新标准大学英语视听说教程unit6(Book 1)
新英语视听说教程UNIT6
Exercise 2
Watch the video clip again and answer the questions below. 1. What is Sierra Madre known for?
It’s natural beauty and panorama of the Copper Canyon.
Never refuse and invitation. Never resist the unfamiliar. Never fail to be polite. Never outstay your welcome.
Exercise 2
Listen and fill in the missing information.
places of historic interest and scenic beauty 名胜古 迹 Sierra Madre马德雷山脉 Copper canyon 铜谷 Tarahumara Indian塔拉胡 马拉族印第安人 Chihuahua墨西哥奇瓦瓦 州
Sierra Madre Tourism
Ecotourism: A Different Way to Travel
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What are eco-tourists like? 2. When does the ecotourism start? And how is it growing now? 3. How can tourists reach Ecuador’s remote Amazon Basin mentioned in the listening? 4. How do the local Achuar guides explain the forest ? 5. What can tourists experience from the ecotourism? 6. What is one thing you could do on your next trip to be more of an eco-tourist?
新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文
Unit 6-Conversation 1Janet: What are you reading, KateKate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know itJanet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary.Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year.Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials.Janet: My screen's gone dark.Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously.Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet.Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything!Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ...I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ...Janet: If only I'd backed things up!Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK.Janet: I hope so.Unit 6-Conversation 2Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ...Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop!Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon.Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work.Kate: She should have been more careful.Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief!Kate: You were talking in your sleep.Janet: What was I sayingKate: "Stupid, stupid."M ark: I've sorted out your computer.Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problemMark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark.Kate: He's great, isn't heJanet: Yes. So are you, Kate.Kate: You're such a good friend.Unit 6-Outside viewComputers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about thatUnit 6-Listening inNews ReportUS Scientists have announced the discovery of gravitational waves, which are tiny waves produced by massive objects moving very quickly. Two black holes produced the waves when they crashed into each other about billion years ago. A black hole is a place in space where the gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape. This announcement of the discovery comes a century after Albert Einstein first predicted gravitational waves would exist.The discovery was made possible by using a highly sensitive instrument designed to detect signals of gravitational waves and identify their sources. This discovery proves that there are gravitational waves, and strongly confirms the existence of black holes.With this discovery, scientists are given a new tool to study and understand the universe. The waves could help scientists learn more about what happened immediately after the universe began and how the universe expanded. Scientists hope that they may be able to observe parts of the universe that were previously undetectable.1.What discovery have US scientists made2.What features do black holes have according to thenews report3.Why is the discovery importantPassage 1When you have a biscuit with your cup of tea, do you dunk it And if so, what’s the perfect way to do it That’s the subject of today’s Science in Action report. It may be hard to believe but scientists at the University of Bristol have been analyzing this question. And after a two-month study they devised a mathematical formula for dunking biscuits. So no more melting chocolate, or biscuit crumbs in the bottom of your cup, which is the fate of one in four biscuits that are dunked in tea, according to research by a biscuit manufacturer. Doughnut dunkers don’t face the same problems because doughnuts are held together with an elastic net of protein, gluten. This substance allows the doughnut to absorb liquid without breaking down its structure. The structure of a biscuit, however, is held together by sugar which melts when placed in hot tea or coffee.So what is the answer The researcher, let by Dr. Len Fisher, discovered that holding the biscuit in a horizontal position – or “flat-on”– has a significant effect on the amount of time that a biscuit can stay in hot liquid before falling apart. In fact this horizontal dunking results in a dunking time up to four times longer than traditional vertical dunking.What’s the reason for this It seems that the answer is related to diffusion, in other words, the length of time it takes for the liquid to penetrate the structure of the biscuit. Basically, it takes longer for the liquid to travel through the channels of a biscuit when it is laid flat on the surface of the liquid. Also the fact that when a biscuit is dunked horizontally, with the biscuit submerged in the liquid, and the chocolate coating staying out of the liquid, the chocolate helps hold the biscuit together. Another factor influencing the equation is the temperature of the tea –the hotter the tea, the faster the sugar melts.Researchers also found that by dunking a biscuit into tea or coffee, up to ten times more flavor is release than it the b iscuit is eaten dry. So it’s worth experimenting yourself. If you are wondering how you can perfect the horizontal dunk, the researchers have come up with an idea for a biscuit-holding device to make dunking biscuits easier. They are even mow working on producing a table giving guidelines on dunking times for different types of biscuit. On that note, I think it’s time to go off to the canteen for a tea break!Passage 2Peter: Hey Louise, look at this book about crop circles - some of the photos are absolutelyunbelievable.Louise: You don t believe in all that stuff, do you PeterPeter: I'm not saying I believe in UFOs and things, but some of the formations are fascinating.They’re made up of lots of interconnectedcircles and geometrical shapes. You know, inthe past few years, there have been morereports of them. The circles are gettinglarger and the designs are getting moreintricate... I'm sure that they can't all beman-made. Think about it - they're socomplicated, and they appear at night in themiddle of fields of wheat barley or corn.It’s definitely pretty weird!Louise: I know, but l saw a TV documentary about it, and they showed how a group of hoaxers madean elaborate crop circle in a field at nightusing wooden plank, ropes, plastic tubes anda garden roller. They even fooled some of thepeople who believe in the paranormal-alienscoming down in UFOs and aliens coming downin UFOs and creating them, and so on. Peter: I'm sure lots of them are created by people just to get publicity but look here-it says,“The first records of crop circles go backas far as the 17th century. Since the 1970sthere have been over 12,000 reports fromcountries all around the world includingItaly, America, South Africa, Australia andBrazil.” Most reports are from here inEngland though.Louise: B ut surely that’s just because they get so much media coverage these days, so morepeople are making them.Peter: Perhaps, but how do you explain the fact that the actual chemical composition of thegrains of corps inside the circles changesScientific tests have found they have ahigher protein level. The stems of the grainshave often been exposed to high temperatures.And they found that the soil within thecircles contains more iron than the soiloutside. So far, the hoaxers haven't beenable to copy all these features.Louise: W ell, I'm not a scientist but I'm pretty sceptical about all these so-calledparanormal explanations. I remember in theprogramme I watched, the researchers foundsigns of human interference, such as holesin the earth and footprints!Peter: Come on… you must admit, that still leavesa lot which is unexplained!Louise: T here's lots of things that are hard to explain but this really...。
新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文
新标准⼤学英语视听说教程听⼒原⽂Unit 6-Conversation 1Janet: What are you reading, KateKate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know itJanet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary.Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year.Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials.Janet: My screen's gone dark.Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously.Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet.Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything!Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ...I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ...Janet: If only I'd backed things up!Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK.Janet: I hope so.Unit 6-Conversation 2Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ...Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop!Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon.Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work.Kate: She should have been more careful.Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief!Kate: You were talking in your sleep.Janet: What was I sayingKate: "Stupid, stupid."M ark: I've sorted out your computer.Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problemMark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark.Kate: He's great, isn't heJanet: Yes. So are you, Kate.Kate: You're such a good friend.Unit 6-Outside viewComputers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about thatUnit 6-Listening inNews ReportUS Scientists have announced the discovery of gravitational waves, which are tiny waves produced by massive objects moving very quickly. Two black holes produced the waves when they crashed into each other about billion years ago. A black hole is a place in space where the gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape. This announcement of the discovery comes a century after Albert Einstein first predicted gravitational waves would exist.The discovery was made possible by using a highly sensitive instrument designed to detect signals of gravitational waves and identify their sources. This discovery proves that there are gravitational waves, and strongly confirms the existence of black holes.With this discovery, scientists are given a new tool to study and understand the universe. The waves could help scientists learn more about what happened immediately after the universe began and how the universe expanded. Scientists hope that they may be able to observe parts of the universe that were previously undetectable.1.What discovery have US scientists made2.What features do black holes have according to thenews report3.Why is the discovery importantPassage 1When you have a biscuit with your cup of tea, do you dunk it And if so, what’s the perfect way to do it That’s the subject of today’s Science in Action report. It may be hard to believe but scientists at the University of Bristol have been analyzing this question. And after a two-month study they devised a mathematical formula for dunking biscuits. So no more melting chocolate, or biscuit crumbs in the bottom of your cup, which is the fate of one in four biscuits that are dunked in tea, according to research by