全新版大学英语听说教程第五册19单元课堂部分听力练习原文Word格式.docx
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vehadasignificantamountoftraining.Andthat,Ithink,coupledwithmyaerospaceengineeringbackground,putsmeinaverystrongposition,asfarasbeingabletofunctioninspace."
Titohasnodutiesduringthemission.Hetoldreporters:
"
I'
mnotafighterpilot,I'
mabusinessman,andIwanttobeabletoabsorbasmuchofthisexperienceandrelateittoasmanypeopleasIcan."
Hesaidhewouldtakepicturesandtellpeopleabouttheexperienceuponhisreturn.TitosayshislaunchaboardaRussianrocketandsix-daystayontheInternationalSpaceStationdemonstratesthatanyonecan--andshould--experiencespace.
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.
1.ForhowmanyyearsofoperationwasMirdesignedtolast?
2.WhathappenedtoMirduringitsflight?
3.WhateffectwouldMirhaveifitdescendedontotheearth?
4.WhatisthecrucialpartofMir'
slastmission?
UNIT2
TheUmbrellaMan(PartOne)
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.
veneverforgottenitbefore,"
hesaid.
You'
veneverforgottenwhat?
mymotherasked.
Mywallet,"
hesaid."
Imust'
veleftitinmyotherjacket."
Areyouaskingmetogiveyoumoney?
mymothersaid.
No,I'
mofferingyouthisumbrellatoprotectyouandtokeep,ifyouwouldgivemeapoundformytaxifarejusttogetmehome."
Whydon'
tyouwalkhome?
Oh,Idon'
tthinkIcouldmanageit.I'
vegonetoofaralready."
Theideaofgettinganumbrellatoshelterwasveryattractive.
It'
salovelysilkumbrella,"
thelittlemansaid."
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.
1.Whydidthemother
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