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老托听力文本目录TOC\o"1-5"\h\z\o"CurrentDocument"校园类17+4=21 2\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇宿舍噪音 2\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（打工场景） 10\o"CurrentDocument"生物类15+13=28 1.2\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇reptile 13\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（实验介绍） 20\o"CurrentDocument"天文类3+3=6 26\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇Jupiter 27\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（登陆月球和火星） 28\o"CurrentDocument"地球科学类5+12=17 30\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇恐龙消失 30第一篇（地球interior） 32\o"CurrentDocument"人类学类5+3=8 3.8\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇Theoriginoffarmingofprehistorictimes 38\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇 41\o"CurrentDocument"历史类16+31=47 4.2\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇建筑 42\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（舞蹈） 50\o"CurrentDocument"人体生理心理学类2+7=9 66\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（心理学） 66\o"CurrentDocument"第一篇（Babyhypothesis） 67\o"CurrentDocument"Business类4 71\o"CurrentDocument"语言学类3 73校园类17+4=21第一篇宿舍噪音W:Sohowdoyoulikelivingintherenovateddorms?M:Therearen'tmuchdifferentthantheolddorms,justsomenewpaneandwindows.Thewindowsarenicesotheyshutoffthenoisereallywell.Thestreet'sjustoutside,butIcanbarelyhearthetraffic.W:Um,theymustbegoodwindows,Ibettheymusthavedoublepanesandglass;theyshutoffalotofnoisethatthesinglepanewouldn'tstop.M:Yeah,IwishIhadsomethingjustthefactorbetweenmeandmyneighbor'sroom.SometimesheturnsupthemusicsoloudthatIhavetroublegettingintosleep.AnywayIguessI'mbetteroffthanthepeoplewho'llbemovingintothenewdorms.Didyouseehowthinthewallsarethattheyputtingupbetweenthoserooms?W:Ihaven'tseenthembutIdidreadsomethingabouttheminthecampusnewspaper.Theyaresupposedtobebetterthanthethickconcretewallyou'vegothere.M:Better?How?W:Well,whattheydoingisseparatingeachroomwith2thinlayerofplasterboardsandeachoneisnailedtoadifferentframe.Thatwaytheyvibrateindependently.M:Oh,Isee,sothesoundfromoneroomdoesn'tjustvibratethewallandgodirectlyintonextroom.Thereisagapbetween2layersofwall.W:That'sright.M:Well,I'mstillstuckwiththisneighborandIamnotsurewhattodo.W:Youknowheavybearwalldoesn'thelp.Youshouldhangsomethinguplikesomefurragsorsomedecoratedcross.Thatwouldactlikeakindofasecondwallandabsorbsomesound.Igotsomeextrasyoucanuse,peoplehey.M:I'dappreciateit;anythingtogetagoodnightsleep.W:CanIhelpyoufindsomething?Oh,hi,Rick!M:Oh,hi,Julie.Whendidyoustartworkinghere?IthoughtyouwerewaitingtablesinTeresa'scafe.W:Yeah,Iquitted,becauseIhadtoworktoomanynights.Istartedherejustafewdaysago.It'sperfect!Iworkallafternoonshift.Somymorningsarefreeforclasses,andIcanstudyatnight.Sowhatareyoulookingfor?M:Well,Ican'tseemtofindthe8thbookforEnglish626.Ionlyfoundtheseseven.I'mprobablylookingrightatitW:Um...English626...English626...Areyousuretheyare8?M:Yeah,theyare8titlesonmysyllabus.Andlook,thecardontheshelfhadeightlisted.ButIcanonlyfindsevenofthebooks.W:Youareright.Oh,heretheyare.Theyareonthewrongshelvesoverherebyeconomicsbooks.I'llhavetoputtheseintotheEnglishbookssotheyarenotsohardtofind.M:Thanksalot.Canyoupointmethedirectionofthecomputerpaper?W:Sure,it's...2or3aislesover.Whydon'tyoufollowme?It'seasierjusttoshowyou.