a biscuit manufacturer. Doughnut dunkers don’t face the same problems because doughnuts are held together with an elastic net of protein, gluten. This substance allows the doughnut to absorb liquid without breaking down its structure. The structure of a biscuit, however, is held together by sugar which melts when placed in hot tea or coffee. So what is the answer The researcher, let by Dr. Len Fisher, discovered that holding the biscuit in a horizontal position – or “flat-on”– has a significant effect on the amount of time that a biscuit can stay in hot liquid before falling apart. In fact this horizontal dunking results in a dunking time up to four times longer than traditional vertical dunking.What’s the reason for this It seems that the answer is related to diffusion, in other words, the length of time it takes for theliquid to penetrate the structure of the biscuit. Basically, it takes longer for the liquid to travel through the channels of a biscuit when it is laid flat on the surface of the liquid. Also the fact that when a biscuit is dunked horizontally, with the biscuit submerged in the liquid, and the chocolate coating staying out of the liquid, the chocolate helps hold the biscuit together. Another factor influencing the equation is the temperature of the tea –the hotter the tea, the faster the sugar melts. Researchers also found that by dunking a biscuit into tea or coffee, up to ten times more flavor is release than it the b iscuit is eaten dry. So it’s worth experimenting yourself. If you are wondering how you can perfect the horizontal dunk, the researchers have come up with an idea for a biscuit-holding device to make dunking biscuits easier. They are even mow working on producing a table giving guidelines on dunking times for different types of biscuit. On that note, I think it’s time to go off to the canteen for a tea break!Passage 2Peter: Hey Louise, look at this book about crop circles - some of the photos are absolutelyunbelievable.Louise: You don t believe in all that stuff, do you PeterPeter: I'm not saying I believe in UFOs and things, but some of the formations are fascinating.They’re made up of lots of interconnectedcircles and geometrical shapes. You know, inthe past few years, there have been morereports of them. The circles are gettinglarger and the designs are getting moreintricate... I'm sure that they can't all beman-made. Think about it - they're socomplicated, and they appear at night in themiddle of fields of wheat barley or corn.It’s definitely pretty weird!Louise: I know, but l saw a TV documentary about it, and they showed how a group of hoaxers madean elaborate crop circle in a field at nightusing wooden plank, ropes, plastic tubes anda garden roller. They even fooled some of thepeople who believe in the paranormal-alienscoming down in UFOs and aliens coming downin UFOs and creating them, and so on. Peter: I'm sure lots of them are created by people just to get publicity but look here-it says,“The first records of crop circles go backas far as the 17th century. Since the 1970sthere have been over 12,000 reports fromcountries all around the world includingItaly, America, South Africa, Australia andBrazil.” Most reports are from here inEngland though.Louise: B ut surely that’s just because they get so much media coverage these days, so more people are making them.Peter: Perhaps, but how do you explain the fact that the actual chemical composition of the grains of corps inside the circles changesScientific tests have found they have ahigher protein level. The stems of the grainshave often been exposed to high temperatures.And they found that the soil within thecircles contains more iron than the soiloutside. So far, the hoaxers haven't beenable to copy all these features.Louise: W ell, I'm not a scientist but I'm pretty sceptical about all these so-called paranormal explanations. I remember in theprogramme I watched, the researchers foundsigns of human interference, such as holesin the earth and footprints!Peter: Come on… you must admit, that still leavesa lot which is unexplained!Louise: T here's lots of things that are hard to explain but this really...。
新标准视听说六单元答案
Unit 6 Streets full of heroesUnit overviewInside viewConversation 12Answers1 She thinks it’s old.2 Wood.3 A thatched roof.4 A kind of dried grass.5 They stand.6 A report on the summer season at the Globe. (As schools have terms, theatres have seasons.)7 Stratford-upon-Avon.3Answers1 1997.2 16663 There are some seats but most people stand.4 May.5 About 130 kilometres.4Answers1(d) 2(b) 3(c) 4(a) 5(c)6AnswersThe true statements are: 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9.7Answers(1)when was Shakespeare born(2)when did he die(3)when did he come to London(4)don’t know exactly(5)what happened to him later(6)I reckon there are about(7)What I think is(8)I suppose it’s because(9)I’m really stunned(10)I guessOutside view2AnswersThe true statements are: 1, 2 and 5.3Answers1(b) 2(c) 3(a) 4(b) 5(d)6Example answerThe clip is about three American men who have each lost a leg and rely on a prosthetic one. They have been sponsored to cycle across Europe from Scotland toGreece, a journey of 2,500 miles. They hope to show people the many different designs of artificial leg available, raise awareness of what people with disabilities can still achieve and encourage them t lead active lives. At the time of the interview they have only been going for a few days. They have found the hot weather and hilly route challenging, but they feel they are getting fitter day by day. Asked about what they plan to do when they reach Athens, they say they will relax and throw away their bikes! They also joke that their artificial legs are stronger than their real ones! Listening inPassage 1Example answerLet’s do some detective work. The photo shows a plane crashed into some water. I think NY means we are in New York. A plane has come down in the harbour, but it isn’t smashed up so it hasn’t fallen from the sky. Now let’s look at these words: flock of geese, pilot, her o, safely taken ashore and emergency exit. So the pilot succeeded in landing on the water, and the passengers got out. Perhaps they walked along the wings of the plane.Listening and understanding2Answers1 New York2 afternoon3 1554 30 to 45 seconds5 none6 577 293Answers1 there were few injuries2 catch fire3 made a successful landing4 taking in water5 helped into the boats6 were taken to hospitals7 as a hero8 without any engines6AnswersPaul1 zoo keeper2 Al Gore3 making people take climate change seriously4 GreenpeaceClare5 mum, part-time accountant6 Melinda Gates7 co-founding the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation8 Save the children7AnswersThe true statements are: 1, 5 and 7.Presentation skills3Example answerAnd to end the news here’s a story about a college student who saved a young boy from drowning.A 22-year-old student at Foshan University rescued a boy from the Fenjiang River yesterday evening. Wang Jing, a computing student, as she was returning to her hostel after classes, saw a boy struggling in the river not far from the Foshan Bridge. The 10-year-old, Li Yi, had been fishing with a friend when he fell in the water. Wang Jing told our reporter, “I heard a splash, looked and saw a boy in the river. At first, the boy tried to swim back to the bank, but then I could see the current was too strong for him. There was no time to think. I just jumped in and swam over to him.” Li Yi, none the worse for his experience apart from a wetting, later praised his rescue, “I was really scared and then suddenly these strong arms took hold of me and took me to safety. I own Wang Jing my life. She’s my hero.”On that positive note, we end the news. Tune in again for our next bulletin at 5.30 pm.Pronunciation4AnswersInterviewer You’re referring to the film, An Inconvenient Truth, I take it?Paul That’s right. That film proved to people – with statistics and graphs, that kind of thing – that climate change was happening and that it’s man-made. Before that, most people believed it was just a few crazy scientists who thought it was happening. Interviewer You work with animals. Do you worry about the effect of climate onanimals?Paul Sure, I do. All these species are going to become extinct. It’s terrible.5AnswersInterviewer We’re asking people who their personal hero is and if they’ve inspired them in any way.Clare That’s an easy one. Melinda Gates, she’s my hero.Interviewer Why’s that?Clare Well, she’s Bill Gates’ s wife, one of the richest people in the world. You know, she could so easily do nothing, just enjoy her money. And instead, she co-founded the um…Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, I think it’s called –and it’s one of the biggest private charity organizations in the world.。
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视听说文本及答案Unit6Book1
视听说文本及答案Unit6Book1Unit 6Part OneE = E.T. H = Human BeingH: Hey, why are you dressed in such a funny costume? Are you trying to tell me you are from Mars? Don't be silly! It's not Halloween. Come on. Take off the costume.E: Ouch! Stop! This is my life support! I landed on this planet only yesterday. How can you treat a visitor so rudely!H: I'm sorry. But did you say you just came to this planet?E: That's right! I was traveling space the other day when I met a human being called Yang Liwei. He told me that his homeland on Earth is extremely attractive. So I decided to come here to have a look.H: Wow! You are a real E.T.! Welcome, but I still don't believe it.E: You'd better believe it. I'm a real E.T.! Good to meet you!H: Welcome to Earth. Have you found anything different here?E: Sure. There are so many people, bicycles and cars on the streets that they can hardly move. And the bicycles and cars look like toys. I have never seen them before. We don't need them at all. We can move freely whenever and wherever we want. H: Well, it would be nice not to have traffic jams.E: But it looks like you are enjoying life more than we do. It's beautiful here with all the trees and flowers. I hear that there are lots of interesting places here.H: There sure are!E: And the food you eat attracts me very much, especially the vegetables and fruits.H: Don't you have attractive and tasty foods at home?E: No, we need only electricity. It gives us enough energy to keep alive and active.H: Amazing!E: And I notice that you play interesting and exciting games.I watched one game and enjoyed it very much. There were ten people and one ball moving back and forth. Is it called basketball?H: Yeah, that's right. Basketball is one of the most popular sports. Many people here love it. It's not strange that you liked it when you saw it. There are also many other kinds of sports, such as football, tennis and volleyball. All of them are very exciting to us.E: I wish we had exciting sports. We spend too much time on high technology. Everything in our world is controlled by computers and all we have to do is sit in front of them to get what we want and need.H: So, do you play computer games as sports? Some of us like them very much.E: They were popular on our planet one hundred years ago. Now nobody has much interest in them. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I must say our computer technology is much more advanced than yours.H: You must be kidding. We have always thought that humans are the most intelligent creatures in the universe. But anyway, I'd really like to take a trip to outer space and see what exactly your life is like. Can I go back with you? That would be great!E: I'd love to take you there, but there are two problems. How would you survive on my planet without oxygen? And how could you return to Earth by yourself?H: Do you mean that it's impossible for me to go with you to your place?E: That's right. But if it is ever possible, I promise you I'll show you around when you get there. I do have to go back now because I've almost used up the electricity in my body. It's been nice talking with you. I really do have to say goodbye for now.H: One day I hope we do meet again and I hope you will keep your promise. Bye.Exercise 21.D2.C3.D4.C5.A6.BExercise 31.dressed in2.costume3.rudely4.whenever wherever5.much more advanced6.creatures7.what exactly 8,.survive 9.show you around /doc/b99326391.html,ed upPart TwoListening IReporter: How do you do, Mr. Howard? I'm from the Morning Express. I'd like to ask you some questions.Mr. Howard: All right. What do you want to know?Reporter: First, please tell me when and where you saw theUFO.Mr. Howard: It was last night, around midnight. I had just fallen asleep when my dog barked.Reporter: What did you do?Mr.Howard: I didn't know why he was barking, so I looked out of the window. Reporter: Tell me what you saw in the yard.Mr.Howard: Well, there was a huge silver rocket that glowed.Reporter: Incredible! Our readers will want to know if there were people in the rocket.Mr.Howard: There were faces looking out of the windows, but I couldn't identify them because of the curtains.Reporter: Curtains on the windows of a UFO? Thank you very much, Mr. Howard!Exercise 11.B 2,C 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.AExercise 21.midnight2.barking3.sliver4.glowed5.faces6.windows7. identify8.curtainsListening IIJohn: Sue, have you ever heard the story of King Umberto I of Italy?Sue: King Umberto I? I don't think so.John: It's a very interesting story. I read that on July 28th, 1900, King Umberto met a man who owned a restaurant in Milan.Sue: Mm-hmm.John: And he and this man, they looked exactly alike.Sue: Oh?John: They were identical. And they talked to each other, and they found out that both their wives were called Maria, both had sons named Vittorio and they were born on the same day at exactly the same time.Sue: Oh, gosh!John: Get this: They started to work in the same year. I mean, Umberto became king in the same year that this man opened his restaurant business.Sue: Oh, wow. Well, their professions were different.John: Yeah, well. But even their deaths were similar.Sue: Hmm.John: They were both going to take part in a sporting event near Milan. I mean, the king was going to be giving out the prizes, and the man was going to be in a shooting contest. And the day before the contest, the man who owned the restaurant was cleaning his gun and he shot himself.Sue: Oh, my God!John: He died instantly.Sue: Hmm.John: The next day, on the way to the sporting event, the king was assassinated. He was shot, and he died instantly.Sue: Oh, boy, that really—I don't know if I believe all that.John: It's a true story.Sue: It really is? Is it really true?John: I read it. It's a true story.Exercise 1A√ B C√ D√ E F√ G√ H I√ J√ K√ L1.B2.A3.C4.A5.DPart ThreePractice OneI've lived here beside Loch Ness since I retired last year. My house has a good, clear view of the loch. In fact, it's only about a hundred meters from the lake, and there's nothing but the road in between.Last Tuesday, I got up as usual at about seven o'clock and went into my garden. I looked around, and something attracted my attention on the loch. There was almost no mist that morning, and I could see that there was something moving quite fast, going north, in the middle of the loch. It looked like a giant snake, with its head and part of its body above water, and it was moving very fast. I imagine that it was about thirty meters long. I ran into the house to get my camera, but when I got back it had gone.I waited for about five minutes and then it appeared again, this time nearer the road and my house, so I could see it clearly.I had a good view of it about two minutes and I managed to take several photographs of it. The photographs haven't come out very well, unfortunately, but one or two of them show the creature quite clearly. I suppose the whole incident lasted for about fifteen minutes, because I looked at my watch the last time I saw it, and it said a quarter past seven. I've never seen anything so strangein my life.1.T2.F3.T4.T5.F6.T7.F8.FExercise 21.fast north middle2.giant head body3.thirty meters4.camera gone5.five minutes nearerPractice TwoOn April 14, 1868, two ships were scheduled to leave the busy port of New York for Europe. The night before, their captains met and had dinner together. The dinner was very ordinary and certainly neither man knew he would soon have a role in one of the world's greatest mysteries.The two ships left the next morning. Their names: the Dei Gratia and the Marie Celeste. After several days at sea, Morehouse, the captain of the Dei Gratia, sightedthe Marie Celeste, and he immediately recognized that something was wrong. It was not moving and there was no sign of life on deck. Morehouse and a few of his men took a small boat to the Marie Celeste to investigate. They searched every part of the ship and found nothing—not a man, dead or alive, no signs of illness or combat, no disruption. In fact, everything was ingood order, as if the crew had left ten minutes before. There was a ten-pound note on a table, with an unfinished letter home near it,a freshly washed stack of clothes in the laundry, and plenty of food and water. These signs of normal, everyday life on an empty ship were the strangest feature of the mystery. What had happened to the captain and crew? If they had been attacked, why was everything still in its place and why were there no signs of a struggle? If they had died suddenly from a disease, where were their bodies?Exercise 11.C2.D3.A4.B5.CExercise 21.alive2.illness3.order4.ten-pound5.unfinished6.freshly7.plenty8.normal 9.empty 10.strangest 11.attacked 12.strugglePractice ThreeEaster Island is one of hundreds of Pacific islands that were formed from volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago. It is, however, the only one of these islands that carries its own mysteries. First, it is isolated: it lies two thousand miles from theSouth American coast and fourteen hundred miles from the nearest inhabited island. But more importantly, it is a place where a mysteriouscivilization once flourished, leaving behind more than a thousand huge stone statues as evidence to its greatness. The first Europeans came to the island in 1722, when three Dutch ships landed on Easter Sunday. Since that time, thousands of archaeologists have come to Easter Island to study the great stone statues, some of which weigh over a hundred tons. The archaeologists' work has produced many answers, but we may never understand all of the history behind these stone faces. Even after a century of study, the written language found on the island has not been understood. In addition, no one knows for certain how the stone statues were transported or even why they were built.Exercise 11.T2.F3.T4.T5.F6.TExercise 21.About 1,400 miles2.More than 1,0003.Over 100 tons4.On EasterSunday in 1722 5.How they were transported and why they were builtPractice FourCrop circles are irregular circles that have appeared in farmers' fields across the world, mostly in England.Although crop circles first gained worldwide attention in the early 1980s, the first circles appeared much earlier. There is even evidence of crop circles as early as 1678in Hertfordshire, England. The first reported crop circle in modern times appeared in Tully, England, during 1966.During the summer of 1980, many circles appeared in the English countryside. The phenomenon was centered in the land around the town of Warminster, which was a world-famous UFO hotspot. As the years passed by, more and more circles appeared each year, usually between the months of May and August in the early morning hours. Crop circles spread beyond the Wessex counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire to other parts of England, and then, worldwide. Crop circles are now reported in over 30 countries, including Canada, Hungary, the United States, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. The circles grew more and more mathematically complex, and included rings, lines, squares, triangles, as well as circles.There were various theories about the origin of this strange phenomenon. Dr. Terence Meaden, a British physicist, believed that the circles were formed by electrified wind. He said that electrified air forms mini-tornadoes and spirals down on the fields, causing the circles. However, this theory does not account for the highly complex recent circles that have appeared. Hoaxers are often blamed for many of the circles, especially the more complex ones.Exercise 11.B2.B3.C4.B5.B6.AExercise 21.1980s2.Canada3.rings squares4.origin5.acccount forPart FourSection IThe Bermuda Triangle is a triangular area in the Atlantic Ocean. Legend has it that many people, ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared in this area.Many theories have been given to explain the extraordinary mystery of these missing ships and planes. But some people believe that there is no mystery to be solved. The number of wrecks in this area is not extraordinary, given its size, location and the amount of traffic it receives. Many of the ships and planes that have been identified as having disappeared mysteriously in the Bermuda Triangle were not in the Bermuda Triangle at all. Investigations to date have not produced scientific evidence of any unusual phenomena involved in the disappearances. Thus, no explanation is needed. The real mystery is how the Bermuda Triangle became a mystery at all.The modern legend of the Bermuda Triangle began soon after five Navy planes (Flight 19) disappeared on a training mission during a severe storm in 1945. The most logical explanation as to why they disappeared is that lead pilot Lt.Taylor's compass failed. The trainees' planes were not equipped with working navigational instruments. The group was lost and simply ran out of fuel. No mysterious forces were likely to have been involved other than the "mysterious" force of gravity on planes with no fuel. It is true that one of the rescue planes blew up shortly after take-off, but this was likely due to a faulty gas tank rather than to any mysterious forces.Part A1.F2.F3.T4.T5.T6.F7.T8.TPart B1.disappeared2.size location3.unusual4.gravity fuel5.blew upSection IICan you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?Don't worry if you can't. Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. What makes it even harder is that only one still exists. Six of the Seven Wonders no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disasters or by humans.The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World wasoriginally compiled around the 2nd century B.C. The first mention of the idea is found in History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century B.C. Decades later, Greek historians wrote about the greatest monuments of the time. The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list included the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages.Here goes the list: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which has stood the test of time to this very day.Part A1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F6.TPart B1.disasters/doc/b99326391.html,piled3.impressive4.reveals5.religion6.structures。
新标准大学英语视听说(Unit1-7)听力原文
