听力教程第三册答案UNIT2

1、UNIT2SectionOneTacticsforlisteningPart 1 SportDictationMyMotherMymotherwasanefficient(1)taskmasterwhocooked,cleanedandshoppedforninepeople(2)onadailybasis.Shewasadisciplinarian*whowould(3)makeussevenkidswalkupanddownthestairsahundredtimesifweclumpedlike(4)fieldhandsto-dinner.Shealsoenlistedustohelph

2、erinthedays(5)chores.Mymotherbelievedthateachofherchildrenhadaspecial(6)knackthatmadehimorherinvaluableoncertainmissions.MybrotherMike,forexample,wasbelievedtohaveespecially(8)keeneyesight.Hewashoistedupasahuman(9)telescopewheneversheneededtoseesomething(10)faraway.Johnwastheclimberwhenakite(11)gotc

3、aught.Myownjobwasnavigatorforour(12)giganticoldChrysler.Butmymothers(13)abilitytogetworkdonewellwasonly(14)oneside.Shealsohadan(15)imaginationthatcarriedherindifferentdirections,that(16)allowedhertotranscendhereverydaylife.Shedidnot(17)believeinmagicasportrayedonastage,but(18)valuedinsteadthesoundof

4、ametalbucketbeing(19)filledbyahose,orthepersistenceofadandelionatthe(20)edgeofawoodpile.Part 2 ListeningforGistForhundredsofyearsmanhasbeenfascinatedbytheideaofflying.OneofthefirstmentoproducedesignsforaircraftwasLeonardodaVinci,anItalianartistwholivedinthefifteenthcentury.However,itwasnotuntiltheei

5、ghteenthcenturythatpeoplebegantofly,orperhapsitwouldbebettertosayfloat,acrossthecountrysideinballoons.Thefirsthot-airballoonwasmadeinApril1783bytheMontgolfierbrothersinFrance.Inthefollowingyearsmanyflightsweremadebyballoon.Someoftheflightswereforpleasureandotherswerefordeliveringmailandformilitarypu

6、rposes,suchasobservationandevenbombing.However,inthelatenineteenthcentury,airshipssupersededballoonsasaformoftransport.Airshipscameafterballoons.ThefirstpoweredandmannedflightwasmadebyaFrenchman,Giffard,inSeptember1852.Hisairship,poweredbysteam,traveledtwenty-sevenkilometersfromParistoTrappesataspee

7、dofeightkilometersperhour.Howeverthedaysoftheairshipwerenumberedastheaeroplanebecameincreasinglysafeandpopular.ExerciseDirections:Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.Thispassageisabouttheearlyhistoryofflying.Thekeywordsaredesigns,anItalianartist,fifteenthcentury,eigh

8、teenthcentury,fly,float,balloons,hot-airballoon,April1783,airships,September1852,aeroplane.SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1DialogueBuyingaCarA: Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?B: Yes,Iminterestedinbuyingacar.A: Haveyouanythinginmind?B: Notreally.A: Whatpriceareyouthinkingof?B: Notmorethan13,500.A: Lets

9、seenow.OvertherebetweentheLanciaandtheVolvoisaMini.Itcosts12,cheaptorun:Itdoes38milespergallon.OrtherestheCitroen,behindtheMini.ItcostsandisevencheapertorunthantheMini:Itdoes45milespergallon.Itsnotveryfastthough.Itonlydoes69milesperhour.B: No,IthinktheMiniandtheCitroenaretoosmall.Ivegotthreechildren

10、.Isntthereanythingbiggeratthatprice?A:Well,therestheToyotaoverthere,totheleftofthePeugeot.Itsverycomfortableandcosts13,040.Itscheaptoruntoo,anditalsohasabuilt-inradio.OrtherestheRenaultatthebackoftheshowroom,behindthePeugeot.Itcostsalittlemore,13,240,butitischeapertorun.Itdoes40milespergallonandtheT

11、oyotaonlydoes36milespergallon.B:WhataboutthatVolkswagenoverthere,infrontoftheToyota?A: Thatcostsalittlemorethan13,500butitsaveryreliablecar.Itsmoreexpensivetorunthantheothers:Itdoes34milespergallon,butitsfaster.Itstopspeedis90milesperhour.TheToyotasis80milesperhourandtheRenaultsis82milesperhour.B: H

12、owmuchdoesitcost?A: 13,630andthatincludesa-yearguarantee.B: AndtheFiatnexttotheVolkswagen?A:Againthatsmorethan13,500,butitscheaperthantheVolkswagen.Itcosts13,55B:Hmmwell,Illhavetothinkaboutitandstudythesepamphlets.HowmuchisthatPeugeotincidentally,behindtheLancia?A: Oh,thatsexpensive.Itcosts15,190.B:

13、 Yes,thatisabittoomuch.Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.Goodbye.R13.24040m/g82m/hT13,04036m/g80m/hP15,190C12,07045m/g69m/hF13,550VW13,63034m/g90m/hL16,240M12,83038m/gV15,850Part2PassageTheWrightsStoryOnthemorningofDecember17,1903,between10:30a.m.andnoon,fourflightsweremade,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilbu

14、rWright.Underthedirectionoftheoperatoritclimbedupwardonaninclinedcoursetillaheightof8or10feetfromthegroundwasreached.IntotheteethofaDecembergaletheFlyermadeitswayforwardwithaspeedof10milesanhouroverthegroundand30to35milesanhourthroughtheair.Theheightchosenwassufficientformaneuveringinsogustyawindand

15、withnopreviousacquaintancewiththeconductofthemachineanditscontrollingmechanisms.5.Inattemptingtobringthemachinedowntothedesiredheight,theoperatorturnedtheruddertoofar,andthemachineturneddownwardmorequicklythanhadbeenexpected.OnthemorningofDecember17,1903,between10:30a.m.andnoon,fourflightsweremade,t

16、wobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.Thestartswereallmadefromapointonthelevelsandabout200feetwestofourcamp,whichislocatedaquarterofamilenorthoftheKillDevilsandhill,inDareCounty,NorthCarolina.Thewindatthetimeoftheflightshadavelocity*of27milesanhourat10a.m.,and24milesanhouratnoon,asrecordedbytheanemo

17、meter*attheKittyHawkWeatherBureauStation.Theflightsweredirectlyagainstthewind.Eachtimethemachinestartedfromthelevelgroundbyitsownpoweralonewithnoassistancefromgravityoranyothersourcewhatever.Afterarunofabout40feetalongamonorail*track,whichheldthemachine8inches(20centimeters)fromtheground,itrosefromt

18、hetrackandunderthedirectionoftheoperatorclimbedupwardonaninclinedcoursetillaheightof8or10feetfromthegroundwasreached,afterwhichthecoursewaskeptasnearhorizontalasthewindgustsandthelimitedskilloftheoperatorwouldpermit.IntotheteethofaDecembergaletheFlyermadeitswayforwardwithaspeedof10milesanhouroverthe

19、groundand30to35milesanhourthroughtheair.Ithadpreviouslybeendecidedthatforreasonsofpersonalsafetythesefirsttrialsshouldbemadeasclosetothegroundaspossible.Theheightchosenwassufficientformaneuvering*insogustyawindandwithnopreviousacquaintancewiththeconductofthemachineanditscontrollingmechanisms.Consequ

20、entlythefirstflightwasshort.Thesucceedingflightsrapidlyincreasedinlengthandatthefourthtrialaflightof59secondswasmade,inwhichtimethemachineflewalittlemorethanhalfamilethroughtheairandadistanceof852feetovertheground.Thelandingwasduetoaslighterrorofjudgmentonthepartoftheaviator.Afterpassingoveralittleh

21、ummock*ofsand,inattemptingtobringthemachinedowntothedesiredheight,theoperatorturnedtherudder*toofar,andthemachineturneddownwardmorequicklythanhadbeenexpected.Thereversemovementoftherudderwasafractionofasecondtoolatetopreventthemachinefromtouchingthegroundandthusendingtheflight.Aswinterwasalreadywell

22、setin,weshouldhavepostponedthetrialstoamorefavorableseason,butweweredeterminedtoknowwhetherthemachinepossessedsufficientpowertofly,sufficientstrengthtowithstandtheshocksoflandingsandsufficientcapacityofcontroltomakeflightsafeinboisterous*winds,aswellasincalmair.ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestionOrvilleW

23、right(1871-1948),Americanaeronauticalengineer,famousforhisroleinthefirstcontrolled,poweredflightinaheavier-than-airmachineandforhisparticipationinthedesignoftheaircraftscontrolsystem.Wrightworkedcloselywithhisbrother,WilburWright(1867-1912),Americanaeronauticalengineer,indesigningandflyingtheWrighta

