听力教程第三册答案UNIT2

UNIT2

SectionOneTacticsforlistening

Part1SportDictation

MyMother

Mymotherwasanefficient(1)taskmasterwhocooked,cleanedandshoppedforninepeople(2)onadailybasis.Shewasadisciplinarian*whowould(3)makeussevenkidswalkupanddownthestairsahundredtimesifweclumpedlike(4)fieldhandsto-dinner.Shealsoenlistedustohelpherintheday's(5)chores.

Mymotherbelievedthateachofherchildrenhadaspecial(6)knackthatmadehimorherinvaluableoncertain(7)missions.MybrotherMike,forexample,wasbelievedtohaveespecially(8)keeneyesight.Hewashoistedupasahuman(9)telescopewheneversheneededtoseesomething(10)faraway.Johnwastheclimberwhenakite(11)gotcaught.Myownjobwasnavigatorforour(12)giganticoldChrysler.

Butmymother's(13)abilitytogetworkdonewellwasonly(14)oneside.Shealsohadan(15)imaginationthatcarriedherindifferentdirections,that(16)allowedhertotranscendhereverydaylife.Shedidnot(17)believeinmagicasportrayedonastage,but(18)valuedinsteadthesoundofametalbucketbeing(19)filledbyahose,orthepersistenceofadandelionatthe(20)edgeofawoodpile.

Part2ListeningforGist

Forhundredsofyearsmanhasbeenfascinatedbytheideaofflying.OneofthefirstmentoproducedesignsforaircraftwasLeonardodaVinci,anItalianartistwholivedinthefifteenthcentury.However,itwasnotuntiltheeighteenthcenturythatpeoplebegantofly,orperhapsitwouldbebettertosayfloat,acrossthecountrysideinballoons.Thefirsthot-airballoonwasmadeinApril1783bytheMontgolfierbrothersinFrance.

Inthefollowingyearsmanyflightsweremadebyballoon.Someoftheflightswereforpleasureandotherswerefordeliveringmailandformilitarypurposes,suchasobservationandevenbombing.However,inthelatenineteenthcentury,airshipssupersededballoonsasaformoftransport.

Airshipscameafterballoons.ThefirstpoweredandmannedflightwasmadebyaFrenchman,Giffard,inSeptember1852.Hisairship,poweredbysteam,traveledtwenty-sevenkilometersfromParistoTrappesataspeedofeightkilometersperhour.Howeverthedaysoftheairshipwerenumberedastheaeroplanebecameincreasinglysafeandpopular.

Exercise

Directions:Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

Thispassageisabouttheearlyhistoryofflying.

Thekeywordsaredesigns,anItalianartist,fifteenthcentury,eighteenthcentury,fly,float,balloons,hot-airballoon,April1783,airships,September1852,aeroplane.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

BuyingaCar

A:Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?

B:Yes,I'minterestedinbuyingacar.

A:Haveyouanythinginmind?

B:Notreally.

A:Whatpriceareyouthinkingof?

B:Notmorethan£13,500.

A:Let'sseenow...OvertherebetweentheLanciaandtheVolvoisaMini.Itcosts£12,830andischeaptorun:Itdoes38milespergallon.Orthere'stheCitroen,behindtheMini.Itcosts£12,070andisevencheapertorunthantheMini:Itdoes45milespergallon.It'snotveryfastthough.Itonlydoes69milesperhour.

B:No,IthinktheMiniandtheCitroenaretoosmall.I'vegotthreechildren.Isn'tthereanythingbiggeratthatprice?

A:Well,there'stheToyotaoverthere,totheleftofthePeugeot.It'sverycomfortableandcosts£13,040.It'scheaptoruntoo,anditalsohasabuilt-inradio.Orthere'stheRenaultatthebackoftheshowroom,behindthePeugeot.Itcostsalittlemore,£13,240,butitischeapertorun.Itdoes40milespergallonandtheToyotaonlydoes36milespergallon.

B:WhataboutthatVolkswagenoverthere,infrontoftheToyota?

