现代大学英语听力2dictation原文.docx

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现代大学英语听力2dictation原文

现代大学英语听力2_dictation原文

Unit1

Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Buttheydonotnecessarilyalwayschangeforthebetter.Thingswhichwereconsideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredimpolitebehaviourforamantosmokeonthestreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakeafoolofhimselfbysmokingwhenaladywasintheroom.

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable—especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Thereisastory

aboutarichnoblemanwhohadaveryformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Otherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthenoblemancalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.

Unit2

Undoubtedly,Tibetisoneoftheharshestplacesforhumanexistence.Itiscoolinsummerbutfreezingcoldinwinter.InLhasa,themildestcitytemperaturemayexceed29Cinsummerwhileplummetingto-16Cinwinter!

SunradiationisextremelystronginTibet.ThesunlightinLhasaissointensethatthecityiscalledSunlightCity.ThethinaircanneitherblockoffnorretainheatsothatthetemperatureextremescanbemetindaytimeandthesamenightrespectivelyinTibet.Howeveritisnotimpossibletovisittheholysnowland.ApriltoOctoberisthebesttimetovisitTibet,outofthecoldestmonths,whicharefromDecembertoFebruaryusually.TheaveragetemperatureinnorthTibetissubzeroandwinterarrivesinOctoberuntilthefollowingMayorJune.JulyandAugustarethebesttimetovisitthearea,enjoyingwarmtemperature,intensesunshine,beautifulsceneryandfestiveevents.May,JuneandSeptemberisthetouristseasonineastTibet.Inwinter,roadsareallblockedbyheavysnow.Landslidesandrockfallsfrequentlyoccur,whichwillmaketraveldifficult.

Unit3

Icouldheartheguardblowinghiswhistle,soIranontotheplatformanduptothetrain.

Luckilysomeonesawmecoming,adooropened,andIjumpedonwhilethetrainwas

movingoutofthestation.“Phew!

”Ithought.“Thatwashardwork!

”Iwassuretheother

passengerscouldhearmyheartbeating;itwassoloud,andIwasinacoldsweat.

Afterawhile,Irecovered,andhadalookattheotherpassengers.Thecompartmentwas

full,butIwastheonlyonestanding.Thepeopleinthecarriageturnedtheireyesawayas

theynoticedmelookingatthem;allexceptone,abeautifulwomansittinginthecorner.I

sawherwatchingmeinthemirror.Automatically,Iadjustedmytie.Shehadseenme

runningforthetrain:

maybethiswasmyluckydayafterall.Ipreparedtosayhello.

Shespokefirst,however.“Wouldyoulikemyseat?

”sheasked.“Youlookratherill.”That

wasthedayonwhichIrealizedIwasgettingmiddle-aged.

Unit4

AesopwasaveryclevermanwholivedinGreecethousandsofyearsago.Hewrotemanygoodfables.Hewasknowntobefondofjokes.Oneday,ashewasenjoyingawalkhemetatraveler,whogreetedhimandsaid,“Kindman,canyoutellmehowsoonIshallgettotown?

”

“Go,”Aesopanswered.

“IknowImustgo”,saidthetraveler,“butIshouldLikeyoutotellmehowsoonIshall

gettotown.”

“Go,”Aesopsaidagainangrily.

“Thismanmustbemad,”thetravelerthoughtandwenton.

Afterhehadgonesomedistance,Aesopshoutedafterhim,“Youwillgettotownintwohours.”Thetravelerturnedaroundinastonishment.“Whydidn’tyoutellmethatbefore?

”heasked.

“HowcouldIhavetoldyoubefore?

”answeredAesop.“Ididnotknowhowfastyoucouldwalk.

Unit5

Americansknowthathighereducationisthekeytothegrowththeyneedtolifttheircountry,andtodaythatismoretruethanever.Justlistentothesefacts.Overhalfthenewjobscreatedinthelastthreeyearshavebeenmanagerialandprofessionaljobs.Thenewjobsrequireahigherlevelofskills.

Fifteenyearsagothetypicalworkerwithacollegedegreemade38percentmorethanaworkerwithahighschooldiploma.Todaythatfigureis73percentmore.Twoyearsofcollegemeansa20percentincreaseannualearnings.Peoplewhofinishtwoyearsofcollegeearnaquarterofamilliondollarsmoretantheirhighschoolcounterpartsoveralifetime.

