新视野大学英语听力3-第1-5单元听力文稿

UNITONETHEEXPENSIVEFANTASYOFLORDWILLIAMSUNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSM:Didyoureadtoday'snewspaper?*'LordWilliams"wasarrestedtwodaysago.W:Why?Iheardhepouredalotofcashintoabeautifulmountainvillageandgavejobstomanypeople.M:Youcouldneverhavepossiblyguessedthetruth.HestolefundsfromScotlandYard,andthefundwassupposedtobeusedtopayspiesandconductsecretactivitiesagainsttheIrishRepublicanArmy.Q:Whatistheconversationabout?M:Didyouattendyesterday'slecture?W:Yes.M:Thelecturewassupposedtostartat9:00:〜m.,buttheprofessorwasanhourlate.W:Hewouldhavearrivedontime,butanaccidentjammedthemainroadforoneandahalfhours.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Robert,whatasurprise!It'snicetoseeyouagain!M:Hello,Susan!Mygosh!Howlonghasitbeen?Wasn'titseveralmonthsago,thelasttimewesaweachother?W:Ithinkyou'reright.Youknow,weboughtacottageinamountainvillage.We'vebeentransformingitfromamessintoagoodplacetospendourholiday.M:Soundsgood!Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?M:Didyouhearthattheyaregoingtobuildafirst-classhotelhere,withfurnishedrooms,wood-paneledstairsandanoutstandingrestaurant?W:Oh,no.It'sgoingtoruintheneighborhood.Theywillhavetoteardownallthoseniceoldhouses.Q:Whatisthewoman'sreactiontothenewhotel?W:How'syourjobgoing?M:Great!I'menjoyingitalot.AtfirstIwaschosentomanagetheconstructionwork.AndnowI'minchargeofrunningthebusiness.Theonlyproblemwehaveisthatit'shardtoobtainallthebankloansweneed.Q:Whatistheproblemthemanhasinhisjob?M:DidyouhearthelatestaboutDavid?HeisgoingtomovetoSeattle.W:ToSeattle?That'salongwayfromhere!Whatintheworldmadehimdecidetomovethere?M:Heinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromarichunclethere.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeel?M:Iknowthefoundationhasgiventhecommunity$10,000toimproveitsenvironment.W:Themoneywillbringthecommunitybacktolife.$10,000!Theygavetwicethatamount,Ibet.Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemoney?W:Icanhardlybelieveit!Suchasoft-spoken,well-dressedmiddle-agedmanfiredthreeshotsintoacrowdedbirthdayparty,killingoneman.M:Tobemoreexact,hekilledonemanandwoundedtwootherpeople.W:Hashealreadybeensentenced?M:Yeah,hewasarrestedsoonafterthepolicearrived.Hehasbeenbroughtintocourtandsentencedtothirtyyearsinprison.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:I'mtakingmydaughteroutforherbirthdaytonight—youknow,tothatoutstandingrestaurant.M:Youcan'tgolikethat.You'dbetterchange.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?M:What'syouropinionofthevillage?You'vespentyourholidaystwicethere.W:ItcapturedmyheartwhenIfirstsawit.M:Isitaspecialvillage?W:Yes,therearefinestonecottages,acentralareaofgreengrassandafantasticviewofrollingfieldsandpineforests.M:IfonlyIhadsomefreetime.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Moreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontotheproblemofcomputercrime.Haveyouheardaboutit?W:Ofcourse.Amonthagooneofmycolleagueswasarrestedbecauseshetransferredfundsatourbanktoaccountsshehadsetupinotherbanks.M:Howdidtheyfindout?W:Herbankdepositsweresolargethattheywerenoticedbythebank*smanagement.Thebanknotifiedthepolice.Q:Whatarethemanandwomantalkingabout?M:Howdoyoulikeourboss?W:Ifindhimaverycharmingman,veryfriendly,considerate—notatallproud.M:Icertainlycan'tdisagreewithyouonthat.