新视野大学英语-视听说4-课后答案-仅听力版

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:I'mbesidemyselfwithjoy.Kmsolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalitofmoneyinthelottery.

W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.Script

W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.

M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver/slicense.He'sstilltakingdrivinglesson.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?

3.Script

M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou'llregretit.

W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.Script

M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.Iknowhowclose

youtwowere?

W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.KMstillinastateofshockIdon'tknowwhattodo.

Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?

5.Script

W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecauseI'mawoman.

M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvicebeheard.

Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

Keys:l.C2.B3.D4.A5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Mary:Dam!You'respilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.

John:rmterriblesorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here'ssomewatertowashitoff.

Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!Kmamess.

John:Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon'tblowup.Don'tloseyourcool.

Mary:Hmm,you'vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whoshouldn'tflyoffthehandle?Thisdress

costafortune.

John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou'remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhen

theyareinarage.

Mary:Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit'sruined.Lookatthis

stain!

John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI'lltakeittothecleaners.

Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?Idon'tevenknow

you!

John:Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.I'mJohnOwen.

Mary:Mmm,atleastyou'repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn'thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasan

accident.KmMaryHarvey.

John:Comeon.Illtakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,and111getthedresscleanedfor

you.

Mary:Nowyou'retalking.Thanks.You/rearealgentleman.

John:You'dbetterbelieveit.I'mgladtoseethatyou'vecooleddown.Feellookabitetoeat

afterward?I'mstarving.

Mary:Ok.You'reprettygood.Kmnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,111bevery

happy.

John:111trymybest.ButifIcan'tgetthestainout,pleasedon'tletyourhappinessturntowrath.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?

2.Whydoesthewomangetangry?

3.Whatdoesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?

4.Whydoesthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?

5.Whatistheman'sfinalproposal?

Keys:1D2.A3.C4.B5.C

Task2:BigJohniscoming!

Script

AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This(SI)ownerofthe

establishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson(S2)runningtheplace.Hetellsthe

timidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,(S3)dropeverythingandrunforthe

hills!He'sthebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlawwho'severlived!”

Afewweekspass(S5)uneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthrough

town(S6)yelling,Z/BigJohniscoming!Runforyour(S7)lives!”

Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothegroundbyseveral

townspeoplerushingoutoftown.(S8)Ashe'spickinghimselfup,heseesalargeman,almost

sevenfeettall.He'smuscular,andisgrowingasheapproachesthebar.

Hestepsuptothedoor;ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,H\wantabeerNOW!”

Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar;splittingitinhalf.(S9)Thebartendernervouslyhandsthebig

manabeer,handsshaking.Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeer

inonegulp.

Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar;thebigmangetsuptoleave,“Doyouwant

anotherbeer?"thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.

uDangit,Idon'thavetime!”thebigmanyells,(S10)“Igottogetoutoftown!Don'tyouhear

BigJohniscoming?”

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,viewofhappiness.

Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateifbalance.Andwhenhumanor

certainanimalsachievethatbalance,theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthe

happyfeeling.

Toillustratethis,wemaystudytwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,they

arecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceor

stateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispresses

againstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceastateofunhappiness.

Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncethey

havegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater;theylearntorepeattheactions

thatledtosatisfactionofthosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateof

balanceorsenseofhappiness.

Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeableto

experiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-term

actionsuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.

Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.

Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtotheshort-term

satisfactionofneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentof

long-termgoals.Evenifhumanstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthanthe

animals7goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

1.Whydoesthespeakermention“magnets”?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegotfood?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

4.Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

5.Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

Keys:1D2.C3.B4.D5.A

Inthecaseofhumans,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-term

goals.Evenifhumansstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals'

goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:ReasonandEmotion

Script

Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggestedbyphrasesuchas”

appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don'tletyouremotionstakeover”.Emotional

reactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretor

disagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itis

generallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradiction

betweenemotionandreason.

