Lesson 7
音频
听力部分
听力练习
一级练习：小对话［难度系数★］
本课的主题“银行服务”在六级听力考试里多次出现。先听一段简单的六级听力小对话，试一试！
A. Get some coins at the cafe.
B. Buy her a cup of coffee at the cafe.
C. Get some coffee from the machine.
D. Try to fix the machine.
二级练习：听写［难度系数★★］
看看下面的答案（先不要看听力原文）。趁热打铁！把这个小对话跟着录音听写一遍。（录音会以较慢的速度读两遍，每句后您有30秒到1分钟的时间听写。再以较快的速度读第三遍，您可以查缺补漏）开始了…
W: ______________________________
M: ______________________________
答案揭晓
答案：A
听力原文如下
W: I'm out of coins for the slot machine. Do you have any?
M: I don't have any either. But I'll get some from the cafe.
Q: What does the man offer to do?
听说练习
一级练习：口语问答［难度系数★］
本课主题在较长的四级听力真题段落题里出现。以下录音的速度适当的放慢了，挑战一下吧！
1. What is one of the reasons for people's dissatisfaction with traditional banks? 计时1分钟，回答开始…
2. Why are banks creating online services? 计时1分钟，回答开始…
3. What kind of customers does online banking appeal to? 计时1分钟，回答开始…
听力原文如下（阴影部分为答案核心内容）
(1)Many people dislike walking into the bank, standing in lines, and running out of checks. They are dissatisfied with their banks' limited hours, too. They want to do some banking at night, and on weekends. For such people, their problems may soon be over. Before long, they may be able to do their banking from the comfort of their own home, any hour of the day, any day of the week. Many banks are preparing online branches, or internet offices, which means people will be able to take much of their banking business through their home computers.
This process is called interactive banking. At these branches, customers will be able to view all their accounts, move money between their accounts, apply for a loan, and get information about their products such as credit cards. Customers will also be able to pay their bills electronically, and also e-mail their questions to the bank.(2)Banks are creating online services for several reasons. One reason is that banks must compete for customers who will switch to another bank if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive.(3)The convenience of the online banking appeals to the kind of customer banks most want to keep, that is, people who are young, well-educated and have good incomes. Banks also want to take advantages of modern technology since they have moved into the 21st century.
二级练习：复读与背诵［难度系数★★］
刚才三个口语练习的答案是本课主题的关键表达，一定要积累成自己的口语素材。
第一步：看着上面画线的文字跟读一遍。录音中读一句停止后，您读一句。
第二步：请自己说出下面句子空白的部分，同声跟读已写出的部分。
第一遍：
1. Many people dislike walking into the bank, _____________, and _________________. They are dissatisfied with their banks' limited hours, too. ______________________________________________.
2. Banks are ___________________ for several reasons. One reason is that banks must __________________ __________________________ if they are dissatisfied with the service they receive.
3. The convenience of the online banking _________________________ banks most want to keep, that is, people who are _____________________________________.
第二遍：
1. __________________________________, standing in lines, and running out of checks. They are ____________________________________. They want to do some banking at night, and on weekends.
2. Banks are creating online services _______________________________________ compete for customers who will switch to another bank _________________________________________.
3. _______________________________ appeals to the kind of customer ____________________, that is, people who are young, well-educated and have good incomes.
第三步：自己试着完整地背诵一遍。（计时3分钟，背诵开始…）
词汇与语法
第1组近义词辨析：“惊讶”
临考情境模拟：请将本部分学习时间控制在8分钟内，请把计时器调到8分钟。计时开始！
一级练习：［难度系数★］
先看简单的英文解释（朗文），体会一下这些词的语境区别。
* dismay
to make someone feel worried, disappointed, and upset
* appal
to make someone feel very shocked and upset
* amaze
to make someone feel extremely surprised, especially because something is very hard to believe
二级练习：［难度系数★★］
请以最快的速度把以下三栏内容用线连接起来（选词填空时请注意词汇的正确形式，尤其是主被动问题）。
答案揭晓
The way we kill animals appals（惊讶并惊恐）a lot of people.
