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新标准大学英语1听力原文U1-U7listeninginU1P1Interviewer:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthe,theIvyLeague? You'reaProfessoratHarvard,isthatright?Professor:That'sright,yes.Interviewer:Tellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere? Howmanyinstitutions?Professor:Yeah. Intotalthereareeightinstitutions.There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andUniversityofPennsylvania.Interviewer:Ah,OK. Andwhat'sthesporting…Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.Professor:Therecertainlyis,yes. OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey. Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports. Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotop-classinsport.Interviewer:Andwhatabouttheiracademicimportance? I,Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'reverywell-known.Professor:Absolutelyatthetop. Er,they'renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings. Andthey'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.Interviewer:AndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?Professor:Certainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthe,ofthescale. The,theIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxonprotestants. Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.Interviewer:Anddoyouknow…why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?Professor:Thereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,the,thelettersIV,that'stheRomannumeralforfour. Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings. Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.Interviewer:Right,OK. Andwhichisthe,theoldestuniversity?Professor:Theoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'sHarvard,whichwasfoundedin1636. AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornell,whichwasfoundedin1865.Interviewer:Andwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?Professor:Cornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates. TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.Interviewer:Andwhatabouttheacceptancerate? Isithardtogetinto?Professor:Thatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.Interviewer:Andanyfamousalumni? Famousoldboys?Professor:Hundreds! Hundredsofthem. ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBush,whowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,PresidentKennedy,whowere,wasatHarvard.Interviewer:Thankyou.完U1P2Andy:Didyouseethefilmontelevisionlastnight?Jane:No,Iwasout. Whatwasit?Andy:ABeautifulMind. It'saboutJohForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.Jane:I'veheardaboutthatfilm,yes. He'splayedbyRussellCrowe,isn'the? IlikeRussellCrowe,he'sgreat.Andy:That'stheone,yes.Jane:What'sitabout?Andy:Well,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.Jane:That'soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'tit?Andy:Yes,it'sallsetinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,beautifulautumncolours. It'slovelytolookat. Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend. NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'slookingforisatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.Jane:Sohe'snotinterestedinhavingfun?Andy:Well,yes,buthe'snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that'sall. But,youknow,it'soneofthesebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.Jane:Nogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?Andy:That'saboutright,yes. SowhenhefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology. Fiveyearslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithandeventuallymarries.Jane:Ah! Atlast,theloveinterest!Andy:Yes,butwaitamoment. Nashbelievesthathe'sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUSDepartmentofDefenseonbreakingSovietcodes. Atonepointhe'schasedbytheRussians,andit'safterthisthathebecomesmentallyill.Jane:IthinkI'veseenthisinthetrailertothefilm.Andy:Sowhenhe'sputinapsychiatrichospital,hethinkstheSovietshavecapturedhim. He'sgiventhispainfultreatmentwhichaffectshisrelationshipwithhiswife,andhisintellectualskills. Sohestopstakingthemedicine.Jane:Itsoundsquitehardtowatch.Andy:Well,itis,butit'swellactedanddirected,andso,youknow,there'sabitofdistancebetweentheaudienceandwhat'shappeningonfilm.Jane:Sowhathappensnext?Andy:Well,thenhisillnessreturns,soheandhiswifedecidetotryandlivewithit. Itallgetsabitcomplicated,becausewe'renolongersureifCharles,youknow,hisoldfriend,orevenParcherwerereal,oriftheywerejustpeoplethatexistedonlyinNash'smind.Jane:Thatsoundsawful. Hemusthavebeensoill.Andy:Actually,I'mkindofgivingawaythetwistinthestory. Anyway,laterinhislife,whilehe'susingthelibraryatPrincetonagain,heaskshisrivalMartinHansenifhecanstarttea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ids. Ourparentswerebothdoctorsandourmumwasverybusy. Wewerecloserightthroughourteenageyears. Thenwesharedaflatandhadalotofthesamefriends. Itwasgreat.Henrietta:Yes,we'vealwaysbeenclose. Ifeltveryprotectiveofmybrotherandsistersbecause,likeTeresasays,ourparentswerealwayssobusy. ButIalsofeltabitjealousofTeresa—shewasmydad'sfavourite—butitdidn'taffectourrelationship.Teresa:Henriettagotkidneyfailurefiveyearsago,butforseveralyearsshewasfineandseemedquitehealthy.Henrietta:Yes,Ineverthoughtofaskingmyfamilyforakidney. ThehospitalwasbrilliantandIreallydidfeelfine,mostofthetime.Teresa:Butthenayearagoshebecameveryillandalmostdied. Iwasterrified. Iknewifshedied,I'dblamemyself. Youknow,whyIhadn'tdonemoretohelpher. SoIdecidedtofindoutmoreaboutgivingherakidney.Henrietta:Yes,Ididalmostdie. Itwasawful. I,IwasnevergoingtoaskTeresaforakidneybutIkindofknewthatshewouldoffer. Tobehonest,IfeltIwouldhavedonethesame.Teresa:Yes. AtfirstIwasabitscared. Butwewentforathree-hourtalkatthehospitalanditwasveryreassuring. Mywholefamilycame. AndtheyfeltOKaboutittoo,whichwasveryimportant.Henrietta:Peopledon'tknowthatyouonlyneedtenpercentofonekidneytobecompletelyhealthy,andkidneydonorsoftenlivelongerthanotherpeople.Teresa:Yes,youhavetobeveryhealthytogiveakidney. Thehospitalmakessureofthat. Anyway,aftertheoperationIgotbetterveryfast—probablybecauseyouknowyou'vedonesomethingworthwhileanditdoesmakeyoufeelverygood.Henrietta:Ican'tdescribehowgratefulIfeeltoTeresa. It'ssuchanamazingthingtodo. WhatcanIsay? Hercouragewas,wasextraordinary. Shejustdidn'tseemafraidatall.Teresa:Youdogetalotofpraisefordoingsomethinglikethis. I'dliketodosomethingthatnooneknowsabout.完U5P1Phil:Hello.Tony:Hello,isthatPhilTaylor?Phil:Speaking.Tony:Hi,Phil,myname'sTony,andI'mareporterforSun.Phil:Theunipaper! Isupposeyouwannatalktomeaboutthefire.Tony:Yes,ifit'sOKwithyou. We'dliketodoapieceonthefirefornextweek'spaper. Canyoutellpeoplehowithappened?Phil:Yeah,OK,itprobablyisagoodidea.Tony:SowhencanIcomeandseeyou?Phil:Um...Wednesdayafternoon? Threeo'clock? I'minSouthBlock,Room18.Tony:OK,I'llbethere.Tony:OK,solet'sgetstarted. Whendidthefirehappen?Phil:Twodaysago.Tony:Novemberthe10th. OK,sotellmehowithappened.Phil:Um...Itwasabout11pm. Idecidedtofrysomechips,Iusedquitealotofoil—Iwasdeep-frying. Um...AndIputthechipsin.Andthenmygirlfriendrang.Tony:OK.Phil:We'dhadaquarrel,andIwasprettyupset,sowestartedtalking,andIcompletelyforgotaboutthechipsandwentbacktomyroom.Tony:Youfool!Phil:Thanks. Wetalkedforquitealongtime. NextthingIknew,therewasthissmellofsmoke,andsomeonewasshouting,"Fire!Fire!" AndIrealizedimmediatelyofcourse,itwasmychips! AndIrushedoutofmyroom—thekitchenwasnextdoor—and...well...therewereflamesalloveronewall.Tony:Anditwasallyourfault!Phil:Itwas. Butpeoplewereinthekitchenthrowingblanketsovertheflames,andsomeonehadalreadycalledthefirebrigadeandtheycame—intenminutesIthink—andputitdownveryquickly.Tony:Sowhatwasthedamage?Phil:They'regonnahavetoreplacethecooker,twokitchenunits,repaintonewall.Tony:Soundsprettybad.Phil:Itcouldhavebeenalotworse.Tony:CanItakeaphotoofyouforthepaper?Phil:Doyouhaveto? Oh,OK.Tony:Thanks. It'llbefrontpagenews.Phil:Ohdear! Haven'tyougotanythingelsetowriteabout?Tony:Notthisweek. There'snotmuchhappeningoncampus. I'mjoking. You'reonPage2.Phil:Thanks!完U5P2Presenter:Today'sdiscussionisaboutrealityTVprogrammes,theprogrammeslovedbymillionsandhatedbyjustasmany. Wehavethreepeopleonourpanel—TriciaastudentatLiverpoolUniversity,RickfromLuton,andKarenwhoisafull-timemum.Panel:Hello.Presenter:Solet'sbeginwithaveryobviousquestion. DoyouwatchrealityTVprogrammesandifso,why?Tricia:Yes,Ido,Ilovethem,I’maddictedtothem,I’mafraid.Presenter:Addictedtothem?Tricia:Yes,Ithinkallmyfriendsarereally. Iguessit'sjust,youknow,fascinatingtowatchrealpeopleputunderabitofpressureandthenseehowtheybehave.Presenter:Thatdoesn'tsoundveryniceexactly.Tricia:No,itisn't. ButrealityTVisn'tveryniceactually.Presenter:Karen,howaboutyou?Karen:Yes,wellIwatchthembutI'mnotlikeTricia. I'mdefinitelynotaddictedtothem. Icantakethemorleavethem. ButIdoliketowatchpropertyprogrammes.Presenter:Propertyprogrammes?Karen:Youcanlearnalotfromthem. Andit's—it'sgreattoseerealpeoplebuyingapropertyandthendoingitup,themistakestheymake,thatkindofthing. Andyes,youknow,there'sthehumaninterestfactoraswell.Presenter:Rick—Rick:Ican'tstandrealityTV. Imean,OK,ifit'sapropertyprogrammeoragardeningprogramme,fine,butmostofthemarejust—they'resetuptohumiliatepeople.Tricia:Notalways.Rick:Idisagree. Peopleareonshow. It'slikewatchinganimalsinazoo. Imean,wouldyouappearonarealityshow?Tricia:Maybe. Idon'tknow. Probablynot.Rick:Thereyouare,yousee? Youdon'twanttobehumiliated.Karen:Somepeopledoverywellonrealityshows. Theywinalotofmoney.Rick:OK,that'strue,but—standardsonrealityshowscanbeprettylow,youcan'tdenyit.Presenter:Tricia,whathaveyougottosaytothat?Tricia:Well,it'strue,yes.Karen:IagreewithRick.Presenter:So,nextquestion...完U6P1.1Matt:SohowwasyourvisittotheUSA? Howdidyougeton?Caroline:Well,itwasgreat. Abitdifficultatthestart,butitgotbetter.Matt:Sowhathappene