大學(xué)英語聽說5-college-english-book-5部分原文

大學(xué)英語聽說5-college-english-book-5部分原文大學(xué)英語聽說5-college-english-book-5部分原文大學(xué)英語聽說5-college-english-book-5部分原文資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月大學(xué)英語聽說5-college-english-book-5部分原文版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：PARTATelephonemessageforMrDrawson9:00Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.Jenny

oh,it'sJenny.canyougiveMrDawsonamessageIwon'tbeintillFriday.I'vegottheflu.Isawthedoctorthismorning.Amanda

OK,jenny.I'llpassthemassageon.Ihopeyou'llfeelbettersoon,9:40Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.canihelpyou

MrWatkins

mayispeaktoMrDawson's,please?Amanda

I'mafaidhe'sawayinbusiness.he'llbebacktomorrow.canitakeamessage?MrWatkins

Please.it'sTomDatkinshere.look.ican'tmakethemeetingonTuesdayafternoon.somethingimportant'scomeup.i'llringPeteronWednessday.11:30Amandahello,godfrey.whatcanidoforyou?Godfrey

MrDawsonisn'there,ishe?

Amanda

No,nottilltomorrow.Godfrey

Ah...it'sjustthatiwantfridayoff.yousee.mygrandmotherdiedyesterday.i'llhavetogotothefuneral.Amanda

Oh,iamsorry.howoldwasshe?Godfrey

92.12:15Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.Salesman

canyouputmetothroughtoMrDawson?Amanda

I'mafraidheisn'theretoday.wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?Salesman

Oh,right,wadley'sgaragehere.it'sabouthisnewcar.itisn'treadyyet.there'sastrikeathefactorytoday.2:10Amanda

Goodafternoon.MrDawson'soffice.MissDobson

Goodafternoon.thisisJulietDobsonfromwesternVideoSyetems.MrDawson'satthetradefairinLyon,isn'the?

Amanda

yes.that'sright.heshouldbeheretomorrow.MissDobson

well,camyougivehimthismessagefirstthinginthemorningI'mafraidwemustcancelourlastorder.thecustomershavechangedtheirmindsagain!3:20Amanda

Goodafternoon.MrDawson'soffice.MrGonzalez

hello,thisisMiguelGonzalezspeaking.isPeterthere?Amanda

No,i'mafraidhe'sawayonbusinesstoday.canipassonamessage.SenorGonzalez?MrGonzalez

yes,imaybeinLondonfrom21stto25st.iwanttoseePeterthen,ifpossible.it'sabouttheagencyinMexico.4:35Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.MrsEllis

Myname'sSamanthaEllis.canyougetMrDawsontophonemeassoonashegetsbackfromLyonitreallyisveryurgent.

4:55Amanda

MrDawson'soffice.MrBerry

Ah,MissHayward.thisisCharlesBerry.Amanda

Oh,goodafternoon,sir.MrBerry

I'vegotanimportantmessageforMrDawson.giveittohimtheminutehecomesin.justsay,'Don'tsupplyMasonandCompanyuntilfurthernotice'.I'llexplainlater.(It'sTuesdaymorning.PeterDawsonhasreturnedtotheofficeafterhisbusinesstriptoLyon.)Peter

Goodmorning,Amanda.couldyoucomeinforaminute,please?Amanda

Goodmorning,MrDawson.didyouhaveagoodtrip?Peter

Yes,thankyou.werethereanymessagesformeyesterday?Amanda

yes,quiteafew.shallijustrunthroughthem?Peter

please.Amanda

Jennyphoned.shesaidshewouldbeintillFriday.Peter

Oh,why'sthat?Amanda

shesaidshehadtheflu.she'dseenthedoctor.Peter

Right,goon.Amanda

ThenMrWatkinscalled,hesaidhecouldn'tmakethemeetingthisafternoonbutwouldringyouonWednesday.Peter

