全新版大学英语听说教程第五册PartB听力原文.docx
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COLLEGEENGLISHLISTENINGANDSPEAKINGCOURSE5UNIT1-9
UNIT1
TheWorld'sFirstSpaceTourist(A)
OnMay6,2001,DennisTito,a61-year-oldCaliforniamillionaireandformerNASAengineer,becametheworld'sfirstpayingspacetouristwhentheRussianspaceagencylaunchedhimandtwoRussiancosmonautsaboardarocketforajourneytotheInternationalSpaceStation.
TitoandthecrewblastedofffromthecosmodromeinKazakstanontime.Titoappearedcalm,wearingaspacesuitandasmile.ThetripbytheRussiancrewwasalmostdelayedduetoconcernsexpressedbyNASAthatthespacestationwouldgettoocrowdedwhileanAmericancrewdidsomenecessarycomputerrepairs.FortunatelyforTito,NASAsaidFridaythatithadstruckadealwiththeRussianSpaceAgency,allowinghimtolaunchontimewithoutinterruptingtheAmericancrew'sworkontheailingInternationalSpaceStation.
TitopaidtheRussianspaceagency$20milliontoflyinspace,butRussia'spartnersinthespacestation--especiallyNASA--objected,sayinghislackoftrainingwouldrequireadditionalsafetymeasures.
TitohasbeentrainingattheStarCity,Russiaspacecenter,forayear,learningthedetailsofaSoyuzspacecraftandpracticinghowtosurvivealandinginSiberia.Justdaysbeforethelaunch,heproclaimedthathewaswellprepared.Hesaid,"ThetrainingiswhatcountsandI'vehadasignificantamountoftraining.Andthat,Ithink,coupledwithmyaerospaceengineeringbackground,putsmeinaverystrongposition,asfarasbeingabletofunctioninspace."
Titohasnodutiesduringthemission.Hetoldreporters:
"I'mnotafighterpilot,I'mabusinessman,andIwanttobeabletoabsorbasmuchofthisexperienceandrelateittoasmanypeopleasIcan."Hesaidhewouldtakepicturesandtellpeopleabouttheexperienceuponhisreturn.TitosayshislaunchaboardaRussianrocketandsix-daystayontheInternationalSpaceStationdemonstratesthatanyonecan--andshould--experiencespace.
TheWorld'sFirstSpaceTourist(B)
DennisTitoistheoldestchildofworking-classItalianimmigrantswhoseancestorscamefromthetownofTitoinsouthernItaly.Hisfatherwasaprinter,andhismotherwasaseamstress.WhilegrowingupinQueens,N.Y.,Titobecameinterestedinspacetravel.HesayshedreamedofspaceflightwhenhesawSputniklaunchasateenagerin1957.Yes,itwasSputnikthatsparkedhisteenageimagination.
Titoearnedbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesinaerospaceengineeringandwenttoworkin1964fortheJetPropulsionLaboratoryinPasadena,Calif.HechartedflightpathsforNASA'sMarinerMarsprobes,earning$15,000ayear.Butheyearnedformore--moremoney.
TitofoundedhisowncompanyWilshireAssociatesintheearly1970s,usingthemathematicalintelligencehedevelopedduringhisNASAcareertoanalyzethestockmarketinstead.HisfirmproducestheWilshire500TotalMarketIndex,whichiswatchedbyFederalReserveofficialsasanoverallsnapshotofU.S.stockmarkets.
Byage40,hehadmadehisfirstmillion.Themillionskeptpilingup;theinvestmentfirmnowmanagesmorethan$10billioninassetsandadviseson$1trillioninassets.Hispersonalfortuneisestimatedat$200million.
Tito'spassionsincludeopera,sailingandbuyingfastcars--butdrivingthemslowly.Mostarehousedintheeight-cargarageofhis30,000-square-footmanorhousewithoceanviewsthathebuiltontopofamountaininLosAngeles.
Heandhiswife,Suzanne,divorcedshortlyafterthehousewascompleted.Histhreechildrenareintheir20s.
Withalargedisposableincome,TitotoyedwiththeideaofflyingtoMirintheearly1990s.TheRussianshadjustsentupaJapanesejournalistandaBritishchemistforcash,andTitowantedtobethenextguestcosmonaut.ButtheSovietUnion'scollapseforcedhimtoputhisdreamonhold.
ThespacedreamcamealiveagaininApril2000,whentheMirCorpjointventurecalledinApril2000,inhopesofkeepingMirafloat.
TitoputmillionsintoanaccountthattheRussianspaceprogramcouldaccessoncehewaslaunchedtoMir,andwenttothecosmonautheadquartersintheStarCity,outsideMoscow.There,the5-foot-5,140-pound,fit-lookingbusinessmanthrewhimselfintotraining."TheRussiansdidn'tcutanycorners,"heboasted.
WhenRussiadecidedtosinkits15-year-oldspacestation,officialsofferedTitoanalternativedestination--theInternationalSpaceStation,barely2yearsold.AnotherSoyuzspacecraftwasneededatthespacestationasafreshlifeboat,andthethird,emptyseatwasofferedtohim.
Titowasthrilledwiththechangeintravelplans."They'redifferentstarhotels,"hesaidofthetwospacestations.