24、irplane.Duringtheyears1900,1901,1902,and1903,thetwobrothersdevelopedthefirsteffectiveairplane.AtKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,onDecember17,1903,OrvilleWrightmadethefirstsuccessfulflightofapiloted,heavier-than-air,self-propelledcraft,calledtheFlyer.ThethirdFlyer,whichtheWrightsconstructedin1905,wastheworld

25、sfirstfullypracticalairplane.Itcouldbank,turn,circle,makefigureeights,andremainintheairforaslongasthefuellasted,uptohalfanhouronoccasion.ExerciseBSentenceDictationDirections:Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.ExerciseCDetailedListeningDirections:Listentothepassag

26、eandanswerthefollowingquestions.FourflightsweremadeonthemorningofDecember17,1903,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.Thewindatthetimeoftheflightshadavelocityof27milesanhourat10a.m.,and24milesanhouratnoon,asrecordedbytheanemometerattheKittyHawkWeatherBureauStation.Eachtimethemachinestartedfromthel

27、evelgroundbyitsownpoweralonewithnoassistancefromgravityoranyothersourcewhatever.Themachineranabout40feetalongamonorailtrackbeforeitrosefromthetrack.Thesefirsttrialsshouldbemadeasclosetothegroundaspossibleforreasonsofpersonalsafety.Themachineflewalittlemorethanhalfamilethroughtheairin59secondsatthefo

28、urthtrial.Theearlylandingwasduetoaslighterrorofjudgmentonthepartoftheaviator.Aswinterwasalreadywellsetin,itwasnotafavorableseasonforthetrials.ExerciseDAfter-listeningDiscussionDirections:Listentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Becausetheywantedtoknowwhetherthemachinepossessedsufficien

29、tpowertofly,sufficientstrengthtowithstandtheshocksoflandingsandsufficientcapacityofcontroltomakeflightsafeinboisterouswindsaswellasincalmair.(Open)SectionThreeNewsNewsItem1WorldBasketballChampionshipThesemifinalroundoftheWorldBasketballChampionshiptournamentislatertoday(Saturday)inthemid-western(US)

30、stateofIndiana.Argentinaistheonlyundefeatedteamatthetournament.TheSouthAmericanshaveoutscoredtheiropponentsbyanaverageof19pointspergame.OnWednesday,ArgentinashockedthehostUnitedStates(87-80)tosnapa58-gameinternationalwinningstreak*byprofessionalsquadsoftheNationalBasketballAssociationplayers.Argenti

31、naalsodefeatedBrazil(78-67)toreachthesemifinalroundwheretheteamwillfaceGermany.PrimarilyusingEuropeanexperiencedplayers,ArgentinadefeatedGermanyearlierinthesecondround,86-77.DefendingchampionYugoslavia,whichoustedtheUnitedStates(81-78)inthequarterfinals,playsupstart*NewZealand.ButYugoslavheadcoachSv

32、etislavPesicsaysheisnotsurprised.ThelosersofeachgamewillplayforthethirdplaceonSundaybeforethechampionshipgame.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutthesemifinalroundoftheWorldBasketballChampionshiptournament.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainandcomplet

33、ethefollowingsentences.InthesecondroundArgentinadefeatedGermany86-77.ArgentinaalsodefeatedBraziltoreachtheseminalround.BeforethesemifinalroundArgentinaistheonlyundefeatedteamatthetournament.DefendingchampionYugoslavia,whichoustedtheUnitedStatesinthequarterfinals,playsagainstNewZealand.Thefourteamsth

34、atwillplayinthesemifinalsareArgentina,Germany,YugoslaviaandNewZealand.Thelosersofeachgamewillplayforthethirdplacebeforethechampionshipgame.NewsItem2EuropeanFootballEnglishfootballclubLiverpoolcrashedoutoftheChampionsLeague,despitefightingbackfroma3-0deficittotieFCBasel3-3inSwitzerland.Liverpoolneede

35、dawinTuesdaytoqualify/forthesecondphase.Instead,theEnglishclubwillplayfortheUEFACup.BaselbecamethefirstSwisssideevertoreachthelast16oftheChampionsLeague,qualifyingsecondinGroupBbehindValenciaofSpain,whichbeatSpartakMoscow3-0.EnglishchampionArsenalplayedtoascorelesshomedrawagainstDutch-sidePSVEindhov

