英语VOA听力5
51voa慢速英语听力
51voa慢速英语听力
51VOA慢速英语是美国之音（Voice of America）的一个特色
节目，旨在帮助非英语为母语的听众提高英语听力和阅读能力。
该
节目以慢速、清晰的语速播报国际新闻和人文故事，适合英语学习
者和听力较差的人士收听。
通过51VOA慢速英语，听众可以在愉悦
的听觉环境中了解世界各地的重要事件和文化动态，同时提高英语
听力水平。
51VOA慢速英语节目内容涵盖国际新闻、科技、健康、教育、
文化等领域，每篇报道都会以简单易懂的语言进行解说，配有重点
词汇和短语的解释，有助于听众更好地理解和吸收信息。
此外，
51VOA慢速英语还提供在线文本稿件，方便听众阅读跟读，加强对
听力材料的理解和记忆。
通过51VOA慢速英语听力，听众不仅可以增进对英语语言的了
解和掌握，还能够开阔视野，深入了解国际社会的多元文化和多样
化发展。
这对于那些希望提高英语水平、了解国际动态的人士来说，是一个非常有益的资源和工具。
总的来说，51VOA慢速英语听力节目为英语学习者和对国际新
闻感兴趣的听众提供了一个优质的学习平台，通过生动有趣的报道和专业的解说，帮助听众提高英语听力水平，丰富知识储备，增进对世界的了解。
希望这个介绍能够对你有所帮助。
Unit5听力材料、答案1
英语听力录音材料一、听力选择（一）请听录音中五个句子。
每个句子后有一个小题，从下面所给的A、B、C三个图片中，选出与句子内容相符的图片。
（每个句子仅读一遍）1. My daughter has five coins.2. The desk is made of glass.3. People say that tea is good for both health and business.4. Don’t eat snacks in the classroom.5.The chopsticks are made in Korea.（二）请听录音中五组短对话。
每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案。
（每组对话读两遍）6. W: My pen pal’s from Australia. How about yours, David?M: He’s from Canada. He can speak Chinese.7. M: Do you like playing soccer or tennis, Linda?W: Neither. V olleyball is my favorite.8. M: How shall I take the medicine?W: After breakfast and lunch every day.9. W: Peter, let’s go to play ping-pong.M: Sorry, Kate. I’m busy with my homework. You can ask Sam.10. W: I only got a “B” in the English test, Mr. Turner.M: Cheer up! I’m sure you can do better next time.（三）请听录音中两段较长的对话。
新标准大学英语视听说教程听力原文_Unit5new
Anyway, I've got some great news! Unit 5-Conversation 1Janet: Tell us! Mark: Mark: Have you got your tickets for the play? We've started talking about next term's OUDS play.Kate: What's it going to be? Kate: What play?MarkMark: The play which OUDS are producing. You know, the : Hamlet, by William Shakespeare!Janet: Great! And who's going to play Hamlet? play I'm in at the Oxford Playhouse.Kate: Oh, that play! Well, er ... Don't tell me, let me guess! Kate:Mark Mark: What about you, Janet? : To be or not to be, that is the question!Janet: I don't believe it. You're going to play Hamlet? Janet: What's the play called?Kate: Come on, Beckett. Mark: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel You are let's celebrate ... from Beckett toShakespeare. Today Oxford, tomorrow, Hollywood!coming, aren't you?Beckett? : Kate Why not? Janet: Unit 5-Outside viewWell, um, I'm sure you'll be totally brilliant, Mark ... : KatePart 1but I wish I could understand the play. It doesn't make sense.Viewer 1 a If Mark: only you were more patient, Kate. Beckett's So, what do you guys want to watch?Viewer 2 fascinating writer. You'll come though, won't you, Janet? You Uh, I don't know. What's on?Viewer 3 this see something like at least once during How about a documentary on the History to really oughtChannel? I like watching history programmes.your stay in Oxford.Viewer 2 I don't really like watching the History Channel. : Janet Well, I'm not sure.Viewer 1 Oh, come on! Please! How about a baseball game? From 1973 ? Mark:Viewer 3 no No thanks! How about a cooking show? the if Jan et: But Kate doesn't understand play, there'sViewer 1way I'll be able to follow it. Yeah, I love watching cooking shows.Viewer : Do you want to go? 2 What? KateViewer 1 : Janet Well, I love going to the theatre, and I'd really like to I do!Viewer 2 see Mark acting. And actually, yes, I think I should see a play Uh, I don't like cooking shows. Uh, let's watchsome music videos.by Samuel Beckett.Viewer 1wish you're So coming, Janet. I you'd come, This is awful!rk: M a Good!Vie we r 3 too, Kate. It's a really good performance. Can you see what's on another channel? Viewer 1Well, OK, but I'm only doing it because you're in it. : Kate Yeah, sure. What channel?Viewer 3When is it on? Uh, anything but this.Voice-over These television viewers are trying to decide on : Mark Next Tuesday to Saturday.a programme to watch, Janet: How about going Friday night? by clicking on channels, and seeing what's on. This practice That's great. But you'd better get your tickets soon, : Mark is known as channel surfing. In thepast, it was not difficult to decide what to watch on TV. There because we're expecting a full house. were only three channels to choose from. Cable television has Unit 5-Conversation 2 changed all that. There are so many channels, and so manydifferent kinds of programmes to watch, many viewers find it Well, what did you think? Kate: difficult to decide what to watch, even when they are It was ... very interesting. : Janetwatching by themselves. This business traveller Absolutely going what a Ididn't Kate: have clue was on. doesn't likeanything. Many people like a particular type of programme. nothing happened! I don't know why I bothered coming to seeSpeaker 1itTV programmes I like watching are cookingshows, um, comedy shows. : Janet I thought Mark was brilliant.Speaker 2I Kate: Yes, I did too, of course ... usually watch dramas, murder mystery programmes, quizzes, comedies. But I wish I had read the play before I saw it. If only : JanetSpeaker 3I had known the story, it might have been easier to follow it. I like watching talk shows.Speaker 4How long do you think Mark will be? I guess of all my favourite TV shows I'd like news programmes. changed get needs he guess : Janet I to said He he'd first.Speaker 5 I like to watch soap operas and news. join us as soon as possible.Speaker 6I like to watch comedy shows. : Kate Here he is. Hi Mark!Speaker 7 Well, I like good drama, I like a lot of Hi, what did you think? How was I? : Markthecop shows, um ... I like a lot of the science fiction shows : Janet It was ... very challenging.and good history. It was so-so. Kate:Speaker 8But you were brilliant! Well done. : Janet TV programmes I like to watch are like sports, automotive. adored Mark. awesome, were You : Kate Everyone Discovery,your that type of thing.performance. Darling, you were to die for!Part 2good!that wasn't I exaggerate. don't OK, OK, : MarkVoice-over Cartoons have always been popular. Most cafes offer hundreds of games, varying from classicslike “Monopoly”and “Battleship”to European strategy DVD. favourite are watching their sister This brother andgames like “Settlers of Turn that down! Catan”and “Agricola”. They also Mum have staff members to teach customers the rules of the game OK, Mum. Boyif necessary. This means that down. Voice-over He, he turns it Now the volume is too players are more comfortableexploring games that they haven'tsome played before. low. For couples, deciding what to watch can requirevery careful negotiation.People enjoy going to these cafes because they can try out the love watching is on! I Woman Oh, look! Pretty Woman games. It is cheaper than buying the games and then deciding that movie.they don't like them. Also, Joe Pretty Woman! Oh, no, not Pretty Woman! it's like having a party with yourfriends Joe, you know it's my favourite movie. It's on in —but not at your own house! Woman back. be right I'm just going to get some five minutes. I'll1.What do we learn about board game cafes from the news coffee.report? I movie. Joe I don't like watching that kind of Plus2.don't like Julia Roberts. Actually, Why do people enjoy going to board game cafes? really hate that movie. Ion basketball realizes Voice-over Joe that there's a gametomorrow night. He wants to ask his friends over to watch it. Passage 1 knowthis with me. I watch Woman You're so sweet to Announcer1：Thanks for the news update. And it's Thursdayyou probably don't want to see it again. evening, time to start planning the weekend,onmind. don't There's nothing else Oh, Joe sure. I and time to hear from Jenny with our weekly anyway. Not tonight, update, What's On in Town. andViewer 1Hey, Travolta on. is John look. Swordfish Announcer2：Thanks, Mark.Halle Berry? Announcer1：What's it going to be Jenny? A weekend in frontNo, I've already seen that twice. Viewer 2of the television, or out on the town?I hate that movie.Viewer 3Announcer2：Definitely out on the town, Mark. It's aViewer 1 OK. How about The Matrix?fun-filled weekend, with something forThat's OK. But I've seen it too many times.Viewer 3 everyone. For anyone who likes classicalYeah, me too. But I love that movie. Viewer 2 music, there's Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Viewer3 You guys, there's nothing on. the Westgate Concert Hall on Friday evening.2 Yeah, you're right. Viewer Announcer1：That's the one with that catchy tuneHey, how about we go out and get some pizza?Viewer 1Announcer2：I don't think the Southbank Choir will let youViewer 3 That's a good idea. Turn that off. join in with a voice like that! Tickets are￡10,I told you to turn it down. Now I'm going to turnMum with concessions for students and seniorit off. citizens, and it starts at 8 pm.forThanks movie! love it's Woman Oh, over. I just that Announcer1：OK, and what's on at the cinema? putting up with it again. I know it's not your favourite. Announcer2：I've got a couple of suggestions. For those ofaskingJoe tomorrow's OK. That's But my I'm turn. you who like Chinese movies, there's athe guys over to watch the basketball game. retrospective on Zhang Yimou's filmsOh, that's fine. I won't be here anyway remember?Woman beginning with The House of the FlyingI' m going to visit my sister? Daggers at the Arthouse Cinema in NorthJoe Oh, yeah. That's right. Street. If you haven't seen, it's amazing. It's onThe business traveller seems to have found whatVoice-over at 7 pm on Saturday night. And other filmshe was looking for, a programme that puts him to sleep. Andshowing next week include Hero, and Raisethat's all for tonight, folks! Be sure to tune in tomorrow!the Red Lantern. Tickets are ￡12, with theusual concessions.Unit 5-Listening inHow about a Hollywood blockbuster? ：Announcer1Not sure Td call it a blockbuster, but the next：Announcer2News Report part of Lord of the Rings is showing at Globe A new craze is sweeping the city of Toronto, Canada. More Cinema. It's on Friday and Saturday at 7.30 pm, different cafes game board and more are in opening 8. tickets ￡neighborhoods. series. a great Rings, that's the ：Announcer1OK, Lord of Now, how about something more cultural? play customers cafes, some In of to rate hourly pay an Smith the exhibition at a Announcer2：There's fabulous tabletop games; in others a flat fee allows them to play for an a with , VeniceArt “Museum called, The of ”require fee, the of top On time. unlimited cafes the also collection of paintings from all over the world. customers to purchase food and drinks. It's open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday and entrance is free. Announcer1：OK, sounds good. And what about the musicvery popular now.Interviewer scene?And how about weekend and holiday activities?Speaker 1Announcer2：Friday night is open mic night at the George Inn.Some people like hunting. I'm not one of thoseat all. I don't like that. But that's very popular in, in the rural It you want to hear some great music, it startsareas. Then, of course there's camping and hiking, also. A lot if you want to at 8.30 pm Friday night. Butof Americans volunteer for find out what it's like to perform in front of a a wide range of causes —fromraising funds to helping people live audience, book a slot with the organizers who are less fortunate, tutoring students, or leading Scout troops or doing youth and they 11 sing, play, dance, whatever ... Nicesports, that sort of thing. friendly atmosphere, but make sure you've gotInterviewer Right, yeah.a five or ten minute act before you offer to tryll need it out onstage. No entrance fee, but you'Speaker 2to buy a round or two of drinks.Interviewer Anything else?Announcer1：Tell me about leisure activities and sports inRussia. What do you like doing?Jam Announcer2：Yes, it's jazz at the Factory on SaturdaySpeaker 2 Trio Well, football is the favourite sport. But, er, we with from 10 pm, the Steve Reid nightlike also ice hockey in the winter. Winter sports.playing Afro- Cuban jazz. With tickets at ￡20 IInterviewer And what about indoor sports? Or indoor the guess Jam Factory is going to be the activities other than ...?coolest place in town. So I advise you to bookSpeaker 2 in advance.We like very much playing chess. And we arevery good at playing chess. Also, television is very common Announcer1：Sounds like a great weekend, thanks Jenny.and, in the cities - Moscow and St Petersburg –we like toclub, go dancing.Interviewer Oh, right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. And whatabout outdoor activities?Speaker 2 Well, believe it or not, collecting mushrooms. Inthe autumn, we like it very much. And also the skiing. Again,Passage 2the ice hockey in the winter. Very popular.Interviewer And I believe cultural activities are very 1Speaker important to you? What kind of things do you like doing? States. the leisure me Interviewer Tell about activities in Speaker 2 In particular, the ballet. What kind of spectator and participation sports are there? Interviewer Yeah.are four well, OK, the most popular ones Speaker 1 Speaker 2 And of course, the opera as well. Even the ice course, football basketball, baseball, American of and small towns have theatres and a cinema. We like the country hockey.people, the rural people, they like to watch films. They call it activities, - em indoor –what Yeah, Interviewer and about a Palace of culture.rather than sports. The kind of things that you do inside?Interviewer Right. Yeah. arts. could say, say martial could Well, Speaker 1you Speaker 2 Yes.thing. -that Kwon popular. very Tae Do sort of That's Interviewer And what kind of weekend and holiday Bowling. And movies. activities do you enjoy?Yeah.Interviewer Speaker 2 Well, you find the rich Russians, they very Speaker 1 Watching television, of course. The average often have a dacha, which is a cottage. American, I think, watches television about two and a half Interviewer Right.hours a day.Speaker 2 In the country. Interviewer And, apart from sports, what other outdoor Interviewer Right.activities are there?Speaker 2 You go there for a holiday and maybe for of jogging and golf, Cycling,1Speaker tennis, walking the weekend.course and now, more and more people are playing soccer. Interviewer Right. Thank you. Right. And what kind of cultural activities are Interviewer very popular in the States?Speaker 3 We all like going to concerts, I think. Er, a lot Speaker 1Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in Australia. of people now are joining book clubs. What kind of sports do you enjoy?Book clubs?Interviewer Speaker 3 Well, Australian rules football is our main To be a member of a book club, do something ... Speaker 1spectator sport. Of course, we also love our rugby and our So just local groups ... with friends? Interviewer cricket. You know, our national teams are definitely now Yes, local groups.Speaker 1among the best in the world. And you discuss books?InterviewerInterviewer Yeah.Speaker 1Yes, you take a book each, each week or each What else? We have association football. AndSpeaker 3 month. You read it and then you go back and discuss it. That'salso very popular now is horse racing.Interviewer Right. And what kind of indoor activities, otherthan sports, do you like doing?Speaker 3We're very much an outdoor nation but whenwe're inside I think we like to watch TV and, you know, go tothe movies.Interviewer So, what kind of outdoor activities are there?Speaker 3Well, for this we like our cycling. Somepeople play golf and some play tennis. And some play lawnbowls.Interviewer Right, yeah.Speaker 3 Of course, you know, most Australians do livenear the coast and we love to do sailing and surfing; very,very keen on our swimming and I know a lot of people dofishing as well.Interviewer Right. And what about culture? Do you do anycultural activities?Speaker 3 Oh yes, no, no, Australia does have its culture.We've got our aboriginal music and our dancing and a lot ofart. And of course, we've got our very, very famous SydneyOpera House - you know, best in the world.Interviewer Yes. And what about weekend and holidayactivities? What do you like doing then?Speaker 3 I think people like to be very social. We do alot of barbies - you know -barbecues in the back garden and some people like to go bushwalking as well.Interviewer Great. Thank you.You're welcome.Speaker 3．。
(完整word版)英语高级视听听力原文Unit5Theglobalwarning
Unit 5 The global warningThe North Pole has been frozen for 100,000 years。
But according to scientists, that won’t be true by the end of this century. The top of the world is melting。
There’s been a debate burning for years about the causes of global war ming. But the scientists you're about to meet say the debate is over. New evidence shows man is contributing to the warming of the planet，pumping out greenhouse gases that trap solar heat。
Much of this new evidence was compiled by American scientist Bob Corell, who led a study called the ”Arctic Climate Impact Assessment." It’s an awkward name — but consider the findings: the seas are rising, hurricanes will be more powerful, like Katrina，and polar bears may be headed toward extinction.What does the melting arctic look like? Correspondent Scott Pelley went north to see what Bob Corell calls a "global warning."Towers of ice the height of 10—story buildings rise on the coast of Greenland. It's the biggest ice sheet in the Northern Hemisphere, measuring some 700,000 square miles。
VOA新闻听力100篇
VOA新闻听力100篇News Item 1This week, the chairman of America 's nuclear agency said there islittle chance that harmful radiation from Japan could reach the United States. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats. No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since nineteen seventy- nine. That was when America 's worst nuclear accident happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania. The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy.News Item 2Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking diners to pay a dollar, or more, for a glass of water. Placards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world. It ' s called the UNICEFTap Project.News Item 3Japan has confirmed radiation contamination of some agricultural produ cts near a nuclear power plant crippled by last week 's earthquake and tsunami that is still spewing radiation. Yukio Edano, the chief Cabinet secretary, says high levels of radiation have been detected in milk in Fukushima prefecture and spinach from Ibaraki prefecture have been found to be contaminated. He tells reporters there is no immediate health risk and the government is consideringregulating shipments of farm products from the affected area. At the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant efforts continue to try to cool overheating reactor cores and water in tanks containing spent fuel rods.News Item 4Some of America 's brightest students came to Washington for the2011 Intel Science Talent Search,the nation 's oldest and most prestigious science competi tion. The awards ceremony was theculmination of an intense week during which the 40 finalists were queried by judges and the public. They met with scientists, politicians and even President Barack Obama, who welcomed them to the White House. These high a chievers were whittled down from nearly 2,000 contestantsnationwide, representing excellence across many disciplines.News Item 5The billionaires ' club is growing. Forbes magazine 's annual list shows there are now 1,210 billionaires around the world —that is 199 more than last year. Although the world 's top threeearners are unchanged from last year, the newcomers in the list of the world 's richest did not come from the U.S. or Western Europe, but from Russia and the Asia Pacific region. Magazine chairman Steve Forbessays of the 200 new billionaires this year, the majority are from theBRIC1countries —Brazil, Russia, India and China.News Item 6Defense attorneys for former Liberian president Charles Taylor say testimony from prosecution witnesses is tainted by cash payments from a special fund provided by the United States. Mr. Taylor 's war crimestrial is drawing to a close after more than three years. Defense attorney Terry Munyard says money “lavished ” on prosecution witnesses has polluted “the pure waters of justice. ” He told the court that those payments went far beyond the simple reimbursement ofexpenses and were used in such a way “as to taint the testimony ofsome of the prosecutionwitnesses. ”News Item 7Many world leaders are expressing shock and sympathy following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and are offering to assist the country as it struggles to recover from the disaster. U.S. President Barack Obama pledged assistance for what he called a potentially catastr ophic disaster in Japan. Mr. Obama called Japan one of America 's strongest allies and said the U.S. is offering whatever assistance is needed. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said a preliminaryassessment indicates that American troops, ships and military facilities were not seriously damaged by the quake or tsunami.News Item 8Women are joining together all over the world to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women 's Day on March 8. Women pouredthrough London 's streets on Tuesday singing loudly for women 's rights.The banners they carried trained a spotlight on the range of issues still at hand: health, education, and politics to name a few.News Item 9Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more and more people into poverty and hunger. A new report from the UN food agency says one of the best ways to boost agricultural productivity worldwide would be to remove the barriers women farmers face that their male counterparts do not. Studies show when women have financial resources, they are more likely than men to spend them on food, health and educating their children. Women farmers tend to be less productive than men, but there are good reasons for that, says Agnes Quisumbing, an economist with the International Food Policy Research Institute.News Item 10Ronald Reagan's Hometown Celebrates His 100th Birthday. Though he gained prominence as an actor in Hollywood and later as President of the United States, the people of Dixon, Illinois, remember Ronald Reagan as a hometown hero who saved the lives of 77 people while working as2a lifeguard. The town is honoring Reagan ' s 100th birthday this year,with a year-long celebration.The 40th President 's hometown was never very far from his heart.News Item 11The National Football League wrapped up the 2010 season with the biggest football game of the year: Super Bowl XLV —played in a huge stadium in Arlington, Texas. But without the small, Midwestern town of Ada, Ohio —population 5,400 —the game would not have been the same. Adais where the Wilson Sporting Goods company makes footballs. Wilson has been the official football maker of the National Football League since 1941, and many of the 130 employees at its factory in Ada have spent most of their lives there —many working for 25 to 45 years.News Item 12Scientists say a common headache medicine dramatically reduces the risk of developing Parkinson 's disease, a physically -disabling brain disorder that mostly strikes elderly adults. In a six-year study of just over 136,000 nurses and health professionals, researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health in Massachusetts found that people who take ibuprofen（布洛芬镇痛药）regularly for headache or other pain reduced their risk of developing Parkinson 'sdisease by nearly 40 percent. Taking one or two pills of ibuprofen two or more timesper week was considered regular use. Other non-2prescription pain relievers, including aspirin and acetaminophen, did not show a similar protective benefit.News Item 13Insurgents opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continue to hold two strategic towns along the road to eastern Libya, after unsuccessful attempts by pro-Gadhafi forces to retake them. Libyan warplanes launched new air strikes Thursday against the key eastern oil port of Brega, but the son of embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi says the bombs were only intended to “frighten ”rebels there.Libyan warplanes struck at the rebel-held oil port ofBrega on Thursday, a day after anti-government fighters turned back an assault by forces loyal t o the country 's longtime leaderMoammar Gadhafi.News Item 14A new study of more than 1.1 million people in six Asian countries finds that, like Westerners, Asians are more likely to die if they are overweight or obese. However, some of the highest death rates were seen in people who were severely underweight. Many previous studies have found that the risk of death increases as body-mass index increases. Body-mass index, or BMI, is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. The trouble is, those studies mostly analyzed Europeans and other Westerners. So scientists couldn 't be sure if the results appliedto other groups.News Item 15Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities in Africa. In addition to providing employment, agriculture has the potential to transform African societiesthrough the increased export of produce to Western markets. Many agree that transformation will not take place without increased investment in agriculture, including public or private loans to small farmers. Statistics show that Africa has about 12% of the world 's arable land but 80% of it is not in use.News Item 16In July 2012, the world 's largest AIDS conference comes toWashington, D.C. It 's the first time the gathering will be held in the United States since 1990 and preparations are already underway. Despite the massive U.S. financial, medical and scientific contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, a major issue blocked the conference from being held here. That was a law that prohibited HIV infected people from traveling to the United States. It was passed in 1987 in the early days of theHIV/AIDS epidemic. Effortsto lift the ban began during President George W. Bush 's second administration. It was finally repealed in January 2010 under President Obama.News Item 17As Discovery begins its 39th and final mission into Earth 's orbit Thursday, America ' s 30 -yearspace shuttle program comes one step closer to its scheduled end this April. Discovery has been a regular visitor to Earth 's orb it sinceits maiden flight in 1984. It is the oldest and longest-servingvehicle in the U.S. space agency ' s shuttle fleet. Discovery ' sfinal flight follows several delays dueto technical problems and repairs to its external fuel tank, but NASA' s missionlaunch directorMike Leinbach says the shuttle is still space-ready.News Item 18Not long ago, most professional musicians lived in a world far removed from the nitty-gritty of business management, distribution and promotion. But today, social media, laptop production techniques and fragmented musical tastes have largely replaced the old relationship between musicians, their audiences and the marketplace, making entrepreneurial savvy more important than ever. A leading U.S. conservatory now teaches students how to create successful careers in this brave new world.News Item 19Egypt 's most famous tourism sites, including the great pyramids and the antiquities museum inCairo, have reopened after being closed during the popular uprising and political tumult. Egypt 's key industry —tourism —returns afterweeks of protests and celebrations, while other countries in the region deal with unrest. The sound of hooves as horses pull jostling carts ofpeople within the Giza pyramids ' complex is the sound of mone y to the men who make their livings fromtourism —a dominant industry in Egypt.4News Item 20Demonstrations against long-serving governments continue to roil theMiddle East and North Africa Friday from Libya eastward to Bahrain. InLibya, more protests as well as funerals for those killed in recent unrest were held aftermidday prayers, and witnesses said demonstrators gathered in the port city Benghazi, a bastion of resentment against the government. Human Rights Watch said Friday that 24 people have been killed in recent violence in Libya, many of them in Benghazi. Graphic videos posted on the Internet have shown shootings described as being inflicted by armed forces against protesters.News Item 21The National Park Service says the largest slave village in the Washington region is buried on the grounds. Archeologist Joy Beasley walks across the land now known as Best Farm. But approximately 200 years ago, it was a 300- hectare plantation called L'Hermitage, owned bytheVincendieres, French farmers from Haiti. Their stone home and outbuildings still stand. The National Park Service archeologist says her team discovered evidence of six other homes on the property where slaves were kept. The Vincendieres owned 90 slaves.News Item 22Cameroon's new mineral research center will begin operations this year. South Korean miningresearchers are making trips to Cameroon to determine the overall cost of the facility, to be located in the capital, Yaounde. They say the center will cost several millions of dollars and will ultimately be offered to the Cameroon government as a gift. The Korean investors say the facility will also have geological engineers to help in the design and construction of mines —andeconomic geologists to determine the commercial feasibility of projects. They will decide whether there are enough minerals to justify the cost of a mining venture.News Item 23A major study by the World Health Organization shows that most people with high cholesterol levels around the world are not getting the treatment they need, to avoid such serious diseases as heart attacks and strokes. And the authors of the study —the—say largest ever undertakentheproblem is especially serious in the developing world. The study was done on 147 million people, and found an increasing incidence of high levels of cholesterol the world over. Even more worrying, the researchers say, is that many of those patients are going untreated.News Item 24A huge crowd has gathered in central Cairo calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The opposition has called for one million people to protest. Crowds headed on foot for Cairo ' s Tahrir Square throughout the day Tuesday. They included women with babies in strollers. Their confidence is boosted after the army, in an official statement, described the demonstrations as5legitimate and promised it would not fire on demonstrators. Army helicopters dropped leaflets calling on demonstrators to keep the protests peaceful.News Item 25The popular revolts roiling Egypt and other Arab countries are being driven by young people clamoring to oust autocratic governments they have known all their lives. The hardscrabble Tunis neighborhood of Ettadhamen provides a representative look at the hardships, and aspirations, of some of the young people behind Tunisia 's so -calledJasmine Revolution.News Item 26A new study has tracked how low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. The study began with 1,000 children in New Zealand. Researchers followed them for decades. They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “persistence in reaching goal s. ” Thechildren of the study are now adults in their thirties. Terrie Moffitt of Duke University found that kids with selfcontrol issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.News Item 27President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union Address to the nation on Tuesday, before a joint session of the U.S. Congress. President Barack Obama will face a dramatically altered balance of power in the House of Representatives when he addresses Congress and the nation Tuesday in his State of the Union address. Republicans are now in the majority