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheboss?W:Tohisterribleembarrassment,thereweremanypeoplearoundatthetime.M:You'reright.Hewasreallyembarrassed.Hestillturnsredwhenanyonementionswhathappened.Thebestthingtodoisnottotalkaboutitwhenheisaround.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinktheyshoulddo?M:HowdidyouenjoyyourtriptoChina?W:Itwasawonderfultrip.WewenttoBeijingtoseetheGreatWall,theMingTombsandBeijing'sSiheyuan.M:ButIheardtheyhavetomdownalotofsuchhousesbecausepeopleinthecityneedbetterhousing.W:Yeah,Ithinknoonegoesanywhereintheworldtoseeapartmenthouses.HowcanBeijingbeBeijingwithoutHutongs?Q:Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheconversation?W:Whatmadeyoustealsomuchmoney?Didyouneedsomuch?M:First,Idiscoveredthishugeamountofmoney.ThenIwentfromtheneedtopayoffafewdebtstowhatcanonlybedescribedasgreed.W:Youjustcouldn'tholdbackyourgreedformoney?M:Yeah,thereisnowaytojustifyit.Q:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:Goodevening.CanIhelpyou?M:Oh,goodevening.Yes,please.I'dliketohavesomeinformationaboutniceplaceswhereIcanhaveadrink.W:Well,youcouldgotothepubnotfarfromthehotel.It'safineplacetohaveaglassofScotchwhisky.M:Oh,that'sagoodidea.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?W:Harry,Iheardyouboughtanestatewithafinebrickhouseandarun-downhotel.M:Yes,indeed.I'mtryingtohavethehoteltotallyrestored.W:How'sitcomingalong?M:I'mjusttakingitonestepatatime.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Thecityisgoingtoputupanewshoppingcenterintheneighborhood.W:Anothershoppingcenter?That'snothingnew.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:I'dliketoknowsomeinformationaboutMr.Smith.W:HewasbominScotlandandeducatedinEngland.HehasworkedfortheLondonpolicesincethe1980s.M:Thanksalot.Q:WheredidMr.Smithgethisschooling?M:Whafsyourfamilylike?W:Well,Icomefromthemountainarea.Myfamilyhasbeenfarmingthesurroundinghillsforgenerations.M:Don'tyourparentswanttoliveinthecity?W:No,theyareusedtothelifethere.Q:Howdothewoman'sparentsgetalong?Key:l.(B)2.(B) 3.(C) 4.(D) 5.(B) 6.(C) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(C) 10.(A)11.(B)12.(D)13.(C) 14.(C) 15.(A)16.(B)17.(D)18.(D)19.(A) 20.(B)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONSConversation1(Dr.ScottandThomasHunttalkaboutamancalledMartin.)M1:Dr.Scott,Ihavehadsomeproblemssincemyfatherdiedandleftmeallhismoney.DoyourememberMartin,themanwhotookcareofmyfather'sgardensformanyyears?M2:Asmiling,politefellow,right?M1:That'stheman.Itoldhimhisjobendedthedaymyfatherdied.Well,threedaysagohecametomyoffice,smilingasalways,anddemandedthatIpayhim$100,000.Heclaimedtohavebeentakingcareofthetreesoutsidemyfather'sroomwhenDadpreparedanotherwill,leavingallofhismoneytohisbrotherinNewZealand.M2:Youbelievedhim?M1:Iadmitthenewssurprisedme.SometimeduringthelastweekinNovember,DadandIhadarguedaboutmyplanstomarryElizabeth.Daddidnotwantustomarry,soitseemedpossiblethathehaddecidedtochangehiswillandleaveallhismoneytohisbrotherinsteadoftome.Martinsaidhehadmyfather'ssecondwillandofferedtosellittomeandkeepitasecretforonehundredthousanddollars.HetoldmethatthesecondwillwouldbeconsideredlegalbecauseitwasdatedNovember31,thedayafterthewillthatleftmyfather'smoneytome.Irefused.Hetriedtobargain,asking$50,000,andthen$25,000.M2:Youpaidnothing,Ihope?M1:Nothingatall.Itoldhimtogetoutofmyhouse.M2:Quiteright.Thestoryisclearlynottrue!Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WhowasMartin?AccordingtoMartin,whodidThomas'fatherleavehismoneyto?WhatdidThomasandhisfatherargueabout?HowmuchdidMartindemandfirstinordertokeepthe"secret"?WhydidDr.Scottsaythestorywasclearlynottrue?Conversation2M:Excuseme,madam.W:Yes?M:Wouldyoumindlettingmetakealookinyourbag?W:Ibegyourpardon?M:I'dliketolookintoyourbag,ifyoudon'tmind.W:WellI'mafraidIcertainlydomind,ifit'sallthesametoyou.Nowgoaway.M:I'mafraidIshallhavetoinsist,madam.W:Andjustwhoareyoutoinsist,mayIask?IadviseyoutogoawaybeforeIcallapoliceman.M:Iamapoliceman,madam.Here'smyidentitycard.W:What?Oh...well..,andjustwhatrightdoesthatgiveyoutogoaroundlookingintopeople'sbags?M:Nonewhatsoever,unlessIhavereasontobelievethatthere'ssomethinginthebagsbelongingtosomeoneelse?W:Whatdoyoumeanbelongingtosomeoneelse?M:Well,perhaps,thingsthathaven'tbeenpaidfor?W:Areyoutalkingaboutstolengoods?Idon'tknowwhatthingsarecomingtowhenperfectlyhonestcitizensgetstoppedinthestreetandhavetheirbagsexamined.M:Exactly,butifthecitizensarehonesttheywouldn'tmind,wouldthey?SomayIlookinyourbag,madam?Wedon'twanttomakeafuss,dowe?W:Fuss?Who'smakingafuss?Stoppingpeopleinthestreetanddemandingtoseewhatthey'vegotintheirbags.Nowgoaway.I'vegotatraintocatch.M:I'msorry.I'mtryingtodomyjobaspolitelyaspossiblebutI'mafraidyou'remakingitratherdifficult.However,Imustinsistonseeingwhatyouhaveinyourbag.W:Andwhat,precisely,doyouexpecttofindinthere?Thejewels?M:Madam,ifthere'snothingintherewhichdoesn'tbelongtoyou,youcangostraightoffandcatchyourtrainandI'llapologizefortheinconvenience.W:Oh,verywell.Thereyouare.M:Thankyou.Andtenmen'swatches?W:Er,yes.IgetverynervousifIdon'tknowthetime.Anxiety,youknow.Weallsufferfromitinthisdayandage.M:Iseeyousmokealot,too,madam.Fifteencigarettelighters?W:Yes,Iamratheraheavysmoker.And...andIusethemforfindingmywayinthedarkand...andforfindingthekeyholelateatnight.And...andIhappentocollectlighters.M:Ibetyoudo,madam.Well,I'mafraidI'mgoingtohavetoaskyoutocomealongwithme.W:Howdareyou!I...Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthemando?Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?Whydoesthemanstopthewoman?Whatisthewomangoingtodo?Whatdoesthemanfindinthewoman'sbag?Key:Conversation1: 1.(D) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(B) 5.(A)Conversation2: 6.(C) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(B) 10.(A)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTask1Passage1Areyoufortyyearsoldandfat?Doyouwearfineclothes?Doyoulookrich?Ifso,becareful.Thereisapickpocketlookingforyou.Worldtravelers,awayfromhomeandusuallycarryingalotofmoney,areoftentroubledbypickpocketsinforeigncountries,buttheyshouldrememberthattherearepickpocketsintheirowncountries,too.Atypicalpickpocketisunderfortyyearsofage,usuallyamale.Hehastrainedhimselfinrunning.Generally,hecarriesanewspaperormagazineinhishand.Hemayappearfairlycleverandpretendtobecalm.Hehaslearnedhisjobfromanotherpickpocket,andhepayshis"teacher"backbygivinghimapercentageofthemoneyorthingswhichhesteals.Thegoodpickpocketalwaysoperatesincrowdedplaces.Verywell-dressedmenandslightlydrunkenmenarethefavoriteobjectsofthepickpocket.Anaverage-sizeddepartmentstorehiresaboutsixorsevenmenandwomenwhoarelookingforpickpocketsandthievesallthetime.Manypolicedistrictshavesuchpeoplewhoseonlyjobistocatchthepickpocketsquickly.Butagoodpickpocketknowsthesethingsandisverycareful.Heisespeciallybusyonbuses,trainsandsubwaysbetween11:00a.m.and3:00p.m.whentherearemanyshopperswithalotofmoneytospend.Hecarefullyremembersthepaydayofcompanies.Pickpocketingandstealingfromashoptogetherrepresentabout75%ofdaytimecrimeinAmerica.Thesentenceforthesecrimesisusuallyfromthreetofiveyearsinprison.Afterfinishingtheirsentence,pickpocketsandthievesusuallyadvancetomoreseriouscrimes.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesatypicalpickpocketlooklike?Wheredoesagoodpickpocketalwaysoperate?WhatwillhappentoapickpocketifheiscaughtinAmerica?Whatwillapickpocketmostprobablydoafterfinishinghissentence?Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorofthepassage?Passage2Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilwasforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihavesomethingstosaytogoodpeople.DayafterdaymymenandIstruggletoholdbackawaveofcrime.SomethinghasgoneterriblywrongwithouronceproudAmericanwayoflife.Ithashappenedintheareaofvalues.Akeyingredientisdisappearing,andIthinkIknowwhatitis:accountability.Accountabilityisn'thardtodefine.Itmeansthateverypersonisresponsibleforhisorheractionsandfortheirconsequences.Ofthemanyvaluesthatholdcivilizationtogether-honesty,kindness,andsoon-accountabilitymaybethemostimportantofall.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,notrust,nolaw—and,ultimately,nosociety.Myjobasapoliceofficeristoimposeaccountabilityonpeoplewhorefuse,orwhohaveneverlearned,toimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypolicemanknows,externalcontrolsonpeople'sbehaviorarefarlesseffectivethaninternalcontrolssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargecitiesandsuburbs,theseinnercontrolsareloosening.Someoneconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlife.Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Now,shockingly,it'sthecriminalwhoisconsideredthevictimbecauseoftheschoolthatdidn'tteachhimtoread,becauseofthechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,andbecauseoftheparentswhodidn'tprovideastablehome.Idon'tbelieveit.Ifwefreethecriminal,evenpartly,fromaccountability,webecomeasocietyofendlessexcuseswherenooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything.WeinAmericabadlyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Accordingtotheauthor,whatiswrongwiththeAmericanwayoflife?Whatdopeopleinlargecitiesandsuburbstendtohave?Whatistheshiftinmostpeople'sattitudetowardscriminals?Whatwillbetheconsequencesifcriminalsareconsideredvictims?Whatismoreeffectivethanexternalcontrolsonpeople'sbehavior?Passage3LillianBeardsmiledwhilesheworked."Whyareyousohappy?"hercoworkersaskedher."Lastweeksomeofmyincometaxwaspaidback."Lilliananswered.HThismorningIwenttothebankandcashedthecheck.Ihave$462inmypocket.I'mthinkingaboutthemoney.HowwillIspendit?"AfterworkLilliancamebackhomeanddecidedtowashsomeclothes.Shelookedatthejeansshewaswearing.Theyweredirty.Sosheputtheminthewashingmachine,too.Tenminuteslatersherememberedthemoneyinthepocketofherjeans.Lillianrantothewashingmachineandtookoutthejeans.Themoneywasstillinthepocket,butitwaswet.Lillianputthemoneyonthekitchentabletodry.Afewhourslaterthemoneywasstillwet.ThenLillianhadanidea.Shecoulddrythemoneyinhermicrowaveoven!Lillianputthemoneyinitandleftthekitchen.WhenLilliancamebackafewminuteslater,shesawafireinthemicrowave.Sheopenedthemicrowavedoor,blewoutthefire,andlookedathermoney.Themoneywasburned.ThenextdayLilliantooktheburnedmoneytothebank.Atelleratthebanktoldher."IfIcanseethenumbersontheburnedbills,Icangiveyounewmoney."Unfortunately,thetellerfoundnumbersononlyafewbills.ThetellertookthosebillsandgaveLillian$17.Anewspaperreporterheardabouttheburnedmoney.HewroteastoryaboutLillianforthenewspaper.Severalpeoplereadthestoryandcalledthenewspaper."TellMs.BeardtosendtheburnedmoneytotheU.S.DepartmentofTreasury,"thepeoplesaid."Maybeshecangethermoneyback."LilliansenthermoneytotheDepartmentofTreasury.TheexpertslookedatLillian'sburnedmoneyandsentheracheckfor$231.WhatdidLillianbuywiththemoney?Shedidn'tbuyanything.Shegavethe$231tofriendswhoneededmoney.Lilliansaid,*'WhenIburnedthe$462,1thought,'Well,mymoneyisgone.'Thecheckfor$231wasabigsurprise.Idecidedtogivethemoneytomyfriends.Moneyisimportant,butpeoplearemoreimportanttome."Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhywasLilliansohappythatday?Whathappenedtothemoney?Howmuchmoneydidshegetbackfromthebank?Howdidshespendthemoneyfinally?Whatdidsherealizeafterwhathadhappened?Passage4AmericanTVandmoviesoncegaveatoughandcruelpictureoftheAmericanpolice,thoughnowthereareTVserieswhichhavepolicemenasheroesanddefendersofsociety.Thepolicearegratefulfortheirnewimage,especiallyincitieswherethereareblackghettos.Whitepolicemenarenowcarefulofhowtheyspeakandbehavetowardstheirfellowblackcitizens.Theordinarypoliceman,isacityorastateemployee.Hecannotarrestanyoneoutsidehiscityorhisstate.Hecannotevencrosstheborderintoaneighboringstatetocatchacriminal.Ifhedoes,hecanbechargedwithbreakingthelawofthatstate.Thepolicewhohavetobereallytougharethosethatoperateinbigcities,likeNewYork,ChicagoandDetroit,whichhavelargeghettosandorganizedcriminals.Sincethemajorityofcriminalsarearmed,Americanpolicemenhavetousetheirgunsmoreoftenthanmostpolicemeninotherplaces.Americanpolicemengetshotdown,runover,beatenup,andtheirwivesareofteninfearthatonedaytheirmenwillnotcomehome.Manypolicemendoalottohelpchildrenwhoseparentsarecriminals.Theyunderstandbetterthanmostcitizenstheawfulsufferingsoftheghettos.Theyfeelsorryforthedrugusers,butoftentreatroughlythe“pushers“whosellthedrugs—whentheycancatchthem.Theyhavebeencriticizedformakingnoseriouseffortstobreakupthemanydifferentdrugrings.Theyclaimthatsuchataskwouldbenever-ending.Inbigcities,thePoliceCommissioner(HeadoftheForce)isoftenappointedbytheMayorandthereforeseniorpoliceofficerstendtobetoocloselylinkedtopolitics.Theirambitionssometimestemptthemtoturnablindeyeortoacceptbribes,whichmakestheordinarypolicemenratherdisappointed.Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.HowweretheAmericanpoliceoncedescribedinAmericanTVandmovies?WhydothepoliceofNewYork,ChicagoandDetroithaveaparticularlytoughtime?InwhatwayareAmericanpolicemendifferentfromthoseinotherplaces?HowdoAmericanpolicementreatthechildrenofcriminals?Whatdoseniorpoliceofficerstendtobecloselylinkedto?Key:Passage1:l.(B)2.(C)3.(B)4.(D)5.(B)Passage2:6.(A)7.(C)8.(B)9.(D)10.(D)Passage3:H.(B)12.(C)13.(A)14.(B)15.(D)Passage4:16.(A)17.(D)18.(A)19.(C)20.