学术英语视听说Lesson_15

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全新版大学英语视听说答案15单元.doc

全新版大学英语视听说答案15单元.doc

全新版大学英语听说教程答案Unit 1Passage 1Exercise 21. her husband spend more time with his mother‘Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won’t believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer’2. 1) she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) she had told her lady friends about thisPassage 2Exercise 11.c2.d3.dExercise 21. took out to dinner neighborhood2. nicer than he expected3. a couple of times4.1) the importance of slowing down2) his marriageTest your listening1. b2. c3. b4. d5. dUnit 2Passage 1Exercise 11. b .a 3.d 4.cExercise 21984SonMedical schoolTuitionAfford itRealizeNewspaper adsExtra businessAdvertisementSucceededAgentChangedPhone callPut asideDoingImmediatelyFamiliarHis father-in-law’sVisitedFather-in-lawAliveCoincidencePassage 2Exercise 11. the house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewart remembered it.2. Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letter to his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3. The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman who came in his place was not familiar with the neighborhood. Otherwise the letter would have been returned to its sender. Exercise 21. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement3. His father-in-law had put a amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren’s education.4. A litter over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Test your listening1) collections2) shot3) presence4) justice5) Theater6) occur7) victim8) officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.9) They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers.10) How can we explain the above similarities?Unit 3Passage 1Exercise 11.c2. CExercise 21.T2.F3. F 4 .F 5.F 6.T 7.T 8.FPassage 21. d2. BExercise 21. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch the baby.2. Becase she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect the baby from being hurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for the baby’s mother to get down.5. About two dozen.Test your listening1. a2. B3. D4. DUnit 4 Conversation 1Exercise 11. b2.c3. AExercise 21. understand each other’s expectationsCould be avoidedLive happily together.2. Cleaning upCleaned up and put away before going to bed3. sleeping11 p.m.6:30 a.m.On weekendsConversation 2Exercise 11.c2.c3. AExercise 21. get lostFive minutesDrivingStopDirections2. breaking rulesBreak a ruleApologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up 3. reviewing the contents of the agreementReview this agreement once a yearMake necessary changesTest your listening1.a2. D3. BUnit 5Passage 1Exercise 11.d2.cExercise 2Testing riverIf there were antibiotics resistant350 water samplesThe samplesLow levels threeWater Prize 5,000.Sweden’sPassage 2Exercise 11. reaching everybody by exposing lies2. advertising campaign youth against tobacco companies3. the message teenagers their advertisements Exercise 21.c2.a3. D4. C5.bTest your listening1.a2. C3. D4. C。

医学英语视听说unit 15 Taxes in America

医学英语视听说unit 15 Taxes in America

• When is tax day for Americans?
• April fifteenth is tax day for Americans. It is the last day to pay federal income taxes for the year before.
• Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the "death" market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes.
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Inheritance tax Gift tax Consumption tax; excise tax 关税 通行税 美国国税局 税务员 纳税人 逃税,漏税 免税的 征税 纳税申报表;捐税收入
Sales Taxes
• Consumption taxes – also known as sales taxes – are levied at the point of purchase for specific goods and services. It is usually a percentage determined by the levels of government charging the tax. Due to individual state and local taxes, the exact rate you pay will vary widely by location. Sales tax varies by state, but the average sales tax is around 7.25%. • Some counties add on additional taxes to the state tax. For instance, if you are purchasing an item at a store in Miami, you will pay 6.5%: 6% state sales tax and 0.5% county sales tax.

学术英语视听说1听力原文lesson15恐龙灭绝

学术英语视听说1听力原文lesson15恐龙灭绝

学术英语视听说1听力原文lesson15恐龙灭绝People have been fascinated by dinosaurs since they first started discovering their fossils. Dinosaurs lived around 200 million years ago, and were the dominant species on Earth. But, for some reason, these giant creatures eventually died out.For many decades, scientists have tried to explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs. One popular explanation isthat a huge asteroid hit the Earth 65 million years ago. This caused an environmental disaster that caused the death ofmost of the animal species on Earth at that time, includingthe dinosaurs.However, recent research suggests that this was not the only factor contributing to the extinction of the dinosaurs.In particular, geological evidence now shows that climate change over millions of years could have also played a role.It appears that, as Earth's climate changed, the environment was becoming less hospitable to dinosaurs. The dinosaurs were slow to adapt to the changing conditions,while their competitors—namely mammals—evolved more quickly. As mammals became increasingly successful, they competed with the dinosaurs for resources and eventually drove them to extinction.Scientists also believe that another key factor in the demise of the dinosaurs may have been disease. It appearsthat, as their population decreased, the dinosaur specieswere more vulnerable to disease. This further reduced their numbers, leading to their eventual demise.In addition, genetic evidence suggests that theextinction of the dinosaurs was not instantaneous. Instead,it appears that dinosaurs slowly died out over a span of several million years due to a combination of the factors discussed above.Ultimately, the extinction of the dinosaurs represents one of the great mysteries of the natural world. We may never know for certain why this incredible species disappeared, but researchers continue to work to uncover the truth about this ancient enigma.。

视听说unit15

视听说unit15
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Global Listening
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vi. 漫步;漫游;闲逛;漫谈;蔓延
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学术英语视听说1unite13答案

学术英语视听说1unite13答案

学术英语视听说1unite13答案1、If you want to be successful one day, you have to seize every _______ to realize your dream. [单选题] *A. changeB. chance(正确答案)C. chairD. check2、Nowadays more and more people travel by _______, because its safe, cheap and fast. [单选题] *A. footB. bikeC. high-speed train(正确答案)D. boat3、_____, Martin can reach the branch of that tall tree at the gate. [单选题] *A. As a short manB. Being shortC. As he is shortD. Short as he is(正确答案)4、He usually ________ at 6:30 a.m. [单选题] *A. gets toB. gets up(正确答案)C. gets overD. gets in5、9.—Will there be more cars in the future?—________. [单选题] *A.See youB.Well, I'm not sure(正确答案)C.You're welcomeD.Thank you6、( ) What she is worried __ is ____ her daughter is always addicted to chatting online./; that [单选题] *A /; thatB of thatC about that(正确答案)D about what7、He has made a lot of films, but ____ good ones. [单选题] *A. anyB. someC. few(正确答案)D. many8、We moved to the front row_____we could hear and see better. [单选题] *A. so asB. so that(正确答案)C. becauseD. such that9、You can distinguish the twins very easily, _____Tom is quite while Jack is active. [单选题] *A. soB. butC. for(正确答案)D. and10、I _______ seeing you soon. [单选题] *A. look afterB. look forC. look atD. look forward to(正确答案)11、My English teacher has given us some _______ on how to study English well. [单选题] *A. storiesB. suggestions(正确答案)C. messagesD. practice12、80.Thousands of ________ from other countries visit the village every year. [单选题] *A.robotsB.postcardsC.tourists(正确答案)D.bridges13、75.As a student in Senior Three, I must work hard.(), I should take exercise to strengthen my body.[单选题] *A.OtherwiseB.Meanwhile(正确答案)C.ThereforeD.Thus14、These plastics flowers look so_____that many people think they are real. [单选题] *A.beautifulB.artificialC.natural(正确答案)D.similar15、94.—Let’s go out for a picnic on Sunday.—________. [单选题] *A.Nice to meet youB.Here you areC.The same to youD.Good idea(正确答案)16、I live a very quiet and peaceful life. [单选题] *A. 宁静的(正确答案)B. 舒适的C. 和平的D. 浪漫的17、Our teacher suggested that each of us _____ a study plan for the tong summer vacation. [单选题] *A. make(正确答案)B. madeC. will makeD. would make18、In the past, Mary _______ listening to music in her spare time. [单选题] *A. will likeB. likesC. likeD. liked(正确答案)19、Li Lei often takes a walk early ______ the morning.()[单选题] *A. atB. onC. in(正确答案)D. for20、The beautiful radio _______ me 30 dollars. [单选题] *A. spentB. paidC. cost(正确答案)D. took21、There ______ a football match and a concert this weekend.()[单选题] *A. isB. haveC. will be(正确答案)D. will have22、Mum is ill. I have to _______ her at home. [单选题] *A. look after(正确答案)B. look forC. look outD. look forward to23、Though the _____ drama is wonderful, I guess most audiences will be tired as it is too long. [单选题] *A. four-hour(正确答案)B. four hoursC. four-hoursD. four-hour's24、My brother usually _______ his room after school. But now he _______ soccer. [单选题] *A. cleans; playsB. cleaning; playingC. cleans; is playing(正确答案)D. cleans; is playing the25、He has bought an unusual car. [单选题] *A. 平常的B. 异常的(正确答案)C. 漂亮的D. 废弃的26、—What do you think of Animal World? —______. I watch it every day.()[单选题] *A. I don’t mind it.B. I like it.(正确答案)C. I can’t stand it.D. I don’t like it.27、Was()that I saw last night at the concert? [单选题] *A. it you(正确答案)B. not youC. youD. that yourself28、I paid twenty yuan _______ the book. [单选题] *A. offB. backC. for(正确答案)D. with29、--Do you have a _______?--Yes, I _______ at a clothes store. [单选题] *A. work; workB. work; jobC. job; jobD. job; work(正确答案)30、He _______ maths. [单选题] *A. does well in(正确答案)B. good atC. is well inD. does well at。

