新视野大学英语视听说第4册答案(全)连同听力原

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:Pmbesidemyselfwithjoy.I'msolucky.Guesswhat?Fvewonalit

ofmoneyinthelottery.

W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.Script

W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.

M:Heshouldn;thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstill

takingdrivinglesson.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?

3.Script

M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethink

you'llregretit.

W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.Script

M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother's

passing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?

W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.TMstillinastateofshockIdon'tknow

whattodo.

Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?

5.Script

W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecause

I'mawoman.

M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyour

vicebeheard.

Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

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

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Mary:Dam!You'respilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.

John:Pmterriblesorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here'ssomewaterto

washitoff.

Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!I'ma

mess.

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

yourcool.

Mary:Hmm,you'vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whoshouldn'tfly

offthehandle?Thisdresscostafortune.

John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou'remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeople

dolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.

Mary:Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,and

nowit'sruined.Lookatthisstain!

John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andPlltakeittothe

cleaners.

Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveitto

you?Idon'tevenknowyou!

John:Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.TmJohnOwen.

Mary:Mmm,atleastyou'repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn'thaveflared

up.Afterall,itwasanaccident.TmMaryHarvey.

John:Comeon.riltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andril

getthedresscleanedforyou.

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

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

Feellookabitetoeatafterward?Fmstarving.

Mary:Ok.You'reprettygood.Fmnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthis

stainout,Pllbeveryhappy.

John:mtrymybest.ButifIcan'tgetthestainout,pleasedon'tletyour

happinessturntowrath.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?

2.Whydoesthewomangetangry?

3.Whatdoesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?

4.Whydoesthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?

5.Whatistheman'sfinalproposal?

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

Task2:BigJohniscoming!

Script

AbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.This(SI)

owneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson

(S2)runningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBig

Johniscomingtotown,(S3)dropeverythingandrunforthehills!He's

thebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlawwho'severlived!,5

Afewweekspass(S5)uneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhand

comesrunningthroughtown(S6)yelling,“BigJohniscoming!Runfor

your(S7)lives!”

Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothe

groundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(S8)Ashe'spicking

himselfup,heseesalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.He'smuscular,and

isgrowingasheapproachesthebar.

Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,UI

wantabeerNOW!”

Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(S9)Thebartender

nervouslyhandsthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetakesthebeer,

bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.

Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsupto

leave,“Doyouwantanotherbeer?^^thebartenderasksinatrembling

voice.

"Dangit,Idon'thavetime!^^thebigmanyells,(S10)“Igottogetoutof

town!Don'tyouhearBigJohniscoming?”

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,

viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribed

asastateifbalance.Andwhenhumanorcertainanimalsachievethat

balance,theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappy

feeling.

Toillustratethis,wemaystudytwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveand

negativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.

Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifon

theotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispresses

againstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceastateof

unhappiness.

Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessin

reinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchas

food,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionof

thosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalance

orsenseofhappiness.

Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearn

shouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantake

placethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionsuchasscratchingan

itch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thus

learningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.

Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimited

totheshort-termsatisfactionofneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglink

betweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Evenifhuman

striveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals?

goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

1.Whydoesthespeakermention“magnets”？

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegot

food?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

4.Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

5.Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

Keys:ID2.C3.B4.D5.A

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Don'tletitgettoyou!

Susan:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?

Chris:NothingI'drathernottalkaboutit.Justdon'task.

Susan:Comeon.Relax.Talktome.

Chris:Allright.ThismorningItookmycartothegaragetochecktheair

conditioner.Theyonlygaveitaquicklook,reflHeditwithsome

Freon,andchargedme300bucks!

Susan:Nowonderyou'relivid.I'dbemadtooifsomeonerippedmeoff

likethat.

Chris:Yeah.Andtheywererude.TheysaidIdidn'tknowanythingabout

cars,whichIdon't,buttheydidn'thavetobeblunt!

Susan:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

Chris:What'sworse,asIwasleaving,Iherdthensaying,"Don'ttrust

thatguy.Helooksbroke."WhenIheardthat,Ialmosthittheroof.

Susan:Don'tletitgettoyou.Betterignorethem.

Chris:Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.

Susan:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththe

ConsumerProtectionAgency.

Chris:soundslikeagoodidea.

MODEL2I'mtoodepressed.

Script

Susan:Chris,Ihearyou'vebeendowninthedumps,soI'vecometo

cheeryouup.

