最新step_by_step3000第三册unit6答案及原文
step by step3000 Unit6答案
homework
• 1. prepare the rest part of this unit • 2.do exercise part 1 of unit 8 • 3.listen to item 5 of unit 12,write down the passage on your exercise book.
Lead-in
jump
javelin
Questions for discussion 1. What’s your favorite sport? Can
you describe its rule? 2. Do you want to be a professional sportsman? Why or why not? 3. Do you think fair play does exist in sports competition as well as in our real life?
1. March 29, 1981/ 20, 000/ 7, 747/ 6, 255 2. grow in size 3. over 413, 481 4. 30, 809/ 1999 5. a charity fund-raising event/ over 80 million pounds
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Key Words happy face/ men’s 110-meter hurdles/ world record Vocabulary Countryman：农村人，同胞 sprint： 疾跑 Lausanne 洛桑
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China/ 110-meter hurdles/ Switzerland/ finish line/ 12.88 seconds/ shared with/ three one hundredth/ old record/ 12.90 seconds/ 13.02 seconds/ in 1993/ 22-year-old/ gold medalist/ 2004
全新版大学英语教程3 第6、7单元课文textA原文翻译及课后答案
unit 6 The Last LeafWhen Johnsy fell seriously ill, she seemed to lose the will to hang on to life. The doctor held out little hope for her. Her friends seemed helpless. Was there nothing to be done?约翰西病情严重，她似乎失去了活下去的意志。
医生对她不抱什么希望。
朋友们看来也爱莫能助。
难道真的就无可奈何了吗？The Last LeafO. Henry 1 At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. "Johnsy" was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted.最后一片叶子欧·亨利在一幢三层砖楼的顶层，苏和约翰西辟了个画室。
“约翰西”是乔安娜的昵称。
她们一位来自缅因州，一位来自加利福尼亚。
两人相遇在第八大街的一个咖啡馆，发现各自在艺术品味、菊苣色拉，以及灯笼袖等方面趣味相投，于是就有了这个两人画室。
2 That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims. She lay, scarcely moving on her bed, looking through the small window at the blank side of the next brick house.那是5月里的事。
step_by_step3000第三册unit6答案及原文
Unit 6 Science and TechnologyPart I Warming upA1.1. This news item is about a kind of new bulletproof vest made of silk.2. This news item is about research done by American and Japanese researchers to predict severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean.3. This news item is about a chess match between a world champion and the rest of the world on the Internet.4. This news item is about the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA.5. This news item is about NEC's new robot that talks and under-stands orders.A21. While silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads.2. American and Japanese researchers have discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean.3. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength.5. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs, VCRs and air conditioners.Tapescript.1. Thai silk is known for its beauty and elegance. But a research team has found a new use for it. A bulletproof vest made of silk was put to the test at a shooting range in Thailand. After several rounds of gunfire, the vest was examined. The bullets were stuck in the first layer of fifteen pieces of silk. A member of the research team says while silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads, the material used in regular bulletproof vests.2. American and Japanese researchers say they are a step closer to predicting severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean. Researchers have analyzed weather data from the region over the past 40 years and they've discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean. A BBC science correspondent says the findings could make it easier to predict droughts or, indeed, periods of heavy rainfall.3. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov began a match against the rest of the world on the Internet. Kasparov made his first move with a meter-high pawn before an audience of chess fans at a park in New York. The move was immediately posted on a special website set up by theMicrosoft corporation. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival in significance the discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure of DNA helps explains many things, including genetic mutation and , through it, evolution. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’s cutting-edge sciences, including genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral questions that are certain to be with us far into the next millennium.5. Some say it's hard to find good help these days, but a Japanese electronics firm thinks it's found the answer. It's a robot that talks and understands orders. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs and VCRs. And if it's becoming a bit warm for you, one simple command and the robot will switch on the air conditioner.B.2. lightning patronizingX rays EnthusiaticLaser BoredYeast Friendly / intimateFriction Loudly but neutralRecycling PatientlyTapescript:1 .... Yes, you see, it's the force of attraction between any two objects. The strength of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Er... the most obvious effect is the way objects on the surface of the earth are attracted towards the center of the earth...2 .... as it comes down it goes relatively slowly 100 to 1,000 miles per hour and you can't see it, but the return stroke goes up from the earth to the cloud and it goes at over 87,000 miles per hour and that's the one you can see, you see, the one that goes back up. It's really just a very large, powerful spark. The distance in miles you are away from it is the time in seconds between it and the sound you hear...3 .... Well, they were first discovered in 1895 and they can penetrate matter that is opaque to light. Some matter is more transparent to them than others, which means you can see inside somebody. They are actually quite dangerous and people who work with them wear special protective clothing...4 .... ordinary light consists of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and phase(s). This is a bundle of waves of the same frequency and phase. You can create the beams from a ruby rod or a tube of carbon dioxide that's stimulated with flashes of ordinary light. The word is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation. Now, does anybody ...5 .... they're all types of fungus. There are many different kinds of them but the best known are the ones used in cooking and brewing. When they're mixed with sugar they cause the sugar to ferment and two things happen: first carbon dioxide is given off and second alcohol is formed, but when the proportion reaches 12%, it's all killed off naturally...6 .... in contact with each other, there's a resistance to movement between them. The main reason why we use ball bearings and lubricating oil is to counteract this; the main reason why rubber is used in tires and shoes is to increase the effect of it ...7 .... No, it's the process whereby materials are used again. Normally, it is cheaper to do this because it's more energy-efficient. On the other hand, one material that's hard to deal with in this way is plastic -- there are so many types that it's very difficult to separate ...Part IIA:1.identify, Catalog, map and analyze / 100,0002.A: a piece of DNA, the basic Molecule of lifeB: on chromosomes in every cellsC: produce chemical instructions the cell needs in order to build and run the human body.III: SignificanceA: cure or preventB: desirable genetic traitsC: the brain, consciousness and the mindD: a scientific descriptionIV controversyAbuse2. warfare囊性纤维变性听力原文：The goal of the human genome project initiated in the early 1990s is to identify, catalog, map and analyze every one of the estimated 100,000 genes in the human body. If the multi-billion-dollar project is successful, its effects may be as fundamental to the human future as the discovery of fire and seed agriculture once were.To understand the significance of the human genome project, it is necessary to know that each gene is a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Genes are located on chromosomes that in turn reside in every cellin arrangements similar to the alternately colored rungs on a ladder. The sequence of genetic rungs produces the chemical instructions the cells need in order to build and run the human body. By identifying the location and makeup of each gene, the genome project should help scientists cure orPart III Latest breakthroughs in technologyA.1. What is the trend for electronics in the future?Integrated, smaller, faster, better2. What is the theme for electronics in the future?The combination of computers and communications and then having them disappear from our sightB.Tapescript:"Everybody thinks of technology as somebody in a lab coat, you know, tinkering with computer chips, but technology is really about how we live and how we communicate."Suzanne Cantra is the "What's New?" editor at Popular Science magazine, a magazine that has been following advances in technology for more than a hundred years.The most fanciful dream of mankind is today a startling reality."Remember when television was considered a fad of the future? "It may not be long before our news events and current world happenings will be witnessed in thousands of homes." Boy, were they wrong?This recorder shows how far television has come. T-Bo's personal TV, an NBC investment, is one of the products that caught Cantra's eye."One of the benefits of having a computer recording video is that the computer can read the video broadcast as it comes in so if the phone rings, you can hit pause on a live broadcast."And not only that, this sort of smart VCR learns which TV shows and characters you like to watch and records them for you. This device is only one of a hundred items, Cantra says, best represents the future. And while we couldn't show you all of them, here are a few that reflect some of the new trends.Like Ericsson's R380. You can make calls, browse the web, check your calendar and send and receive email, all in this one device."This cell phone actually shows us the future of integrated devices."And I bet you can't guess what this is? Although it looks like a watch, in fact, it's a camera. That's right. A camera."The P3 wrist camera sort of talks to that whole concept of miniaturization and having devices integrated into things that you wouldn't think of."And while the pictures are pretty good, only you can decide whetherthey're worth two grand.And how about this? It's a prototype computer that puts your mobile laptop to shame."The IBM wearable PC definitely gives you a vision into what's gonna be coming down the line. We will be carrying (be carried easily ）these kinds of computing devices and you will need to only access the information somehow. Whether that's through an earpiece or whether it's just integrated into your clothing."The PC weighs less than a pound and clips onto your belt. The monitor, about the size of a pen cap rests an inch from your eye.But if you don't necessarily wanna work during your down time, something like the Panasonic portable DVD player might be the gadget for you."The ability to have a very small compact device where you can watch movies or listen to CDs is something that any business traveler will tell you is a great benefit."If you're more the adventurous type, then Casio's GPS watch is a must (to) have."A few years down the line, instead of just having, you know, your coordinates, it can actually tell you where you are on a map and give you directions."Over the past several years, we've seen electronics get smaller, faster andbetter and that trend is going to continue into the next century."The theme for electronics in the future is the combination of computers and communications and then having them disappear from our sight." But Cantra says these new technologies are not just about bits and bites. "When you look at new technologies, they're based on the past and what we think that we need, but a lot of times it's just sheer human inventiveness that takes it to this next step. And there's nothing more exciting than finding a new way of being able to reach out and share information."。
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STEP BY STEP 3000 第三册答案Unit 1World News: International RelationsPart I Warming upA Tapescripts:1.The former American Defense Secretary William Perry hasrecommended a radical change of policy towards North Korea.2.Hundreds of thousands of mother s from across the United Statesgathere d here in Washington Sunday to push for tougher gun control laws.3.There's been further fighting between Macedonian forces and EthnicAlbanian guerrillas inside the Macedonian border with Kosovo.4.A bomb dropped by the United State's navy aircraft during training inKuwait has hit a group of military observers, killing six of them.5.NATO is taking a number of steps to allay growing disquiet about thepossible health risks from ammunitions containing depleted uranium, which it used in Kosovo and Bosnia.B1. What is the summit's statement expected to call on UN members? To make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS.2. Which three countries are admitted by ASEAN on Saturday? Burma, Cambodia, and the Laos.3. What happened on Friday about ten miles south of Pearl Harbor?A U. S. nuclear submarine tore through a Japanese fishing vessel, sinking it within minutes.How many people were on the vessel? And how many were missing?35/9.4. What happened in the West Bank and Gaza?Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been raiding overnight.5. What are the problems with the nuclear facilities and nuclear plants in Japan?Some nuclear facilities have breached many health and safety laws. More than half of the nuclear plants failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements.Tapescripts:1. With the f inal declaration on its role in the 21st century, the summit's statement is expected to call on UN members to make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS. More than 150 heads of state and government attended the summit, the largest gathering of world leaders in history.2. The Association of South-East Asian Nations has decided to invite Burma to join its ranks, shrugging off western denunciations of the military regime in Rangoon. ASEAN foreign ministers voted on Saturday to admit Burma, Cambodia, and the Laos.3. The missing, four of them teenagers, were among 35 people aboard a high school fishing vessel from Japan. On Friday, a U.S. nuclear submarine tore through the ship, sinking it within minutes. The USS Greenville, which was not seriously damaged, was performing an emergency surfacing drill when the collision occurred about ten miles south of Pearl Harbor. Coast Guard rescue teams plucked all but nine of the victims from the rough seas.4. Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunman have been raging overnight in the West Bank and Gaza. The upsurge in violence comes after Israeli attack helicopters targeted and killed a member of an elite Palestinian security force.5. Some nuclear facilities in Japan have breached many health and safety laws. Government inspectors checked 17 nuclear plants. More than half of them failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements. Japanese nuclear regulators have been ordered to crack down following the country's worst nuclear accident in September. Sixty-nine people were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation in the accident.Part II News reportsSummary:This news report tells us that the United Nations General Assembly has elected Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore as its new non-permanent members of the Security Council.Statements:1. Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore won their seats as nonpermanent members of the Security Council on the first round of balloting while Mauritius and Norway won their seats on the fourth ballot.2. Sudan and Mauritius are two candidates for the second seat for the African and Asian group.3. There were three countries contending for the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations.4. The Security Council is made up of 15 members, including five permanent members -- China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States--and 10 non-permanent members.Tapescript:The United Nations General Assembly has elected' Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The vote follows several weeks of haggling and maneuvering.Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore won the required two thirds majorityon the first round of balloting. But it took another three rounds of voting to decide on the remaining two regional seats.Contention marked the voting for the second seat for the African and Asian group. The United States lobbied intensely against Sudan, the candidate of the Organization of African Unity. Mauritius, the candidate supported by Washington, won on the fourth round of voting.Ireland easily captured one of the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations on the first ballot. But Norway and Italy campaigned vigorously for the second spot. King Harald of Norway came to New York last week to press the case for his nation's representation on the Security Council for the first time since 1982. Norway also won on the fourth ballot. The new members begin their two-year terms in January. The Security Council is made up of a total of 15 members, including five permanent members -- China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent members. Five non-permanent members are elected to two-year terms each year.BSummaryThis news report tells us that the United Nations Human Rights Commission was going to hold an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis situation between Israelis and Palestinians.Answers to the questions:1. 532.483.34. The United 18th7.No more than three days8. To get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table9. 4 / Bosnian war / genocide in Rwanda / violence in East Timor Tapescript:Forty-eight of the ( United Nations Human Rights Commission's) 53 member nations voted to hold the emergency meeting. The United States cast the sole dissenting vote and Canada abstained. Three other countries did not vote.The special meeting will begin October 18th and will last for no more than three days.UN spokeswoman Marie Heuze says one purpose of the meeting is to try to learn how the cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians can be stopped."When you have such a high-profile for a crisis which is so dangerous, not only for the people in Palestine and in Israel, but in the region, thereis a fear -- and this is probably why there was a large consensus on this meeting to discuss the issue -- because the situation in this part of the world is so volatile, so dangerous, so important to control that everybody thinks that they have something to contribute."MsHeuze says she thinks the United Nations and the international community as a whole can play a constructive role in the present situation1. I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult, or expensive to accomplish... But, in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon. If we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be an entire nation ... I believe we should go to the moon. (John F. Kennedy 25/05/1961)2. As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him: "Some men see things as they are and say 'Why?' I dream things that never were and say 'Why not?'" (Edward M. Kennedy 08/06/1968)3. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day, even the State of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 28/08/1963)4. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress. Particularly at this time, with problems we face at home and abroad. To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home. (Richard M. Nixon 08/08/1974)5. Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you. I will... I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan ... I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York's families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers .... (Hillary Clinton 07/11/2000)Unit 2Earth and EnvironmentPart 1Warming upA1....impact of climate change… damage to crops … worse...2. ...2000 delegates…northern Brazil … third United Nations Conference on Desertification.3....A huge oil spill … Mexico,...4. Wildfires … Florida … contained … a week...5....Greenland is melting around the edges …50 cubic kilometers raise global sea level ...B 1. It attempts to balance environmental concerns and the needs of the community.2. Reptile species are in greater trouble than amphibian species.3. A new approach in the fight against the illegal drugs trade.4. One in every eight species of plants is threatened with extinction.5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware, called the “Boulder County Green Pages”.Part II News ReportsA...Washington … the information economy … deteriorating health of the planet … information economy … communication … education and entertainment … physical exam … vital signs … species … climate … temperatures … water tables … glaciers … forests … fisheries … to stabilize both climate and world population growthB Summary… the severe shortage of water in some developing nations. … global solutions are found soon.Answers to the questions1.1502. Monday3. Almost one billion people could suffer from ascarcity of water.4. Middle East, parts of Africa, western Asia, Northeastern China, western and southern India, large parts of Pakistan and Mexico, parts of the Pacific coast of the United States and South America.5.To treat water as a precious resource.6. 5 liters7. 50 liters8.500 litersPart IIICity recyclingA a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1B130,000 / 80%2. Plastic / glass / tin cans / newspapers3. Recycle truck pick it up.4. One of community’s recycling centers5. Each weekday6. Conducts tours of the plant7. 3 / 48. Sod to other companies that make them into different products9. Made into new containers10. One of the top five in the USAUnit 3World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.Tapescript:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries.BForeign exchange rates:1 dollar=1.733 German marks =126.9 Japanese yen1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones (up to)6,783 (+45) London’s 100 (up to)4,390 (+20)Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones 10,116(+96)Standrd and Poor’s 500 1,254(+6) NASDAQ: (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 ) NASDAQ 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 ( -36 ) CAC Quarante( -33, -1% )DAX ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45 HSBC down $ 0.50 Hutchison down $ 0.50 Shanglongkai Property up$ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50 Chang Kong down $ 0.25 Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275 New World CyberBasedown $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold:HK$ 2,670 London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up) Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier London's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents, Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations.Part II News reportsASummary:This news report is about Forbes's "Super 100 Global" list.Answer the questions:1. Which of the following corporations are the top five on Forbes's list? Mark their ranks.2 Citigroup4 HSBC Banking Company-- BP-Amoco5 Daimler-Chrysler1 General Electric Corporation Microsoft3 Bank of America2. How are the companies ranked?The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.3. How are the 100 companies distributed?46 in the United States, 54 in Europe and Japan.4. Why were none of the Internet-related firms included in the list? Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so far. Tapescripts:For the second year in a row, the General Electric Corporation is ranked number one in an annual survey of the 100 most powerful corporations in the world. The survey, compiled and published by Forbes business magazine, shows General Electric of the United States ranked number one, followed in second and third place by the U.S. banking and financial services giants Citigroup and Bank of America. In fourth and fifth place are the British-based HSBC Banking Company and Daimler-Chrysler, the German-American auto-company. The companies are ranked with acomposite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of its (their) stock. What the magazine calls its "Super 100 Global" list are 46 companies based in the United States and 54 in Europe and Japan.Mike Ozanian, the Forbes editor who compiled the list, says there is a growing trend of international mergers and acquisitions, citing companies such as Daimler-Chrysler andBP-Amoco, the Anglo-American Oil Company. Mr. Ozanian says that despite the huge capitalizations of many Internet-related firms, none were included because most have little, if any, profits -- at least not yet.B Summary:This news report gives us a general picture of the U.S. stock market. It also presents some analysts' views on the market.Statements:1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up less than one percent, to 10,546.2. An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.3. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales because of the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season.4. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9% in October, their second monthly decline.5. According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good entry point for a long-term investor to get into the market. Tapescript:U.S. stock prices were mixed on Monday, with the "blue-chips" in a rally mode. But volume was only moderate after a holiday-shortened week last week, showing lingering uncertainty among investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 75 points, less than one percent, to 10,546. The S & P 500 Index gained 7 points. But the NASDAQ Composite backed off an early rally, taking a loss of almost one percent on weakness in selected technology stocks.The Dow Industrials actually got a boost from their technology components. Shares of Intel traded higher after an analyst said sales growth at the leading computer chip-maker could be stronger than expected. Microsoft stock also edged higher.Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales over the Thanksgiving weekend, as the holiday shopping season got underway. However, analysts caution the retail picture is still clouded because many stores offered bargains to attract shoppers. Experts worry that higher oil prices and interest rates will make this a less than merry Christmas season for U.S. merchants.The latest on the U.S. economy points to slower growth. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9 percent in October, their second monthly decline.Many analysts think uncertainty over the economy makes it increasingly likely that the major stock averages will close lower for the year. But investment strategist Alan Skrainka says the longer-term looks better. "No one can guess what will happen to the market over the next month. But over the long-term, we think the market looks very good. If you're a long-term investor, this is a very good entry point for getting into the market because this is what you've been waiting for. All the fear and uncertainty in the marketplace is setting us up for some very good values in the market."Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):…bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F8.T9.T10. TC3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. V oice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA1.…language shorthand….2.…overuse business jargon…a negative effect…3.…a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack ofconfidence…one in five …untrustworthy…cover something up. 4.…an effective boss…can easily understand…of management jargon.B1. T2. T3.F4.F5. FC1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things2.get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently3.brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject4.think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems5.the helicopter view: an overview6.a heads up: a warning7.that’s a real no-brainer: that’s simpleUnit 4World News: Up in SpacePart I Warming upA 1.To Mars / March of next year. 2. Because of a mechanical problem.3. 5 males and 2 females.4. NASA / At the end of September, 83 days after landing.5. To return home at the Kennedy Space Center after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope.B Mir Facts15 years the Soviet Union, now Russia$ 4.2 billion (for building and maintaining) 10 years (1986 —1996)135 tons 9,900 cubic feet63 feet wide and 85 feet long104 cosmonauts, astronauts 46 438 days747 days, three Mar. 23rd,Part II News reportsA Summary :… the smallest and most earth-like extra solar planet.Answers to questions:1.About a dozen.2. Five times the mass of the earth.3. A red dwarf.4.Two.5. One is similar to Neptune and the other is 8 times themass of the earth.B Event :NASA’s 12-year program of Mars • Starting time: 1996• Finishing time: 2008First installment:• Names of spacecrafts: the Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter / the Pathfinder Lander• Arrival time: 1997• Mission: To collect and analyze rocksSecond installment:• Names of spacecrafts: the Polar Lander / the Mars Climate Orbiter• Launch time:December• Arrival time: Next DecemberMission:a.To inspect for subsurface waterb.To measure the distribution of water vapor, dust and condensates Grand finale: • Launch time: 2005 • Return time: 2008•Mission: To return soil and rock samples to Earth.Part III Returning to the MoonSummary:… UK’s possible collaboration with China on the Chang’e program. Answers to the questions:1. Four phases2. a. robotic spacecraftb. to return astronauts to the moonc. to set up a permanent space station3. Building of scientific instruments by UK4. Five days5. Thirteen daysUnit 5Part IA11.A successful brain tissue transplant carried out by a South Africansurgeon.2.The discovery of a new way to increase the effectiveness ofchemotherapy.3.The possibility of a new way to treat glaucoma.4.A new research on writing which shows that writing can result inclinically meaningful outcomes.A new research on writing which shows that writing can help people with chronic illness improve their health.5.The theory and function of acupuncture.A21.A week ago / Parkinson’s disease.2.A natural defense mechanism3.The death of brain cells4.Meeting patients’ psychological needs produces physical healthbenefits.5.Side effects / cut back on medication.1.The world’s leading transplant surgeon, Dr Christopher Bernard,has carried out one of the most difficult brain tissue transplants yet attempted. The South African surgeon has succeeded in transplanting tissues into the human brain in what is thought to be the first operation of its kind. The surgery was performed a week ago on a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease. A portion ofthe patient’s adrenal gland was implanted into a part of the patient’s brain, an operation which has previously been performed only on rats and monkeys.2.Approximately a third of all people develop cancer at one point intheir lives. Chemotherapy has its limitations, but it is one of the major treatment options. Some American scientists have discovered they can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy by inhibiting a natural defense mechanism employed by cancer cells.3.Glaucoma is responsible for blindness in an estimated 67 millionpeople around the world. Until now, treatments have focused exclusively on the eyes. But that may change in the next few year, following the discovery that glaucoma involves the death of brain cells.4.New research shows that the simple act of writing down thoughtsabout a stressful event can help people with chronic illnesses improve their health. This is the first study to show that writing can result in clinically meaningful outcomes for chronically-ill patients.The study adds to the growing amount of scientific literature suggesting that meeting patient’s psychological needs produces physical health benefits.5.Traditional Chinese medicine says that good health is associatedwith the balance of Qi. Qi can be hindered or helped by yang andyin. According to traditional theory, the goal of acupuncture is to promote the flow of qi by keeping yin and yang in balance ---- and this is done by inserting needles at various points along primary channels and meridians that crisscross the body. One of the key benefits of acupuncture is that it has few, if any, side-effects; and that when used with standard drug treatment --- in anesthesia, for example ---it allows physicians to cut back on medication, delivering the same level of benefit with fewer negative effects/B1.Instructions / characteristic / DNA / another / organism / geneticallymodified organism / genetic engineering2.Artificial fertilizers / pest control / food / farming / artificial fertilizers/ half3.Genetic material / unrelated / another species / animal /plant / goingacross4.Animals / cows, goats and pigs / genetically changed / pharmaceuticaldrugs / farming5.Novel / 1797-1851/ scientist / subhuman / destroying / creation thatends up destroying the creator.Part II（答案见听力原文中的红色部分）In North Beach in San Francisco, where some pretty super food gets served every night.。
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Unit 6 Science and Technology
Part I Warming up
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1. This news item is about a kind of new bulletproof vest made of silk.
