听力教程Unit 10 BK4 105116课堂用文本第二版.docx

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听力教程Unit10BK4105116课堂用文本第二版

UNIT10

SectionOneTacticsforlistening

ListeningandTranslation

1.SomeofAmerica'sbestuniversitieshaveacceptedanunusuallylowpercentageofstudentsforadmissionthisfall.

2.Collegeadmissionsofficerssaythemainreasonisthathighschoolseniorsareapplyingtomoreschoolsthaninthepast.

3.Manystudentswhoapplytotopschoolsareplacedonawaitinglist.

4.Theydonotgetadecisionuntiltheschoolknowshowmanyapplicantswhoareofferedadmissionwillaccepttheoffer.

5.Admissionsofficerssaytheyusewait-listingbecauseitisdifficulttoknowwhichapplicantsreallywanttoattendtheirschool.

Exercise

Directions:

ListentosomesentencesandtranslatethemintoChinese.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

1.今年秋季，美国一些最好的大学的新生录取率反常的低。

2.大学的招生官员说，主要原因是高三学生申请报考的大学数量比往年多。

3.很多报考顶尖学校的学生被列入等候批准的申请人名单。

4.他们的申请结果要等学校知道有多少已经被录取的申请人同意前来报到后才能知道。

5.招生官员说引入等候批准的申请人名单机制是因为很难知道究竟哪些申请人真的希望进入他们的学校。

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue-InsulatingyourHome

EdRoberts:

Nowwithmeinthestudioisourdo-it-yourselfexpert,RonPorter.Ron,whathouseholdhintshaveyougotforusthisweek?

RonPorter:

Well,Ed,winter'sapproachingandalongwiththecoldweatherwe'llbegettingenormousfuelbillsifwe'renotcareful.Youknow,it'sfunnythatwealldreadthearrivalofourheatingbillsandcomplainlikemadwhenwegetthem,andyetsomanyofusstilldonothingtoinsulateourhomesandreducethosebills.

EdRoberts:

Soyou'regoingtobetellingusaboutinsulation?

RonPorter:

That'sright.DuringthenextthreeprogramsI'llbedescribingwaysinwhichlistenerscaninsulatetheloft,reducedraughtsthroughoutthehouse,andinsulatethewalls.

EdRoberts:

Andallthesethingscanbecarriedoutbythehomehandyman?

RonPorter:

Certainlythefirsttwocan.Wallinsulationismoretricky.Ifyouhavewhatarecalledcavitywalls*,thatiswallswithagapbetweentheinnerplasteredwallandtheouterexposedwall,thenyouneedtogettheinsulationdonebyapprovedcontractors.Butifyourhousehassolidwalls,youcaninsulatethemyourself.

EdRoberts:

Sowhataretheadvantagesofinsulation?

RonPorter:

Theobviousonesaresavingfuelandmoney,ofcourse.Butalsolifebecomesmorecomfortable.Yougetridofallthosechillycorners;allpartsoftheroomcanbeenjoyedwithcompletefreedomfromcolddraughts.Coldwallsareeliminatedtooandthiscombinedwithawarmeratmospherehelpstomakecondensation*lessofaproblem,

EdRoberts:

Canyougiveussomeexamplesofhowinsulationcanhelpuscutcosts?

RonPorter:

Certainly.Ifyou'reabouttoinstallcentralheating,forinstance,you'llfindthatinsulationcansaveyoualotofmoneybecausealesspowerfulsystemwillbeneeded.It'sbeenshownthatbyfullyinsulatingahouse,theareaofradiatorscanbereducedbyalmosthalfandthesizeoftheboilerbyathird.

EdRoberts:

Amazing.

RonPorter:

Right,andthat'snotall.Goodinsulationalsoreducestheperiodwhenheatingisnecessary.Inareallywellinsulatedhouse,aboutsixweeks'heatingcanbesavedeachyear,becausetheheatcreatedjustbylivinginthehouseissufficienttokeepitwarm.Also,ofcourse,afullyinsulatedhouseiseasiertosell,becauseitsvalueisincreased.

EdRoberts:

Ihadn'trealizedthatsavingscouldbesogreat.

RonPorter:

Manypeopledon't.Butthefactis,inatypicalinsulatedhouse,three-quartersoftheheatgeneratedinsideislostthroughtheroof,floor,walls,windowsanddoors.Ofthat,aboutonethirdescapesthroughthewalls,aquarterthroughtheroof,aquarterthroughwindowsanddoors,andasixththroughthefloor.

EdRoberts:

Andcaninsulationstopallthisheatloss?

RonPorter:

No,butitcanreduceitbyasmuchasahalf,withconsiderablesavingsasI'vementioned.

EdRoberts:

Well,Iforonewillbelisteningtoyouradvicewithgreatinterest.Thanksverymuch,Ron.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

l.D2.B3.B4.C5.D6.A7.C8.A

Part2Passage-Planyourhome’sinteriordesignbeforeyoubuy

Teachingtips:

Therearefourexercisesinthispart.ExerciseBisasimportantasExerciseCandExerciseD.ThefocusofExerciseBisnotaccuracybutcomprehension.ThefivesentencesinExerciseBgivethestudentsageneralideaaboutthepassage.Forthefirstreading,thestudentsmayfocusonthemainideaofthesentences.Forthesecondandthirdreading,theycanusenotetakingstrategywhiledictatingthesentences,thatis,theyshouldputdownthekeywords,thenwritedownotherimportantwordsrelevanttotheinformationconveyedbythesentence.AttheendofExerciseB,theteachermayaskthestudentstodiscussthemeaningofeachsentenceandwhatthepassagemightbeabout.