Chris:It'snotgongowork.〈mtoodepressed

Susan:Come,on.Ibllmewhat'sonyourmind.

Chris:Everything.Mygirlfriendleftme;mydogranaway;mywallet

wasstolen.

Susan:Don'tworry.I'llhelpyousolvethebiggestproblem:findingyou

anewgirlfriend.

Chris:Forgetit.Anyway,Pmgettingbadgrades,andIwastoldthatI'd

havetorepeatalotofcoursesnextyear.WhenIheardthat,I

almostlostit.

Susan:Look,relax.F1Ihelpyouwiththosecourses.

Chris:Yeah,butIalsohavethreeweek'slaundrytodo.,andmyroomis

apigsty.

Susan:Forgetit.You'reonyourown.

Chris:Come,on.Whatarefriendsfor?

Susan:Tokeepyouinhighspirits;nottodoyourlaundry.

MODEL3Youseemtobeontopoftheworld.

Script

Nora:Oh,hey,John!

John:Hey!

Nora:Youseem[obeontopoftheworldtonight.What'sup?

John:fmsohappyI'mabouttoburst.Guesswhat?

Nora:You'vegotme.

John:Itmightbetruethatmisfortunesnevercomesingly,butyoucan

alsohavea“doubleblessing”.Andthat'swhatIhad.

Nora:Youmeanyou'vehadtwohappyeventsinyourlife?

John:Exactly.Youknow,Iwasstronginallsubjectsexceptphysics.

NowFvefinallypassedthetest—theoneIneededtoqualifyfora

Bachelor'sdegree.

Nora:Congratulations!You'dfaileditthreetimes.Nowwonderyou're

beaming.What'stheothergoodnews?

John:ThemultinationalIwasdongmyfieldprojectatofferedmeajob

atagoodstaringsalary.

Nora:Wow,wonderful,simplewonderful.

John:Ifeellikecelebrating.Shallwegotoabar?

Nora:Whynot?

NowYourTurn

Taskl

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Youlookfurious.Whathappened?

B:Nothing.Pdrathernottalkaboutit.Justdon'task.

A:Comeon.Youshouldn'tkeepyourfeelingtoyourself.Youneedtolet

offsomestream.So,talktome.

B:Allright.ThismorningIwenttoashoptobuyadigitalcamera,Ionly

needanordinaryone.Itisenoughformytoursinthesummervacation.

Buytheypersuadedmetobuyaprofessionalcamera,whichcostthree

timesasmuch.

A:Butyouwerewillingtobuyforit.Anyway,itmustworkbetter.

B:Yousee,Iknownexttonothingaboutphotography.Sotheysimply

trickedmeintobuyinganexpensiveone.

A:Nowonderyou'relividwithrage.FdbemadtooifIwererobbedlike

that.Whatareyougoingtodo?

B:Ialreadywentbacktothemandaskedtoexchangeitforacheaper

one.

A:Whatdidtheysay?

B:Oh,theywererude.Theyinsistedthattheyhadn'tencouragedmeto

buyaprofessionalcamera,andthatIboughtitmyself.

A:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

B:What'sworse,asIwasleaving,Iheardtheysay,“Thatguylooks

broke.Heshouldn'thaveboughtanycamera.^^

A:Don'tletitgettoyou.Betterignoretheirruderemarks.

B:Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.

A:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththe

ConsumerProtectionAgency.Iftheytalktotheshop,maybetheywill

giveyouarefund.

B:Soundstoogoodtobetrue.

V.LefsTalk

Script

Hello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationoffthe

causesofdepression.Thereatemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesome

deservespecialattention.

Hereditycertainlyplaysarole..Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmay

beinherited;thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.

Physiologyisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechanges

orimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebraincalled

neurotransmitters.Manymodemantidepressantdrugsattempttoincrease

levelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.

Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear;itisknownthatantidepressant

medicationsdorelievercertainsymptomsofdepression.

Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplex

developmentofone'spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewith

externalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfreeqentlyobserved

thatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwith

depression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,

itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheir

thinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.

Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone'searlyexperiences.Eventssuch

asthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronicillness,

andseverephysicalabusecanalsoincreasethelikelihoodofdepression

laterinlife.

Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financial

difficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorother

familymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.

Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.

Itisworthnothingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfrom

\depressionexperienceincreasedanxietywhichaddstothepossibilityof

theiralsobecomingdepressed.