36、entotopGroupAandmoveintothesecondphase,wheretheteamwillbeseeded.TheyllbejoinedbyGermanteamBorussiaDortmund*,whichadvanceddespitea1-0losstoAuxerreinFrance.ASRomaplayedtoa1-1drawagainstAEKAthensinItaly,tocapturesecondplaceinGroupC.GroupwinnerRealMadridofSpainwillalsoadvance,afterdrawing1-1withRacingGe

37、nk*inBelgium.InGroupD,InterMilanofItalygotapairofgoalsfromHernanCrespotobeatAjaxAmsterdam2-1intheNetherlands.BothteamsqualifiedattheexpenseofFrenchsideLyon,whichwasheldtoa1-1drawbyRosenborginNorway.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutEuropeanfootballmatche

38、s.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T6.F7.TNewsItem3KemperOpenGulfPreviewTheannualKemperOpen*golftournamentgetsunderwayThursdaynearWashingtonattheTournamentPlayersClubatAvenel.Twenty-eight-year-oldAmericanRichBeemisbackto

39、defendhistitle.Beforehisvictoryhere,hehadmissedthehalfwaycutsinfivestraighttournaments.Hehopeshecanagainfindhisformduringthenextfourdays,asheiscurrently132ndonthemoneylist.Theplayerwhoisnumber-oneongolfsmoneylistandintheworldrankings,AmericanTigerWoods,decidedtoskipthiseventafterwinningtherain-delay

40、edMemorialOpenin(Dublin)OhioonMonday.Compatriot*JeffSlumansaysevenTigerhastotakeperiodicbreaks.Hesunbelievable.Hesgotanopportunity,asIsaidevenacoupleyearsago,ifhestayshealthyanddoestherightthings,hecanmaybebethebestgolferofalltime,andhesshowingrightnowwhathecando.Thekidisjustafabulous,fabulousplayer

41、,buthecantplayeveryweek.Eightofthepast10KemperOpenwinnersareinthisyearsfieldof156golfers,whoarevyingforthreemilliondollarsinprizemoney.Thefirst-placecheckhasbeenincreasedfrom450thousandto540thousanddollars.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutanannualKemper

42、OpengolftournamentonThursday.ExerciseBDirections:Listentothenewsagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.TheKemperOpengolftournamentwillbeheldonThursday.RichBeemcomesbacktodefendhistitle.Heiscurrentlyranked132ndonthemoneylist.TigerWoodsisnumber-oneongolfsmoneylistandintheworldrankings.Hehastotakeabreakaf

43、teramatchonMonday.Thereare156golferstakingpartinthisevent.Thetotalprizemoneyisthreemilliondollars.Theprizeforthefirstplaceis540thousanddollarsSectionFourSupplementaryExercisePart1FeatureReportUSMensNationalCollegiateBasketballTournamentThewidelyfollowedUSmensnationalcollegiatebasketballtournamentcon

44、cludestonight(9p.m.EST)inAtlantawithachampionshipmatch-up*betweenMarylandandIndiana.Marylandisinthechampionshipgameforthefirsttimeintheschoolhistory.Togethere,theMarylandTerrapinshadtobeatthreeteamswithgreatbasketballtraditions:Kentucky,ConnecticutandKansas.Nowtheyfaceanother,Indiana.whileMarylandwa

45、soneofthefourtopseedsinthis65-teamtournament,theIndianaHoosiers*wereafifthseed,andvirtuallynooneexpectedthemtoreachthetitlegame*.ButtheyknockedoffdefendingchampionDukeinthethirdround,andinthesemifinalstheyupsetOklahoma.MarylandcoachGaryWilliamsknowsitwilltakeasolidefforttowin.Anyteamthatsgottentowhe

46、reIndianahasgotten,youdontlookattheirrecord.Youlookathowtheyreplayingnow,howtheyplay.Anytimeateamplaysteamdefenseliketheydo,theyhaveachancetobeatanybody.Thatswhatconcernsmethemost,theirabilitytoplaytogetherasaunit,becausealotoftimesyoucanplaywithanybodywhenyouplaythatclosetogetherliketheydo.Indianah

47、as27winsand11defeatsthisseason.Thelasttimeateamwonthenationalchampionshipwithasmanyas11losseswasKansasin1988.Marylandhasaschoolrecordof31winsagainstonly4losses.Ithasthreeseniorsinthestartingline-up*whoreachedthesemifinalslastyear,andtheyaredeterminedthatthistimetheywilltakehometheschoolsfirstmensnat

