2014-2015學(xué)年高中英語 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 聽力原文練習(xí) 新人教版選修

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1、 Using Language GOOD DESIGN IS PRACTICAL Zhou Rui (ZR) made a phone call to Dr Smith (S), an engineer who works for James Dyson, a famous British inventor. Now Dr Smith is ringing him back. Listen again and fill in the blanks. S: Hello, can I speak to Zhou Rui please? This is Dr Smith. ZR: Go

2、od morning, Dr Smith. How kind of you to ring me back! Would you mind if I asked you a few questions about James Dyson’s inventions. S: Not at all. I’d be happy to talk about our company and our founder, James Dyson. He’s an inventor who takes everyday products, like washing machines, and makes the

3、m work better. ZR: I see. Why did he improve the washing machine? S: He found that clothes were not as clean from a washing machine as those washed by hand. ZR: Really? Is that true? S: Yes, because most machines have one large drum and the clothes go round and round in it. ZR: So what did he d

4、o to improve that? S: This is the clever part. James Dyson invented a system with two drums in the same machine. Together they are the same size as the old drum, but they work differently. One drum goes in one direction and the other goes in the other. So it’s more like hand-washing and the clothes

5、 come out cleaner. ZR: Was it easy to design? S: No. It took many working models before Mr Dyson was satisfied. ZR: How long did it take him? S: I’m not sure. But I do know that inventing a new carpet cleaner took five years before he was happy with it. ZR: Wow! I didn’t realize that it took th

6、at long! S: And of course he had to apply for patents for all of the new parts he’d designed. You must do that to protect your ideas. ZR: Has that been a problem? S: Well, in the early years, James Dyson found that a large company making carpet cleaners in America was copying his ideas. He ha

7、d to go to court to protect his invention. ZR: Did he win? S: Yes, in the end the company had to pay us a lot of money. ZR: What new ideas does James Dyson have? S: I’m sorry but you’ll just have to wait and see! ZR: Thank you very much and I’m afraid I shall have to ring off now. Goodbye. S:

8、 Goodbye. Workbook-Listening WHICH ONE SHOULD I CHOOSE? Ruth Bacon (RB) is asking her friend, Zhang Jie (ZJ), for advice. 1 / 4 Listen again and fill in the blanks. RB: Hello, is that Zhang Jie? This is Ruth. I’m thinking of buying a new mobile phone. What do you suggest? ZJ: Hello Ruth.

9、I’m happy to help. It’s lucky you could get through. I’ve been having some trouble with the line and I keep getting cut off. If the line goes dead, ring me back immediately on my mobile and it should be OK. Now what do you want your mobile to do? RB: Well, I’ve heard about mobiles that are computer

10、s and can videotape as well. Do you think they’re a good idea? ZJ: Mmm. Yes, they’re useful. I can use the Internet even when I’m on the train. RB: So you suggest one like that then? ZJ: Not necessarily. It seems there’ll be some new mobile phones coming on the market next year. They’re going to

11、be even more powerful. RB: What are they going to do? ZJ: Oh, you’ve no idea what they’re planning! These new phones will be able to organize your life. They’re called 3G phones because they’re the third generation of mobile phones. They “think” for you. RB: How can they do that? ZJ: Well, they’

12、ll be able to help you plan a holiday. The phone will book air tickets and the hotel. Then it’ll pay for you. MB: Wow! I’m not sure I’d be happy with that! I don’t like the idea of a machine spending my money. ZJ: Well, many businesses already use mobile phones to buy goods. They leave them to ord

13、er goods when they are at their cheapest. RB: Do they really? Well, I never! What I need is a mobile to stop me missing important calls. I missed three yesterday because my mobile was switched off. ZJ: You can have that too. There’s a new mobile coming out soon that will turn itself on when impor

14、tant calls come through. RB: Are you sure? If that’s the case, that’s the one for me! Thank you, Zhang Jie, I think I’ll wait for that one. Goodbye. ZJ: Goodbye. Workbook-Listening Task WHAT CAN IT BE? Ellie Smith (ES) is discussing with one of her friends Tang Ling (TL), what this invention by

15、 Leonardo might be. Listen again and fill in the blanks. ES: Look at this drawing! What do you think this is supposed to be? TL: I don’t know! It doesn’t say, but let’s see if we can work out what it is. ES: OK. Now let’s see. It looks a bit like a tent but has four wheels underneath. TL: You’

16、re right, but when you look at the second picture with the wheels, you can see that it had a floor to stand on and wheels below that. Do you think it was a roundabout for children? ES: Good thinking. But the way that he placed the wheels shows that it must have been for going forwards and ba

17、ckwards, not round and round. No, I don’t think it was a roundabout. TL: Let’s look at it again. Do you think it’s made of metal? The wheels seem to have handles to move them. ES: In that case it must have been large enough for more than one person. You would have needed four people — one to move

18、each wheel. So it cannot be a tent as that is made of cloth. TL: Yes, I think you’re right. ES: It also seems to have something like sticks coming out of the body. Do you think they are for decoration? TL: Perhaps. That is possible as we know Leonardo was an artist. ES: Yes and if that were the

19、case, perhaps it was for fun for the family. It could carry four people to move the wheels and then another one or two children to help. Maybe six altogether. TL: Wow! So it must have been made of metal. Nothing else could carry all that weight. ES: True! The wheels must be made of wood or metal.

20、 TL: Do you think it’s a caravan? ES: Yes, that makes sense. It would be big enough but there doesn’t seem to be any room to sleep in it. And it wouldn’t be very easy to park for the night. So perhaps it was an early car? TL: Well, let’s look in the guidebook. Oh no — it seems you’re not correct. ES: Gracious. So what on earth can it be? TL: Think again about Leonardo’s life. Can’t you guess? 希望對大家有所幫助，多謝您的瀏覽！