新视野大学英语4听力填词题.docx
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新视野大学英语4听力填词题
新视野大学英语4听力填词题
大学英语4听力课本填词题
Unit2
Rembrandt,oneofthegreatestartiestofalltime,wasborninLeidenintheNetherlands.Asachild,helikedtosketchthesuncominginthroughawindmillwherehelived.Hecontinuedthisinterestinlightand2)shadowthroughoutlife.Hispaintingsoften
showonehandofapersoninlightandinthedark.
ManyartiststraveledabroadbutRembrandtalwaysstayedwithin50milesofhisbirthplaceinLeiden,althoughhelivedtobe63.
MuchartistslifewasspentinAmsterdam,thentherichesttowninEurope.Insomeof
Rembrandt’spaintings,weseetherichclothesandjewelswornbypeopleofthattimein
Amsterdam.
OtherDutchartistsofthetimepaintedclothofequatetexture,dishesandothersuch
thingssimplybecausetheywerebeautiful.TheDutchartistsofRembrandt’sdaypainted
Rembrandtwasgreaterpicturesofroomswithhandsomedressedpeopleinthem.
becausehepaintedpeoplesothatwecantellhowtheyfeltandthought.Hepaintedtheirpersonalities,notonlytheclothesandthelinesoftheirfaces.
Rembrandtworkedhardallhislife,constantlyimprovinghisart.Buthisdomesticlifewasfilledwithsorrowasallhischildrenandhiswifediedbeforehimandhisoverspendingmeantthathislateryearswerefilledwithhardship.Thepeopleofhistimestoppedhonoringhim,buthewasfargreaterthanhewouldeverbecome.Hewasagreatartist
workingonartproblemsaheadofhistime.
Unit3
TheLondonboroughofCamdenprovidesmanyservicesforelderlyresidents,amongwhicharethepreparationforretirementcourses.Thesecourses,lastingfortenafternoons,arerunthreetimesayearfromSeptembertoJune.Theyarebasically
designedforpeopleduetoretirewithinafewyears.Thesestudentsarenormally
releasedforhalfdaysbytheiremployers.Butthosealreadyinretirementarealso
welcometojoin.Thecourseslastabouttenweeksandcostsixpoundsperperson,normallypaidbytheemployer,withareductionforthosealreadyretiredorreceiving
supplementarybenefits.Thecoursesincludepracticaltalks.Thesetalksareonrelevant
subjectssuchaspensionsandtaxes.Awidefieldofleisureactivitiesisalsocoveredand
sufficienttimeisleftforquestionsanddiscussion.
Theseisalsoaseniorcitizens'clubheldattheMerryWardCenteronweekdayafternoonsformonethirtytothreethirty.Theclubarrangesdiscussiongroupsand
handicraftsessions,includingdress-makingandcarpentry.Membershipisfreeanda
membercanattendanycourseheldtherefreeofcharge.Otherservicesatthecenter
includelegaladviceatreducedratestothosewhootherwisecouldnotafforditandfreefinancialadvicefromthefinancialsectiononMondaysandWednesdaysbetweensixandeightp.m.AnyotherpersonalproblemscanbediscussedwithacounseloronTuesdayandThursdayafternoonsfromthreethirtytofour.
Unit4
Aneweraisuponus.Callitwhatyouwill:
theserviceeconomy,informationage,ortheknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.
Alreadywe'repartlythere.ThepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyintheWesternworld.Todaythemajorityofjobsin
America,EuropeandJapanareintheserviceindustry,andthatnumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkplacethanbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.More
peopleareself-employed.Butthe6)breadthoftheeconomictransformationcan'tbe
measuredbynumbersalone,becauseitisalsogivingrisetoaradicalnewwayofthinking
aboutjobsandcareers,theskillsaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-helpnotions
neededtosucceed,eventherelationshipbetweenindividualsandemployers–allofthese
arebeingchallenged.
Weonlyhavetolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatisahead.Noonelookingahead20yearscouldpossiblyhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomputers,
digitalcommunications,andfactoryrobots.Tomorrow'sachievementsin
biotechnology,artificialintelligence,orevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycould
produceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain:
informationand
knowledgewillbecauseevenmorevital,andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkinmanufacturingorservices,willhavethegreatestadvantageandproducethe
mostwealth.Computerknowledgewillbecauseasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.
Unit5
Thirtyyearsago,anyoneblaminglonelinessforphysicalillnesswouldhavebeenlaughedat.Butasscientistsstudieddifferentpopulations,lonelinesskeptemergingasa
riskfactor.Inonestudy,Californianresearchersfollowed4700residentsofAlameda
Countyfor10years,startingin1965.
Atfirst,theparticipantsreportedtheirkeysourcesofcompanionshipandestimatedthetimetheydevotedtoeachother.Duringthestudy,thepeoplewhoreportedtheleastsocialcontactdiedatnearlythreetimestherateofthosereportingthemost.Thesourceofcompanionshipdidn'tmatter,buttimespentwithotherswascritical.
