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听力第二册UNIT8
Unit8
SectionOneTacticsforListening
Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent
Joanna:
Who?
Mary?
Shedoesn'tgooutwithanyone,youknow.
Joanna:
No.Well,ifyouaskme,shedoesn'tlikeanybody.
Joanna:
Oh,ameal.Yes,that'd-benice.Butwhere?
Idon'twanttoeatanywhere.
Joanna:
Doyouthinkso?
Mm--ofcourse,shedoesn'tapproveofanyone.
Joanna:
Yes.Butwhatd'yousuggest?
Shewon'tenjoyanything,willshe...
Joanna:
No,Iaskedher.Ithinkshedoesn'twanttogoanywhere.
Joanna:
Iknow.It'soddisn'tit.Nevermind.Wedon'thavetogooutwithanyone.
Joanna:
Infact.let'snotgooutwithanyone.
Joanna:
OK.Justyouandme.Bye!
Exercise:
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Part2ListeningandNote-taking
Sleep
It'sclearthateveryoneneedstosleep.Mostpeoplerarelythinkabouthoworwhytheysleephowever.Weknowthatifwesleepwellwefeelrested.Ifwedon'tsleepenough,weoftenfeeltiredandirritable.Itseemsthattherearetwopurposesofsleep:
physicalrestandemotionalorpsychologicalrest.Weneedtorestourbodiesandourminds.Bothareimportantinorderforustobehealthy.
Eachnightwealternatebetweentwokindsofsleep:
activesleepandpassivesleep.Thepassivesleepgivesourbodytherestthatisneededandpreparesusforactivesleepinwhichdreamingoccurs.Andwearebeginningtounderstandtheimportanceofthedreamstageinoursleepcycles.
Let'slookatthedifferenthindsofsleep.They'requitedifferent.Inpassivesleep,thebodyisatrest.Theheartslowsdown.Thebodyprocessesbecomeveryslow.Wemoveverylittle.Andthebrainbecomesveryinactive.Thisstageofsleepisknownasslow-wavesleepbecausethebrainwavesmoveinaveryslowregularrhythm.
Ifapersoncontinuestosleep,sheorheentersanewstage,amoreactivestage.Thebodygoesthroughseveralchanges:
thebraintemperaturerises,theamountofbloodinthebrainincreases,thebodybecomesvery,verystill,andthebraingoesfrombeingveryinactivetobeingactive.Andasthebrainbecomesmoreactive,theeyesbegintomoverapidly.Whentheeyesbegintomove,thisisasignofanotherchange--thechangeisthatthepersonisdreaming.,
Throughoutthenight,peoplealternatebetweenpassiveandactivesleep.Thebrainrests,thenitbecomesactive,thendreamingoccurs.Thecycleisrepeated:
thebrainrests,thenitbecomesactive,thendreamingoccurs.Thiscycleisrepeatedseveraltimesthroughoutthenight.Duringeighthoursofsleeppeopledreamforatotalofoneandahalfhours,ontheaverage.
Allpeopleexperiencethesedreamcycles.Manypeoplesaytheydon'tdream,orthattheyrarelydream.Doctorshavestudiedthesleepcycleandhavefoundthateveryonedreams--infact,thateveryoneneedstodreaminordertostayhealthy.Itappearsweneedbothkindsofsleep.Weneedpassivesleepinordertorestourbodies.Weneedactivesleepinordertodream.Anddreaminghelpsustorestourminds.
ExerciseA:
1.Wearebeginningtounderstandtheimportanceofthedreamstageinoursleepcycles.
2.Thisstageofsleepisknownasslow-wavesleepbecausethebrainwavesmoveinaveryslow
regularrhythm.
3.Whentheeyesbegintomove,thisisasignofanotherchange--thechangeisthatthepersonisdreaming
4.Duringeighthoursofsleeppeopledreamforatotalofoneandahalfhours,ontheaverage.
5.Doctorshavestudiedthesleepcycleandhavefoundthateveryonedreams--infact,thateveryoneneedstodreaminordertostayhealthy.
ExerciseB:
Sleep
Everyoneneedstosleep.Itseemsthattherearetwopurposesofsleep:
physicalrestand
emotionalorpsvchologicalrest.Weneedtorestourbodiesandourminds
Eachnightwealternatebetweentwokindsofsleep:
activesleepandpassivesleep.Inpassivesleep,thebodyisatrest.Theheartslowsdown.Thebodyprocessesbecomeveryslow..Thisstageofsleepisknownasslow-wavesleepbecausethebrainwavesmoveinaveryslowreeularrhythm.
Ifapersoncontinuestosleep,sheorheentersanewstage,amoreactivestage.Thebrain
temperaturerises,theamountofbloodinthebrainincreases,thebodybecomesverystill,andthe
braingoesfrombeingveryinactivetobeingactive.Andtheeyesbegintomoverapidly.Thisisasignthatthepersonisdreaming.
Throughoutthenight,peoplealternatebetweenpassiveandactivesleep.Thiscycleisrepeatedseveraltimesthroughoutthenight.Duringeighthoursofsleeppeopledreamforatotalofoneandahalfhours,ontheaverage.
Weneedpassivesleepinordertorestourbodies.Weneedactivesleepinordertodream.Anddreaminghelpsustorestourminds.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogues
Dialogue1GuessWhat!
Jackie:
YouaskedBethtobeherearoundseveno'clock,didn'tyou?
Bill:
Yes.Whattimeisitnow?
Jackie:
It'snearlyaquartertoeight,iwonderwhathappened.
Bill:
Hmm.Shemighthaveforgottenthetime.Whydon'tIcallandseeifshe'sonherway?
(Afewminuteslater.)
Bill:
Igotheransweringmachine,soIguessshemusthaveleftalready.
Jackie:
Ihopeshedidn'thaveaproblemontheroad.Hercarcouldhavebrokendownorsomething.
Bill:
Ofcourseshemayhavesimplyforgottenourinvitationanddonesomethingelsetoday.
Jackie:
No,shecouldn'thaveforgotten.Italkedtoheronlyyesterday.Let'sjuststartwithouther.
Bill:
Oh,herecomesBethnow.
Beth:
Hey,guys.SorryI'mlate.Ihadanemergency.
Jackie:
Oh.Nothingserious,Ihope.
Beth:
Well,kindof.ItwasSally.
Jackie:
Sally,yourdog?
Whathappened?
Beth:
Well,Iwasjustabouttoleavewhenshestartedactingstrange.Thenshejustpassedout.
Jackie:
Oh,mygosh.
Beth:
Ipanicked.Ithoughtshehaddiedatfirst.Ihadtorushhertothevet*.
Jackie:
ButissheOK?
She'ssocute.Ihopeshe'sallright.
Beth:
Yeah,she'sgoingtobefine.Thevetsaiditwassomekindofvirus.Sohegaveheran
injection,andIhadtoleaveherwithhim.I'llgobylaterandpickherup.Oh,butguesswhat!
Jackie:
What?
Beth:
She'sgoingtohavepuppies!
Bin:
Congratulations!
You'regoingtobeagrandmother!
Jackie:
Veryfunny.Bill!
Beth:
Yeah,Bill.Veryfunny!
ExerciseA:
T1.TheyweresupposedtomeetBethatseveno'clock.(Jackie:
YouaskedBethtobehere
aroundseveno'clock,didn'tyou?
/BilkYes.)
F2.Itwasalreadypassedeighto'clock.(Jackie:
lt'snearlyaquartertoeight.)
F3.BillcalledBethbuttherewasnoanswer.(Bill:
!
gotheransweringmachine.)
T4.Bethmusthaveleftalready.
F5.Bethwasdelayedbythetraffic.(Beth:
Hey,guys.SorryI'mlate.1hadanemergency.
.../Beth:
...ItwasSally./Jackie:
Sally,yourdog?
)
T6.ThedogfaintedjustbeforeBethwasabouttoleave.(Beth:
Well,Iwasjustabouttoleavewhenshestartedactingstrange.Thenshejustpassedout.)
T7.ThevetgaveSallyaninjection.
T8.Thevetdidn'tallowBethtotakeSallyhome.(Beth:
...hegaveheraninjection,andI
hadtoleaveherwithhim.)
T9.Sallywaspregnant.(Beth:
She'sgoingtohavepuppies!
)
F10.Bethwouldhavegrandchildrensoon.(Bill:
Congratulations!
You'regoingtobea
grandmother!
[Billwasjoking.])
Dialogue2Snakes
Nowalotofpeoplewillsay,"Ohdearthisissomethingverysignificant...herdreamingof
snakes"butit'snothingtodowithanykindoferm...doublemeaningthattheremaybe.It's
becauseasachild,IlivedintheEastandIhadmanynastyexperienceswithsnakes.OnceIwas
uponatree...Iwasaverylittlegirlanddownbelowacobra*andaratsnake*,theyactually
werefighting,andtheyfoughttothedeathandIusedtoputmyarmsroundthetreeandIwas
juststuckthereandthenaftereverythingwasfinished,theyhadtosendsomepeopleupthetree
toprise*myarmsopenandbringmedownagain.Andanothertimewehadjustmovedfromone
convent*whichwasinasortofa...fairlycivilisedpartofthecitytotheoutskirtsandIreached
outtogetwhatIthoughtwasabelthangingupandofcourseitwasawretchedsnake.(Terrible!
)
Thenwehadpatchedroofsinsomeofthetemporaryschoolbuildingsandsnakeslikedtogoup
ontothisroof.AndIhappenedtobestandingtalkingtoanun,andyouknowhowinthecourse
ofconversationyoutendtochangeplaces(Mm!
)andwehadjustchangedplaceswhenthis
wretchedsnakefellonmyheadandIwentintohysterics...andIjustcan'tseemtogetoverthis
fearandIhavethisrecurringnightmare...
--Isitalwaysthesame,isit...areyoualwaysinthesameplaceandthesamesnakesand...
--No,differentplacesandthey'realwayssocolouffulandtheyalwaystrytogetmyneck,round
myneckortheytrytogetmykneeandit's...
--Whereaboutsasamatterofinterest,whereaboutswasthis,whenyouwereachild?
--ThiswasinSriLanka.(SriLanka?
)Yes(Goodheavens{...Extraordinary!
)andasaresult,Ican
beofferedworkifthere'sanythingtodowithsnakesIwilljustsayno,Ican't...youcanoffer
meamillionpoundsandIwillnotdoit.Ican'tbeartoseethepictureofasnakeonthescreenorinamagazine.IcanbeallalonebutIgointohysterics.
Exercise:
1.C2.D3.C4.D
Part2Passages
Passage1WhatIsaBlackHole?
Ablackhole*isaregionofspacetimefromwhichnothingcanescape,evenlight.Toseewhythishappens,imaginethrowingatennisballintotheair.Theharderyouthrowthetennisball,thefasteritistravellingwhenitleavesyourhandandthehighertheballwillgobeforeturningback.Ifyouthrowithardenoughitwillneverreturn;thegravitational*attractionwillnotbeabletopullitbackdown.Thevelocity*theballmusthavetoesca
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