听力教程3第二版unit1听力原文

UNIT1

SectionOne

Part1SpotDictation

HousesintheFuture

Well,Ithinkhousesinthefuturewillprobablybe(1)quitesmallbutIshouldthinkthey'llbe(2)

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

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

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

gadgets:thingslikeveryadvancedtelevisions,videos,perhapsvideoswhichtakeup...thescreen(9)

takesupthewholewall.Ishouldthink.Yes,you'llhavethingslike(10)garagedoorswhichopen

automaticallywhenyou(11)driveup,perhapselectronic(12)sensorswhichwill(13)recognize

youwhenyou,whenyoucometothefrontdooreven.Perhaps(14)architectsanddesignerswillbe

abitmore(15)imaginativeabouthowhousesaredesignedandperhapswiththe(16)shortageof

spacepeoplewillthinkofputtinggardens(17)ontheroofand,andmayberoomscanbe(18)

expandedand,and(19)contracted*dependingonwhatyouusethemfor,soperhapsthere'llbeabit

more(20)flexibilityaboutthat.

Part2ListeningforGist

Dialogue

IWanttoSeeDrMilton

Woman:Surgery.

Stone:Goodafternoon.Myname’sFrankStone.IwanttomakeanappointmenttoseeDrMilton,

please.

Woman:Yes,ofcourse,Mr.Stone.MayIhaveyouraddress,please?

Stone:118HillRoad,LondonS.E.18.（东南部18区）

Woman:Yes,wehaveyouontherecords.Canyoumanagethisafternoonat5:30?

Stone:I’mafraidnot.Icanmanagetomorrow.

Woman:I’mafraidDrMilton’snotondutytomorrow.He’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.

AppointmentDrMilton,onduty,alatertime,Thursday,March27th,5:30,6:15

Section2ListeningComprehension

Impliedmeaning

Part1Dialogue

I’mterriblysorryI’mlate

Woman:Listen!I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.

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.Mansaysnothing.)

Woman:I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.

Man:Thecarbrokedown?

Woman:Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile

torepairit.

Man:Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?

Woman:Iwouldhave!ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.

Man:Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!

Woman:Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.I

knewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.

Man:Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.

Woman:Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,

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...

Man:Apityit'sSunday.

Woman:Pardon?

Man:Apityit'sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!

Part2Passage

TheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM's*chiefartdirectorCedricGibbons,depicts*aknightholdinga

crusader's*sword,standingonareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginalbranchesoftheAcademy:

Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.

Bornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar".Industry

insidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","thegoldentrophy"or"thestatueof

merit".Theentertainmenttradepaper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedtopopularize"theironman".Theterm

neverstuck.

ApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,MargaretHerrick,thoughtthe

statuetteresembledheruncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresulttheAcademystaffbeganreferringtoitas

Oscar.

Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,Hollywood

columnistSidneySkolskyusedthenameinhiscolumninreferencetoKatharineHepburn'sfirstBestActresswin.

TheAcademyitselfdidn'tusethenicknameofficiallyuntil1939.

Sinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniformstandards-withafewnotableexceptions.In

the1930s,juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicas*ofthestatuette;aventriloquist*EdgarBergenwas

presentedwithawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth;andWaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeand

sevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.Between1942

and1944,insupportofthewareffort,Oscarsweremadeofplaster.AftertheWar,winnersturnedinthe

temporaryawardsforgoldenOscarstatuettes.

ThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'tchangedsincethe1940s,whenthebasewasmadehigher.In1945,

thebasewaschangedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAwardstatuettesbegantobenumbered,

startingwithNo.501.

Approximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythemanufacturer,R.S.Owens.Iftheydon'tmeet

strictqualitycontrolstandards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.

EachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoam*containerslightlylargerthanashoebox.

Eightofthesearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyoffices

inBeverlyHillsviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.

OnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanishedenroutefromtheWindyCity*totheCityof

Angels.Ninedayslater,52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoaDumpster*intheKoreatownsectionof

LosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslaterinvitedbytheAcademytoattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasa

specialguest.

