《大学英语视听说课程实训手册第1册》听力原文B1U1U8.docx

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《大学英语视听说课程实训手册第1册》听力原文B1U1U8

《大学英语视听说课程实训手册第1册》听力原文

Unit1StayHungry,StayFoolish

LessonOne

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

SteveJobsistheco-founderandCEOofAppleInc.andformerCEOofPixarAnimationStudios.HeisthelargestindividualshareholderinWaltDisney.HisnameisassociatedwithinnovativeproductsliketheiPod,iPhoneandiTunes.Heisamuchrespectedcorporateleaderwhosemanagementstyleisstudiedworldwide.Hisattentiontodesign,functionandstylehaswonhimmillionsoffans.

JobswasborninSanFranciscoin1955.Hebecameinterestedincomputerswhenhewasateenager.In1974,hegotajobasatechnicianatthevideogamemakerAtari.HesavedenoughmoneytobackpackaroundIndiaandthenreturnedtoAtari.

JobsandWozniakfoundedApplein1976.JobsguidedAppletobecomeamajorplayerinthedigitalrevolution.TheintroductionoftheiMacandothercutting-edgeproductsmadeitapowerfulbrandwithaloyalfollowing.JobsalsoenjoyedconsiderablesuccessatPixar.HecreatedOscar-winningmoviessuchasToyStoryandFindingNemo.

In2004,Jobswasdiagnosedwithacancer.InApril2009,heunderwentalivertransplantandhisprognosiswas“excellent”.

Hisadvicetoaspiringyoungentrepreneursis:

“You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.”

LessonTwo

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.

Makingthetransitionfromhighschooltocollegelifecanbedifficult.Itiseasytobecomediscouraged,overwhelmedandhomesick.Hereareafewtipsthatwillmakethetransitiontocollegelifealittleeasier.

YouareinChargeofYourTime

Alongwithyournewfoundfreedomatcollegecomesresponsibility.Beingresponsibleinvolvesbeingabletomanageyourtime.Usingaplannertohelpyoustayorganizedishighlyrecommended.Youshouldalsotrytoplanyourcourseworkinadvance,soyoucandeterminewhatextracurricularactivitiesyouwillhavetimefor.

It’sImportanttoKeepanOpenMind

Whenyoufirstmovetocollege,you’regoingtobeinanewplace,handlingnewsituations.Soyouneedtokeepanopenmind.Collegeisn’tjustaboutlearningfactsandtheoriesfromtextbooks.Alargepartofcollegeinvolveslearninghowtobeanadult.

HomeisOnlyaPhoneCallorInstantMessageAway

Ifgoingawaytocollegeisthefirsttimeyou’vebeenawayfromhomeforalongperiodoftime,it’snaturaltofeelhomesick.Don’tbepessimistic.Andifthingsgettoobad,homeisonlyaphonecallorinstantmessageaway.

Unit2TheInternet:

ADouble-EdgedSword

LessonOne

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

SearchingtheInternetmayhelpmiddle-agedandolderadultskeeptheirmemoriessharp,accordingtoarecentstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,recordedthebrainactivityofpeoplesearchingtheWebandfoundthatthosewithexperienceoftheInternetusedmoreoftheirbrainduringtheirsearches.ThissuggeststhatsimplysearchingtheInternethastheeffectoftrainingthebrainandkeepingitactiveandhealthy.Manystudieshavefoundthatchallengingmentalactivitiessuchaspuzzlescanhelppreservebrainfunction,butfewhavelookedatwhatroletheInternetmightplay.AccordingtoDrGarySmall,aUCLAexpertonageing,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehassimulatedanInternetsearchtaskwhilescanningthebrain.DrSmall’steamstudied24normalvolunteersbetweentheagesof55and76.HalfwereexperiencedatsearchingtheInternetandtheotherhalfhadnoWebexperience.BothgroupswereaskedtodoInternetsearchesandbookreadingtaskswhiletheirbrainactivitywasmonitored.

TheteamfoundthatpeoplewhoarefamiliarwiththeInternetcanengageatamuchdeeperlevelofbrainactivity.

LessonTwo

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.

Atthedawnofthedigitalage,manybelievedthattheInternet,e-mail,blogsandinteractivevideogameswouldproduceagenerationofmoreintellectuallysophisticatedchildren.Theterms“informationsuperhighway”and“knowledgeeconomy”enteredthedictionary,anditwasassumedthatteenswouldusetheirknowledgeandunderstandingoftechnologytoblazeatrailasthepioneersofthisnewdigitalage.

