听力教程第三册Unit4.docx

1、听力教程第三册Unit4Unit 4 Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot Dictation Stephen Powelsons Amazing MemoryWhen Stephen Powelson was nine, his school organized a (1) weekly contest in memorizing passages from the Bible. Stephen paid (2) no attention until he was chided* for (3) not competing. The nex

2、t Sunday he surprised everyone by (4) reciting all the passages for the (5) entire year. As a teenager in prep school, Stephen took Greek. His teacher (6) assigned 21 lines of the Iliad* to be memorized (7) in a week. At the end of the hour - though he (8) insisted he paid full attention to the (9)

3、lecture - Stephen knew all 21. He went on to memorize the first (10) 100 lines. In 1978, for the first time (11) since college, Powelson, now 60, had some (12) spare time. To keep his mind active, he reread the Iliad and (13) discovered that he still knew the first 100 lines (14) by heart. That some

4、one could memorize so much between ages 60 and 70 is (15) astonishing to most people, who are (16) convinced that memory (17) worsens as we grow older. Powelsons method is to (18) read a book into his tape recorder, then read it several more times, making sure he understands (19) each word. Also, he

5、 says, I attempt to (20) visualize myself as part of the action. Part 2 Listening for Gist Woman: Surgery. Stone: Good afternoon. My names Frank Stone. I want to make an appointment to see Dr Milton please. Woman: Yes, of course, Mr Stone. May I have your address please? Stone: 118 Hill Road, London

6、, S.E.18. Woman: Yes, we have you on the records. Can you manage this afternoon at 5:30? Stone: Im afraid not. I can manage tomorrow. Woman: Im afraid Dr Miltons not on duty tomorrow. Hell be here the day after. Thats Thursday, March 27th. Stone: Fine. Woman: Will 5:30 be all right? Stone: Well, yes

7、, but Id prefer a later time so I can come along after work. Woman: Then what about 6: 15? Stone: Well, thats fine. Thank you. Goodbye. Woman: Goodbye.Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1) This dialogue is about making an appoi

8、ntment with Dr Milton. 2) The key words are appointment. Dr Milton. on dutv. a later time 6:15. Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart one DialogueTunisian Holiday (Someone is enquiring about the Tunisian holiday.) Agent: Hello, Bath Travel. Client: Hello, Id like to find out more about your Tunisi

9、an holiday for amateur archaeologists. Ive read about it in the paper, but Id like to know more about what is involved. Agent: You mean youd like to know the itinerary? Client: Yes, thats right. Agent: All right. Just briefly, you arrive in Tunis at midday on the first day and go by coach to La Mars

10、a. Then there is a short briefing by the archaeologist and then the rest of the day you are free to explore. The second day you get up before dawn and go to Carthage to see the sunrise. You have breakfast and a lecture there and then go by coach to Mansoura, where there are beautiful coves. After lu

11、nch you can walk along the beach, to Kerkouane. The walk takes about four hours. Kerkouane is one of the most recent and most exciting sites. Then by coach to Kelibia, a fishing village, in time for sunset over the harbor. Client: That sounds rather a long walk. Agent: Well, its an easy walk. Flat a

12、ll the way, and very pretty. But you can go by coach, if you prefer. The third day you spend in Hammamet on Cap Bon, and the day is free to enjoy the town. Its a lovely old town and resort. And the fourth day you take the coach to the ruin of EI Djem, which is a magnificent amphitheatre*. You have l

13、unch in Sfax and then you take the ferry to the beautiful Kerkennah Islands. Client: Islands, you say? Agent: Yes, theyre very peaceful and you spend the fifth day there. The fishermen will take everyone out on their sailing boats and there will be a fishermens picnic. On the sixth day you visit the

14、 Great Mosque of Kairouan and have a picnic lunch. Then take the coach to the lovely port of Bizerte for the last night. And the final day there is a visit to the ancient Roman capital of Utica with its fantastic mosaics* and then a coach to Tunis International Airport. Client: Have you got a full b

