The plane III．Listening In Private；four-seat；having only the pilot Task 1：The Seatbelt
Lisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car? Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I?m a great driver Lisa：The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth thinking about seriously．
Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident? Lisa：Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt．
Mike：I?ve never had a serious accident．
Lisa： My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almost killed in an accident．He was in the back seat of his friend?s car when it rolled．He wasn?t wearing a seatbeIt．
Mike：Wow, that?s terrible．
Lisa： Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car．But t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts j
Mike：It?s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one． Lisa：All it takes is one close-call and you?ll wear your seatbeIts． Mike：0.K．，I?ve got the message．From now on I?11 hook up my seatbeIt．
1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.F
Task 2: Why did you stop at a green light?
One day．two friends were driving downtown when they came to an intersection with a traffic light．The light was red but the driver sped right through the red light．The passenger looked in terror at the driver and shouted，“What the hell are you doing? You?re going to get us killed!!¨ The driver replied．“Don?t worry, my mom always drivers like this，and she is all right．”Later．they came to another traffic light，and that too was red．Again the driver shot right through the light．Again the passenger looked at the driver and shouted．“I thought I have told you，you would get US killed! Would you please stop this nonsense”
The driver looked at the passenger and answered．”All right! I get it，but I told you my mom drove like this all the time! And she?s quite OK．”
They came to another traffic light．It was green．The driver slammed 011 the brakes，suddenly stopping the car．，The passenger was thrown forward．“What on earth are you doing?”he screamed．“This is the third time you almost got US killed．Why did you stop at a green light?”
“Well，”said the driver，“my mom might be coming the other way．” 1,D 2,A 3,B 4.C 5.C Task 3: Candle fires
Yesterday's A house fire, caused by a candle knocked over by a couple fire in the building, claimed the lives of six firefighters. The statistics for one year show that about 190 people were killed from candle fires in the United States, and
Fires in almost 1,500 injured. recent years The number of candle fires rose 15 percent, and nearly 5 percent of home fires were started by candles, though the percentage was only about 1 percent 10 years ago. Causes of the Candle sales have increased by at least 700 percent in the fires last 10 years.
Never leave a burning candle unattended. Keep candles away from things that can catch fire.
Prevention of
Keep all flammable things at least a foot away. fires
Keep candles away from children and pets.
IV Speaking Out
MODEL 1 I had a bad fall off my bike！
Bob：Laura，what happened to you? You look a mess
Laura：And I feel even worse than I look．I had a bad fall off my bike. Bob： how did it happen?
Laura：i was riding along the road when a dog began barking at me .I turned to have a
look，and I bumped into another bike．
Bob：Then what happened? Did the dog attack you?
Laura：Let me finish… I?ll give you all the details. I went off the front of my bike and
landed on the road．I hurt my head when I landed． Bob： You could have been hit by a car!
Laura：Fortunately there were no cars on the road at the time．1 was lucky．
Bob：The dog was to blame.
Laura：But I can?t blame the dog．All dogs bark． Bob：You should be more careful in the future .
Laura：Sure．you are right．I may be hard-headed but I?m not thick-headed.
Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG
A: What?s the matter with you? You look terrible． B: Too bad. I fell off my bike． A: How come you fell off?
B: 1 was riding along the road，thinking about the exam，when the driver behind me suddenly honked his horn．1 was SO startled that I crashed into another bike
A: Then what happened? Were you hurt?
B: Let me finish…I?11 give you all the details．1 went off the front of my bike and landed on the road. I hurt my，arms and elbows when I landed
A: That?s terrible．The driver was to blame．
B: He had the right to blow the horn in that section of the road．1 was daydreaming．
A: You?d better be more careful from now on．
B:1 will．1 won?t be daydreaming while riding a bike any more. MODEL 2 Your breath smells of alcohol
John：Lovely party．Thank you．I enjoyed every minute of it. Laura：you?re slurring your words, and you?re unsteady on your feet. Are you all right to drive home?
John：Perfect．I drive better after a few drinks．
Laura：Well，you?ve had a lot more than a few drinks．Your breath smells of alcohol．What?s that on your key chain? May I see it?
John： That? That?s just an old beer bottle opener．Hey, what?s going on? Those are my car keys
Laura：I know．I'm keeping them until tomorrow．I?11 call a taxi for you． ／
John：No，no．1 want those car keys back． Laura：They?re mine now．
John：Well? Okay．You win．I?ll go by cab. Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG
A：It?s a great get-together! I had a great time．
B：Wow．you can?t speak clearly or walk steadily．Can you drive home?
A：No problem．I drive better under the influence of alcohol． B：Well．You?ve had too much drink tonight．We can smell alcohol on your breath a mile away, let me drive you home
A：hey, don?t bother. I can go myself
B：Come On．I don?t want to see you in the hospital tomorrow． A：Okay．Thank you．
MODEL3 I got a ticket this morning
Laura: What?s the matter with you? You look very upset. Se-Jin: I got a hundred- dollar ticket this morning. Laura: Oh, that?s too bad. But why? Se-Jin: It wasn?t my fault. It was that dog.
Laura: What are you talking about? What has a dog got to do with the fine?
Se-Jin: Listen to me. A dog suddenly appeared in my lane. If it wasn?t for the stupid dog.
I wouldn?t have almost hit the police car.
Laura: You could have braked, couldn?t you? How fast were you going?
Se-Jin: Well, it was about 50, or even less. I was driving very slowly. Laura: Fifty? Don?t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?
Now Your Turn
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: What?s happened? You look miserable. B: I was fined a hundred dollars this afternoon. A: Oh, what bad luck! But why? B: I?m not to blame. It was the other car.
A: What are you talking about? Did you have a accident?
B: Listen to me. I was trying to do a U- turn in front of the school gate, when another car came up very fast from behind. If the car hadn?t gone so fast, I wouldn?t run into it.
A: You should have been careful. But I remember correct, U-turn is not allowed at the place.
B: Well, I didn?t know this until the policeman told me.
A: What? Don?t you look at the road sign when you are driving? V Let?s Talk
Sir, you were speeding
A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver,“Sir，you were speeding．Can I see your license，please?”The driver replies．“I don?t have one．”
“You don?t have one?”
The driver answers．“I lost it for drunk driving．”
The policeman is surprised．“I see．Will you show me your vehicle registration papers．please?”
“I m sorry．I can?t do that．” The policeman asks．“Why not?” “I stole this car．”
The Officer says，“Stole it?”
The driver answers，“Yes，and I killed the owner．” The 0fficer is shocked．“You did what?” “She?s in the trunk if you want to see．”
The officer is horrified and calls for backup．Within minutes，five police cars show up，surrounding the car．A police chief cautiously approaches the car，asking，“Sir，could you open the trunk of your car，please?”
2012新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第2册答案
