现代大学英语听力基础教程 听力部分文本 unit6.docx

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现代大学英语听力基础教程听力部分文本unit6

Task3

A:

You'renotlookingvery.What'sthematterwithyou?

B:

Oh,nothingspecial.I'mjustabit.

A:

Withthejob?

B:

Witheverything,withcatchingthesametraineverymorning,sittinginthesameofficeallday,watchingthesametelevisionprograms.

A:

Youneedaholiday.

B:

Itwasn'talwayslikethis,youknow.

A:

whatdoyoumean?

B:

Well,ourgreat-great-grandfathershadmorefun,didn'tthey?

Imean,theyfortheirfoodandtheirownvegetablesanddidthingsforthemselves.Wedothesamesortofjobforyearsandyears.There'snoinourlives.Tuition

A:

Youneedaholiday.That'swhat'sthematterwithyou.

Task4

A:

CanIhelpyou?

B:

Yes,IwanttoflytoChicagoonWednesday,7th,andreturnonFriday,9th.

A:

OfOctober?

B:

No,November.Howmuchisthefare?

A:

FaresarecheaperifyoustayoverSaturdaynight.

B:

Thanks,butunfortunatelyI'vealreadyarrangedsomebusinessherethatFriday.SoI'lljusthavetopaytheextracost.

A:

Whattimeofdaywouldyouprefer?

Morningorafternoon?

B:

Morning,becauseIhavetobetherebyearlyevening.Isthereameal?

A:

Yes,they'llbeservingbreakfast,andyou'llalsoseeamovie.

B:

Whatmovie?

A:

Inbothdirectionsthey'llshowafeaturefilm.

B:

Soundsgood,butwhat'sthefare?

A:

$850,roundtrips.

B:

That'smorethanIexpected.

Hangerclosetaislesection

permanently

Task5

A:

Andwelcomeonceagainto"PeopleToday".Nowit'stimeforour"EyeontheWorld"Section,withMarkPerkins.Mark!

B:

Thanks,Anna.Yes.Intonight's"EyeontheWorld"WegotoJapan.Now,everyoneknowspeopleinJapanworklong,hardhours,butjustwhatdopeopledointheirfreetime?

Well,wedidasurveyofleisureactivitiesinJapan,andhereistheTop10.Inthefirstplaceiseatingout.Asyoucansee,eatingoutisbyfarthemostpopularfree-timeactivity.Inthesecondplacecomesdriving.Yes,itappearsJapanesepeoplelikenothingmorethandrivingaroundcitiesandintothecountrysideintheirfreetime.Itmayseemstrangetoyouandme,butthereyouare!

Next,inthethirdplace,istravelingwithinJapan...toallthoselovelytemplesandgardens,Iguess.Thefourthis,guesswhat,Anna?

A:

I'venoidea.

B:

Karaoke,ofcourse.Lotsofpeopleenjoysingingalongwiththeirfavoritesongs.TheninthefifthplacewehavewatchingDVDsandvideos,followedbylisteningtomusic.Butjustlookwhatwehavehereintheseventhplace--tripstomuseumsandzoos.Thenwaydownintheeighthplacecomesgoingtobars,andafterthat,gardening.IguessnotsomanypeopleinJapanhavegardens.Andfinallyinthetenthplacewehaveplayingthelottery.Andwhowouldn'twanttowinlotsofmoney?

Backtoyou,Anna.

A:

Thanks,Mark.Now,let'sgotosee...

Task6

Peoplehavealwayswantedtoknowaboutthepast.Childrenliketorememberandtalkaboutfunthingstheydid.Theyliketohearstoriesabouttheirparents'lives.Peoplewonderaboutwhathappenedbeforetheywereborn.

Sometimes,peoplelearnaboutthepasttosolveaproblemtheyhavenow.Theymightaskquestionslikethese:

howdidwegetintothismess?

Whatcanwedotogetoutofit?

Youcanlearnaboutthepastinmanyways.Themostimportantwayisbystudyingwrittenrecords.About5,000yearsago,peoplelearnedtowritedownwhathappenedtothem.Perhapsamanhadbeenboughtorsold.Famouskingsandqueenswantedtheirdeedsrecorded.Theywantedpeopleinthefuturetoknowhowgreattheywere.

Historyisthewrittenrecordofthepast.Theperiodsincepeoplelearnedtowriteiscalledhistorictimes.Theperiodbeforepeoplelearnedtowriteisoftencalledprehistory.Inaddition,itisknownasprehistoric."Pre"means"before".Wecanlearnmuchaboutthepastfromwrittenrecords.Butmanythingswereneverwritten.Andmostwritingsfromthepasthavebeenlost.However,wecanstilllearnmuchaboutthepastfromotherthingspeoplehaveleftbehind.Insomeplaces,thereareruinsofcitiesbuiltthousandsofyearsago.Ruinsaretheremainsofthingsbuiltinthepast.Theycanstilltellusmanythingsaboutthepeoplewhobuiltthem.

Peoplewhodigupandstudyoldruinsarecalledarchaeologists.Studyingruinsaddstowhatweknowabouthistorictimes.Buttheremainsofbuildingsandotherthingsareallweknowofprehistoricpeoples.Thesethingsgiveusmanycluesaboutthewayspeoplelivedbeforetheylearnedtowrite.besotted

Asyoumightguess,thefartherwegobackintohistory,thelessweknowforsureaboutwhathappened.Wehavetomakemoreandmoreguesses.Weknowalotaboutwhathappened50yearsago.Weknowlessaboutwhathappened500yearsago.Weknowevenlessaboutwhathappened5,000yearsago.Ingeneral,thelongeragosomethinghappened,thelesswecanknowaboutit.

