大学英语听力第四册 lesson 9

　　PART A Micro-Listening
1. M: How come you're so late. What's happened?
W: My bike broke down and I had to walk here.
Q : What's the woman's problem?
2. W: Paul has been offered a new job, hasn't he?
M: Yes, but he has turned it down.
Q : What do you know about Paul?
3. W: I'm so tired. I think I'm going to bed.
M: I have to stay up until I finish these essay questions.
Q: What's the man going to do?
4. W: What do you think of my new idea, Bob?
M: I can't come up with a better one, Julie.
Q : What does the man mean?
5. W: Which color would you like to paint our room, white or blue?
M: It makes no difference to me.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. M: John is a sports fan, isn't he?
W: He always gets excited whenever it comes to football.
Q : What do you know about John?
7. W: It looks like rain. I'll go and get two umbrellas.
M: Don't bother, the paper said it would clear up this afternoon.
Q : What does the man mean?
8. W: Will you be joining us later for the card game?
M: I have to catch up on the lessons I missed.
Q: What will the man do?
PART B Macro-Listening
Passage I
Who Was He?
Tapescript
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He was black. He lived for only thirty-nine years, but he became world famous in so short a time. He grew up in the southeastern part of the United¹ States. He studied at Morehouse College where he met many outstanding men whose ideas he found important and exciting.
After he graduated from Morehouse, he went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and Boston University. At Boston University he met Coretta, who later became his wife. In 1954, after he got his Ph.D. degree, he became the leader of the black people, who were poor and without power. He gave speeches and led marches. For his ideas and actions, he went to jail² for a short time.
Many years later, in Washington³ D.C., he spoke⁴ to a crowd of 250,000 people. In his speech entitled⁵ 'I Have a Dream', he expressed his opinion that the only way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful, even in the face of danger. His speech is still popular today in the United States. For his courage and achievements he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
The whole nation mourned⁶ the terrible event that happened on April 4,1968 when he was shot⁷ to death. The man who had preached⁸ nonviolence all his life died a victim¹⁰ of violence⁹.
But his dream will never die. Many Americans are still struggling to make that dream come true.
Who was the great man? He was Martin Luther King.
Passage 2
Winston Churchill
Tapescript
Do you know one of the greatest statesmen¹¹ that Britain has ever had? His name is Winston Churchill. In his school days, however, he was not a good student. On prize-giving days he did not get any prizes. His father was very much disappointed¹², but his mother was not worried, and said, 'The boy is not stupid. He'll make a name for himself someday.'
'There is no sign of it today,' said his father angrily. Later the boy said to his mother, 'You see, they never ask me the things I can tell them. They only ask me the things I can't.'
His mother laughed and said, 'Of course, dear, I remember it was just the same when I was at school.'
He began his career as a soldier. As he had a lot of free time between wars, he used this opportunity to read and to study hard. In the meantime¹³, he began to write for newspapers and magazines.
This is what he said about his writing: 'I was such a dunce at school that I was kept in the third form for three years. This was luck. I had three years with the finest English teacher in the country. So I learned¹⁴ my own language thoroughly¹⁵ '
He had a special gift for using words He was the first man to use the words 'Iron¹⁶ Curtain', which became part of the English language.
When the people were having a hard time during the Second World War, Churchill told them the truth. He said, 'I promise you nothing but blood and sweat¹⁷ and toil¹⁸ and tears. ' The British people understood what he said, because he spoke to them frankly¹⁹.
Though he had a busy life as a statesman²⁰ he knew how to enjoy life. He found time to paint. He signed his paintings 'Mr Winter'. The paintings were so good that people wanted to know who 'Mr Winter' was. It was only a few years later that people found out the truth.
In his later years, he spent much time writing his story of World War II. It was read by many people all over the world. In 1953 Churchill received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。

3 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。

6 mourned   

v.哀悼( mourn的过去式和过去分词 )；为…哀痛，向…志哀

参考例句：

• The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved leader. 举国上下哀悼敬爱的领导人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She mourned the loss of her brother. 她因为失去了哥哥而悲痛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

8 preached   

v.布道( preach的过去式和过去分词 )；劝诫；说教；宣传

参考例句：

• She preached to the congregation about forgiveness. 她向会众宣讲宽恕的道理。
• The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve. 口是心非。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。

10 victim   

n.受害人，牺牲者，牺牲品

参考例句：

• What is your relationship with the victim?您与受害人的关系？
• The victim was found lying dead on the river bank.发现被害人倒毙于河岸。

11 statesmen   

政治家； 政治家( statesman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen. 关于这点，两位政治家的政见有很大分歧。
• The statesmen signed a protocol. 那些政治家签了议定书。

12 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

13 meantime   

n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时

参考例句：

• I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。
• In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。

14 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

15 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

16 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

17 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。

18 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

19 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

20 statesman   

n.国务活动家，政治家

参考例句：

• Friends gathered at a memorial for the late statesman.这位已故政治家的生前好友为他举行了纪念仪式。
• The statesman is much occupied with affairs of state.那个政治家忙于国事。