Unit1 ➢Insid e View➢Outsid e viewHappiness is not what most students have in mind when they think of school. Yet a school in Germany has developed a novel way to raise the morale(斗志) of its students, by teaching happiness in classes. Students at Heidelberg’s Willy Hellpach School of Economics are learning how to achieve happiness as an official subject, alongside mathematics and languages. This is the first school in Germany to develop a happiness course, intended for 17- to 19-year-olds preparing for university entrance exams. Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school’s principal, is on a mission to change things.Ernst Fritz-Schubert: It was my idea-I’ve been at this school for 31 years,and I feel that school and happiness have to bereunited. These are two terms which are notconsidered together, because one does not connectschool with happiness. In some cases school comesbehind the dentists on the popularity scale(规模) andwe should try to push schools’ popularity a bit. It hasbeen proved by science that a happy student canlearn more than an unhappy one, Unhappy studentscan concentrate for a while but do not use all theirpotential. The happiness classes are intended to helpstudents fulfill their potential. They will help thestudents live happy and prosperous lives.The classes aim to help students in achieving a positive state of mind, by using all their own resources and boosting their self-esteem. In addition, they hope classes will increase self-awareness and physical comfort. Happiness classes are also intended to make students more aware about their environment and society as a whole. During classes students are encouraged to express themselves and observe their peers’ behavior. The classes are taught by Bjoern Bonn, an actor and visiting lecturer.Bjoern Bonn: One of the exercises I do is to have one of the students walk across the classroom, with the others copying his walk.Through this exercise, I hope they learn something aboutthemselves. Why do I move like this? How do others see myway of walking? I hope that with a higher body awarenessthey ideally –of course it will take time-achieve a higherself-consciousness which could lead to happiness. Wolfgang Lang: We give these classes to students to help them find happiness. Now the question is: How do I definehappiness? Happiness is for example a strengthening ofthe personality. We are providing helpful suggestions tomake stronger people. People that ask “Who am I as aperson? Am I really happy?”Pascal Gemble: It takes time and everybody has to find happiness for themselves. You cannot go into a coaching lesson and sayteach me happiness. One can only get indications fromteachers or the visiting lecturers. There are also happinessscientists, if we could talk to one of those, I am sure hewould have some hints.Yosma Pinar Cetinkaya: You would think that the teachers are writingdefinitions on the board. Not true. Those whowant happiness have to find it for themselves,you cannot really learn that. So what does it taketo be happy and can you learn it at school?➢Listening inPassage 1Interviewer: Can you tell me, how do you think you have changed as you have matured? What things have had a major influence onyou?Speaker 1: Well, let me think…I suppose going to university had a big impact on my life. It made me much moreopen-minded. I met so many different types of people therewith weird and wonderful ideas and it changed the way I seethe world. I’m much more tolerant now. It made me a morerounded person.Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character?Speaker 1: I guess that’d have to be my grandfather. I was very close to him, and he taught me to stand up for my beliefs. He was alwaystelling me about this.Interviewer: So what people or events have had an impact on your life? Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap yea r made me grow up and see both the beauty of the world and, well…just the generosity（慷慨，大方）of ordinary people. I traveled a lot around Asia andyou know, I found that in some of the poorest countries, likeCambodia and Laos, people share whatever little they have, andthey possess a real joy for life. It’s probably made me a lessselfish person.Interviewer: Interesting,so you would recommend that young people takea gap year to discover themselves and the world?Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity to learn about the world beyond the one you grew up in and I foundit reall y… Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in forming your personality?Speaker 3: Well…a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people all lived in a house together. Each weeksomeone was voted off by the audience. I got down to thefinal three! I suppose being on the show and seeing how theother contestants behaved made me realize how selfish andspiteful some people can be just to get what they want. I alsorealized it’s best to just be yourself in life. If you pretend to besomeone different people will eventually see through the lies. Interviewer: Right…And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But you know, a slight regret that I didn’t win because I kind of…Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do you think that has had the biggest impact on your life?Speaker 4: Hmm, that’s a difficult question. But I think helping victims of just arrived in Thailand for a family Christmas holiday.When I heard the news I knew I had to help-you couldn’tnot. I ended up acting as an interpreter for a group of volunteerdoctors. It was an incredibly difficult time but you know, even inthe middle of such a horrific tragedy there is still a huge amountof genuine human kindness. Interviewer: That’s amazing! Andhas it changed the way you view your future…Passage 2Tony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor at Manchester University. She gives advice to school students on choosing the right subject to study at university.Joan, welcome to the show.Joan: Thanks Tony.Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It’s a huge, potentially life-changing decision, isn’t it? Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly, think to the future.Tony: When you say “know yourself” what do you mean?Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality traits and the things you like.Tony: I see…So how can our listeners do this?Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself.Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future career so it’s important to look into this carefully. I recommend you check not only which academic subjects will help you get into a particular area of work, but also look carefully at what universities offer. Each university has its strengths so try to choose one that is the best in your chosen field. Find out what links the department has to related industries and leading companies in it.Tony: Good point. Now I’d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on the line. Hi, James! How can we help? James: Hi. I’m interested in career in IT and I’d like to ask Joan whether shethinks it’s better to go to a highly respected university, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that has more of a vocational focus? Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and how you see your future. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates are picked from the top universities around the world to join the leading IT companies. So I’d say if you’re a high-flyer then this is the route that might be for you. But if you are looking for a more mainstream career then you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical, transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…and look at which universities have the best levels of graduate recruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for.James: I see! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out.Unit 2➢Inside view➢Outside viewAround the world, many children are living in poverty. Many children live in countries where there's war. Many children do not get enough to eat. Some of these children are suffering from malnutrition(营养失调). Many children in the world can’t go to school. One agency that is helping these children is UNICEF.UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF has more than seven thousand people working and one hundredand fifty-seven countries around the world to help children. One country where they are doing a great deal of work is Afghanistan. A whole generation of children in Afghanistan has never known peace, until recently. Now UNICEF is bringing food for malnourished children. They're bringing medicine. Here a medical team travels on horseback to bring medicine to a remote mountain village. And UNICEF is helping the children get an education."During the time of Taliban, we have made a survey among 40000 kids. And , they all say that the first thing they want is peace, and the second thing that they want is ,was education."The Taliban destroyed almost 2000 schools. Under the Taliban , girls weren't allowed to attend school at all. "Well, over 50 percent of the school has been destroyed completely, in the rest of the 50 percent schools which, eh, eh, needs repair. We are trying to accommodate all the children in the schools."Some of these schools are in people's home. This is a home school in Kabul. The teacher, Habiba Kilwati, has been running the school for 12 years. She supervises 26 other schools like it."We want to learn, so we can become teachers, doctors, or engineers, and be like normal students."It was dangerous for children to go to school. Under the Taliban, police punished families whose children went to school. Today, children are happy to be in school."This morning I had some tea and an egg, and came to school. I have notebooks , pencils, erasers, and friends, and fun here.“UNICEF is helping rebuild the educational system in Afghanistan in many ways. UNICEF is helping to train teachers. They're rebuilding schools, they're printing textbooks, and delivering books and other supplies to schools. This girls school was closed under the Taliban. Now, it's opening again. It has room for 960 students. These girls are happy to be back to school."I'm very disappointed and sad that I wasted six years. There was no education then. I tried to study then with my parents, but it's not the same. It wasn't so bad, but now I'm much happier because the schools are reopening.""We plan to open the schools, and get these children enrolled, and back in school, and to give them back their education so they can read and write.""When the Taliban came to power and closed the schools, girls stayed at home. Now there's an opportunity for them to continue their education. We are very happy about this. We can be proud of our girls, our young people. They can go back to school.UNICEF is working on its mission to bring food, medicine and education to the children of Afganistan .In the process, they're also bringing hope.