英语听力精选进阶版 7179

Background:3D技术在电影和电视中的使用越来越普遍。时尚设计师们也没有放过这个赚钱的大好机会，开始设计多种可以作为时尚饰品的3D眼镜。

Some think it's the next must-have accessory for movie-buffs. At the cinema why wear those free plastic specs that someone else has used already, when you can buy your own 3D glasses? Designers like Oakley and Calvin Klein hope consumers will pay up to US$180 a pair to be trendsetters.

It's the next step in the personalisation of 3D entertainment. It's already a growing format¹ for movies including the blockbuster Avatar.

Now electronics companies are offering 3D TV sets for the home. But they may supply 3D glasses that work only with their products, not in cinemas. Which would make those stylish² designer glasses of limited use.

Just as with the advent³ of home video recording⁴ when VHS battled and triumphed over Betamax, there could be a format war looming⁶ over 3D glasses.

Designers hope they're tapping into a fashion-conscious market but soon will those personalised 3D specs be useful or just stylish?

Glossary⁷ 词汇表

must-have 必备品 

movie buff 影迷 

specs (spectacles) 眼镜 

trendsetter 引领潮流的人 

personalisation 个人化 

stylish 时髦的 

to triumph over 战胜 

to loom⁵ over 酝酿，即将发生 

to tap into 开发 

fashion-conscious 赶时髦的，注重流行的

Questions and Answers

1. Why are people wearing 3D glasses more often these days? 

Because an increasing number of movies and new TV sets use 3D technology.

2. Why do fashion designers want to create 3D glasses? 

Because they think people want glasses that are stylish and personalised.

3. True or False? People need just one pair of 3D glasses to watch everything. 

False. 3D glasses supplied for TV sets might not work on a cinema screen.

4. True or False? There was a commercial war over video recording devices. 

True. VHS became more popular than Betamax and dominated the market.

1 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

2 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

3 advent   

n.(重要事件等的)到来，来临

参考例句：

• Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 loom   

n.织布机，织机；v.隐现，(危险、忧虑等)迫近

参考例句：

• The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
• The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。

6 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

7 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。