新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文 unit7.docx

新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文 unit7.docx

《新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文 unit7.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文 unit7.docx（12页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文unit7

新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文（unit7）

Unit7SportsandHobbies

Listening

AudioTrack3-7-1

A:

Hi,what’syourfavoritesport?

B:

Well,it’sarelaxingsport.

A:

Doyoudoitalone?

B:

Well,youcandoitalonebutIdoitwithotherpeople.Ourcollegehasaspecialclub.

A:

Doesitrequirespecialskillsortraining?

B:

No,itdoesn’t.That’soneofthethingsIlikeaboutit.Anyonecandoit.

A:

Isitpopular?

B:

Yes,IseemanypeopledoingitinthemorningwhenIamonmywaytocollege.AndtherearelotsofpeopledoingitwhenIvisitthetrackintheevening.

A:

So,isjoggingyourfavoritesport?

B:

Yep.

A:

Terrific!

Joggingisalsomyfavoritesport!

AudioTrack3-7-2/AudioTrack3-7-3

Myfavoritehobbyisnaturephotography.I’vebeentakingpicturesoutdoorsformorethantenyears.Inthattime,I’vetraveledtoseveralnationalparksinmycountry.I’vealsovisitedMexicoandBrazil.Iliketotakepicturesofbirdsandanimals.I’vegottensomereallynicephotos,butsometimesIcan’tfindmyfavoritepictures.That’sbecauseIhaven’tputtheminalbumsyet!

AudioTrack3-7-4/AudioTrack3-7-5/AudioTrack3-7-6

Conversation1:

Host:

Hello,Spencer.Howareyou?

Spencer:

Fine,thankyou.I’mexcitedtobehere.

Host:

Great!

Iseeaphotoinyourhand.Whatisit?

Spencer:

Well,it’sapictureofsomethingthat’sfamousworldwide.

Host:

Wow!

Lookatthat!

Isityours?

Spencer:

Itcertainlyis.Ididn’tbuyit,though.Myfathergaveittome.

Host:

Howdidyourfathergetit?

Spencer:

Hecarrieditinthe1984Olympics.Hewasoneoftherunners.AftertheOlympicsfinished,heboughtthetorchandgaveittome.

Host:

Youmustbeathletic,too,right?

Spencer:

No,notatall.I’mterribleatsports.

Host:

Well,whatwasyourfather’sevent?

Spencer:

Heranthe800meters.Hewonhisfirstrace,butlostthesecondone.

Host:

Fascinating…Well,yourfatherwasn’tonlyastrongathlete—hewasalsoagoodcollector.Doyouhaveanyideahowmuchthetorchisworth?

Spencer:

Notatall.

Host:

It’sagooditemtohave.It’sprobablyworthseveralthousanddollars.

Spencer:

Wow!

Host:

Whatareyougoingtodowithit?

Spencer:

Fornow.I’mgoingtokeepit.SomedayI’llgiveittoamuseum.

Conversation2:

Host:

Hi,Greta,it’snicetoseeyou’vebroughtusafunobject.

Greta:

Yeah.Ireallylikeit.

Host:

Didyouplaywithitwhenyouwereakid?

Greta:

Alittle,butnotsomuch.Mybrotherplayedwithitallthetime.Iplayedwithmyteddybearcollection.

Host:

Doyouknowanythingaboutthistoy?

Greta:

Ididsomeresearch.IknowitwasmadeinGermanybytheLehmannCompany.I’mnot

sureofthedate.

Host:

OK…anythingelse?

Greta:

That’saboutit.

Host:

Well,letmetellyoualittlebitabouttheLehmannCompany.Theirtoyswereverypopularinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.They’restillmakingtoystoday.

Greta:

Ididn’tknowthat.

Host:

Howmuchdidyoupayforthistoy?

Greta:

Nothing.Aneighborgaveittousbeforehemovedaway.

Host:

Oh,that’sgoodnews…Becauseunfortunately,thistoyisnotaLehmanntoy.

Greta:

It’snot?

Host:

Nope.I’msorry,butit’safake.

Greta:

You’rekidding!

Host:

No,I’mnot.Lookatthebottomofthetoy.ALehmanntoywillhavetheletter“e”marked

onit.Yoursdoesn’thavethat.

Greta:

Oh,howdisappointing!

Host:

Well,it’sstillingoodcondition.

Greta:

Yes,that’strue.Itmaynotbeworthanything,butI’llalwayskeepitformychildren.

AudioTrack3-7-7/AudioTrack3-7-8/AudioTrack3-7-9

Alfredo:

Well,Ivan,nowthatfinalexamsarefinished,whatareyougoingtodo?

Ivan:

That’seasy,Alfredo.Takeabreak!

I’mexhausted.Howaboutyou?

Alfredo:

Samehere.Ineedtorestforacoupleofdays.ThenI’mgoingonatripnextweek.

Ivan:

Whereareyougoing?

Alfredo:

MywifeandIaregoingtotheVistaViewResort.

Ivan:

Thatsoundsrelaxing.

Alfredo:

Actually,it’sgoingtobekindofbusy…inafunway.Theyhavelotsofactivitiesthere…horsebackriding,skydiving…

Ivan:

Skydiving!

Areyougoingtodothat

Alfredo:

No,I’mgoingforthescubadiving.

Ivan:

Ididn’tknowyouwereascubadiver.

Alfredo:

I’mnot…yet.We’regoingtotakelessonswhenwegetthere.Bytheendofthetrip,I’llbereadytotrymyfirstrealdive.

Ivan:

Thatsoundslikefun.IwishIcouldgo…butmykidsaretoosmall.They’reonly10and12yearsold.

Alfred:

Youknow,they’renottooyoung.There’sa“junior”programtopreparekidsfor

scubadiving.Youshouldcheckitout.

Ivan:

Ishould,butIknowmywife.She’llneveragreetoit.She’safraidofthewater.

Alfredo:

Well,here’sabrochureifyou’reinterested.LikeIsaid,theyhaveotheractivitiesbesidescubadiving.Theyalsohaveafull-servicespa.Maybeyourwifewouldenjoythat.

Ivan:

Nowthat’sanidea!

AudioTrack3-7-10/AudioTrack3-7-11/AudioTrack3-7-12

Adventurousrace

It’sateamsport.Itincludesmountainclimbing,biking,boating,andtrailrunning.Ithaslotsof“specialmysteryevents”—likeclimbingovera5-meterwall,andcarryingateammemberfor3kilometers.Whatisit?

“ThecoolestsportI’veeverdone,”says31-year-oldBryanMartin.HerecentlyfinishedtheHawaiiAdventureRace,withhisteam,theOutsiders.“Althougheveryoneonourteambikesandrunseveryday,itwasagreatchallenge.”Histeamfinishedfifthoutofmorethantwohundredteamsintherace.

Adventureracingisanewsportthatstartedafewyearsago.Init,teamsoffourpeopleracenon-stopacrosslongdistancesindifficultenvironments,24hoursaday.Therearemen’s,women’s,andmixedteams.Someadventureracesarejustoneday,butothersaremuchlonger.

IntheEco-Challenge,oneofthemostfamousraces,teamsmusttravel500kmintendays.Theytravelbyrunning,climbingropes,kayaking,mountainbiking,andhorsebackriding.Everyyear,theEco-Challengeisheldinadifferentcountryandenvironment,likethejunglesofMalaysia,thedesertofMorocco,orthemountainsofCanada.

Speedandstaminaareveryimportantforadventureracers,butthere’sonemoreunusualthingaboutthesport.Towintherace,allteammembersmustfinishtogether.Ifonepersonquits,theteamisoutoftherace.“Youhavetohelpeachother,andyoureallylearntoworktogether,”saysBryanMartin.“Ienjoythatmostofall.”

