新视野大学英语视听说4第三版听力练习原文及答案

1、Conversation1W:TheonlythingIcandoatnightistolieinbedandread,preferablywhilealsoeatingasnack.Ineverhavetimeforexercising.M:Don'tthinkit'sworthexercisingonlyifyoucanrunfivemilesorifyoucanbikeforanhour.Evengoingfora10-minutewalkisworthwhile.Q:Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?Conversation2W:Hi

2、,Mark,I'vegainedquitesomeweightrecently.So,howcanIeathealthilyatsocialevents?M:Well,drinkafullglassofwaterbeforeyougo.Focusmainlyonfreshfruitandvegetablesorbreadwithwholegrains.Thesewillhelpyoustayfeelingfull.Q:Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?Conversation3W:IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinall

3、enclosedpublicspaces.M:Yes,that'sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfromtheban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodaircirculationoroutdooropenareas.Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?Conversation4M:So,yourresearchshowsthat

4、evenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?W:Yes,that'sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Conversation5W:Ski

5、ppingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn'tseemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.M:No,itisn't.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbesomethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwithacupof100percentfruitjuice.Q:Whatisrec

6、ommendedforahealthybreakfast?LongconversationM:Iloveworkingout!W:Ugh!You'resweatingalloverthefloorM:Ijustranfivemiles!AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploringnewparks!W:Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit'ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthewallinfrontofmeforanhour.

7、M:Youshouldrunoutside!Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmymindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.W:Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest'aichiandanearbyt'aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6.I'vetriedgoing,butit'stooearlyformetogetoutofbedM:T'aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekind

8、ofexercise.It'sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontofyourcomputerallday,everyday!W:Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.M:Ohreally?Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn'tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?W:Pandas!IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!TheyhaveoneofthebestpandaexhibitsintheU

9、S.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbabypandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.M:Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!Hey!Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgojogginginthezoo!W:Azoomembership!Nowthat'sagreatidea!IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It'snearmyhouse,IcangetgoodexerciseandI

10、canwatchthebabypandasgrowup!Passage1Haveyoueverfeltyoudon'thaveenoughhoursintheday?Orthatyou'dgiveanythingforawholedaytocatchupwithyourself?Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn'tmakingthelist;that'stheeasypart.Thetr

11、ickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnexttoanythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber"2"nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakeacoupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it'sabitlikeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantlette

12、r.Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudythen.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5.,Icandoaday'sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcanbedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat

13、9;swhatemail'sfor!Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyIinterruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowIonlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyoubeingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucantdothis;but

14、behonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?"Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbeabletowinsomeme-timeforyourself.ShortconversationsConversation1W:Sothisisyourlastyearincollege.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyou'dliketodoaftergraduation?M:Well,Ireallydon&

15、#39;tknow.Thejobmarketseemstobeimproving,soImaylookforajobsomewhere.ButIamalsointerestedinapplyingforgraduateschool.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Conversation2M:DoyourememberLindawemetawhileagoatSusan'sbirthdayparty?W:Linda?Doyoumeantheladywhoyousaidwasanurseinthecommunityhospitalbeforeher

16、retirement?Yeah,Iremember.Shelooksveryyoungforherage.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda?Conversation3M:IwishIcouldretiretomorrow.ThenIwouldnotneedtoworryaboutwork.W:Idon'tlookforwardtoretirement.Imafraidofgettingold-mybodywillslowdown,andmychildrenwillbeaway.Idreadlosingindependenceandlivinginloneli

17、ness.Q:Whatmakesthewomanafraidofgettingold?Conversation4W:Iconsidermyearly20stobetheprimetimeofmylife.Howaboutyou?M:Icouldn'tagreewithyoumore.That'snodoubtthegoldenperiod.Youareyoungandenergetic.Youarefreetopursueyourpassion.Thebestthingisthatyouhaveawealthofopportunitiestoexplore.Q:Whatdoes

18、themanlikebestaboutbeinginhisearly20s?Conversation5W:Hi,John.YouaretakingLaw201thissemester,right?Howdoyoulikeit?M:Yeah,it'sagreatclass.We'velookedatseveralcasesofagediscriminationatwork.Suchcasesareveryinterestingbecausetheyarerarelyclear-cutandcourtdecisionscanberathercontroversial.Q:Whatd

