最新版英语听力教程 Model Test8-part b

　　[00:04.31]For Questions 6-10,you'll hear a lecture on Internet.
[00:09.87]While you listen,
[00:12.83]complete the sentences or answer the questions.
[00:17.87]Use not more than 3 words for each answer.
[00:22.52]You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences
[00:28.11]and the questions below.
[00:31.87]W:Ladies and gentlemen When we talk about
[00:38.22]getting online,we mean being connected to the internet,
[00:43.57]a giant network of computers connects people and information all over the world
[00:50.52]the Internet has a lot in common with other forms of communication:
[00:56.37]Like the U.S.Postal¹ Service,the Internet allows
[01:01.34]anyone who knows your Internet address
[01:05.41]to send you an electronic mail,or E-mail.
[01:10.27]Like the telephone,
[01:13.43]the Internet allows you to "chat"
[01:16.98]with other people by participating in online discussion groups.
[01:22.26]Like the library,the Internet contains information on almost
[01:27.61]any topic you can imagine in many formats²,
[01:32.47]including books,articles,videos,and music recordings³.
[01:37.44]In addition to words,one part of the Internet
[01:41.56]--the World Wide Web is especially interesting to people because it
[01:47.02]includes pictures and sounds.
[01:50.58]M:The Internet began in the 1960s as
[01:55.33]a U.S Department of Defense⁴ communication network
[01:59.88]Soon after,
[02:03.14]university researchers and professors began to use it
[02:08.00]to communicate with others in their fields
[02:12.08]Internet use really took off
[02:16.33]in the early 1990s with the arrival of the Web,
[02:21.40]which made it easier to find and view information online.
[02:26.16]No one--no country,organization,or company is in charge of the Internet;
[02:32.01]its growing and its form and content's being changed by its users every day
[02:39.66]A computer that is connected to the Internet allows you to turn your home,
[02:45.51]community center,local library,or school into a place of unlimited⁵
[02:51.47]information and communication.
[02:55.52]The Internet can help your family.

1 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

2 formats   

n.（出版物的）版式( format的名词复数 )；[电视]电视节目的总安排（或计划）

参考例句：

• They are producing books in all kinds of different formats. 他们出版各种不同开本的书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A true GUI includes standard formats for representing text and graphics. 真正的图形用户界面包括表示文字和图形的标准格式。 来自互联网

3 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。