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1、Unit7Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and AccentJoanna: Who? Mary? She doesnt go out with anyone, you know.Joanna: No. Well, if you ask me, she doesnt like anybody.Joanna: Oh, a meal. Yes, thatd-be nice. But where? I dont want to eat anywhere.Joanna: Do you think

2、so? Mm - of course, she doesnt approve of anyone.Joanna: Yes. But what d you suggest? She wont enjoy anything, will she .Joanna: No, I asked her. I think she doesnt want to go anywhere.Joanna: I know. Its odd isnt it. Never mind. We dont have to go out with anyone.Joanna: In fact. lets not go out wi

3、th anyone.Joanna: OK. Just you and me. Bye!Exercise: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Not at all Only in special cases Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking Mountain Rescue ServiceWhen an accident is reported to the Mountain Rescue Service the first thing that happens is that the person who reports the accident is closely

4、 questioned. The rescue group needs to find out a number of details. First, they need to know exactly where the accident happened, with a map reference if possible. Then they will want to know the time of the accident. They will also need to know how many people were involved in the accident and wha

5、t kind of injuries there were. Finally, they will ask for other useful details, such as the colour of the victims clothing and the weather conditions. Then the rescue teams call-out procedure begins. Team members keep their personal equipment at home so as to be ready to set off within fifteen minut

6、es of receiving the call. The advance party of about four people sets off right away. They carry a radio telephone with them to send details to the main party and to the base. They are also equipped and trained to give immediate medical assistance. The main party follows the advance party. They carr

7、y a radio telephone and more supplies,including a stretcher for the victim. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group. Their job is to help the main party on its return journey. Rescue control is set up in a mobile base. This vehicle carries the teams supplies other than personal equipmen

8、t. It is equipped with radio telephone and the means of providing hot food and drinks. The base is set up near a telephone so that extra help, for example ambulance, doctor,helicopter or reserves, can be contacted without delay.Exercise A:1. The first thing that happens is that the person who report

9、s the accident is closely questioned.2. They will also need to know how many people were involved in the accident and what kind of injuries there were.3. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group.4. Their job is to help the main party on its return journey.5. The base is set up near a tel

10、ephone so that extra help can be contacted without delay.Exercise B:Mountain Rescue ServiceI. The rescue group finds out a number of details. A. The place where the accident happened. B. The time of the accident. C. Details about the victim.II. Then the rescue teams call-out procedure begins. A. Tea

11、m members keep their personal equipment at home so as to be ready to set off within fifteen minutes of receiving the call. B. The advance party of about four people sets off right away. 1. They carry a radio telephone with them to send details to the main party and to the base. 2. They are also equi

12、pped and trained to give immediate medical assistance. C. The main party follows the advance party. 1. They carry a radio telephone and more supplies, including a stretcher for the victim. D. The third party on the mountain is the back-up group. 1. Their job is to help the main party on its return j

13、ourney.III. Rescue control is set up in a mobile base. A. This vehicle carries the teams supplies other than personal equipment. B. It is equipped with radio telephone and the means of providing hot food and drinks. C. The base is set up near a telephone so that extra help, for example ambulance, do

14、ctor, helicopter or reserves can be contacted without delay.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Stressed OutFriend: Are you OK, Mia? You look beat. You look really tired.Mia: I am. I cant seem to sleep at night. Ive been under a lot of pressure lately - a lot of stress.Frie

15、nd: Whats up?Mia: Ive got a million things to do. Im busy at work. Im working on the house too, you know. Im trying to fix it up. I need to finish it before winter. Just lots of deadlines.Friend: Any way I can help?Mia: Thanks, but not really. Its just things l have to do.Friend: Well, you need to m

16、anage that stress a little better. Are you getting any exercise?Mia: Who has time?Friend: You really should ride a bicycle to the store, or walk to work a couple of days a week, or go swimming at the community center. It helps me to get exercise when Im busy. You dont have to become a fitness nut*,

17、you know.Mia: That is a good suggestion. Its just the time, you know. Im always thinking of what I should be doing.Friend: No wonder you cant sleep. A lot of people learn to meditate* or learn yoga. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress. They help you relax.Mia: Yoga?