in the House, and they have already approved a repeal of Mr. Obama 's landmark reform of the U.S.health care system. The move was symbolic, since the bill will die in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats and Independents still hold a majority.News Item 28New research suggests a relatively simple blood test might make it possible to predict who is at a higher risk for developing dementia. The most common form o f dementia is Alzheimer 's Disease, and currently, it can only be definitively diagnosed in an autopsy, by examining the brain. Beta- amyloid is a protein that shows up the brains of Alzheimer 's victims. It 's also present inspinal fluid and, in very small quantities, in the blood.News Item 29Health Services in eastern and central Kenya are getting a big boost through a new $100 million dollar program. The U.S. development agency, USAID, has awardedthe funds to an international non-profit organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For the past four years, Jhpiego has led a nearly $34 million program in eastern Kenya called APHIA II. APHIA stands for AIDS,6Population and Health Integrated Assistance. The goal is to “empower front -line heal th workers ”with effective, low cost solutionsto delivering quality health care.News Item 30Over the past 20 years, the United Nations says the Asia-Pacific population has been growing, but at a slower rate compared to the rest of the world. Asian fertility fell by 39 percent in a 20-year period from the late 1960s while remaining above the population-replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. By 1990, nearly two-thirds of Asian countries had experienced declines of at least 25 percent.News Item 31President Barack Obama will go to Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday to speak at a memorial service for those killed in Saturday 's shootings.The president will try to help the nation deal with therampage, which left six people dead and a U.S. congresswoman critically wounded. President Obama and his wife Michelle will cross thecountry to attend Wednesday night 's memorial service at the Universityof Arizona.The president will speak there, in an effort to help Americans cope with the tragedy.News Item 32New medical research into a possible cure for Parkinson 's diseaseis focusing on finding biomarkers in patients so that doctors can start treatment early before tremors and other symptoms start. Actor Michael J. Fox's recent commitment of $40 million towar d finding a cure for Parkinson ' s is helping to fund the new research. The current clinical diagnosis of Parkinson 's isbased on visible tremors and stiffness of limbs. But researchers say a more comprehensive diagnosis is needed.News Item 33U.S. President Barack Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to outline the benefits of a tax cut package he signed into law in December. He says the tax cut compromise reached with Republicans will help grow the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama encouraged business owners to take advantage of a new incentive included in the legislation that allows any business to write off the full cost of most of their capital investments for one year.News Item 34A U.S. congress woman is in critical condition and six people are dead after a gunman opened fire in an Arizona parking lot where Representative Gabrielle Giffords was meeting with constituents. The dead include a federal judge. More than a dozen people were wounded, including Giffords. A federal probe has been launched amid a national outpouring of sorrow and outrage.7News Item 35Three-dimensional cell phones and batteries that last much longer are just two ofthe technologies that could become commonplace in the next few years. For the fifth year, IBM has looked at the horizons of research, picked five technologies and announced them as tomorrow 's innovations. “Individual technologies take different times to matriculate, ” says John Cohn, IBM 's ChiefScientist. “But the thing that 's common about them is that wethink in 2015, all these predictionswill actually be something that we take forgranted. ”News Item 36The killing of the governor of Pakistan 's most populous provincehas highlighted the ongoingclash in Pakistani society between secularism and religious radicalism. Some of that radicalism is fueled by resentment against privileged and often secular-minded elite who govern the country.News Item 37In India 's main tea -growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third ofthe world ' s tea. The rolling Himalayan hills in India 's northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bushes whose leaves produce some of the world ' s finest teas. But there are concerns that rising temperatures may be affecting the tea plantations, resulting in declining productivity of the brew to which millions of people across the world wake up.News Item 38African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast 'srival presidents. The countr y'spolitical crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia.Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, offering him an amnesty deal on condition he cedes power to rival Alassane Ouattara.News Item 39More signs that the U.S. economy is moving in the right direction:The U.S. Labor Department says new claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, dropping below 400,000 for the first time since July 2008. Other data also shows that businesses expanded in the month of December while home sales grew modestly in November. Despite the encouraging numbers, investors remain cautious as 2010 comes to a close. New estimates show the snowstorm that lashed parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic last week cost retailers about a billion dollars in lost sales.News Item 40The Holy Land enjoyed a flood of visitors last year, which benefited Israelis and Palestinians alike. It was a record year for tourism in Israel thanks to a lull in violence. There were 3.45 million visitors in 2010, 14 percent more than the previous record two years ago. Mark Feldman, who heads the Israeli travel agency Zion Tours, says tourism is booming. Most of the visitors were Jews and Evangelical Christians. Some 625,000 Americans came, more than any other country.News Item 41Voters in Ivory Coast have official results from only a small number of polling stations outside the country. About 10,000 ballots in an election of more than fourmillion registered voters shows former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara leading President Laurent Gbagbo by about 60 percent to 40 percent. As the wait for domestic results continues, President Gbagbo 's party is already calling on the electoral commission to annul returns from three northern districts. Both the Gbagbo and Ouattara campaigns say some of their supporters were prevented from entering polling stations Sunday.News Item 42Diplomatic cables released by the website Wikileaks indicate the U.S. is concerned about the security of Pakistani nuclear material. They also indicate questions about Pakistan 's commitment to fighting insurgentsalong the country ' s border with Afghanistan. The New York Times and the Guardian newspapers reported details of the cables today. A French newsagency quoted a Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman as saying the fears are misplaced. Meanwhile, Interpol has placed Wikileaks ' founder Julian Assange on its most wanted list after Sweden issued an arrestwarrant for him as part of a rape investigation.News Item 43U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe needs to boost its role in Afghanistan and foster greater economic development throughout the region. Clinton spoke today at the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan. “Our goal here in Astanashould be to move forward on democracy, human rights, economic growth and strengthening our security community. In other words, let ' sembrace the vision of Helsinki and apply it faithfully in this new century. ” The OSCE is celebrating the 35th an niversary of the Helsinki Accords, which gave birth to the OSCE structure. Clinton said insecurity anywhere in Central Asia is a challenge for all members and that protracted conflicts remain dangerously unresolved.News Item 44Russia 's prime minister s ays his country will have to build up itsown nuclear weapons capability if the United States fails to ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty signed earlier this year. Vladimir Putin told CNN 's Larry King program in an interview to be aired later today that the newtreaty is in the United States best interest and it would be, inhis words, dumb for U.S. legislators to ignore that. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the new9START in April. The agreement would cut nuclear stockpiles in theU.S. and Russia by about 30 percent.News Item 45Thai police say they arrested two Pakistani men and one Thai woman this week on forgery charges, as they attempted to flee to neighboring Laos. The three were arrested in cooperation with Spanish authorities, who on Thursday arrested six Pakistanis and one Nigerian in raids in Barcelona. Spanish authorities believe the group supplied fake passports used by Muslim militants who bombed Madrid commuter trains in 2004. They also suspect the group supplied fake passports to al-Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based group accused of the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.News Item 46The U.S. unemployment rate rose in November while the economy added far fewer jobs than expected. Today ' s closely -watched report from the Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose 0.2% to 9.8%. The economy had a net gain of 39,000 jobs far fewer than the 150,000 most experts had predicted.News Item 47Iranian media reports say officials are calling for the removal of aStar of David painted on the roof of the headquarters of the country 's national airline after the Jewish symbol was revealed in a satellite image. Reports say Internet media company Google took the image of the building which was reportedly built by Israeli engineers who worked in Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.News Item 48President Obama is calling a new free-trade deal between the U.S.and South Korea a landmark agreement. Mr. Obama accepted the deal Friday after a three- year stalemate and said it will deepen the two nations ' alliance, and he urged the U.S. Congress to ratify it. President said the agreement will increase U.S. exports by up to $11 billion a year and support at least 70,000 jobs. As part of the deal, South Korea has agreed to let the U.S. keep a 2.5% tariff on Korean-built cars for five more years rather than end it immediately.News Item 49The World Food Program is teaming up with the World Meteorological Organization and other agencies to help subsistence farmers increase their crop yields. The WFP says 2010 has been a year with many climate related emergencies which have created a havoc with the agricultural produce of many developing countries.News Item 5010Some of the most dramatic, climate-related emergencies include flooding in Pakistan, Haiti, Burma and Burkina Faso. World Food Program spokeswoman Emilia Casella says the number of people affected is expected to reach about 375 million a year by 2015. “We are estimating that by2020, some countries having their agricultural yields halved by weather&climate emergencies- drought or flood. ” Casella says a detailed food insecurity analysis could pinpointareas that are most at risk. She says WFP is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization to help small subsistence farmers increase their food yields.News Item 51International firefighting teams are battling day three of what officials are calling the worst fire in Israel 's history. Police said Saturday the huge wildfires continued to burn out of control near the northern port of Haifa. The firefighting aircraft are coming in from Russia and have been dropping water on the blaze with additional help from the U.S., France and Britain. Middle East neighbors Jordan and Egypt sent equipment. So far, 41 people, at least, have been killed and thousands have been forced to evacuate from the area.News Item 52A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites has crashed into the Pacific Ocean after failing to reach orbit. Russian news11。
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Unit 5 Student LifeListeningAudio Track 3-5-1A: Y ou’re majoring in international business law, is that correct?B: That’s correct.A: And what made you choose this university?B: Well, I want to be a lawyer and this university has one of the most respected law departments in the country. It was an easy choice. What about you?A: My major is international business. I researched several universities but decided on this one because it has strong links with many multinational businesses. I hope that will help when I graduate and start looking for jobs.B: How did you find the application process?A: Well, I had to take an entrance examination, of course. Then, I submitted an application form along with my official high school transcripts and a letter of recommendation.B: And did you get accepted immediately?A: No, I had to attend an interview. I remember I was very nervous.B: It was exactly the same for me. But we must have interviewed well as we’re here now. Listening Activity 1: Audio Track 3-5-2/Audio Track 3-5-3C=Counselor, K=KaiC: Hello, Kai. Have a seat.K: Hi, Ms. Danielson.C: How’s it going? Are you excited about graduating?K: I guess so. But there’s so much to do between now and then.C: Well, let’s talk about that … Let me check your file here. So, what’s new? Have you researched any colleges or universities?K: Well, I researched three … like you told me to.C: Good, good. Which ones?K: Let’s see … California State University, Harvard University, and City College.C: And?K: Well, I applied to two: Harvard and City College. Cal State is just too far away.C: Sounds like you’ve been thinking about this seriously. That’s good.K: Y ep.C: Any news yet?K: Well, I got accepted to City College. I haven’t heard anything from Harvard. I probably won’t get accepted there.C: Why do you say that?K: Y ou know … it’s so competitive. I don’t think my grades are good enough.C: Well, let’s wait and see.K: I’ll probably go to City College. My brother went there. I visited the campus and I like it.Listening Activity 2: Audio Track 3-5-4/Audio Track 3-5-5Lucia: And finally today, we have a report about graduating seniors. Jason Kim is standing by. …Jason, are you there?Jason: Hi, Lucia.Lucia: The Metro Times newspaper asked college seniors, “What are you going to do after you graduate?”Jason: That’s right, Lucia. The students gave some surprising answers, too.Lucia: For example …?Jason: Well, more than 50 percent of the students say that they aren’t going to start a new job right away.Lucia: Well, what are their future plans?Jason: Let’s ask some of them. … Excuse me.Mizuki: Y es?Jason: I’m Jason Kim from XCA-TV. Y our name, please?Mizuki: Mizuki.Jason: And what are you studying?Mizuki: Art.Jason: OK, Mizuki, what are you going to do after you graduate?Mizuki: I don’t know. I’ll probably just chill out for a while.Jason: Chill out?Mizuki: Y ou know, relax.Jason: OK, Mizuki. Thanks for your comments. … Hello, I’m Jason Kim and we’re doing a live report. What’s your name and major?Ro bert: My name is Robert and I’m studying law.Jason: What are you going to do after you graduate?Robert: I don’t know … maybe I’ll take a long trip.Jason: What about a job?Robert: Work? Maybe one of these days. But first I’d like to take a trip.Jason: Thank you, Robert, and good luck. Well, that’s all for now. This has been Jason Kim, with my report on college seniors. Now, back to you, Lucia …Listening