听力教程第三册答案UNIT16593

Unit1

PartISpotDictation

Well,Ithinkhousesinthefuturewillprobablybe(1)quitesmallbutIshouldthinkthey'llbe

(2)well-insulatedsothatyoudon'tneedsomuch(3)heatingand(4)coolingasyoudonow,so

perhapsveryeconomical(5)torun.Perhapstheywilluse(6)solarheating,althoughIdon'tknow,

inthiscountry,perhapswe(7)won'tbeabletodothatsomuch.Yes,Ithinkthey'llbefullof(8)

electronicgadgets:thingslikeveryadvancedtelevisions,videos,perhapsvideoswhichtakeup...

thescreen(9)takesupthewholewall.1shouldthink.Yes,you'llhavethingslike(10)garage

doorswhichopenautomaticallywhenyou(11)driveup.perhapselectronic(12)sensorswhich

will(13)recognizeyouwhenyou.whenyoucometothefrontdooreven.Perhaps(14)architects

anddesignerswillbeabitmore(15)imaginativeabouthowhousesaredesignedandperhaps

withthe(16)shortageofspacepeoplewillthinkofputtinggardens(17)ontheroofand,and

mayberoomscanbe(18)expandedand,and(19)contracted*dependingonwhatyouusethem

for,soperhapsthere'11beabitmore(20)flexibilityaboutthat.

PartIIlisteningforgist

Woman:Surgery.

Stone:Goodafternoon.Myname’sFrankStone.IwanttomakeanappointmenttoseeDr

Miltonplease.

Woman:Yes,ofcourse,Mr.Stone.MayIhaveyouraddressplease?

Stone:118HillRoad,London,S.E.18.

Woman:Yes,wehaveyouontherecords.Canyoumanagethisafternoonat5:30?

Stone:I’mafraidnot.Icanmanagetomorrow.

Woman:I’mafraidDrMilton’snotondutytomorrowhe’llbeherethedayafter.That’sThursday,

March27th.

Stone:Fine.

Woman:Will5:30beallright?

Stone:Well,yes,butI’dpreferalatertimesoIcancomealongafterwork.

Woman:Thenwhatabout6:15?

Stone:Well,that’sfine.Thankyou.Goodbye.

Woman:Goodbye.

Exercise：

ThisdialogueisaboutmakinganappointmentwithDrMilton.

Thekeywordsareappointment,DrMilton,onduty,alatertime,Thursday,March27th,5:30,

6:15

SECTIONTWO

PartIDialogue

Script&Exercise

I’mTerriblySorryI’mLate

Woman:Listen！I’terriblysorryI’late.

Man:Oh,that’sallright.Itdoesn’treallymatter,doesit?Ihaven’tgotanythingbettertodo,

haveI?

Woman:Justletmeexplain,willyou?

Man:I’veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That’sall.

Woman:Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave…

Man:Afterall,mytimeisn’treallythatimportant,isit?

Woman:Pleasedon’tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.

(silence.Mansaynothing.)

Woman:I…ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.

Man:Thecarbrokedown?

Woman:Yes,and…well…luckily…therewasagaragenearme.And…anditlookthem

awhiletorepairit.

Man:Whydidn’tyouatleastphone?

Woman:Iwouldhave!ButIdidn’tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.

Man:Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!

Woman:Yes,but…you’llneverbelievethis…Icouldn’trememberthenameoftherestaurant.

Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.

Man:Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.

Woman:Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn’tdomyself.Itdidn’ttaketoolong,butthat’swhyI’m

late,yousee.

Man:Uh…huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?

Woman:pardon?

Man:Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?

Woman:Uh…theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.

Man:Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It’stheonlyonenearyourflat.

Woman:Hmm,wellnow,let’shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome…

Man:Iknowthegarageverywell!

Woman:Yes.Let’sseenow.Yes,IthinkI’llhavesome…

Exercise

Directions:Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Theyarcpossiblyboyfriendandgirlfriend.

2.Inarestaurant.

1."Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?"

"I'veonlybeenwailingforoveranhour.That'sall."

"Afterall.Mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?"

"Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.*

4.Becauseshewantstostoptheconversationlikethis.

5.Becauseheknowsthegirlislying.

PartIIPassageTheOscarStatuette

TheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM'schiefartdirectorCedricGibbons,depictsaknight

holdingacrusader'ssword,standingonareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginal

branchesoftheAcademy:Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.Bornin1928,

yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar."Industry

insidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette,""thegoldentrophy"

or"thestatueofmerit."Theentertainmenttradepaper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedto

popularize"theironman."Thetermneverstuck.

ApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,Margaret

Herrick,thoughtthestatuetteresembledherUncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresultthe

AcademystaffbeganreferringtoitasOscar.

Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin

1934,HollywoodcolumnistSidneySkolskyusedthenameinhiscolumninreferenceto

KatharineHepburn'sfirstBestActresswin.TheAcademyitselfdidn'tusethenicknameofficially

until1939.

Sinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniformstandards--withafew

notableexceptions.Inthe1930s,juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicasofthestatuette;

ventriloquistEdgarBergenwaspresentedwithawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth;and

WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhis

animatedfeatureSNOWWHITEANDTHESEVENDWARFS.Between1942and1944,in

supportofthewareffort,Oscarsweremadeofplaster.AftertheWar,winnersturnedinthe

temporaryawardsforgoldenOscarstatuettes.

ThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'tchangedsincethe1940s,whenthebasewas

madehigher.In1945,thebasewaschangedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAward

statuettesbegantobenumbered,startingwithNo.501.

Approximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythemanufacturer,R.S.Owens.Ifthey

don'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelted

down.

EachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoamcontainerslightlylargerthanashoebox.

Eightofthesearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthelargeboxesareshippedtothe

AcademyofficesinBeverlyHillsviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.

OnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanishedenroutefromtheWindyCityto

theCityofAngels.Ninedayslater,52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoadumpsterin

theKoreatownsectionofLosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslaterinvitedbytheAcademy

toattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasaspecialguest.

Foreightdecades,Oscarhassurvivedwar,weatheredearthquakes,andevenmanagedto

escapeunscathedfromcommonthieves.Since1995,however,R.S.Owenshasrepairedmorethan

160statuettes."Maybesomebodyusedchemicalsonthemtopolishthemandthechemicals

rubbedrightthroughthelacquerandintothegold,"explainsthecompanypresident."Ormaybe

peoplestoredthemsomeplacewheretheycorroded."Althoughhestressesthatthestatuetteis

madetoendure,SiegeloffersthissageadvicetoallOscarwinners:"Ifitgetsdusty,simplywipeit

withasoftdrycloth."

ExerciseB:

1.Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","the

goldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit",butthetermneverstuck.

2.Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentation

in1934,aHollywoodcolumnistusedthenameinhiscolumn.

3.WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhis

animatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.

4.Ifthestatuettesdon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,theyareimmediatelycutinhalfand

melteddown.

5.ThelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesviaairexpress,withnoidentifiable

markings.

ExerciseC:

1.T2.F3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.F

SectionThree

NewsItemI

TheBeijingOlympicendedSundaynightwithagrandclosingceremony.

Beijing’sorganization,infrastructure,andiconicsportsvenuesforthegameswerewidely

praisedduringthe2weeksofcompetition.

BeijingisnowgearinguptohosttheParalympics–theworld’sbiggestsportingeventfor

thosewithphysicaldisabilities.

AspartofitsOlympicpreparation,Beijinghasmadeallofitssubwaystopsaccessibleto

wheelchairs.DuringtheParalympics,therewillbe16dedicatedpublicbuslinesforthedisabled

and400shuttlebuses.

Morethan4,000athleteswillcompeteintheParalympics,whichbeginSeptember6andlast

12days.TheathleteswillcompeteinandstayinthesamefacilitiesusedforOlympics,including

thepopularWaterCubeandBird’sNeststadium.

ExAThisnewsitemisaboutthecomingParalympics2008.

ExB

1.TheBeijingOlympicendedSundaynightwithagrandclosingceremony.

2.Beijing’sorganization,infrastructure,andiconicsportsvenuesforthegameswerewidely

praisedduringthe2weeksofcompetition.

3.BeijingisnowgearinguptohosttheParalympics–theworld’sbiggestsportingeventforthose

withphysicaldisabilities.

4.DuringtheParalympics,therewillbe16dedicatedpublicbuslinesforthedisabledand400

shuttlebuses.

5.Yes,theywillcompeteinandstayinthesamefacilitiesusedforOlympics,includingthe

popularWaterCubeandBird’sNeststadium.

NewsItem2

PresidentObamasaysWashingtonandBeijingmustcooperatetotacklethebigproblem

facingtheworld.

Mr.Obamaspoketohigh-levelAmericanandChineseofficialsastheylauncheda2-day

meetinginWashington.TheUS-ChinaStrategicandEconomicDialogueistodiscussabroad

agendafromcurrencyconcernstoforeignpolicy.