A:Thatcostsalittlemorethan£13,500butit'saveryreliablecar.It'smoreexpensivetorunthantheothers:Itdoes34milespergallon,butit'sfaster.Itstopspeedis90milesperhour.TheToyota'sis80milesperhourandtheRenault'sis82milesperhour.

B:Howmuchdoesitcost?

A:£13,630andthatincludesa5-yearguarantee.

B:AndtheFiatnexttotheVolkswagen?

A:Againthat'smorethan£13,500,butit'scheaperthantheVolkswagen.Itcosts£13,550.

B:Hmmwell,I'llhavetothinkaboutitandstudythesepamphlets.HowmuchisthatPeugeotincidentally,behindtheLancia?

A:Oh,that'sexpensive.Itcosts£15,190.

B:Yes,thatisabittoomuch.Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.Goodbye.

R

£13.240

40m/g

82m/h

T

£13,040

36m/g

80m/h

P

£15,190

C

£12,070

45m/g

sideevertoreachthelast16oftheChampionsLeague,qualifyingsecondinGroupB·behindValenciaofSpain,whichbeatSpartakMoscow3-0.

EnglishchampionArsenalplayedtoascorelesshomedrawagainstDutch-sidePSVEindhoventotopGroupAandmoveintothesecondphase,wheretheteamwillbeseeded.They'llbejoinedbyGermanteamBorussiaDortmund*,whichadvanceddespitea1-0losstoAuxerreinFrance.

ASRomaplayedtoa1-1drawagainstAEKAthensinItaly,tocapturesecondplaceinGroupC.GroupwinnerRealMadridofSpainwillalsoadvance,afterdrawing1-1withRacingGenk*inBelgium.

InGroupD,InterMilanofItalygotapairofgoalsfromHernanCrespotobeatAjaxAmsterdam2-1intheNetherlands.BothteamsqualifiedattheexpenseofFrenchsideLyon,whichwasheldtoa1-1drawbyRosenborginNorway.

ExerciseA

Directions:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsitemisaboutEuropeanfootballmatches.

ExerciseB

Directions:Listentothenewsagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T

NewsItem3

KemperOpenGulfPreview

TheannualKemperOpen*golftournamentgetsunderwayThursdaynearWashingtonattheTournamentPlayersClubatAvenel.

Twenty-eight-year-oldAmericanRichBeemisbacktodefendhistitle.Beforehisvictoryhere,hehadmissedthehalfwaycutsinfivestraighttournaments.Hehopeshecanagainfindhisformduringthenextfourdays,asheiscurrently132ndonthemoneylist.

Theplayerwhoisnumber-oneongolf'smoneylistandintheworldrankings,AmericanTigerWoods,decidedtoskipthiseventafterwinningtherain-delayedMemorialOpenin(Dublin)OhioonMonday.

Compatriot*JeffSlumansaysevenTigerhastotakeperiodicbreaks.

He'sunbelievable.He'sgotanopportunity,asIsaidevenacoupleyearsago,ifhestayshealthyanddoestherightthings,hecanmaybebethebestgolferofalltime,andhe'sshowingrightnowwhathecando.Thekidisjustafabulous,fabulousplayer,buthecan'tplayeveryweek."

Eightofthepast10KemperOpenwinnersareinthisyear'sfieldof156golfers,whoarevyingforthreemilliondollarsinprizemoney.Thefirst-placecheckhasbeenincreasedfrom450thousandto540thousanddollars.

ExerciseA

Directions:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsitemisaboutanannualKemperOpengolftournamentonThursday.

ExerciseB

Directions:Listentothenewsagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.

"

TheKemperOpengolftournamentwillbeheldonThursday.

RichBeemcomesbacktodefendhistitle.

Heiscurrentlyranked132ndonthemoneylist.

TigerWoodsisnumber-oneongolf'smoneylistandintheworldrankings.

HehastotakeabreakafteramatchonMonday.

Thereare156golferstakingpartinthisevent.

Thetotalprizemoneyisthreemilliondollars.