2. This news item is about research done by American and Japanese researchers to predict severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean.
4. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival in significance the discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure of DNA helps explains many things, including genetic mutation and , through it, evolution. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’s cutting-edge sciences, including genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral questions that are certain to be with us far into the next millennium.
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Part I Warming up
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Tapescripts:
1.The former AmericanDefense SecretaryWilliam Perry has recommended a radical change of policy towards North Korea.
2. Which three countries are admitted by ASEAN on Saturday?
Burma, Cambodia, and the Laos.
3. What happened on Friday about ten miles south of Pearl Harbor?
4. What happened in the West Bank and Gaza?
Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been raiding overnight.
5. What are the problems with the nuclear facilities and nuclear plants in Japan?
Ireland easily captured one of the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations on the first ballot. But Norway and Italy campaigned vigorously for the second spot. King Harald of Norway came to New York last week to press thecase for his nation's representation on the Security Council for the first time since 1982. Norway also won on the fourth ballot. The new members begin their two-year terms in January. The Security Council is made up of a total of 15 members, including five permanent members -- China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent members. Five non-permanent members are elected to two-year terms each year.
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step-by-step第三册答案及原文————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：STEP BY STEP 3000 3 答案Unit 1 World News: International RelationsPart I Warming upA Tapescripts:1.The former American Defense Secretary William Perry has recommended a radical change ofpolicy towards North Korea.2.Hundreds of thousands of mothers from across the United States gathered here in WashingtonSunday to push for tougher gun control laws.3.There's been further fighting between Macedonian forces and Ethnic Albanian guerrillasinside the Macedonian border with Kosovo.4. A bomb dropped by the United State's navy aircraft during training in Kuwait has hit a groupof military observers, killing six of them.5.NATO is taking a number of steps to allay growing disquiet about the possible health risksfrom ammunitions containing depleted uranium, which it used in Kosovo and Bosnia.B 1. What is the summit's statement expected to call on UN members?To make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS.2. Which three countries are admitted by ASEAN on Saturday? Burma, Cambodia, and the Laos.3. What happened on Friday about ten miles south of Pearl Harbor?A U. S. nuclear submarine tore through a Japanese fishing vessel, sinking it within minutes.How many people were on the vessel? And how many were missing? 35/9.4. What happened in the West Bank and Gaza?Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been raiding overnight.5. What are the problems with the nuclear facilities and nuclear plants in Japan?Some nuclear facilities have breached many health and safety laws.More than half of the nuclear plants failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements.Tapescripts:1. With the final declaration on its role in the 21st century, the summit's statement is expected to call on UN members to make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS. More than 150 heads of state and government attended the summit, the largest gathering of world leaders in history.2. The Association of South-East Asian Nations has decided to invite Burma to join its ranks, shrugging off western denunciations of the military regime in Rangoon. ASEAN foreign ministers voted on Saturday to admit Burma, Cambodia, and the Laos.3. The missing, four of them teenagers, were among 35 people aboard a high school fishing vessel from Japan. On Friday, a U.S. nuclear submarine tore through the ship, sinking it within minutes. The USS Greenville, which was not seriously damaged, was performing an emergency surfacing drill when the collision occurred about ten miles south of Pearl Harbor. Coast Guard rescue teams plucked all but nine of the victims from the rough seas.4. Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunman have been raiding overnight in the West Bank and Gaza. The upsurge in violence comes after Israeli attack helicopters targeted and killed a member of an elite Palestinian security force.5. Some nuclear facilities in Japan have breached many health and safety laws. Government inspectors checked 17 nuclear plants. More than half of them failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements. Japanese nuclear regulators have been ordered to crack down following the country's worst nuclear accident in September. Sixty-nine people were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation in the accident.Part II News reportsSummary:This news report tells us that the United Nations General Assembly has elected Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore as its new non-permanent members of the Security Council. Statements:1. Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore won their seats as nonpermanent members of the Security Council on the first round of balloting while Mauritius and Norway won their seats on the fourthballot.2. Sudan and Mauritius are two candidates for the second seat for the African and Asian group.3. There were three countries contending for the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations.4. The Security Council is made up of 15 members, including five permanent members -- China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States--and 10 non-permanent members. Tapescript:The United Nations General Assembly has elected' Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The vote follows several weeks of haggling and maneuvering.Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore won the required two thirds majority on the first round of balloting. But it took another three rounds of voting to decide on the remaining two regional seats. Contention marked the voting for the second seat for the African and Asian group. The United States lobbied intensely against Sudan, the candidate of the Organization of African Unity. Mauritius, the candidate supported by Washington, won on the fourth round of voting.Ireland easily captured one of the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations on the first ballot. But Norway and Italy campaigned vigorously for the second spot. King Harald of Norway came to New York last week to press the case for his nation's representation on the Security Council for the first time since 1982. Norway also won on the fourth ballot. The new members begin their two-year terms in January. The Security Council is made up of a total of 15 members, including five permanent members -- China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent members. Five non-permanent members are elected totwo-year terms each year.B SummaryThis news report tells us that the United Nations Human Rights Commission was going to hold an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis situation between Israelis and Palestinians.Answers to the questions:1. 532. 483. 34. The United States5. Canada6. October 18th7. No more than three days8. To get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table9. 4 / Bosnian war / genocide in Rwanda / violence in East TimorTapescript:Forty-eight of the ( United Nations Human Rights Commission's) 53 member nations voted to hold the emergency meeting. The United States cast the sole dissenting vote and Canada abstained. Three other countries did not vote.The special meeting will begin October 18th and will last for no more than three days.UN spokeswoman Marie Heuze says one purpose of the meeting is to try to learn how the cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians can be stopped."When you have such a high-profile for a crisis which is so dangerous, not only for the people in Palestine and in Israel, but in the region, there is a fear -- and this is probably why there was a large consensus on this meeting to discuss the issue -- because the situation in this part of the world is so volatile, so dangerous, so important to control that everybody thinks that they have something to contribute."Ms Heuze says she thinks the United Nations and the international community as a whole can play a constructive role in the present situation and in trying to get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Officials from the UN Human Rights Commission will discuss the agenda toward the meeting on Wednesday.This is only the fifth time the commission has gone into emergency meeting to deal with a crisis situation. Previous sessions dealt with the Bosnian war, the genocide in Rwanda, and the violence in East Timor.Questions:1. How many members are there in the UN Human Rights Commission?2. How many of them voted to hold the emergency meeting?3. How many of them didn't vote?4. Which country cast the dissenting vote?5. Which country abstained?6. When will the meeting begin?7. How long will it last? 8. What's the purpose of this meeting?9. How many emergency meetings have been held before this one?What were the three crisis situations that they dealt with?Part III Anti-piracy missionA EU’s Naval OperationThe massive problem: Piracy off Somalia’s waters … 100 ships … 16 ships … more than 350 crew members ….EU’s mission:…6 warships … 3 surveillance planes…• Aim: To deter, to prevent, to protect …• Headquarters: Near London • Duration: At least a yearB Chinese Navy’s Escort Mission against PiracyPrimary mission: … vessels, personnel and cargo, … hit piracy …Target: To protect the ship and personnel passing through the area, … transporting humanitarian materials …Number of crew members:800 incl. 70 soldiers from the Navy’s special forcesDuration of the first phase: Three monthsTime ready to receive protection appeals: Jan. 6Part IV SpeechesExtract 1 (expressing an opinion): I believe that... I believe we should...Extract 2 (paying a tribute): He said to those he touched and who sought to touch him ...Extract 3 (expressing an opinion) -- I have a dream...Extract 4 (expressing an opinion). America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress. Extract 5 (accepting a post): I am profoundly grateful ... for giving me the chance to serve you. (making a promise): I will do everything I can to be worthy of ... I promise you ... that I will ... Tapescript:1. I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult, or expensive to accomplish... But, in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon. If we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be an entire nation ... I believe we should go to the moon. (John F. Kennedy 25/05/1961)2. As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him: "Some men see things as they are and say 'Why?' I dream things that never were and say 'Why not?'" (Edward M. Kennedy 08/06/1968)3. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day, even the State of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.28/08/1963)4. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress. Particularly at this time, with problems we face at home and abroad. To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home. (Richard M. Nixon 08/08/1974)5. Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you. I will... I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan ... I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York's families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers .... (Hillary Clinton 07/11/2000)Unit 2Earth and EnvironmentPart 1Warming upA 1. ...impact of climate change … damage to crops … worse...2. ...2000 delegates …northern Brazil … third United Nations Conference on Desertification.3. ...A huge oil spill … Mexico, ...4. Wildfires … Florida … contained … a week...5. ... Greenland is melting around the edges …50 cubic kilometers raise global sea level ...B 1. It attempts to balance environmental concerns and the needs of the community.2. Reptile species are in greater trouble than amphibian species.3. A new approach in the fight against the illegal drugs trade.4. One in every eight species of plants is threatened with extinction.5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware, called the “Boulder County Green Pages”. Part II News ReportsA...Washington … the information economy … deteriorating health of the planet … information economy … communication … education and entertainment … physical exam … vital sign s … species … climate … temperatures … water tables … glaciers … forests … fisheries … to stabilize both climate and world population growthB Summary… the severe shortage of water in some developing nations. … global solutions are found soon. Answers to the questions1.1502. Monday3. Almost one billion people could suffer from a scarcity of water.4. Middle East, parts of Africa, western Asia, Northeastern China, western and southern India,large parts of Pakistan and Mexico, parts of the Pacific coast of the United States and South America.5.To treat water as a precious resource.6. 5 liters7. 50 liters8. 500 litersPart III City recyclingA a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1B 130,000 / 80% 2. Plastic / glass / tin cans / newspapers3. Recycle truck pick it up.4. One of community’s recycling centers5. Each weekday6. Conducts tours of the plant7. 3 / 48. Sod to other companies that make them into different products9. Made into new containers 10. One of the top five in the USAUnit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA 1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU. Tapescript:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income taxreductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries.B Foreign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks = 126.9 Japanese yen 1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones (up to) 6,783 (+45) London’s 100 (up to) 4,390 (+20) Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones 10,116 (+96) Standrd and Poor’s 500 1,254 (+6)NASDAQ: (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 ) NASDAQ 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 ( -36 ) CAC Quarante ( -33, -1% )DAX ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45 HSBC down $ 0.50Hutchison down $ 0.50 Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50 Chang Kong down $ 0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275 New World CyberBase down $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670 London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier London's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents, Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourthquarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations.Part II News reportsA Summary:This news report is about Forbes's "Super 100 Global" list.Answer the questions:1. Which of the following corporations are the top five on Forbes's list? Mark their ranks.2 Citigroup 4 HSBC Banking Company -- BP-Amoco5 Daimler-Chrysler 1 General Electric Corporation Microsoft 3 Bank of America2. How are the companies ranked?The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.3. How are the 100 companies distributed?46 in the United States, 54 in Europe and Japan.4. Why were none of the Internet-related firms included in the list?Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so far.Tapescripts:For the second year in a row, the General Electric Corporation is ranked number one in an annual survey of the 100 most powerful corporations in the world. The survey, compiled and published by Forbes business magazine, shows General Electric of the United States ranked number one, followed in second and third place by the U.S. banking and financial services giants Citigroup and Bank of America. In fourth and fifth place are the British-based HSBC Banking Company and Daimler-Chrysler, the German-American auto-company. The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of its (their) stock. What the magazine calls its "Super 100 Global" list are 46 companies based in the United States and 54 in Europe and Japan. Mike Ozanian, the Forbes editor who compiled the list, says there is a growing trend of international mergers and acquisitions, citing companies such as Daimler-Chrysler and BP-Amoco, the Anglo-American Oil Company. Mr. Ozanian says that despite the huge capitalizations of many Internet-related firms, none were included because most have little, if any, profits -- at least not yet.B Summary:This news report gives us a general picture of the U.S. stock market. It also presents some analysts' views on the market.Statements:1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up less than one percent, to 10,546.2. An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.3. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales because of the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season.4. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9% in October, their second monthly decline.5. According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good entry point for a long-term investor to get into the market.Tapescript:U.S. stock prices were mixed on Monday, with the "blue-chips" in a rally mode. But volume was only moderate after a holiday-shortened week last week, showing lingering uncertainty among investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 75 points, less than one percent, to 10,546. The S & P 500 Index gained 7 points. But the NASDAQ Composite backed off an early rally, taking a loss of almost one percent on weakness in selected technology stocks.The Dow Industrials actually got a boost from their technology components. Shares of Intel traded higher after an analyst said sales growth at the leading computer chip-maker could be stronger than expected. Microsoft stock also edged higher.Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales over the Thanksgiving weekend, as the holiday shopping season got underway.However, analysts caution the retail picture is still clouded because many stores offered bargains to attract shoppers. Experts worry that higher oil prices and interest rates will make this a less thanmerry Christmas season for U.S. merchants.The latest on the U.S. economy points to slower growth. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9 percent in October, their second monthly decline.Many analysts think uncertainty over the economy makes it increasingly likely that the major stock averages will close lower for the year. But investment strategist Alan Skrainka says the longer-term looks better."No one can guess what will happen to the market over the next month. But over the long-term, we think the market looks very good. If you're a long-term investor, this is a very good entry point for getting into the market because this is what you've been waiting for. All the fear and uncertainty in the marketplace is setting us up for some very good values in the market."Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):… bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T 10. TC3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. V oice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA1.…language shorthand….2.…overuse business jargon…a negative effect…3.…a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack of confidence…one infive …untrustworthy…cover something up.4.…an effective boss…can easily understand…of management jargon.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. FC1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things2.get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently3.brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject4.think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems5.the helicopter view: an overview6. a heads up: a warning7.that’s a real no-brainer: that’s simpleUnit 4 World News: Up in SpacePart I Warming upA 1. To Mars / March of next year. 2. Because of a mechanical problem.3. 5 males and 2 females.4. NASA / At the end of September, 83 days after landing.5. To return home at the Kennedy Space Center after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope.B Mir Facts 15 years the Soviet Union, now Russia$ 4.2 billion (for building and maintaining) 10 years (1986 — 1996)135 tons 9,900 cubic feet 63 feet wide and 85 feet long104 cosmonauts, astronauts 46 438 days 747 days, three Mar. 23rd,Part II News reportsA Summary :… the smalle st and most earth-like extra solar planet.Answers to questions:1.About a dozen.2. Five times the mass of the earth.3. A red dwarf.4.Two.5. One is similar to Neptune and the other is 8 times the mass of the earth.B Event : NASA’s 12-year program of Mars • Starting time: 1996• Finishing time: 2008 First installment:• Names of spacecrafts: the Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter / the Pathfinder Lander• Arrival time: 1997 • Mission: To collect and analyze rocksSecond installment:• Names of spacecrafts: the Polar Lander / the Mars Climate Orbiter• Launch time:December• Arrival time: Next DecemberMission:a.To inspect for subsurface waterb.To measure the distribution of water vapor, dust and condensatesGrand finale: • Launch time: 2005 • Return time: 2008• Mission: To return soil and rock samples to Earth.Part III Returning to the MoonSummary:… UK’s possible collaboration with China on the Chang’e program.Answers to the questions:1. Four phases2. a. robotic spacecraftb. to return astronauts to the moonc. to set up a permanent space station3. Building of scientific instruments by UK4. Five days5. Thirteen daysUnit 5Part IA11. A successful brain tissue transplant carried out by a South African surgeon.2.The discovery of a new way to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy.3.The possibility of a new way to treat glaucoma.4. A new research on writing which shows that writing can result in clinically meaningfuloutcomes.A new research on writing which shows that writing can help people with chronic illnessimprove their health.5.The theory and function of acupuncture.A21. A week ago / Parkinson’s disease.2. A natural defense mechanism3.The death of brain cells4.Meeting patients’ psychological needs produces p hysical health benefits.5.Side effects / cut back on medication.1.The world’s leading transplant surgeon, Dr Christopher Bernard, has carried out one ofthe most difficult brain tissue transplants yet attempted. The South African surgeon has。
