现代大学英语听力3原文及答案.docx

1、现代大学英语听力3原文及答案Unit 9Task 1【答案】 PanelOpinions1st penallist: Philip BarnesComputers have already changed our lives.2nd penallist: Miss AndersonComputers have changed our lives, but I dont want my life changed.3rd penallist: Arthur HainesThe computer will affect everyone in the world. Records can be ke

2、pt of everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. The computer is the greatest disaster of the 20th century.4th penallist: Phyllis Archer The computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. If the computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster.【原文】Com

3、pere: And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. MooreMrs. Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our livesCompere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip BarnesPhilip Barnes: Computers have already changed our lives. Business is

4、more efficient. Planes and trains provide a better service.Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of computers Computers have changed our lives, but I dont want my life changed.Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderso

5、n. Were talking about our lives, not your life. The computer will affect everyone in the world. Records can be kept of everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. In my opinion, the computer is the greatest disaster of the 20th century.Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt Arthur Ha

6、ines says the computer is a disaster, but the computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. If the computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster.Compere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore.Task 2【答案】A.1) It includes a 9-inch TV scree

7、n, a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it, a printer, and two disk drives.2) Its all contained right on the floppy disk.3) Its much better than a typewriter in that one can move words or sentences from place to place or make corrections or changes right on the screen, and never have to eras

8、e on paper.4) It can help him make a monthly budget for his household with electronic spreadsheet software.B.1) loads your program into the machine2) typewriter, typewriter, 3) turning the computer on and loading a program4) the different things the program can do【原文】Narrator: For Harvey Van Runkle,

9、 it was love at first sight, or should we say, love at first byte Really, it is 64,000 bytesthats the size of the memory on his new BANANA-3 personal computer. It all happened by accident. His wife, Charlotte, had sent him out to buy a new toaster, when he found himself standing in front of a comput

10、er display at the BANANA Computer Store.Salesman: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this little computer is going to change your lives. Just consider the hardware: You have a 9-inch TV screen. Thats your video display terminal. You have a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it. You have a printer th

11、at will give you paper printouts of your work in three colors. You have two disk drivesone inside the computer terminal and one outside. This computer can do anything! Now lets have a little demonstration. Who would like to try the new BANANA-3 computer You, sir. You look interested. Step right up a

12、nd try the BANANA-3.Harvey: Whats a d-disk driveSalesman: Thats the part of the computer that loads your program into the machine.Harvey: Oh. Whats a programSalesman: The program Thats your software. Thats the instructions. Its all contained right on this floppy disk here. The instructions on this d

13、isk tell the computer what to do.Harvey: Oh, you mean like my wife. She always tells me what to do.Salesman: Exactly. Now what type of program would you like I have word processing, I have electronic spreadsheet.Harvey: Whats word processingSalesman: Word processing is using the computer like a type

14、writer. But its much better than a typewriter. You can move words or sentences from place to place or make corrections or changes right on the screen. You never have to erase on paper. Its a wonderful little program! Would you like to try it, Mr.Harvey: Van Runkle. Harvey Van Runkle. Ive never used

15、a computer before.Salesman: Its easy. First we start up the machine, and then boot up a program.Harvey: Boot upSalesman: Thats computer talk for turning the computer on and loading a program. There. Now we look at the menu.Harvey: Menu But I just had lunch. Im not hungry.Salesman: No, no. This is a

16、program menu, not a restaurant menu. It shows the different things the program can do. For example, here we have file. If you select file, you can choose which of your documents you want to work on. And heres “edit”. This gives you ways to correct your document.Harvey: Gee, this is great! Theres onl

17、y one problem.Salesman: Whats thatHarvey: I dont have any documents. Im a plumber.Salesman: But you have bills, dont youHarvey: Yeah, but. Salesman: Well, with our electronic spreadsheet software, you can make a monthly budget for your household.Harvey: No. My wife, Charlotte, does that.Salesman: We

18、ll, now you can do it, Harvey. Harvey: I dont know. Salesman: And you have friends, dont you Harvey: Yeah, well theres my brother-in-law Bob.Salesman: Great! You can write letters to Bob on your new BANANA-3 computer! Harvey: Okay. How much is itSalesman: Never mind. Do you have a credit card Harvey

19、: Well, sure.Salesman: Great. Joe, get Harvey here signed up, will you He wants a BANANA-3 with a printer and software. Okay, step right up, ladies and gentlemen. This computer can do anything!Task 3【答案】A.1) They are important because they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and tempe

20、rature.2) Digital computers.3) Only one person at a time can use them.4) It is because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently.5) Each person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected to the minicomputer by interface wires. With the help

21、 of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.B.Similarities and Differences between Microcomputers and MinicomputersSimilarities1They are two kinds of common digital computers.2Both of them can be used in small businesses.3Each computer has only one CPU.

22、Differences1. Minicomputers are larger than microcomputers.2. Microcomputers are used more frequently in large offices and businesses than in small businesses.3. More than one person can use a minicomputer at the same time.【原文】There are two primary kinds of computers: analog computers and digital co

23、mputers. Unless you are a scientist, you probably will not use analog computers. These computers are important because they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature. In contrast, digital computers perform their tasks by counting. Some digital computers are built to help sol

24、ve only a specific kind of problem. For example, digital computers that monitor airplanes flying in and out of airports are built only for that task. Most digital computers, though, can be used to help solve many kinds of problems. Among them, microcomputers and minicomputers are two kinds of common

25、 digital computers. Microcomputers, also called personal computers, are the newest computers. Many are about the size of a very small television set. Some, however, are so small and light that people can carry them easily on business trips. Because computer manufacturers produce an enormous amount o

26、f computer hardware, it is possible for anyone to own and use a microcomputer. Therefore, we now see these machines in many homes, schools, and businesses. There is one disadvantage to these computers, though. Only one person at a time can use them. Also, many people who buy microcomputers do not un

27、derstand what these machines can and cannot do. Some experts say that almost half of all micro-computers are not used often because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently. Like microcomputers, minicomputers are used in small businesses. However, they are large

28、r than microcomputers and are used more frequently in large offices and businesses than in small businesses. Another difference is that more than one person can use a minicomputer at the same time. We call this time-sharing. Some minicomputers can have more than a hundred people time-sharing them. E

29、ach person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected to the minicomputer by interface wires. But even though more than one person can use a minicomputer, the computer has only one CPU. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for a

30、ll the users.Task 4【答案】A.1) It wasnt the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being played at too slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it.2) Lupa had once heard that even a sophisticated analog computer couldnt pick up certain subtleties in the English language, no ma

31、tter how good the programming is.3) When Lupa stood up and walked around the room, it was evident to her that somewhere in the building, listening through an intercom was someone with a microphone.B.1) Theyre running a contest. The kids are supposed to name me. Im dreading the whole thing, believe m

32、e.2) You know something; I thought youd be different. Just once today I was hoping Id get someone who wouldnt try to beat the program.3) You wouldnt happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth, 1321, fell on, would you It was a Sunday; but how do you know whether Im right Thank you for visiting the computer exhibit.【原文】Lupa laughed. She liked the voice that had been selected for the computer. It w