Depression-causinProblemDescriptionSolution

gFactors

HeredityItisinheritedandrunin

families.

PhysiologychangesorimbalancesinAntidepressantdrugs

chemicalscalledrelievecertain

neurotransmitters,whichsymptomsof

transmitinformationinthedepression.

brain

PsychologicalLowself-esteemandSuffererswhomake

Factorsself-defeatingthinkingarecorrectiontotheir

connectedwithdepression.thinkingpatternscan

showimproved

moodand

self-esteem.

EarlyExperiencesEventlikethedeathofa

parent,thedivorceof

parents,neglect,chronic

illness,andseverephysical

abusecanincreasethe

likelihoodofdepression.

PresentJobloss,financial

Experiencesdifficukies,longperiodsof

unemployment,thelossofa

spouseorotherfamily

member,orlong-termstress

maytriggerdepression.

LivingwithThiscausesincreased

somebodywithanxiety,whichaddstothe

depressionpossibilityoftheiralso

becomingdepressed.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:ReasonandEmotion

Script

Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggested

byphrasesuchas“appealtoemotionsratherthanreason^^and"don'tlet

youremotionstakeover”.Emotionalreactionssometimesproduce

consequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;

butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,

itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthuman

beingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.

However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisaclear

distinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoften

bethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfact.Thehuman

mindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Those

reactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingthe

extremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled“cold"，andothers

involvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalagreement,

whichiscalled“theheatofpassion^^.Therelationlogicandemotion

meritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforcean

argument,eventonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytruein

religionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothing

rejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshaveto

adoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentand

partlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershave

suggestedthattypicallythereisno"pure"decisionorthought;thatis,no

thoughtisbased“purely""onintellectuallogicor“purely”on

emotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.

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?Pvecometocheeryou

up.

Ted:Butthere'snothingthatcancheermeup.I'mdowninthedumps.

Life'smiserable

Pat:Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.

Ted:ButIcan't.Ijustfeelthere'stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!

Pat:Youcan'tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworrying

allthetime.What'syourproblem?

Ted:Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming,Igetbored.

Pat:IfIwereyou,I'dstartworkinghard.Ifyouworkhardforalong

time,you'reboundtogetbettergrades.Yousee,“nopain,nogain”.

Ted:It'seasiersaidthandone!IfIreadforfifteenminutes,Igetbored.

Pat:Youhavetolearnsomeself-discipline.

ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Ted:Worsethanthat!IfIreadforhalfanhour,Igetaheadache.ThenI

starttoworryaboutpassingthenextexam.

Pat:It'sallinyourmind.Ifyoustaycheerfullikeme,everythingwill

soonbeOK.

Ted:ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Pat:Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.

Ted:Butwhatifthereisn'tabrightside?

Pat:Youknowthesaying:Everycloudhasasilverlining.Itmeans

there'realwaystowsidestoeverything-boththedarkandthe

brightsides.So,trytoidentifyyourstrengthsandbringthenintofull

play.

Ted:Oh,no!Yourcornyoldsayingsaremakingmeevenmore

depressed.

Keys:TFFTF

Task3:Anger

Script

Angerisanemotionthatcanbehardtocontrol.Despitethis,weshould

learnhowtomanageangerinaconstructivemanner.Inthemostintense

momentsofanger,weusuallyhavetwochoices:tofightortorun.Some

choosetheoptionofviolence,whichisanegativereactiontoanger;and

otherschoosetorun.Somemaythinkrunningmeansyouareacoward.

Buttheoptionofwalkingawayandclaimingdownisthemore

productivemethodofhandlinganger.Itisdifficulttowalkaway,

especiallywhenyourheartisracing,andyourangerisboilingover.

Thereareconstructivewaysofhandlingangerinanysituation.First,you

havetostopforabriefmomentandthinkbeforeyouact.Takethat

momentandcalmdownidyoufeelyourselfbeingpushed.

Atthatmomentyoushouldadmityouareangry.Ifyourefusetoadmit

you5reangryorhurt,orifyoumakeitappearthateverythingispeaches

andcream,youarenotmanagingangryinaproductiveway.Youshould

firstadmityouareangryandletyourfeelingsoutbeforeyoublowup.

Foeexample,youcanstayinaquietplacebyyourselfandshout;oryou

cantalktoaclosefriendtoventyourrage.Ifyoudonotacknowledge

youranger,itonlybuildsupinsideyouandwilleventuallyexplodelikea

volcano

Then,inordertomanageyourangry,youcanaskyourselfanimportant

questionthatweallmustaskourselves,t4Whatmademeangry?”When

yougettheanswer,andthenaskyourself,“Whydidthatmademe

angry?”Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownand

movetowardasensiblesolution.

NewsReport

U.S.RollerCoaster

Script

Theworld'sfirst4Drollercoaster,"X"，tookonitsfirstpassengerslast

weekattheSixFlagsMagicMountainthemepark,justoutsideLos

Angeles.

Afterclimbingonboardandproperlysecuringtheirsafetyharnesses,"X”

ridersarefirsttoaheightofover66meters.Atthetop,thepassengertrain

isreleasedandbuildsupenoughspeedtoraceandplummetaroundthe

trackatspeedsofover130kmanhour.

Theridertakesthedaringpassengersdownanincredible66mdiveand

overthetopofa62mloop,incarsthatspinindependentlyoftheroller

coastertrain.Thisuniquedesignallowsriderstospin360degree,both

forwardsandbackwards,throughtheentireride.

Passengershurtlethroughthisrideoftenmovinginmanydifferent

directionsatthesametimeadthecarssomersaultbackandforthandthe

rollercoastertwists,loops,anddives.

Thecomplicatedseriesofmaneuversincludestworaventurn,onefront

flip,onetwistingfrontflip,andtwobackflips.

Sincepassengersaren'talwaysfacingtherightdirectiontoseewhat's

comingupnext,theelementofsurpriseishigh.For"X"riders,thisadds

tothethrilloftheride.

Thetrackofthisnewestrollercoasterrunsatotallengthofalittleoverl,

lOOmeters.Thepassengertrainsmeasure6meterswideand21meters

long,largeenoughtocarry28passengersatatime.Atfullcapacity,the

trainscantakel,600passengersfortherideoftheirliveseachhour.

Theentireridelastsforonlyatotalabout2minutes,butyoucantellfrom

theexhilaratedfacesofpassengersreturningtotheboardingdockthat

theyweretwoofthemostthrillingminutesofheirlives.

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ILBasicListeningPractice

3.Script

W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She'sgoingtobesashaying

downthecatwalk.

M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoe

onceshewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.

Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?

4.Script

M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthose

beautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescan

decidewhohasthebestfigure.

W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomen

liketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindof

contest.

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?

3.Script

W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butPmfat.

Fvetriedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothing

works.

M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Just

followtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplenty

ofexercise.Beforelongyou511seeresults.

Q:Whathasthewomantried?

4.Script

Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreally

sultrylookabouther.

W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.Pvealwaysbeenjealousofher

skincolorinthesummer.

Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?

5.Script

M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgery

IncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen^^.Apparentlymoreandmore

menaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.

W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinkle

arenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit'sforbusinessreasons,but

weknowit'svanity.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplastic

surgery?

Keys:l.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.Butyourhaircutshaven51beeninharmonywithyour

character.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.

Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.

Stylist:IfImaysay,I'manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.

Believeme;you'resufferinga“diqunction”.

Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?

Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.

Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,Fdliketohearhowyou'dsolve

thisso-calledproblem.

Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Ican

correctthatimbalanceinseconds.

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

youcallit.

Stylist:We'regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe'llkeepin

placewithaliberalhelpingofgelThistuftinthebackwe'llbraidinto

apigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!

Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatare

youdoing?What'swrong?Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynew

hairstyle?

Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatrue

fashionablestatement.

Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.

Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwill

becomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...

Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingto

be?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?

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,

somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:your(S2)voice.

Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon't(S3)matchtheir

newlyfaceandfigure,there'saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem(S4)

soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.

Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implants(S5)

insertedthroughanincisioninthe(S6)neckbringthevocalcordscloser

together.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsof(S7)fatorothersubstancesto

plumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.

(S8)Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganaging

population,whotrytomakethemselvessoundyounger.

“Ispeakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheend

oftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,saidRobertBrown,75,(S9)aretired

constructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftseveralyearsago,

don'tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissuch

agreatimprovement.^^

(S10)Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,teachers,

andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopeto

shaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenup

theirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurvey

releasedonWednesday.

Men'suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlast

yearfromthepreviousyear.Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,

accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlastic

ReconstructiveSurgeons.

Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,

whilewomen'sbotoxusefell8percent.

Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose

13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaser

resurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.

Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumber

ofwomendoingsorose5percent.

Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasons

wereage40to59.