全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案

PAGEPAGE38/38全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit1PartBText1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawayto andstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'swrong?'sheasked.'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.''Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.Exercise1:1.c 2.a Questions:Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?Exercise2:Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,"Lifeistooshort,butyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser."1)...shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.Text2DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'Iagreed.'Howwasyourdate?'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.Exercise1: 1.c 2.d 3.Questions:Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?Whichofthefollowingistrue?Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?Exercise2: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FQuestions:Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker’smotheroftentookhimouttodinnerwhenhewassmall.Themotherhaspooreyesightnow.Ontheirfirstdatethespeakertookhismotherouttodinnerandamovie.Thespeaker’sparentsworkedinthesamefactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Thespeakerandhismothernowmeetonceeverymonth.PartCConversation1:W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.M:I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?Conversation2:M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?Conversation3:M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.W:Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?Conversation4:M:Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?Conversation5:Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?1.b 2.c 3.b 4.d 5.PartDMyFirstJobMyparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks?"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.Statements:Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'restaurant.Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedinthe.Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.Unit2PartBText1WhataCoincidence!(PartOne)Exercise1:1.b 2.a 3.d 4.Questions:Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?Exercise2:1984/son/medicalschool/tuition/affordit/realize/newspaperads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phonecall/putaside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-in-law's/visited/hisfather-in-lawalive/coincidenceText2WhataCoincidence!(PartTwo)Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.Nowheisadoctorin.Exercise1:1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.FStatements:Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoodprice.Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.Exercise2:Hewasintrigued.Abankstatement.hisfather-in-lawhadputanamountofmoneyinthebankforhisgrandchildren'seducation.Alittleover$15,000.Hecouldusethemoneytocoverthetuitionofhisfirstyearatamedicalcollege.Heisadoctorin.PartCDadStopsforGas,FindsLostSonNuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedin in1969.hisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsold.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtothe andworkedasagasstationclerkin.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.Itwasafinedayin.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Suddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather?"AreyouJohnGarcia?"heasked."Yes,"cametheanswer."WereyoueverintheAirForce?""Yes.""Wereyoueverin?""What'sthattodowithyou?"answeredtheman,whobecamesuspiciousbythen."Wereyouorwereyounot?"Nuengpersisted."Yes.""Didyoueverhaveason?"Atthistruthdawnedontheman.Theystaredateachotherandrealizedatthesamemomentthattheywerefatherandsonwhowereseparated27yearsagoandhalfaworldaway.JohnGarciahadn'tseenhissonsince1969.HelosttouchwithNueng'smotherwhenshestartedseeinganotherman.Hemovedto nineyearsago.Hesaidheneverwenttothatgasstation,wasn'tevenlowongasthatdayandhardlyeverpaidwithacheck.Exercise:1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.TStatements:Nueng'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasonly3monthsold.Aftermovingtothe,Nuengworkedatagasstationin.Nuengnevergaveuphiseffortstofindhisfather,butJohnGarciahadneverlookedforhisson.OnedaywhileatworkNueng'seyesfellonthephotoofacustomer'sdriver'slicense,andthemaninthephotolookedlikehisfather.JohnGarciawasonceintheU.S.AirForcestationedin.JohnGarciaandhissondidn'tmeeteachotheragainuntil1996.Nueng'sfathersaidheoftenwenttothatgasstationbutneverpaidwithacheck.ItwasbycoincidencethatJohnGarciaandhissonwerereunitedaftermanyyearsofseparation.PartDUnexplainedParallelsOneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice. hadasecretarycalledKennedy;Kennedyasecretarycalled. waskilledintheFordTheater;Kennedymethisdeathwhileridingina convertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany--andsoon.Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.Anewsstoryfrom reportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonlymanagedtoidentifythefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident.Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLoweandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfrom foraninvestigationbyapsychologistatthe.