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听力教程第三册答案UNIT2

UNIT2

Part2Passage

TheWrights’Story

OnthemorningofDecember17,1903,between10:

30a.m.andnoon,fourflightsweremade,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.Thestartswereallmadefromapointonthelevelsandabout200feetwestofourcamp,whichislocatedaquarterofamilenorthoftheKillDevilsandhill,inDareCounty,NorthCarolina.

Thewindatthetimeoftheflightshadavelocity*of27milesanhourat10a.m.,and24milesanhouratnoon,asrecordedbytheanemometer*attheKittyHawkWeatherBureauStation.

Theflightsweredirectlyagainstthewind.Eachtimethemachinestartedfromthelevelgroundbyitsownpoweralonewithnoassistancefromgravityoranyothersourcewhatever.

Afterarunofabout40feetalongamonorail*track,whichheldthemachine8inches（20centimeters）fromtheground,itrosefromthetrackandunderthedirectionoftheoperatorclimbedupwardonaninclinedcoursetillaheightof8or10feetfromthegroundwasreached,afterwhichthecoursewaskeptasnearhorizontalasthewindgustsandthelimitedskilloftheoperatorwouldpermit.

IntotheteethofaDecembergalethe"Flyer"madeitswayforwardwithaspeedof10milesanhouroverthegroundand30to35milesanhourthroughtheair.

Ithadpreviouslybeendecidedthatforreasonsofpersonalsafetythesefirsttrialsshouldbemadeasclosetothegroundaspossible.Theheightchosenwassufficientformaneuvering*insogustyawindandwithnopreviousacquaintancewiththeconductofthemachineanditscontrollingmechanisms.Consequentlythefirstflightwasshort.

Thesucceedingflightsrapidlyincreasedinlengthandatthefourthtrialaflightof59secondswasmade,inwhichtimethemachineflewalittlemorethanhalfamilethroughtheairandadistanceof852feetovertheground.

Thelandingwasduetoaslighterrorofjudgmentonthepartoftheaviator.Afterpassingoveralittlehummock*ofsand,inattemptingtobringthemachinedowntothedesiredheight,theoperatorturnedtherudder*toofar,andthemachineturneddownwardmorequicklythanhadbeenexpected.Thereversemovementoftherudderwasafractionofasecondtoolatetopreventthemachinefromtouchingthegroundandthusendingtheflight.

Aswinterwasalreadywellsetin,weshouldhavepostponedthetrialstoamorefavorableseason,butweweredeterminedtoknowwhetherthemachinepossessedsufficientpowertofly,sufficientstrengthtowithstandtheshocksoflandingsandsufficientcapacityofcontroltomakeflightsafeinboisterous*winds,aswellasincalmair.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

OrvilleWright（1871-1948）,Americanaeronauticalengineer,famousforhisroleinthefirstcontrolled,poweredflightinaheavier-than-airmachineandforhisparticipationinthedesignoftheaircraft'scontrolsystem.Wrightworkedcloselywithhisbrother,WilburWright（1867-1912）,Americanaeronauticalengineer,indesigningandflyingtheWrightairplane.

Duringtheyears1900,1901,1902,and1903,thetwobrothersdevelopedthefirsteffectiveairplane.AtKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,onDecember17,1903,OrvilleWrightmadethefirstsuccessfulflightofapiloted,heavier-than-air,self-propelledcraft,calledtheFlyer.ThethirdFlyer,whichtheWrightsconstructedin1905,wastheworld'sfirstfullypracticalairplane.Itcouldbank,turn,circle,makefigureeights,andremainintheairforaslongasthefuellasted,uptohalfanhouronoccasion.

ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:

Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.FourflightsweremadeonthemorningofDecember17,1903,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.

2.Thewindatthetimeoftheflightshadavelocityof27milesanhourat10a.m.,and24milesanhouratnoon,asrecordedbytheanemometerattheKittyHawkWeatherBureauStation.

3.Eachtimethemachinestartedfromthelevelgroundbyitsownpoweralonewithnoassistancefromgravityoranyothersourcewhatever.

4.Themachineranabout40feetalongamonorailtrackbeforeitrosefromthetrack.

5.Thesefirsttrialsshouldbemadeasclosetothegroundaspossibleforreasonsofpersonalsafety.

6.Themachineflewalittlemorethanhalfamilethroughtheairin59secondsatthefourthtrial.

7.Theearlylandingwasduetoaslighterrorofjudgmentonthepartoftheaviator.

8.Aswinterwasalreadywellsetin,itwasnotafavorableseasonforthetrials.

SectionThreeNews

NewsItem2

EuropeanFootball

EnglishfootballclubLiverpoolcrashedoutoftheChampionsLeague,despitefightingbackfroma3-0deficittotieFCBasel3-3inSwitzerland.LiverpoolneededawinTuesdaytoqualify/forthesecondphase.Instead,theEnglishclubwillplayfortheUEFACup.BaselbecamethefirstSwisssideevertoreachthelast16oftheChampionsLeague,qualifyingsecondinGroupB·behindValenciaofSpain,whichbeatSpartakMoscow3-0.