第三篇选课M:Janet!Nicetoseeyouagain.Readytoplanyouschedulefornextsemester?W:Yeah,I'vealreadylookedatthelistofclasses.AndIhopetotakebusinesslawandintrotofinancethiscomingsemester.M:Thatsoundsgood.Anditisalwaysbestplansthecoursesinyourmajorfirstandthenfitouttherequirementsontheelectivesthen.W:Iliketotakeoneotherbusinesscourse,butIamnotsurewhichone?M:Howareaboutaneconomicscourse?W:Itookonethispastsemesterandgotalotoutofit.M:Oh,that'srightIrememberyoutellingmeaboutit.Well,let'sseewhatelseyouneed?W:IneedanotherEnglishcourseandwasthinkingabouttakingapoetryclass.M:Letmesee,theprerequisiteforallthepoetryclassesistheEnglishcomposition.W:Itookthatmyfirstsemester.M:Well,modernAmericanpoetryfitsinyourscheduleW:WithDoctorTurner?M:Um-huh.W:That'llbegreat!Iheardallaboutherfrommyroommate,theEnglishmajor.M:Thisshoulduptobeaprettygoodsemesterforyou,whatelsedoyouneedtotake?W:IhavetotakeonemoremathcoursebutIhavebeenputtingitatall.Iheardthatcalculusisreallytough.M:Itis!Butyoumaywanttotakeitandjusttakethesefourcoursesthissemester.W:That'snotabadidea!Ijusthopeitdoesn'taffectmygradepointaverage!第四篇学生抗议食堂W:Excuseme.DoyoumindifIaskyouafewquestions?M:NoIguessnot.M:Great!Thisisforastudentcouncilreport;wewanttofindoutwhatstudentsthinkthecampusfoodservicetheresultswouldtelluswhatkindofchangestopushfor.M:Ithinkeveryonehasprettystrongopinionsaboutthat.W:Yeah,that'sonethingIfoundoutalready.Ok,firsthowoftendoyoueatinthecafeteria?M:Almosteveryday,I'vegotamealcontract.W:AnddoyouusuallyeathereatAndersonhall.M:Yeah,Ilivenextdoor.W:Andyoumentionthatyouhaveamealcontract,isthatright?M:Uh-huh!Forbreakfastanddinner,MondaytoSaturday.W:What'syourgeneralimpressionofthefoodhere?M:Well,peoplecomplainalot,butbasicallyIthinkit'sok.Thevegetablesareusuallyovercooked,butImeantheyhadtofeedhundredsofpeoplehere.Youarenotgoingtogetsomethingfreshlypreparedjustforyou.W:WhatifIjustputdowngenerallysatisfactory,wouldlikemorefreshvegetables,ok?M:Sure.W:Soyouthinktheotherthingslikesoupanddessert'sokay?M:Yeah,that'saboutright.W:Isthereanythingyouliketochangeaboutthecafeteria?M:Yes,thehours.Sometimesit'sarealrushformetogetbackherebefore6:30.第五篇学习问题★W:Excuseme!IneedtoacopyofStevenHakim'sBriefHistoryofTime.AndIdon'tknowwheretolookforit?M:Didyoucheckthestatusonthelibrary'scomputer?W:ItriedbutIcouldn'tfigureoutwhattodo.M:WellIcancallituprighthere.YouwantedHakim'sbookright?Itlookslikeitwillbeoutforanother6weeks.W:Ohno,Ireallyneeditforpaperthatduein2weeks.Isthereanythingyoucando?M:Sure,wecantrytogetitfromanotherlibrary,justfilloutthisformanditshouldbeherein3or5days.Butitwillcost2dollars.W:Whatarelief!That'sareallyhelp!*xx**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x**x*#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#T»#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mingoutwrong.W:Didyouusetherightprocedures?M:Yeah,that'snottheproblem...it'sjustthe...well,it'sjust,youknoweverytimeIdothestatisticsIgetthedifferentresults.Didyouevertakebiology?W:No,Ifillmysciencerequirementwithphysics,Ireallydon'tcareforbiologyespeciallydissection.Imustpassitdowninhighschool.Wehadtocutopenthat.M:Ok,Igetthepicture,Iambitsquishmyselfbutbiologyrequirestheleastmath,whichisn'tmybestsubject.Ireallydon'tseewhyweevenhavetotakescienceclassesifwearenotmajorinit.Iamnevergoingtousethisinthereallife.W:Wellthat'snotthepointreally,acollegegraduatesupposetobewell-roundedit.Youknowwithbroadeducation.Youcanonlyspecializeingradschool.M:Sure,ifIevergetthere.ItjustseemsIrunonebiologylabreportcouldstandinthewaveofbrilliantcareerinsociology.W:Youdon'tbesilly;youwillmanagesomehow.Seehowcomeyoudon'thavetheresultforoneofyourXXXtowritedown.M:Whoops!Imustforgottoadditin.Nowondermyfiguresweremessedup!