国际交流英语视听说1furtherlistening听力原文.docx
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国际交流英语视听说1furtherlistening听力原文
第一单元
一:
In1980,TimSamaraswasworkingattheUniversityofDenverResearchInstitutewhenhefirstsawthecamera.Weighing1,600poundsandstandingsixfeethigh,theBeckman&Whitley192camerawashardtoMiss.Thecamerawasusedtotakepicturesofnucleartests,anditwaspartofSamaras’jobtolookafterit.Samaraslefttheresearchinstituteandhadotherjobs,butheneverforgotthatcamera.Twenty-fiveyearslater,hesawitwasforsale.Heboughtitforjust$600,thevalueofitsmetalparts.
Now,heisusingthecameratostudylightning.WiththehelpofmoneyfromNationalGeographic,hechangedhowthecameraworks.Hereplacedthefilmtechnologywithdigitalsensorsdesignedfordeepspaceexploration.Healsoaddednewsoftwarewrittenspeciallyforthecamera.
Hehopesthecamerawillhelphimtakeaphotographofthemomentlightningstarts.Thisisverydifficultandhehasbeentryingtogetthatshotsince2006.
Theburstoflightcomesfromclosetotheground
andmovesuptothesky.Itistravelingatathirdofthespeedoflightandthestartofthisflashtakesaslittleas200milliseconds.
Thecameraisfastenoughtotakethepicture,buthemustalsoknowwheretopointitandalso“click”attherighttime.Somepeoplethinkhehasnochanceofgettingtheshothewants.ButSamarasisusedtopeopletellinghimthatwhathe’stryingcan’tbedone.Beforehestartedtostudylightning,hespentseveralyearschasingaftertornadoes.Peopledidn’tthinkitwaspossibletorecordwhatitlooksandfeelslikeinsideatornado,butSamarasmanaged.Hegotsomeofthemostaccuratereadingseverofwindspeed,barometricpressure,temperature,andhumidity.
Itispossiblethatheisrightabouthowtophotographthestartoflightning,too.“I’mstillinhotpursuitofthatimage,”hesaidin2021,adding,“AndIwon’tstopuntilthisisdone.”
二
1Whatkindofpeoplemakegoodnurses?
A:
Well,youhavetobeorganized.Forexample,I’minchargeofmypatients’medicine.Ihavetogivethem
thecorrectmedicine,soIwriteeverythingdowninachart.Igetthemedicine.Then,Icheckonmychartthatit’sthecorrectone.Nobodygetsthewrongmedicinethatway.
Q:
Youarewellorganized!
A:
Thanks.Ithasabigeffectonmypatients’health,soit’simportanttome.Nursesalsohavetobefitbecausetheworkisveryphysical.
Q:
Whatkindofphysicalworkdoyoudo?
A:
Istandorwalkallofthetime,andsometimesIhavetoliftpatientsupfromtheirbeds.
:
Isteachingadifficultjob?
A:
Sometimesitis.Althoughthestudentsarewonderful,theschoolhasaruleIdon’tlike.
Q:
Whatkindofrule?
A:
Well,Iteachmathandscience,andIthinkthey’reveryimportantsubjects.Butstudentsheredon’thavetotakebothsubjects.Theycantakeoneortheotherandstillgraduate.
Q:
Doyoumeantheycanfinishschoolandnevertakemath,forexample?
A:
Yes,theycan.It’snotagoodidea,inmyopinion.
2:
Isteachingadifficultjob?
A:
Sometimesitis.Althoughthestudentsarewonderful,theschoolhasaruleIdon’tlike.
Q:
Whatkindofrule?
A:
Well,Iteachmathandscience,andIthinkthey’reveryimportantsubjects.Butstudentsheredon’thavetotakebothsubjects.Theycantakeoneortheotherandstillgraduate.
Q:
Doyoumeantheycanfinishschoolandnevertakemath,forexample?
A:
Yes,theycan.It’snotagoodidea,inmyopinion.
3Whatdoesanengineerdoeveryday?
A:
Well,therearemanykindsofengineers.I’manindustrialengineer.Ilookatourprocesseshereatthefactory,andIsearchforanyproblems.
Q:
Whatdoyoudoifyoufindaproblem?
A:
Igiveapresentationtomymanagers.Wehaveameeting,andIexplaintheproblemtothem.Wetrytofindwaystosolveit.
Q:
Whathappensnext?
A:
Theyusuallyfollowmysuggestions.
Q:
Sothemanagersherehavealotofrespectforyou.
A:
Yes,Ibelievetheydorespectme.It’soneofthereasonsIlikemy
job.
三:
AnnieGriffithsisfamousforherbeautifulphotographs.Thephotoscomefromcountriesallovertheworld,soit’sjustanormalpartoflifeforGriffithstotravel.Livinginothercountriesisnotforeveryone,butforGriffithsandherchildren,it’sanadventure.HerchildrenespeciallylovetheMiddleEast,andtheirexperiencesinthatpartoftheworldhelpedthemtolearnaboutothercultures.Griffiths’workcanalsobedangerous.Travelingisnotalwayssafe.IntheGalápagosIslands,Griffithsfoundherselfinthewaterwithsharksoneday!
Besideswritingandtakingpictures,Griffithsteachesphotographyskillstopeoplewhowanttobecomephotographers.TheyknowtheyarelearningfromoneofthebestphotographersintheWorld.
第二单元
一
I’mMiranda.Idon’thavemuchfreetimebecauseIhaveafull-timejobasasalesmanager.Ialsohavechildren,soIliketospendtimewiththem.Sometimeswegotothebeach,andsometimeswegotothepark.Forme,playingwithmychildrenhassomeimportant
benefits:
Itmakesmefeelyoungandgivesmegreatjoy.
MynameisMike.I’mafirst-yearliteraturestudentofthe
UniversityofPennsylvania.Ienjoytakingwalksinthepark.Ilovetheoutdoors—seeingthetreesandfeelingthesunonmyface.Basically,I’malwaysmoving.Walkingisgoodexercise.Allthatexercisekeepsmehealthy.
MynameisCindy.WhatdoIdoinmyfreetime?
Well,myhobbyiscooking.It’saprettycommonhobby,soIknowalotofotherpeoplewholiketocook.Sometimesmyfriendscomeoverandwecooktogether.Welaughandtellstories!
I’mTim.I’mateacher.WhenIwanttorelax,Ilistentomusicathome.Myfavoritemusicisclassical,especiallyMozart.There’sonlyonedrawbacktospendingmyfreetimeathome:
Ialmostneverspendtimeoutside.
二
InabigcitysuchasParis,peopleneedplacestolive,shop,andwork.Emptyspacecanbehardtofind.Butthecitygovernmentfindsandkeepstheseemptyspaces.Peopleneedplacestospendtheirfreetime,andparksareplacesthatmostpeopleenjoy.
ThecityofParisspendsalotofmoneytocreatemoreparksandgardens.Somepeoplethinkthatthecostisabigdrawback.So,whydoesthecitydothis?
Whataresomeofthebenefitsofparksandothergreenspaces?
•BetterHealth.Havingplacestorelaxafterworkhelpspeoplefeel
good.Parksallowpeopletogetexercisesuchaswalkingandjogging.Beingoutdoorsinthesunlightisgoodforpeople.
•BetterEnvironment.Treeshelptocleantheairandmakecitiescooler.Cleanairhelpspeoplestayhealthy.
•LessCrime.Crime,suchasrobberyandmurder,iscommoninbigcities.Researchsaysthatthereislesscrimeinplaceswithgreenareasaroundthem.
•ImprovedEducation.Parksarealsoaplaceforchildrentolearnandplaytogether.Accordingtoonestudy,childrenlearnbetteraftertheyplayinapark.
三
Newresearchsaysthatapeslaughwhentheyaretickled.ResearchersattheUniversityofPortsmouthleda“tickleteam”.Thegroupofresearcherstickledthenecks,feet,hands,andarmpitsofyoungapes.Theteamrecordedmorethan800oftheresultinglaughsontape.Theresearchsuggeststhattheapes’pantingnoiseisthesoundoflaughter.Theythinkthatthispantingisthebasisforhumanexpressionsofjoy—the“ha-ha”soundwemakewhenwelaugh.Whenwefindsomethingfunny,suchasajoke,welaugh.Whenapesfindsomethingfunny,suchasatickle,theylaugh.Humansfindmanysituationsfunny—suchasjokes,tickles,TVcomedyshows—butwearenotuniquebecauseanimalslaugh,too.
第三单元
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第四单元
一Whatisyourhousemadeof?
Buildingahousefromconcreteormetalrequireslargeamountsofenergyandpollutestheair.Buildingahousefromwoodmeanscuttingdowntreesanddamagingtheenvironment.
BuilderMichaelFurbishhasanotheridea:
Usestrawtomakebuildings.“Mostotherbuildingmaterialsrequirealotofenergyuseinproductionandmanufacturingatafactory,”explainsFurbish.Strawisakindofgrass,andittakeslittleenergytogrow.It’snotverynutritiousforanimals,however,sofarmersnormallydryitanduseitforanimalstosleepon.
Afterthestrawisdry,farmersuseamachinetomakebales—large
rectangularbricksofstraw.Then,builderssuchasFurbishbuildwallswiththebales.Whentheyfinishthewalls,theycoverthemwithplasterinsideandoutside.Thatkeepsoutwateraswellasinsectsandsmallanimals.
Furbishusedabout900strawbalesforhisfamily’stwo-story,three-bedroomhouse.Hiscompanyusedabout4,000balestobuildanelementaryschoolinMaryland,youthinkastraw-balehouseisforyou?
Youwon’tknowuntilyoutrylivinginone,butforFurbish,it’sagreenerwaytobuild.
二
Q:
Whatarevacationhomes?
A:
They’reusuallyhousesorcondominiums.Familiesonlyusethesehomesduringvacations,sotheywantthemtobeinbeautifullocations.
Q:
WhyisBajaCaliforniapopularforvacations?
A:
IthascoastsonthePacificOceanandtheSeaofCortez,sotouristscanenjoysealifesuchasdolphins,whales,andunusualfish.Itsbeautifulmountainsanddesertsarealsoexcellentforhikingandsightseeing.
Q:
CananyoneownahomeinBajaCalifornia?
A:
Yes.Youdon’thavetobeaMexicancitizentoownpropertyhere.Manyvacationhomesbelongtopeoplefromothercountries,
especiallyCanadaandtheUnitedStates.
Q:
Aretherealotofnewvacationhomesforsale?
A:
Yes.MostofBajaCalifornia’spopulationlivesinthenorth,incitiessuchasTijuanaandMexicali.Recently,though,therehasbeenrapidgrowthinthesouth,especiallynearCaboSanLucasandLaPaz.Theywanttobuildalotofnewhousesandhotelsquicklyinthoseplaces.
Q:
Iseveryonehappyaboutthehousinggrowth?
A:
No.Somepeopleworryaboutdamagetothe
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