高中英语 unit 3 inventors and inventions 听力原文练习 新人教版选修8

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1、UsingLanguageGOODDESIGNISPRACTICALZhouRui(ZR)madeaphonecalltoDrSmith(S),anengineerwhoworksforJamesDyson,afamousBritishinventor.NowDrSmithisringinghimback.Listenagainandfillintheblanks.S:Hello,canIspeaktoZhouRuiplease?ThisisDrSmith.ZR:Goodmorning,DrSmith.Howkind

2、ofyoutoringmeback!WouldyoumindifIaskedyouafewquestionsaboutJamesDyson’sinventions.S:Notatall.I’dbehappytotalkaboutourcompanyandourfounder,JamesDyson.He’saninventorwhotakeseverydayproducts,likewashingmachines,andmakesthemworkbetter.ZR:Isee.Whydidheimprovethewash

3、ingmachine?S:Hefoundthatclotheswerenotascleanfromawashingmachineasthosewashedbyhand.ZR:Really?Isthattrue?S:Yes,becausemostmachineshaveonelargedrumandtheclothesgoroundandroundinit.ZR:Sowhatdidhedotoimprovethat?S:Thisisthecleverpart.JamesDysoninventedasystemwitht

4、wodrumsinthesamemachine.Togethertheyarethesamesizeastheolddrum,buttheyworkdifferently.Onedrumgoesinonedirectionandtheothergoesintheother.Soit’smorelikehand-washingandtheclothescomeoutcleaner.ZR:Wasiteasytodesign?S:No.IttookmanyworkingmodelsbeforeMrDysonwassatis

5、fied.ZR:Howlongdidittakehim?S:I’mnotsure.ButIdoknowthatinventinganewcarpetcleanertookfiveyearsbeforehewashappywithit.ZR:Wow!Ididn’trealizethatittookthatlong!S:Andofcoursehehadtoapplyforpatentsforallofthenewpartshe’ddesigned.Youmustdothattoprotectyourideas.ZR:Ha

6、sthatbeenaproblem?S:Well,intheearlyyears,JamesDysonfoundthatalargecompanymakingcarpetcleanersinAmericawascopyinghisideas.Hehadtogotocourttoprotecthisinvention.ZR:Didhewin?S:Yes,intheendthecompanyhadtopayusalotofmoney.ZR:WhatnewideasdoesJamesDysonhave?S:I’msorry

7、butyou’lljusthavetowaitandsee!ZR:ThankyouverymuchandI’mafraidIshallhavetoringoffnow.Goodbye.S:Goodbye.Workbook-ListeningWHICHONESHOULDICHOOSE?RuthBacon(RB)isaskingherfriend,ZhangJie(ZJ),foradvice.Listenagainandfillintheblanks.RB:Hello,isthatZhangJie?ThisisRuth.

8、I’mthinkingofbuyinganewmobilephone.Whatdoyousuggest?ZJ:HelloRuth.I’mhappytohelp.It’sluckyyoucouldgetthrough.I’vebeenhavingsometroublewiththelineandIkeepgettingcutoff.Iftheli