视听说14,15,4

视听说14,15,4

Unit 14. What do you learn from Huffman’s success story?Huffman has a hit TV show “desperate housewives”. And she stars in a new movie that is generating Oscar talk in which she plays a man determined to be a woman. Her excellent performance made her win the best actress award in multiple film festivals. She made an achievement and realized her dream.What do I learn from her success story. Simple summary is that I admire her persistence and courage.As a female who is not young and beautiful, Huffman has worked hard in the entertainment industry for nearly three decades. In the years before desperate housewives, Huffman was in a lot of TV shows and played some supporting role in soap opera. She just worked as a free actor so that she always worried about for the next opportunity to perform and thought she was going to get fired. What’s worse, in Huffman’s younger years ,she had her own issues with her body, she had an eating disorder, suffering from bulimia.Facing such frustration, she never has an idea of giving up, instead inspiring her fighting spirit.The dark movie experience and physical illness haven’t beaten her down. Her persistence and courage gave me a great impression. There are always many failures and difficulties in our life,They may let us down, even break us down. However, we are forced to face to them no matter how we are fed with them. Just like Huffman, what we should do is to build up self-confidence and stick to our dreams.Unit 15. Although the average family is shrinking in China, the size of an average new house is growing. What do you make of this? Do you think sometimes in the future Chinese may emulate the American craze for unreasonably big houses?Nowadays, one of the burning issues we are faced with is that although the average family is shrinking in China, the size of an average new house is growing. And if you ask me what I think of this phenomenon, I will give you such an answer: it’s completely caused of the progress of the age.With the growth of affluence, Chinese people put more and more focus on material life. Housing, as a big part of human being’ material life, is certainly in the limelight. And as to the housing problem, many Chinese seem to own such an opinion that big is beautiful. Then they try all their efforts to make a house as big as possible so that the house will be more and more beautiful and attractive. Besides, I think another factor worthy to note is the need to keep up with the Jones. Most Chinese people have one kind of following the crowd psychology, they think everyone’ house is bigger and bigger, so they can’t be the exception. As a result, the trend of Chinese’s growing appetite for bigger houses came out.Meanwhile, there also has such a question that whether Chinese will emulate the American craze for unreasonably big houses. I will answer you for certain that it is impossible. Because China’s current situation is everything. Although China owns the largest land in the world, its population is also the biggest in the world. So I own such an opinion thatthe craze for unreasonably big houses will be held back by the government of China instantly before it swept the country.Unit 4. Have you ever dreamed of being a math wizard奇才like Daniel when you were toiling through费力的做puzzling令人费解的math problems数学题? Do you still envy羡慕his genius天赋after watching the video clip视频剪辑? Why?Frankly speaking, I have ever dreamed of being a math wizard like Daniel when I was toiling through puzzling math problems. Because of the reason is that if I have such a talent like him, I can deal with the math problems more easily.However, it doesn’t mean that I envy his genius. In my opinion, although Daniel owns extraordinary memory and an exceptional talent in mathematical calculations indeed, he is still a person who is different from an ordinary people. And I am a person who insists that a simple life leads to truth and a real joy comes from peace. In other words, I just want to have an ordinary and happy life without being treated differently and teased by the people around me because of my extraordinary aspects whether it is genius or idiot.What’s more, I also believe that a person can not be perfect. If the God give you something special talent, he will also deprive something from you. That’s why the idiot savant exists. Daniel is just a case in point. He is a genius in math, but he still acts in a strange way when excited that he couldn’t help but flap his hands, pull at his fingers or pull at his lips.To sum up, I don’t envy such genius like Daniel, I just want to be a normal guy.。

新世纪研究生英语听说(下)原文LESSON 15(B)

新世纪研究生英语听说(下)原文LESSON 15(B)

LESSON FIFTEENReform and DevelopmentPART A1.M: I'd like to try to sell some of my textbooks from lastsemester.W: You and a few hundred other people.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?2. M: Could I talk to you for a minute about the discrepancy 1found in this graph?W: I'm kind of in the middle of things right now.Q: What does the woman mean?3. W: Do you know if George is coming to the meeting?M: Oh, no. I was supposed to tell you that he's sick and can't come.Q: Which of the following is true about the man?4. W: Dick, please don't tie up the phone. I need to make a call.M: I'll be off in a minute.Q: What will the man do?5. M: You took the European literature class last year, are youinterested in selling me any of the books?.M: I always hold on to them for future reference.Q: What will the man probably do?6. M: I've come about the job you advertised in the paper.W: You need one of those forms over there. On the table next to the file cabinet.Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?7. M: I know I ought to call home, but I've got a plane to catch,and I'm already late.W: Well, I know you have to hurry, but it'll only take a minute.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?8. W: I have to drive into Chicago next week. Do you have amap I could borrow?M: Sorry, I don't, but I can pick one up for you at the bookstore.Q: What will the man do to help the woman?9. W: What did you think of the paintings showed last week?M: I never made it to the exhibit.Q: What can be learned about the man?10. M: Did you hear about the big snowstorm in Iowa yesterday?Three feet in 12 hours.W: Yeah, and I hear it's headed our way. We're supposed to get the same thing tonight.Q: What can be known according to the conversation?11. M: You're joining us for dinner tonight, aren't you?W: Oh, I'm really sorry, but I have the wrong day for my geometry test. I just found out it's tomorrow, and I needall the time I can get to prepare.Q: What will the woman probably do?12. W: I can't decide whether I should take physics now or waittill next semester.M: You might as well get it over with you if you canQ: What does the man suggest the woman do?13. W: You look different today. Did you get a haircut?M: It's funny. You're the third person to ask me that. But all I did was get new eyeglass frames.Q: What did you learn about the man?14. W: How did your interview go?M: I don’t think I came across as well as I could have.Q: What does the man mean?15.M: That last speaker was pretty boring, but he did make afew good points at the end.W: Really? I didn't catch them. I must have dozed off fora minute.Q: Which can be learned about the woman according to the conversation?PART BPassage I:Reform of the FBIThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is the main investigating agency of the United States Department of Justice. The Justice Department recently announced new measures to help the FBI fight terrorism. For many years, FBI agentsinvestigated threats to national security. Now, however, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller has told Congress that the Bureau's main responsibility must be to protect the United States from terrorist attacks.The Justice Department recently announced a major reorganization of the FBI. The size of the agency will be increased. FBI agents also will have new powers to investigate inside the United States. Most of the reforms are to improve the FBI's ability to gather and study intelligence information about terrorists planning attacks on the United States.The changes are in reaction to recent criticism of the FBI. Many people have questioned its actions in relation to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001.The FBI plans to hire 900 more agents. They include people skilled in computer technology, science and languages. They will join about 11,500 other FBI agents. A central office of Intelligence will be established in the FBI's Washington headquarters. The FBI has already appointed a number of officials to intelligence positions.FBI Director Mueller and Justice Department officials say the new rules will greatly improve FBI performance. For example, commanders at agency offices will now be able toorder investigations that are limited in time. In the past, they needed permission from FBI headquarters to do this. The commanders can also start limited investigations when no crime has taken place. Evidence gathered during this time could help launch extended investigations.In addition, agents will ha able to gather information about religious and political organizations from the internet computer system and from libraries. And agents will be able to observe activities in public places, including religious centers.Some civil rights groups, however, say the new rules interfere with traditional American rights. They say privacy and free speech might be threatened. Critics of the new rules say the FBI might investigate political dissenters without any evidence of wrongdoing. Many American Muslims say they fear the possibility of FBI agents targeting them unfairly.I1.According to FBI Director Muller, what is the main responsibility of the FBI?2. Why is the justice department reorganizing the FBI?3. How many more agents does the FBI plan to hire?4. What kind of people does the FBI plan to hire?5. What do some civil rights groups say about the new rules ofthe FBI?II1) greatly improve2) order investigations that are limited in time.3) when no crime has taken place.4) religious and political organizations5) observe activities6) religious centers.Passage II:Yucca MountainThe United States Senate has given final congressional approval for a project to bury nuclear waste material under Yucca Mountain in the state of Nevada. The project calls for burying more than 70,000 tons of radioactive nuclear waste material,The material includes used nuclear fuel from power centers and waste from the production of nuclear weapons. The waste is now stored at power centers around the country. However, these power centers have little storage space left.The federal government owns Yucca Mountain. No one lives there. It is in an extremely dry area more than 145kilometers northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.The dispute about burying nuclear waste under Yucca Mountain has continued for many years. Bush Administration officials support the nuclear waste burial project. They say it is scientifically acceptable. They say the area is a good place to bury nuclear waste because of its lack of population and low rainfall.They also say placing all of the country's nuclear waste in one place would help protect against terrorist attacks in other parts of the country. Supporters of the plan say it is important for the future of the nuclear power industry.However, there is much opposition to the plan. Opponents include environmental groups. Nevada state officials and many members of Congress. They say the area is near potentially active volcanoes and has experienced earthquakes. Movements in the earth could spread the radioactive material. Opponents say the rock might not be able to hold the waste and keep it from entering water underground.Opponents also say the dangerous nuclear waste would have to be transported by trucks and trains across about forty states. They fear accidents or threats from terrorists could endanger the population in many areas.Now that Congress has approved the plan, the Energy Department must request and receive permission for the project from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Energy Department must provide evidence about the safety of the project. Supporters of the project hope it will begin in 2010. However, opponents say they will continue to fight against it.I1. What does the speaker mainly talk about?2. How many tons of radioactive nuclear waste material will be buried if the project can be carried out?3.According to Bush Administration officials, why is Yucca Mountain a good place to bury nuclear waste?4. Why do some people oppose the nuclear waste burial project?5. What are the prospects of the nuclear waste burial project?II1.The United States Senate.ed nuclear fuel from power centers and waste from the production of nuclear weapons.3.It is in an area more than 145 kilometers northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.4.Environmental groups, Nevada state officials and many members of Congress.5.It must request and receive permission for the project from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and provide evidence about the safety of the project.Passage III:The Development of the InternetThe Internet began more than thirty years ago. It was designed to link computers. Its goal to increase communication among universities, the government and some major Armenian businesses. The Internet made it easy for them to send information quickly.As time passed, more people began using the Internet. In 1981, the Internet linked 213 computers. Only nine years later, it linked more than 350,000 computers. Today experts say there are about 300 million computers connected to the Internet.The World Wide Web is the part of the Internet that lets computer users find written material, pictures and sound. It is the most popular part of the Internet system.No one really knows how many Americans use the World Wide Web part of the Internet. A good guess would be a number in the hundreds of millions. People use it to play games. They use it for business. And students use computers to search theWorld Wide Web for information their schoolwork.The Internet is becoming more important than anyone had thought possible. And its importance is expected to increase even more in the future.Part D1.achievement,2.their goals,3. a definite major purpose,4. enduring success,5.a laborer,6. better quality,7.a wish8. a burning desire, 9.fame, 10.continuous effort, anize the knowledge, 12.Definiteness of purpose, 13.a specific area,14.your time and your money, 15.your goal, 16.slowly, 17.the habit, 18.take courage, 19.your goals, 20.discouragement。