19、oesthemansayaboutagediscriminationcases?LongconversationM:Nancy,timetomakeabirthdaywish!W:Iwish.hmm.OK!Iwantahigh-payingjob,ahusbandwithaperfectfaceandbody,andabighouse.withaswimmingpool!M:Wow,Nancy!Thoseareyourthreewishes?W:Ofcourse!IfIhavethosethreethings,I'llbehappy!M:Now,Nancy.Letmetellyoumy

20、story,andyoumayseethingsdifferently.W:“Seethingsdifferently?”Whatdoyoumean,UncleCharlie?M:HereiswhatIonceexperiencedinlife.WhenImarried,32yearsago,wehadahappymarriage,abeautifulhouse,twoexpensivecars,and$200,000inthebank!W:See,justlikenow!M:Wait!Iwouldsuggestthreedifferentwishes!W:Well.Whatwouldyouw

21、ishfor?You'reolderandwiser!M:Whathappensifyouloseyourjob,loseyourhouse,andyourhusbandbecomessick?Isuggestthesethreewishes:patience,courageandlove!W:Patience,courageandlove?M:Yes!Ifyouhavepatienceandcourage,youandyourhusbandwillhavegoodjobsandanicehouse.Andifyouhavetruelove,youandyourhusbandwillb

22、ebeautifultoeachothernomatterhowoldyoubecometogether.W:Thisisgood.M:Withinsixyearsofourmarriage,wehadthreebeautifulchildren,butwelostourjobs,ourhouse,allourmoney,andthenIgotreallysickfornineyears.Butwedidn'tloseanythingtrulyvaluable,becausewealwayssaid:"Whereverthefiveofusaretogether,wearea

23、thome!”And,littlebylittlethingsdidimprove,andIfinallygotwell.Patience,courageandlove!Thesearewhatmakelifefull,strongandhappy!W:Hmm,Iwillremember.Patience,courageandlove!Thanks,UncleCharlie!Passage1Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetoliveuparemotemountaininordertolivealongandhealthylife,areligiouscommunityinLomaL

24、inda,California,mayproveyouwrong.ItsmembersareagroupofChristiansknownastheSeventh-dayAdventists.TheAdventistsenjoyamuchhigherlifeexpectancythanaverageCalifornians.AdventistmencanexpecttoliveaboutsevenyearslongerthanotherCalifornianmen.AdventistwomenarelikelytolivearoundfouryearslongerthanotherCalifo

25、rnianwomen.TheAdventistsalsoactmuchyoungerthantheyareandseedoctorsmuchlessthanordinarypeople.Sowhat'sthesecretoftheAdventists'longevity?Itisnotallintheirgenes.Noristheirgoodhealthamereaccident.TheAdventistslivelongerpartlybecausetheyhaveavegetable-baseddiet.Around35percentofthemarevegetarian

26、,andaroundonehalfeatmeatonlyrarely.Tobaccoandalcoholconsumptionsarediscouraged.Soarerichorspicyfoods,meat,anddrinkscontainingcaffeine.TheAdventistdietishighinfruitandvegetables.Italsoincludesplentyofwholegrains,nuts,seedsandbeans,andwateristhedrinkofchoice.ThelongevityoftheAdventistsisalsorelatedtot

27、heirlifestyleandnaturalenvironment.Theybelieveinhavingregularexercise,helpingothers,andmaintainingstrongsocialandfamilialties.thestrongTheyliveinamildclimatewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Interestingly,airqualityofLomaLinda,however,isnotasgoodasinotherlongevityhotspots.Thisshouldgiveusallhope,asitsug

28、geststhatwedon'thavetohaveeverysinglefactorinplaceinordertoachieveexcellenthealth.Despitethis,theAdventists'goodhealthcertainlyprovidesevidencethatdietandlifestylechoiceshaveagreatimpactonhealthandlongevity.ShortconversationsConversation1W:Ireallyneedaholiday,soI'mgoingcampingwithsomefri