15、rochure which gives more details? Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following itinerary. Tunisian holiday for amateur archaeologistsDayActivitiesThe first day Arrive in Tunis at midday and go by coach to La Marsa. Then there is a short briefing by the archaeologist. The se

16、cond dayGet up before dawn and go to Carthage to see the sunrise. You have breakfast and a lecture there and then go by coach to Mansoura, where there are beautiful coves. After lunch you can walk along the beach, to Kerkouane, which is one of the most recent and most exciting sites. Then by coach t

17、o Kelibia, a fishing village, in time for sunset over the harbor . The third day Spend in Hammamet on Cap Bon to enjoy the town. Its a lovely old town and resort. The fourth day and fifth dayTake the coach to the ruin of El Djem, which is a magnificent amphitheatre. Have lunch in Sfax and then take

18、the ferry!. to the beautiful Kerkennah Islands. The fishermen will take everyone out on their sailing boats and there will be a fishermens picnic. The sixth dayVisit the Great Mosque of Kairouan and have a picnic lunch. Then take the coach to the lovely port of Bizerte for the last night. The final

19、dayThere is a visit to the ancient Roman capital of Utica with its fantastic mosaics and then a coach to Tunis International Airport. Part 2 Passage Mexican Gray Wolf 1) After more than a century of assault by humans, the wolf population had dwindled to no more than a handful by the 1970s in Mexico

20、and the American southwest. 2) The program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a wild population of at least 100 wolves covering more than 12,800 square kilometers. 3) Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilities and releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexica

21、n committee of scientists, land owners and others. 4) A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully reproduced - will never be released because of the high mortality rate in the wild. 5) The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeing captive-born wolves, as the population of pups bo

22、rn free takes off. Francisco and Sheila were pioneers in a federal program in Eureka, 32 kilometers southwest of S1. Louis, the United States, to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf, the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America. After more than a century of

23、assault by humans, the wolf population had dwindled to no more than a handful by the 1970s in Mexico and the American southwest. The research center, popularly known as the Wolf Sanctuary*, was founded in 1971 by Marlin Perkins, a world-renowned naturalist and former director of the St. Louis Zoo, a

24、nd his wife Carol. Besides the Mexican wolf, the sanctuary works with the endangered red wolf, named wolf, swift fox / and African wild dogs. In the late 1970s, the last seven known wolves were captured in the wild or taken from zoos to begin the breeding program. In 1981, the first captive-bred lit

25、ter of Mexican gray wolves produced in the federal program was born at the Wild Canid Center, and the first release into the wild took place in 1998. The program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a wild population of at least 100 wolves covering more than 12,800 square kilometers. Though i

26、n captivity themselves, Francisco and Sheila taught their pups so well that many are thriving in the wild. They were ideal parents. They raised 25 babies, taught them good survival skills and sent many of them off to live on their own. Nine of Francisco and Sheilas offspring were among the first 11

27、captive-born Mexican gray wolves released in 1998. Both parent wolves have since died - Francisco at age 14 in December. Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 - but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center in Eurek

28、a estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific* lobo* pair. About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center, however, has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other f

29、acility. The Wild Canid Center is ideated* on 25 isolated hectares within Washington Universitys Tyson Research Center. The wolves live in large outdoor enclosures with minimal human contact. They learn to hunt, raise young, live in natural family packs, and to be suspicious of people - all necessar

30、y skills for surviving in the wild. Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilities and releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexican committee of scientists, land owners and others. They also maintain a genetic database. A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully

31、 reproduced - will never be released because of the high mortality rate in the wild. Its not uncommon for freed wolves to be struck by cars or shot by hunters; in recent weeks, five have died. Despite the losses, released wolves are reproducing. The recovery program is gradually moving away from fre

32、eing captive-born wolves, as the population of pups born free takes off. Scientists want to let nature decide whats a good wolf and whats not through natural selection. Exercise A Pre-listening Question The wolf is a large member of the canine family. Most of the adult grey wolves weigh in the vicinity of 75 to 125 pounds (34 to 56 kilograms). Wolves live in family groups called packs. A pack is usually made up of a male parent, a female parent, their pups and a few other