中级英语听力教程:Lesson 15 Remembering My Grandparents

中级英语听力教程:Lesson 15 Remembering My Grandparents

Remembering My GrandparentsText AWhen memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended in aslightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said : "Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that. " Then he drove away with his horses.The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink."How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I don't know. ""How many potatoes did you pick up?""I didn't pick any. " "Not any! Why not?""You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didn't say I had to. "In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own day.She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that wasbeautiful around her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter,Millet, who used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this is ! "In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.Text BHe always rose early to enjoy at least two hoursof solitude in the house and garden before the rest of the family came down In winter he spent most of the time reading and writing. In sum mer he liked to get out of doors to work in the kitchen garden or to take the dog for a walk in theneighbouring woods and fields Whatever the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.Although he was a creature of habit, there seemed to be an infinite variety in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the national weeklies. Heworked conscientiously his special subject, Indian History, and was thus one of the world authorities on it;he collected modern abstract paintings and so had a circle of friends amongst artists and sculptors; there was hardly anything he did not know about traditional jazz and he often entertained both British and America n jazz musicians He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food. His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them. At first glance you would have taken him for a retired army officer-his bearing was erect, his hair was cut short, hewas fussy about his clothes, which were always neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep fit, and this was reflected in his clear, steady blue eyes and healthy suntanned complexion. He hardly ever watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an occasional evening at the theatre.Additional InformationThe elderly who find great rewards and satisfactions in their later lives are a small minorit.y in this country. But they do exist. They are the"aged elite".What is most striking about these people is their capacity for growth. When Arthur Rubinstein was eighty, someone told him that he was playing the piano better than ever. "I think so," he agreed. "Now I take chances I never took before. I used to be so much more careful. No wrong notes. Not too bold ideas. Now I let go and enjoy myself and to hell with everything except the music!'Another reason for the success of the aged elite are the traits they' have formed earlier in their lives. Asixty-eight-year-old woman, three times married and widowed , says , "It's not just what you do when you're past sixty-five.It's what you did all your life that matters. If you've lived a full life, developed your mind, you'll be able to use it pastsixty-five. Let the young people put that in their soup and eat it. "Along with frankness comes humor. A sense of humor, ofcourse, is not something that suddenly arrives at age sixty-five. It is an aid people use all their lives to cope with tension. "Humor, " says Dr James Birren,noted psychologist, also leads you to join with other people. "The ability to associate with others is another trait of the aged elite. "There are two ways to deal with stress," says Birren. "You either reach out or withdraw. The reachers seek out other people to share their problems instead of pulling away. "Growing, active, humorous, sharing-these are all qualities that describe the aged elite.1flattened[医](水)平扁的,弄平的参考例句:She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。

剑桥实境英语听说1-Lesson 15

剑桥实境英语听说1-Lesson 15

▪ Are the rooms air-conditioned? ▪ When’s the check-out time?
▪ Is breakfast included? ▪ How far is it to the city centre? ▪ Do you have a room with a view? ▪ Do you have internet access?
at large hotels at small friendly hotels
▪Listen to these sentences. ▪Who do you think is speaking?
▪Tick receptionist or guest.
▪Juan Carlos is travelling in Germany. ▪He goes into a hotel in Berlin to book a room. Listen to the conversation and complete each questions he asks.
▪ I’m afraid that the air-conditioning doesn’t work.
▪ Sorry to bother you, but the television doesn’t work.
▪A standard single is € 60 a ▪Can I have your name, please?
▪All our rooms are en-suite. ▪We have 24-hour room service.
Do you travel often?
When you are away from home, where do you think is the best place to stay?

视听说第二版第三册15选10

视听说第二版第三册15选10

15选10When I think of people in the world who have really made a difference, I think of my parents. They were truly saints among ordinary people.I was one of the ten children my parents adopted. They rescued each of us from a life of poverty and loneliness. They were hardly able to restrain themselves from bringing home more children to care for. If they had the resources , they certainly would have.Most people do not realize how much they appreciated someone until they pass away. My sisters and brothers and I did not want this to happen before we uttered the words. “Thank you” to our parents.Although we have all grown up and scattered about the country, we got back together to thank our parents. My brother Tom undertook the task of organizing the event. Every Finday night , Mom and Dad have had the ham dinner special at the same restaurant for the last twenty years . That is where we waited without their knowing. When we first caught a glimpse of them coming across the street, we all hid underneath a big table. When they entered, we leapt out and shouted , “Thank you ,all hugged. My dad presended that he had known we were under the table all along.Women who exercise regularly need to be careful with what they eat, Researchers have found evidence that even moderate exercise can result in losing iron. They said that women who exercise regularly, especially in endurance activities, typically lose iron. In order to prevent this from becoming a problem, it is important that those women consume more meat or take supplements to replace the iron lost. Those who do not bother to get plentiful amounts of iron may begin to feel weak and tired. If you can get the recommended daily allowance of iron in you diet,you will probably perform better, said one diet specialist. One shortcoming of taking iron pills is that the pill form is not well absorbed and can sometimes make you sick. It is preferable that you try to remedy the deficiency by getting more iron-rich meats in your diet .There are ways to help your body store away the iron it takes in. By getting plenty of Vitamin C ,your body is able to process or use the iron better .researchers acknowledge that everyone’s body is different and the problem will be less seriours for some. Because it is impossible to decide whether or not this could be a problem for you ,health specialists say it is advisable to check your iron levels. Even when you can’t feel it, you may still have a problem.While many private schools are focusing more values public school are moving toward testing standards. Thenational government demands academic success and tests are taken as a key measurement for a school’s performance. Schools with low test scores face penalties such as a reductior in money to run their schools. And ,even individual teacher are being graded on how they’re preparing their tests.We have concentrated too much on teaching the kids how to take these tests , commented one elementary school teacher. We should be cultivating leader-ship and curiosity . Unfortunately ,there is never time.One school principal remarked , “It is true that it would be beneficial our kids if they were getting better scores on the subjects, being tested. The trouble is that in poorer areas of the city like ours , kids start school less equipped perform well. We have many obstacles overcome before we can teach them basic subjects. All school are not alike , so they shouldn’t be tested that way.“The goal is to improve performance in schools that are not providing their students with tools for success , ”said one government official. He admits ,however ,that he is having a hard time convincing faculty and teachers this plan will work.For many , beauty and fashion are permanently linked. With regard to fashion, the Barbie doll has been consistently in style. From the first Barbie dolls, Mattel took care to dress them in detailed , fashionable clothes. Some observers note that the fashions of the Barbie doll trace fashion trends perfectly since 1959. While critics complain that the models do not represent average female bodies, they also complain about the Barbie doll’s size . Some have criticized the dimensions of the Barbie doll as an unattainable ideal of the female shape.Choarlotte Johnson, the Barbie doll’s first dress designer, explained that the doll was not intended to reflect a female figure realistically , but rather to portray a(n) exaggerated shape underneath fashionable clothes. However the unrealistic of the doll have brought the strongest criticism regarding the doll’s encouragement of an obsession with weight and looks.Convinced of the negative effects of the Barbie doll on children , Cathy Meredig of High Self Esteem Toys developed a move realistically proportioned doll in 1991.Her doll did not sell well, however .Throughout the years ,the Barbie doll has had several competitor ,but none have been able to compete with the glamor offered by the Barbie doll.As a surgeon, I have seen a lot of deaths. I am rarely astonished by anything. The other day , however ,one humorous and slightly odd story I heard touched me. A doctor told me that a very old woman he was dead , but when he was treating was lying motionless on her pillow face down. He thought she was dead ,but when he approached he noticed she was breathing. Her hospital gown exposed her back bare, so he put a cover over her.Just then she sat up slowly, startling the doctor. She seemed quite alive.“I thought you were nearly gone,” the doctor said . “Your breathing was so shallow and you seemed lifeless.”“Never mind that , doctor, I’ve been waiting for you,” the old woman said quite confidently as if she were his mother. She had been a good mother to four, but she had survived them all. She gracefully handed the doctor a jab of sampled a little and told he it was deliciours.“Good,” she said ,handing him a piece of paper with writing. “This is how to make it .” He understood what a(n) privilege she had given him and took it with thanks and then left. The old woman lay back down and died soon after his departure.Do you know February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day? Legend has it that on this more weeks of winter. If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way. Some believe that the means of forecast is rather arbitrary and is often incorrect. Others argue that it is significant because it recognizes that the different parts of the parts of nature are connected in some way. Each parts is dependent on the rest of the parts for a healthy system. Some farmers pay close attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when predicting the weather. It is sensible to guess an early winter is coming when you see ducks and geese moving south in October. Many dog owners can tell when winter or spring will come by stroking their pet. In preparation for winter, a dog’s hair becomes thicker. Dogs lose hair as spring sets in.Information gathered from nature can help people to take precautions against a hard winter or bad storm. Some animals are ever believed to be able to detect when an earthquake will occur. People holding this belief even go further to say that information gathered by computers is often worthless and nature is far more accurate: Isn’t it time we started playing attention to what around us?Bill Gates is known around the world for the founding of Microsoft. And most people are quite aware that his evolution from computer hacker to the world’s richest man was due in large part to his partner Paul Allen . But, while Gates’fame has mushroomed since the beginning of Microsoft, Allen has remained less famous. Many around the world have followed the life of Gates, but are ignorant of what has happened to Allen. In fact ,as most in the Northwest can tell you, Allen has made quite a(n) impact on the region and the world. In 2000, he retired from quite Microsoft, but the company retains him as a permanent advisor to top executives. Not all of Allen’s interests involve commercial success. Allen has given four hundred million dollars in charity to the University of Washington for science and technology research. He created the Experience Music Project in Seattle, employing famous architect Frank Gehry to design the building. This is not his only contribution to the arts. Allen is veryinvolved with modernizing Hollywood’s movie technology. His film studio is the most advance in the world. He has also built a sports empire buying both a basketball and a football team as well as helping to support a local stadium, and he owns a sport magazine. Oh, let’s not forget, Allen is the seventh richest man in the entire world. Not bad.My friend, Anna, said to me before I married Mike, “He’s fine now, but wait until after you’ve married him.”She thought that her own experience with marriage was applicable to mine. Without even being asked, she cited all of the problems she’s had with her husband. The disputes ranged from him not sharing responsibility for household tasks to how often he went out at night. And every time, Anne complained, her husband would find justification for what he did. “If I were you ,”she advise I had get everything documented in writing. If there is something desirable about him now, make sure you get an agreement from him that he will continue it after you are married.”I tired to dispose of her advice saying that I thought Mike and I could handle it without such an agreement. She just because what he said. Once you marry him, he’ll think he owns you ,and everything will change”, she said .I tied to ignore her advice, but the next day I changed my mind and talked to Mike . “Mike ,” I said , “I’m not gonging to many you unless you promise to always stay the same.He replied, “You ‘ve been talking to Anna again, haven’t you?”。

