新视野大学英语视听说第三册听力原文.docx
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新视野大学英语视听说第三册听力原文
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Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsareincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpandingmemorycapacity.
Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancauseconfusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehasreceives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone’sabilitytoconcentrate.Also,one’abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?
3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?
4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?
5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?
Keys:
1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C
Task2:
Wheredidtheprofessorgo?
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Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.Theywereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaordinner.Onthisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringtheevening,itbegantopourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematterseemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythereovernight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasandtoothbrush.
Task3:
HowtoRememberNames
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YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,“ThisisDonSmith”.
About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy”willbeouttofixtheTVinthemorning.Youcan’tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.
Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakeahabitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethenameinyour“memorybank”eachtimeyouhearsomeone’sname,andwithinashorttimethe“repeating”processcanbediscontinued
Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andinaddition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualorridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat“tiesin“withhisorhername.Later,youmaywritethedescriptiveinformationononesideofacardandthenameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe“picture”inyourmind’seyeasyoulookatthename;orwhenyouseehename,visualizethe“picture”youhaveassignedtothename.
Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.
NewsReport
ADolphinExhibition
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ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseenasman’smostintelligentfriend,thedolphin.
The“DolphinsonParade”exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeaturedlife-sizeddecoratesdolphinpaintingsmadeofwoodandthecostofmaterials.Thedolphinswereshownatareabusinessandalongthebeach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750tocovertheartists’feeandthecostofmaterials.
Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-bellydolphin.Theyshowedtheworkoflocalartists,aswellasthebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.
Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.Pandorathedolphinpainterisareadolphin,arttheDolphinResearchcenter,inMarathon,Florida.Theplayfulartiststreakscolorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinitsmouth.
TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]CounciloftheArtsaspartofaplantomaketheKeysaninternationalartscenter.ThepaintingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,withthemoneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.
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Task1:
HarvardUniversity
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HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.
Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.
UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard’sphysicalfacilities.
NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard’s26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity’sschoolandfaculties,RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard’smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity’sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard’sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.
6.Whatismainideaofthepassage?
7.HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?
8.WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey’sfund-raisingprogram?
10.WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?
Keys:
1.B2.A3.C4.D5.D
Task2:
TheFinalExam
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Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theyweredoingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad“A”sofarforthesemester.
Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,butafteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayanddidn’tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.
Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhadaflattireonthewayback,didn’thaveaspare,andcouldn’tgethelpforalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.
Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,handeachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.
Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemicalreaction.“Cool,”theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,“Thisisgoingtobeeasy.”Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.
Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:
“Whichofthetireswasflat?
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Task3:
ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversity
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InternationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobeginyourstudies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestwayforward.Tofindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Thenmeettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyouapply.Thesemaybeasmuchas10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.
TheneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyontheInternet.UniversitywebsitesandotheracademicInternetsitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplicationdeadlines.Infact,althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.
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