听力教程第三册答案UNIT2.docx

1、听力教程第三册答案UNIT2UNIT 2 Part 2 PassageThe Wrights StoryOn the morning of December 17, 1903, between 10:30 a.m. and noon, four flights were made, two by Orville Wright and two by Wilbur Wright. The starts were all made from a point on the level sand about 200 feet west of our camp, which is located a qu

2、arter of a mile north of the Kill Devil sand hill, in Dare County, North Carolina. The wind at the time of the flights had a velocity* of 27 miles an hour at 10 a.m., and 24 miles an hour at noon, as recorded by the anemometer* at the Kitty Hawk Weather Bureau Station. The flights were directly agai

3、nst the wind. Each time the machine started from the level ground by its own power alone with no assistance from gravity or any other source whatever. After a run of about 40 feet along a monorail* track, which held the machine 8 inches (20 centimeters) from the ground, it rose from the track and un

4、der the direction of the operator climbed upward on an inclined course till a height of 8 or 10 feet from the ground was reached, after which the course was kept as near horizontal as the wind gusts and the limited skill of the operator would permit. Into the teeth of a December gale the Flyer made

5、its way forward with a speed of 10 miles an hour over the ground and 30 to 35 miles an hour through the air. It had previously been decided that for reasons of personal safety these first trials should be made as close to the ground as possible. The height chosen was sufficient for maneuvering* in s

6、o gusty a wind and with no previous acquaintance with the conduct of the machine and its controlling mechanisms. Consequently the first flight was short. The succeeding flights rapidly increased in length and at the fourth trial a flight of 59 seconds was made, in which time the machine flew a littl

7、e more than half a mile through the air and a distance of 852 feet over the ground. The landing was due to a slight error of judgment on the part of the aviator. After passing over a little hummock* of sand, in attempting to bring the machine down to the desired height, the operator turned the rudde

8、r* too far, and the machine turned downward more quickly than had been expected. The reverse movement of the rudder was a fraction of a second too late to prevent the machine from touching the ground and thus ending the flight. As winter was already well set in, we should have postponed the trials t

9、o a more favorable season, but we were determined to know whether the machine possessed sufficient power to fly, sufficient strength to withstand the shocks of landings and sufficient capacity of control to make flight safe in boisterous* winds, as well as in calm air.Exercise A Pre-listening Questi

10、on Orville Wright (1871-1948), American aeronautical engineer, famous for his role in the first controlled, powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine and for his participation in the design of the aircrafts control system. Wright worked closely with his brother, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), America

11、n aeronautical engineer, in designing and flying the Wright airplane. During the years 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, the two brothers developed the first effective airplane. At Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made the first successful flight of a piloted, heavier-than-

12、air, self-propelled craft, called the Flyer. The third Flyer, which the Wrights constructed in 1905, was the worlds first fully practical airplane. It could bank, turn, circle, make figure eights, and remain in the air for as long as the fuel lasted, up to half an hour on occasion.Exercise C Detaile

13、d Listening Directions: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. 1.Four flights were made on the morning of December 17, 1903, two by Orville Wright and two by Wilbur Wright. 2.The wind at the time of the flights had a velocity of 27 miles an hour at 10 a.m., and 24 miles an hour at

14、 noon, as recorded by the anemometer at the Kitty Hawk Weather Bureau Station. 3.Each time the machine started from the level ground by its own power alone with no assistance from gravity or any other source whatever. 4.The machine ran about 40 feet along a monorail track before it rose from the tra

15、ck. 5.These first trials should be made as close to the ground as possible for reasons of personal safety. 6.The machine flew a little more than half a mile through the air in 59 seconds at the fourth trial. 7.The early landing was due to a slight error of judgment on the part of the aviator. 8.As w

16、inter was already well set in, it was not a favorable season for the trials. Section Three NewsNews Item 2European FootballEnglish football club Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League, despite fighting back from a 3-0 deficit to tie FC Basel 3-3 in Switzerland. Liverpool needed a win Tuesday

17、to qualify / for the second phase. Instead, the English club will play for the UEFA Cup. Basel became the first Swiss side ever to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, qualifying second in Group B behind Valencia of Spain, which beat Spartak Moscow 3-0. English champion Arsenal played to a sco