Unit6

Ibeganmycareerduringcollege,reportingonnewsstoriesataTorontoradiostation.Thestation’sprogrammanagerwasalsoaprofessorwhotaughtoneofmyclasses.IconvincedhimthatsheneededayouthreporterbecausethatyearwasInternationalYouthYear.Aftergraduation,Itookajobasatelevisionnewsreporterandlater,newsanchor.Butsportsreportingwassomethingdifferent,soIdecidedtotryit.Figureskatingwasmyfirstassignment.

Ihadtwomonthsuntilmynewjobbegan.Itwaslikewaitinganentiresummerforschooltostart.Ispentthosetwomonthstalkingtofigureskatingcoachesandjudges.Ireadboringrulebooks.Idrovetotherinkswheretheskaterstrained,andmadenotesaboutourconversations.Ieventookalesson,whichmadesomeoftheskaterslaugh.

Unit7

ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.

ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.

Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadof

thedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.

Unit8

TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsayshungerkillsmillionsofpeopleeachyear—especiallychildren.TheUNorganizationsaysmillionsmorepeoplewilldieunlessmoremoneyisinvestedtofightagainsthunger.

ThisisbasedontheresultofanewUNstudycalled“TheStateofFoodInsecurityintheWorld,2002”.Itfoundthatmorethanninemillionpeopledieeachyearfromhunger.Sixmillionofthemarechildrenyoungerthanagefive.Researchersalsofoundthatthenumberofstarvingpeopleisgrowinginsomepartsoftheworld.

Thereportsaysthatabouteighthundredandfortymillionpeoplearoundtheworldaregettingenoughfoodtoeat.Ninety-fivepercentofthesepeopleareindevelopingcountries.

Unit9

IncontemporaryEnglish,therearemanyreporteddifferencesinthetalkofmalesandfemales.Insamegenderpairshavingconversations,womengenerallydiscusstheirpersonalfeelingsmorethanmen.Menappeartoprefernon-personaltopicssuchassportandnews.Mentendtorespondtomentionpersonalexperiencesthatmatchorconnectwiththeotherwoman’s.ThereisapatterndocumentedintheAmericanEnglishsocialcontextofwomencooperatingandseekingconnectionvialanguage,whereasmenaremorecompetitiveandconcernedwithpowervialanguage.Inmixed-genderpairshavingconversations,therateofmeninterruptingwomenissubstantiallygreaterthanhereverse.Womenarereportedtousemoreexpressionsassociatedwithtentativeness,suchas“hedges”and“tags”,when

expressinganopinion:

Well,erm,Ithinkthatgolfiskindofboring,don’tyou?

Unit10

TheUniversityofOxford,situatedinthecityofOxford,England,istheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld.TheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgearesometimesreferredtocollectivelyasOxbridge.Thetwouniversitieshavealonghistoryofcompetitionwitheachother,astheyaretwooldestandmostfamousuniversitiesinEngland.

ThedateofOxford’sfoundationisunknown,andindeeditmaynothavebeenasingle

event,butthereisevidenceofteachingthereasearlyas1096.WhenHenryIIofEnglandofforbadeEnglishstudentstostudyattheUniversityofParisin1167,Oxfordbegantogrowveryquickly.Thefoundationofthefirsthallsofresidence,whichlaterbecamecollege,datesfromthisperiodandlater.Followingthemurderoftwostudentsaccusedofrapein1209,theUniversitywasdisbanded,andthisledtothefoundationoftheUniversityofCambridge.In1214,theUniversityreturnedtoOxfordwithacharter,andtheUniversity’sstatuswasformallyconfirmed.

Unit11

PlanetEarthis4,600,000,000yearsold.Ifwecondensethistimespanwecancompareittoaperson46yearsold.Onlyattheageof42didtheEarthbegintoflower.Dinosaursandthegreatreptilesdidnotappearuntiloneyearago,whentheplanetwas45.Mammals

arrivedonlyeightmonthsago,andinthemiddleoflastweekhuman-likeapesdevelopedintoape-likehumans,andlastweekendthelasticeagecoveredtheEarth.

Modemmanhasbeenaroundfor4hours.Duringthelasthouragriculturewasdiscovered.TheIndustrialRevolutionbeganaminuteago.Sincethen,wehavemultipliedournumberstoplagueproportions,causedtheextinctionof500speciesofanimals,turnedtheplanetupsidedowninthesearchforfuels,andnowwestand,arrogantwithpower,ontheedgeofawartoendallwars,andclosetoeffectivelydestroyingthisoasisoflifeinthesolarsystem.

Unit12

Londonisoneofthebiggestcitiesintheworld.Ithasapopulationofover8million.Somepeoplelikeitverymuchbecausethereisalottodothereand