypersonyourbusinesscard,butuseyourrighthand-•一usingyourlefthandisveryrudeinIndonesia.IllThailand,thetraditionalgreetingiscalledwai-—peopieputtheirhandstogetheraiidboiv.Menandwomendon'toftentoucheachotherinpublic.Thaipeopledontusetheirhandforgeshires,buttlieylovetosniilealot.Tlieysometimeslaughwhentheyfeelnervousorembarrassed.PeopleilltheUnitedArabEmirateshavesomespecialgestures.IVlientwomenmeet,tlieyshakehands.Sometimesoldmentouchnosestogether.Womenkisstheirfriendsonthecheek.Ifamanmeetsawoman,hedoesn'tshakehandswithher.Hejustsmiles.yougiveyourfriendsomething,giveittohim^vithyourrighthand.Dontuseyourlefthand.Aiiddontpointatpeopolewithyourfinger.Useyourhandtogesturetowardsthem.OptionalListening4WorldgreetingsIIIBrazilmenoftenshakehandswhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Whenwomenmeet^tlieykisseachotheronthecheek.Womenalsokissmalefriendstosayhello.\Vlienyoushakehands,lookatthepersoniiitheeyes.Thisshowsinterestaiidfriendliness.IllNe^vZealand,usually,bothmenandwomenshakehandswhentheymeetsomeoneforthefirsttime.Funfact:Ifyouseehvopeopiepressiiigtheirnosestogether,theyareprobablyMaori.TheMaoriaretlienativepeopleofNewZealand.Thisistheirtraditionalgreeting.IllJapanwhenpeoplemeetforthefirsttime,tlieyusuallybow.Inbusiness,peoplealsoshakehands.Informalsituations,peopleoftenexchangebusinesscards.WQienyougiveabusinesscard,give让withbotlihands.Thisispolite.Specialnote:InJapan,asmilecanhavedifferentmeanings.Itusuallymeansthatthepersonishappy,orthatthepersonthinkssomethingisfunny.Butitalsomeanthatthepersonisembarrassed.Keys:OLl:A.1.wavingto;2.shakinghands;3.crossinghisfingers;4・shruggingB.1.wallet;2.nervous;3.studyingforatest;4.thetheater.OL2:B-1.Tliafsforsure;2.vacation;3.They'redoinggreat;4.preject;5.AIDS;6.drugs.OL4:B1,shakehands;2.Japan,bo5v;3.Maori;4.Brazil,kiss(eachotheronthecheek);5.iiidieeyes;6.Japan,embarrassed.OL5:1.traditional;2.greetings;3・leaming;4.trip;5.nervous;6・businesscard;7.jumpandnod;8.forluck;9.startlaughing;10.relaxandhavefunUnit3,Book2Optionallistening1Todayourlivesarebusierthantheywere10or20yearsago.Forsomepeople,tliisisaprobleni.Theythinkweshouldslowdownandenjoylife.TheSlowFoodmovementwasstartedtocelebrateaiidsupportthelocalfoodtraditionsoftheworlds.Itsmembersdon'tlikefastfoodorinstantfoodsbecausetheythinktliosefoodsareunhealthy.TheSlowFoodmovementstartedinEuTOpe,butnowitisaninternationalmovement.Therearemorethan65,000membersiii45countries.TheSlowFoodmovement'smembersthink5veneedtoslo^vdo^vnandappreciatedelicloustraditionalfoods.Theyalsobelieveinprotectingtheenvironment.Inaddition,theybelieveinsupportinglocalfarmersandtheirproducts.OptionalListening2Adam:I'mabout20pouiidsovenveight.I^ventonadiet.There'sonlyoneproblem:Ijustlovebutteryfoods.EveryonesaysthatIshouldeatlessbutter-It'shard.Janet:IlivedinThailandforsixmonths.Itwasreallyfun.IreallylikeThaifood!It'stoospicyforsomepeople,butnotforme,Ilovethepeppers.Icamehomeamonthago.Tliefoodheretastessobland••-1dontlikeitanymore.Abby:MymothersaysthatIhavea"sweettooth."ThatmeansIliketoeatsweetfoods.DessertismyfavoHtepartofanymeal-1likeanythingwithchocolateinit!Minh:I'mtrainingforas^viiiuiuiigcompetition,Iliavetoeathealthyfoodsallthetime.AtfirstIdidn'tlikeit,butnowIdo.Iactuallypreferhealthyfoodstosiveetorbutteryfoods.AiidIfeelbetter,too!OptionalListening3Hot,hotter,hottest!Surprisingfactsaboutchilepeppers.Cliilepeppersareoneoftheoldestfoodcropsinth©world.Farmersgrewthefirstchilepeppersmorethan9,000yearsago.ThefirstcliilepeppersprobablygrewinBolivia-Fromthere,theplantspreadthroughSouthAmericaandtheCaribbean.CluistopherColumbusbroughtthefirstchilepepperstoEurope.Theheatinthechilecomesfromachemicalcalledcapsaicin.Capsaicinhasnosmellorflavor,butitmikesyourmouthfee"hot."Scientistsbelievethatcliilepeppersareaveryhealthyfoodbecausetheyarerichinvitamins.Researchshowsthatchilesdonotdamagethestomach,andIndianscientistsdiscoveredthateatingchilescanhelppeopleloseweight.Indianfoodis\vell-kno5vnforusinglotsofcliilepeppars,butThaifoodspicier.TlieaveragepersoniiiThailandeatsfivegramsofclulepeppereveryday—themostiiitlieworld.TlieAztecIndiaiisofMexicolovedcliilepepperssomuchthattheygav©themtotheirkingasagift.Thehottestchilepepperinthe^vorldisthehabaiiero.ItisbrightorangeandgroivsintheCaribbean.&TherearechilesaucefactoriesoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.OptionalListening4Illmanycoimtriesofthe5vorld,peoplearelivinglongerthanbefore.Peoplehavehealthierlifestyles,andhealthcareisbetter,too.OkinawaisanislandoffthecoastofJapan.ThepeopleonOkinawa,theOkinaiv^ans,mayhavethelongestlivesandhealtliiestlifestylesintheworld.Researchersdidastudy.Theystartedtheirstudybylookingatcityaiidtownbirthrecordsfrom1879.Tlieydidn'texpecttofindmanycentenaiiaiisintherecords.TlieywereverysurprisedtofindsomanyoldandhealtliypeoplelivinginOkinawa.TheUnitedStates,forexample,has10centenariansper100,1000people.InOkinawathereare34centenariansper100,100people!IVhatistheOkinawans"secret?First,tlieyeatahealthydiet.Theyeatmanyfreshfru让sandvegetables.Tlieyalsoeatfishoftenanddrinkalotofwaterandgreentea.ButresearchersthinkthattheOkinawansliaveotherhealthyhabitsaswell.Theydon'tdohardexercisesuchasvveightliftiiigorjogging…instead,theypreferrelaxingactivitieslikegardeningand穴diking.ReseairherssaythatolderOkinawansalsohaveagoodattitudeaboutaging-Theysitqiiietlyandrelaxtheirmiiidswdthdeepbreathingexercised.Theyalsoenjoymassage.Keys:OLl:A.iVeshouldsupportaiidcelebratelocalfoodtradition;B-1.fast;2.1ife;3.farmers;4.Europe;5.members,OL2:A.Adam:buttery;Jaiiet:spicy;Abby:sweet;Miiili:healthy.OL3:A.FTFFTF;BCapsaciiiisachemicalinthecliilethatproducesheataiidmakesyourmoutlifeelhot.Ithasnoflavororsmell.Habeuieroistliehottestcivilepepperintlieworld.ItitbrightoraiigeandgrowsintheCaribbean.OL4:A.Whattheyeat:freshfruitsaiidvegetables^fish;\Vhattlieydrink:water,greentea;Howtheyexercise:gardening,walkingHowtheyrelax:deepbreathingexercises,massage.Ol^:1.contest;2.tomatoes;3・adding;4.spicier;5.comesoff;6.getscoveredxvith;7.judgingstarts;8・tastestheotherdishes;9.hasevertasted;10.winthetest.Unit4,Book2OptioiialListening11・Interviewer(Iiit):Hi,whafsyouriianie?Gio:Gio.lilt:Hi,Gio,Whereareyoufrom?G:Milan,Italy.1:WelcometoNe^vYork,them!G:Thankyou.I:Whereareyourclothesfrom?G:Mybrother.I'malwaysborrowingclothes.1:Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?G:CasuatIguess.I'mnotveryinnovatigIjustwearth©samethingallthetime2.I:Hi,there.Elena:Hi,I:Whoareyou?E:I'mElena.I:Aiidwhereareyoufrom?E:I'mfromrighthereinNewYork.1:AhometowngirtAndyourclotliesarefrom.•・?E:Astoreinmyneighborhood.Therewasasale.I:Great!Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonalstyle?E:Retro.Ifsfashionablenow.I:Itlooksold・fashionablenowinagoodway,ofcourse.3.I:Goodevening.Whatisyourname?V:Vicki.I:Youlookbeautiful.V：ThankyouI:Thatdressisverystylish.V:Mymothergaveittome.Itwastailor-made!1:Wonderful.Whereareyoufrom,Vicki!V:I'mfromHongKong.I:Howwouldyoudescribeyourpersonalsenseofstyle?V:Classic,Isuppose.Iliketodressup.OptionalListening21A:I'mneivintownandI'dliketomakesomefriends.WhatshouldIdo?B:Yououghttojoinasportsclub.A:ButIdontlikesports.B:YoucouldlookforfriendsontheInternet.2A:Idon'tknowwhattoweartothepartytonight.IVhatshouldIwear?B:Youcouldweeiryourne^vjeansoryourblackpants.A:Ifsaformaldressparty.B:Oh,thenyoushouldiitwearpantsafterall.Youdefinitelyoughttowearadress.3A:Istilldon'tunderstandthisgrammar.WhatshouldIdo?B:Youhadbettergetsomehelporyouwillfailtlietest.IfsonThursday.A:MaybeIcouldtakethetestonFriday.That^vouldgivemeextratime,B:Weltyouhadbetternotdelay.There'snotmuchtime!OptionalListening3A—AsenseofstyleI'masalesclerkinaivomarfsclothingstore.Mybossisgreat,butshehasaverystrictdresscode.Wehavetowearlongskirts,blackshoes,nojewelry,aiidonaiidon.It'sreallyboring,soI'mplanningtodyemyhairred.'Vhatdoyouthink?2.1lovemygirlfriend,butshecomplainsalotaboutmyclothes.Shedoesn'twanttogoai"iy\vherewithmebecauseIahvayswearoldjeansandaT-shirt.Idontcareaboutlookinglikeafashionmagazine.Ijustwanttobecomfortable!\Vhat"syouradvice?BI'masalesclerkinaivomarfsclothingstore.Mybossisgreat,butshehasaverystrictdresscode.Wehavetowearlongskirts,blackshoes,nojewelry,aiidonaiidon.Ifsreallyboring,soI'mplanningtodyemyhairred.'Vhatdoyouthink?Experfsopinion:Sorry,butIliavetoside5vithyouremployer.Abusiness5vantstoapartictdarlook,sotlieytellyouwhattowear.Ifyouwanttoshowoffyourindividualstyle,youhadbetterdoitinyourfreetime,2.1lovemygirlfriend,butshecomplainsalotaboutmyclothes.Shedoesn'twanttogoany\\4\erewithmebecauseIahvayswearoldjeansandaT-shirt.Idontcareaboutlookinglikeafashionmagazine.Ijust^vanttobecomfortable!\Yhat'syouradvice?Experfsopinion:Ithinkyououghttohaveaserioustalkwithyourgirlfriendandexplainhowyoufeel.Weallliaveourownstyleandtaste.Iiimyopiiuon,shethinkstoomuchaboutappearances.OptionalListening4TodayIstartedmyne^vpart-timejobasatrendspotier,15vasnervousanddidn'tknow•whattoexpect.Well,guess•what?Itwasalotoffun!I'mtellingallmyfriends,"Youshouldthinkaboutbecomingatrendspottei;too"OilSaturdaymorning,wehadtoreporttoarecordingstudioby10a.m.TheTrendsCoordinator/'Mandy,explainedtheschedule.Thenshegaveusatour.Thatwasreallycool!Next5vesataroundabigtableinaroom.Tlieygaveeachpersontl^ireecards.Onecardsaid"Yes—AUtheway!"Anothersaid,TFsOK."Thethirdonesaid,“Noway!''Welistenedtoabout10differentsongs.Aftereachsongwehadtoholdupacard.Theyplayedsomehiphop,rock,heavymetal;aiiddancemusic.Theheavymetalwas"Noway"forme.covers.Doyouknowtlierockgroupcalled"Gifted"?They'rerealtypopularrightnow.Well,tlieyliaveanewCDcomingout.WesawsixdifferentCDcovers.(Iguesstlieyaretryingtochooseone.)Thistime,wedidn'tliavecards.Instead,wejusttalkedaboutthecoversweliked.Mandyaskedusquestions,"Whichonesdoyoulike?""Whydoyoulikethem?""WouldyoubuyaCDwiththiscover?"Wefinishedat12:30.Wewillmeetagainnextweekataboutiquedowntown.Wewilllookatsomenewfashions.Eachweekwegotoadifferentlocation.Ohyes,^vealsoreceivedafreeCDforourtour.This"job"doesn'tpay,butwegetafreestuff!That'sallfornow!KeysOLl:AElena:NeivYorkVicki:HongKong6-Gio:brotl^ier/usualElena:storeinneighborhood/retro,old-fashionedVicki:motlier,classicOL2；A.fcbB.1.Youcouldlookforfriendsontheinternet.Youshouldn't^vearpants.Youdefinitelyoughttowearadress.Youliadbettergetsomehelporyouwillfailthetest.Youhadbetternotdelaytakingdietest.OL3A.baB・Sony,butIhavetosidewith,wanttoshowoff,inyourfreetime,haveaserioustalk,styleaiidtaste,toomuchaboutappearance.OL4B.1.Shewasnervousaiiddidn'twhattodo.2.Shehadtoreporttoarecordingstudioby10a.m.3.Tlieyhadtodecidevvliichsongwas"OK",and^vhichonewas"Noway"\4.Tlieyjusttalkedaboutthecoverstlieyliked.5.Tlieyaregoingtolookatsomenewfashions.C.1.doesn'tpay.Notagoodsalary2.week.Notmonth3・sixCDcovers,notoneCDcover4.a"Noway"card.Notan"It'sOK"cardOL5:1・jogging;2.moreandmore;3.disagrees;4.increase;5.getstired;6.stoptorest;7.hadbetter;&getsomeicecreani;9-ofallathletes;lO.aferaworkout.Unit5,Book2OptionalListening1Mike:…So,wecanlookfonvardtowarmertemperature.If11beagoodweekendforthebeach.Overtoyou,Alexa.Alexa:Thankyouforthatweatherrepor匕Mike.Andfinally,thisstoryjustin•…Wehaveareportthatalocalman,NickBroxvn,sa^vsomestrangelights.Hewasdrivinghomeatabout10p