Thatwasthepromise.Buttheenlightenmentdidn’thappen.Thetechnologythatwassupposedtomakeyoungadultsmoreintelligent,diversifytheirtastesandimprovetheirverbalskillshashadtheoppositeeffect.Accordingtorecentreports,mostyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonotreadliterature,visitmuseumsorvote.Theycannotexplainbasicscientificmethods,recountbasicAmericanhistory,nametheirlocalpoliticalrepresentativesorlocateIraqorIsraelonamap.TheDumbestGeneration,writtenbyMarkBauerlein,isastartlingindictmentoftheintellectuallifeofyoungadultsandatimelywarningofitsconsequencesforAmericancultureanddemocracy.

Unit3AnimationWorld

LessonOne

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

Animationistheartofcreatingasequenceofdrawings,eachsoslightlydifferentthat,whenfilmedandrunthroughaprojectorat24framespersecond,thefiguresseemtomove.

Earlyanimations,whichstartedappearingbefore1910,consistedofsimpledrawingsphotographedoneatatime.Itwasextremelylaborintensiveastherewereliterallyhundredsofdrawingsperminuteoffilm.     

WaltDisneytookanimationtoanewlevel.HewasthefirstanimatortoaddsoundtohismoviecartoonswiththepremiereofSteamboatWilliein1928.In1937,heproducedthefirstfulllengthanimatedfeaturefilm,SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.

Withtheintroductionofcomputers,animationtookonawholenewdimension.Manyfeaturefilmsoftodayhavehadanimationincorporatedintothemforspecialeffects.AfilmlikeStarWarsbyGeorgeLucasreliesheavilyoncomputeranimationformanyofitsspecialeffects.ToyStory,producedbyWaltDisneyProductionsandPixarAnimationStudios,becamethefirstfulllengthfeaturefilmanimatedentirelyoncomputerswhenitwasreleasedin1995.

Withtheadventofpersonalcomputers,ithasnowalsobecomepossiblefortheaveragepersontocreateanimations. 

LessonTwo

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.

Therapidadvanceoftechnologyhasmadecomputeranimationwidelyavailabletothemassesandturnedanimationintooneofthefastestgrowingindustriesinmoderntimes.ThedemandforanimatedentertainmenthasexpandedwiththeincreaseinbroadcastinghoursbycableandsatelliteTValongwiththegrowingpopularityoftheInternet.Inthepast,animationserieswereaimedatchildrenagednineandbelow.Inrecentyears,however,TVstationshavebeenproducinganimationseriesforteenagers,adultsandthewholefamily.AnimationserieslikeTheSimpsonsandKingoftheHillhavebeensuccessfullyairedonprimetimeTV.

MajormarketsincludetheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan,France,BritainandGermany.LicensingoperationsforT-shirts,capsandotheritemshavealsobeenamajorsourceofrevenueforanimationcompanies.InJapan,severalsuccessfulcomputergamessuchasPokemonandDetectiveConanhavebeentransformedintoanimatedseries.Morebroadlyspeaking,animationisincreasinglyusedinvideogames,andmoviesarealsoincreasinglyreliantonanimationandcomputergraphicsspecialeffects.

AnotherkeytrendwearewitnessingistheoutsourcingofanimationtoAsia,especiallybyNorthAmericanfilmandtelevisionprogramproducers.ThemajorfactorbehindthisshiftcontinuestobetheavailabilityofpowerfulcomputeranimationplatformsandmuchlowerlaborcostscomparedtoNorthAmericaandEurope.Thebulkoftheoutsourcingisfor2Danimation,withsomefor3Daswell.

Unit4FinancialIntelligence

LessonOne

AudioStudio

Task1IdentifyingtheGist

Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

Task2CheckingtheFacts

Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

PayingforcollegeintheUSisabouttogetharder.StartinginJuly2007,interestratesonnewstudentloanswillriseto6.8%,fromtoday’srateof4.7%.AndinterestratesonnewloansthatparentstakeoutcalledPLUSloanswillriseto8.5%.Thebottomlineisthatgettingyourdegreeisbecomingevenmoreexpensive.

Ona$20,000loan,studentswillbepayingabout$2,500moreoverthelifeoftheloanjustininterestpayments.Andparentswillhavetoputup$3,000more.

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