21世纪实用英语第1册（第二版）（21世纪高职高专精品教材·英语系列；“十一五”国家级规划教材）

教材特色：
听说教程：（一）编排体例：听力训练部分以日常生活情景为线，每个单元涉及一个生活情景，每个情景按场景设计五段短对话和三段情景会话；口语训练部分提供三段情景会话，供课堂教学模仿。这样以情景推进的设计，使得学生由易到难逐步掌握具体情景下的句型模式，便于模仿训练，以举一反三而形成习惯。
（二）情景选择：高职高专学生基础较差，采用情景设计，而不是以功能意念推进，容易开展教学活动，显得比较具体化。
（三）文化背景：提供文化背景供老师和学生参考，对培养学生用英语交流的文化得体性具有重要意义，可以促进学生真正理解每个句子、每个词汇在英语文化环境中所包含的明确的文化信息。
读写教程：
（一）编排体例：每个单元由精读（两篇课文）、泛读（一篇课文和两篇练习）和写作训练组成。
（二）题材选择：内容涵盖社会生活的各个方面，包括政治、经济、科普、历史、地理、人生故事、人物描写等，以最新的材料为主，语言简洁，反映语言发展的最新状况。（三）课后练习：覆盖课文涉及的主要语言点和语法内容，同时照顾高职高专学生的“高等学校英语应用能力考试”的题型，把备考和平时的学习结合起来。
预备教程：
（一）编排体例：主要分为两个大的内容，第一部分为入门课程，从字母和音标开始，注重语音的标准化训练；第二部分为句型训练，以语法点为点展开，每个单元涵盖一至二个语法点，以句型练习和会话的形式巩固。每个单元的课文也是注重语法的复习和巩固。可以说，预备教程更是基础英语的综合复习教程。
（二）题材选择：句型选择以语法点为线，配备的对话练习紧密结合日常生活，课文以70至150词之间的短文为主，包括幽默故事、哲理短文、生活常识等。
（三）词汇量：预备教程覆盖英语最基础的1000个词汇，是学习英语最基本的词汇，让基础差的学生不感到难学。

总主编张道真：著名英语教育家、英语语法专家，原北京外国语大学教授，原深圳大学校长顾问。早年就读于美国哈佛大学和华盛顿大学，攻读英美文学，回国后任教北京外国语学院（北京外国语大学），曾担任培训部主任等职；从事英语教学和研究50余年，在英语语法和英汉翻译等领域具有高深的造诣和卓越的建树，是国内外公认的英语语法学权威和大师；先后撰写、编著了《实用英语语法》、《简明英语语法》、《现代英语用法词典》、《高级英语词典》、《自学英语》、《电视英语》等著作，并翻译出版《包法利夫人》、《乡下佬》、《十九世纪文学主流》等作品。
总主编邱立志：广州行政学院副教授，华南师范大学增城学院副教授，广州外语协会秘书长。就读于华中师范大学和美国爱达荷大学（the University of Idaho）；教学工作主要是本、专科和研究生公共英语课的教学和公务员英语口语教学工作，曾担任广州行政学院对外文化培训中心主任。

You will hear a dialogue between Peter and Henry. They happen to meet in the street one day.
1.Where did Peter go？
A. Beijing.B. New York.
C. Washington.D. Chicago.
2.How long has he been there?
A. A year.B. A week.
C. A month.D. Half a month.
3.For what purpose did he go to New York?
A. On holiday.B. On business.
C. To study.D. To buy a house.
4.How has Henry been getting along recently?
A. Fine.B. Bad.
C. Not so good.D. Better.
5.What did Henry ask Peter to do when they departed?
A.To send his regards to Peters family.
B.To give his thanks to Peters family.
C.To send his thanks to Peters girl friend.
D.To give his regards to Peters girl friend.

Zhang meets MrJohnson at the airport. He introduces himself and Liu Hailiang, director of the China International Travel Service.
1.Where does Mr. Johnson come from?
A. England.B. America.
C. China.D. Canada.
2.Whats  Zhang  Xiaoyu?
A. He is an interpreter.
B. He is a guide.
C. He is a director.
D. He is a translator.
3.Where does Mr. Zhang work?
A. China International Travel Service.
B. China National Travel Service.
C. Local Travel Service.
D. A computer company in China.
4. For what purpose do MrZhang and MrLiu
go to the airport?
A. To take a plane to America.
B. To meet their relatives from America.
C. To meet MrJohnson.
D. To see MrJohnson off.
5.Where is MrJohnson now?
A. Hes in New York.B. Hes in Guangzhou.
C. Hes in Beijing.D. Hes in Tianjin.

1.Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words with the exact words you hear on the tape.Cars and bicycles are similar in that they are both privately owned means of transport.(1), they have in(2)the fact that the owner can decide when and where to go. (3), there are a lot of(4)between them. A car costs a lot more to buy than a bicycle.(5), it is far more expensive to run. A car(6)petrol, which is expensive,(7)a bicycle uses only human energy.(8), as far as comfort is concerned, a car is better than a bicycle. (9), it is faster. With respect to convenience，it is difficult to say which is better. A bicycle is certainly easier to park.(10), each one has its advantages and disadvantages.
2.Directions: Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions in brief.
(1)Why are cars and bicycles similar?

(2)What is a bicycle used to run?

(3)Which is much more comfortable, a car or a bicycle?

(4)Which is much more convenient？

(5)What do they have in common?