Unit-Three-Can-Time-Move-backward(英语听力教程第三版)

Unit3CanTimeMovebackward?PartⅠGettingreadyIfyoureadaclock,youcanknowthetimeofday.Butnooneknowswhattimeitselfis.Wecannotseeit;wecannottouchit;wecannothearit.Weknowitonlybythewaywemarkitspassing.Despiteofalloursuccessinmeasuringthesmallestpartsoftime,timeitselfisstilloneofthegreatmysteriesoftheuniverse.A.Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtotime.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.PartⅠGettingready1.aquarter:fifteenminutes2.half:thirtyminutes3.set:puttotherighttime4.beoff:beslow5.sharp:exactlyatthestatedtime6.localtime:thetimesysteminaparticularpartoftheworld7.killtime:spendtimedoingnothinginparticularinorderthatitseemspassmorequickly8.geton:becomeold9.standardtime:thetimewhichisofficiallyusedinacountryorapartofacountry10.daylight-savingtime:thetimesetusuallyonehourlaterinsummersothatthereisalongerperiodofdaylightintheeveningsPartⅠGettingreadyWecanuseaclockorawatchtomarkthepassingoftime.Butwhattimeisitnow?Clocksindifferentpartsoftheworlddonotshowthesametimeatthesametime.AYouaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttimedifference.Completethefollowingsentences.1.WhenitisinTokyo,itisinNewYorkandinHongKong.2.WhenitisinMelbourne,itisinDenverandinBaghdad.3.WhenitisinSingapore,itisinMiamiandinHonolulu.4.WhenitisinMexicoCity,itisinGuamandinRome.5.WhenitisinLondon,itisShanghaiandinSantiago.7a.m.Monday5p.m.Sunday6a.m.Monday4p.m.Friday11p.m.Thursday9a.m.Friday3p.m.Thursday3a.m.Tuesday10p.m.Monday8p.m.Friday12noonSaturday3a.m.Saturday1a.m.Wednesday9a.m.Wednesday9p.m.TuesdayPartⅠGettingreadyTherearefourwaysofreferringtotime.Forexample,10:35p.m.canbecalledtwenty-fiveminutestoelevenintheeveninginBritain,twenty-fiveminutestill/ofelevenintheeveninginAmerica,tenthirty-fiveintheeveningina12-hourclockisnotcommonlyusedinconversation.Itisusedespeciallyintimetablesandatsomeradiostations.CYouaregoingtoheareightshortdialoguesconcerningtime.Asyoulisten,choosefromthefollowingtheclockwhichgivesthetimeatwhicheachdialoguetakesplaceandwritethenumberofthedialogueinthebracketsaboveit. 1—(6) 2—(1) 3—(8) 4—(2) 5—(4) 6—(7)7—(4) 8—(5) PartⅠGettingreadyThetimeontheearthissetbythesun’spositionintheskyabove.Weallhaveatwelveo’clocknooneachday.Noonisthetimewhenthesunisthehighestinthesky.Butwhenitistwelveo’clocknoonwhereIam,itmaybeteno’clockatnightwhereyouare.Soitisextremelyimportanttoknowthelocaltimewhiletraveling.PartⅠGettingreadyDYouaregoingtohearanannouncementmadeonpaplaneduringlanding.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Inthefirstreading,youwillhearapauseaftereachsentenceorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownwhatyouhavejustheardasquicklyaspossible.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwiththethirdreading.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LadiesandGentlemen.Maywekindlyaskyoutoremainseateduntiltheaircrafthasreachitsfinalposition.ThetemperaturehereinLondonis15℃or59℉.Theexactlocaltimeis11:35.CaptainSmithandhiscrewwouldliketosaygoodbyetoyou.Wehopeyouenjoyedyourflight.Thankyou.DictationPartⅡLadiesandgentlemenThereareallkindsofannouncements:airportannouncements,railwayannouncements,weddingannouncements,radioannouncements,TVannouncements,meetingannouncements,etc.timeandplaceareusuallythemostimportanttwofeaturesofanannouncement.AYouaregoingtohearsomeannouncementsmadebyProfessorWilliamsatthefinalplenarysessionofaninternationalconferenceonurbanplanning.