学术英语视听说2答案lesson9

学术英语视听说2答案lesson9

学术英语视听说2答案lesson91、Kate has a cat _______ Mimi. [单选题] *A. called(正确答案)B. callC. to callD. calling2、The secretary was asked to_____of the waste paper on the desk. [单选题] *A.disappearB.dispose(正确答案)C.declareD.got rid3、A healthy life is generally thought to be()with fresh air, clean water, and homegrown food. [单选题] *A. joinedB. boundC. lackingD. associated(正确答案)4、Yesterday I _______ a book.It was very interesting. [单选题] *A. lookedB. read(正确答案)C. watchedD. saw5、While studying abroad, he financially depended()his wife. [单选题] *A. on(正确答案)B. ofC. toD. from6、Be careful when you _______ the street. [单选题] *A. are crossingB. is crossingC. cross(正确答案)D. is cross7、We _____ three major snowstorms so far this winter. [单选题] *A.hadB. haveC. have had(正确答案)D.had had8、Sometimes only()10 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests. [单选题] *A. as many asB. as few as(正确答案)C. as much asD. as little as9、17.—When ________ they leave here?—Tomorrow morning. [单选题] *A.doB.will(正确答案)C.doesD.are10、Every morning John takes a()to his office. [单选题] *A. 20-minutes' walkB. 20 minute ' walkC. 20-minutes walkD. 20-minute walk(正确答案)11、It _______ him ten minutes to solve the problem. [单选题] *A. spentB. took(正确答案)C. costD. paid12、He was born in Canada, but he has made China his _______. [单选题] *A. familyB. addressC. houseD. home(正确答案)13、The story has _______ a lot of students in our class. [单选题] *A. attracted(正确答案)B. attackedC. appearedD. argued14、20.Jerry is hard-working. It’s not ______ that he can pass the exam easily. [单选题] * A.surpriseB.surprising (正确答案)C.surprisedD.surprises15、Our campus is _____ big that we need a bike to make it. [单选题] *A. veryB. so(正确答案)C. suchD. much16、Researchers have spent five years collecting data()the study is based. [单选题] *A. on thatB. in whichC. in thatD. on which(正确答案)17、He always found it hard to satisfy himself. [单选题] *A. 控制B. 满足(正确答案)C. 了解D. 批评18、You must pay more attention to your pronunciation. [单选题] *A. 词汇B. 拼写C. 发音(正确答案)D. 语法19、--The last bus has left. What should we do?--Let’s take a taxi. We have no other _______ now. [单选题] *A. choice(正确答案)B. reasonC. habitD. decision20、I took?some _______of the Great Wall?in China last year. [单选题] *A. potatoesB. tomatoesC. photos(正确答案)D. paintings21、I don’t like playing chess. It is _______. [单选题] *A. interestingB. interestedC. boring(正确答案)D. bored22、—What’s the matter with that boy?—______.()[单选题] *A. He is watching TV in his roomB. He takes his temperatureC. He was playing a toy carD. He hurt his right leg(正确答案)23、The Internet is an important means of()[单选题] *A. conversationB. communication(正确答案)C. speechD. language24、Be careful with the knife. You may hurt _______. [单选题] *A. himselfB. ourselvesC. myselfD. yourself(正确答案)25、--_______ are the birds doing?--They are singing in a tree. [单选题] *A. WhoB. What(正确答案)C. HowD. Where26、She found her wallet()she lost it. [单选题] *A. where(正确答案)B. whenC. in whichD.that27、36.The students will go to the Summer Palace if it __________ tomorrow. [单选题] * A.won’t rainB.isn’t rainingC.doesn’t rain (正确答案)D.isn’t rain28、Your father is very busy, so he ______ play football with you this afternoon.()[单选题] *A. doesn’tB. don’tC. isn’tD. won’t(正确答案)29、( ) What other books have you read___ this English novel? [单选题] *A. besides(正确答案)B. exceptC.inD. about30、This seat is vacant and you can take it. [单选题] *A. 干净的B. 没人的(正确答案)C. 舒适的D. 前排的。

学术英语视听说lesson13答案

学术英语视听说lesson13答案

学术英语视听说lesson13答案1、66.—How much meat do you want?—________.[单选题] * A.Sorry, there isn't anyB.I can't give you anyC.Half a kilo, please(正确答案)D.Twelve yuan a kilo2、—______?—He can do kung fu.()[单选题] *A. What does Eric likeB. Can Eric do kung fuC. What can Eric do(正确答案)D. Does Eric like kung fu3、You should stick to your()and tell him you won' t do the thing. [单选题] *A. principle(正确答案)B. qualityC. contactD. influence4、The trouble turned out to have nothing to do with them. [单选题] *A. 由…引发的B. 与…有牵连C. 给…带来麻烦D. 与…不相干(正确答案)5、John will go home as soon as he _______ his work. [单选题] *A. finishB. will finishC. finishedD. finishes(正确答案)6、The house was completed five months ago. [单选题] *A. 完成(正确答案)B. 复杂C. 开始D. 装着7、My father always gets up early. He’s never late _______ work. [单选题] *A. toB. for(正确答案)C. onD. at8、Mary _____ be in Paris. I saw her just now on campus. [单选题] *A. mustn'tB. can't(正确答案)C. need notD. may not9、She returns home every year to _______ the Spring Festival. [单选题] *A. celebrate(正确答案)B. shareC. watchD. congratulate10、—Judging from ____ number of bikes, there are not many people in the party.—I think so. People would rather stay at home in such _____ weather. [单选题] *A. the, aB. a, /C. the, /(正确答案)D. a, a11、The children are playing wildly and making a lot of?_______. [单选题] *A. cryB. voicesC. noises(正确答案)D. music12、Then the speaker _____the various factors leading to the economic crisis. [单选题] *A.went onB.went afterC.went into(正确答案)D.went for13、There may be something wrong with her _______. She can’t see things clearly. [单选题] *A. eyes(正确答案)B. earsC. mouthD. nose14、--_______ do you have to do after school?--Do my homework, of course. [单选题] *A. What(正确答案)B. WhenC. WhereD. How15、Tomorrow is Ann’s birthday. Her mother is going to make a _______ meal for her. [单选题] *A. commonB. quickC. special(正确答案)D. simple16、While my mother _______ the supper, my father came back. [单选题] *A. cooksB. is cookingC. was cooking(正确答案)D. has cooked17、He spoke too fast, and we cannot follow him. [单选题] *A. 追赶B. 听懂(正确答案)C. 抓住D. 模仿18、The hall in our school is _____ to hold 500 people. [单选题] *A. big enough(正确答案)B. enough bigC. very smallD. very big19、The car is _______. It needs washing. [单选题] *A. cleanB. dirty(正确答案)C. oldD. new20、There _______ some milk in the glass. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. haveD. has21、No writer will be considered()of the name until he writes a work. [单选题] *A. worthlessB. worthy(正确答案)C. worthwhileD. worth22、I saw the boy _______?the classroom. [单选题] *A. enter intoB. enter(正确答案)C. to enter intoD. to enter23、_______ after dinner is good for our health. [单选题] *A. WalksB. Walking(正确答案)C. WalkedD. Walk24、What he said sounds _______. [单选题] *A. pleasantlyB. nicelyC. friendly(正确答案)D. wonderfully25、( ) You had your birthday party the other day,_________ [单选题] *A. hadn't you?B. had you?C. did you?D. didn't you?(正确答案)26、Betty works as a waitress to earn money for her education. [单选题] *A. 服务员(正确答案)B. 打字员C. 秘书D. 演员27、There _______ no water or milk in the fridge. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. hasD. have28、This girl is my best friend, Wang Hui. ______ English name is Jane.()[单选题] *A. HeB. HisC. SheD. Her(正确答案)29、The three guests come from different _______. [单选题] *A. countryB. countrysC. countryesD. countries(正确答案)30、Sometimes only()10 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests. [单选题] *A. as many asB. as few as(正确答案)C. as much asD. as little as。