Activity 3: Audio Track 3-5-61. Hi, I’m Eduardo. I got accepted to college recently. Since the s chool is just in my neighborhood, I’m going to live at home. I will not apply for a scholarship because it is too hard to get it. I think I’ll be able to support myself by working part-time. In my view, money is veryimportant though it is not everything.So most probably I’ll study business. I hope I can make it big after graduation.2. I’m Jill. I’m going to join a sorority. I want to make more friends of the same sex. I think that women should be united and should always help each other. I’m going to d o volunteer work in my spare time to help those elderly ladies in the community with their errands. I’m not going to a large university since I can’t afford it.3. I’m Max and this is Sara. We love each other. We’re not going to live in student housing. We plan to live in a medium-size apartment not far away from the university. We’re going to study together and work part-time.Audio Track 3-5-7I’m Mary and I’m twenty. I’m studying Lifelong Education at the University of Tokyo. I think it’s important f or everyone to keep learning all their lives. That’s why I chose to major in Lifelong Education. Personally, I’m planning to further my education in an American university after graduation. So right now, I’m taking an English class. I want to improve my English. I’m working part-time at a video store because I need to save money for my studies abroad.I have a boyfriend and he wants to go and study in the United States too. We have similar interests and personalities. I’m going to get married and live in a house by the ocean. Sooner or later, I’ll have my own children. I will most probably stay at home to be a full-time mother before my children are sixteen years old. To witness their growth would be the most valuable thing in my life.Listening Activity 4: Audio Track 3-5-8/Audio Track 3-5-9New graduates talk about the futureAfter the City College graduation ceremony yesterday, we talked to three students about their plans and their dreams.Here is what Jameela Brown had to say about her future:I worked so hard for four years. I need a break now! I majored in biology and chemistry, and I hada summer job in a day care center. I’m going to take a year off before I start medical school. My plan is to travel and do volunteer work in West Africa. I’ll be a doctor someday but I’m not sure what kind of doctor I’ll be.Jennie Min talked about her plans:I studied business, and it was easy for me to find a job. Next month I’ll move to New Y ork to start work at Giant Corporation. But I don’t really want to spend my whole life working for a company.I hope I can start my own business. Maybe something with food. I love cooking! In college, I cooked dinner for my roommates every night.Shane Peterson told us about his big dream:Wow! Four years really went fast. I c an’t believe it’s graduation day! My major was computer science, but I spent all my free time playing music. I played guitar in two different bands. I also play electronic music, using computers. I have job interviews with three software companies nextwee k. I’m not worried about getting a job, but I really want to play music, too. That’s my biggest dream.Listening Activity 5: Audio Track 3-5-10/Audio Track 3-5-11Interviewer: We now have a winner! Stephanie Lee from V ancouver, Canada answered our ques tions and won the top prize: She will be our youth travel reporter in Europe! She’s going to travel for three months and write about her experiences for our website. Do you have any international travel experience?Stephanie: Y es, I do. Two years ago, I spent the summer in Hong Kong, China. I stayed with my grandmother and worked in the family business. I also visited Africa last year.Interviewer: What do your travel experiences tell us about you?Stephanie: I stayed in Hong Kong for about two months. I think that shows I can stay away from home for a long time. I don’t get homesick at all. In Africa, I went to Tanzania. The highlight was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. It’s the highest mountain in Africa. The climb was very hard. Two people turned back before they reached the top. I made it all the way! Once I start something, I never give up.Interviewer: This job gives you a digital camera and pays your travel expenses. It doesn’t pay a salary. How will you get your spending money?Stephanie: I had a part-time job in a restaurant. I had worked there for two years. Fortunately, I saved a lot of money, so I won’t have to worry about money for my trip to Europe. Interviewer: Why should we choose you?Stephanie: Because I love to travel! I’m a hard worker a nd will have no trouble filing reports on time — and I have a lot of energy!Speaking & CommunicationAudio Track 3-5-121. I’m gonna apply to three colleges.2. He’s gonna clean the house next week.3. We’re gonna study together for the big exam.4. T hey’re not gonna finish in time.Audio Track 3-5-131. I’m not gonna meet them before 3:00.2. We’re not gonna take a vacation this summer.3. She’s gonna call us tomorrow.4. He’s not gonna attend Harvard University.Audio Track 3-5-14Hans: Hi, Tom. What’s new?Tom: Well, I’m going to start at a new high school this fall.Hans: Which one?Tom: Essex Academy. It’s a boarding school. It’s a five-hour drive from my parents’ house. Hans: Does boarding school mean you live there? On campus?Tom: Exactly.Hans: That sounds awesome!Tom: Y eah. I think it’s going to be cool.Audio Track 3-5-15A: I study hard and get good grades. I’m usually on the honor roll.B: What does honor roll mean?A: It’s a special list for students with very good grades.B: Oh, I see. Well, I like study hall. I can do my homework and prepare for exams.A: I don't understand. What do you mean by study hall?B: It’s a time that is reserved for quiet study.Audio Track 3-5-16A: Are you free at noon tomorrow?B: No, I’m not. I’m goi ng to eat lunch with my friends then. How about 2:00 p.m.?A: Sorry, but that doesn’t suit me. I’m going to get a flu shot at 2:15.B: Oh, really?A: Y eah. The doctor strongly advised me to do it.B: Then how about 7:30 p.m.?A: That’s all right for me. Se e you then.Video CourseVideo Track 3-5-1Agnes: After I finish my Ph.D. I would like to go back to Senegal and start my own business in agriculture.Brad: After I graduate I will move to Washington, D.C., to work for National Geographic. Calum: After I graduate I’d like to have a good job that pays a lot of money, and to travel and see the world.Dave: After I graduate from college I will go to graduate school and I’m going to study art. Alex: After graduation I plan to find a good job. I also plan to start a family and buy a house. Julianna: I want to start my own business, an import-export business.Alejandra: My students work very hard and get good grades to get into university.After finishing their degrees in the United States they will go home and either work with their families or open a business.Video Track 3-5-2Dave: Five years from now I will still be studying and I don’t know where I’m going to live. Calvin: I’d like to become a lawyer and I’d like to specialize in cyberlaw. I think c yberlaw will be pretty big within five, six years or so.Woo Sung: I’ll probably be married. I want about three kids, a dog, my own house, and a job that I enjoy. And you know most of all I just want to be … just I guess … enjoy my life.Video Track 3-5-3Mike: Do you think he was accepted?Sun-hee: I don’t know …Mike: Any news from Harvard?Sun-hee: He was rejected. He also applied to the University of Southern California, and they didn’t accept him either. It’s too bad. He studied so hard in film schoo l. And he got really good grades …Mike: I know. And he researched all those schools and applied for all those scholarships … I hope he gets in. Hey, do you know what he’s going to do if he doesn’t get into grad school?Sun-hee: No, what?Mike: He’s going to hit the road.Sun-hee: I don’t understand. What do you mean?Mike: He’s going to buy a nice camera and travel around Europe taking photos for his brother’s website.Sun-hee: Now that would be an experience, but it’ll be sad if he goes.Mike: He’ll get in … I just know it!Takeshi: (enters front door) Hi!Sun-hee: Takeshi!Mike: There’s a letter for you from the Columbia graduate school.Sun-hee: (takes letter from Mike) Uh, uh, uh! Now let’s think about this for a moment. What are you going to do if you aren’t accepted?Takeshi: Well, like I said, I’m going to travel around Europe for a while. And then I’ll apply to graduate school in a few years …and I will get in!Mike: (takes letter from Sun-hee) What will you do if you are accepted?Takeshi: Oh, that’s easy. I’m going to become a film director.Mike: (gives letter to Takeshi) All right then … here. (waits for Takeshi to open letter) Well! What are you waiting for? Open it!Takeshi: Here goes … (opens letter)Sun-hee: Well?Mike: Were you accepted?Tak eshi: I’m going to grad school!Video Track 3-5-4Mike: Do you think he was accepted?Sun-hee: I don’t know …Mike: Any news from Harvard?Sun-hee: He was rejected. He also applied to the University of Southern California, and they didn’t accept him either. It’s too bad. He studied so hard in film school. And he got really good grades …Mike: I know. And he researched all those schools and applied for all those scholarships … I hope he gets in. Hey, do you know what he’s going to do if he doesn’t get in to grad school?Sun-hee: No, what?Video Track 3-5-5Mike: He’s going to hit the road.Sun-hee: I don’t understand. What do you mean?Mike: He’s going to buy a nice camera and travel around Europe taking photos for his brother’s website.Sun-hee: Now that would be an experience, but it’ll be sad if he goes.Mike: He’ll get in … I just know it!Takeshi: (enters front door) Hi!Sun-hee: Takeshi!Mike: There’s a letter for you from the Columbia graduate school.Video Track 3-5-6Sun-hee: (takes lett er from Mike) Uh, uh, uh! Now let’s think about this for a moment. What are you going to do if you aren’t accepted?Takeshi: Well, like I said, I’m going to travel around Europe for a while. And then I’ll apply to graduate school in a few years … and I wil l get in!Mike: (takes letter from Sun-hee) What will you do if you are accepted?Takeshi: Oh, that’s easy. I’m going to become a film director.Mike: (gives letter to Takeshi) All right then … here. (waits for Takeshi to open letter) Well! What are you waiting for? Open it!Takeshi: Here goes … (opens letter)Sun-hee: Well?Mike: Were you accepted?Takeshi: I’m going to grad school!Audio Track 3-5-17Takeshi got a letter from the Columbia Graduate School. While Sun-hee and Mike were waiting for him to c ome home, they talked about Takeshi’s plans for grad school. Takeshi had applied to several graduate programs, but two schools had already rejected him! Mike said that Takeshi was going to hit the road if he didn’t get accepted. When Takeshi got home, he e xplained that if he didn’t get accepted he was going to travel for a while and then he would apply to graduate school again. He also said that if he was accepted, he was going to become a film director. Takeshi finally opened the letter — and it was good news! Takeshi was going to go to grad school at Columbia!。
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听力5原文及答案(Text 1)W: If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock.M: What a pity! Henry was here to see you.(Text 2)W: Excuse me, I was told I could find Dr. Johnson here.M: And you have.(Text 3)W: I’m very glad that I have th e chance to know about your work. How are you getting on with your new medicine against AIDS?M: Quite well. As an expert of studying AIDS, I have a long way to go. Well...W: Thank you very much.(Text 4)W: Good afternoon.M: Good afternoon. I have a table for two under the name of Black.W: Yes, sir. Would you come this way? Will this table do for you?M: That’ll be fine.(Text 5)M: I’ll pick you up at 8:00 tomorrow morning.W: What time shall we get to London?M: By 11:00 if the traffic isn’t too heavy.(Text 6)M: Mondays are terrible. Our timetable is filled with difficult subjects.W: Like what?M: Well...like English, French, Geography and Biology in the morning, followed byMaths in the afternoon.W: What’s your favorite day of the week?M: Oh, Wednesday without doubt. We have an easy morning: just Art and Music followed by Sport all afternoon.W: That sounds nice.(Text 7)M：(To himself ) I really overslept. Oh, boy, eleven o’clock. I need something to eat.I’m hungry(Ring...Ring...)W：(Front desk). Can I help you?M: Yeah, hi. This is Room 327. Is your dining-room still open?W: I’m sorry, sir. The dining-room closes at 10:30.M: Oh, no. Well, do you know where I can get some dinner?W: Just call Room Service at extension 121. You can order a light meal from them.They’ll send it up to your room.M: OK. Thanks. I’ll give them a call.(Text 8)W: Clinic. Can I help you?M: Good afternoon. This is Frank Stone. I want to make an appointment with Dr.Milton, please.W: Yes, of course, Mr Stone. We have you on our records. Can you manage this afternoon?M: I’m afraid not. I can manage tomorrow.W: I’m afraid, Dr. Milton’s not on duty tomorrow. He’ll be here the day after tomorrow. That’s Thursday, March 27th.M: Fine.W: Will 5:30 be all right?M: Well, yes. But what time is the clinic closed?W: We start from 9:00 am and close at 7:00 pm on weekdays. We don’t work at the weekend.M: I prefer a later time so that I can come along after work.W: Then what about 6:15?M: Well, that’s fine.(Text 9)M: Hi, Jeanie. Why have you come to school an hour earlier?W: I want to get a front row seat and review one more time before the test. Why are you here so early, Jack?M: I get out of my car here this time every day. You seem to be nervous about your lessons. Have you finished your review?W: I’ve only been studying night and day for the last week. If I don’t get an A in this class, I won’t get the support of my country. Why do you seem so calm?M: This class is really just a review for me. I’ve been learning it for two years.W: That’s lucky for you.M: Jeanie, can you guess what the test will be like? Will it be difficult?W: I hope not. But I’m still worried about it.M: Well, cheer up. Hope for good luck.W: Thanks for wishing me luck.(Text 10)I am an animal lover. The other day, I went to a park in which there was a huge bird nest, the size of a football field. The nest is as tall as a four-story building. Itallows birds of all kinds to live with much more freedom than the traditional small birdcage. Within the nest, visitors can see different birds walk or fly freely everywhere without being afraid of people. There is a lake in the middle of the bird nest. Wild ducks and white swans swim on the lake, looking for food thrown down by visitors. Before I left the bird nest, I attended a bird show, in which some birds were trained to speak, some to play basketball and some to ride bikes. Of course they are toy balls and bikes, very small. I liked the show very much.参考答案：1-5 BBCAA 6-10 BABCA 11-15 CBCBA 16-20 CACBA。
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Light-emitting diodes are small glass lamps that use much less electricity than traditional bulbs and last much longer.
Professor Irvine-Halliday used a one-watt bright white L.E.D. made in Japan. He found it on the Internet and connected it to a bicycle-powered (7) generator. He remembers thinking it was so bright, a child could read by the light of a single diode.
In New York, the United Nations secretary-general reacted to a dispute over e-mails stolen from the University of East Anglia in England. Critics say the messages show (9) climate change scientists discussing ways to discredit other theories about global warming. But Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday that the evidence is "quite clear" that humans are the main cause of temperatures rising faster than expected.
