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听力第二册NUIT13
Unit13
SectionOneTacticsforListening
Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent
Reporter:
Excuseme,butareyouSwiss?
Yves:
No,I'mnot.I'mFrench.
Reporter:
Tellme,doyouhavealotoffastfoodinFrance?
Yves:
Yes,quitealot,butIhardlyevereatit.Ipreferhomecooking.
Reporter:
Doyoueatthreemealsaday?
Yves:
Yes,Ido.Butformedinneristhemostimportantmealoftheday.
Reporter:
Whattimedoyouhavebreakfast?
Yves:
Atabouteighto'clock,orlater,maybequarterpastsometimes,whenI'mlate.
Reporter:
Howmuchtimedoyouspendoverbreakfast?
Yves:
Oh,verylittle,Ieatbreakfastveryquickly.InFranceit'sasimplemeal--justsome
coffeeandarollortwo.Ispendnomorethantenorfifteenminutesoverbreakfast.
Reporter:
Andlunch,isthatasimplemeal?
Yves:
Notreally,Iusuallyeatlunchinarestaurant,betweenoneandtwoo'clock.Ispend
aboutanhouroverlunch.
Reporter:
Wheredoyouhavedinner?
Yves:
Oh,athome.AndIamthecook.Weoftenhaveadrinkbeforedinnerandthenweusuallyeatatabouteightandwespendalongtimeoverdinner--neverlessthananhour.AfterthemealIalwayshavecoffee,andsometimesabrandy.
Timetohavemeal
Amountoftimespent
Breakfast
about8o'clock,orlater
nomorethantenorfifteenminutes
Lunch
betweenoneandtwoo'clock
aboutanhour
Dinner
abouteight
overanhour
Part2Predictionandinference
1.Neverhastherebeensuchawidechoiceofattractivefoodsforthehousewivestobuy.Produc-
ersandmanufacturersusealltheirexpertisetogiveusfirst-classfoodinfirst-classconditionatcompetitiveprices.
2.A:
Look.There'samachineoverthere.
B:
Ohgood.I'llgetsomemoneyoutandwecanhaveadrink.Er...
A:
What'sup?
B:
Icanneverremembermycash-cardnumber.
A:
Ohno.
B:
Ohyes.Hangon.Letmethink.Ishouldhavewrittenitdown.Ithinkit's8976.
A:
Fingerscrossed!
B:
O.K.8..9..7..6,Great!
Itworked.
A:
Luckyforus.
3.TimesarechangingfortheU.S.nickel.Inthepast,thisyoungnationhasheldontighttoits
originalcoins,makingfarfeweralterationstotheirdesignsthanoldercountries.Butthosewhousethecoinskeptgivingtheir"twocents"toTimRiley,theDenverMint'splantmanager.Mayofthemweresaying,"Whyaren'tyouchangingthechange?
"Sotheydid.
Exercise:
1.expertise:
skillorknowledgeinaparticulararea(Producersandmanufacturersneedtouse
theirskillorknowledgetogiveusfirst-classfoodinfirst-classconditionatcompetitive
prices.)
2."Fingerscrossed!
":
Tohaveone'sfingerscrossedorkeepone'sfingerscrossedmeanstohopeforasuccessfuloradvantageousoutcome.(Theboycan'trememberthecash-cardnumber.Hethinksit's8976.Sothegirlsays"Fingerscrossed!
",hopingheisright.)
3.mint:
aplacewherethecoinsofacountryaremanufacturedbyauthorityofthegovern-ment(ThepassageisaboutthechangeofthedesignoftheU.S.nickel.Thisisdoneatthemint.)
"twocents":
opinion(Peoplewhousethecoinskeptgivingtheir"twocents"toTimRiley,theDenverMint'splantmanager.Manyofthemweresaying,"Whyaren'tyouchangingthechange?
"Sotheychangedthedesign.)
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogues
Dialogue1Gliding
A:
Frank,howlonghaveyoubeenagliderpilot?
B:
I'vebeenglidingforthepasttenyears.I'veactuallybeenflyingsinceIwasateenagerbutIgotintoglidingasasportabouttenyearsago.
A:
Howlongdoesittaketotraintoflyonyourowninaglider...usually?
B:
Usually...erm...theaverageisaboutersixteenhours,for42take-offsandlandings,somedoitquicker.
A:
Uhhuh,howbigisanaverageglider?
B:
Erm...thesedaystheytendtogotoabouteighteenmetresforthesingleseaters,Thebasic
trainersarenineteenortwenty-metrewingspan*.
A:
Right,andthey'remadeoffibreglassthesedays'?
B:
Thesedaysfibreglass,inparticularforaboutthepastfifteentotwentyyears,itgivesamuch
moreefficientwingshape.
A:
NowifIwantedtogoonafirsttrainingflight,ermwherewouldIsitintheglider?
B:
Commonlythefrontseat,thereareveryfewside-by-sidetrainers.Inglidingyou'reseatedin
tandem*withtheinstructorintherearseat.
A:
Sothetraineesitsinthefront?
B:
That'scorrect.
Exercise:
A,Theglider
Anaveragegliderisabouteighteenmetresforthesingleseaters.Thebasictrainersarenineteenortwenty-metrewingspan.Andthey'remadeoffibreglass.
B.Thetrainingflight
Itusuallytakesaboutsixteenhours,for42take-off~andlandings.Duringatrainingflightthetraineeisseatedintandemwiththeinstructorintherearseat.