视听说听力原文lesson1-13

视听说听力原文lesson1-13

Lesson 1 NapoleonToday, I’m going to talk to you about one of the most important historical figures in European history: Napoleon Bonaparte. Let ’s start by talking about his early life. Napoleon was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica. When he was only 10 years old, his father sent him to military school in France. Napoleon was not a very good student in most of his classes, but he excelled in mathematics and military science. When he was 16 years old,he joined the French army. In that year 1785,he began the military career that would bring himfame ,power,riches and finally defeat. Napoleon became a general in the French army at the young age of 24. Napoleon had many victories on the battlefield but he also became involved in French law and politics. And in 1804, at the age of 35,he became the first emperor of the France.Napoleon was many things. He was, first of all, a brilliant military leader. His soldiers were ready to die for him. As a result, N.won many military victories. At one time he controlled most of Europe, but some countries, including England, Russia, and Austria fought fiercely against him. His defeat —“his end”came when he decided to attack Russia. In this military campaign against Russia, he lost most of his army.The great French conqueror died alone – deserted by his family and friends in 1821. Napoleon was only 51 years old when he died.=========================================================== Lesson 2 PompeiiThe lecture for this class is about the city of Pompeii. A natural disaster occurred there almost 2000 years ago.Today many rich people who live in large metropolitan areas such as Beijing, Paris and New York leave the city in the summer. They go to the mountains or to the seashore to escape the city noise and heat.2,000 years ago, wealthy Romans did the same thing.They left the city of Rome in the summer. Many of these wealthy Romans spent their summers in the city of Pompeii, a beautiful city, located on the Bay of Naples.In the summer of the year 79 C.E., a young Roman boy who later became a very famous Roman historian was visiting his uncle in P.. The boy’s name was Pliny the Younger. One day Pliny was looking up at the sky. He saw a frightening sight. It was a very large dark cloud. This black cloud rose high into the sky. What Pliny saw was the eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.Rock and ash flew through the air. The city of P . was at the foot of Mt. V.. When the volcano first erupted, manypeople were able to get out of the city and to escape death. In fact, 18,000 people escaped the terrible disaster. Unfortunately, there was not enough time for everyone to escape. More than 2,000 people died. These unlucky people were buried alive under the volcanic ash.The eruption lasted for about 3 days. When the eruption was over, P . was buried under 20 feet of volcanic rock and ash. The city of P . was forgotten for almost 1,700 years.In the year of 1748 an Italian farmer was digging on his farm. As he was digging, he uncovered a part of a wall of the ancient city of P.. Soon archaeologists began to dig in the area. As time went by, much of the ancient city of P. was uncovered. Today tourists come from all over the world to see the ruins of the famous city of Pompeii.===========================================================Lesson 4 Roller CoasterLet's talk about the physics involved in a ride on a roller coaster. I'm sure many of you have taken a ride on a roller coaster. A simple roller coaster consists of a frame with a track on it. The track is very much like a train track, this track goes over a series of hills and around curves. It follows a path that ends at the same place it started. A trainof cars travels around on this track, very fast. The cars have two sets of wheels. One set of wheels rolls on top of the track, and the others set of wheels rolls below the track. The wheels below the track keep the fast moving cars from coming off the track, roller coaster cars as you probably know don't have any motors or engines. Instead, a chain pulls the cars up the first, tallest and steepy staff hill, this is how the ride begins. Then, at the top of the hill the chain comes off the cars and gravity takes over. gravity pushes the cars down the other side of the hill. the taller and steeper the first hill is, the faster the ride will be. And the farther the cars will travel. as the cars rolled downhill they gained speed. the cars have enough speed and energy to send them up the next hill. as the cars near the top of the second hill they begin to slow down. but then, the cars reached the top of that hill, and start down the other side. gravity again pushes them toward the ground. this process repeats on each hale. Okay, so let's go over this process again. first, the cars are pulled by a chain up the first highest hill. then they go down a very steep slope, at this point, there is enough energy to pull the cars up and over the next hill. when they reached the bottom of that hill, there is enough energy to climb the next hill, the roller coaster cars lose energy as the ride continues. so, the hills have to be smaller toward the end of the track, finally we roll to a stop on ground level right where we began.======================================================== Lesson 5 Language: How Children Acquire TheirsWhat I’d lie to talk to you about today is the topic of child language development. I know that you all are trying to develop a second language, but for a moment, let’s think about a related topic, and that is: How children develop their first language.What do we know about how babies develop their language and communication ability? Well, we know babies are able to communicate as soon as they are born,even before they learn to speak their first language. At first, they communicate by crying. This crying lets their parents know when they are hungry, or unhappy, or uncomfortable. However, they soon begin the process of acquiring their language. The first state of language acquisition begins just a few weeks after birth. At this stage, babies start to make cooing noises when they are happy. Then, around four months of age they begin to babble. Babies all over the world begin to babble around the same age, and they all begin to make the same kinds of babbling noises. Now, by the time they are ten months old, however, the babbling of babies from different language backgrounds sounds different. For example, the babbling of a baby in a Chinese-speaking home sounds different from the babbling of a baby in an English-speaking home. Babiesbegin a new stage of language development when they begin to speak their first words. At first, they invent their own words for things. For example, a baby in an English-speaking home may say ―baba‖for the word ―bottle‖or ―kiki‖for ―cat.‖In the next few months, babies will acquire a lot of words. These words are usually the names of things that are in the baby’s environment, words for food or toys, for example. They will begin to use these words to communicate with others. For example, if a baby holds up an empty juice bottle and then says ―juice,‖to his father, the baby seems to be saying, ―I want more juice, Daddy‖or ―May I have more juice, Daddy?‖This word ―juice‖is really a one-word sentence.Now, the next stage of language acquisition begins around the age of 18 months, when the babies begin to say two-word sentences. They begin to use a kind of grammar to put these words together. The speech they produce is called ―telegraphic‖speech because the babies omit all but the most essential words. An English-speaking child might say something like ―Daddy, up‖which actually could mean ―Daddy, pick me up, please.‖Then, between two and three years of age, young children begin to learn more and more grammar. For example, they begin to use the past tense of verbs. The children begin to say things such as ―I walked home‖and ―I kissed Mommy.‖They also begin toovergeneralize this new grammar rule and make a log of grammar mistakes. For example, children often say such thins as ―I goed to bed‖instead of ―I went to bed,‖or ―I eated ice cream‖instead of ―I ate ice cream.‖In other words, the children have learned the past tense rule for regular verbs such as ―walk‖and ―kiss,‖but they haven’t learned that they cannot use this rule for all verbs. Some verbs like ―eat‖are irregular, and the past tense forms for irregular verbs must be learned individually. Anyway, these mistakes are normal, and the children will soon learn to use the past tense for regular and irregular verbs correctly. The children then continue to learn other grammatical structures in the same way.If we stop to think about it, actually it’s quite amazing how quickly babies and children all over the world learn their language and how similar the process is for babies all over the world.Do you remember anything about how you learned your first language during the early years of your life? Think about the process for a minute. What was your first word? Was it ―mama‖or maybe ―papa‖? Now think also about the process of learning English as a second language. Can you remember the first word you learned in English? I doubt that it was ―mama.‖Now, think about some of the similarities anddifferences involved in the processes of child and adult language learning. We’ll talk about some similarities and differences in the first and second language learning processes tomorrow. See you then.===========================================================Lesson 7 RobotsWhen people think about a robot,they often picture a machine that look s something like a human being.However,that’s not always the case.Mo st robots do not look much like a human being at all,they look like machi nes because that’s what most of them are-industrial machines.Today,I’m going to talk mostly about industrial robots used in industry. These are robots that do work that for humans would be physically dema nding,repetitive,dangerous or very boring.Most industrial robots work on in an assembly line in a factory.For example,a robot might put liz on j ars of fruits or start boxesfor shaping.In a car factory,robotic arms on an assembly line join the parts of a car together;other robots tighten the b oats on the car’s wheelsor paint the car.There are thousands of robots p utting cars together in___plan.These robots are very precise when repe ating a task.For example,they always tighten boats with the same exact amount of force.They always move a heavy engine to exactly where it should be and they always put ahold in the exact same place in every car d oor hour after hour.These are examples of robots doing the work human s could do but the robots are doing the work more efficiently and precise ly.So,just how do robots work?To do its job a robot first needs a control s ystem.This control system directs the robots mechanical parts.The contr ol system of a robot is sort of speak--a robot brain.So how does a robot learn which action to do first and whi ch of its moving part needs to do that action?A robot learns its job with the help and guidance of a human being.To teach an industrial robot to do something,first a person must use a hand-held computer.The computer is used to guide the robot’s arm and hand through the motions it needs to do.Then,the robot stores exact movem ent in its computer memory.The robot has sensors to gather information ,so now the robot will use its sensors to direct its actions.The robot tells its moving part what to do and then it performs the action.For example, to pick up and move a box,the robot first finds the box,next it decides t he weight of the box.Then it decides how much force is needed to lift an d move the box,and finally,it finds the correct place to put the box dow n.It repeats the process over and over until it's turned off.It does the sa me job until it is given the job and new program to follow.Some scientists think that robots of the future will be smarter than today's robots.They may also look more human like or even animal like.In fact,they may wo rk and think more like humans do.The industrial robots we've been talki ng about so far today are automatic robots.They are known as automatic robots because they have program to follo w a specific series of ually,they have parts that move but t hey really don't travel around.On the other hand,an autonomous machi ne can change itsbehavior in relation to its surroundings.For example,an autonomous robot with wheelsor legs to move around can change direc tion when it senses that there are something in its way.A robot such as …can detect the movement of people nearby.It can move to avoid bump ing into ing toward it.Asthma can even learn to dance by followi ng the movements of a dancer next to it.I don't know whether or when people would welcome autonomousmachines or human like robots.I gu ess that we will not only think about that in the future.We need to think about how we will interact with our global doctor:robal teacher,robal p et,or even our robal friend.===========================================================Lesson 8 A Tidal WaveA tidal wave is a very large and very destructive wall of water that rushesin from the ocean towards the shore. Many scientists call these waves tsunami. In Japanese tsunami means “storm wave.” But do you know that tidal are not caused by storms and that they are not true tidal at all? A true tidal is the regular rise a waves and fall of ocean waters, at definite times each day, but a tidal wave comes rushing in suddenly and unexpectedly. A tidal wave is caused by an underwater earthquake. The word “seaquake” is made up of two words, the word “sea” which means “ocean” and the word “quake”. “To quake” means “to shake” or “to tremble.” When a seaquake takes place at the bottom of the ocean, the ocean floor shakes and trembles, and sometimes the ocean floor shifts. It is this shaking that produces the tidal wave. The tidal wave begins to move across the sea at great speed.Tidal waves have taken many human lives in the past. Today scientists can predict when a tidal wave will hit land. They use a seismograph to do this.A seismograph is an instrument that records the strength, the direction, and the length of time of an earthquake or seaquake. It is not possible to hold back a tidal wave, but it is possible to warn people that a tidal wave is coming. This warning can save many lives.