➢Listening inPassage1One of the strangest feelings I’ve ever had was when I returned by chance to a place where I’d been happy as a child. My husband and I were visiting some friends for the weekend-----they lived about 200 kilometers away. We were driving along when I suddenly saw a church in the distance that I recognized. My favorite aunt had lived very near it on a farm that my brother and I used to visit once a year with our parents.We were city kids, brought up in the middle of London, and this was a working farm-----the real thing-----with cows in cowsheds, fields with ponds and a muddy yard full of smelly pi gs-----we had the run of the whole place-----it was just paradise for us.And then-----there was the food-----home-made jam and bread and cakes, milk fresh from the cow. And my aunt Lottie-----a farmer’s wife-----and her husband, uncle George and their kids, Katie and Ben, our two cousins who my brother and I really got on with. It was heaven that week we used to spend there. They moved from the farm when I was… how old? ----- about 14. So I’d never been back or seen it again.An yway, there we were, and I’d just seen the church, so we turned off and drove down this really narrow lane. And before I knew it we were in front of Aunt Lottie’s farm. The extraordinary thing was that it hadn’t changed------ not one tiny bit.It was a lovely old place with a typical country cottage garden, full of flowers. There were lots of barns and sheds-----they were next to-----next to the farm. And you know, I can’t even begin to describe the feeling I had standing there. It was-----oh, what was it? An incredibly powerful feeling of longing-----nostalgia(怀旧；乡愁) for the past-----for times I’d been very，very happy. But it was the past. I hadn’t been there for 20 years and I couldn’t go back, so also I had a feeling of huge sadness, that I couldn’t have those times again. And-----at the same time-----great sweetness, because those times had been so happy, so innocent-----because I was a child. So there was this extraordinary mix-----of longing, sadness andsweetness, all at the same time. It was the strangest feeling I’ve ever had. Passage2Interviewer: So what's your first memory of school, Kevin?Kevin: I was really looking forward to school, I remember that, I just couldn't wait. Yeah, Johnny, my brother, was a year older than me and he seemed so grown-up, with his red blazer and smart shoes.And I wanted to go to school and be grown-up too. I don't remember much of the first day actually, apart from this little boy lying on the floor and screaming and screaming and me thinking what a baby he was.Interviewer: Right! What about you, Eva?Eva: I just have this one memory of this coat rack with（遭受……痛苦）all our coats. And I was looking for my peg which had a little picture of an elephant next to it. I remember I was crying because I wanted to go home and I couldn't get my coat on. I was crying so much and then the teacher came and helped me.Interviewer: OK, so what about your first best friend at school?Kevin: Oh, yeah, well, Steve, I remember him, because he's still my best friend!Interviewer: Still your best friend!Eva: That's so great!Kevin: Yeah, we didn't know each other before we started school but we became really good friends and so did our mums. Our families ended up going on holiday together and that kind of thing. But we used to fight a lot, Steve and I, and the teachers used to get very cross with us. But we were just having fun.Interviewer: Cool! And what about you, Eva?Eva: My best friend was a girl called Robina. She had short blond hair, I remember I thought she looks like an angel. We sat next to each other and held hands and played fairies in the playground. She left in Year 3 and I cried for days.Interviewer: Oh, how sad! So what about the day you left school? How was that?Eva: I had a lot of mixed feelings, I remember walking home with this amazing feeling of freedom, you know, no more rules, no morebossy teachers. But I also felt pretty sad, because I'd had some good times. I was in a group of girls who were so supportive of each other.Kevin: I couldn't wait to leave, I was counting the days.I just wanted to geta job, get a life, earn some cash. The day I left, I went out tocelebrate with a couple of my mates and--had a very good time!Unit 3➢Insid e view➢Outsid e ViewThe Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, was trully revolutionary even in its time. While he was painting the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci broke all the rules, even his own. In spite of the fact that Leonardo and other aritists believed that women should only be portrayed with eyes gazing slightly down. Leonodo painted the Mona Lisa looking directly at the viewer. The position of her body is another innovation. While her face looks straight ahead, her body is slight turned, a pose that creates a sense of movement and tension. In another break from tradition, the Mona Lisa is not wearing any jewellery or adorments. Finally, backgrounds in portraits usually indicated a real place but the landscape in Leonardo’s portrait seems almost imaginary.A: One of the things I like to do is, um, think about her face and why, what is she trying, why, what is she trying to say with her face and I used to think that her face told more than one story. For instance, if I covered up one side of her face, it seemed like she might be a little sad or resevered, almost secretive.S:Her eyes are, they’re kind of looking at us or around us, through us perhaps. I think with that painting she is the viewer and we are the subject in a way. And she has this look that she knows something that we don’t know.A: And then when I covered up that side and looked at the other side, she seemed happier, um, more satisfied. And together, it created sort of the mystery about her that, um, made interpreting her face very enigmatic.S:There’s speculation that the Mona Lisa is a self-portrait of Leonardo and I, I believe that it is, there, there, the features do line up between the Mona Lisa and sketches of Leonardo.Scott McMahon and Anne Pfaff are both portrait artists. They believe that portraits can tell a story and make people think, just as the Mona Lisa has done for so many years.A: When I was young, um, I was always interested in, um, reading books about people and, and the dynamics(动力学), different kinds of relationships they had and so when I became a painter it was natural for me to be interested in painting people and looking for similar kinds of stories to tell about them that you might read in abook.S: Uh, most of my work consists of photographic self-portraiture. Um, I’m interested in using myself as the subject, um, not only as the creator of the image but as the, the character, or the performer of, of the images. So in my portraits I’m tryi ng to capture, um, a deeper essence of a person, um, more or less. This work here is done with a pinhole camera, which requires a very long exposure so, with a portrait you can get this feeling of time passed. It’s not a, it’s not an instant, per se, it could be five minutes of exposure.A: So this is another project I’m working on. I’m almost finished with it but I still need to work on the reflections in the water, um, and the face of the boy before it’s finished.S: I often work with multiples and, you know, using a mirror or the same image twice and what I wanted to do was link the two portraits together with the string. It’s kind of the string of thought or this idea of remembering or the resilience（弹力；恢复力）of memory.A: I don’t just paint from photographs. I try to make a work of art. Um,I try to make a painting that goes beyond a mere photographicimage. I try to capture something about the soul of the, or the essence of this person.S: This pie ce here is, uh, it’s called The Measure of Decay and behind the piece there are portraits, again, of me I have this clay(黏土) covering on that has cracked and so it’s, it’s kind of like the process of decay. So as each portrait goes around you can, you can see the image in a different focus. I love painting portraits.A: I love painting but portraits are very special because they’re about people.S: I’m fascinated by portraiture in general, and the human body and how the image lives over time. I like to capture what is unique and special about an individual in paint.➢Listening inConversation 1Lily: So what was the highlight of your trip to (South) Korea?Hugh: Well that's…let me see...it's got to be going to see Nanta.Lily：What on earth is Nanta?Hugh：It's this amazing live show-part theater-part dance-part music. Lily: Sounds really interesting. But why’s it so brilliant?Hugh: I think it's the energy of the performers. Also it has a unique concept. It's a mixture of traditional Korean music, percussion anddrums, into a western style performanceLily: I've never heard of it. Has it ever been performed in the West? Hugh: Yeah, it's been a sell-out. They've toured in over 30 countries since the show began in 1997.It's a non-verbal performance so there areno language barriers. That's what's made it an internationalsuccess.Lily: What else makes it so special then?Hugh: Well...the other thing is that all the action takes place in the kitchen.You see these four chefs preparing the food for a weddingreception. The performers use knives, dustbin lids and variousother kitchen utensils（厨房用具）to create a hypnotic（催眠的）soundtrack. The food literally flies everywhere! It's hilarious（欢闹的）.Lily: That sounds quite funny I must admit. Is there an actual story though?Hugh: Oh yes, there is a story. The four chefs have to prepare the meal by 6 o'clock and they also have to give the manager's nephew cookinglessons too, which adds to the fun. There’s loads of audienceparticipation and despite there being no language involved you getcompletely engrossed（全神贯注的）. It's really quite wacky（古怪的）!Lily: And what about the audience? I suppose they start throwing food around?Hugh: Not quite! But they are totally involved in what's going on---everyone loves it. It's a really great family show. In fact it's oneof the best shows I've ever seen. Jim, my friend, says he takes all hisvisitors. He's seen it about eight times and still loves it.Lily: I bet it's popular with tourists then.Hugh: Well apparently over a million foreign tourists in (South) Korea haveseen the show and it's had a run on Broadway too. It first got popular after they appeared at the Edinburgh Festival. Now they are planning to tour more cities in Asia where (South) Korean popular culture is becoming incredibly trendy.Lily：By the way what does “Nanta” mean?Hugh：It means random drumming in Korean. The English name for the show is Cookin’, which gives you a clearer idea of what it's all about.Lily：You've got me interested now. I'll have to check it out on the internet.Conversation 2Interviewer: Kathy Richards is a specialist art tour guide. Kathy-can you tell us what trends you've noticed in recent years?Kathy: Well, one of the biggest phenomena I've noticed is a huge increase in visitors to galleries-and a growing interest inmodern art in general.Interviewer: What do you think the reason is for that?Kathy: Well, there are several reasons, I think. The most important ones are firstly, that some new contemporary art gallerieshave opened which have had a lot of publicity, and secondlythe younger generation feel more comfortable with modernart so the kind of people visiting galleries is changing. Finally,the new generation of galleries have become destinations inthemselves...they tend to be housed in amazing buildings. Interviewer: So which are the most popular new galleries?Kathy: Well, the Tate Modern in London has had over 30 million visitors since it opened in 2000. The annual average is nowover 4.5 million. The Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA inNew York is an older gallery, it was founded in 1929 but hasbeen recently renovated and expanded. This work wasfinished in 2006 and it had over 2.5 million visitors in the firstyear after reopening. Another very successful new gallery isthe Guggenheim in Bilbao in Spain. It opened in 1997 and nowgets about a million visitors a year.Interviewer: Those are pretty impressive figures. Maybe the fact that theTate Modern is free to visit might have something to do withit?Kathy: It's true that entrance to the permanent collection is free but the numbers of people visiting the temporary exhibition arealso high and the entrance fee is usually