《听力教程》2第二版第七单元文本

Unit7Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and AccentJoanna: Who Mary She doesn't go out with anyone, you know.Joanna: No. Well, if you ask me, she doesn't like anybody.Joanna: Oh, a meal. Yes, that'd-be nice. But where I don't want to eat anywhere. Joanna: Do you think so Mm -- of course, she doesn't approve of anyone. Joanna: Yes. But what d' you suggest She won't enjoy anything, will she ...】Joanna: No, I asked her. I think she doesn't want to go anywhere.Joanna: I know. It's odd isn't it. Never mind. We don't have to go out with anyone. Joanna: In fact. let's not go out with anyone.Joanna: OK. Just you and me. Bye!Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingMountain Rescue Service/When an accident is reported to the Mountain Rescue Service the first thing that happens is that the person who reports the accident is closely questioned.The rescue group needs to find out a number of details. First, they need to know exactly where the accident happened, with a map reference if possible. Then they will want to know the time of the accident. They will also need to know how many people were involved in the accident and what kind of injuries there were. Finally, they will ask for other useful details, such as the colour of the victim's clothing and the weather conditions.Then the rescue team's call-out procedure begins. Team members keep their personal equipment at home so as to be ready to set off within fifteen minutes of receiving the call. The advance party of about four people sets off right away. They carry a radio telephone with them to send details to the main party and to the base. They are also equipped and trained to give immediate medical assistance.The main party follows the advance party. They carry a radio telephone and more supplies,including a stretcher for the victim. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group. Their job is to help the main party on its return journey.Rescue control is set up in a mobile base. This vehicle carries the team's supplies other than personal equipment. It is equipped with radio telephone and themeans of providing hot food and drinks. The base is set up near a telephone so that extra help, for example ambulance, doctor,helicopter or reserves, can be contacted without delay.Exercise A:1. The first thing that happens is that the person who reports' the accident is closely questioned.2. They will also need to know how many people were involved in the accident and what kind of$injuries there were.3. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group.4. Their job is to help the main party on its return journey.5. The base is set up near a telephone so that extra help can be contacted without delay.Exercise B:Mountain Rescue ServiceI. The rescue group finds out a number of details.A. The place where the accident happened.B. The time of the accident.C. Details about the victim.:II. Then the rescue team's call-out procedure begins.A. Team members keep their personal equipment at home so as to beready to setoff within fifteen minutes of receiving the call.B. The advance party of about four people sets off right away.1. They carry a radio telephone with them to send details to the mainparty and to the base.2. They are also equipped and trained to give immediate medical assistance.C. The main party follows the advance party.1. They carry a radio telephone and more supplies, including astretcher for the victim.D. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group.1. Their job is to help the main party on its return journey.;III. Rescue control is set up in a mobile base.A. This vehicle carries the team's supplies other than personal equipment.B. It is equipped with radio telephone and the means of providing hotfood and drinks.C. The base is set up near a telephone so that extra help, for exampleambulance, doctor, helicopter or reserves can be contacted withoutdelay.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Stressed OutFriend: Are you OK, Mia You look beat. You look really tired.Mia: I am. I can't seem to sleep at night. I've been under a lot of pressure lately -- a lot of stress.Friend: What's up》Mia: I've got a million things to do. I'm busy at work. I'm working on the house too, you know. I'm trying to fix it up. I need to finish it beforewinter. Just lots of deadlines.Friend: Any way I can helpMia: Thanks, but not really. It's just things l have to do.Friend: Well, you need to manage that stress a little better. Are you getting any exerciseMia: Who has timeFriend: You really should ride a bicycle to the store, or walk to work a couple of days a week, or go swimming at the community center. It helps me to getexercise when I'm busy. You don't have to become a fitness nut*, youknow.Mia: That is a good suggestion. It's just the time, you know. I'm always thinking of what Ishould be doing.Friend: No wonder you can't sleep. A lot of people learn to meditate* or learn yoga.Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress.They help you relax.Mia: Yoga Maybe I'll call the community center. They might have some classes there..Friend: You know, another thing you can do is to take vitamins. You use up a lot of vitamins andyou don't get them in your meals all the time. They won't help the stress, but they mighthelp your body handle it better. You really should take vitamins every day. Mia: Yeah, I should get some. Thanks.Friend: How about going out with Rosa and me this Friday It'll do you good. We could see amovie, make you forget your problems. Have a little fun.Mia: You know, you're right about all of this. Let's go somewhere Friday night, have dinner, see a movie. That'll be fun.Friend: Now you're talking!Mia: OK. See you Friday. Got to get back to work!Friend: Mia, you're hopeless, truly hopeless.·Exercise A:F I. Mia looks fired and beaten. (You look beat means you look tired.)T 2. Mia has been under a lot of pressure probably because she finds it difficult to meet thedeadlines. (Mia: I've g6t a million things to do .... Just lots of deadlines.)T 3. She is repairing her house herself. (Mia: I'm working on the house too, you know. I'mtrying to fix it up.)T 4. Her friend believes exercise can help you relax.T 5. Her friend also believes that if you get regular exercises you will probably become afitness nut. (Friend: Well, you need to manage that stress a little better.Are you gettingany exercise)】T 6. Mia has insomnia. (Mia: I can't seem to sleep at night.)T 7. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress. (Friend: A lot ofpeople learn to meditate or learn yoga. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be goodways to deal with stress.)F 8. Medication can also relieve stress. (Friend: They won't help the stress, but they mighthelp your body handle it better.)T 9. Mia will go out with her friend Friday evening. (Mia: OK. See you Friday.)T 10. Mia is probably a workaholic. (Mia: ... Got to get back to work! / Friend: Mia, you'rehopeless, truly hopeless.)Dialogue 2 Reflexology—Reflexology* is foot massage. It comes from ideas of traditional Chinese medicine. Reflexology believes that rubbing parts of the foot can help other parts of the body.Woman: Did I tell you about the reflexology class I'm taking at the Asia Center Man: The what classWoman: Reflexology. It's foot massage ... you know, from Chinese medicine. Man: Foot massageWoman: Yeah. It's wonderful. Here, let me show you what I've learned. Take off your shoes and socks.Man: Are you seriousWoman: Just try itMan: OK.Woman: The important thing to understand is that parts of your foot are connected to other parts}of your body.Man: Yeah, my legs.Woman: No. I mean certain places on your foot are connected to other places, other parts of your body. So when you massage a part of your foot, it'sgood for another part. For example, look at your big toe.Man: Uh-huh.Woman: The area on the bottom of the big toe is connected to your brain. Do you have headachesMan: Headaches Sometimes.Woman: So just rub the area on the bottom of your big toe. It will help your brain. Man: Huh Huh. [pause] Actually, my eyes hurt more often than my head. My eyes get tired from using the computer at work.Woman: Massaging your other toes can help your eyes. On the bottom of each toe, there's a small area. They're round, like circles. Well, rubbing thesecircles makes your eyes feel better. It relaxes tired eyes.Man: Here This area under each toe!Woman: Yeah. But that's not the only place for tired eyes. If your eyes really hurt, find the areaunder your two smallest toes ... there by your two smallest toes.Man: Uh-huh.Woman: It looks something like the letter "U." Massage that U. It will help when you feel really bad pain in your eyes. [pause]Man: What elseWoman: Well, now move down your foot on the outside. Find the widest part of your foot on theoutside, there's an area related to your shoulders. Massage it firmly -- not so hard that ithurts, but you should be firm. This will help the muscles in your shoulders.Man: Like stiff shoulders, that kind of thingWoman: Right. [pause] Now let's look at the other side of your foot. On the inside of your foot, put your fingers near the top -- on the inside, just under thebig toe. Slowly and firmly, rub from the top all the way to your heel ... tothe end of your foot. This area will heal your back. If you have backaches,rub this long, narrow area several times a day."Man: The whole inside edge helps the backWoman: That's right. [pause] How's your stomach Do you get stomachaches Man: Not very often ... well, sometimes, if I eat too much.Woman: Find the area in the center of your foot. It goes from the inside edge of your foot almostall the way to the other side. It's almost like a small egg. Massage it firmly. It can helpyour stomach.Man: Here, in the middleWoman: Right. [pause] You can work on your knees, too. If you have sore knees, move your hand to the bottom, outside edge of your foot, the sole of yourfoot, by the heel. Rub firmly. [pause]Man: You know, this is kind of interesting. But actually, you know what hurts the most My feet. I get blisters a lot.Woman: Blisters Maybe you need bigger shoes.@Part 2 PassageEating CultureDon’t Americans know that eating immoderate quantities of French fries and pizza can lead to overweight Almost 80 percent know that high fat intake may lead to health problems, 86 percent are aware that cholesterol can mean trouble, and 88 percent know that sodium may have negative effects on health.This leaves obesity researchers struggling with the questions of why we eat a lot of fat when we know it makes us fat. What’s more, ov erweight is on the rise, even as popular culture continues to celebrate slimness, to the point of embracing fashion models as standards of female beauty.【A couple of different forces are pushing Americans toward overweight, even though we value slenderness. First, broad changes have conspired to make many adults feel stressed at home and work, from corporate downsizing to being a single parent. They eat as a form of release. People are eating more because it’s a form of gratification.Second, Americans live in the only country in the world where pie-eating contests are old-fashioned fun, and all-you-can-eat restaurants dot the landscape.Many obesity experts believe that cultural standards of slenderness are primarily embraced by white Americans, to whom slimness becomes more important with increasing income. Yet blacks, particularly black women, don’t necessarily buy into the slim-is-better philosophy.If there is greater acceptance of overweight among black women, it’s unclear whether it promotes their higher-than-average rates of overweight or results from them. One thing is certain: this high prevalence of overweight among blacks is not genetic. Obesity is not an issue for blacks native to Africa. The low householdincomes of many blacks living in the U.S. may play a major role in their high levels of overweight. If you’re poor, your learn to eat foods that yield the greatest amount of energy fro the lowest cost--that’s fat.B: C B B CCACAC: 1, They know that eating immoderate quantities of French fries and pizza can lead to overweight.2, People are eating more because it’s a form of gratification3, Americans live in he only culture in the world where pie-eating contests are old-fashioned fun, and all-you-can-eat restaurants dot the landscape.4, It is not genetic.~5, Because they are poor and have to learn to eat foods that yield the greatest amount of energy for the lowest cost--- that’s fat.Part 3 NewsNews Item 1One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life. The disease tends to affect older people —but can strike at any time. Excluding certain skin cancers, there were more than 270,000 new cases of the disease in 2001 —and the rate is increasing by about 1% a year. Some cancer, such as breast, are becoming more common, while new cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers. However, while the overall number of new cancers is not falling, the good news is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.Exercise A：This news item is about the present situation of cancer.Exercise B:1. One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.disease tends to affect older people--but can strike at any time.@3. The rate is increasing by about 1% a year4. New cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers5., The good new is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.News Item 2A new World Bank study warns that HIV and AIDS may damage African economies far worse than had been believed. The reports said African nations with high rates of AIDS could see as much as half of their entire domestic product disappear within 90 years. The study shows that AIDS kills mostly young adults. Many children are then left without parents. It said children whose parents die of AIDS are less likely to complete their education. As a result, they failed to gain the skills to make them productive adults. The study said that immediate action must be taken tokeep infected people alive so that they can care for and educate their children.Exercise A:This news item is about a new World Bank study which warns that HIV and AIDS may damage African economies far worse than had been believed.News Item 3The annual AIDS report from the United Nations said Tuesday that almost 5 million people became infected with HIV last year -- the largest number of new infections since the disease was discovered in 1981.The report called for expanded AIDS-prevention efforts, which it said reach just one in five people worldwide.~The face of AIDS has become increasingly female and young -- nearly half of the almost 38 million people infected with HIV worldwide are women and half are between the ages of 15 and 24.Almost three million people died from AIDS last year, bringing to more than 20 million the number of AIDS deaths in more than two decades.Sub-Saharan Africa -- with just I 0 percent of the world's population is home to more than 60 percent of people living with HIV -- remained the hardest-hit region. An estimated 25 million people are infected with HIV, million in the last year.Exercise A:This news item is about the serious condition of the expansion of the new infection with HIV.Exercise B:1. F2. T3. F4. T5. F6. TSection Three Oral WorkRetellingScreenwriters, as Tom Schulman quickly learned, have long been thelowest members on the Hollywood totem* pole.！"