1、Book ThreeUNIT 1Section OnePart 1 Spot DictationHouses in the FutureWell, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think theyll be (2) well-insulated so that you dont need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perh
2、aps they will use (6) solar heating, although I dont know, in this country, perhaps we (7) wont be able to do that so much. Yes, I think theyll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up . the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I s
3、hould think. Yes, youll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about ho
4、w houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted* depending on what you use them for, so perhaps therell be a bit more (20) flexibility about that. Part 2Listenin
5、g for GistA: Tuesday two fifteen. Let me look in my diary. B: No, Thursday. A: Oh, Im sorry. I thought you said Tuesday. B: Thursday two fifteen. No, Im sorry. Ive got an appointment until three. Could we make it later? Say three fifteen? A: Well, theres a lot to talk about. Itll take a couple of ho
6、urs, at least. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then? A: Monday morning. All right. Nine oclock? B: Nine. I think that will be all right. Ill ring you back and confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, could you? B: All right. A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye. Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dial
7、ogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1.This dialogue is about making an appointment Woman: Listen! Im terribly sorry Im late. Man: Man: Oh, thats all right. It doesnt really matter, does it? I havent got anything better to do, have I? Woman: Just let me explain, will
8、you? Man: Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all. Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have . Man: After all, my time isnt really that important, is it? Woman: Please dont be like that. Just let me explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.) Woman: I . I tried to get here in time but just after I le
9、ft home, the car broke down. Man: The car broke down? Woman: Yes, and . well . luckily . there was a garage near me. And . and it took them a while to repair it. Man: Why didnt you at least phone? Woman: I would have! But I didnt know the number of the restaurant. Man: You could have looked it up in
10、 the telephone book! Woman: Yes, but . youll never believe this . I couldnt remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldnt do myself. It didnt take to
11、o long, but thats why Im late, you see. Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way? Woman: Pardon? Man: Which garage did you take it to? Woman: Uh . the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers. Man: Yes, I know that garage. Its the only one near your flat. Woman: Hmm, well now, lets have something to
12、eat. Uh, what about some . Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Lets see now. Yes, I think Ill have some . Man: A pity its Sunday.2.The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Monday morning. nine oclock. Section Two Listening comprehensionPart 1 Dialogue Im terribly so
13、rry Im late.Woman: Listen! Im terribly sorry Im late. Man: Man: Oh, thats all right. It doesnt really matter, does it? I havent got anything better to do, have I? Woman: Just let me explain, will you? Man: Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all. Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have . Man:
14、 After all, my time isnt really that important, is it? Woman: Please dont be like that. Just let me explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.) Woman: I . I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down. Man: The car broke down? Woman: Yes, and . well . luckily . there was a gar
15、age near me. And . and it took them a while to repair it. Man: Why didnt you at least phone? Woman: I would have! But I didnt know the number of the restaurant. Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book! Woman: Yes, but . youll never believe this . I couldnt remember the name of the res
16、taurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name. Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldnt do myself. It didnt take too long, but thats why Im late, you see. Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way? Woman: Pardon? Man: Which
17、 garage did you take it to? Woman: Uh . the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers. Man: Yes, I know that garage. Its the only one near your flat. Woman: Hmm, well now, lets have something to eat. Uh, what about some . Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Lets see now. Yes, I think Ill
18、have some . Man: A pity its Sunday. Woman: Pardon? Man: A pity its Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday! Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.“Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car.“ 4.Because she wants to stop the conversation
19、 like this. Because he knows the girl is lying. Part 2 Passage The Oscar Statuette1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award “the Academy statuette“, “the golden trophy“ or “the statue of merit“, but the term never stuck. 2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any
20、 case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column. 3. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 1.They are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend. 2.In a res
21、taurant. 3.“It doesnt really matter, does it? I havent got anything better to do, have I?“ “Ive only been waiting for over an hour. Thats all“ “After all, my time isnt really that important, is it?“ well, at least It was lucky you found a barrage to repair your car4. If the statuettes dont meet stri
22、ct quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down. 5.The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings. The Oscar statuette, designed by MGMs* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts* a knight holding a crusaders* sword,
23、 standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named “Oscar“. Industry insiders and members of the press called the
24、award “the Academy statuette“, “the golden trophy“ or “the statue of merit“. The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize “the iron man“. The term never stuck. A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought
25、 the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in refe
26、rence to Katharine Hepburns first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didnt use the nickname officially until 1939. Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards - with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas* of the statue
27、tte; a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars
28、 were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes. The traditional Oscar statuette, however, hasnt changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes b
29、egan to be numbered, starting with No. 501. Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens. If they dont meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down. Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam* cont
30、ainer slightly larger than a shoebox. Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express, with no identifiable markings. On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy
31、 City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest. For eight decades, the Oscars have surviv
32、ed war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from common thieves. Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. “Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer* and into the gold,“ explains the
33、 company president. “Or maybe people stored them someplace where they corroded.“ Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure, Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners: “If it gets dusty, simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth.“ Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionEvery January, t
34、he attention of the entertainment community and of film fans around the world turns to the upcoming Academy Awards, the highest honor in filmmaking. The annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences most famous activity. The Oscar Statuette is a knight
35、holding a crusaders sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes.Exercise B Sentence Dictation Directions: Listening to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed Listening Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following s
36、tatements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. -I.- 1. There were five original branches of the Academy. (Because the five spokes on the reel of film signify the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers,
37、and Technicians.) 2. The Academy Award of Merit was officially named “Oscar“ in 1928. (Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named “Oscar.“) -I.- 3. The Academy staff began referring to the Academy statuette as Oscar because Margaret Herrick said the statuette was like her uncle Oscar. (An Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.)