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadwornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerismswhentheywerenervous.Howcanweexplaintheabovesimilarities?Exercise:Shot,Friday,wivesSucceeded,Johnsonkillers,brought,justicesecretariesFordtheater,Died,accidentstrucks,sameroadmet,34,sevenrings,wrist,watchMarried,weddingdresses,sameflowerssimilar,childrencat,TigerStatements:BothAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.KennedywerekilledbyaSoutherner.JohnF.Kennedy'ssecretarywasnamedafterAbrahamLincoln.Thenewsstorytoldaboutthetrafficaccidentsthatkilledtwotwinbrothers.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmoreparallelphenomenaarestudiedinthe thaninanyothercountry.Coincidencesoccurringinthreenationsaredescribedinthepassage.Somepsychologists'interestistheresearchoncoincidencesbetweentwins.Accordingtothespeaker,coincidencesoccurmuchmoreoftenbetweentwinsthanbetweenpeoplewhoarenotrelated.Thespeakerdoesnotmentionhis/herownopiniononwhethertheseparallelscanbeexplained.Unit3PartBText1AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)(TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.)John:Tom,Linda,firstI'dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff--clothing,papers,everything!--lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn'tit?Itsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."Tom:ThenI'llknowclearlywhatLinda'sexpectationsare.John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:Sleeping?Itsays,"Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:.m.exceptonweekends."I'msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'tveryromantic.Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon'ttalkaboutwhattheywant.Linda:That'sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.Exercise1: 1.b 2.c Questions:WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?Exercise2:Becauseshewantedtounderstandeachother'sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.Cleaningup.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.Sleeping.Timeforbed:11pm;timetogetup:6:30amexceptonweekends.Text2AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?Arguing?Linda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'tunderstandeachother'sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?Tom:Well,that'sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:Isit?Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What'stherule?Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:Whathappened?Tom:Weweredrivingtoafriend'swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That'sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn'tworkanymore?Linda:We'vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Exercise1:1.F 2.F 3.T Statements:TomandLindaneverarguebecausetheybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.4.ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.Exercise2:Onerulesaysthatiftheygetlostformorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.OnceTomandLindagotlostwhentheyweredrivingtoafriend'swedding.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoasktheway,butTomthoughthecouldfigureitout.Asaresult,theywerelatefortheweddingbecausetheywentinthewrongdirectionforfortymiles.PartCAPerfectMatchAreyoulookingforagoodrelationshipwithsomeonespecial?Whattypeofpersonisthebestpersonforyou?IsitthepersonwiththehighestIQ?Isitthemostbeautifulormosthandsomeperson?Howabouttherichestpersonorthemostambitious?Isyouridealpartnerthemosttraditionalorthemostmodernperson?Isheorshethepersonmostlikeyou,ormostunlikeyou?Theresearchshowedseveralotherimportantthings.Inaloverelationship,twothingscancausetrouble.First,troublehappenswhenbothpeoplegetangryquickly.Thisisnotsurprising.Second,troublehappenswhenpeopledon'texpecttochangethemselvesinarelationship.Doyoustaycalmwhenyoudisagreewithsomeone?Areyoureadytochangeyourself?Ifyoucantoleratedisagreementandarewillingtochange,maybeyouarereadyforaseriousrelationship.Exercise:notsospecial/notextremesa. getangryquicklyb....changethemselves...Statements:1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.TThepassageimpliesthattheperfectmatchforyouisapersonwhoismostunlikeyou.Theauthorarguesthatthemostbeautifulormosthandsomepersonmaynotbeyourperfectpartner.Moderateperson,thatis,thepartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebestcanbeyourperfectmatch.Theresearchshowedthatanextremeloverelationshipbetweenthetwocancausetrouble.Thepassagestatesthattheangerisoneofthecausesthatleadtothebreakupofaloverelationship.Theperfectmatchliesinthepeople'sattitudestotoleratedisagreementandbewillingtochangeinarelationship.PartDHusbandsandWivesDon'tSeeThingsAlikeLet'sfaceit--husbandsandwivesjustdon'tseethingsalike.TakeTVremotecontrols,forexample.I'machannel-grazer.WhenIwatchthenews,Iflipbackandforththroughfourdifferentnetworks."Thistalkshowhostmakesmesoangry!"shecriedoneevening."Thenwhydon'tyouchangethechannel?"Iasked."BecauseIcan'tstandpeoplewhoarealwayschangingchannels."Differences.Norightorwrong,justdifferences."Thefirstlawofcivilization,"saidanoldphilosopher,"istoletpeoplebedifferent."Idon'tneedtoconvertmywifetomyways,andshedoesn'ttrytomakemebelikeher.Wesimplytaketurnsmonitoringtheremotecontrol.Exercise:Hefrequentlychangeschannels.No.Itmakesherveryangry.Shestickstoonechannelevenifshedoesn’tlikeit.Theytaketurnsmonitoringtheremotecontrol.Howeverythingisgoingonintheneighborhoodandamongalltheirrelatives.No.Because,asonephilosopherputsit,“Thefirstlawofcivilizationistoletpeoplebedifferent.”Statements:ThemajordifferencebetweenthespeakerandhiswifeistheirTVviewinghabits.Accordingtothespeaker,heismoreinterestedintalkshowswhilehiswifeismoreinterestedinnewsprograms.Thewifeseemstobemoreweirdthanthehusbandis.Thespeakerandhiswifeusuallytaketurnsworkingtheremotecontrolwhentheywatchtelevision.Itcanbeinferredthatwomenaregenerallymoretolerantthanmenoftheirspouse'sdifferences.Thespeakerandhiswifemaintainpeacenotbychangingeachotherbutbytolerance.Unit4PartBText1BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJobSam:Thankyou.Interviewer:Sam,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?Sam:I'vebeenapoliceofficerforthirtyyears.Interviewer:Thirtyyears.Andyou'vehaddifferenttypesofassignmentsonthepoliceforce,Iguess.Sam:Yeah,I'vedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetectivework,andnowI'msupervisinginvestigations.Interviewer:Sam,Ithinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob.Wouldyouagree?Sam:Yes,it'sdefinitelyastressfuljob.Butitdependsonyourassignment.Interviewer:So,what'sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?Sam:I'dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.Interviewer:That'sinteresting!Inwhatway?Sam:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor--thefearoftheunknown.Interviewer:Whatdoyoumean,Sam?Sam:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon'tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyouaretalkingtoorwhattheirreactionisgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.Let'ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.Itseemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.Interviewer:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.Sam:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.Interviewer:Really?Sam:Really!That'swhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfromtheverybeginningtobeawareoftheirsurroundings.Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshootpolicemen,peoplejumpoutatpolicemen--differentkindsofthings.Sothat'sprobablythemoststressfultime.Interviewer:Isee.Let'stakeabreakandthenwe'llmoveontoournexttopic.Sam:Allright.Exercise1: 1.d 2.c Questions:What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?WhatdoesSammainlytalkabout?WhatdoyouknowaboutSam?Exercise2:Samhasbeenapoliceofficerfor30years.Hehasdoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverwork.Hehasalsodonedetectiveworkandnowheissupervisinginvestigations.Samthinksbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob,butitdependsontheassignmentonehas.Inhisopinionthebiggestpertofthestressisthefearoftheunknownandpatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.Text2StressReducersInterviewer:Sam,you'vetalkedaboutthepoliceofficers'stressfultime.Nowlet'smoveontothenexttopic.SofarasIknow,there'saconnectionbetweenstressandillness.Doyouthinkthatthere'sahigherpercentageofillnessamongpoliceofficersthaninthegeneralpopulation?Imean,dotheygetmorecoldsoranything?Isthisreallytrue?Sam: Yes,itis,andthestresslevelnotonlymanifestsitselfindailyhealth--whetherornotyou'vefeelingwellonanygivenday.Italsomanifestsitselfinthingslikeulcers,heartdisease--policeofficerstendtohaveahigherrateofheartdiseaseandulcersthanpeopleinotherprofessions.Interviewer:Really?That'sdocumented?Sam: Yes,it'sdocumented.Andalsothedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersismuchhigher.Interviewer:Istheresomethingthatthepolicedepartmentdoestohelpyoudealwiththisstress?Sam: Yes,thereareseveralprogramsthatmostpolicedepartmentshaveinplace.Oneisanexerciseprogramwheresomepartofyourdayisspentonsometypeofphysicalexercise.They'vefoundthat'sagreatstressreducer.Besides,there'salsoapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficerstohelpthemreducetheirstress.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswell.They'vefoundthatsometimesjustsittingaroundandtalkingaboutthestresswithotherofficershelpstoreduceit.So,thosethingsareavailable.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudo,personally,tohelpyoudealwiththestressofyourjob,Sam?Exercise1:1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.TStatements:Thedialogueismainlyabouthowpoliceofficerscandealwithstress.AccordingtoSam,mostpoliceofficersenjoygoodhealth.AccordingtoSam,thedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersishigherthanamongpeopleinotherjobs.Counselingisthemosteffectiveprogramtohelppoliceofficersrelievestress.Samknowshowtoreducehisstress.Exercise2:Oneisanexerciseprogram,anotherisapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficers.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswellforofficerstositdownandtalkabouttheirstresswithotherofficers.2).Hetriestogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.3).hispersonalrelationships,especiallyhisrelationshipswithhiswife.PartCShortConversationsM:Youlooksonervous,Rose.Areyouallright?W:Franklyspeaking,I'monpinsandneedles.Ihavetogiveapresentationtoagroupofimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.Q:WhydoesRosefeelnervous?M:Youlooksoupset,Sue.What'sworryingyou?W:MysonJackmademeextremelyunhappy.Heseemstobeplayingvideogamesallthetime.WheneverItalktohimheturnsadeafeartome.Q:What'sthewoman'sproblem?W:David,youdon'tlookhappy.Anythingwrong?M:Well,youknow,mymotherdiedthreeyearsago.Andsincethenmyfatherhaslivedinanapartmentonhisownandhasveryfewfriends.Q:WhatisDavidworryingabout?W:Michael,Idon'tknowwhathashappenedtoMother.Hermemoryseemstobegoing.Ihavetoremindherofalmosteverything.M:Don'tworry,Mary.She'sjustgettingold.Q:Whatdoyoukno