Thepresidentsaidtheofficialsmustworktogethertotackleworldwidechallenges,including

theglobaleconomicrecession,climatechange,andthespreadofnuclearweapons.

ThepresidentsaidheisundernoillusiontheUnitedStatesandChinawillagreeonevery

issue,oralwaysseetheworldinthesameway.Andhemadeclearthathewillcontinuetospeak

outabouthumanrights.

PresidentObamastressedthatitisthesedifferencesthatmakedialogueevenmoreimportant.

Hesaidthesediscussionsgivethe2sidesachancetogettoknoweachotherbetterand

communicatewithcandor.

ExAThisnewsitemisaboutthehigh-levelUS-ChinatalksthatObamaopens.

ExB

PresidentObamasaysWashingtonandBeijingmustcooperatetotacklethebigproblem

facingtheworld.TheUS-ChinaStrategicandEconomicDialogueistodiscussabroadagenda

fromcurrencyconcernstoforeignpolicy.Theworldwidechallengesincludingtheglobal

economicrecession,climatechange,andthespreadofnuclearweapons.

ThepresidentsaidheisundernoillusiontheUnitedStatesandChinawillagreeonevery

issue,oralwaysseetheworldinthesameway.PresidentObamastressedthatitisthese

differencesthatmakedialogueevenmoreimportant.Hesaidthesediscussionsgivethe2sidesa

chancetogettoknoweachotherbetterandcommunicatewithcandor.

NewsItem3

TheoilRussiapumpsfromitsfrozen,Siberianfields,withoneenergydeal,willsoonprovide

asignificantamountofChina’sdailyneeds,about4%.Russiawilldeliverabout300,000barrels

ofcrudeaday.Inreturn,ChinawillfinancethepipelineRussiawillbuildfromitseasternSiberian

oilfieldstotheChineseborder.

EnergyanalystssaythedealisanotherindicationofRussia’seagernesstoshiftsomeofits

energyexportsfromitsmainmarket,Europe.

Russia’sstate-ownedpetroleumcompanyRosneft,willget$15billionoftheworkandthe

statepipelineownerTransneft,issettoreceive$10billion.

Constructionhasbeendelayedrepeatedlyasthe2countriesbargainedoverthecostof

transportingcrudeoiltotheborder.

ButtheRussianoilindustry,whichfordecadeshasbeenamainsourceofrevenueforthe

country,hassufferedadramaticshortfallasthepriceofoilfellduringtheglobaleconomiccrisis.

EnergyanalystssaytheeconomyispushingRussiantobuildclosertieswiththeChinese.

TheysayRussiaisseekingalliesintheEastwheretheKremlinisseenmorefavorablythaninthe

West.

ExAThisnewsitemisabouttheoilsupplyfromRussiatoChinaandtherelationshipbetween

thetwocountries.

ExB

1.TheoilfromRussiawillprovideasignificantamountofChina’sdailyneeds.

T

2.Inreturn,ChinawillfinancethepipelineRussiawillbuildfromitseasternSiberianoilfieldsto

theChineseborder.

F

3.Russiaintendstochangesomeofitsenergyexportstoitsmainmarket,Europe.

F

4.Russia’sstate-ownedpetroleumcompanyandthestatepipelineownerwillmakeahugeprofit

onthedeal.

T

5.Thecostoftransportingcrudeoiltotheborderhasbeenfocusofthe2country’snegotiation.

T

6.Oilindustryhasbeencontributingtothecountry’srevenueforthelast10years.F

7.Globaleconomicrecessionhasstronglyinfluencetheoilindustry.

T

8.RussiahopestobuildclosertieswiththeChinesealthoughtheKremlinisseenmorefavorably

intheWestthanintheEast.F

SectionFourSupplementaryExercises

Part1FeatureReport

China’sMainConcernatG-20IsDomestic

Chinaisaworldgrowthleader.Itscheap,manufacturedexportspowereconomiesaroundthe

globe.

Thismeans,though,Chinaisnotimmunetotheglobaleconomicmalaise.Chineseexports

haveslowedanditsbullmarketdroppedsharplyinthewakeofthecreditcrisisintheUnited

States.

Thegovernmentboughtupstocksandloweredtradingtaxestoboostthemarket,buttrading

remainsvolatile.

JustaheadoftheG-20meeting,Chinaalsoloweredinterestratesandannounceda$586

billionspendingpackageoninfrastructure,socialservicesandtaxrebates.

TheworldisnowwaitingtoseewhetherBeijing'sactionswillhelprestoreglobaleconomic

stability.

