新视野大学英语(第二版)听说教程3第四单元听力PPT

WarmupWelcome!ThankyouforjoiningusonourtourofAmerica.YouprobablyknowalotaboutAmericaalready,butnowyou’regoingtolearnawholelotmore!Maybeyou’veheardaboutsomeofAmerica’sfamouswriters,likeJackKerouac,fromAmericansyou’vemetinyourowncountry.AndmaybeAmericanstravelingabroadhavealsofilledyouinonsomeofourgreatartists,likeJacksonPollock.Onthistour,we’regoingtovisitthehomestheyoncelivedin.Itcouldalsobethatyou’velearnedaboutgreatAmericanmusicians,likeLouisArmstrong,andsymbolsofAmerica,liketheStatueofLiberty,inyourhistoryclasses.Well,you’llbeinterestedtoknowthenthatwe’llbevisitingsomedifferentmuseumsdedicatedtothesepeople.Onceagain,I’mgladyou’vechosentotravelwithus.Ifyouneedanyhelp,pleasecallonme!I’mgoingtobeyourtourguideforthenextfewdays.TIPSUnderstandingShortConversationsNowyouwillheartenshortconversations.Aquestionwillfolloweachconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.1.W:ItusedtobethatpicturesofUncleSamwereusedjusttoencouragementojointhearmy.Butnowyoucanseehisimageinmanyotherplacesaswell.M:Yeah.Therearepicturesofhimallovertheplace,especiallyinadvertisements.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Tipsimmigrant:移民2.W:TheStatueofLibertyrepresentsawelcomingspirittowardimmigrants,right?M:Well,mostly.Butatfirst,itrepresentedfreedomfromslavery.Then,itstoodforthefriendshipbetweenFranceandtheUS.Andthenevenmore.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?TipsAmericanGothic:移民3.W:Inthepainting,AmericanGothic,afarmerisholdingaweapon.Why?Ishegoingtowar?M:No!That’snotaweapon!He’sholdingatoolfordoingfarmwork!Q:Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?4.W:I’vetraveledaroundtheUS,butIhaven’tdiscoveredanythingthatseemstorepresentit.M:Youhaven’tbeentoWashingtonD.C.then.Ifyouhad,youwould’veseenalotofbuildingsandstatuesthathavecometorepresenttheUS.Q:WhyshouldthewomantraveltoWashingtonD.C?Tipscometomind:想起naturalwonders:自然奇观5.W:WhatdoyouthinkcomestomindwhenforeignersthinkoftheUS?M:I’mnotsure.ButIhopetheythinkofourbeautifulforestsandnaturalwonders.Afterall,thisiswhatIthinkof.Q:Whatdoesthemanwishfor?Tipscometomind:想起naturalwonders:自然奇观5.W:WhatdoyouthinkcomestomindwhenforeignersthinkoftheUS?M:I’mnotsure.ButIhopetheythinkofourbeautifulforestsandnaturalwonders.Afterall,thisiswhatIthinkof.Q:Whatdoesthemanwishfor?6.W:IhadnoideathatAmericawassofamousforitspainters.M:Well,therehavebeenmorethanafewgreatAmericanpainters.However,Idon’tthinktheUSvaluesthemasmuchasitshoulddo.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatiswrongwithUS?7.W:IhavetowriteareportonAmerica’sgreatestsymbol,butIdon’tknowwhatitis.M:Well,youhavealottochoosefrom.There’stheGoldenGateBridge,theWhiteHouse,theStatueofLibertyandsoon…butifyouaskedmeIthinkit’sthepaintingAmericanGothic.Q:Accordingtotheman,whatisAmerican’sgreatestsymbol?8.W:Idon’tthinkAmericahasasymbolthatcompareswitheithertheEiffelTowerinParisortheGreatWallofChina.M:Whatareyoutalkingabout?Therearemanysymbolsinthiscountry.TaketheWashingtonMonumentforexample;itholdsalotofimportanceforpeoplehere.Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheWashingtonMonument?9.W:Let’ssee…sofarwe’vebeentoYosemiteNationalPark,theBlackHills,andtheHooverDam.What’sthenextstoponthistour?I’mgettingkindatiredofsitting.M:I’mnotactuallysure.GivemeamomentandI’llaskthebusdriver.Q:Wherearethespeakers?TipsYosemiteNationalPark:约塞米蒂国家公园BlackHills:布莱克山HooverDam:胡佛水坝10.M:I’mnotsurewhyMomandDadtookusonthistourofgreatAmericansymbols.W:Seeingthesethingsupcloseissomuchbetterthanlearningabouttheminschool.Ithinktheyjustwantedustoenjoyourselves.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?UnderstandingaLongConversationNowyouwillhearalongconversationfollowedbyfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.1.Wherearethespeakers?2.WhydoesthemanwantinformationabouttheStatueofLiberty?3.WhendidtheFrenchfinishbuildingtheStatue?4.Whatsurprisestheman?5.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?.QUESTIONSW:Pleasebecarefulasyouboardtheship.We’vehadabitofraintoday,andthedeck（甲板）isslippery（滑）.There,nowasyousettleintoyourseats,letmesharesomeinformationabouttheStatueofLiberty.Butfirst,doesanyonehaveanyquestions?M:IhavesomequestionsabouttheStatue.W:Couldyoupleasespeakup?M:Isaid,IhavesomequestionsabouttheStatue.W:Wellthen,letmehearthem.M:Well,yousee,I’mwritingareportforschool.SoIneedsomedetails,suchashowbigtheStatueis,whenitwasbuilt,andsoon.Mostly,Ijustneedgeneralinformation.W:OK.YouknowthattheStatuewasbuiltinFrance,right?M:Sure.1.Wherearethespeakers?2.WhydoesthemanwantinformationabouttheStatueofLiberty?W:Well,theFrenchoriginallywantedtocompletetheStatueby1876,buttheyhadtroublegatheringfunds（资金）forit.So,itwasn’tfinisheduntil1884.ItwasthentransportedtotheUS.It’sworthmentioning（提及）thattheStatuewassentinpieces,whichwerereassembled（重新组装）afterarrivinginNewYork.M:Whenwasthat?W:In1885.M:HowtallistheStatueofLiberty?W:Altogether,fromthegroundtothetip（尖部）ofthetorch（火炬）,theStatueisabout93meterstall.M:That’sabittallerthanIthought.W:Mynumberincludesthebase（基座）size.Butsubtracting（减去）theheightofthebase,theStatueisabout46meters.3.WhendidtheFrenchfinishbuildingtheStatue?4.Whatsurprisestheman?5.Wha