OK.Amanda

Godfreycameinlookingforyou.hesaidhewantedFridayoff.Peter

Didhe?Amanda

yes,hetoldmehisgrandmotherhaddiedandhe'dhavetogotothefuneral.Peter

Oh,dear.I'dbetterseehimlater.Amanda

AndWadley'sGaragecalled.theysaidyounewcarwasn'tready.Peter

Oh,no...whyonearthnot?Amanda

theysaidtherewasastrikeatthefactoryyesterday.Peter

Again!Amanda

AfterlunchMissDobsonphoned.shesaidthatWesternVideoSystemshadtocanceltheirlastorderbecausetheircustomershadchangedtheirminds.Peter

Pity!Amanda

MrGonzalezcalledfromMexicotosayhemightbeinLondonfrom21stto25th.hesaidhewantedtoseeyouthen.PeterOh,good.Ihopehecanmakeit.Amanda

thenaladyphoned,Samantha,Ellis.sheaskedyoutophoneherassoonaspossible.shesaiditwasurgent.Peter

Ah,Samantha.iwonderwhatshewants.Amanda

Ohandjustbeforefive.MrBerryphoned.hetoldusnottosupplyMason&Co.untilfurthernotice.hesaiditwasimportantandthathewouldexplainlater.Peter

Anythingelse?Amanda

No,that'sit.Coffee?Peter

Please,,thatwouldbenice.答案1-5cbccdUnit2DrColeman'sSabbaticalLeave

IntheUnitedStatesauniversityprofessorisgrantedafewmonthsoffreedomfromhisdutiesapproximatelyeveryseventhyearfortraveloradvancedstudy.thisperiodoffreedomfromteachingiscalleda'sabbaticalleave'.

Fewsabbaticalleavesareinterestingenoughtobedescribedinnationalnewspapersandmagazines.recently,however,therewasanexception.thepubliclearnedhowDrJohnR.Coleman,presidentofHaverford

Attheageof51DrColemanwasdeterminedtoescapefromuniversitylifeforafewmonthsandtogetavarietyofexperiencesintheworldofwork.heespeciallywantedtolearnaboutpeople.peoplewhodohardphysicallaborwereparticularlyinterestingtohim.

Tellingnooneofhisplans.DrColemanstartedhissabbaticalleaveonafarminCanada,hundredsofmilesfromhiscollege.Gettingupat4:30eachmorning,workingthirteenhoursadayinfieldsandbarns,hepreparedhimselfphysicallyforhisnextjob,diggingditches,inAtlanta,Georgia,afterthat,thecollegepresidentwasheddishesinabostonrestaurant,duringthelasttendaysofhisleave,heworkedasagarbagecollector.

Thisunusualsabbaticalleavewasconductedingreatsecrecy.Colemantelephonedhisfamilyonceaweek,'justtoletsomeknowwhereiwasandthatiwashealthy.'noneofhisstudentsorco-workersatHaverfordCollegeknewwhattheirpresidentwasdoing.oneachjobheavoidedlettingpeopleknowwhohewas.'whenpeoplewouldaskmeaboutmyself,i'dtrytoturntheconversationbacktothem,'heexplained.'someco-workersmighthavethoughtiwasalittledifferent,alittlequietmaybe,buti

therewasonlyoneemployerwhosensedsomethingunusual.'atarestaurantinboston,ihadbeenonthejobexactlyonehour--iwaswashingdishes--whenthebosscameoverandsaid,'I'mafraidyouwon'tdo.'andhandedmetwodollars.immediatelyiaskedhimwhy,buthejustsaid,'it'snotyourwork.sorry.'

thatwasthefristtimeinmorethanthirtyyearsasajobholderthatColemanhadheardsuchwords.ithelpedhimunderstandhowamanofhisagemightfeelwhenhesuddenlyrealizeedhehadlosthisjob.

aftertwomonthsofworkingwithhishands,Colemanreturnedfromhisunusualsabbaticalleave,convincedthattheexperiencehadbeenworthwhile.hehadsomegoodthingstosayaboutpeoplewhodohardphysicalwork.'alotofmyco-workerswouldcomplainwhentheywastooheavy,'hesaid,'butthey'dcomplainalotmorewhentherewasnothingtodo.'

hefoundthatprideandsatisfactioncamechieflyintheformofpraisefromco-workers.eventhoughpaywasimportant,whatbroughtthegreatestsatisfactionwasknownthatsomeonehadnoticedhowajobwasbeingdone.

attheendofthesabbaticalleaveDr

Colemanfeltthathistimehadbeenwellspent.henowbelievesthateveryyoungpersonshouldberequiredtospendatleasthalfayearintheworldofworkbeforestartinguniversitystudies.Unit3ThelifestoryofErnestHemingwayDrChuandHissuperconductorPablopicassoUnit4aconversationsleepinghabitsPARTA

SleepingHabitsWoman

goodmorning,sir.Man

Er,goodmorning.Woman

iwonderifyou'dliketoanswerafewquestions.Man

weller...Woman

we'redoingamarketsurvey.Man

thatdepends,whatsortsofquestionsarethey,eh?Woman

well,it'squestionsaboutyoursleepinghabits.Man

sleepinghabits?Woman

Mm.Man

well,isupposethat'sallright.yes,well,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Woman

right,Um,whatwouldyoudoifyouheardastrangenoiseinthemiddleofthenight?Man

i'dwonderwhatitwas,er,isuppose,andtheni'dum,seeifithappenedagain.Woman

Mm.Man

iwouldlieawakealittlewhile.waitingtoseeifithappenedagain,andifitdidisupposei'dgetup...Woman

Mm.Man

andgoandseewhatitwas.Woman

verycourageous.um,ifyou,ifyoucan'tgettosleepatnight,er,whatdoyou,whatdoyoudohaveyouaspecialmethod

Man

well,igenerallygotosleepstraightaway.idon'thaveanytroublegettingtosleep.Woman

Mm.Man

well.ifidohave...occasionally,happensaboutonceeverysixmonths,isuppose,thatican'tgotosleepandtheni,er,ilieawakeandi,um,thinkaboutthings.Woman

Mm,Mm.thinkaboutthings.and,er,whataboutbeforegoingtobedwhatdoyoudobeforeyougotobed

Man

well.i,italldepends,er.ifi'vebeenouti,i,don'tdoanything.ijustcomehomeandgostraighttobed.icleanmyteeth,ha,ha.Woman

Mm,good,good.Man

that'sonethingidobeforeigotobed.Um,well,ioccasionallyreadabitbutifireadigo,itendtogostraighttosleep.i,i,canusuallyreadaboutapageandthenigotostraightoff.Woman

Mm,yes,metoo.yeah,and,um,whenyoudream,whatdoyoudreamabout?Man

Aah!nowthat'saveryinterestingquestion.Woman

Mm.Man

yes,ihavebeendreamingagreatdealrecentlyasithappens.Woman

haveyou?Man

Mm.Woman

haveyou?Man

Um,i'vehaddreameverysingle...all,allthewaythroughmyholidays.i'vejustcomebackfrommyholidayandi'vebeendreamingeverysinglenight.quiteworryingdreams,veryworryingdreams.forexample,ihadadreamaboutparrotstheothernight.Woman

parrots?Man

yes,greenparrots.imean,theyshouldn'thavebeentherebecauseweweren'tinanytropicalcountryoranything.Woman

er,no.no.Man

itwasaflockofparrots.Woman

aflock?Man

aflock.awholeflockofparrots.Woman

that'sfunny.Man

andthereiwasclimbingupthisstreambed...Woman

yes,Um.Man

withtheseparrotsflyingaround.ha,mostextraordinary.Woman

really.yes,wouldyoudescribethatasanightmare?Man

well,it'srathereworrying,don'tyouthink?Woman

very--well,um,anotherquestion,sir,howmuchtimedoyouspendmakingyoubedeveryday?Man

idon'tspendanytimeatall.ijustgetoutandthenigetbackin,intheevening.Woman

isee.sonotimeatall.and,Umyes,thelastquestion,Um,haveyouhadanypeoplecomplainingaboutyoursleepinghabits?Man

complaining?Woman

yes,that'stosay...Man

whatwouldtheycomplainof?Woman

doyou,perhapsyousnoreatnight?Man

no,idon'tsnore.Woman

perhapsyoutalkinyoursleep.Man

no,i,itendtotakeupratheralotofroom,though.Woman

yes,icanseethat.Man

yes,yes,idotendtouseupmorethanmyfairshareofthebed,yes.Woman

butyou...Man

rollaroundabit.Woman

butyou'vehadnocomplaints?Man

well,ioccasionallygetcomplaintsbutidon'ttakemuchnoticeofthem,whatcanyoudo?Woman

yes.quiteso.wellum,thankyouverymuchindeed,sir,you'vebeenverycooperativeandhelpful.Manyes,well.thankyou.yes,itwasquiteinterestingspeakingtoyouactually.ha,ha.Woman

good-bye.Man

bye,bye.答案：1-5cabcdCatsarecreaturesofhabitsCatsarecreaturesofhabits.theyliketofotosleepaboutthesametimeeverydayandforacertainlengthoftime.theyseemtohaveanationalclockinsidethemthattellsthemwhentosleep.catssupplementtheirregularsleepwithoccasionalcatnaps.someexpertsfeelthathumanscouldalsobenefitfromthishabit.catnapshelptobuildupenergyinthebody.theyarealsoagoodwaytoovercomeboredom.sincecatshavemoodssimilartothoseofhumans,someexpertsbelievethatpeoplecanimprovetheirmoodsandattitudesbycatnapping.peoplemightbecomehappier;anumberoffamouspeoplehavecopiedcatsbytakingcatnapsduringtheday.thenapswouldusuallylastfrom15to30minutes.winstonchurchilltookcatnaps.sodidpresidentharrytruman.johnkennedyandsoon.therefamouspeoplewereknownfortheirenergy.theywerealsoabletoworklonghours.oftenlateintothenight.andnappingwastheirsecret.perhapsmorepeoplecouldlearnfromcatsandtakenapstofeelbetterandlivelonger.答案1-5dcabcUnit4TheInventionofSpectacles

Whoistheinventorofspectacles

ItsaidtheinventorprobablylivedinthetownofPisa,Italy,around1286,andhewasalmostcertainlyacraftsmanworkinginglass.ButnobodyknowthismuchabouttheinventorbecauseonaWednesdaymorninginFebruary1306whenFriarGiordanogaveasermonatachurchinFlorence,hesaid,‘Itisnotyettwentyyearssincetherewasfoundtheartofmakingeye-glasseswhichmakeforgoodvision.’Healsosaid,‘Ihaveseenthemanwhofirstinventedandcreatedit,andIhavetalkedtohim.’WeknowFriarsaidthisbecauseadmirerscopiedhissermonsdownashegavethem.

Theinventorofspectacleskeptthemethodofmakingthemtohimself.Buttheideasoongotaround.Asearlyas1300,craftsmeninVenicewereonlyshapedforfar-sightedpeople.Thelensesforshort-sightedpeoplewerenotdevelopeduntilthelate15thcentury.

Spectaclesallowedpeopletogoonreadingandstudyinglongafterbadeyesightwouldnormallyhaveforcedthemtogiveup.Theywerelikeanewpairofeyes.Everyonethoughttheinventorofsuchavaluablethingshouldbehonored.Butforcenturiesnoonehadanyideawhotheinventorreallywas.Soallkindsofcandidateswereputforward:Dutch,English,German,Italian.Afakememorialwaserectedlastspectacles—butheneverevenexisted!

Itisonlyrecentlythattheresearchershavedugbackthroughtherecords,pushedawayallthestoriesandlegends,andtheyhavefoundthemanwhosenametheydonotknowandtowhomFriartalked,probablylivedinPisa,nearlysevenhundredyearsago.Oneresearcherwrote,‘Theworldhasfoundlensesonitsnosewithoutknowingwhomtothank.’Canyoubelieveit?AnewkindofcontactlenseshasrecentlybeeninventedinAmerica.Disposablecontacts,astheycometobecalled,havehitthemarketafterextended-wearcontactlenses.Disposablecontactscanbewornwithoutbeingremoved,thenthrownawayandreplacedbyafreshpair.DrJackHartstein,eyespecialistattheWashingtonUniversity,says:‘Ifdisposablelensesarewornproperly,theyaresaferandmoreconvenientthanextended-wearlenses.’Healsosays:‘Manye