EnglishchampionArsenalplayedtoascorelesshomedrawagainstDutch-sidePSVEindhoventotopGroupAandmoveintothesecondphase,wheretheteamwillbeseeded.They'llbejoinedbyGermanteamBorussiaDortmund*,whichadvanceddespitea1-0losstoAuxerreinFrance.

ASRomaplayedtoa1-1drawagainstAEKAthensinItaly,tocapturesecondplaceinGroupC.GroupwinnerRealMadridofSpainwillalsoadvance,afterdrawing1-1withRacingGenk*inBelgium.

InGroupD,InterMilanofItalygotapairofgoalsfromHernanCrespotobeatAjaxAmsterdam2-1intheNetherlands.BothteamsqualifiedattheexpenseofFrenchsideLyon,whichwasheldtoa1-1drawbyRosenborginNorway.

ExerciseA

Directions:

Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsitemisaboutEuropeanfootballmatches.

ExerciseB

Directions:

Listentothenewsagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T

NewsItem3

KemperOpenGulfPreview

TheannualKemperOpen*golftournamentgetsunderwayThursdaynearWashingtonattheTournamentPlayersClubatAvenel.

Twenty-eight-year-oldAmericanRichBeemisbacktodefendhistitle.Beforehisvictoryhere,hehadmissedthehalfwaycutsinfivestraighttournaments.Hehopeshecanagainfindhisformduringthenextfourdays,asheiscurrently132ndonthemoneylist.

Theplayerwhoisnumber-oneongolf'smoneylistandintheworldrankings,AmericanTigerWoods,decidedtoskipthiseventafterwinningtherain-delayedMemorialOpenin（Dublin）OhioonMonday.

Compatriot*JeffSlumansaysevenTigerhastotakeperiodicbreaks.

He'sunbelievable.He'sgotanopportunity,asIsaidevenacoupleyearsago,ifhestayshealthyanddoestherightthings,hecanmaybebethebestgolferofalltime,andhe'sshowingrightnowwhathecando.Thekidisjustafabulous,fabulousplayer,buthecan'tplayeveryweek."

Eightofthepast10KemperOpenwinnersareinthisyear'sfieldof156golfers,whoarevyingforthreemilliondollarsinprizemoney.Thefirst-placecheckhasbeenincreasedfrom450thousandto540thousanddollars.

ExerciseA

Directions:

Listentothenewsitemandcompletethesummary.

ThisnewsitemisaboutanannualKemperOpengolftournamentonThursday.

ExerciseB

Directions:

Listentothenewsagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.

"

1.TheKemperOpengolftournamentwillbeheldonThursday.

2.RichBeemcomesbacktodefendhistitle.

3.Heiscurrentlyranked132ndonthemoneylist.

4.TigerWoodsisnumber-oneongolf'smoneylistandintheworldrankings.

5.HehastotakeabreakafteramatchonMonday.

6.Thereare156golferstakingpartinthisevent.

7.Thetotalprizemoneyisthreemilliondollars.

8.Theprizeforthefirstplaceis540thousanddollars

SectionFourSupplementaryExercise

Part2Passage

AskanyoneinBrazilwhoinventedtheairplane,andtheywillsayAlbertoSantos-Dumont,abonvivantaswell-knownforhisaerialprowessashewasforhisdandyish*dressandplaceinthehigh-societylifeofBelleEpoqueParis.

AsPaulHoffmanrecountsinhisbiographyWingsofMadness,theeccentric*Brazilianwastheonlypersoninhisdaytoownaflyingmachine.

"Hewouldkeephisdirigible*tiedtoagaslamppostinfrontofhisParisapartmentattheChampsElysees,andeverynighthewouldflytoMaxim'sfordinner.Duringthedayhe'dflytogoshoppingortovisitfriends,"Hoffmansaid.

ItwasonNovember12,1906,whenSantos-Dumontflewakite-likecontraption*withboxywingscalledthe14-Bissome220metersontheoutskirtsofParis.Sincehiswasthefirstpublicflightintheworld,hewashailedastheinventoroftheairplanealloverEurope.

ItwasonlylaterthatOrvilleandWilburWrightprovedtheyhadbeatenSantos-DumontatKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,threeyearsearlier.

ButtobringuptheWrightbrotherswithaBrazilianisboundtoelicit*anavalancheofargumentsastowhytheirflightdidn'tcount.

"It'soneofthebiggestfrauds*inhistory,"scoffsWagnerDiogo,ataxidriverinRiodeJaneiro.

"Noonesawit,andtheyusedacatapult*tolaunchtheairplane."

Thedebatecentersonthedefinitionofflight.

HenriqueLinsdeBarros,aBrazilianphysicistandSantos-Dumontexpert,arguesthattheWrightbrothers'flightdidnotfulfilltheconditionsthathadbeensetupatthetimetodistinguishatrueflightfromaprolongedhop.

Santos-Dumont'sflightdidmeetthecriteria:

Hetookoffunassisted,publiclyflewapredeterminedlengthandthenlandedsafely.

"Ifweunderstandwhatthecriteriawereattheendofthe19thcentury,theWrightbrotherssimplydidnotfillanyoftheprerequisites,"saidLinsdeBarros.