Thisisapassageabouttheplanningofyourhome'sinteriordesign.Roomcolorschemesareagreatwaytodifferentiatespacesinthehouse.Sinceeachroomservesaseparatepurpose,it'sonlynaturalthatthecolorsreflecttheuseoftheroom.

Forexample,abedroomisusedforrelaxingandunwindingafteralongday.YoumaywanttopropyourfeetupandreadabookorwatchTV.Colorsthatcreateacalmingmoodarewhatyou'relookingfor;blues,greensandpastelsworknicely.

Kitchencolorschemestendtobewarmandinviting.Reds,orangesandyellowsmimicnaturalcookingingredientslikejuicytomatoesforpastasauceorsweetcitrusfruits.Theymakeguestsfeelwelcomewhichisespeciallyniceifyouentertainfrequently.

Livingroomcolorsarealittlebitmoredifficulttoputtogether.Sinceit'saplacetoentertainaswellasaplacetohangout,considerpaintingonewallagreenishblueandtheotherwallsbeigeorcamelcolor.Thebrightcolorprovidesjustenoughfuninaneutralbackground.Bathroomcolorschemesarefairlyeasytocomeupwith.Abathroomislessintimidatingbecauseit'ssmallerandalessviewedpartofthehouse.Strongcolorscanbeoverpoweringifthespaceissmall.Lightyelloworcreamaddssomewarmthwhenenjoyingacandlelightbubblebath.

Tapescriptandkey:

Whenplanningyourroom'sinteriordesignordecoryouneedtofirstconsidertheroomlayoutandhowyouwantyourhomefurnishingstobeplaced.Youshouldplanyourinteriordesignbeforeyoubuyyourfurniture.

Firstmeasuretheinteriorwithasteelrulerandsketchitontopaper.Onceyouhavethedesigndrawnyoucanusefurniturecutouts,thesamescaleasthedrawing,toarrangetheinteriordesign.

Forthelivingroom,startinthecentralareaoftheroomandplanaconversationgrouparoundafocuspointsuchasafireplace,wallunitoroutdoorview.AU-shapedconversationgroupisbest.

Inadiningroomthetableisthefocus,itisthe'centerofactivity.Furnishingssuchasachinacabinetbuffettable,mirrororpicturecanbeplacedalongthewalls.Thereshouldbeapproximately3feetbetweenthetableandotherobjectstoallowtrafficthroughtheroom.

Thebedisthefocuspointinthebedroom.Ifitisonebedtrycenteringitalongthewallwithpaintingorotherdecorativeitemsaboveit,withoneortwonightstandsonthesides.Iftherearetwobedsyoucanputatablebetweenthem.

Forthoseofyouwhoarecomputersavvy*andtechnicalyoucanalsousecomputersoftwaretoplanyourinteriordesign.Youcandownloadprogramsofftheinternetorpurchasesoftware.Therearegreatinteriordesignprogramswhichhave2Dand3Ddesignfeaturesthatallowyoutodraw,arrangethefurniture,windowsandwindowtreatments*,doors,carpetandupholsteryfabric*.It'sgreatforviewingthefinishedproduct.

Onceyouaresatisfiedwithyourinteriordesignyouarereadytogooutandpurchaseyourhomefurnishings.Takethemeasurementsofthefurniturepiecesinyourdecoratingplanwithyou.

Whendecoratingyourhome'sinterioryouneedtochooseacolorscheme.

Roomcolorschemescanbewarmorcoolwithmonochromatic*,adjacent*orcomplementarycolors.Startwithapredominantcolorandaddoneormoreaccent*colors.

Atint*isacolorwithwhiteaddedwhichmakesitcoolerthanitspurecolor.

Pinkiscoolerthanred.Ashadeisacolorwithblackorbrownaddedmakingitwarmerthanitspurecolor.Colorisalsoaffectedbythesurfaceortextureofthematerialitisappliedto.Smoothandshinysurfacesarecoolingwhileroughandtexturedappearwarmer.

Amonochromaticroomcolorschemewoulduseonepredominantcolorwithdifferenttints,shadesortexturesasaccents.

Coloralsocanhaveadifferentappearanceandfeelfromroomtoroomdependingonthelightandifitisexposedtothesouthorthenorth.Ifitallseemsconfusingdon'tfret*.Thereisaneasywaytochoosearoomcolorscheme.Therearetrainedpeoplewhohavealreadydonetheworkforyou.Lookforcolorschemecombinationsinmagazinepictures,fabrics,artwork,wrappingpaper,bookcovers,wallpaper,etc.thatyouareattractedto.

A:

Pre-listeningQuestion

Incolortheory,acolorschemeisthechoiceofcolorsusedindesignforarangeofmedia.Forexample,theuseofawhitebackgroundwithblacktextisanexampleofabasicandcommonlydefaultcolorschemeinwebdesign.

Colorschemesareusedtocreatestyleandappeal.Colorsthatcreateanaestheticfeelingwhenusedtogetherwillcommonlyaccompanyeachotherincolorschemes.Abasiccolorschemewillusetwocolorsthatlookappealingtogether.Moreadvancedcolorschemesinvolveseveralcolorsincombination,usuallybasedaroundasinglecolor;forexample,textwithsuchcolorsasred,yellow,orangeandlightbluearrangedtogetheronablackbackgroundinamagazinearticle.

Colorschemes