山东大学研究生英语B班新闻英语听力答案5.docx

1、山东大学研究生英语B班新闻英语听力答案5准备阶段1.Exercise 1: Direction: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true, F for false.老师意见:Michael Phelps Eyes Unprecedented 8 Olympic Gold MedalsMany say Michael Phelps quest is a mission impossible. But no other swimmer

2、is coming into the Beijing Olympics with the conditioning and records that Phelps possesses.Phelps secured his eight-race Olympic schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska. To surpass Mark Spitz, Phelps says he has to overcome just one competitor in B

3、eijing-himself.“You never know what can happen,” said Phelps. “The only person I can worry about is myself. And, if I can prepare myself the best way that I can, then that is really all I can ask. If I go in there and I do a best time and still get beat, that is all I can ask for. So, you know, I am

4、 trying to prepare myself the best way I can. And just go out there and swim fast.”When he was 15, Phelps got his first taste of international competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he became the youngest U.S. male Olympian swimmer since 1932.In 2001, Michael Phelps began his assault on the

5、record books, becoming the youngest swimmer to break a world record in winning the 200-meter butterfly in 1 minute 54.92 seconds (1:54.92) at the national championships. Four months later in Japan, he lowered the mark at the World Championships by 34-100ths of one second (1:54.58). Phelps was named

6、the 2001 USA Swimmer of the Year.The two-time Olympian became the first athlete ever to win eight medals total at a non-boycotted Olympic Games, collecting six gold and two silvers in 2004 in Athens. Phelps set four individual world records and won seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships t

7、o become the winningest athlete in World Championship history.Phelps says his success and experience has prepared him well for Beijing.“Right now, I am more relaxed than I was in 2004 going into the Olympics. You know, after going through everything I had been through in the last four years, it help

8、ed me prepare a little bit better for these games coming up and really understand what is gonna happen. You know, before Athens, I was a deer in the headlights, and did not really know what to expect.”Phelps has set his best times in all of his events since March 2007. At the recent U.S. swimming tr

9、ials, he lowered the world record in the 400-meter individual medley to 4 minutes 5.25 seconds. His fans expect to see more records, and Michael Phelps has no doubt that he can improve on all of his results.“I do not think anything is too high. The only way for you to limit yourself is if you put a

10、limit on yourself. The sky is the limit, and the more you use your imagination, the farther you will go. I think anything is possible. I set very high goals for myself. And I work as hard as I can to get there.”The talented Phelps began swimming at the age of seven. Four years later, he started trai

11、ning under his current coach Bob Bowman at his Baltimore, Maryland Swim Club. Bowman has watched and guided Phelps steady improvement over the years. He says the past four years have been especially impressive.“Probably the two areas where Michael has improved the most are, number one, his physical

12、strength. And that is a result of a much more intense strength-training program since Athens. And the other area where he really has improved the most is his breaststroke. It has gone from being a stroke that was quite weak in Athens to being a strength of his.”Michael Phelps will be one of the busi

13、est athletes in Beijing, as he is scheduled to swim six individual events and possibly three relays in nine days. Including heats, semifinals and finals, he could swim as many as 20 races. At the end, Phelps could be standing as the most decorated athlete in Olympic history.题目：1.2008 Beijing Olympic

14、 is Phelps first time for swimming in Olympic Games. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:F得分:0 老师意见:题目：2.It is a mission impossible for Michael Phelps to win the championship. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:F得分:0 老师意见:题目：3.According to his Bob Bowman, Michael Phelps has achieved great progress in mainly two areas, physical strength and

15、 breaststroke. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:T得分:0 老师意见:2.Exercise 2: Direction: Listen to the passage, and fill in the blanks with the missing information.老师意见:1. Phelps _1._ his eight-race Olympic_2._ by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials last Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska. To _3._ Mark Sp

16、itz, Phelps says he has to just one_4._in Beijing-himself.2.The two-time Olympian became the _5._athlete ever to win _6._medals total at a non-boycotted Olympic Games, collecting _7._ gold and _8._silvers in 2004 in Athens. Phelps set_9._individual world records and won_10._gold medals at the World

