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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
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