18、reless home draw against Dutch-side PSV Eindhoven to top Group A and move into the second phase, where the team will be seeded. Theyll be joined by German team Borussia Dortmund*, which advanced despite a 1-0 loss to Auxerre in France. AS Roma played to a 1-1 draw against AEK Athens in Italy, to cap

19、ture second place in Group C. Group winner Real Madrid of Spain will also advance, after drawing 1-1 with Racing Genk* in Belgium. In Group D, Inter Milan of Italy got a pair of goals from Hernan Crespo to beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in the Netherlands. Both teams qualified at the expense of French side

20、 Lyon, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Rosenborg in Norway.Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about European football matches. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

21、1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.T News Item 3Kemper Open Gulf PreviewThe annual Kemper Open* golf tournament gets underway Thursday near Washington at the Tournament Players Club at Avenel. Twenty-eight-year-old American Rich Beem is back to defend his title. Before his victory here, he had missed the hal

22、fway cuts in five straight tournaments. He hopes he can again find his form during the next four days, as he is currently 132nd on the money list.The player who is number-one on golfs money list and in the world rankings, American Tiger Woods, decided to skip this event after winning the rain-delaye

23、d Memorial Open in (Dublin) Ohio on Monday. Compatriot* Jeff Sluman says even Tiger has to take periodic breaks. Hes unbelievable. Hes got an opportunity, as I said even a couple years ago, if he stays healthy and does the right things, he can maybe be the best golfer of all time, and hes showing ri

24、ght now what he can do. The kid is just a fabulous, fabulous player, but he cant play every week. Eight of the past 10 Kemper Open winners are in this years field of 156 golfers, who are vying for three million dollars in prize money. The first-place check has been increased from 450 thousand to 540

25、 thousand dollars. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about an annual Kemper Open golf tournament on Thursday. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions. 1.The Kemper Open golf tournament will be held on

26、 Thursday. 2.Rich Beem comes back to defend his title. 3.He is currently ranked 132nd on the money list. 4.Tiger Woods is number-one on golfs money list and in the world rankings. 5.He has to take a break after a match on Monday. 6.There are 156 golfers taking part in this event. 7.The total prize m

27、oney is three million dollars. 8.The prize for the first place is 540 thousand dollarsSection Four Supplementary ExercisePart 2 PassageAsk anyone in Brazil who invented the airplane, and they will say Alberto Santos-Dumont, a bon vivant as well-known for his aerial prowess as he was for his dandyish

28、* dress and place in the high-society life of Belle Epoque Paris. As Paul Hoffman recounts in his biography Wings of Madness, the eccentric* Brazilian was the only person in his day to own a flying machine. He would keep his dirigible* tied to a gas lamp post in front of his Paris apartment at the C

29、hamps Elysees, and every night he would fly to Maxims for dinner. During the day hed fly to go shopping or to visit friends, Hoffman said. It was on November 12, 1906, when Santos-Dumont flew a kite-like contraption* with boxy wings called the 14-Bis some 220 meters on the outskirts of Paris. Since

30、his was the first public flight in the world, he was hailed as the inventor of the airplane all over Europe. It was only later that Orville and Wilbur Wright proved they had beaten Santos-Dumont at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, three years earlier. But to bring up the Wright brothers with a Brazilian

31、is bound to elicit* an avalanche of arguments as to why their flight didnt count. Its one of the biggest frauds* in history, scoffs Wagner Diogo, a taxi driver in Rio de Janeiro. No one saw it, and they used a catapult* to launch the airplane. The debate centers on the definition of flight. Henrique

32、 Lins de Barros, a Brazilian physicist and Santos-Dumont expert, argues that the Wright brothers flight did not fulfill the conditions that had been set up at the time to distinguish a true flight from a prolonged hop. Santos-Dumonts flight did meet the criteria: He took off unassisted, publicly flew a predetermined length and then landed safely. If we understand what the criteria were at the end of the 19th century, the Wright brothers simply did not fill any of the prerequisites, said Lins de Barros.