17、Championships to become the winningest athlete in World Championship history.3.The_11._Phelps began swimming at the age of seven. Four years later, he started training under his _12._coach Bob Bowman at his Baltimore, Maryland, swim club. Bowman has watched and guided Phelps_13._improvement over the

18、 years. He says the past four years have been especially _14._.题目：1. 文本： Michael Phelps Eyes Unprecedented 8 Olympic Gold MedalsMany say Michael Phelps quest is a mission impossible. But no other swimmer is coming into the Beijing Olympics with the conditioning and records that Phelps possesses.Phel

19、ps secured his eight-race Olympic schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska. To surpass Mark Spitz, Phelps says he has to overcome just one competitor in Beijing-himself.“You never know what can happen,” said Phelps. “The only person I can worry about

20、 is myself. And, if I can prepare myself the best way that I can, then that is really all I can ask. If I go in there and I do a best time and still get beat, that is all I can ask for. So, you know, I am trying to prepare myself the best way I can. And just go out there and swim fast.”When he was 1

21、5, Phelps got his first taste of international competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he became the youngest U.S. male Olympian swimmer since 1932.In 2001, Michael Phelps began his assault on the record books, becoming the youngest swimmer to break a world record in winning the 200-meter but

22、terfly in 1 minute 54.92 seconds (1:54.92) at the national championships. Four months later in Japan, he lowered the mark at the World Championships by 34-100ths of one second (1:54.58). Phelps was named the 2001 USA Swimmer of the Year.The two-time Olympian became the first athlete ever to win eigh

23、t medals total at a non-boycotted Olympic Games, collecting six gold and two silvers in 2004 in Athens. Phelps set four individual world records and won seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships to become the winningest athlete in World Championship history.Phelps says his success and experi

24、ence has prepared him well for Beijing.“Right now, I am more relaxed than I was in 2004 going into the Olympics. You know, after going through everything I had been through in the last four years, it helped me prepare a little bit better for these games coming up and really understand what is gonna

25、happen. You know, before Athens, I was a deer in the headlights, and did not really know what to expect.”Phelps has set his best times in all of his events since March 2007. At the recent U.S. swimming trials, he lowered the world record in the 400-meter individual medley to 4 minutes 5.25 seconds.

26、His fans expect to see more records, and Michael Phelps has no doubt that he can improve on all of his results.“I do not think anything is too high. The only way for you to limit yourself is if you put a limit on yourself. The sky is the limit, and the more you use your imagination, the farther you

27、will go. I think anything is possible. I set very high goals for myself. And I work as hard as I can to get there.”The talented Phelps began swimming at the age of seven. Four years later, he started training under his current coach Bob Bowman at his Baltimore, Maryland Swim Club. Bowman has watched

28、 and guided Phelps steady improvement over the years. He says the past four years have been especially impressive.“Probably the two areas where Michael has improved the most are, number one, his physical strength. And that is a result of a much more intense strength-training program since Athens. An

29、d the other area where he really has improved the most is his breaststroke. It has gone from being a stroke that was quite weak in Athens to being a strength of his.”Michael Phelps will be one of the busiest athletes in Beijing, as he is scheduled to swim six individual events and possibly three rel

30、ays in nine days. Including heats, semifinals and finals, he could swim as many as 20 races. At the end, Phelps could be standing as the most decorated athlete in Olympic history.你的答案: 正确答案:secured得分:0 老师意见:题目：2. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:schedule得分:0 老师意见:题目：3. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:surpass得分:0 老师意见:题目：4. 文本： 你的答案:

31、正确答案:competitor得分:0 老师意见:题目：5. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:first得分:0 老师意见:题目：6. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:eight得分:0 老师意见:题目：7. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:six得分:0 老师意见:题目：8. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:two得分:0 老师意见:题目：9. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:four得分:0 老师意见:题目：10. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:seven得分:0 老师意见:题目：11. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:talented得分:0 老师意见:题目：12. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:current得分:0 老师意见:题目：13. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:steady得分:0 老师意见:题目：14. 文本： 你的答案: 正确答案:impressive得分:0 老师意见: 听力任务1.Exercise 1: Listening for Specific Facts: Direction: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.老师意见:Basketballs New “Buzzer Bea