英语高级视听说复习

The Sea Gypsies

1.The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning what?

Harbor and wave

2.Why do the Mokens want very little?

A. Because belongings ties them down.

3.F Thanks to unique lung structure, the Mokens can stay underwater twice as long as the rest of us.

4.Ivanoff, who is a French anthropologist of the ship the Moken Queen and is one of the world's foremost authorities on the Moken. What did they call the captain of his ship and where were they from?

"Long Ear" Bremese

5.Give me one quality of the Mokens?

They have no notion and no desire for wealth.

Not Y our Average T een

1.Which agency represents Michelle Wie?

Willian Morris Agency

2.What is the most stressful experience for Michelle this year?

C. Barely passing her driver's test.

3.T At the age of 14, Michelle's dream was to play in the Master's.

three language that she speaks?

Korean Japanese English

5.What does Michelle need to justify? How?

Her 8-digit endorsement deals. By winning more tournaments.

A Pill To Forget

1.What does PTSD stand for, and give me an example of what might cause it?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Warfare/ See a commit suicide

2.How does PTSD Work?

A. Intense fear and a sense of helplessness seize the victim.

B. Painful memories recur over and over again.

C. Memories of the traumatic event are enhanced.

D. A horribly traumatic event occurs.

E. Adrenaline rushes around the victim's body.

D A

E C B

3.F The idea to develop a pill that promises to dull one's painful memory is still far off.

4.Explain the relationship between the way adrenaline and the drug Propranolol works in reference to how it affects our memory.

Injecting Propranolol blocks adrenaline at the nerve cell to block the memory.

5.What is a Placebo?

It's an inert medication used for its psychological effect or for

purposes of comparison in an experiment.

Brain Man

1.Savant refer to B. Wizard with a mysterious disorder of the brain

2.What was the name of the savant who was interviewed 24 years ago and who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah and who was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rainman?

George Finn

3.What was the name of the savant from Great Britain? What happened to him when he was 4 years old that might have caused him to become a savant?

Daniel Tamment Epileptic seizure（癫痫症发作）

4.What "Greek letter" didi Daniel repeat by memory (thousand s of numbers per page)? His rare crossing of the senses is called what?

Pi Synesthesia

5.What 3 things does Daniel "see" in his mind when he "calculates"?

Colors, shapes and textures.

The Ship Breaker

1.Most of today's ship Breaking takes place in what country? What is the percentage of steel this provides for this country?