Sincethen,researchershavestudiedmen,women,soldiersandstudentsfrom
countriesallovertheworld.Andthesamepatternkeepsemerging.Womenwhosaythey
goontodieofcanceratseveraltimestheexpectedrate.Collegestudentsfellisolate
whoreport"strainedandcold"relationshipswiththeirparentssufferextraordinaryrates
ofhypertensionandheartdiseasedecadeslater,Heart-attachsurvivorswhohappened
tolivebythemselvesdieattwicetherateofthoselivewithothers.
Forthoseofuswhoarestillhealthythelessonshouldbeobvious.It’sclearthat
reachingouttoothercanhaveourbodystrong.It'sequallyclearthatwe'regrowing
moreisolated.In1900,only5percentofU.S.consistedofthepersonlivingalone.Theproportionreached13percentin1960s,anditstandsat25percenttoday.
Unit6
EversincePhilippinePresidentJosephEstradawasaccusedinOctoberofacceptinghugebribes,oppositionpressureonhimtoresignhasincreasedrapidly.OnNovember13,theHouseofRepresentativesvotedtoimpeachhimanddeclaredhewouldfacetrialin
theSenate.
ThebriberyscandalbrokeatapressconferenceonOctober9.Atthepress
conference,GovernorLuisSingaporeofIlocosSurProvinceaccusedEstradaofillegallytakingUS$8millioninbribesfromagamblingoperationandgettingUS$2.7millionin
tobaccotaxesfromthatprovince.ThePhilippineHouseofRepresentativesreacted
quickly.OnOctober1841membersputforwardanactofimpeachmentagainstthePresident,listingmanyaccusationsofcorruption,bribery,andusinghisofficefor
personalgain.
TheHouseofRepresentativesformallystartedimpeachmentprocedureson
October23.Meanwhile,theoppositionhaspushedforhimtoresign.OnOctober12,
currentvice-PresidentGloriaM.Arroyoresignedassecretaryofsocialwelfareand
urgedthepresidenttoresign.Sincethen,theSectaryofTradeandIndustry,the
director-generalofGrainAdministration,andfiveeconomicadvicestothePresident
haveresigned.Andmorethan40membersofthecongressofEstrada'sownpartyhaveannouncedthattheywouldwithdrawfromtheparty,includingthechairmenofSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives,andthechairmenofsomecommitteesintheHouseof
Representatives.Withsuchimportantmembersofthegovernmentandcongresshavingtransferredtheirallegiance,theoppositionhasbeenemboldenedtoorganizedlarge-scalemassralliestoaskthePresidenttostepdown.
Unit8
Inthefallof1951,duringmyfirstweekatNorthCarolinaCollege,thechairman'swifestoppedmeonedayinthehall.shewantedtoseeme,shesaid.
WhenIwenttoheroffice,shegreetedmewithabigsmile."youknow,"shesaid,"
yougotthehighestmarkontheverbalpartoftheexamination."shewasreferringtotheverbalexaminationthattheentirefreshmanclasstookuponenteringthecollege.Inspite
ofhersmile,hereyesandtoneofvoiceweresaying,"Howcouldthisblack-skinnedgirlscoresohigh?
""Itmustbesomesortoffluke.‖Ifeltagitated,butImanagedtosmilemy
thinks,andbackedoff.ForhereatNorthCarolinaCollege,thefacultyassumed
light-skinnedstudentsweremoreintelligent.Theywerealwaysabitsurprisedwhenadark-skinnedstudentdidwell,particularlyifshewasagirl.
Whenthegradesforthefirstquartercameout,Ihadthehighestaverageinthe
freshmanclass.Thechairman'swifecalledmeintoherofficeagain.Shepraisedmeformygrades.Then,shetookoutacopyoftheEnglishexaminationpaper,andshe
askedmetotaketheexamoveragain.
ForafewmomentsIknewragesointensethatIwantedtostartpunchingher.I
hadseldomhatedanyonesodeeply.Ihandedtheexaminationpaperbackandwalkedout.
Unit9
WhenorganizersapproachedtheauthoritiesinBeijingaboutstagingPuccini’sTurandot,theItalianoperasetintheForbiddenCityofBeijing,officialsinitiallyhesitated.
AuthoritiesworriedthatthefilmdirectorZhangYimoudidn’thavetheexperienceto
handlesuchaproject.Onlyafterseveralmonthsdidofficialsgrantpermission.
ThoughPuccinihadnevervisitedChina,hebasedhisoperaaboutacruelprincess
inafairytale.ThestorywasmeanttounfoldintheForbiddenCity,againstaChinesebackground.
TheBeijingproductionwasnottraditional.ZhangintroducedelementsofPeking
OperatohisversionofTurandot,whichwasfirststagedinFlorencelastspringandthen
inBeijing.LastJulyZhangYimoutoldjournalists,‖TheItalianandChineseculturesare
ju
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