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AMERICAN STORIES - A Story for Halloween: 'The Boy on Graves-End Road'PAT BODNAR: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.I'm Pat Bodnar. October thirty-first is Halloween. In the spirit of this ancient holiday, we present a story written by Special English reporter and producer Caty Weaver. It's called "The Boy on Graves-End Road.NARRATOR: Kelly Ryan was making dinner. Her ten-year-old son Benjamin was watching television in the living room. Or at least she thought he was.KELLY: "Benny-boy, do you want black beans or red beans?"BEN: "Red beans, Mama."Kelly: "Don't do that, Ben. You scared me half to death! You're going to get it now ... "NARRATOR: Ben had come up quietly right behind her.(SOUND)KELLY: "I'll get back to you, stinker!"NARRATOR: Kelly goes to the phone, but as soon as she lays her hand on it, the ringing stops.KELLY: "How strange. Oh, the beans!"NARRATOR: Kelly turns her attention back to cooking. As soon as she does, the phone rings again.KELLY: "Honey, can you get that?"BEN: "Hello? Oh, hi. Yes, I remember. Sure, it sounds fun. Let me ask my mom. Can you hold? She might wanna talk to your mom. Oh, um, OK. See you tomorrow."KELLY: "Ben, your rice and beans are on the table. Let's eat."(SOUND)KELLY: "So, what was that call about?"BEN: "That was Wallace Gray. You know him, from class. He wants to play tomorrow. Can I go home with him after school? Please, Mom? I get bored around here waiting for you after work."KELLY: "But, Ben, I don't even know his parents. Maybe I should talk to them."BEN: "You can't, Mom. He was with his babysitter. He said his parents wouldn't be home until late tonight and they would leave before he went to school in the morning. Please Mom, Wallace lives right over on Graves-End Road. It's afive-minute walk from here. PLEASE,?"KELLY: "Well, OK. What's so great about this guy, anyway? You've got a ton of friends to play with."BEN: "I know. But Wallace is just different. He's got a lot of imagination."NARRATOR: The school week passes, and Ben starts to go home almost every day with Wallace. Kelly notices a change in her son. He seems tired and withdrawn. His eyes do not seem to really look at her. They seem ... lifeless. On Friday night she decides they need to have a talk.KELLY: "Sweetie, what's going on with you? You seem so tired and far away. Is something wrong? Did you and your new friend have a fight?"BEN:"No, Mom. We've been having a great time. There's nothing wrong with us. Why don't you like Wallace? You don't even know him, but you don't trust him."KELLY: "Benjamin, what are you talking about? I don't dislike Wallace. You're right, I don't know him. You just don't seem like yourself. You've been very quiet the past few nights."BEN: "I'm sorry, Mom. I guess I'm just tired. I have a great time with Wallace. We play games like cops and robbers, but they seem so real that half of the time I feel like I'm in another world. It's hard to explain. It's like, it's like ... "KELLY: "I think the word you're looking for is intense."BEN: "Yeah, that's it -- it's intense."KELLY: "Well, tell me about today. What kind of game did you play?"(SOUND)BEN: "We were train robbers. Or Wallace was. I was a station manager. Wallace was running through a long train, from car to car. He had stolen a lot of money and gold from the passengers. I was chasing right behind him, moving as fast as I could. Finally he jumps out of the train into the station to make his escape. But I block his path. He grabs a woman on the station platform. She screams 'No, no!' But he yells 'Let me through, or she dies.' So I let him go."KELLY: "What happened then?"BEN: "Well, that's what was weird and, like you said, intense. Wallace threw the lady onto the tracks. And laughed. He said that's what evil characters do in games. They always do the worst."NARRATOR: Later, after Ben went to bed, Kelly turned on the eleven o'clock news. She was only half-listening as she prepared a list of things to do the next day, on Halloween.KELLY: "Let's see, grocery shopping, Halloween decorating, dog to the groomer, hardware store, clean up the garden ...(SOUND)NEWS ANNOUNCER: "... the victim, who has not been identified, was killed instantly. Reports say it appears she was pushed off the station platform into the path of the oncoming train. It happened during rush hour today. Some witnesses reported seeing two boys running and playing near the woman. But police say they did not see any images like that on security cameras at the station. In other news, there was more trouble today as workers protested outside the Hammond ... "KELLY: "No! It can't be. The station is an hour away. They couldn't have gotten there. How could they? It's just a coincidence."NARRATOR: The wind blew low and lonely that night. Kelly slept little. She dreamed she was waiting for Ben at a train station. Then, she saw him on the other side, running with another little boy.It must be Wallace she thought. The little boy went in and out of view. Then, all of a sudden, he stopped and looked across the tracks -- directly at her.He had no face.NARRATOR: Saturday morning was bright and sunny, a cool October day. Kelly made Ben eggs and toast and watched him eat happily.KELLY: "You know, Benny-boy, a woman DID get hurt at the train station yesterday. She actually got hit by a train. Isn't that strange?"NARRATOR: She looked at Ben.BEN: "What do you mean, Mom?"KELLY: "Well, you and Wallace were playing that game yesterday. About being at a train station. You said he threw a woman off the platform, and she was killed by a train."NARRATOR: Kelly felt like a fool even saying the words. She was speaking to a ten-year-old who had been playing an imaginary game with anotherten-year-old. What was she thinking?BEN: "I said we played that yesterday? I did? Hmmm. No, we played that a few days ago, I think. It was just a really good game, really intense. Yesterday we played pirates. I got to be Captain Frank on the pirate ship, the Argh."Wallace was Davey, the first mate. But he tried to rebel and take over the ship so I made him walk the plank. Davey walked off into the sea and drowned. Wallace told me I had to order him to walk the plank. He said that's what evil pirates do."KELLY: "I guess he's right. I don't know any pirates, but I do hear they're pretty evil!"BEN: "So can I play with Wallace today when you are doing your errands? Please, Mom? I don't want to go shopping and putting up Halloween decorations."KELLY: "Oh, whatever. I guess so. I'll pick you up at Wallace's house at about five-thirty, so you can get ready for trick or treating. Where does he live again?BEN: "Graves-End Road. I don't know the street number but there are only two houses on each side. His is the second one on the left."KELLY: "OK. I can find that easy enough. Do you still want me to pick up a ghost costume for you?"BEN: "Yep. Oh, and guess what, Mom: Wallace says he's a ghost, too! I suppose we'll haunt the neighborhood together."NARRATOR: Everywhere Kelly went that day was crowded. She spent an hour and a half just at the market. When she got home, decorating the house for Halloween was difficult.But finally she had it all up the way she wanted.KELLY: "Oh, gosh, five already. I don't even have Ben's costume."NARRATOR: She jumped into her car and drove to Wilson Boulevard. The party store was just a few blocks away.Kelly finally found a space for her car. The store was crowded with excited kids and hurried parents. But Kelly soon found the ghost costume that Ben wanted. She bought it and walked out of the store.EILEEN: "Hey, Kelly! Long time no see. How's Benjamin doing?"KELLY: "Eileen! Wow, it's great to see you. How's Matt? We've been so busy since the school year started, we haven't seen anyone!"EILEEN: "Matt's good. Well, he broke his arm last month so no sports for him. It is driving him crazy, but at least he's got a lot of time for school now!"EILEEN: "Anyway, Matt was wondering why Benny-boy never comes by anymore. We saw him running around the neighborhood after school last week. It looks like he's having fun, but he's always alone. We don't need to set up a play date. Ben should know that. You just tell him to come by anytime -- "KELLY: "Wait, wait a minute. Alone? What do mean alone? He started playing with a new friend, Wallace somebody, after school, like everyday this past week. Ben hasn't been alone. Wallace Gray, that's it. Do you know him? Does Matt?"EILEEN: "Oh, Kell. Kelly, I'm sure he's a fine kid. I don't know him but don't worry, Ben's got great taste in friends, we know that! I'm sure he wasn't really alone, he was probably just playing hide and seek or something. I didn't mean to worry you. I guess everybody's on edge because of what happened to the Godwin boy this morning."NARRATOR: Kelly suddenly felt cold and scared. What Godwin boy? And what happened to him? She was not sure she wanted to know, but she had to ask.EILEEN: "Frank Godwin's youngest boy, Davey, the five-year-old. You know Frank, we call him Captain. He used to be a ship captain. Well, this morning the rescue squad found Davey in Blackhart Lake. They also found a little toy boatthat his dad made for him. Davey and his dad named it the Argh. Davey must have been trying to sail it. It's so sad."KELLY: "Wait, he's dead?EILEEN: "Yes. Davey drowned."KELLY: "Where's Blackhart Lake?"EILEEN: "It's right off Graves-End Road, right behind that little cemetery. That's why they call it Graves-End. Kelly, where are you going?"Kelly: "I've got to get Benjamin."(MUSIC)NARRATOR: Kelly raced down Main Street. She had no idea who Wallace Gray was or how he was involved in any of this. But she did not trust him and she knew her child was in danger.Finally she was at Graves-End Road.BEN: "Only two houses on each side."NARRATOR: She remembered what Ben had told her.EILEEN: "Right behind that little cemetery."NARRATOR: And what Eileen had told her. Kelly got out of the car and walked down the street. She looked around.BEN: "It's the second one on the left."NARRATOR: She could see the lake. Some fog was coming up as the sky darkened on this Halloween night. But there was no second house. Instead, what lay before her was grass and large white stones. The cemetery. Kelly walked through the gate into the yard of graves.Kelly: "Ben?"NARRATOR: No answer. She kept walking.KELLY: "Ben? Answer me. I know you're here."NARRATOR: Again no answer. But the wind blew and some leaves began to dance around a headstone. Kelly walked slowly toward the grave. Suddenly the sky blackened -- so dark, she could not see anything. She felt a force pushing at her. It tried to push her away from the grave. But she knew she had to stay.KELLY: "Benjamin Owen Orr, this is your mother. Come out this second!"NARRATOR: No one answered, except for the sound of the blowing wind. The darkness lifted. Silvery moonlight shone down directly onto the old gravestone in front of her. But Kelly already knew whose name she would see.KELLY: "'Wallace Gray. October thirty-first, nineteen hundred, to October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and ten. Some are best when laid to rest.'"NARRATOR: Kelly took a deep breath. Then ...KELLY: "Wallace Gray this play date is OVER! Give me back my son. Wallace, you are in TIME-OUT."NARRATOR: Suddenly, the ground shoots upward like a small volcano. Soil, sticks and worms fly over Kelly's head and rain down again -- followed by her son, who lands beside her.BEN: (COUGHING, CHOKING)KELLY: "Ben! Ben!"BEN: (COUGHING, CHOKING) "Mom, Mom! Are you there? I can't see. All this dirt in my eyes."KELLY: "Ben, I'm here, I'm here baby, right here. Oh, sweet Benny-boy. Can you breathe? Are you really ok? What happened? How long were you in there?"BEN: "I don't know, Mom. But I didn't like it. I didn't like where Wallace lives. I want to go home."KELLY: "Oh, me too, Sweetie. C'mon, Ben, put your arm around me. C'mon.(SOUNDS)BEN: "And Mom, one more thing ... "KELLY: "What is it, Ben?"BEN "I don't want to be a ghost for Halloween."(MUSIC)PAT BODNAR: Our story "The Boy on Graves-End Road" was written and produced by Caty Weaver. The voices were Andrew Bracken, Faith Lapidus, Katherine Cole, Shirley Griffith and Jim Tedder. I'm Pat Bodnar.Join us again next week for another American story in VOA Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US CollegesThis is the VOA Special English Education Report.Not everyone who teaches in a college or university is a professor. Many are instructors or lecturers. In fact, not even all professors are full professors. Many of them are assistant or associate professors or adjunct professors.So what do all of these different academic titles mean at American colleges and universities? Get ready for a short lecture, especially if you are thinking of a career in higher education.Professors usually need a doctoral degree. But sometimes a school will offer positions to people who have not yet received their doctorate.This person would be called an instructor until the degree has been completed. After that, the instructor could become an assistant professor. Assistant professors do not have tenure.Tenure means a permanent appointment. This goal of greater job security is harder to reach these days. Fewer teaching positions offer the chance for tenure.Teachers and researchers who are hired into positions that do offer it are said to be "on the tenure track." Assistant professor is the first job on this path.Assistant professors generally have five to seven years to gain tenure. During this time, other faculty members study the person's work. If tenure is denied, then the assistant professor usually has a year to find another job.Candidates for tenure may feel great pressure to get research published. "Publish or perish" is the traditional saying.An assistant professor who receives tenure becomes an associate professor. An associate professor may later be appointed a full professor.Assistant, associate and full professors perform many duties. They teach classes. They advise students. And they carry out research. They also serve on committees and take part in other activities.Other faculty members are not expected to do all these jobs. They are not on a tenure track. Instead, they might be in adjunct or visiting positions.A visiting professor has a job at one school but works at another for a period of time. An adjunct professor is also a limited or part-time position, to do research or teach classes. Adjunct professors have a doctorate.Another position is that of lecturer. Lecturers teach classes, but they may or may not have a doctorate.And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. You and read and listen to our reports, and get information on how to study in the United States, at . I'm Barbara Klein.EDUCATION REPORT - Early Classes = Sleepy Teens(Duh!)This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.One reason for this deficit is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He plays two sports, lacrosse(曲棍球) and football. He is an active teen -- except in the morning.DANNY: "Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And then going to school I'm out of it, and through first and second period I can barely stay awake."Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders.MICHAEL BREUS: "These aren't a bunch of lazy kids -- although, you know, teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms, more times than not, are off."Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that couldhave big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.Michael Breus says any tired driver is dangerous, but especially a teenager with a lack of experience.So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. He points to studies showing that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first- and second-period classes.Eric Peterson is the head of St. George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay would make a difference. It did.He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way.ERIC PETERSON: "In the end, schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students, first and foremost."Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results.PATRICIA MOSS: "I can say that, anecdotally, virtually all the teachers noticed immediately much more alertness in class, definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight."And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. You can read, listen and comment on our programs at . We're also on Facebook and Twitter at VOA Learning English. I'm Bob Doughty.___Reporting by Julie Taboh, adapted by Lawan DavisSpecial English.WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Words and Their Stories: Nicknames forChicagoBroadcast date: 1-10-2010 / Written by Carl SandburgFrom /voanews/specialenglish/Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.A nickname is a shortened version of a person's name. A nickname also can describe a person, place or thing. Many American cities have interesting nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. (MUSIC: "Chicago")Chicago, Illinois was once the second largest city in the United States. So, one of its nicknames is The Second City. Over the years, the population of Chicago has decreased. Today it is the third largest American city.However, another nickname for Chicago is still true today. It is The Windy City. Chicago sits next to Lake Michigan, one of North America's Great Lakes. Language expert Barry Popick says on his website that Chicago was called a "windy city" because of the wind that blows off of Lake Michigan. In the eighteen sixties and seventies, Chicago was advertised as an ideal place to visit in the summer because of this cool wind.But anyone who has ever lived in Chicago knows how cold that wind can be in winter. The wind travels down the streets between tall buildings in the center of the city.Barry Popick says other cities in the central United States called Chicago a "windy city." This meant that people in Chicago liked to brag or talk about how great their city was. They were full of wind or full of hot air. He says newspapers in Cincinnati, Ohio used this expression in the eighteen seventies.Chicago was an important agricultural, industrial and transportation center for the country.In nineteen sixteen, the city gained two more nicknames from a poem called "Chicago," written by Carl Sandburg. Here is the first part of the poem:Hog Butcher for the World,Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler;Stormy, husky, brawling,City of the Big Shoulders.Chicago was called Hog Butcher for the World because of its huge meat-processing industry. And, it was called The City of the Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders because of its importance to the nation.There are several songs about Chicago. "My Kind of Town" was made popular by Frank Sinatra in nineteen sixty-four.(MUSIC)This program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Faith Lapidus.Qs: How many nicknames does Chicago have?The Second city, windy city, hog butcher and the city of the big shoulder. Contrary to popular belief, Sam Walton (the founder of Wal-Mart) was not from Arkansas. He was actually born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father's store while attending school. This was his first retailing experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1940, he began his own career as a retail merchant when he opened the first of several franchises of the Ben Franklin five-and-dime franchises in Arkansas.This would lead to bigger and better things and he soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name-brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success. Soon a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America.Walton's management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today. After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his "profit sharing plan". The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profitability of the store. Sam Walton believed that "individuals don't win, teams do". Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. Walton believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company's success, they would care about the company.By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Mart's unique decentralized distribution system, also Walton's idea, created the edge needed to further spur growth in the 1980s amidst growing complaints that the "superstore" was squelching smaller, traditional Mom and Pop stores. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest U.S. retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.Walton died in 1992, being the world's second richest man, behind Bill Gates. He passed his company down to his three sons, daughter and wife. Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated (locatedin Bentonville, Arkansas) is also in charge of "Sams Club". Wal-Mart stores now operate in Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, China and Puerto Rico. Sam Walton's visions were indeed successful.Will Computers Replace Human Beings?We are in the computer age today. The computers are working all kinds of wonders now. They are very useful in automatic control and data processing. At the same time, computers are finding their way into the home. They seem to be so clever and can solve such complicated problems that some people think sooner or later they will replace us.But I do not think that there is such a possibility. My reason is very simple: computers are machines, not humans. And our tasks are far too various and complicated for any one single kind of machine to perform.Probably the greatest difference between man and computer is that the former can do things of his own while the latter can do nothing without being programmed. In my opinion, computers will remain nothing but an extension of our human brains, no matter how clever and complicated they may become.Դ: /exam/22608.shtml。
英语初级听力参考答案lesson5
英语初级听力参考答案lesson5英语初级听力参考答案Lesson 5听力练习一：日常对话理解1. 问题：What does the man want to buy?答案：The man wants to buy a cup of coffee.2. 问题：What time does the woman suggest to meet?答案：The woman suggests meeting at 3:00 PM.3. 问题：Why is the man late?答案：The man is late because he missed the bus.4. 问题：What is the weather like today?答案：It is sunny and warm today.5. 问题：Where are the speakers going after school?答案：The speakers are going to the library after school. 听力练习二：短文理解短文内容：Today is a beautiful day. The sun is shining, and the birds are singing. Mary and John are planning to go to the park. Mary wants to have a picnic, and John wants to play soccer. They decide to meet at the park at noon. Mary is bringing sandwiches and fruit, while John is bringing a soccer balland a frisbee.1. 问题：What is the weather like according to the passage?答案：The weather is beautiful with the sun shining and birds singing.2. 问题：What are Mary and John planning to do?答案：Mary and John are planning to go to the park.3. 问题：What time are they meeting at the park?答案：They are meeting at the park at noon.4. 问题：What is Mary bringing for the picnic?答案：Mary is bringing sandwiches and fruit.5. 问题：What is John bringing to the park?答案：John is bringing a soccer ball and a frisbee.听力练习三：数字和时间听力材料：The train leaves at 5:45 PM. The bus number 37 arrives every 20 minutes. The flight number 207 is scheduled to depart at 7:30 AM. The store opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 6:00 PM.1. 问题：When does the train leave?答案：The train leaves at 5:45 PM.2. 问题：How often does the bus number 37 arrive?答案：The bus number 37 arrives every 20 minutes.3. 问题：What is the departure time of flight number 207?答案：Flight number 207 is scheduled to depart at 7:30 AM.4. 问题：What time does the store open?答案：The store opens at 9:00 AM.5. 问题：What time does the store close?答案：The store closes at 6:00 PM.听力练习四：地点和方向听力材料：The library is located on the corner of Elm Street and Oak Street. To get to the library, you need to turn left at the first traffic light and then right at the next intersection. The museum is across from the library. The bank is two blocks down Elm Street from the library.1. 问题：Where is the library located?答案：The library is located on the corner of Elm Street and Oak Street.2. 问题：What is the direction to the library?答案：To get to the library, turn left at the firsttraffic light and then right at the next intersection.3. 问题：Where is the museum in relation to the library?答案：The museum is across from the library.4. 问题：How far is the bank from the library?答案：The bank is two blocks down Elm Street from thelibrary.5. 问题：What is the name of the street where the bank is located?答案：The bank is located on Elm Street.听力练习五：综合理解听力材料：Tom is a student who lives in a small town. He usually goes to school by bike. Today, he has a doctor's appointment at 2:00 PM. After the appointment, he plans to go to the bookstore to buy a new novel. The bookstore is next to the post office.1. 问题：How does Tom usually go to school?答案：Tom usually goes to school by bike.2. 问题：What is Tom's plan for today?答案：Today, Tom has a doctor's appointment at 2:00 PM and plans to go to the bookstore to buy a new novel.3. 问题：When is Tom's doctor。
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International students can also attend the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. The Coast Guard Academy can have thirty-five international students at any one time; the Merchant Marine Academy,thirty.
For example, the next class at the Naval Academy will include eighteen foreign students, four of them female. (9) This will bring the total number of foreign students at the Naval Academy to fifty- three.
英语听力教程unit5听力原文
Unit 5 听力原文Part IBMan: I suppose my career’s a bit unusual because I went to university when I was twenty-five — a lot later than most people go. When I left school, I went straight out to work: I worked as a clerk in a small office. My father criticized me, I remember, for not going on studying while I had the chance, but I wanted to earn myself some money. Anyway, that job didn’t last long because I had to go into the army when I was twenty. I stayed in for five years. I don’t know what good my university course did because I’m unemployed now. Oh, I knowI got a job when I finished my university course — I was twenty-nine then —but it didn’t last long. Well, I never really thought I would enjoy teaching very much. So, as I say, I’m unemployed now and looking for something else. CInterviewer: Sergio. Thank you for agreeing to this interview. How old are you? Sergio: Um, I’m fifty-one.Interviewer: and what is your profession?Sergio: I’m an accountant.Interviewer: Are you married?Sergio: Yes, I’m married.Interviewer: Does your wife work?Sergio: Yes, luckily. She’s a teacher.Interviewer: Could you tell me about your last job? Who did you work for? Sergio: Um. I worked for a chemical company near Milan.Interviewer: How long did you work there?Sergio: Um, for fourteen years.Interviewer: How did you lose your job?Sergio: The company was taken over by a Swedish firm and I was made redundant. Interviewer: So, how long have you been unemployed?Sergio: Um, for about 6 months.Interviewer: So, Sergio. It must be difficult being unemployed at your age. Sergio: Of course. Many people don’t want to employ someone over fifty. Interviewer: So how do you spend your days?Sergio: I get the newspaper every day and look at the job advertisements. When I see something interesting I apply.Interviewer: Any luck so far?Sergio:Yes, I was offered something last month, but the job was not very interesting. Interviewer: Do you meet other unemployed people?Sergio:Not really. Um, I prefer to stay at home and work on my PC. I’m also studying psychology.Interviewer: That’s an interesting idea. What else do you do?Sergio: I have lunch with my former colleagues about once a month. They often hear about jobs and so on. They often have useful information.Interviewer: Have you registered with a recruitment agency?Sergio: No, I haven’t. I think they already have too many people on their books. Interviewer: So how much time do you spend looking for a job?Sergio: Oh, about ten, fifteen hours per week. The rest of time I do housework and other things.Interviewer: Are you optimistic?Sergio: Yes. But I really don’t want to leave Milan.Interviewer: I see. Thank you.Part II Summer jobsignorance：无知，愚昧;蒙deterrent：制止的;遏制的occupational：职业的;军事占领的make fortune：致富accommodation：住处;适应;便利;和解boring：无聊的，无趣的;令人厌烦的;单调的，乏味的plus：加bowling：保铃球obviously：明显peel：剥皮;覆盖层脱落，剥落sunbathing：日光浴reasonable：有理的hire out：出租;受雇suntan：晒黑fantastic：奇异的，古怪的;极好的courier：导游;（传递信息或重要文件的）信使;通讯员Interviewer: And Christine, what about you? What have you been doing this summer? Christine: Working, mostly.Interviewer: You mean you’ve been studying?Christine: Oh no, I’ve been doing a job to earn money.Interviewer: And have you made your fortune yet?Christine: Hardly! But I haven’t done too badly. I’ve been getting about ￡70 a week, plus my meals and my accommodation, so I’ve earned over ￡ 500 andI’ve managed to save most of it.Interviewer:That sounds pretty good. What kind of work have you been doing exactly? Christine: I’ve been working in a hotel.Interviewer: What, as a waitress?Christine: No. I’ve been helping in the kitchen most of the time — washing and peeling vegetables, preparing breakfast trays, washing up — that sort of thing.Interviewer: And have you been enjoying it? Or has it been rather boring? Christine: No, it hasn’t been too bad. I’ve found it quite interesting here, in fact. Not so much the work itself, but the people I’ve got to know and the friends I’ve made, and I’ve managed to do lots of things in my spare time too. It’s a seaside town, so there’s been quite a lot going on in the evenings — you know, dancing, bowling, cinemas, and so on — and on myafternoons off I’ve been doing quite a bit of sunbathing and swimming. Interviewer:Yes, I can see you’ve got quite brown. You’ve obviously been having some reasonable weather here. Now what about Kevin here? Kevin, you’ve managed to get a fantastic suntan. How have you been spending your time here?Have you been doing a holiday job?Kevin: Yes, I’ve been working down on the beach. I like an outdoor job. I’ve been mostly hiring out deck chairs — you know, going round collecting the money, but I’ve also been selling papers.Interviewer: And have you earned a lot of money?Kevin: Not a lot. I came here for a cheap holiday more than anything else. My brother’s the one who’s been making money this summer.Interviewer: Has he been working here in Brighton too?Kevin:No, he’s in Italy working as a courier for a travel firm. He’s been taking Americans round Italy on coach tours and having a fantastic time. And one of them has invited him to go and work in America next summer.Interviewer: Lucky him!Part III Jobs: my idea of hell, my idea of heavenmeasure：测量，测度;措施;程度;尺寸dissatisfied with：不满melt down：熔化abattoir：屠场;（拳击、摔跤、斗牛等的）角斗场day in and day out：天天地，每天地;日复一日be capable of：能够nuclear power station：核电站mad：疯comprehend：理解casino：赌场;俱乐部，娱乐场;小别墅revolting：叛乱的;背叛的;使人厌恶的pinpoint：确定，准确地指出;精准定位AIDS clinic：艾滋病诊所self-explanatory：自明beat：打击sane：心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;稳健work on one’s own：给自己工作responsibility：责任independent：独立chicken battery：层架式鸡笼amongst：之中night shift：夜班torture：拷问;折磨;痛苦archaeologist：考古学家anthropologist：人类学家third baseman：三垒手photographer：照相师contact：联系My Idea of Hell:1st speaker: I think my idea of hell would be, to be, to have a job where I had to do the same thing over and over again like somebody working in a factory just picking up one thing from one place and putting it into another and this just going on and on, day in and day out, if it was that kind of job I would just go mad...2nd speaker: Well, I think the thing I would least like to do given an option of anything in the world would be to be the guy who sits in a nuclear power station watching for it to start melting down, you know, the guys who sit there in front of those, that’s just you know it’s a revolting thing anyway but can you imagine the boredom and the responsibility at the same time, it would just be completely terrible, I’d hate that.3rd speaker:I think, I think the job I ... I don’t actually think I would be capable of doing it is to be work as the killing person in an abattoir. (I don’t actually think I would be capable of doing it: to work as the killing person in an abattoir.) I think that would be my, my, er, it’s self-explanatory whyI couldn’t do it. I th...I can’t imagine how people actually do it. I metsomebody once who erm was one of the people that went into erm er a chicken battery and they’d spend all night they were only working night shift and just kill chickens and and I just couldn’t comprehend how they managed to do that and how they stayed sane. That would be the worst thing. I think it’d be torture in more ways than one...My Idea of Heaven:1st speaker: On the other hand it would be wonderful to have a job where you are paid a lot of money and you could travel to different countries —someone likea television reporter or an archaeologist or an anthropologist. I mean thoseare the exciting kinds of jobs I’d like to have ... I can’t pinpoint one but it has to be a job where I can travel and see different countries and have time to actually stay in those countries and learn a little about those countries and visit exciting places.2nd speaker:What would I like to do? Well I guess probably the best job in the world would be to play for the New York Mets. You can’t beat that... you just can’t beat that... third baseman for the New Youk Mets. The Mets? Oh they’re a baseball team... best baseball team in the world.3rd speaker: To choose another sort of job that I would really like. I would very much like to be a photographer, erm because it would give me an opportunity to work with people but at the same time be independent still and that’s the thing that I always need. I need to be independent, be able to work on my own and be amongst other people, very much like you, I think, that I have to have other contact but like to get on with wha... with my own thing.Part Ⅳ1st speaker: …er …well, we don’t actually open till 9:30… er…I mean I have to be there at 8:45 because there’s lots to do beforehand. Um…I think whatI like about it is I like meeting…meeting people, or rather dealing with people,because we’re really stuck behind that glass thing. Um... we used to have microphones and used them to speak to people, but they decided it was too impersonal so they changed it back. Um...you know, I like dealing with people like I said, it’s surprising, you know how varied the work is really. Well,a lot of it is routine, of course, but there’s still something unexpected everyday. You never know who’s going to walk in and come up to your... er ... position.Er... yeah, I do like handling money and I like the responsibility and the feeling that the customers trust you because you are dealing with their money and their livelihood. Er... but what I don’t like is the way people can be rude or angry about little things that aren’t my fault. It’s usually because they’ve made a mistake themselves and they aren’t prepared to admit it. I mean it’s up to them to check if they’ve got enough to cover a cheque if they write it, isn’t it really?2nd speaker: well, every day is different. I mean, some days I spend hours on end meeting with clients, trying to find out exactly what they want or I try to persuade them that our ideas will work. Now, you see, we’re very rarely givena free hand by clients. A lot of time, well yes, a lot of time is spent on research.You see, we have to do all the viewing and ...and the readership figures. We do our own surveys to find out what a cross-section of people think. Of course it’s not just what they think. I mean, people can say "Yes, that’s great.I...I found it really amusing and so on", but what counts is: Does it sell thegoods? Now, if we don’t show a rise in sales then we lose a client, it’s as simple as that. Still, what I enjoy most is really the creative side. Now, ideas, you know, they come to you everywhere at the most unexpected times. In fact, the best idea I ever had came to me when I was in the bath and I just jumped straight out, I got on the phone to the client. You know, I was... usually we...we have what we call brainstorming sessions in the office, so the best ideas are usually the result of teamwork. That’s what makes a good agency-a team of individuals who can work both alone and together. It takes a special sort of person. Now, the biggest drawback of the work is that you stand or fall by results. If your ideas are drying up of if you make an expensive mistake, then you get the sack. There’s always that hanging over you —it’s always worrying.Part VDavid:Hi, you’re listening to Radio Southwest. The best in the Southwest from music along to the minute news. Sue is here. Hello, Sue.Sue: Hello, David.David:And we’ve got a job spot for you today, so if you are unemployed and looking for a new job, this could be a spot for you. So let’s have a look and see what we’ve got today. How about a hairdresser? You must be experienced for this job and the pay will be agreed. So that will depend on experience. The hours are 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday 8:45 to 1 . So that’s hours 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday 8:45 to 1 . a hairdresser. How about youSue? What have you got?Sue: Right, David. Well, the first one we’ve got is a cook. That’s in a large busy restaurant. So it’s very useful to have experience in large scale cooking.The age is around 25 or so and pays 2 pounds an hour. So that’s not bad, isn’t it? (Mum) The hours are good, too. That’s Monday to Friday 3 to 6:30. David: Great. Thanks Sue. So that’s a cook. Now how do you fancy working out of doors? How do you fancy being a gardener? There is no age restrictions on this job. So as long as you’re fit and strong, any age and it’ll suit you. If you are keen on gardening, this could be a great job. The pay is 1 pound 70 an hour, and the hours: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 to 5. Sunday you have to work once a month. But the bonus is on Monday. The garden centre’s closed. Now the third work you would be doing is a general assistant in a garden centre. Potting, watering, things like that. So if you’ve got green fingers, how about applying for that pay 1 pound 70 an hour? Sue, what else have you got?Sue:Right, David. From outdoors to indoors, we’ve got a short-hand typist job here.That’s in an office. And this job may suit a woman with school-age children.Because the hours are only 15 hours a week. The age is twenty to fortyish and the pay depends on the age. It’s a small friendly office, but there is experience of course. The accuracy is more important than the experience. So they go. That’s a nice short-hand typist job in an office.David: Great. Here is a job possibly to somebody who is a school leaver. It says: requires no experience at all but training will be given on the job. And pay is 67 pounds a week. What’s the job? Hm, it’s a shop assistant in a busy supermarket. It’s a full time job, but the big thing is you don’t need any experience. So if you’re just leaving school, and fancy working in the supermarket, try that. You get one day off during a week and you must work one late evening to 9:30 . OK, that’s a shop assistant. Well, if you fancy any of those jobs, give us a ring here on job spot at Radio Southwest and now back to the music.。
新标准大学英语视听说听力原文（5）
新标准大学英语视听说听力原文（5）Tricia ：Well, it’s true, yes.Karen ：I agree with Rick.Presenter ：So, next question …Unit 5 WarListening inPassage1There are many war novels but the novel I’m going to talk about today is unusual because it’swar seen through the eyes of a child. The “eyes” are those of J G Ballard, one of Britain’s most respected novelists.Let’s begin with some information about Ballard. He was born in 1930, in Shanghai, where his father was a businessman, and he was only 11 years old when the city was occupied during World War II. Ballard and his family were placed in a prison camp and he has said that his experiences there affected him so deeply that it was 40 years before he felt able to write about them. “Twenty years to forget and 20 years to remember.”The result of Ballard’s experiences was a semi-autobiographical novel called Empire of the Sun, published in 1984. It quickly became a success and in 1987 it was made into a movie by Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg.Let’s move on to the novel itself. Empire of the Sun tells the story of how a young boy, Jim Graham, survives the Japanese occupation. Interestingly, Jim is J G Ballard’s first name and his second name is Graham.Also, Jim is the same age as Ballard –11 –when the occupation begins. At the start of the story, Jim is living with his parents in a wealthy part of Shanghai. When the invasion begins,many of Shanghai’s inhabitants flee from the city and Jim’s parents do the same. But theboy becomes separated from them and finds himself all alone. He goes back to their empty home and lives alone there. Inevitably, he’s found and then he’s sent to a prison camp.It’s a terrible four years, but the boy somehow surviv es. He steals food, finds ways of getting in and out of the camp, and is befriended by some Americans and a Japanese boy.Is there a happy ending? Yes and no. Jim sees many people die; his Japanese friend is killed by the Americans. But at the end of the war, he gets back to Shanghai and is reunited with his parents.Jim’s experiences are terrible, as a child who discovers the depths of human cruelty. But he learnsalso about the strength and courage that is possible, even in these circumstances. Both the great power and the truth of the novel come from the fact that it’s based on the author’s own experiences. The general opinion of critics is that Empire of the Sun is one of the best war novels ever written – so read it, it’s worth it.Passage2HostOn Women’s World today, we look at women’s role in the Second World War and the important part they played in it. In the First World War, women had worked in factories and as nurses, both at home and at the front. In the Second World War, women were even more essential to the war effort. Doris Watts was just 18 when the war began and Mavis Grey was only 20.HostDo you remember how you felt, Doris, the day the war wasdeclared?DorisOh yes … of course I do. I felt frightened of course, but we had known it would happen. The first thing, more than anything I think, that I felt was … was that I wanted to do something! You know, do something useful, so I joined the Land Girls.HostAh, yes, the Women’s Land Army. That was an organization started in the First World War. Women worked in agriculture as the men were away fighting. Did you enjoy the experience?Sporting life Unit 6DorisNot really. It was very hard work, very physical. You never saw anybody except the officer coming to inspect your work. So when I heard about the WAAF I signed up.HostThat’s the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. WAAF, for short. So why the WAAF?DorisI’d always thought planes were very exciting. And it’s silly but I liked the light blue uniforms.HostThat’s a good enough reason! Now, Mavi s, you were in the WAAF at the same time as Doris. Can you tell us more about it?MavisYes. Organizations like the WAAF were a way for women to join the armed forces, since they weren’t allowed to fight. Instead, the army, the navy and the air force all had support services, which women could join.HostAnd Doris. What kind of things did you have to do?Doris Oh, well, a lot of different things. I worked in transport and catering. We were very young but we were given a lot of responsibility.Host大学英语。
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The study of a solar-powered blood pressure monitor finds it can be an effective tool in places where electricity — and even batteries — can be in short supply. A study in Africa found the monitors to be affordable and accurate.High blood pressure is a major health concern. It can lead to stroke and many other debilitating conditions. But you can't tell if someone has high blood pressure just by looking at them. You have to measure it, on regular basis. And that can be a challenge."And so, we have set out to find a device that is accurate, robust, inexpensive, and also not dependent on batteries or electricity for power," said Dr. Eoin O'Brien of University College Dublin, who is the lead author of a newly published study evaluating the effectiveness of these new monitors.Taking blood pressure can be done manually, with an inflatable cuff and a stethoscope. The equipment is cheap, saiid O'Brien in a telephone interview, but it requires significant training to be accurate and reliable "because the greatest source of inaccuracy with the traditional technique is the observer."The observer becomes distracted or forgets what the blood pressure is. At least with the automated device you have the reading there. It's on the screen for you to see."But automatic equipment requires batteries or plug-in electricity.So the World Health Organization asked several manufacturers to submit solar-powered devices for evaluation. After laboratory review, the one made by the Japanese technology firm Omron was selected for field testing. On a full solar charge, it can take 300 blood pressure readings with accuracy comparable to the traditional, manual method.In field tests in Uganda and Zambia, training users of the device only took about 15 minutes, and the health workers say they liked its ease of use."And also they liked the fact that they got automated measurements," O'Brien added, "that they had solar power and didn't have to worry about batteries, which is one of the problems with automated devices in that they are dependent upon batteries."The Omron model HEM-SOLAR sells for around $32, but there are no ongoing costs for batteries or power. Eoin O'Brien's paper describing evaluation of the device is published online by Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.。
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Protests over the English language in Cameroon have grown violent.A strike, called to increase the use of English, has spread to schools and universities in English-speaking areas.Lawyers and teachers, supported by young people, refused to call off the strike as protesters clashed with members of the military.The governor of Cameroon’s No rth-West Region says at least one person has been killed in the clashes. “Investigations are ongoing to establish the responsibilities,” said governor Adolphe Lele L’Afrique Deben Tchoffo.But media reports suggest that as many as four people were killed.The protesters are demanding greater rights for English speakers in a country that has both English and French as official languages.The roots of the strikeThe current strike has created more debate –and caused more concern – among government officials and local rulers than any other issue in recent years.The roots of this strike go deep.English speakers make up about 20 percent of Cameroon's population. The constitution says that English and French –languages that come from the colonial period –should beequally important. However, many official documents are written only in French. Some government ministers give speeches in French, even in English-speaking areas.No English speaker has held an important position, such as minister of defense, finance, or territorial administration, in Cameroon's nearly 60-year history as an independent country.Lawyers and the GovernmentLawyers have been at the front of the strike. Harmony Bogda, spokesperson for the striking lawyers, says that after discussions lasting 72 hours, lawyers left with the idea that the government does not want to listen to them. As such, Bogda says, the strike will continue.Ben Muna is a lawyer and a member of the Cameroon Bar Council Association. He says his colleagues are angry because security forces increased tensions and beat them for demonstrating peacefully.Communication minister and government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma says the government is unable to approve some of the requests. He says the lawyers are responsible for the recent violence in English-speaking areas."Those who are responsible for such abuses must know that nowhere in the world, disorder has ever led to anything constructive. We therefore call on all our compatriots to show proof of reserve, self-control, high sense of responsibility and citizenship in a spirit of dialogue."Schools have remained closed since the clashes started last Monday.。
英语新闻听力教程unit5原文及答案
Unit 5 Disasters and CalamitiesSection Awarming up1. snowfalls blizzards disputed2. worsening drought3. struck aftershocks4. collapsed5. debris trapped crushed6. relief supplies devastating7. tornado forecasters8. locusts9. tropical storm hurricane10. battling toxic spill spillSection B1. CTapescript:Air France passenger plane has skidded off the runway and burst into flames on landing at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada.Nigeria at least 12 people were reported drowned after an overcrowded dugout canoe capsized in a remote creek in the oil-producing Niger Delta. full-scale relief operation is underway on Indonesia’s Java Island where a tsunami hit Monday, killing at least 340 people.bodies of 10 New Jersey senior citizens killed in this week’s tour bus crash in the mountains of northern Chile are being flown home.John has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Baja California Peninsula on the west coast of Mexico. The storm struck the tourist port city of Lepas, bringing down trees and power lines and flooding streets. It had earlier inundated the seaside resort of Los Cabos.Section CItem 11—(H) 2—(G) 3—(D,F) 4---B 5---(J)Tapescript:Iraqi police say more than 640 people have been killed in a stampede that broke out today near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Authorities say some 300 were hurt in ths stampede that erupted on a Tigris River bridge when thousands of people crushed a railing and plunged into the river. Officials say bodies are still being recovered from the river and that the final death toll could rise. The incident occurred when a rumor spread that a suicide bomber was in the crowd.Item 2Task 11. TTask 21. Peruvian airliner crew members killing2. an emergency landing3. foreign nationals Italian an American4. 52 survived at area hospitalsTapescript:A Peruvian airliner carrying 100 passengers and crew members has crashed in a northeastern jungle town, killing at least 40 people. Officials say the TANS Air Flight 204 went down Tuesday while attempting an emergency landing during a severe storm. Police at the scene say foreign nationals are among the dead, including at least one Italian and an American. Officials say at least 52 people survived the accident with most being treated at area hospitals.Item 31. A train crash2. Near Osaka, western Japan; morning rush hour, Monday3. five hundred and eighty commuters4. It smashed into an apartment building5. Trying to reach some of the trapped passengers6. speed and driver inexperienceTapescript:Officials in Japan say the train crash near Osaka in western Japan has killed as many as 57 people, injured more than 400. A commuter train carrying around 580 passengers during morning rush hour Monday smashed into an apartment building near Amagasaki, about 400 kilometers west of Tokyo. Workers are still trying to reach some of the passengers trapped in the wreckage. The accident was Japan’s worst in more than four decades. Investigators say speed and driver inexperience may be factors in the crash.Section DParis (1) Apartment building FireWhen(2) Shortly after midnightWhere(3) In a stairwell of a dilapidated buildingWho African (4) immigrantsWhy Not (5) knownCasualties(6) 17 were killed, a (7) half of them children; (8) 30 were injuredFirefighting Efforts Some (9) 200 firefighters were sent to (10) extinguish the fireThe April Incident A resident (11) accidentally started a (12) blaze at a Paris Hotel(13) catering mostly to African and European immigrants, (14) killing 23 peopleTapescript:A fire at a Paris apartment building housing African immigrants has killed at least 17 people, a half of them children. French officials say some 30 others were injured in the blaze that broke out shortly after midnight in a stairwell of the dilapidated building. Authorities say it took more than two hours for some 200 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. The cause isn’t known. French media are reporting the victims are from African countries such as Senegal and Mali. Officials say about 100 children and 30 adults lived in the building, which was run by a humanitarian association. In April a fire at a Paris hotel catering mostly to African and European immigrants killed 23 people. One of the hotel’s residents admitted to accidentally starting that blaze.Item 2Task 11. CTask 21. F 3. TTapescript:A small aircraft has crashed into the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building in New York City, killing at least two people. The plane burst into flames on the impact and fire spread through several floors of the building. The White House said all the indications were that the crash was an accident. Investigators are at the scene gathering evidence, but the authorities don’t believe the incident was linked to terrorism. The BBC’s Gitto Harry was at the scene shortly after the incident and sent this report.