听力教程答案施心远—完整版
听力教程4答案全主编施心远
Unit 1Sectio n 1Listen ing and Transl ation1. A colleg e educat ion can be very costly in the United States.2.Rising costshave led more and more famili es to borrow moneyto help pay for colleg e.3.Thereare differ ent federa l loansand privat e loansfor studen ts.4.Intere st rateson some of theseloanswill go up on July 1st.5.Thereare growin g concer ns that many studen ts gradua te with too much debt.1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。
2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。
3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。
4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。
5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。
Sectio n 2Part 1 Dialog ue1-8 A C D C B C B APart 2 passag e Ex C: 1-8 F F T T F T T FSectio n 3News Item 1China's wasted no time insett ing put the latest plansfor its ambiti ous spaceprogra m. A senior offici al said the next manned missio n will be in 2007, when the astron autswill attemp t a spacewalk. Afterthat, scient istswill focuson develo pingthe capabi lityto rendez vous* and dock* with otherspacec raft. He addedthat Chinaalso wanted to recrui t female astron autsin the near future.The announ cemen t comesjust hoursafterthe countr y's second manned spacemissio n touche d down in the remote grassl andsof InnerMongol ia. The return ing astron autshave been givena hero's welcom e, riding in an open car in a nation allytelevi sed parade. Thousa nds of soldie rs and groups of school child ren linedthe route, waving Chines e flags. It's a sign of the greatimport anceChinaattach es to its spaceprogra m, viewin g it as a source of nation al prideand intern ation al presti ge.A: …aboutChina’sambiti ous spaceprogra m.B:1. Landin g spot: in the remote grassl andsof InnerMongol ia2. Signif icanc e: a source of nation al prideand intern ation al presti ge (威望)Future plan1. 1) Time: 20072) Goal: The astron autswill attemp t a spacewalk.2. Focusof furthe r develo pment: the capabi lityto rendez vousand dock with otherspacec raft3. Recrui tment of astron auts:to recrui t female astron autsin the near future.News Item 2China's econom y has recove red earlie r and more strong ly than any other. This latest data is furthe r eviden ce of that trend.The rise in indust rialoutput confir ms what factor y owners have been saying for some time now, that custom ers have been restoc king*theirinvent ories and confid enceis return ing.Thereare stillquesti on marksthough over the stabil ity of the recove ry. The proper ty* sector* is showin g signsof overhe ating. The govern mentthis week announ ced measur es to try to cool it. At the same time offici als decide d to extend tax subsid ies* for purcha ses of smallvehicl es and applia ncessugges tingthat some here stillbeliev e Chines e manufa cture rs need govern mentsuppor t.Growth was strong est in heavyindust riessuch as coal, steel,powergenera tionand automo biles. Consum er prices rose in Novemb er for the firsttime sinceFebrua ry. But the rise was smalland probab ly reflec ted higher food prices caused by earlysnowst ormswhichdestro yed cropsand disrup ted transp ort.A: …aboutthe growth of China’seconom y.News Item 3If you visitalmost any market place in Africa, many of the consum er goodson sale, from bucket s to razorblades to hurric ane lamps, are likely to be Chines e. In a very largenumber of Africa n capita ls, the main footba ll stadiu m is likely to have been builtwith Chines e aid money.Sino-Africa n trade, and aid, is largeand growin g. Some estima tes put it as high as 12 billio n dollar s a year. Althou gh direct compar isons are diffic ult, the linksbetwee n the world's larges t develo pingcountr y, China, and the world's larges t develo pingcontin ent couldgrow to challe nge the post-coloni al linksbetwee n Europe and Africa. The meetin g in AddisAbaba*had heardChines e promis es to cancel debts,grantduty-free access into Chinafor Africa n produc ts and increa se Chines e invest ments in Africa.A: …aboutChina’slargeand growin g tradewith and aid to Africa.B：1.In many Africa n capita ls, the main footba ll stadiu m is likely to have been builtwith Chines eaid money.2.It is estima ted that Sino-Africa n trade, and aid, amount s to as high as 12 billio n dollar s a year.3.The linksbetwee n Chinaand Africa couldgrow to challe nge the post-coloni al linksbetwee nEurope and Africa.4.On the meetin g in AddisAbaba, Chinapromis ed to cancel debts, grantduty-free access intoChinafor Africa n produc ts and increa se Chines e invest ments in Africa.Unit 2Sectio n 1Listen ing and Transl ation1.Some people fear they do not get enough vitami ns from the foodsthey eat.2.So they take produc ts with largeamount s of vitami ns.3.They thinkthesevitami n supple ments will improv e theirhealth and protec t agains t diseas e.4.Medica l expert s foundlittle eviden ce that most supple ments do anythi ng to protec t or improv ehealth.5.but they notedthat some do help to preven t diseas e.1.有些人担心他们并未从所吃的食物中获取足够的维生素。
施心远听力教程第三册答案UNIT5答
施心远听力教程第三册答案UNIT5答案完整版UNIT 5Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Sport DictationWindIn the past we watched the wind closely. (1) Hunters knew that game moved (2) with the winds, that keeping the wind in (3) one's face was essential to a successful (4) stalk. Farmers knew that changing winds brought (5) rain or drought.Polynesian* sailors could find islands beyond the (6) horizon by lying on their backs in their (7) canoes and feeling the swells* caused by winds (8) rushing onto islands many miles away. Eskimos could (9) navigate in Arctic whiteouts*, when fog or snow (10) obscured all landmarks, by following remembered currents of air over the snow and ice.Today few people can tell where the wind comes from. We live inside walls, (11) surrounded by chrome and glass, and the winds outside are often (12) gusts of our own making - the wake of (13) rushing automobiles, the tunneling of air down narrow city streets. We get our weather (14) from the news, not from the wind behind us.We hear the wind as house sounds: the (15) rattle of windows, the scratching of branches at a window (16) screen, the moan of a draft under the (17) hall door. These are pop music, not the (18) classical style of the wind, which is the collision of leaf and blade, the (19) groan of branches under stress, the (20) stirring of ocean waves.Part 2 Listening for GistEleven years ago, a US Congressman from the state of Michigan introduced legislation asking Congress to study the issue of slavery reparations. Since then, the cities of Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, Dallas and now Chicago have called on Congress to consider such payments. Chicago aldermen voted 46-1 in support of the resolution. Alderman Freddrenna Lyle is the descendant of a slave. She says blacks in the United States are still at a disadvantage because of slavery."Today, when I am down the street and cross the street and go to (the department store) Sak's and people follow me through the store. It is because slavery has taught people to treat us differently based on skin color. It lives and breathes with us. It is with us every single day."Alderman Ed Smith says there is not enough money in the universe to compensate blacks for what they have suffered because ofslavery, but he says it is time for the country to try.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This passage is about slavery reparations.The key words are slavery reparation, payments, vote, resolution, descendant, disadvantage, skin color, compensate, blacks, suffer.Section two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueCheapo TicketTerri: Did you see that television series with Michael Palin? Simon: The one where he went around the world in eighty days? Terri: Yeah.Simon: Yeah, it was really good. You know, that's something I've always wanted to do.Terri: Me too. Mind you, you have to put up with a lot of hassles *.I mean. I went to Hong Kong last year and it was one longdisaster!Simon: Really?Terri: Yeah, I was stuck in Moscow for three days!Simon: How on earth did thathappen?Terri: Well, it was like one of those bucket shop* tickets, you know, from the back of a magazine. I went down to thislittle place in central London, in Soho and paid cash. Simon: But they're usually OK, aren't they?Terri: That's what I thought at the time. Now I know better! I mean the plane was delayed two hours leaving Heathrowand we were doing a stopover at Moscow. It was Aeroflot*.So we arrived late at Moscow, in the middle of the night,and we all went into the transit lounge and after about twohours this official came in and told us we'd missed theconnection to Hong Kong; we'd have to stay the night in theairport hotel ...Simon: But why?Terri: The late departure from Heathrow apparently.Simon: So, what was the hotel like?Terri: Grim* ... more like a prison really. Anyway, the nextmorning I went down to reception and asked what washappening. Disaster! They'd checked my ticket orsomething and decided it wasn't a proper Aeroflot one, onlyvalid for the twice-a-week flight, not the daily flight. So Ihad to sit there and watch all the other passengers go off tocatch the next plane to Hong Kong while I was stuck in thisterrible hotel.Simon: Well, a good chance to explore Moscow.Terri: No way! I didn't have a Russian visa, of course, so they wouldn't let me out. I had to stay there for three days. Thepits! No TV, no newspapers, no phone lines and the foodwas gross. All because I had this cheapo ticket,Simon: I guess you won't be buying cheap tickets again.Terri: You're not wrong!ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2. T 3.F 4.F 5. F 6.F 7.F 8. TPart 2 PassageFrozen Ethnic Foods1）Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent and now there are55.2） A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.3）Other ethnic groceries are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.4）By 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.5）Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies but the trend could grow here.At Patel Brothers' grocery, you can almost get lost these days in the frozen food section. Two years ago, there were three freezers inthe store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent in New York's Jackson Heights neighborhood. Now, there are 55, aisle after aisle crammed with inexpensive, ready-to-eat versions of chicken, chick peas (鹰嘴豆) and vegetable balls in sauces and spices.A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.Other ethnic groceries (食品杂货店), including those offering Mexican food, are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.Filling the frozen food racks are rapidly growing food companies, many of them local or regional, which find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of major corporations.The market for ethnic frozen foods reached US$2.2 billion in 2001, according to the American Frozen Food Institute.The biggest market is for Italian food, totaling US$1.28 billion in 200 I, up 6.1 percent from 2000. The overall frozen food market also grew by 6.1 percent, totaling US$26.6 billion.But Mexican frozen food sales grew 20.6 percent to US$488 million. Asian frozen entrees, which include Chinese, Thai andIndian, were up 12.3 percent, totaling US$463 million.The steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen foods is partly a result of changing demographics* - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.But other Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic. The busy lives of many people help sales ..Six nights out of seven, it is well past midnight when Sanjay Kumar, a software manager at the brokerage* firm, arrives home from his office in Stamford, Connecticut.His refrigerator is bare but his freezer is full. So Kumar, 32, dines on chicken curry, chick peas, okra cooked with tomatoes and stuffed parathas. Total cost: about US$8.75.Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Still, some are expanding beyond their own ethnic origins.Deep Foods* of Union, New Jersey, is adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru* line of Indian dishes.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural andlow-sodium* dishes.Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods. Just before acquiring Ethnic Gourmet*, Heinz bought a Mexican food manufacturer, Delimex.Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies. But the trend could grow here.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionThe development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created until the art of food preparation reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisines is held in high esteem as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal.The diversity of geography, climate, customs and products have led to the evolution of what are called the "Four Flavors" and "Eight Cuisines".Cuisine in China is a harmonious integration of color, redolence, taste, shape and the fineness of the instruments. Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, braising, frying,steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on.Cuisine can rise to many different occasions from luxury court feasts, fetes, holy sacrificial rites, joyous wedding ceremonies to simple daily meals and snacks. The art of a good cook is to provide a wholesome and satisfying dish to suit the occasion.Besides the various Han cuisines, the other 55 ethnic groups each have their own. With their peculiar religions and geographical zones, their diets differ respectively and are full of interest.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and fill in the following chart about the growth of the ethnic foods' market shares in the United States in 2001 and then answer the questions.1.Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa.2.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium dishes and is now adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru line of Indian dishes.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)First, the steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen food is partly a result of changing demographics - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent. And the Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic and the busy lives of many people help sales.Second, many food companies find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of majorcorporations. Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods.2)(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1Therapy Dogs at Ground ZeroJean Owen is a dog trainer and volunteer with Therapy Dogs International, an organization that provides specially-trained dogs and their handlers for visits to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions. Therapy Dogs International, based in New Jersey, is one of a growing number of organizations that believes that the comfort and love of a pet can increase a person's physical and emotional well-being, promote healing and improve the quality of life.Therapy Dogs International was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a person's blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite* centers for workers at Ground Zero.In New York City, there continues to be a need for specially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized* by disaster. One victim remarked, "With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how you're feeling."Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the therapy dogs that are used to increase a person's physical and emotional well-being. promote healing and improve the quality of life.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Therapy Dogs International, located in New Jersey, was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a person's blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite centers for workers at Ground Zero. In New York City, there continues to be a need forspecially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized by disaster. One victim remarked, "With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how you're feeling."News Item 2RobotsThe new SDR4.X stands only 60 centimeters tall, but Sony still says it could be part of the family. But it will have to be a wealthy family. Its creators say it will cost as much as a luxury car!Electronics companies across the globe are racing to develop the next great robot for use around the home. Some, such as the SDR4X, are humanoid* robots meant to entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks. Others are made to do chores, such as mow the lawn or wash the car.Robots could help kids do their homework, or make learning fun, for example.Rodney Brooks is the Artificial Intelligence Director at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology.His company, Robot (eye-robot) Corporation, has developed what it calls "remote presence" robots. They allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet. He calls this"robottling".As for the fun side, the industry is developing companion robots for elderly people who are lonely. And Sony expects to put its SDR4X on the market by the end of the year.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the latest development in robots for use around the home.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and discuss the following questions.1)It costs as much as a luxury car.2)Sony made it.3)They will entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks.4)It means that these robots allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet.5)Sony will put SDR4X on the market by the end of the year.News Item 3RoboticsThe sophisticated combination of electronics and software empowering today's toys may run tomorrow's household robots, according to engineer Pradeep Khosla, at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.Mr Khosla is presently working on programming robots to duplicate human response, so that in the future robots might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the. handicapped.He says he has made some gains - robots that respond to hand signals, voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on today's toy market.Jeff Burnstein of the Robotics Industries Association says a robot, by definition, is a piece of equipment that is multifunctional, one that can be reprogrammed to do many different tasks.Home robot helpers may be a distant dream, he says, but industrial robots are an essential part of most factories today.As for the future, Pradeep Khosla says a person will be able to turn to his or her robot helper and say - Get me a Coca Cola. That robot will then walk to the refrigerator and open the door.That future is about 20 years off, Mr. Khosla estimates. The children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the present achievements of robotics and the home robot helper in the future.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Future robots will be able to duplicate human response, so that they might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the handicapped. Researchers have already made some gains - robots that respond to hand signals,voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on today's toy market.In about 20 years, the children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Two years ago, computer software engineers at The Media Lab, MIT's innovative technology research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched a new and easy-to-use programming language they called Scratch. Since its launch, Scratch has quickly found its way over the Internet into classrooms and homes around the world, putting the creative power of software design into the hands of some very young users.Jeff Elkner's students are creating their own animated stories using Scratch. Most of them, like Lydia Melgar from El Salvador, are learning English as a second language.Elkner, a computer science teacher in Arlington, Virginia, introduced Scratch to his students in March.“At first I wanted to introduce Scratch to teach programming. And what we found when we were working with Scratch was that it was actually amazingly good at teaching language skills."Scratch is an object-oriented language designed to be simple enough for anyone to use. Instead of writing commands out, users choose from commands that come with the program."We were really inspired by Lego bricks and how you build things in the physical world. How could you apply that to a digital space? So we have bricks or blocks that you snap together. So you have 100 different blocks that you can choose from.”There is also a library of visual elements included in the program. There are characters, interior and exterior settings to put them in, and objects they can manipulate.Anyone can download Scratch for free from the MIT-sponsored Website at . Brennan says they knew from the start that they wanted Scratch to be easy to use, but they didn’t want its simple interface to limit how it was used. Everyone who uses Scratch is encouraged to share their projects. More than 400,000 have been posted on the Website in the past two years. Changing, adapting and re-mixing projects is also encouraged. There have even been some collaborations. Brennan says a game called Night at Dreary Castle was the creation of an 8-year-old, a 13-year-old, and a 15-year-old from different countries.Today, there are one quarter of a million registered Scratch users. On Saturday, many of them will celebrate Scratch’s second anniversary with World Scratch Day. More than 80 events are scheduled in 30 different countries, from the United States to Iran.A.a new and easy-to-use programming language called Scratch.B.1.software engineers, programming language, Scratch2. a computer science teacher, Scratch, March3. an object-oriented language4. interior and exterior settings, manipulate5. download, for free, 6. is encouraged, 400,000, in the past two years7. an 8-year-old, a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old8. 80 events, 30Part 2 passageMcDonald’s Corp1. Revenue, which includes sales and franchise fees, rose 5.6 percent to US$3.8 billion from US$3.6 billion.2. Investors say he is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially atwo-year sales slump.3. McDonald's had wanted to sell 50 percent to 60 percent of the chains while retaining managerial control.4. He will be paid a salary of US$I.4 million this year and has options on 600,000 shares if he agrees to take the job.5. Franchisees run 85 percent of McDonald's US outlets, while the company operates the other 15 percent.McDonald's Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That's just one way new Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo isshifting toward improving the fast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants.In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year, helped by the strengthening of the euro.Net income rose 29 percent to US$327.4 million, or 26 US cents a share, from US$253.1 million, or 20 US cents a share, a year earlier, after the world's largest hamburger chain posted in the red ink for the fourth quarter, its first loss ever.Revenue, which includes sales and franchise* fees, rose 5.6 percent toUS$3.8 billion from US$3.6 billion.Investors say Cantalupo is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a two-year sales slump. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control.After about 100 days on the job, Cantalupo says he will spend 40 percent less on new restaurants and renovation this year.McDonald's will add 360 outlets, down from 1,000 last year. It will be "better, not just bigger", the 28-year McDonald's veteran told investors at an April 7 meeting in New York.McDonald's had wanted to sell 50 percent to 60 percent of the chains while retaining managerial control.Last year, shares of McDonald's plummeted* 39 percent, making it thethird-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.Cantalupo, 59, signed up* actor Paul Newman to supply Newman's own dressings for salads that McDonald's is adding for a healthier menu. McDonald's also will offer yogurt and fruit in kids' Happy Meals and try new seasonings for hamburgers.Longer toasting is just part of the effort to make the buns taste better. McDonald's also changed the recipeExecutives also told investors at the meeting that McDonald's will serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The company will train staff to smile more, handle irate* customers politely and reduce the wait at counters.McDonald's has about 30,000 outlets worldwide, including 13,000 in the US.Franchisees, who were hurt as former CEO Jack Greenberg's expansionstrategy eroded* sales at existing restaurants, said Cantalupo's planrequires little capital to attract more customers.Franchisees run 85 percent of McDonald's US outlets, while the company operates the oth15 percent.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionTaco Bell will expand across China in the near future. Pizza Hut will step up its home deliveries. And McDonald's is adding 100 more restaurants to the560 it already has in the country. KFC is opening its 1,000th outlet in China.As China increasingly embraces the outside world and its snack food, US fast-food chains are kicking off a high-speed expansion in the world's biggest market.Gearing fast food toward local stomachs while retaining its prestige as a foreign brand is a delicate balance.KFC has adapted with fare like the "Old Beijing Twister" - a wrap modeled after the way Peking duck is served, but with fried chicken inside. Plans are also under way for more sites of the Chinese version of Taco Bell, which currently has one location - in Shanghai. grow with the affluence of the Chinese people.Yum! is also planning a slower expansion for Pizza Hut. Yum! expects the pizza market to grow with the affluence of the Chinese people.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: 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. McDonald's Corp is shifting from fast expansion toward quality control.(McDonald's Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That's just one way new Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shifting toward improving the fast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants.)F 2. In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose for more than a year.(In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year.)F 3. Net income rose more than US$100 million.(Net income rose from US$253.1 million to US$327.4 million, or US$74.3 millions.)T 4. The company's two-year sales slump is due to a shrift of business focus.(Investors say Cantalupo is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a two-year sales slump. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control.)F 5. Mr Cantalupo has been on the job for exactly three months.(Cantalupo is about 100 days on the job, over three months.)T 6. Last year, shares of McDonald's plunged 39 percent, making it thethird-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(Last year, shares of McDonald’s plummeted 39 percent, making it the third-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.)F 7. McDonald's is adding new dressings and seasonings for all items in its menu.(McDonald's is adding dressings for salads and try new seasonings for hamburgers.)T 8. McDonald's will improve its service by serving food more quickly in a clean and friendly environment.(Executives told investors that McDonald's wil~ serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The company will train staff to smile more, handle irate customers politely and reduce the wait at counters.)T 9. Over 40% of McDonald's outlets are in the United States.(McDonald's has about 30,000 outlets worldwide. Including 13,000 in the US.)T 10. Cantalupo retired as president in January 2002.(Cantalupo stepped down as president in January 2002.)Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.New Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shifting toward improvingthe fast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants. Former CEO Jack Greenberg's expansion strategy eroded sales at existing restaurants. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control.Franchisees, who were hurt most, said Cantalupo's plan requires little capital。
施心远主编《听力教程》1-(第2版)Unit-2答案