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsintheannouncements.Matchthemwiththeirdefinitions.Writethecorrectnumberbeforeeachdefinition.Whileyoulisten,don’tforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.PartⅡLadiesandgentlemen1.session somethingthatmakesyouthinkofaparticularperson,event,oraction2.urban thosewhoareinchargeandwhodecidewheneach personisallowedtospeakatanofficialmeetingordebate3.domestic ameetingorperiodoftimeusedforaparticularpurpose oractivity.4.lodge fruitful,rewarding5.Chairpeoplealargemotorvehiclewhichcarriespassengersonlongjourneysbyroad6.coach belongingoorrelatingtoatownoracity7.reprints alargegatheringofpeoplewhomeettodiscussthe businessoftheirorganizationorpoliticalgroup8.reminder concernedwiththerunningofahomeandfamily9.convention acopyofabookwhichhasbeenreprinted10.productiveasmallhouseattheentrancetothegroundsofalargehouse,oftenusedasthehomeofagatekeeperorotherservant85110629374PartⅡLadiesandgentlemenNotes WhenpollutionsessionRm.201,domesticshelter304,keys–porter’slodge,discussionrecords____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartⅡLadiesandgentlemenBBelowareProfessorWilliam’snotesfortheannouncements.Listentohisannouncementsagainandfillinthemissinginformation.1.MovediscussionofurbantoRoom.2.DomesticsessionwillbechangedfromRoomtoRoom_.3.Returntolodgebefore.4.Returndiscussiontosessionbyo’clockthis.That’shundredhours.5.FirstcoachforairportwillbeoutsideKennedyBuildingatp.m.That’shours.6.Secondwillbeatp.m.That’shours7.Askdelegatestoarriveatleastbefore.8.AskDr.Schapsinger,Dr.GaribeldiandDr.Surinandertoreprintsfromconferencebefore.9.Dr.Goldman(ChicagothAnnualofPES,in.,inHawaii.Askinterestedpartiestoleaveatdesk.finalpollution201shelter201304keysporter’sleavingrecordschairpeoplefiveafternoon173:3015:30coach5:1517:15fiveminutesdeparturetimescollectdeskleavingInstitute)sixConventionOctnamesconferencePartⅡLadiesandgentlemenCNowtrythis:Dr.Collinsisattheconference,andhasbeenattendingthesessionsoncomputer-aidedbuildingdesign.Thismorninghetooknotesofthediscussionheattended.Heisleavingtheconferencetodayandisbookedonthe17:15plane.HehasalwayswantedtovisitHawaii.ListentosomemoreauthenticversionsoftheannouncementsanddecidewhatDr.Collinswilldoafterhehasheardtheannouncements.Tickallthepossibleanswers. 1.GotoRoom201. 2.GotoRoom304. 3.Getthekeysandreturnthemtotheconferencedesk. 4.Leavethekeysinhisroom. 5.Handinthenoteshetookduringthemorningdiscussiontothesessionchairpeoplebefore5p.m. 6.WaitoutsidetheKennedyBuildingat3:20p.m. 7.WaitoutsidetheKennedyBuildingat5:10p.m. 8.Collectreprintsfromtheconferencedesk. 9.MarkOctober6thinhiscalendar. 10.Leavehisnameattheconferencedesk.PartIIIKillingtimeKillingtimeissomethingeachandeveryoneofusoftenfindourselvesdoingforvariousreasons.Youmaybewaitingforaphonecall,afriendorinaqueueoryoumaybejustboredingeneral.Itisnotashardasataskitmayseemtofindsomethingtodotopassthetimebyalittlequicker.Haveyougotanyideastohelpyoualongtheway? A.Youaregoingtohearasurveythattookplaceinasupermarketonwaysofkillingtime.Listencarefully.Takenotesinthefollowingcharttohelpyourememberwhateachspeakersays.Makeyournoteasbriefaspossible Interviewees Questions:Howdoyoukilltimeinsupermarketqueue? Stan thinkofalistofChristmaspresents/alistofpeopletosendcardto adduppricesoffoodanddrink/everyweek Comparepricesnow/10yearsago Judy trytoremembermostromanticeveningwithhusband/everydetail:placeclothing day-dreamhusbandwinningamillion/whattodowiththemoney wonderwhatafilmstarwouldbebuying Alice trytorememberpeopleIwenttoschoolwith/classmates,teachers/whatwedidatschool trytorememberaparticulargroup/theirlivesafterwards/marriage,children,occupation,livingplaces reconstructfamilytree/names,dates,relationships/backtogreat-grandparents testmemory/whatIwasdoingaweek/monthago reliveamomentinsummerholiday B.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheconversationandmakealistofwhatyouoryourfriendsusuallydotokilltimeinasupermarket.PartⅣMoreaboutthetopic:Day-light–savingTimeAsinternationalcommunicationsandtravelincreased,itbecameclearthatitwouldbenecessarytoestablishacommontimeforallpartsoftheworld.In1884,aninternationalconferencedividedtheworldinto24timeareas.Eachzonerepresentsonehour.TheastronomicalobservatoryinGreenwich,Englandwaschosenasthestartingpointforthetimeareas.TwelveareasarewestofGreenwich;twelveareeast.ThetimeatGreenwichasmeasuredbythesuniscalleduniversaltime.Thefollowingshortpassageisaboutday-light-savingtime.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.Standardtimeisaworldwideoftimearebasedonlongitude.LongitudeisthedistanceontheeartheastorwestofthefirstlongitudeatGreenwich,England.Eachtimeareais15longitudewide.Understandardtime,thetimekeptineachtimeareaisthatofitslongitudeline.Theselinesare15degrees,andsooneastorwestofthelineinEngland.Theintimebetweeneachnearbyareaisexactlyhour.Allclockskeepthetimewithineacharea.systemmeasuringlinedegrees30degreescentralfirstdifferenceonesamefuelInthesummer,mostpeopleintheUnitedStatesmovetheirclocksonehourtousedaylight-savingtime.TheonlywhichdonotareHawaii,ArizonaandmostofIndiana.SomeareasofIndianakeepthesametimeasstatesanddochangetodaylight-savingtime.Theuseofdaylight-savingtimeprovidesanhourOfdaylightintheearlyevening.Itschiefistosaveenergybyreducingtheeveninguseofforreading.Manycountriesfirstuseddaylight-savingtimeduringtime.Forexample,Britainwentonday-lighttimeduring,sodidtheUnitedStates.TheUnitedStatesalsoobserveditduring.Afterthewar,manyAmericanstatesSomekindofdaylight–savingtime.Butthisbecame.Soin1966,establisheddaylight-savingtimeforthenation.ItbegantheSundayofAprilandendedthelastofOctober.aheadstatesbordernearbypurposeaddedelectricitywarWWⅠWWⅡestablishedconfusingCongresslastSundayInthe1970s,thattimeperiodwasasaresultofthereductioninAraboilexportsthatcausedashortageintheUnitedStates.In,newlegislationchangedtheofdaylight-savingtimefromthelastSundayinApriltotheSundayinApril.Thiswasdonetosave.ExpertssaythatincludingthemonthofAprilsavesthenationaboutbarrelsofoileachyear.Sotodaydaylight–savingtimebeginsthefirstSundayInAprilandendsthelastSundayinOctober.ThatiswhymostAmericanswillsettheirclocksonehourthisSaturdaynight.extendedfuel1986startfirstenergywhole300000backwardPartⅤMemorytest:RadioAnnouncementDoyoulikelisteningtotheradio?AreyoufondofwatchingTV?KnowingtheexacttimeofyourfavoriteprogrammecansavealotoftimeYouaregoingtoheararadioannouncerdescribingtonight’sprogrammes(preferablyonlyonetime).Afterthatseveralquestionswillbeasked.Findtherightanswersasquicklyaspossibleaccordingtothenotesyouhavetakenwhilelistening.()1.a.1 b.2 c.3()2.a.1 b.2 c.3()3.a.1 b.2 c.3()4.a.Tuesdayb.Wednesdayc.Thursdayd.Friday()5.a.MyFavoriteDiscs b.TommyBrianShowc.LaTraviata d.OldPeopleTalking()6.a.MyFavoriteDiscs b.TommyBrianShowc.LaTraviata d.OldPeopleTalking()7.a.JennyLindleywithherfriends b.JamesFarmerwithhisfriendsc.FelicityNewcombewithherfriends d.JoeNewlandwithhisfriends()8.a.Scotland b.St.paul c.MiddleEastd.AlbertHall()9.a.11:00 b.7:30 c.9:15 d.8:00()10.a.11:00 b.7:30 c.9:15 d.9:00bccbdadccdPartⅥReminderofkeypointsinthisunit1.(F)2.(T)3.(T)4.(F)PartⅦWatchandEnjoy