施心远主编听力教程1第2版 Unit 8 原文及答案

Unit8Section1TacticsforlisteningPart1PhoneticsJillandMonicagotoatravelagency.Jill:Wedliketomakeabooking(1)for a longweekendholiday,please.Clerk:Where(2) would youliketogo,madam?Jill:Paris.Clerk:Andwheredoyouwantto(3)stay in Paris?Monica:Werenotsure.Whichhotelwouldyousuggest?Clerk:TheResidenceMagentaisverygood(4)and its quite cheap. Irecommendyoustaythere.Monica:What (5) do you think,Jill?Jill:Ok. Thats what (6) well do.Clerk:Wouldyoucompletethisform,please?Jill:Isit(7)all right if we pay by check?Clerk:Ofcourse,(8) thats quiteallright.Part2ListeningandNote-talkingA.Itsgotfourwheels,andusuallycarriesoneperson,butitcancarrytwo.Itstopspeed isaround6kmsanhour,anditweighsabout15kilos.Itcosts72.B.Thisvehiclecostsabout5,000.Itcangoupto160kph,andcancarryfourpeopleincomfort.Itweighs695kiloswhenitsempty.Therearefourwheels.C.Thesetwo-wheeledvehiclesareverypopularwithteenagers.Theyarefast,butmuchlesssafethanvehicleAorB.Thismodelhasamaximumspeedof224KPH,andweighs236kilos.Itcancarryoneortwopeople,andcosts1,700.D.Thisvehicle,whichcots65,000,iscommonlyusedforpublictransport.Ithastwodecks,orfloors,andcancarry72peoplewhenfull.Itsmaximumspeedis110kmsanhour,butitdoesntusuallygofasterthan80.Ithassixwheels,andweighs9,000kilos.E.Thisvehiclewasbuiltbytwocountriesworkingincollaboration.Ittravelsat2,160kph-fasterthansound-carryingamaximumof100people.Whenitisfullyloadedwithpassengersandfuel,itweighs175,000kilograms.Ithastenwheels.Eachofthesevehiclescosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstoproduce-itisimpossibletosayexactlyhowmuch.F.Howmanywheels?Two?Whatdoesitweigh?Thirteenandahalfkilos.Howmuchdoesitcost?140Howmanypeoplecanitcarry?Justone.Topspeed?Itdepends.Formostpeople,perhapsabout25kph.A:Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.B:Fillinthefollowingtablewithrelevantinformation.ExerciseBABCDEFwheels4426102people1-241-2721001Speed(in kph)61602241102,16025Weight(in kilos)156952369,000175,00013.5Price(in pounds)725,0001,70065,000/140Question: What vehicles are they? Whats their name?Section2ListeningComprehensionPart1DialoguesDialogue 1: HaveYouBeentotheTheatreHere?Interviewer:SoyoureoverfromtheStates?Woman:Thatsright.Wevebeenhereabouter,twoandahalfweeksandwevegotanotherthree daysbeforewegoback.Interviewer:Haveyoubeentothetheatrehere?Woman:Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concerts,thelot.Weve seensomemagnificentthingsatthetheatre,reallyexcellent-theacting,thestagesets,thewholeatmosphere,really, itwas fantastic.Interviewer:Whichdoyou thinkwasyourfavoriteplay?Woman:Itshardtosay.Er,theShakespeareplay,thatwasbrilliant,andthenwesawacomedylast night.thatwasreallyfunny,Ilovedthat.Idontknow.Itsbeenavery entertainingtwoweeks.IthinkIveenjoyedmostthingsIveseen.Interviewer:Andwhatsnext,then?Woman:Thebank!TomorrowmorningImgoingtocashsomemoretravelerscheques.YoucanspendquitealotofmoneyinLondon,youknow.Nevermind,itsbeenworthit.ThemostentertainingtwoweeksIvehadforalongtime.AndI thinkIllcomebacknextyearifIcan.IfIhaveenoughmoneyleftthatis!A:Listentotheinterviewandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Wherearetheynow?(TheyareinLondon.)2.Whereisthewomanfrom?(SheisfromtheUnitesStates.)3.Howlonghasshebeenhere?