about ten pounds. Interviewer: Do you have to pay to get into the other galleries you mentioned?Kathy: Oh yes. You do. Admission to MoMA is 20 US dollars and the Guggenheim in Bilbao costs eight euros.Interviewer: Do people mind paying, do you think?Kathy: No, I don't think they do mind. Most people feel the fees are reasonable considering the outstanding collections of pricelessworks of art that they get to see.Interviewer: You mentioned that the buildings that art galleries are in can be an attraction themselves these days.Kathy: Well, yes, the Guggenheim has literally revitalized the whole city and put Bilbao on the tourist map. It's got a futuristic,curvy metallic（金属的）structure and people love it. The TateModern has helped redevelop an old industrial area beside theRiver Thames. The gallery itself is actually inside a huge, old,brick power station. And MoMA is interesting as it's indowntown New York.Interviewer: And who visits these galleries? What's the profile of the average art lover?Kathy: Well, in the past museums and galleries were seen as appealing to the older generation. But in fact, 48 percent of visitors tothe Tate Modern are under 35.Unit4➢Insid e view➢Outsid e viewTo fly like a bird. It’s a desire that captures the human imagination. The Greeks told stories of Daedalus, an inventor who created wings made of wax and feathers and flew. The first person who seriously tried to fly like a bird was an Italian artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci designed complex and wondrous flying machines, but his designs never got off the ground. Early inventors, like da vinci, tried to fly by flapping, just like birds. Here is what happens when a bird flaps:When a bird flaps, thrust and lift and control are created at the same time. Lift is the force that keeps the bird elevated. Lift is generated by the air under the bird’s wings. Thrust is the force that keeps the bird moving forward. Thrust is generated by powerful muscles in the bird’s chest and wings. The bird maintains control by constantly adjusting its flapping. Much of a bird’s control is generated by its tail.A successful flying machine needed to provide the same forces that a bird used, A successful flying machine needed to provide lift to overcome gravity, control to let the driver change direction. And thrust to make it move forward. And it needed to be light enough to stay in the air. Once inventors understood these three challenges separately, and stopped trying to flap, they made progress.One inventor was the Brazilian pilot and aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. Santos-Dumont experimented with balloons. He flew his lighter-than-air flying machines in France. In 1901, Santos-Dumont was the first to fly from Sant Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back in a given time. Meanwhile other inventors were working on heavier-than-air flying machines. With these aircraft, lift was a big problem. German flyer, Otto Lilienthal, tackled the problem of lift. He built many large gliders, constantly refining their design. Lilienthal made thousands of flights from the top of a hill. Some that lasted as long as five hours. But he eventually died in a tragic crash. Lilienthal successfully mastered the challenge of lift, but he did not master the challenge of control. The Wright Brothers were inspired by Lilienthal’s inventions. The Wright Brothers started to develop and test their own flying machines. In their Ohio workshop, they built a wind tunnel and study aerodynamics. Through trial and error, they discovered how the shapes of different wings affected lift. They added a tail that moved, a stabilizer that made the front steady, and wings that were more flexible. Their 1902 glider was the first aircraft that was completely controllable. The next year they added a customed-built engine that provided thrust. The engine powered them forward and increased distance and duration. On December 17th, 1903, after about 1000 text flights, the Wright Brothers flew the first powered airplane over the sand dunes of North Carolina. Santos-Dumont invented heavier-than-air planes, too. In 1909, he developed a monoplane called Demoiselle, or the Grass Hopper. It was the first modern aircraft. After that, advances in aircraft design came quickly. More powerful engines were invented. New lightweight materials were developed so aircraft could go higher and faster. By World War Two, strong metal replaced the canvas and wood of earlier planes. In 1947, text pilot Chuck Yeager went faster than the speed of sound in a rocket-powered plane that looked like a bullet with wings. The invention of the jet engine。
新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit
Unit 6ViewScene 1: In the studio(The Program "News Review" is on. Garman is interviewing Tiffany Zorn, theNotComGuy.)Garman: This is Terry Garman. Welcome to "News Review". With me today is Ms. Tiffany Zorn, from The Chicago Tribune. Welcome.Zorn: Hi.Garman: Tiffany, your series of reports in the Tribune on your experiment have become well-known nationwide. Would you please briefly introduce it to the audience? Zorn: Well, I made a public announcement that I would go cold turkey for one week and then report on my discoveries.Garman: What do you mean by going cold turkey?Zorn: We human beings are addicted to electronic equipment, such as cell phones, fax machines, and of course, the computer and the Internet.Garman: And you want to go without them?Zorn: You're right. I wanted to know if I could survive in a world without them. Garman: That's why you've got a nickname—NotComGuy. Now I'm curious about the results of your experiment. Did you actually do that?Zorn: Well, to tell the truth, I gave up my attempt four days after I began. Garman: Your experiment only lasted four days and then you gave up?Zorn: Yep.Garman: What do you think was the reason for the failure of your experiment? Zorn: For one thing, I have to admit that I don't have enough willpower. At the beginning, I thought it would be difficult for me to quit after I made a publiccommitment in the newspapers, but things turned out otherwise.Garman: What made you change your mind?Zorn: When I set out to give up my computer and other electronic equipment, I felt sort of living in a different environment. I was cut off from my e-mail andfelt lonely. I knew I could exist without it. But I still really missed mye-mail. You know, as a columnist, I always have to keep in contact with mycorrespondents.Garman: Yes, I see.Zorn: But that's only part of the story. Worse still, I learned that I wasn't able to write coherent sentences without the use of my word processor.Garman: That's amazing.Zorn: On second thought, it is quite understandable. With access to computers everywhere you go, you've probably lost some sort of ability to spell. Garman: That's right. Do you mean that you just couldn't go without a computer? Zorn: I was kind of adrift for those four days. It was partly due to the absence of the computer and the Internet. Yet of course, the cell phone and the faxmachine were likewise indispensable. Think of the inconvenience andfrustration it caused when I deliberately ignored them! They were so handyand tempting!Garman: The results of this experiment are not encouraging at all for those who want to return to simpler times.Zorn: I suppose so. I intended to give up my dependence on electronics, but as it turned out, I failed. Things are easier said than done.Garman: Tiffany, you tried to withdraw from your computer, your cell phone and your fax machine, and fit into human society. Someone I know is trying to do theexact opposite. He's withdrawing from human society into his computer. Hisname is Eric Maddox.Scene 2: In Eric Maddox's home(Terry Garman is interviewing Eric Maddox, the DotComGuy, in Eric Maddox'shome, where he has been doing the opposite of Tiffany Zorn's experiment.) Maddox: Hi, everyone!Garman: Hi, Eric! How's everything going?Maddox: Fine. Everything's fine.Garman: Eric, or should I call you DotComGuy?Maddox: Go ahead.Garman: Eric, what prompted you to spend a whole year at home ordering everything you need to live over the Internet?Maddox: I got the idea two months ago when I found myself growing restless while I was shopping with my parents. They were walking back and forth in the aisle,making a fuss over what to buy. The whole trip took three hours. I was fedup with it.Garman: So you turned to e-commerce?Maddox: Yeah. It saves me a lot of trouble. Time is one thing, and price is another.What's more, I hope people can learn from my experience and know that theage ofe-commerce is here and it's good.Garman: Well, you've certainly shown that it's possible. Your name is a household item because you've been observed by round-the-clock video cameras hookedup to computers around the world.Maddox: Computer and the Internet are here as well, you see?Garman: Since you are not allowed to leave your home, do you feel that you are separated from the outside world?Maddox: To some extent, my life is more isolated. But the Internet is a virtual world in itself. It offers a wide variety of things to buy, information to learn,and people of different backgrounds, professions and interests to chat with. Garman: That's for sure. Do you have any other leisure activities?Maddox: Uh, an aerobics instructor comes once a week to make sure I don't merge with my couch physically.Garman: And your couch was bought online too?Maddox: Yeah, of course. Um... I enjoy my lifestyle. Last night I went shopping for my bed.Garman: Besides, your life as a professional electronics consumer is apparently a financial success.Maddox: My website, which features videos of nearly every move I make, receives millions of hits a day and is using advertisements as well. I estimate I willearn nearly $90,000 this year.Scene 3: In the studio(Terry Garman and Tiffany Zorn are in the studio for the "News Review" programagain.)Garman: We're back in the studio. Tiffany, what do you think are the differences between you and DotComGuy?Zorn: Well, I think my experiment is 50 times harder than his. And what he's doing is not very difficult. And I have the impression that what he's doing is almostlike a job. He's now profiting from it. The problem is how long people willbe willing to log on and watch him click his mouse. It's questionable whetherthat will go on for very long.Garman: You may have a point. The true test of DotComGuy's character will be 10 months from now, when he has to face the outside world again, no longer safelyprotected by the Web and his e-comforts.Listen1-1Those of us who do not want to tell our doctor how much we really drink are often more honest with a computer. In fact, many patients say they prefer talking to a computer to talking to their doctor."Computers don't expect you to smile or socially relate to them when you are feeling ill," said psychiatrist and program writer, Dr. Tony Carr.Dr. Carr of the Maudsley Hospital in London tries to make sure his programs are friendly. For example, if a patient called Anna says that both her parents are dead, the computer will say: "I'm sorry to hear that, Anna."As well as expressing sympathy like a doctor, the computer can also question patients and remind patients of something. If a patient says he never drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him: "Never? Not even at parties or at Christmas?"Computers are doing everyday interviews which used to take up a lot of a doctor's time. "And, of course," said Dr. Carr, "it is cheaper to use a computer than a highly-trained person."Does this direct contact between the patients and the computer mean that