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Unitl6

SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1Spotdictation

Myfather'smusic

IrememberthedayDadfirstlugged*theheavy

（1）accordionupourfrontstoop*,taxiinghissmall

（2）frame.Hegatheredmymotherandmeinthe（3）livingroomandopenedthecaseasifitwerea（5）treasurechest."Hereitis,"hesaid."Onceyoulearntoplay,it'll（6）staywithyouforlife."

Ifmythinsmiledidn't（7）matchhisfull-fledged*grin,itwasbecauseIhad（8）prayedforaguitarorapiano.Accordionswerenowhereinmy（9）hitparade.ThenoneeveningDadannouncedthatIwould（10）startlessonsthefollowingweek.

"Why?

"Ishouted.

"Becauseyoucanbringpeoplejoy.Youcan（11）touchtheirhearts.That'sagiftIwon'tletyou（12）throwaway."Headdedsoftly,"Somedayyou'llhavethechanceIneverhad:

You'llplaybeautifulmusicfor（13）yourfamily.Andyou'llunderstandwhyyou've（14）workedsohard."

WhenIwenttocollege,Iputtheaccordionin（15）theattic.Thereitremainedadusty（16）memory,untiloneafternoonseveralyearslaterwhenmytwochildrendiscoveredit（17）byaccident.WhenIopenedthecase,theylaughedandsaid,"Playit,playit."Iwassurprisedmyskillshadn't（18）rustedaway.Soonthekidsweredancingin（19）circlesandgiggling.Evenmywife,

Terri,waslaughingand（20）clappingtothebeat.Iwasamazedattheirunbridledglee*.

Part2ListeningforGist

Youmightnotknowhowrarelyimagesarevieweddirectlythroughtelescopes.Themostcommonwaytoobservetheskiesistophotographthem.Theprocessisverysimple.First,aphotographicplateiscoatedwithalight-sensitivematerial.Theplateispositionedsothattheimagereceivedbythetelescopeisrecordedonit.Thentheimagecanbedeveloped,enlarged,andpublishedsothatmanypeoplecanstudyit.

Becausemostastronomicalobjectsareveryremote,thelightwereceivefromthemisratherfeeble.Butbyusingatelescopeasacamera,longtimeexposurescanbemade.Inthisway,objectscanbephotographedthatareahundredtimestoofainttobeseenbyjustlookingthroughatelescope.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1.Thispassageisabouthowtophotographastronomicalobjects.

2.Thekeywordsarephotograph,coated,light-sensitivematerial,positioned,received,recorded,developed,enlarged,published,remote,feeble,telescope,camera,longexposures.

SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1Dialogue

PolarBears*

Interviewer:

Well,thankyou,MrHardy,forthatveryclearaccountofthe

advantagesofkeepingbearsincaptivity.But,nowweturntoDoctorDonaldMakepeacefromtheR.S.P.C.A.,whohasdoneaconsiderableamountofresearchintotheeffectsofzoosandcaptivityonpolarbears.DoctorMakepeace,tellusaboutit.

DR.Makepeace:

Well,quitefrankly,I'vedonethreeyears'researchnowinto

polarbearsandIcanseeabsolutelynoargumentatallforkeepingthemincages.Thecagesandzoosjustaren'tbigenoughforthem.There'severyevidencethatthebearsbecomementallyandphysicallydisturbedand...urn...unfitinzoos;theirbehaviorbecomesunusual;theywalkupanddown;theypaceroundtheircagesconstantly.Whenthey'renotpacinground,theyrocktheirheadsfromsidetosidef"it'slike...it'slikeseeinganunhappychild,anunhappybaby.Theyneverbehavelikethatintheirnaturalenvironmentundernormalcircumstances.They'rehunters;they'reexplorers;theygetplentyofexercisebyroamingthousandsofsquarekilometres...They'reactiveanimals,andtheyjustdon'trespondtobeingkeptincaptivity.

Interviewer:

But,er,manyzooshavedonequitealotinthelastfewyearsto

improvetheconditionsthatbearsarekeptin.

DR.Makepeace:

That'strue,yes.Manyofthezoosaresayingthatthey'vehills,streams,evenlakesforthemtoswimin.Butevenso,youstillseethesestrangebehaviorpatterns.Youstillseesignsofmentalandphysicaldistress.Ifthezooweretobuildaplacebigenoughforthebeartobehappy,noneofthepublicwouldbeabletoseeit.

Interviewer:

Doyouthinkthereareanyargumentsforkeepingbearsincaptivityatall?

DR.Makepeace:

Noneatall,absolutelynone.No,it'snotanendangeredspecies;

there'snoconservationreasontokeepitthere.We...wehaveplentyofbearsinthewildwheretheycanbeobserved.No,absolutelynoreasonatall.

Interviewer:

Well,MrHardy,verystrongreasonsfornotkeepingbearsincaptivity.Whatdoyousaytothat?

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

l.T2.T3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.F

Part2Passage

Pandas

1.Newinsightsintobehavior,dietandphysiologyofferhopethatwemaybeabletoprotectandbreedtheseanimalsmoreeffectively.

2.Althoughpandascanswimandclimbtrees,theyspendmostoftheirtimeseekingoutandchewingbamboo.

3.Theymakeavarietyofsounds:

bleating,chirping,huffing,snortingandevenbarkinglikeadogifstartled.

4.Themotherassumessoleresponsibilityforthecub,nursingitoftenduringthefirstsixmonths,andguardingherinfantclosely.

5.Wemayneverseethem,butitisrewardingtothinkthepandaswillbethere,forthesecaptivatingcreaturesclearlyholdaspecialplaceinourhearts.

Thegiantpandas1prospectsarebetternowthanintherecentpast.Newinsightsintobehavior,dietandphysiologyofferhopethatwemaybeabletoprotectandbreedtheseanimalsmoreeffectively.

Pandasareexceedinglyelusive.Pandasarenaturalvagrants*,unsociableandeccentric.Therehasbeenconsiderabledebateovertheevolutionofpandas.Someexpertshavethoughtthattheydescendedfromraccoons*.Othersbelievetheyshareacommonancestorwiththebear,butevolvedindependent!

y.

TheanimalscouldoncebefoundinmuchofsouthernandeasternChina,aswellaspartsofSoutheastAsia.Andthoughthepanda'srangehassteadilyshrunk,itshabitsareunaltered.Thepanda'sroutineisindeedabum's*life,spentwanderingfromonebadmealtoanotherandbeddingdowninthenearestdarkcorner.Althoughpandascanswimandclimbtrees,theyspendmostoftheirtimeseekingoutandchewingbamboo.

Pandashavebeenknowntoeatchickenandhoneywhenbambooisinshortsupply.Butinthewild,bambooistheirprimaryfare.Andbecauseitissuchapoorsourceofnutritionandhardforthemtodigest,pandasmusteatprodigious*amounts.Pandasconsumeabout30poundsofbambooaday.Onthismonotonousdiet,theyattainweightsofupto250pounds.

Theymakeavarietyofsounds:

bleating*,chirping*,huffing*,snorting*andevenbarkinglikeadogifstartled.Ataboutagefive,thefemale,smallerthanthemale,willmoan,signalingsheisreceptive.Hercallisoftenansweredbyasmanyasthreeorfourmales.

InlateAugustorSeptember,afteragestation*periodestimatedat90to160days,thefemalegivesbirth.Herlitteroftenconsistsoftwomouse-sizenewbornscoveredinsparsewhitehair,throughwhichtheirpinkskinshows.Butsheislikelytofocusonasinglecub-notnecessarilythehealthier-andlettheotherdie.Thebabyiscaredforinacaveorhollowtreethatthefemalehaslinedwithbambootwigs.Themotherassumessoleresponsibilityforthecub,nursingitoftenduringthefirstsixmonths.Sheguardsherinfantclosely,earningitinherpaw7orteeth.Notuntilitis18monthsoldisheroffspring*,bythenalmost100poundsheavier,readytoliveonitsown.

Afemalecanconceiveonlytwoorthreedaysayear.Becauseshetakes18monthstorearheroffspring,shewillreproduceonlyonceeverytwoyears.

Themostpromisinghopeforthepanda'sfutureseemstobetheincreasedeffortsbytheChinesegovernment.Publicconcernforthewelfareofpandasha"beenheightenedbystiffpenaltiesforpoaching./

Sowecan,perhaps,begintodreamagainofafuturewiththe

pandas,borninthewildorreturnedthereafterbirth,full-furredgiantswanderingandoccasionallymeetingdeepintheverdant*tanglesofbamboo.Wemayneverseethem,butitisrewardingtothinkthepandaswillbethere,forthesecaptivating*creaturesclearlyholdaspecialplaceinourhearts.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

Itissaidthatapandainthewildwilllivearound25whileinthezooitmightlivemuchlonger.Itisreportedthatthepanda,Mei-mei,inGuilinZoodiednearlyattheageof37,thelongestlifeofthepandathathaseverbeenrecorded.

ExerciseBSentenceDictation

Directions:

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

ExerciseCDetailedListeningDirections:

Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

l.C2.A3.D4.A5.B6.D7.A8.B

ExerciseDAfter-listeningDiscussion

Directions:

Listentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions

1.Pandasarenaturalvagrants,unsociableandeccentric.Someexpertshavethoughtthattheydescendedfromraccoons.Othersbelievetheyshareacommonancestorwiththebear.TheanimalscouldoncebefoundinmuchofsouthernandeasternChina,aswellaspartsofSoutheastAsia.Thepanda'sroutineisindeedabum'slife,spentwanderingfromonebadmealtoanotherandbeddingdowninthenearestdarkcorner.Althoughpandascanswimandclimbtrees,theyspendmostoftheirtimeseekingoutandchewingbamboo.

Pandashavebeenknowntoeatchickenandhoneywhenbambooisinshortsupply.Theymakeavarietyofsounds:

bleating,chirping,huffing,snortingandevenbarkinglikeadogifstartled.

（Open）

SectionThreeNews

NewsItem1

NewNewYorkers

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