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FOCUS4英语听力原文

Unit1

PartB

Announcement1

WeWishYouaPleasantFlight

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Thisisyourcaptainspeaking.Onbehalfofthecrew,letmeextendaverywarmwelcometoallofyouwhohavechosentoflyAirChina.OurplaneisboundforNewYorkontheeastcoastoftheUnitedStates.Oursisadirectflight.ItwilltakethirteenandahalfhourstoreachoutdestinationonJuly19,at1:

30.localtime.

MayIdrawyourattentiontotheSafetyFlightleafletwhichyou’llfindinthepocketatthebackoftheseatinfrontofyou?

Wedoaskthatyoureadit.You’llalsofindanAirChinamagazinewhichyoumayfindofinterest.Forthoseofyounotfamiliarwiththistypeofaircraft,letmeinformyouthatsmokingisstrictlyprohibitedatanytimeduringtheflight.Noristheuseofmobilephoneallowedonboardofouraircraft.Wehaveaduty-freebaronboardandcigarettes,spirits,beerandmineralwaterwillbeonsaleduringtheflight.Wewillservethreemealsduringtheentireflight,lunch,dinner,andbreakfast.Forthoseofyouwhoarevegetarian,pleasecontactamemberofthecabincrewbeforehand.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetoaskamemberofthecabincrew.Ourplanewilltakeoffshortly.Wouldyounowpleasemakesurethatyourseatbeltaresecurelyfastenedinpreparationfortake-offshortly?

MayIwishyouapleasantflight!

Thankyou.

Announcement2

HereIsYourWeekendGuide

HereisyourweekendguidetowhatisgoingattheUniversityofColorado.

Anditisagoodweekendforbasketball.TheColoradoBuffaloeswillplaytheOklahomaSoonersFridaynightatOklahoma,andtheywillreturnhometofacetheNebraskaCornhuskersSaturdaynightontheUniversityofColoradocourt.TheBuffaloesareexpectedtowinbothgamesandfans.Ticketsareavailablefromtheticketofficeatthesportsarena.

TherearealsoafewticketsavailablefortheSaturdaynightconcertbyWalterMurphyandtheBigAppleBand.Mostoftheticketsaretendollars.Althoughaveryfewfive-dollarseatsarestillonsale.Toreserveseats,calltheStudentUnionat666-5771,orstopbytheboxoffice.

Theuniversitymuseumwillbeopenfrom10a.m.until5p.m.SaturdayandSunday.Inadditiontothefamousrockandmineralcollectionandtheexhibitsofearlypeople,therewillbespecialexhibitofAmericanIndianpotteryandsandpainting.Admissionisfree.

Andnowareportonsnowconditionayskiresort.SteamboatSpringisreportinggoodconditionswithsixinchesofnewsnowinthelasttwenty-fourhours;Aspenisreportinggoodconditionswitheightinchesofnewsnow;andVailisreportingverygoodconditionswithnineinchesofnewsnow.

Thishasbeentheweekendguide.Thankyouforlistening.

Unit2

PartA

Exercise1

JackieChanwasborninHongKongin1954.Hisparentswereverypooratthattime.Theycouldn’tevenaffordtopaythehospitalbills.Buttheydecidedtoborrowsomemoneysotheycouldkeepthebaby.Whenhewasseven,youngJackiewassenttoaverystrictboardingschool,theChineseOperaResearchInstitute,wherehewastrainedinsinging,acrobatics,martialartsandmime.WhenJackieleftschoolattheageofseventeenhebecameamoviestuntman,performingveryexcitingandoftendangerousactsforactorsinmovies.AndheappearedwithBruceLeeinseveralKung-fumovies,too.ButJackieChan’sbigbreakthroughcamein1978,whenhemadethemovieSnakeinEagle’sShadow.Whathedidwasthathecombinedcomedyanddangerousstunts,anditwasveryappealingtotheaudience.ThefilmwasabighitinHongKong.Jackie’sfamehassincespreadallovertheworld,makinghimoneoftheworld’smostpopularstars.

PartB

Conversation1

ThePersonIAdmireMost

M:

Canyouthinkofapersonyouadmire?

W:

ApersonIadmire?

Hmm.Yes,IthinkthepersonIadmiremostisStevenHawking.

M:

Isn’thetheprofessoratCambridgewithmotorneuronedisease?

W:

That’sright.He’sspentmostofhislifefightingthedisease.Hefoundoutthathe’dgotitwhenhewasastudent.Hewasatthetimeonlyabout20.

M:

Goodness.Whatdidhedothen?

W:

Well,hestoppedwastingtime.Andhestartedapplyinghimselftohisstudies.Heknewthatheriskeddyingyoung,buthebecamealeadingcosmologist.

M:

WherehaveIheardofhim?

Iknownothingaboutcosmology.

W:

Hewroteabookaboutitfortheaverageperson.InfactIrememberseeingitonyourbookshelves.

M:

Oh,right.ABriefHistoryofTime,isthatit?

W:

Yes,itwasarealbestseller,mostlytopeoplewhoputitontheirbookshelvesanddidn’treadit.

M:

Yeah.Howoldishenow?

W:

He’sinhissixties,Ithink.He’ssucceededinlivingfarlongerthananyoneexpectedhimto.

M:

Butwhatkindoflifecanyouhavewithadiseaselikethat?

W:

He’smanagedtoleadafairlynormallife.Hehasmarriedtwiceandhasthreechildrenandagrandchildnow.Ithinkheneedstouseacomputerforalmosteverythingnow,youknow,eating,speaking,writing…

M:

Mmm.It’sverysad,isn’tit?

W:

Well,inaway.Heconsidershimselflucky.Yousee,despitehisdisability,heisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestmindsofourtime.

Conversation2

W:

Couldyoutellusalittlebitaboutyourself?

M:

Sure.

W:

Firstofall,wherewereyouborn?

M:

IwasborninLondon,butI’mlivinginMadridnow.

W:

Oh,really?

Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?

M:

Notlong.ImovedfromLondonwithmytwodaughtersaboutsixmonthsago.

W:

Areyouhappythere?

M:

Yeah,veryhappy.Welovetheoutdoorlife.Also,mymother’sSpanish.

W:

Andwhatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

M:

Ilovereading.SometimesIfeellikewantingtobuyeverybookinabookstore.I’mcrazyaboutbooksandI’mafastreader.

W:

Doyoueverfeeltheneedtotakeabreaksoyoucanrechargeyourbatteries?

M:

Allthetime.There’salwayssomuchmoretolearn.Goingawayhelps.

W:

You’veobviouslytraveledalot,too.What’syourfavoriteplaceintheworld?

M:

That’sadifficultquestionbecauseI’vebeentosomanyamazingplaces,butIthinkHawaiiismyfavorite.Thechildrenloveittheretoo.

W:

Allofusareconcernedwithwhatkindofworldourkidsaregoingtolivein.Howdoyougiveyourchildrenasemblanceofanormallife?

M:

Bylivinganormallife.

W:

Butasasuperstar,youliveatalevelthat’sdifferentfrommostpeople.

M:

Toadegree,yes.Butwe’veallgottofigureouthowtoraiseourkidstobehappy,responsiblepeople.

W:

Onelastquestion.Whatelsedoyouwanttodoinyourlife?

M:

Oh,there’ssomuchIwanttodo.IfeelalotofpersonalresponsibilitybecauseofhowmuchI’vebeenblessed.Idovolunteerworkforchildren’sFund.Idoalotoffund-raisingeventsforthem.AndIlookforwardtocreatingopportunitiesforyoungpeople.

Unit3

PartB

SuccessfulAdvertising

Oneofthekeystosuccessfuladvertisingistocatchtheinterestofreaders.Inyourbusylife,thereislittletimetoreadeverypageinfrontofyou,soyouhavetobeveryselective.Beingawareofthis,advertisersgotogreatlengthstoarouseyourcuriosityinwhattheyhavetosay.Youshouldknowwhenadvertisersaretryingtocatchyourinterestsothatyoukeepinmindthattheyareattemptingtoinfluenceyou.

Advertisersalwayshaveanintendedaudiencetargetedfortheirmessages—men,women,orchildrenofspecificages,fromvariousethnicgroups,andwithcertaininterests.Itisimportantthatyouknowtowhomanadvertisementisdesignedtoappealsothatyoucandecidewhetherornotyoushouldspendyourtimegivingseriousconsiderationtowhatithastosay.

Obviouslythewholepointofagivenadvertisementistogetyoutopurchaseaproduct,takeacertainaction,orthinkinacertainway.Aneffectiveadvertisementisveryspecificaboutthebenefittoreadersasaresultoftheirbuying,doing,orthinkingwhateverisbeingurgedbytheadvertisement.Itisextremelyimportantthatyourecognizethebenefitstressedbyanadvertisementsothatyoucanmakeasounddecisionastowhetherornottofollowitsadvice.

Aconversation

WeWereBorntoHelpYouDoItBetter

Joyce:

Dad!

Father:

Yes?

What’sthematter,Joyce?

Joyce:

I’mwonderingifIshouldbuyapairoftennisshoes.I’mgoingtojointhetennisclubinschool.

Father:

Whynot?

It’sgoodthatyoufinallyplaysports.

Joyce:

ButI’dliketohaveAdidas.

Father:

Adidas?

It’stooexpensive.Theyareforprofessionalathletes.

Joyce:

ButalltheguysintheschooltennisteamarewearingAdidas,boysaswellasgirls.

Father:

ButnoneofushaseverhadAdidasandweusedtoplayquiteOK.

Joyce:

HereisanadaboutAdidas.CanIreadittoyou?

Father:

Goahead.

Joyce:

“Overfifty-fiveyearsago,Adidasgavebirthtoanewideainsportsshoes.Andthepeoplewhowearourshoeshavebeenrunningandwinningeversince.Infact,Adidashashelpedthemsetover400worldrecordsintrackandfieldalone.”

Father:

Nonsense!

Theplayershavetogothroughalotofhardtrainingandpractice.Ithasnothingtodowiththeshoes.Theymaybecomfortable,but…

Joyce:

You’reright,Dad.Theadgoesontosay,“You’reborntorun.AndwewereborntoHELPYOUDOITBETTER”.

Father:

Hmm.Itmaybegoodforrunning,butyoudon’trun.

Joyce:

Listen,Dad.Theadsays,”…Maybethat’whymoreandmorefootball,soccer,basketballandtennis”see?

“TENNISplayersareturningtoAdidas.Theyknowthat,whatevertheirgame,theycanrelyonAdidasworkmanshipandqualityineveryproductwemake.”

Father:

OK,OK,dear.IknowAdidasisgood.Buthowmuchisapairofyourshoes?

Joyce:

Youdon’thavetoworryaboutthat,Dad.I’vesavedsomemoneysincelastChristmas.Ijustwanttohearyouropinion.

Father:

That’sgood.

Unit4

PartB

Passage1

WhatAreGoodManners?

Peopleind