《大学英语视听说课程实训手册第1册》听力原文B1U1U8.docx
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《大学英语视听说课程实训手册第1册》听力原文
Unit1StayHungry,StayFoolish
LessonOne
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
SteveJobsistheco-founderandCEOofAppleInc.andformerCEOofPixarAnimationStudios.HeisthelargestindividualshareholderinWaltDisney.HisnameisassociatedwithinnovativeproductsliketheiPod,iPhoneandiTunes.Heisamuchrespectedcorporateleaderwhosemanagementstyleisstudiedworldwide.Hisattentiontodesign,functionandstylehaswonhimmillionsoffans.
JobswasborninSanFranciscoin1955.Hebecameinterestedincomputerswhenhewasateenager.In1974,hegotajobasatechnicianatthevideogamemakerAtari.HesavedenoughmoneytobackpackaroundIndiaandthenreturnedtoAtari.
JobsandWozniakfoundedApplein1976.JobsguidedAppletobecomeamajorplayerinthedigitalrevolution.TheintroductionoftheiMacandothercutting-edgeproductsmadeitapowerfulbrandwithaloyalfollowing.JobsalsoenjoyedconsiderablesuccessatPixar.HecreatedOscar-winningmoviessuchasToyStoryandFindingNemo.
In2004,Jobswasdiagnosedwithacancer.InApril2009,heunderwentalivertransplantandhisprognosiswas“excellent”.
Hisadvicetoaspiringyoungentrepreneursis:
“You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.”
LessonTwo
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.
Makingthetransitionfromhighschooltocollegelifecanbedifficult.Itiseasytobecomediscouraged,overwhelmedandhomesick.Hereareafewtipsthatwillmakethetransitiontocollegelifealittleeasier.
YouareinChargeofYourTime
Alongwithyournewfoundfreedomatcollegecomesresponsibility.Beingresponsibleinvolvesbeingabletomanageyourtime.Usingaplannertohelpyoustayorganizedishighlyrecommended.Youshouldalsotrytoplanyourcourseworkinadvance,soyoucandeterminewhatextracurricularactivitiesyouwillhavetimefor.
It’sImportanttoKeepanOpenMind
Whenyoufirstmovetocollege,you’regoingtobeinanewplace,handlingnewsituations.Soyouneedtokeepanopenmind.Collegeisn’tjustaboutlearningfactsandtheoriesfromtextbooks.Alargepartofcollegeinvolveslearninghowtobeanadult.
HomeisOnlyaPhoneCallorInstantMessageAway
Ifgoingawaytocollegeisthefirsttimeyou’vebeenawayfromhomeforalongperiodoftime,it’snaturaltofeelhomesick.Don’tbepessimistic.Andifthingsgettoobad,homeisonlyaphonecallorinstantmessageaway.
Unit2TheInternet:
ADouble-EdgedSword
LessonOne
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
SearchingtheInternetmayhelpmiddle-agedandolderadultskeeptheirmemoriessharp,accordingtoarecentstudy.ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,recordedthebrainactivityofpeoplesearchingtheWebandfoundthatthosewithexperienceoftheInternetusedmoreoftheirbrainduringtheirsearches.ThissuggeststhatsimplysearchingtheInternethastheeffectoftrainingthebrainandkeepingitactiveandhealthy.Manystudieshavefoundthatchallengingmentalactivitiessuchaspuzzlescanhelppreservebrainfunction,butfewhavelookedatwhatroletheInternetmightplay.AccordingtoDrGarySmall,aUCLAexpertonageing,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehassimulatedanInternetsearchtaskwhilescanningthebrain.DrSmall’steamstudied24normalvolunteersbetweentheagesof55and76.HalfwereexperiencedatsearchingtheInternetandtheotherhalfhadnoWebexperience.BothgroupswereaskedtodoInternetsearchesandbookreadingtaskswhiletheirbrainactivitywasmonitored.
TheteamfoundthatpeoplewhoarefamiliarwiththeInternetcanengageatamuchdeeperlevelofbrainactivity.
LessonTwo
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.
Atthedawnofthedigitalage,manybelievedthattheInternet,e-mail,blogsandinteractivevideogameswouldproduceagenerationofmoreintellectuallysophisticatedchildren.Theterms“informationsuperhighway”and“knowledgeeconomy”enteredthedictionary,anditwasassumedthatteenswouldusetheirknowledgeandunderstandingoftechnologytoblazeatrailasthepioneersofthisnewdigitalage.
