大学英语第三册听力原文和答案Uint15.docx

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大学英语第三册听力原文和答案Uint15

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:

Ok.It’syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:

What?

Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!

It’sdefinitelyyourturn.

Q:

Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:

I’mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan’tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:

Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:

Ohlook!

There’sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!

Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:

Him?

Idon’trememberhim.I’vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI’vebeenintroducedto.

Q:

Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman’sproblem?

4.Script

M:

Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”?

W:

It’storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI’malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!

Itdoesn’thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:

Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:

Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!

W:

Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!

Q:

WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:

1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Script

M:

Tellmeyoursecret.You’resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudentjustlikeme.

W:

Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:

Aw,thatstuff’soldhat:

studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:

Notsofast,wiseguy.I’mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.

M:

Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association”aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou’refamiliarwith?

W:

Righton!

‘Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI’vealreadylearned.

M:

You’removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI’mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.

W:

Whoa,bigguy.That’snottheway.Followtheprincipleof“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.

M:

Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you’vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?

I’vegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:

You’retoomodest.There’snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon’tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,thatis,creatingapictureinone’smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone’snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:

Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?

”

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?

”

“Nonsense,”saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishoficecream!

”

“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You’dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.”

“Don’tbesilly,”repliedthehusband.“There’reonlytwothings:

adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!

”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!

”

Keys:

FTFFF

Task3:

Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:

itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson’sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

1.What’sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone’smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:

1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:

TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

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?

Script

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

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,“ThisisDonSmith”.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy”willbeouttofixtheTVinthemorning.Youcan’tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakeahabitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethena