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英语视听说listening听力

英语视听说listening听力材料

Unit6

Passage1

Speaker1:

AndDavidSeamanisingoalfortheEnglandteamdowntoourright...it'sdifficulttogetusedtothechangeofteamcolourshere...I'mlookingatthewhiteshortsandthinkingthey'reEnglishplayers,butthey'renot.Forthismatchit'stheGermanswhoarewearingwhite.IhopetheEnglishplayersdon'thavethesameproblem,wedon'twantthemtopasstheballtotheGermans.NowGascoigneforEnglandpassestoMcManamanforthefirsttime...McManamanisimmediatelysurroundedbythreeGermandefenders...hebringstheballtothenearsideofthepitch...stillMcManamanforEngland,crossestheballtoPearce...Pearcetakesashot!

...savedbytheGermanZiegler,andpickedupbyInceonly25yardsawayfromtheGermangoal...goodeffortbyInce,aimsatthegoal!

...andKopke,theGermangoalkeeperpushestheballoverthetopofthegoal.SoacornerkickforEngland.

Speaker2:

AgreatshotbyInce,I'msureheknowsthatPearcesetthatupforhim,butKopkeputtheshotoutofdanger.

Speaker1:

Hedoesliketopunchtheball,thatKopkeintheGermangoal...England'sfirstcornerofthissemi-final...Gascoignewilltakeit...

HerecomesthecornerkickfromGascoigne...andShearer'sthereandAlanShearerscoresforEngland...Englandhavescoredafteronlytwominutes'play...withacornerkickbyGascoigne...aimedatthenearpost,andAlanShearerheadstheballintotheGermangoal...It'sanabsolutedreamstartforthesemi-final...Shearerhasgothisfifthgoalofthetournament...Wouldyoubelieveit?

It'sEnglandone,Germanynil!

Passage2

Matt:

Nowit'stimeforCritic'sChoice,withnewsandreviewsaboutthelatestfilms.Goodevening,Jack,seenanythinggoodatthecinemathisweek?

Jack:

GoodeveningMatt,yes,I'veseenoneofthebestsportsfilmsofrecentyears.

Matt:

Sportsfilms?

That'snotusuallyatypeoffilmwhichappealstoyou.

Jack:

You'reright,butthistimeit'sdifferent.I'vebeentoseeafilmaboutmountainclimbing,it'snotreallyyourtypicalsportsfilm.It'smoremanagainstthemountain.

Matt:

Tellusmore.

Jack:

I'vebeentoseeTouchingtheVoid,whichisthestoryofapairofmountainclimbersinthePeruvianAndes.

Matt:

Isitatruestory?

Jack:

Yes,itis.In1985,JoeSimpsonandSimonYatessetouttoclimbthe7,000-metreSiulaGrandemountaininthePeruvianAndes.SimpsonandYateswereyoung,fitandconfidenttheywouldsucceed.

Matt:

Sowhathappens?

Jack:

SimpsonandYates'styleofclimbinginvolvedmovingquicklyupamountainwithveryfewsuppliesandnobasecamps,whichisrisky.Youcan'tmakeanymistakes.

Matt:

IthinkIcanguesswhathappensnext.

Jack:

Andsureenoughafterclimbingwellforthreeandahalfdays,disasterstrikes.Simpsonfallsandbreakshisrightleg.Withnofoodorwater,theclimbersknowtheyhavetogetoffthemountain—fast.Yatesisdeterminedtofindawaytogethisfriendhome,andhehastolowerSimpsondownthemountain.Simpsonisinagony,butYateshasnochoiceexcepttoignorehispartner'scriesofpainbecauseotherwisehe'lldie.

Well,forawhile,thingsgowell.ButsuddenlySimpson,attheendoftherope,failstorespondtoYates'signal.YatesisunabletomoveanyfurtherandhasnoideawhySimpsonisnotresponding.SoYatesholdsonwithallofhisstrength,alltooawarethateventuallyhisstrengthwouldgiveoutandbothwouldfall.ButwhatYatesdoesn'tknowisthathehasloweredSimpsonovertheedgeofacrevasse.Simpsonishanginginmid-airfromtheverticalfaceofthemountain.He'sunabletoclimbbackuptheropeandhe'sgotfrostbittenfingersandcan'tcommunicatewithYatesabovehim.

Matt:

Sowhathappens?

Jack:

Well,Idon'twanttospoiltheendingforanyonewhohasn'tseenityet.

Matt:

But...

Jack:

ButYateshangsontotheropeforanhour,gettingweaker.Foranyclimber,cuttingtheropethatbindshimtohispartnerisunthinkable.

Matt:

Soundsveryexciting.Sowhataboutthedirectionandthefilming?

Jack:

ThedirectorisKevinMacdonald,andhetellsthestorybycuttingfrominterviewstoshotsoftheclimbitself.Butit'sthemessageofthefilmwhichinterestsme.Yousee,intheend,theimpressionleftbythefilmisastonishmentthatahumanbeingcoulddowhatJoedid,whichistosurvive.

Matt:

ThanksJack,thisweek'sCritic'sChoiceisTouchingtheVoid,ongeneralreleaseinallcinemasfromnextweek.

Unit9

Passage1

Speaker1:

Sohow'sitallgoing?

Speaker2:

Well,secondyearexamsareintwoweeks,soit'sallgoatthemoment.

Speaker1:

It'snotgoingtoeaseup!

SowhatcanIdoforyou?

Speaker2:

Well,nextyear'smyfinalyearandIneedtothinkseriouslyaboutmycareer.

Speaker1:

Iwouldagreewithyouthere.Let'shavealookatyourfile.You'rereadingEnglish,you'regettinggoodgrades,yougotameritinyourfirstyearexamsandyou'reontrackfora2:

1accordingtoyourtutor.Haveyouanyideawhatyou'dliketodo?

Speaker2:

I'mverydrawntopublishing.IreadalotofnovelsandI'mquiteagoodcritic.

Speaker1:

That'sagoodstart.I'mguessingyou'dliketobealiteraryeditor?

Speaker2:

That'sright.

Speaker1:

Well,Ishouldtellyouthatliteraryeditingisahardprofessiontogetintoanditdoesn'tpayverywell,unlessyou'reatthetop.Youcouldthinkabitmorebroadlythanjustliterature.Forexample,there'seducationalpublishing,professionalpublishingandthere'salsospecialistpublishing,suchassports.

Speaker2:

I'mnotverysporty.

Speaker1:

Well,Iunderstandsportmaynotbeyourthingbut...yougettheidea.

Speaker2:

Yes,Ido.SohowdoIstart?

Speaker1:

Firstofall,youneedagooddegreebutevenbeforethatIwouldcontactpublishersandseeifthey'llofferyouworkexperience.Youwon'tgetpaid,ofcourse,butit'sgoodforyourCVandyou'lllearnsomethingaboutthebusiness.

Speaker2:

Right.HowdoIfindoutwhotowriteto?

Speaker1:

AllthepublishersarelistedinthePublisher'sYearbook.There'sacopyinthelibraryinthecareerssection,soyoucanusethatforastart.Checkthejobadvertsinthenewspapersandmaybelookatthespecialistpublishingtradejournal,theBookseller.Thathasjobadsaswell.

Speaker2:

Thankyou.

Speaker1:

TheotherthingyoumightdoischecktheInternet—sometimes,thepublishers'websitesofferinternshipsorjobexperienceopportunitiesfornewgraduates.

Speaker2:

I'lldothat.

Speaker1:

Oneotherthing.GraduatesstudyingEnglishalwayswanttobeaneditor,they'requiteromanticaboutit,butthereareotherdepartments—marketing,sales,andtheproductionside.Don'tdismissthose.

