新世纪英语专业本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案.docx

1、新世纪英语专业本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案v UNIT 1Section One Houses in the Futurev Well, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think theyll be (2) well-insulated so that you dont need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps

2、 they will use (6) solar heating, although I dont know, in this country, perhaps we (7) wont be able to do that so much. Yes, I think theyll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up . the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I shou

3、ld think. Yes, youll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how h

4、ouses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted* depending on what you use them for, so perhaps therell be a bit more (20) flexibility about that. v Part 2v A: Tues

5、day two fifteen. Let me look in my diary. B: No, Thursday. v A: Oh, Im sorry. I thought you said Tuesday. v B: Thursday two fifteen. No, Im sorry. Ive got an appointment until three. Could we make it later? v Say three fifteen? v A: Well, theres a lot to talk about. Itll take a couple of hours, at l

6、east. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then? v A: Monday morning. All right. Nine oclock? v B: Nine. I think that will be all right. Ill ring you back and confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, could you? v B: All right. v A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye. v Exercise. Directions:Listen to the dial

7、ogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. v 1. This dialogue is about making an appointment v Woman: Listen! Im terribly sorry Im late. Man: v Man: Oh, thats all right. It doesnt really matter, does it? I havent got anything better to do, have I? v Woman: Just let me expla

8、in, will you? v Man: Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all. v Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have . v Man: After all, my time isnt really that important, is it? v Woman: Please dont be like that. Just let me explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.) v Woman: I . I tried to get here in time

9、but just after I left home, the car broke down. v Man: The car broke down? v Woman: Yes, and . well . luckily . there was a garage near me. And . and it took them a while v to repair it. v Man: Why didnt you at least phone? v Woman: I would have! But I didnt know the number of the restaurant. v Man:

10、 You could have looked it up in the telephone book! v Woman: Yes, but . youll never believe this . I couldnt remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. v Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. v Woman: Yes. It was something

11、I couldnt do myself. It didnt take too long, but thats why Im late, v you see. v Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way? v Woman: Pardon? v Man: Which garage did you take it to? v Woman: Uh . the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers. v Man: Yes, I know that garage. Its the only one near your fl

12、at. v Woman: Hmm, well now, lets have something to eat. Uh, what about some . v Man: I know the garage very well! v Woman: Yes. Lets see now. Yes, I think Ill have some . v Man: A pity its Sunday.v 2. The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Monday morning. nine oclock. v Par

13、t 1 Dialogue v Im terribly sorry Im late.v Woman: Listen! Im terribly sorry Im late. Man: v Man: Oh, thats all right. It doesnt really matter, does it? I havent got anything better to do, have I? v Woman: Just let me explain, will you? v Man: Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all. v Woma

14、n: Yes. I know, and I would have . v Man: After all, my time isnt really that important, is it? v Woman: Please dont be like that. Just let me explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.) v Woman: I . I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down. v Man: The car broke down? v W

15、oman: Yes, and . well . luckily . there was a garage near me. And . and it took them a while v to repair it. v Man: Why didnt you at least phone? v Woman: I would have! But I didnt know the number of the restaurant. v Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book! v Woman: Yes, but . youll

16、never believe this . I couldnt remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. v Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. v Woman: Yes. It was something I couldnt do myself. It didnt take too long, but thats why Im late, v you see.

17、 v Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way? v Woman: Pardon? v Man: Which garage did you take it to? v Woman: Uh . the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers. v Man: Yes, I know that garage. Its the only one near your flat. v Woman: Hmm, well now, lets have something to eat. Uh, what about some .

18、v Man: I know the garage very well! v Woman: Yes. Lets see now. Yes, I think Ill have some . v Man: A pity its Sunday. v Woman: Pardon? v Man: A pity its Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday! v 1. They are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend. v 2. In a restaurant. v 3. It doesnt really matter, does

19、 it? I havent got anything better to do, have I? v Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all After all, my time isnt really that important, is it? well, at least It was lucky you found a barrage to repair your carv Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and answer the following question

20、s.v Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. v 4. Because she wants to stop the conversation like this. v Because he knows the girl is lying. v Part 2 Passage The Oscar Statuettev 1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award the Academy statuette, the golde

21、n trophy or the statue of merit, but the term never stuck. v 2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column. v 3. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes o

22、n behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. v 4. If the statuettes dont meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down. v 5.The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings. v The Oscar st

23、atuette, designed by MGMs* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts* a knight holding a crusaders* sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. v Born in 1928, years would pass before th

24、e Academy Award of Merit was officially named Oscar. Industry insiders and members of the press called the award the Academy statuette, the golden trophy or the statue of merit. The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize the iron man. The term never stuck. v A popula

25、r story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar. v No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the si

26、xth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburns first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didnt use the nickname officially until 1939. v Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards -

27、 with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas* of the statuette; a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his anim

28、ated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes. v The traditional Oscar statuette, however, hasnt changed since the 1940s, when the base

29、was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No. 501. v Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens. If they dont meet strict quality control standards, the sta

30、tuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down. v Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam* container slightly larger than a shoebox. v Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express,

31、with no identifiable markings. v On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invit

32、ed by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest. v For eight decades, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from common thieves. Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. Maybe somebody used chemical