施心远主编听力教程1第2版Unit9原文及答案.docx

Unit9SectionOne:TacticsforListeningPart1-PhoneticsA:Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheswimmingpool,please?B:Icant,Imafraid.Imastrangerhere,yousee.Butwhynotaskthatmanoverthere?Hell beabletotellyou, Im sure.A:Whichonedoyoumean?B:Look,theoneoverthere,ontheothersideoftheroad.A:Ah,yes.Icanseehimnow.Thankyouverymuch.Part2-ListeningandNote-TakingFiguresreleasedtodayshowthataverageearningshavegone upby60%overthelasttwelvemonths.Officialsourcessaythatthisisduetothe governmentssuccessfuleconomicpolicies,whichhaveledtomoreefficientmanagementandgreaterproductivity.Industrialoutputhasrisenby43%duringthelastyear,andexportshavegoneupby52%.Inflationisdowntoapproximately3%.ExerciseA1.Presenteconomicsituation.2.Reasons.ExerciseB1.Thepresenteconomicsituationcanbedescribedasfollows:a.Averageearningshavegoneupby60%.b.Industrialoutputhasrisenby43%.c.Exportshavegoneupby52%.d.Inflationisdowntoapproximately3%.2.Thisisduetothegovernments successfuleconomicpolicies,whichhaveledtomoreefficientmanagementandgreaterproductivity.SectionTwo:ListeningComprehensionPart1-DialoguesDialogue1:HowtogettotheNationalTheatre,Please?1. roundabout adj. 迂回的，绕道的；圆滚滚的n. 迂回路线；环状交叉路口2. junction: In British English, ajunctionis a place where roads or railway lines join. 连接，联结；接合点；汇合处；联结点；交叉点；(交通)枢纽ExerciseA:1.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?ShewantstogototheNationalTheatre.2.Howwillshegothere?Shewillgotherebycar.3.Howlongdoesittake?Ittakesaboutthreeminutestodrivethere.Woman:Excuseme,please.CouldyoupossiblytellmehowIcangettotheNationalTheatreplease?Man:Sorry.Ididntcatchthat.Whichtheatre?Woman:TheNationalTheatre.Man:TheNationalTheatre.Andyouregoingbycar.Woman:Thatsright.Ithinktheresacarparkatthetheatreandwellparkthere.Man:Mm.Well,thebestwayfromhereistodriveasfarastheroundaboutthatsstraighton,abouttwominutesdrive.Takethefirstturningleftoutoftheroundaboutandcontinueforaboutaminuteorsountilyoucometoajunction.TurnleftatthejunctionandyoullseetheNationalTheatreonyourright.Youcantpossiblymissit.Itsatall,whitebuilding.Woman:Thankyouverymuch.Leftoutoftheroundabout,leftatthejunctionanditsontheright.Man:Thatsit.Woman:Thatsverykindofyou.Man:Thatsallright.Dialogue2ApostmanQuestion: What do “sort” and “walk” mean in the dialogue?Exercise:1-4：FFFF：TFTFWoman:Whattimedoyouleavehomeinthemorning,Tom?Tom:Ialwaysgetupat4oclock.Ileavehomeatabout5oclock.Woman:Andwhattimedoyoustartwork?Tom:Istartworkat5.30.Woman:Andwhatdoyoudowhenyougettothepostoffice?Tom:Isortmyletters.Woman: How,whatexactlydoyoumeansortyourletters?Tom:Well.Ihaveawalk.Everypostmanhashisorherwalk.ThatmeansthatIdeliverallthelettersforthehousesincertainstreets.Thestreetswherethosehousesare.thatsmywalk.Woman:Soyousortthelettersforthehousesinyourwalk.Tom:Yes.Igouponesideofeachstreetanddowntheotherside.SobeforeIleavethepostoffice,Iputallthelettersinthecorrectorder.ThenIputarubberbandroundeachlotoflettersandIpackthelettersinmybag.whenImready,Igooutanddelivertheletters.Woman:Sowhattimedoyoufinishyourdelivery?Tom:Itdepends.er.between9.30and10oclock.Woman:Whatdoyoudothen?Tom:Ihaveacupoftea.ThenIsortsomemoreletters,or.sometimesIsortparcels.Woman:Doyoudeliverasecondlotofletters?Tom:No,wedontoftenmakeaseconddeliverythesedays;onlyatChristmastime.Butoccasionallywedeliverspecialletters.officialletters,orlettersadvertisingthings.Woman:Isee.Sowhattimedoyoufinishwork?Tom:Iusuallyfinishabout2oclock.Woman:Doyoueverworkatnight?Tom:No,Ineverworkatnight.Betty,mywife,shedoesntlikemetoworkatnight.Woman:Thankyou,Tom.Tom:Itspleasure.Part2-PassagePassageAlaskaExercise:1-4: D B A A; 5-8: C B C DEskimo; theBeringSea; theArcticOcean; igloo雪块砌成的圆顶小屋; husky哈士奇；西伯利亚雪橇犬；sled；blubber鲸油/脂；seal海豹AlaskaissituatedinthefurthestnorthwestcornerofNorthAmerica,tothewestofCanada.AmongthefirstinhabitantsofAlaskaandCanadaweretheEskimos.TheylivedalongthecoastsandriversoftheBeringSeaandtheArcticOcean.Theyfished,huntedandlivedinsmallearthsheltersandigloostoprotectthemselvesfromthecold.Theyusedtrainedhuskiestodrawtheirsledsacrosstheice.Eskimoigloosaremadefromsnowblocksbuiltaroundskintents.Insidetheyarewarmbuttheyaresmokyandsmellyfromburningblubber,thefatfromwhalesandseals.However,nowadaysmostEskimosliveinmodernhouses.PART 3 NewsNewsItem1sanction: (N-PLURAL) (对某国的)制裁 Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law. In 1935 the League of Nations国际联盟 imposed sanctions against Italy following its invasion of Ethiopia. He expressed his opposition to the lifting of sanctions. veto: vt. 否决If someone in authority vetoes something, they forbid it, or stop it being put into action. De Gaulle vetoed Britains application to join the EEC. 戴高乐驳回了英国加入欧洲经济共同体的申请。 The President vetoed the economic package passed by Congress. 一揽子经济计划。否决权 Veto is the right that someone in authority has to forbid something.ExerciseA:Thisnewsitemisabout thedebateonnewinternationalrestrictionsagainstIran.ExerciseB:F F T T F TSixteengovernmentagenciesformwhatisknownastheintelligencecommunityintheUnitedStates.Fromtimetotime,thiscommunityputstogetherreportscalledNationalIntelligenceEstimatesthatdealwithforeignactivitiesandthreats.Thisweek,officialsreleasedmajorjudgmentsfromanewreportonIransnuclearactivities. ThereportcomesastheBushadministrationhasbeentryingtowinsupportfornewinternationalrestrictionsagainstIran.OnThursday,NATOforeignministersexpressedsupportforaproposedthirdsetofsanctionsintheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil.ButRussiaandChinahaveresistedfurthersanctions.RussianandChineseofficialssaythenewreportwillhavetobeconsideredinthosediscussions.Bothcountries,aspermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil,couldvetoanyadditionalsanctions.NewsItem2PresidentHosniMubarakhasdeclaredwaronpoorlivingconditionstoopenameetingofIslamicleadersfromdevelopingcountries.Mr.MubarakspokeaboutpromisesmadeattheUnitedNationsMillenniumsummitMeetinglastyear.Hesaidthenationsoftheworldpromisedtoimprovetheconditionsoftheworldspoorestpeopleby2015.Hesaidworldleadersmustworktokeepthatpromise.MalaysianDeputyPrimeMinisterAnwarIbrahimtoldtheIslamicleadersthebestholywarforMuslimsistoworktoendpoorlivingconditions.TheleadersofBangladesh,Egypt,Indonesia,Nigeria,PakistanandTurkeyareattendingtheone-daymeetinginCairo.IranandMalaysiasentotherofficials.ExerciseA:ThenewsisaboutthemeetingheldinCairowhichfocusesonendingpoorlivingconditionsinIslamicdevelopingcountries.ExerciseB:1.TheyweremadeattheUnitedNationsMillenniumSummitMeetinglastyear.2.Theypromisedtoimprovetheconditionsoftheworlds poorestpeopleby2015.3.ThebestholywarforMuslimsistoworktoendpoorlivingconditions.4.Eightcountriesareattendingthemeeting.TheyareBangladesh,Egypt,Indonesia,Nigeria,Pakistan,Turkey,IranandMalaysia.NewsItem3FederalagentsinLosAngeleshavearrested7Iranians.AmericanofficialshavechargedtheIranianswithusingfalseinformationtogainmoneyforterroristorganizations.TheofficialssaidtheIranianstoldpeopletheywerecollectingthemoneyforhumanitarianaid.Instead,theofficialssaid,thegroupgatheredthemoneytobuyweaponsforaterroristgroupcalledthePeoplesMojahedin.ThegroupissuspectedoftryingtooverthrowtheGovernmentofIran.Thearrestsweremadeaftera3-yearinvestigation.ExerciseA:FederalagentsinLosAngeleshavearrested7Iranianswhousedfalseinformationtogainmoneyforterroristorganizations.ExerciseB:1.7Iranians2.usingfalseinformationtogatherthemoneytobuyweaponsforaterroristgroup3.collectingthemoneyforhumanitarianaid4.tryingtooverthrowthegovernmentofIranSection Three: Oral workPart 1Chris and James are discussing careers.Chris:Idliketodosomethinginteresting,andsomethingthatsuseful.James:Whataboutmedicine?Haveyouthoughtaboutbeingadoctor?Chris:Well,yes.Itsquiteagoodidea,butImnotsureIreallywanttobeadoctor.James:Youdalwayshaveasecurejob.Chris:Well,fairlysecure.Doctorslosetheirjobstoo,sometimes.James:Notveryoften.Andyoucouldcountonbeingwellpaid.Chris:Oh,Idontknow.Alotofdoctorsseemtobequitewellpaid.Butyoungdoctorsinhospitalsarepaidlessthansomefactoryworkers.James: Thatssuretochangesoon.Justimaginehowsatisfyingitmustbetoknowyouvesavedsomeoneslife.Chris:Yes,Iagree.Thatwouldbeverysatisfying.Butimaginebeingcalledoutinthemiddleofthenight-thatwouldntbemuchfun,wouldit?James:Well,youdidsayyouwantedtobeuseful.Chris:IsaidIwantedinterestingwork,too.Medicinewouldbequiteinteresting,butitdoesntappealtomethatmuch.James:Whatelsecouldyoudo,then?Chris:Whatdoyouthinkaboutteaching?James:Idontsupposeteachingisasgoodasacareerinmedicine,butitcanstillbeafairlygoodcareer.Chris:Themmoneysnotverygood,ofcourse,butteacherssalariesarefairlyhigh.James:Andteachingcanbequiteinteresting,Isuppose,ifyoulikewhatyoureteaching.Chris:Yes,youreright.Anduseful.Yes,Ithinkteachingisslightlybetterthanmedicine.1.DoesChristhinkbeingadoctorisagoodidea?Yes,hethinksitsquiteagoodidea.2.Doeshethinka doctorsjobissecure?No,hedoesntthinkitsfairlysecure.3.WhatdoesChristhinkaboutdoctorspay?Hethinksalotofdoctorsseemtobequitewellpaid.4.Areyoungdoctorspaidbetterorworsethanfactoryworkers?Theyrepaidlessthansomefactoryworkers.5.DoesChristhinkmedicinewouldbeinteresting?Yes,hethinksitwouldbequiteinteresting.6.DoesJamesthinkteachingisagoodcareer?Yes,hethinksitsafairlygoodcareer.7.Areteacherssalarieshigh?Yes,theyrefairlyhigh.8.WhatdoesChristhinkaboutteachingandmedicine?Hethinksteachingisslightlybetterthanmedicine.Part2-RetellingWhenmyhusbandwaspromoted,weputourhouseupforsale.Threeweekslater,itwasstillonthemarket.Ibecameabusyhousekeeper.Everyroomhadtobekepttidy,anddisheshadtobewashedandputawaywhenused.Thenonedaythedoorbellrangunexpectedlyat8a.m.Sleepily,IopenedthedoorandsawouragentstandingtherewithacouplefromNewYork.“Theyhadnotimetocall”,heexplained,”becausethecouplehadtocatchaplanehome.”Thethreepeoplemadetheirwaypastthedirtybreakfastdishesonthekitchentableandintoabedroomwithunmadebeds.AsIwentintothebathroomtocombmyhair,Iheardthemansaysomethingtohiswife.Thentheybothlaughed.Twodayslater,theagentphonedtotellmethatthecouplehadboughtthehouse.Healsotoldmewhatthecouplesaidtohim:“Thathousehasawarmfeeling,justlike ours.”SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionPassage1Hotel Reservation TipsHere is how to help you find what you are looking for: Asalways,theearlieryoumakeyourbookingthemorechanceyouhaveoffindinghotelswithawiderrangeofroomstochoosefrom.Thereisalsoachanceofyourgettingaroomthatmakeyourbudget.Theearlieryoubookyourroom,themorechanceyouhaveoffindingavailablerooms.Bookingearlymeansyoucangetabetterchanceoffindingthetypeofroomyouwant.Ifyouhaveabudget,bookingearlygivesyouthechanceoffindingwhatyouwantwithinitasyouaregivenmoreoptions.Thesearchdatabasesearchesforyourcriteriausingacityname,a3-lettercitycodeora3-letterairportcode.DOnotenterairport,stateorcountryname.Ifyouknowthe3-lettercodeofthecityyouwanttostayinorthe3-lettercodeofanairportlocatedinthecityyouwanttostayin,useitforthesearch.Thisreducesthechanceofthesearchresultgivingyoualistofcitieswiththesamenameorwithnamesthatsoundlikethespecifiednameyousearchfor.Ifyoudonotknowthe3-lettercodeofthecityorairportandwishtouseit,youcanobtainthecodeusingourDecoder,thelastcolumnonthesearchresultdisplayList.“FromDestination”tellsyouhowfarandtowardswhichdirectionthehotelislocatedfromyourdestination.Everyonemakesspellingmistakes.Checkthatyouhavetypedthecorrectspellingforyoursearch.Alsorememberthatweusethecommon namesforlocations.Ifunsureaboutwhichnameyoushoulduseforaparticularplace,usethecommon,Englishname.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,callus,orsearchusingtheDecoder.Thecostforroomsdisplayedontheresultspageisthecheapestcostof theroomspernightinthecorrespondinghotel.Somehotelshaveseparateweekendrateswhichcanbecheaperormoreexpensivethantheweeklyrate.Doputthisinto considerationofthefinalcostwhenbookingtheroom.Afterselectingtheroomyouwishtobook,doreadtherulesfortheroomortermsandconditionsthatapplytoit.D C D D A B CPassage2AmericanDietStudyTheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasbegunalong-termstudyofweightlossprograms.ThestudyispartofanattemptbythefederalgovernmenttohelpAmericansloseweight.AmericanhealthofficialssaythatmorethanhalfofalladultsintheUnitedStatesweightoomuch.TheysaytheseAmericansarelikelytodevelopserioushealthproblems.Americansspendthousandsofmillionsofdollarsonbooks,pillsandprogramstohelpthemloseweight.However,manypeopledonotknowmuchaboutthehealtheffectsofweightlossdiets.The Department of Agriculture examinedearlierscientificstudiesofpopulardiets.Thenewgovernmentreportfoundthatmanypopulardietscanhelppeopleloseweight.However,itsaidlosingweightisnotthesameaspreventingweightgain.Thereportsaidthattraditionaldietsmaybethebestwaytoloseweightandkeeptheweightoff.Thesedietsincludeeatingfoodsmoderatedinfatsandhighincarbohydrates.Foodshighincarbohydratesincludebread,corn,potatoesandrice.Thereportconfirmsthatdieterscanloseweightbylimitingwhattheyeat.Itsaidanydietthatlimitsfoodtoabout1,500caloriesadayproducesweightloss.Thereportsaystraditionalweightlossprogramshavethebestscientificevidencetosupporttheirhealthclai