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Ms Heuze says she thinks the United Nations and the international community as a whole can play a constructive role in the present situation and in trying to get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Officials from the UN Human Rights Commission will discuss the agenda toward the meeting on Wednesday.This is only the fifth time the commission has gone into emergency meeting to deal with a crisis situation. Previous sessions dealt with the Bosnian war, the genocide in Rwanda, and the violence in East Timor. Questions:1. How many members are there in the UN Human Rights Commission?2. How many of them voted to hold the emergency meeting?3. How many of them didn't vote?4. Which country cast the dissenting vote?5. Which country abstained?6. When will the meeting begin?7. How long will it last?8. What's the purpose of this meeting?9. How many emergency meetings have been held before this one? What were the three crisis situations that they dealt with?Part III Anti-piracy missionAEU’s Naval Operationtheir skin, but by the content of their character. (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 28/08/1963)4. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress. Particularly at this time, with problems we face at home and abroad. To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home. (Richard M. Nixon 08/08/1974)5. Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you. I will... I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan ... I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York's families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers .... (Hillary Clinton 07/11/2000) Unit 2Earth and EnvironmentPart 1 Warming upA1. ...impact of climate change … damage to crops … worse ...2. ...2000 delegates … northern Brazil … third United Nations Conference on Desertification.3. ...A huge oil spill … Mexico, ...4. Wildfires … Florida … contained … a week ...5. ... Greenland is melting around the edges … 50 cubic kilometers … raise global sea level ...Tapescripts:1. Australia is the world‟s driest continent. There‟s general agreement tha t the country has to use water more efficiently. In many part supplies are i n crisis. At a meeting in Canberra, the Council of Australian Government s has approved national water plan. It attempts to balance environmental c oncerns and the needs of the community. The amount of water taken from rivers for commercial use is to be cut and farmers will be compensated.2. The disappearance and deformity of amphibians such as frogs and sala manders from rain forests and mountain lakes worldwide has attracted wi de-spread scientific attention over the last decade. Now a new study says reptile species including turtles, snakes, and alligators are in even greater tro uble. Twice as many reptiles as amphibians, or some 100 species, are curr ently listed as endangered by the World Conservation Union. The study s ays habitat loss and degradation, pollution, disease, climate change, and o ver-collection for food, pets and drugs are the major threat to reptiles.3. Four regional governors from Columbia, on a visit to Washington, have sharply criticized an American-backed aerial offensive to eradicate thousands of hectares of illegal coke and poppy plantations. At a news conference the governors called for a di fferent approach in the fight against the illegal drugs trade, saying that the herbicides currently being used were harmful to public health and the en vironment.4. Much attention has been devoted to the threatened animal species. But what about plants which are the fundamental bases of life? One in every e ight species of plants is threatened with extinction. Since all food chains b egin in the sphere of plant life, this is bad news for the animals too, includ ing humans who depend on plants not only for food but also for medicine s, building materials, and other vital purposes.5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware is now available, called the “Boulder County Green Pages.” The R otary Clubs in Boulder County got together with local recycling and environmental specialists to put together this firstever directory. It includes qui ck reference to green products and services for recycling, xeriscaping, ene rgy conservation, and more. The $5 cost helps raise funds for the sponsori ng groups.B1. It attempts to balance environmental concerns and the needs of the community.2. Reptile species are in greater trouble than amphibian species.3. A new approach in the fight against the illegal drugs trade.4. One in every eight species of plants is threatened with extinction.5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware, called the “Boulder County Green Pages”.Tapescript:An annual study by the Worldwatch Institute here in Washington says wit h the boom in the information economy, Americans have lost sight of the deteriorating health of the planet.State of the World 2000 says the fast growing information economy is aff ecting every aspect of life, from communication, commerce and work, to education and entertainment.Lead author and Worldwatch President Lester Brown says while America ns generally feel a sense of optimism about the economy, the planet‟s hea lth is suffering. He says it is a mistake “to confuse the vibrancy of the virt ual world with the increasingly troubled state of the real world.”“We give the earth an annual physical, and this book is the result of that a nnual physical. We check its vital signs. And almost all those vital signs, whether it‟s the number of species, whether it‟s the stability of climate, w hether it‟s the number of species, whether it‟s the stability of climate, wh ether it‟s the health of coral reefs, all those trends show deterioration.” Lester Brown says other warning signs are rising temperatures, falling wa ter tables, melting glaciers, shrinking forests and collapsing fisheries. He says the major environmental challenges in the 21st century will be to sta bilize both climate and world population growth.Worldwatch Institute President Lester Brown also points out initiatives b y multinational corporations to seek energy alternatives. For example, Da imler-Chrysler and Shell Oil are working with the government of Iceland to tur n that country into the first hydrogen powered economy.Part II News ReportsA...Washington … the information economy … deteriorating health of the planet … information economy … communication … education and entertainment … physical exam … vital signs … species … climate … temperatures … water tables … glaciers … forests … fisheries … to stabilize both climate and world population growthBSummary… the severe shortage of water in some developing nations. … global solutions are found soon.Answers to the questions1. 1502. Monday3. Almost one billion people could suffer from a scarcity of water.4. Middle East, parts of Africa, western Asia, Northeastern China, western and southern India, large parts of Pakistan and Mexico, parts of the Pacific coast of the United States and South America.5. To treat water as a precious resource.6. 5 liters7. 50 liters8. 500 litersTapescript:The UN water experts are warning that a severe water shortage will have what they call catastrophic consequences in some developing nations unless global solutions are found soon. One hundred and fifty experts aro und the world will discuss the water situation at a conference beginning Monday in Geneva.A top official from the World Meteorological Organization Arthur Askew says that by the year 2025, almost 1 billion people could be living in area s suffering from a scarcity of water. He says the number could double by the middle of the next century. Mr Askew says one area with serious wate r problems is the Middle East. But he says officials in the area are already working on ways to deal with the situation.Experts say water shortage problems also could develop in parts of Africa and western Asia as well as northeastern China, western and southern In dia, large parts of Pakistan and Mexico, and parts of the Pacific coast of t he United States and South America. Mr Askew says there‟s a moral obli gation to treat water as a precious resource and a need to realize that large amounts of water are used often wastefully in food production and manuf acturing.“All commodities have used water in their production and you must be a ware therefore that if you‟re importing food from one country to another you are in fact importing part of the water resources of that country.” Mr Askew also says water shortages lead to a conflict between rural and urba n demands.“In many regions of the world, the water crisis is not coming because of human consumption directly for potable water, for drinking, or for sanitar y purposes, it‟s coming for agriculture. And in general about 80 percent o f the water, which is consumed, i. e., is extracted from the rivers or from underground resources and is not returned, is for agriculture. And there‟s considerable pressure now on the agricultural sectors to see if they cannot use that water ore efficiently.Mr Askew says it‟s estimated that a person needs about 5 liters of water a day to survive, and a person needs about 5 liters of water a day to survive, and a person lives comfortably with about 50 liters a day. But he says peo ple in many countries are using 500 liters of water each day. He says way s must be found to reduce such overuse before it‟s too late.Part III City recyclingA a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1B1.130,000 / 80%2. Plastic / glass / tin cans / newspapers3. Recycle truck pick it up.4. One of community’s recycling centers5. Each weekday6. Conducts tours of the plant7. 3 / 48. Sod to other companies that make them into different products9. Made into new containers10. One of the top five in the USATapescript:The United States is running out of landfill space, places to put its trash. Because of that, more communities are encouraging their residents to rec ycle, to set aside certain materials that won‟t go to the landfill. One area t hat‟s met the recycling challenge head-on, is the southeast City of Charlotte, North Carolina. In just a few years, its recycling program has become one of the country‟s most successful. Catherine Smith lives in one of the 130,000 eligible recycling househol ds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nearly 80 percent of the households parti cipate in the program. Each week, Smith goes to her front porch and fills her red plastic bin with recyclables. “You‟ve got any plastic containers m arked one or two. You‟ve got any glass. They also recycle tin cans and ne wspapers. So all of that can go in the curbside pick-up bin.”“Well, this is the easy part. Then someone, ah, driving a Charlotte Mec klenburg …Recycle Now‟ truck comes and, usually, at some point—tomorrow or Friday—and they pick it up at curbside. And that‟s it.”From there, Smith‟s cans, bottles, and newspapers are taken to oneof the community‟s recycling centers. The City of Charlotte actually cont racts with a private company to process the recyclables.This plant is operated by a company called FCR. The recycling trucks pull into FCR each weekday morning to drop off the used material. Inside, the processing center at FCR is bustling with activity. One of the first thin gs you notice in the 26,000-square-foot facility is a huge mound of materials called the “commingle area.” B asically, it‟s a big pile of assorted trash. There are forklifts transporting g arbage, and people sorting through it. Paula Hoffman is education coordin ator at FCR. She conducts tours of the plant for more than one thousand p eople a month.“The aluminum cans, the number one and number two plastic container s, the spiral cans, the glass bottles and jars are all mixed together into a hu ge pile. And…we are receiving about 100 tons a day, which is 200,000 po unds, so you can imagine how many bottles and cans are in that pile.”“Can we walk around a little bit?”“As you can see, the bottles and cans are riding up the conveyor belt, a nd they‟ll end up on a sorting station, where there are twelve workers that will hand-sort the bottles and cans and other containers. As you can see, from the sorting station, they drop their material down a chute into a large container below. The sorting station is on a raised platform.” Across from the sor ters and the commingle area is a mound ofnewspaper. Of the material brought to FCR, three quarters of it is newspri nt. It rides a separate conveyor belt, is checked, and is compacted into bal es, 11 to 12 hundred pounds each. Back in the quiet of FCR‟s auditorium, Paula Hoffman describes what happens to the sorted and processed recyc lables the company receives from Catherine Smith and the thousands of o ther area residents. Hoffman says they‟re sold to other companies that the n make them into different products.“Your food and beverage glass containers are always made into new fo od and beverage glass containers. Your aluminum beverage cans are, the biggest percentage of the time, made into new aluminum beverage cans. Twenty five percent of all beverage, Coca-Cola, Pepsi bottles are now made into new Pepsi or Coke bottles. Howeve r, a certain percentage is also made into other products such as the fuzz o n a tennis ball, carpeting…your number two plastic…a lot of it‟s made in to plastic wood.”Charlotte, the surrounding county, and FCR are glad to add new recycl ables to their program as long as there‟s a need for the recycled material.From its high participation rate to the quality end product, Charlotte‟s rec ycling program is considered one of the top five in the nation.But ultimately, the success of the Charlotte area recycling program can be traced to the curbsides of the many individual citizens who, like Catherine Smith, are active participants in program.Unit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.Tapescript:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced jobcuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries.B1.Foreign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks= 126.9 Japanese yen1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones (up to) 6,783 (+45)London’s 100 (up to) 4,390 (+20)Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones 10,116 (+96)Standrd and Poor’s 500 1,254 (+6)NASDAQ: (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 )NASDAQ 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 ( -36 )CAC Quarante ( -33, -1% )DAX ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45HSBC down $ 0.50Hutchison down $ 0.50 Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50Chang Kong down $ 0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275New World CyberBase down $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million) Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier London's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents,Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations.Part II News reportsASummary:This news report is about Forbes's "Super 100 Global" list.Answer the questions:1. Which of the following corporations are the top five on Forbes's list? Mark their ranks.2 Citigroup4 HSBC Banking Company-- BP-Amoco5 Daimler-Chrysler1 General Electric Corporationn Microsoft3 Bank of America2. How are the companies ranked?The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.3. How are the 100 companies distributed?46 in the United States, 54 in Europe and Japan.4. Why were none of the Internet-related firms included in the list? Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so far. Tapescripts:For the second year in a row, the General Electric Corporation is ranked number one in an annual survey of the 100 most powerful corporations in the world.The survey, compiled and published by Forbes business magazine, shows General Electric of the United States ranked number one, followed in second and third place by the U.S. banking and financial services giantsCitigroup and Bank of America. In fourth and fifth place are the British-based HSBC Banking Company and Daimler-Chrysler, the German-American auto-company. The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of its (their) stock. What the magazine calls its "Super 100 Global" list are 46 companies based in the United States and 54 in Europe and Japan.Mike Ozanian, the Forbes editor who compiled the list, says there is a growing trend of international mergers and acquisitions, citing companies such as Daimler-Chrysler and BP-Amoco, the Anglo-American Oil Company. Mr. Ozanian says that despite the huge capitalizations of many Internet-related firms, none were included because most have little, if any, profits -- at least not yet.BSummary:This news report gives us a general picture of the U.S. stock market. It also presents some analysts' views on the market.Statements:1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up less than one percent, to 10,546.2. An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.3. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales because of the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season.4. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9% in October, their second monthly decline.5. According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good entry point for a long-term investor to get into the market. Tapescript:U.S. stock prices were mixed on Monday, with the "blue-chips" in a rally mode. But volume was only moderate after a holiday-shortened week last week, showing lingering uncertainty among investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 75 points, less than one percent, to 10,546. The S & P 500 Index gained 7 points. But the NASDAQ Composite backed off an early rally, taking a loss of almost one percent on weakness in selected technology stocks.The Dow Industrials actually got a boost from their technology components. Shares of Intel traded higher after an analyst said sales growth at the leading computer chip-maker could be stronger than expected. Microsoft stock also edged higher.Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales over the Thanksgiving weekend, as the holiday shopping season got underway. However, analysts caution the retail picture is still clouded because many stores offered bargains to attract shoppers. Experts worry that higher oilprices and interest rates will make this a less than merry Christmas season for U.S. merchants.The latest on the U.S. economy points to slower growth. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9 percent in October, their second monthly decline. Many analysts think uncertainty over the economy makes it increasingly likely that the major stock averages will close lower for the year. But investment strategist Alan Skrainka says the longer-term looks better. "No one can guess what will happen to the market over the next month. But over the long-term, we think the market looks very good. If you're a long-term investor, this is a very good entry point for getting into the market because this is what you've been waiting for. All the fear and uncertainty in the marketplace is setting us up for some very good values in the market."Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):… bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T10. TC3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. Voice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA1.…language shorthand….2.…overuse business jargon…a negative effect…3.…a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack of confidence…one in five …untrustworthy…cover something up.4.…an effective boss…can easily understand…of management jargon.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. FC1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things2.get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently3.brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject4.think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems5.the helicopter view: an overview6. a heads up: a warning7.that’s a real no-brainer: that’s simple英语专业学生经典的听力材料Unit 4 World News: Up in SpacePart I Warming upA1. To Mars / March of next year.2. Because of a mechanical problem.3. 5 males and 2 females.4. NASA / At the end of September, 83 days after landing.5. To return home at the Kennedy Space Center after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope.1. An American spacecraft is traveling to Mars to collect information abo ut the red planet. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter left Cape Canaveral i n Florida on August 12th. The space vehicle is expected to arrive in March of next year. It is to orbit the planet for at least four years.2. The U.S. space shuttle Columbia has returned to Earth after an abbreviated stay in space because of a mechanical problem. The Space Agency o rdered the shuttle back to Earth after one of the three power generators fai led Sunday. The generators called “fuel cells” provide all of shuttle’s elec trical power, and NASA safety rules require the space ship to return to Ea rth if any fuel cell fails.3. US space shuttle Discovery has made a successful lift-off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, en route to the International S pace Station. The shuttle with 5 male and 2 female astronauts onboard wil l take another section of the half-built International Space Station a little truss, or frame into orbits. It’s sch eduled to come back to earth on December 21.4.The United States Space Agency NASA says it’s given up any real hope of reviving its space probe on Mars. The spacecraft Pathfinder made its last transmission of scientific data from the surface of Mars at the end of September, 83 days after landing.5.The U.S. space shuttle Endeavor is preparing to return home in triumph after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope. The Endeavor’s schedu led to land Monday at the Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s Atlantic co ast, returning to the site where the mission began eleven days ago.BMir Facts15 years。
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The new line of thought of security management in vocational collegeWang Zesong Ningde Vocational Technical Institute,Fu an,Fujian 35500[Abstract] Building a harmonious society calls for promoting the security management of vocational college.The thesis starts from the exsiting problem of the traditional college security management and seeks the new line of thought of security management in vocational college in the new era.That includes:strengthen the systematic construction,make the responsibility of all levels explicated,improve the communication and connection and expand the platform of security management,make effort in publicity and education to create the atmosphere of safe campus,put forward the campus lawmaking job to guarantee its security management.[Key words]campus security management problem solution[Chinese Library Classification]D631.4 [Document Code]A[Article ID]1008-4614-(2013)01-0062-03These years,many vicious cases which emerge endlessly around our schools influence the normal teaching order with many social problems coming out.Campus security cases reflect on the disadvantage in our current security management from the side.After the Party’s eighteenth people’s congress,our country steps into the new track of more rapid development.It has become an important subject that campus security construction will be strengthened to ensure providing more brilliant talents.In new times,finding the new line of thought of security management in vocational college and building safe campus are significant issues for us.1 The exsiting problem in traditional security management of vocational collegeFrom the domestic environment,reform and opening of many years has made great achievements in economic construction.Our country has leaped to the world’s second economic entity as well.However, some social problems emerge such as the bigger gap between the rich and the poor day by day,more social conflicts and differentiated human thought.Our country is in the period of economic and social transformation as well as assaulting fortified positions in reform and opening right now.In this period,social conflicts work on colleges and universities.Some harmful ideological trend like money worship,pragmatism and benthamism influence students and teachers and their philosophy and values change greatly,too.Students of vocational colleges bear morepressure of obtaining a job.They are easy to get stressed when jobs is no where to find.Then it leads to their close connection with loitering people.All of these challenge vocational college’s security management seriously.According to the new requirements of vocational college’s security management in new situation,the following problems lie in the traditional campus security management.First of all is too more systems with only a few putting into practice.In traditional campus security management,system construction is attached much importance while the duties are not specific.After the system worked out,we usually propagandize it in the form of making a meeting.That is to say,meeting is practicable to realize it.Then several ‘special inspection activity’are implemented each year to make a surprise rectification as the examination of the security management.However,the hidden danger is still there after the ‘special activity’ ends.No regular managing mechanism is formed.Secondly,the publicity and education are not enough. The conventional way of publicity in which blackboard newspapers are needed several times or the relevant security management system is published in the campus website works more in the form than the content and the actual result is far less than expected.At the same time,publicity hasn’t been combined with the educational activities.Students are still undisciplined in reality.They have not changed mentally and the hidden danger cannot be prevented from the source.Thirdly,teachers and students haven’t taken part in the security management work totally.The security work just seems to belong to the safeguard department of vocational colleges for a long time.Without the strength of teachers and students,only some secretaries are in charge of daily security cking of communication and association,the campus security work is trapped ih the situation of working alone which not only makes their work heavy,but noneffective.2 Explore the new line of thought of security management work in vocational collegeTo solve the existing problems in the traditional security management work in the vocational college,the managing line of thought should be reformed and completed in systematic construction,interaction and connection,publicity and education,legislation construction to adapt the need of campus security management in new times.