学术英语答案Unit 8Deep Impact

SectionAFocusedActivitiesSectionBExtendedActivitiesIntroductiontoDisasterFilms(2)Unit8DeepImpactIntroductiontoDisasterFilms(2)IntroductiontoDisasterFilms(2)SectionAFocusedActivitiesPart1Lead-inPart2Watching&ListeningPart3FunTimeUnit8DeepImpactDirector:MimiLederRuntime:120minutesReleaseDate:1998Awards&NominationsWon:•ASCAPFilmandTelevisionMusicAwards•BogeyAwardsinSilver,Germany•GoldenScreen,Germany•ImageAwardOutstandingSupportingActorinaMotionPicture•YoungStarAwardsforBestPerformancebyaYoungActorinaDramaFilmBackgroundInformationPart1Lead-inSectionANominated:•SaturnAwardBestScienceFictionFilm•MotionPictureSoundEditors,USA(GoldenReelAward)•BlockbusterEntertainmentAwardsPart1Lead-inSectionA

Thescience-fictiondisasterdramaisaboutthepossibleextinctionofhumanlifeafteracometis

discoveredheadedtowardEarthwiththecollisiononlyoneyearaway.AmbitiousMSNBCreporterJenny

Lernerstumblesontothestory,promptingaWhiteHousepressconference.UnitedStatesPresident

Beckannouncesthegovernment’ssolution:ateamofastronautswilltraveltothecometanddestroy

it.TheteamleaderaboardthespaceshipMessiahisSpurgeonTanner,whowasoncethelastmanto

walkonthemoon.However,themissionfails,splittingoffachunkofthecomet,nowduetolandinthe

Atlanticwiththeimpactsendinga350-foottidalwaveflooding650milesinland,destroyingNewYorkandothercities.PlotSummaryPart1Lead-inSectionAThelargerpartofthecomet,hittinginCanada,willtriggeranE.L.E.(ExtinctionLevel

Event),notunlikea“nuclearwinter”asdustcloudsblockoutthesunandbringlifetoanend.President

BeckrevealsPlanB:acavernousundergroundretreatconstructedtoholdonemillionAmericans,with

mosttobeselectedthroughanationallottery.SinceteenageamateurastronomerLeoBiederman

discoveredthecomet,hisfamilygetsapasstoenterthecave,buthisgirlfriendSarahandherparents

willbeleftbehind.Meanwhile,stillinspace,SpurgeonTannerdevisesaplanforakamikaze-styled

operationthatcouldpossiblysavetheEarth.Part1Lead-inSectionALikeDeepImpact,Armageddon(绝世天劫)isasci-fidisasterfilm.Astheasteroidmovesdangerouslyclosetotheearth,itbeginstoheatupandmakessurfaceconditionsextremelydangerous.NASAofficialstrytoaverttheasteroidcatastrophe.Facingthedisaster,ofcourse,itisthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswhomustmakethespeechtoencouragepeopletowin.TaskPart1Lead-inSectionABFHGWatchthePresidentspeechinArmageddonandthenmatchthesentenceswiththecorrespondinginformation.Part1Lead-inSectionA

TheBiblecallsthisday

“Armageddon”A.aboveitsorigins,andthatisourcourage.ThedreamsofanentireplanetarefocusedtonightonthosefourteenbravesoulsB.seetheseeventsthrough.AllofyouprayingwithusneedtoknowthateverythingthatcanbedoneC.everystepuptheladderofscience;

Andmayweall,citizensthe

worldover,D.thetoolstowagethisterriblebattle.()()()()EDCAPart1Lead-inSectionAThereisonethingthathasnourishedoursouls,andelevatedourspeciesE.theverygravestofchallenges.Thehumanthirstforexcellence,knowledge;F.theendofallthingseventhewarsthatwe’vefoughthaveprovidedusG.topreventthisdisasterisbeingcalledintoservice.WearefacedwithH.travelingintotheheavens.()()()()Directions:Inthispart,you’regoingtowatchsixclipsfromthemovieDeepImpact.Afterwatchingeachclip,pleasecompletethetasksfollowingit.Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAClip1MSNBCreporterJennyLernerinvestigatestheresignationoftheUnitedStatesSecretaryoftheTreasuryandhisconnectiontoan“Ellie”.ShediscoversthatEllieisanacronym:“E.L.E.”.BecauseofLerner’sinvestigation,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesTomBeckadvancestheannouncementofthegrimfacts.(4'03")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionASectionASectionAWordBankmeteorn.【天】流星；陨星rendezvousn.(太空船)会合，会面astrophysicistn.天体物理学家Godspeedn.祝成功；祝一路平安climatologistn.气候学家fanfaren.(报纸，电视等引人注目的)头条消息Hale-Bopp彗星名，Hale和Bopp两人所发现Part2Watching&ListeningSectionASectionASectionAstand-upn.单口喜剧；单口相声intron.【口】简介debrisn.残骸promon.【口】电视节目预告elongateda.(极其)瘦长的profiteerv.牟取暴利graphicsn.(杂志)图片；平面设计hoardv.贮藏钱财Part2Watching&ListeningSectionASectionASectionA1.

WhatdidtheAmericanastronomersdiscoveroneyearago?A)Theydiscoveredalargesizedcometwillcreateanextinctionevent.B)TheydiscoveredthatacometisonacollisioncoursewiththeEarth.C)Theydiscoveredthatacometmovesdangerouslyclosetotheearth.D)TheydiscoveredthatacometwillsplitintwopartsflyingpasttheEarth.Watchtheclipandthensomequestionswillbeaskedaboutit.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesgivenbelow.√Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA2.Whenmighttheearthhavethehorribleimpact?A)Aboutayearlater.B)Aboutamonthlater.C)Aboutaweeklater.D)Withinseveraldays.3.HowdoesAmericarespondtothisimpact?A)Americansbuildthelargesizedspaceshipstosurvivethecrash.B)NASAheadquartersisforcedtorevealitsplanstotheworld.C)Aspaceshuttlewillexplodethecometintosmallerrocks.D)Amissionwillbesenttodestroythecometwithnuclearweapons.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA4.Who’sthecrewcommanderinthemission?A)SpurgeonTanner.B)Andreabaker.C)OrenMonash.D)MikhailTaulchinsky.5.Attheendoftheclip,whatdoesthePresidentcallfor?A)HeasksAmericanstoparticipateinthemission.B)HeasksAmericanstoevacuatebeforetheimpact.C)HeasksAmericanstostockasmuchfoodastheycan.D)HeasksAmericanstoliveapeacefulandnormallife.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipagainandthenfillinthefollowingblankswiththeinformationyou’vegotfromtheclip.Task2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionADetailedInformationabouttheComet1.2.Therewasa1)possibilitythatthecometwasonapaththatcouldbringitinto2)contactwiththeEarth.ButthecometwediscoveredisthesizeofNewYorkCity.Fromthe3)ofCentralParktotheBattery.Aboutseven4)long.Putanotherway,thiscometislargerthanMountEverest.It5)billiontons.remote______miles____weighs_____northside________direct_____Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA3.Cometsbegin6)inspace.They’re7)overfromthecreationofthesolarsystemaftertheplanetswereformed8)yearsago.Thesechunksofspacedebrisareinanelongatedorbitaroundoursun,buteveryoneofthemgetsbumpedlikeabilliardballonapooltableandis10)adifferentorbit.Ifthiscometcontinues11)aroundthesunandkeepsitspresentcourse,sometimeonAugust16th12)ayearfromnow,there’sachancethatwemighthaveimpact.what’sleft________knockedinto__________farout_____nowandthen__________billionsof________roughly______onitspath________FollowingisthescriptofClip1:Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAClip2TheUnitedStatesandRussiahavebeensecretlyconstructinginorbitthespacecraftMessiah,whichtheyplantosendonamissiontodestroythecometwithnuclearweapons.(3'01")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWordBankauto-sequencen.自动时序uplinkn.向上传输，卫星上行链路；端口T-minusn.倒计时muckup弄糟APUn.辅助电源设备anchorn.(电台或电视台)新闻节目主播LOXn.液体氧气trajectoryn.【物】轨道；弹道LH2n.液态氢MCCMissileControlCenter

导弹控制中心pressurizev.增压，密封configurev.安装,装配payloadn.火箭所载弹头(或人造卫星等)propulsionn.推进(力)Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipanddecidewhosayswhat.Tick(√)theboxesasyouwatch.Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWHO?TVreporterStuartMitchSpurgeonJennyDon’teverholdbackaStoryfrommeagain.GoodluckandGodspeed,“Atlantis”.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWHO?TVreporterStuartMitchSpurgeonJennySweetmotherofGod.ThatprogramwascalledOrion.Let’snotmuckitup.Whatareyoutalkingabout?√√√√Watchtheclipandthenanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromtheclip.1.Howmanypoundsofliquidfuelistheshuttlepropelledby?2.DotheAmericansalonedesignthetechnologytopropeldestructionweaponsTask2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA500,000pounds.______________No,theycooperatewiththeRussianengineers.______________________________________3.WhatdoestheTVstationchiefthinkofthemissionreports?4.Howdotheastronautsfeelwhenseeingthecomet?Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAHethinksofthemasveryimportant._____________________________Theyfeelverysurprised.____________________FollowingisthescriptofClip2:Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAClip3Afterlandingonthecomet,theMessiahcrewmembersplantnuclearbombs100metersbeneaththesurface;onecrewmemberdieswhileanotherisseriouslyinjured.Whenthebombsaredetonated,MessiahisdamagedandlosescontactwithEarth.(4'17")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWordBankdetonationn.爆炸martiala.

军事的twofolda.双重的enforcementn.

执行，强制deflectv.使偏斜，转向curfewn.

宵禁prudenta.谨慎的harshlyad.

严厉地limestonen.石灰岩faxv.

传真Seedlingn.幼苗Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipandthensomequestionswillbeaskedaboutit.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesgivenbelow.AfterMessiah’sfailure,whatdoesthepresidentdeclare?A)Hedeclaresaneconomicallaw.B)Hedeclaresamartiallaw.C)Hedeclaresacivillaw.D)Hedeclaresapoliticallaw.√Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA2.WhereistheUnitedStates’nationalrefuge?A)InMissouri.B)InMiami.C)InMinnesota.D)InWisconsin.3.Whoarenotincludedinthecomputerselection?A)Artists.B)Workers.C)Engineers.D)Soldiers.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA4.Finishthisquote:“Crimesagainstpersonsorwillbedealtwithswiftlyandharshly.”A)privacyB)purchaseC)productsD)property5.Whatdoesthepresidenttellpeopletodo?A)Hetellspeopletostayhome.B)Hetellspeopletoliveoutside.C)HetellspeopletowatchTVnews.D)Hetellspeopletorushforthecave.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipandtakedownthesentencestomatchtheChineseversionsgivenbelow.Task2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA1.2.Eversincethecometwasdiscovered,we’vebeenhopingandworkingforthebest,but(我们也做了最悲观的准备).Ifwecandeflectthesecometsenough,theywillbounceharmlesslyoffouratmosphereand(飞向太空).we’vealsobeenplanningfortheworst____________________________headonoutintospace_________________Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA3.4.5.Othercountriesarepreparingsimilarcavesalongwhateverlinestheyfeelarebestto(保存他们的生活方式).Crimesagainstpersonsorproperty(将会严惩不赦).5.BecauseIbelievethatGod,whomeveryouholdthattobe,hearsallprayers,(即使不一定有求必应).preservetheirwayoflife__________________willbedealtwithswiftlyandharshly__________________________evenifsometimestheanswerisno__________________________SpeechPresentation

DuetothepredatorydestructionoftheEarth’sownbalancesystem,theearthhasbeenfacingatotalcollapse,andhumanitywillsoonfaceunprecedentednaturaldisasters.Inthefaceofdisaster,humanbeingsmakethemostimportantchoice:“Allareequalandhaveequalchancesofsurvival!”Nowyoupresentapresidentspeechwiththehelpofyourteammembers.Thespeechmayincludethefollowingpartandsomesurvivalstrategies.Task3Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAPart2Watching&ListeningSectionA“MydearAmericans,thisisthelasttimeIspoketoyou,disasterwillcome,andourcountryandthewholeworldwillbedestroyed.IreallywishIcantellyouthatwehavetheabilitytoresistthedisaster,butactuallywedonothaveittoday…”FollowingisthescriptofClip3:Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAClip4AfterthepresidentacknowledgesthatMessiahisafailureandthatgovernmentsworldwidearebuildingundergroundsheltersandtheUnitedStates’nationalrefugeisinthelimestonecavesofMissouri,Jennyannouncesthedetailsforthenationallottery.Peopleeverywherelistencarefullyandanxiously.(2'05")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWordBanklotteryn.抽签法expertisen.专业技能preselectv.预先选择evacuationn.撤离notifyv.通知personneln.人员arkn.避难的地方Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipandthencompletetheanswerstothequestionsbyfillingintheblankswiththeinformationfromtheclip.Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWhyhavesomeAmericansover50yearsofagebeenpreselectedfortheArk?2.Theyhavebeenpreselectedduetotheirinanecessaryofstudy.3.HowwillthoseselectedbetakentotheundergroundArksite?4.They’llbetakenbytotheundergroundArksitebypersonnel.expertise________field____busandtrain___________military______Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA5.WhereisChuckgoing?6.He’sgoingtochecktheir,whichcouldbe.phone______calling______WatchtheclipagainandthenmatchColumnAwithColumnB.Task2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAColumnAColumnB1.thoseofyouwhohavebeenpreselectedA.willbeincludedinthelottery2.thosewhosesocial