(D)UNIT2IRONANDTHEEFFECTSOFEXERCISEUNDERSTANINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSM:ProfessorLyle,youpublishedtheresultofynurstudyinthejournal,right*?W:Yes,astudyof62formerlyinactivewomenwhobeganexercisingthreetimesaweekforsixmonths.M:Whatdocsthestudysuggest?W:Itsuggeststhatevenmoderateexercisemayleadtoreducedironlevelsinthebloodofwomen.M:Couldyoutellmehowmanyofwomeningeneralareaffectedbyirondeficiency?W:Yes,certainly.Oneinfourfemaleteenagers,oneinfivewomenaged18to45andupto80percentoffemaleenduranceathletes.Q:Generallyspeaking,whatpercentageoffemaleteenagersisnotaffectedbyirondeficiency?M:Whafsthematter,Jane?W:Ihaveaheadache,Ikeel)coughingandhavearunningnose.M:You'vecaughtacold.You'dbettertakesomemedicineandgotobed.Andbytheway,1thinkyouneedmoreexercisesinceyouoftencatchcolds.W:Iwanttoexercisebutneverseemtofindthetime.M:Whynotdoitfirstthinginthemorning?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomantodo'?W:Well,Mr.Johnson,you'reatgreatestrisksinceyousmokeanddrinktoomuch.M:Am1inaseriouscondition?W:Yes,absolutely.Itmightbeagoodideaifyougiveupdrinkingandsmokingaltogether.M:Ohdear...I'mafraidthat'soutofthequestion.Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthedoctor'sadvice?W:I'mabsolutelyexhaustedsincetherearesomanythingstodobeforeeverybodyarrivesfortheparty.M:Whathaveyoupreparedfortheparty?W:I'vecookedsomemeat,chickenandfishplussomevegetables.M:Thatsoundsreallygood!Whenwillthepartybegin?W:At6:00.M:Well,Icangetthedrinkforyou.W:Oh,canyou,M汰e?That'dbeagreathelp.Q:Whyisthewomansotired?M:Hereistheresultofyourbloodtest.Itshowsthatyouhaveanirondeficiency.W:Irondeficiency!That'simpossible.M:It'strue.Sothat'swhyyouoftenfeelweak,tiredandoutofbreath.W:CanIcorrectit?M:Yes,ofcourse.You'dbettercorrecttheproblembyaddingmoreiron-richfoodstothedietsuchasmeat,chicken,fish,andsomeleafygreenvegetables.Ialsorecommendcookinginironpans,asfoodcanderiveironfromthepanduringthecookingprocess.Q:Howcanthewomansolveherproblem?M:Whatwouldyouliketohave,Becky?W:Justsomeslicedtomatoesandaglassofjuice.M:Howaboutsomebeef?W:No,thanks.Itisdelicious,butIamrestrictingmydiettocontrolweight.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?M:IreallywishDavidwouldtakemoreinterestinmedicineandbecomeadoctorlikeus.Idon'tknowwhyhewantstobecomeanathlete.W:Buthe'sgrownup.Ithinkheshoulddowhathewantsto.Q:Whatdoesthefatherwanthissontobe?W:Youlookratherpale.Aren'tyoufeelingwell?M:Notvery.Iwassickmostofthenight.Ididn'tsleepverywell.Ithinkit'ssomethingIate.W:DidyoueatatRomelastnight?M:No,weateatthatnewrestaurant.AndImusthaveeatensomethingthatdidn'tagreewithme.Q:Whyisn'tthemanfeelingwell?W:Hello.M:Oh,Hi,Joan.It'sJoe.Howareyoudoing?W:Terrible.M:Oh,what'stheproblem?W:I'vegotapainintheshoulder.M:Oh,that'stoobad.Whydon'tyougotothehealthcenterandseeadoctor?W:Yeah,IsupposeIoughtto,butyouknowhowIhatedoctors.M:Well,atleastyou'dbetterliedownandtakeiteasyforawhile.W:Yes,thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Iwill.Q:What'sthematterwiththewoman?W:Mr.Anderson,wethinkit'snecessaryforyoutohaveanotherbloodtest.M:Why?Ihadoneinourlocalho卬ital.W:Well,thetraditionalmethodofcalculatingtheamountofironinbloodinthathospitalisnotsufficient.Instead,it'simportanttochecklevelsofadifferentcompound.M:Adifferentcompound?W:Yeah,thecompoundindicatestheamountofstorageofironintheblood.M:Ok,ifyouthinkit'snecessary,thengoahead.Anythingtogetridofthetrouble.