Foreightdecades,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weatheredearthquakes,andevenmanagedtoescapeunscathed*

fromcommonthieves.Since1995,however,R.S.Owenshasrepairedmorethan160statuettes."Maybe

somebodyusedchemicalsonthemtopolishthemandthechemicalsrubbedrightthroughthelacquer*andinto

thegold,"explainsthecompanypresident."Ormaybepeoplestoredthemsomeplacewheretheycorroded."

Althoughhestressesthatthestatuetteismadetoendure,SiegeloffersthissageadvicetoallOscarwinners:"Ifit

getsdusty,simplywipeitwithasoftdrycloth."

1.Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","the

goldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit",butthetermneverstuck.

2.Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin

1934,aHollywoodcolumnistusedthenameinhiscolumn.

3.WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhis

animatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.

4.Ifthestatuettesdon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,theyareimmediatelycutinhalfand

melteddown.

5.ThelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesviaairexpress,withnoidentifiable

markings.

Section3News

NewsItem1

BeijingOlympicsEnd,ParalympicsSettoBegin

TheBeijingOlympicsendedSundaynightwithagrandclosingceremony.Beijing'sorganization,infrastructure,

andiconicsportsvenuesforthegamesdrewwidelypraisedduringtwoweeksofcompetition.Beijingisnow

gearinguptohosttheParalympics-theworld'sbiggestsportingeventforthosewithphysicaldisabilities.As

partofitsOlympicspreparations,Beijinghasmadeallofitssubwaystopsaccessibletowheelchairs.Duringthe

Paralympics,therewillbe16dedicatedpublicbuslinesforthedisabledand400shuttlebuses.Morethan4,000

athleteswillcompeteintheParalympics,whichbeginSeptember6andlast12days.Theathleteswillcompetein

andstayinthesamefacilitiesusedforOlympics,includingthepopularWaterCubeandBird'sNeststadium.

Ex.A:SummarizethenewsThisnewsitemisaboutthecomingParalympics2008.

Ex.B:Answerthequestions

1.TheBeijingOlympicsendedSundaynightwithagrandclosingceremony.

2.Beijing'sorganization,infrastructure,andiconicsportsvenuesforthegamesdrewwidelypraisedduringtwo

weeksofcompetition..

3.BeijingisnowgearinguptohosttheParalympics-theworld'sbiggestsportingeventforthosewithphysical

disabilities.

4.DuringtheParalympics,therewillbe16dedicatedpublicbuslinesforthedisabledand400shuttlebuses.

5.Yes,theywillcompeteinandstayinthesamefacilitiesusedforOlympics,includingthepopularWaterCube

andBird'sNeststadium.

NewsItem2

ObamaOpensHigh-LevelUS-ChinaTalks

PresidentObamasaysWashingtonandBeijingmustcooperatetotacklethebigproblemsfacingtheworld.Mr

Obamaspoketohigh-levelAmericanandChineseofficialsastheylaunchedatwo-daymeetinginWashington.

TheU.S.ChinaStrategicandEconomicDialogueistodiscussabroadagendafromcurrencyconcernstoforeign

policy.Thepresidentsaidtheofficialsmustworktogethertotackleworldwidechallenges,includingtheglobal

economicrecession,climatechange,andthespreadofnuclearweapons.Thepresidentsaidheisunderno

illusiontheUnitedStatesandChinawillagreeoneveryissue,oralwaysseetheworldinthesameway.Andhe

madeclearthathewillcontinuetospeakoutabouthumanrights.PresidentObamastressedthatitisthese

differencesthatmakedialogueevenmoreimportant.Hesaidthesediscussionsgivethetwosidesachanceto

gettoknoweachotherbetterandcommunicateconcernswithcandor.

Ex.A:Listentothenewsandcompletethesummary

Thisnewsitemisaboutthehigh-levelUS-ChinatalksthatObamaopens.

NewsItem3

RussiatoSupplyChinawithSignificantPortionofOilNeeds

TheoilRussiapumpsfromitsfrozen,Siberianfields,withoneenergydeal,willsoonprovideasignificant

amountofChina'sdailyneeds,aboutfourpercent.