18、Maybe Ill call the community center. They might have some classes there.Friend: You know, another thing you can do is to take vitamins. You use up a lot of vitamins and you dont get them in your meals all the time. They wont help the stress, but they might help your body handle it better. You really

19、 should take vitamins every day.Mia: Yeah, I should get some. Thanks.Friend: How about going out with Rosa and me this Friday? Itll do you good. We could see a movie, make you forget your problems. Have a little fun.Mia: You know, youre right about all of this. Lets go somewhere Friday night, have d

20、inner, see a movie. Thatll be fun.Friend: Now youre talking!Mia: OK. See you Friday. Got to get back to work!Friend: Mia, youre hopeless, truly hopeless.Exercise A:F I. Mia looks fired and beaten. (You look beat means you look tired.)T 2. Mia has been under a lot of pressure probably because she fin

21、ds it difficult to meet the deadlines. (Mia: Ive g6t a million things to do . Just lots of deadlines.)T 3. She is repairing her house herself. (Mia: Im working on the house too, you know. Im trying to fix it up.)T 4. Her friend believes exercise can help you relax.T 5. Her friend also believes that

22、if you get regular exercises you will probably become a fitness nut. (Friend: Well, you need to manage that stress a little better. Are you getting any exercise?)T 6. Mia has insomnia. (Mia: I cant seem to sleep at night.)T 7. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress. (Fr

23、iend: A lot of people learn to meditate or learn yoga. Meditation and yoga are supposed to be good ways to deal with stress.)F 8. Medication can also relieve stress. (Friend: They wont help the stress, but they might help your body handle it better.)T 9. Mia will go out with her friend Friday evenin

24、g. (Mia: OK. See you Friday.)T 10. Mia is probably a workaholic. (Mia: . Got to get back to work! / Friend: Mia, youre hopeless, truly hopeless.)Dialogue 2 Reflexology Reflexology* is foot massage. It comes from ideas of traditional Chinese medicine. Reflexology believes that rubbing parts of the fo

25、ot can help other parts of the body.Woman: Did I tell you about the reflexology class Im taking at the Asia Center?Man: The what class?Woman: Reflexology. Its foot massage . you know, from Chinese medicine.Man: Foot massage?Woman: Yeah. Its wonderful. Here, let me show you what Ive learned. Take off

26、 your shoes and socks.Man: Are you serious?Woman: Just try itMan: OK.Woman: The important thing to understand is that parts of your foot are connected to other parts of your body. Man: Yeah, my legs. Woman: No. I mean certain places on your foot are connected to other places, other parts of your bod

27、y. So when you massage a part of your foot, its good for another part. For example, look at your big toe. Man: Uh-huh. Woman: The area on the bottom of the big toe is connected to your brain. Do you have headaches? Man: Headaches? Sometimes. Woman: So just rub the area on the bottom of your big toe.

28、 It will help your brain. Man: Huh? Huh. pause Actually, my eyes hurt more often than my head. My eyes get tired from using the computer at work. Woman: Massaging your other toes can help your eyes. On the bottom of each toe, theres a small area. Theyre round, like circles. Well, rubbing these circl

29、es makes your eyes feel better. It relaxes tired eyes.Man: Here? This area under each toe?Woman: Yeah. But thats not the only place for tired eyes. If your eyes really hurt, find the area under your two smallest toes . there by your two smallest toes.Man: Uh-huh.Woman: It looks something like the le

30、tter U. Massage that U. It will help when you feel really bad pain in your eyes. pauseMan: What else?Woman: Well, now move down your foot on the outside. Find the widest part of your foot on the outside, theres an area related to your shoulders. Massage it firmly - not so hard that it hurts, but you

31、 should be firm. This will help the muscles in your shoulders.Man: Like stiff shoulders, that kind of thing?Woman: Right. pause Now lets look at the other side of your foot. On the inside of your foot, put your fingers near the top - on the inside, just under the big toe. Slowly and firmly, rub from

32、 the top all the way to your heel . to the end of your foot. This area will heal your back. If you have backaches, rub this long, narrow area several times a day.Man: The whole inside edge helps the back?Woman: Thats right. pause Hows your stomach? Do you get stomachaches?Man: Not very often . well,

33、 sometimes, if I eat too much.Woman: Find the area in the center of your foot. It goes from the inside edge of your foot almost all the way to the other side. Its almost like a small egg. Massage it firmly. It can help your stomach.Man: Here, in the middle?Woman: Right. pause You can work on your kn

34、ees, too. If you have sore knees, move your hand to the bottom, outside edge of your foot, the sole of your foot, by the heel. Rub firmly. pause Man: You know, this is kind of interesting. But actually, you know what hurts the most? My feet. I get blisters a lot. Woman: Blisters? Maybe you need bigg

35、er shoes.Exercise:The part of your footConnected part of the bodyApplicationsBig toeBrainIt will help relieve your headaches.The bottom of other toesEyesIt relaxes tired eyesThe area under two smallest toes, which looks something like the letter UEyesMassage that U when you feel really bad pain in y

36、our eyes.The widest part of your foot on the outsideShouldersThis will help the muscles in your shoulders like stiff shoulders.On the inside of your foot, just under the big toe, from the top all the way to your heel of your footBackThis area will heal your back when you have backaches.The area in t

