听力教程4-U12-施心远详细

Keys to Unit 12

Section I

1.急救是一种在专业医疗救护到达之前对意外伤害或事故的受害者所进行的医疗救

护。

2.知道如何在紧急情况下进行急救，可能就意味着一个人的生死。

3.一种称为心肺复苏的急救方法，简称CPR，可以挽救心脏病、溺水和休克病人的

生命。

4.在美国，CPR训练包括使用防护布或面罩覆盖嘴巴。

5.这有助于防止在做口对口复苏急救时传播疾病。

Section II

Dialogue

D A B C D C D D

Passage

1.Life expectancy at birth in the United States in 1901 was 49 years while at

the end of the century it increased to 77 years.

2.Psychologists found that people who entertained positive thoughts

regarding themselves and their future health lived seven years longer than those with negative attitudes.

3.We tend to regard medical disorders as the cause of poor health or

shortened lifespan, but, really, their significance is small when compared to the impact of the psychological factors on health.

4.Exercise, weight loss or non-smoking can increase the lifespan. Another

avenue to rejuvenation is through creativity.

5.The US Census Bureau predicted that the USA would eventually have 5.3

million people aged over 100 in 2100.

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Ex.2

1 It increased from 49 in the year 1901 to 77 at the end of the century, an increase of 57%.

2 In human history, preventing early deaths is the main cause of the increase in life expectancy.

3 We get older because of three things: aging of arteries, dysfunction of the immune system, and accidents and environmental hazards.

4 He/she could potentially feel as young as a 44-year-old.

5 The mainstream view is that life expectancy in the US will be in the mid-80s by the year 2050 (up from 77 today) and will top out eventually in the low 90s. Section III

Item 1:

A.a serious snowstorm that hit New York City, US.

96 kilometers an hour/localized drifting/68.3 centimeters/blizzard/1869

1) The road network in many places is impassable. 2) Most of the airports in the region have been closed, with hundreds of flights cancelled. 3) Passengers on transatlantic flights heading into New York have, in some cases,

found themselves diverted to alternative destinations.

worked non-stop/keep streets and avenues open/people making their way down Broadway on skis

Item 2:

A.the evacuation of people living in villages close to Volcano Merapi which is

about to erupt.

B. T F F T T

Item 3:

A. the heavy storms and their effects in East Asia.

B. landslides/several hundred houses to collapse/the worst flooding/trapped/ missing/landslides and flooding/drowned inside his car/dead in a gutter

Section IV

Part I:

A. Saturday/100/float/tide/senses/effect/aroma/crackling/keep/refueling

B. 1) WaterFire attracts 1 million visitors each year, and brings business to

downtown restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues. It brings more than 33 million dollars in business to the city annually.

2) It sets a good example to other riverfront cities.

Part II

Dictation:

1. A new study published in the current issue of American Journal of Public