HetookspecialdelightinlaunchingfromthesamepadwhereSputniktookoffonOct.4,1957,andwheretheworld'sfirstspaceman,YuriGagarin,tookoffonApril12,1961.
TitowasthethirdAmericantobelaunchedaboardaRussianrocket,butthefirsttolandinaRussianspacecraft.TheSoyuzcapsuleparachutesdownintoremoteKazakstan.
AllthreeofTito'schildrenwereattheBaikonurCosmodromeforhislaunch.Titoinsistedhewasnotafraidorevennervousabouthisflight.
"Ifyou'regoingtodieofnaturalcauses,doesitpaytositathomeandbeafraidtocrossthestreet?
"Titosaid."Themainthingis,I'mnotcrazy."
Questions:
1.WherewasTitoborn?
2.WhendidTitofirstbecomefascinatedwithspacetravel?
3.WhatwasTito'smajorinuniversity?
4.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebusinessofTito'sfirm?
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTito'shobby?
6.WhatwasthemaincauseofTito'sabandoninghisplantoflytoMirintheearly1990s?
7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTito'straining?
Mir'sEnd
MirwasatestamenttoRussiantechnology.Builttolastfiveyears,operationalfor13,it'sbeencalledanaccidentwaitingtohappen,forthespacestationhassurvivedfires,decompressionandproblemsrangingfrommechanicalandcomputerbreakdownstoacollisionwithanunmannedcargoship.
Sinceitslaunchin1986,Mirhasbeenhometoover25crewsfrommorethanadozencountries.It'sbeenabaseforastronomicalobservationsandscientificexperimentsaswellasgivingastronautsinvaluableexperienceoflong-durationspaceflight.ButMir'send,thoughwelcomedbymany,couldaffectthepaceoffuturespaceexploration.
Mirreallybringstoanend,theendofthatspacerace,uh,reallyclosesoffspaceracenow.AndIthinktoacertainextent,wewon'tseethechallenge,that...thatcompetitiontopushthetechnology.SoIthink,wemightseetheexplorationofthespaceslowingdownfromnowon.
AttemptstoextendMir'slifebyprivateandcommercialfundinghavefailed.SothecurrentcrewwhichincludesaFrenchastronautfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgencywillreturninsidetheSoyuzspacecraftcurrentlyattachedtoMir.
WhenthelastcrewleavesMir,itwillbetheendofanera.Butonefinalcrucialpartofthemissionisthedecommissioningprocess.AnautomaticnavigationalsystemisalreadyonboardforitsfinaldescentintothePacificOceannextyear.
Questions:
1.ForhowmanyyearsofoperationwasMirdesignedtolast?
2.WhathappenedtoMirduringitsflight?
3.WhateffectwouldMirhaveifitdescendedontotheearth?
4.WhatisthecrucialpartofMir'slastmission?
UNIT2
TheUmbrellaMan(PartOne)
I'mgoingtotellyouaboutafunnythingthathappenedtomymotherandmeyesterdayevening.Yesterdayafternoon,mymothertookmetoLondontoseethedentist.Afterthat,wewenttoacafe.Whenwecameoutofthecafe,itwasraining."Wemustgetataxi,"mymothersaid.Lotsofthemcameby,buttheyallhadpassengersinsidethem.
Justthenamancameuptous.Hewasasmallmanandhewasprobablyseventyormore.Hesaidtomymotherpolitely,"Excuseme."Hewasunderanumbrellawhichheheldhighoverhishead.
"Yes?
"mymothersaid,verycoolanddistant.
"IwonderifIcouldaskasmallfavourofyou,"hesaid.Isawmymotherlookingathimsuspiciously.Sheisasuspiciousperson,mymother.Thelittlemanwassaying,"Ineedsomehelp."
Mymotherwasstaringdownathimalongthefulllengthofhernose.Iwantedtosaytoher,"Ohmummy,he'saveryoldman,andhe'spolite,andhe'sinsomesortoftrouble,sobenicetohim."ButIdidn'tsayanything.
"I'veneverforgottenitbefore,"hesaid.
"You'veneverforgottenwhat?
"mymotherasked.
"Mywallet,"hesaid."Imust'veleftitinmyotherjacket."
"Areyouaskingmetogiveyoumoney?
"mymothersaid.
"No,I'mofferingyouthisumbrellatoprotectyouandtokeep,ifyouwouldgivemeapoundformytaxifarejusttogetmehome."
"Whydon'tyouwalkhome?
"mymotherasked.
"Oh,Idon'tthinkIcouldmanageit.I'vegonetoofaralready."
Theideaofgettinganumbrellatoshelterwasveryattractive.
"It'salovelysilkumbrella,"thelittlemansaid."Whydon'tyoutakeit,madam?
Itcostmeovertwentypounds,butthatisn'timportantbecauseIwanttogethome."
"Idon'tthinkit'squiterightthatIshouldtakeanumbrellafromyouworthtwentypounds.IthinkI'dbetterjustgiveyouthetaxifare."
"No,no,no!
"hecried."Iwouldneveracceptmoneyfromyoulikethat!
Taketheumbrella,dearlady,andkeeptherainoffyourshoulders."
Shetookoutapoundandgaveittothelittleman.Hetookitandgavehertheumbrella.Hesaid,"Thankyou,madam,thankyou."Thenhewasgone.
Questions:
1.Whydidthemotherstay
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