新世纪大学英语系列教材
视听说教程5
Lesson B
Unit 1 Job Choices P.11
Before you watch
B. 1.g 2.k 3.b 4.d 5.m 6.h 7.j 8.a 9.c 10.l 11.e 12 f 13.i
C. 1. Probably by introducing a successful software company which does a lot of outsourcing.
2. He will say that outsourcing is normal in the software industry in order to cut costs.
3. To support the view that cost saving is essential due to the very tight capital.
4. It will cause reduced employment in the U.S.
5. Due to the low cost of labor, China has become a base to develop software for foreign companies.
While you watch
A. 1. Silicon Valley.
2. Engineers in India.
3. Start-up software companies.
B. 1. most of its work 2. India 3. start-up software companies 4. their products 5. exist
6. savings 7. offshore 8. invest 9. outsourcing 10. offshore
11. India 12. China 13. Eastern Europe 14. Latin America 15. South Asia
16. founder 17. immigrants 18. a quarter 19. U.S. 20. overall costs
21. other choice 22. capital 23. speed up 24. year 25. offshore business
26. a thousand 27. a hundred 28. information technology 29. 2% 30. the number of 31. half 32. destruction 33. economic growth 34. more 35. near 36. more
C. 1. T
2. F; According to the report, most U.S. software product development is now done in India.
3. F; S. Atlantic’s was founded by Indian immigrants.
4. T
5. F; Software developers in India make about a quarter of what U.S. workers would.
6. T
7. F; U.S. technological companies plan to hire fewer workers than they did last year.
8. T
Unit 2 The Global Economy P. 25
Before you watch
B. 1. o 2.b 3.l 4.c 5.f 6. m 7.a 8.h 9.j 10.e 11.i 12.d 13. n 14.k 15.g
C. 1. Probably because it’s easier for migrant workers to work in Britain than in other older EU countries.
2. The FPB official would be on the side of Polish migrant workers. He will probably say things regarding such workers.
3. The CBI official may be talking about advantages that migrant workers bring to Britain.
4. Judging from his job, it may be predicted that the MW official will say something about the disadvantages of the migrant boom.
5. The reporter would have a neutral attitude.
While you watch
B. Who? British firms.
What? Recruiting migrant workers.
When? Now.
Where? In Poland.
Why? To fill gaps where there are skill shortages or where British people will not do the work.
How? By encouraging people from other EU countries to work in Britain.
C. 1. T
2. F; Unemployment runs about 20 percent in Poland.
3. F; The Bank of England says migrant workers keep interest rates down.
4. T
5. F; The British public is not completely in favor of increased immigration.
6. T
7. T
D. 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22
Unit 3 More Mysteries P. 39
Before you watch
B. 1.c 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.j 6.e 7.f 8.i 9.h 10.g
C. 1. Where the two students disappeared.
2. The time of their disappearance.
3. The possible reason for their disappearance.
4. What the police have done to try to find them.
While you watch
A. 1. Two college students named Daniela Lopes and Jestin Guvia.
2. More than ten days ago.
3. At a bed-and-breakfast on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
4. They have checked the students’ cell phones, credit cards, and e-mail, looked for their vehicle, passed out flyers, and examined videotapes and a journal they found in Guvia’s locker.
C. 1. drove off 2. three years 3. transferred to 4. father
5. no 6. is still missing 7. $1,000 in cash
D. 1. have not been seen or heard from 2. perplexed 3. great kids and very responsible
4. at Disney World 5. abnormal 6. disappearance 7. called 8. have stayed on
9. no activity 10. keeping them from 11. missing 12. unknown 13. son
14. passed out 15. why 16. where 17. how
Unit 4 Online Dating P. 52
Before you watch
B. 1.c 2.d 3.b 4.a 5.f 6.e 7.h 8.g
While you watch
A. 2
B. 1. T
2. F; Online dating doesn’t make it less complicated to meet one’s match.
3. F; She has a clear set of dos and don’ts for online dating.
4. T
5. F; You should try to keep a balance: neither seem too eager nor seem disinterested.
C.
DO…
DON’T…
be honest
be obnoxious
send short emails at first
imply that you’re meeting another online date
ask for the phone number right away
write long emails at first
seem interested
go out for dinner on the first meeting
delete people you don’t like
seem too eager
remove your profile if you get serious