securitynumbershave

been

randomlyselectedby

computerB.willtakenolongerthan2days()C()EPart2Watching&ListeningSectionAColumnAColumnB3.nomenandwomenover50inthegeneralpopulationC.willbenotifiedwithinthenextfewminutes4.theevacuationofthosewhohavebeenselectedfortheArkD.havebeenformedineverytownwithapopulationover5,0005.civildefenceteamsE.willbenotifiedonthenightofAugust10th()A()D()BPart2Watching&ListeningSectionAFollowingisthescriptofClip4:Clip5Alast-ditchefforttouseEarth’smissile-bornenuclearweaponstodeflectthetwochunksofthecometfails.ThepresidentonceagainhastoannouncethegrimfacttohispeopleonTV.Thistimeitcanbedisastrousanddeadlytotheearth.(2'39")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWordBankmissilen.导弹tidala.潮的trajectoryn.轨道，轨迹inlandn.内陆seaboardn.海滨，海岸extinctionn.灭绝Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipandthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.1.Themissileshavefailed,andwecandosomethingtostopthecometsfromhittingtheearth.2.Wehavedeterminedwherethecometsaregoingtostrike.3.Thebiggerofthetwocometswillhittheearthfirst.4.AverylargetidalwavewillmovequicklythroughthePacificOcean.5.Thewavewillhitthecapital40minutesaftertheimpact.FT______Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAF___F___T___Watchtheclipagainandpayspecialattentiontothedescriptionofthehittingofthetwocomets.Thenfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Task2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionATheSmallerCometHittingTime:Injustunder12hoursat1)p.m.EasternDaylightTimeImpact:Theimpactofthecometisgoingtobe2).Detail:TherewillbeaverylargetidalwavemovingquicklythroughtheAtlanticOcean.Itwillbe100feethigh,travellingat1,100milesanhour.4:35___disastrous________Part2Watching&ListeningSectionATheSmallerCometThat’sfasterthanthespeedof3).Aswavereachesshallowwater,it’sgoingtoslowdown.Butthewave4),dependingonthedepthoftheshelfoffthecoast,willbeanywherefrom1,000to3,500feethigh.Wherethelandisflat,thewavewillwash5)600to700miles.Thewavewillhitournation’scapital40minutesaftertheimpact.NewYorkCity,Boston,Atlanta,Philadelphia…allwillbe6).sound_____height_____inland_____destroyed________Part2Watching&ListeningSectionATheBiggerCometHittingTime:7)

hoursafterthesmalleroneImpact:Nothinglessthanan8)-leveleventDetail:Withinaweek,theskieswillbedarkwithfromtheimpactandtheywillstaydarkfor2years.All10)lifewillbedeadwithin4weeks.Animallifewithinafewmonths.extinction________3__plant_____dust____FollowingisthescriptofClip5:Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAClip6Lowonfuelandlifesupport,thecrewoftheMessiahdecidestoundertakeasuicidemissionwiththeremainingnuclearwarheads.Aftersayinggoodbyetotheirlovedonesthroughvideoscreen,theMessiahreachesthecometandblowsitselfup,whichbreaksthecometintomuchsmallerpieces.Theearthissaved.(6'17")Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWordBankhauntv.缠住shatterv.使粉碎mightya.强有力的devastationn.破坏synchronizev.(物)同步recedev.退去nuken.(常用复数)核导弹Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAWatchtheclipandthenmatchthecharacterswithwhattheysay.