Unit 2Section 1Part 1make up /Would you / will it/ It’ll/I’ll/ Shall I/ Later’llPart 2①, ④, ⑦, ⑧Section 2Part 1FTF1. Because he finds that London is so dirty and there’s so much stress.2. He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.3. He used to go to work by bicycle.4. Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work.5. He works for a newspaper now.Name: Phyllis Nationality: BritishBeing abroad: YesCountry: Australia Length of stay: 12 yearsWhere were his family during this stay in that country: They were with him.Advantages: good climate; relaxed at work as well as socially.Time when he returned home: 10 years ago.Part 2AADDBCABPart 3News Item 1New research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by undernutrition -- hunger. The Lancet, the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greater investment in nutritional services and improvements to health systems.The research involved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than three and one-half million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of undernutrition.…..…..is about a new research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by undernutrition -- hunger.News item 2Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975.Mr Gates leaves Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the "network effect." That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it.At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world's largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries.…..…..is about the retirement of Bill Gates as the head of world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft.News item 3The competition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Yahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market.This week, Yahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors董事会said the price undervalued低于the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Yahoo share. Yahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share.Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Yet since February first, the value of Microsoft's offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock.Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Yahoo's expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover含有敌意的接管. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoo's employees. ……..is about Microsoft’s plan to purchase Yahoo to compete with Google.2\4F: reject the offer------not little help, but better competeSection Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beefMan: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I'll have the garlic mushrooms please.Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beefWoman: Er, what vegetables have you got?M011: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, I'm afraid not,Woman: Oh, well, never mind, ]'Il have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And would you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Yes?Woman: I'm afraid this bread is stale,Man: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'll get you some fresh, madam.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What did the woman order?(She ordered the roast beef.)2. What would the woman like to have as a starter'~(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer?(It offers cauliflower and carrots.)4. What vegetable did the woman order?(She ordered carrots.)5. What sort of drink did she order? '(She ordered a glass of water.)6. She ordered a dessert, didn't she?(No, she did not order any dessert.)7. Did the woman like the bread served?(No, she didn't like it.)8. Why didn't she like the bread?(Because it was stale / not fresh~)PART 2 RetellingIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office. When she entered the office, she saw Mr Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn't dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPART 1 Listening ComprehensionEntertainments in LondonYou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun -- a reputation which really only datesfrom the mid 1960's, that era* of' Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers anddress designers.There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter-- and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*.You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. I.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. DPassage 2 Health InsuranceMost full-time students at American universities must have health insurance, 12qis is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness.Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students' medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.Students may already be protected under their parents' health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance pays for hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also pays for laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive care such as injections* that prevent disease.Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period.It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment.Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do not need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences.1. Students at American universities must have health insurance, because health costs in the United States are high.2. Many American colleges have health centers where minor medical problems can be treated.3. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers its health insurance plan that costs about $800 a year.4. Boston College in Massachusetts suggests the students buy the college accident and sickness insurance that costs about $500 a year.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and put a tick beside the item that the insurance pays for and put a cross beside the one that the insurance doesn't pay for.hospital services √ birth control X laboratory tests √ x-rays √drugs prescribed by a doctor √ hearing aids X eyeglasses X emergency room care √dental treatment X doctor visits √PART 2 Oral WorkFrances Whithread lived in children's homes until she was 13 because her mother was unable to look after her.When Frances was 12 she took part in a game of netball. The referee, whose name was Margaret Whitbread, noticed the young girl because she argued with so many of her decisions. A few weeks later they met again at a local sports ground. Frances asked Margaret to show her how to throw the javelin and Margaret soon discovered that although Frances was a difficult child, she was a very promising young athlete.When Frances was 13, the Whitbreads adopted her. Family life suited Frances and as she became bigger and stronger, her javelin throwing improved until she became one of Britain's top athletes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What difference would it have made if Frances had not met the Whitbreads?2. Do you agree that sometimes it pays to argue?。
听力教程第三册答案UNIT1
UNIT 1Section OnePart 1Spot DictationHouses in the FutureWell, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they'll be (2) well-insulated so that you don't need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don't know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won't be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they'll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you'll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there'll be a bit more (20) flexibility about that.Part 2Listening for GistA: Tuesday two fifteen. Let me look inmy diary.B: No, Thursday.A: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you said Tuesday.B: Thursday two fifteen. No, I'm sorry. I've got an appointment until three. Could we make it later? Say three fifteen?A: Well, there's a lot to talk about. It'll take a couple ofhours, at least.B: Shall we say Monday morning, then?A: Monday morning. All right. Nine o'clock?B: Nine. I think that will be all right. I'll ring you backand confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, couldyou?B: All right.A: Right you are. Bye.B: Bye.Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This dialogue is about making an appointment.2.The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen.Mondaymorning. nine o'clock.Section Two ListeningcomprehensionPart 1 DialogueI'm terribly sorry I'm lateWoman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry I'm late.Man: Oh, that's all right. It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?Woman: Just let me explain, will you?Man: I've only been waiting for over an hour. That's all.Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ...Man: After all, my time isn't really that important, is it?Woman: Please don't be like that. Just letme explain.(Silence. Man says nothing.)Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down.Man: The car broke down?Woman: Yes, and ... well ... luckily ... there was a garage near me. And ... and it took them a while to repair it.Man: Why didn't you at least phone?Woman: I would have! But I didn't know the number of the restaurant.Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book!Woman: Yes, but ... you'll never believe this ... I couldn't remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name.Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn't do myself. It didn't take too long, but that's why I'm late, you see.Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way?Woman: Pardon?Man: Which garage did you take it to?Woman: Uh ... the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers.Man: Yes, I know that garage. It's the only one near your flat.Woman: Hmm, well now, let's have something to eat. Uh, what about some ... Man: I know the garage very well!Woman: Yes. Let's see now. Yes, I think I'll have some ...Man: A pity it's Sunday.Woman: Pardon?Man: A pity it'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.T hey are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend.2.In a restaurant.3."It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?""I've only been waiting for over an hour.That's all""After all, my time isn't really thatimportant, is it?""Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car."4.Because she wants to stop the conversation like this.5.Because he knows the girl is lying.Part 2 PassageThe Oscar StatuetteA statuette is a very small sculpture of a person or an animal which is often displayed on a shelf or stand.Section B dictationKeywords:1. "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit"2. columnist, column3. Walt Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.4. the Academy offices1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit", but the term never stuck.2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column.3. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.4. If the statuettes don't meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down.5.The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings.The Oscar statuette, designed by MGM's* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts a knight holding a crusader's* sword, standing on a reel of film with fivespokes, 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 Hepburn's first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939.Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards - with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas* of the statuette; a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size 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, hasn't changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No. 501.Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens. If they don't meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down.Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam container slightly larger than a shoebox.Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express, with no identifiable markings.On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolen statuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest.For eight decades, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from common thieves. 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," explains the company president. "Or maybepeople stored them someplace where they corroded." Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure, Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners: "If it gets dusty, simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth."Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionEvery January, the attention of the entertainment community and of film fans around the world turns to the upcoming Academy Awards, the highest honor in filmmaking. The annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' most famous activity. The Oscar Statuette is a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listening to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statementsare 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 branchesof 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 Meritwas 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, MargaretHerrick, 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 full-size 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 inChicago. (Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens.)F7. 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.) F8. For eighty years, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, managed to escape unscathed from common 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 After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.T he traditional Oscar statuette hasn't changed since the 1940s, when the basewas made higher.In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No.501.2.(Open)Section ThreeNewsNews Item1Bush-NATO-IraqMr. Bush says he hopes America's NATO allies will stand with the United States if he decides to take military action against Iraq.All the same, the president says no action is likely in the near future. He says for now the focus is on implementing the new UN resolution that calls for a tough weapons inspection regime* and warns of consequences if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein fails to comply*.Administration official say they expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UN resolution. They say President Bush will bring up Iraq in his bilateral meetings in Prague*, but they also say they do not believe the Iraqi threat will be the focus of the summit.In Prague, the alliance plans to take steps toward the creation of a rapid deployment force that can playa role in combating terrorism. The president said even the smallest NATO member nations can contribute something to the causeExercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about American’s NATO allies.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions1.He hopes America's NATO allies will stand with the United States if hedecides to take military action against Iraq.2.No, the president says no action is likely in the near future.3.They expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UNresolution.4.The NATO summit is held in Prague.5.No, it will not be the focus of the NATO summit.News Item2Bush-IraqPresident Bush says everyone knows the real power in Iraq lies with Saddam Hussein: "There is no democracy. This guy is a dictator and so we have to see what he says." The president says the Iraqi leader has a choice to make: disarm peacefully or be disarmed by force: "If Saddam Hussein does not comply to the detail of the resolution, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. It is over. We are through with negotiations. There is no more time. The man must disarm. He said he would disarm. He now must disarm." Mr. Bush spoke with reporters while touring the Washington D.C. police department, a tour designed to highlight his plan to create a cabinet level Department of Homeland Security. He left no doubthis patience regarding Iraq is wearing very thin*, stressing the United States will no longer tolerate any efforts by Saddam Hussein to circumvent* demands to disarm.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the Bush administration'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 Item3Britain-IraqBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a radio address late Thursday to the Iraqi people warning that Saddam Hussein must comply 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 Carlo's Arabic service Thursday, Mr. Blair said war could be avoided, if Iraq agreed to disarm."The situation is very clear. If Saddam Hussein agrees to disarm Iraq of all chemical, or biological or nuclear weapons programs and capability, then conflict would be avoided, and his duty is to cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, to cooperate and comply with them in the eradication of that material."The prime minister said he wanted to speak directly to the Iraqi people to try to dispel what he called myths that have arisen between Christians and Muslims. He said the dispute with Iraq is not about the West versus the East or about oil, but about weapons of mass destruction.Exercise ADirections: Listening to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about British Prime Minister's stand on the Iraqi issue.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.Prime Minister Blair warned that Saddam Hussein would suffer the consequences unless he cooperated with the UN weapons inspectors.2.Saddam Hussein should cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, and comply with them in the eradication of that material.3.On Thursday Tony Blair had an interview with Radio Monte Carlo's Arabic service.4.According to the Prime Minister, the conflict can be avoided if Saddam Hussein agrees to disarm Iraq of all chemical. or biological or nuclear weapons programs and capability.5.Mr. Blair said the dispute with Iraq is not about the West versus the East or about oil, but about weapons of mass destruction.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature reportBlix’s Iraq InspectionThe chief UN arms inspector has been assigned the task of searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The Security Council gave Iraq this last opportunity to disarm or face serious consequences, a euphemism* for possible war. The United States says it will make sure Iraq disarms, one way or another.But Mr. Blix* emphasizes that his inspectors will not determine the course of events in the region. He says they will visit suspected sites, conduct interviews with Iraqi scientists, ferret* out information and report back to the Security Council for its members to decide.As for US and British intelligence reports, which the Bush administration says proves that Iraq has banned weapons, Mr. Blix says he is not going intoIraq with pre-conceived ideas of what is there.The next test for Iraq will be December 8th, the deadline for Iraq to present a full accounting of its weapons programs. If Iraq presents, in effect, a blank sheet, Mr. Blix says, he would expect the United States to put its evidence on the table, so it can be verified.Iraq has persistently maintained it does not have the banned weapons. The latest such assertion came in a letter to the UN this week, in which Baghdad accepted the latest Security Council resolution setting out the parameters* for what experts say will be the most intrusive inspections in Iraq, so far.After the preliminary technical work starting Monday, Mr. Blix says, he expects the first wave of inspections to start November 27th. Two months later, he is required to report to the Security Council on Iraq's performance.Exercise ADirections: Listening to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about Mr. Blix's weapons inspections in Iraq.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Mr. Blix emphasizes that his inspectors will not determine the course ofevents in the region. He says they will visit suspected sites, conduct interviews with Iraqi scientists, ferret out information and report back to the Security Council for its members to decide.The next test for Iraq will be December eighth, the deadline for Iraq to present a full accounting of its weapons programs. If Iraq presents, in effect, a blank sheet, Mr. Blix says, he would expect the United States to put its evidence on the table, so it can be verified.Iraq has persistently maintained it does not have the banned weapons. The latest such assertion came in a letter to the UN this week, in which Baghdad accepted the latest Security Council resolution setting out the parameters for what experts say will be the most intrusive inspections in Iraq, so far.Part 2 PassageRise and Fall of Egypt1.The Nile River was a kind friend but occasionally a hard taskmaster of thepeople who lived along its banks.2.In due course of time, one man who grew more powerful than most of hisneighbors became their King.3.Provided he was not obliged to pay more taxes to his King than he thoughtjust, he accepted the rule of pharaoh as accepted the rule of Mighty Osiris. 4.It was different however when a foreign invader came and robbed him of hispossessions.5.Egypt regained a semblance of independence when one of Alexander'sgenerals set himself up as king of a new Egyptian state.The Nile River* was a kind friend but occasionally it was a hard taskmaster*. It taught the people who lived along its banks the noble art of "teamwork". They depended upon each other to build their irrigation trenches and keep their dikes in repair. In this way they learned how to get along with their neighbors and their mutual-benefit-association quite easily developed into an organized state.Then one man grew more powerful than most of his neighbors and he became the leader of the community and their commander-in-chief when the envious neighbors of western Asia invaded the prosperous valley. In due course of time he became their King and ruled all the land from the Mediterranean to the mountains of the west.But these political adventures of the old pharaohs* (the word meant "the Man who lived in the Big House") rarely interested the patient and toiling peasant of the grain fields. Provided he was not obliged to pay more taxes to his King than he thought lust, he accepted the rule of pharaoh as accepted the rule of Mighty Osiris *.It was different however when a foreign invader came and robbed him of his possessions.After twenty centuries of independent life, a savage Arab tribe of shepherds, called the Hyksos, attacked Egypt and for five hundred years they were the masters of the valley of the Nile. They were highly unpopular and great hate was also felt for the Hebrews who came to the land of Goshen* to find a shelter after their long wandering through the desert and who helped the foreign usurper* by acting as his tax-gatherers and his civil servants.But shortly after the year 1700 B.C., the people of Thebes began a revolution and after a long struggle the Hyksos were driven out of the country and Egypt was free once more.A thousand years later, when Assyria* conquered all of western Asia, Egypt became part of the empire of Sardanapalus*. In the seventh century B.C., it became once more an independent stateExercise A Pre-listening Question,It is the Great Pyramid of Giza probably. The great pyramid is believed to have been built over a 20-year period. The site was first prepared, and blocks of stone were transported and placed. An outer casing (which disappeared over the years) was then used to smooth the surface. Although it is not known how the blocks were put in place, several theories have been proposed. One theory involves the construction of a straight or spiral ramp that was raised as the construction proceeded. This ramp, coated with mud and water, eased the displacement of theblocks which were pushed (or pulled) into place. A second theory suggests that the blocks were placed using long levers with a short angled foot.1.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed listeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each ofExercise B Sentence Dictationthe following sentences.1. C2.B3.B4.A5.A6.B7.D8.CExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.The last Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, tried her best to save the country when the Romans came in the year 39 B. C. Her beauty and charm were more dangerous to the Roman generals than half a dozen Egyptian army corps. She wassuccessful twice in her attacks upon the hearts of her Roman conquerors. In the year 30 B.c., Augustus landed in Alexandria and destroyed her armies. She killed herself by taking poison.2(Open)。
听力教程4_答案_施心远（1—13）
听力教程4 答案施心远（1—13）Unit 1Section 1Listening and Translation1. A college education can be very costly in the United States.2.Rising costs have led more and more families to borrow money to help pay forcollege.3.There are different federal loans and private loans for students.4.Interest rates on some of these loans will go up on July 1st.5.There are growing concerns that many students graduate with too much debt.1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。
2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。
3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。
4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。
5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。
Section 2Part 1 Dialogue1-8 A C D C B C B APart 2 passage Ex C: 1-8 F F T T F T T FSection 3News Item 1China's wasted no time insetting put the latest plans for its ambitious space program. A senior official said the next manned mission will be in 2007, when the astronauts will attempt a space walk. After that, scientists will focus on developing the capability to rendezvous* and dock* with other spacecraft. He added that China also wanted to recruit female astronauts in the near future.The announcement comes just hours after the country's second manned space mission touched down in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The returning astronauts have been given a hero's welcome, riding in an open car in a nationally televised parade. Thousands of soldiers and groups of schoolchildren lined the route, waving Chinese flags. It's a sign of the great importance China attaches to its space program, viewing it as a source of national pride and international prestige.A: …about China’s ambitious space program.B:1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望) Future plan1. 1) Time: 20072) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk.2. Focus of further development: the capability to rendezvous and dock withother spacecraft3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future. News Item 2China's economy has recovered earlier and more strongly than any other. This latest data is further evidence of that trend. The rise in industrial output confirms what factory owners have been saying for some time now, that customers have been restocking* their inventories and confidence is returning.There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures to try to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases of small vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support.Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel, power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for the first time since February. But the rise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed crops and disrupted transport.A: … about the growth of China’s economy.News Item 3If you visit almost any marketplace in Africa, many of the consumer goods on sale, from buckets to razor blades to hurricane lamps, are likely to be Chinese. In a very large number of African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built with Chinese aid money.Sino-African trade, and aid, is large and growing. Some estimates put it as high as 12 billion dollars a year. Although direct comparisons are difficult, the links between the world's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could grow to challenge the post-colonial links between Europe and Africa. The meeting in Addis Ababa* had heard Chinese promises to cancel debts, grant duty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa.B：1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been builtwith Chinese aid money.2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as high as 12 billiondollars a year.3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post-coloniallinks between Europe and Africa.4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grant duty-freeaccess into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.Unit 2Section 1Listening and Translation1.Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat.2.So they take products with large amounts of vitamins.3.They think these vitamin supplements will improve their health and protectagainst disease.4.Medical experts found little evidence that most supplements do anything toprotect or improve health.5.but they noted that some do help to prevent disease.1.有些人担心他们并未从所吃的食物中获取足够的维生素。
施心远听力教程第三答案UNIT5答案完整版
