现代大学英语听力3--Unit--1

Unit1Task1A.MycomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualexperience.FromwhatevercountryonecomesasastudentonecannotescapetheinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditionsandtheygobacksofar!here,perhaps,morethananywhereelse,Ihavefeltatoneandthesametimethepast,thepresentandeventhefuture.It’wentanywhereonavisit,theprettyEnglishgirlsallkissedthemseasytoseeintheoldgreystonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthepresentandhowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.Soletmetellyoualittleofwhatthisuniversitytownlookslikeandhowitcametobehereatall.B.AChronicleofCambridge’sEarlyYearsYearsEvents1209SeveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinCambridgefromOxford.1284Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.1440KingHenryⅥfoundedKing’sCollege.C.1)InwhatwayscollegelifestrictintheMiddleAges?Studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing(exceptsacredmusic),tohuntorfishoreventodance.2)WhatwasthepleasantcustommentionedbyErasmus?Whenpeoplewentanywhereonavisit,theprettyEnglishgirlsallkissedthem3)ListatleastfivegreatmenwhooncestudiedatCambridge.Erasmus,Bacon,Milton,Cromwell,andNewton(orWordsworth,Byron,Tennyson,etc.)【原文】MycomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualexperience.FromwhatevercountryonecomesasastudentonecannotescapetheinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditions---andtheygobacksofar!Here,perhaps,morethananywhereelse,Ihavefeltatoneandthesametimethepast,thepresentandeventhefuture.It’seasytoseeintheoldgreystonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthepresentandhowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.Soletmetellyoualittleofwhatthisuniversitytownlookslikeandhowitcametobehereatall.ThestoryoftheUniversitybegan,sofarasIknow,in1209whenseveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinthelittletownofCambridgeafterhavingwalked60milesfromOxford.Ofcoursetherewerenocollegesinthoseearlydaysandstudentlifewasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.Studentswereofallagesandcamefromanywhereandeverywhere.Theywerearmed;someevenbandedtogethertorobthepeopleofthecountryside.Graduallytheideaofthecollegedeveloped,andin1284,Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.Lifeincollegewasstrict;studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing(exceptsacredmusic),tohuntorfishoreventodance.BookswereveryscarceandallthelessonswereintheLatinlanguagewhichstudentsweresupposedtospeakevenamongthemselves.In1440KingHenryVIfoundedKing’sCollege,andtheothercollegesfollowed.Erasmus,thegreatDutchscholar,wasatoneofthese,Queens’College,from1511to1513,andthoughhewrotethatthecollegebeerwas“weakandbadlymade”,healsomentionedapleasantcustomthatunfortunatelyseemstohaveceased.“TheEnglishgirlsareextremelypretty,”Erasmussaid,“soft,pleasant,gentle,andcharming.Whenyougoanywhereonavisitthegirlsallkissyou.Theykissyouwhenyouarrive.Theykissyouwhenyougoawayandagainwhenyoureturn.”ManyothergreatmenstudiedatCambridge,amongthemBacon,Milton,Cromwell,Newton,Wordsworth,ByronandTennyson.Task2【答案】A.InthecentreofCambridge,aoftenracebicyclesalongthestreetswithoutconsideringtheirownsafety.a)undergraduatesb)graduatesC)countrytraders2)bhave/hasbeendescribedastheloveliestman-madeviewinEngland.a)Thecollegesb)The“Backs”c)ThecentreoftheCambridgetown3)a)isthelargestandmostbeautifulbuildinginCambridge.a)King’sCollegeChapelb)Queens’Collegec)TheGranta4)AtCambridge,thereareccollegesincludingthoseforwomenstudents.a)28b)30c)31B.1)WhatdostudentsatCambridgeusuallywear?Howcanyoudistinguishagraduatefromanundergraduatethere?Theyusuallywearblackgowns—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetareforgraduates,andshorteronesforundergraduates.2)WhatdosePetrosayaboutthewomenstudentsatCambridge?WomenstudentsdonotplayaveryactivepartinuniversitylifeatCambridge,buttheyworkharderthanmen.C.1)Itisindeedbeautiful.Tothefelt,acrossthestream,therearenobuildings,merelymeadows,colleges’gardensandlinesoftalltrees.Everythingisverygreenandpeaceful.Ontheriverbankarewillowtreeswiththeirbranchesbendingintothewaterand,atintervalsalongtheriver,stonebridgescrossthestreamandleadintothecollegeswhichlinethebank.Thedeepcolouredbrickorstoneofcollegewalls,sometimesredandsometimesgrey,is500yearsold.Thewallsriseoutoftheirownreflectioninthewaterandtheircolourcontrastscharminglywithglimpsesofthemanygreenlawns.2)Itisdifficulttowalkaroundthequitecourtsofthecollegeswithoutfeelingasenseofpeaceandscholarship.Andthesenseofpeacethatgreenlawnsalwayssuggesttomeisfoundinthetowntoo,foroftenoneissurprisedtomeetopenstretchesofgrassinthemidstofthestreetsandhousegivingacharminglycoolcountrysideeffectandremindingoneofthemoregracefuldaysofeighteenthcentury.【原文】NowletmegiveyousomeideaofwhatyouwouldseeifyouweretotalkaroundCambridge.LetusimaginethatIamseeingthesightsforthefirsttime.Itisaquitemarkettownandtheshoppingcentreextendsforquitealargearea,butInoticemorebookshopsthanonenormallyseesincountrytowns,andmoretailors’shopsshowingintheirwindowstheblackgownsthatstudentsmustwear—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetforgraduatesandshorteronesforundergraduates.Inthecentreofthetownisthemarketplacewhereseveraltimeseachweekcountrytraderscometoselltheirproduce.Everywherethereareteashops,someinmodernandmanyinoldbuildings,reachedbyclimbingnarrowstairs.Thereisagreatdealofbicycletraffic,mainlyunder