48、ionalbasketballchampionship.ExerciseADirections:Listentothenewsreportandcompletethesummary.ThisnewsreportisabouttwoteamsthatwillcompeteforthechampionshipofUSmensnationalcollegiatebasketballtournament.ExercisesBDirections:Listentothenewsagainandcompletethefollowingsentences.Marylandmovesinthechampion

49、shipgameforthefirsttimeintheschoolhistory.TheMarylandTerrapinshadtobeatthreeteamswithgreatbasketballtraditionsbeforeitreachedthetitlegame.Amongthe65teams,theIndianateamwasafifthseed.Indianahas27winsand11defeatsthisseason.LastyeartheMarylandTerrapinsreachedthesemifinals.6.In1988,theteamwhowonthenatio

50、nalchampionshipwithasmanyas11losseswasKansas.Part2PassageWhoonEarthInventedtheAirplane?1. HewouldkeephisdirigibletiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentandduringthedayhedflytogoshoppingortovisitfriends.2. Sincehiswasthefirstpublicflightintheworld,hewashailedastheinventoroftheairplanealloverEuro

51、pe.3. ButtobringuptheWrightbrotherswithaBrazilianisboundtoelicitanavalancheofargumentsastowhytheirflightdidntcount.4. Hisflightdidmeetthecriteria:Hetookoffunassisted,publiclyflewapredeterminedlengthandthenlandedsafely.5. BythetimetheBraziliangotaroundtohismaidenflighttheWrightbrothershadalreadyflown

52、numeroustimes,includingoneflightinwhichtheyflew39kilometers.AskanyoneinBrazilwhoinventedtheairplane,andtheywillsayAlbertoSantos-Dumont,abonvivantaswell-knownforhisaerialprowessashewasforhisdandyish*dressandplaceinthehigh-societylifeofBelleEpoqueParis.AsPaulHoffmanrecountsinhisbiographyWingsofMadness

53、,theeccentric*Brazilianwastheonlypersoninhisdaytoownaflyingmachine.Hewouldkeephisdirigible*tiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentattheChampsElysees,andeverynighthewouldflytoMaximsfordinner.Duringthedayhedflytogoshoppingortovisitfriends,Hoffmansaid.ItwasonNovember12,1906,whenSantos-Dumontflewak

54、ite-likecontraption*withboxywingscalledthe14-Bissome220metersontheoutskirtsofParis.Sincehiswasthefirstpublicflightintheworld,hewashailedastheinventoroftheairplanealloverEurope.ItwasonlylaterthatOrvilleandWilburWrightprovedtheyhadbeatenSantos-DumontatKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,threeyearsearlier.Buttobri

55、nguptheWrightbrotherswithaBrazilianisboundtoelicit*anavalancheofargumentsastowhytheirflightdidntcount.Itsoneofthebiggestfrauds*inhistory,scoffsWagnerDiogo,ataxidriverinRiodeJaneiro.Noonesawit,andtheyusedacatapult*tolaunchtheairplane.Thedebatecentersonthedefinitionofflight.HenriqueLinsdeBarros,aBrazi

56、lianphysicistandSantos-Dumontexpert,arguesthattheWrightbrothersflightdidnotfulfilltheconditionsthathadbeensetupatthetimetodistinguishatrueflightfromaprolongedhop.Santos-Dumontsflightdidmeetthecriteria:Hetookoffunassisted,publiclyflewapredeterminedlengthandthenlandedsafely.Ifweunderstandwhatthecriter

57、iawereattheendofthe19thcentury,theWrightbrotherssimplydidnotfillanyoftheprerequisites,saidLinsdeBarros.BraziliansclaimthattheWrightslaunchedtheirFlyerin1903withacatapultoratanincline,disqualifyingitfrombeingatrueairplane.EvenSantos-DumontexpertslikeLinsdeBarrosconcede*thisiswrong.Hesaysthatthesteady

58、windsatKittyHawkwerecrucialfortheFlyerstakeoff,disqualifyingtheflightbecauseitprobablycouldnotliftoffonitsown.PeterJakab,chairmanoftheaeronauticsdivisionattheUSNationalAirandSpaceMuseumin/Washington,sayssuchclaimsarepreposterous*.BythetimeSantos-DumontgotaroundtohismaidenflighttheWrightbrothershadalreadyflownnumeroustimes,includingoneflightinwhichtheyflew39kilometers.EveninFrancetheWrightsareconsideredtohaveflownbeforeSantos-Dumont,saysClaudeCarlie