施心远《听力教程1》Unit8

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1、Unit 8Section 1 Tactics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsComplete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Jill and Monica go to a travel agency.Jill: Wed like to make a booking (1) long weekend holiday,please.Clerk: Where

2、 (2) like to go, madamJill: Paris.Clerk: And where do you want to (3) Monica: Were not sure. Which hotel would you suggestClerk: The Residence Magenta is very good (4) cheap, l recommend you stay there.Monica: think, JillJill: .Clerk: Would you complete this form, pleaseJill: Is it (7) Clerk: Of cou

3、rse, (8)quite all right.Part 2 Listening and Note-talking1/22 页, and usually carries one person, but it can carry Its top speed is around ,and it weighs about . It costs B. This vehicle costs about . It can go up to , and can carry in comfort. It whenits empty. There are four wheels.C. These two-whe

4、eled vehicles are very popular with teenagers. They are fast, but much less safe than vehicle A or B. This model has a maximum speed of kilos.D. This vehicle, which costs , is commonly used forpublic transport. It has twopeople when full. Its maximum speed is but doesnt usually go faster than 80. It

5、 has wheels, and weighs s.E. This vehicle was built by two countries working incollaboration. It travels at kphfaster thansound-carrying a maximum load of people. When it isfully loaded with passengers and fuel, it weighskilograms. It has wheels, each of these vehicles cost to produce-it is impossib

6、le to say exactly how much.2/22 页F. How many wheelsTwoWhat does it weighThirteen and a half kilos.How much does it cost How many people can it carryJust one.Top speedIt depends. For most people, perhaps about 25kph.A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.B: Fill in the following table with rele

7、vant information. 3/22 页Part 1 Dialogue Have You Been to the Theatre HereInterviewer: So youre over from the States Woman: Thats right. Weve been here about er, two and a halfweeks and weve got another three days before we go back.Interviewer: Have you been to the theatre here Woman: Oh, yes. Theatr

8、e, opera, concerts, the lot.Weveseen some magnificent things at the theatre, reallyexcellent - the acting, the stage sets, the wholeatmosphere,really, it was fantastic. Interviewer:Which do you think was your favorite playWoman: Its hard to say. Er, the Shakespeare play, that wasbrilliant, and then

9、we saw a comedy last night. that wasreally funny, I loved that. I dont know. It s been a veryentertaining two weeks. I think Ive enjoyed most thingsIve seen.Interviewer: And whats next, thenWoman: The bank! Tomorrow morning Im going to cash somemore traveler s cheques. Youspendcan quite a lot of mon

10、eyin London, you know. Never mind, its been worth it. Themost entertaining two weeks I ve had for a long time. And Ithink Ill come back next year if I can. If I have enough4/22 页money left that is!A: Listen to the interview and answer the following questions.1. Where are they now (They are in London

11、.)2. Where is the woman from (She is from the Unites States.)3. How long has she been here(She has been there for two and a half weeks.)B: Listen to the interview again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why

12、 you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The woman plans to stay there for a month. (The womanplans to stay there for three weeks. Woman: Weve been here about two and a half weeks and weve got another three days before we go back.)F 2. The woman has enjoyed many things at the theatre, opera,et

13、c. Unfortunately she hasnt been to a concert. (The woman has enjoyed many things at the theatre, opera, etc. And she also has been to a concert. Woman: Oh, yes. Theatre, opera, concerts, the lot.)F 3. She has spent quite aWoman: .Tomorrow morning Im going to cash some moretravellers cheques.)T 4. Tr

14、aveling must be expensive. (Woman: I think Ill comeback next year if I can. If I have enough money left that is!)Dialogue 2 Are You Free for Lunch TodayStuart: Woodside 8432.Margaret: Hello again, Stuart. What can I do for you Stuart: Are you free for lunch todayMargaret: Yes, I think so. What timeS

15、tuart: One o clockMargaret: OK. WhereStuart: Lacy s, in Marston Street. Do you know where it is Margaret: No.Stuart: Well, you take a 47 bus from the office, get off atGrange Square, cross the road,turn left, take the first on your right,and Lacy iss a few yardsdown the road on your left, opposite a