29、ends.Whatareyoudoingoverthesemesterbreak?M:Ihaven'tgotanyplansyet.Idon'treallyhaveenoughmoneytoflyhome.IsupposeIcouldgetapart-timejobandearnsomemoney,ormaybeIcouldstartstudyingfornextsemester.Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodooverthesemesterbreak?Conversation2M:Iheardthatyouquityourswimminglessons.Bu

30、tyouhavepaid$120forthem.W:Ah,it'salltheseyogasessions.Ijustcouldn'tfitthemallin.What'smore,IgotthemajorityofmyfeesbackbecauseIquitimmediatelyafterthefirstday.Q:Whydidthewomanquitherswimminglessons?Conversation3M:ShallwespendourweekendinSingapore?WecanleaveFridayafternoonsoastohavedinnern

31、exttotheriverandenjoyfireworksattheshore!W:I'drathergoonSaturday.MyauntwilldropinonFridayevening.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforacoupleofyears.Q:WhydoesntthewomanwanttoleaveonFriday?Conversation4M:WhatdoIneedtobringforourcampingtriptothenationalpark?W:Well,we'veboughtthefoodandrentedavan.It

32、9;sacampingvehiclewithafridgeandcookingequipment.Ithinkyouwillneedawarmsweaterorjacketfortheevenings.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemanbringforthecampingtriptothepark?Conversation5M:HaveyouconfirmedyourbookingatthehotelinSydney?Withonlythreedaysleftbeforeourtrip,IhopeeveryoneisasreadyasIam!W:Notyet.But

33、I'dbettercallthembeforewestartourvacation.Duringthistimeofyeartheyalwaysgetquitebusy.Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydobeforethevacation?LongconversationM:Rebecca,Ijustlearnedofanamazingparkrightherenearourcity!W:Really?Isitanatureparkoranentertainmentpark?M:It'sabeautifulnaturepark,located15miles

34、fromourhome.W:What'sitcalled?M:ItiscalledBigSkyParkandhasnicewalkingtrailsandcampingsites!W:Bill,thisisperfect!Wecanhaveavacationandstillkeepsavingmoneytovisitmyfamilysometime.But,canwegettoBigSkyParkwithoutacar?M:Yes,easily.WejusttaketheNo.32busthatgoesrighttothepark.Theonlyproblemwillbegetting

35、allofourcampingstuffwithusonthebus.W:Well,Ididjustbuythatnewcarttohelpcarrygrocerieshomeonthebus,pluswehaveyourbigbackpack.Together,Ithinkwewillbefine.Allofourcampingequipmentshouldeasilyfitonthebus.M:Good.Good!Iknowwecanmakeitareallyspecialweekend.Ihavelongedforatimewhenwecouldwalkalonetogetherinth

36、equietbeautyofnature.I'mso,sohappytohavethischancetobewithyouatthepark.W:Iknowmetoo!IknowwhatI'lldo!I'llpackallofourfavoritefood,andI'llbakeasmallchocolatecake.Yourfavorite!Thenwecandrinkteaandeatthechocolatecakearoundacampfire.I'msohappyyoufoundBigSkyPark.Ican'twait,justtwom

37、oredaysfortheweekendtocome!M:I'msohappyaswell.BigSkyParkwillbewonderful.Thefire,thedinnerandspendingtimewithyoumakemesuchahappy,happyman,Rebecca!Passage1AnewmuseumentirelydedicatedtolazinesshasopenedinthecapitalcityofColombia.Butyouhavetohurryifyouwanttoseetheexhibitsandfindoutaboutbeinglazybeca

38、usetheexhibitionlastsonlyforoneweek.Theunusualshowdisplaysawholerangeofthingssuchassofas,bedsandanythingthatmakesyoufeelliketakingarest.Therearealsoplentyoftelevisionsforthosevisitingcouchpotatoestowatchastheymovearoundrelaxinglyinthemuseum.Itisnocoincidencebutratheranintentionaldecisionforthemuseum