1.Hey,youtakecareofDaddyforme,OK?2.That’samightypowerfulrocketyougotthere.3.Wendy,honey…youpromisemeyou’llkeepdoingyourchurchthing,andI’llbethererightnexttoyou,hauntingyou.4.IwanttosaygoodbyetoMary.IwanttotellherIloveher…andthateversincewe’vebeenapart,everyday,Ithinkabouther.Mary,I’mcominghome.5.Iloveyou.Very,verymuch.David.YouknowwhatIwanttosay.6.I’mhuggingyoubothrightnow.I’mholdingyou.3____Task1Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA1,5____4____2,6____Watchtheclipagainandthensomequestionswillbeaskedaboutit.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromthefourchoicesgivenbelow.Task2Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA1.WhatdoesWendysaytoherfianceMark?A)You’dbettercomebackandtreatme.B)You’dbettercomebackandhelpme.C)You’dbettercomebackandhauntme.D)You’dbettercomebackandmarryme.√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA2.Whycan’tFish’ssonscometotalktohimoverthevideoscreen?A)Becausetheyarebothonactiveduty.B)Becausetheyarebothonthesea.C)Becausetheyarebothabroad.D)Becausetheyarebothinbattlefield.3.Whatisthebabyboyholding?A)Alittleairplane.B)Alittlerocket.C)Alittleship.D)Alittlecar.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA4.Howlongdidtheburningofrocksfromthecometlightupthesky?A)Itlituptheskyforhalfanhour.B)Itlituptheskyforanhour.C)Itlituptheskyforanhourandahalf.D)Itlituptheskyfortwohours.5.Whatdidthewaveswashaway?A)Citiesandtowns,forestsandskyscrapers.B)Farmsandtowns,forestsandmountains.C)Farmsandfactories,forestsandskyscrapers.D)Farmsandtowns,forestsandskyscrapers.√√Part2Watching&ListeningSectionA6.Whatdoesthepresidentsayabouttheheroes?A)Theydieforthepeopleworldwide.B)Theydiebutthey’reremembered.C)They’rerespectedbyeveryone.D)They’rerolemodelsforchildren.√Sumupthestoryinthisclipbyreferringtothefollowingwordsandexpressions.Task3Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAthecrewoftheMessiahundertakeasuicidemissionremainingnuclearwarheadssaygoodbyevideoscreenreachesthecometblowitselfupbreaksthecometsmallerpiecestheearthsavedPresidentalargecrowdwaveswashawayfarmsandtownsforestsandskyscraperswatersrecedecitiesfallrebuiltheroesdierememberedbeginrecoverySummary(forreference):Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAFollowingisthescriptofClip6:Part2Watching&ListeningSectionAThemeSonginArmageddon:IDon’tWanttoMissaThingSingers:AerosmithListentothesongandthenfillinthemissingwords.Icouldstay1)justtohearyoubreathingwatchyousmilewhileyouarewhileyou’refarawaydreamingIcouldspendmylifeinthissweet3)don’twanttoclosemyeyesIdon’twanttofallasleepcauseI’dmissyoubabyandIdon’twanttomissathingcauseevenwhenIdreamofyouawakesleeping____________TaskPart3FunTimeSectionAsurrender________IcouldstaylostinthismomentforevereverymomentspentwithyouisamomentI4)don’twanttoclosemyeyesIdon’twantto5)causeI’dmissyoubabyandIdon’twanttomissathingcauseevenwhenIdreamofyouthe6)dreamwillneverdoI’dstillmissyoubabyandIdon’twanttomissathingthesweetestdreamwillneverdoI’dstillmissyoubabyandIdon’twanttomissathingIdon’twantto9)onesmileIdon’twanttomissonekissIjustwanttobewithyourightherewithyou,justlikethisIjustwantto10)youclosefeelyourheartsoclosetomineandjuststayhereinthismomentforallthe11)treasure______Part3FunTimeSectionAfallasleep_______sweetest_______miss____hold____restoftime________lyingclosetoyoufeelingyourheart7)andI’mwonderingwhatyou’redreamingwonderingifit’smeyou’reseeingthenIkissyoureyesandthankgodwe’re8)Ijustwanttostaywithyouinthismomentforeverforeverande