Q:Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?W:What'syouropinionofthenewstudyconductedbythatteamofresearchers?M:Well,Ithinktheyhavereallydoneagoodjob.Accordingtotheirstudy,womenwhowerenormallyinactiveandthenstartedaprogramofmoderateexerciseshowedevidenceofironloss.W:Sowomenshouldnotignoretheamountofirontheytakein.Q:What'stheattitudeofthemantowardstheresearchers?M:Therearemoreandmoreclaimsthatpeopleneedsomeironsupplementsintheirdailylife.W:Ithinkitdepends.Firstlyexpertssayit'sadvisableforpeopletohaveayearlybloodtesttocheckbloodironreserves.Thenpeopleshouldtalkwithaphysiciantoseeiftheirirondeficiencyshouldbecorrectedbymodifyingtheirdietorbytakingsupplements.M:Aretheyequallyeffective?W:No.Ingeneral,it'sbettertoundotheproblembyaddingmoreiron-richfoodstothediet,becauseironsupplementscanhaveseriousshortcomingsormaybepoisonousinsomecases.Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?W:Shouldn'tsomeonegotothesupermarkettoselectsomebreadandcerealswiththewords"iron-added11onthelabel?M:Don'tlookatme.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:IwasshockedwhenIheardyou'dfinishedyourresearchprojectawholemonthearly.W:Howwemanagedtodoitisstillamysterytome.M:Sowhataboutyourfindings?W:We'vefoundthatactivewomenofchild-bearingagearemostlikelytohavelowironlevels.Actuallymenarenotsafeeither,especiallyiftheydon'teatmeatandhaveahighlevelofphysicalactivity.Q:Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?W:Eggsaresupposedtobeoneofthemosthealthyfoods.M:Nexttopotatoes.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:ThedoctortellsmethatI'minthesecondstageofirondeficiency.W:Thesecondstage?M:Yeah,therearethreestages.Thefirstandmostcommonishavinglowironreserves,aconditionthattypicallyhasnosymptoms.Inthesecondstage,fatigueandpoorperformancemaybegintoappear.W:Thenmaybethere'snothingserioussinceyou'renotatthethirdstage.M:That'snottrue.Accordingtothedoctor,ifIwaituntilthatpoint,I'llbeintrouble.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Ms.Beard,whenwillyousuggestwemeettodiscussthenewstudyfurther?W:Iamnotreallysure.Whatdoyousuggest?M:Urmn,shallwemeet,say,at10:15onThursday?W:Sure.Q:Whyaretheygoingtomeet?W:Ah,Jack,goodtoseeyouagain.Everythingreadyinyourclinic?M:Oh,yes,MissTemple.Wecanstartveryearlytomorrow.Haveyoutoldthewomentobethereateight?W:Theywillallbethere.M:Aretheremanywomenwiththeproblem?W:Well,yes,quiteafew.Yousee,someofthemarenotcarefulabouttheirfoodchoicesandtheydon'tpayattentiontosomewarningsigns.M:Youcan'tchangetheirhabitseasily.Q:Whatdothewomanandmanmainlytalkabout?M:Itseemsthatyou'vebeeninsuchabadmoodlately.W:Igetuplateinthemorning,butIstillsleepalotandfeelsleepy.M:You'dbettergetupearlyanddosomerunninginthemorning.W:ButIheardexercisecanresultinironlossthroughavarietyofmechanisms.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Wouldyoulikesomemorechicken?W:No,thanks.Itisdelicious,butI'vehadenough.Iunderstandyou'vebecomearealcookrecently,Paul.M:Well,sincemywifebeganworking,Idecidedtohelpoutbymakingthemealseveryonceinawhile.Q:HowoftendoesPauldothecookingathome?Key:l.(A) 2.(B) 3.(D) 4.(B) 5.(C) 6.(C) 7.(A) 8.(B) 9.(C) 10.(C)(A)12.(A)13.(C)14.(D) 15.(C) 16.(D) 17.(C) 18.(A) 19.(C) 20.(D)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESListeningTaskPassage1Thebicyclehasgonethroughonefullcirclealready.Itbegana