Thatwasthepromise.Buttheenlightenmentdidn’thappen.Thetechnologythatwassupposedtomakeyoungadultsmoreintelligent,diversifytheirtastesandimprovetheirverbalskillshashadtheoppositeeffect.Accordingtorecentreports,mostyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonotreadliterature,visitmuseumsorvote.Theycannotexplainbasicscientificmethods,recountbasicAmericanhistory,nametheirlocalpoliticalrepresentativesorlocateIraqorIsraelonamap.TheDumbestGeneration,writtenbyMarkBauerlein,isastartlingindictmentoftheintellectuallifeofyoungadultsandatimelywarningofitsconsequencesforAmericancultureanddemocracy.
Unit3AnimationWorld
LessonOne
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
Animationistheartofcreatingasequenceofdrawings,eachsoslightlydifferentthat,whenfilmedandrunthroughaprojectorat24framespersecond,thefiguresseemtomove.
Earlyanimations,whichstartedappearingbefore1910,consistedofsimpledrawingsphotographedoneatatime.Itwasextremelylaborintensiveastherewereliterallyhundredsofdrawingsperminuteoffilm.
WaltDisneytookanimationtoanewlevel.HewasthefirstanimatortoaddsoundtohismoviecartoonswiththepremiereofSteamboatWilliein1928.In1937,heproducedthefirstfulllengthanimatedfeaturefilm,SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.
Withtheintroductionofcomputers,animationtookonawholenewdimension.Manyfeaturefilmsoftodayhavehadanimationincorporatedintothemforspecialeffects.AfilmlikeStarWarsbyGeorgeLucasreliesheavilyoncomputeranimationformanyofitsspecialeffects.ToyStory,producedbyWaltDisneyProductionsandPixarAnimationStudios,becamethefirstfulllengthfeaturefilmanimatedentirelyoncomputerswhenitwasreleasedin1995.
Withtheadventofpersonalcomputers,ithasnowalsobecomepossiblefortheaveragepersontocreateanimations.
LessonTwo
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Repeatthesentencesafteryouhavecompletedthem.
Therapidadvanceoftechnologyhasmadecomputeranimationwidelyavailabletothemassesandturnedanimationintooneofthefastestgrowingindustriesinmoderntimes.ThedemandforanimatedentertainmenthasexpandedwiththeincreaseinbroadcastinghoursbycableandsatelliteTValongwiththegrowingpopularityoftheInternet.Inthepast,animationserieswereaimedatchildrenagednineandbelow.Inrecentyears,however,TVstationshavebeenproducinganimationseriesforteenagers,adultsandthewholefamily.AnimationserieslikeTheSimpsonsandKingoftheHillhavebeensuccessfullyairedonprimetimeTV.
MajormarketsincludetheUnitedStates,Canada,Japan,France,BritainandGermany.LicensingoperationsforT-shirts,capsandotheritemshavealsobeenamajorsourceofrevenueforanimationcompanies.InJapan,severalsuccessfulcomputergamessuchasPokemonandDetectiveConanhavebeentransformedintoanimatedseries.Morebroadlyspeaking,animationisincreasinglyusedinvideogames,andmoviesarealsoincreasinglyreliantonanimationandcomputergraphicsspecialeffects.
AnotherkeytrendwearewitnessingistheoutsourcingofanimationtoAsia,especiallybyNorthAmericanfilmandtelevisionprogramproducers.ThemajorfactorbehindthisshiftcontinuestobetheavailabilityofpowerfulcomputeranimationplatformsandmuchlowerlaborcostscomparedtoNorthAmericaandEurope.Thebulkoftheoutsourcingisfor2Danimation,withsomefor3Daswell.
Unit4FinancialIntelligence
LessonOne
AudioStudio
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
Task2CheckingtheFacts
Listentotheaudioclipagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
PayingforcollegeintheUSisabouttogetharder.StartinginJuly2007,interestratesonnewstudentloanswillriseto6.8%,fromtoday’srateof4.7%.AndinterestratesonnewloansthatparentstakeoutcalledPLUSloanswillriseto8.5%.Thebottomlineisthatgettingyourdegreeisbecomingevenmoreexpensive.
Ona$20,000loan,studentswillbepayingabout$2,500moreoverthelifeoftheloanjustininterestpayments.Andparentswillhavetoputup$3,000more.
Thisisgoingtopreventa
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