(1)strengthen the systematic construction and make the responsibilities of all levels explicatedTo realize it,we should firstly treat the campus security management in a profound way.The school administration must improve their cognition of campus security.They should view the campus security management as serving for the construction of harmonious society and avoid the common appearance of situation——value it in theory,despise it in practice.Realizing the urgency and necessity of campus security management is important,too.Ranging from the long-term development plan to the yearly one,contents about campus security are supposed be involved in toarrange and deploy it on time.Secondly,build each system and perfect it.Setting about it from the critical area such as safety emergency plan,education and teaching,food circulation,health and epidemics-preventing,transportation,fire control and network safety,the executive processing of each system needs to be detailed and quantified.We should try our best in prevention and enhance the system coverage to ensure teachers and students’safety and make the teaching activities normal.Take Fujian Ningde vocational technical institute as an example.They establish a team named ‘emergency-disposing leading group of big or especially big accident’which is headed by the main leaders.The leading group is based on some emergency-disposing organizations,such as the commanding part on the scene,the negotiation and connection part,the logistical guarantee part,the accident researching part and the rescue part.It is also responsible for offering the specific operational flow path and disposing measures.Thirdly,build the relevant duty responsible system.After the relevant system comes out,the traditional way of ‘Conference solves everything’should be deserted.The system must be related to the relevant position obligation.That is to say,the target of each duty should link with every department,every person in charge,every staff to make the authority and duty consistent.The college ought to sign the contract about the duty of campus security management with each person in charge to make them work with due diligence.The duty of each post is supposed to be supervised and checked.Leaders of the vocational colleges and the staff of the security department should appoint the suitable workers to each department,inspect their work in time and urge them solving the certain pleting the honour and punishment of the system of security management post’s responsibility and associating the condition of their accomplishment with the wage,welfare and improvement is necessary.Someone who has finished his work should be offered the reward in physical and mental.On the contrary,he’ll be denied in his position immediately and what’s more,the serious one will get the punishment he deserved.It is the powerful restraining of the system that make the campus security management work leaping materiality and forming the situation of security management in vocational college in which the school leads,the department implements and all the staff join.It puts an end to the happening of severe accident as well.(2)improve the communication and connection and expand the platform of security managementFirstly,increase the participation and interaction of teachers and students.The safety reporters,the management-asisting students and teachers on duty should be arranged to form the circumstance of everyone joining in the campus security management.It is necessary to make full use of some media like the Internet and the campus broadcast to enhance the interaction and feedback of security management and build the campus security management website,forum,qq group and microblog to provide multilevel and multi-channel information resource to ensure the fluentinformation and provide a platform for teachers and students to join the campus affairs.We should also setting up the electronic monitoring system and the security management system of fire,theft and accident preventing in the emphasized area to supervise the campus timely.Making more effort in emergency evacuating drill to improvement the teachers and students’ ability to dispose emergency and increase their practicing experience.For example,Fujian Ningde Vocational Technical Institute holds the activity called ’fire control emergency evacuating drill’ after the new students start the term.The drill makes sense in helping teachers and students form the thought of keeping safety,master the basic common sense of risk avoiding and escaping in emergency and learn some self-aid skills when disasters come to improve their ability of disposing when meeting up with emergency.Secondly,we should strengthen the interaction with the communities and public security departments and do some punishment while managing the environment around the vocational colleges.The campus security management is a systematic project.Not only does the campus security rely on the tiny force of the campus,but also needs to get contact with other social departments actively and cohere into the resultant force of security management.The vocational colleges are required to associate with the departments of public security,culture management,row community committee and establish the environmental disposal leading group around the campus.It demands that we intensify the method of monitoring and managing controlling in the critical area,standardize the environment the college is surrounded,even punish people against it if necessary,look up and eliminate the possible accident to provide the safe environment for teachers and students to live in.Take another example.Fujian Ningde Vocational Technical Institute founds the channel for information to flow out and sets up the information reporting upward system which reflects in reporting the dynamic situation such as the thought of teachers and students,campus security and circumstance around to the superior.Thirdly,increase the frequency of communication and interaction with the family.Parents’ support in building the safe campus is significant for us to try our best to get.It counts on standardizing the students’ action and making the school and the family work together.(3)make effort in publicity and education to create the atmosphere of safe campusWhat comes first is to strengthen the publicity of campus security.The publicity department of the vocational college should bear the heavy responsibility in campus security publicity and fulfill their task in three aspects:having plans,having deploy,having realization.The content of publicity needs to be individual.It should be selected carefully to suit the crowd——the generation after 90s.Our publicity work should catch attention as much as possible to improve its attraction and infection and press close to their actual life.For instance,by means of choosing the network language and language of students themselves bravely while choosing the language for publicity,our humanistic care is prominent.The bad traits of the traditional slogan like rigidity,inanition,severe political involvement are abandoned.The way of publicity should be of diversity.Besides the traditional media,we’d better combine it with other students’corporationsand clubs extensively.The security knowledge should be permeated into students’ group activities to develop their correct daily habit.The publicity needs to be normal which gets rid of the traditional way named ‘specialized activities’.We must do our best to guarantee the publicity to hold in every week,month or term and make the campus security publicity which is of theme,content and carrier access to students and teachers’heart.For example,Fujian Ningde Vocational Technical Institute has held some multi-form traffic and fire control activities which work obviously in the first week after the term starts,such as the ‘students traffic safety educational week’ and the ‘first class of fire control’ to expand its effect in propagandizing the idea——educate one student,put a family in motion and influence the society.Next,educational work is supposed to be reinforced.Students and teachers of vocational colleges requires enhancement in law-popularizing education to strengthen their conscious of law-governing,make them understand,observe and comply with the law,make use of the constraining force of the law in the vocational college security management and build the law-governing campus.Intensifying the moral education is important,too.The Party committee,students’affair office,teaching staffs,Youth League Committee,the Party launch in academy department,the college labor union,the college leading group bear the burden of educating students morally.Their work includes:pointing the way to their life outlook,world outlook and values,affecting the students’ words and deeds by socialism critical values.It makes them distinguish beauty and goodness with ugliness and badness,eliminate the bad effect of the social harmful thought to students,cut the connection with bad people in society off and help them development the idea of self-esteem,independence,self-confidence,self-discipline and self-strength.Building up the psychological consulting room is beneficial for communicating with pupils,learning and solving their mental problems in time to figure the actual problem out,make them feel the warmth of the big family of the vocational college and increase their sense of belonging to the college.Putting our great effort into the activities of the civilized dormitory,the civilized class and the civilized corporation is in favor of improving students’thorough knowledge of the campus security in the vocational college.Take Fujian Ningde Vocational Technical Institute for instance again.It strengthen the management and education of selective students which usually have problems such as network addiction,studying difficultly,living roughly,serious psychological barriers and often violating the discipline and endeavor to shape students’ healthy personality.All their work has achieved big st but not least,we need to strengthen the cultural construction of the campus security in the vocational college and attempt to create a positive campus mainstream culture.By using the guiding force of the advanced culture,we make students abandon the bad habits and feel the humanistic care of the college in the atmosphere of democracy,harmony and warmth to make them love the school,love their life more and eradicate the human potential safety hazard in the vocational college.(4)put forward the campus lawmaking job to guarantee its security managementBased on our country’s situation in which more and more campus security cases happen nowadays,lacking restriction of the professional law accounts for the phenomenon.For example,Americans have a list of laws,such as the law of campus security,the law for the safe and non-drug college and community,the law for no guns in the college,the law for better education to students and teachers.British have the law of the public order,the law for the local governments’protection to the campus and the law for the protection of students.However,nearly no laws about campus security has been made in our nation.The absence of the protection of laws brings great inconvenience to the vocational college security management which leads to the occurrence of holding many kinds of special activities to the campus security management.Therefore,making the law for the campus security as soon as possible and defining the right,obligation,responsibilities and authorities of the campus security management in the height of the law attach great importance on standardizing the campus security management of our country nowadays.Above all,strengthening the campus security management in vocational college meets the needs of building the harmonious society and supplying talents of high qualities for the country.Problems of non-practicable systems,publicity and education which haven’t been done well,little connection with teachers and students on the security management lie in the security management of the traditional vocational college.Only if we strengthen the systematic construction,make the responsibility of all levels explicated,improve the communication and connection and expand the platform of security management,make effort in publicity and education to create the atmosphere of safe campus,put forward the campus lawmaking job to guarantee its security management,the efficiency and function of the security management in the vocational college can be strengthened and a safe campus is likely to be made.。
step by step 3000 第三册 英语听力 Unit 6
stuck in the first layer of fifteen pieces of silk. A member of the research team says while silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads, the material used in regular bulletproof vests.2. American and Japanese researchers say they are a step closer to predicting severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean. Researchers have analyzed weather data from the region over the past 40 years and they've discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean. A BBC science correspondent says the findings could make it easier to predict droughts or, indeed, periods of heavy rainfall.3. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov began a match against the rest of the world on the Internet. Kasparov made his first move with a meter-high pawn before an audience of chess fans at a park in New York. The move was immediately posted on a special website set up by the Microsoft Corporation. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival in significance the discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure of DNA helps explain many things, including genetic mutation and, through it, evolution. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’scutting-edge science, including genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral questions that are certain to be with us into the next millennium.5. Some say it's hard to find good help these days, but a Japanese electronics firm thinks it's found the answer. It's a robot that talks and understands orders. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs and VCRs. And if it's becoming a bit warm for you, one simple command and the robot will switch on the air conditioner.Bkey words:force of attraction…引力spark…火花, 星火, 触发penetrate…穿透, 渗入electromagnetic waves …电磁波fungus …菌类,霉resistance to movement …运动阻力energy-efficient …高效节能opaque…不透明ruby…红宝石ferment .. .发酵, 酵母ball bearing …球轴承lubricating oil…润滑油Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation ( LASER)…受激辐射光放大，激光Subjects that the speakers are talking abut and their tones of voice:Subject Tone of voice1. Gravity / Gravitation Superior (有优越感的)2.Lightening Patronizing（以施惠人自居）（摆出屈尊俯就的样子）3.X rays Enthusiasticser Bored5.Yeast Friendly / intimate6.Friction Loudly but neutral7.Recycling PatientlyTapescripts:1 .... Yes, you see, it's the force of attraction between any two objects. The strength of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Er... the most obvious effect is the way objects on the surface of the earth are attracted towards the center of the earth...2 .... as it comes down it goes relatively slowly 100 to 1,000 miles per hour and you can't see it, but the return stroke goes up from the earth to the cloud and it goes at over 87,000 miles per hour and that's the one you can see, you see, the one that goes backup. It's really just a very large, powerful spark. The distance in miles you are away from it is the time in seconds between it and the sound you hear...3 .... Well, they were first discovered in 1895 and they can penetrate matter that is opaque to light. Some matter is more transparent to them than others, which means you can see inside somebody. They are actually quite dangerous and people who work with them wear special protective clothing...4 .... ordinary light consists of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and phase(s). This is a bundle of waves of the same frequency and phase. You can create the beams from a ruby rod or a tube of carbon dioxide that's stimulated with flashes of ordinary light. The word is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation. Now, does anybody ...5 .... they're all types of fungus. There are many different kinds of them but the best known are the ones used in cooking and brewing. When they're mixed with sugar they cause the sugar to ferment and two things happen: first carbon dioxide is given off and second alcohol is formed, but when the proportion reaches 12%, it's all killed off naturally...6 .... in contact with each other, there's a resistance to movement between them. The main reason why we use ball bearings and lubricating oil is to counteract this; the main reason why rubber is used in tires and shoes is to increase the effect of it ...7 .... No, it's the process whereby materials are used again. Normally, it is cheaper to do this because it's more energy-efficient. On the other hand, one material that's hard to deal with in this way is plastic -- there are so many types that it's very difficult to separate ...Part II Human genome projectAKey wordshuman genome project …人类基因组计划inherited disease …遗传病genetic traits …遗传性状genetic map …基因图谱, 遗传图谱genenome…基因组chromosome …染色体rung …n. (梯子的)横档，梯级amplify…放大, 扩大warfare… 战争，战争状态A OutlineI.The goal of the human genome project:to identify, catalog, map and analyze every one of the 100,000 in the humanbody.II.Description of a geneA. a simple definition of a gene: a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of lifeB. location of genes: on chromosomes / in every cell / alternately coloredrungsC. function of the sequence of genetic rungs: produce chemical instructions /build & run the human bodyIII.Significance of the human genome projectA. to help cure or prevent many inherited diseasesB. to help amplify desirable genetic traits in future generationsC. to solve many mysteries of the brain, consciousness and the mindD.to lead to a scientific description of human natureIV.Controversies of the human genome projectPotential abusee. g. : 1. for profit2. for warfareBKey words:deciphering…破译genetic code …遗传密码human genome…人类基因组sorted out …理顺decipher …解码lifeblood …命脉, 生命线embryo…胎,初期scroll v. … 滚动cystic fibrosis … 囊性纤维化Choose correct answers:1. d2. c3. a4. c5. b6. bPart III Latest breakthroughs in technologyKey words:integrated adj. 集成的miniaturization …微型化tinker with …修补prototype …原型, 样机earpiece…听筒, 耳机inventiveness …创造性Popular Science magazi ne …科普杂志A1. What is the trend for electronics in the future?Integrated, smaller, faster, better2. What is the theme for electronics in the future?The combination of computers and communications and then having them disappear from our sightB Write relevant informationItem DescriptionsT-B o’s personal TV… • can read video broadcast• can pause on a live broadcast• learns which TV shows and characters youlike to watch and records them for you Ericsson’s R380 • can make calls• can browse the web• can check your calendar• can send and receive emailP3 wrist camera • can give pretty good picture• costs $ 2,000IBM wearable PC • can be carried easily• information can be accessed through earpiece• information can be integrated into clothing• weighs less than a pound• can be clipped onto belt• the monitor, the size of a pen capPanasonic portable • can watch movies and listen to CDs while DVD player travelingCasio’s GPS watch • can tell you where you are on a map• can give you directionsTapescript:"Everybody thinks of technology as somebody in a lab coat, you know, tinkering with computer chips, but technology is really about how we live and how we communicate."Suzanne Cantra is the "What's New?" editor at Popular Science magazine, a magazine that has been following advances in technology for more than a hundred years.The most fanciful dream of mankind is today a startling reality." Remember when television was considered a fad of the future? "It may not be long before our news events and current world happenings will be witnessed in thousands of homes." Boy, were they wrong?This recorder shows how far television has come. T-Bo's personal TV, an NBC investment, is one of the products that caught Cantra's eye."One of the benefits of having a computer recording video is that the computer can read the video broadcast as it comes in so if the phone rings, you can hit pause on a live broadcast."And not only that, this sort of smart VCR learns which TV shows and characters you like to watch and records them for you. This device is only one of a hundred items, Cantra says, best represents the future. And while we couldn't show you all of them, here are a few that reflect some of the new trends.Like Ericsson's R380. You can make calls, browse the web, check your calendar and send and receive email, all in this one device."This cell phone actually shows us the future of integrated devices."And I bet you can't guess what this is? Although it looks like a watch, in fact, it's a camera. That's right. A camera."The P3 wrist camera sort of talks to that whole concept of miniaturization and having devices integrated into things that you wouldn't think of."And while the pictures are pretty good, only you can decide whether they're worth two grand.And how about this? It's a prototype computer that puts your mobile laptop to shame. "The IBM wearable PC definitely gives you a vision into what's gonna be coming down the line. We will be carrying these kinds of computing devices and you will need to only access the information somehow. Whether that's through an earpiece or whether it's just integrated into your clothing."The PC weighs less than a pound and clips onto your belt. The monitor, about the size of a pen cap rests an inch from your eye.But if you don't necessarily wanna work during your down time, something like the Panasonic portable DVD player might be the gadget for you."The ability to have a very small compact device where you can watch movies or listen to CDs is something that any business traveler will tell you is a great benefit." If you're more the adventurous type, then Casio's GPS watch is a must (to) have."A few years down the line, instead of just having, you know, your coordinates, it can actually tell you where you are on a map and give you directions."Over the past several years, we've seen electronics get smaller, faster and better and that trend is going to continue into the next century."The theme for electronics in the future is the combination of computers and communications and then having them disappear from our sight."But Cantra says these new technologies are not just about bits and bites."When you look at new technologies, they're based on the past and what we think that we need, but a lot of times it's just sheer human inventiveness that takes it to this next step. And there's nothing more exciting than finding a new way of being able to reach out and share information."Part III Nobel prize winners in physics and chemistryStatements:1. The common theme in the award-winning research is the huge advances made in electronics and information technology.2. The physics prize is about the electronics of today and the chemistry prize is about the electronics of the future.3. The new Nobel physics laureates have laid a stable foundation for modern information technology.4. Kilby's invention is more pervasive and more influential today than any invention of the 20th century.B. Tapescript:Four Americans, a Russian and a Japanese scientist have won this year's Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. The common theme in the award-winning research is the huge advances made in electronics and information technology.The physics prize is about the electronics of today and the chemistry prize is about the electronics of the future. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards them, says the new Nobel physics laureates have laid a stable foundation for modern information technology. Marc Brodsky, the director of the American Institute of Physics, puts it another way."I think it's recognizing what you might call the clever physics inventions behind much of today's electronic technology."Half the 915-thousand-dollar physics prize goes to Jack Kilby of the United States. As a Texas Instruments Corporation researcher in the late 1950s, he co-invented the integrated circuit on a silicon chip -- the heart of today's miniature electronics.The other half of the money is split between Zhores Alferov of the IoffePhysico-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia and Herbert Kroemer, a German-born researcher at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Swedish Academy is honoring them for their inventions of fast optical and microelectronic components found in compact disk players and bar code readers and which help push information through the Internet's optical fibers.Of all the work, Marc Brodsky assigns the greatest importance to that of Jack Kilby for the integrated circuit."Clearly Kilby's is more pervasive and more influential today than perhaps any invention of the 20th century. He invented the integrated circuit along with Bob Noyce, who independently did it. Bob Noyce was one of the founders of Intel. Of course, Noyce has passed away, so not eligible for Nobel Prize."The integrated circuit combines many transistors on a single tiny silicon chip."It took transistors from being just a replacement for tubes --one element in a circuit -- to (being) able to put them all together on a single chip, a single piece of silicon no bigger than a fingernail, and have millions if not billions of circuits on a single chip." The integration of transistors and further miniaturization led to more efficient packaging, allowing a flood of small, speedy electronic devices like calculators and eventually personal computers.Meanwhile, the Nobel chemistry prize goes to Alan Heeger of the University of California at Santa Barbara, Alan MacDiarmid of the University of Pennsylvania, and Hideki Shirakawa of the University of Tsukuba in Japan.The Swedish Academy recognizes them for their revolutionary discovery at the end of the 1970s that plastic can --- with certain chemical modifications -- conduct electricity. The result has led to lighter weight, cheaper plastic versions of many electronic devices, such as the light emitting diodes that illuminate digital clock numerals. In addition, the discovery provides a foundation for the development of molecular computers. Transistors and other electronic components may one day consist of individual molecules, which will reduce the size and weight of our computers as dramatically as the integrated circuit has.。
Step by Step 3000 Teaching Plan Unit 1-7(答案加内容)
Unit 1 World News: International RelationsI Teaching objectives and requirements:Objectives:1 To let students master certain English listening skills;2 To let students learn about the world news, focusing on international relations;3 To make students broaden their eyesight to know more about world news by way of listening extensively.II Difficult and key points:Key points: Listening skills and the expressions on international relationsDifficult points: Some of the words and sentence structures and sentences on international relations.III Teaching approaches:1. Task-based instruction,2. Learner-centered instruction,3. Interactive teaching4. Communicative language teaching,5. Cooperative learning.IV Time allotment: 4 classesV Teaching procedures:Main teaching contents and stepsStep 1 Discussion (10 minutes)Two topics for discussion:Topic one: How to develop our English listening well?Topic two: What do you know about international relations?Goal: To learn some skills on English listening and to begin the content to be learned in Unit One.Step 2 Main content in Chapter 1 (145 minutes)Part I Warming upPart II News reportPart III Anti-piracy missionPart IV SpeechesPart I Warming upAWords learning:radical change (根本变革), further fighting (进一步的战斗), bomb (炸弹, 爆炸), depleted uranium (贫铀), allay (减轻，缓和), disquiet (使不安, 使担心), ammunition (弹药), Macedonian (马其顿人, 马其顿的), Albanian (阿尔巴尼亚人, 阿尔巴尼亚人的) guerrilla (游击队, 游击战), 大猩猩(gorilla), Bosnia(波斯尼亚), Kosovo (科索沃), Kuwait (科威特), navy aircraft (海军飞机), hit (袭击, 碰撞), push for (奋力争取), NATO (北约: 北大西洋公约组织, North Atlantic Treaty Organization).Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. The former American Defense Secretary William Perry has recommended aradical change of policy towards North Korea.2. Hundreds of thousands of mothers from across the United States gathered here in Washington Sunday to push for tougher gun control laws.3. There’s been further fighting between Macedonian forces and Ethnic Albanian guerrillas inside the Macedonian border with Kosovo.4. A bomb dropped by United States navy aircraft during training in Kuwait has hit a group of military observers, killing six of them.5. NATO is taking a number of steps to allay growing disquiet about the possible health risks from ammunitions containing depleted uranium, which it used in Kosovo and Bosnia.BWords learningsummit (峰会), collision (碰撞, 冲突), eradicate (根除, 消灭), shrug off (摆脱), denunciation (谴责), regime (政体, 政权, 管理体制), pluck (摘, 拔, 扯), upsurge (高涨, 高潮) breach (破坏, 打破), vessel (船, 舰), West Bank (约旦河西岸), Gaza (加沙地区)，reverse ( 扭转, 颠倒), ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( 东南亚国家联盟, 简称东盟), rank (n. 1. 等级; 地位,身份 2. 社会阶层;军阶,军衔 3. 高地位,高身份,显贵 4. 排,横), Rangoon (仰光:缅甸首都) USS(the United States Ship: 美国军舰) Greenville:军舰名emergency surfacing drill (紧急海上演习), Coast Guard (海岸警卫队), Israeli (以色列的, 以色列人的, n 以色列人), troops (部队,军队), Palestinian (巴勒斯坦的, 巴勒斯坦人的，n 巴勒斯坦), gunmen (枪手), rage (vi. 大怒；流行，风行).Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. To make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS.2. Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.3. A US nuclear submarine tore through a Japanese fishing vessel, sinking it within minutes.35/94. Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been raging overnight.5. Some nuclear facilities have breached many health and safety laws.More than half of the nuclear plants failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements.Part II News reportAWords learning:Ballot ((以无记名)投票,投票表决[(+for/against)], e.g.: They balloted for a new chairman. 他们投票选举了新主席), contention (争论，争辩，论点), lobby (v 游说, n 大厅, 休息厅), UN General Assembly (联合国大会), Mauritius (毛里求斯), Security Council (安全理事会), Organization of African Unity (OAU, 非洲统一组织，1963)，allot (分配，分派), balloting (投票), King Harald (哈拉德王), Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.SummaryThe news report tells us that the United Nations General Assembly has elected Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council.Statements:1. Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore won their seats as non-permanent members of the security Council on the first round of balloting while Mauritius and Norway won their seats on the fourth ballot.2. Sudan and Mauritius are two candidates competing for the second seat for the African and Asian group.3. There were three countries contending for the two seats allotted to the western industrialized group of nations.4. The Security Council is made up of 15 members, including five permanent members —China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States and 10 non-permanent members.BWords learningabstain(自制, 放弃), high-profile (高调的, 知名度高的), genocide (种族灭绝), UN Human Rights Commission (人权委员会), Bosnian (波斯尼亚人, 波斯尼亚人的), Rwanda (卢旺达：东非国家), maneuver（用计谋，调遣）cycle of violence (暴力周期), dissenting (不同意的), East Timor (东帝汶), volatile (不稳定的)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers. SummaryThis news report tells us that the United Nations Human Rights Commissions was going to hold an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis situation between Israeli and Palestinians.Answers to the questions:1. 532. 483. 34. The United States5. Canada6. On October 18th7. No more than three days8. To get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table9. 4 / Bosnian War / genocide in Rwanda / violence in East TimorPart III Anti-piracy missionAWords learning:Warship (战舰，军舰) , operation (操作, 经营), Somalia (索马里：非洲) ), surveillance (监督, 监视), deter (制止, 阻止), vis-à-vis (和面对面, 同相比), ransom (赎金, 赎回), infested (被扰乱的) infest (骚扰, 扰乱). EU’s Naval Operation (海军作战), crew (全体人员, 全体船员), robust (强健的,强有力的), Gulf of Aden (亚丁湾)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.EU’s Naval OperationThe massive problem: Piracy off Somalia’s watersAlmost 100 ships were attacked this year alone. Somali pirates are holding about 16 ships and more than 350 crew members off their country’s coast.EU’s mission:Sending 6 warships and more than 3 surveillance planes to tackle the problemAim: To deter, to prevent, to protect and, in particular, to protect the UN humanitarian component (成分, 组件) in those waters vis-à-vis Somalia.Headquarters: Near LondonDuration: At least a yearBWords learningChinese naval task force (特遣部队, 特别小组, 工作小组), escort mission (护航使命, 护航任务), rear admiral (海军少将), applause (欢呼, 鼓掌), combat (与…战斗, 反对), secure (vt. 保护), safeguard (保护, 捍卫), special forces (特种部队), appeal (恳求).Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.Chinese Navy’s Escort Mission against PiracyPrimary mission: To secure vessels, personnel and cargo, but not to hit piracy off the Somali coast directly.Target: To protect the ships and personnel passing through the area (the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia); to safeguard the vessels transporting humanitarian materials from international organizations.Number of crew members:800 incl. 70 soldiers from the Navy’s special forces.Duration of the first phase: Three monthsTime ready to receive protection appeals: Jan. 6Part IV SpeechesWords learningSpace project (太空计划), touch, swelter (使闷热, 使中暑), oasis (绿洲), vindication (辩护, 证明无罪), cynicism (愤世嫉俗), creed (信条, 教义), affirmatively (肯定地, 断然地), tribute (颂词, 礼赞), Georgia (乔治亚州), injustice (歧视, 不公平), oppression (压迫), content of their character (品质的含量, 人品的内涵)，restore (还原, 恢复), Ann Nix Cooper( Ann Louise Nixon Cooper (January 9, 1902 –December 21, 2009) was a centenarian mentioned in United States President-elect Barack Obama's November 2008 election speech as a representative of the change in status African Americans had undergone during the past century and more in America. Before that, she was a noted member of the Atlanta African-American community and an activist for civil rights.), reclaim (开拓, 改造)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers. Extract 1 (Expressing an opinion): I believe that … I believe we should…Extract 2 (Paying a tribute): He said to those he touched and who sought to touch him…Extract 3 (Expressing an opinion): I have a dream…Extract 4(Expressing an opinion): America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress.Extract 5 (accepting a post): I am profoundly grateful … for giving me the chance to serve you.(making a promise): I will do everything I can be worthy of … I promise you…that I will…Extract 6(Expressing determination): This is our time, to put …to restore…to reclaim…Yes, we can.Step 3 Knowledge Extension (20 minutes)Listen to the latest world news on international relations.Goal: To further know about international relations.Step 4 Problem-Solving and Homework (5 minutes)Homework:1. Review the content learned this class.2. Do certain practice on English listening from BBC or VOA, or other programs and show the general idea for each class from the second week.3. Preview Unit 2 so as to be familiar with the content.4. Any questions on English listening and English learning can be submitted to me or solved in class with your active proposal.5. You shall insist on listening to English programs at least 30 minutes each day.Goal: To solve the problems students have in class and ask students to do certain homework to reinforce their knowledge on world news focusing on international relations.Design of teaching process: Review for 10 minutes, textbook learning for 100 minutes, knowledge extension for 20 minutes, and offering assignment for 5 minutes.Remarks: Add certain knowledge on international relations.Some websites for English listening:1. 人人听力网/2. 普特英语听力/3. 可可英语网/4. 在线英语听力室/5. 听力特快/6. 沪江英语/7. 我爱英语网/tl/8. 听力课堂/English programs:BBC, VOA, CRI, CCTV 9 , etcUnit 2 World News: Earth and EnvironmentI Teaching objectives and requirements:Objectives:1 To let students master certain English listening skills;2 To let students learn about the world news, focusing on the topics of earth and environment;3 To make students broaden their eyesight to know more about world news on earth and environment by way of listening extensively.II Difficult and key points:Key points: Listening skills and the expressions on earth and environmentDifficult points: Some of the words and sentence structures and sentences on earth and environment.III Teaching approaches:1. Task-based instruction,2. Learner-centered instruction,3. Interactive teaching4. Communicative language teaching,5. Cooperative learning.IV Time allotment: 4 classesV Teaching procedures:Main teaching contents and stepsStep 1 Review (5 minutes)Review what we have learned in Unit 1 on the topic of international relationsPart I Warming upPart II News reportPart III Anti-piracy missionPart IV SpeechesGoal: To review the learned points and begin the new learning content of Unit 2.Step 2 Classmates’ presentation(10 minutes)Requirements for classmates’ presentation:● 1. Each classmate makes the presentation for about 2 minutes.● 2. 3 classmates are to take part in the presentation voluntarily or passively.● 3. The presentation is recorded as a classroom performance.● 4. While listening, the other classmates shall listen to the presentationcarefully and intensively.● 5. If you have questions, you can ask after the presentation.Goal: To check and train students’English listening effect and their English speaking ability.Main content in Chapter 2 (145 minutes)Part I Warming upPart II News reportPart III City recyclingPart IV Language study and language appreciationPart I Warming upAWords learning:oil spill (漏油, 浮油, 石油漏出), spill (n 溢出,溅出, 摔下vi 溢出, 流出, 摔下vt 使流出使溢出, 使摔下), wildfires (野火, 大火灾), melting (融化的, 溶解的), blaze (n 火焰烈火vi 燃烧, 发光, 激发vt 在树皮上刻路标，公开宣布), coastal regions (沿岸区域, 滨海区), desertification (沙漠化, 荒漠化), Brazil (巴西), San Diego (圣地亚哥，加州港口城市), crew (船员), Everglades (埃弗格莱兹, 弗罗里达的城市), contained (被控制的, 被遏制), Space Agency (航天局, 宇航局), Greenland (格陵兰岛, 北美东北的一大岛, 属丹麦), ice sheet (冰层)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. New research on the likely impact of climate change suggests that damage to crops in low-lying coastal regions could be worse that previously thought.2. More than 2000 delegates from around the world have gathered in northern Brazil for the third United Nations Conference on Desertification.3. Crews are working to clean up a huge oil spill off the coast of Mexico, about 50 miles south of San Diego.4. Wildfires in the Florida Everglades have been contained after nearly a week of blazes that consumes 65, 000 hectares in the southern part of the state.5. A US Space Agency study finds that Greenland is melting around the edges. The loss to the world’s second largest ice sheet – more that 50 cubic kilometers per year – is enough to raise global sea level by 0.12 millimeters.BWords learningWater plan (水利计划), reptile (爬行动物), aerial offensive (空气传播侵害), directory (名录，人名地址簿), plants (植物，工厂), deformity (畸形), salamander (蝾螈，火蜥蜴), alligator (鳄鱼), eradicate (根除，消灭), herbicide (除草剂), sawgrass (锯齿草), xeriscaping (节水型园艺), World Conservation Union (世界自然保护联盟), Boulder County Green Pages (圆石县绿色倡议), amphibian (两栖类的), poppy (波比, 罂粟花), sphere (范围), Rotary Clubs(扶轮社，扶轮国际的分支机构), put together (组合). sponsoring group(赞助团体)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. It attempts to balance environmental concerns and the needs of the community.2. Reptile species are in greater trouble than amphibian species.3. A new approach in the fight against the illegal drugs trade.4. One in every eight species of plants is threatened with extinction.5. A new local directory for the environmentally-aware, called the “Boulder County Green Pages”.Part II News reportAWords learning:deteriorate (恶化, 变坏), vibrancy (振动，活力), coral reef (珊瑚礁), glacier (冰河，冰川)，Worldwatch Institute (世界观察研究所), State of the World 2000 (2000年世界状况), Daimler-Chrysler (戴姆勒-克莱斯勒), Shell Oil (壳牌石油公司) hydrogen powered economy (氢动力经济)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.An annual study by the Worldwatch Institute in Washington says with the boom in the information economy(信息经济，咨询经济), Americans have lost sight of the deteriorating health of the planet. The fast growing information economy is affecting every aspect of life, from communication, commerce and work, to education and entertainment. The Worldwatch Institute gives the earth an annual physical exam (体检, 实际检查). According to this year’s result, almost all those vital signs of the health of the earth, including the number of species, the stability of climate, the health of coral reefs, show deterioration. Other warning signs are rising temperatures, falling water tables (地下水位，潜水面), melting glaciers, shrinking forests, and collapsing fisheries. The major environmental challenges in the 21st century will be to stabilize both climate and world population growth.BWords learningglobal solutions(全球解决方案), overuse (过度使用), catastrophic (灾难的), scarcity (不足，缺乏), potable (适于饮用的), sanitary (n. 公共厕所adj. 卫生的, 清洁的), World Meteorological Organization (世界气候组织)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers. SummaryThis news report is about the severe shortage of water in some developing nations. It will lead to catastrophic consequences unless global solutions are found soon.Answers to the questions:1. 1502. Monday3. Almost one billion people could suffer from a scarcity of water.4. Middle East, parts of Africa, western Asia, northeaster China, western and southern India, large parts of Pakistan and Mexico, parts of the Pacific coast of the United States and South America.5. To treat water as a precious resource.6. 5 liters7. 50 liters8. 500 litersPart III City recyclingAWords learning:landfill (垃圾填埋地, 垃圾堆), recyclables (可回收物, 可循环利用物), curb (抑制, 路边, 勒马绳)side，bustle (喧嚣, 热闹的活动), mound (高地, 堆), commingle (混合, 合并), assorted (组合的, 各式各样的, 混杂的), forklift (铲车, 叉车), fuzz (n. 绒毛, 模糊, 细毛), North Carolina (北卡罗来纳州), Charlotte Mecklenburg (夏洛特梅克伦堡)“Recycle Now”truck, FCR, porch (门廊, 走廊), plastic wood (塑料木)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.A2 43 1B1. 130, 000 / 80%2. Plastics / glass / tin cans / newspapers3. Recycle truck picks it up.4. One of community’s recycling centers5. Each weekday6. Conducts tours of the plant7. 3/48. Sold to other companies that make them into different products.9. Made into new containers.10. One of the top five in the USAPart IV Language study and language appreciationWords learningto press the case for (敦促, 要求), head-on (adj. 正面的；直接的；头朝前的，adv. 迎头；头朝前地；正面针对地)Tape listening:To listen to the CD to appreciate the use of the words and expressionsStep 3 Knowledge Extension (15 minutes)Listen to the latest world news on earth and environment.Goal: To further know about earth and environment.Step 4 Problem-Solving and Homework (5 minutes)Homework:1. Review the content learned this class.2. Do certain practice on English listening from BBC or VOA, or other programs and show the general idea for each class from the second week.3. Preview Unit 3 so as to be familiar with the content.4. Any questions on English listening and English learning can be submitted to me or solved in class with your active proposal.5. You shall insist on listening to English programs at least 30 minutes each day.Goal: To solve the problems students have in class and ask students to do certain homework to reinforce their knowledge on world news focusing on earth and environment.Design of teaching process: Review for 10 minutes, textbook learning for 100 minutes, knowledge extension for 20 minutes, and offering assignment for 5 minutes.Remarks: Add certain knowledge on earth and environment.Unit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsI Teaching objectives and requirements:Objectives:1 To let students master certain English listening skills;2 To let students learn about the world news, focusing on economic developments;3 To make students broaden their eyesight to know more about world news on economic developments by way of listening extensively.II Difficult and key points:Key points: Listening skills and the expressions on economic developmentsDifficult points: Some of the words and sentence structures and sentences on economic developments.III Teaching approaches:1. Task-based instruction,2. Learner-centered instruction,3. Interactive teaching4. Communicative language teaching,5. Cooperative learning.IV Time allotment: 4 classesV Teaching procedures:Main teaching contents and stepsStep 1 Review (5 minutes)Review what we have learned in Unit 3 on the topics of earth and environment Part I Warming upPart II News reportPart III City recyclingPart IV Language study and language appreciationGoal: To review the learned points and begin the new learning content of Unit 3.Step 2 Classmates’ presentation (10 minutes)Requirements for classmates’ presentation:● 1. Each classmate makes the presentation for about 2 minutes.● 2. 3 classmates are to take part in the presentation voluntarily or passively.● 3. The presentation is recorded as a classroom performance.● 4. While listening, the other classmates shall listen to the presentationcarefully and intensively.● 5. If you have questions, you can ask after the presentation.Goal: To check and train students’English listening effect and their English speaking ability.Main content in Chapter 3 (100 minutes)Part I Warming upPart II News reportPart III V oice mail may cost company’s businessPart IV Business jargonPart I Warming upAWords learning:outlook (前景，展望), foreign investment (外国投资), income tax cut (所得税消减), job cuts (工作减少，职位减少), animal produce (畜产品), slowdown (放缓，减慢), impose (施加，强加), live-stock (家畜，牲畜), Central Bank (中央银行，央行)，UN Conference on Trade and Development (联合国贸易与发展大会), United States House of Representatives (美国众议院), foot-and-mouth disease (口蹄疫) Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. It grew by 40% last year to more than 600 billions dollars.3. The United States House of Representatives.4. Intel; To reduce 5000.5. EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock.The US and Canada has issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.BWords learningEarnings (收入，工资，薪金), batter ( n. 击球手；（用鸡蛋、牛奶、面粉等调成的）糊状物；墙面的倾斜. vt. 猛击；打坏；使向上倾斜. vi. 接连猛击；向上倾斜), profit taking (获利完成，实现利润，见利抛售), turnover (营业额，人员流动), London’s 100 Share Index (伦敦一百种股票指数)，Nikkei Share Index(日经指数，最重要、最著名的日本股票指数), FT 100 Index (英国《金融时报》100种股票指数), CAC Quarante (The CAC 40 is a benchmark French stock market index), DAX (德国综合指数), arrow (箭头) Dow Jones (道琼斯股票指数), active stock (活跃股票), Hang Seng Index (香港恒生股票指数), Cable and Wireless HKT (Hong Kong Telecommunications ) (香港有线无线电信股票), HSBC (汇丰银行：The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)，Hutchison (和记电讯：香港企业名), Shanglongkai Property (财产), Pacific Century Cyberworlds (盈科拓展集团网络世界), CCT Telecom (中建电讯), New World CyberBase (新世界数码基地), Hanong Holdings (控股，控股公司), Philips Electronics (飞利浦电子公司), Royal Dutch Shell (荷兰皇家壳牌), Electronic Data Systems (电子数据系统公司)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.1. Foreign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks= 126.9 Japanese yen1 pound = 1.624 dollarsShare Index:Dow Jones ↑6,783 (+45)London’s 100↑4,390 (+20)Nikkei closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones ↑10,116 (+96)Standard and Poor’s 500 ↑1,254 (+6)NASDAQ ↓(-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones ↓8,094 (-66)NASDAQ ↓1,662 (-3)FT 100 ↓(-36)CAC Quarante ↓(-33, -1%)DAX ↓(-1%)4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT ↑ $0.45HSBC ↓$0.50Hutchison ↓$0.50Shanglongkai Property ↑ $2.25China Telecom ↓$1.50Chang Kong ↑ $0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds ↓$0.10CCT Telecom ↓$0.275New World CyberBase ↓$0.075Hanong Holdings ↓$0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2670London gold: US$ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year):$ 2.4 billion dollars ($ 300 million ↓)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter)$ 3.6 billionElectronic data Systems (4th quarter)$ 0.70 per share ($ 0.02 ↑)Part II News reportAWords learning:composite formula (合成公式), market capitalization (市值，市场总值，市场资本值), merger (合并, 并购), acquisition (收购，购买), cite (引用，表彰，引证), “Super 100 Global” list (全球一百强名单)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers. SummaryThis news report is about Forbes’s “Super 100 Global ” list.Answer the questions:1. 2 Citigroup4 HSBC Banking Company5 Daimler-Chrysler1 General Electric Corporation3 Bank of America2. The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.3. 46 in the United States, 54 in Europe and Japan4. Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so far.BWords learningBlue chips (蓝筹股), rally (集会), edge (边缘，优势), clouded (阴云密布的，有暗影的，阴的), strategist (战略家，军事家)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers. SummaryThis news report gives us a general picture of the US stock market. It also presents some analysts’ views on the market.Statements:1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up less than one percent, to 10,546.2. An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.3. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales because of the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season.4. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9% in October, their second monthly decline.5. According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good entry point for a long-term investor to get in the market.Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAWords learning:V oice mail (语音邮件，语音信箱), ad campaign (广告活动), high service (高技术服务), voice jail (声音监狱, voice jail is the place in voicemail from which there is no escape, except to hang up.), Etiquette Guide (礼仪向导), turn off (关掉，关闭；拐弯，使转变方向), health maintenance organization (HMO, 保健组织，健康维护组织), lampoon (讽刺，讽刺文章), disembodied (adj. 空洞的；无实质的；无实体的), fidelity (n. 保真度；忠诚；精确；尽责), spoof (vt. 哄骗；戏弄；对…作幽默讽刺. vi. 行骗；开玩笑. n. 诳骗；愚弄；戏弄；讽刺性文章. adj. 哄骗的), fury (狂怒), run-in (n. 试车；插入部分；争论，车辆出入通道，汽车通道，路口), flawed (adj. 有缺陷的；有瑕疵的；有裂纹的), overhaul (vt. 分解检查，大修；追上并超过. n. 彻底检修，详细检查), backlash (n. 后座；反斜线；后冲, 回拨), TakeCare (当心，照料), Plogue Research (研究), Pacific Bell (太平洋贝尔电话公司) Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.AJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): We strive to deliver personalized service and we’ve always positioned our company as what we call a “ high service” HMO. And wedon’t think that getting a recording is high service. It may – may be efficient, and it may be cost effective, but it’s not high service.…People have individual problems. I think there’ll always be a place for personalized service.Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): About a fourth of the people said they have not let out a contractor or supplier because they didn’t like their voice mail system.And others have just given up with trying to deal with certain companies. Sandy Hale (Pacific Bell): As companies are, you know, watching what’s happening to their bottom line, and see what’s happening with their costs, they are looking for ways to become more efficient at what they do, including their customer service operations, and voice mail is certainly a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4.F5.T6. F7. F8. T9. T 10. TC3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. V oice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business JargonWords learningShort-cuts (捷径), jargon (行话，术语), language shorthand (语言速记（法）), stakeholder (n. 利益相关者；赌金保管者), baffle (vt. 使…困惑；使…受挫折；用挡板控制. n. 挡板；困惑. vi. 做徒劳挣扎), fall foul (相撞), Investors in People (投资于人，认证)Tape listening:Listen to the CD from the computer first and then check the answers.A1. Jargon is simply a kind of language shorthand that lets us say what we mean quickly.2. A report just out in Britain claims that most managers overuse business jargon and that this has a negative effect on how staff feel.3. Most employees in Britain have a low opinion of colleagues who use management jargon. Over a third of those surveyed think it shows a lack of confidence and almost one in five think people who use it are untrustworthy or trying to cover something up.4. Peter Russian from Investors in People said that an effective boss is one who can communicate in a way which everyone can easily understand, not one who uses a lot of management jargon.B 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.FC 1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things2. get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently.3. brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject.4. think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems。
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Unit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by 5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.Tapescripts:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have beenmeeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its 85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issuedtemporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries. BForeign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks= 126.9 Japanese yen1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones up 6,783 (+45)London’s 100 up 4,390 (+20)Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones up 10,116 (+96)Standrd and Poor’s 500 up 1,254 (+6)NASDAQ: down (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones down 8,094 ( - 66 ) NASDAQ down 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 down ( -36 )CAC Quarante down ( -33, -1% )DAX down ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45HSBC down $ 0.50Hutchison down $ 0.50 Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50Chang Kong up $ 0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275New World CyberBase down $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million down)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. EarlierLondon's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents, Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations. Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):… bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T10. T C3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. Voice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA…language shorthand….…overuse business jargon…a negative effect……a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack of confidence…one in five …untrustworthy…cover something up.…an effective boss…can easily understand…management jargon.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. FCblue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing thingsget our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficientlybrain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subjectthink outside the box: be creative in how you think about problemsthe helicopter view: an overviewa heads up: a warningthat’s a real no-brainer: that’s simpleUnit 4 World News: Up in SpacePart I Warming upA1. To Mars / March of next year.2. Because of a mechanical problem.3. 5 males and 2 females.4. NASA / At the end of September, 83 days after landing.5. To return home at the Kennedy Space Center after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope.BMir Facts15 yearsthe Soviet Union, now Russia$ 4.2 billion (for building and maintaining)10 years (1986 — 1996)135 tons9,900 cubic feet63 feet wide and 85 feet long104 cosmonauts, astronauts46438 days747 days, threeMar. 23rd,Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and MedicineA1a successful brain tissue transplant carried out by a South African surgeon.The discovery of a new way to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy.The possibility of a new way to treat glaucoma.a new research on writing which shows that writing can result in clinically meaningful outcomes.a new research on writing which shows that writing can help people with chronic illness improve their health.the theory and function of acupuncture.A2a week ago / Parkinson’s disease.a natural defense mechanismthe death of brain cellsmeeting patients’ psychological needs produces physical health benefits. side effects / cut back on medication.The world’s leading transplant surgeon, Dr Christopher Bernard, has carried out one of the most difficult brain tissue transplants yet attempted. The South African surgeon has succeeded in transplanting tissues into the human brain in what is thought to be the first operation of its kind. The surgery was performed a week ago on a patient sufferingfrom Parkinson’s disease. A portion of the patient’s adrenal gland was implanted into a part of the patient’s brain, an operation which has previously been performed only on rats and monkeys. Approximately a third of all people develop cancer at one point in their lives. Chemotherapy has its limitations, but it is one of the major treatment options. Some American scientists have discovered they can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy by inhibiting a natural defense mechanism employed by cancer cells.Glaucoma is responsible for blindness in an estimated 67 million people around the world. Until now, treatments have focused exclusively on the eyes. But that may change in the next few year, following the discovery that glaucoma involves the death of brain cells.New research shows that the simple act of writing down thoughts about a stressful event can help people with chronic illnesses improve their health. This is the first study to show that writing can result in clinically meaningful outcomes for chronically-ill patients. The study adds to the growing amount of scientific literature suggesting that meeting patient’s psychological needs produces physical health benefits.Traditional Chinese medicine says that good health is associated with the balance of Qi. Qi can be hindered or helped by yang and yin. According to traditional theory, the goal of acupuncture is to promote the flow of qi by keeping yin and yang in balance ---- and this is done byinserting needles at various points along primary channels and meridians that crisscross the body. One of the key benefits of acupuncture is that it has few, if any, side-effects; and that when used with standard drug treatment --- in anesthesia, for example --- it allows physicians to cut back on medication, delivering the same level of benefit with fewer negative effects/Bgene / instructions / characteristic / DNA / inserts / another / organism / genetically modified organism / genetic engineeringartificial fertilizers / pest control / food / farming / artificial fertilizers / halfGenetic material / unrelated / another species / animal /plant / going acrossanimals / cows, goats and pigs / genetically changed / pharmaceutical drugs / farmingNovel / 1797-1851/ scientist / subhuman / destroying / creation that ends up destroying the creator.Unit 6Part I Warming upA1.1. This news item is about a kind of new bulletproof vest made of silk.2. This news item is about research done by American and Japanese researchers to predict severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean.3. This news item is about a chess match between a world champion and the rest of the world on the Internet.4. This news item is about the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA.5. This news item is about NEC's new robot that talks and understands orders.A21. While silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads.2. American and Japanese researchers have discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean.3. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength.5. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs, VCRs and air conditioners.Tapescript.1. Thai silk is known for its beauty and elegance. But a research team has found a new use for it. A bulletproof vest made of silk was put to the test at a shooting range in Thailand. After several rounds of gunfire, the vest was examined. The bullets were stuck in the first layer of fifteen pieces of silk. A member of the research team says while silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads, the material used in regular bulletproof vests.2. American and Japanese researchers say they are a step closer to predicting severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean. Researchers have analyzed weather data from the region over the past 40 years and they've discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean. A BBC science correspondent says the findings could make it easier to predict droughts or, indeed, periods of heavy rainfall.3. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov began a match against the rest of the world on the Internet. Kasparov made his first move with a meter-high pawn before an audience of chess fans at a park in New York. The move was immediately posted on a special website set up by the Microsoft corporation. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival insignificance the discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure of DNA helps explains many things, including genetic mutation and , through it, evolution. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’s cutting-edge sciences, including genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral questions that are certain to be with us far into the next millennium.5. Some say it's hard to find good help these days, but a Japanese electronics firm thinks it's found the answer. It's a robot that talks and understands orders. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs and VCRs. And if it's becoming a bit warm for you, one simple command and the robot will switch on the air conditioner.B.2. lightning patronizingX rays EnthusiasticLaser BoredYeast Friendly / intimateFriction Loudly but neutralRecycling PatientlyTapescript:1 .... Yes, you see, it's the force of attraction between any two objects. The strength of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Er... the most obvious effect is the way objects on the surface of the earth are attracted towards the center of the earth...2 .... as it comes down it goes relatively slowly 100 to 1,000 miles per hour and you can't see it, but the return stroke goes up from the earth to the cloud and it goes at over 87,000 miles per hour and that's the one you can see, you see, the one that goes back up. It's really just a very large, powerful spark. The distance in miles you are away from it is the time in seconds between it and the sound you hear...3 .... Well, they were first discovered in 1895 and they can penetrate matter that is opaque to light. Some matter is more transparent to them than others, which means you can see inside somebody. They are actually quite dangerous and people who work with them wear special protective clothing...4 .... ordinary light consists of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and phase(s). This is a bundle of waves of the same frequency and phase. You can create the beams from a ruby rod or a tube of carbon dioxide that's stimulated with flashes of ordinary light. The word is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulatedemission of radiation. Now, does anybody ...5 .... they're all types of fungus. There are many different kinds of them but the best known are the ones used in cooking and brewing. When they're mixed with sugar they cause the sugar to ferment and two things happen: first carbon dioxide is given off and second alcohol is formed, but when the proportion reaches 12%, it's all killed off naturally...6 .... in contact with each other, there's a resistance to movement between them. The main reason why we use ball bearings and lubricating oil is to counteract this; the main reason why rubber is used in tires and shoes is to increase the effect of it ...7 .... No, it's the process whereby materials are used again. Normally, it is cheaper to do this because it's more energy-efficient. On the other hand, one material that's hard to deal with in this way is plastic -- there are so many types that it's very difficult to separate ...Part IIA:identify, catalog, map and analyze / 100,000A: a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of lifeB: on chromosomes / in every cell / alternately colored rungsC: produce chemical instructions / build & run the human body.III: SignificanceA: cure or preventB: desirable genetic traitsC: the brain, consciousness and the mindD: a scientific descriptionIV Controversiesabuse2. warfare听力原文：The goal of the human genome project initiated in the early 1990s is to identify, catalog, map and analyze every one of the estimated 100,000 genes in the human body. If the multi-billion-dollar project is successful, its effects may be as fundamental to the human future as the discovery of fire and seed agriculture once were.To understand the significance of the human genome project, it is necessary to know that each gene is a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Genes are located on chromosomes that in turn reside in every cell in arrangements similar to the alternately colored rungs on a ladder. The sequence of genetic rungs produces the chemical instructions the cells need in order to build and run the human body. By identifying the location and makeup of each gene, the genome project should help scientists cure orUnit 7 Communications (I)Part I Warming upA.Tapescript:1. And British papers report the latest trend when you meet someone ina bar is to get their number, go home, and google them. Yes that gorgeous girl or guy you met the other night is probably patrolling a search engine right now to check you out. So don't even think of trying to tell them you're a famous footballer or brain surgeon or television presenter.2. The jamming, earlier this month, of several popular Internet sites witha flood of crippling messages sent a wakeup call to those involved with electronic or e-commerce. One recent suggestion is to form an industry-wide group to share information about security issues. High-tech executives want to make a coordinated effort to ensure that the Internet becomes a safe place to conduct business.3. Now home to some 800 million pages--a figure that's doubling each year- searching the Internet can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But Oslo-based Fast Search& Transfer (FAST) has developed a search engine (www. alltheweb, com) capable of scanning more than 200 million pages. FAST is working on a mega-search engine that searches "all the web, all the time."4. This week, the Intel corporation held its semi-annual Developer Forumin Palm Springs, California. The gathering draws more than 2,000 hardware and software developers from around the world. Intel executives opened the event with a demonstration of a high-speed chip, code-named "Williamette." The chip, designed to power personal computers, has a speed of one point five gigahertz, making it almost twice as fast as Intel's popular Pentium III chip which runs at 800 megahertz.5. An online VCR seems like a bright idea but it's been quickly rendered non-functional by the copyright lawyers. Not for the first time, the Hollywood studios objected to re-transmitting network television shows, in this case for users to watch via the web. Programs were being made available for visitors to save remotely or record for subsequent viewing via Windows Media Player.Part II New Ways to communicateA1When a friend is online1.6milion3,000you can only contact someone (on the same network as you. ) using the same programLaugh out loud.A2online / popular / take off / signing up / by / make upobvious / disadvantage / bright / voice conversations / swap / funnyWhen you meet someone for the first time，do you ask their ASL? Do you LOL if they come out with something funny, and say CU L8er when you finish the conversation? If you know what I’m talking about, then you are probably already a user of instant messaging, or IM.The idea behind IM is simple. A program on your computer tells you when a friend is online. You can then send a message to your friend, who can type a reply instantly. To do this, you need an IM program. Worldwide, AIM, the instant messaging service provided by AOL, is by far the most popular. It has 195 million users who send about 1.6 billion messages every day. ICQ, which is owned by AOL, has about 140 million messengers, and MSN and Windows IM make up about 75 million users. The advantage over e-mail is that with instant messaging you know you’re likely to get a reply. IM is already hugely popular in the USA, where people spend five times more time online than in Europe. However, IM is starting to take off in the UK, with over 3,000 people signing up to MSN Messenger alone every day.While the plus points of IM are obvious, there is one very important disadvantage: you can only contact someone on the same network asyou. If your friend is using AIM, and you are using MSN, you cannot talk to each other. This makes IM less useful than it should be. Imagine if you couldn’t send an e-mail form hotmail to yahoo. However, things look like they’ll change soon.In general, the future looks bright for IM. Lots of programs also allow you to have voice conversations, video conferencing ---- this means you can see the other person using a webcam ---- and also let you swap pictures, music and other files.So, perhaps we’ll all soon be asking someone’s age, sex and location (ASL), and laughing out loud (LOL) when they say something funny. See you later (CU L8er).B:1. FFTTFHow do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands? Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socializing in bars, pubs and clubs.However there is a new generation growing up that finds it easier to manage their social lives on the net, using free websites like MySpace, Bebo or MSN Spaces.Welcome to the social networking website ---- a place where you can present yourself to the digital community and meet other like-mindedpeople.The most successful social networking website in the UK is . as of July 2006, MySpace is the world’s fourth most popular English-language website, attracting almost 3 million visitors per month. Myspace claims to have 95 million members with 500,000 new members joining the community each week.So how has it become to successful? Perhaps its secret is in its simplicity. Each new member can build their own page simply --- uploading photos, videos and MP3 files. Then they describe themselves, listing their likes, dislikes, favorite bands, relationship status, etc. it’s an easy way to hook up with people who share your interest.Briana Dougherty, a 25-year-old MySpace devotee, told us, “It’s a casual way to stay in contact without appearing weird. ” it seems that many people do not feel comfortable giving out their phone number or personal e-mail address to new acquaintances but are perfectly happy to trade MySpace profilesWhile socializing is the key to MySpace’s success, love of music is at the heart of the community. Indeed, most aspiring musicians in the UK upload their songs to the site, and with good reason: unsigned artists, Arctic Monkeys and Lilly Allen created such a buzz on the site that they were offered recording contracts and scored number one hits.Social network sites could be a great place to practice your English.Why not give it a try? You can tell us about your experience by filing in the new comments form at the top of the screen.Statements:Most young people in the UK make new friends at work.Yahoo and Google are social networking sites.MySpace is one of the top five English-language websites.New bands put their music on the web for people to listen to.Users of social networks usually pay for the service.Unit 8 ArchitecturePart I Warming upA.Tapescript:For hundreds of years, it has been an imperial capital of Europe. Its rulers raided the Western world to enrich the coffers of the empire. They spent their wealth on magnificent palaces and grand public buildings. They built an opera house that rivals any in Europe. They founded great museums and libraries. They constructed massive, ornate government buildings. And they raised opulent palaces for themselves. A tour of Vienna is a tour of these monuments to excess.Take Schonbrunn Palace, for instance. The Palace's Million Room, namedafter the cost of the decorations -- 1 million guilders, is a Rococo masterpiece. Inset in the paneling are 260 rare miniatures of Indo-Persian heritage. The frames are real gold leaf, and the paneling is precious wood.The Great Gallery, modeled after a room in Versailles near Paris, has 35-foot ceilings graced with giant frescoes（壁画）boasting of the power of the Austrian army. Massive crystal chandeliers reflect in the wall of mirrors, trimmed in gold leaf.The list of other sights to see in Vienna is long. St. Stephen's Cathedral dominates the skyline of Old Town, the medieval section of the city. Its main spire soars 450 feet into the sky, and the top can be reached by climbing 343 steps. The cathedral' was begun in the 12th century.In the catacombs（陵墓）beneath the cathedral are copperurns（骨灰坛）containing the intestines of deceased Habsburgs. Their bodies are in ornate caskets（棺材）in the Imperial Burial Vaults in the Kapuziner Church a few blocks away, and can be visited.The Old Town is a fascinating place to walk. Most of the narrow streets have been turned into pedestrian malls lined with shops, coffeehouses and restaurants. In one section, the original Roman ruins under the streets can be seen by going to an underground museum. The Natural History Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts occupy matching buildings on Maria Theresa Plaza, a small square across fromthe Hofburg. Hofburg is the Habsburg’s in-town palace. It is big, with 2,600 rooms, but not ornate. Hofburg is a jumble of buildings constructed at different times and in different styles, from Baroque, Gothic and Classical to Renaissance and Rococo. Its oldest parts date from the 13th century, but most were built from the 1700s on.B1.The Palais du Louvre:Location: heart of ParisBeginning year of construction: 1527Time when first used as a public art gallery: 1793The Louvre Pyramid:Designer: Ieoh Ming PeiUse: the main entrance to the Palais du LouvreHeight: 21mWidth: 33mMaterials: steel tubes, cables, sheet glassYear of completion: 1988Tapescript:The Palais du Louvre stands at the heart of Paris, and houses one of the world's greatest collections of works of art. The original palace dates。
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Unit 6Part I Pre-Reading TaskScript for the recording:In the song you are about to listen to we hear what the singer is thinking as he writes his diary. Like many people who keep a diary, he treats it like a friend to whom he can pour out his inmost feelings. From the confidences he entrusts to his diary we learn of what he thinks of the way most people live. He thinks they spend their days in a rush, so much so that they have no time for him. As he says:So many people by the score.Rushing around so senselessly.They don't notice there's people like me.Perhaps he's right, perhaps people are too much in a rush to spare enough time for one another. Though one suspects they may have other reasons for not sparing the singer time. He sounds alto-gether self-centred, looking at the world only from his own narrow point of view. We hear this at the end of the song, when he passes lightly over an H-bomb explosion as something of no concern to him as nobody he knew was involved. Given his outlook, it is probably just as well he has his diary as a friend, as others might find it a bit hard to put up with him.Dear DiaryThe Moody BluesDear diary, what a day it's been.Dear diary, it's teen just like a dream.Woke up late. Wasn't where I should have been.For goodness sake what's happening to me.Write lightly, yours truly, dear diary.It was cold outside my door.So many people by the score.Rushing around so senselessly.They don't notice there's people like me.Write lightly, yours truly, dear diary.They don't know what they're playing.They've no way or knowing what the game is.Still they carry on doing what they can.Outside me, yours truly, dear diary.It's over. Will tomorrow be the same?I know that they're really not to blame.If they weren't so blind then surely they'd see.There's a muck better way for them to be. Inside me, yours truly, dear diary.Somebody exploded an H-bomb today. But it wasn't anyone I knew.Part II Text AText Organization1.2. 1) The motorcar causes more traffic problems than it promises to solve.2)The aircraft creates a high demand for time-consuming journeys that we never dreamed of.3)The washing machine, contrary to our expectations, multiplies the hours spent on washing andironing.4)Instead of making our lives easier, technology goes so far as to cram extra work into ourleisure time.5)Technology produces the new burden of dealing with faxes, e-mails and voicemails.6)Technology eats further into our time by forcing us to handle software glitches on computersand filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.VocabularyI. 1. 1) a ppliance3) multiply5) prosperity7) aircraft 2) comparative 4) oblige6) in reality 8) volunteers9) a handful of10) distribution11) famine12) large quantities of/a large quantity of13) widespread14) streamline15) provoke2.1) take back2) cling to3) stand out/stood out 4) set aside5) set about6) switch off7) amount to8) poured in3.1) The unemployment rate is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is4 percent.2)There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk as both men arespeaking to the audience.3)Efforts to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven outby the heat and flames.4)The board was urged to divert some of its attention from controlling production and getmore involved with demand issues.5)Losing just one or two items of expensive clothing can really eat heavily into your profitswhen you are selling suits at £900 and dresses at £2,000.4. 1) After two days' discussion, industry leaders who took part in the forum concluded mat themost common reason for a company to 'go international' was insufficient growth in thedomestic market, mostly due to a shortage of financial back-up from the local government.2)There is an abundance of evidence showing that in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, inalmost every corner of Europe the area under the plough was expanding, villages werespringing up. new lands were being colonized, and the frontiers of Europe were beingpressed forwards and outwards.3)Has the ever-increasing pace of modern living gotten you down? Has the quest for moremoney and more excitement become a burden in your life? Surveys show that today a lotof Americans feel weary of being knocked backwards and sideways just because they arealways on the go /seem forever on the go. In their crazy search for fulfillment, they'vegotten themselves into situations in which they are not able to cope.II. Confusable Words1.1) nervousness2)tension3) stress, stress/tension4)tension2.1) honorary2)Honorable3) honorable4) honorary5) honorable6) honoraryIII. Usage1)Dealing with the extinction crisis is no simple matter. Is it sensible, we may ask , to spendlarge sums of money to save some species — be it an elephant or an orchid — in a nation in which a large proportion of the population is living below the poverty line?2)This new technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to be quicklyscreened — at airports, train stations, bus terminals or border crossings. However, experts suspect, there is also the risk that people will learn to fool the machine the same way they try to fool polygraph (测谎器) readings by controlling their breath or taking drugs to relax them-selves.3)With a high percentage of marriages ending in divorce, often due to financial difficulties, youwould say that money is a big factor in making a good marriage. But, believe it or not, it isn't money that ensures you a happy marriage; it is your philosophy of life that does.4)Not all the risks on the Internet are sexual, you know. Sites promoting violence are just a clickaway, and may include instructions for making bombs and other destructive devices.■Structure1. 1) Philosophical essays and translations apart. Mr. Sinclair's early literary production also coveredpoetry and short stories.2)Interest in computer science apart. Michael has an enduring love of the arts, especially musicand painting.3)Handsome reward apart, the work can be thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding in its own right.4)Good looks apart, there is a quality about her that makes her stand out from all the other girlsin the class.2. 1) What I am convinced of is that the world's population will grow to an unforeseen extent.2)The service that we can provide for our customers is what we really care about and our staffmake every effort to maintain as high standards as possible.3)He may have traveled all over the world, yet what most often emerges in his dreams are notthe mountains he has climbed nor the oceans he has crossed, but the narrow, winding lanes he used to pass through and the rivers he used to catch frogs in as a child.4)The billionaire said in a recent TV interview that money is not like eggs he could hatch chick-ens from. Money is just something he would hold onto for a little while and pass on to someone who needs it more than he does.Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A)1. switch off 3. on the go 5. cope7. widespread 9. pouring in 11. fraction (B) l)to 3) in 5) where 7) among 9) That 11) sticking 13) once/when 15) the17) all / what2. obliged 4. stress 6. shortage8. large quantity of 10. a handful of 12. futile2) else's4) because 6) how8) everything / all / what 10) schedule / allot 12) where/ what 14) doesn't 16) in/under 18) effectivelyPart III TextBComprehension Check1. c2. a3. b4. b5. d6. cTranslation(见课文译文)Language Practice1. browse2. endurance3. forth4. suspended5. zone6. no wonder7. signify8. under (tremendous) pressure9. run the risk of10. opt11. characterize12. volume13. buzz14. parallel15. confess16. on the wing17. waterproof18. thrilled19. haste20. captioned■Part IV Theme-Related Language Learning TasksModel PaperMaking the Most of TimeTime is peculiar. At first sight it would seem that one second must last as long as another, no more, no less. Yet, in terms of our experience nothing could be further from the truth. Often time seems to fly past; before we know it the end of the week has arrived again. Is there any way to slow it down? There is a character in Kurt Vonnegut's Catch 22 who tries to make his life seem longer by doing boring and repetitive things, in the belief that this will make time go slower. Unfortunately, he was quite wrong.The way to slow time down is to do many new and interesting things. Repeat the same old pattern week after week and time flies past. Take a break from routine, go on holiday to somewhere completely new or take up a fresh task, and the days begin to pass more slowly. So, if you want to feel as if time is not passing you by, break up your routine and do something new.(178 words)。
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Unit 6 For the Glory of SportHere are three short extracts from a conversation between a group of friends. They are talking about football supporters. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.Section 1I. In this section, the speaker talks about his neighbors. Write down the key words that he uses todescribe them on different occasions.a.in daily life: nice / friendly / warm / affectionateb.after a football match: drunk / aggressive / scream /shout / push people around / smash glasses /monsters2.From what you have heard, what inferences can you draw about the speaker's attitude towardsfootball fans?He finds it difficult to understand why normal, nice people behave so badly at football matches. Section 23.According to the third speaker in this section, how do Brazilians behave when they go to footballmatches?enjoy themselves / no aggression or violenceSection 34.From what you have heard in this section, what are the other matches that large crowds go tobesides football ones?rugby / tennis5.When people go to Wimbledon, how do they behave?They sit there silently throughout.Tapescript:Section 1M: I have neighbors who, who are very nice, friendly, warm, affectionate people, and I live near a football ground, Tottenham, and on Saturday I avoid them, because they come back from the match about 6 o'clock, 7 o'clock, drunk, aggressive — they scream, they shout, and ... After the World Cup Fi-, after the World Cup when England got knocked out, I was in my local pub and they came in and they started pushing people around and smashing glasses, and I was really frightened and I walked out, and I don't understand, I re-ally don't understand what it is about a football match that can tu rn ordinary, f ri endly people into monsters.Section 2JE: But do you think that's so of a lot of football fans? I mean, I've heard other people say they've gone to football matches and there's been absolutely no trouble in the terraces at all, and people have been ... sat there, you know, quite happily, opposing teams next to each other.J: Oh but it obviously does happen a lot. I mean, you see it on the news. What happens when British fans go to Europe? There's always trouble, isn't there?M: Well, but it's, it's not ... it's ... In Brazil, for example, where I've also been to football matches, people go to enjoy themselves, and there's no aggression or violence, or ... there's nothing like that. It seems peculiarly, it seems pa rt icular to England and a few other countries that football provides people with the oppo rt unity to show their most violent, aggressive natures.Section 3A: But perhaps it's just a function of people getting together in crowds, large groups of people getting into enclosed spaces together.J: But large crowds go to other kinds of matches — go to rugby matches, go to Wimbledon to watch tennis .. .M: Go to pop concerts .. .J; If they go to Wimbledon to watch tennis, they sit there silently throughout.A: Yes, but it's interesting that one of the solutions that the police have, think might work is to have all-seater matches, for example, where everybody's seated ..Key words:sport goodwill competitive win mimic warfareattitudePart IfF Sports and entertainmentchoicesKey words:Paralympics sports competitionphysical or mental limitations disabilities choices ofentertainmentVocabulary:spinal cord / wheelchair / scuba diving / yoga / visual interpreterA Listen to the first part of a report about the sports and entertainment choices fordisabled people. Write down in Column A all the time expressions mentioned in thepassage. Then draw lines to match these time expressions with the facts and events inColumn B.Tapescript:The Olympics and the Paralympics are separate movements. But they have always been held in the same year. And since 1988, they have also been held in the same city. The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an agreement in 2001 to secure this connection.The Paralympic Games grew out of a sports competition held in 1948in England. A doctor named Ludwig Guttmann organized it for men who suffered spinal cord injuries in World War Two. Four years later, it became an inte rn ational event as competitors from the Netherlands tookpa rt.Then, in 1960, the first Paralympics were held in Rome. Four hundred athletes from 23 countries competed. By 2004, the Paralympic Games in Athens had almost 4,000 athletes from 136 count ri es.B Listen to the whole report and give brief answers to the questions you hear.1. wheelchair tennis and basketball2. a. teach all kinds of sports to disabled peopleb.give healthy people a chance to t ry a sport as if they were disabledc.prepare athletes for the Paralympics3. the ability to move his legs4. It enabled him to connect his body and mind again.5. a. wireless earphonesb.visual interpretersc.MoPixTapescript:The Olympics and the Paralympics are separate movements. But they have always been held in the same year. And since 1988, they have also been held in the same city. The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an agreement in 2001 to secure this connection.The Paralympic Games grew out of a sports competition held in 1948 in England. A doctor named Ludwig Guttmann organized it for men who suffered spinal cord injuries in World War Two. Four years later, it became an international event as competitors from the Netherlands took part.Then, in 1960, the first Paralympics were held in Rome. Four hundred athletes from 23 countries competed. By 2004, the Paralympic Games in Athens had almost 4,000 athletes from 136 countries.Athletes may have physical or mental limitations; they may be blind or in wheelchairs. Yet sometimes they perform better than athletes without disabilities.Wheelchair tennis is a popular sport. So is basketball. In fact, there are more than 100 professional teams playing wheelchair basketball.Special wheelchairs for athletes are lightweight and designed for quick moves. For people who want to go really fast in their chairs, there is a Power Wheelchair Racing Association.In the State of Utah there is a place called the National Ability Center. It teaches all kinds of sports to people with all kinds of physical and mental disabilities. It even gives friends and family members a chance to try a sport as if they were disabled.A reporter from The Washington Post wanted to know what it would be like for a blind person to use a climbing wall. So, protected by a safety line, the newspaper reporter closed his eyes and started to feel for places to put his hands and feet. Trainers on the ground urged him on: "Take your time. You can do it. " Finally he reached the top.At the National Ability Center people can learn to ride horses and mountain bikes. They can try winter mountain sports, and learn scuba diving and other water activities. The center also prepares athletes for the Paralympics.For disabled people interested in yoga, there are special stretching exercises. Matthew Sanford knows about these. He has been in a wheelchair ever since a car accident when he lost the ability tomove his legs. He was thirteen years old at the time. That was almost thirty years ago.Matthew Sanford says he has had two lives: one before he was thirteen and the other after. He had to learn to live with a new reality. For many years, he was told to build up the strength in his arms and forget about his legs.But he says yoga enabled him to reconnect with the thirteen-year-old boy who loved his body. He says the exercises and special breathing of yoga let him connect his body and mind again.Now Matthew Sanford teaches yoga at his studio in the State of Minnesota. He also travels to talk to people about living with a disability. He says feeling connected to our body is a powerful part of living—whether we have a disability or not.Today there are more and more choices of entertainment for peopleUnit 6 For the Glory of Sportwith disabilities.Theaters may offer wireless earphones to make the sound louder for people with limited hearing. Some provide a visual interpreter to describe a performance or a play for a person who is blind or has limited sight.And some movie theaters offer a new device called MoPix, for Motion Picture Access. For a person unable to hear the movie, it shows the words the actors are saying. For a person unable to see the movie, it provides a spoken description of what is happening.Questions:1.What are the popular sports for athletes with mental or physical disabilities?2.What does the National Ability Center do?3.What does Matthew Sanford lose in a car accident?4.According to Matthew Sanford, how did yoga help him?5.What choices of entertainment are there in theaters for people with disabilities?。
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Unit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by 5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.Tapescripts:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have beenmeeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its 85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issuedtemporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries. BForeign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks= 126.9 Japanese yen1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones up 6,783 (+45)London’s 100 up 4,390 (+20)Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones up 10,116 (+96)Standrd and Poor’s 500 up 1,254 (+6)NASDAQ: down (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones down 8,094 ( - 66 ) NASDAQ down 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 down ( -36 )CAC Quarante down ( -33, -1% )DAX down ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45HSBC down $ 0.50Hutchison down $ 0.50 Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50Chang Kong up $ 0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275New World CyberBase down $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million down)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. EarlierLondon's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents, Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations. Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):… bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T10. T C3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. Voice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA…language shorthand….…overuse business jargon…a negative effect……a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack of confidence…one in five …untrustworthy…cover something up.…an effective boss…can easily understand…management jargon.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. FCblue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing thingsget our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficientlybrain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subjectthink outside the box: be creative in how you think about problemsthe helicopter view: an overviewa heads up: a warningthat’s a real no-brainer: that’s simpleUnit 4 World News: Up in SpacePart I Warming upA1. To Mars / March of next year.2. Because of a mechanical problem.3. 5 males and 2 females.4. NASA / At the end of September, 83 days after landing.5. To return home at the Kennedy Space Center after completing repairs on the Hubble Telescope.BMir Facts15 yearsthe Soviet Union, now Russia$ 4.2 billion (for building and maintaining)10 years (1986 — 1996)135 tons9,900 cubic feet63 feet wide and 85 feet long104 cosmonauts, astronauts46438 days747 days, threeMar. 23rd,Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and MedicineA1a successful brain tissue transplant carried out by a South African surgeon.The discovery of a new way to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy.The possibility of a new way to treat glaucoma.a new research on writing which shows that writing can result in clinically meaningful outcomes.a new research on writing which shows that writing can help people with chronic illness improve their health.the theory and function of acupuncture.A2a week ago / Parkinson’s disease.a natural defense mechanismthe death of brain cellsmeeting patients’ psychological needs produces physical health benefits. side effects / cut back on medication.The world’s leading transplant surgeon, Dr Christopher Bernard, has carried out one of the most difficult brain tissue transplants yet attempted. The South African surgeon has succeeded in transplanting tissues into the human brain in what is thought to be the first operation of its kind. The surgery was performed a week ago on a patient sufferingfrom Parkinson’s disease. A portion of the patient’s adrenal gland was implanted into a part of the patient’s brain, an operation which has previously been performed only on rats and monkeys. Approximately a third of all people develop cancer at one point in their lives. Chemotherapy has its limitations, but it is one of the major treatment options. Some American scientists have discovered they can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy by inhibiting a natural defense mechanism employed by cancer cells.Glaucoma is responsible for blindness in an estimated 67 million people around the world. Until now, treatments have focused exclusively on the eyes. But that may change in the next few year, following the discovery that glaucoma involves the death of brain cells.New research shows that the simple act of writing down thoughts about a stressful event can help people with chronic illnesses improve their health. This is the first study to show that writing can result in clinically meaningful outcomes for chronically-ill patients. The study adds to the growing amount of scientific literature suggesting that meeting patient’s psychological needs produces physical health benefits.Traditional Chinese medicine says that good health is associated with the balance of Qi. Qi can be hindered or helped by yang and yin. According to traditional theory, the goal of acupuncture is to promote the flow of qi by keeping yin and yang in balance ---- and this is done byinserting needles at various points along primary channels and meridians that crisscross the body. One of the key benefits of acupuncture is that it has few, if any, side-effects; and that when used with standard drug treatment --- in anesthesia, for example --- it allows physicians to cut back on medication, delivering the same level of benefit with fewer negative effects/Bgene / instructions / characteristic / DNA / inserts / another / organism / genetically modified organism / genetic engineeringartificial fertilizers / pest control / food / farming / artificial fertilizers / halfGenetic material / unrelated / another species / animal /plant / going acrossanimals / cows, goats and pigs / genetically changed / pharmaceutical drugs / farmingNovel / 1797-1851/ scientist / subhuman / destroying / creation that ends up destroying the creator.Unit 6Part I Warming upA1.1. This news item is about a kind of new bulletproof vest made of silk.2. This news item is about research done by American and Japanese researchers to predict severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean.3. This news item is about a chess match between a world champion and the rest of the world on the Internet.4. This news item is about the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA.5. This news item is about NEC's new robot that talks and understands orders.A21. While silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads.2. American and Japanese researchers have discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean.3. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength.5. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs, VCRs and air conditioners.Tapescript.1. Thai silk is known for its beauty and elegance. But a research team has found a new use for it. A bulletproof vest made of silk was put to the test at a shooting range in Thailand. After several rounds of gunfire, the vest was examined. The bullets were stuck in the first layer of fifteen pieces of silk. A member of the research team says while silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads, the material used in regular bulletproof vests.2. American and Japanese researchers say they are a step closer to predicting severe weather in and around the Indian Ocean. Researchers have analyzed weather data from the region over the past 40 years and they've discovered a strong connection between extreme weather and conditions in the ocean. A BBC science correspondent says the findings could make it easier to predict droughts or, indeed, periods of heavy rainfall.3. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov began a match against the rest of the world on the Internet. Kasparov made his first move with a meter-high pawn before an audience of chess fans at a park in New York. The move was immediately posted on a special website set up by the Microsoft corporation. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.4. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival insignificance the discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure of DNA helps explains many things, including genetic mutation and , through it, evolution. Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’s cutting-edge sciences, including genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral questions that are certain to be with us far into the next millennium.5. Some say it's hard to find good help these days, but a Japanese electronics firm thinks it's found the answer. It's a robot that talks and understands orders. The robot from NEC can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs and VCRs. And if it's becoming a bit warm for you, one simple command and the robot will switch on the air conditioner.B.2. lightning patronizingX rays EnthusiasticLaser BoredYeast Friendly / intimateFriction Loudly but neutralRecycling PatientlyTapescript:1 .... Yes, you see, it's the force of attraction between any two objects. The strength of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Er... the most obvious effect is the way objects on the surface of the earth are attracted towards the center of the earth...2 .... as it comes down it goes relatively slowly 100 to 1,000 miles per hour and you can't see it, but the return stroke goes up from the earth to the cloud and it goes at over 87,000 miles per hour and that's the one you can see, you see, the one that goes back up. It's really just a very large, powerful spark. The distance in miles you are away from it is the time in seconds between it and the sound you hear...3 .... Well, they were first discovered in 1895 and they can penetrate matter that is opaque to light. Some matter is more transparent to them than others, which means you can see inside somebody. They are actually quite dangerous and people who work with them wear special protective clothing...4 .... ordinary light consists of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and phase(s). This is a bundle of waves of the same frequency and phase. You can create the beams from a ruby rod or a tube of carbon dioxide that's stimulated with flashes of ordinary light. The word is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulatedemission of radiation. Now, does anybody ...5 .... they're all types of fungus. There are many different kinds of them but the best known are the ones used in cooking and brewing. When they're mixed with sugar they cause the sugar to ferment and two things happen: first carbon dioxide is given off and second alcohol is formed, but when the proportion reaches 12%, it's all killed off naturally...6 .... in contact with each other, there's a resistance to movement between them. The main reason why we use ball bearings and lubricating oil is to counteract this; the main reason why rubber is used in tires and shoes is to increase the effect of it ...7 .... No, it's the process whereby materials are used again. Normally, it is cheaper to do this because it's more energy-efficient. On the other hand, one material that's hard to deal with in this way is plastic -- there are so many types that it's very difficult to separate ...Part IIA:identify, catalog, map and analyze / 100,000A: a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of lifeB: on chromosomes / in every cell / alternately colored rungsC: produce chemical instructions / build & run the human body.III: SignificanceA: cure or preventB: desirable genetic traitsC: the brain, consciousness and the mindD: a scientific descriptionIV Controversiesabuse2. warfare听力原文：The goal of the human genome project initiated in the early 1990s is to identify, catalog, map and analyze every one of the estimated 100,000 genes in the human body. If the multi-billion-dollar project is successful, its effects may be as fundamental to the human future as the discovery of fire and seed agriculture once were.To understand the significance of the human genome project, it is necessary to know that each gene is a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Genes are located on chromosomes that in turn reside in every cell in arrangements similar to the alternately colored rungs on a ladder. The sequence of genetic rungs produces the chemical instructions the cells need in order to build and run the human body. By identifying the location and makeup of each gene, the genome project should help scientists cure orUnit 7 Communications (I)Part I Warming upA.Tapescript:1. And British papers report the latest trend when you meet someone ina bar is to get their number, go home, and google them. Yes that gorgeous girl or guy you met the other night is probably patrolling a search engine right now to check you out. So don't even think of trying to tell them you're a famous footballer or brain surgeon or television presenter.2. The jamming, earlier this month, of several popular Internet sites witha flood of crippling messages sent a wakeup call to those involved with electronic or e-commerce. One recent suggestion is to form an industry-wide group to share information about security issues. High-tech executives want to make a coordinated effort to ensure that the Internet becomes a safe place to conduct business.3. Now home to some 800 million pages--a figure that's doubling each year- searching the Internet can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But Oslo-based Fast Search& Transfer (FAST) has developed a search engine (www. alltheweb, com) capable of scanning more than 200 million pages. FAST is working on a mega-search engine that searches "all the web, all the time."4. This week, the Intel corporation held its semi-annual Developer Forumin Palm Springs, California. The gathering draws more than 2,000 hardware and software developers from around the world. Intel executives opened the event with a demonstration of a high-speed chip, code-named "Williamette." The chip, designed to power personal computers, has a speed of one point five gigahertz, making it almost twice as fast as Intel's popular Pentium III chip which runs at 800 megahertz.5. An online VCR seems like a bright idea but it's been quickly rendered non-functional by the copyright lawyers. Not for the first time, the Hollywood studios objected to re-transmitting network television shows, in this case for users to watch via the web. Programs were being made available for visitors to save remotely or record for subsequent viewing via Windows Media Player.Part II New Ways to communicateA1When a friend is online1.6milion3,000you can only contact someone (on the same network as you. ) using the same programLaugh out loud.A2online / popular / take off / signing up / by / make upobvious / disadvantage / bright / voice conversations / swap / funnyWhen you meet someone for the first time，do you ask their ASL? Do you LOL if they come out with something funny, and say CU L8er when you finish the conversation? If you know what I’m talking about, then you are probably already a user of instant messaging, or IM.The idea behind IM is simple. A program on your computer tells you when a friend is online. You can then send a message to your friend, who can type a reply instantly. To do this, you need an IM program. Worldwide, AIM, the instant messaging service provided by AOL, is by far the most popular. It has 195 million users who send about 1.6 billion messages every day. ICQ, which is owned by AOL, has about 140 million messengers, and MSN and Windows IM make up about 75 million users. The advantage over e-mail is that with instant messaging you know you’re likely to get a reply. IM is already hugely popular in the USA, where people spend five times more time online than in Europe. However, IM is starting to take off in the UK, with over 3,000 people signing up to MSN Messenger alone every day.While the plus points of IM are obvious, there is one very important disadvantage: you can only contact someone on the same network asyou. If your friend is using AIM, and you are using MSN, you cannot talk to each other. This makes IM less useful than it should be. Imagine if you couldn’t send an e-mail form hotmail to yahoo. However, things look like they’ll change soon.In general, the future looks bright for IM. Lots of programs also allow you to have voice conversations, video conferencing ---- this means you can see the other person using a webcam ---- and also let you swap pictures, music and other files.So, perhaps we’ll all soon be asking someone’s age, sex and location (ASL), and laughing out loud (LOL) when they say something funny. See you later (CU L8er).B:1. FFTTFHow do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands? Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socializing in bars, pubs and clubs.However there is a new generation growing up that finds it easier to manage their social lives on the net, using free websites like MySpace, Bebo or MSN Spaces.Welcome to the social networking website ---- a place where you can present yourself to the digital community and meet other like-mindedpeople.The most successful social networking website in the UK is . as of July 2006, MySpace is the world’s fourth most popular English-language website, attracting almost 3 million visitors per month. Myspace claims to have 95 million members with 500,000 new members joining the community each week.So how has it become to successful? Perhaps its secret is in its simplicity. Each new member can build their own page simply --- uploading photos, videos and MP3 files. Then they describe themselves, listing their likes, dislikes, favorite bands, relationship status, etc. it’s an easy way to hook up with people who share your interest.Briana Dougherty, a 25-year-old MySpace devotee, told us, “It’s a casual way to stay in contact without appearing weird. ” it seems that many people do not feel comfortable giving out their phone number or personal e-mail address to new acquaintances but are perfectly happy to trade MySpace profilesWhile socializing is the key to MySpace’s success, love of music is at the heart of the community. Indeed, most aspiring musicians in the UK upload their songs to the site, and with good reason: unsigned artists, Arctic Monkeys and Lilly Allen created such a buzz on the site that they were offered recording contracts and scored number one hits.Social network sites could be a great place to practice your English.Why not give it a try? You can tell us about your experience by filing in the new comments form at the top of the screen.Statements:Most young people in the UK make new friends at work.Yahoo and Google are social networking sites.MySpace is one of the top five English-language websites.New bands put their music on the web for people to listen to.Users of social networks usually pay for the service.Unit 8 ArchitecturePart I Warming upA.Tapescript:For hundreds of years, it has been an imperial capital of Europe. Its rulers raided the Western world to enrich the coffers of the empire. They spent their wealth on magnificent palaces and grand public buildings. They built an opera house that rivals any in Europe. They founded great museums and libraries. They constructed massive, ornate government buildings. And they raised opulent palaces for themselves. A tour of Vienna is a tour of these monuments to excess.Take Schonbrunn Palace, for instance. The Palace's Million Room, namedafter the cost of the decorations -- 1 million guilders, is a Rococo masterpiece. Inset in the paneling are 260 rare miniatures of Indo-Persian heritage. The frames are real gold leaf, and the paneling is precious wood.The Great Gallery, modeled after a room in Versailles near Paris, has 35-foot ceilings graced with giant frescoes（壁画）boasting of the power of the Austrian army. Massive crystal chandeliers reflect in the wall of mirrors, trimmed in gold leaf.The list of other sights to see in Vienna is long. St. Stephen's Cathedral dominates the skyline of Old Town, the medieval section of the city. Its main spire soars 450 feet into the sky, and the top can be reached by climbing 343 steps. The cathedral' was begun in the 12th century.In the catacombs（陵墓）beneath the cathedral are copperurns（骨灰坛）containing the intestines of deceased Habsburgs. Their bodies are in ornate caskets（棺材）in the Imperial Burial Vaults in the Kapuziner Church a few blocks away, and can be visited.The Old Town is a fascinating place to walk. Most of the narrow streets have been turned into pedestrian malls lined with shops, coffeehouses and restaurants. In one section, the original Roman ruins under the streets can be seen by going to an underground museum. The Natural History Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts occupy matching buildings on Maria Theresa Plaza, a small square across fromthe Hofburg. Hofburg is the Habsburg’s in-town palace. It is big, with 2,600 rooms, but not ornate. Hofburg is a jumble of buildings constructed at different times and in different styles, from Baroque, Gothic and Classical to Renaissance and Rococo. Its oldest parts date from the 13th century, but most were built from the 1700s on.B1.The Palais du Louvre:Location: heart of ParisBeginning year of construction: 1527Time when first used as a public art gallery: 1793The Louvre Pyramid:Designer: Ieoh Ming PeiUse: the main entrance to the Palais du LouvreHeight: 21mWidth: 33mMaterials: steel tubes, cables, sheet glassYear of completion: 1988Tapescript:The Palais du Louvre stands at the heart of Paris, and houses one of the world's greatest collections of works of art. The original palace dates。
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Unit 6 Science and Technology1Part I Warming up2A1.3Tapescript.41. Thai silk is known for its beauty and elegance. But a research team has found a new5use for it. A bulletproof vest made of silk was put to the test at a shooting range in 6Thailand. After several rounds of gunfire, the vest was examined. The bullets were stuck 7in the first layer of fifteen pieces of silk. A member of the research team says while 8silk threads may be soft, they can be used to produce a stronger yarn than copper threads, 9the material used in regular bulletproof vests.102. American and Japanese researchers say they are a step closer to predicting severe11weather in and around the Indian Ocean. Researchers have analyzed weather data from the12region over the past 40 years and they've discovered a strong connection between extreme13weather and conditions in the ocean. A BBC science correspondent says the findings could14make it easier to predict droughts or, indeed, periods of heavy rainfall.153. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov began a match against the rest of the world16on the Internet. Kasparov made his first move with a meter-high pawn before an audience17of chess fans at a park in New York. The move was immediately posted on a special website18set up by the Microsoft corporation. Visitors to the site have 24 hours to vote on their19counter move helped by a team of young chess experts who will suggest strategies.204. Few scientific advances of this or any millennium can rival in significance the21discovery of the structure of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Knowledge of the structure22of DNA helps explains many things, including genetic mutation and , through it, evolution.23Understanding its code has helped to unlock the mechanics of inherited disease, as well24as beneficial biological traits such as intelligence and body strength. The discovery of25the DNA molecule also paved the way for many of today’s cutting-edge sciences, including26genetic engineering, a controversial branch of knowledge that raises new ethical and moral27questions that are certain to be with us far into the next millennium.285. Some say it's hard to find good help these days, but a Japanese electronics firm thinks29it's found the answer. It's a robot that talks and understands orders. The robot from NEC30can record and send video mail through the Internet and switch on TVs and VCRs. And if31it's becoming a bit warm for you, one simple command and the robot will switch on the air32conditioner.3334B.35Tapescript:361 .... Yes, you see, it's the force of attraction between any two objects. The strength37of the force depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Er... the38most obvious effect is the way objects on the surface of the earth are attracted towards39the center of the earth...402 .... as it comes down it goes relatively slowly 100 to 1,000 miles per hour and you41can't see it, but the return stroke goes up from the earth to the cloud and it goes at42over 87,000 miles per hour and that's the one you can see, you see, the one that goes back43up. It's really just a very large, powerful spark. The distance in miles you are away from44it is the time in seconds between it and the sound you hear...453 .... Well, they were first discovered in 1895 and they can penetrate matter that is46opaque to light. Some matter is more transparent to them than others, which means you can47see inside somebody. They are actually quite dangerous and people who work with them wear48special protective clothing...494 .... ordinary light consists of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies and50phase(s). This is a bundle of waves of the same frequency and phase. You can create the51beams from a ruby rod or a tube of carbon dioxide that's stimulated with flashes of ordinary52light. The word is an acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission of53radiation. Now, does anybody ...545 .... they're all types of fungus. There are many different kinds of them but the best55known are the ones used in cooking and brewing. When they're mixed with sugar they cause56the sugar to ferment and two things happen: first carbon dioxide is given off and second57alcohol is formed, but when the proportion reaches 12%, it's all killed off naturally...586 .... in contact with each other, there's a resistance to movement between them. The59main reason why we use ball bearings and lubricating oil is to counteract this; the main60reason why rubber is used in tires and shoes is to increase the effect of it ...617 .... No, it's the process whereby materials are used again. Normally, it is cheaper62to do this because it's more energy-efficient. On the other hand, one material that's hard63to deal with in this way is plastic -- there are so many types that it's very difficult64to separate ...65Part II66A:67听力原文：68The goal of the human genome project initiated in the early 1990s is to identify, catalog,69map and analyze every one of the estimated 100,000 genes in the human body. If the70multi-billion-dollar project is successful, its effects may be as fundamental to the human71future as the discovery of fire and seed agriculture once were.72To understand the significance of the human genome project, it is necessary to know73that each gene is a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Genes are located on chromosomes74that in turn reside in every cell in arrangements similar to the alternately colored rungs75on a ladder. The sequence of genetic rungs produces the chemical instructions the cells76need in order to build and run the human body. By identifying the location and makeup of77each gene, the genome project should help scientists cure or prevent many inherited diseases78and possibly amplify desirable genetic traits in future generations. Some scientists hope79that the genetic map also will solve many mysteries of the brain, consciousness and the80mind, and possibly lead to a scientifical discription of human nature itself. Others worried81about the potential abuse of this power for profit or warfare for example, with massive82international government and private support of human genome project is worked maybe83complete within the next five years.84B85The genetic blueprint of human beings (and) deciphering the genetic code is the lifeblood86of top researcher Ira Herskowitz. To help ordinary folks understand what's going on,87Herskowitz turns to music.88Well, it just so happens that inside of everyone, there's tiny plans to tell how the89job's to be done. They're worth more to you than the family jewels, they're stored in the90form of molecules.91He says people should welcome, not fear, genetic research. When they hear about DNA they92may think of some monster movie they saw, but they should think that knowing about DNA93is going to enrich their life and improve their health.94DNA molecules contain about three billion pieces to a puzzle, pieced together, they form95genes that provide instructions on how to build all the unique cells that make up a human96being.97It is a series of letters a, c, g and t and 3 billion of those in the proper order is98what we use, ever since we were a one celled embryo until now to carry out the biological99functions we humans have to do.100Like some four letter coded alien script, newly sequenced DNA scrolls over the Internet.101I wouldn't want to write a novel with four letters, so I think I'll write a human being102instead...103Thanks mostly to new technology, twenty percent of the three billion letter human genome 104has already been sorted out. The national institutes of health says ninety percent will 105be completed within a year.106And the challenge then will be to understand how the roughly eighty thousand genes that 107reside in the script do what they do, and how they are involved in health and disease.108Researchers are finding genes faster than they can figure out how they function, genes 109for breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson's disease are already under intense study.110But just mapping the human genome doesn't end the journey. Figuring out how to use the 111map to deliver the cure is the next big job.112If you've got any questions about something you missed, please see me, all class 113dismissed.114Part III Latest breakthroughs in technology115Tapescript:116computer chips, but technology is really about how we live and how we communicate."118Suzanne Cantra is the "What's New?" editor at Popular Science magazine, a magazine that 119has been following advances in technology for more than a hundred years.120The most fanciful dream of mankind is today a startling reality." Remember when television 121was considered a fad of the future? "It may not be long before our news events and current 122world happenings will be witnessed in thousands of homes." Boy, were they wrong?123This recorder shows how far television has come. T-Bo's personal TV, an NBC investment, 124is one of the products that caught Cantra's eye.125"One of the benefits of having a computer recording video is that the computer can read 126the video broadcast as it comes in so if the phone rings, you can hit pause on a live 127broadcast."128And not only that, this sort of smart VCR learns which TV shows and characters you like 129to watch and records them for you. This device is only one of a hundred items, Cantra says, 130best represents the future. And while we couldn't show you all of them, here are a few 131that reflect some of the new trends.132Like Ericsson's R380. You can make calls, browse the web, check your calendar and send 133and receive email, all in this one device.134"This cell phone actually shows us the future of integrated devices."135And I bet you can't guess what this is? Although it looks like a watch, in fact, it's 136a camera. That's right. A camera.137"The P3 wrist camera sort of talks to that whole concept of miniaturization and having 138And while the pictures are pretty good, only you can decide whether they're worth two 140grand.141And how about this? It's a prototype computer that puts your mobile laptop to shame.142"The IBM wearable PC definitely gives you a vision into what's gonna be coming down the 143line. We will be carrying (be carried easily ） these kinds of computing devices and you 144will need to only access the information somehow. Whether that's through an earpiece or 145whether it's just integrated into your clothing."146The PC weighs less than a pound and clips onto your belt. The monitor, about the size 147of a pen cap rests an inch from your eye.148But if you don't necessarily wanna work during your down time, something like the 149Panasonic portable DVD player might be the gadget for you.150"The ability to have a very small compact device where you can watch movies or listen 151to CDs is something that any business traveler will tell you is a great benefit."152If you're more the adventurous type, then Casio's GPS watch is a must (to) have.153"A few years down the line, instead of just having, you know, your coordinates, it can 154actually tell you where you are on a map and give you directions."155Over the past several years, we've seen electronics get smaller, faster and better and 156that trend is going to continue into the next century.157"The theme for electronics in the future is the combination of computers and 158communications and then having them disappear from our sight."159"When you look at new technologies, they're based on the past and what we think that 161we need, but a lot of times it's just sheer human inventiveness that takes it to this next 162step. And there's nothing more exciting than finding a new way of being able to reach out 163and share information."164。