39、tohaveopenedrightaftertheholidayseason.Theideaisforpeopletothinkaboutlaziness,andperhapschangetheirbehaviorandlifestylethroughouttherestoftheyear.Itoffersapracticalexperiencetomakeusthinkaboutlazinessinourhigh-speed,fast-pacedsocieties.ThemuseumsfounderMarcelaArrietasaidshewantedpeopletorethinkabout

40、lazinessanddecidewhetheritreallyisabadthing.Shetoldthemediathatpeopletodayalwaysthinkaboutlazinessasanenemyofwork.Forexample,theymayfeelguiltyiftheysleeplate,ortheymayfeeltheyarewastingtimeaftertakinganaporhavingaholiday.Ms.Arrietamaynotbeproposingthatweshouldhaveashorterworkingweek,butshecouldhavea

41、pointinthatwedoneedmoreleisuretimethanourjobsallowus,ourlifestyletoatypethatismorerelaxing.Besides,accordingtoscientists,avoidingthepressureandstressofworkcanmakeushealthierandlivelonger.So,whynottryoutMs.Arrietaforyourself,slowdown,andthinkaboutbeinglazy?ShortconversationsConversation1M:Ithinkthego

42、vernmentcouldprovidesomemoneyforhomelesspeopletoownhomes.Homelesspeoplewouldfinditeasiertogetjobsiftheyhadanaddress.W:It'snotabadidea.ButIwonderwherethemoneywillcomefrom.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthegovernmentcoulddo?Conversation2andchangesadvicebuildtheirW:Yousee,somecolleaguesarenotasactiveandeffic

43、ientasusualandfewhavemadeanyprogressintheirbusinessrecently.M:Whydon'tweorganizesomesocialactivities,suchasabaseballmatch?Ourcolleaguescanlearntohelpandcooperatewithoneanother.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttochangethesituation?Conversation3W:Ineedtogoacrosstown,butthetrafficissoheavyatthistimeofday.M:W

44、henyoutakethesubway,youdon'thavetodealwithtraffic.Ineverdrivehome.Drivingatthistimemaybeslowerthanwalking.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?Conversation4W:Haveyouheard?KatequitherjobandwenttoAfricatoworkasavolunteer!M:Really?Ireallyadmirehercourage.Ithinkweshouldallextendanarmofhelp,loveandcompa

45、ssiontohelppoorpeoplebecomeself-reliantfinanciallyandpsychologically.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkweallshoulddo?Conversation5W:Youknowtherearemanycreativewaystoreuseitems.Forexample,oldshoeboxescanbeusedforstorageandplasticcontainerscanbeusedforgrowingplants.M:Ineverrealizedthatwecouldbesogreen.Ijustlearned

46、torecycleglassbottles.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?LongconversationW:Hey,John!EverythingOK?Youlookupset.M:Oh,hiKate.Iwasinthecafeteriaeatingalone.Jamesfromaccountingwalkedby,satdowntoeatatthetablerightnexttome-didn'tsayasinglewordtome.Iwonderedwhy.W:Isthatthemainthingstressingyouout,John?

47、M:No,Iwassillytofeelbadaboutthat.WhatIamstressedaboutismyworkload.Mymanager,Steven,isagreatguy.Healwayscountsonmetogettheworkdone.ButIhavefivemeetingsthisweekandtwobigprojectstocompletebynextMonday.Idon'tseehowIcanfinish.I'mreallyworriedI'llletmyteamdown.W:IhavesomefreetimeonFridayandove

48、rtheweekend.Icanhelpyouwithyourextraworkifyou'dlike.Iknowthatfeelingofbeingoverwhelmedwithwork.It'sawful.Idliketohelp.M:Really?You'ddothatforme?W:OfcourseIwill!John,alotofusreallyadmireyourwork.Someofushaveaskedtoworkonmgladtohelpyourteam.Youreagreatexampletous,John.Youshouldn'tdoubt

