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热身练习听力原文： Global Unemployment Concerns RiseAs the latest U.S. corporate earnings reports start to come out, overseas markets are bracing for some difficult numbers. Overall weak economic indicators coupled with depressed corporate data are seen as the main obstacles blocking a sustained rally in shares over the coming weeks and months.Asian markets downIn Asia, Japans market was closed Monday for a national holiday but elsewhere, there was not much to be optimistic about.Hong Kongs Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly three percent. The South Korean market lost two percent, dragged down by an announcement by carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domestic plants.Here in Europe, similar worries kept most shares on the downside with large energy stocks taking the biggest hits as crude oil fell below the $40-a-barrel mark.US unemployment rate also troublesomeMeanwhile, rising unemployment in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world is forcing some governments to act now. Here in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to spend at least $750 million to try to stem growing unemployment caused by the world financial crisis.“It is our determination that Britain can lead the world in showing what we can do to help those who become unemployed and what we can also do to create the jobs of the future. And I believe we can do it working in partnership. Britain works best when Britain works together and I believe that we can show this in the partnership to create jobs.”Brown determined to keep British jobless rate under controlSpeaking at a meeting of British business and union leaders, Brown said he was determined to not let unemployment spiral out of control.“We will be able to help 500,000 people into work or work-focused training over the next two years. Now, I believe that by acting together and working together, we can help families and businesses through the downturn and at the same time and by the same measures, we can also secure our future competitiveness as a global economy.”He reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed.But not everyone here agrees with his spending plans. Opposition leader David Cameron says rapidly-rising government debt will unduly burden the next generation of taxpayers.题目：1.Which countrys market was closed Monday for a national holiday? 文本： A)JapanB)ChinaC)USD)Britain你的答案: A 正确答案:A得分:20.00 老师意见:题目：2.How much has Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to spend to try to stem growing unemployment caused by the world financial crisis? 文本： A)at least $750 millionB)at least $500,000C)at least $75 millionD)at least $25 million你的答案: A 正确答案:A得分:20.00 老师意见:题目：3.Opposition leader David Cameron believes_ will unduly burden the next generation of taxpayers. 文本： A)rapidly-rising unemploymentB)rapidly-rising bankruptcyC)financial crisisD)rapidly-rising government debt你的答案: D 正确答案:D得分:20.00 老师意见:2.Exercise 2: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true, F for false.老师意见:听力原文： Global Unemployment Concerns RiseAs the latest U.S. corporate earnings reports start to come out, overseas markets are bracing for some difficult numbers. Overall weak economic indicators coupled with depressed corporate data are seen as the main obstacles blocking a sustained rally in shares over the coming weeks and months.Asian markets downIn Asia, Japans market was closed Monday for a national holiday but elsewhere, there was not much to be optimistic about.Hong Kongs Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly three percent. The South Korean market lost two percent, dragged down by an announcement by carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domestic plants.Here in Europe, similar worries kept most shares on the downside with large energy stocks taking the biggest hits as crude oil fell below the $40-a-barrel mark.US unemployment rate also troublesomeMeanwhile, rising unemployment in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world is forcing some governments to act now. Here in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to spend at least $750 million to try to stem growing unemployment caused by the world financial crisis.“It is our determination that Britain can lead the world in showing what we can do to help those who become unemployed and what we can also do to create the jobs of the future. And I believe we can do it working in partnership. Britain works best when Britain works together and I believe that we can show this in the partnership to create jobs.”Brown determined to keep British jobless rate under controlSpeaking at a meeting of British business and union leaders, Brown said he was determined to not let unemployment spiral out of control.“We will be able to help 500,000 people into work or work-focused training over the next two years. Now, I believe that by acting together and working together, we can help families and businesses through the downturn and at the same time and by the same measures, we can also secure our future competitiveness as a global economy.”He reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed.But not everyone here agrees with his spending plans. Opposition leader David Cameron says rapidly-rising government debt will unduly burden the next generation of taxpayers.题目：1.The South Korean market was dragged down by an announcement by carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domestic plants. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:10.00 老师意见:题目：2.Brown believed they would be able to help 500,000 people into work or work-focused training over the next two years. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:10.00 老师意见:题目：3.Hong Kongs Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly two percent. 文本： 你的答案: F 正确答案:F得分:10.00 老师意见:题目：4.Brown reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:10.00 老师意见:听力任务 全卷模式 分大题显示全卷总分 100.0分201012461得分是：75.0分答卷时间:13分钟老师意见:1.Exercise 1: Listening for Specific Facts: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true, F for false.老师意见:Experts Debate Merits of Spending to Boost US EconomyThe president-elect said only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift the economy out of deep recession. In a January 10 radio address, Mr. Obama said his plan to inject billions of dollars into the economy will create from three to four million new jobs over two years.“90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent are mainly public sector jobs we save, like the teachers, police officers, firefighters and others who provide vital services to our communities,” he said.The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts, proposals that will soon be debated in congress. A year ago the Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billion stimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time, before the economy resumed the slide that began in December 2007. That first stimulus plan, combined with big spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has pushed the government budget into deep deficit. Even before the planned Obama stimulus, the U.S. government was projected to be incurring a $1.2 trillion-dollar deficit in the current fiscal year. That is an amount equal to eight percent of economic output. Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believes government spending is out of control.The deficit next year, if we pass the Obama stimulus plan, will be larger than the size of government when Bush was elected, in nominal dollar terms, he said. Martin Baily, chief economist to former President Bill Clinton, worries whether foreigners will continue to buy the Treasury debt needed to fund the rapidly growing government deficit.I think that is a danger. I said at the beginning of my comments that it is quite uncertain where the economy is going. It is possible that it will turn around more quickly and strongly than, say, the current Bush administrations economic advisors think it will. In which case, the Fed central bank will be, you know, as scrambling like crazy. Theres a sort of rein back in some of this money that it has put out there, said Baily.At a conference about the stimulus plan on Monday, speakers including Hassett and Baily, expressed concern about the eventual inflationary impact of both greatly increased government spending and rapid increases in the money supply. Most economists, however, agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power.题目：1.According to Obama plan, 90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent will be in the public sector. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:5.00 老师意见:题目：2.Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billion stimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:5.00 老师意见:题目：3.Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believes Obamas plan will be effective. 文本： 你的答案: F 正确答案:F得分:5.00 老师意见:题目：4.Most economists agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power. 文本： 你的答案: T 正确答案:T得分:5.00 老师意见:2.Exercise 2: Listening for Comprehensive Understanding: Listen to this passage and answer the following questions.老师意见:Experts Debate Merits of Spending to Boost US EconomyThe president-elect said only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift the economy out of deep recession. In a January 10 radio address, Mr. Obama said his plan to inject billions of dollars into the economy will create from three to four million new jobs over two years.“90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent are mainly public sector jobs we save, like the teachers, police officers, firefighters and others who provide vital services to our communities,” he said.The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts, proposals that will soon be debated in congress. A year ago the Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billion stimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time, before the economy resumed the slide that began in December 2007. That first stimulus plan, combined with big spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has pushed the government budget into deep deficit. Even before the planned Obama stimulus, the U.S. government was projected to be incurring a $1.2 trillion-dollar deficit in the current fiscal year. That is an amount equal to eight percent of economic output. Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believes government spending is out of control.The deficit next year, if we pass the Obama stimulus plan, will be larger than the size of government when Bush was elected, in nominal dollar terms, he said. Martin Baily, chief economist to former President Bill Clinton, worries whether foreigners will continue to buy the Treasury debt needed to fund the rapidly growing government deficit.I think that is a danger. I said at the beginning of my comments that it is quite uncertain where the economy is going. It is possible that it will turn around more quickly and strongly than, say, the current Bush administrations economic advisors think it will. In which case, the Fed central bank will be, you know, as scrambling like crazy. Theres a sort of rein back in some of this money that it has put out there, said Baily.At a conference about the stimulus plan on Monday, speakers including Hassett and Baily, expressed concern about the eventual inflationary impact of both greatly increased government spending and rapid increases in the money supply. Most economists, however, agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power.题目：1.Whats Obamas plan? 文本： 你的答案: The plan is to inject billions of dollars into the economy. 正确答案:Obamas plan is to inject billions of dollars into the economy to create three to four million new jobs over two years. The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts.得分:0.00 老师意见:题目：2.Whats the outcome of Bushs stimulus plan? 文本： 你的答案: It pushed the government budget into deep deficit. 正确答案:Bushs stimulus plan did boost economic growth for a short time, but it also pushed the government budget into deep deficit.得分:0.00 老师意见:题目：3.What are Martin Bailys worries? 文本： 你的答案: It is quite uncertain where the economy is going. 正确答案:Martin Baily worries whether foreigners will continue to buy the Treasury debt n