UNIT 5Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Sport DictationWindIn the past we watched the wind closely. (1) Hunters knew that game moved (2) with the winds, that keeping the wind in (3) one's face was essential to a successful (4) stalk. Farmers knew that changing winds brought (5) rain or drought.Polynesian* sailors could find islands beyond the (6) horizon by lying on their backs in their (7) canoes and feeling the swells* caused by winds (8) rushing onto islands many miles away. Eskimos could (9) navigate in Arctic whiteouts*, when fog or snow (10) obscured all landmarks, by following remembered currents of air over the snow and ice.Today few people can tell where the wind comes from. We live inside walls, (11) surrounded by chrome and glass, and the winds outside are often (12) gusts of our own making - the wake of (13) rushing automobiles, the tunneling of air down narrow city streets. We get our weather (14) from the news, not from the wind behind us. We hear thewind as house sounds: the (15) rattle of windows, the scratching of branches at a window (16) screen, the moan of a draft under the (17) hall door. These are pop music, not the (18) classical style of the wind, which is the collision of leaf and blade, the (19) groan of branches under stress, the (20) stirring of ocean waves.Part 2 Listening for GistEleven years ago, a US Congressman from the state of Michigan introduced legislation asking Congress to study the issue of slavery reparations. Since then, the cities of Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, Dallas and now Chicago have called on Congress to consider such payments. Chicago aldermen voted 46-1 in support of the resolution. Alderman Freddrenna Lyle is the descendant of a slave. She says blacks in the United States are still at a disadvantage because of slavery."Today, when I am down the street and cross the street and go to (the department store) Sak's and people follow me through the store. It is because slavery has taught people to treat us differently based on skin color. It lives and breathes with us. It is with us every single day."Alderman Ed Smith says there is not enough money in the universe to compensate blacks for what they have suffered because of slavery, but he says it is time for the country to try.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This passage is about slavery reparations.The key words are slavery reparation, payments, vote, resolution, descendant, disadvantage, skin color, compensate, blacks, suffer.Section two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueCheapo TicketTerri: Did you see that television series with Michael Palin? Simon: The one where he went around the world in eighty days? Terri: Yeah.Simon: Yeah, it was really good. You know, that's something I've always wanted to do.Terri: Me too. Mind you, you have to put up with a lot of hassles *. I mean. I went to Hong Kong last year and it was one longdisaster!Simon: Really?Terri: Yeah, I was stuck in Moscow for three days!Simon: How on earth did thathappen?Terri: Well, it was like one of those bucket shop* tickets, you know, from the back of a magazine. I went down to this little place incentral London, in Soho and paid cash.Simon: But they're usually OK, aren't they?Terri: That's what I thought at the time. Now I know better! I mean the plane was delayed two hours leaving Heathrow and we weredoing a stopover at Moscow. It was Aeroflot*. So we arrivedlate at Moscow, in the middle of the night, and we all went intothe transit lounge and after about two hours this official came inand told us we'd missed the connection to Hong Kong; we'dhave to stay the night in the airport hotel ...Simon: But why?Terri: The late departure from Heathrow apparently.Simon: So, what was the hotel like?Terri: Grim* ... more like a prison really. Anyway, the next morning I went down to reception and asked what was happening.Disaster! They'd checked my ticket or something and decided itwasn't a proper Aeroflot one, only valid for the twice-a-weekflight, not the daily flight. So I had to sit there and watch all theother passengers go off to catch the next plane to Hong Kongwhile I was stuck in this terrible hotel.Simon: Well, a good chance to explore Moscow.Terri: No way! I didn't have a Russian visa, of course, so they wouldn't let me out. I had to stay there for three days. The pits!No TV, no newspapers, no phone lines and the food was gross.All because I had this cheapo ticket,Simon: I guess you won't be buying cheap tickets again.Terri: You're not wrong!ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2. T 3.F 4.F 5. F 6.F 7.F 8. TPart 2 PassageFrozen Ethnic Foods1）Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent and now there are 55.2） A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.3）Other ethnic groceries are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.4）By 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.5）Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies but the trend could grow here.At Patel Brothers' grocery, you can almost get lost these days in the frozen food section. Two years ago, there were three freezers in the store that catered to people from the Indian subcontinent in New York's Jackson Heights neighborhood. Now, there are 55, aisle after aisle crammed with inexpensive, ready-to-eat versions of chicken, chick peas (鹰嘴豆) and vegetable balls in sauces and spices.A few blocks away at the Pacific Supermarket, which specializes in Chinese and Thai food, frozen dinners fill two long aisles.Other ethnic groceries (食品杂货店), including those offeringMexican food, are enjoying explosive growth in sales of frozen meals to immigrant and second-generation customers with less time, inclination or ability to cook the foods of their homeland.Filling the frozen food racks are rapidly growing food companies, many of them local or regional, which find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of major corporations.The market for ethnic frozen foods reached US$2.2 billion in 2001, according to the American Frozen Food Institute.The biggest market is for Italian food, totaling US$1.28 billion in 200 I, up 6.1 percent from 2000. The overall frozen food market also grew by 6.1 percent, totaling US$26.6 billion.But Mexican frozen food sales grew 20.6 percent to US$488 million. Asian frozen entrees, which include Chinese, Thai and Indian, were up 12.3 percent, totaling US$463 million.The steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen foods is partly a result of changing demographics* - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent.But other Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic. The busy lives of many people help sales ..Six nights out of seven, it is well past midnight when Sanjay Kumar,a software manager at the brokerage* firm, arrives home from his office in Stamford, Connecticut.His refrigerator is bare but his freezer is full. So Kumar, 32, dines on chicken curry, chick peas, okra cooked with tomatoes and stuffed parathas. Total cost: about US$8.75.Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Still, some are expanding beyond their own ethnic origins.Deep Foods* of Union, New Jersey, is adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru* line of Indian dishes.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snack business, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s. It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium* dishes.Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods. Just before acquiring Ethnic Gourmet*, Heinz bought a Mexican food manufacturer, Delimex.Europe is ahead of the United States in terms of big companies. But the trend could grow here.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionThe development and diversity of the delights of Chinese cuisine are representative of China's long history. With each dynasty new recipes were created until the art of food preparation reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty. The dinner called Man Han Quan Xi that incorporates all the very best of Man and Han Cuisines is held in high esteem as it does countless dishes, each with its own distinctive flavor and appeal.The diversity of geography, climate, customs and products have led to the evolution of what are called the "Four Flavors" and "Eight Cuisines".Cuisine in China is a harmonious integration of color, redolence, taste, shape and the fineness of the instruments. Among the many cooking methods they use are boiling, stewing, braising, frying, steaming, crisping, baking, and simmering and so on.Cuisine can rise to many different occasions from luxury court feasts, fetes, holy sacrificial rites, joyous wedding ceremonies to simple daily meals and snacks. The art of a good cook is to provide a wholesome and satisfying dish to suit the occasion.Besides the various Han cuisines, the other 55 ethnic groups each have their own. With their peculiar religions and geographical zones, their diets differ respectively and are full of interest.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and fill in the following chart about the growth of the ethnic foods' market shares in the United States in 2001 and then answer the questions.1.Making the food are mostly small businesses closely linked to immigrant populations from Asia, Latin America and Africa.2.Deep Foods started out in the late 1970s as a family-owned snackbusiness, then started making vegetarian frozen food in the mid-1980s.It has since diversified into non-vegetarian, natural and low-sodium dishes and is now adding frozen Thai and Chinese entrees even as it markets its Green Guru line of Indian dishes.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the followingquestions.1)First, the steady growth in popularity of ethnic frozen food is partly a result of changing demographics - by 2010, the Hispanic-American population in the United States is expected to grow 96 percent and the Asian-American population is expected to grow 110 percent. And the Americans are also enjoying dishes once considered exotic and the busy lives of many people help sales.Second, many food companies find that serving ethnic shops is easier and more profitable than selling to grocery chains. As their profits increase, they are attracting the attention of major corporations. Heinz sees frozen dishes as a growth area along with organic and natural foods.2)(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1Therapy Dogs at Ground ZeroJean Owen is a dog trainer and volunteer with Therapy Dogs International, an organization that provides specially-trained dogs and their handlers for visits to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions.Therapy Dogs International, based in New Jersey, is one of a growing number of organizations that believes that the comfort and love of a pet can increase a person's physical and emotional well-being, promote healing and improve the quality of life.Therapy Dogs International was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a person's blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite* centers for workers at Ground Zero.In New York City, there continues to be a need for specially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized* by disaster. One victim remarked, "With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how you're feeling."Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the therapy dogs that are used to increase a person's physical and emotional well-being. promote healing and improve the quality of life.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Therapy Dogs International, located in New Jersey, was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a person's blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite centers for workers at Ground Zero. In New York City, there continues to be a need for specially-trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized by disaster. One victim remarked, "With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how you're feeling."News Item 2RobotsThe new SDR4.X stands only 60 centimeters tall, but Sony still says it could be part of the family. But it will have to be a wealthy family. Its creators say it will cost as much as a luxury car!Electronics companies across the globe are racing to develop the next great robot for use around the home. Some, such as the SDR4X, arehumanoid* robots meant to entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks. Others are made to do chores, such as mow the lawn or wash the car.Robots could help kids do their homework, or make learning fun, for example.Rodney Brooks is the Artificial Intelligence Director at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology.His company, Robot (eye-robot) Corporation, has developed what it calls "remote presence" robots. They allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet. He calls this "robottling".As for the fun side, the industry is developing companion robots for elderly people who are lonely. And Sony expects to put its SDR4X on the market by the end of the year.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the latest development in robots for use around the home.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and discuss the following questions.1)It costs as much as a luxury car.2)Sony made it.3)They will entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks.4)It means that these robots allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet.5)Sony will put SDR4X on the market by the end of the year.News Item 3RoboticsThe sophisticated combination of electronics and software empowering today's toys may run tomorrow's household robots, according to engineer Pradeep Khosla, at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.Mr Khosla is presently working on programming robots to duplicate human response, so that in the future robots might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the. handicapped.He says he has made some gains - robots that respond to hand signals, voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on today's toy market.Jeff Burnstein of the Robotics Industries Association says a robot, bydefinition, is a piece of equipment that is multifunctional, one that can be reprogrammed to do many different tasks.Home robot helpers may be a distant dream, he says, but industrial robots are an essential part of most factories today.As for the future, Pradeep Khosla says a person will be able to turn to his or her robot helper and say - Get me a Coca Cola. That robot will then walk to the refrigerator and open the door.That future is about 20 years off, Mr. Khosla estimates. The children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the present achievements of robotics and the home robot helper in the future.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Future robots will be able to duplicate human response, so that they might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the handicapped. Researchers have already made some gains - robots that respond to handsignals,voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on today's toy market.In about 20 years, the children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Two years ago, computer software engineers at The Media Lab, MIT's innovative technology research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched a new and easy-to-use programming language they called Scratch. Since its launch, Scratch has quickly found its way over the Internet into classrooms and homes around the world, putting the creative power of software design into the hands of some very young users.Jeff Elkner's students are creating their own animated stories using Scratch. Most of them, like Lydia Melgar from El Salvador, are learning English as a second language. Elkner, a computer science teacher in Arlington, Virginia, introduced Scratch to his students in March.“At first I wanted to introduce Scratch to teach programming. And what we found when we were working with Scratch was that it was actually amazingly good at teaching language skills."Scratch is an object-oriented language designed to be simple enough for anyone to use. Instead of writing commands out, users choose from commands that come with the program."We were really inspired by Lego bricks and how you build things in the physical world. How could you apply that to a digital space? So we have bricks or blocks that you snap together. So you have 100 different blocks that you can choose from.”There is also a library of visual elements included in the program. There are characters, interior and exterior settings to put them in, and objects they can manipulate.Anyone can download Scratch for free from the MIT-sponsored Website at . Brennan says they knew from the start that they wanted Scratch to be easy to use, but they didn’t want its simple interface to limit how it was used. Everyone who uses Scratch is encouraged to share their projects. More than 400,000 have been posted on the Website in the past two years.Changing, adapting and re-mixing projects is also encouraged. There have even been some collaborations. Brennan says a game called Night at Dreary Castle was the creation of an 8-year-old, a 13-year-old, and a 15-year-old from different countries. Today, there are one quarter of a million registered Scratch users. On Saturday, many of them will celebrate Scratch’s second anniversary with World Scratch Day. Morethan 80 events are scheduled in 30 different countries, from the United States to Iran.A.a new and easy-to-use programming language called Scratch.B.1.software engineers, programming language, Scratch2. a computer science teacher, Scratch, March3. an object-oriented language4. interior and exterior settings, manipulate5. download, for free, 6. is encouraged, 400,000, in the past two years7. an 8-year-old, a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old8. 80 events, 30Part 2 passageMcDonald’s Corp1. Revenue, which includes sales and franchise fees, rose 5.6 percent to US$3.8 billion from US$3.6 billion.2. Investors say he is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a two-year sales slump.3. McDonald's had wanted to sell 50 percent to 60 percent of the chains while retaining managerial control.4. He will be paid a salary of US$I.4 million this year and has options on 600,000 shares if he agrees to take the job.5. Franchisees run 85 percent of McDonald's US outlets, while the company operates the other 15 percent.McDonald's Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That's just one way new Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shifting toward improving the fast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants.In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year, helped by the strengthening of the euro.Net income rose 29 percent to US$327.4 million, or 26 US cents a share, from US$253.1 million, or 20 US cents a share, a year earlier, after the world's largest hamburger chain posted in the red ink for the fourth quarter, its first loss ever.Revenue, which includes sales and franchise* fees, rose 5.6 percent to US$3.8 billion from US$3.6 billion.Investors say Cantalupo is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a two-year sales slump. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control.After about 100 days on the job, Cantalupo says he will spend 40 percent less on new restaurants and renovation this year.McDonald's will add 360 outlets, down from 1,000 last year. It will be "better, not just bigger", the 28-year McDonald's veteran told investors at an April 7 meeting in New York.McDonald's had wanted to sell 50 percent to 60 percent of the chains while retaining managerial control.Last year, shares of McDonald's plummeted* 39 percent, making it thethird-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.Cantalupo, 59, signed up* actor Paul Newman to supply Newman's own dressings for salads that McDonald's is adding for a healthier menu. McDonald's also will offer yogurt and fruit in kids' Happy Meals and try new seasonings for hamburgers.Longer toasting is just part of the effort to make the buns taste better. McDonald's also changed the recipeExecutives also told investors at the meeting that McDonald's will serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The company will train staff to smile more, handle irate* customers politely and reduce the wait at counters.McDonald's has about 30,000 outlets worldwide, including 13,000 in the US.Franchisees, who were hurt as former CEO Jack Greenberg's expansion strategy eroded* sales at existing restaurants, said Cantalupo's plan requires little capital to attract more customers.Franchisees run 85 percent of McDonald's US outlets, while the company operates the oth15 percent.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionTaco Bell will expand across China in the near future. Pizza Hut will step up its home deliveries. And McDonald's is adding 100 more restaurants to the 560 it already has in the country. KFC is opening its 1,000th outlet in China.As China increasingly embraces the outside world and its snack food, USfast-food chains are kicking off a high-speed expansion in the world's biggest market.Gearing fast food toward local stomachs while retaining its prestige as a foreign brand is a delicate balance.KFC has adapted with fare like the "Old Beijing Twister" - a wrap modeled after the way Peking duck is served, but with fried chicken inside. Plans are also under way for more sites of the Chinese version of Taco Bell, which currently has one location - in Shanghai. grow with the affluence of the Chinese people.Yum! is also planning a slower expansion for Pizza Hut. Yum! expects the pizza market to grow with the affluence of the Chinese people.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: 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. McDonald's Corp is shifting from fast expansion toward quality control.(McDonald's Corp is toasting hamburger buns six seconds longer to make them tasty. That's just one way new Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shiftingtoward improving the fast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants.)F 2. In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose for more than a year.(In late April, McDonald's reported its first-quarter profit increased as sales rose at the fastest pace in more than a year.)F 3. Net income rose more than US$100 million.(Net income rose from US$253.1 million to US$327.4 million, or US$74.3 millions.)T 4. The company's two-year sales slump is due to a shrift of business focus.(Investors say Cantalupo is getting a grip on the troubles he inherited, especially a two-year sales slump. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control.)F 5. Mr Cantalupo has been on the job for exactly three months.(Cantalupo is about 100 days on the job, over three months.)T 6. Last year, shares of McDonald's plunged 39 percent, making it the third-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.(L ast year, shares of McDonald’s plummeted 39 percent, making it thethird-biggest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.)F 7. McDonald's is adding new dressings and seasonings for all items in its menu.(McDonald's is adding dressings for salads and try new seasonings for hamburgers.)T 8. McDonald's will improve its service by serving food more quickly in a clean andfriendly environment.(Executives told investors that McDonald's wil~ serve appetizing food quickly and in a clean, friendly environment. The company will train staff to smile more, handle irate customers politely and reduce the wait at counters.)T 9. Over 40% of McDonald's outlets are in the United States.(McDonald's has about 30,000 outlets worldwide. Including 13,000 in the US.) T 10. Cantalupo retired as president in January 2002.(Cantalupo stepped down as president in January 2002.)Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.New Chief Executive Officer James Cantalupo is shifting toward improving thefast-food giant's products rather than adding restaurants. Former CEO Jack Greenberg's expansion strategy eroded sales at existing restaurants. The company had strayed by focusing on expansion instead of quality control. Franchisees, who were hurt most, said Cantalupo's plan requires little capital to attract more customers.2.(Open)。
听力教程第三版Unit4施心远学生用书答案
Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsStress, Intonation and AccentScriptListen to some short conversations. Has the second speaker finished talking? Tick the right box.1. A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary’s off ice is, please?B: Yes. It’s up the stairs, then turn left, …↗2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are?B: Yes, they’re at the top of the stairs. ↘3. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the carpark. ↘4. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom, …↗5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four 10-pence pieces there, ... ↗6. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. ↘KeyPart 2 Listening and Note-TakingFrog LegsScriptA. Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have describ ed as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat eachyear between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Listen to a talk about frog legs. Take notes and complete the following summary.People want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries —or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians*. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States.One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In L ondon, a pound of frozen frog’s legs from India cost about £1.75, compared with £3.75 for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring* damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.KeyA. 1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. India n scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat eachyear between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Frog LegsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspiredfrog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the Frenchgovernment banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned toIndia and Bangladesh for frogs. And the United States imported more than 6.5 millionpounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions ofIndian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouringdamaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country thelegs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong to frogs that aretaken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationScriptIdentify each sentence as simple (S), compound (CP), complex (CPL) or compound-complex (C-C). You will hear each sentence twice. Write the corresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1. I told them what I thought; moreover, I will tell anyone else who wants to know.2. When the timer rang, she was in the living room talking to the neighbors who haddropped in.3. Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999, and gave her name and address inclear, concise tones.4. As a minister’s wife, she has more than her fair share of telep hone calls.5. That polish makes the floor dangerously slick; we will have to be careful until itwears down.Key1. C-C2. CPL3. S4. S5. C-CPart 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart.Interviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer.Can you tell me something about the club?Lorna: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities —gym, sunbed*, sauna* andJacuzzi* —that’s also from Scandinavia— as well as our regular fitnessclasses, that is. And there’s a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwards.Interviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are reallyexpensive.Lorna: Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only started lastJuly, we’ve kept them down to attract customers. It’s only £30 a year tojoin. Then an hour in the gym costs £2.50 — the same as half an hour onthe sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both £1.50 for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing well?Lorna: Well, so far, yes, it’s doing really well. I had no idea it was going to besuch a success, actually. We’re both very pleased. The sunbed’s sopopular, especially with the over 65s, that we’re getting another one inAugust.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lorna: We have people of all ages here, from small children to old-agepensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of ourmembers, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to usethe gym, mostly, or after work, while the youngsters come when schoolfinishes, around half past three or four. The Jacuzzi’s very popular withthe little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They’re usually around in the mornings, when we offer them specialreduced rates —for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it’s only £2, whichis half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — only about 5%of our members are retired.B. Listen to an extract from the dialogue and complete the following sentences withthe missing words.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: T hey’re usually around in the mornings, when we offer them specialreduced rates —for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, i t’s only £2,which is half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — onlyabout 5% of our members are retired.KeyA.B. Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They’re usually around in the mornings, when w e offer them specialreduced rates—for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it’s only £2,which is half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — onlyabout 5% of our members are retired.Dialogue 2 SkiingScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questionsSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, it’s lovely!Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, don’t worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. That’s our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners’ class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Can’t you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go upon a ski lift*.Teresa: Which wasn’t really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off you’d start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally: Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class whonever got the hang of* it. She didn’t have any sort of control over her skis andwhenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in frontof her, you know, like swords or something.