AudioTrack3-7-13

AbriefhistoryoftheXGames

1995ThefirstExtremeGamescompetitionwasheldin1995inRhodeIsland,USA.Theathletescompetedinnineevents,includingwindsurfingandmountainbiking.

1996TheExtremeGameswererenamedandbecametheXGames.

1997ThefirstWinterXGameswereheldinCalifornia,USA.Theathletescompetedineventssuchassnowboardingandiceclimbing.

1998ThefirstAsianXGameswereheldinPhuket,Thailand.

2001ThefirstEuropeanXGameswereheldinBarcelona,Spain.

2002ThefirstLatinAmericanXGameswereheldinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.

AudioTrack3-7-14/AudioTrack3-7-15

AstarintheXGames

There’sanewkindofcompetitionhappeningworldwide.No,it’snottheWorldCup.It’stheXGames.

Indifferentareasoftheworld,athletestrainandcompeteintheirownversionsoftheXGames.Thebestathletescanadvancetotheglobalchampionship.Atthechampionship,teamsfromsixregions（Asia,Australia,Canada,Europe,SouthAmerica,andtheUnitedStates）faceeachother.Therearesummersports（in-lineskating,biking,andskateboarding）andwinterones（skiingandsnowboarding）.Most“XGamers”aremale,butthereareafewwomen.Onewoman,inparticular,standsoutfromthecrowd.HernameisFabioladaSilva.She’sanin-lineskaterandshecomesfromBrazil.

Therearetwodifferentin-lineskatingcategories:

parkandvert.Intheparkevent,skaterscompeteonacoursethathasledges,handrails,andotherobstacles.Inthevertevent,skatersdotricksinahalfpipe.Theytrytoflyhighintheairandspin.Fabiolacompetesinbothevents.Shehasbeenskatingforyearsandshehasalwaysdominatedthewomen’sevents.

FabiolawouldliketoseemorewomenintheXGames,butshe’snotafraidoftheguys.Eversinceshereceivedherfirstpairofskatesattheageof12,she’splayedwithboys.Nowsheskatesincompetitionswiththemandshebeatsmanyofthem.

Fabiola’smotherwasahousekeeper.Itwashard,butshesavedhermoneytobuyFabiola’sskates.Itwasagoodinvestment.Fabiolahastraveledabroadforeventsandbecomefamousintheskatingworld.

Successhasn’tgonetoherhead,though.She’satypicalyoungwomanoftheworld:

Shehasaboyfriend,likestolistentorockmusic,andprefershealthyfoods.Shedoesn’tseemtocaremuchabouttheattentionshegets.

AudioTrack3-7-16

1.boardgame

2.basketball

3.computergame

AudioTrack3-7-17

1.Sergelisthenationaltabletennischampion.

2.Ifoundatastyrecipeinmynewcookbook.

3.Howmanycomicbooksdoeshehave?

4.Stampcollectingcanbeanexpensivehobby.

5.I’veputthebestphotosinmyphotoalbum.

6.She’sgoodatbaseball.

Speaking&Communication

AudioTrack3-7-18

Olivia:

Whereareyourushingoffto?

Roshan:

I’vegotcricketpractice.Itstartsat5:

00.

Olivia:

Cricket?

Roshan:

AreyoufamiliarwithitIt’sreallypopularinmycountry.

Olivia:

Isitasport?

Roshan:

Yes.It’splayedwithaballandbat.Thereare11playersoneachteam.

Olivia:

Ididn’tknowouruniversityevenhadacricketteam!

Roshan:

Theydo.Wehaveplayersfromallovertheworld.

Olivia:

Youmustreallylikeit.

Roshan:

Ido.It’sfun.I’vebeenplayingitsinceIwasateenager.

AudioTrack3-7-19

Conversation1

A:

Whereareyourushingoffto?

B:

I’vegotbridgepractice.Itstartsat2:

30.

A:

Bridge?

B:

Areyoufamiliarwithit

It’sreallypopularinmy