“Fire engines, police cars, ambulances completely blocking the avenue, people having been pushed onto the sidewalks. All they know at this stage is that either a plane or a helicopter has crashed into a building. There are helicopters circling above. There is smoke in the air. There are police running around. They are is being cordoned off.”The authorities in New York now say that four people were killed in the plane crash in Manhattan. Reports from the United States say the plane was being piloted by the New Yankee’s b aseball pitcher Cory Lidle, who died in the incident.Item 31. They are still being evacuated from New Orleans2. They have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans.3. They are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the city’s former convention centre.4. the center is now a building without power, water, or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance.5. He is scheduled to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana that were wrecked by the hurricane.Tapescript:Thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina are still being evacuated from New Orleans. More than 10,000 people already have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans. Rescuers in New Orleans are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the city’s former convention center, a large building without power, water or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance. Meanwhile President Bush is to visit the devastated area today. He is schedule to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana that were wrecked by the powerful hurricane.Section E1. the government of Jamaica has issued a hurricane watch2. that they had called the police as long as an hour before the collapse3. asking for donations of bottled water4. hit an area off the southern coast of India5. the city accounts for about half of the Monsoon-related deaths so far。
《英语听力教程》Unit5答案
Unit 5 People & Places (I)Part I1.Australia is the world’s largest island and its smallest continent. Its total area of 3,000,000square miles is about the same as that of the continental United States (excluding Alaska)2.the area of Nepal is about 54,000 square miles. Within its borders are five of the world’shighest peaks.3.Switzerland is a small, landlocked country, 15,944 square miles in area. It’s bordered byFrance, Austria, and Italy.4.more than 20,000,000 people live in Argentine. About 97 percent are of European stock. Mostargentines live on the eastern plains. Fewer than 19% live in the dry western and northwestern provinces.5.Austria is 32,376 square miles in area. This makes it twice the size of neighboring Switzerland.There are about 7,150,000 people living in Austria. More than one third of the people live in or near V ienna, the capital city.6.Colombia is the only country in South America with a coastline on the both sides of thecontinent. It is a big country with an area of 439,828 square miles and about 16,300,000persons live in Colombia.7.Saudi Arabia’s area is estimated to be about 830,000 square miles. Almost all of SaudiArabia’s 7,000,000 people are Arabs. Today Saudi Arabia’s vast oil resources are paying for the modernization of the country. Conditions there are changing more rapidly than they have for centuries.8.Denmark proper has an area of only 16,575 square miles. It is the smallest of theScandinavian countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. But Denmark’s population of over 4,600,000 is greater than that of Norway and more than half that of Sweden.Part II CanadaB. outlineI. A. second only/ B. 26 million people C. 1 the Great Lakes 2 the Rocky Mountains 3the Arctic islandsII. A. 1. 2. overcoat/ a fur hatIII. A. 1. American Indians 2 Germans 3 Italians, / Inuit B. English and FrenchIV. A. seafood B. meat dishes D. the sweet course E. good beer but not good local wines.V. A. most modern shopping centers B. 1 2. woolen 3. wood 4 leather 5 maple VI. A. the Canadian dollar B. 10 am to 3pm Monday to Thursday, till later on Fri days.Thank you for calling the Daily News information line on Canada.Canada is a huge country, second in size only to the former Soviet Union. Y et it has only 26 million people, which is less than half the population of the United Kingdom. It extends from the Great Lakes in the south to the majestic Rocky Mountains in the west, and the bleak Arctic Islandsin the far north. A third of the country is covered by forest and there are also vast grasslands and countless lakes and rivers.There are great variations in climate. Winters are extremely cold except in V ancouver which has a milder climate owing to its location on the west coast, so take a heavy overcoat and a fur hat. Canadian summers are warm on the whole, especially inland, so you’ll only need lightweight clothing.A quarter of all Canadians, mainly those living in the province of Quebec in the east, speak French as their first language. In addition, there are half a million American Indians, a million Germans and smaller numbers of Italians, Ukrainians and Inuit, Canada has two official languages: English and French, except in the province of Quebec where French alone is the official language. Y ou’ll find English spoken virtually everywhere apart from Quebec and if you plan to visit Quebec City, you’ll definitely need a French phrasebook if you don’t speak French.Eating out is a pleasure in Canada and you’ll find restaurants, coffee shops and snack bars to suit every pocket. Menus offer a wide choice with excellent seafood like Pacific salmon, lobsters and clams, meat dishes including moose steaks and beefsteaks, and also a range of ethnic foods. For the sweet course, the specialty /speciality is waffles, a kind of thick pancake, served with maple syrup. Beer is good but foreign wines, even those from neighboring America, tend to be quite dear and local wines are not particularly good.Canada has some of the world’s most modern shopping centers. Clothes tend to be slightly expensive by European standards but there are some bargains to be had. Good buys include moccasins, a kind of soft leather shoe made by Indians, woolen gloves and sweaters, wood carvings, leather goods and maple syrup, of course.The unit of currency is the Canadian dollar. Banking hours are from 10 am to 3 pm Monday to Thursday and till later on Fridays.Have a good trip, and thank you for calling the information line.Part III Traveling around AustraliaA.Sydney: harbor: take a boat trip in an old sailing ship/ at a backpacker’s hotelThe Sydney Opera House: see concertsThe great Barrier Reef: tropical fish/ glass bottom/ at a resort hotel or at a guesthouseA yers Rock in Ulura National park: go hiking/ see cave paintings/ colors /at sunrise and sunsetKakadu National Park: go hiking/ wildlife / waterfalls/ in one of the campsi tes.B. 1. T 2 F 3 F 4. T 5 F 6. T 7. FOh, David, hi! Y ou know, I’ve been meaning to talk to you. I’m planning a trip to Australia, and I wonder if you could give me some advice.Sure! What do you want to know?Well, I thought I’d start my trip in Sydney. What should I see there?Well, the most important thing to see, of course, is the harbor, which is the most beautiful in the world.Oh, right. Do they have boat trips?Y eah, of course, they do. They have wonderful boat trips! The one that I recommend particularly is a trip around the harbor in an old sailing ship.Oh, that sounds like lots of fun!Y eah. And, of course, then there’s the Sydney Opera House, which everyone knows about. And, you can see wonderful things there…concerts and opera and theater.Oh, I definitely want to go there! Now what about places to stay? Can you recommend some place inexpensive?Y eah, let me see… Probably, of course, you know I don’t stay in these places, but probably the most inexpensive place would be a backpacker’s hotel. There are lots of those.Ok, thanks. That sounds good. Uh, where should I go after Sydney?After Sydney, lets’ see…I’d recommend that you travel up the coast to the Great Barrier Reef, which is in North Queensland.Right. I’ve heard a lot about it! But what is there to do there?Well, you can go scuba diving and see the coral reef and the tropi cal fi sh up cl ose…Y ou know I don’t like to get wet.Well, there are always these glass-bottom boats you can travel on. They’re fabulous! Y eah, and there’re literally hundreds of islands you can explore.Wow! And are there places to stay?Y eah, sure. If you want to spend lots of money, you can stay at one of these fabulous resort hotels or, if you want o do it on the cheap, you can go to a guesthouse, whi ch are much cheaper.Right. That sounds good. Well, what next?Next, well, I guess you should go inland to A yers Rock In Ul uru nati onal Park.A yers Rock? What is that? How do you spell it?It’s A yers Rock. Its’ the largest rock in the world! Y ou must know about it!No kidding! No, I’ve never heard of it! What do you do when you visit it?Well, it’s mainly hiking and trekking. Y ou can walk right round the base of it if you like. It takes about five and a half miles, I guess, but it’s really well worth it. And there are cave paintings in the rock, and the colors of the rock at sunrise and sunset are just fabulous.Sounds like I should bring my camera!Y ou sure should! Finally, let’s see, I guess you should travel north to visit the Kakadu National Park.Kakadu? How do you spell that?It’s a tropical forest where you can go hiking and see all sorts of wildlife…Oh?Oh, and there are some beautiful waterfalls there as well.And do they allow camping there?Y eah, there are lots and lots of campsites. The only thing is that you’ve got to watch out for the crocodiles!Ugh! Well, David, thanks a lot! Y ou’ve been a big help!No problem.I can’t wait to go!Statements:1.When David was in Sydney, he didn’t stay there for night.2.The Great Barrier Reef is in South Queensland in Australia3.From what Nancy says, one can know that she is fond of swimming4.In Uluru national Park, Nancy can see the largest rock in the world.5.If Nancy likes to walk around the base of the rock, she has to wal k about fi ve mi les.6.Nancy will bring her camera with her when she travels in Australia.7.There are no crocodiles in the tropical forest in Australia.Part IV. The Story of DenverOutlineI. A. 1l6 kilometers/ one mile above the sea levelB. population:C. 1. 300 days of sunshine a year2. about 35 centimetersII. Business and Marketing centerA.more than 1500 manufacturing companies1.Main activity: food processing2.other factories making equipment for the defense, space, high technology andtransportation industries.3.gold productionB.the computer and communications industriesC. 1. offering the third highest number/ 2. that do busi ness i n other countri esIII. A. History B. Natural History C. North America/ 90,000 E. city park system F. a business area filled with old buildings, gas lights and vehi cl es pul l ed by horsesTapescript:Denver is the largest city and capital of the western state of Colorado. There’s a marker on the step in the State Capitol Building. Standing there, you are exactly 1.6 kilometers above sea level, one mile high. Denver is known as “the-mile-high city”, but it does not appear to be that high. This is because it is built almost completely on smooth flat land. Denver is the largest city of the Rocky Mountains. Many people believe it is actually in the Rocky Mountains. However, it is about 50 kilometers east of them.The city of Denver has a population of about 470,000 people. This makes it the 26th largest city in the United States. The area around Denver has more than 1,600,000 people. City officials are proud of the fact that Denver receives more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Storms moving east across the country lose much of their strength in the Rockies. So Denvergets only about 35 centimeters of rain and snow a year. The nearby mountains, however, get a lot more than that.Denver is the business and marketing center for all the Rocky Mountain area. It has more than 1500 manufacturing companies. Food processing is the main manufacturing activity. Other factories make equipment for the defense, space high technology and transportation industries. Gold production is also important. Denver is home to companies that control half the gold produced in the United States.The computer and communications industries have become increasingly important in recent years. Denver has the third highest number of high technology jobs in relation to the population. The area also has become a center for companies that do business in other countries. This is true throughout the western states. In fact, more jobs in the American west are linked to foreign trade in any other part of the country.Tourism is also an important industry in Denver. For example, the Colorado History Museum shows the history of the native American Indians, gold miners and other people who moved to Colorado. The Denver Museum of Natural History shows Indian objects and examples of local wildlife. Many visitors to Colorado and Rocky Mountains use Denver’s new international airport, which opened in 1995. it was the first major new airport built in the United States in 21 years. It cost almost 5,000 million dollars. It is the largest airport in North America, almost 90,000 passengers land at Denver International Airport each day.There is a lot to see and do in Denver. The State Capitol Building is in the center of the city. The top is covered with more than 500 g of gold. On a clear day, a visitor to the Capitol can see for a distance of almost 250 kilometers. 87 years ago, city officials began to purchase land to make sure it would be protected from development. Today, the city owns 8000 hectares. On this land, Denver has built the largest city park system in the nation. Finally, there’s Larama Square. It is a business area that is said to look like Denver of the early 1900s. Larama Square is filled with old buildings, gas lights and vehicles pulled by horses. It is a part of the new Denver that lives in the past.Part V. Do you Know…?ICELAND----- in the Atlantic/ a small population / an island countryBrazil----- a newly-built capital / a pretty large country/ famous for its jungles/ a South American countryNew Zealand----- hotter than Britain / a small population / a mountainous country/ a wet climate/ divided into two islands.。
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The study of a solar-powered blood pressure monitor finds it can be an effective tool in places where electricity — and even batteries — can be in short supply. A study in Africa found the monitors to be affordable and accurate.
High blood pressure is a major health concern. It can lead to stroke and many other debilitating conditions. But you can't tell if someone has high blood pressure just by looking at them. You have to measure it, on regular basis. And that can be a challenge.
"And so, we have set out to find a device that is accurate, robust, inexpensive, and also not dependent on batteries or electricity for power," said Dr. Eoin O'Brien of University College Dublin, who is the lead author of a newly published study evaluating the effectiveness of these new monitors.
Taking blood pressure can be done manually, with an inflatable cuff and a stethoscope. The equipment is cheap, saiid O'Brien in a telephone interview, but it requires significant training to be accurate and reliable "because the greatest source of inaccuracy with the traditional technique is the observer.
"The observer becomes distracted or forgets what the blood pressure is. At least with the automated device you have the reading there. It's on the screen for you to see."
But automatic equipment requires batteries or plug-in
electricity.
So the World Health Organization asked several manufacturers to submit solar-powered devices for evaluation. After laboratory review, the one made by the Japanese technology firm Omron was selected for field testing. On a full solar charge, it can take 300 blood pressure readings with accuracy comparable to the traditional, manual method.
In field tests in Uganda and Zambia, training users of the device only took about 15 minutes, and the health workers say they liked its ease of use.
"And also they liked the fact that they got automated measurements," O'Brien added, "that they had solar power and didn't have to worry about batteries, which is one of the problems with automated devices in that they are dependent upon batteries."
The Omron model HEM-SOLAR sells for around $32, but there are no ongoing costs for batteries or power. Eoin
O'Brien's paper describing evaluation of the device is published online by Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.。