施心远主编《听力教程》3_(第2版)Unit_1答案

施心远主编《听力教程》4 (第2版) 答案

UNIT 1

Section One

Part 1 Spot Dictation

Houses in the Future

Well, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they'll be (2) well-insulated so that you don't need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don't know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won't be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they'll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the

whole wall. I should think. Yes, you'll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted* depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there'll be a bit more (20) flexibility about that.

Part 2 Listening for Gist

Dialogue：I Want to See Dr Milton

Woman：Surgery. Can I help you? Stone：Good afternoon. My name’s Frank Stone. I want to make an appointment to see Dr Milton, please.

Woman: Yes, of course, Mr Stone. May I have your address, please?

Stone: 118 Hill Road, London S.E. 18. Woman: Yes, we have you on the records. Can you manage this afternoon at 5:30? Stone: I’m afraid not. I can manage tomorrow.

Woman: I’m afraid Dr Milton’s not on duty tomorrow. He’ll be here the day after tomorrow. That’s Thursday, March 27th. Stone: Fine.

Woman: Will 5:30 be all right?

Stone: Well, yes. But I’d prefer a later time

so I can come along after work. Woman: Then what about 6:15?

Stone: Well, that’s fine. Thank you. Goodbye.

Woman: Goodbye.

Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.

1.This dialogue is about making an appointment

Woman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry

I'm late. Man:

Man: Oh, that's all right. It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I? Woman: Just let me explain, will you? Man: I've only been waiting for over an hour. That's all.

Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ...

Man: After all, my time isn't really that important, is it?

Woman: Please

don't be like that.

Just let me explain.

(Silence. Man says

nothing.)

Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down.

2.The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Monday morning. nine o'clock.

Section Two Listening comprehension

Part 1 Dialogue

I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Woman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Man:

Man: Oh, that's all right. It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?

Woman: Just let me explain, will you? Man: I've only been waiting for over an hour. That's all.

Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ...

Man: After all, my time isn't really that important, is it?

Woman: Please don't be like that. Just let me explain.

(Silence. Man says nothing.)

Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down. Man: The car broke down?

Woman: Yes, and ... well ... luckily ... there was a garage near me. And ... and it took them a while

to repair it.

Man: Why didn't you at least phone? Woman: I would have! But I didn't know the number of the restaurant.

Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book!

Woman: Yes, but ... you'll never believe

this ... I couldn't remember the name of

the restaurant. I knew where it was, but

forgot the name.

Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn't do myself. It didn't take too long, but that's why I'm late,

you see.

Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way? Woman: Pardon?

Man: Which garage did you take it to? Woman: Uh ... the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers.

Man: Yes, I know that garage. It's the only one near your flat.

Woman: Hmm, well now, let's have something to eat. Uh, what about some ...

Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Let's see now. Yes, I think I'll have some ...

Man: A pity it's Sunday.

Woman: Pardon?

Man: A pity it's Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday!

Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.

1.They are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend.

2.In a restaurant.

3."It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do,

have I?"

"I've only been

waiting for over an

hour. That's all"

"After all, my time

isn't really that

important, is it?"

well, at least It was

lucky you found a

barrage to repair

"Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car."

4.Because she wants to stop the conversation like this.

Because he knows the girl is lying.

Part 2 Passage

The Oscar Statuette

1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit", but the term never stuck.

2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column.

3. Walt Disney was honored with one

full-size and seven miniature statuettes on

behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

4. If the statuettes don't meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down.

5.The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings.

The Oscar statuette, designed by MGM's* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts* a knight holding a crusader's* sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.

Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially

named "Oscar". Industry insiders and members of the press called the award "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit". The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize "the iron man". The term never stuck.

A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.

No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first

Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939. Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards - with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas* of the statuette; a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes.

The traditional Oscar statuette, however,

hasn't changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No. 501. Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens. If they don't meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down. Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam* container slightly larger than a shoebox.

Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express, with no identifiable markings.

On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest.

For eight decades, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from common thieves. Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. "Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer* and into the gold," explains the

company president. "Or maybe people stored them someplace where they corroded." Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure, Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners: "If it gets dusty, simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth."

Exercise A Pre-listening Question

Every January, the attention of the entertainment community and of film fans around the world turns to the upcoming Academy Awards, the highest honor in filmmaking. The annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' most famous activity. The Oscar Statuette is a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes.

Exercise B Sentence Dictation Directions: Listening to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.

Exercise C Detailed Listening Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

----I...- 1. There were five original branches of the Academy.

(Because the five spokes on the reel of

film signify the original branches of the

Academy:

Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers,

and Technicians.)

~ 2. The Academy Award of Merit was officially named "Oscar" in 1928.

(Born in 1928, years would pass before

the Academy Award of Merit was

officially named "Oscar.")

----I...- 3. The Academy staff began referring to the Academy statuette as Oscar

because Margaret Herrick said the

statuette was like her uncle Oscar.

(An Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.)

4. Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards. (There were a few notable exceptions. In 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas of the statuette and a ventriloquist Edgar Bergen gained a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes. )

----I...- 5. Oscars were made of plaster in the 1940s because of the War.

(Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster.) ----I...- 6. The manufacturer, R. S. Owens makes about 50 Oscars each year in Chicago. (Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens.)