49、yourself.Iout.M:Wow,Kate.Thanks!W:Wecould.discussitoverdinneronThursday.Mytreat!M:Wow.No.ImeanIgettobuydinner,Kate!Howaboutthenewrestauranton6thStreet,365?It'scalled365becauseitofferslocal,seasonalfoodsfall,winter,spring,andsummer-healthychoiceswithwonderfulfreshfruitsandvegetables.Let'smeet

50、at7.W:Soundswonderful!Thursday,7.atthenewrestaurant365on6thStreet.Perfect!Passage1MorethanhalfofworkingAmericansaredissatisfiedwiththeirjobs,accordingtoasurvey.That'sbadnewsforemployersbecauseworkers'discontentcanhurtproductivityandhinderinnovation.'jobsatisfactionisatitsLynnFranco,co-au

51、thorofthereport,saysAmericanslowestlevelinmorethantwodecades:Onlypercentofworkerssaytheyaresatisfiedwiththeirjobscomparedwith61percentin1987.ThereportwasproducedbytheConferenceBoard,anon-profitorganizationthathelpsbusinessesstrengthentheirperformance.Itisbasedonasurveyof5,000UShouseholds.Itshowsadro

52、pinsatisfactioninmanyaspectsofanemployee;sworklife,includinginterestinthejob,dealingwithco-workersandbosses,commutingandjobsecurity.Asagroup,neitheryoungpeoplewhoarejustenteringtheworkforcenoremployeeswhoareabouttoretire,Francosays,arehappywithwhattheydo.Onlyabout36percentofworkersundertheageof25say

53、theyarecurrentlysatisfiedwiththeirjobs.Anditsnotmuchbetteramongbabyboomers.Twentyyearsago,morethan50percentofbabyboomersweresatisfied.Today,that'sdownto46percent.Themostsatisfiedgroupofworkersinthesurveywasthoseaged25to34.Francosuggeststhattheymayseesomeopportunitiesforupwardmobilityasbabyboomer

54、sretire.TheConferenceBoardsurveyalsoaskedaboutthereasonsbehindjobdissatisfaction.Thereareeconomicreasonssuchaswages,promotionpolicyandbonuspolicythataresortofaddingtothislevelofdissatisfaction.Inaddition,workersarealsodissatisfiedwiththebenefits:vacationpolicy,family-relatedleavetime,workschedulefle

55、xibility,andavarietyofotherfactorsaswell.ShortconversationsConversation1W:I'vereadalotaboutthisyoungsingerinthemusicpress.She'scertainlycreatingastir.Isshereallythatgood?M:She'sabsolutelybrilliant.Eachofherperformanceshasbeenasell-out.Hermixofrapandfolkmusicisuniqueandawesome.Q:Whatdoest

56、hemansayaboutthesinger?Conversation2M:SohereweareinRome,Italy.Inthenextfourdays,wearegoingtohaveafullschedule.W:I'msoexcited.Romehasbeenmydreamcity.Ican'twaittoseethehistoricalbuildings,visittheartgalleriesandeatrealItalianpizza.Bytheway,shallwestartwiththefamousCapitolineMuseumstomorrow?Q:W

57、hatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?Conversation3W:Besidesmodernopera,whichyouarestudyingnow,arethereanyotherareasoftheartsyouenjoy?M:Allsorts.Ilikepopmusic,andIverymuchenjoypencildrawing.Butwhatinterestsmemostispoetry,especiallyAmericanpoetryintheearly20thcentury.Q:Whatsthemansareaofstudy?Conver

58、sation4M:Hi.IamcallingtoinquireabouttheexhibitofancientGreeksculpturesyouarenowhosting.Couldyoupleasetellmetheadmissionfeeandtheopeningtimes?W:Sure.Admissionisfree.Theopeninghoursare10.to4.MondaysthroughThursdays,10:30.to7:30.onFridays,and11.to6.onSaturdaysandSundays.Q:HowlongdoestheexhibitopenonSaturdays?Conversation5W:Darling,let'scheckoutthereviewsofthismovieonline.Ifit'sgood,weshouldwatchit.M:Ithinkweshould.Towatchasilentmovieiscertainlynotsomethingcommoninmoderndays.Theactorsmusthavesuperbskillstoattracttheaudien