4+1听力口语MP3-语音 46

Part One 听辨练习
A. Listen, circle the corresponding number if you hear???????or ??????in the word .
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. Write down the word you hear on the tape, then fill in the blanks below .
1. the _________ chapter 6. in the ________
2. _________ a lot 7. fine ________
3. ________and sister 8. ________ shoes
4. life and ________ 9. _________ you
5. I don’t like ________.

Part Two跟读练习
C. Listen and repeat. Notice the sound ??? and ???in the words .
/ ?/
1. Both this one and that one are good.
2. Do you want three books or thirteen books?
3. I don’t know anything about math.
4. You’d better think it over.
5. Something is better than nothing.
6. He was on the threshold of his career.
7. A bone has stuck in my throat.
8. His wound throbbed¹ with pain.
9. The race was threatened with extinction².
10. This train goes through to Paris, there is no need to change train.

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1. He runs faster than his brother.
2. There’s a house near the lake.
3. There’s something wrong with the television.
4. They don’t like these clothes.
5. They have a house of their own.
6. Those dogs that attacked your sheep ought to be shot.
7. Bring it nearer so that I may see it better.
8. I like her no better than he does.
9. Are these your children?
10. He will be here on Thursday.
D. Proverbs
It’s a thousand times easier to contract a new habit than to get rid of an old one.

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

E. Tongue twister
There are 3333 feathers on that thrush’s throat.
I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn’t the thought I thought. If the thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn’t have thought so much .

Part Three综合练习
F. Read after the tape .
Initial: third think thunder theme thought theft thing theme thank
　　thrift³ then those though there this their that these they thus
Medial: truthful⁴ fifthly athlete author something without mother either
　　weather whether
Final: oath bath both mouth month wrath⁶ moth⁵ tooth youth birth
　　breathe bathe clothe smooth with lathe⁷ soothe⁸ clothe wreathe soothe
G. Sentence exercises
Exercise 1 : Listen and write down the right words on the tape.
1. It’s very ________. 3. _______ finally came.
2. She _______ for a long time. 4. Is it _______?
Exercise 2 : Complete the sentences with the words given.
1. This book is thin, and that one is th_______.
2. Tom and Mary live in the same neighborhood, th___ go to school together.
3. Linda didn’t go shopping today, and I didn’t e_________.
4. It’s not difficult. It’s so ea___.
　　Exercise 3 : Form a sentence with the words given.
　　to the path took Ruth the theatre
　　Exercise 4 : Form sentences in future tense with the words given.
1. thin 2. thirsty 3. this 4. smooth
Exercise 5 : Questions and Answers
1. Look at picture 1, what’s it?
It’s a thumb, the biggest finger on my hand.
2. What’s that in Picture 2?
It’s a thread. We use a needle and a thread when we sew.
3. What do you see in picture 3?
The birth of a baby.
4. What do you see in picture 4?
The death of an old man. His wife is crying.
5. What do you see in this picture?
A dog and a cat. They are fighting each other.
6. Who’s the woman in picture7?
She’s Arthur’s mother. She’s the mother of Arthur.
7. Who’s the man in picture 8?
He’s Martha’s father. He’s the father of Martha.
H. Passage: underline the letters that sound ???and???? .
　　Edith Roth is thirty-three, she just had her 33rd birthday last Thursday. She looks like more than 33, she works very hard. Perhaps that’s why she looks older. She has bought a house with 33,333 dollars.
I. Dialogue: underline the letters that sound ????and ??? .
⑴ A: I went to Roths’, you know, Edith Roth is the author of a book about moths⁹.
　　B: Is she? I thought she was a mathematician¹⁰.
　　A: I’m so thirsty.
　　B: Are you? I thought you had something to drink at her home.
　　A: No. Edith didn’t give anything to drink.
　　B: I’ll buy you a drink.
　　A: Oh! Thank you.
⑵ A: And …while you’re up there, could you pass me that cup, too, Martha?
　　B: Oh, you mean this one, Father?
　　A: No, not that one, the other one. Yes, that’s it.
　　B: There you are, Father. Is that all?
　　A: Yes, that’s all for the moment. Thank you, Martha.
J. Poems
⑴ There was an old woman, And nothing she had.
And so this old woman, Was said to be mad.
She’d nothing to eat, She’d nothing to wear,
She’d nothing to lose, She’d nothing to fear,
She’d nothing to ask, And nothing to leave,
And when she did die, Nobody grieved.
⑵ “This” is used for something near,
“That” means something over there,
“These” and “those” mean two or more,
“Those” are far and “these” are near.
K. Jingles¹¹
⑴ When the wind is in the East,
It’s good for neither man nor beast;
When the wind is in the North,
The skilful¹² fisher goes not forth¹³;
When the wind is in the South,
It blows the bait in the fisher’s mouth;
When the wind is in the West,
Then it is at its very best.
⑵ He that would thrive,
Must rise at five.
He that has thriven,
May lie till seven.
And he that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.

1 throbbed   

抽痛( throb的过去式和过去分词 )； （心脏、脉搏等）跳动

参考例句：

• His head throbbed painfully. 他的头一抽一跳地痛。
• The pulse throbbed steadily. 脉搏跳得平稳。

2 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

3 thrift   

adj.节约，节俭；n.节俭，节约

参考例句：

• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。

4 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

5 moth   

n.蛾，蛀虫

参考例句：

• A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
• The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。

6 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

7 lathe   

n.车床，陶器，镟床

参考例句：

• Gradually she learned to operate a lathe.她慢慢地学会了开车床。
• That lathe went out of order at times.那台车床有时发生故障。

8 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

9 moths   

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

11 jingles   

叮当声( jingle的名词复数 )； 节拍十分规则的简单诗歌

参考例句：

• Can I give Del and Mr. Jingles some? 我可以分一点给戴尔和金格先生吗？
• This story jingles bells for many of my clients. 这个故事对我许多客户来说都耳熟能详。

12 skilful   

(=skillful)adj.灵巧的，熟练的

参考例句：

• The more you practise,the more skilful you'll become.练习的次数越多，熟练的程度越高。
• He's not very skilful with his chopsticks.他用筷子不大熟练。

13 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。