LiWan-YongisaresearcheroneconomicsatSouthKorea'sHyundaiResearchInstitute.

“ChinahasthemostforeigncurrencyreservesintheworldandthesecondmostU.S.bondsafter

Japan.Intermsofthose,Chinacanplayanimportantroletoovercometheglobaleconomiccrisis

andtheAsianeconomiccrisis.”

China'sViceForeignMinisterHeYafeisaysChinacanbesthelptheworldeconomyby

stabilizingitsown."China'seconomymakesupalargepartoftheworldeconomy,"hesaid.

"WhetherornotChina'seconomyisabletomaintainstabilityandcontinuegrowing,whetheror

notChina'sdomesticeconomyisstable,isveryimportantnotonlytoChina'sbutalsotothe

world'seconomy."

Analystssaythegovernmentspendingpackagewilltosomedegreehelpexporters,butis

mainlyaimedatincreasingdomesticconsumption.

BillMcCahilliswithChina-basedresearchfirmJ.L.McGregorandCompany.“Thisisa

leadership,afterall,thatiscomposed,thebetterones,ofengineers.Thesearenotpeoplewhoare

terriblyoutwardlookingandoutwardfocused.Theygetupinthemorningwonderinghowthey're

goingtotakecareof1.4or1.5billionpeopleintheirhomecountry,nothomeownersinLos

Angeles.”

SlowingdemandfromtheUSandothercountrieshasforcedthousandsofChinesefactories

tocloseandraisedfearsofunrestasmillionsareexpectedtolosetheirjobs.

Chineseofficialswarnexportswillcontinuetosufferbecauseoftheglobalslump,indicating

theworstmaybeyettocome.

ExAThisnewsreportisaboutChina’smainconcernatG-20meetingwhichisaimedat

increasingdomesticconsumption

ExB

JustaheadoftheG-20meeting,Chinaalsoloweredinterestratesandannounceda$586

billionspendingpackageoninfrastructure,socialservicesandtaxrebates.

TheworldisnowwaitingtoseewhetherBeijing'sactionswillhelprestoreglobaleconomic

stability.

China'sViceForeignMinisterHeYafeisaysChinacanbesthelptheworldeconomyby

stabilizingitsown."China'seconomymakesupalargepartoftheworldeconomy,"hesaid.

"WhetherornotChina'seconomyisabletomaintainstabilityandcontinuegrowing,whetheror

notChina'sdomesticeconomyisstable,isveryimportantnotonlytoChina'sbutalsotothe

world'seconomy."

Analystssaythegovernmentspendingpackagewilltosomedegreehelpexporters,butis

mainlyaimedatincreasingdomesticconsumption.

Part2Passage

TheRiseAndFallofEgypt

TheriverNilewasakindfriendbutoccasionallyitwasahardtaskmaster.Ittaughtthepeople

wholivedalongitsbanksthenobleartof“team-work.”Theydependeduponeachothertobuild

theirirrigationtrenchesandkeeptheirdikesinrepair.Inthiswaytheylearnedhowtogetalong

withtheirneighborsandtheirmutual-benefit-associationquiteeasilydevelopedintoanorganized

state.

Thenonemangrewmorepowerfulthanmostofhisneighborsandhebecametheleaderofthe

communityandtheircommander-in-chiefwhentheenviousneighborsofwesternAsiainvadedthe

prosperousvalley.InduecourseoftimehebecametheirKingandruledallthelandfromthe

Mediterraneantothemountainsofthewest.

ButthesepoliticaladventuresoftheoldPharaohs(thewordmeant“theManwholivedintheBig

House”)rarelyinterestedthepatientandtoilingpeasantofthegrainfields.Providedhewasnot

obligedtopaymoretaxestohisKingthanhethoughtjust,heacceptedtheruleofPharaohashe

acceptedtheruleofMightyOsiris.

Itwasdifferenthoweverwhenaforeigninvadercameandrobbedhimofhispossessions.After

twentycenturiesofindependentlife,asavageArabtribeofshepherds,calledtheHyksos,attacked

EgyptandforfivehundredyearstheywerethemastersofthevalleyoftheNile.Theywerehighly

un-popularandgreathatewasalsofeltfortheHebrewswhocametothelandofGoshentofinda

shelteraftertheirlongwanderingthroughthedesertandwhohelpedtheforeignusurperbyacting

ashistax-gatherersandhiscivilservants.

Butshortlyaftertheyear1700B.C.thepeopleofThebesbeganarevolutionandafteralong

struggletheHyksosweredrivenoutofthecountryandEgyptwasfreeoncemor