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听力第二册UNIT15

Unit15

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent

ML：

Itdepends.IfIhavemoney,Itravel;illdon'thavemoney,IstayathomeandIreadabook

ordosomethinglikethat.Iliketo...totakephotos.Iliketodothat.But,ifIhavemoney...totravel.

MB:

Ah,yes.

ML:

Youtoo?

MB:

Metoo,yes,IlikeexploringthingsIdon'tknowyet,yes...travelordolongwalks,Imean,whatIusedtodoinScotland,forweeksandweeks._Ipassoverthehillsonfoot,without

seeinghardlyanybodyorintheOrkneyIslandsandsoon.Ilikewalkingandtravellingandreadinganawfullot.

TF:

Well,whentheweatherisbeautiful,Iliketogo,uh,tothegolfcourseandplaygolf.

MB:

Oh,yes.

TF:

I'mnotaverygoodgolfer,butIlikeitverymuch.AlmosteverySaturday,Igotogolf

course.

MB:

Oh,yes,unhhuh.

TF:

Butnotontherainydays,orwinter.AndIliketotraveltoo.

Exercise

Mary

Travelling

Maria

Travellingandexploringnewthings

Toru

Playinggolf,travelling

Part2PredictionandInference

1.Man.Yourcousinsjustcalled.They'restrandedatthebeach.

Woman:

Sotheydidn'tmanagedtogetaliftafterall.

2.Woman:

I'mreallylookingforwardtothepicnictomorrow.

Man:

Ifwe'reluck,we'llhavesomesunthisyearforachange.

3.Man:

Canyougoovermynoteswithme?

I'llneverunderstandallthesechemistryexperiments.

Woman:

Youknow,reviewsessionsarebeingheldeverynightthisweek.They'resupposedtobegood.

Exercise:

1.Fromthewoman'stoneofvoicewecanhavethefeelingthatshehadthoughthercousincould

getalift.

2.Theyalwayshadbadweatherforpicnic.

3.Themanwantsthewomantogooverthenoteswithhim.However,thewomansaysthereview

sessionsarebeingheldeverynightthisweek.They'resupposedtobegood.Soprobablythemanwillgotothesereviewsessions.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1HowDoyouDoIt?

Brian:

Urn,Theresa,Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.Er,Gillianhashadtorushofftoseehermother,（T:

Yes.）and,I'vebeenlefttocookthechildren'smeal.（T:

Um.）Now,we'verecentlyboughtthismicrowave.Now,I'velookedeverywhereforthebookofinstructions,andIcan'tfinditanywhere.（T:

Ohdear.）Erm,I...couldyougivemealittlebitofinformation,howtoworkit?

Theresa:

Wellfirstofall,ifyoulookatyourmicrowave,faceit（B:

Yeah.）,andontherightthere'sacontrolpad.Okay.（B:

Er...）Canyouseeitfromwhereyouare?

Brian:

Er,ontheright...ohyes,yes.（T:

Controlpad.）Yes.

Theresa:

Er,well,firstofallyouopenthedoor（B:

Yeah.）um,andyouputthefoodin,orthefoodinitscontainer,（B:

Ye-es.）ontotherevolving*tray（B:

Ye-e-es.）.Allfight?

Brian:

Yes,yes.

Theresa:

Thenyoushutthedoor.（B:

Uh-huh.）ffthedoorisn'tshutproperly,theovenwon'tstart,okay?

Brian:

Ah,fight.

Theresa:

Right,andthenyou'vegottosettheovencontrol.

Brian:

Yes.HowdoIgoaboutthat?

Theresa:

Um,whatdidGilliansay,urn,thepowerlevelshouldbe?

（B:

Aa-a-h.）Didshegiveyouanynumber?

Brian:

Ohshemutteredsomethingabout,er,level7,an...and（T:

Level7.）hangon,andshe

saidsomethingabout20minutes.Doesthatmeananythingtoyou?

Theresa:

Yes,that'sallright.（B:

Uh-huh.）Wellwhatyoudonextis,youtouchthepowerlevelpad*

（B:

Ye-ah.）which,urn,isontheleftofthepads,ailfight?

Brian:

Y-yes,gotthat.

Theresa:

Andthentouchnumber7（B:

yeah.）,'costhat'swhatyousaidisn'tit,7?

Brian:

Yes,that'swhatGilliansaid,yes.

Theresa:

Thenyouwanttotouchthetimepad,whichisontherightofthepowerlevelpad.（B:

Aah.）That'sthenextpadalong.（B:

Yes.）Urn,thenyou'vegottofeedintheamountofminutes,so--howmanyminuteswasit?

Brian:

Er,Ithinkshesaid20,yes.

Theresa:

20,soyoutouch...

Brian:

So2andzero.

Theresa:

...2andzero.

Brian:

Right.

Theresa:

That'sfight.Andthenyou'vegottotouchthe,um,startpad,whichisthebottomright-handpad.

Brian:

Andthat'sail?

Theresa:

That'sit!

Brian:

Oh,that'sfairlystraightforward.

Theresa:

Yes.Quitesimplereally.

Brian:

Mmmm.Bitofapalaver*justforbakedbeansthough,isn'tit?

（T:

LAUGHS）Anyway,thankyouverymuchTheresa.

Theresa:

That'sokay.

Brian:

Bye-bye.

Theresa:

Bye.

Exercise

InstructionManual

Operation:

1.Openthedoor.

2.Putthefoodinitscontainerontotherevolvingtray.

3.Shutthedoor

4.Touchthepowerlevelpad（1~10fordifferentpurposes）

5.Touchthetimepad（feedintheamountofminutes）

6.Touchthestartpad.