===========================================================Lesson 9 Levels of LanguageToday I want to talk about levels of language usage. You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, depending on the situation they are in. This is very natural. All languages have two general, broad categories, or levels of usage: a formal level and an informal level. English is no exception. I’m not talking about correct and incorrect English. What I’m talking about are two levels of correct English. The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a particular level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, reference books such as encyclopedias, and in business letters. For example, a letter to a university would be in formal style. You would also use formal English in compositions and essays that you write in school. People usually use formal English when they give classroom lectures or speeches and at ceremonies such as graduations. We also tend to use formal language in conversations with persons we don’t know well or with people we have a formal relationship with, such as professors, bosses, doctors, friends of our parents’, strangers, etc. Informal language is used in conversations with colleagues, family and friends, and when we write personal notes or letters to close friends, as well as in diaries, etc. Formal language is different from informal language in several ways. However, today I’m going to talk only about a couple of ways. First of all, formal language tends to be more polite. Interestingly, it usually takes more words to be polite. For example, I might say to a friend or familymember, "Close the door, please", but to a stranger or someone in authority I probably would say "Would you mind closing the door" or "Excuse me, could you please close the door" Using words like "could" and "would" makes my request sound more polite, but also more formal. Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. There are some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I mean. Let’s say "I’m just crazy about soccer!" But if I were talking to my supervisor or a friend of my parents’, I would probably say "I really enjoy soccer" or "I like soccer very much". Let’s say I’m telling someone some news I heard about the police arresting a criminal. To my friend I might say "The cops bagged the crook". To my parents’ friend I might say "The police arrested the thief".Although the line between formal and informal language is not always clear and although people are probably less formal today than in the past, it is useful to be aware that these two levels, or categories, do exist. The best way for a non-native speaker of English to learn the difference is to observe the different ways English speakers speak or write in different situations. Television newscasters, your college professors in class, your doctors in their offices, etc, will usually speak rather formally. However, your classmates, teammates, family members, friends, etc. will generally speak in an informal fashion. The difference can be learned over time byobserving and interacting with native speakers.===========================================================Lesson 10 Power: The Kinds People Use and Abuse John Mack, who is the author of a book about power, says that the need for a sense of personal power is one of the primary forces in human life. On the other hand, he also says that a feeling of powerlessness is one of the most disturbing of human emotions ―a feeling to be avoided at all costs. Just what is power?Psychologists define power as the ability to determine or to change the actions or behavior of other people. Psychologists are trying to identify different kinds of power so that they can better understand how people use these different kinds of power to gain control over other people. They are trying to understand how people manipulate other people for good and evil purposes. Psychologists have identified five basic types of power, and I’d like to talk about each of these briefly in the next few minutes.The first type of power is called information power. Some psychologist believe that information power is one of the mosteffective types of power and control. The person who has information that other people want and need, but do not have, is in a position of power. Why is this? Well, most people like to receive and have information. Having information increases a person’s own sense of power. People who provide information can manipulate those who do not have information. Often, when people receive information, they do not know that they are being manipulated by those who provided the information. The psychologist named Edwards says, for example, that newspapers provide a lot of information to their readers, and that these newspaper readers generally believe the information they read. Readers do not question the accuracy of the reports about world events they read in the newspapers.A second type of power is called referent power. For example, a person may want to behave like the members of a particular group, such as a soccer team ( or a group of classmates), or a person may identify with and want to be like a certain teacher, a friend, or say , a rock star. If you identify with another person, that person has power over you, and that person can influence your actions and behavior. Many people imitate and are controlled by the people they identify with. Let me give you a sad example ofthe use of this type of power for evil purposes. In the 1970s in Jonestown, Guyana, more than 900 people committed suicide when their religious leader Jim Jones told them to kill themselves. They did what he told them to do because he had referent power over them. They identified with him; they believe him, and they did what he told them to do. More recently a man named David Koresh controlled the lives and destinies of a small community of men, women, and children in Waco, Texas. Most people in his community died in a fire, along with their leader, during a confrontation with U.S. government agents.A third kind of power is classified as legitimate power. Government officials, according to Edwards, have a lot of legitimate power. When the government decides to raise taxes or make people go to war, most people will do what their government officials tell them to do. One psychologist reported on an experiment that showed an example of this type of power. In this experiment, a researcher asked people on the street to move away from a bus stop. When he was dressed as a civilian, few people moved away from the bus stop. When the researcher was dressed as a guard, most people moved away from the bus stop.The guard’s uniform seemed to give the researcher a look of legitimate power.A fourth kind of power is called expert power. An expert is a person who is very skilled in some area, such as sports, or who knows a lot about something, such as computers. Most people are impressed by the skills or knowledge of an expert. Some of these “experts” use their skills at playing sports or knowing about computers to gain power and influence ―and t o gain money or admiration, according to Edwards. In other words, they use their expertise to gain power.Finally, reward or coercive power is used by people who have the power to reward or punish another person’s actions or behavior. Giving a reward will change people’s behavior because it offers people a chance for gain. Giving a punishment may or may not cause the people to do what the powerful person wants them to do, but the changes may not last for a long time. The person who uses coercive power may also have to carefully watch thatthe less powerful person does, in fact, change his or her actions or behavior.To sum up, then, power may be gained in many ways. It may come from having information that other people want or need; it may come from being a referent for other people to identify with or to imitate; it may come from having an official, or legitimate, position of authority; it may come from having skills or expertise; or it may come from having the power to reward or punish people. We all exercise one or more of these various kinds of power over other people, and other people will try to exercise one or more of these kinds of power over us throughout our lives.==================================================Lesson11 Asian and African Elephants:Similarities and Diff erencesThe African and the Asian elephants are the largest land animals in the w orld.They are really enormous animals.The African and the Asian elepha nts are alike,or similar,in many ways,but there are differences between the2types of elephants,too.What are some of the similarities between the African and the Asian ele phant?Well,for one thing,both animals have long noses,called trunks. An elephant sometimes uses its trunk like a third hand.Both kinds of ele phants use their trunks to pick up very small objects and very large,heavy objects.They can even pick up trees with their trunks.For another thin g,both the African and the Asian elephants have very large ears,althoug h the African elephant’s ears are considerably larger.In addition,both animals are intelligent.They can be trained to do heavy work.They can also be trained to do tricks to entertain people.In other words,they both work for people,and they entertain people also.As I said before,the African and Asian elephants are alike in many ways, but they are also quite different,too.Let me explain what I mean.The Af rican elephant is larger and heavier than the Asian n eleph ants reach a height of about 10 feet, and African elephants reach about 13 feet tall.The African male elephant weighs between12,000and14,000pounds.I n contrast,the average Asian male elephant weighs between7,000and1 2,000pounds.So one is bigger than the other, but as you can see,both are still enormous animals.Another difference between the2kinds of elephants is the size of the ea n elephants have smaller ears than African elephants.The Africa n elephant has2very large teeth.These teeth are called tusks.The Asian elephanthowever sometimes does not have any tusks at all.The elephants differ i n color,too.The African elephant is dark gray in color while the Asian ele phant is light gray.Occasionally an Asian elephant is even white!The lastbig difference between the2 typesof elephants is their temperament.The Asian elephant is tamer than the African elephant, orin another way,the African elephant is much wilder than the Asian eleph ant.As a result,it’s more difficult to train the African elephant to perfor m tricks to entertain people.That’s why the elephants you see in the circ us are probably Asian elephants and not African elephants.Yes,there certainly are differences between the African and the Asian el ephants,but as I mention at the start of mytall,there is one big similarity between the2animals:they are both fasci nating and enormous animals.===========================================================Lesson 13 Lincoln and KennedyJohn F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln lived in different times and had very different family and educational backgrounds. K ennedy lived in the 20th century; Lincoln lived in the 19th cen tury. Kennedy was born in 1917, whereas Lincoln was born m ore than a hundred years earlier, in 1809. As for their family b ackgrounds, Kennedy came from a rich family, but Lincoln’s f amily was not wealthy. Because Kennedy came from a wealthy family, he was able to attend expensive private schools. He graduated from Harvard University. Lincoln, on the other hand, had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of f ormal schooling, he became a well-known lawyer. He taught himself law by reading law books. Li ncoln was, in other words, a self-educated man.In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln’s backgr ounds, some interesting similarities between the 2 men are ev ident. In fact, books have been written about the strange coin cidences in the lives of these 2 men. Take forexample ,their political careers. Lincoln began his political car eer in congress. Similarly, Kennedy also began his political car eer in congress. Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Repr esentatives in 1847, and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947. So they were elected to congress exactly 100 years apart. Another interesting coincidence is that each man was e lected president of the United States in a year ending with the number 60. Lincoln was elected president in 1860, and Kenne dy was elected in 1960; furthermore, both men were presiden t during years of civil unrest in the country. Lincoln was presid ent during the American Civil War. At the time Kennedy became president,African-Americans were fighting for theircivil rights ,unrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations.Times change and it’s just over 15 more years,the United States elected its first African-American president Barack Obama. President Obama was elected in 2008 and…,but let me get back to talk about Lincoln and Kennedy.Another striking similarity between these 2 men was that, as y ou probably know, neither president lived to complete his ter m in office. Lincoln and Kennedy were both assassinated whil e in office. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 inDallas, Texas, after only 1,000 days in office. Lincoln was assas sinated in 1865 a few days after the end of the American Civil War. It’s rather curious to note that both presidents were sh ot while they were sitting next to their wives.These are only a few examples of the unusual similarities in th e destinies of these 2 Americans – men who had a tremendou s impact on the social and political life in the United States an d the imagination of the American people.。

