【正文】 dlike dinosaur chases on two legs after a large winged insect, the dinosaur39。s puter scientist is studying the effect of eye gaze on conversation and the implications for newage technologies, ranging from video conferencing to speech recognition systems. Dr. Roel Vertegaal, who is presenting a paper on eye gaze at an international conference in New Orleans this week, has found evidence to suggest a strong link between the amount of eye contact people receive and their degree of participation in group munications. Eye contact is known to increase the number of turns a person will take when part of a group conversation. The goal of this study was to determine what type of gaze (looking at a person39。t go pletely extinct. One group, the birds, survived. Scientists study the movements of monplace turkeys, chickens and ostriches to learn how similarly built dinosaurs would stand or walk. Researchers even created a puter model of a giant chicken to learn more about the movements of the ever popular Tyrannosaurus Rex. By using high tech imagery, fossils, and the knowledge gained from the biology of barnyard animals, scientists now estimate the giant TRex could reach speeds of 16 kilometers per hour, far slower than the more than 70 kilometers per hour previously thought.These scientific findings are passed along to model designers, such as the creator of a sixfootlong mechanical TRex, a highlight of the new exhibit. The menacing skeleton39。ve stepped into a Chinese forest 130 million years in the past. Mark Norell is a paleontologist who has worked in Liaoning, searching for clues to recreate this prehistoric world. It39。Vietnam39。s own party are dubious about mitting more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight.)5. The conflict in Afghanistan seems to be over soon.F. (…about mitting more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight.)6. Afghanistan can be the second Vietnam. T. (The word 39。 give our image three dimensions, movement and space.) 5. There is one basic principle in the use of mnemonics. F (There are three fundamental principles underlying the use of mnemonics: imagination, association and location)6. Association is what we use to create and strengthen imagination.F (Imagination is what you use to create and strengthen the associations needed to create effective mnemonics.)7. You can choose the imagery in your mnemonics as you likeT (The imagery you use in your mnemonics can be as violent, vivid, or sensual as you like, as long as it help you to remember.)8. You can create associations by linking things using the same stimuli. T. (You can create associations by linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling.)Ex. D: Afterlistening Discussion1. What is the basic principle of mnemonics? Why can we improve our memory by following the principle? To use as many of the best functions of your brain as possible to store information.Evolved to code and interpret plex stimuli. Use these to make sophisticated models of the world. Our memories store all of these effectively.However, information is presented in only one way. Language is only one of the many skills and resources available to our minds.By coding languages and numbers in striking images,/ can reliable code both information and structure of information. Then easily recall these later.2. Why is a good memory important to us? Open.Section Three NewsNews Item 1Ex. A: Summarize the newsThis news item is about the Somali pirates’ strike.Ex. B: Listen to the news again and answer the questions.1. Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge for the killing of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn39。3. Cultural and economic influences play an important part..文化和經(jīng)濟(jì)影響起著重要的作用。Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Dialogue Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and filling the blanks with the missing information.Serenading Service was founded three years ago when the singer realize that British people were desperate for romance. He thought there would be a clientele for a hired serenader. The idea came from his studies of Renaissance music, which is full of sere