Answers to listening practices.docx
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ExerciseOne:
Section1.CompoundDictation
Afteryearsandmonthsofwaiting,Londonhasfinally
(1)hosteditsthird
(2)Olympicsopening(3)ceremony.Soforthetensofthousandsintheaudienceandonstage,diditliveuptothehype?
Well,astheyfelloutofthe(4)stadium,themajorityofpeopleseemtothinkDannyBoyleandthethousandsofengineers,volunteersandperformers(5)responsiblepulleditoutoftheback.
MyfavoritebeewaswhentheQueenfelloutofthe(6)helicopter,butmissedinthestadium,thatwasamazing,thatwas(7)amazing.
Lovely,(8)remarkable,Icriedalot.
Absolutely,Ithinkthey’vedoneareallygoodjob,Iknowthey’vebeenpreparingforit.
Excellent,
Myfavoritepart,MuhammadAli,getstoseeMuhammadAli.
So(9)whatwasitlikeforthoseluckyenoughnotjusttobeintheaudience,buttobeonstage?
(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)Justasexciting,saysperformerAnnieWebster.
Everyonewasgettingveryexcited,everyonewascheering,weweresingingalongso(10)wecouldhearthewholethinggoingoninourears,(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)wewerecountingalongaswerun,singing2000, itwasamazing,Ilovedit,yeah,Ididloveit,youcouldhearthatIlovedit.
Andnow(11)achancetorestformostofthoseinvolvedandwelldeserved,(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)itwashalfpastmidnightbeforethecaldronwasfinallylit.
Section2.Note-taking
I’mgoingtodescribeamemorytechniquecalledthejourneymethod.Itcombinesthelinksystemandpegmethodsinawaythatmakesaverypowerfultoolforrememberinglonglistsorquitecomplexinformation.
Thekeytothejourneymethodistothinkofaroutethatyouknowverywell.Itcouldbeyourroutetowork,ortoarelative’shouse.Thenyouneedtothinkoftheimportantplaces,thelandmarksalongthisroute.Examplesoflandmarksaredoors,trafficlights,buildingsyoupassonthejourney,etc.Atthisstageit’sagoodideatowritethelandmarksdownonapieceofpaperintheordertheyoccurontheroute.Thismakessurethatyouhavetherouteandlandmarksveryclearinyourhead.Nowyouarereadytorememberyourfirstlist.
We’llstartwithasimpleexample.Youareusingyourroutetothesupermarketasthejourney,andyouhavetorememberashoppinglist.Thefirstthreeitemsonyourlistarecoffee,milkandtomatoes.Thefirstthreelandmarksonyourjourneyarethefrontdoor,yourgardenandyourcar.Youvisualisehurriedlydrinkingacupofcoffeeasyouopenthefrontdoor.Yougooutsideandseeithasbeenrainingmilk,andthereisabigpuddleofmilkinyourgarden.Thenyougettoyourcar,andtheroofiscoveredwithtomatoes.Youcontinuethisway,makingeachimageasmemorableaspossible.
Onceyouhavemasteredthismethod,youwillfindthatitisaveryflexiblememorytool.Youcanhaveseveraldifferentjourneys,whichcanbeusedineitherdirection.Youcanalsoaddeventsandlandmarkstoaroutetoaccommodatelongerlistsofinformation,andforshortlistsyoucanjustusepartofaroute.
Section3.ShortAnswerQuestions
Keys:
1.lessthanfouryearsago
2.itwouldnolongerpublishaprintedition
3.asurveyabouttheuseofe-booksbylibrarypatrons
4.freee-bookcheck-outsatthelibrarywillhurtsales
5.sixmonthsafterit’sreleased
Section4.Listening&Translating
1.TheworldwideGrammytelecastbeganwithaprayerforWhitneyHouston,whodiedsuddenlyinherhotelroomasshepreparedtoentertainatapre-GrammygalaSaturday.Therapsinger,LLCoolJ,whohostedtheawardshow.“We’vehadadeathinourfamily.And,soatleastforme,theonlythingthatfeelsrightistobeginwithaprayerforawomanweloved,forourfallensister,WhitneyHouston.”