Dave amazed（惊讶并诧异）his friends by leaving a well-paid job to travel around the world.
To our dismay（惊讶并沮丧）, we saw that there were snails everywhere.
词汇测试
一级练习：［难度系数★］
本课新学的词汇出现在高考、四级和六级考试中。挑战一下吧！
临考情境模拟：每题控制在1分钟内，本级测试限时7分钟，请把计时器调到7分钟。计时开始！
考查词汇：happen
1. —Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?
—Something ______ to him.
A. must happen
B. should have happened
C. could have happened
D. must have happened
［高考真题］
考查词汇：rescue
2. It was only with the help of the local guide ______.
A. was the mountain climber rescued
B. that the mountain climber was rescued
C. when the mountain climber was rescued
D. then the mountain climber was rescued
［高考真题］
考查词汇：fortunately
3. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ______, neither of them could swim.
A. In fact
B. Luckily
C. Unfortunately
D. Naturally
［高考真题］
考查词汇：so long as
4. Scientists generally agree that the Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years ______ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.
A. so long as
B. as much as
C. as long as
D. as well as
［高考真题］
考查词汇：remember
5. What a lovely party! It's worth ______ all my life.
A. remembering
B. to remember
C. to be remembered
D. being remembered
［四级真题］
考查词汇：rescue
6. All their attempts to ______ the child from the burning building were in vain.
A. regain
B. recover
C. rescue
D. reserve
［四级真题］
考查词汇：dismay
7. The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ______ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.
A. dismay
B. disaster
C. expedition
D. controversy
［六级真题］
答案揭晓
1. 答案：D
解析：sb. must have done sth.: 对过去发生事情的有根据的肯定推测。
2. 答案：B
解析：本题为It is...that...强调句型。
3. 答案：C
解析：
A. 事实上
B. 幸运地
C. 不幸地
D. 自然地
4. 答案：B
解析：
A. 只需…就（常用于否定与疑问）
B. 与…一样多
C. 只要…就
D. 也，又
5. 答案：A
解析：本题测试形容词worth的用法。worth “值得” 后接名词或动名词，接动名词时，是以主动表示被动，不用被动语态。因此正确答案为A。
6. 答案：B
解析：
A. 收回
B. 抢救
C. 复原，恢复
D. 保存
7. 答案：B
解析：1986年“挑战号”飞船灾难是由发射前的不正常低温造成的。
A. 惊恐；失望
B. 灾难
C. 探险
D. 争论，争议
二级练习：［难度系数★★］
本课新学的词汇在较难的专业四级、考研考试里出现，挑战一下吧！
临考情境模拟：每题控制在2分钟内，本级测试限时6分钟，请把计时器调到6分钟。计时开始！
考查词汇：claim
1. There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a financial standpoint alone, safety pays off. The fewer the injury_______, the better the workman's insurance rate. This may mean the difference between operating at a profit or at a loss.
A. claims
B. reports
C. declarations
D. proclamations
［考研真题］
考查词汇：fortunately
2. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; ______, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.
A. consistently
B. consequently
C. invariably
D. fortunately
［专业四级真题］
考查词汇：dismay
3. The customer expressed her ______ for that broad hat.
A. disapproval
B. distaste
C. dissatisfaction
D. dismay
［专业四级真题］
答案揭晓
1. 答案：A
解析：
A. 索款（作为保险金、赔偿等）
B. 报告
C. 宣言，宣告
D. 宣布，声明
2. 答案：B
解析：无论参照什么标准，Rite of Passage都是一部好小说，因此，它应在任何科幻小说名录上名列前茅。
A. 一贯的，一致的
B. 因此，所以
C. 不变的，永恒的
D. 幸运地，好运地
3. 答案：B
解析：那个顾客不喜欢那顶宽边帽。
A. disapproval与介词of搭配，意为“不赞成，反对”
B. distaste与介词for搭配，意为“不喜欢，厌恶”
C. dissatisfaction与介词with搭配，意为“不满”
D. dismay与介词at搭配，意为“灰心，沮丧”。
三级练习：［难度系数★★★］
本课新学的词汇在需要翻译的难句里出现，挑战一下吧！
临考情境模拟：每题控制在3分钟内，本级测试限时3分钟，请把计时器调到3分钟。计时开始！
考查词汇：remains
The result of attrition is that, where the areas of the whole leaves follow a normal distribution, a bimodal distribution is produced, one peak composed mainly of fragmented pieces, the other of the larger remains.