(Shehasbeentherefortwoandahalfweeks.)B:trueorfalseF F F TDialogue2AreYouFreeforLunchToday?Pay attention to the expressions to give directions.Stuart:Woodside8432.Margaret:Helloagain,Stuart.WhatcanIdoforyou?Stuart:Areyoufreeforlunchtoday?Margaret:Yes,Ithinkso.Whattime?Stuart:Oneoclock?Margaret:OK.Where?Stuart:Lacys,inMarstonStreet.Doyouknowwhereitis?Margaret:No.Stuart:Well,youtakea47busfromtheoffice,getoffatGrangeSquare,crosstheroad,turnleft,takethefirstonyourright,andLacysisafewyardsdowntheroadonyourleft,oppositeachurch.Youcantmissit.Margaret:ButIwontbecomingfromtheoffice.Ivegota meetingatthetownhall;Illbecomingstraightfromthere.Stuart:OK.Thengetanumber17,getoffinfrontofthecathedral,walkthroughthepark,thengoalongthecanaltotherightandoverthefirstbridge,andyoullcomeoutoppositeMarstonStreet.Lacysisdownattheotherendontheright.Youcantmissit.Margaret:No,Ibet.Didyousayoneoclock?Stuart:Yes.IsthatOK?Margaret:No,onsecondthoughts,canwemakeitabitearlier?Sayaquarterto?Stuart:Quartertoone,OK.Margaret:Allright.Seeyouthen.Macys,inCaxtonStreet, right?Stuart:No!Blank filling: StuartaskedMargarettohave(1)lunchtogether.TheywillmeetatLucys,in(2)MarstonStreetat(3)aquartertoone.Margaretcantakea(4)47busfromthe(5)office,getsoffat(6)GrangeSquare,(7)crosstheroad,turns(8)left,takesthe(9)firstonher(10)right,andLacysisafewyardsdowntheroadonthe(11)left,oppositea(12)church.However,Margaretwontbecomingfromtheoffice.Shesgotameetingatthe(13)townhall.Shellbecomingstraightfromthere.Thenshecangetanumber(14)17,getsoffinfrontofthe(15)cathedral,walkthroughthe(16)park,thengoalongthe(17)canaltothe(18)rightandoverthe(19)firstbridge,andshellcomeout(20)oppositeMarstonStreet.Lacysisdownatthe(21)otherendonthe(22)right.Part2PassageIfyouasksomepeopleHowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?youmaygetasurprisinganswer:Inmysleep!Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperimentstotest methods,whicharenowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects,ofwhichEnglishisonlyone.Specialistssaythatthissleep-studymethodspeedslanguagelearningtremendously.Theysaythattheaveragepersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringthedayandthisdoesnotaffecthisrestinanyway.Awordofwarning,however:sleepteachingwillonlyhammerinto*yourheadwhatyouhavestudiedwhileyouareawake.Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradioatintervals*ofafortnight.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours-from8p.m.to8a.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyweregivenwiththestudentawake.At11p.m.,asoothing*lullaby*wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradiowhisperedthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutesofrevision.Thenhewaslulled*backtorestagainwhiletheradiopurredon.At5oclockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforehishard-earnedbreakfast.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1-4: A B D D5-8: C C A BNewsItem1Inmanydevelopingcountries,weatherreportsremaintrappedinthecapital.Nationalweatherserviceshavetheinformation,butnowaytogetittofarmersand otherpeopleinruralcommunities.ThisisthejobofaninternationalprojectcalledRANET-RuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.RANETworkswithnationalweatherservicestoimprovetheirreach.Theprojectdevelopsnetworksofsatellitereceiversystems,communityradiostationsandothertechnologies.Communitiesoftenareprovidedwithsomeequipment,butthesystemsarelocallyownedandsupported.RANETisworkingtoimprovecommunicationsincountrieswithlimitedpowersupplies.A:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisabout getting weather reports to rural communities.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthequestions1. The first paragraph. Or the 1st sentence of the 1st paragraph.2. RuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.3. RANETaim at workingwithnationalweatherservicestoimprovetheirreach.4. The local communities.5. Communityradiostationsandothertechnologies.News Item 2AgovernmentreportsaysclimatechangeisalreadyaffectingAmericanagriculture.ThenewsreportisfromtheClimateChangeScienceProgram,whichbringstogethertheresearcheffortsofthirteenfederalagencies.MuchoftheEastandSouthnowgetsmorerainthanacenturyago.ButthereportsaysthereissomeevidenceofincreaseddroughtconditionsintheWestandSouthwest.Westernstateshavelesssnowandiceonthemountainsandearliermeltinginthespring.Grainandoilseedcropsarelikelytodevelopfasterwithincreasedcarbondioxidetheatmosphere Buthighertemperatureswillincreasetheriskofcropfailures.Also,horticulturalcropssuchastomatoes,onionsandfruitaremoreeasilyaffectedbyclimatechangethangrainandoilseedcrops.TheDepartmentofAgriculturewastheleadagencyforthenewreport.A:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisabout the effect of climate change on American agriculture.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthequestions.1. ItisfromtheClimateChangeScienceProgram.2. Thirteenfederalagenciesconductedtheresearch.3. TheDepartmentofAgricultureistheleadagencyforthereport.4. Grainandoilseedcropsarelikelytodevelopfasterifcarbondioxideintheatmosphereisincreasing.5. Horticulturalcropssuchastomatoes,onionsandfruitaremoreeasilyaffectedbyclimatechange.C:Completethefollowingform.MuchoftheEastandSouth:nowgetsmorerainthanacenturyago.theWestandSouthwest: have someevidenceofincreaseddroughtconditionsNewsItem3piezoelectricitypi:eizui,lektrisiti; paii:- n.【物理学】压电性；压电(现象)；压电学Sciencehasmadeitpossibletoharvestenergyfromthewind,sunandwater.Alltheserenewableresourcesareusedtodaytopoweranenergy-hungryworld.Butimagineharvestingenergyfromcrowdsofpeoplemovingtoandfromworkeveryday.Thatisoneofthepossibilitiesofpiezoelectricity,thescienceofgainingpowerfrommotion.JamesGrahamandThaddeusJusczykaretwograduatestudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyinCambridge.Theydesignedawaytocapturetheenergyofpeoplefootsteps.Theycreatedadesignforaspecialfloorcoveringthatmovesalittlewhenpeoplesteponit.Themovementwouldcreateanelectricalcurrentthatcouldbecapturedtoprovideelectricalpower.Gatheringpowerfromthemovementsoflargegroupsofpeopleiscalledcrowedfarming.Andinterestincrowdfarmingcontinuestogrow.ExerciseA:Thisnewsitemisaboutgatheringelectricalpowerfromthemovementsofpeople.ExerciseB:Piezoelectricity:thescienceofgainingpowerfrommotionCrowdfarming:gatheringpowerfromthemovementsof largegroupsofpeopleExerciseC:1. graduatestudents; 2. capture; 3.footsteps; 4. floorcovering;5. stepon; 6. electricalcurrent; 7. capturedSectionThreeOralWorkPart1QuestionsandAnswersRadio:Goodafternoon.ThisisRadioBrighton.Itstwooclockandtimefor“OntheTown”andthisisJudyNashintroducingtheprogram.Judy:Hello.ImhereonPalacePireanditsabeautifulholiday.Thepieriscrowedwithvisitors. Letstalktosomeofthem.Wheredoyoucomefrom,sir?Ben:Montreal.Judy:AllthewayfromCanada?Ben:Thatsright.Judy:AreyouenjoyingyourselfhereinBrighton?Ben:Yes.Itsalovelydayandthereslotstodo.Judy:HowmuchofBrightonhaveyouseen?Ben:Notverymuchweveonlybeenhereforanhour.Judy:Whereareyougoingnow?Ben:WeregoingtoRoyalPavilion.Judy:Andafterthat?Ben:Wehavent decidedyet.Judy:Whatabouttonight?Ben:WellprobablygotoarestaurantandthencatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Judy:Well,thanksfortalkingtous,andhaveagoodtime.Exercise:1.WhereisJudy?SheisonPalacePier.2.Whomisshetalkingto?Sheistalkingtoavisitor.3.Wheredoeshecomefrom?HecomesfromMontreal,Canada.4. IsheenjoyinghimselfinBrighton?Yes.Itsalovelydayandthereslotstodo.5. HowmuchofBrightonhasheseen?HehasntseenmuchofBrighton.6.Howlonghashebeenthere?Hehasbeenthereforanhour.7.Whereishegoingnow?HeisgoingtotheRoyalPavilion.8.WhichtrainwillhecatchbacktoLondon?HewillcatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Part2Retelling a bad storyOnecoldwinterafternoon,apostmanwasslowlypushinghisbicycleupthehill.Hehadonlyonelettertodeliver:thiswasforanoldladywholivedatthetopofthehill.TheoldladyhadlivedaloneeversinceherdaughterhadmovedtoAustraliamanyyearsbefore.ShealwaysinvitedthepostmaninforacupofteawheneverhetookheraletterandtoldhimabouthertwograndchildreninAustralia,whomshehadneverseen.Justasthepostmanwenttowardshergate,asmallboycamerunningdownthehill.Suddenlytheboyslippedontheicyroadandfell.Thepostmanhurriedacrosstheroadtohelptheboy.Afteraquickexamination,hefoundthattheboyhurthislegbadly.Sothepostmandecidedtosendtheboytothehospitalfirst.Hecarriedtheboyontohisbicycleandtookhimtothehospital.SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionPassage1RunningWhenIstartedrunningsevenyearsago,IcouldmanageonlyaboutaquarterofmilebeforeIhadtostop.Breathlessandaching,Iwalkedthenextquarterofamile,thenIjoggedthenextquarterofamile,alternatingthesetwoactivitiesforacoupleofmiles.WithinafewweeksIcouldjoghalfwayroundHampsteadHeathwithoutstopping.SoonIstartedtorunupthequarter-mileslopetothetopofParliamentHill,althoughIhadtostopatthetoptogetmybreathback.EventuallyIfoundthatIcouldevenmanagetogetupthehillcomfortably.IstartedtorunbecauseIfeltdesperatelyunfit.Butthebiggestpay-offformewas-andstillis-thedeeprelaxationthatIachievebytakingexercise.IttiresmeoutbutIfindthatitdoescalmmedown.InthoseearlydaysIsawfewotherrunners.Nowtherearemanymore-andnotjustthemacho*sportsfreaks*.Menandwomenofallageshavenowtakenuprunning.Some25,000runnersaged5to85areattractedeachyeartotheSundayTimesFunRuninHydePark.InthelasttwoyearstheLondonMarathonhasbecomethebiggestBritishsportingeventovertakingtheboatraceandtheDerby*inthenumberofspectatorsitattracts.WhenIstartedtojogIneverdreamtofrunningofamarathon,butin1982IrealizedthatifItrainedforit,itwouldbewithinmyreach,andafteraslow,six-monthbuild-upImanagedthe26.2milesinjustfourhours.Acreditableperformanceforafirst-timerandafarcryfromthosedayswhenIhadtostopforbreathafteraquarterofamile.1-5: C D B A A6-9: C C A APassage2CatsinAmericaAnoldexpressionsays“Mansbestfriendishisdog.”Today,however,itseemsthatcatshavereplaceddogsasthemostpopularpetsinAmericanhomes.Americanshavemorethan62millionpetdogs.Butevenmorecatsmorethan64millionliveinAmericanhomes.Thesepetcatsmayhavelonghairorshorthair.Theyareofdifferentcolorsandsizes.Somearecostlyanimalsthattakepartincompetitions.ManymorearecommonAmericanmixturesofseveralkindsofcats.Mosthousecatsliveagoodlife.Theyarenotexpectedtoworkfortheirfood.Instead,theyruletheirhomeslikefurrykingsandqueens.Theywaitfortheirownerstoservethem,Americansareincreasinglyseriousabouttheircats.Theseconcernshavemadethecareofcatsintobigbusiness.Eachyear,catownersbuytonsoffoodespeciallypreparedforcats.Theybuytoysandotherequipment.Theybuyjewelryandclothesforthemselveswithimagesofcatsonthem.Someownersevenburytheirdeadpetsinspecialburialgrounds.Animalexpertsofferseveralreasonswhycatshavebecomesopopularashousepets.Theysaycatsneedlesscarethandogs.Andcatsdonotseemtosufferasmuchasdogsfrombeingaloneiftheownersareaway.Stillmillionsofotherpeopledonotlikecatsatall.Theysaydogsarebetterandmorelovingpets.Theysaycatsdonothavemuchfeeling.Theybelievecatsstaywithpeopleonlytobefed.Catownersdefendtheirpetsagainstsuchcriticism.Theysaycatsarejustmuchmoreindependentthandogs.Astudentofanimalmedicineexplainsthesituationthisway:Dogfollowyouaround.Theywantyoutotalktothemandplaywiththemalotofthetime.Catslikemorespaceandmoreprivacy.Thisdoesnotmeantheydonotlovetheirowners.Catownersoftenliketoreadaboutcats.Manybooksaboutcatsarei