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新视野大学英语4听力填词题

新视野大学英语4听力填词题

大学英语4听力课本填词题

Unit2

Rembrandt,oneofthegreatestartiestofalltime,wasborninLeidenintheNetherlands.Asachild,helikedtosketchthesuncominginthroughawindmillwherehelived.Hecontinuedthisinterestinlightand2）shadowthroughoutlife.Hispaintingsoften

showonehandofapersoninlightandinthedark.

ManyartiststraveledabroadbutRembrandtalwaysstayedwithin50milesofhisbirthplaceinLeiden,althoughhelivedtobe63.

MuchartistslifewasspentinAmsterdam,thentherichesttowninEurope.Insomeof

Rembrandt’spaintings,weseetherichclothesandjewelswornbypeopleofthattimein

Amsterdam.

OtherDutchartistsofthetimepaintedclothofequatetexture,dishesandothersuch

thingssimplybecausetheywerebeautiful.TheDutchartistsofRembrandt’sdaypainted

Rembrandtwasgreaterpicturesofroomswithhandsomedressedpeopleinthem.

becausehepaintedpeoplesothatwecantellhowtheyfeltandthought.Hepaintedtheirpersonalities,notonlytheclothesandthelinesoftheirfaces.

Rembrandtworkedhardallhislife,constantlyimprovinghisart.Buthisdomesticlifewasfilledwithsorrowasallhischildrenandhiswifediedbeforehimandhisoverspendingmeantthathislateryearswerefilledwithhardship.Thepeopleofhistimestoppedhonoringhim,buthewasfargreaterthanhewouldeverbecome.Hewasagreatartist

workingonartproblemsaheadofhistime.

Unit3

TheLondonboroughofCamdenprovidesmanyservicesforelderlyresidents,amongwhicharethepreparationforretirementcourses.Thesecourses,lastingfortenafternoons,arerunthreetimesayearfromSeptembertoJune.Theyarebasically

designedforpeopleduetoretirewithinafewyears.Thesestudentsarenormally

releasedforhalfdaysbytheiremployers.Butthosealreadyinretirementarealso

welcometojoin.Thecourseslastabouttenweeksandcostsixpoundsperperson,normallypaidbytheemployer,withareductionforthosealreadyretiredorreceiving

supplementarybenefits.Thecoursesincludepracticaltalks.Thesetalksareonrelevant

subjectssuchaspensionsandtaxes.Awidefieldofleisureactivitiesisalsocoveredand

sufficienttimeisleftforquestionsanddiscussion.

Theseisalsoaseniorcitizens'clubheldattheMerryWardCenteronweekdayafternoonsformonethirtytothreethirty.Theclubarrangesdiscussiongroupsand

handicraftsessions,includingdress-makingandcarpentry.Membershipisfreeanda

membercanattendanycourseheldtherefreeofcharge.Otherservicesatthecenter

includelegaladviceatreducedratestothosewhootherwisecouldnotafforditandfreefinancialadvicefromthefinancialsectiononMondaysandWednesdaysbetweensixandeightp.m.AnyotherpersonalproblemscanbediscussedwithacounseloronTuesdayandThursdayafternoonsfromthreethirtytofour.

Unit4

Aneweraisuponus.Callitwhatyouwill:

theserviceeconomy,informationage,ortheknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.

Alreadywe'repartlythere.ThepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyintheWesternworld.Todaythemajorityofjobsin

America,EuropeandJapanareintheserviceindustry,andthatnumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkplacethanbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.More

peopleareself-employed.Butthe6）breadthoftheeconomictransformationcan'tbe

measuredbynumbersalone,becauseitisalsogivingrisetoaradicalnewwayofthinking

aboutjobsandcareers,theskillsaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-helpnotions

neededtosucceed,eventherelationshipbetweenindividualsandemployers–allofthese

arebeingchallenged.

Weonlyhavetolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatisahead.Noonelookingahead20yearscouldpossiblyhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomputers,

digitalcommunications,andfactoryrobots.Tomorrow'sachievementsin

biotechnology,artificialintelligence,orevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycould

produceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain:

informationand

knowledgewillbecauseevenmorevital,andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkinmanufacturingorservices,willhavethegreatestadvantageandproducethe

mostwealth.Computerknowledgewillbecauseasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.

Unit5

Thirtyyearsago,anyoneblaminglonelinessforphysicalillnesswouldhavebeenlaughedat.Butasscientistsstudieddifferentpopulations,lonelinesskeptemergingasa

riskfactor.Inonestudy,Californianresearchersfollowed4700residentsofAlameda

Countyfor10years,startingin1965.

Atfirst,theparticipantsreportedtheirkeysourcesofcompanionshipandestimatedthetimetheydevotedtoeachother.Duringthestudy,thepeoplewhoreportedtheleastsocialcontactdiedatnearlythreetimestherateofthosereportingthemost.Thesourceofcompanionshipdidn'tmatter,buttimespentwithotherswascritical.