［四、六级考试阅读长难句］
______________________________
答案揭晓
答案：摩擦的结果是，在叶面上服从正态分布的地方就会产生两种分布方式，顶点上主要是小块， 其他的地方是大块。
语法积累
原文：Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
译文：狗似乎很喜欢咀嚼钱币！
• 插入语：表示特殊语气。这种插入语可能是短句或介词短语、副词，表示作者对句中观点的肯定程度。
• 常见结构：插入语经常插在S与V之间，即主谓之间。
• 常见的插入语有：
it seems 似乎
of course 当然
largely 在很大程度上
in part 部分地
to some degrees 在一定程度上
to varying degrees 在某种程度上
• 写作中何时使用：观点表达或对某一现象的判断不想太极端，或很确定时，使表达更严谨。这样做的另一个好处是句子的节奏感很强。
语法链接
请用插入语的方式表达很确定的语气。
Mum or dad provides a regular supply of pocket money.
______________________________
答案揭晓
答案：Mum or dad, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket money.
译文：爸爸妈妈当然经常会给孩子零花钱。
阅读部分
一级练习：［难度系数★］
本课的主题“银行服务”在六级阅读里出现。试一试下面的文章和题目！
临考情境模拟：请在5分钟内读完文章，7分钟做完题。请把计时器调到12分钟。计时开始！
Industrial safety does not just happen. Companies 1 low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working to keep them 2 and active. When the work is well done, a 3 of accident-free operations is established 4 time lost due to injuries is kept a minimum.
Successful safety programs may 5 greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program. Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding. Others stress safe work practices by 6 rules or regulations. 7 others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker. But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.
There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a financial standpoint alone, safety 8 . The fewer the injury 9 , the better the workman's insurance rate. This may mean the difference between operating at 10 or at a loss.
1. A. at B. in C. on D. with
2. A. alive B. vivid C. mobile D. diverse
3. A. regulation B. climate C. circumstance D. requirement
4. A. where B. how C. what D. unless
5. A. alter B. differ C. shift D. distinguish
6. A. constituting B. aggravating C. observing D. justifying
7. A. Some B. Many C. Even D. Still
8. A. comes off B. turns up C. pays off D. holds up
9. A. claims B. reports C. declarations D. proclamations
10. A. an advantage B. a benefit C. an interest D. a profit
答案揭晓
答案：
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. D
写作部分
本课介绍了银行的一项特殊服务，下面的写作素材是银行提供的两项常见的特殊服务，方便大家积累下来，在相关话题中使用。
写作素材
6 Benefits of ATM
ATM provides a flexible and scalable solution to the increasing need for quality of service in networks where multiple information types(such as data, voice, and real-time video and audio)are supported. With ATM, each of these information types can pass through a single network connection.
ATM can provide the following benefits:
1. High-speed communication.
2. Connection-oriented service, similar to traditional telephony.
3. Fast, hardware-based switching.
4. A single, universal, interoperable network transport.
5. A single network connection that can reliably mix voice, video, and data.
6. Flexible and efficient allocation of network bandwidth（宽带）.
10 Benefits of Online Banking
1. Ability to get current account balances anytime.
2. Enhanced authentication（鉴定）gives peace of mind that the online banking site is valid and not a bogus site.
3. Convenience of banking from anywhere.
4. Ability to transfer funds between accounts（账户）quickly and easily.
5. Paying bills online.
6. Getting account statements online is more secure than mailed statements.
7. Ability to view account transaction history.
8. The service is easy to use, saves time and saves money.
9. No waiting in line at a branch.
10. You get online account statements more quickly than mailed statements.