医学类院校适用 新标准大学英语 视听说教程1 听力原文.docx

医学类院校适用 新标准大学英语 视听说教程1 听力原文.docx

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医学类院校适用新标准大学英语视听说教程1听力原文

Unit1Startingout

Insideview

Conversation1

PorterGoodafternoon.

JanetGoodafternoon.

PorterNewstudent?

JanetYes.

PorterWelcometoHertfordCollege.

JanetThankyou.

PorterCanIhaveyourfamilyname,please?

JanetYes,it'sLi.

PorterEr,L-doubleE?

JanetNo,L-I.

PorterAndwhat'syourfirstname,MsLi?

JanetJanet.

PorterJanetLi...ahyes,thereyouare.Hereareyourkeys.

JanetWhere'smyroom?

PorterYou'reinStaircase6Room5.

JanetWhoamIsharingwith?

PorterNobody.Youhaveyourownroom.Er...there'saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.

JanetOh.Myownroom?

InChinaweusuallyhaveseveralpeopleinadormitory.

PorterWell,hereyoudon'thavetosharewithanyone.

JanetThankyouSir.

PorterNoneedtocallmesir,MsLi.EveryonecallsmeStewart.

JanetPleasecallmeJanet!

PorterOK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyourkeys,please?

Conversation2

KateHi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?

JanetYes!

KateIguesswe'reneighbours.Myname'sKateSantos.

JanetI'mJanetLi.Whereareyoufrom?

KateFromNewYork.Howaboutyou?

JanetI'mfromAnshaninChina.

KateIsJanetyourrealname?

JanetNo,it'smyEnglishname.MyChinesenameisLiHui.IsKateyourfullname?

KateNo,it'sshortforCatherine.

JanetSodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?

KateEveryonecallsmeKate.

JanetNicetomeetyou.

KateOK,Janet.Seeyoulater.

JanetBye!

Conversation3

KateHey!

Thisisawesome!

Lookatthesizeofthisdininghall.

JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?

KateIguess.

MarkYoujustarrived?

GirlsYes!

MarkMetoo.Bytheway,I'mMark.Nicetomeetyou.

KateHi,I'mKate.

MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'refromtheStates.

KateRight!

Howcanyoutell?

You'reBritish,huh?

MarkYes,I'mfromLondon.Andyouare...?

JanetI'mLiHui.I'mfromChina.ButyoucancallmeJanet.

MarkHiJanet.WelcometoEngland.Whatareyoureading?

JanetEnglish.

MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?

KateMymajorislaw.Andyou?

MarkI'mstudyingPPE.

KateThat'saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'tit?

Outsideview

Part1

JulieMyname'sJulieDearden,andI'mtheDirectorofInternationalProgrammeshereatHertfordCollege.

EugeneMyname'sEugeneBerger,IstudiedhereinOxfordforfouryearser,studyingmodernlanguagesatSomervilleCollege.

JulieOh,therearemanyOxfordtraditions.Oxfordisaveryolduniversity,theoldestEnglish-speakinguniversityinthe,intheworld.Andsotherearemanytraditionswhichareassociatedwiththecolleges,withthetimesoftheyear,andwithsport,andwitheating,forexample.

EugeneEachcollegeisverydifferentum,fromum,theothers,andithasitsowncharacter.Somecollegesareveryconservative,andsomearemuchmoreliberalandhaveatraditionofum,kindofliberalpolitics.Buttherearealsosomespecifictraditions.

JulieFormalHalliswhenwealleattogetherhereincollege,theprofessorsandthestudents.Usuallyittakesplacesatseveno'clockintheevening,andtheprofessorssitonhightablewhichisthetableoverhere,andthestudentssitoncommontable,whicharethetableshere.Buteverybodyeatstogether.It'saverybeautifuleveningbecausethereare,there'saspecialmealandweeatbycandlelight.

EugeneIthinker,thetraditionsthatmakeOxfordsouniquearefirstlytheOxfordUnionander,secondly,MayDay.TheOxfordUnionbeingadebatingsocietywherespeakerscomefromallaroundtheworldtoaddressthestudentsandevenallowthemselvestobequestionedbythestudents,makingitaveryinterestingforum.

JulieMyfavouriteiser,MayDay.AndMayDayisthefirstdayofMay,andwehaveatraditioncalledMayMorning,andonMayMorningeverybodygetsupveryearlyandthestudentshaveacelebration.ThereisachoirwhichsingsontopofthetoweratMagdalenCollegeandallthepeopleofthetownandallthestudentsgotolistentothesinging.Soit'sverynice.

