現(xiàn)代大學英語聽力3原文及答案

1、Unit1Task1【答案】【答案】A.unusualwhateverescapetraditionspresentgreymouldedshapehereB.AChronicleofCambridge’sEarlyYearsYearsEvents1209SeveralhundredstudentsscholarsarrivedinCambridgefromOxfd.1284PeterhousetheoldestcollegeinCam

2、bridgewasfounded.1440KingHenryⅥfoundedKing’sCollege.C.1)Studentswerefbiddentoplaygamestosing(exceptsacredmusic)tohuntfisheventodance.2)WhenpeoplewentanywhereonavisittheprettyEnglishgirlsallkissedthem.3)ErasmusBaconMilton

3、CromwellNewton(WdswthByronTennysonetc.)【原文】【原文】MycomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualexperience.FromwhatevercountryonecomesasastudentonecannotescapetheinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditionstheygobacksofar!Hereperhapsmethananywhe

4、reelseIhavefeltatonethesametimethepastthepresenteventhefuture.It’seasytoseeintheoldgreystonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthepresenthowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.Soletmetellyoualittleofwhatthisuniversitytownlookslike

5、howitcametobehereatall.ThestyoftheUniversitybegansofarasIknowin1209whenseveralhundredstudentsscholarsarrivedinthelittletownofCambridgeafterhavingwalked60milesfromOxfd.Ofcoursetherewerenocollegesinthoseearlydaysstudentlif

6、ewasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.Studentswereofallagescamefromanywhereeverywhere.Theywerearmedsomeevenbedtogethertorobthepeopleofthecountryside.Graduallytheideaofthecollegedevelopedin1284PeterhousetheoldestcollegeinCambr

7、idgewasfounded.Lifeincollegewasstrictstudentswerefbiddentoplaygamestosing(exceptsacredmusic)tohuntfisheventodance.BookswereveryscarceallthelessonswereintheLatinlanguagewhichstudentsweresupposedtospeakevenamongthemselves.

8、In1440KingHenryVIfoundedKing’sCollegetheothercollegesfollowed.ErasmusthegreatDutchscholarwasatoneoftheseQueens’Collegefrom1511to1513thoughhewrotethatthecollegebeerwas“weakbadlymade”healsomentionedapleasantcustomthatunftu

9、natelyseemstohaveceased.“TheEnglishgirlsareextremelypretty”Erasmussaid“softpleasantgentleming.Whenyougoanywhereonavisitthegirlsallkissyou.Theykissyouwhenyouarrive.Theykissyouwhenyougoawayagainwhenyoureturn.”Manyothergrea

10、tmenstudiedatCambridgeamongthemBaconMiltonCromwellNewtonWdswthByronTennyson.Task2【答案】【答案】A.1)a)2)b)3)a)4)c)B.1)Theyusuallywearblackgowns—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetarefgraduatesshteronesfundergraduates.2)Womenstudents

11、donotplayaveryactivepartinuniversitylifeatCambridgebuttheywkharderthanmen.C.1)meadowsgreenpeacefulbendingintointervalsdeepcolouredreflectioncontrastslawns2)peacescholarshippeacesuggeststretchesminglycoolgraceful【原文】【原文】N

12、owletmegiveyousomeideaofwhatyouwouldseeifyouweretotalkaroundCambridge.LetusimaginethatIamseeingthesightsfthefirsttime.ItisaquitemarkettowntheshoppingcentreextendsfquitealargeareabutInoticemebookshopsthanonenmallyseesinco

13、untrytownsmetails’shopsshowingintheirwindowstheblackgownsthatstudentsmustwear—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetfgraduatesshteronesfundergraduates.Inthecentreofthetownisthemarketplacewhereseveraltimeseachweekcountrytradersco

14、metoselltheirproduce.Everywherethereareteashopssomeinmodernmanyinoldbuildingsreachedbyclimbingnarrowstairs.Thereisagreatdealofbicycletrafficmainlyundergraduateswhoracealongthoughtlessofsafetywithlongscarves(invariouscolo

15、urstodenotetheircollege)woundroundtheirnecks.ContinuingIfindmywaytotheriverwhichflowsbehindthecollegebuildingscurlsaboutthetownintheshapeofahseshoe.ThisnarrowriveristheGrantaalittlefartheronchangesinnametotheCam.Itflowss

16、lowlycalmly.The“Blacks”asthispartofthetownbehindthecollegesiscalledhavebeendescribedastheloveliestmanmadeviewinEnglish.Itisindeedbeautiful.Tothefeltacrossthestreamtherearenobuildingsmerelymeadowscolleges’gardenslinesofta

17、lltrees.Everythingisverygreenpeaceful.Ontheriverbankarewillowtreeswiththeirbranchesbendingintothewateratintervalsalongtheriverstonebridgescrossthestreamleadintothecollegeswhichlinethebank.Thedeepcolouredbrickstoneofcolle