However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonand

emotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobserved

fact.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactions

canlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,which

isoftencalled"cold",andothersinvolvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtological

agreement,whichiscalled"theheatofpassion”.Therelationlogicandemotionmeritscareful

study.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,eventonebasedprimarilyon

reason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothing

rejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensive

viewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover;several

researchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno"pure"decisionorthought;thatis,no

thoughtisbased“purely""onintellectuallogicor"purely"onemotion—mostdecisionsare

foundedonamixtureofboth.

1.Whatresultsdoesthespeakermaysomefromemotionalreactions?

2.Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutreasonandemotion?

3.Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"cold"?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldpeopledoinreligiousmatters?

5.Whatisthespeaker'sconclusion?

Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.C5,D

Task2:Depression

Script

Pat:Youlookdepressed.Areyoufeelingblue?I'vecometocheeryouup.

Ted:Butthere'snothingthatcancheermeup.I'mdowninthedumps.Life'smiserable

Pat:Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.

Ted:ButIcan't.Ijustfeelthere/stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!

Pat:Youcan'tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworryingallthetime.What'syour

problem?

Ted:Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming,Igetbored.

Pat:IfIwereyou,I'dstartworkinghard.Ifyouworkhardforalongtime,you'reboundtoget

bettergrades.Yousee,“nopain,nogain".

Ted:It'seasiersaidthandone!IfIreadforfifteenminutes,Igetbored.

Pat:Youhavetolearnsomeself-discipline.

ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Ted:Worsethanthat!IfIreadforhalfanhour;Igetaheadache.ThenIstarttoworryabout

passingthenextexam.

Pat:It'sallinyourmind.Ifyoustaycheerfullikeme,everythingwillsoonbeOK.

Ted:ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Pat:Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.

Ted:Butwhatifthereisn'tabrightside?

Pat:Youknowthesaying:Everycloudhasasilverlining.Itmeansthere'realwaystowsidesto

everything—boththedarkandthebrightsides.So,trytoidentifyyourstrengthsandbringthen

intofullplay.

Ted:Oh,no!Yourcornyoldsayingsaremakingmeevenmoredepressed.

Keys:TFFTF

Task3:Anger

Script

Angerisanemotionthatcanbehardtocontrol.Despitethis,weshouldlearnhowtomanage

angerinaconstructivemanner.Inthemostintensemomentsofanger;weusuallyhavetwo

choices:tofightortorun.Somechoosetheoptionofviolence,whichisanegativereactionto

anger;andotherschoosetorun.Somemaythinkrunningmeansyouareacoward.Butthe

optionofwalkingawayandclaimingdownisthemoreproductivemethodofhandlinganger.Itis

difficulttowalkaway,especiallywhenyourheartisracing,andyourangerisboilingover.

Thereareconstructivewaysofhandlingangerinanysituation.First,youhavetostopforabrief

momentandthinkbeforeyouact.Takethatmomentandcalmdownidyoufeelyourselfbeing

pushed.

Atthatmomentyoushouldadmityouareangry.Ifyourefusetoadmityou'reangryorhurt,orif

youmakeitappearthateverythingispeachesandcream,youarenotmanagingangryina

productiveway.Youshouldfirstadmityouareangryandletyourfeelingsoutbeforeyoublowup.

Foeexample,youcanstayinaquietplacebyyourselfandshout;oryoucantalktoaclosefriend

toventyourrage.Ifyoudonotacknowledgeyouranger;itonlybuildsupinsideyouandwill

eventuallyexplodelikeavolcano

Then,inordertomanageyourangry,youcanaskyourselfanimportantquestionthatweallmust

askourselves,Z/Whatmademeangry?"Whenyougettheanswer;andthenaskyourself,“Why

didthatmademeangry?"Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownandmove

towardasensiblesolution.

NewsReport

U.S.RollerCoaster

Script

Theworld'sfirst4Drollercoaster;〃X",tookonitsfirstpassengerslastweekattheSixFlagsMagic

Mountainthemepark,justoutsideLosAngeles.

