王强口语 第二册 Dialogue Completion 07A

　　Lesson Seven
听力部分
Dictation: Please prepare your paper and pen.
___ was discovered ________________________. It ______________a ________  long before it was _____ at _____________. Some ____ still think it ____________________! __________________________ in _______. The ________ colonists¹ _____ so much _______, and ______________________, that they revolted and the United States ________.
Dialogue Completion: Listen to the tape repeatedly and try to complete the following dialogues, using the exact words or phrases that you hear on the tape.
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Teacher: ________, ____ of you have ____ seen a new teacher before. I am Mr.Simonet. Welcome to the ________grade. Middle school, that hellish, shaky _______ you all must _____ before you become _______ of that ________________ high school elite². Now some of you may think you ______ cross this bridge __________. You'd rather close your eyes and not think about it until it's ______. Well, I am ____ to tell you that is not __________ in this class. Lateness, tardiness³, to be late for your first class on your first day of school, what does that ________?
Teacher: Perhaps what it ________ is a ____ of respect. You see, I'm going to be here every day for you. And so I expect you to be here for me. ________, no ________.

1 colonists   

n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

3 tardiness   

n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉

参考例句：

• Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的迟到，老师给她布置了额外的家庭作业。 来自辞典例句
• Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人说迟到是自私和自负的最微妙的表现形式。 来自辞典例句