we do not need doctors anymore?It depends. Computers are useful because they do not feel embarrassed. They do not look shocked if you say you drink two bottles of whisky a day. And they do not stop to talk on the phone as doctors often do.But, as Dr. Mike Pringle, a family doctor in Nottinghamshire, said: "We smile and we give a patient a hankie or put an arm around her shoulder if she is crying. That is why people will always want us."Listen1-2Questions:1. Why do some patients prefer to talk to a computer?2. What is the advantage of using computers in hospitals?3. How are doctors different from computers?4. What is the main idea of the passage?Listen2-1Vickie Hulvey, 29, in New Jersey, met Steve Barnes, 35, a confirmed bachelor and computer consultant living in Bristol, in a CompuServe chat room in August 1995. Now they're married and have an eight-month-old daughter.When they first made contact, Vickie had been divorced for about four years. She'd begun using the Net while she was married to her ex-husband. "I am not a good computer user," Vickie said. "I could only use text, so I spent lots of time in the chat room. It was a great way for me to forget about all my problems. Everyone was so friendly. Sort of a Utopia where no one really had any problems."Four months after Steve and Vickie had first made contact, he flew to New Jersey. "Our first meeting was pretty amazing," she recalls. "Steve and I both realized the IRL (In Real Life) meeting would either cement our future together or end the relationship we'd been dreaming about. I felt awkward during the first 10 minutes, because I kept thinking, 'A sane person wouldn't be doing this!' But Steve said he felt comfortable straightaway. He was exactly what he had said he was, so there weren't any adjustments to make."They'd started e-mailing each other during August 1995 and had been sending about four messages daily. "We spent a huge amount of time online," Vickie says. They printed all the e-mails, which fill seven large binders. They also crossed the Atlantic to visit each other five times between December 1995 and June 1996."I don't think it was a specific thing that attracted me to him; it was the whole package really," Vickie said. "I know it's going to sound sappy, but it was like destiny. We just clicked. We had similar hopes and dreams for the future for what we wanted out of life."Is their relationship still heavenly? "Life is good, we get on well together, and we work on everything as a team, sharing all of life. Steve sometimes e-mails me when he is at work, but we talk more than type these days," Vickie gushed. "We will be married for two years in July and I can honestly say it was a match made in heaven!"Questions:1. Where did the couple first get to know each other?2. When did the couple have their first meeting?3. What did Vickie think about chatting on the Net?4. How did they feel during the first 10 minutes of their first meeting?5. How many times did they visit each other between December 1995 and June 1996? Listen2-2Mlisten1-1Are you looking to improve your language skills, but without a chance to go overseas to attend school? More and more universities around the world are offering opportunities for students to obtain degrees online—distance education—from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these institutions are accredited, meaning that they have met certain standards of excellence.If you decide to take language courses online (or any subject for that matter), be sure to evaluate the benefits of studying online versus going abroad. The advantages of studying online are that the costs are usually lower, you can study at your own pace, and you have access to the materials 24-hours-a-day from almost any computer in the world. However, you won't get the human interaction of meeting people face to face like you would if you were physically attending a school overseas.On the other hand, the advantages of going overseas may include day-to-day opportunities to learn a new culture, meet new friends with whom you can use and practice the language, and chances to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for you, including expense, being away from one's school, family, or work, and the challenge of adapting to a new culture and way of life.Whatever you do, consider a distance education program that meets your educational needs, is within your budget, and equally important, provides you with opportunities to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities.Statements:1. Many universities offer degrees online to make profits.2. It's impossible to decide whether these universities are qualified or not.3. The most important thing to take into consideration when you choose an overseasuniversity is cost.4. For those who have no chance to go abroad to pursue their studies, an onlineuniversity degree is a good choice.5. One needs to evaluate both advantages and disadvantages of studying online beforethey actually do that.Mlisten1-2Mlisten2-1A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him, then gave him a test: clean the floor. The man passed the test with flying colors."You are hired," the HR manager informed the applicant, "give me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the application for employment, as well as the date you should report for work."The man replied, "I don't have a computer, or an e-mail!""I'm sorry," said the HR manager. "If you don't have ane-mail, that means you do not exist. And we cannot hire persons who do not exist."The man was very disappointed.He didn't know what to do. He had only $10 with him. Once that was spent, he wouldn't have any money to buy any food.He went to the supermarket and bought a crate of tomatoes with his $10.He went from door to door and sold the tomatoes in less than two hours. He doubled his money.He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. He realized that he could survive this way. He started to go early everyday, and return home late.He doubled or tripled his money every day. Soon, he bought a cart, then a truck. In a very short time, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.Five years later, the man became one of the biggest food retailers in the . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance policy.He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.At the end of the conversation the broker asked him for hise-mail address.The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail."The broker was dumbfounded. "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" he exclaimed.The man thought for a while, and replied, "An office boy at Microsoft!"Questions:1. What does an office boy do according to the passage?2. Why was the man applying for the office boy disappointed?3. What did the man do with his money?4. How was the man five years later?5. What is the moral of the story?Mlisten2-2Statements:1. The HR manager wanted to send the man the application for employment.2. At Microsoft, those who didn't have a computer were assigned the task of floorcleaning.3. The man bought a cart with the $60 he earned in less than two hours.4. The man worked hard and that was the reason for his success.5. The man decided to protect his money earned from being stolen.6. The man could have been an office boy at Microsoft if he had an e-mail.Mlisten3-1Have you heard of online movie rentals? If not, there might be an option for you to improve your language skills and enjoy some entertainment at the same time. Some people have grown tired of going down to the video rental store to rent movies. Now, more and more companies are offering customers the service of online movie rentals.Here's how it works for most of these companies like Netflix, Blockbuster, and Qwikfliks:1. Select and sign up for a payment program, which will determine howmany movies you can rent and hold at any one time.2. Choose the movies you want to watch (generally 1—3 at a time).3. Movies (usually DVDs) are sent to you within 1—3 days, and shippingis covered by the company.4. Watch the movies, often with no late fees.5. Return the movies in a prepaid return envelope.New companies and terms of service are always changing, so check these sites for specific, up-to-date details.Once you receive the movies, how can you improve your language skills with them? Well, just sitting in front of the TV with a drink in one hand and popcorn in the other isn't a bad way to relax and passively enjoy movies, but you won't learn much doing it. Rather, one idea to improve your listening skills is to watch the movies with the captions turned on and pause the movie when you see and hear new expressions. Write down these words and look them up in a good English-English dictionary to understand their possible meanings. Then, think of some sample sentences for each word. In other words, learning vocabulary has little meaning if you don't know how to use them in context. Good luck.Statements:1. You can rent two movies online at a time.2. You can choose the movie you want to watch and wait for 1—3 days for it to arrive.3. You need to pay delivery fees in addition to the rental.4. If you don't return the movie you rent on time, you'll be fined.5. You need to pay for an envelope in advance so that you can put your movie in itwhen you return it.Mlisten3-2Mlisten4-1Video game consoles and software will gross $30 billion this year, more than twice the revenue of the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball combined. With millions of people playing, it's no wonder that it has given rise to professional video game competition.The No. 1 video game player, Johnathan Wendel, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and has the professional name of "Fatality", is the outstanding cyber-athlete in the world. At the age of 25 he has been a professional for six years, has won 46 tournaments and has earned more than $300,000. He has won world championships in four different video games and is working on a fifth game. Nobody else has done that, but, when asked if he is the best cyber-athlete in the world, he answers, "If you say so, I'm trying to be modest..., but, yes, I'm pretty good."When he was 18, he wanted to become a professional video game athlete, but his parents both thought it was a bad idea. Johnathan said, "Dad, just let me go to thisone tournament. If I don't win... any significant money, I'll just quit, and go to school full-time." He won $4,000, came home and said, "Dad, I won $4,000 playing a video game... It was so insane!" At the 2004 World Cyber Games in San Francisco, the total prizes were more than $400,000, and the games were broadcast live over the Internet, complete with play-by-play commentary, coaches, and both individual and team competitions."Fatality" said, "It's all about hand-eye coordination, reflexes, timing, strategy and thinking fast." Like all cyber-athletes he practices 8—10 hours a day at the video screen, but he is not a geek. He is an excellent athlete, a star on his high school tennis team, and works out a lot to stay physically fit, making sure his neurotransmitters are working well and are ready to go. He calls his physical training "neuro-fitness". It has been compared to playing chess, using the controls to collect weapons and ammunition while making precision moves to evade, trap and kill one's opponent. He doesn't think this "killing" is a bad thing, but compares it to scoring in football or baseball.Video game competition drew 100,000 fans to a tournament in South Korea in 2005, and it is now a big enough community around the world to attract prize money, advertising revenue and merchandising