《大学英语听力应用教程(第1册)》课件-Unit 16 How I Became A Writer

Unit16HowIBecameAWriterPartOneWarming-upActivityPartTwoConversationsPartThreePassagesPartFourCompoundDictationPartFiveStoryAppreciationPartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearanEnglishsongorapoemthreetimes.Thefirsttime,youjustlistenforitsgeneralideaandthesecondtime,youarerequiredtocommitittomemory.Finally,youcansingalongandenjoyit.ISitandThinkJRRTolkienIsitbesidethefireandthinkofallthatIhaveseen,ofmeadow-flowersandbutterfliesinsummersthathavebeen;Ofyellowleavesandgossamerinautumnsthattherewere,withmorningmistandsilversunandwinduponmyhair.IsitbesidethefireandthinkofhowtheworldwillbewhenwintercomeswithoutaspringthatIshallneversee.ForstilltherearesomanythingsthatIhaveneverseen:ineverywoodineveryspringthereisadifferentgreen.Isitbesidethefireandthinkofpeoplelongago,andpeoplewhowillseeaworldthatIshallneverknow.ButallthewhileIsitandthinkoftimestherewerebefore,Ilistenforreturningfeetandvoicesatthedoor.PartTwoConversationsSectionAShortConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:M：Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?W：Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.Q：Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer:A)B)C)D)1. A) Husbandandwife. B) Mangerandsecretary. C) Brotherandsister. D) Fatheranddaughter.2. A) ThewomanlikedthefilmlessthanJohndid. B) Johnlikedthefilmlessthanthewomandid. C) Johndislikedthefilmwhilethewomanlikedit. D) NeitherJohnnorthewomanlikedthefilm.3. A) Hisphonewasn’tworking. B) Herphonewasoutoforder. C) Hewasapparentlyout. D) Herhusbandaskedhernottotryagain.4. A) Hedoesn’tliketoread. B) Theirtasteinbooksisdifferent. C) Thelibraryisn’topenlate. D) Sheonlyreadsalone.5. A) Theserviceisveryslow. B) Thefoodisverypoor. C) Theycan’tfindthemanager. D) Theycannevershophere.6. A) Yes,aftertheyreturnfromtheirvacation. B) No,becausetheycan’tfindasmallerone. C) No,becausetheydon’thaveenoughmoney. D) Yes,theyfoundonewhiletheywereonvacation.7. A) Calledaprivateresidence. B) Reachedtheguesthouse. C) Dialed5685-8633. D) Foundnoproblem.8. A) Thenewapartmentisnicer. B) Shewantsaquieterplace. C) Thepresentoneissmall. D) Shelikestolistentotheradio.SectionBLongConversationsDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourbookandchoosethebestanswer.Ⅰ．Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9. A) Bookstore. B) Library. C) Grocery. D) Departmentstore.10. A) He’schattingwithhisE-pal. B) He’susingtheonlinecataloguetosurftheInternet. C) He’susingtheonlinecataloguetowriteapaperaboutHollywoodinthe30sand40s. D) He’susingtheonlinecataloguetowriteanewsstoryaboutHollywoodinthe30sand40s.11. A) Histopicsoundsprettybig. B) Histopicsoundsprettyridiculous. C) HeneedstonarrowitdowntothehistoryofHollywood. D) HeneedstonarrowitdowntothestarsofHollywood.12. A) Inthesectioncalled“GoldenAge”. B) IntheNewYorkTimesavailableoverthere. C) IntheReader’sGuidetoPeriodicalhistory. D) IntheReader’sGuidetoPeriodicalLiterature.Ⅱ．Questions13to16arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13. A) Actress. B) Teacher. C) Master. D) Dramatist.14. A) Becauseshe’sanEnglishlecturer,soshecanusealotofdramainclasses,suchasrole-plays. B) Becauseit’sacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandlearnhowtomeetpeople. C) Becauseshe’shopingtogetontoaPHDprogram. D) Becauseshe’sanEnglishlecturer,soshecanusealotofactionsinclasses,suchasrole-plays.15. A) Theyreallyunderstanditwell. B) Theyreallyrespondwell. C) Theywanttocreatemini-dramas. D) TheywanttoconcentrateonAsiandrama.16. A) Manyactorshavethestagefright. B) Thenightbeforeshe’sgoingtoteachanewclass,sheusuallycansleepwell. C) Shegetsreallybadstagefright,buttheminuteshestepsintotheclassroomorgetontothestage,shewillbefine. D) Sheneverhasanystagefright.PartThreePassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1TaxiStrikeinJapanNewWords:downpour.n.倾盆大雨delivervt.&vi.递送，交付vt.①发言②助产③发动headlinen.①大字标题②新闻提要Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.1. A) Therewerefewtaxisintown. B) Hewasunabletofindtheairport. C) Hewantedtocatchaplane. D) Allthebusesstoppedbecauseoftherain.2. A) Thetaxidriversrefusedtowork. B) Thewriterdidn’tgivethecorrectaddress. C) Morepeoplewereridingintaxisonrainydays. D) Thetaxidriversdidn’tliketodrivelongdistance.3. A) Bygettingaliftinapassingcar. B) WiththehelpofMikefromthepostoffice. C) ByridinginMike’scarfromthetaxicompany. D) Withthehelpofataxidriversentbyhiscompany.4. Whatcanwelearnfromthetextaboutthedriver? A) Quick-mindedattakingactions. B) Warm-heartedtowardpeople. C) Unfamiliarwiththeroad. D) Aself-employeddriver.Passage2WhatWillManBeLikeInTheFuturein5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?NewWords:capacity.n.①容量，容积②才能，能力③身份，职位eventuallyadv.终于，最后sensitiveadj.①易受伤害的，易损坏的②易受影响的，敏感的③易生气的④感情容易冲动的⑤神经质的⑥<褒>有细腻感情的emotionn.情感，感情，激情Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.5. A)Man’slifewillbedifferentinthefuture. B) Futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus. C) Manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses. D) Man’sorgans’functionswillbeonthewane.6. A) Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad. B) Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner. C) Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker. D) Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.7. A) Hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain’scapacity. B) Hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies. C) Theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime. D) Hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson.8. A) Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful. B) Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses. C) Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem. D) Hethinksandfeelsindifferentway.Passage3HowIBecameAWriterNewWords:burstvt.&vi.①爆炸，爆裂②挤满，充满③突然打开④突然发作，突然发生n.爆炸，爆裂，爆发，突发tremendousadj.①极大的，巨大的②绝妙的，极棒的establish[vt.①建立，成立②安置③确定，证实obsessvt.时刻困扰；缠住determinevt.&vi.(使)下决心，(使)做出决定vt.①确定，测定②限定③制定④支配Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.9. A) Hemadeanimportantcontribution. B) Heinsistedthathechoosewritingasacareer. C) Heopposedhisbecomingawriter. D) HeinsistedthathereadHamletinordertolearnhowtobeawriter.10. A) Hisspecialtalent. B) Hisfather'steachingandencouragement. C) HisstudyatHarvard. D) Ahiddenurgewithinhim.11. A) Whenhewasinhighschool. B) WhenhewasstudyingatHarvard. C) WhenhelivedinLondon. D) Afterheenteredcollege.12. A) Hewasunmarried. B) Hewasmiserableabouthavinghisplaysrejected. C) Helivedinahouselikealltheotherhousesaroundhim. D) Hestartedhisfirstnovelwhichallthehouseshadthatfamiliar,smokedbrickandcream-yellow-plasterlook.PartFourCompoundDictationDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhaveheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom8to10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.