最新版英语听力教程 Model Test9-part b

　　[00:04.18]For Questions 6-10,you'll hear a monologue¹ about George Washington
[00:10.24]While you listen,
[00:13.09]complete the sentences or answer the questions.
[00:17.66]Use not more than 3 words for each answer.
[00:22.62]You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.
[00:29.70]W:George Washington was a big man.He stood six feet,
[00:37.51]two inches tall and was broad of shoulder,
[00:41.77]long of limb,erect and muscular at 200 pounds.
[00:47.83]His strength was extraordinary and his walk was majestic².
[00:54.07]By common consent he was one of the best horsemen of the continent.
[01:00.26]And he was big in character.
[01:04.39]Thomas Jefferson described him as a man who was not an intellectual,
[01:10.56]but whose judgment³ was sound and sure.
[01:15.23]"Perhaps the strongest feature of his character,"Jefferson said,
[01:20.88]"was prudence⁴.
[01:23.93]He never acted until every circumstance and every consideration was maturely weighed
[01:31.01]His integrity was pure and his justice,
[01:36.68]the most inflexible⁵ I have ever known.
[01:41.43]He was,in every sense of the words,a wise,good,and great man.
[01:47.89]On the whole,his character was perfect,
[01:52.85]and it may truly be said that never did nature and fortune
[01:58.60]combine more perfectly⁶ to make a man great."
[02:03.92]But he was not without human weaknesses.
[02:08.89]He tended to be overly acquisitive and sometimes contentious⁷.
[02:15.44]He had an enormous pride and was likely to regard any scrutiny⁸ of his acts
[02:22.71]as a reflection upon his character.
[02:27.07]His thunderous temper flared⁹ infrequently,but memorably¹⁰.
[02:33.44]There appeared in him,
[02:36.60]thought Gilbert Stuart the painter,
[02:40.68]"the strongest and most ungovernable of passions."
[02:47.05]While he considered the expensive manner
[02:51.60]in which he lived to be contrary to his wishes but really unavoidable,
[02:57.66]he freely admitted his liking¹¹ for the pleasures of good living.
[03:03.41]Most often he was amiable¹² but reserved with all except his closest associates.
[03:11.58]He adhered to the maxim¹³ he voiced to a nephew:
[03:16.44]"Be courteous¹⁴ to all,
[03:19.99]but intimate with few
[03:23.55]and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
[03:30.21]True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

1 monologue   

n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白

参考例句：

• The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
• He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。

2 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 prudence   

n.谨慎，精明，节俭

参考例句：

• A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
• The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。

5 inflexible   

adj.不可改变的，不受影响的，不屈服的

参考例句：

• Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
• The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

8 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

9 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

10 memorably   

难忘的

参考例句：

• The book includes some memorably seedy characters and scabrous description. 这本书包含了一些难忘下流的角色及有伤风化的描述。 来自互联网
• Horowitz could play Chopin memorably. 霍洛维茨可以把肖邦的作品演奏得出神入化。 来自互联网

11 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

12 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

13 maxim   

n.格言，箴言

参考例句：

• Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
• "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。

14 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。