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新视野大学英语视听说教程第3册听力录音稿
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BasicListeningPractice
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W:
Ok.It’syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.
M:
What?
Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!
It’sdefinitelyyourturn.
Q:
Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?
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M:
I’mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan’tmemorizeallthevocabulary.
W:
Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanprefer?
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W:
Ohlook!
There’sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!
Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?
M:
Him?
Idon’trememberhim.I’vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI’vebeenintroducedto.
Q:
Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman’sproblem?
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M:
Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”?
W:
It’storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI’malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!
Itdoesn’thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.
Q:
Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?
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M:
Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!
W:
Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!
Q:
WhatistrueofDavid
ListeningIn
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M:
Tellmeyoursecret.You’resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudentjustlikeme.
W:
Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.
M:
Aw,thatstuff’soldhat:
studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.
W:
Notsofast,wiseguy.I’mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.
M:
Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association”aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou’refamiliarwith?
W:
Righton!
‘Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI’vealreadylearned.
M:
You’removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI’mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.
W:
Whoa,bigguy.That’snottheway.Followtheprincipleof“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.
M:
Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you’vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?
I’vegotamemorylikeasieve.
W:
You’retoomodest.There’snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon’tforgetit.
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An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.
LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?
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Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?
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“Nonsense,”saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishoficecream!
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“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You’dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.”
“Don’tbesilly,”repliedthehusband.“There’reonlytwothings:
adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!
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Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.
Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!
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Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.
Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.
Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:
itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.
Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.
So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.
Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson’sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.
1.What’sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone’smemory?
2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?
3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?
4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
Let’sTalk
Student:
Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.I’mSusan,areporterfromtheStudentUnionmagazine.Manystudentshavedifficultlymemorizingthings.Sinceyou‘reanoutstandingpsychologist,couldyougiveussometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?
Professor:
Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,butthat’slargelybecausetheyarebetteratcreatingmentalimages.
Student:
IfI’mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?
Professor:
Practicehelps.Andthemindremembersthingsbetteriftheyareconnectedwithotherimages.Forexample,Iyouhavetopickupseveralitemsatthegrocerystore,say,carrots,egg,bananas,andmilk,youcancreateapictureinyourmindofagiantcarrot,andhangingfromit,abanana.
Student:
ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotandbanana.
Professor:
Certainly.Thenwhatwouldyoudowiththeegg?
Student:
Hmmm.I’dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky.
Professor:
Thereyougo.Themoreyouapplytheideas,theeasieritgets.Besidescreatingpictures,there’sanothertechniquethatisveryuseful.
Student:
Whatisit?
Professor:
Establishinganassociation.Supposeyouarelookingforlostkeys.
Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnectedwiththosekeys--theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.
Student:
Howwillthathelp?
Professor:
Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyouplacedtheninadrawerorcoldtouchofthekeysinyourjacketwereyouleftthem.
Student:
Ohmygosh!
Ihavetorun.It’stimemyEnglishclass.Iseeanimageofmyteacherstaringatmyemptyseatintheclassroom.Manythanks,Professor.
Professor:
Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.
FurtherListeningandSpeaking
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Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsareincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpandingmemorycapacity.
Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancauseconfusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehasreceives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone’sabilitytoconcentrate.Also,one’abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?
3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?
4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?
5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?
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Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.Theywereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaordinner.Onthisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringtheevening,itbegantopourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematterseemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythereovernight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasandtoothbrush.
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