Dialogue2Sub-aquaDiving
Interviewer:
Well,MrMcKenzieisherethisafternoontotellusalittlebitaboutsub-aqua*diving.Wemayhavehearditunderthenameofscubadiving*.ButrecentlyIunderstandit'sbecomeaverypopularsport.Wouldyoutellushowyoufirstbecameinvolvedinit?
MrMcKenzie:
Surely.IstarteddivingonthewesternislandsofScotlandintheearlyfifties,Iwasbroughtintoitbyacousinwhowas...
Interviewer:
Soyouwereveryyoungatthetime.Whatagewasthis,about?
MrMcKenzie:
Well,youmakemeblushnow,butImusthavebeenaboutfourteenorfifteenyearsold.
Interviewer:
Ohreally?
Soyoungchildrencanstartatthatage?
MrMcKenzie:
Well,yes,theycannowbecauseoftheimprovementofdivingtechniques,equip-
mentandinstruction.
Interviewer:
Whatwasthemainpurposeofyourdoingsub-aquadiving,wasitforcatchingfishortheadventureinvolved...?
MrMcKenzie:
Well,asIsaid,Igotdraggedintoitbythiscousinwhosaidtheywantedsomeonetohelpthematthefishing.Hewas,atthetime,fishingforshellfish*andflyingthemdirectfromtheheartoftheHebrides*,wouldyoubelieve,toParis.ItwasonlyforcommercialinterestthatIgotinvolved.ButfromdayoneIloveditandI'vebeeninsub-aquaor,asyousay,scubaorskindivingeversince.
Interviewer:
Andwhatabouttheequipmentyouneed?
Isitveryexpensive?
MtMcKenzie:
Well,it'snomoreexpensivethan...er...thanskiing;andcertainlylessexpensive
thanafullsetofgolfclubs*.Youbasicallyneedjustabottleandatubefromthebottletoyourmouthandtherestofitissimplyleadweightsandrubber.
Interviewer:
Andthisequipmentcanbeobtainedfromsportsshopsordoyouhavetosendoff
forit...?
MrMcKenzie:
Well,becauseoftheincreaseoftheer...er...thedevelopmentofthesportyoucanfinditinmany,manysportscentres.Further,becauseofthenumberofpeoplewhoarenowscubadiving,you'llfindthatthepriceofequipmenthasdecreasedinthelasttenyearstomakeitreallyquitereasonableasanexpense.
Interviewer:
Andwhatabouttrainingforthissport?
MrMcKenzie:
Well,trainingintheUKisveryextensive.Wehaveanationalsub-aquaclub.Thatclubwilltakeyoufromtheageofabouttwelveandwilltrainyoufromdayoneinaswimmingpoolandsomesixmonthslateryouwillfindthatyouareinthesea,divingandenjoyingitina...whatweclaimtobeperfectsafety.
Interviewer:
Yes,thisbringsme(fade)tomyfinalpointer...
Exercise:
1.B2.C3.D4.D5.A6.B7.C8.A
Part2Passages
Passage1FascinatingBubbles
Whatissofascinatingaboutbubbles?
TheprecisesphericaIshape,theincrediblyfragilenatureofthemicroscopically*thinsoapfilm,thebeautifulcolorsthatswirl*andshimmer*,ormostlikely,acombinationofallthesephenomena?
Whydoesabubbleformasphereatall?
Whynotacube*,tetrahedron*,orothergeometricalfigure?
Let'slookattheforcesthatmoldbubbles.
WhenIwasayoungboy,wonderfulfreegiftscameincerealboxes.ThingslikeFlashGordonspaceringsandDickTracydetectivemembershipcards.
Onemorningwhileemptyingthecerealboxastrangeobjectfellout.Itlookedlikeaflattenedgraycoloredicecreamcone.LittledidIknowwhatmagicwasinstoreforme.
Ipoppedopentheabsorbent*paperobjectintoafunnelorconeshapeandthenmixedupasoapsolutionasinstructedonthecerealbox.
Iwasfamiliarwiththebubbleblowingsolutionsoldwithaplasticorwireblowingringavailableatourneighborhoodcornerstore,Iwasanexpertatblowingbubbles,nothingcouldsurpriseme.
Isubmergedthefunnelintothebowlofsoapsolutionandstartedblowingabubble.Atfirsteverythingwasnormal,IblewwhatIthoughtwerelarge15cmbubblesandsetthemfloatingintheairseparatingthemfromthefunnelwithasnapofthewrist.SoonIwasblowinglargerbubbles20,25and30cmbubbles.Ilearnedthatasthebubblesbecamelarger,thesloweryourmovementsmustbesoasnottodislodge*thebubblefromthecone.Isoonwasblowing60cmdiameter,longlastingbubbleswithnoproblematall.
ExerciseA:
Oneofthemosteffectivewaysistousesoapsolution.
ExerciseB:
1.D2.C3.A4.B5.C6.A7.D8.D
ExerciseC:
l,Thesphericalshape,theincrediblyfragilenature,thebeautifulcolours,andacombinationofall
thesephenomenaaresofascinating.
2.Henoticedthemwhenhewasaveryyoungboy.
3.Astrangeobjectfellout,lookinglikeaflattenedgraycolouredicecreamcone.
4.Hediditasinstructedonthecerealbox.
5.Helearnedthatasthebubblesbecamelarger,theslowerthemovementsmustbesoasnotto
dislodgethebubblefromthecone,
Passage2WaterPollution
Theoceansandtheriversoftheworldcontainmostofthewater.Thefiveoceansandthemanyseastogetherhave97.2percent.ThePacificOceanaloneislargerthanallthelandintheworld.Andonthelandtherearelakes.ManyofthemarelargerthancountriesthesizeofBelgium.There
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