施心远主编听力教程1第2版Unit8原文及问题详解

1、Unit 8Section 1 aTctics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsJill and Monica go to a travel ag. e ncyJill: We'd like to make a booking (1) for a long weeken,d p hleoalisdea.yClerk: Where (2) would you like to go, madam?Jill: Paris.Clerk: And where do you want to (3) stay in Paris?Monica: We're not s

2、ure. Which hotel would you suggest?Clerk: The Residence Magenta is very gooadn d( 4) it 's quite cheap.I recommend you stay there.Monica: What (5) do you think, Jill?Jill: Ok. That ' s wh(6a)t we 'll do.Clerk: Would you complete this form, please?Jill: Is it (7) all right if we pay by ch

3、eck?Clerk: Of course, (8) th 'as tquite all right.Part 2 Listening and Note-talkingA.It ' gost four wheels, and usually carries one person, but it can carry two. Its top speedis around 6 kms an hour, and it weighs about 15 kilos. It £ co7s2t.sB. This vehicle costs abo £ ut 5,000. I

4、t can go up to 160 kph, and can carry four people in comfort. It weighs 695 kilos wheitn' emspty. There are four wheels.C. These two-wheeled vehicles are very popular with teenagers. They are fast, but much les s safe than vehicle A or B. This model has a maximum speed of 224 KPH, and weighs 236

5、 kilos. It can carry one or two people, and c £ os1ts,7 00.D. This vehicle, which cot £ s 65,000, is commonly used for public transport. It has two dec ks, or floors, and can carry 72 people when full. Its maximum speed is 110 kms an hour, but it doesn ustually go faster tha n 80. It has s

6、ix wheels, and weighs 9,000kilos.E. This vehicle was built by two coun tries work in cgo ilnla borati on. It travels at 2, 160 kph-faster tha n soun d-carry ing a maximum of 100 people. Whe n it is fully loaded with passe ng ers and fuel, it weighs 175,000 kilograms. It has ten wheels. Each of these

7、 vehicles cost hun dreds of milli ons of pounds to produce- it is impossible to say exactly how much.F. "How many wheels?""Two?"What does it weigh'?"'Thirtee n and a half kilos.""How much does it cost'?"£ 140"How many people can it carry&

8、#39;?""Just o ne.""Top speed?""It depe nds. For most people, perhaps about 25kph.'A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.B: Fill in the followi ng table with releva nt in formatio n.Exercise BABCDEFwheels4426102people1- 241-2721001Speed(in kph)61602241102,1602

9、5Weight(inkilos)156952369,000175,00013.5Price(i n725,0001,70065,000/140pounds)Questi on: What vehicles are they? Wha 'ts their n ame?Secti on 2 Liste ning Comprehe nsionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1: Haveo Yu Bee n to the Theatre Here?In terviewer: So you're over from the States?Woman: That'

10、;s right. We've been here about er, two and a half weeks and we've got another th ree days before we go back.In terviewer: Have you bee n to the theatre here?Woma n: Oh, yes. Theatre, opera, con certs, the lot. sWe e' nv es o me magn ifice nt things at the theatre, really excelle nt - th

11、e act ing, the stage sets, the whole atmosp, h eitr we,a rse a fall ynt astic. In terviewer: Which do you think was your favorite play?Woman: It's hard to s. aEyr, the Shakespeare ,p tlhayat was brilliant, and then we saw a comed y lastni ght. that was really fun, nl yloved that. I don't kno

12、lwt .' bese n a veryen tertai ning two weeks. I thi nkve enjoyed most thingsve see n.In terviewer: And what's n ext, the n?Woman: The bank! Tomorrow morning rm going to cash somter amveolrer ch 'eq sues. oYucan spe nd quite a lot of money in London, you know. Never min d, it's bee n

13、worth it. The most entertaining two weeIks ' vhead for a long time. And Ithi nk I'll come back n ext year if I can. If I have eno ugh money left that is!A: Liste n to the in terview and an swer the followi ng questi ons.1. Where are they now? (They are in London.)2. Where is the woman from?

14、(She is from the Unites States.)3. How long has she been here? (She has been there for two and a half weeks.)B: true or false F F F TDialogue A2 re You Free for Luncho dTay?Pay attention to the expressions to give directions.Stuart: Woodside 8432.Margaret: Hello again, Stuart. What can I do for you?