If I had any inclination to get a big head, the Oscars cured that," he once recalled. "The presenter who gave me the award [for Dead Poet's Society] was Jane Fonda She had recently been in the news because she had started dating Ted Turner.Anyway, she handed me the Oscar and 1 made my little speech and we went together into the pressroom where there was a small stage in front of bleachers* filled with about 60 press members, who were supposed to ask the winner questions.Jane 'and 1 took the stage and she said, "I'd like to introduce you to Tom Schulman who's just won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Do you have any questions"There was a barrage* of questions. "Jane, what's it like with Ted Are you getting married" etc. And she said, "Come on, this isn't my night, it's Tom's night. Please direct your questions to him."So there's a little pause and somebody says, "Tom, what's it like getting an Oscar from Jane' What's your thought -- you think she'll many Ted''Section Four Supplementary ExercisesThe Public Library of ScienceBefore scientists can earn a Nobel Prize, or any recognition, first they must get their work published. There are major publications like Science and Nature, but also many others. Some scientific publications cost a lot to receive in paper form. But most publishers also charge to read reports over the Internet. The reports often include findings of research paid for with public money.Some scientists think it is wrong to charge for scientific knowledge. Three years ago, a number of medical researchers organized the Public Library of Science. They urged scientific publishers to release reports on the Internet without charge. They were not satisfied with the steps taken. So the library decided to publish research on its own. The organizers say they hope to show that free sharing of scientific knowledge will speed the progress of science and medicine.Next year the Public Library of Science, or PLOS, will launch a publication called PLOS Medicine. Earlier this month the library released its first publication, PLOS Biology. It came out in print and online. The writers of the reports pay the costs of editing and publishing. As with many publications, other scientists read the articles to judge if the work should be published.&One of the reports in PLOS Biology made a lot of news. The report tells about experiments in which scientists connected devices to the brains of monkeys. These devices permitted the monkeys to control a mechanical arm with their thoughts.Exercise A:1. D2. A3. C4. C5. BExercise B:2. T3. F4. T5. TExercise C:Your opinionDirections: Listen to the passage again and give your opinion on the following topics."The organizers say they hope to show that free sharing of scientific knowledge will speed the progress of science and medicine."1. What problems will occur regarding free sharing of information on the Internet】2. Do you have your research paper published in print or online WhyPassage 2 CancerCancer is the general name for a large group of diseases. It occurs when cells in the body grow and divide out of control.Our bodies are made up of millions of cells. Layers of cells form tissues. Normal cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly way. This process helps keep our bodies healthy.Cancer cells grow and divide too quickly. The process usually starts when something damages the genetic structure (DNA*) inside the cells, instead of dying in an orderly way, cancer cells keep growing, lump together* and form an extra mass of tissues. This mass is called a malignant tumor. As a malignant* tumor grows, it damages nearby tissue. A malignant tumor can take a long time (up to 30 years) or a short time (2 or 3 years) to cause symptoms. Cancer can begin in one part of the body and spread to others. This is called metastasis*. During metastasis; cancer cells travel through the body. In the new location, cancer cells create a new malignant tumor and grow out of control.Not all tumors are malignant. Some are benign, which means they aren't cancerous. Benign tumors usually aren't life threatening. They can usually be removed and rarely come back.We're not exactly sure what causes cancer. We don't always know why one person gets it and another doesn't. However, we do know a lot about the risk factors for cancer. The more we know about the risk factors, the more we can do to protect ourselves.Risk is a person's chance of getting a disease over a certain period of time.A person's risk factors make up a person's risk.A risk factor is anything that raises or lowers a person's chance of getting a disease. You can control some of them, but not all of them. Risk factors for cancer include:A lifestyle choice, like what a person eats;An environmental exposure, like smoke from other people'scigarettes;Genetic make-up or family history;Another disease or medical problem.These things mix together with different effects on different people.Some people are more sensitive to risk factors than others. Just because you have one or even several risk factors does not mean you will definitely get cancer. And avoiding risk factors does not guarantee you will be healthy.Exercise A:Risk factors for cancer include the followings:1. A lifestyle choice, like what a person eats;2. An environmental exposure, like smoke from other people's cigarettes;3. Genetic make-up or family history;4. Another disease or medical problem.Exercise B:2. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. CExercise C:1. Cancer occurs when cells in the body grow and divide out of control.2. The process of normal cells helps keep our bodies healthy.3. Not all tumors are malignant. Benign tumors can usually be removed and rarely come back.4. A risk factor is anything that raises or lowers a person's chance of getting a disease.5. Some people are more sensitive to risk factors than others. Just because you have one or even several risk factors does not mean you will definitely get cancer. And avoiding risk factors does not guarantee you will be healthy.。