听力原文(短文理解)高级英语教程

PAGEPAGE6短文理解（听力原文）Passage1WelcometotheSummerFestivalProgram.We

offer

three

major

events

today:YouthCelebrations,RiverFestivalandSongsofSummer.Ifyoulovetodance,YouthCelebrationsmaybeyourchoice.StudentsfromvariouscountriesincludingCanada,AmericaandAustraliaareeachperformingthreedancepieces.Ifyouliketostaybytheriver,RiverFestivalwillofferyouadayoffunontheriverbank,followedbyfireworksintheevening.Formusiclovers,SongsofSummerbringsyoutheHuntonGroupwhowillperformoldandnewsongsallaboutthesummer.Hopeeveryonewillhaveagoodtime.Passage2Inthenextfewminutes,I’dliketotellyounextweek’splanformywritingclassbecauseI’mgoingtoattendameetinginLondonandwon’tbeherefromTuesdaytoFriday.ProfessorBrownisgoingtobewithyou.RemembernextFridayyou’llhaveamid-termexam.OnThursdayyouwon’thaveclassesasweusuallydo.Instead,Iwillarrangeareviewsection.Youmayeithercometotheclassorstayinyourdoor.Butcomingtotheclasswillbeagoodideaifyouareworriedabouttheexam.ProfessorBrownwillbeheretoansweryourquestions.Soagainremember:freechoicesnextThursday,mid-termexamFriday.Passage3Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanalsobeveryharmful.Firecanmakewaterhotandhousewarm,givelightandcookfood.Butfirecanburnthings,too.Itcanmaketrees,houses,animalsandotherthingscatchfire.Ifsomepeoplecan'trunawayfromfire,itcankillthem.Thishappensineverycountryeveryyear.Sometimesbigfirecanburnforests.Amonthago,alargeforestfirebrokeoutinYunnanNobodyknowsclearlywhenpeoplebegantomakefire,buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.OnestoryfromAustraliatellsaboutamanwhowenttothesunandbroughtfiredownalongtimeago.Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches.Childrensometimesliketoplaywiththem.Butmatchescanbeverydangerous.Thematchcanburnapieceofpaperandthenitcanburnahouse.Asmallfirecanbecomeabigfire,anddestroymanythings.Firekillsmanypeopleeveryyear.Soyoumustbecarefulwithfire.Passage4MillionsofwordshavebeenwrittenaboutyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Therearereasonsforthisgreatinterestintheideas,feelings,andactionsofyouth.TodaythereareaboutsevenmillionAmericansincollegesanduniversities.Youngpersonsundertwenty-fivemakeupnearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation.Manyofthesewillsoonbeinchargeofthenation.Naturallytheirideasareimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,anditisnecessaryforolderpeopletounderstandwhattheythinkandfeel.Collegestudentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutrightandwrong.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakingabetterlifeforallpeople,especiallyforthelivesoftheirparents.Itishardforthemtoseewhatisrightandgoodintheolderways.Asaresult,thereisoftenalotoftroubleinAmericanfamilies.Passage5Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobeanadult.However,isittrulylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboywholivesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity,Ifeelgreaterpressureonmewiththecity’sdevelopment.Althoughweseldomworryaboutmoney,westillhavesomealotofproblems,suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectationsfromparents.Theseexperiencesareveryhelpful

toourfuture.Butinfact,theyreallygivemealotofpressure.Istillclearlyrememberthehappinessofmychildhood.Unluckilywehadtofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webeganto

feelthisinvisible(无形的)pressurecomeuponus.Wegetupbeforesunriseand

returnaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikeanadult,evenharder.Whatwedoisinordertogetanexcellentmark.Growingupiscompletelyboring,butwemust

trytofindhappinesswhilegrowingup.Ithinkfriendshipamongourfriends,thesupportfromourparentsandtheencouragementfromourteacherscanhelpus.Whynotenjoythepleasureofgrowingup?Passage6Ineverylanguagetherearesomewords.Thesewordshavesomeinterestingstoriesbehindthem.

Theword“sandwich”,

forexample,

isverycommoninEnglish.

Ifwewanttoknowthestorybehindit,

wemustknowsomethingaboutanEnglishnobleman.HisnameiscalledSandwich.Sandwichlivedinthe18thcentury.Hewasrich,

buthelikedtoplaycardsformoney.

Heoftenplayedfor24hoursanddidnotevenstoptohavehismeals.

Helethisservantsbringsomemeatandbreadandplayedwhileeating.

Heputthemeatbetweentwopiecesofbreadandheheldthefoodinhislefthandwhen

heplayedwithhisrighthand.

Peoplelikedsandwich'sideaandbegantoeatbreadandmeatthisway.Fromthenameofthemansandwich,

wehavethewordPassage7Fromaplanewecanseethefields,cities,mountainsorseasbelow.Ifwegointospace,weseemoreandmoreoftheearth.Peopleandman-madesatelliteshavebeensentoutintospacetolookattheearthcarefullyandpeoplehavelearntmoreabouttheearthinthelastfewyears.

Thesealooksverybeautifulwhenthesunisshiningonit:Butitcanbeveryterriblewhenthereisastrongwind.Theseaisverybig.Itnearlycoversthreequartersoftheearth.Theseaisalsoverydeepinsomeplaces.Thereisoneplaceandatthatplacetheseaisaboutl1kilometersdeep.Thehighestmountainintheworldisabout9kilometershigh.Ifthatmountainwasputintotheseaatthatplace,therewouldbestill2kilometersofwateraboveit!

Inmostpartsofthesea,therearemanykindsoffishesandplants.Somelivenearthetopofthesea.Otherslivedeepdown.Therearealsoalotofsmalllivingthings,andlotsoffishesliveattend.ImaginemyhorrorwhenIopenedthecaseandfounditwasfullofpicturebooksandchildren'stoys.Andimaginewhatthewomenmusthavethoughtaboutacasefullofmen'sclothesandscientificpapers.Passage17Ourfamilyistryingtodecidewheretogoforourvacationthissummer.OursonTomwantstogotoYellowStoneParkagaintoseethebears.Wedidthatlastsummer,andwhatanexperienceitwas!Whenwegotthereweputupourtentandwenttoexplore.Aswereturned,weheardourdaughterSusiecryoutandthenwesawabearenterourcamp.Tomwantedhisfathertochasehimaway.Hisfathersaid:“No,it'sdangeroustochaseabear.Anddon'tlethimchaseyou.”Susiesaid.“Whatshallwedo?Maybeweoughttoclimbatree.Tomsaid:“No,we'vegottogethimoutofthere.Hemightgotosleepinourtent.”"Maybewecouldmakehimleaveifweputsomehoneyoutsideforhimtoeat."Susiesuggested.ThenIsaid:"Howareyougoingtogetthehoney?It'sinthetent."Wewatchedthebearenterthetentandheardhimupseteverythinginside.Passage18

Whenyouturnontheradio,youhearanadvertisement.Whenyouwatchtelevision,youhearand

seeanadvertisement.Ifyouturnthepagesofanewspaperormagazine,againyoufindanadvertisement.

Ifyouwalkdownthestreet,you’llseeoneadvertisingboardafteranother.Allday,everyday,peoplewhowanttosellyousomethingcompetetocatchyourattention.Asaresult,advertisementsarealmost

everywhere.

IntheWest,advertisementsarethefuelthatmakesmassmediawork.Thegovernmentdoesnotgivemoneytomassmedia,suchasTVstations,newspapers,magazines,andradiostations.Theyareallownedprivately.Sowheredoes

themoneycomefrom?Fromadvertisements.Withoutadvertisements,therewouldnotbetheseprivate

businesses.

Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhatadvertisingis?Throughtheyears,peoplehavegivendifferent

answerstothequestion.Forsometimeitwasfeltthatadvertisingwasameansof"keepingyourname

beforethepublic."Andsomepeoplethoughtthatadvertisingwas"truthwelltold."Nowmoreandmore

peopledescribeitinthisway:advertisingisthepaid,non-personal,andusuallypersuasivedescriptionof

goods,servicesandideasthroughvariousmedia.

Alladvertisementstrytomakepeoplebelievethattheproduct,idea,orservice

advertisedcandowelltothem.Advertisementsexisteverywhereinourlife.Passage19OfficialsaredealingwithbiggamestakingplaceinSaltLakeCityUtah.Thecityhasmetvariousenvironmentalgoals.However,environmentalgroupssaytheSaltLakeOlympicGameshavedonepermanentharmtothearea.ProtectionoftheenvironmentisnowofficiallyoneofthethreegoalsoftheOlympicmovement.Theothertwogoalsaresportsandculture.Today,manycitiesseekingtoholdtheOlympicGamespromisetooffergreaterprotectionfortheenvironment.However,anenvironmentalgroupsaysthattheSaltLakeOlympicCommitteemakepromisesthatithasnotkept.Forexample,activistscriticizeskijumpsthatwerebuiltintothesidesofthemountains.TheyalsocriticizetheofficialsforpermittingtreestobecutdownandnewroadsbuiltfortheOlympicGames.TheysaidbetterpublictransportationisneededtohelpdecreaseairpollutionduringtheGames.Andtheysaidnotenoughhasbeendonetoreduceenergyuse.LawyerssaytheOlympicsarebeingusedasanexcusetopermitPassage20Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Somepeopleprefertoadopti