Dialogue2AStepAhead?

Interviewer:

It'sawellknownsciencefictionplottofreezeabodyandbringitbacktolifeyearslater.However,thismaynolongerbesofarfromthetruth.JoiningusfromourCardiffstudioisProfessorAndrewMorgan,who'sbeendoingsomeresearchintothissubject.ProfessorMorgan.

ProfessorMorgan:

Yes,well,I'vebeenlookingintothe...er...theabilityofcertainanimalsto

freezethemselvesforacertainamountoftime,andthentocomebacktolifewhenthecircumstancesaroundthemchange.And,whatI'vebeenworkingonoverthepasttwoyearsistheparticularprocessthatenablesthemtodothis.

Interviewer:

Whathaveyouactuallydiscovered?

ProfessorMorgan:

Ithinkit'saparticularchemicalintheanimals'bodieswhichbeginstowork

undercertaincircumstances.AndI'mnowexperimentingwiththischemical

toseeifIcangetotheranimalswhowouldn'tnormallybeabletofreezethemselvestobeabletodothis.

Interviewer:

Haveyouhadanysuccess?

ProfessorMorgan:

Ihavesofarit'sbeengoingverywell.AndI'mreasonablyconfidentthaterm

...well,perhapswithintenyearsfromnowI'llbeabletofreezehumanbeings

foraslongorasshortatimeasIwouldliketo,andthenbringthembacktolifeagaininexactlythesamestatethattheywereinbeforetheywerefrozen...justasyoucandowithanimals.

Interviewer:

Andwhat'sthemainapplicationofyourresearch?

ProfessorMorgan:

Ithinkthemainapplicationofthisforhumanbeingswouldbeto...forpeoplewithterminal*illnesses,peoplewhohavegotillnessesthatcannotbecuredatthemoment.Wecouldfreezethem,findacurefortheillnessandthenbringthemback1olifeagainandadministerthecure.

Interviewer:

Isee.Erm...thesepeoplecouldactuallychoosetoprolongtheirlivesand

thereforenotsuffer...

ProfessorMorgan:

Yes,Ithinkso.Somebodysufferingfrom,say,multiplesclerosis*,certain

typesofcancer,ofcourse,AIDSwouldbeanotherparticulardisease...Peoplewouldbeabletochoosetohavetheirlives,er....frozenatthatparticularmomentandthenbroughtbacktolifewhenacureappeared.

Interviewer:

Well,thisobviouslyisgoingtocreategreat...ergreatdebateIwouldthinkastothefightsandwrongsofwhetherweshouldbeactuallydoingthis.Exercise:

FreezingaBodyandBringingItBacktoLifeYearsLater

I.Pastresearch

Asubject:

theabilityofcertainanimalstofreezethemselvesforacertainamountof

timeandthentocomebacktolifewhenthecircumstancesaroundthemchance

B.Discovery:

it’saparticularchemicalintheanimals'bodieswhichbeginstoworkundercertaincircumstances.

II.Presentexperiment

A.Experimentingotheranimalswiththischemical.

B.Purpose;toseeifotheranimalswhowouldn'tnormallybeabletofreezethemselves

willbeabletodothis

III.Applications

APeoplewithterminalillnesseswouldbeabletochoosetohavetheirlivesfrozenatthat

particularmomentandthenbroughtbacktolifewhenacureappeared.

Part2Passages

Passage1TheBurningoftheGlobe

Shortlyafter2o'clockonaMondayafternooninJune,1613,aneagercrowdfilledtheGlobetheaterforthefirstproductionofanewShakespeareplay,HenryVIII.Neartheendofthefirstact,theactorplayingthekingmadehisentrance,announcedbythethunderofacannon*firedfromacupola*overthetheater'sthatched*roof.Nooneseemedtonoticeorcarethatsparksfromthecannonlandedonthethatch.Thesparkssmouldered*,smoked,flamedandinmomentsspectatorswererushingforthetwoexits."Somelosttheirhats,andsometheirswords,"saidaballadonsalethenextdayinSt.Paul's.Thefireblazedwildlyandalthougheverybodyescapedunscathed*--onemandoused*hisburningbritches*withabottleofale*--theGlobewasdonefor.Itburnedtothegroundintwohours,thefinestfireLondonhadseensinceSt.Paul'ssteeple*burnedupin1561.

TheGlobehadbeenbuiltin1599withthelumberfromanothertheater,London'sfirst,whichhadbeentorndownbecausethemanwhoownedthelandonwhichitstoodrefusedtorenewthelease.Thetheater'sownersboatedthelumberacrosstheThames.Withmoneyraisedbysellingsharestoagroupofactors,theyrebuiltthetheaterandnamedittheGlobe.

Thenewtheaterwaslocatedinadisreputableborough*,officiallynamedtheClink,famedforitsprofusionofbrothels*,tenements,theatersandprisons.TheClinkwaschosenbecauseitwasoutsidethejurisdiction*oftheLondonCouncil.TheCouncil,composedofbusinessmen,politiciansandPuritans,hadrailed*againsttheGlobeandothertheatersasvile*breedingplacesof"seditious*matters,andmanyothercorruptionsofyouth."TheClink,however,wasruleddirectlybyQueenElizabeth,whohadlittlepatiencewiththecouncil'spuritanical*views.

ThoughtheGlobewascompletelydestroyedbythe1613fire,ithadmadeitsowners--includingShakespeare--soprosperousthattheyrebuiltitwithintheyear"inafairermannerthanbefore."

ExerciseA:

Londonhasover100theatres,includingfringeand