16、 church. You can t miss it.Margaret: But I won t be coming from the office. I ve got ameeting at the town hall; I ll be coming straight from there. Stuart: OK. Then get a number, 17get off in front of the6/22 页cathedral, walk through the park, then go along the canal to the right and over the first

17、bridge,and you ll come out opposite Marston Street. Lacy s is down at the other end on the right. You can t miss it.Margaret: No, I bet. Did you say one o clockStuart: Yes. Is that OKMargaret: No, on second thoughts, can we make it a bit earlierSay a quarter toStuart: Quarter to one, OK.Margaret: Al

18、l right. See you then. Macy s, in Caxton Street, rightStuart: No!Part 2 PassageIf you ask some people How did you learn English so well you may get a surprising answer: In my sleep! These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test methods, which are now being tried in se

19、veral countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one, Specialists say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning tremendously. They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day and this does not affe

20、ct his rest7/22 页in any way. A word of warning, however: sleep teaching will only hammer into* your head what you have studied while you are awake.In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio at intervals* of a fortnight. Each lesson lasted twelve hours - from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The fi

21、rst three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m., a soothing* lullaby* was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again intohis sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to

22、 wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes of revision. Then he was lulled* back to rest again while the radio purred on. At 5 oclock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before his hard-earned breakfast.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to ea

23、ch of the following questions.1.In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped 8/22 页in the capital. National weather services have the information, but no way to get it to farmers and other people in rural communities.This is the job of an international project called RANET- Rural Com

24、munications using Radio and the Internet. RANET works with national weather services to improve their reach.The project develops networks of satellite receiver systems, community radio stations and other technologies. Communities often are provided with some equipment, but the systems are locallyown

25、ed and supported. RANET is working to improve communications incountries with limitedpower supplies.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is B: Listen to the news item again and answer the questions 1. What s the situation of weather services in many developing

26、 countriesIn many developing countries, national weather services have the information,but there is noway to get it to people in rural communities.9/22 页2. What does RANET meanGrain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But higher temperature

27、s will increase the risk of crop failures.Also, horticultural crops such as tomatoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change than grains and oilseed crops.The Department of Agriculture was the lead agency for the new report.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following s

28、ummary.This news item is aboutB: Listen to the news item again and answer the questions.1. Where is the news report from2. How many federal agencies conducted the research Thirteen federal agencies conducted the research.3. Which is the lead agency for the reportThe Department of Agriculture is the

29、lead agency for the report. 4. On what condition are grain and oilseed crops likely to develop 11/22 页fasterGrain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster if carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.5. What is more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed cropsHorticultur

30、al crops, such as tomatoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change.News Item 3Science has made it possible to harvest energy from the wind, sun and water. All these renewable resources are used today to power an energy-hungry world. But imagine harvesting energy from crowds of p

31、eople moving to and from work every day. That is one of the possibilities of piezoelectricity, the science of12/22 页gaining power from motion. James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. They designed a way to capture the ene

32、rgy of peoples footsteps. They created a design for a special floor covering that moves a little when people step on it. The movement would create an electrical current that could be capturedto provide electrical power. Gathering power from the movements of large groups of people is called crowd far

33、ming. And interest in crowd farming continues to grow. A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about B: Listen to the news item again and give the definition of the following expressions.Piezoelectricity:Crowd farming: C. Complete the following passage.James G

34、raham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 13/22 页the energy of people its. The movement would create an that could be to provide electrical power.Section 3 Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersRadio: Good afternoon. This is Radio Brighton. Its two oclockand t

35、ime for On the Town and this is Judy Nash introducing the programme.Judy: Hello. Im here on Palace Pier and its a beautiful holiday.The pier is crowded with visitors. Lets talk to some of them. Where do you come from, sir Ben: Montreal.Judy: All the way from CanadaBen: Thats right.Judy: Are you enjo

36、ying yourself here in BrightonBen: Yes. Its a lovely day and there s lots to do.Judy: How much of Brighton have you seenBen: Not very much - Weve only been here for an hour. Judy: Where are you going now 14/22 页Ben: Were going to the Royal Pavilion.Judy: And after thatBen: We havent decided yet.Judy

37、: What about tonightBen: Well probably go to a restaurant and then catch the lasttrain back to London.Judy: Well, thanks for talking to us, and have a good time.Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each questio

38、n with a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Where is Judy (She is on Palace Pier.)2. Whom is she talking to (She is talking to a visitor.)3. Where does he come from (He comes from Montreal, Canada.)4. Is he enjoying himself in Brighton(Yes. Its a lovely day and there s lots to do.)5. How m

39、uch of Brighton has he seen (He hasnt seen very much of Brighton.)6. How long has he been here (He has been gem fo(He will catch the last train back to London.) Part 2 Retelling One cold winter afternoon, a postman was slowly rushing his bicycle up the hill. He had only one letter to deliver: this w

40、as for an old lady who lived at the top of the hill. The old lady had lived alone ever since her daughter had moved to Australia manyyears before. She always invited the postman in for a cup of tea whenever he took her a letter, and told him about her two grandchildren in Australia, whom she had nev

41、er seen.Just as the postman went towards her gate, a small boy came running down the hill. Suddenlythe boy slipped on the icy road and fell. The postman hurried across the road to help the boy.After a quick examination, he found that the boy hurt his leg badly. So the postman decided tosend the boy

42、to the hospital first. He carried the boy onto his bicycle and took him to thehospital.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 RunningWhen I started running seven years ago, I could manage only 16/22 页about a quarter of a mile before I had to stop. Breathless and ach

43、ing, I walked the next quarter of a mile, then I jogged the next quarter of a mile, alternating these two activities for a couple of miles. Within a few weeks I could jog half way round Hampstead Heath without stopping. Soon I started to run up the quarter-mile slope to the top of Parliament Hill, a

44、lthough I had to stop atthe top to get my breath back. Eventually I found that I could even manage to get up the hill comfortably.I started to run because I felt desperately unfit. But the biggest pay-off for me was-and still is-the deep relaxation that I achieve by taking exercise. It tires me out

45、but I find that it doescalm me down.In those early days I saw few other runners. Now there are many more-and not just the macho sports freaks. Men and women of all ages have now taken up running. Some 25000 runners aged 5 to 85 are attracted each year to the Sunday Times Fun Run in Hyde Park.In the

46、last two years the London Marathonhas become the biggest British sportingevent-overtaking the boat race and the Derby in the number of spectators it attracts. When I started tojog I never dreamt of running a marathon, but in 1982 I realized that if I trained for it, it would bewithin my reach, and17

47、/22 页after a slow, six-month build-up I managed the 26.2 miles in just four hours. A credible performance for a first-timer and a far cry from those days when I had to stop for breath after a quarter of a mile.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.Passag

48、e 2 Cats in AmericaAn old expression says, Mans best friend is his dog. Today, however, it seems that cats havereplaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes. Americans have more than sixty-twomillion pet dogs. But even more cats more than 64,000,000 - live in American homes. These petcats

49、 may have long hair or short hair. They are of differentcolors and sizes. Some are costlyanimals that take part in competitions.Many more are common American mixtures of severalkinds of cats. Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food.Instead, they rule their home

50、s like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to servethem. Americans are increasingly serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care ofcats into big business.18/22 页Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equipment. They

51、buy jewelry and clothes for themselves with images of cats on them. Some owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds.Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They say cats need less care than dogs. And cats do not seem to suffer as much as do

52、gs from being alone if the owners are away.Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and 8. Could you please describe the famous cartoon figure Garfield (Garfield is an orange, striped tiger cat. He often shows his intelligence and does many clever things.) Pa

53、rt: 2 Oral WorkWhen you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reason why People keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect th

54、emselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then Some people keep dogs to protect themselves fro

55、m robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dogis his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. Do you agree that the reason why people keep a dog has 21/22 页changed2. Why is file number of city people who keep a dog increasing