这场向全世界转播的音乐圣典以为惠特尼.休斯顿的祷告拉开帷幕,休斯顿原本计划星期六在格莱美前夜晚会上表演,但意外辞世。
说唱歌手LLCoolJ主持了今年的格莱美颁奖典礼。
LLCoolJ说:
“我们的家庭里少了一人,所以,至少我觉得,我们现在最应该做的是为这位我们深爱的女士、我们陨落的姐妹休斯顿祷告。
”
2.InitslatestspendingandsavingstrackerAmericanExpressquestioned2,000adultsacrosstheUnitedStatestogaugehowmuchandonwhatconsumerswillbespendingtheirmoneyonCupid’sbigday.Nearlyhalfofpeoplesaidtheyintendtocelebrateatafavoriterestaurant,sevenpercentmorethanlastyear.FlowersarestillthemostpopulargiftforaValentine,followedbygiftcards,jewelryandelectronics.
近一半的人称他们打算去最喜爱的餐馆庆祝,该比例相对去年上升了7%。
鲜花依然是情人节最受欢迎的礼物,其次是贺卡、珠宝和电子产品。
3.TheBuffetRulegainedattractionafterbillionaireinvestorWarrantBuffetcomparedhisincometaxrateof17%withhissecretary’srateof29%.“Ithinkthatpeopleatthehighend,peoplelikemyselfshouldbepayingalotmoreintaxes.“PresidentObamaagreesandproposesthatanyonemakingmorethan$1millionayearpaysatleast30%tothefederalgovernment.“Thetimeforactionisnow.”
在亿万富翁投资者WarrantBuffet将他的所得税率17%与他的秘书所得税率29%进行比较之后,Buffet规则得到了关注。
Buffet说:
“我认为那些高端收入的人,包括我自己应该支付更高的税收。
”奥巴马总统也赞同这一观点,他提议每一个年收入超过1百万美元的人必须向联邦政府交纳至少30%的税收。
他说:
“事不宜迟,现在就要开始。
”
4.WhilepreschoolprogramsarecommonintheUnitedStatesandotherdevelopedcountries,Simpsonsaidthey’rerareinAfricannations.“Oftenyoungchildrenbetweenzeroand3yearsold,thehealthsystemsarekeepingtrackofthemandthey’redoingvaccinationsandthingslikethat.Andthen,whentheyturnabout5or6,theyenterintotheschoolsystemsandtheministriesofeducationtakethemover.Butthesein-betweenyears,they’renotbeingcaredforbythehealthministriesandthey’renotyetbeinglookedafterbytheeducationministriesinmanycases.”
通常年龄从0到3岁的儿童,卫生系统一直在关注着他们的健康,他们会接受疫苗接种等。
随后,当他们到了5到6岁的时候,他们开始进入学校系统,教育部门开始接管他们。
但是在这期间的几年,在很多情况下,他们既没有得到卫生系统的照顾,也没有受到教育系统的关注。
5.OfferingthebestchocolatefromaroundtheworldiswhatFrancesandGingerParkhadinmindwhentheyopenedthefirstindependentchocolateshopinthenation’scapital28yearsago.“WegrewuponsomeveryfinechocolatebecauseourdadworkedfortheWorldBankandwouldbringbackEuropeanchocolateinsuitcaseswhenwewereveryyoung.”Whentheirfatherdiedinhismid-50s,thesistersgrewcloseranddecidedtogointobusinesstogether.“Butwedidnotknowwhatweweredoingandwedefinitelyatemorechocolatethanwesoldthatfirstyear.Butwelearnedonethingwedidwaswesortofovertimecreatedfamilywithourcustomers.”