.m.Hesaidtheliglitswerebrightandtlieymovedacrossthesky.Hestoppedatagasstationaiidtalkedtoapoliceofficeraboutthelights.Thepoliceofficerhadseenthelights,too.M:Hnuiun,・・•that'sstrangestory.Whathappenednext?A:Well,Mr.Broxvntooksomepictures,buttherewasnofilmiiihiscamera.Finally,hecalledhiswifeonhiscellphone.Butbythattime,tlielights^veregone.M:WeltIknowthatthereisalegendaroundhereaboutmysteriouslights…alotoflocalpeoplehaveseenthelights.Ifsstartingtoseemlikethoselightsreallyexist.IVhatdoyouthink,Alexa?A:Idon'tbelieveit.Ithinkit'ssomekindofhoax!OptionalListening2Itwasrainingheavily.Icouldn'tseeclearly.Idroveslo^vly.Suddenly,Isa^vayounggirl.Shewasdressedneatlyaiidstandingintheniiddleoftheroad,Iwassurprised!Somehow,Istoppedthecarquickly."IVhatareyoudoing?"Iasked.Shelookedatmestrangelybutdidn'taiisiver."AreyouOK?"Iasked."Tmfine/'sheai'is^vered.Thenshesmiledhappilyandwalkedawayquietly.Nervously,Idrovetomyhotelandcheckedin.Itoldtheclerkaboutthelittlegirl•"Doyouknoivher?''Iasked."Ohyes,"'hesaidcalmly.sMaryAime.Shediedfiveyearsagoonthatroad.Itwasacaraccidentduringarainstorm."OptionalListening3TheTunguskamysteryItwasearlymorning,Juiie30,1908,ineasternRussia.Suddenly,atenibleexplosionrockedtheforestinTunguska.Peoplefelltotlieground,andallthetreesfor2000squarekilometersweredcnvn.Peopleheardtheexplosion800kilometersaway,andthefireburnedformanyweeks.Whatcausedthisterribleexplosion?Acenturylater,scientistsarestilltryingtofindtheanswer.Herearesomepossibleexplanations.Allasteroid:Asteroidsareverylargepiecesofrockthatgoesaroundinspaceaiidsometimeshittheplanet.Tlieycancauselotsofdamage.Someofthem5veighasmuchas100,00tons.Ifanasteroidhittlieearth,itwouldcauseahugeexplosion.Acomet:Cometsaregiantballsofgas,ice.,aiidrockwithlongtails.Tlieytraveltliroughspaceinaregularpattem.Encke'sCometwasnearEarthml908,aiidifspossiblethatapartofitbrokeoffaiidhittheearth.AllUFOaccident:SomepeoplebelievethataspaceshipcrashedintothegroundiiiSiberiaanditsengineexploded.AllextraterrestrialsmighthaveYvantedtodestroytheearth,sotheyaimedtheir5veaponsatEarthandsetfiretotheforest,Ascientificexperiment:Anotherideaisthatscientistsmadeamistakeduringanexperimentwithelectricity.AmannamedNikolaTeslatriedtobuilda"supergun"thatusedelectricity.Maybeitwasatestofhisgunaiiditdidn'tworkcorrectly.OptionalListening4Q.WliereisMarfaandwhatexactlyisitfamousfor?A.MarfaisasmalltowniiiwestTexasiiitlieUnitedStates-It'sfamousforthe"Marfamysterylights"Q.IVhatarethemysterylightsexactly?A.Nooneknowsforsure.Therearemanydifferentideasaboutthat.Q・Canyoudescribethem?A,That'sadifficultquestion.Differentpeopleseedifferentlights.Theyarenotalwaystliesame.Icansaythattheyappearaftersunsetinthesky.Tlieydaiicemysteriouslyinairaiidvanish.Thentheysuddenlyreappear.Q.Somepeoplesaytheyarecarheadlights.Doyou