Theprizeforthefirstplaceis540thousanddollars

SectionFourSupplementaryExercise

Part1FeatureReport

USMen’sNationalCollegiateBasketballTournament

ThewidelyfollowedUSmen'snationalcollegiatebasketballtournamentconcludestonight(9p.m.EST)inAtlantawithachampionshipmatch-up*betweenMarylandandIndiana.

Marylandisinthechampionshipgameforthefirsttimeintheschoolhistory.Togethere,theMarylandTerrapinshadtobeatthreeteamswithgreatbasketball

traditions:Kentucky,ConnecticutandKansas.

Nowtheyfaceanother,Indiana.whileMarylandwasoneofthefourtopseedsinthis65-teamtournament,theIndianaHoosiers*wereafifthseed,andvirtuallynooneexpectedthemtoreachthetitlegame*.ButtheyknockedoffdefendingchampionDukeinthethirdround,andinthesemifinalstheyupsetOklahoma.

MarylandcoachGaryWilliamsknowsitwilltakeasolidefforttowin.

"Anyteamthat'sgottentowhereIndianahasgotten,youdon'tlookattheirrecord.Youlookathowthey'replayingnow,howtheyplay.Anytimeateamplaysteamdefenseliketheydo,theyhaveachancetobeatanybody.That'swhatconcernsmethemost,theirabilitytoplaytogetherasaunit,becausealotoftimesyoucanplaywithanybodywhenyouplaythatclosetogetherliketheydo."

Indianahas27winsand11defeatsthisseason.Thelasttimeateamwonthenationalchampionshipwithasmanyas11losseswasKansasin1988.Marylandhasaschoolrecordof31winsagainstonly4losses.Ithasthreeseniorsinthestartingline-up*whoreachedthesemifinalslastyear,andtheyaredeterminedthatthistimetheywilltakehometheschool'sfirstmen'snationalbasketballchampionship.

ExerciseA

Directions:Listentothenewsreportandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsreportisabouttwoteamsthatwillcompeteforthechampionshipofUSmen'snationalcollegiatebasketballtournament.

ExercisesB

Directions:Listentothenewsagainandcompletethefollowingsentences.

Marylandmovesinthechampionshipgameforthefirsttimeintheschoolhistory.

TheMarylandTerrapinshadtobeatthreeteamswithgreatbasketballtraditionsbeforeitreachedthetitlegame.

Amongthe65teams,theIndianateamwasafifthseed.

Indianahas27winsand11defeatsthisseason.

LastyeartheMarylandTerrapinsreachedthesemifinals.

6.In1988,theteamwhowonthenationalchampionshipwithasmanyas11losseswasKansas.

Part2Passage

WhoonEarthInventedtheAirplane?

1.HewouldkeephisdirigibletiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentandduringthedayhe'dflytogoshoppingortovisitfriends.

2.Sincehiswasthefirstpublicflightintheworld,hewashailedastheinventoroftheairplanealloverEurope.

3.ButtobringuptheWrightbrotherswithaBrazilianisboundtoelicitanavalancheofargumentsastowhytheirflightdidn'tcount.

4.Hisflightdidmeetthecriteria:Hetookoffunassisted,publiclyflewapredeterminedlengthandthenlandedsafely.

5.BythetimetheBraziliangotaroundtohismaidenflighttheWrightbrothershadalreadyflownnumeroustimes,includingoneflightinwhichtheyflew39kilometers.

AskanyoneinBrazilwhoinventedtheairplane,andtheywillsayAlbertoSantos-Dumont,abonvivantaswell-knownforhisaerialprowessashewasforhisdandyish*dressandplaceinthehigh-societylifeofBelleEpoqueParis.

AsPaulHoffmanrecountsinhisbiographyWingsofMadness,theeccentric*Brazilianwastheonlypersoninhisdaytoownaflyingmachine.

"Hewouldkeephisdirigible*tiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentattheChampsElysees,andeverynighthewouldflytoMaxim'sfordinner.Duringthedayhe'dflytogoshoppingortovisitfriends,"Hoffmansaid.