中科院英语听说教程《轻松听轻松说》(上册)听力原文及答案-Unit 15

中科院英语听说教程《轻松听轻松说》(上册)听力原文及答案-Unit 15

UNIT 15What’s the Good of TV?Expressing Opinions, Agreeing and DisagreeingIntroductionIn North America, people are often frank in asking questions and arguing with older people. This is because many Americans have a different attitude toward authority than that in some other areas of the world. In a work or business situation ideas are often freely and openly discussed and argued. It is important to remember that it is the person’s ideas that are being questioned, not the individual himself. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation and therefore a solution, so that the work of the business can progress in the most effective manner possible.The same situation also exists in North American colleges and other classes for adults. Many instructors say they consider their students their equals. If students ask questions and express their opinions, the instructor knows that they’re listening and thinking. Students are encouraged to participate actively.This unit will help you to extend your ability to introduce your opinions, to agree or disagree with other people’s opinions, to express opinions tentatively, to ask other people to express their points of view.Answers to the Questions:1. Because they have a different attitude toward authority than those which exist in other areasof the world.2. They take the attitude that in a work or business situation ideas can be freely and openlydiscussed and argued. They think it is the person’s ideas that are being questioned, not the individual himself. The purpose of questioning and arguing is to carry out work in the most effective manner possible.3. Yes.4. The purpose of this unit is to help you to extend your ability to express your opinions, andto agree or disagree with other people’s opinions.Background Information:Individuals in every culture have similar basic needs but express them differently. Directness in speech is more often used in the United States, whereas indirectness is used more widely in some parts of the Far East. Thus people from both of these parts of the worldwould probably express criticism of or disagreement with others differently. Many expressions in American English exemplify the tendency to use directness in verbal interaction: “Don’t beat around the bush.”“Let’s get down to business.”and “Get to the point.” all indicate impatience with avoiding issues.Part One Listening InSue: Well Ken, if you ask me, there’s too much violence on television. Why, even killing seems normal now.Ken: Sue, I’m not sure if I agree with you. I’ve never read any proof that supports your claim. Sue: Oh Ken, it’s common sense. The point is, is if you keep seeing shootings and muggings and strangling, you won’t care if it happens on your street.Ken: Maybe, but... I’ve never met people who are that apathetic about violence.Sue: Oh I’m sorry, I don’t see what you mean. Would you mind explaining that point?Ken: Let me put it another way, Sue. The people on my street—they’re not influenced by what happens on television.Sue: Oh, but people may care about violence on their street, but not about violence in general. Ken: Wouldn’t you say that... television is just a passive way of letting off steam?Sue: Oh Ken, that’s exactly what I mean! People watching violence to cool off proves my point—they get used to violence!Ken: I think that’s a good point, Sue.Answers to the Questions:1. Sue thinks there’s too much violence on television and that killing seems normal now.2. No. Because he has never read any proof that supports her claim.3. “Oh, I’m sorry, I don’t see what you mean. Would you mind explaining that point?”4. “Let me put it another way, Sue. The people on my street—they’re not influenced by whathappens on television.”Part Two Better ListeningSection AConversation OneM: How do you feel about big dogs?W: Well, if you ask me, big dogs are a nuisance.M: Why do you think that?W: Because they eat a lot of food, and run around where they’re not wanted, and...Answer to the Question:Big dogs are a nuisance.Discussion Questions:It seems that no household is complete without a “dog” in Beijing. What’s your opinion on this? What are some of the problems brought about by raising dogs as pets?Conversation TwoM: Er... I wonder, what do you think of this?W: Well, um... it is very beautiful. But as far as I’m able to judge, it’s a bit too small. If I’m right, you’re buying it for your wife, aren’t you?M: Yes. Well... I tend to agree with you on that. Er... how do you feel about the one next to it? W: You mean this? Oh yes. This is much better.M: It... er... it seems a bit short. I’m afraid.W: I’m not really sure if I’d agree with you on that. This year this short kind is in fashion.This afternoon I’ve sold four already. Here, I’ll try it on for you. What do you think of it? M: Yes. I think you are right. I’ll buy it.Answers to the Questions:1. The woman thinks it’s beautiful, but it’s a bit too small.2. The woman thinks the short one’s much better. The man will buy it.Discussion Questions:How do you buy clothes in a shop? Do you ask opinion from the shop assistants? If you do, how seriously do you take their opinion?Section BConversation OneW: In my opinion, Americans and Canadians are very nosy. They’ve asked me many questions that are too personal for me, such as “Where has your family been living?” And they always want to know my feelings and opinions. They’re always asking me, “What do you think of this country?”M: I don’t understand what you mean. I don’t feel that North Americans are curious about other people at all. In fact, they seem insulted when I ask them questions like these.Discussion Question:Are North Americans noisy?Conversation TwoW: It says here that learning English is pointless.M: I’m not sure if I agree—I think it’s probably a good thing to do.W: Why do you say that?M: Well, because English is a world language—you need it to communicate with people from other countries.W: That’s a good point.Discussion Questions:1. Is it meaningful to spend so much time to learn English?2. Some people have learned English for more than 10 years, but they still can’t communicate in simple English, what do you think can account for this phenomenon?Part There Speaking OutFunctional ExpressionsAsking for opinions:Wouldn’t you say that...?Do you agree that...?What’s your opinion of...?What do you think of...?How do you feel about...?Agreeing with someone else’s opinions:That’s entirely correct.You’re (absolutely) right.I feel (exactly) the same way.Of course. I’ll say.Disagreeing with someone else’s opinions:Excuse me. I don’t completely agree because...That may be true, but on the other hand...Really? Well, your opinion surprises me because...Do you think it’s right to say that...?Yes, but in my opinion...Well, I’ve heard that...It’s my feeling that...I don’t exactly see what you’re getting at.What exactly are you trying to tell me?Clarifying oneself when one has been misunderstood:Sorry, let me explain...Let me try that again...A strong expression of agreement may be appreciated, but a strong expression of disagreement may appear rude or offend the listener, especially if it includes an insult.I can’t believe you could say something like that.If you were thinking clearly, you would know (that)...You’re (absolutely) wrong!Section ASuggested accepting responses:A: I’d like to hear the class’s opinion about this English course. What suggestions do you have for improving it? Angela, you’ve been raising your hand.B: Well, if you ask me, we should be concentrating on grammar more.A: Grammar? Can you explain what you mean by that, please?B: Sure. Personally, I’d like you to correct us more in our speaking and writing.C: Excuse me, but I’m afraid I don’t completely agree. I need to be able to ask questions and express my opinions without worrying about my grammar mistakes.B: You have a point, but I’d rather spend time learning the language than having class discussions.A: I’d like to hear other students’opinions about this English course. What suggestions do you have for improving it? Do you agree or disagree with B and C?Part Four Comprehensive PracticeSection AAs children are unusually dependent for an unusually long time, it’s obvious that every society must provide a domestic context in which the children are brought up and educated.The problem, however, is that we assume that the family, in the sense of a domestic household, ought to be the same as the family considered as parents and children.In present day English, the word “family” has two meanings: firstly, the domestic group of parents and children; and secondly, a network of relations, for example, the set of people who might be expected to turn up at a wedding or a funeral.Despite some modifications over the last century, the wife is still presumed to be very much the junior partner in a marriage. It’s normally the wife’s career that has to be reshaped to fit the husband’s, not the other way round. The dependence of children on their mother is exploited in a wholly unreasonable way to make the wife-mother the slave of the household.Ideas about the status of women have been changing: wives are thought to be the companions of their husbands rather than their slaves. But perhaps they’re more thoroughly enslaved to their children than before.The point is there doesn’t seem to be any solution. There’s a genuine clash between the right of the woman to be treated as a free and self-respecting individual, and the right of the child to demand care and attention. We have created for ourselves three ideals: social equality of men and women; permanence of marriage; and lifelong love and co-operation between parents and children. However, we have created a social system in which it’s quite impossible for these factors to co-exist.It is not so much, then, a question of whether the family’s a necessity, but whether it’s at all possible.Key to the outlines:Definition of family: The word “family” has two meaning:1. Parents and children.2. A network of relations.Wife junior: The wife is presumed the junior partner:1. Wife’s career fits the husband’s.2. Children’s dependence is exploited.Ideals: We have three ideals that can’t co-exist:1. Social equality of men and women.2. Permanence of marriage.3. Lifelong love and cooperation between parents and children.Problem: Is the family possible?Section BTelevision soap operas are often considered silly, meaningless, or a waste of time. But it seems to me that important social issues—like drugs, divorce, abortion, and so on—are dealt with fairly realistically in the soaps, at least on an emotional level. As I see it, a lot of honest talk about important topics can be heard during these programs. And the strongest characters are the ones with positive social characteristics—honesty, romantic feelings, caring about other people, and the like.Questions:1. According to the speaker, what are the popular opinions about TV soap operas?2. What is the speaker’s opinion towards TV soap operas?3. According to the speaker, soap programs also cover social issues such asAnswers to the Questions:1. b2. c3. a。

英语高级视听说 下册 unit15讲课讲稿

英语高级视听说 下册 unit15讲课讲稿

When Prince Charles arrives in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to begin an eight-day visit, it will be his first official American tour in more than a decade.Everyone knows what has happened in the interim. His troubled marriage to the late Princess Diana, his remarriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, and the youthful indiscretions of his two sons have been turned to a reality-based soap opera by the tabloid media. But most Americans know very little about who the Prince of Wales is and what he does as heir to the British throne.Members of the royal family hardly ever grant interviews, the Queen has never given one, and you rarely see them talk. But last month, as his trip to the United States was being planned, Prince Charles granted 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft an audience, allowing us to follow him around and chat, not about his family, but about being Prince of Wales, a job and a life like no other."Most of us in our lives have to fill out applications listing our profession and occupation. You don't have to do that," Kroft said."No. Not always, but sometimes," Prince Charles replied."If you did, what would you put down?" Kroft asked."I would list it as worrying about this country and its inhabitants. That's my particular duty. And I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them," the prince said. "It's hard to say, but I think it is a profession, actually; doing what I'm doing. Because if you tried it for a bit, you might find out how difficult it is," he added, laughing.He is somewhere between a brand and a public institution, a future head of state in waiting —and waiting. He is a symbol of continuity with no real power but tremendous influence that is tied to his position and wealth.The money comes from a 14th century real estate empire called the Duchy of Cornwall, which was established to provide an income for the heir to the British throne.Today it includes 135,000 acres of farmland, forests, waterfront property, London real estate, and even a cricket stadium. It produces $25 million a year in rents and other income that supports the prince, his wife and children and a staff of 130. There are perks such as travel on the royal train. And $7 million from the government to help with official expenses.On a recent trip to the Yorkshire Countryside to mark the 850th anniversary of the village of Richmond, the whole town turned out to greet Charles and Camilla, his new wife, longtime friend and former mistress, now the Duchess of Cornwall. They were recently voted the most popular couple in Britain, nosing out the Queen and Prince Philip and they seemed comfortable with each other and the crowds."There was clearly a bond between you and the people there. Explain that to me," asked Kroft."No idea," the prince replied with laugh."You have no idea?" Kroft asked."No, but I always enjoyed seeing all sorts of people all around the country. I do this over and over again, have done for 30-something years," the prince said.He could pass the time playing polo or do nothing at all if he wanted, a path chosen by most of his predecessors, many of whom were lay-abouts and playboys. But Charles chose to invent a job where none existed. He made 29 major speeches last year, visited 14 countries, and runs the largest group of non-profit organizations in the country called "Prince's Charities." He raises more than $200 million a year for those 16 organizations, 14 of which he founded.The largest charity is The Prince's Trust which, over 29 years, has helped to provide job training for more than a half a million young people."Do you think if you weren't doing this stuff, that it would get done?" Kroft asked. "If I wasn't doing it? No," the prince replied.Asked if he felt as if he was making a difference, Prince Charles said, "I don't know. I try. I only hope that when I'm dead and gone, they might appreciate it a little bit more. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes that happens."As he approaches his 57th birthday, he sometimes feels misunderstood andundervalued. He was educated at Cambridge, can fly jet planes and helicopters, is extremely knowledgeable about the arts, and has tried to carve out for himself a number of different careers — environmentalist, urban planner, real estate developer, and social critic —deeply committed to a vision of what Great Britain was and should be.His vision is laid out in bricks and mortar in Poundbury, a village of 2,500 people, which he created on his land near Dorchester in the south of England. All his ideas on architectural design, class structure, aesthetics and ecology are here. And what he sees as the future looks very much like the past: an 18th century village adapted for the 21st.Prince Charles gave Kroft a tour of the village. "And that's a convenience store, which I'm very proud of, which everybody said wouldn't work. That's the pub, which again nobody wanted to touch. But now of course, the values are going up, and up and up."Kroft remarked that the buildings looked as if they were built to last, lacking flimsy materials."Well, that's what I've been trying to encourage people to think about. … To break the conventional mold in the way we've been building and designing for the last, well, during the last century really, has all been part of a throw-away society," Prince Charles said.Everything in the village is constructed of native or recycled materials, "sustainable development," he calls it, that conserves the Earth's resources.Single-family homes are mixed with small apartments so there are people of all income levels here living side by side in a community with shops and light industry. The narrow twisty roads discourage automobile traffic, and cars are parked out of sight in landscaped lots."The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center," the prince explained. "So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction, and interest and character. Livability."He believes that the modern world with its cars and computers is slowly eroding our humanity, that we are losing touch with the world around us.The British tabloids have made an industry out of his travails and love to portray him as an out-of-touch eccentric trying to stop progress, an Edwardian hippie with no real-life experience, who's never had to draw his own bath or take out the garbage. He's been constantly ridiculed for what have been called his "undergraduate ramblings," including his innocent admission that he talks to his plants."Are you familiar with any of the plants here? Talking to any of them?" Kroft asked."Yeah, I know some of them. No, no, no," the prince said, laughing. "No, I do all the time. Not here.""You've gotten more mileage o ut of that, I think, than almost anything that's …" Kroft said."Just shows you can't make a joke. … Without them taking it seriously. So, it's the same old story," the prince replied.His image is carefully managed by a communications staff of nine that also handles his umbrella. They made it clear the Prince would not answer questions about his wives, past and present, his sons or the Queen. He mistrusts the media for past abuses, and worries that no one takes him seriously."What is the most difficult part of your job? I mean except for talking with people like me?" Kroft asked."Yes, exactly," the prince said, laughing. "Oh, dear. I think, that the most important thing is to be relevant. I mean, it isn't easy, as you can imagine. Because if you say anything, people will say, 'It's all right for you to say that.' It's very easy to just dismiss anything I say. I mean, it's difficult. But what I've tried to do is to put my money where my mouth is as much as I can, by actually creating like here, models on the ground. I mean, if people don't like it, I'll go away and do it.""You are in many ways a public advocate for the traditional. What are the great parts of Great Britain that are worth preserving, besides the monarchy?" Kroft asked."Well, there's an awful lot of things that are worth preserving," the prince said with a laugh. "The trouble, I think, in today's world is we abandon so many things unnecessarily, so often in the name of efficiency. If you make everything over-efficient, you suck out, it seems to me, every last drop of what, up to now, has been known as culture. We are not the technology. It should be our — you know, our slave, the technology. But it's rapidly becoming our master in many areas, I think."Prince Charles says he is not trying to stop progress. "I'm just trying to say that we ought to redefine the way in which progress is seen. Is it progress to rush headlong into upsetting the whole balance of nature, which is what, I think, we're beginning to do?"You know, if you look at the latest figures on climate change and global warming, they're terrifying, terrifying."As a member of the royal family, he is expected to avoid politically contentious issues. Yet he has openly opposed a number of government policies, including the development of genetically-modified crops. He's raised questions about stem cell research and is a strong advocate of alternative medicine. He has expressed those views in speeches, letters and meetings with government officials, some of whom consider him to be a royal nuisance."How do you deal with that? How do you walk that line?" Kroft asked."Well, years of practice, perhaps," the prince said."Does it get you in a spot of trouble from time to time from certain people?" Kroft asked."Oh, inevitably. But it seems to be part and parcel of the thing. I mean, if I wasn't, I think, doing these things, I'd be accused by people like you, doing nothing with my life," the prince replied, laughing.Asked if anybody ever asks him to tone it down a bit, the prince said, "Oh yes, of course. But I think the proof is in the pudding. And I think, you know, all the things they try to tell me to tone down over the years, if you look now, though, you'll find they're fairly mainstream."Twenty years ago when he announced that he was going to begin farming organically on his estate at Highgrove, no one knew what he was talking about and assumed it was another crackpot idea.Today it's big business in Great Britain, and Prince Charles has a line of high-end organic products produced on his estate called Duchy Originals that includes everything from biscuits and jams to mineral water, sausage and turkeys.Prince Charles says the business has been quite successful. "And that has grown and now turns over ?40 million ($71 million) a year. And I'm able to give away over a million pounds each year to my charitable ventures."When he arrives in New York on Nov. 1 as Great Britain's most popular ambassador, he will be selling a political, commercial and diplomatic agenda prepared by the Foreign Office.He will also be introducing the American public to his new wife, who will be making her first official overseas trip and donned a diamond tiara for the first time last week. She is not giving interviews right now, and may never.She is said to be interested in supporting, not overshadowing, her husband, and has nointerest in establishing her own public identity.Why has it been 20 years since his last official visit to the United States?"You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored," the prince said, laughing."Is there anything you're looking forward to doing there, anything you're looking forward to taking the Duchess and showing, anything that you remember from your last visit? Are you going to get a favorite coffee or a meal?" Kroft asked."I shouldn't think so, no," the prince said, laughing. "I mean, the problem is that it's quite a long time. … These official visits are quite difficult to escape, you know, to go to places. Be nice to do it privately. But I have to wait for other occasions."Kroft asked Prince Charles if he ever gets to do anything privately."Yes. But it's not so easy nowadays. I can't. I'd love to. But I'm, unfortunately, I seem to be, you know, people seem to know about it or invent it," the prince said.Some viewers may be wondering if Prince Charles is happy. We were specifically discouraged from asking that simple question with the admonition that there is nothing well-mannered English men and women loathe more than discussing their feelings. But Kroft saved his last question to politely pursue the personal and was deftly deflected with the royal chill."It seems like you have reached a certain point in your life where your children are grown, you've remarried. Your mother is approaching a significant birthday. It seems like your life is very stable and you seem very content in your job and your work," Kroft said."Well, if you think that that's what it all appears, I am thrilled and delighted," Prince Charles said with a laugh. "And we'll see what, you know, the American people make of it when we come."。

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(完整版)英语视听说PostListeningexercises15Listening Strategy Practice: Newspaper—USA Today (5m32s)1. Listen to part of the lecture about USA Today and take notes, using symbols and abbreviations as much as you can. ___________________________________________________________________2. Answer the following questions. You may use your notes to help you.1) What aspect of USA Today does the professor mainly discuss?A. How it has changed the newspaper industry.B. Why its circulation has kept growing.C. The type of people who read the paper.D. How the paper gets late sports scores.2) What can be inferred when the professor says: "Some of you mightrecognize it as the topic of this week's reading assignment."?A. He knows that all the students are familiar with the subject.B. He is angry at the students because he thinks they are lazy.C. He thinks many students have not yet read the assignment.D. He doesn't think that any student has read the assignment.3) Why does the professor mention McDonald's?A. To compare the quality of its food with the quality of USA Today's stories.B. To compare the design of its restaurants with the look of USA Today's pages.C. To compare the great success of McDonald's with the success of USA Today.D. To compare the early years of McDonald's with the early years of USA Today.4) What is the key feature of USA Today mentioned in the lecture?A. Lots of international news.B. Color photos and graphics.C. Stories about crime and killing.D. Stories that jump from Page One.5) What does the professor imply when he says this: "They replaced quote unquoteserious news with feature stories."?A. That USA Today does not know what serious news is.B. That other papers shouldn't have copied USA Today.C. That people have different definitions of serious news.D. That USA Today changed the style of other papers.6) What can be inferred about circulation?A. It measures the number of people who buy each issue of the paper.B. It measures the number of people who read each issue of the paper.C. It measures how many people buy and read each issue of the paper.D. It measures neither how many people buy nor read each issue of the paper.7)What is the significant reason that makes USA Today still so popular based on the professor’s talk?A. Due to USA Today’s style.B. It is the appearance that made USA Today so popular.C. Its ability to report the latest news.D. It always includes the latest sports scores.8) Most papers today also use satellites, but why is USA Today's circulation stillgrowing?A. It's started to become more similar with traditional newspapers.B. It gets longer and no longer looks colorful.C. It covers more international news which is "dumbed down".D. It is popular overseas.。

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BEFORE LISTENING
PREDICTIONS
n Think about the questions in the Topic Preview and the sentences you heard in the Vocabulary Preview. Write three questions that you think will be answered in the lecture. Share your questions with your classmates.
9. Today scientists continue to debate these two theories and others, too.
BEFORE LISTENING
VOCABULARY PREVIEW
b Match the words to their definitions.
c 1. die out a 2. speculate h 3. gradual i 4. element d 5. debate b 6. extinct e 7. asteroid f 8. block out g 9. shortage
You have learned in Lesson 2 that arrows are very useful symbols. When a lecturer describes the cause and effect of events, use arrows in your notes to show what is the cause and what is the effect by the direction the arrow points. The arrow should always point to the effect.
a. to make guesses about something b. not existing any longer c. to slowly disappear over time and stop existing d. to talk about the different ideas about something e. a rock moving through outer space f. to prevent light or sound from reaching somewhere g. a situation where there is too little of something h. little by little; happening very, very slowly i. a substance that cannot be broken down into smaller
2. Describe what a Tyrannosaurus rex or another type of dinosaur probably looked like. When did this dinosaur live on earth, how large was it, and what was its food?
2. Perhaps one day we will know for certain why dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus rex died out.
3. We continue to speculate and to search for why dinosaurs disappeared.
BEFORE LISTENING
Audio Track 1-15-1-a
VOCABULARY PREVIEW
a Listen to the following sentences that contain information from the lecture. As you
listen, write the word or phrase from the box that completes the sentence.
SCRIPT
asteroid extinct
blocked out died out debate
element
gradual
shortage speculate
1. Scientists suggest several theories for why dinosaurs became extinct.
BEFORE LISTENING
Audio Track 1-15-2
NOTETAKING PREPARATION
b Listen to the sentences in A again. As you listen, write the complete sentences below.
SCRIPT
7. The enormous dust cloud covered the whole earth and blocked out the sun for months and months.
8. Iridium is an element that is not common on earth.
TOPIC PREVIEW
n Answer the following questions with a partner or your classmates.
1. Only the bones of the dinosaurs can be seen today, mainly in museums. Have you ever seen the bones of a dinosaur? Describe when and where you saw them. If you haven’t seen any, would you like to see dinosaur bones? Why?
the lecturer is describing causes and effects.
Verbs
Nouns
Transitions
Conjunctions
cause
cause
therefore
because (of)
result in/from result
as a result (of)
4. The change in climate caused a severe shortage of food.
5. Many scientists believe that gradual climate change best explains why the dinosaurs disappeared.
3. What is climate change? Do we feel the influence of climate change today? Why or why not?
BEFORE LISTENING
VOCABULARY PREVIEW
Words and Phrases
Tyrannosaurus rex 霸王龙 iridium n.(稀有元素)铱
4. Their food vanished. Therefore, the dinosaurs vanished, too.
5. Perhaps they’ll find out that dinosaurs died out as a result of disease.
Discourse Cues for Causal Analysis Listen for language cues that indicate that
BEFORE LISTENING
Audio Track 1-15-1-b
VOCABULARY PREVIEW
a Listen to the following sentences that contain information from the lecture. As you
listen, write the word or phrase from the box that completes the sentence.
1. Only the bones of the dinosaurs can be seen today, mainly in museums. Have you ever seen the bones of a dinosaur? Describe when and where you saw them. If you haven’t seen any, would you like to see dinosaur bones? Why?
3. What is climate change? Do we feel the influence of climate change today? Why or why not?
BEFORE LISTENING
NOTETAKING PREPARATION
n Using Arrows for Cause and Effect
You hear X causes Y
X is the result of Y
You write X→Y
X←Y
BEFORE LISTENING
Audio Track 1-15-2
NOTETAKING PREPARATION
a Listen to the following causes and effects described in the lecture. Use either → or ← to
SCRIPT
asteroid extinct
blocked out died out debate
element
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