Part2

EugeneThetraditionthater,wasmostimportanttomewasprobablySummerEights.Iwasarower.AndSummerEightsisarowingcompetition,heldinMayinthesummerterm.Andinthiscompetition,eachcollegeistryingtoimproveitsplacewhichitwonthepreviousyearandgraduallyworkitswayuptheriver.

JulieWhenthestudentstakeexams,theymustgotoaspecialbuildingandit'scalledExaminationSchools.Andalsotheymustwearaspecialuniform,sotheyweare.gownlikemine,ablackgown,andtheywearawhiteshirt,aridthemenwearawhitetieandblacktrousers.Thewomenwearawhiteshirtandablackskirtorblacktrousers.Andtheymustwearthisuniform,whichhasaLatinname-subfuse—andtheymustwearthisuniforminordertotaketheirexaminations.

EugeneIthinktheOxfordtraditionslendcharactertotheplaceandit'ssuchanoldinstitution,itshouldhavetraditions,buttheycanbeveryinconvenient.Forexample,subfuse.Thisistheuniformthatwearerequiredaccordingtotheuniversityrules,towear.

JulieTheyalsowearflowersintheirbuttonholes,andthoseflowersarecarnations.Andtheyweardifferentcolours,thestudentsweardifferentcolouredflowersfordifferentexaminations.Sowhenyoutakeyourfirstexamyouwearawhiteflower,andwhenyoutakeyoursecondexamyouwearapinkflower,andwhenyoutakeyourfinalexaminationyouweararedcarnation.

EugeneSowehavetodressupinafullblacksuit,starchedcollar,whitebowtieandcarryamortarboard.Andtowriteanexaminthesummerheatwhilstwearingallthatwhichyou'renotallowedtotakeoffisum,uncomfortable.

JulieIreallyliketheOxfordtraditions,Ithinkit'spartofourhistory,andpartofum,beingastudentorateacherhereatOxfordUniversity.

Listeningin

Newsreport

OxforduniversityhasseenariseinthenumberofapplicationsfromstateschoolstudentsthankstoHappyPotter.TheuniversitysaysthatteenagerswhohavefollowedHarry’sadventuresatHogwartsarenolongerdiscouragedbyOxford’straditionsbecausetheyremindthemofscenesinJ.K.Rowling’best-sellingbooks.TeenagersseesimilaritiesbetweenthetraditionaluniversityandHogwarts.

The“HogwartsGeneration”isembracingtheideaofamoreformaleducationsetting.Infact,Oxford’sheadofadmissionssaysthatthelatestgenerationofstudentsisexcitedabouttheideaofattendingaschoolthatrequiresstudentstowearlongflowingrobesandhasagranddininghall.

ThoughmorestateschoolstudentswanttoattendOxford,sportsareverylimited.Withover17,000applicationsforonly3,200sports,Oxfordcandidatesstillmustworkhardtowintheirplaceatthehistoricuniversity.

1Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2WhyarestudentsexcitedaboutattendingOxfordUniversity?

Passage1

InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?

You'reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?

ProfessorThat'sright,yes.

InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?

Howmanyinstitutions?

ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:

There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

InterviewerAh,OK.Andwhat'sthesporting...Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.

ProfessorTherecertainlyis,yes.OriginallytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromtheuniversitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,basketballandicehockey.Nowsometimestheseuniversities,institutions,chosetheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsattheseparticularsports.Butinthelast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudentsbecauseitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforresearchandalsotopclassinsport.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?

Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,veryimportant,they'reverywell-known.

ProfessorAbsolutelyatthetop.They'renearoratthetopoftheUSAcollegesanduniversityrankings.Andthey'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.

InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?

ProfessorCertainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheseinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetopendofthescale.TheIvyLeagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudentsarerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,protestants.Notallofthemofcourse,butquitealotofthem.

InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?

ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbasedonfouruniversities,andIV,thelettersIV,that'stheRomannumeralforfour.Anothermorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whicharesymbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheseuniversities,theseinstitutions,theycoverthewallsofthebuildings.Thetermwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkinthe1930s.

InterviewerRight,OK.Andwhichistheoldestuniversity?

ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'sHarvardwhichwasfoundedin1636.AndtheyoungestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.

InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?

ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,500undergraduates.TheinstitutionwiththesmallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?

Isithardtogetinto?

ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutsevenpercentto20percent.

InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?

Famousoldboys?

ProfessorHundreds!

Hundredsofthem.ButIsupposeworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknownallovertheworldwouldcertainly