高级英语视听说文字稿全12册.docx

1、高级英语视听说文字稿全12册Book OneUnit One Focus on: ChronologyChapter 1 Napoleon: Form Schoolboy to EmperorNapoleon was a French soldier who became emperor of France. He was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica. When he was only ten years his father sent him to military school in France. Napoleon was very goo

2、d student in most of his classes, but he excelled in mathematics and in military science. When he was sixteen years old, he joined French army. In that year he began the military career that brought him fame, power, riches, and, finally, defeat. Napoleon became a general in the French army at the yo

3、ung age of 24. Several years later he beccame emperor of the French Empire. Napoleon was many things. He was, first of all, a brilliant military leader. His soldiers were ready to die for him. As a result, Napoleon won many, many military victories. At one time he controlled most of Europe, but many

4、 countries, including England, Russia, and Austria fought fiercely against Napoleon. His defeat-his end-came when he decided to attack Russia. In this military campaign against Russia, he lost most of his army. The great French conqueror died alone-deserted by his family and friends-in 1821. Napoleo

5、n was only 51 years old when he died.Listening Factoid 1The cause of Napoleons death at the age of 51 on the island of St. Helena is still a mystery. There is no doubt that he was a very sick man at the time of his death. One theory about the cause of his death is that he had stomach cancer. Another

6、 theory is that he was deliberately poisoned by a servant. A third theory also suggests that he was poisoned, but not by his servant. This third theory suggests that he was poisoned accidentally by fumes from the wallpaper in the house he lived in. A few years ago, samples of the wallpaper were anal

7、yzed and traces of arsenic were found in it. Arsenic is a powerful poison that was used in some of the dyes in wallpaper during the time that Napoleon lived. More than 170 years after his death, people are still speculating aboutthe cause of his death.Listening Factoid 21. Ten people who speak make

8、more noise than 10,000 who are silent.2. In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.3. A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.4. Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.5. I know, when it is necessary, how to leave the skin of the lion to take the skin

9、of the fox.6. History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.7. It is success which makes great men.Chapter 2 Pompeii: Destroyed, Forgotten, and FoundToday many people who live in large metropolitan areas such as Paris and New York leave the city in the summer. They go

10、to the mountains or to the seashore to escape the city noise and heat. Over 2,000 years ago, many rich Romans did the same thing. They left the city of Rome in the summer. Many of these wealthy Romans spent their summers in the city of Pompeii. Pompeii was a beautiful city; it was located on the oce

11、an, on the Bay of Naples In the year 79 C. E., a young Roman boy who later became a very famous Roman historian was visiting his uncle in Pompeii. The boys name was Pliny the Younger. One day Pliny was looking up at the sky. He saw a frightening sight. It was a very large dark cloud. This black clou

12、d rose high into the sky. Rock and ash flew through the air. What Pliny saw was the eruption-the explosion-of the volcano, Vesuvius. The city of Pompeii was at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. When the volcano first erupted, ny.people were able to flee the city and to escape death. In fact, 18,000 people e

13、scaped the terrible disaster. Unfortunately, there was not enough time for everyone to escape. More than 2,000 people died. These unlucky people were buried alive under the volcanic ash. The eruption lasted for about three days. When the eruption was over, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of volcani

14、c rock and ash. The city of Pompeii was buried and forgotten for 1,700 years. In the year 1748 an Italian farmer was digging on his farm. As he was digging, he uncovered a part of a wall of the ancient city of Pompeii. Soon archaeologists began to excavate-to dig-in the area. As time went by, much o

15、f the ancient city of Pompeii was uncovered. Today tourists from all over the world come to see the ruins of the famous city of Pompeii.Chapter 3 Lance Armstrong: Survivor and Winner Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971 in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, called Plano. Lance began running and sw

16、imming competitively when he was only 10 years old. By the time he was 13, he was competing in triathlons and won the Iron Kids Triathlon. Lances mother, who raised Lance mostly by herself, recognized and encouraged his competitive spirit. During his senior year in high school, Lance was invited to

17、train with the U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team in Colorado. From that time on, Lance focused completely on cycling. By 1991, Lance was the U.S. National Amateur Champion. He also won two major national races the same year-even beating some professional cyclists. Although he was generally doi

18、ng very well, Lance had his ups and downs. In 1992 he was expected to do very well at the Barcelona Olympics, but he finished in 14th place. This was a big disappointment. Lance got over the disappointment and decided to turn professional. In his first professional race, the 1992 Classico San Sebast

19、ian, he ended up finishing dead last, 27 minutes behind the winner. Lances mother continued to encourage Lance through his difficult times. Things went much better for Lance in the following years. In 1993 he was the youngest person to win the World Race Championships. In the same year, he entered t

20、he Tour de France for the first time. He won one stage of the race, but dropped out of the race before finishing. In 1995, he even won the Classico San Sebastian, the race that he had finished last in, in 1992. Lance also won the most important U.S. tournament, the Tour Du Pont, two times, in both 1

21、995 and 1996. By 1996, Lance was ranked seventh among cyclists in the world, and hesigned a two-year contract with a French racing team. At that time, hewas still a few months away from his 25th birthday; everything was looking very good for Lance Armstrong.However, everything changed dramatically a

22、nd drastically in October of 1996, shortly after his 25th birthday. At this time, Lance was diagnosed with advanced cancer that had already spread to his brain and lungs. He almost immediately underwent two cancer surgeries. After these two surgeries, he was given a less than 50-50 chance of surviva

23、l as he began an aggressive three-month course of chemotherapy. The chemotherapy left Lance very weak, but the treatment worked well. Quite soon after, Lance was declared free of cancer. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was initially diagnosed with cancer. He vowed he

24、 would return to competitive cycling better However, his French cycling team dropped Lance from the team.They didnt believe that Lance would ever be able return to his former level of strength and endurance. Fortunately the U.S. Postal Service Team became his new sponsor. With the support of the U.S

25、. Postal Service Team, Lance returned to racing in 1998. After one particularly bad day during one of his races, Lance pulled over and decided he was done with racing. However, after spending time with his really good cycling friends, Lance returned to racing, and again he was off again in pursuit o

26、f cycling victories! Lances big comeback was marked by his victory at the 1999 Tour de France. Lance repeated this feat in the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, for a total of six consecutive victories in the Tour de France, the most prestigious and the most grueling of all cycling contests. L

27、ances Tour de France record may never be beaten or even matched. Interestingly, Lance was the youngest person to win the World Cycling Championships in 1993 and the oldest person ever to win the Tour de France in 2004! In addition to his amazing athletic performance, Lance Armstrong has established

28、the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which is devoted to providing information about cancer and support to cancer victims. He has also written a book about his life and winning the Tour de France, called Every Second Counts, and for Lance, every second has counted. Lance Armstrong gives a lot of credit f

29、or his success to his mother, whose independent spirit and support for Lance inspired him to overcome all of lifes obstacles, both on and off the racetrack. Lance, in turn, has provided inspiration to many, for his courage-both athletic and personal.Listening Expansion Task 1 History of the Bicycle

30、The precursor to the bicycle appeared in France in the 1790s. It was a little wooden horse with a fixed front wheel. Because the wheel was fixed, it could not be turned right or left. This little horse did not have any pedals, and the only way it could be maneuvered was by the rider pushing against

31、the ground with his or her feet. In 1817, the German baron Karl von Drais replaced the fixed front wheel with one that could be steered. Now the wooden horse could be directed right or left. The rider still needed to push it with his or her feet on the ground. The next development occurred in 1839.

32、when a Scottish blacksmith, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, designed the first bicycle-like machine with pedals and cranks. MacMillan called his machine a velocipede and rode it the 40 miles from his home to Glasgow, Scotland in only_5 hours. In 1866, Pierre Lallement applied for and received a U.S. patent for a machine that he called the bisicle. Some people called it a boneshaker as it had steel-rimmed wooden wheels. The bicycle got more comfortable in 1869 when rubber tires were introduced. Around the same time, the front wheels began to grow larger while the back wheels got smaller, and the