当他们的父亲死后,这对姐妹互相扶持长大,最终决定一起经营。
“但是头一年我们不知道自己在做什么,而且我们吃的巧克力比我们卖的还多,但是我们学到了一件事,那就是为我们的客户创造家庭般的温暖。
”
ExerciseTwo:
Section1.CompoundDictation
Andnowfor the lastlook.ThoseofyouwhowatchedourrecentEducationSpecialsawthe
(1)exhaustingstudyhabitsofSouthKoreanstudents.The
(2)accumulationofthatpressurewaslastweekwhenalmost700000SouthKoreanhighschoolstudentstookthetesttheyhadspentallthosehoursworkingtoward.
Itwasawildsceneoutsidetestcentersasyoungerkidscheeredonthe(3)heroictest-takersastheyarrived.Policemotorcyclesevenwhiskedthelateonestoschool.Butwhenitcametimeforthehighschoolerstobeginthegruelingnine-hourexam,silencewastheorder.Planesweregrounded,honkingwas(4)banned.Andteachers(5)refrainedfromwearingsqueakyshoesforfearof(6)distractingthestudents.Relatives(7)prayedoutsidetheschoolgatesforgoodresults.
Whyallthe(8)fuss?
Well,it’swidelybelievedinSouthKoreathat(9)thistestdetermineswhichcollegeastudentwillgoto,(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)(10)whichcompanytheywillthenworkat,thesizeoftheireventualpaycheck,(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)andeven(11)whomthey’llmarry.That’sprettyintensepressure.(Pleasepauseherefor40’’-50’’)
Section2.Note-taking
Beforethe1850’s,theUnitedStateshadanumberofsmallcolleges,mostofthemdatingfromcolonialdays.Theyweresmall,churchconnectedinstitutionswhoseprimaryconcernwastoshapethemoralcharacteroftheirstudents.
ThroughoutEurope,institutionsofhigherlearninghaddeveloped,bearingtheancientnameofuniversity.InGermanuniversitywasconcernedprimarilywithcreatingandspreadingknowledge,notmorals.Betweenmid-centuryandtheendofthe1800’s,morethanninethousandyoungAmericans,dissatisfiedwiththeirtrainingathome,wenttoGermanyforadvancedstudy.Someofthemreturntobecomepresidentsofvenerablecolleges-----Harvard,Yale,Columbia---andtransformthemintomodernuniversities.Thenewpresidentsbrokealltieswiththechurchesandbroughtinanewkindoffaculty.Professorswerehiredfortheirknowledgeofasubject,notbecausetheywereoftheproperfaithandhadastrongarmfordiscipliningstudents.Thenewprinciplewasthatauniversitywastocreateknowledgeaswellaspassiton,andthiscalledforafacultycomposedofteacher-scholars.DrillingandlearningbyrotewerereplacedbytheGermanmethodoflecturing,inwhichtheprofessor’sownresearchwaspresentedinclass.GraduatetrainingleadingtothePh.D.,anancientGermandegreesignifyingthehighestlevelofadvancedscholarlyattainment,wasintroduced.Withtheestablishmentoftheseminarsystem,graduatestudentlearnedtoquestion,analyze,andconducttheirownresearch.
Atthesametime,thenewuniversitygreatlyexpandedinsizeandcourseofferings,breakingcompletelyoutoftheold,constrictedcurriculumofmathematics,classics,rhetoric,andmusic.ThepresidentofHarvardpioneeredtheelectivesystem,bywhichstudentswereabletochoosetheirowncourseofstudy.Thenotionofmajorfieldsofstudyemerged.Thenewgoalwastomaketheuniversityrelevanttotherealpursuitsoftheworld.Payingcloseheedtothepracticalneedsofsociety,thenewuniversitiestrainedmenandwomentoworkatitstasks,withengineeringstudentsbeingthemostcharacteristicofthenewregime.Studentswerealsotrain
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