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down theslope.Sally: Did she?Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended u p in a pile at the bottom of the slope — it was lucky I had my camera with me.Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon: Oh, yes, everybody’s favourite!B. Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following passage.C. Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and complete the following sentenceswith the missing words.1. Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift toget out of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope — itwas lucky I had my camera with me.KeyA. 1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.B. Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. Intheir class, there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldn’t control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her.One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope.Everyone tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all slid down the slope and ended up in a pile at the bottom.C. 1. Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to getout of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope — itwas lucky I had my camera with me.Part 3 PassageThe Truth about the French!ScriptB. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you willhear.Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations.French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-theart* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the “Paris school holiday week” which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second week of the break.No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the French.The French are not generally arrogant and rude. True, in large tourist centers there are unpleasant people and if you’re looking for or expecting rudeness, you may just provoke* it.Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don’t use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well, use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don’t usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France.France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not unheard of.In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don’t carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Questions:1. How large are the ski resorts in France?2. Why do people prefer to eat lunch at the mountain restaurants?3. How do most of the French resorts operate?4. What kind of vacation do French students usually have?5. What kind of unfair reputation do the French have?6. What is recommended when greeting someone or saying good-bye?7. What are good topics of conversation?8. What is still necessary when visiting France?C. Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.KeyA. Skiing can be divided into cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. Cross-country skiingis a low-impact, aerobic activity. It is becoming increasingly popular. It can be enjoyed even if you have a relatively low skill level. It does not require exorbitant lift fees, and it has a relatively low injury rate (cross-country skiing has an injury rate about 10 times less than alpine skiing). Skiing uses more muscles than running and is less stressful on the legs.Alpine or downhill skiing is a popular family sport shared by people of all ages and athletic abilities. It has less benefits for aerobic fitness than cross-country skiing because activity is usually in short bursts, but it is good for strengthening muscles particularly those in the upper leg. Alpine skiing is also a tough sport, particularly demanding on the legs.B. 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. DC. 1. Because there are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all theski resorts in Utah and Colorado combined.2. Because in a French resort an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily beable to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks ofFebruary and the first week of March.4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Generally they are as kind as youwish.5. In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visibleand don’t carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!D. 1. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period.The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.2. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish. The mostfractious Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity.Part 4 NewsNews item 1 India’s Selfie CampaignScriptA. Listen to the news item and answer the following questions. Then give a briefsummary about the news item.Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on social media.The campaign is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the lives of girls. It is part of the Indian government’s “Save Daughter, Teach Daughter” movement, which began earlier this year.The Indian leader used a radio broadcast last Sunday to urge people to publish photographs taken with their daughters on social media. He expressed hope that this could revolutionize the movement to save the country’s girls.Sexual inequality has long been a major problem in India’s highly patriarchal* society.For years, Indian families have wanted boys more than girls. In India, many girls are considered inferior to boys. Some are even killed before they are born or as newborns because they are thought to be less desirable. For every 1,000 boys up to the age of six years, India has 914 girls.It was not j ust fathers in India who answered Mr. Modi’s call. Fathers in countries as far away as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another public relations effort, but will support India’s push to give its daughters the same positions as its sons.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA. 1. The Prime Minister launched the campaign on social media.2. The movement began earlier this year.3. The Prime Minister urge people to publish photographs taken with their daughters onsocial media.4. Social activists hope the campaign will not just be another public relations effort, butwill support the appeal for giving the daughters the same position as the sons.5. Fathers in countries such as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.This news item is about a campaign launched by Indian Prime Minister on recognizingand celebrating the lives of girls.B. 1. Sexual inequality has been a major problem in India’s patriarchal society.2. Many girls are considered inferior to boys in India, therefore some are even killedbefore they are born or as newborns.3. For every 1,000 boys up to the age of six, there are only 914 girls in India.C. 1. Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on social media.The campaign is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the lives of girls.2. It was not just fathers in India who answered Mr. Modi’s call. Fathers in countries asfar away as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.3. Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another public relations effort, butwill support India’s push to give its daughters the same positions as its sons.News item 2 100-Year-Old Japanese Woman’s Swimming RecordScriptA. Listen to the news item and fill out the following chart. Then give a brief summaryabout the news item.As we age, we often take longer to recover from injuries. That is, for some people.After a Japanese woman suffered a knee injury, she became a competitive swimmer —at age 88.Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman. In fact, in the swimming pool — she is only getting faster.Recently, a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian*to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter pool. Her name is Mieko Nagaoka. Ms. Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama. She swam the race in one hour, 15 minutes and 54 seconds.And Ms. Nagaoka was not competing against others. In fact, Ms. Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100–104 year old category*. Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance*, or not giving up.In 2002, at a masters swim meet in New Zealand, Ms. Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyThis news item is about a 100-year-old Japanese woman who sets the swimming record.B. 1. Recently, a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian tocomplete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition.2. Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance, or not giving up.3. After suffered a knee injury, Ms. Nagaoka became a competitive swimmer —at ageof 88.C.In 2002, at a masters swim meet in New Zealand, Ms. Nagaoka took the bronze medal inthe 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.Section Three Oral WorkRetellingThe StrandScriptListen to a story and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the story only once. You can write down some key words and phrases.There is a street called “The Strand” in Galveston,where hundreds of thousands of tourists visit today. This street was Mama’s stomping* ground as a kid. Before Mama died, we took a streetcar around Galveston to see all the lovely, restored homes. What a great day.She knew more than the tour guide. As we sat enjoying the sights, Mama said, “Liz, do you know why my nose is a littl e crooked*?” (I thought, “Where did that come from?”) “No, Mama, you haven’t ever mentioned it,” I replied.“Well,” said mother, “one day I followed my brothers to The Strand, and a streetcar ran over me. I put myself flat down between the rails and pushed my face in the ground so hard that I broke my nose! It sure caused a lot of chaos*. People screamed, the police came, and I just crawled out, brushed myself off and went home. The only thing I ever noticed different about me was a crooked nose.”I just looked at her nose and looked at Mama in utter disbelief!Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 PassageBabies and IntelligenceScriptA. Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.Some people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Research scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Development note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other humans. This ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.The Finnish researchers used devices to meas ure the babies’ brain acti vity. The researchers played recordings of spoken sounds for up to one hour while the babies slept.The head of the study believes that babies can learn while asleep because the part of their brains called the cerebral cortex* remains active at night. The cortex is very important for learning. This part of the brain is not active in adults while they sleep.Many experts say the first years of a child’s l ife are important for all later development.An American study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children. The study involved more than 1,200 mothers and children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. They observed the mothers playing with their children four times during this period.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.The children of depressed women did not do as well on tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly on tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people.Another study suggests that babies who are bigger at birth generally are more intelligent later in life. It found that the intelligence of a child at seven years of age is directly linked to his or her weight at birth. Study organizers say this is probably because heavier babies received more nutrition* during important periods of brain development before they were born.The study involved almost 3,500 children. Researchers in New York City used traditional tests to measure intelligence. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birth weight alone could be separated from the effects of diet or other considerations.The researchers found that children with higher birth weights generally did better on the intelligence tests. Also, the link between birth weight and intelligence later in life was stronger for boys than for girls.B. Listen to the passage again and complete the chart.KeyA. 1. Some people thought babies were able to learn things when they were five or sixmonths old.2. Doctors think babies begin learning things on their first day of life.3. Babies communicate with other people by smiling.4. They can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were stilldeveloping inside their mothers.5. Babies can learn while asleep.6. They are important for a child’s all later development.B.Part 2 VideoHaiti Amputee Soccer TeamScriptWatch the video film and answer the questions.In Haiti there is a soccer team unlike any you have ever seen. It is made up of players who have lost legs and arms, mostly during the earthquake in 2010. Just as the players are different, so is their field, called a “pitch”. People live near it. There are pools of water on it.And cows walk by. The players kick with the same leg they stand on. Goalies defend with the only arm they have. The team is called Zaryen. That is Creole for “tarantula’ — a spider that can live without one of its legs. A balcony collapsed on Judithe Facile during the earthquake.She was near death. Soccer has brought her back to life.“Now I feel like I’m alive. Because, before that, after I lost my leg, I didn’t have any hope for the future, even though I was walking on the crutches.”Cedieu Fortilus says the players have changed the way Haitians think about the disabled.“When I see they are playing like that, I’m so proud. I’m so proud. I think I’m doing a good job. So, I see so many people, even Haitian, if they are crossing the street, they take time to look at them because they are doing something very strange. Something many Haitians have never seen in their life.”Several organizations in the United States give money to the team, and pay for artificial arms and legs for all Haitians who need them.Cindy Orange says: “Soccer has taught me to do a lot of things on one leg that I wasn’t used to doing before. I feel comfortable when I’m playing.”Key1. That’s because this soccer team in Haiti is formed by those p layers who have losttheir legs and arms.2. They kick with the same leg they stand on and the goalkeepers defend with the onlyarm they have.3. That’s because only soccer saved her from depressi on. After she had lost her leg, shedidn’t have any hope for the future, even tho ugh she was able to walk on the crutches.4. That’s because the players are doing something ver y strange. That is to say, they areplaying soccer in their own ways.5. Several organizations in the United States give money to the soccer teams in Haitiand pay for artificial arms and legs for all Haitians who need them.。
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施心远主编《听力教程》3 (第2版) 答案UNIT 2Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Sport DictationMy MotherMy mother was an efficient (1) taskmaster who cooked, cleaned and shopped for nine people (2) on a daily basis. She was a disciplinarian* who would (3) make us seven kids walk up and down the stairs a hundred times if we clumped like (4)field hands to-dinner. She also enlisted us to help her in the day's (5) chores.My mother believed that each of her children had a special (6) knack that made him or her invaluable on certain (7) missions. My brother Mike, for example, was believed to have especially (8) keen eyesight. He was hoisted up as a human (9) telescope whenever she needed to see something (10) far away. John was the climber when a kite (11) got caught. My own job was navigator for our (12) gigantic old Chrysler.But my mother's (13) ability to get work done well was only (14) one side. She also had an (15) imagination that carried her in different directions, that (16) allowed her to transcend her everyday life. She did not (17) believe in magic as portrayed on a stage, but (18) valued instead the sound of a metal bucket being(19) filled by a hose, or the persistence of a dandelion at the (20) edge of a woodpile.Part 2 Listening for GistFor hundreds of years man has been fascinated by the idea of flying. One of the first men to produce designs for aircraft was Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist who lived in the fifteenth century. However, it was not until the eighteenth century that people began to fly, or perhaps it would be better to say float, across the countryside in balloons. The first hot-air balloon was made in April 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers in France.In the following years many flights were made by balloon. Some of the flights were for pleasure and others were for delivering mail and for military purposes, such as observation and even bombing. However, in the late 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 twenty-seven 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, eighteenthcentury, fly, float, balloons, hot-air balloon, April 1783, airships, September 1852, aeroplane.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueBuying a CarA: Good morning, can I help you?B: Yes, I'm interested in buying a car.A: Have you anything in mind?B: Not really.A: What price are youthinking of?B: Not more than £13,500.A: Let's see now ... Over there between the Lancia and the Volvo is a Mini. Itcosts £12,830 and is cheap to run: It does 38 miles per gallon. Or there's the Citroen, behind the Mini. It costs £12,070 and is even cheaper to run than the Mini: It does 45 miles per gallon. It's not very fast though. It only does 69 miles per hour.B: No, I think the Mini and the Citroen are too small. I've got three children.Isn't there anything bigger at that price?A: Well, there's the Toyota over there, to the left of the Peugeot. It's very comfortable and costs £13,040. It's cheap to run too, and it also has a built-in radio. Or there's the Renault at the back of the showroom, behind the Peugeot. It costs a little more, £13,240, but it is cheaper to run. It does 40 miles per gallon and the Toyota only does 36 miles per gallon.B: What about that Volkswagen over there, in front of the Toyota?A: That costs a little more than £13,500 but it's a very reliable car. It's more expensive to run than the others: It does 34 miles per gallon, but it's faster.Its top speed is 90 miles per hour. The Toyota's is 80 miles per hour and the Renault's is 82 miles per hour.B: How much does it cost?A: £13,630 and that includes a 5-yearguarantee.B: And the Fiat next to theVolkswagen?A: Again that's more than £13,500, but it's cheaper than the Volkswagen. It costs£13,550.B: Hmm well, I'll have to think about it and study these pamphlets. How much is that Peugeot incidentally, behind the Lancia?A: Oh, that's expensive. It costs £15,190.B: Yes, that is a bit too much. Thank you very much for your help. Goodbye.Part 2 PassageThe Wrights’ Story1.On the morning of December 17, 1903, between 10:30 a.m. and noon, fourflights were made, two by Orville Wright and two by Wilbur Wright.2.Under the direction of the operator it climbed upward on an inclined coursetill a height of 8 or 10 feet from the ground was reached.3.Into the teeth of a December gale the "Flyer" made its way forward with aspeed of 10 miles an hour over the ground and 30 to 35 miles an hour through the air.4.The height chosen was sufficient for maneuvering in so gusty a wind and withno previous acquaintance with the conduct of the machine and its controlling mechanisms.5 .In attempting to bring the machine down to the desired height, the operator turned the rudder too far, and the machine turned downward more quickly than had been expected.On the morning of December 17, 1903, between 10:30 a.m. and noon, four flights were made, two by Orville Wright and two by Wilbur Wright. The starts were all made from a point on the level sand about 200 feet west of our camp, which is located a quarter of a mile north of the Kill Devil sand hill, in Dare County, North Carolina.The wind at the time of the flights had a velocity* of 27 miles an hour at 10a.m., and 24 miles an hour at noon, as recorded by the anemometer* at the Kitty Hawk Weather Bureau Station.The flights were directly against the wind. Each time the machine started from the level ground by its own power alone with no assistance from gravity or any other source whatever.After a run of about 40 feet along a monorail* track, which held the machine 8 inches (20 centimeters) from the ground, it rose from the track and under the direction of the operator climbed upward on an inclined course till a height of 8 or 10 feet from the ground was reached, after which the course was kept as near horizontal as the wind gusts and the limited skill of the operator would permit.Into the teeth of a December gale the "Flyer" made its way forward with a speed of 10 miles an hour over the ground and 30 to 35 miles an hour through the air.It had previously been decided that for reasons of personal safety these first trials should be made as close to the ground as possible. The height chosen was sufficient for maneuvering* in so gusty a wind and with no previous acquaintance with the conduct of the machine and its controlling mechanisms. Consequently the first flight was short.The succeeding flights rapidly increased in length and at the fourth trial a flight of 59 seconds was made, in which time the machine flew a little more than half a mile through the air and a distance of 852 feet over the ground.The landing was due to a slight error of judgment on the part of the aviator. After passing over a little hummock* of sand, in attempting to bring the machine down to the desired height, the operator turned the rudder* too far, and the machine turned downward more quickly than had been expected. The reverse movement of the rudder was a fraction of a second too late to prevent the machine from touching the ground and thus ending the flight.As winter was already well set in, we should have postponed the trials to a more favorable season, but we were determined to know whether the machine possessed sufficient power to fly, sufficient strength to withstand the shocks of landings and sufficient capacity of control to make flight safe in boisterous* winds, as well as in calm air.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionOrville Wright (1871-1948), American aeronautical engineer, famous for his role in the first controlled, powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine and for his participation in the design of the aircraft's control system. Wright worked closely with his brother, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American aeronautical engineer, in designing and flying the Wright airplane.During the years 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, the two brothers developed the first effective airplane. At Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made the first successful flight of a piloted, heavier-than-air, self-propelled craft, called the Flyer. The third Flyer, which the Wrightsconstructed in 1905, was the world's first fully practical airplane. It could bank, turn, circle, make figure eights, and remain in the air for as long as the fuel lasted, up to half an hour on occasion.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1.Four flights were made on the morning of December 17, 1903, two by OrvilleWright and two by Wilbur Wright.2.The wind at the time of the flights had a velocity of 27 miles an hour at 10a.m., and 24 miles an hour at noon, as recorded by the anemometer at theKitty Hawk Weather Bureau Station.3.Each time the machine started from the level ground by its own power alonewith no assistance from gravity or any other source whatever.4.The machine ran about 40 feet along a monorail track before it rose from thetrack.5.These first trials should be made as close to the ground as possible for reasonsof personal safety.6.The machine flew a little more than half a mile through the air in 59 secondsat the fourth trial.7.The early landing was due to a slight error of judgment on the part of theaviator.8.As winter was already well set in, it was not a favorable season for the trials.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.Because they wanted to know whether the machine possessed sufficient powerto fly, sufficient strength to withstand the shocks of landings and sufficient capacity of control to make flight safe in boisterous winds as well as in calm air.2.(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1World Basketball ChampionshipThe semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament is later today (Saturday) in the mid-western (US) state of Indiana.Argentina is the only undefeated team at the tournament. The South Americans have outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points per game. On Wednesday, Argentina shocked the host United States (87-80) to snap a 58-game international winning streak* by professional squads of the National Basketball Association players.Argentina also defeated Brazil (78-67) to reach the semifinal round where the team will face Germany. Primarily using European experienced players, Argentina defeated Germany earlier in the second round, 86-77.Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States (81-78) in the quarterfinals, plays upstart* New Zealand. But Yugoslav head coach Svetislav Pesic says he is not surprised.The losers of each game will play for the third place on Sunday before the championship game.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.In the second round Argentina defeated Germany 86-77.2.Argentina also defeated Brazil to reach the seminal round.3.Before the semifinal round Argentina is the only undefeated team at thetournament.4.Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States in thequarterfinals, plays against New Zealand.5.The four teams that will play in the semifinals are Argentina, Germany,Yugoslavia and New Zealand.6.The losers of each game will play for the third place before thechampionship game.News Item 2European FootballEnglish football club Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League, despite fighting back from a 3-0 deficit to tie FC Basel 3-3 in Switzerland. Liverpool needed a win Tuesday to qualify / for the second phase. Instead, the English club will play for the UEFA Cup. Basel became the first Swiss side ever to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, qualifying second in Group B· behind Valencia of Spain, which beat Spartak Moscow 3-0.English champion Arsenal played to a scoreless home draw against Dutch-side PSV Eindhoven to top Group A and move into the second phase, where the team will be seeded. They'll be joined by German team BorussiaDortmund*, which advanced despite a 1-0 loss to Auxerre in France.AS Roma played to a 1-1 draw against AEK Athens in Italy, to capture second place in Group C. Group winner Real Madrid of Spain will also advance, after drawing 1-1 with Racing Genk* in Belgium.In Group D, Inter Milan of Italy got a pair of goals from Hernan Crespo to beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in the Netherlands. Both teams qualified at the expense of French side Lyon, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Rosenborg in Norway.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about European football matches.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T6.F7.TNews Item 3Kemper Open Gulf PreviewThe annual Kemper Open* golf tournament gets underway Thursdaynear Washington at the Tournament Players Club at Avenel.Twenty-eight-year-old American Rich Beem is back to defend his title. Before his victory here, he had missed the halfway cuts in five straight tournaments. He hopes he can again find his form during the next four days, as he is currently 132nd on the money list.The player who is number-one on golf's money list and in the world rankings, American Tiger Woods, decided to skip this event after winningthe rain-delayed Memorial Open in (Dublin) Ohio on Monday.Compatriot* Jeff Sluman says even Tiger has to take periodic breaks.He's unbelievable. He's got an opportunity, as I said even a couple years ago, if he stays healthy and does the right things, he can maybe be the best golfer of all time, and he's showing right now what he can do. The kid is just a fabulous, fabulous player, but he can't play every week."Eight of the past 10 Kemper Open winners are in this year's field of 156 golfers, who are vying for three million dollars in prize money. The first-place check has been increased from 450 thousand to 540 thousand dollars.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an annual Kemper Open golf tournament on Thursday.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions."1.The Kemper Open golf tournament will be held on Thursday.2.Rich Beem comes back to defend his title.3.He is currently ranked 132nd on the money list.4.Tiger Woods is number-one on golf's money list and in the world rankings.5.He has to take a break after a match on Monday.6.There are 156 golfers taking part in this event.7.The total prize money is three million dollars.8.The prize for the first place is 540 thousand dollarsSection Four Supplementary ExercisePart 1 Feature ReportUS Men’s National Collegiate Basketball TournamentThe widely followed US men's national collegiate basketball tournament concludes tonight (9 p.m. EST) in Atlanta with a championship match-up* between Maryland and Indiana.Maryland is in the championship game for the first time in the school history. To get here, the Maryland Terrapins had to beat three teams with great basketball traditions: Kentucky, Connecticut and Kansas.Now they face another, Indiana. while Maryland was one of the four top seeds in this 65-team tournament, the Indiana Hoosiers* were a fifth seed, and virtually no one expected them to reach the title game*. But they knocked off defending champion Duke in the third round, and in the semifinals they upset Oklahoma.Maryland coach Gary Williams knows it will take a solid effort to win. "Any team that's gotten to where Indiana has gotten, you don't look at their record. You look at how they're playing now, how they play. Any time a team plays team defense like they do, they have a chance to beat anybody. That's what concerns me the most, their ability to play together as a unit, because a lot of times you can play with anybody when you play that close together like they do."Indiana has 27 wins and 11 defeats this season. The last time a team won the national championship with as many as 11 losses was Kansas in 1988. Maryland has a school record of 31 wins against only 4 losses. It has three seniors in the starting line-up* who reached the semifinals last year, and they are determined that this time they will take home the school's first men's national basketball championship.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about two teams that will compete for the championship of US men's national collegiate basketball tournament.Exercises BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.M aryland moves in the championship game for the first time in the schoolhistory.2.The Maryland Terrapins had to beat three teams with great basketballtraditions before it reached the title game.3.Among the 65 teams, the Indiana team was a fifth seed.4.Indiana has 27 wins and 11 defeats this season.st year the Maryland Terrapins reached the semifinals.6. In 1988, the team who won the national championship with as many as 11 losses was Kansas.Part 2 PassageWho on Earth Invented the Airplane?1. He would keep his dirigible tied to a gas lamp post in front of his Parisapartment and during the day he'd fly to go shopping or to visit friends.2. Since his was the first public flight in the world, he was hailed as theinventor of the airplane all over Europe.3. But to bring up the Wright brothers with a Brazilian is bound to elicit anavalanche of arguments as to why their flight didn't count.4. His flight did meet the criteria: He took off unassisted, publicly flew apredetermined length and then landed safely.5. By the time the Brazilian got around to his maiden flight the Wrightbrothers had already flown numerous times, including one flight inwhich they flew 39 kilometers.Ask anyone in Brazil who invented the airplane, and they will say Alberto Santos-Dumont, a bon vivant as well-known for his aerial prowess as he was for his dandyish* dress and place in the high-society life of Belle Epoque Paris.As Paul Hoffman recounts in his biography Wings of Madness, the eccentric* Brazilian was the only person in his day to own a flying machine."He would keep his dirigible* tied to a gas lamp post in front of his Paris apartment at the Champs Elysees, and every night he would fly to Maxim's for dinner. During the day he'd fly to go shopping or to visit friends," Hoffman said.It was on November 12, 1906, when Santos-Dumont flew a kite-like contraption* with boxy wings called the 14-Bis some 220 meters on the outskirts of Paris. Since his was the first public flight in the world, he was hailed as the inventor of the airplane all over Europe.It was only later that Orville and Wilbur Wright proved they had beaten Santos-Dumont at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, three years earlier.But to bring up the Wright brothers with a Brazilian is bound to elicit* anavalanche of arguments as to why their flight didn't count."It's one of the biggest frauds* in history," scoffs Wagner Diogo, a taxidriver in Rio de Janeiro."No one saw it, and they used a catapult* to launch the airplane."The debate centers on the definition of flight.Henrique Lins de Barros, a Brazilian physicist and Santos-Dumont expert, argues that the Wright brothers' flight did not fulfill the conditions that had been set up at the time to distinguish a true flight from a prolonged hop.Santos-Dumont's flight did meet the criteria: He took off unassisted, publicly flew a predetermined length and then landed safely."If we understand what the criteria were at the end of the 19th century, the Wright brothers simply did not fill any of the prerequisites," said Lins de Barros.Brazilians claim that the Wrights launched their Flyer in 1903 with a catapult or at an incline, disqualifying it from being a true airplane.Even Santos-Dumont experts like Lins de Barros concede* this is wrong. He says that the steady winds at Kitty Hawk were crucial for the Flyer's takeoff, disqualifying the flight because it probably could not lift off on its own.Peter Jakab, chairman of the aeronautics division at the US National Air and Space Museum in / Washington, says such claims are preposterous*.By the time Santos-Dumont got around to his maiden flight the Wrightbrothers had already flown numerous times, including one flight in which they flew 39 kilometers.Even in France the Wrights are considered to have flown beforeSantos-Dumont, says Claude Carlier, director of the French Center for the History of Aeronautics and Space.By rounding the Eiffel Tower in a motorized dirigible in .190 I,Santos-Dumont helped prove that air travel could be controlled.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionAlberto Santos-Dumont was a wealthy Brazilian aviation pioneer who came to Paris, France, at the age of 18 to live and study. He attempted his first balloon ascent in 1897 and had his first successful ascent in 1898. He began to construct dirigible airships powered with gasoline-powered engines in 1898 and built and flew fourteen of the small dirigibles. In 1901, he flew his hydrogen-filled airship from St. Cloud, around the Eiffel Tower, and back to St. Cloud. It was the first such flight and won him the Deutsch Prize and a prize from the Brazilian government. In 1902, he attempted to cross the Mediterranean in an airship but crashed into the sea. In 1909, he produced his "Demoiselle" or "Grasshopper" monoplane, the precursor to the modern light plane.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will heareach sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: 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. The Brazilians believe that it was Alberto Santos-Dumont who invented the airplane.(Ask anyone in Brazil who invented the airplane, and they will say Alberto Santos-Dumont ... )-T- 2. In Paul Hoffman's day Alberto Santos-Dumont was the only person to own a flying machine.(As Paul Hoffman recounts in his biography Wings of Madness, the eccentric Brazilian was the only person in his day to own a flying machine.)-T- 3. According to Hoffman, Alberto Santos-Dumont used his dirigible as a means of transportation.(He would keep his dirigible tied to a gas lamp post in front of his Parisapartment at the Champs Elysees, and he would fly to Maxim's fordinner every night and he'd fly to go shopping or to visit friends duringthe day.)-F 4. On November 12, 1906, Santos-Dumont flew a kite-like device with boxy wings some 200 meters on the outskirts of Paris.(It was on November 12, 1906, when Santos-Dumont flew a kite-likecontraption with boxy wings called the 14-Bis some 220 meters on theoutskirts of Paris.)-T- 5. Some Brazilians claim that the Wrights launched their Flyer in 1903 with assistance by a device.(Brazilians claim that the Wrights launched their Flyer in 1903 with acatapult or at an incline, disqualifying it from being a true airplane.)-T- 6. Some experts believe steady wind might have helped the Flyer's takeoff.(Even Santos-Dumont experts like Lins de Barros ... , Lins de Barrossays that the steady winds at Kitty Hawk were crucial for the Flyer'stakeoff, disqualifying the flight because it probably could not lift off onits own.)-F7. Officials from the US National Air Force say such claims are groundless.(Peter Jakab, chairman of the aeronautics division at the US National Air and Space Museum in Washington, says such claims are preposterous.)-T-8. The Wrights had already made several successful flights before Santos-Dumont got around to his maiden flight.(By the time Santos-Dumont got around to his maiden flight the Wrightbrothers had already flown numerous times, including one flight inwhich they flew 39 kilometers.)Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.By rounding the Eiffel Tower in a motorized dirigible in 1901, Santos-Dumonthelped prove that air travel could be controlled.2.(Open)。
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Pre-listening discussion: Say names of animals you know Insects: bees, wasps, ants, termites, flies, butterflies… Carnivores: tigers, lions, leopards, wolves… Other animals: apes, monkeys, …
来源于拉丁文caro，“flesh”。carnal肉欲的，好色的；carnalism寻欢作乐的纵欲主义，是贪图 肉体 的享受；carnivore中字根vore指“吃”所以carnivore指肉食动物。herbivore食草动物； folivore食叶动物。甚至连carnation康乃馨，大多也是粉红色，肉色的。至于大家熟悉的carnival 狂欢 节，现在又翻译为“嘉年华”（根据该词粤语读音直译），过去是指在天主教为期40天的大斋 戒来临前， 人们聚在一起狂啃肉的情景。从字面上理解，拉丁文carne vale相当于英语flesh，farewell，相当于中文 “别了，肉（所以现在让我赶紧吃几口）”。
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施心远主编《听力教程》第版Unit答案（1）A L i s t e n i n g C o u r s e4施心远主编《听力教程》4 (第2版)答案Unit 6Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1: Listening and Translation1. Blogs are being used more and more by teachers.老师对博客的使用越来越多。
2. Many Internet services now offer free and easy ways to create personal Web pages.现在很多因特网服务商都提供免费、便捷的制作个人网页的方式。
3. Educators did not become involved with blogging right away.教育工作者并不是从一开始就涉足博客的。
4. Many were concerned with privacy issues and security.很多人担心隐私和安全问题。
5. But now, thousands of teacher blogs can be found on the Internet.但是现在在因特网上可以找到成千上万个教师博客网页。
Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueEx. : Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. T. I put a big value on being current with my friends.2. F. She and her friends take turns to call each other.3. F. Her phone bills are high, but she considers it's just like one of her living expenses.4. T. She says, "there's something about throwing away a letter that I just can't do it."5. T. They met when they worked at the same place. Then he went to Taiwan for two years and they wrote letters. They didn'tknow each other very well, but they got to know each other through letters over the first two years and then they are good friends ever since.6. F. They met when they worked at the same place.7. F. When she first saw him after writing him for two years, she was a little nervous that they wouldn't be able to function without a pen and paper between them.8. T. She has a friend who got on-line and email is her thing. Since she got her email address recently, she is able to hear from her twice a week.9. F. She thinks that friends should provide comfort and support and adventure and jokes.10. T. She says, "I feel like one thingI want my friends to do is call me on things, you know, to let me know if I do something that upsets them from whatever reason.I think that's one thing friends, you know, do for each other.11. F. Sometimes friendship can get prickly and hard. You can fight, but in her view, fighting was never bad.12. T You share jokes that you've created together that you've understood and all you have to do is say one word, and the other person can go off into peals of laughter.Part 2 PassageEx. B: Sentence Dictation1. Negotiating isn't always done with a hammer in hand. But you should become a better negotiator if you want to succeed in business.2. In the art of negotiating, facts and figures play a role, but what may tip the balance is the emotional factor.3. Good negotiations--in business as well as in personal orfamily situations--hinge on respect for others, and respect for your own feelings.4. If someone is getting angry at you, there can be all sorts of reasons for that.5. Both sides have an ongoing relationship that can be damaged bya lopsided agreement.Ex. C: Detailed Listening.1. Directions: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions1) What makes the difference between success and failure ina negotiation?How you deal with emotions, your own and those on the other side, makes the difference between success and failure in a negotiation.2) What does the notion of a lack of power and self-respect lead to in negotiation?The negotiator with this notion is often immediately put at an disadvantage.3) What do positive emotions and negative emotions bring about ina negotiation?Positive emotions elicit good feelings and often lead to good solutions; negative ones cloud the brain and reduce our capacity to think, learn and remember.Exercise 21) Appreciation: Understanding the other side’s point of view, finding merit in their ideas and communicating your understanding.2) Affiliation: Try to build genuine connections with the otherside as human beings, not merely as adversaries.3) Autonomy: The recognition that both you and the other side are free to affect or make decisions.4) Status: Competition over status is a dead end. Appreciating the status of both sides leads to the mutual respect necessary for a successful negotiation.5) Role: Don’t needlessly limit yourself. The activities in your work and negotiations can often be expanded to be more fulfilling and meaningful.Ex. D: After-listening Discussion1. What is one of the best soothing methods? Why?One of the best soothing methods is to ask yourself, "How important is this issue to me?" Some negotiators, just like some married couples, are at risk of making every issue a big issue. We can get worked up about issues that are of little importance. As Aristotle pointed out, "One can become angry; that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose--that is not easy."2. How do you deal with emotions in negotiations?Open.Section Three NewsNews Item 1Ex. A: Summarize the newsThis news item is about the world’s first commercially cloned dog. Ex. B: Listen to the news again and decide T or F.1.F Several years ago Edgar and Nina Otto froze the DNA of theirdog, Lancelot.2.T The couple were sad and they decided to get a clone producedby a South Korean laboratory.3.F Lancelot Encore, the new puppy, is the world's firstcommercially cloned dog.4.F The new owners here in Florida say they're happy with theirnew dog and don't plan to clone any others.5.TTape script of News Item One:Several years ago Edgar and Nina Otto froze the DNA of their dog, Lancelot. When he died last year, the couple were devastated and they decided to get a clone produced by a South Korean laboratory.几年前, Edgar和Nina Otto将他们的爱犬Lancelot的DNA进行了冷藏。
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施心远主编听力教程第版U n i t答案集团文件版本号：（M928-T898-M248-WU2669-I2896-DQ586-M1988）UNIT 6Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationWind and SpiritWe do notice the wind when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. "Certain winds will make men's (3) temper bad", said George Eliot. In Southern California, the Santa Ana is (4) associated with an increase in depression and domestic (5) violence.Scientists have tried (6) without success to identify physiological reasons for these (7) reactions. Everyone agrees, however, that (8)dry winds like the Santa Ana, the mistral in France and the foehn* in Germany and Switzerland seem to have (9) negative effects on our mental and physical (10) well-being.On windy days, playground fights, (11) suicides and heart failures are more (12) frequent. In Geneva, traffic accidents (13) increase when a wind called the bise* blows. At the (14) request of patients, some Swiss and German hospitals (15) postpone surgery during the foehn.It is human to ask what is (16) behind the wind. It is easy to personify the wind as the (17) breath of God. The act oftaking wind into our lungs is what (18) gives us life. The Jews, Arabs, Romans and Greeks all took their word for (19) spiritfrom the word for wind.But our day-to-day lives are no longer (20 blown on the winds. We do not identify wind with spirit anymore.Part 2 Listening for GistA cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about ￡10,000. One of the 66 passengers heard a strange "miaow" when the plane landed in Copenhagen. Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline company phoned for an animal ambulance. The mechanics found the cat after eight hours' work. It had got into the air-conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was twelve hours late leaving for Tokyo, costing the company ￡10,000. The cat was quite well after its experience and was given a large bowl of milk and a plate of fish.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence. The topic sentence is "A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about￡10.000."Section TwoListening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueWhat a Coincidence!Storyteller: Talking of coincidences, did I tell you about what happened to me and Jeannie last holidayFriend(s): No.Storyteller: We went on holiday in the States and we went to Mexico. Well, we were driving down to Mexico City. We weregoing to spend a few days in Palm Beach ... see the sea, lookup an old friend, you know. As we left there we stopped at a garage for a car check ... oil, the water, the tires, allthat ... petrol. And the mechanics spotted something. They said that our fuel pump was not working properly and it was quite serious ... it would cost a lot of money ... well, we were very worried.Friend(s): Were you insuredStoryteller: Well, no, we weren't and I didn't have that much money on me, you know. It was meant to be a cheap holiday. Well, just then, two men drove up and they said what's the problem And, do you know They were mechanics - it was such good luck. They looked at our car and they said, "There's nothing wrongwith your car. Don't spend money on it. Just forget about it."Well, naturally, we were worried, but ... er, I thought ...I'll trust them, I think they're right. So, we drove on, we crossed the Mexican border and had a marvelous few days sightseeing there round Monterey.Friend(s):Oh, oh, brilliant ... jealous ...Storyteller: And then we went on and on to Mexico City. We drove about forty kilometers and then we saw a car with the same US number plates as the other car we'd seen in Palm Beach. Friend(s): You're joking!Storyteller: It was parked by the road, and the same two men who gave us the advice about our car were stuck with their car. Friend(s): Oh, no!Storyteller: So, we stopped and asked them what was wrong. And do you know Their car had broken down for exactly the same reason: The fuel pump wasn't working! It was quite extraordinary.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)l. T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.FPart 2 PassageCorporate Culture1.How well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.2.It guides how employees think, act, and feel.3.The amount of time outside the office you're expected tospend with co-workers is part of the corporate culture.4.The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months.5.It should be a place where you can have a voice, be respected, and have opportunities for growth.Why should jobseekers care about a potential employer's corporate culture Aren't there more important factors to consider, such as the job itself, salary and bonuses, and fringe benefits（附加福利） These factors are indeed important, but increasingly career experts are talking about the importance of employee-employer fit in terms of culture, with the idea that how well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.What is corporate culture At its most basic, it's described as the personality of an organization, or simply as "how things are done around here". It guides how employees think, act, andfeel. Corporate culture is a broad term（广义的术语） used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics（企业伦理，公司道德）, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement（宗旨）and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.How does a company's culture affect you In many, many ways.For instance:The hours you work per day, per week, including optionssuch as flextime and telecommuting.The work environment, including how employees interact,the degree of competition, and whether it's a fun orhostile environment - or something in-between.The dress code, including the accepted styles of attire*and things such as casual days.The office space you get, including things such ascubicles*, window offices, and rules regarding display ofpersonal items.The training and skills development you receive, which youneed both on the job and to keep yourself marketable forfuture jobs and employers.Onsite perks（特别的待遇）, such as break rooms, gyms andplay rooms, daycare facilities, and more.The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers.Interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you canask some questions to try and get a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:What's it really like to work here?What skills and characteristics does the company valueHow do people get promoted around hereThe bottom line is that you are going to spend a lot oftime in the work environment ---and to be happy,successful and productive, you’ll want to be in a placewhere you fit the culture, a place where you can have avoice, be respect and have opportunity for growth.A：Pre-listening QuestionMany articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in organizations, usually referred to as "Corporate Culture". The dictionary defines culture as "the act of developing intellectual and moral faculties, especially through education". Some people define it as "the moral, social, and behavioral norms of an organization based on the beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its members".Every organization has its own unique culture or value set. Most organizations don't consciously try to create a certain culture. The culture of the organization is typically created unconsciously, based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization.B：Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. Youwill hear each sentence three timesC：Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and complete the following paragraphsAt its most basic, corporate culture is described as the personality of an organization. It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior.Corporate culture can also be expressed in the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.A company's culture affects you in many ways, such as the working hours, the work environment, the dress code, the office space you get, the training and skills development you receive, onsite perks, the amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers and interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.D：After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask some questions to try and get a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as: What's it really like to work here What skills and characteristics does the company value How do people get promoted around here2.(Open)Section ThreeNewsNews Item 1News Item 1英巴首脑就巴冲突问题举行会谈On his way home from his first official visit to the United States, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of discussions. 在首次正式访问美国之后的返回途中，巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里在英国停留两天，讨论问题。
听力教程第三版Unit4施心远学生用书答案
Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsStress, Intonation and AccentScriptListen to some short conversations. Has the second speaker finished talking? Tick the right box.1. A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary's office is, please?B: Yes. It's up the stairs, then turn left, …↗2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are?B: Yes, they're at the top of the stairs. ↘3. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the carpark. ↘4. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom, …↗5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, andthen put four 10-pence pieces there, ... ↗6. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. ↘KeyPart 2 Listening and Note-TakingFrog LegsScriptA. Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at whichfrogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meateach year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Listen to a talk about frog legs. Take notes and complete the following summary.People want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included froglegs in their diets for centuries — or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting ofits own amphibians*. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants alsoturned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In London, a pound of frozen frog's legs from India cost about ￡, compared with ￡ for the French variety. Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogsare disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect cropsby devouring* damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become themajor exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belongto frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvestedfrom the wild.Keyfrog legs indiets for centuries.their A. 1. Many Asian cultures have includedbannedhunting of its owncommercial 2. By 1977 the French governmentamphibians.disastrousrate at which” the 3. Indian scientists have described as “rice fieldswetlands. and frogs are disappearing from theimported million pounds of frozen United States frog more than meat 4. Theeach year 19811984. and betweenattractions ofprice. 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But no the major matterwhat countryThe legs the legs come from, one thing is usually constant:once belong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationScriptIdentify each sentence as simple (S), compound (CP), complex (CPL) orcompound-complex (C-C). You will hear each sentence twice. Write thecorresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1. I told them what I thought; moreover, I will tell anyone else who wantsto know.2. When the timer rang, she was in the living room talking to the neighborswho had dropped in.3. Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999, and gave her name andaddress in clear, concise tones.4. As a minister's wife, she has more than her fair share of telephone calls.5. That polish makes the floor dangerously slick; we will have to be carefuluntil it wears down.KeyC-CCPL S SC-C 1. 4. 2. 3. 5.Part 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart.Interviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health clubhere last summer. Can you tell me something about the club?Lorna: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities — gym, sunbed*,sauna* and Jacuzzi* — that's also from Scandinavia — as wellas our regular fitness classes, that is. And there's awholefood bar for refreshments afterwards.Interviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think healthclubs are really expensive.Lorna:Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we onlystarted last July, we've kept them down to attract customers.It's only ￡30 a year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs￡— the same as half an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzziare both ￡ for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing well?Lorna: Well, so far, yes, it's doing really well. I had no idea itwas going to be such a success, actually. We're both verypleased. The sunbed's so popular, especially with the over 65s,that we're getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lorna: We have people of all ages here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, aboutthree-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. Theycome in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work,while the youngsters come when school finishes, around halfpast three or four. The Jacuzzi's very popular with the littleones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer themspecial reduced rates — for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed,it's only ￡2, which is half price, actually. It doesn'taffect our profits really — only about 5% of our members areretired.B. Listen to an extract from the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the missing words.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer themspecial reduced rates — for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed,it's only ￡2, which is half price, actually. It doesn'taffect our profits really — only about 5% of our members areretired.KeyA.Facilities2. ￡ for an hourGymhalf an hour for Sunbed3. ￡half an hour Sauna￡ for 4. 1.5. ￡ for half an hour JacuzziWholefood bar Other facilities:￡30 a year Membership Fee:6.B. Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer themreduced rates— for the special Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed,￡2,half price,actually. It doesn't which is only it's5%of ourmembers are only about affect our profits really —retired.Dialogue 2 SkiingScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questionsSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, it's lovely!Teresa: That's me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, don't worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. That's our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners' class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Can't you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift*.Teresa: Which wasn't really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off you'd start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!．Sally: Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class who never got the hang of* it. She didn't haveany sort of control over her skis and whenever she started sliding,she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in front of her, you know,like swords or something.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope.Sally: Did she?Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that's how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope — it was lucky I had my camera with me.Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon: Oh, yes, everybody's favourite!B. Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following passage.C. Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the missing words.1. Teresa: That's me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her! Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off theski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that's how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom ofthe slope — it was lucky I had my camera with me.KeyA. 1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.nursery slopetop on aB. Everyday the coach took them to a . They got to theski liftnever learn how to ski. one woman who could their . In class, there was control her skissliding, she started would stick and whenever she She couldn't in front of heravoid her.. People always tried to her ski sticks out slippedsliding down she top, started and the getting she day One as was tojump offget out of the way andthe slope. Everyone tried to the ski lift toslid downa pile at the bottom. the slope and ended up in they allred bobble hat.That's me with the C. 1. Teresa:Sally: Is it?silly, doesn't it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind ofSally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!let gojump off theeveryone sort of and tried to Teresa: So of coursegetout of the way.ski lift toin a pile at the bottom ofAnd that's how they all ended up Simon:the slope — it was lucky I had my camera with me.Part 3 PassageThe Truth about the French!ScriptB. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questionsyou will hear.Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. Itis a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations.French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social systemputs a high percentage of money back into the areas. This providesstate-of-theart* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, anintermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period.When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the “Paris school holiday week”which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second week of the break.No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character thanthe French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. True, in largetourist centers there are unpleasant people and if you're looking for orexpecting rudeness, you may just provoke* it. Generally the French, especiallyin the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a littlesincerity*.When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don't usea firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you knowvery well, use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France.France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, arenot unheard of. In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don't carryyour wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Questions:1. How large are the ski resorts in France?2. Why do people prefer to eat lunch at the mountain restaurants?3. How do most of the French resorts operate?4. What kind of vacation do French students usually have?5. What kind of unfair reputation do the French have?6. What is recommended when greeting someone or saying good-bye?7. What are good topics of conversation?8. What is still necessary when visiting France?C. Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.KeyA. Skiing can be divided into cross-country skiing and alpine skiing.Cross-country skiing is a low-impact, aerobic activity. It is becoming increasingly popular. It can be enjoyed even if you have a relatively low skill level. It does not require exorbitant lift fees, and it has a relatively low injury rate (cross-country skiing has an injury rate about 10 times less than alpine skiing). Skiing uses more muscles than running and is less stressful on the legs.Alpine or downhill skiing is a popular family sport shared by people of allages and athletic abilities. It has less benefits for aerobic fitness thancross-country skiing because activity is usually in short bursts, but it is good for strengthening muscles particularly those in the upper leg. Alpine skiingis also a tough sport, particularly demanding on the legs.B. 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. DC. 1. Because there are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah and Colorado combined.2. Because in a French resort an intermediate skier who can read a lift mapwill easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, evenduring the busiest season.3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the lasttwo weeks of February and the first week of March.4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Generally they are askind as you wish.5. In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothingof value visible and don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. Bewareof begging children!migrates to the mountains1. When the snow is good, nearly all of France D.for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of Februaryand the first week of March.2. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you disarmed by a little most fractious Frenchman is easily wish. Thesincerity.Part 4 NewsNews item 1 India's Selfie CampaignScriptA. Listen to the news item and answer the following questions. Then give abrief summary about the news item.Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on social media. The campaign is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the lives of girls.It is part of the Indian government's “Save Daughter, Teach Daughter”movement, which began earlier this year.The Indian leader used a radio broadcast last Sunday to urge people topublish photographs taken with their daughters on social media. He expressedhope that this could revolutionize the movement to save the country's girls.Sexual inequality has long been a major problem in India's highlypatriarchal* society. For years, Indian families have wanted boys more thangirls. In India, many girls are considered inferior to boys. Some are even killed before they are born or as newborns because they are thought to be less desirable. For every 1,000 boys up to the age of six years, India has 914 girls.It was not just fathers in India who answered Mr. Modi's call. Fathers in countries as far away as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another publicrelations effort, but will support India's push to give its daughters the same positions as its sons.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA. 1. The Prime Minister launched the campaign on social media.2. The movement began earlier this year.3. The Prime Minister urge people to publish photographs taken with their daughters on social media.4. Social activists hope the campaign will not just be another publicrelations effort, but will support the appeal for giving the daughtersthe same position as the sons.5. Fathers in countries such as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.a campaign launched by Indian Prime Minister on This news item is aboutrecognizing and celebrating the lives of girls.inequalitypatriarchal 1. Sexual in India's has been a major problem B.society.inferior to boys in India, therefore girls are considered some are 2. Manythey are born or as newborns.even killed before1,000914 girls in 3. For every boys up to the age of six, there are onlyIndia.C. 1. Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on recognizing and celebrating the social media. The campaign is aimed atlives of girls.answered Mr. Modi's fathers in India who call. Fathers 2. It was not justposted pictures with daughters.in countries as far away as Sweden also3. Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another publicpush to give its daughters relations effort, but will support India'ssame positions as its sons.theNews item 2 100-Year-Old Japanese Woman's Swimming RecordScriptA. Listen to the news item and fill out the following chart. Then give a brief summary about the news item.As we age, we often take longer to recover from injuries. That is, for some people.After a Japanese woman suffered a knee injury, she became a competitiveswimmer — at age 88.Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman. In fact, inthe swimming pool — she is only getting faster.Recently, a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world's firstcentenarian* to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a25-meter pool. Her name is Mieko Nagaoka. Ms. Nagaoka set a world record forher age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama. She swam the race in one hour, 15 minutes and 54 seconds.And Ms. Nagaoka was not competing against others. In fact, Ms. Nagaoka wasthe only competitor in the 100–104 year old category*. Her race was not a raceof speed but of endurance*, or not giving up.In 2002, at a masters swim meet in New Zealand, Ms. Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she won three silver medals at anItalian swim meet.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA.a 100-year-old Japanese woman who sets the swimmingabout is This news itemrecord.firstworld's the woman became 100-year-old 1. Recently, a Japanese B. centenarianfreestyle swimming competition. to complete a 1,500-meterspeedendurance, or not giving up. but of 2. Her race was not a race ofa knee injury, Ms. Nagaoka became a competitive swimmer 3. After suffered88. at age of —masters swim meet in New Zealand, a at Ms. Nagaoka took the bronzeC. In 2002,three silver medals at an medal in the 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she wonItalian swim meet.Section Three Oral WorkRetellingThe StrandScriptListen to a story and then retell it in your own words. You will hear thestory only once. You can write down some key words and phrases.There is a street called “The Strand” in Galveston, where hundreds ofthousands of tourists visit today. This street was Mama's stomping* ground asa kid. Before Mama died, we took a streetcar around Galveston to see all the lovely, restored homes. What a great day. She knew more than the tour guide.my nose is aMama said, “Liz, do you know whyAs we sat enjoying the sights,little crooked*?” (I thought, “Where did that come from?”) “No, Mama, you haven't ever mentioned it,” I replied.“Well,” said mother, “one day I followed my brothers to The Strand, anda streetcar ran over me. I put myself flat down between the rails and pushedmy face in the ground so hard that I broke my nose! It sure caused a lot of chaos*. People screamed, the police came, and I just crawled out, brushed myself offand went home. The only thing I ever noticed different about me was a crooked nose.” I just looked at her nose and looked at Mama in utter disbelief!Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 PassageBabies and IntelligenceScriptA. Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.Some people thought babies were not able to learn things until they werefive or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Research scientists at the National Institute of Child Health andDevelopment note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. Theysay a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learnsto get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other humans. Thisability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. They say newborn babiescan recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.The Finnish researchers used devices to measure the babies' brain activity.The researchers played recordings of spoken sounds for up to one hour while the babies slept.The head of the study believes that babies can learn while asleep becausethe part of their brains called the cerebral cortex* remains active at night.The cortex is very important for learning. This part of the brain is not activein adults while they sleep.Many experts say the first years of a child's life are important for alllater development. An American study shows how mothers can strongly influencesocial development and language skills in their children. The study involved more than 1,200 mothers and children. Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. They observed the mothers playing with their children four times during this period.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children's activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.The children of depressed women did not do as well on tests as the childrenof women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly on tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people.Another study suggests that babies who are bigger at birth generally aremore intelligent later in life. It found that the intelligence of a child at seven years of age is directly linked to his or her weight at birth. Study organizers say this is probably because heavier babies received more nutrition* during important periods of brain development before they were born.The study involved almost 3,500 children. Researchers in New York City used traditional tests to measure intelligence. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birth weight alone could be separated from the effects of diet or other considerations.The researchers found that children with higher birth weights generally did better on the intelligence tests. Also, the link between birth weight and intelligence later in life was stronger for boys than for girls.B. Listen to the passage again and complete the chart.KeyA. 1. Some people thought babies were able to learn things when they were five or six months old.2. Doctors think babies begin learning things on their first day of life.3. Babies communicate with other people by smiling.4. They can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they werestill developing inside their mothers.5. Babies can learn while asleep.6. They are important for a child's all later development.B. Study 1Mothers' influence on their children in terms of Objectivesocial development and language skillsMore than 1,200 mothers and children People involvedAlmost three years the of Length。
施心远-《听力教程》3-第2-Unit3答案
Unit 3Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) extinct twenty years from now.The seas are in danger. They are being filled with (3)poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4)pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6)forests which are the home of half the earth's living things are (7) being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappeared in twenty years. The effect on the world's (9) climate- and on our agriculture and food (10)supplies- will be disastrous.(11)Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12)World Wildlife Fund was founded - a small group of people who wanted to (13) raise money to save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) internationa l organization. It has raised over (16)£35 million for (17)conservation projects, and has created or given support to the National Parks in (18) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals and birds - including the tiger -to (20) survive.Part 2 Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception? .Reception: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two of my husband's shirts and three ofmy blouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leavingearly tomorrow morning.Reception: Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is ... I'm phoning from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They're notback yet and you see ...Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe.They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates: Oh, I didn't look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much.Sorry to trouble you.Housekeeper: That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This dialogue is about making an inquiry about the laundry.2)The key words are reception. laundry. shirts. blouses. wardrobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueA UN InterpreterInterviewer: ... so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficient at language learning, Suzanne.Suzanne: Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth. You know I was born in Lausanne*, Switzerland; myfather was Swiss-French Swiss and my mother was American,so, of course, we spoke both languages at home and I grew upbilingual. Then, of course, I learnt German at school - inSwitzerland that's normal. And because I was already fluent inEnglish, my second language at school was Italian. So I had areal head start (有利的开端)!Interviewer: So that's ... one, two, three, four - you had learnt four languages by the time you left school? How fluent were you? Suzanne: Urn, I was native speaker standard in French and English, butI'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was onlyschool standard. I decided the best option was to study in theUK, and I did Hispanic Studies at university, studying Spanishand Portuguese, with some Italian, and living in Manchester.Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, teaching English. Interviewer: So by this time you must have been fluent in six languages? Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also became prettygood!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland, went to aninterpreters' school and then got a job in the United Nationswhen I was 28.Interviewer: And you've been there ever since?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter, who became my husband. We went to live in Prague in 1987and that was where I learnt Czech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne: Well, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take a long break. I went to Japan on holiday,got a job and stayed for two years, which was when I learntJapanese.Interviewer: That's amazing! And now you're back at the United Nations? Suzanne: Yes. Well, I never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague - some in Prague, some in Austria andSwitzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*" to work in Japan. Theyneed people who can understand Japanese. But, yes, I've beenback with them full-time for two years now.Interviewer: And your plans for the future?Suzanne: I'm going to learn more Oriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others.So I'll spend another two or three years here with the UNfull-time, during which time I hope to get a substantialpromotion, then I think I'll go back and learn Korean, orperhaps Chinese, and Thai - I'd love to learn Thai. And then,perhaps an Indian language. Whatever, I want to be fluent inanother three or four languages before 45.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9. T 10. FPart 2 PassageThe Clyde RiverRunning through one of Britain's biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* was poisoned for more than a century bythe fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of(首当其冲)Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*. Now, with heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, its native salmon have returned in sizable numbers, reflecting the new cleanliness of a riverthat was once one of Britain's filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumnat 69 sites in the Clyde and its tributaries, and found salmon in sevenof the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which vanished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline, first reappeared in the 1980s, but last year's survey was the first to show they've come back in healthy numbers.Although commercial salmon fishing was never widespread on the Clyde, the fish's return is symbolically important for Glasgow, where salmon were once so important to the city's identity that two are picturedon its official coat of arms.The salmon's comeback is also a sign of big improvements to water quality. Like sea trout, which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in recent years, salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated* water to thrive.The decline of Glasgow's main industries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was essentially fishless for decades during the worst periods of pollution.The closure of factories that had poured toxins* and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly. Environmental regulators also lightened dumping rules, and modern sewage processing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries rising about the environmental impact of enormous fish farms elsewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and North Atlantic, the Clyde comeback is a rare bit of good news for Scotland's fish lovers.Since the area that is now Glasgow was first settled around the year 550, the Clyde has been central to its history.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. Later, during the Industrial Revolution that began in the late1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water, serve as home for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1)Salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated water to thrive.2)The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plant s〔污水处理厂〕helped eliminate some of the foulsmells.3)The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.4)The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.5)When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation〔社会剥夺〕and rough streets.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. AExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The Clyde's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an importantcenter for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city became a center of Britishshipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers during the Industrial Revolution. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.2)(Open)Section Three :NewsNews Item 1Governments Ban Nine Of The World's Most Hazardous Chemicals UN Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner calls the agreement historic. He says the nine chemicals that have joined the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPS, are extremely harmful to the environment and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Convention's original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants, referred to as the "dirty dozen."The pollutants are especially dangerous because they cross boundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist inthe atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about a ban of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.UN environment Program Executive welcomed the agreement to ban the production of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals that are extremely harmful to the environment and to health. These substances will join a list of 12 other so-called persistent organic pollutants, or POPS, that are prohibited under an international treaty known as the Stockholm Convention.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.The pollutants are especially dangerous because they crossboundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist in the atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.News Item2World Climate Conference to Focus on Adaptation to ClimateChangeScientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades. A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud (世界气象组织秘书长贾侯)says countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate. They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Therefore, better and more timely information on these phenomena are essential to make decisions onclimate variability and change. To do this, he says, weather observation networks must be strengthened.The WMO chief says climate change is a global problem. And, everyone needs everyone else to solve this problem. He says even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says the developed world needs reliable weather information from developing countries andvice-versa.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an appeal for global cooperation to deal with climate change.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1)Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.2)A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focuson ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.3)Countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate.4)Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adaptto a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.5)Global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency ofextreme weather events.6)Weather observation networks must be strengthened.7)Even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says thedeveloped world needs reliable weather information from developing countries and vice-versa.News Item3Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef - which stretches for more than 2,500 kilometers down Australia's northeast coast - is likely to bear the brunt of warmer ocean temperatures.A major concern has been the bleaching of coral, where the sensitive marine organisms wither under environmental stress caused by increased water temperature, pollution or sedimentation. An unexpected discovery at the southern end of the reef has provided some rare good news for researchers.Researchers found that coral in the Keppel Islands off Queensland, which was damaged by bleaching in 2006 and then smothered by seaweed that overgrew the reef, has managed to repair itself.Experts say to see reefs bounce back from mass coral bleaching in less than a decade is highly unusual.Like other coral systems, the Great Barrier Reef is facing a range ofenvironmental threats. Scientists say their capacity to recovery from damage inflicted by warmer waters, for example, will be critical to its future health.The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's premier tourist attractions. It covers an area bigger than Britain and is the largest living structure on earth and the only one visible from space.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the Great Barrier Reef.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. T 2. F 3. T 4.F 5. T 6. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Feature ReportSydney Ready for Big Switch Off as Earth Hour Goes GlobalScotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and the pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in dimming their lights as part of Earth Hour.The global event has been endorsed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate change demonstration ever attempted. Mr. Ban urged people everywhere to pressure their governments to take decisive action to cut carbon pollution.Organizers are hoping that up to a billion people from small villages in Namibia to sprawling cities in Asia will participate in an international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.One of the architects of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley from the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the current financial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms."The global economic crisis has proved that we are a global community, so when America goes bad, we all go bad and climate change is going to be on a scale that is way, way beyond our global economic crisis at the moment and we need to put in place the measures to a) slow that down and ideally halt it, b) be ready for economies that will have to change. So, the longer we procrastinate the more we pay the penalty so we need to move quickly," he said.Earth Hour was started by environmentalists in Sydney in 2007. It encourages households, businesses and governments to switch off all non-essential lights for 60 minutes in a show of unified concern for thehealth and future of the planet.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and its aim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year, which hopes to establish a new U.N. climate treaty.However, critics of Earth Hour have insisted it is simply a symbolic gesture that will not affect significant environmental change.The event will officially begin on the international dateline in the remote Chatham Islands southeast of New Zealand and will conclude in Hawaii.Exercise A: Directions: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about a global event known as Earth Hour.