37、he center of your footStomachIt can help your stomach when you get stomachaches.The sole of your foot by the heelKneesWhen you have sore knees.Part 2 PassageEating Culture Dont Americans know that eating immoderate quantities of French fries and pizza can lead to overweight? Almost 80 percent know t

38、hat high fat intake may lead to health problems, 86 percent are aware that cholesterol can mean trouble, and 88 percent know that sodium may have negative effects on health. This leaves obesity researchers struggling with the questions of why we eat a lot of fat when we know it makes us fat. Whats m

39、ore, overweight is on the rise, even as popular culture continues to celebrate slimness, to the point of embracing fashion models as standards of female beauty. A couple of different forces are pushing Americans toward overweight, even though we value slenderness. First, broad changes have conspired

40、 to make many adults feel stressed at home and work, from corporate downsizing to being a single parent. They eat as a form of release. People are eating more because its a form of gratification. Second, Americans live in the only country in the world where pie-eating contests are old-fashioned fun,

41、 and all-you-can-eat restaurants dot the landscape. Many obesity experts believe that cultural standards of slenderness are primarily embraced by white Americans, to whom slimness becomes more important with increasing income. Yet blacks, particularly black women, dont necessarily buy into the slim-

42、is-better philosophy. If there is greater acceptance of overweight among black women, its unclear whether it promotes their higher-than-average rates of overweight or results from them. One thing is certain: this high prevalence of overweight among blacks is not genetic. Obesity is not an issue for

43、blacks native to Africa. The low household incomes of many blacks living in the U.S. may play a major role in their high levels of overweight. If youre poor, your learn to eat foods that yield the greatest amount of energy fro the lowest cost-thats fat.B: C B B CCACAC: 1, They know that eating immod

44、erate quantities of French fries and pizza can lead to overweight.2, People are eating more because its a form of gratification3, Americans live in he only culture in the world where pie-eating contests are old-fashioned fun, and all-you-can-eat restaurants dot the landscape.4, It is not genetic.5,

45、Because they are poor and have to learn to eat foods that yield the greatest amount of energy for the lowest cost- thats fat.Part 3 NewsNews Item 1One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life. The disease tends to affect older people but can strike at any time. Excluding certain

46、skin cancers, there were more than 270,000 new cases of the disease in 2001 and the rate is increasing by about 1% a year. Some cancer, such as breast, are becoming more common, while new cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers. However, while the overall number of ne

47、w cancers is not falling, the good news is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.Exercise A：This news item is about the present situation of cancer.Exercise B: 1. One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.2.The disease tends to

48、 affect older people-but can strike at any time.3. The rate is increasing by about 1% a year4. New cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers5., The good new is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.News Item 2 A new Worl

49、d Bank study warns that HIV and AIDS may damage African economies far worse than had been believed. The reports said African nations with high rates of AIDS could see as much as half of their entire domestic product disappear within 90 years. The study shows that AIDS kills mostly young adults. Many

50、 children are then left without parents. It said children whose parents die of AIDS are less likely to complete their education. As a result, they failed to gain the skills to make them productive adults. The study said that immediate action must be taken to keep infected people alive so that they c

51、an care for and educate their children.Exercise A:This news item is about a new World Bank study which warns that HIV and AIDS may damage African economies far worse than had been believed.Exercise BI.A new World Bank study warning 1. HIV and AIDS may damage African economies far worse than had been

52、 believed. 2. African nations with high rates of AIDS could see as much as half of their entire domestic product disappear within 90 years.11. Harmful influence on young adults and their children 1. The study shows that AIDS kills mostly young adults. Many children are then left without parents 2. I

53、t said children whose parents die of AIDS are less likely to complete their education. As a result, they failed to gain the skills to make them productive adults. 3. The study said that immediate action must be taken to keep infected people alive so that they can care for and educate their children.

54、News Item 3 The annual AIDS report from the United Nations said Tuesday that almost 5 million people became infected with HIV last year - the largest number of new infections since the disease was discovered in 1981. The report called for expanded AIDS-prevention efforts, which it said reach just on

55、e in five people worldwide. The face of AIDS has become increasingly female and young - nearly half of the almost 38 million people infected with HIV worldwide are women and half are between the ages of 15 and 24.Almost three million people died from AIDS last year, bringing to more than 20 million the number of AIDS deaths in more than two decades. Sub-Saharan Africa - with just I 0 percent of the worlds population is home to more than 60 percent of people living with HIV - remained the hardest-hit region. An estimated 25 million people are infected with HIV, 2.2 million in the last year.Ex