大学英语Unit 8 Society.doc

Unit 8 SocietyPart AListening Strategy The passage you are going to listen to contains 9 recommendations to keep you happy. Listen twice and write down the first sentence of each recommendation. Some have already been done for you.1. Dont expect money to buy you happiness.2. Enjoy the moment.3. Learn to like yourself.4. Self-esteem grows out of achieving realistic goals.5. Take occasional days of rest.6. Put on a happy face even if you dont feel happy.7. Exercise.8. Get enough sleep to feel rested.9. Build close relationships.Script:Do you want to know the secret of happiness? Just listen to psychology professor David G. Myers.He analyzed hundreds of studies from around the world to determine how important friendships, money and other things are to our happiness. Heres what he recommends.Dont expect money to buy you happiness. The actual amount of money people earn has little effect on how happy they feel. What does count is how satisfied they are with their income.Enjoy the moment. Happiness comes from little things that happen every day, rather than occasional great pieces of good fortune.Learn to like yourself. “Studies show that people with healthy self-esteem are less weak to setbacks and struggles,” said Dr. Myers, author of “The Pursuit of Happiness”.Self-esteem grows out of achieving realistic goals.Take occasional days of rest. Spend hours enjoying quiet time alone.Put on a happy face even if you dont feel happy. Smiling can actually make you feel better, according to Dr. Myers of Hope College in Michigan.Exercise. Aerobic exercise, such as walking, biking, swimming and running works as an antidote for mind depression and anxiety.Get enough sleep to feel rested.Build close relationships. The best remedy for unhappiness is a caring nurturing friendship. And if youre married, a good relationship with your spouse can be especially important.Part BLottery WinnersScript:Do you dream of winning the lottery? Millions of people do. Every day, millions of Americans buy lottery tickets. They are hoping to win $100,000, $1,000,000 or more. What happens after you win the lottery?When you win a million dollars, you dont receive a check for the total amount. You may choose to receive $50,000 a year for twenty years. Also, you must pay taxes. After taxes, you receive from $25,000 to $40,000 a year for twenty years. This is a lot of extra spending money.What have some people done with their money? Lets look at three past winners. Lisa K wanted to be an artist, but she didnt have enough money to go to art school. She was working at a job she didnt enjoy. In August, Lisa bought one ticket and won two million dollars. She quit her job three weeks later and is now attending art school. Mark L was a car salesman. He worked seven days a week and had little time for family life. After he won the lottery, he quit working. Now he spends his time bowling, working in the garden, and fixing things in his house. But, hes bored. He doesnt want to sell cars again, but he isnt sure what he wants to do with his life. Jack B is one of the small number of winners who did not quit his job. Jack still teaches at a school near his home. But now he and his wife take their children on an interesting vacation every year. And they dont worry about sending their children to college. They say that money brings security and gives a person opportunities, but it doesnt bring happiness.Exercise 1Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions.1. If you win a million dollars, how much can you get before tax?a. $ 100,000 immediately.b. $ 50,000 a year for twenty years.c. $ 20,000 a year for fifty years.d. $100,000 a year for ten years.2. If you win a million dollars, how much can you get after tax annually?a. $10,000 to $25,000.b. $15,000 to $30,000.c. $20,000 to $35,000.d. $25,000 to $40,000.3. What did Lisa K do after she won the lottery?a. She quit her job and opened an art school.b. She began to spend her time traveling around the world.c. She stayed on her job, but took an interesting vacation every year.d. She quit her job and began to study art.4. What did Mark L do after he won the lottery?a. He quit his job and began to work for himself.b. He began to spend his time bowling, working in the garden, and fixing things in his house.c. He didnt quit his job, but went sightseeing every year.d. None of the above.5. What did Jack B do after he won the lottery?a. He quit his job and led a leisurely life at home.b. He began to spend his time exercising, gardening, and traveling.c. He stayed on his job, but took his family on an interesting vacation every year.d. None of the above.6. What is the main idea of the passage?a. To win the prize is the dream of every lottery ticket buyer.b. Most winners quit their jobs after winning the lottery to lead a carefree life.c. The winner of the lottery cannot receive the total amount of the prize money.d. Winning the lottery means security and opportunities but not necessarily happiness.Exercise 2Listen again and fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the main points of the passage.Every day, millions of Americans buy lottery tickets and dream of winning the lottery. If you win one million dollars, you can receive from $25,000 to $40,000 a year for twenty years after paying taxes. Winners spend the large amount of money in different ways. Some use the money to pursue their own interests, some on home improvement and travel, and others save the money for their childrens college education. Most winners quit their jobs and only a small number of them still stay on their jobs. Some winners realize that money brings security and gives them opportunities, but money does not mean happiness. Part CTest Your Listening A PassageListen to the story and choose the right answers to the questions.1. When and where was a newborn baby found?a. In a deserted park yesterday.b. In a rock garden early yesterday morning.c. On a rock in Central Park early yesterday morning.d. In lower Manhattan before dawn yesterday.2. How did the police feel when they found the baby?a. Sorry.b. Surprised.c. Unhappy.d. Relieved.3. Who might be the woman that had abandoned her baby?a. A young homeless woman who called the head of Hope Foundation.b. A woman who called a fire station early yesterday.c. A homeless woman who called a hospital hotline.d. A homeless woman who called a baby rescue hotline early yesterday.4. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?a. The Hope Foundation couldnt help the woman.b. The police are determined to find the mother.c. The mother gave up her baby because she was homeless.d. The mother was eager to hide her identity. Script: A healthy newborn girl was discovered in Central Park yesterday morning. The baby was abandoned on the top of a rock shortly before dawn after the mother gave birth to her there. The police said that the baby was healthy and weighed 7 pounds. Now they were searching for the mother. A policeman said that they had never had anything like this before. They really didnt get babies left in the park. But they were just happy the baby was all right. The police rushed the baby to a nearby hospital. Fortunately she was OK. The police believed the baby was born less than h