Task7

TheIndiansalsousedsmoketosendsignals.Theymadeafire,andputwetgrassonit.Thentheycoveredthefirewithawetblanket.Afterafewmoments,theytooktheblanketsawayagain.Thismadeacloudofsmoke.Theycouldsendsimplemessagesinthisway.Onecloudofsmokemeant"danger".Twocloudsmeant"Everythingisallright".Threecloudsmeant"Help".

InthethickforestsofAfrica,itusedtobedifficulttotravelfromvillagetovillage.Butdrumscouldbeheardfrommanymilesaway.Peopleinthispartoftheworlddiscoveredthattheycouldusetheirdrumsforsendingmessages.TheydidnotuseaspecialcodeliketheMorseCode.Theymadetheirdrums"speak"Likepeople.Theydidthisbyplayingtunesthatsoundedlikesimplesentencesintheirlanguages.

TheIncasofSouthAmericaneverdevelopedawayofwritingtheirlanguages,buttheyusedtosendmessagesbytyingknotsinrope.MenusedtorunwithsuchknottedropesfromtowntotownalongtheIncaroads.Manyoftheseropemessageshavebeenfound,butnobodycanunderstandwhattheymean.

Task8

A:

Haveyoureadthis?

Thearticleaboutthatnewsurvey...

B:

Yes,Itookaglance.Itseemsprettyobvioustome.Youdon'treallyneedasurveytotellyouthis,doyou?

A:

Well,Idon'tknow.Itisn'tthatsimple,isit?

Imeansomepeoplelikelivinginthecountry...

B:

yeah,andyoucanseewhy--lessstress,lesstraffic,lesssmog...ButIdon'tthinkit'sjustaquestionofwhatyoulike...

A:

No,it'smorelikeaquestionofworkandmoney...

B:

Yeah,themainquestionwhymanypeopledon'twanttoliveinthecountryisbecausetheycan'tfindajobthere.

A:

Thisarticlehereagreesthatit'seasiertofindworkinlargecities,butitdoesn'tagreeit'sthemainimportantreason.

B:

Whynot?

A:

Itsaysitmightbethemainreasonforolderpeople,butforyoungerpeople,evenifjobsareeasilyavailableinthecountry,theystillwouldratherstayinlargecities.

B:

Iseethepoint.There'sthelureofthebrightlightsofthecities...

A:

Yes,nightlife,music,andyouthcultureingeneral,youknow.

B:

Yeah,what'sthethingtheynowtalkabout?

"Leisure-timeactivities"?

A:

"Free-timefacilities".

B:

Yeah,thatwasit.Pubs,clubsandthingslikethat.

A:

Yeah,andmovietheatres,libraries,museums,exhibitions...

B:

Anddiscosandthechancetomeetotheryoungpeople.

A:

Apartfromthesocialsideofthings,thearticlealsomentionedafewthings.Moreopportunitiesforcontinuingtheireducation,betterfacilitiesfortheirchildreninfuture,betterlivingconditionsingeneral.

B:

Well,thesurveyseemstomakequitealotofsense.

Task9

WeweespendingourholidayinCyprusandonedaywedecidedtoclimbamountain.Itwasanunwisethingtodointheheatofthesummer,Isuppose,butwewereboredwithswimmingandlyinginthesunalldaylong,andwantedtodosomethingdifferentforachange.Therewerefourofusaltogetherintheparty,twoAmericanstudents,anothergirlandme.Weonlytooktwopacks,bothofwhichwerequiteheavysotheboysagreedtocarrythem.Ineachofthepacksweputtwosleepingbags,sometinnedfoodandchocolateandawater-carrier.

Wedidn'tknowwhichsideofthemountaintoclimbandwedidn'thaveamap,butwethoughtthatonesidelookedeasiertoclimbsowesetoff.Itwasaboutmidday（wenevergotupearlyonholiday）andthesunwashighinthesky.Itwasterriblyhot.Becauseitwassohotweworesandals,thinskirtsandshorts.Wehadtohurrytocatchthebusuptothefootofthemountainandweforgotourhatsandsunglasses.

Thewayupthemountainwasrocky,andthesharprockscutoursandalsbadly,sobadlyinfactthattheyfelltopieces.Alsothewildbushesscratchedourlegspainfully.Afterafewhoursweweresothirstythatwedrankallthewater.Wedidn'tworryaboutthisbecausewehadheardallabouttheclearmountainstreamsinthatpartofthecountry.Weweren'thungryatall,sowedidn'ttouchthefood.Thenwefoundanoldwellbyashepherd'shut.Wefilledourwatercarrierswithwaterandtheoldshepherdgaveussomegoats'milktodrinkandsomegoats'cheesetoeat.OneoftheAmericanboysdidn'tlikethemilksohedrankthewater.Thenwesetoffagain.

Afterwalkingforaboutanhour,theAmericanboywasviolentlysick.Ofcoursewehadtoturnback.Itwasgettingdarkandwelostourway.Nobodybackinthetownknewwehadgoneupthemountain.Wecouldn'tseeandoneoftheboysfelldownandbrokeoneofhislegs.Wetriedtosleepbutcouldn'tbecauseoftheintensecold.Wewereterrified.

Task10

D:

DanW:

WindyS:

Shopassistant

D:

Ican'tbelievethistraffic!

W:

Well,...it'srushhour.

D:

We'llnevermakeitontime.

W:

Yes,wewill!

Oh,there'salittlemarket.Let'sstopandgetsomesoda.

D:

Wearelate.Wedon'thavemuchtime..

W:

Look!

it'sadrive-through.It'llbequick.Wedon'tevenhavetogetoutofthecar.

D: