1、,新视野大学英语3 （听说教程）,Warming Up,Statue of Liberty Jackson Pollock Jack Kerouac Louis Armstrong,4,Symbols of America,Now you will hear an announcement. Listen carefully and then put the listed items into the proper category according to what you hear.,Jack Kerouac,Jackson Pollock,Louis Armstrong,Welcome!
2、 Thank you for joining us on our tour of America. You probably know a lot about America already, but now youre going to learn a whole lot more! Maybe youve heard about some of Americas famous writers, like Jack Kerouac, from Americans youve met in your own country. And maybe Americans traveling abro
3、ad have also filled you in on some of our great artists, like Jackson Pollock. On this tour, were going to visit the homes they once lived in. It could also be that youve learned about great American musicians, like Louis Armstrong, and symbols of America, like the Statue of Liberty, in your history
4、 classes. Well, youll be interested to know then that well be visiting some different museums dedicated to these people. Once again, Im glad youve chosen to travel with us. If you need any help, please call on me! Im going to be your tour guide for the next few days.,4,Audio Script 听力原文,Symbols of A
5、merica,Listening,Short Conversations,Long Conversations,Passage,Speech,Story,Song,A. The advertisements seen in many places. B. The use of Uncle Sams image. C. The places Uncle Sam has been to. D. The men who joined the army.,( ),B,W: It used to be that pictures of Uncle Sam were used just to encour
6、age men to join the army. But now you can see his image（形象）in many other places as well. M: Yeah. There are pictures of him all over the place, especially in advertisements（广告）. Q: What are the speakers talking about?,Conversation1,4,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,Now you will hear t
7、en short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,A. Immigrants welcomed the Statue of Liberty into the US. B. The Statue of Liberty has had different meanings through the years. C. Most of all, the Statue of
8、 Liberty represents freedom from slavery. D. Immigrants were always welcomed at the Statue of Liberty.,( ),B,W: The Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）represents（代表）a welcoming spirit toward immigrants（移民）, right? M: Well, mostly. But at first, it represented freedom from slavery（奴隶制）. Then, it stood for（代表）th
9、e friendship between France and the US. And then even more. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?,Conversation2,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversati
10、ons:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. She thought the farmer in the painting was holding a tool. B. She thought the farmer in the painting had been to war. C. She thought the farmer in the painting was holding a weapon. D. She thought the farmer in the painting was using his tool as a weapon.,( ),C,W: I
11、n the painting, American Gothic（美国哥特人），a farmer is holding a weapon（武器）. Why? Is he going to war? M: No! Thats not a weapon! Hes holding a tool for doing farm work! Q: What mistake did the woman make?,Conversation3,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation
12、. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. To visit a friend there. B. To build a statue for the US. C. To meet typical Americans. D. To view symbols of the US.,( ),D,W: Ive traveled around the US, but I havent disc
13、overed anything that seems to represent（代表）it. M: You havent been to Washington D.C. then. If you had, you wouldve seen a lot of buildings and statues （雕像）that have come to represent the US. Q: Why should the woman travel to Washington D. C?,Conversation4,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations.
14、 A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. That foreigners would associate the US with places of beauty and wonder. B. That Americas beautiful forests would become a greater
15、wonder. C. That people would wonder where Americas beautiful forests had gone. D. That more foreigners would leave America full of hope and wonder.,( ),A,W: What do you think comes to mind when foreigners think of the US? M: Im not sure. But I hope they think of our beautiful forests and natural won
16、ders（自然奇观）. After all, this is what I think of. Q: What does the man wish for?,Conversation5,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbo
17、ls,A. Its famous painters have little value. B. Its people dont give enough credit to its painters. C. Its painters had no idea how to become famous. D. It has few great painters.,( ),B,W: I had no idea that America was so famous for its painters(画家). M: Well, there have been more than a few great A
18、merican painters. However, I dont think the US values （估价）them as much as it should do. Q: According to the man, what is wrong with US?,Conversation6,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possi
19、ble choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. The Golden Gate Bridge. B. The Statue of Liberty. C. The White House. D. American Gothic.,( ),D,W: I have to write a report on Americas greatest symbol (象征), but I dont know what it is. M: Well, you have a lot to choose from. Theres the
20、Golden Gate Bridge, the White House, the Statue of Liberty and so on but if you asked me I think its the painting American Gothic. Q: According to the man, what is Americans greatest symbol?,Conversation7,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen c
21、arefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. It is greater than the Eiffel Tower. B. It is more important than the Great Wall. C. It has a symbolic meaning for Americans. D. It holds an important place in American history.,( ),
22、C,W: I dont think America has a symbol that compares with（与相比）either the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Great Wall of China. M: What are you talking about? There are many symbols in this country. Take the Washington Monument for example; it holds a lot of importance for people here. Q: What does the m
23、an think of the Washington Monument?,Conversation8,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. In the Yosemite Park. B. At the Blac
24、k Hills. C. At the Hoover Dam. D. On a bus.,( ),D,W: Lets see so far （到目前为止）weve been to Yosemite National Park, the Black Hills, and the Hoover Dam. Whats the next stop on this tour? Im getting kinda tired of sitting. M: Im not actually sure. Give me a moment and Ill ask the bus driver. Q: Where ar
25、e the speakers?,Conversation9,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols,A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and
26、 son. D. Father and daughter.,( ),A,M: Im not sure why Mom and Dad took us on this tour of great American symbols. W: Seeing these things up close is so much better than learning about them in school. I think they just wanted us to enjoy ourselves. Q: What is the probable relationship between the tw
27、o speakers?,Conversation10,4,Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,Short Conversations:,Americas Greatest Symbols, Where are the speakers?_ Why does the man want information abo
28、ut the Statue of Liberty?_ When did the French finish building the Statue?_ What surprises the man?_ What can we infer from the conversation? _,Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,C. On a tour b
29、oat.,D. Because he wants to write a paper for his class.,B. In 1884.,B. The Statue is taller than he had imagined.,A. The Statues base is about the same height as the Statue.,Long Conversation:,Statue of Liberty,4,W: Please be careful as you board（上船）the ship. Weve had a bit of rain today, and the d
30、eck（甲板）is slippery（滑）. There, now as you settle（安顿）into your seats, let me share some information about the Statue of Liberty. But first, does anyone have any questions? M: I have some questions about the Statue. W: Could you please speak up? M: I said, I have some questions about the Statue. W: Wel
31、l then, let me hear them. M: Well, you see, Im writing a report for school. So I need some details（细节）, such as how big the Statue is, when it was built, and so on. Mostly, I just need general information（大概信息）. W: OK. You know that the Statue was built in France, right? M: Sure.,4,Audio Script 听力原文
32、,Long Conversation:,Statue of Liberty,W: Well, the French originally（原先）wanted to complete the Statue by 1876, but they had trouble gathering （募集）funds（资金）for it. So, it wasnt finished until 1884. It was then transported（运输）to the US. Its worth mentioning（提及）that the Statue was sent in pieces, which
33、 were reassembled（重新组装）after arriving in New York. M: When was that? W: In 1885. M: How tall is the Statue of Liberty? W: Altogether, from the ground to the tip（尖部）of the torch（火炬）, the Statue is about 93 meters tall. M: Thats a bit taller than I thought. W: My number includes the base （基座）size. But
34、 subtracting （减去）the height of the base, the Statue is about 46 meters.,4,Audio Script 听力原文,Long Conversation:,Statue of Liberty, What does the speaker have trouble understanding?_ By the time Wood started American Gothic, how old was the photograph he used？_ Why didnt some people like American Goth
35、ic? _ What did the speaker see when he saw the painting in person? _ What can be inferred from the passage? _,Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.,B. Why a painting is liked.,A. 40 years old.,D. Because th
36、e painting seemed to be making a joke.,D. The painting showed the strength of American farmers.,B. The speaker changed his mind about the painting.,Passage:,American Gothic,4,I am not only a painter, but a student of art. Sometimes, I dont quite understand why a piece of art is so popular（受欢迎）or why
37、 it means what it does to people. Such was the case when I first thought about American Gothic, Grant Woods famous painting of two farmers.American Gothic was inspired（鼓舞）by a trip that Wood made in 1930. He saw a house that was built in the 1870s or 1880s, and he was very attracted（吸引）to its strong
38、 design（风格）. He then made a quick sketch（素描）, went back to his studio, and began his painting immediately. In addition to his sketch made that year, he used,4,Audio Script 听力原文,Passage:,American Gothic,an 1890 photograph to help him. The painting was strongly criticized（批评）by people who thought it m
39、ade fun of simple farmers. I admit, I once thought the same thing. To me, great paintings are ones that try to understand people, not to laugh at them and I didnt like American Gothic. When I saw the painting in person, I recognized the strength（力量）in the faces of the farmers. I started to see that
40、the artist was expressing the strength of simple American farmers. This is why so many people see the painting as a symbol of the US.,4,Audio Script 听力原文,Passage:,American Gothic,4,Radio Program:,Cola Wars,1. The “cola wars“ have been going on _ . 2. The program “Make Every Drop Count“ is meant to e
41、ncourage coke drinkers to live _ . 3. Coke, Pepsi, and many fast food giants are struggling to _ . 4. Rivalries are basically a good thing because they _ .,for decades,healthy and active lifestyles,meet consumer demands,spur competitiveness,Now you will hear a recording. Listen carefully and complet
42、e the following sentences with the word groups provided. Each word group will be used no more than once. Note: There are two extra word groups.,On this weeks Fortune First，Coke or Pepsi. It is the question that has fueled the rivalry known as the“cola wars”for decades，but the light is no longer just
43、 about the cola.Americans are drinking less carbonated sodas and they want healthier things. Coca Cola launched Coke Zero，a calorie一free drink sweeter than Diet Coke and recently purchased vitamin Water. The company also created“Make Every Drop Count“，an interactive program which encourages coke dri
44、nkers to live healthy and active lifestyles .Pepsi is not missing a beat either.Theyve been buying healthier brands，Naked Juice，Star Foods. One of their key divisions is Quicker Foods which of course makes a variety of healthier alternatives .They had a whole chain of fast food restaurants; they don
45、t own those any more .One of the things that theyve done which is,4,Audio Script 听力原文,Radio Program:,Cola Wars,kind of innovative is they put together a theatre group. Basically it an alternative to the focus group. These plays dont promote Pepsi so much as healthy lifestyles to the audience of reta
46、il executives and Pepsi sales teams.Coke and Pepsi are not the only companies struggling to meet consumer demands .Many fast food giants have added healthier options to their menus.Rivalries are ultimately always a good thing for the consumer at least because they spur competitiveness.,4,Audio Scrip
47、t 听力原文,Radio Program:,Cola Wars,4,Now you will hear a passage. Take notes while listening and then use your notes to finish the tasks.,Story:,Is It a Sport?,Participants dont actually try to hurt each other.,Some other sports have predetermined ends.,Not all sports are violent.,The most popular spor
48、ts in America got their starts either through the traditions （传统）of other countries or the efforts （努力）of people who were not American. But there is one sport that no other country wants to claim（主张）, a sport that many people dont even want to call a sport. Im speaking of professional wrestling（职业摔跤
49、）.Professional wrestling is a form of stage（舞台） fighting that is done in front of large audiences（观众）. It is also televised, and is enormously（极大地） popular in the United States and in many other countries, especially in Mexico and Japan.Many people say that professional wrestling is not a sport because its outcomes （结果）are predetermined（事先决定的）. The participants（参加者） know who is going to win before they begin. In fact, they plan it this way. What is more, professional wrestlers dont try to hurt each other.,
