【正文】 e nineteenth century, airships superseded balloons as a form of transport. Airships came after balloons. The first powered and manned flight was made by a Frenchman, Giffard, in September 1852. His airship, powered by steam, traveled twentyseven kilometers from Paris to Trappes at a speed of eight kilometers per hour. However the days of the airship were numbered as the aero plane became increasingly safe and popular.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1. This passage is about the early history of flying. 2. The key words are designs, an Italian artist, fifteenth century, eighteenth century, fly, float, balloons, hotair balloon, April 1783, airships, September 1852, aeroplane.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueBuying a CarA: Good morning, can I help you?B: Yes, I39。s performance. Exercise A Directions: Listening to the news report and plete the summary.This news report is about Mr. Blix39。s attitude towards Iraq. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).T F T F TNews Item3BritainIraqBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a radio address late Thursday to the Iraqi people warning that Saddam Hussein must ply with UN demands or suffer the consequences. Prime Minister Blair said Saddam Hussein must cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, or be prepared to face military action. In an interview with Radio Monte Carlo39。s sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes. Exercise B Sentence Dictation Directions: Listening to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times. Exercise C Detailed Listening Directions: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. T 1. There were five original branches of the Academy. (Because the five spokes on the reel of film signify the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.) F 2. The Academy Award of Merit was officially named Oscar in 1928. (Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named Oscar.) T 3. The Academy staff began referring to the Academy statuette as Oscar because Margaret Herrick said the statuette was like her uncle Oscar. (An Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.) F 4. Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards. (There were a few notable exceptions. In 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas of the statuette and a ventriloquist Edgar Bergen gained a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth. Walt Disney was honored with one fullsize and seven miniature statuettes. ) T 5. Oscars were made of plaster in the 1940s because of the War. (Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster.) T 6. The manufacturer, R. S. Owens makes about 50 Oscars each year in Chicago. (Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens.) F 7. 55 Academy Awards were stolen by a mysterious person en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels on March 10, 2000. (On March 10,2000,55 Academy Awards just mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels, but how and by whom was unknown.) F 8. For eighty years, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, managed to escape unscathed from mon thieves and even chemical corrosion. (Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer and into the gold. )Exercise D Afterlistening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. The traditional Oscar statuette hasn39。 and Walt Disney was honored with one fullsize and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes. The traditional Oscar statuette, however, hasn39。s* sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians. Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named Oscar. Industry insiders and members of the press called the award the Academy statuette, the golden trophy or the statue of merit. The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize the iron man. The term never stuck. A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn39。s allAfter all, my time isn39。s Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday! ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1. They are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend. 2. In a restaurant. 3. It doesn39。s have something to eat. Uh, what about some ... Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Let39。t take too long, but that39。t know the number of the restaurant. Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book! Woman: Yes, but ... you39。s all. Wom