Afterclimbingonboardandproperlysecuringtheirsafetyharnesses,"X"ridersarefirsttoa

heightofover66meters.Atthetop,thepassengertrainisreleasedandbuildsupenoughspeed

toraceandplummetaroundthetrackatspeedsofover130kmanhour.

Theridertakesthedaringpassengersdownanincredible66mdiveandoverthetopofa62m

loop,incarsthatspinindependentlyoftherollercoastertrain.Thisuniquedesignallowsridersto

spin360degree,bothforwardsandbackwards,throughtheentireride.

Passengershurtlethroughthisrideoftenmovinginmanydifferentdirectionsatthesametimead

thecarssomersaultbackandforthandtherollercoastertwists,loops,anddives.

Thecomplicatedseriesofmaneuversincludestworaventurn,onefrontflip,onetwistingfront

flip,andtwobackflips.

Sincepassengersaren'talwaysfacingtherightdirectiontoseewhat'scomingupnext,the

elementofsurpriseishigh.For"X〃riders,thisaddstothethrilloftheride.

Thetrackofthisnewestrollercoasterrunsatotallengthofalittleoverl,lOOmeters.The

passengertrainsmeasure6meterswideand21meterslong,largeenoughtocarry28passengers

atatime.Atfullcapacity,thetrainscantakelz600passengersfortherideoftheirliveseachhour.

Theentireridelastsforonlyatotalabout2minutes,butyoucantellfromtheexhilaratedfacesof

passengersreturningtotheboardingdockthattheyweretwoofthemostthrillingminutesof

heirlives.

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II.BasicListeningPractice

3.Script

W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She'sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.

M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoeonceshewon'tbe

complainingaboutbeingsotall.

Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?

4.Script

M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalking

aroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.

W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopleto

enjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?

3.Script

W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butI'mfat.I'vetriedallthenewideas,

highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.

M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdiet

withfruits,vegetables,fish,water;andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou'llseeresults.

Q:Whathasthewomantried?

4.Script

Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.

W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I'vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.

Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?

5.Script

M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:''PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmong

Men”.Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.

W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinklearenowverypopular

withmen.Mensayit'sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit'svanity.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4D5B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:AFriendlyStylist

Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair;please.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.

Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingfashionableforonly$60.

Nick:60dollars!That'shighwayrobbery—twicewhatIordinarilypay.

Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisat

warwithyoursoul.

Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.

Stylist:IfImaysay,I'manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.Believeme;you're

sufferinga“disjunction".

Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?

Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.

Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,Kdliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-calledproblem.

Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalancein

seconds.

Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatcanyoudoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.

Stylist:We'regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwellkeepinplacewithaliberalhelping

ofgelThistuftinthebackwellbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!

Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What'swrong?

Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?

Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionablestatement.

Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.

Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair;itwillbecomeaworkofart.

Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...

Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamI

payingtoavoiddisjunction?

Stylist:That/s...$135.Sir?Sir;areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

6.Whenthestylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?

7.Whatdoesthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer'shairstyle?

8.Whatwillthestylistdowiththecustomer'shair?

9.Whatwillstreakingdototheman'shairaccordingtothestylist?

10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.A

ForReference:

1.Itmeansthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.

2.That's…$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

Task2:TheVoiceLift

Script

Aftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightened,andthe(SI)nosejob,somethingstillmightbe

revealingyourage:your(S2)voice.

Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon't(S3)matchtheirnewlyfaceandfigure,

there'saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem(S4)soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.

Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implants(S5)insertedthroughan

incisioninthe(S6)neckbringthevocalcordsclosertogether.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsof(S7)

fatorothersubstancestoplumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.

(S8)Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation,whotrytomake

themselvessoundyounger.

a\speakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheendoftheday,Iwouldfeel

exhausted/saidRobertBrown,75,(S9)aretiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoice

liftseveralyearsago,"Idon'tknowifIsoundyounger;butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissucha

greatimprovement.”