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.Scotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing andthe pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in d imming their lights as part of Earth Hour.2.Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate changedemonstration ever attempted.anizers are hoping that up to a billion people will participate in aninternational effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.4.Andy Ridley, One of the architects of Earth Hour, says the currentfinancial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms.5.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and itsaim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year.Part 2 PassageLab produces shape-shifting fruits and vegetables Many fruits and vegetables we know almost as much by their shape as by their color or taste. Bananas are long and curved. Onions are round. But what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato still be a tomato?Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits and vegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen. It can be done to some extent with traditional hybrid techniques. And as we hear from reporter Julie Grant, it can also be done by flipping a genetic switch.Ester van der Knaap steps gingerly around the greenhouse. We're at the Ohio State Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster.Van Der Knaap points out short, round tomatoes - and some odd-looking long, thin ones.V AN DER KNAAP: "That's one gene. One gene can make that difference."Van der Knaap's team discovered that gene and isolated it. They call it the SUN gene. And they've been able to clone it in tomatoes.Van der Knaap's research could lead to square-shapes - something she thinks the tomato industry might like. Square tomatoes fit into packages better. And, overall, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.So far money for her research has come from the National Science Foundation - not big ag.Designer fruit shapes are gaining popularity.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes they want for a long time. But this is not the same thing.Dick Alford is a chef and professor of hospitality management at the University of Akron [Ohio].The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks have been doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.Chef Alford watches students as they cut yellow crookneck squashand carrots.They're trying to make uniform, symmetrical shapes out of curvy and pointed vegetables. There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.ALFORD: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great."In a country that loves hamburgers, Van der Knaap has heard that request before. But the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. She says there's more genetics to be studied.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes”, Van der Knaap says, “ we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And maybe then we'll get those square carrots.”Exercise A Pre-listening Question(open)Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1.what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato stillbe a tomato?2.Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits andvegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen.3.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes theywant for a long time. But this is not the same thing.4.If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get20 or 30 slices out of it, it would be great.5.Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes intomatoes, we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such as peppers, cucumbers and gourds.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1.Bananas and Onions are the examples known as much by their shape as by their color or taste.2. The hybrid or cross-breeding technique is regarded as the traditional way of changing the shape of fruits.3.The genetic technique which can also change the shape of fruits.4.They discovered the SUN gene and managed to clone it in tomatoes.pared with round tomatoes, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.6.The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks havebeen doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.7.There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.8.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes, Van der Knaap says we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And mayb e then we'll get those square carrots.”Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. Chef Alford’s request: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a nice long, a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great." Van der Knaap’s opinion is that the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. and there's more genetics to be studied.2)(Open)。
施心远主编《听力教程3》Unit_10答案
施心远主编《听力教程3》Unit_10答案Unit 10Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationDo You Risk Enough to Succeed?During the semi-finals of the 1990 Wimbledon(1)tennis tournament, 16-year-old Yugoslav Monica Seles faced American Zina Garriaon. As the match (2)proceeded, it became clear that Seles’s most formidable (3) opponent was not Garrison but herself.“The match was so close,” said a crestfallen Seles afterward. “I was going for the (4)safe shots. Even on Zina’s second serve I was (5) scared to hit the ball for winners.”When things get (6) tough, conventional wisdom tell us to (7) play it safe, to pull in your horns. Consequently, rather than performing to (8) our potential, we concentrate on minimizing our losers. The results can be (9) catastrophic.If you find yourself shying away from (10) risks, these five tips will help you (10) tap into the adventurous spirit buried in us all.1. Take (11) dreams seriously.2. Take it in little steps . When starting something new, (12) figure out a first step and make it one you are reasonably sure of (13) accomplishing.3. Don’t say “don’t”, The Don’ts, a form of (14) negative goal setting, can be self-fulfilling because your mind (15) responds to pictures.4. Make your own (16) rules.5. Learn from your mistakes.By (17)embracing risk, you will accomplish more than you (18)ever thought you could. In the process you will (19) transform your life into an exciting adventure that will constantly challenge, reward and (20) rejuvenate you.Part 2 listening for GistIt'll be a dull day, with outbreaks of rain. There may be some heavy showers in the south-west later, with perhaps the odd thunderstorm. The outlook for tomorrow: continuing dull, but there should be some breaks in the cloud by midday. It'll be quite warm, with a maximum temperature of about 16 to 17 degrees.Directions: Listen to the passage and write do wn the gist and the key words that help you decide.1. This passage is about a weather forecast.2. The key words are rain, showers, thunderstorm, outlook, maximum temperature.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueAdulthoodInterviewer: OK, Bruce, Ur, why is the late twenties better than, say, earlier twenties?Bruce: Ur, I think that when you’re in your, in the early twenties, you’re just getting over, um, teenage adolescent ye ars, so now I think in the late twenties you kinda know a direction but, um, the early twenties are just too。
听力教程第三版Unit4施心远学生用书答案
听⼒教程第三版Unit4施⼼远学⽣⽤书答案Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsStress, Intonation and AccentScriptListen to some short conversations. Has the second speaker finished talking? Tick the right box.1. A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary’s off ice is, please?B: Yes. It’s up the stairs, then turn left, …↗2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are?B: Yes, they’re at the top of the stairs. ↘3. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the carpark. ↘4. A: What did you do after work yesterday?B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom, …↗5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four 10-pence pieces there, ... ↗6. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works?B: Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. ↘KeyPart 2 Listening and Note-TakingFrog LegsScriptA. Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words.1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have describ ed as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat eachyear between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Listen to a talk about frog legs. Take notes and complete the following summary.People want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries —or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians*. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States.One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In L ondon, a pound of frozen frog’s legs from India cost about ￡1.75, compared with ￡3.75 for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring* damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.KeyA. 1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. India n scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs aredisappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat eachyear between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.B. Frog LegsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspiredfrog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the Frenchgovernment banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned toIndia and Bangladesh for frogs. And the United States imported more than 6.5 millionpounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions ofIndian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouringdamaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country thelegs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belong to frogs that aretaken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationScriptIdentify each sentence as simple (S), compound (CP), complex (CPL) or compound-complex (C-C). You will hear each sentence twice. Write the corresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1. I told them what I thought; moreover, I will tell anyone else who wants to know.2. When the timer rang, she was in the living room talking to the neighbors who haddropped in.3. Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999, and gave her name and address inclear, concise tones.4. As a minister’s wife, she has more than her fair share of telep hone calls.5. That polish makes the floor dangerously slick; we will have to be careful until itwears down.Key1. C-C2. CPL3. S4. S5. C-CPart 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart.Interviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer.Can you tell me something about the club?Lorna: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities —gym, sunbed*, sauna* andJacuzzi* —that’s also from Scandinavia— as well as our regular fitnessclasses, that is. And there’s a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwards.Interviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are reallyexpensive.Lorna: Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only started lastJuly, we’ve kept them down to attract customers. It’s only ￡30 a year tojoin. Then an hour in the gym costs ￡2.50 — the same as half an hour onthe sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both ￡1.50 for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing well?Lorna: Well, so far, yes, it’s doing really well. I had no idea it was going to besuch a success, actually. We’re both very pleased. The sunbed’s sopopular, especially with the over 65s, that we’re getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lorna: We have people of all ages here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to usethe gym, mostly, or after work, while the youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three or four. The Jacuzzi’s very popular withthe little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They’re usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates —for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it’s only ￡2, whichis half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — only about 5%of our members are retired.B. Listen to an extract from the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the missing words.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: T hey’re usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates —for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, i t’s only ￡2,which is half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — onlyabout 5% of our members are retired.KeyA.B. Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Lorna: They’re usually around in the mornings, when w e offer them specialreduced rates—for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it’s only ￡2,which is half price, actually. It doesn’t affect our profits really — onlyabout 5% of our members are retired.Dialogue 2 SkiingScriptA. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questionsSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, it’s lovely!Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, don’t worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. That’s our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners’ class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Can’t you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go upon a ski lift*.Teresa: Which wasn’t really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off you’d start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally: Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class whonever got the hang of* it. She didn’t have any sort of control over her skis andwhenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in frontof her, you know, like swords or something.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down theslope.Sally: Did she?Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended u p in a pile at the bottom of the slope — it was lucky I had my camera with me. Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon: Oh, yes, everybody’s favourite!B. Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following passage.C. Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and complete the following sentenceswith the missing words.1. Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift toget out of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope — itwas lucky I had my camera with me.KeyA. 1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.B. Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. Intheir class, there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldn’t control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her.One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope.Everyone tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all slid down the slope and ended up in a pile at the bottom.C. 1. Teresa: That’s me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn’t it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.2. Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to getout of the way.Simon: And that’s how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope — itwas lucky I had my camera with me.Part 3 PassageThe Truth about the French!ScriptB. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you willhear.Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations.French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-theart* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the “Paris school holiday week” which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second week of the break.No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the French.The French are not generally arrogant and rude. True, in large tourist centers there are unpleasant people and if you’re looking for or expecting rudeness, you may just provoke* it.Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don’t use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well, use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don’t usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France.France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not unheard of.In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don’t carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Questions:1. How large are the ski resorts in France?2. Why do people prefer to eat lunch at the mountain restaurants?3. How do most of the French resorts operate?4. What kind of vacation do French students usually have?5. What kind of unfair reputation do the French have?6. What is recommended when greeting someone or saying good-bye?7. What are good topics of conversation?8. What is still necessary when visiting France?C. Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.KeyA. Skiing can be divided into cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. Cross-country skiingis a low-impact, aerobic activity. It is becoming increasingly popular. It can be enjoyed even if you have a relatively low skill level. It does not require exorbitant lift fees, and it has a relatively low injury rate (cross-country skiing has an injury rate about 10 times less than alpine skiing). Skiing uses more muscles than running and is less stressful on the legs.Alpine or downhill skiing is a popular family sport shared by people of all ages and athletic abilities. It has less benefits for aerobic fitness than cross-country skiing because activity is usually in short bursts, but it is good for strengthening muscles particularly those in the upper leg. Alpine skiing is also a tough sport, particularly demanding on the legs.B. 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. DC. 1. Because there are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all theski resorts in Utah and Colorado combined.2. Because in a French resort an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily beable to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks ofFebruary and the first week of March.4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Generally they are as kind as youwish.5. In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visibleand don’t carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!D. 1. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period.The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.2. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish. The mostfractious Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity.Part 4 NewsNews item 1 India’s Selfie CampaignScriptA. Listen to the news item and answer the following questions. Then give a briefsummary about the news item.Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on social media.The campaign is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the lives of girls. It is part of the Indian government’s “Save Daughter, Teach Daughter” movement, which began earlier this year.The Indian leader used a radio broadcast last Sunday to urge people to publish photographs taken with their daughters on social media. He expressed hope that this could revolutionize the movement to save the country’s girls.Sexual inequality has long been a major problem in India’s highly patriarchal* society.For years, Indian families have wanted boys more than girls. In India, many girls are considered inferior to boys. Some are even killed before they are born or as newborns because they are thought to be less desirable. For every 1,000 boys up to the age of six years, India has 914 girls.It was not j ust fathers in India who answered Mr. Modi’s call. Fathers in countries as far away as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another public relations effort, but will support India’s push to give its daughters the same positions as its sons.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA. 1. The Prime Minister launched the campaign on social media.2. The movement began earlier this year.3. The Prime Minister urge people to publish photographs taken with their daughters onsocial media.4. Social activists hope the campaign will not just be another public relations effort, butwill support the appeal for giving the daughters the same position as the sons.5. Fathers in countries such as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.This news item is about a campaign launched by Indian Prime Minister on recognizingand celebrating the lives of girls.B. 1. Sexual inequality has been a major problem in India’s patriarchal society.2. Many girls are considered inferior to boys in India, therefore some are even killedbefore they are born or as newborns.3. For every 1,000 boys up to the age of six, there are only 914 girls in India.C. 1. Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign on social media.The campaign is aimed at recognizing and celebrating the lives of girls.2. It was not just fathers in India who answered Mr. Modi’s call. Fathers in countries asfar away as Sweden also posted pictures with daughters.3. Social activists hope this campaign will not just be another public relations effort, butwill support India’s push to give its daughters the same positions as its sons.News item 2 100-Year-Old Japanese Woman’s Swimming RecordScriptA. Listen to the news item and fill out the following chart. Then give a brief summaryabout the news item.As we age, we often take longer to recover from injuries. That is, for some people.After a Japanese woman suffered a knee injury, she became a competitive swimmer —at age 88.Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman. In fact, in the swimming pool — she is only getting faster.Recently, a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian*to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter pool. Her name is Mieko Nagaoka. Ms. Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama. She swam the race in one hour, 15 minutes and 54 seconds.And Ms. Nagaoka was not competing against others. In fact, Ms. Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100–104 year old category*. Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance*, or not giving up.In 2002, at a masters swim meet in New Zealand, Ms. Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyThis news item is about a 100-year-old Japanese woman who sets the swimming record.B. 1. Recently, a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian tocomplete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition.2. Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance, or not giving up.3. After suffered a knee injury, Ms. Nagaoka became a competitive swimmer —at ageof 88.C.In 2002, at a masters swim meet in New Zealand, Ms. Nagaoka took the bronze medal inthe 50-meter backstroke. In 2004, she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.Section Three Oral WorkRetellingThe StrandScriptListen to a story and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the story only once. You can write down some key words and phrases.There is a street called “The Strand” in Galveston,where hundreds of thousands of tourists visit today. This street was Mama’s stomping* ground as a kid. Before Mama died, we took a streetcar around Galveston to see all the lovely, restored homes. What a great day.She knew more than the tour guide. As we sat enjoying the sights, Mama said, “Liz, do you know why my nose is a littl e crooked*?” (I thought, “Where did that come from?”) “No, Mama, you haven’t ever mentioned it,” I replied.“Well,” said mother, “one day I followed my brothers to The Strand, and a streetcar ran over me. I put myself flat down between the rails and pushed my face in the ground so hard that I broke my nose! It sure caused a lot of chaos*. People screamed, the police came, and I just crawled out, brushed myself off and went home. The only thing I ever noticed different about me was a crooked nose.”I just looked at her nose and looked at Mama in utter disbelief!Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 PassageBabies and IntelligenceScriptA. Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.Some people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Research scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Development note that babies are strongly influenced bytheir environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other humans. This ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.The Finnish researchers used devices to meas ure the babies’ brain acti vity. The researchers played recordings of spoken sounds for up to one hour while the babies slept.The head of the study believes that babies can learn while asleep because the part of their brains called the cerebral cortex* remains active at night. The cortex is very important for learning. This part of the brain is not active in adults while they sleep. Many experts say the first years of a child’s l ife are important for all later development.An American study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children. The study involved more than 1,200 mothers and children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. They observed the mothers playing with their children four times during this period.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.The children of depressed women did not do as well on tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly on tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people.Another study suggests that babies who are bigger at birth generally are more intelligent later in life. It found that the intelligence of a child at seven years of age is directly linked to his or her weight at birth. Study organizers say this is probably because heavier babies received more nutrition* during important periods of brain development before they were born.The study involved almost 3,500 children. Researchers in New York City used traditional tests to measure intelligence. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birth weight alone could be separated from the effects of diet or other considerations.The researchers found that children with higher birth weights generally did better on the intelligence tests. Also, the link between birth weight and intelligence later in life was stronger for boys than for girls.B. Listen to the passage again and complete the chart.KeyA. 1. Some people thought babies were able to learn things when they were five or sixmonths old.2. Doctors think babies begin learning things on their first day of life.3. Babies communicate with other people by smiling.4. They can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were stilldeveloping inside their mothers.5. Babies can learn while asleep.6. They are important for a child’s all later development.B.Part 2 VideoHaiti Amputee Soccer TeamScriptWatch the video film and answer the questions.In Haiti there is a soccer team unlike any you have ever seen. It is made up of players who have lost legs and arms, mostly during the earthquake in 2010. Just as the players are different, so is their field, called a “pitch”. People live near it. There are pools of water on it.And cows walk by. The players kick with the same leg they stand on. Goalies defend with the only arm they have. The team is called Zaryen. That is Creole for “tarantula’ — a spider that can live without one of its legs. A balcony collapsed on Judithe Facile during the earthquake.She was near death. Soccer has brought her back to life.“Now I feel like I’m alive. Because, before that, after I lost my leg, I didn’t have any hope for the future, even though I was walking on the crutches.”Cedieu Fortilus says the players have changed the way Haitians think about the disabled.“When I see they are playing like that, I’m so proud. I’m so proud. I think I’m doing a good job. So, I see so many people, even Haitian, if they are crossing the street, they take time to look at them because they are doing something very strange. Something many Haitians have never seen in their life.”Several organizations in the United States give money to the team, and pay for artificial arms and legs for all Haitians who need them.Cindy Orange says: “Soccer has taught me to do a lot of things on one leg that I wasn’t used to doing before. I feel comfortable when I’m playing.”Key1. That’s because this soccer team in Haiti is formed by those p layers who have losttheir legs and arms.。
施心远主编《听力教程》3Unit7答案
