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大学体验英语视听说教程 第一册 文本 by ZDD
Unit 1
Lesson 1
Audio studio
Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He is the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. His name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone and iTunes. He is a much respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style has won him millions of fans.
Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager. In 1974, he got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari.
Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs guided Apple to become a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made it a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo.
In 2004, Jobs was diagnosed with a cancer. In April 2009, he underwent a liver transplant and his prognosis was “excellent.”
His advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs is: “You’ve got to find what you love.” Lesson 2 Audio studio
Making the transition from high school to college life can be difficult. It is easy to become
discouraged, overwhelmed and homesick. Here are a few tips that will make the transition to college life a little easier.
You Are in Charge of Your Time
Along with your newfound freedom at college comes responsibility. Being responsible involves being able to manage your time. Using a planner to help you stay organized is highly recommended. You should also try to plan your coursework in advance, so you can determine what extracurricular activities you will have time for. It’s Important to Keep an Open Mind
When you first move to college, you’re going to be in a new place, handling new situations. So you need to keep an open mind. College isn’t just about learning facts and theories from textbooks. A large part of college involves learning how to be an adult. Home Is Only a Phone Call or Instant Message Away
If going away to college is the first time you’ve been away from home for a long period of time, it’s natural to feel homesick. Don’t be pessimistic. And if things get too bad, home is only a phone call or instant message away.
Home listening 1. anxiety 2. definitely 3. experienced 4. volume 5. possibly 6. decisions 7. patience
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大学体验英语视听说教程 第一册 文本 by ZDD
8. satisfying
9. Explore the local town or suburbs with one or two of your new friends
10. Going to college is as much about finding out who you really are as it is about getting that
degree
Unit 2
Lesson 1 Audio studio
Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, according to a recent study. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, recorded the brain activity of people searching the Web and found that those with experience of the Internet used more of their brain during their searches. This suggests that simply searching the Internet has the effect of training the brain and keeping it active and healthy. Many studies have found that challenging mental activities such as puzzles can help preserve brain function, but few have looked at what role the Internet might play. According to Dr Gary Small, a UCLA expert on ageing, this is the first time anyone has simulated an Internet search task while scanning the brain. Dr Small’s team studied 24 normal volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76. Half were experienced at searching the Internet and the other half had no Web experience. Both groups were asked to do Internet searches and book reading tasks while their brain activity was monitored. The team found that people who are familiar with the Internet can engage at a much deeper level of brain activity.
Lesson 2 Audio studio
At the dawn of the digital age, many believed that the Internet, e-mail, blogs and interactive
video games would produce a generation of more intellectually sophisticated children. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the dictionary, and it was assumed that teens would use their knowledge and understanding of technology to blaze a trail as the pioneers of this new digital age. That was the promise. But the enlightenment didn’t happen. The technology that was supposed to make young adults more intelligent, diversify their tastes and improve their verbal skills has had the opposite effect. According to recent reports, most young people in the United States do not read literature, visit museums or vote. They cannot explain basic scientific methods, recount basic American history, name their local political representatives or locate Iraq or Israel on a map. The Dumbest Generation, written by Mark Bauerlein, is a startling indictment of the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its consequences for American culture and democracy.
Home listening 1. alters 2. Especially 3. access
4. information 5. difficulties 6. expert 7. suitable 8. attitude
9. it should not be a replacement for real friends, for a real life
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大学体验英语视听说教程 第一册 文本 by ZDD
10. The Internet was not made for children and so it should not be used as a babysitter.
Unit 3
Lesson 1
Audio studio
The U.S. already has high-speed trains: the Acela Express has been carrying millions of riders between Washington D.C., New York, and Boston since 2000. It zips along at 150 miles per hour for relatively short distances — just over 25 miles per hour faster than its conventional counterparts. But compare it with high-speed trains in Europe and Asia that can reach speeds over 200 miles per hour on hundreds of miles of track. The problem is: tracks in the U.S. are not designed to support high-speed travel. Plus, any new express trains might have to share those lines with slower freight traffic. So is high-speed train travel even possible in the U.S.? Well, the Obama administration hopes to make it so, setting aside $8 billion to create 10 high-speed lines between cities in the East, Southeast, Midwest, and West Coast. But it will take a lot more money to bring the U.S. passenger rail system up to the standards of, say, the French Train à Grande Vitesse, which runs on delicate tracks and holds the record for the fastest train at 357 miles per hour. And Amtrak has proven woefully inadequate at providing passenger rail service in its three decades of existence, requiring constant infusions of government cash and rarely keeping to schedule. So do not expect high-speed trains to show up fast at your local station.
Lesson 2 Audio studio
Competition between airlines and rail operators will further hot up thanks to the launch of China’s longest high-speed train link between Wuhan and Guangzhou. The line stretches more than 1 ,000 km and will slash the travel time from Wuhan to Guangzhou from 10 hours to just three. The link, on which trains will reach a top speed of 350 km per hour, is expected to pose a real threat to airlines. “High-speed rail has three advantages over air travel: it is more convenient, more punctual and has a better safety record. This could help erode the airlines’ market share,” said Si Xianmin, chairman of China Southern Airlines. To deal with this threat, China Southern Airlines has unveiled several counter measures, including cutting ticket prices from Wuhan to Guangzhou by almost half for purchases made in advance. “If railway chiefs cut the number of low-cost tickets on slower trains too sharply, as they did when the country’s first high-speed link opened between Beijing and Tianjin last year, the airlines could win more passengers with their cheap offers. But whichever side wins, passengers will be the ultimate winner.” said Zhao Jian, a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University. Wu Wenhua, a researcher with the National Development and Reform Commission’s comprehensive transport institute, says that “developing high-speed rail networks is in line with the demand for high-efficiency, low-emissions transport.” By 2020 China plans to have high-speed rail services running between 70 percent of its key cities, covering more than 80 percent of the present airline network.
Home listening 1. keep in mind 2. offer
3. make eye contact
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