deals from computing companies, video games and soft drinks.Questions:1. What has given rise to professional video game competitions?2. How many times has Johnathan Wendel won world championships?3. What does Johnathan Wendel think of himself?4. Who prompted him to become a professional cyber-athlete?5. What does Johnathan Wendel think of "killing" in the video games?Mlisten4-2Quiz1-1(Ms. Johnson, a bank manager and Mr. Kantor, the assistant manager, arediscussing the problem of senior citizens not making use of the bank'scomputerized services. Many senior customers are complaining that doingbanking chores is becoming less convenient and more time-consuming.) Johnson: Many of our senior customers are not using our computerized banking services.How do you explain this phenomenon?Kantor: Well, it could be that they might not know how to use them and that they mightfeel uncomfortable about asking for help. Perhaps we should develop programsto show these customers just how easy it is to use bank computers such asautomated teller machines.Johnson: We could do that. More senior citizens might use these services if they also knew how much easier it would be for them to do their banking tasks by computerat any time of the day rather than having to wait for a teller during regularbanking hours. What other ideas do you have?Kantor: We could also have our staff take note of any customers waiting in line who could be saving time doing the same thing by computer.Johnson: How about a Seniors' Day? We could invite our senior customers to an open house to demonstrate how to use the computers and how these machines can maketheir banking faster and more convenient.Kantor: We could also advertise that by using a computerized banking machine, they would avoid the cost of service charges.Johnson: Let's get working on this right away. I want our customers to know just how much computers can change their lives.Quiz2-1"Just when you think you've seen the basest means by which strangers try to steal from the innocent, a new low is reached," said Elly Harkins of Vallejo, California. The 77-year-old said the latest attempt to cheat her came in the form of an e-mail appealing to her sense of compassion. "What bothers me is that it appeals to people's goodwill and their desire to help someone in trouble," said Harkins. "My concern is that some of the elderly people might send this cheat money, not so much for the money it promises, but because they want to help this woman with such a sad story."Harkins' e-mail was reportedly from a dying woman who wants to send Harkins two million dollars to care for her children after she dies. All Harkins is supposed to do is call or e-mail a priest in Africa, and send him all sorts of personal information. She got a second such e-mail from a different woman directing her to the same "priest".Harkins said she was immediately suspicious when she saw the e-mail, but some recipients are likely to fall for it, according to a new Consumer Reports survey. The survey shows that . consumers have lost more than eight billion dollars to online schemes and computer viruses in the past two years.Vallejo Police Department Chief Detective Lt. Ron Becker said that while he's never heard of Harkins' particular cheat, he agrees that it sounds like a new variation of the Internet crimes. "All these cheating and tricking prey either onpeople's generosity or greed," Becker said. He continued, "Real people in trouble don't often send out blanket e-mails. If you get an e-mail requesting money or personal information, it's best just to delete it."Jeff Fox, Consumer Reports Technology Editor, advises accessing bank or other official websites from one's own browser and never from an e-mail link. He says, "Scarier still is a new breed of fraud from e-mailers pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service or other government agency." He continued, "The best way to stay safe from computer/Internet crime is to use anti-virus and spyware-blocking software, but many people still don't."Statements:1. According to Harkins most people now have very low moral standards.2. The two e-mails she received were aimed at getting her personal information andstealing money from her.3. . consumers have lost 80 billion dollars to online schemes and computer virusesin the past two years.4. If you get an e-mail requesting money, it's best to delete it.5. An e-mail link is as reliable as one's own browser.Quiz3-1Some people think of the Internet as a huge video game in which millions of "surfers" spend time skipping from one entertaining website to another with the flick of a mouse. While it is true that high technology provides unlimited opportunity for aimless entertainment, interactive technology also offers amazing new possibilities for serious learning. People can use the Internet for gaining knowledge, managing their money, pursuing special interests, and taking courses.One such use is information retrieval. Online access to reference material is becoming an unparalleled resource that will grow enormously in the next decade. Most standard reference works, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, thesauruses (分类词典), telephone directories, and atlases are already available on the Internet, and more are being made available every month. Instead of having to make a trip to the library to find out information, you can look up encyclopedia entries, legal and political documents, word definitions, and telephone numbers in other cities without leaving your computer.Another use for the Internet is money management. Many banks now have connections for customers to do much of their banking at home, looking up their balances,paying bills by computer, transferring money between accounts, and paying off credit cards. Investors can get large amounts of information regarding stocks, mutual funds, and bond markets through a variety of services on the Internet as well. Prices on stocks are available almost up to the minute, and many conversation groups allow users to exchange financial advice. Computers are bringing us near a "cashless" world of spending, saving, and investing.For those who want to pursue a special interest, whether as part of their profession or as a hobby, the Internet offers access to a rapidly expanding number of special interest groups. These enable you to exchange opinions and information with others who share your interest. Electronic bulletin boards display the most recent announcements of events related to the subject and may provide more current information on recent developments in the field than you are likely to find anywhere else. Hypertext materials available on the World Wide Web combine sound, graphics, and written text in a way that a book cannot.If you want to take courses for credit on the Internet, a number of colleges already offer that possibility, and many more are certain to follow. For people who find it inconvenient to live on a college campus or travel to one, courses by computer provide distance learning opportunities. Online courses allow for electronic communication between student and teacher, with virtual classrooms beginning to serve nearly the same function as actual classrooms. Furthermore, multimedia materials make the experience far more interesting and lifelike than any academic experience other than the classroom itself.As the number and variety of its services will increase rapidly over the next few decades, serious applications of the Internet for reference purposes, money management, education, and research on special interests can only expand greatly.。
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Unit 6 Shop Till You Drop
Step one: Background Information
I.Can you name some famous national brands and their mainstream products?
Eg:a Rolex watch (a Swiss-made luxury watch)
a Chanel aftershave (Chanel is the Paris fashion house which is famous for perfumes, fashion accessories and luxury goods.)
Nike trainers (Nike is known for sportswear, athletics clothing and equipment.)
a Vaio laptop (Sony Vaio makes laptops, computers and computer accessories.)
nguage and Culture
A yard sale or garage sale is an occasion when someone sells things they do not want any more in their front garden; in the UK this is “a car boot sale”, especially when many people sell things which they bring in their cars.
Designer clothes are clothes made by a famous designer. Usually they are expensive and fashionable. Sometimes they have labels or tags displaying the name of the designer to show that they are original.
Auction is a public occasion when things are sold to the person who offers (bids) the most money for them; traditionally, an auction is a face-to-face event where buyers (bidders) can see what is being offered or sometimes people can bid by phone but now many auctions are online events. The auctioneer (who has the job of selling things at an auction) or auction house (the auction company) gets a commission, a small amount of money in return for the work of selling.
Step Two: Useful expressions:
I. Offering help in a shop: Can I help you? What size do you take?
Would you like to try it on?
II. Making payments: Can I pay by credit card? Please enter your PIN.
Here’s your receipt.
III.Shopping for clothes: We’re just looking. Do they have it in other colours?
Do you have this in a larger size?
It (really) suits you. It doesn’t (really) fit (me).
It’s a bit tight / loose / large /small / short / long / …
I’ll have this, please. OK, I’ll leave it.
IV.Making a strong recommendation: It’s the best that money can buy.
It’s fantastic value.
You won’t find anything better anywhere in the world.
Step Three:Model dialogue
Student A: Er, I am thinking about treating myself to some nice clothes since my birthday is coming.
Student B: How about going to the new shopping mall on West Avenue? There are quite a few posh clothes shops there. (later in the shop)
Student C: Good afternoon, can I help you?
Student A : Oh, yes please. I am looking for a top and a matching skirt.
Student C: Would you like to try this top with this skirt? They are new products and we just put them on our shelves this morning.
Student B: I don’t think black suits you and look, it’s a bit too tight on you as well. Student A: Do you have it in another colour and a larger size?
Student C: Yes, here’s a white one in Size 10.
Student B: Hey, here we go. They suit you perfectly.
Student A: Great! I’ll buy them. Can I pay by credit card?
Student C: Sorry, I’m afraid we don’t take credit cards yet, but you can pay by cheque or cash.
Step Four: Oral Practice
1.Work in pairs and make a telephone conversation based on the following situation.
Suppose you just went shopping with your best friend. On returning to dormitory, you can’t help but calling your mother immediately and telling her about what you’d just bought.
2.Work in pairs and create a one-round dialogue using Everyday English.
e.g. A: Are you looking for anything in particular?
B: No, I’m just doing some window shopping and relax myself, you know, before examination.
Step Five: Homework:
Work in pairs and prepare a radio or television advert (3m’). Choose a product to advertise.
•a car •a type of fast food •an airline • a camera •washing-up liquid • a sport team • a film • a music CD • a soft drink
• a brand of trainers • a textbook for learning English
VI. References
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2.《大学英语听说》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出版社，2006.
3.大学英语语法.薄冰主编. 山西：山西教育出版社，2006.
4. 大学英语实用语法讲解与练习. 任福洪等主编. 北京：国防工业出版社，2004.
5. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）. 牛津大学出版社，2004.。