(S10)Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,teachers,andtelephone

operatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopetoshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesata

fasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.

Men'suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromtheprevious

year.Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmerican

AcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.

Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen'sbotoxuse

fell8percent.

Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurvey

showed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametime

period.

Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose

5percent.

Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.

Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyounger

isthereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.

Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmeticsurgery

forwork-relatedreasons.

ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmore

than2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.

Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear;women'suseofbotoxrose60percentwhilemen'sfell14

percent;women'suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen'sfell19percent;women's

useoffatinjectionsfelll7percentandmen'sfell54percent.

6.Whatistrueofmenandwomen'suseoffatinjections?

7.Whileofthefollowingistrueofnosejobs?

8.Howmuchgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgerytolookyounger

thanthepercentageofmen?

9.Whatistrueofmenandwomenusingbotoxinthepreviousyear?

10.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

Keys:1C2.C3.B4.B5.D

ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmore

than2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:BeautyContestsandPlasticSurgeries

Script

JulianaBorges,whowasnamed“MissBrazil“earlyonTuesday,hadplasticsurgeryfourtimesand

underwent19smalleroperations.Shewasjustoneofmanycompetitorswhoweredetermined

toimprovetheirappearancethroughsurgery.

“Plasticsurgerymakememorebeautifulandgavemeconfidenceinmyselfandtheperfect

measurementthatwonmethistitle/saidthebeautyqueeninagreendress,whowas

representingBrazil'ssouthernmoststateofRioGrandedoSul.

Borges,22,hadliposuctionandhadherchin,nose,andearsworkedon,aswellas,hadher

breastsenlarged.

Withthedevelopmentofplasticsurgery,moreandmoreofBrazil'swould-bebeautyqueenare

findingiteasiertoachievetheidealmeasurements.Thesedays,younghopefulsfromthe

AmazonjungletobigcitiesinBrazil'ssouthareplanningsurgery.

Athirdofthe27finalistsatthebeautycontestwentunderthescalpelafterruleswerechanged

inthe1990s.Thenewrulespermitplasticsurgery,coloredcontactlenses,andhairdyeatbeauty

contests.

TheorganizersoftheMissBrazilcontestsaid,"It'sawaroutthere,andallofthebeautytools

thatcanbeusedshouldbeused.OthercountrieslikeVenezuelapavedtheway,andBrazilis

goingtohavetousethosetoolsaswellifitwantstocompeteinMissUniversitybeautycontests/7

ButBrazil/sloveforplasticsurgeryisnotlimitedtobeautycontests.Mostyoungwomenwho

undergosurgerywanttofindabettermanorahigher-payingjob.

5.HowmanysurgicaloperationsdidtheformerMissBrazilhavealtogether?

6.Whatchangehasplasticsurgerybrought,accordingtothepassage?

7.Whichofthefollowingisallowedaftertheruleschangedinthel990s??

4.Whichofthefollowingcountriesismentionedasapioneerinusingbeautytools?

5.WhatisthegoalofmostyoungBrazilianwomenwhoundergosurgery?

Keys:l.A2.C3.D4.B5.A

Task2:Isittruebeauty?

Script

John:TheregoesCamilla.Shelooksgorgeoustoday,doesn'tshe?Herskinisassmoothasa

baby'sbottom.HerlipsareaperfectCupid'sbow.Shemusthavedozensofadmirers.

Becky:Iwonderwhatshelookslikewithoutallmakeup.Shemustoutitwithaspoon.It'slikea

mask.Idon'tunderstandwhatmenfindsoattractiveabouther.

John:DoIdetectahintofjealousy?

Becky:Shehasnothingformetobejealousabout.

John:111beyoubelieveinthosesayinglike:Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.

Becky:Truebeautycomesfromwithin.Naturalmaterialsshouldbeenoughtobringitout.

John:Butdoyoualwayssticktothoserules?WhenIwentpastyourapartmentlastnight,Isaw

youinthekitchenwithsomegreensubstancesmearedallyourface.

Becky:Theywerecucumbers.They'renaturalhealersoftheskin.Haven'tyouheardpeoplesay

onTVthattheysoftentheskin,wipeouttheroughness,andbuildstrengthandresilience?

John:Yeah,yeah,yeah!Theywipeoutlinesandagesigns.Blah,blah,blah!See,Icanevenrecite

thatadvertisement.

Becky:You'velearnedalot,haven'tyou?

John:Sinceyoucankeepyourskinsoyoung-lookingandmaintainyourfiguresowell,youmight

aswellaswriteabookonbeautysecrets.

Becky:Don'tpullmyleg.Anyway,you'ddowelltotrythecucumbertreatmentonyourself.Put

somecucumbersliceonyourhead.Atleastthey'llkeepthatbaldspotfromshiningsobrightly.

Keys:FTFTF

Task3:ChangingYourHairstyletoImproveYourAppearance

Script

Ifyouwanttolookbetter;changingyourhairstylecanbeasimplefix.Ifyou'retryingtoreacha

weight-lossgoal,anewhairstyleisaquickandeasywaytofreshenupyourlooks—andboost

yourconfidence.

Accordingtoapopularhairstylist,clientsoftensay,“Iwanttocutmyhair;butIshouldlose

weightfirst."Butthat'snottherightsequence;it'stheotherwayaround.Youshouldknowwhat

hairstylewillflatteryouthemost,thestylethatwillshowoffyouparticularfeaturetothebest

advantageevenbeforeyoubegintoloseweight.

Forexample,manymaywanttofollowatreadandwearlonghair.Butsomemaylookbetterwith

shorterhairiftheyhavearoundface."Whenit'stoolong,itcandragyourfacedownand

actuallybringattentiontothefeaturesyoudon'twanttoemphasize/*saysGuyRiggio,afamous

hairstylistinLosAngeles.Howshortistooshort?Thatdependsthelengthofyourneck.Riggio

says,“Thelongertheneck,theshorteryoucango.”

Sometopstylistsbelievethatwomenshouldstayclearofbangs.Thickbangsmaybefashionable

attimes,buteventhinbangsarehardtowear."Theychangetheshapeofyourface,makingit

seemshorter;"saysNewYorkhairstylistO'Connor.Instead,youshouldpullyourhairawayfrom

yourface.Itwillmakeyourfacelooklonger.

Finally,pickastylistwho'sknowledgeableandwhoseopinioncanbetrusted.Thenhavefunwith

thenewstyle.

ForReference:

1.Itisaquickandeasywaytofreshenupyourlooks—andboostyourconfidence

2.Clientsoftensay,“Iwanttocutmyhair;butIshouldloseweightfirst/Butthat'snottheright

sequence;it'stheotherwayaround.

3.Thespeakersayifyouhavearoundface,youmaylookbetterwithshorthair.

4.Thatdependsthelengthofyourneck.Thelongertheneck,theshorteryoucango.

5.Theychangetheshapeofyourface,makingitseemshorter

NewsReport

MissWorld

Script

TheMissWorldtitlewenttofirstblackAfricancontestanteverinits51-yearhistoryattheMiss

WorldfinalsinSunCity,SouthAfricaonFriday.

Organizersofthepageantsaidtheyexpectedaboutonebillionpeopletohaveturnedintowatch

thebeautyqueenextravaganza.TheeventwashostedbyAmericantalkshowhost,JerrySpringer,

ataglitzyresortintheheartofSouthAfrica'sbushcountry.

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Thepageantwascreatedin1951byapublicrelationsexecutiveforasmallleisureand

entertainmentcompany.Itwasinitiallyintendedtobeonlyaone-timeevent,butwascontinued

aftertheUnit