Speaker2:

Thanksfortheadvice,it'sveryhelpful.Butit'sliteraryeditingthatIwanttodo.

Speaker1:

Well,Iwishyouthebest.Letmeknowhowyougeton.Andgoodluckwithyourexams.

Passage2

Harry:

Sohowwasyourfirstdayofteaching,Lucy?

Lucy:

Itwasallright—wasn'tasterrifyingasIthoughtitwouldbe.

Harry:

Welldone!

Lucy:

Yes,IwasfrightenedI'dgocompletelyblankbutitwasOK.Ithinkthestudentswerehappy.It'sthegrammarIfinddifficult,there'ssomuchtocover.

Jessica:

It'sextraordinary,isn'tit?

WespeakEnglish,wethinkweknowthegrammarandthenwedoaTeachingEnglishcourseanddiscoverwedon'tknowanything.

Lucy:

Howlonghaveyoubeenteaching,Jessica?

Jessica:

Justovertwoyears.IdidthetrainingcourseandthengotajobteachinginJapan—Tokyo.Itwasaneye-openerreally—thewholethingaboutkeepingface.Youhavetobesopoliteallthetime.

Patrick:

Soyou'reteachingEnglishbecauseyouwanttotravel?

Jessica:

Yes,that'spartofit,butalsobecauseIenjoyit,Ienjoytheinteractionwithstudents,andalsoit'sagoodcareer.

Patrick:

Ifeelthesame.Sowhatdoyouwanttodonext?

Jessica:

Marketing,Ithink.I'mgoingtodoayearhere,then—Ihope—getajobatalanguageschoolinLondon,domyMA,thenapplyforamarketingjob.Anyway,that'stheplan.

Patrick:

Soundsgood.

Harry:

Whataboutyou,Patrick?

Wherehaveyouworked?

Patrick:

IdidthreeyearsinItaly—DirectorofStudiesinRome.Iwanttospendacoupleofyearshere,thenworkinLondon,hopefullybecomeateachertrainer.Yourturn,Harry.

Harry:

Well,I'mnotlikeyouandJessica.I'mjusthappytobehere,inabeautifulcitydoingajobIenjoy.

Jessica:

Youdon'tseeteachingEnglishasacareer?

Harry:

Well,mythingistravel,forthemomentanyway.

Lucy:

Whichcountrieshaveyoubeento,Harry?

Harry:

Ididayear'steachinginBrazil—RiodeJaneiro—suchastunningcityandstunningbeaches,Copacabana,andalloverlookedbySugarLoafmountain.

Patrick:

Cool.Andthen?

Harry:

TwoyearsinMexicoCity...

Jessica:

Youshouldbeatravelwriter.

Harry:

I'mtoobusytravelling!

InfactIjustarrivedfromSpainthreedaysago,fromBarcelona,Iwasteachingprimaryschoolkids.

Lucy:

Great!

Harry:

Well,we'reallgivingourreasonsforteachingEnglish,sowhat'syours,Lucy?

Lucy:

Um—IthinkI'mgoingtoreallyenjoyit,simpleasthat.Andobviouslyit'sgreattobeinItaly.ImeanVenice,whatmorecanyouask?

Unit1

Passage1

Harry:

Sohowwasyourfirstdayofteaching,Lucy?

Lucy:

Itwasallright—wasn'tasterrifyingasIthoughtitwouldbe.

Harry:

Welldone!

Lucy:

Yes,IwasfrightenedI'dgocompletelyblankbutitwasOK.Ithinkthestudentswerehappy.It'sthegrammarIfinddifficult,there'ssomuchtocover.

Jessica:

It'sextraordinary,isn'tit?

WespeakEnglish,wethinkweknowthegrammarandthenwedoaTeachingEnglishcourseanddiscoverwedon'tknowanything.

Lucy:

Howlonghaveyoubeenteaching,Jessica?

Jessica:

Just