15、Stuart: Are you free for lunch today?Margaret: Yes, I think so. What time?Stuart: Oneo ' clock?Margaret: OK. Where?Stuart:L acy ' isn, Marston Street. Do you know where it is?Margaret: No.Stuart: Well, you take a 47 bus from the office, get off at Grange Square, cross the road, turn left, ta

16、ke the first on your right, aLnadcy ' iss a few yards down the road on your left, opposite a church. oYu can ' mtiss it.Margaret:But wI on ' bte coming from the officIe '. vgeot a meeting at the town haIll ' blle coming straight from there.Stuart: OK. Then get a number 17, get of

17、f in front of the cathedral, walk through the park, then go along the canal to the right and over the first bridgyoeu, a'n cdllo me out opposite Marston StreetL.acy ' iss down at the other end on the rigohut. c Yan ' mtiss it.Margaret: No, I bet. Did you say on'ec lock?Stuart: Yes. I

18、s that OK?Margaret: No, on second thoughts, can we make it a bit earlier? Say a quarter to?Stuart: Quarter to one, OK.Margaret: All right. See you thMena.c y ' sin, Caxton Street, right?Stuart: No!Blank filling:Stuart asked Margaret to have (1) lunch together. They will meet aLtu cy' sin, (2

19、) M arston Street at(3) a quarter to one. Margaret can take a (4) 47 bus from the (5) offic e, gets off at (6) Grange Square, (7) cross the road, turns (8) left, takes the (9) first o n her (10) right, and Lacy' iss a few yards downthe road on the (11) left, opposite a (12) church. However, Marg

20、aretw on ' tbe coming from the office. She' gsot a meeti ng at the (13) town hall. She ' lble coming straight from there. Then she can get a nu mber (14) 17, gets off in front of the (15) cathedral, walk through the (16) park, then go along the (17) canal to the (18) right and over the (

21、19) first bridge, ands he' cllo me out (20) opposite MarstonStreet.L acy ' iss down at the (21) other end on the (22 ) right.Part 2 PassageIf you ask some people "How did you learn English so well?" you may get a surprising answe r: "In my sleep!" These are people who hav

22、e taken part in one of the recent experiments to test methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which E nglish is only one.Specialists say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning tre. mTheenyd osauys ly that the average person can learn two

23、or three times as much during sleep as in the same perio d during the day and this does not affect his rest in a. nAy w woardy of warning, however: slee p teaching will only hammer into* your head what you have studied while you are awake. In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio

24、 at intervals* of a fortnight. Each l esson lasted twelve hours -from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar an d vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m., a soothing* lullaby* was broadc ast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whisp

25、ered the lesson agai n into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping st udent up for a few minutes of revision. Then he was lulled* back to rest again while the radio purred on. At 5 o'clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again

26、for three hou rs before his hard-earned breakfast.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1-4: A B D D5-8: C C A BNews Item 1In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped in the capital. National weathers h ave the information, but no way to

27、 get it to farmers and other people in rural communities.This is the job of an international project called R-ARNuEraTl Communications using Radio and the Internet. RANET works with national weathers to improve their reach.The project develops networks of satellite receiver systems, community radio

28、stations and other te chnologies. Communities often are provided with some equipment, but the systems are locally ow ned and supported. RANET is working to improve communications in countries with limited pow er supplies.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is

29、 about getting weather reports to rural communities.B: Listen to the news item again and answer the questions1. The first paragraph. Or t sht es e1ntence of the st p1aragraph.2. Rural Communications using Radio and the Internet.3. RANET aim at working with national weathers to improve their reach.4.

30、 The local communities.5. Community radio stations and other technologies.News Item 2A government report says climate change is already affecting American agriculture. The news rep ort is from the Climate Change Science Program, which brings together the research efforts of thir teen federal agencie

31、s.Much of the East and South now gets more rain than a century ago. But the report says there is so me evidence of increased drought conditions iens tth aen Wd Southweste. sWtern states have less snow and ice on the mountains and earlier melting in the spring.Grain and oilseed crops are likely to de

32、velop faster with increased carbon dioxide the atmosphere But higher temperatures will increase the risk of crop failures. Also, horticultural crops such as to matoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed crops. The Department of Agriculture was the lead

33、 agency for the new report.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the effect of climate change on American agriculture.B: Listen to the news item again and answer the questions.1.It is from the Climate Change Science Program.2. Thirteen federal agencies

34、 conducted the research.3. The Department of Agriculture is the lead agency for the report.4. Grain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster if carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increa sing.5. Horticultural crops such as tomatoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate chang e.

35、C: Complete the following form.Much of the East and South: now gets more rain than a century ago.the West and Southwest: have some evidence of increased drought conditionsNews Item 3 piezoelectricity pi:'e?uizi,lektrisiti; pai'i:- n. 【物理学】压电性；压电 现象 ；压电学Science has made it possible to harvest

36、 energy from the wind, sun and water. All these renewable r esources are used today to power an energy-hungry world. But imagine harvesting energy from cr owds of people moving to and from work eve.r yT hd aty is one of the possibilities of piezoelectri city, the science of gaining power from motion

37、.James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. They designed a way to capture the energy of people' footsteps. They created a design for a special floor covering that moves a little when people step on it. The movem ent wou

38、ld create an electrical current that could be captured to provide electrical power. Gathering power from the movements of large groups of people is called "crowed farming." And i nterest in crowd farming continues to grow.Exercise A:This news item is about gathering electrical power from t

39、he movements of people.Exercise B:Piezoelectricity: the science of gaining power from motionCrowd farming: gathering power from the movemenlatrsg oef g roups of peopleExercise C:1. graduate students ; 2. capt u3r.feo;o tsteps ;4 . floor covering; 5. step on; 6. electrical current; 7. capturedSection

40、 Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersRadio: Good afternoon. This is Radio BrigItht 'o tnws.o o' clo caknd time fo “rO tnheT own and t his is Judy Nash introducing the program.Judy: HelloI. ' mhere on Palace Pire iatn 'da sbeautiful holid.a Tyhe pier is crowed with visitors.Let

41、 ' taslk to some of them. Where do you come from, sir?Ben: Montreal.Judy: All the way from Canada?Ben:T hat ' rig sht.Judy: Are you enjoying yourself here in Brighton?Ben: Yes.I t 'a slovely day anthde re 'lotss to do.Judy: How much of Brighton have you seen?Ben: Not very muc h we

42、9; voenly been here for an hour.Judy: Where are you going now?Ben:W e ' rgeoing to Royal Pavilion.Judy: And after that?Ben: We haven ' t dec iyd etd.Judy: What about tonight?Ben:W e ' pllrobably go to a restaurant and then catch the last train back to London.Judy: Well, thanks for talkin

43、g to us, and have a good time.Exercise:1. Where is Judy?She is on Palace Pier.2. Whom is she talking to?She is talking to a visitor.3. Where does he come from?He comes from Montreal, Canada.4. Is he enjoying himself in Brighton?Yes.I t 'a slovely day anthde re l 'otss to do.5. How much of Br

44、ighton has he seen?He hasn ' seten much of Brighton.6. How long has he been there?He has been there for an hour.7. Where is he going now?He is going to the Royal Pavilion.8. Which train will he catch back to London?He will catch the last train back to London.Part 2 Retelling a bad story One cold

45、 winter afternoon, a postman was slowly pushing his bicycle up the hill. He had only one letter to deliver: this was for an old lady who lived at the top of the hill. The old lady had lived alon e ever since her daughter had moved to Australia many years before. She always invited the postm an in fo

46、r a cup of tea whenever he took her a letter and told him about her two grandchildren in Australia, whom she had never seen.Just as the postman went towards her gate, a small boy came running down the hill. Suddenly the boy slipped on the icy road and fell. The postman hurried across the road to. Ah

47、eftlepr tah eq boy uick examination, he found that the boy hurt his leg badly. So the postman decided to send the boy to the hospital first. He carried the boy onto his bicycle and took him to the hospital.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 RunningWhen I star

48、ted running seven years ago, I could manage only about a quarter of mile before I had t o stop. Breathless and aching, I walked the next quarter of a mile, then I jogged the next quarter of a mile, alternating these two activities for a couple of miles. Within a few weeks I could jog half w ay round

49、 Hampstead Heath withoutstopping. Soon I started to run up the quarter-mile slope to the top of Parliament Hill, although I had to stop at the top to get my breath back. Eventually I found t hat I could even manage to get up the hill com.f o rtablyI started to run because I felt desperately unfit. B

50、ut the biggest pay-off for me was- and still is- the deep relaxation that I achieve by taking exercise. It tires me out but I find that it does calm me dow n.In those early days I saw few other runners. Now there are many more- and not just the macho* s ports freaks*. Men and women of all ages have

51、now taken up running. Some 25,000 runners aged 5 to 85 are attracted each year to the Sunday Times Fun Run in Hyde Park.In the last two years the London Marathon has become the biggest British sp or toinvge ret ventaking the boat race and the Derby* in the number of spectators it attracts. When I st

52、arted to jog I n ever dreamt of running of a marathon, but in 1982 I realized that if I trained for it, it would be with in my reach, and after a slow, six-month build-up I managed the 26.2 miles in just four hours. A cr editable performance for a first-timer and a far cry from those days when I had

53、 to stop for breath af ter a quarter of a mile.1-5: C D B A A6-9: C C A APassage2 Cats in America An old expression sa “ysM an' besst friend is hios gd. Today, however, it seems that cats have repl aced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes. Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs

54、. But even more c atmsore than 64 millio nlive in American homes.These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are of different colors and sizes. Some are co stly animals that take part in competitions. Many more are common American mixtures of several kinds of cats.Most house cats live a go

55、od life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they rule th eir homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them, Americans are in creasingly serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of cats into big business. Each year, cat owners buy t

56、ons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equip ment. They buy jewelry and clothes for themselves with images of cats on them. Some owners ev en bury their dead pets in special burial grounds.Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets.

57、They say ca ts need less care than dogs. And cats do not seem to suffer as much as dogs from being alone if the owners are aw. a yStill millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with

58、 people only to be fed.Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent than dogs.A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: Dog follow you around. They want you to talk to them and play with them a lot of the time. Cats like more space and. mTore privacy his does not mean they do not love their owners.Cat owners often like to read about cats. Many book