学术英语视听说 1 听力原文Chapter1Napoleon:FromSchoolboytoEmperorNapoleonwasaFrenchsoldierwhobecameemperorofFrance.Hewasbornin1769ontheislandofCorsica.Whenhewasonly10yearsold,hisfathersenthimtomilitaryschoolinFrance.N.wasn'taverygoodstudentinmostofhisclasses,butheexcelledinmathematicsandmilitaryscience.Whenhewas16yearsold,hejoinedtheFrencharmy.Inthatyearhebeganthemilitarycareerthatbroughthimfame,power,riches,and,finally,defeat.N.becameageneralintheFrencharmyattheyoungageof24.Severalyearslater,hebecametheemperoroftheFrenchEmpire.N.wasmanythings.Hewas,firstofall,abrilliantmilitaryleader.Hissoldierswerereadytodieforhim.Asaresult,N.wonmany,manymilitaryvictories.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope,butmanycountries,includingEngland,Russia,andAustriafoughtfiercelyagainsthim.Hisdefeat 一 hisend 一camewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.InthismilitarycampaignagainstRussia,helostmostofhisarmy.ThegreatFrenchconquerordiedalone--desertedbyhisfamilyandfriends 一in1821.N.wasonly51yearsoldwhenhedied.PostlisteningA.TheComprehensionCheck1. RecognizingInformationandCheckingAccuracy1. WhenwasNapoleonborn?(a)2. WhatkindofstudentwasNapoleoninmostofhisclasses?(d)3. WhatdidNapoleon'smilitarycareerbringhim?(d)4. WhendidNapoleonbecomeemperoroftheFrenchEmpire?(d)5. OnereasonthatNapoleonwonmanymilitaryvictorieswasthathissoldierswerereadytofighttothedeathforhim.(T)6. AustriaandRussiafoughtfiercelyagainstNapoleon,butEnglanddidnot.(FEnglandalsofoughtagainsthim.)7. ManyofNapoleon'sfamilyandfriendswerewithhimwhenhedied.(FHediedaloneanddesertedbyhisfamilyandfriends.)8. Napoleondiedbeforehereachedtheageof52.(T)ListeningFactoid#1ThecauseofNapoleon'sdeathattheageof51ontheislandofSt.Helenaisstillamystery.Thereisnodoubtthataverysickmanatthetimeofhisdeath.Onetheoryaboutthecauseofhisdeathisthathehadstomachcancer.Anothertheoryisthathewasdeliberatelypoisonedbyaservant.Thisthirdtheorysuggeststhathewaspoisoned,butnotbyhisservant.Thisthirdtheorysuggeststhatthathewaspoisoned,accidentallybyfumesfromthewall...
