新世纪英语专业本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案.docx

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新世纪英语专业本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案

vUNIT1SectionOneHousesintheFuture

vWell,Ithinkhousesinthefuturewillprobablybe

（1）quitesmallbutIshouldthinkthey'llbe

（2）well-insulatedsothatyoudon'tneedsomuch（3）heatingand（4）coolingasyoudonow,soperhapsveryeconomical（5）torun.Perhapstheywilluse（6）solarheating,althoughIdon'tknow,inthiscountry,perhapswe（7）won'tbeabletodothatsomuch.Yes,Ithinkthey'llbefullof（8）electronicgadgets:

thingslikeveryadvancedtelevisions,videos,perhapsvideoswhichtakeup...thescreen（9）takesupthewholewall.Ishouldthink.Yes,you'llhavethingslike（10）garagedoorswhichopenautomaticallywhenyou（11）driveup,perhapselectronic（12）sensorswhichwill（13）recognizeyouwhenyou,whenyoucometothefrontdooreven.Perhaps（14）architectsanddesignerswillbeabitmore（15）imaginativeabouthowhousesaredesignedandperhapswiththe（16）shortageofspacepeoplewillthinkofputtinggardens（17）ontheroofand,andmayberoomscanbe（18）expandedand,and（19）contracted*dependingonwhatyouusethemfor,soperhapsthere'llbeabitmore（20）flexibilityaboutthat.

vPart2

vA:

Tuesdaytwofifteen.Letmelookinmydiary.B:

No,Thursday.

vA:

Oh,I'msorry.IthoughtyousaidTuesday.

vB:

Thursdaytwofifteen.No,I'msorry.I'vegotanappointmentuntilthree.Couldwemakeitlater?

vSaythreefifteen?

vA:

Well,there'salottotalkabout.It'lltakeacoupleofhours,atleast.B:

ShallwesayMondaymorning,then?

vA:

Mondaymorning.Allright.Nineo'clock?

vB:

Nine.Ithinkthatwillbeallright.I'llringyoubackandconfirm.A:

Allright.Butringbeforefive,couldyou?

vB:

Allright.

vA:

Rightyouare.Bye.B:

Bye.

vExercise.Directions:

Listentothedialogueandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

v1.Thisdialogueisaboutmakinganappointment

vWoman:

Listen!

I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.Man:

vMan:

Oh,that'sallright.Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?

Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?

vWoman:

Justletmeexplain,willyou?

vMan:

I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall.

vWoman:

Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave...

vMan:

Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?

vWoman:

Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.（Silence.Mansaysnothing.）

vWoman:

I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.

vMan:

Thecarbrokedown?

vWoman:

Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile

vtorepairit.

vMan:

Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?

vWoman:

Iwouldhave!

ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.

vMan:

Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!

vWoman:

Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.

vMan:

Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.

vWoman:

Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,

vyousee.

vMan:

Uh-huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?

vWoman:

Pardon?

vMan:

Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?

vWoman:

Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.

vMan:

Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.

vWoman:

Hmm,wellnow,let'shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...

vMan:

Iknowthegarageverywell!

vWoman:

Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...

vMan:

Apityit'sSunday.

v2.ThekeywordsareTuesday.Thursday.twofifteen.threefifteen.Mondaymorning.nineo'clock.

vPart1Dialogue

vI'mterriblysorryI'mlate.

vWoman:

Listen!

I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.Man:

vMan:

Oh,that'sallright.Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?

Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?

vWoman:

Justletmeexplain,willyou?

vMan:

I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall.

vWoman:

Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave...

vMan:

Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?

vWoman:

Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.（Silence.Mansaysnothing.）

vWoman:

I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.

vMan:

Thecarbrokedown?

vWoman:

Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile

vtorepairit.

vMan:

Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?

vWoman:

Iwouldhave!

ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.

vMan:

Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!

vWoman:

Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.

vMan:

Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.

vWoman:

Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,

vyousee.

vMan:

Uh-huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?

vWoman:

Pardon?

vMan:

Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?

vWoman:

Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.

vMan:

Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.

vWoman:

Hmm,wellnow,let'shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...

vMan:

Iknowthegarageverywell!

vWoman:

Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...

vMan:

Apityit'sSunday.

vWoman:

Pardon?

vMan:

Apityit'sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!

v1.Theyarepossiblyboyfriendandgirlfriend.

v2.Inarestaurant.

v3."Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?

Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?

"

v"I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'sall""Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?

"well,atleastItwasluckyyoufoundabarragetorepairyourcar

vExerciseDirections:

Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.

v"Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar."

v4.Becauseshewantstostoptheconversationlikethis.

vBecauseheknowsthegirlislying.

vPart2PassageTheOscarStatuette

v1Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","thegoldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit",butthetermneverstuck.

v2.Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,aHollywoodcolumnistusedthenameinhiscolumn.

v3.WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.

v4.Ifthestatuettesdon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,theyareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.

v5.ThelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.

vTheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM's*chiefartdirectorCedricGibbons,depicts*aknightholdingacrusader's*sword,standingonareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginalbranchesoftheAcademy:

Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.

vBornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"Oscar".Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"theAcademystatuette","thegoldentrophy"or"thestatueofmerit".Theentertainmenttradepaper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedtopopularize"theironman".Thetermneverstuck.

vApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,MargaretHerrick,thoughtthestatuetteresembledheruncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresulttheAcademystaffbeganreferringtoitasOscar.

vNohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,HollywoodcolumnistSidneySkolskyusedthenameinhiscolumninreferencetoKatharineHepburn'sfirstBestActresswin.TheAcademyitselfdidn'tusethenicknameofficiallyuntil1939.

vSinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniformstandards-withafewnotableexceptions.Inthe1930s,juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicas*ofthestatuette;aventriloquist*EdgarBergenwaspresentedwithawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth;andWaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.Between1942and1944,insupportofthewareffort,Oscarsweremadeofplaster.AftertheWar,winnersturnedinthetemporaryawardsforgoldenOscarstatuettes.

vThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'tchangedsincethe1940s,whenthebasewasmadehigher.In1945,thebasewaschangedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAwardstatuettesbegantobenumbered,startingwithNo.501.

vApproximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythemanufacturer,R.S.Owens.Iftheydon'tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.

vEachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoam*containerslightlylargerthanashoebox.

vEightofthesearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesinBeverlyHillsviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.

vOnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanishedenroutefromtheWindyCity*totheCityofAngels.Ninedayslater,52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoaDumpster*intheKoreatownsectionofLosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslaterinvitedbytheAcademytoattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasaspecialguest.

vForeightdecades,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weatheredearthquakes,andevenmanagedtoescapeunscathed*fromcommonthieves.Since1995,however,R.S.Owenshasrepairedmorethan160statuettes."Maybesomebodyusedchemical