施心远主编听力教程1第2版unit8原文及答案

Unit8Section1Tacticsforlisteningagency.Part1PhoneticsJillandMonicagotoatravelJill:We'dliketomakeabooking(1)foralongweekendholiday,please.Clerk:Where(2)wouldyouliketogo,madamJill:Paris.Clerk:Andwheredoyouwantto(3)stayinParisMonica:We'renotsure.WhichhotelwouldyousuggestClerk:TheResidenceMagentaisverygood(4)andit'squitecheap.Irecommendyoustaythere.Monica:What(5)doyouthink,JillJill:Ok.That'swhat(6)we'lldo.Clerk:Wouldyoucompletethisform,pleaseJill:Isit(7)allrightifwepaybycheckClerk:Ofcourse,(8)that'squiteallright.Part2ListeningandNote-talkingA.It'sgotfourwheels,andusuallycarriesoneperson,butitcancarrytwo.Itstopspeedisaround6kmsanhour,anditweighsabout15kilos.Itcosts￡72.Thisvehiclecostsabout￡5,000.Itcangoupto160kph,andcancarryfourpeopleincomfort.Itweighs695kiloswhenit'sempty.Therearefourwheels.Thesetwo-wheeledvehiclesareverypopularwithteenagers.Theyarefast,butmuchlesssafethanvehicleAorB.Thismodelhasamaximumspeedof224KPH,andweighs236kilos.Itcancarryoneortwopeople,andcosts￡1,700.D.Thisvehicle,whichcots￡65,000,iscommonlyusedforpublictransport.Ithastwodecks,orfloors,andcancarry72peoplewhenfull.Itsmaximumspeedis110kmsanhour,butitdoesn'tusuallygofasterthan80.Ithassixwheels,andweighs9,000kilos.E.Thisvehiclewasbuiltbytwocountriesworkingincollaboration.Ittravelsat2,160kph-fasterthansound-carryingamaximumof100people.Whenitisfullyloadedwithpassengersandfuel,itweighs175,000kilograms.Ithastenwheels.Eachofthesevehiclescosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstoproduce-itisimpossibletosayexactlyhowmuch.F."Howmanywheels""Two"Whatdoesitweigh'"'Thirteenandahalfkilos.""Howmuchdoesitcost'"￡140"Howmanypeoplecanitcarry'""Justone.""Topspeed""Itdepends.Formostpeople,perhapsabout25kph.'A:Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.B:Fillinthefollowingtablewithrelevantinformation.ExerciseBABCDEFwheels4426102people1-241-2721001Speed(inkph)61602241102,16025Weight(inkilos)156952369,000175,000Price(in725,0001,70065,000/140pounds)Question:WhatvehiclesaretheyWhat'stheirnameSection2ListeningComprehensionPart1DialoguesDialogue1:HaveYouBeentotheTheatreHereInterviewer:Soyou'reoverfromtheStatesWoman:That'sright.We'vebeenhereabouter,twoandahalfweeksandwe'vegotanotherthreedaysbeforewegoback.Interviewer:HaveyoubeentothetheatrehereWoman:Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concerts,thelot.We'veseensomemagnificentthingsatthetheatre,reallyexcellent--theacting,thestagesets,thewholeatmosphere,really,itwasfantastic.Interviewer:WhichdoyouthinkwasyourfavoriteplayWoman:It'shardtosay.Er,theShakespeareplay,thatwasbrilliant,andthenwesawacomedylastnight.thatwasreallyfunny,Ilovedthat.Idon'tknow.Itsbeenaveryentertainingtwoweeks.IthinkI'veenjoyedmostthingsI'veseen.Interviewer:Andwhat'snext,thenWoman:Thebank!TomorrowmorningI'mgoingtocashsomemoretraveler'scheques.YoucanspendquitealotofmoneyinLondon,youknow.Nevermind,it'sbeenworthit.ThemostentertainingtwoweeksI'vehadforalongtime.AndIthinkI'llcomebacknextyearifIcan.IfIhaveenoughmoneyleftthatis!A:Listentotheinterviewandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Wherearetheynow(TheyareinLondon.)2.Whereisthewomanfrom(SheisfromtheUnitesStates.)3.Howlonghasshebeenhere(Shehasbeentherefortwoandahalfweeks.)B:trueorfalseFFFTDialogue2AreYouFreeforLunchTodayPayattentiontotheexpressionstogivedirections.Stuart:Woodside8432.Margaret:Helloagain,Stuart.WhatcanIdoforyouStuart:AreyoufreeforlunchtodayMargaret:Yes,Ithinkso.WhattimeStuart:Oneo'clockMargaret:OK.WhereStuart:Lacy's,inMarstonStreet.DoyouknowwhereitisMargaret:No.Stuart:Well,youtakea47busfromtheoffice,getoffatGrangeSquare,crosstheroad,turnleft,takethefirstonyourright,andLacy'sisafewyardsdowntheroadonyourleft,oppositeachurch.Youcan'tmissit.Margaret:ButIwon'tbecomingfromtheoffice.I'vegotameetingatthetownhall;I'llbecomingstraightfromthere.Stuart:OK.Thengetanumber17,getoffinfrontofthecathedral,walkthroughthepark,thengoalongthecanaltotherightandoverthefirstbridge,andyou'llcomeoutoppositeMarstonStreet.Lacy'sisdownattheotherendontheright.Youcan'tmissit.Margaret:No,Ibet.Didyousayoneo'clockStuart:Yes.IsthatOKMargaret:No,onsecondthoughts,canwemakeitabitearlierSayaquartertoStuart:Quartertoone,OK.Margaret:Allright.Seeyouthen.Macy's,inCaxtonStreet,rightStuart:No!Blankfilling:StuartaskedMargarettohave(1)lunchtogether.TheywillmeetatLucy's,in(2)MarstonStreetat(3)aquartertoone.Margaretcantakea(4)47busfromthe(5)office,getsoffat(6)GrangeSquare,(7)crosstheroad,turns(8)left,takesthe(9)firstonher(10)right,andLacy'sisafewyardsdowntheroadonthe(11)left,oppositea(12)church.However,Margaretwon'tbecomingfromtheoffice.She'sgotameetingatthe(13)townhall.She'llbecomingstraightfromthere.Thenshecangetanumber(14)17,getsoffinfrontofthe(15)cathedral,walkthroughthe(16)park,thengoalongthe(17)canaltothe(18)rightandoverthe(19)firstbridge,andshe'llcomeout(20)oppositeMarstonStreetLacy'sisdownatthe(21)otherendonthe(22)right.Part2PassageIfyouasksomepeople"HowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell"youmaygetasurprisinganswer:"Inmysleep!"Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperimentstotestmethods,whicharenowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects,ofwhichEnglishisonlyone.Specialistssaythatthissleep-studymethodspeedslanguagelearningtremendously.Theysaythattheaveragepersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringthedayandthisdoesnotaffecthisrestinanyway.Awordofwarning,however:sleepteachingwillonlyhammerinto*yourheadwhatyouhavestudiedwhileyouareawake.Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradioatintervals*ofafortnight.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours-from8.to8.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyweregivenwiththestudentawake.At11.,asoothing*lullaby*wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradiowhisperedthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutesofrevision.Thenhewaslulled*backtorestagainwhiletheradiopurredon.At5o'clockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforehishard-earnedbreakfast.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1-4:ABDD5-8:CCABNewsItem1Inmanydevelopingcountries,weatherreportsremaintrappedinthecapital.Nationalweatherserviceshavetheinformation,butnowaytogetittofarmersandotherpeopleinruralcommunities.ThisisthejobofaninternationalprojectcalledRANET--RuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.RANETworkswithnationalweatherservicestoimprovetheirreach.Theprojectdevelopsnetworksofsatellitereceiversystems,communityradiostationsandothertechnologies.Communitiesoftenareprovidedwithsomeequipment,butthesystemsarelocallyownedandsupported.RANETisworkingtoimprovecommunicationsincountrieswithlimitedpowersupplies.A:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisaboutgettingweatherreportstoruralcommunities.B:ListentothenewsitemagainandanswerthequestionsststThefirstparagraph.Orthe1sentenceofthe1paragraph.RuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.RANETaimatworkingwithnationalweatherservicestoimprovetheirreach.Thelocalcommunities.Communityradiostationsandothertechnologies.NewsItem2Agovernmentreportsaysclimatecanagriculture.ThenewsreportceProgram,whichbringstogetherfederalagencies.changeisalreadyaffectingAmeriisfromtheClimateChangeScientheresearcheffortsofthirteenMuchoftheEastandSouthnowgetsmorerainthanacenturyago.ButthereportsaysthereissomeevidenceofincreaseddroughtconditionsintheWestandSouthwest.Westernstateshavelesssnowandiceonthemountainsandearliermeltinginthespring.GrainandoilseedcropsarelikelytodevelopfasterwithincreasedcarbondioxidetheatmosphereButhighertemperatureswillincreasetheriskofcropfailures.Also,horticulturalcropssuchastomatoes,onionsandfruitaremoreeasilyaffectedbyclimatechangethangrainandoilseedcrops.TheDepartmentofAgriculturewastheleadagencyforthenewreport.A:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisabouttheeffectofclimatechangeonagriculture.B:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthequestions.1.ItisfromtheClimateChangeScienceProgram.2.Thirteenfederalagenciesconductedtheresearch.3.TheDepartmentofAgricultureistheleadagencyforthereport4.Grainandoilseedcropsarelikelytodevelopfasterifcarbondioxideintheatmosphereisincreasing.5.Horticulturalcropssuchastomatoes,onionsandfruitaremoreeasilyaffectedbyclimatechange.C:Completethefollowingform.haveMuchoftheEastandSouth:nowgetsmorerainthanacenturyago.theWestandSouthwest:someevidenceofincreaseddroughtconditionsNewsItem3piezoelectricity[pi:'eiz?ui,lektrisiti;pai'i:-]n.【物理学】压电性；压电（现象）；压电学Sciencehasmadeitpossibletoharvestenergyfromthewind,sunandwater.Alltheserenewableresourcesareusedtodaytopoweranenergy-hungryworld.Butimagineharvestingenergyfromcrowdsofpeoplemovingtoandfromworkeveryday.Thatisoneofthepossibilitiesofpiezoelectricity,thescienceofgainingpowerfrommotion.JamesGrahamandThaddeusJusczykaretwograduatestudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyinCambridge.Theydesignedawaytocapturetheenergyofpeople'footsteps.Theycreatedadesignforaspecialfloorcoveringthatmovesalittlewhenpeoplesteponit.Themovementwouldcreateanelectricalcurrentthatcouldbecapturedtoprovideelectricalpower.Gatheringpowerfromthemovementsoflargegroupsofpeopleiscalled"crowedfarming."Andinterestincrowdfarmingcontinuestogrow.ExerciseA:Thisnewsitemisaboutgatheringelectricalpowerfromthemovementsofpeople.ExerciseB:Piezoelectricity:thescienceofgainingpowerfrommotionCrowdfarming:gatheringpowerfromthemovementsoflargegroupsofpeopleExerciseC:graduatestudents;2.capture;;4.floorcovering;5.stepon;6.electricalcurrent;7.capturedSectionThreeOralWorkPart1QuestionsandAnswersRadio:Goodafternoon.ThisisRadioBrighton.It'stwoo'clockandtimefor“OntheTown”andthisisJudyNashintroducingtheprogram.Judy:Hello.I'mhereonPalacePireandit'sabeautifulholiday.Thepieriscrowedwithvisitors.Let'stalktosomeofthem.Wheredoyoucomefrom,sirBen:Montreal.Judy:AllthewayfromCanadaBen:That'sright.Judy:AreyouenjoyingyourselfhereinBrightonBen:Yes.It'salovelydayandthere'slotstodo.Judy:HowmuchofBrightonhaveyouseenBen:Notverymuch—we'veonlybeenhereforanhour.Judy:WhereareyougoingnowBen:We'regoingtoRoyalPavilion.Judy:AndafterthatBen:Wehaven'tdecidedyet.Judy:WhatabouttonightBen:We'llprobablygotoarestaurantandthencatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Judy:Well,thanksfortalkingtous,andhaveagoodtime.Exercise:1.WhereisJudySheisonPalacePier.WhomisshetalkingtoSheistalkingtoavisitor.WheredoeshecomefromHecomesfromMontreal,Canada.do.IsheenjoyinghimselfinBrightonYes.It'salovelydayandthere'slotstoHowmuchofBrightonhasheseen6.Hehasn'tseenmuchofBrighton.HowlonghashebeenthereHehasbeenthereforanhour.7.WhereishegoingnowHeisgoingtotheRoyalPavilion.8.WhichtrainwillhecatchbacktoLondonHewillcatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Part2RetellingabadstoryOnecoldwinterafternoon,apostmanwasslowlypushinghisbicycleupthehill.Hehadonlyonelettertodeliver:thiswasforanoldladywholivedatthetopofthehill.TheoldladyhadlivedaloneeversinceherdaughterhadmovedtoAustraliamanyyearsbefore.ShealwaysinvitedthepostmaninforacupofteawheneverhetookheraletterandtoldhimabouthertwograndchildreninAustralia,whomshehadneverseen.Justasthepostmanwenttowardshergate,asmallboycamerunningdownthehill.Suddenlytheboyslippedontheicyroadandfell.Thepostmanhurriedacrosstheroadtohelptheboy.Afteraquickexamination,hefoundthattheboyhurthislegbadly.Sothepostmandecidedtosendtheboytothehospitalfirst.Hecarriedtheboyontohisbicycleandtookhimtothehospital.SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionPassage1RunningWhenIstartedrunningsevenyearsago,IcouldmanageonlyaboutaquarterofmilebeforeIhadtostop.Breathlessandaching,Iwalkedthenextquarterofamile,thenIjoggedthenextquarterofamile,alternatingthesetwoactivitiesforacoupleofmiles.WithinafewweeksIcouldjoghalfwayroundHampsteadHeathwithoutstopping.SoonIstartedtorunupthequarter-mileslopetothetopofParliamentHill,althoughIhadtostopatthetoptogetmybreathback.EventuallyIfoundthatIcouldevenmanagetogetupthehillcomfortably.IstartedtorunbecauseIfeltdesperatelyunfit.Butthebiggestpay-offformewas-andstillis-thedeeprelaxationthatIachievebytakingexercise.IttiresmeoutbutIfindthatitdoescalmmedown.InthoseearlydaysIsawfewotherrunners.Nowtherearemanymore-andnotjustthemacho*sportsfreaks*.Menandwomenofallageshavenowtakenuprunning.Some25,000runnersaged5to85areattractedeachyeartotheSundayTimesFunRuninHydePark.InthelasttwoyearstheLondonMarathonhasbecomethebiggestBritishsportingevent—overtakingtheboatraceandtheDerby*inthenumberofspectatorsitattracts.WhenIstartedtojogIneverdreamtofrunningofamarathon,butin1982IrealizedthatifItrainedforit,itwouldbewithinmyreach,andafteraslow,six-monthbuild-upImanagedthemilesinjustfourhours.Acreditableperformanceforafirst-timerandafarcryfromthosedayswhenIhadtostopforbreathafteraquarterofamile.1-5:CDBAA6-9:CCAAPassage2CatsinAmericaAnoldexpressionsays“Man'sbestfriendishisdog.”Today,however,itseemsthatcatshavereplaceddogsasthemostpopularpetsinAmericanhomes.Americanshavemorethan62millionpetdogs.Butevenmorecats—morethan64million—liveinAmericanhomes.Thesepetcatsmayhavelonghairorshorthair.Theyareofdifferentcolorsandsizes.Somearecostlyanimalsthattakepartincompetitions.ManymorearecommonAmericanmixturesofseveralkindsofcats.Mosthousecatsliveagoodlife.Theyarenotexpectedtoworkfortheirfood.Instead,theyruletheirhomeslikefurrykingsandqueens.Theywaitfortheirownerstoservethem,Americansareincreasinglyseriousabouttheircats.Theseconcernshavemadethecareofcatsintobigbusiness.Eachyear,catownersbuytonsoffoodespeciallypreparedforcats.Theybuytoysandotherequipment.Theybuyjewelryandclothesforthemselveswithimagesofcatsonthem.Someownersevenburytheirdeadpetsinspecialburialgrounds.Animalexpertsofferseveralreasonswhycatshavebecomesopopularashousepets.Theysaycatsneedlesscarethandogs.Andcatsdonotseemtosufferasmuchasdogsfrombeingaloneiftheownersareaway.Stillmillionsofotherpeopledonotlikecatsatall.Theysaydogsarebetterandmorelovingpets.Theysaycatsdonothavemuchfeeling.Theybelievecatsstaywithpeopleonlytobefed.Catownersdefendtheirpetsagainstsuchcriticism.Theysaycatsarejustmuchmoreindependentthandogs.Astudentofanimalmedicineexplainsthesituationthisway:Dogfollowyouaround.Theywantyoutotalktothemandplaywiththemalotofthetime.Catslikemorespaceandmoreprivacy.Thisdoesnotmeantheydonotlovetheirowners.Catownersoftenliketoreadaboutcats.ManybooksaboutcatsareinAmericanlibrariesandbookstores.Catsalsoappearastheheroesofnewspapercomics,televisionprogramsandmovies.AmongthemostfamousisGarfield.Heisanorange,stripedtigercat.Garfieldeatstoomuch.Hisowner,John,isalwaystryingtogetthecattoloseweight.However,Garfieldusuallyeatswhathewants.Heoftenshowsmoreintelligencethanhisowner.Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Morethansixty-fourmillioncatsliveinAmericanhomesaspets.2.Americanhomeskeepcostlycatsinordertoletthemtakepartincompetitions.3.Theyarenotexpectedtoworkfortheirfoodandtheywaitfortheirownerstoservethem.4.Americansareincreasinglyseriousabouttheircats.5.Catownersbuytonsoffood,toysandotherequipment.6.Theyneedlesscareandtheydonotseemtosufferalotfrombeingalonewhentheownerareaway.7.Catslikemorespaceandmoreprivacy.oftenshowshis8.anorange,stripedtigercat.HeGarfieldisthings.intelligenceanddoesmanycleverPart2OralWorkWhenyoutakeawalkinanyofthecitiesintheWest,youoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Itisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworld,butthereasonwhypeoplekeepadoghaschanged.Intheolddays,peopleusedtotraindogstoprotectthemselvesagainstanimalattacks.Andlatertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Butnowpeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksofanimals.Whydotheykeepdogs,thenSomepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendtoplaywith.Foryoungcouples,adogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouples,adogisalsotheirchildwhentheirchildrenhavegrownup.