施心远主编《听力教程》3-Unit-7答案UNIT 7Section one Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationMeet Your ChiropractorThe doctor of chiropractic (D.C.) is a (1) well-recognized member of the health team who (2) considers the human body as a total functioning (3) unit and gives special attention to the spine, (4) muscles, nerves, circulatory and skeletal (5) systems. The chiropractor seeks to (6) relieve pain.The procedures utilized are primarily focused on the (7) spine. The chiropractor is concerned about the spine's relationship to the (8) nerve system, which controls important body functions. The chiropractor knows that a malfunctioning* spinal joint cannot only cause (9) back pain or headaches, it can also (10) interfere with the nerves leading from the spine, thereby (11) affecting other portions of the body.Millions of Americans are chiropractic patients for a wide variety of (12) health disorders. They depend on their chiropractor as their (13) family doctor to help them maintain their health through proper (14) diagnosis, treatment, and referral when (15) necessary.A minimum of six years of college study including internships (16)goes into the making of a chiropractic physician. Many doctors of chiropractic choose to (17) limit their practices to certain specialties, such as (18) sports injuries, nutrition, orthopedics or radiology.As a (19) licensed and regulated member of the healing arts, the doctor of chiropractic must pass a state (20) licensing board examination in order to practice.Part 2 listening for GistLike the "Iron Age" volunteers, Paul has also chosen to cut himself off from many aspects of modem life, not, however, as an experiment but because he feels it is a more satisfactory way to live. He is talking about his small cottage in the Welsh mountains: "And that brings me to say what is primitive about it, namely, it is anything that has to be done, and there are obviously certain basic needs of life, is 'DIY' as they say: Do it yourself. There is no labor to be had nowadays in such a remote part. Er, there are no neighbors for most of the year and so you are on your own entirely. The place itself is extremely primitive. Er, I mentioned the water. I mentioned that we now have got electricity. Er, the building itself - it's important to keep it clean and it's stupid to try. We try to keep it tidy, and reasonably clean. It is very difficult to keep it warm, warm enough particularly in winter and that we do by an old kitchen rangewith coal and wood."ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.The topic sentence is "The place itself is extremely primitive."Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart1 DialogueDr Martin Answay writes a column in a popular women's magazine on health problems. He is also an expert on heart disease. Q: Is there a secret to good health? I mean, is there some way we can achieve it which is not generally known?A: It certainly isn't a secret. However, there is a great deal of ignorance, even among supposedly educated people, about how to be reasonably healthy.Q: Well, what advice do you give, then?A: Vh ... to begin with, take diet. I believe that one of the greatest dangers to health in Britain and other countries ... particularly developed countries ... is the kind of food we tend to prefer.Q: Such as?A: Such as that great national institution, the British breakfast, forexample, ham and eggs. Or the kind of lunch so many people in this country have: sausage and chips! Or all the convenience foods like hamburgers. Or even things we regard as "healthy", such as full-fat milk. Or Cheddar cheese. The list is endless.Q: What's wrong with those things?A: The excessive consumption of such things leads to the overproduction of cholesterol, which in turn results in heartattack.Q: Excuse me, but what exactly is cholesterol?A: It's a ... wax-like substance ... yellowish ... and it's produced naturally in our livers. We all need some cholesterol for survival. Q: Well, if we need it, in what way is it bad for us?A: Too much of it is bad for us. It builds up in our arteries, causing them to get narrower, so that our blood supply has difficulty in getting through ... and this, of course, can eventually end in a heart attack or stroke. The point I'm trying to make here is that, even though we all need some cholesterol in order to insulate our nerves, and to produce cell membranes and hormones, the things many of us eat and even consider healthy lead to the overproduction of cholesterol. And this is very dangerous.Q: How can we avoid this overproduction of cholesterol?A: By cutting down our consumption of animal fats: things like redmeat, cheese, eggs, and so on. And by increasing our consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, and also by eating more potatoes, rice, pasta and bread.Q: Pasta? Potatoes? But ... aren't such things fattening?A: Nonsense. It isn't pasta, potatoes or bread that makes us fat. It's what we put on such things! Cheese, Butter, Meat!Q: So anything we like, anything that's delicious, is bad for us. Isn't that what you're saying?A: Rubbish! I'm simply saying we eat too much of these things. And there are many ways of preparing delicious food without using such large quantities of animal fats.Q: Last of all, what about exercise? You recently warned against certain forms of exercise, which you said could be dangerous.A: What I said was that if people aren't used to getting regular and vigorous exercise, they should begin slowly, and not try to do too much at the beginning! I also said that certain games, such as squash, can be dangerous, particularly if you aren't used to playing them. A number of injuries are due to sudden, twisting movements that games like squash involve.Q: What kinds of exercise do you recommend, then?A: Gentle jogging, swimming, cycling, brisk walking ... exercise that is rhythmic and gentle, and above all, sustained. That is, done forat least fifteen minutes uninterruptedly at least three times aweek. We all need such exercise, and the fact is that far too few of us get enough of it, particularly if we live in large cities andregularly use cars.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following grids.A. CholesterolB. ExercisePart 2 PassageAging of America1)The impending collision between the boomers and the nation's retirement system is naturally catching the eye of policymakers and the boomers themselves.2)Retirement income security in the United States has traditionally been based on the so-called three-legged stool: Social Security, private pensions, and other personal saving.3)Retirement planning takes time, and these issues need to beaddressed sooner rather than later.4)One found that in 1991 the median household headed by a65-69-year-old had financial assets of only $14,000, but expanding the measure to include Social Security, pensions, housing, and other wealth boosts median wealth to about $270,000.5)Only one or two generations of Americans have hadlengthy retirements, and the crucial retirement issueskeep changing rapidly, making long-term predictionseven harder.The Baby Boom* generation - the roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 has been reshaping American society for five decades. From jamming the nation's schools in the 1950s and 1960s, to crowding labor markets and housing markets in the 1970s and 1980s, to affecting consumption patterns almost continuously, boomershave altered economic patterns and institutions at each stageof their lives. Now that the leading edge of the generation has turned 50, the impending collision between the boomers andthe nation's retirement system is naturally catching the eyeof policymakers and the boomers themselves.Retirement income security (退休收入保障)in the UnitedStates has traditionally been based on the so-called three-legged stool: Social Security, private pensions, and other personal saving. Since World War II the system has served the elderly well: The poverty rate among elderly households fell from 35 percent in 1959 to 11 percent in 1995.Are the baby boomers making adequate preparations（做好充分准备）for retirement? In part, the answer depends on what is meant by "adequate". One definition is to have enough resources to maintain pre-retirement living standards in retirement. A rule of thumb*（经验法则）often used by financial planners（财政计划师，财政预算员）is that retirees should be able to meet this goal by replacing 60-80 percent of pre-retirement income. Retired households can maintain their pre-retirement standard of living with less income because they have more leisure time, fewer household members, and lower expenses. Taxes are lower because retirees escape payroll taxes（工资税）and the income tax（所得税）is progressive. And mortgages have, for the most part, been paid off. On the other hand, older households may face higher and more uncertain medical expenses, even though they are covered by Medicare.From a public policy perspective, assuring that retirees maintain 100 percent of pre-retirement living standards maybe overly ambitious. But should policymakers aim to ensurethat they maintain 90 percent of their living standards? Orthat they stay out of poverty? Or use some other criterion? Retirement planning（养老金计划）takes time, and theseissues need to be addressed sooner rather than later.A second big question is how to measure how well baby boomers are preparing for retirement. Studies that focus only on personal saving put aside for retirement yield bleak conclusions. One found that in 1991 the median household headed by a 65-69-year-old had financial asset of only $14,000. But expanding the measure to include Social Security, pensions, housing, and other wealth boosts median wealth to about $270,000.A third issue - crucial but as yet little explored - is whichbaby boomers are not provided adequately for retirementand how big the gap is between what they have and whatthey should have. Some boomers are doing extremely well,others quite poorly. Summary averages for an entire generation may not be useful as descriptions of the problemor as suggestions for policy.The uncertain prospects for the baby boomers in retirement areparticularly troubling because, as a society, we as yet understand little about the dynamics of retirement. Only one or two generations of Americans have had lengthy retirements, and the crucial retirement issues - health care, asset markets, social security, life span - keep changing rapidly, making long-term predictions even harder.A: Pre-listening QuestionAs China's aging population is increasing rapidly, there should be a well-funded pension system put in place. However, the country's pension system only covers a fraction of the work force. It predicts that China will have an elderly population of about 400 million by 2040, which will be a large burden on the economy if an effective pension system is not established.The Chinese government, aware that the old pension system in the planned economy could not keep pace with the market economy, started to reform a purely "pay-as-you-go" pension system in 1997 and introduced one that combines a basic pension with personal savings accounts. The accounts are jointly paid into by employers and employees, as saving to support employees' retirements. The state is considering expanding a reformed pension insurance systemnationwide.China is also accelerating the reform of China's pension system.It has been trying to find appropriate ways to invest pension funds in the capital market rather than simply putting them in banks or buying treasury bonds.It has also been trying to find appropriate ways to invest pension funds in the capital market overseas.To ensure the maintenance and appreciation of the pension pool, more investment tools should be allowed, with sound governance and parallel reform in the financial sector to ensure returns.B: Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.C: Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l. D 2.D 3. B 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.CExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The boomers have altered economic patterns from jamming the nation's schools in the 1950s and 1960s, to crowding labor markets and housing markets in the 1970s and 1980s, to affecting consumption patterns almost continuously.2)(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item1Long-term impact of diet starts before birthYou are what you eat, the saying goes. And now it appears you are also what your mother ate.Researchers are learning more about how a pregnant mother's diet can affect her child's health long after the child is born. The latest research shows that some of those effects can begin within days of conception.Women are encouraged to start taking pre-natal vitamins and watching what they eat as soon as they learn they are pregnant, to help ensure a healthy baby. But it appears that maternal health before pregnancy also has an impact.Professor Tom Fleming and his colleagues at Britain's University of Southampton fed mice and rats a low-protein diet for three-and-a-half days after the animals had mated.Fleming compared their offspring to the babies of animals fed a normal, higher-protein diet for those three and a half days. The young rodents from the low-protein group had higher blood pressure and were more hyperactive than the control group.Another study found that animals with vitamin B deficiencies in the very early days of pregnancy had offspring with higher blood pressure. These young animals also tended to be obese and were at risk for diabetes. So Fleming says it's best to eat right if you're even thinking about getting pregnant.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news and complete the summary.This news item is about the impact of mother’s diet on baby even before pregnancy.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. (T) You are what you eat. And now it appears you are also what your mother ate.2. (F) A pregnant mother's diet can affect her child's health shortlyafter the child is born.3. (F) Health before pregnancy has little influence on the baby’s health.4. (T) The young rodents from the low-protein group had higher blood pressure.5. (F) The young rodents from the high-protein group were more hyperactive than the control group.6. (T) Animals with vitamin B deficiencies might have offspring with higher blood pressure.7. (T) Animals with vitamin B deficiencies may suffer obese and diabetes.8. (F) It's best to eat right after you get pregnant.News Item2While the latest vaccines are available to children in the developed world, the situation is very different in poorer countries. According to a joint report by the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the UN Children’s Fund, just 50 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are immunized in their first year of life against diseases like tuberculosis, measles, tetanus, and whooping cough.The report says in some developing countries fewer than one in twenty children are vaccinated.Dr Paul Fife of UNICEF says many developing countries are not able to buy vaccines that are widely available, and even discounted in the industrialized world. He says UNICEF, the single largest buyer of vaccines for children, is also finding difficulty locating the needed medicines.The head of the World Health Organization’s vaccine program, Dr Daniel Tarahtola, says one way to address the vaccine shortage is for more production in the developing world.The report says that although the market for vaccines in developing countries is potentially huge, with more than 130 million children born there each year, drug companies target most of their vaccines to the countries of the developed world.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news and complete the summary.This news item is about the shortage of vaccines in developing countries.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Vaccines are not available to children in many developing countries. Just 50 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are immunized in their first year of life against diseases. In some developing countriesfewer than one in twenty children are vaccinated.Many developing countries are not able to buy vaccines that are widely available, and even discounted in the industrialized world. One way to address the vaccine shortage is for more production in the developing world.Although the market for vaccines in developing countries is potentially huge, with more than 130 million children born there each year, drug companies target most of their vaccines to the countries of the developed world.News item 3AIDS Vaccine Test in Thailand Shows Some PromiseCloser to home ... an experimental AIDS vaccine has proved partly effective in a test involving 16,000 volunteers in Thailand.For a variety of reasons, HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — has stymied efforts to develop a vaccine, and this new vaccine was only about 31 percent effective, according to the researchers. That's not great, but it's the best result yet, and the limited success may help researchers improve its effectiveness.U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric John noted the significance of the vaccine trial.JOHN: "There will be more studies of this vaccine regimen, andperhaps other vaccines tested. ... This trial will be recognized as a testament to Thailand's ability to successfully execute a complicated vaccine trial, the largest ever attempted, that ended with a credible conclusion, and that brought us one step closer to an HIV vaccine" Even if the vaccine only modestly reduces a person's risk of developing AIDS, it could play an important role in combating the disease, which the United Nations estimates killed two million people in 2007.A: Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary.This news item is about an AIDS vaccine test in Thailand which shows some promise in combating the desease.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1.An experimental AIDS vaccine has proved partly effective in atest in Thailand.2.Because for a variety of reasons, HIV has stymied efforts todevelop a vaccine.3.This new vaccine was only 31 percent effective.4.The limited success may help researchers improve itseffectiveness.5.Yes it’s largest ever attempted.6.The UN estimates that AIDS killed two million people in 2007.Section four part 1World TB dayIn the late 19th century, tuberculosis – a bacterial disease spread through the air–killed one out of every seven people in the United States and in Europe. Today, this infectious disease remains the second leading killer in the world after AIDS, with more than two million TB-related deaths each year. Tuberculosis strikes somewhere in the world every second. According to Michael Iademarco of the US Centers for Disease Control–the disease primarily plagues developing countries.“Countries such as India, and China, Vietnam, the Philippines. There is a list of 23 high-burdened countries in the world. It’s from this set of 23 countries that eighty percent of the world’s TB burden comes from.”Dr Iademarco says that poverty and poor health conditions contribute significantly to the spread of tuberculosis in those countries.“Many of these 23 high-burdened countries, for example, are lower or low income countries. So, they don’t have adequate healthinfrastructure and so, therefore, it is very difficult to coordinate, organize and provide the dr ugs for adequate TB control.”Today, tuberculosis appears to be a disease of the developing world. But, if it is not checked, it could spread anywhere, including the United States. Dr James Lamberti, a lung specialist in Northern Virginia says last year, the state of Virginia saw a five-percent increase in tuberculosis cases over the year before.Dr Lamberti says that this rise may be due to the high immigration to the state, particularly into northern Virginia, one of the international gateways to the United States. The inactive, or latent tuberculosis could become active and contagious any time, if a person’s immune system breaks down and can no longer handle the TB germs. Active tuberculosis symptoms include persistent cough, fever and weight loss.Dr Lamberti believes it is imperative that people who suffer from latent tuberculosis be treated before they develop its contagious form. But, as he says, treating people in one part of the world is not going to stop the disease from spreading.“If we only think of the United States and don’t think globally, we are not going to cure the problem. People travel too much; people emigrate very easily. Unless you really are able to attack the problem worldwide, we are going to keep seeing the problem in the UnitedSta tes.”Dr Iademarco of the Centers for Disease Control says the CDC and other US health agencies, are coordinating their fight against tuberculosis with international health organizations.The Word Health Organization has also started an initiative, called “Stop TB Partnership”, that urges all industrial powers to help poorer countries improve their TB control by supplying them with urgently needed drugs, funds and medical personnel. At the same time, it calls on tuberculosis-plagued countries to inform their citizens about the dangers of tuberculosis and about ways to control it. And the World Health Organization says observing World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday and seriously spreading its message is a step in the right direction.Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about TB control.Exercise BDirection: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1.(F) In the late 19th century, tuberculosis –a bacterial diseasespread through the air– killed one out of every seven people in the United States and in Europe.2.(F) Today, this infectious disease remains the third leading killer inthe world after AIDS and cancer.3.(T) Poverty and poor health conditions contribute significantly tothe spread of tuberculosis in those countries.4.(T) Active tuberculosis symptoms include persistent cough, feverand weight loss.5.(F) The inactive, or latent tuberculosis could become active andcontagious any time, no matter a person’s immune s ystem breaks down or not.6.(T) Dr Lamberti believes that treating people in one part of theworld is not going to stop the disease from spreading.7.(F) Stop TB Partnership” is a campaign that urges all industrialpowers to help poorer countries improve their TB control by supplying them with funds.8.(F) Stop TB Partnership”also calls on tuberculosis-plaguedcountries to inform their citizens about the dangers of tuberculosis and about ways to avoid getting it.Part 2 passageOpen Cook Stoves Put Women at RiskAll around the world, women cook over open wood stoves, and doing this puts their health at serious risk. Now some research fromMexico shows that using a new more efficient stove can save a woman's lungs.An estimated two billion people worldwide rely on biomass fuels, such as wood, to cook their daily meals. This fuel is often burned in inefficient, smoky stoves that produce excess heat, smoke, soot, and dangerous gases.In Mexico, about 25 million people still use these kinds of stoves, says Dr Horacio Riojas from the Mexican institute of public health. He studied women in more than 500 households to find out what kinds of things they were exposed to by using old-fashioned stoves.Riojas and his colleagues gave half the women more efficient ceramic-lined stoves, called patsari stoves. They have chimneys that channel the smoke outside, and they’re designed to reduce the user’s exposure to emission.The researchers visited the women’s homes and gathered information using questionnaires. They also gave the women spirometry tests which measure their lung capacity and function.Riojas and his colleagues found that women who were given the patsari stoves had less coughing and eye irritation. But the changes in lung function were most dramatic. Riojas says the women cooking over open fires had lung function similar to people who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day.Riojas wants to do more long-term studies.We are trying to go back to these communities and make some more spirometries with the women that are using the stove, and compare with the nonusers. And we also want to do better measurements of the impact of this stove in children.A.Pre-listening questionIn cooking, a cook stove is a very basic stove heated by burning wood or fossil fuels. In some developing countries the average rural family spends 20% or more of its income purchasing wood or charcoal for cooking. Living in the city provides no refuge either as the urban poor frequently spend a significant portion of their income on the purchase of wood or charcoal. Besides the high expense, another problem of cooking over an open fire is the increased health problems brought on from the smoke, particularly lung and eye ailments, but also birth defects. Replacing the traditional 3-rock cook stove with an improved one and venting the smoke out of the house through a chimney can dramatically improve a family’s health.B.Sentence DictationDirections: listen to some sentences and write the down. You will hear each sentence three times.1. All around the world, women cook over open wood stoves, anddoing this puts their health at serious risk.2. He studied women in more than 500 households to find out what kinds of things they were exposed to by using old-fashioned stoves.3. Now some research from Mexico shows that using a new more efficient stove can save a woman's lungs.4. The more efficient ceramic-lined stoves have chimneys that channel the smoke outside.5. We are trying to make some more spirometries with the women and we also want to do better measurements of the impact of this stove in children.C.Detailed listeningDirections: listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1. A2. D3. C4. D5. D6. B7. B8. CD.After-listening discussion(omit)。
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News Item 1A: …about China’s ambitious space program.B:1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望)Future plan1. 1) Time: 20072) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk.2. Focus of further development: the capability to rendezvous and dockwith other spacecraft3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future.News Item 2There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures to try to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases of small vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support.Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel, power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for thefirst time since February. But the rise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed crops and disrupted transport.A: … about the growth of China’s economy.News Item 3A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa.B：1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to havebeen built with Chinese aid money.2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as highas 12 billion dollars a year.3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post-colonial links between Europe and Africa.4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grantduty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.Unit 21.有些人担心他们并未从所吃的食物中获取足够的维生素。
2.因此他们服用大剂量维生素制剂。
3.他们认为这些维生素制剂能够增进健康、预防疾病。
4.医学专家没有发现多少能证明这些制剂中的绝大多数能保障或增进健康的证据。
5.但是他们注意到其中一些确实有助于预防疾病。
News Item 1A: …about a meeting in Hong Kong trying to reach a new agreement on global trade.B:1.Representatives of nearly 150 countries meeting in Hong Kong arestill trying to reach a new agreement on global trade.2.For many countries the biggest prize they realistically hoped for wasa date for ending the European Union subsidies to help farmers selltheir produce on world markets.3.An EU senior official says they are prepared to name the date as partof a wider deal.4.The earliest possible date will be 2010, and 2013 will be the latestdate if an agreement is not reached on this meeting.5.The United States trade representative Rob Portman says he is tryingto be accommodating, which means the United States will possiblyaccept the new date.News Item 2A: … about a new consensus reached by the G20 in tackling global problems.B:Total amount well over a trillion dollarsResources available to to treble to seven hundred and fifty billion dollarsSpecial drawing rights increase a tenfold increaseRegulation on financial firms curbs on executive pay and new oversight of large hedge fundsNews Item 3A: … about the opening of Copenhagen (哥本哈根) climate summit.B: F F T T FUnit 31.几乎在所有的国家里，女孩子都比男孩子得分高。
2.男女差异一直是激烈争论的焦点。
3.文化和经济的影响起着重要作用。
4.但是最新的发现提示，答案也许在于男女大脑的差异。
5.这些包括学习速度上的差异。
News Item 1A: …about the Somali pirates’ strike.B:1.Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge forthe killing of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn’t clear.2.No, the pirates haven’t been deterred.3.Because the financial rewards for a successful hijacking remain sogreat and Somalia remains so lawless.4.At any one time there are only fifteen to eighteen internationalwarships in the area to police an expanse of sea covering more than a million square kilometers.5.It may be because of the relatively small scale of the problem.News Item 2A: … about Obama’s military plan in Afghanistan.B: F T T F F TNews Item 3There were traffic jams on the road north, families heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relatives. Long lines of cars backed up at the makeshift* roadblocks the Israelis have left behind. But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracks remain.There were buildings pitted with* Israeli tank rounds*; from the holes that have been punched in the walls it was clear there had also been snipers* waiting for them. North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung* lazily around their shoulders.For three weeks the Israelis pounded the tunnels that run beneath the perimeter* wall but last night we met people who insist that some of these tunnels are still open and still some fuel is being pumped from the Egyptian side. If the border crossings remain close, say the Palestinians, these tunnels are their only link to the outside world.A: … about fragile (脆弱的，易毁的)peace that returns to Gaza.B:traffic jams reunite with friends and relatives deep trackstank rounds waiting for returning hometunnels open fuel only linkUnit 41.克拉拉·巴顿极大地改变了许多人的生活。