ItwasonNovember12,1906,whenSantos-Dumontflewakite-likecontraption*withboxywingscalledthe14-Bissome220metersontheoutskirtsofParis.Sincehiswasthefirstpublicflightintheworld,hewashailedastheinventoroftheairplanealloverEurope.

ItwasonlylaterthatOrvilleandWilburWrightprovedtheyhadbeatenSantos-DumontatKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,threeyearsearlier.

ButtobringuptheWrightbrotherswithaBrazilianisboundtoelicit*anavalancheofargumentsastowhytheirflightdidn'tcount.

"It'soneofthebiggestfrauds*inhistory,"scoffsWagnerDiogo,ataxidriverinRiodeJaneiro.

"Noonesawit,andtheyusedacatapult*tolaunchtheairplane."

Thedebatecentersonthedefinitionofflight.

HenriqueLinsdeBarros,aBrazilianphysicistandSantos-Dumontexpert,arguesthattheWrightbrothers'flightdidnotfulfilltheconditionsthathadbeensetupatthetimetodistinguishatrueflightfromaprolongedhop.

Santos-Dumont'sflightdidmeetthecriteria:Hetookoffunassisted,publiclyflewapredeterminedlengthandthenlandedsafely.

"Ifweunderstandwhatthecriteriawereattheendofthe19thcentury,theWrightbrotherssimplydidnotfillanyoftheprerequisites,"saidLinsdeBarros.

BraziliansclaimthattheWrightslaunchedtheirFlyerin1903withacatapultoratanincline,disqualifyingitfrombeingatrueairplane.

EvenSantos-DumontexpertslikeLinsdeBarrosconcede*thisiswrong.HesaysthatthesteadywindsatKittyHawkwerecrucialfortheFlyer'stakeoff,disqualifyingtheflightbecauseitprobablycouldnotliftoffonitsown.

PeterJakab,chairmanoftheaeronauticsdivisionattheUSNationalAirandSpaceMuseumin/Washington,sayssuchclaimsarepreposterous*.

BythetimeSantos-DumontgotaroundtohismaidenflighttheWrightbrothershadalreadyflownnumeroustimes,includingoneflightinwhichtheyflew39kilometers.

EveninFrancetheWrightsareconsideredtohaveflownbeforeSantos-Dumont,saysClaudeCarlier,directoroftheFrenchCenterfortheHistoryofAeronauticsandSpace.

ByroundingtheEiffelTowerinamotorizeddirigiblein.190I,Santos-Dumonthelpedprovethatairtravelcouldbecontrolled.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

AlbertoSantos-DumontwasawealthyBrazilianaviationpioneerwhocametoParis,France,attheageof18toliveandstudy.Heattemptedhisfirstballoonascentin1897andhadhisfirstsuccessfulascentin1898.Hebegantoconstructdirigibleairshipspoweredwithgasoline-poweredenginesin1898andbuiltandflewfourteenofthesmalldirigibles.In1901,heflewhishydrogen-filledairshipfromSt.Cloud,aroundtheEiffelTower,andbacktoSt.Cloud.ItwasthefirstsuchflightandwonhimtheDeutschPrizeandaprizefromtheBraziliangovernment.In1902,heattemptedtocrosstheMediterraneaninanairshipbutcrashedintothesea.In1909,heproducedhis"Demoiselle"or"Grasshopper"monoplane,theprecursortothemodernlightplane.

ExerciseBSentenceDictation

Directions:Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.

-T-1.TheBraziliansbelievethatitwasAlbertoSantos-Dumontwhoinventedtheairplane.

(AskanyoneinBrazilwhoinventedtheairplane,andtheywillsayAlbertoSantos-Dumont...)

-T-2.InPaulHoffman'sdayAlbertoSantos-Dumontwastheonlypersontoownaflyingmachine.

(AsPaulHoffmanrecountsinhisbiographyWingsofMadness,theeccentricBrazilianwastheonlypersoninhisdaytoownaflyingmachine.)

-T-3.AccordingtoHoffman,AlbertoSantos-Dumontusedhisdirigibleasameansoftransportation.

(HewouldkeephisdirigibletiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentattheChampsElys