牛津高中英语高一上学期CHAPTER FIVE

[00:04.70]page 74  SURPRISES AT THE STUDIO
[00:10.66]'Five minutes to go.'shouted the floor manager.'Is everyone ready?'
[00:19.62]Debbie and her friend Angela were in a television studio,
[00:27.06]watching the recording¹ of a quiz programme.
[00:32.42]'I'm glad I'm not one of the contestants³!' whispered Debbie.
[00:39.68]'They must feel really worried now!'
[00:45.32]'Oh,I would love to be a contestant²,'said Angela.
[00:53.50]The three real contestants,two women and a man,
[01:01.26]were sitting at their desks,waiting.
[01:06.30] The hot lights were shining down on them.
[01:11.94]Suddenly,one of the women stood up,
[01:17.22]put a hand over her eyes, and then fell forward across the desk.
[01:24.58]'Oh,she's fainted.' grasped Debbie.
[01:30.96]Some television staff rushed to the poor woman,and helped her away.
[01:38.51]'Three minutes to go,' shouted the floor manager.
[01:44.15]The director hurried down from the control room.
[01:49.30]'We need another contestant,'he shouted,desperately.
[01:55.77]He asked the audience whether anyone wanted to be a contestant.
[02:03.14]Several hands went up.
[02:07.50]The director looked around.
[02:12.65]The nearest hand belonged to Angela.
[02:17.90]'You're on!' he shouted,and pulled her up onto the stage.
[02:24.88]'Make-up artist,come here!'he demanded.
[02:31.33]A girl rushed forward and quickly powdered Angela's face and combed her hair
[02:39.27]'That will have to do,'said the director.
[02:44.31]He told Angela to sit behind a desk.
[02:50.06]'Ten seconds,'shouted the floor manager.
[02:56.22]'Smile,everyone.Cue⁴ Lester!'
[03:01.97]He held his hands up and clapped,
[03:06.93]and everyone in the audience started clapping,too.A voice boomed⁵ out.
[03:15.71]'It's time for the Travel Quiz,and here's your host,Lessssster Liiiii!'
[03:24.64]Lester Li,with a big smile on his face,came running in.
[03:32.30]He told some jokes,
[03:36.06]introduced the three contestants and then started the quiz.
[03:43.22]Angela was terrific⁶. She smiled and looked relaxed.
[03:51.68]She had seen this quiz on television many times before,and knew the rules.
[03:59.54]She answered the questions quickly,
[04:03.91]and was soon ahead of the other two contestants.
[04:09.68]Debbie,however,was a bag of nerves⁷.
[04:16.52]She sat on the edge of her seat and chewed her fingernails!
[04:23.37]Twenty-five minutes later,Angela was in the final.
[04:30.21]She had beaten the other contestants,and was on her own.
[04:36.66]If she answered six more questions correctly within one minute,
[04:43.19]she would win the mystery prize.
[04:47.87]Debbie was so excited she could hardly keep still.
[04:54.95]Lester asked the questions,and Angela kept getting them right.
[05:02.60]Just one to go,and ten seconds left!
[05:09.08]'And finally,where is the Jurong Bird Park?' asked Lester.
[05:17.94]'In Singapore,'replied Angela.
[05:23.40]'Right!'shouted Lester as the audience applauded⁸.
[05:29.74]'You have won tonight's mystery prize,
[05:34.92]which is a trip for two the lovely island of Bali!'
[05:41.58]LISTENING
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[05:47.53]Understanding features on a map.
[05:52.18]Listen to the questions on the recording and write short answers.
[05:58.95]1.How many towns are there on the map?
[06:04.72]2.Can you get to all of the towns by road?Answer 'yes' or 'no'.
[06:13.79]3.Which town is in square number A5?
[06:21.23]4.Find the town of Weston,which square is it in?
[06:29.28]5.How many hills are there on the map?
[06:35.13]6.Which hill is the higher one?
[06:41.01]7.Look at square number A2,what is in the square?
[06:49.55]8.Look at square number C4,what is in this square?
[06:58.19]9.Find the dam on the map,which square is it in?
[07:06.87]10.Find the Fire Station on the map, which square is it in?
[07:17.00]11.If you want to go to a church,which town must you go to?
[07:26.25]12.Imagine that you live in MIDVILLE
[07:32.91]in which town is the nearest sport center to you?
[07:39.08]13.If you want to go to a police station which town must you visit? 07:48.53]14.In which square is the hospital?
[07:55.59]15.Which town must you go to if you want to get on a tram?
[08:05.15]16.In which town is the railway station?
[08:12.80]17.From which town can you get a ferry?
[08:20.17]18.Look at the area between Horse Hill and Norton,
[08:29.91]what is being built between these two places?
[08:36.08]19.Look at square number D2,does the road go over the railway?
[08:47.54]Answer 'yes' or 'no'.
[08:52.38]20.Look at square number C3,does the road go over the railway?
[09:02.82]Answer 'yes' or 'no'.
[09:06.87]21.Which town is to the East of Horse Hill?
[09:16.02]22.Which town is to the northwest of Seaton?
[09:25.68]23.Which town is in the southwest corner of the map
[09:35.82]24.If you are in Seaton,in which direction is Midville?
[09:45.95]25.If you are on the train going from Cooktown to Norton,
[09:55.10]in which direction are you travelling?
[10:01.13]SPEAKING
[10:03.77]pages 83 and 84
[10:07.71]A TALK TIME
[10:11.47]Voiced and unvoiced consonants
[10:16.62]Exercise A1
[10:20.09]1.[k]can   camera
[10:26.86]contact   control   take
[10:33.10][g] go   got
[10:39.06] big   angle
[10:43.89]programme
[10:46.84]2.[p]pass  picture
[10:54.50]performer
[10:57.24]production    place
[11:01.92][b]by   big
[11:08.08]broadcast   balance
[11:13.12]cable
[11:15.89]3.[t]top  time
[11:23.02]light   right
[11:28.07]transmitted
[11:30.91][d]deal  director
[11:37.13] episode  made
[11:41.68]sound
[11:44.55]Exercise A2
[11:48.10]1.came game pick     pig  ankle  angle
[12:02.86]2.pig  big  path     bath  pay  bay
[12:17.54]3.tie  die  town     down  bat  bad
[12:33.40]MORE LANGUAGEINPUT (5)
[12:37.47]Reading
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[12:42.98]From watching TV to using DVD。
[12:47.84]meaning 'far',and the Latin⁹ word 'videre', meaning 'seeing'.
[12:55.11]Watching TV was,and still is,a major pastime¹⁰ for many people.
[13:02.97]But recently DVD has begun to enter the homes of thousands of ordinary people
[13:10.91]Many of you must be smart enough to figure out the meanings of the two D's in the name
[13:18.17]the first 'D' stands for 'digital' and the second 'D' for 'disc¹¹'.
[13:25.22]Therefore,a CVD means a Digital Video Disc.
[13:31.15]Compared with watching TV,using DVD is a big step forward.
[13:37.03]One advantage of the DVD is that being digital,the picture quality is excellent
[13:44.19]As there is no more wear and tear,every viewing is as good as the first,
[13:50.75]just a sharp and crisp¹² picture all the time!
[13:56.08]Another advantage is that some DVDs can store as much as four hours of programmes
[14:04.83]After inserting the disc into the player,
[14:09.37]a menu will appear that allows you to enjoy various chapters from the movie.
[14:15.82]You can choose full screen or wide screen as you like
[14:21.39]possibly from different camera angles¹³!
[14:25.46]Because of its various functions,
[14:29.30]DVD today also stands for Digital Versatile¹⁴ Disc
[14:35.86]Listening
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[14:41.48]Listen to the two short advertisements for flat TV and do the exercises.
[14:47.85]1.The Star Flat TV It's got a 42 inch screen and a depth of only 4.5 inches
[14:56.99]It's so thin in fact,it can be mounted¹⁵ directly on the wall.
[15:02.56]and with a built in 120W surround sound,
[15:08.20]my Star Flat TV creates true to life feelings.
[15:13.63]So why should I buy an old last piece when Star Flat TV can bring my wall to life
[15:21.08]I've got with med.it's getting better.
[15:25.62]2.The Moon Waga TV offers the richest and most realistic
[15:32.00]picture and sounds that had never been thought possible.
[15:37.64]The virtual¹⁶ dol by-surround sound offers a sound so real,
[15:43.31]you feel the action taking place right in your living room.
[15:48.56]The Moon Waga series let you view the world in four sides.
[15:54.44]The EF series offers 29-inch and 34-inch,
[16:01.10]while the XF series offers 21-inch,25-inch 29-inch and 34-inch screens.

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

3 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cue   

n.暗示，信号，提示；vt.提示，暗示

参考例句：

• When she coughs,it's my cue to come onto the stage.她一咳嗽，就是给我暗号出场。
• The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.这演员错过了向他发出的提示，上场晚了。

5 boomed   

v.激增( boom的过去式和过去分词 )；猛涨；发出隆隆声；以低沉有力的声音说话

参考例句：

• The big man's voice boomed out above the rest. 这位大汉低沉的声音压过了其他人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Chicano literature boomed in the social movements of the 1960s. 奇卡诺文学勃兴于20世纪60年代社会运动的高潮中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

7 nerves   

n.神经紧张 vt.鼓起勇气

参考例句：

• What he said at the meeting strung her nerves up. 他在会议上的发言使她的神经很紧张。
• At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered. 教了一天课，她精疲力竭。

8 applauded   

v.鼓掌( applaud的过去式和过去分词 )；称赞，赞许

参考例句：

• The audience warmly applauded when the performance came to the end. 当演出接近尾声时，观众热烈鼓掌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The audience applauded after the soprano sang the aria so beautifully. 女高音将咏叹调唱得十分优美，观众爆发出热烈的掌声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。

10 pastime   

n.消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
• Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

11 disc   

n.圆盘；唱片，磁盘；adj.圆盘形

参考例句：

• He hands a metal disc to me.他把一个金属圆盘给我。
• The disc went spinning away into the sky.圆盘旋转着飞入空中。

12 crisp   

adj.脆的；清新的；扼要的；n.[pl.]油炸土豆片

参考例句：

• What a crisp voice she has!听她的嗓音多脆！
• These pears are sweet and crisp.这种梨又甜又脆。

13 angles   

n.角( angle的名词复数 )；[比喻]（考虑、问题的）角度；观点；轮廓鲜明的突出体

参考例句：

• She angles her reports to suit the people she is speaking to. 她带着一定的倾向性作报告以迎合她的听众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Angles of less than 90 degrees are called acute angles. 小于90度的角叫锐角。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

15 mounted   

adj.骑在马[自行车]上的；安装好的；裱好的v.登上，骑上( mount的过去式和过去分词)；增加，上升；上演；准备

参考例句：

• He mounted his horse and rode off. 他跨上马骑走了。
• He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop. 他给马套上鞍子，跨上马背疾驰而去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。