高中英語聽力材料：新課標(biāo)高中英語必修5Listeningtext1:

AGreatChineseScientist

FatheroftheChinesespaceprogramme

YuPing(YP)istalkingtoherfriendSteveSmith(SS)aboutQianXuesenandhisworkasarocketscientist.Part1

YP:Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup,Steve?

SS:Iwanttobeanastronomerandvisitsstars.IwishtovisitMarsoneday.

YP:IthinkI’dliketoworkinthespaceindustrytoo.I’dliketobearocketscientistlikeQianXuesen.SS:Whatdidyouhavetodotobecomearocketscientist?

YP:Well,hefirststudiedatuniversitytobeanengineer.LaterhewenttoAmericatostudyforhisdoctor’s

degree.Itwasthenhebegantoworkonrockets.

SS:SoitwasluckyforoutspaceprogrammethathecamebacktoChina.

YP:Verymuchso.TherewasnoworkonspacerocketsinChinabeforehebeganhisinstitutetodesignand

buildrocketstogointospace.Part2

SS:Doyouthinkhewantedtotravelintospaceinoneofrockets?

YP:IhavenoideabutIbelievehelookedforwardtothefirstspacecraftbyaChineseastronaut.

SS:Yes.NowthatChinahassentsatellitesintospace.Ihopewe’llbethefirsttolandonMars.ThatwouldreallybesomethingspecialandifIwerethatastronautIwouldputQianXuesen’spictureonMarstoshowhowmuchweadmirehiswork.

YP:Indeed.HeisrightfullycalledthefatheroftheChinesespaceprogramme.HeismyheroandheiswhyIwanttobearocketscientist.

SS:Well,we’dbettergetonwithourhomework.Weneedgoodgradestogetintouniversity.YP:Rightyouare.Seeyou,then.SS:Seeyou.

AnswerkeyforEx.2:

Mainidea:ItisabouttheroleofQianXueseninthedevelopmentofspacetechnologyinChina.AnswerkeyforEx.3:

1.QianXuesenfirststudiedtobeanengineer.

2.InAmericahebegantoworktoworkonspacerocketssothathewasabletodevelopaspace

programmewhenhecamebacktoChina.

3.WhenQianXuesenreturnedtoChinahesetupaspaceinstitutetobegintrainingpeopleinhowto

designandbuildrockets.

ListeningonP.41:

NamingaFlower

RobertBriggs(RB)istalkingtoZhangWei(ZW)aboutanewkindoflilyhehasfound.

ZW:HelloRobert.What’sthatbookyouarecarrying?RB:Abookthathelpsyouidentifyaflower.ZW:Isee.Whydoyouwantthat?

RB:Well.I’vefoundthislily.Itlooksdifferenttome.SoIwanttofindoutifit’snewornot.Ourbiology

teachertoldmethatifit’salreadyknown,I’dfinditinthisbook.ZW:Wow!Soyouthinkyoumayhavefoundanewlily?

RB:Ihopeso,butIhavetodosomeresearchfirsttofindoutforsure.ZW:Whathappensifit’sinthebook?

RB:Itmeansthatsomebodyelsehasfounditandnamedit.ThenI’llknowitsbiologicalname.ZW:Whatdoyoumeanbythebiologicalname?

RB:Actuallylikeusaflowerhastwonames.Thefirstisthegroupoftheflowersitbelongsto---likeafamily

name.Aroseisonesuchgroup.Thesecondisthekindofflower----likeagivenname.Itmaydescribewhattheroselookslike;forexample,thecolourofanautumnsunset.Togetheryougettheflower’sname,whichisRoseAutumnSunset.

ZW:Gosh!Whomadethatsystem?

RB:AgreatscientistcalledCarlLinnaeus.HelivedinSwedenfrom1707to1778.ZW:Solongago!

RB:Yes.Andhesolvedaveryseriousproblemforbiology.ZW:Whatwasthat?

RB:Beforehimnobodycouldtellofaplantwasnew,astherewasnowayofchecking.There’resomanyplants,

yousee!

ZW:Yes,Iappreciatethat!Sohissystemisstillused?

RB:Indeeditis.Ifmyflowerisn’tinthisbook,I’llknowthatI’vefoundanewkindoflily.ZW:That’sgreat!CanIcomeandhelpyou?Thisresearchsoundsfun.RB:Yes.AndifI’mlucky…(fadingout)AnswerskeyforEx.1:Gotoyourteacher

GotoanaturalmuseumspeaktoaspecialistLookitupinaflowerbookAnswerskeyforEx.2:ThecorrectanswerisC.

SummaryAisnotcorrectbecauseitdoesnotgiveenoughinformation.SummaryBisinaccurate.AnswerskeyforEx.3:

Biology,book,Sweden,1707,1778,seriousAnswerskeyforEx.4:

1Itmeansthathisflowerhasalreadybeenidentifiedandhasaname.

2Hewouldknowbycheckinghislilyagainstotherliliesinthespecialistbook.Ifhislilyisdifferent(forexampleinthenumberofpetalsorstaments)itwillbeanewspecies.

3Allplantshavetwonamesjustlikepeople.Thefirstisthegroupofflowertheybelongtoandislikethefamilyname.Thesecondisthekindofflowerwithinthatgroupand