Sincethen,researchershavestudiedmen,women,soldiersandstudentsfrom

countriesallovertheworld.Andthesamepatternkeepsemerging.Womenwhosaythey

goontodieofcanceratseveraltimestheexpectedrate.Collegestudentsfellisolate

whoreport"strainedandcold"relationshipswiththeirparentssufferextraordinaryrates

ofhypertensionandheartdiseasedecadeslater,Heart-attachsurvivorswhohappened

tolivebythemselvesdieattwicetherateofthoselivewithothers.

Forthoseofuswhoarestillhealthythelessonshouldbeobvious.It’sclearthat

reachingouttoothercanhaveourbodystrong.It'sequallyclearthatwe'regrowing

moreisolated.In1900,only5percentofU.S.consistedofthepersonlivingalone.Theproportionreached13percentin1960s,anditstandsat25percenttoday.

Unit6

EversincePhilippinePresidentJosephEstradawasaccusedinOctoberofacceptinghugebribes,oppositionpressureonhimtoresignhasincreasedrapidly.OnNovember13,theHouseofRepresentativesvotedtoimpeachhimanddeclaredhewouldfacetrialin

theSenate.

ThebriberyscandalbrokeatapressconferenceonOctober9.Atthepress

conference,GovernorLuisSingaporeofIlocosSurProvinceaccusedEstradaofillegallytakingUS$8millioninbribesfromagamblingoperationandgettingUS$2.7millionin

tobaccotaxesfromthatprovince.ThePhilippineHouseofRepresentativesreacted

quickly.OnOctober1841membersputforwardanactofimpeachmentagainstthePresident,listingmanyaccusationsofcorruption,bribery,andusinghisofficefor

personalgain.

TheHouseofRepresentativesformallystartedimpeachmentprocedureson

October23.Meanwhile,theoppositionhaspushedforhimtoresign.OnOctober12,

currentvice-PresidentGloriaM.Arroyoresignedassecretaryofsocialwelfareand

urgedthepresidenttoresign.Sincethen,theSectaryofTradeandIndustry,the

director-generalofGrainAdministration,andfiveeconomicadvicestothePresident

haveresigned.Andmorethan40membersofthecongressofEstrada'sownpartyhaveannouncedthattheywouldwithdrawfromtheparty,includingthechairmenofSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives,andthechairmenofsomecommitteesintheHouseof

Representatives.Withsuchimportantmembersofthegovernmentandcongresshavingtransferredtheirallegiance,theoppositionhasbeenemboldenedtoorganizedlarge-scalemassralliestoaskthePresidenttostepdown.

Unit8

Inthefallof1951,duringmyfirstweekatNorthCarolinaCollege,thechairman'swifestoppedmeonedayinthehall.shewantedtoseeme,shesaid.

WhenIwenttoheroffice,shegreetedmewithabigsmile."youknow,"shesaid,"

yougotthehighestmarkontheverbalpartoftheexamination."shewasreferringtotheverbalexaminationthattheentirefreshmanclasstookuponenteringthecollege.Inspite

ofhersmile,hereyesandtoneofvoiceweresaying,"Howcouldthisblack-skinnedgirlscoresohigh?

""Itmustbesomesortoffluke.‖Ifeltagitated,butImanagedtosmilemy

thinks,andbackedoff.ForhereatNorthCarolinaCollege,thefacultyassumed

light-skinnedstudentsweremoreintelligent.Theywerealwaysabitsurprisedwhenadark-skinnedstudentdidwell,particularlyifshewasagirl.

Whenthegradesforthefirstquartercameout,Ihadthehighestaverageinthe

freshmanclass.Thechairman'swifecalledmeintoherofficeagain.Shepraisedmeformygrades.Then,shetookoutacopyoftheEnglishexaminationpaper,andshe

askedmetotaketheexamoveragain.

ForafewmomentsIknewragesointensethatIwantedtostartpunchingher.I

hadseldomhatedanyonesodeeply.Ihandedtheexaminationpaperbackandwalkedout.

Unit9

WhenorganizersapproachedtheauthoritiesinBeijingaboutstagingPuccini’sTurandot,theItalianoperasetintheForbiddenCityofBeijing,officialsinitiallyhesitated.

AuthoritiesworriedthatthefilmdirectorZhangYimoudidn’thavetheexperienceto

handlesuchaproject.Onlyafterseveralmonthsdidofficialsgrantpermission.

ThoughPuccinihadnevervisitedChina,hebasedhisoperaaboutacruelprincess

inafairytale.ThestorywasmeanttounfoldintheForbiddenCity,againstaChinesebackground.

TheBeijingproductionwasnottraditional.ZhangintroducedelementsofPeking

OperatohisversionofTurandot,whichwasfirststagedinFlorencelastspringandthen

inBeijing.LastJulyZhangYimoutoldjournalists,‖TheItalianandChineseculturesare

ju