18、geThesepeoplearenotcommunicatingtheapplicantisnotadvancinghiscause!SecretFour：Tellthetruth.Ifthevisaofficerthinksyou’relyingyouwon’tgetavisa.SecretFive：ComebacktoChina.Wemeanthatintwoways：1.Comebacktoseeyourfamilymaintai

19、nyourtiestoChinaKeepupyourfriendshipsprofessionalcontactshereStudentsreturningonvacationdon’tevenneedtocomeinfaninterview；theycansimplyusetheboxserviceofferedatmanyCITICBanklocations.2.ComebacktoChinaafteryougraduate.Use

20、thoseadvancedskillstheiesthatyoulearnintheUStomakeChinaabetterplaceTask4【答案】【答案】A.1)Youarenotwellsuitedfit.Youdonothavethenecessaryqualitiesabilitiesfit.2)Youcannotgobacktotheprevioussituation.Youcannotchangeyourmind.3)Y

21、oucan’tchangehalfwaythesubjectsyouchoosetostudy.B.1)b)2)a)3)c)4)a)5)a)6)b)C.References:InthetextJohncriticizestheBritishuniversitysystemfbeingtoospecializedintheircurriculumarguesthattheAmericansystemisabetterone.ButPete

22、rtheUSstudentdoesn’tagree.InthedebateencouragestudentstorefertothepointsmadebyPeterjohnintheconversation.TheymayalsousetheirownexperienceataChineseuniversitytosuppttheirviewpoints.John’sargumentsfabroadercourseofstudy:—S

23、tudentswhofollowabroadercoursewillhaveabetterunderstingofthewldingeneraltheywillbemeflexibleintheirjobssothatifthingsgowrongtheywillbeabletochangejobsmeeasily.—Thingsarechangingsorapidlythatwehavetochangewiththem.Toomuch

24、emphasisonspecializationmakesitdifficultfustorenewupdateourknowledge.—ThemajityofBritishstudentsneveruse90percentofwhattheyhavestudiedatuniversitybecausewhattheylearnedistooacademicdifficult.Peter’sargumentsagainstJohn:—

25、Therearetoomanysubjectstoday.Youwon’tbecompetentinanythingifyoudon’tfocus.Lifeissht.Youcan’tdoeverything.—Peopleusuallyknowwhattheywanttodoinhighschool.—Therearenotmanyalternativesifstudentswanttolearnenoughtobecompetent

26、intheirsubject.—Americanstudentswithafirstdegreedon’thavethedepthofknowledgetheyshouldhave.—Specializationisparticularlyimptantinsciences.—Peopleneedtoacquirealotofpureknowledgeparticularlyintechnicalscientificareas.Thei

27、mptanceofpureknowledgeshouldnotbeunderestimated.【原文】【原文】John:IdisagreePeter.Idon’tthinkitreallymatterswhatyoureducationalbackgroundis.Anyonewhoisbrightenoughisgoingtodowellwhatevertheireducation.Peter:ButJohn…John:Infact

28、Ithinksomepeoplecarryonwiththeireducationwhentheywoulddoalotbettertogetoutstartbuildingtheirowncareersbylearningthingsinreallife.Peter:Yesbutthewholepointislifeisgettingsomuchmecomplicatedthesedaysthatunlessyoucarryonwit

29、hyourstudiesyoujustcantcope.John:Fcertainthingscertainpeopleokay.Buttomymindthebigproblemineducationisthatyouspecializetooquickly.ImeaninEnglyoustartspecializingfromthethirdyearinsecondaryschoolwhenyoureabout14.itgetsste

30、adilynarroweruntilyoudoyourAlevelsinonlytwothreesubjects.Youeitherdolanguagesnaturalsciencessocialsciences.Peter:ButsurelythesedaysyouhavetoJohn—youcantpossiblystudyeverythingbecausetheresjusttoomuch.John:Yesbuthowmanyki

31、dsattheageof16reallyknowwhattheywanttodoHowmanyofthemareconvincedthatthethreesubjectstheyvechosenhavebeenrecommendedaretheonesthatwillletthemfollowthecareerstheyeventuallydecideonPeter:OhIthinkmostyoungpeoplewhostayonats

32、choolhaveafairideaofwhattheywanttodo.John:ImnotsosurePeter.afterallthatsnottheendofit.WhentheygettouniversityinEnglthesubjectstheystudyaresonarrowthattheyareonlygoodfonethingsotheyarestuckwithit.Peter:ButIdontreallyseeth

33、atthereisanyalternativeifpeoplearegoingtolearnenoughtobecompetentintheirsubject.TheyvegottospecializeearlyIsupposethosethatrealizetheyvemadeamistakecanalwaysswaptosomethingelse.John:Ahbutthatsjustit.Youcant.Supposeyoustu