十篇W:Hi,Mark,howisitgoing?M:Well,notsogreat.W:What'swrong?M:I'vegotabigproblemwiththepoetrycoursethat'srequiredformymajor.W:Isitallsoldup?M:No,no,there'splentyroom,butthere'sprerequisite.I'vegottotakeanintroductiontopoetrybeforeIcantakethespecialcourseinpoetsofthe1960's,andtheintroductorycourseisonlyofferedintheevenings.W:Youdon'tlikeeveningclasses?M:No,that'snotthepoint.Iworkinthecafeteriaeveryevening;Ineedthemoneytopaymytuition.W:Canyouasksomeonethatworktoswitchhourswithyou?Maybeyoucouldjustswitchacoupleofeveningsincethecourseprobablyonlyneedstwotimesaweek?M:IwishIcould,mybossjustdidmeafavorbyputtingmeonevenings.Andhe'llhittheceilingifIasktochangeagain.W:Waitaminute,Ihaveanidea,haveyoucheckedthecourseoveratthecommunitycollege?Theymightofferintro-to-poetrycourseduringtheday!M:Hey,that'sagreatidea!Iamfreethisafternoon,IthinkI'llgooverandcheckitout.W:Yeah,theircoursesareactuallycheaperandyoucantransferthecreditsoverhere!M:Thankfortheadvice,Linda.I'llletyouknowwhathappens.W:Sure,Mark,goodluck!Oh,whileyouthere,couldyoufindoutwhenthepoolisopen?M:Noproblem.第十一篇学习问题M:I'mreallygladwegotCindytobeinourstudygroup.W:That'sforsure,hisbackgroundinartshouldbeabighelpgettingreadyforthisarthistoryfinal.M:Now,whatwe'llhavetodoistofigureoutwherewe'regoingtomeet.W:Whydon'twejustmeetinthelibrary?M:Thesixpeopleinthegroupwillprobablymaketoomuchnoise.Howaboutmydormroom?W:Thereisnotenoughspace,wherewouldweallsit?M:Oh,Iknow,thesnackbarinthestudentcenter!Itisnottoocrowdintheevening,andwecanpushsometablestogether.W:That'llwork!I'llleteveryoneknowtobethereat7:00tonight.第十二篇买书M:Excuseme.IamlookingforthetextbookforacoursecalledPsychologyofPersonality,butIcan'tfinditanywhere.W:IsthatthebookforDr.Peterson'scourse?M:That'sright,Psychology3601.W:Yes,yes,Iwasafraidofthat.Itseemswedidn'torderenoughbooksforthatclass.Youarethe7thpersontodaywho'scomeinlookingforone.M:ButclassesbeginonMonday.W:Iwouldn'tworry,Dr.Petersonwasawareoftheproblem,andwegotanothershipmentofbookscominginbeforetheendofthemonth.M:CanIreservethecopy?W:Noproblem.Justgivemeyournameandphonenumber,we'llcallyouwhenthebooksarrive.第十三篇停车★M:I'vegotanotherparkingticket.Idon'tunderstandwhy?W:Whatcolorstickerdoyouhave?M:It'sgold;it'sforthislot!W:Well,wheredidyoupark?M:Overthere,nexttothatgreentruck.W:Youarerightinfrontoftheloadingdock;that'swheretheyunloadthekitchensupplies.M:Sowhat?W:Youareluckyyouonlygotaticket.Normally,securitytowsanycarsthatparkthere.第十四篇打工场景★Listentoaconversationbetweenanadvisorandastudent.W:Comeonin,Paul,andhaveaseat.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Well,Ineedtochoosemymajor,andIguessIamnotsurewhatIwanttodoforacareer.W:Oh!M:MyproblemisthatIlovephilosophy,butmydaddoesn'twantmetogetadegreeinthehumanities.HesaidthatI'llbebetterofffinanciallywithacareerinsomethinglikebusiness.W:Yes,peopleinthehumanitiesoftendomakelowersalaries.M:Yeah,andIdon'twanttobepoor,soI'mdoomed.W:Hem...Iguessyouknowthatalotoffamousphilosophersworkinotherfields,too.Infact,someofthemdidground-breakingwork.M:LikeAristotle?W:Um,thisisjustoneexample.Thereweredoctors,lawyers,historians,mathematicians.Lockforexample,hewastrainedtomedicine.M:Yeah,butyouaretalkingaboutgeniuses.Igettogrades,butI'mnotagenius.W:Mypointis,youcouldworkinahigherpaidfieldandpursuephilosophyontheside.It'snottoolateforyoutodeclareadoublemajor.M:ButwhatotherfieldswhatIchoose?W:Icanhelpyouwiththat,there'saspecialtestyoucantaketodetermineyourtalents.Youcantakeitnowanditonlytakesanhour,thenwecanmatchyourtalentstoavarietyofjobdescriptionsandgoforthere.M:Ok,thatsoundslikeagoodplan!第十五篇打工场景M:Ms.Preska,IamTimLouis.W:Nicetomeetyou,Tim.Theworkstudyofficecalledtoletmeknowyouwillcomein.Youareinterestedinjobherethiscomingsemester.M:Yes,Iwashopingthelibrarymightbeabletouseme.W:Wealwaysneedsomehelpfromworkstudystudents.Canyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?M:Let'ssee,Iamasophomore.IliveoffcampusandImajorinbusiness.W:Fine,whataboutworkexperience?M:Ihavebeenthelifeguardfor3summersatcitypool.HereoncampusIworklastyearinthecafeteria.ThissemesterIamatthecomputercenter3eveningsaweekbutIprefertheafternoonjob.W:Wehavetheopeningforsomeonetosharebooks4afternoonsaweek,atotalof16hours.Willthatsuityou?M:Perfectly,mycoursesinnextsemesterallmeetinthemorning.W:Thejobisyoursthen.Pleasereadthroughthisinformationbeforeyourbegin,yourfirstdayofworkwillbe2weeksfromtoday.M:Thankyouverymuch,I'llseeyouthen.第十六篇暑假出行M:Sowhereareyougoingtobethissummer?W:I'vegotaparttimejobatthegalleryinNewYork.AndIwillbetakingajoiningclassatnight.M:That'sgreat.Youcanlearnalotworkinginanartgallery,andthere'snoplacelikeNewYorkforaninspiringartist.IlivedtheremyselfwhenIwasfirstatthecollege.W:IknowhowluckyIamtohavethisjobbuttotellyouthetruth;Ihavemyheartsetongoingoutwestthissummer.M:Outwest?YoumeanCalifornia.W:No,thesouthwest,thedesertandeverythingM:Whythedesert?W:Well,youknow,GeorgiaO'Keeffeismyfavoriteartist,andshedidsuchgoodworkoutthere.M:That'true.ButO'Keeffedidn'tstartoutinthesouthwest,youknow.ShelivedinNewYorkforyears,andshedidsomeveryimpressivepaintingthere.W:Iguessyoumeantheskyscraperseries.It'sfunnyIneverreallythoughtaboutwhereshepaintthembefore.M:ItwasinNewYorkandshegotalotoutoflivingthere.Shedidn'talwaysenjoyit.Butlateronshesaidthatbeingaroundsomanyartiststhathelphertodevelopherownartisticvision.W:That'sanewwayoflookingatthecity.NowIcanonlyfindaffordableplacetolive.第十七篇学习问题★ListentopartoftheconversationbetweentwocollegestudentsM:Couldwestopforafewminutesbeforewegooverchapterfive?I'mgonnaneedextraemergetogetthroughthatone.W:Why?Thefirstfourchapterswentreallyfast.M:Iknow,buttheprofessorsaidthetestwouldgouptochapterfive.Andthat'stheoneIunderstandleast.Mynotesfromthatdayareamess,circlesmadeofbrokenlines,theword"GESTALT"inbigletters,completeconfusion.W:Ok,well,let'sstartwiththebrokenlines.Theresupposetobeanillustrationoftheprincipleofclosure.Theideaisthatyourbraindoesn'ttakeininformationexactlythesamewayasyoureyesseeit.Imeanit'snotlikeyoureyesarecameraandyourbrainjustseethephotographsittakes.Thepointisthatyourbrainperceivesmorethanyoureyesactuallysee.Imagingindividualbrokenlinesandtheshapeofthecircle,yourbrainperceivesthemtobeacircle,eventhoughtheshapeisn'tcomplete.Yourbrainfillsintheemptyspacesbecausewhatitseesisfamiliartoacompletepattern.M:Oh,Igetit.Ourbrainscloseisbasedi-n--ctlhoesucrei,rscoleisclosurethesamethingasGESTALT?W:Well,closureispartofGESTALT.It'soneofthefiveprinciplesthattrytoexplainhowthebrainorganizestheinformationitperceives.M:Hem,doyouthinkthattheotherfourprincipleswouldbeonthetest?W:Probablyseemstheyareallinchapterfive.We'dbettergooverallofthem.M:Yeah,I'msureyouareright.Butlet'sgoandgetsomethingtoeatbeforewedotherest,ok?Otherwise,Idon'tthinkmybrainwillbeabletoperceiveanything.W:Sure,let'sgo.第一篇（打工场景）ItseemslikeonlyyesterdaythatIwassittingwhereyouare,justfinishingmyfirstyearofmedicalschoolandwonderingifI'devergetachancetouseallmynewknowledgeonareallivepatient!Well,Ihavegoodnewsforyou!Youdon'thavetowaituntilyourthirdorfourthyearofMedicalschooltogetsomehands-onexperience!Thedeanhasinvitedmeheretotellyouabouttheuniversity'sruralopportunityprogram.Ifyouenrollinthisprogram,youcanhavetheopportunitythissummer,afteryourfirstyearofmedicalschool,tospendfromfourtosixweeksobservingandassistingarealphysicianlikemeinasmallruralcommunity.Youwon'thavetocompetewithotherstudentsfortimeandattention,andyoucanseewhatlifeasacountrydoctorisreallylike.Theprogramwasdesignedtoencouragemedicalstudentslikeyourselvestoconsidercareersinruralcommunitiesthatarestillunderstaffed.Itseemsthatmedicalstudentsareafraidtogointoruralfamilypracticefortworeasons.First,theydon'tknowmuchaboutit.Andsecond,specialistsinthecitiesusuallymakemoremoney.But,ontheup-side,inruralpractice,doctorscanreallygettoknowtheirpatientsandberespectedmembersofthecommunity.Iparticipatedintheprogramwhenitfirststartedandspentsixweeksinasmallruraltown.Letmetellyou,itwasreallygreat!Igottoworkwithrealpatients.Iwatchedthebirthofachild,assistedanaccidentvictim,andhadlotsofreallypracticalhands-onexperienceallinonesummer.Andtomysurprise,Ifoundthatcountrylifehasalottoofferthatcitylifedoesn'tnopollutionortrafficjams,forinstance!MyexperiencemademewanttoworkwhereI'mneededandappreciated.Idon'tmissthecityatall!第二篇（选课场景）Inthefewminutesthatremainoftoday'sclass,I'dliketodiscussnextweek'sschedulewithyou.BecauseI'mpresentingapaperataconferenceinDetroitonThursday,Iwon'tbehereforeitherWednesday'sorFriday'sclass.Iwill,however,behereforMonday's.NextFriday,aweekfromtoday,isthemidtermexam,markingthehalfwaypointinthesemester.ProfessorAndrewshasagreedtoadministertheexam.InplaceoftheusualWednesdayclass,I'vearrangedanoptionalreviewsession.Sinceitisoptional,attendancewillnotbetaken;however,attendingtheclasswouldbeagoodideaforthoseworriedaboutthemidterm.So,remember:optionalclassnextWednesday;midterm,Friday.第三篇（打工场景）Goodafternoon.I'mheretodaytotalktoyouaboutacareerwithourairline.We'reespeciallyinterestedinrecruitingpeopletofillopeningsforflightattendants.Firstofall,toworkasaflightattendantwithus,youmustbeacceptedintoourtrainingprogramandwithsomanypeopleapplying,it'snoteasytobeselected.Fromthethousandsofapplicationsthatwereceiveannually,wechoosefewerthanathousandpeoplefortraining.So,werequireexperienceservingthepublic;anditalsohelpsifyou'veearnedsomecollegecredits.Also,noteverybodywhogetsacceptedintothetrainingprogrammakesitthrough.Thecoursemeetssixdaysaweekforfiveweeks.Thetrainingincludesextensiveclassroomworkinsuchsubjectsasfirstaidandpassengerpsychologyaswellaspracticaltraininginflightproceduresandmealservice.Alotofourgraduatessaythatourfightattendantsdeveloptheskillsofanurse,aheadwaiter,andapublicrelationsexecutive!But,asaflightattendantmyself,Icansaythatallofthehardworkisworthit.Ofcourse,Igettotravelthroughoutthecountry,andtheairlinepaysallofmyexpenseswhileI'mawayfrommybasestation.And,whatIlikebestofallisthatI'vemadefriendswithpeoplefromalloverthecountry!第四篇（Housing场景）Ineedtomakesureyouunderstandhowtogethousingfornextyear.Whenyouenteredasfirst-yearstudentsthisyear,theschoolassignedyoutoadormandaroommate,butnextyearasreturningstudentsyou'llchoosebothyourroommateandyourdorm.Butwhetherornotyouactuallygettoliveinyourfirstchoicedependsonwhatnumberyouoryourroommatedrawsinthelotterysystem.Thesystemgivesprioritytothestudentswhohavebeenherelongest.Fourth-yearstudentsgetthefirstblockofnumbers,third-yearsgetthesecondblock,andsecond-yearslikeyou'llbegetthethird.Thelowerthenumberyoudraw,thesooneryouchoose.Numberonegetsthefirstchoice,nu