One or two ships passed them, but no one stopped. Then suddenly a fishing boat saw them, and Bill and Simone jumped into it. The captain of the boat took them to Panama. Their drama was over.
Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 Listening Comprehension Passages 1 Hidden Passengers
Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible nuisance especially when they are insects. In this respect there is a great difference between human beings and insects. The former make every possible effort to avoid discovery, while the latter quickly attention to themselves.
We can only sympathize with the unfortunate man who had to stop his car soon after setting out from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the back of the car, he naturally got out to have a look. He examined the wheels carefully but as he found nothing wrong, he continued his way. The noise began almost immediately and now it was louder than ever. Quickly turning his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great black cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hiddern in his car as there were thousands of bees nearby.
On learning this, the man realized that the only way to escape would be to drive away as quickly as possible. After an hour’s hard driving, he arrived in London where he parked his car outside a hotel and went in to have a drink. It was not long before a customer who had seen him arrive hurried in to inform him that his car was covered with bees. The poor motorist telephoned the police and explained what had happened. The police decided that the best way to deal with the situation would be to call a beekeeper. In a short time, the beekeeper arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very grateful to the motorist for his unexpected gift, the keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. Equally grateful, the motorist drove away in peace, at last free from the “black cloud” which had hung over his car.
1~5: B, C, A, C, B 6~8: B, A, A
Passage 2 The Difference Between a College and a University
People attend a college or a university to continue their education after high school. This prepares them for work. It also provides them with a greater understanding of the world and its past. And it helps them value the arts and sciences.
Students usually attend a college for four years and gain a bachelor’s degree. College generally do not support research or offer graduate degrees. Universities usually are much larger than colleges. Universities carry out research. And they offer several kinds of degrees in many areas of study.
They offer bachelor’s degree after four years of study. Universities also offer graduate degree that require additional years of study, such as a mater’s degree and a doctoral degree. Modern universities developed from those of the Middle Ages. They took their name from the Latin word “universitas.” It meant a group of people organized for one purpose.
The first European colleges were groups of students who came together because of the same interests. In England, colleges were formed to provide them with living places. Usually each group was studying the same thing, so the word “college” came to mean one area of study.
Most American colleges today teach an area of study call liberal arts. The liberal arts were subjects first developed and taught in ancient Greece. They trained a person’s mind. They were considered different from subjects that were useful in life.
The word “college” also means a part of a university that teaches one area of study. That is because the first American universities divided their studies into many areas and called each one a college. An example would be “Teachers College” of Columbia University in New York City. It is the part of Columbia University that prepares people to be teachers. The university includes many other colleges too, like those that teach medicine and law.
Exercise A:
1. Higher education prepares teenagers for work. It also provides them with a greater understanding of the world and its past and it helps them value the arts and sciences.
2. Students usually attend a college for four years.
3. Graduate degrees include mater’s degree and doctoral degrees.
Exercise B: College small not supporting research University Big carrying out research offering bachelor’s degree but offering bachelor’s degree as well do not offer graduate degrees as graduate degrees teaching one area of study teaching many areas of study The word “college” means one The word “university” means a groarea of study or a part of a univup of people organized for one purersity. Part 2 Oral Work What's the most popular book in the world today? Maybe it's the Guinness Book of World Records. Between 1955 and 1981, it sold 42 million copies printed in 23 different languages. Since then sales have continued at the rate of 60,000 copies a week.
What's in the Guinness Book that attracts so many readers? It tells about people, animals, places, things, and events that are (or were) the most, the least the best, the worst, the fastest, and the rarest. Much of the information seems unbelievable.
The Guinness Book covers sports, art, business, mechanics, and many other subjects. It's fun to read for almost anyone at any time, any place.
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施心远主编《听力教程》1 (第2版)Unit 11听力原文和答案
