中级口译听力教程第三版原文

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AnintermediatecourseofEnglishlisteningThirdedition

Unitone.Partone.Shoppingovertheinternet.

3.Exercises.

1.Listentoapassageaboutanewmodeofshopping,andthenchoosethecorrectanswertoeach

questionyouhear.

In2005consumerscouldpurchasevirtuallyanythingovertheinternet,books,compactdiscs,andeven

stockswereavailablefromWorldWideWebsitesthatseemtospringupalmostdaily.Afewyears

earliersomepeoplehadpredictedthatconsumersaccustomedtoshoppinginstoreswouldbereluctant

tobuythingsthattheycouldnotseeortouchinperson.Forgrowingnumberoftimestarved

consumershowever,shoppingfromtheirhomecomputerwasprovingtobeaconvenientalternativeto

drivingtothestore.Aresearchestimatedthatin2008USconsumerswouldpurchase7.3billion

dollarsofgoodsovertheinternet,doublethe2006total.Findingabargainwasgettingeasierowingto

theriseofonlineauctions,andwebsitesthatdidcomparisonshoppingontheinternetforthebestdeal.

Foralltheconsumerinterest,retailingincyberspacewasstillalargelyunprofitablebusinesshowever.

InternetpioneerAwhichbegansellingbooksin1995andlaterbranchedintorecorded

musicandvideospostedrevenueof153.7milliondollars,inthethirdquarterofthisyear,upfrom37.9

milliondollarsinthesameperiodof2002.Overallhowever,thecompany'slosswidenedto45.2

milliondollarsfrom9.6milliondollars.Ananalystdidnotexpectthecompanytoturnaprofituntil

2006.Despitethegreatloss,Ahasastockmarketvalueofmanybillions,reflecting

investors9optimismofotherfutureindustry.Internetretailingappealtoinvestorsbecauseitprovided

anefficientmeansofreachingmillionsofconsumerswithouthavingthecostofoperating

conventionalstoreswiththeirarmiesofsalespeople.Sellingonlinecarriesitsownriskshowever.

Withsomanycompaniescompetingforconsumers,attentionpricecompetitionwasintenseandprofit

marginsthinornon-existent.OnevideoretailersoldthehitmovieTitanicfor9dollarsand99cents.

Undercuttingthe19dollarsand99centssuggestitretailpriceandlosingabout6dollarsoneachcopy

sold.Withinternetretailingstillinitsinitialstagecompaniesseemwillingtoabsorbsuchlossesinan

attempttoestablishadominatemarketposition.

Questions.

1).Thepassagegivesexamplestoshowthatalmostanythingcouldbepurchasedontheinternet.

Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthoseexamples?

2).Whathadsomepeoplepredictedafewyearsearliercustomerswouldliketodo?

3).HowmuchworthofgoodswouldUSconsumersbuyin2008accordingtoaresearchestimate?

4).Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutretailingincyberspace?

5).Whichofthefollowingfactorsexplainstherisksofsellingonline?

2.Listenagainandthensupplythemissinginformationinthefollowingpassage.

Part2.Statements.2.Exercises.Listenandthenchoosetheanswerwhichistheclosestinmeaningto

eachstatementyouhear.

1.Mr.BlownandMr.Whiteareoldfriends.Actuallytheystartedtoknoweachotherwhentheywere

inprimaryschoolinScotland.

2.AfterteachingEnglishandlinguisticsatApolytechniquefor2semesters,RalphremainedinHong

Kongforthesummer.

3.Iamtoldthatyouhavealreadygotajobbutawell-knowntradingcompanydowntownandstartto

worknextmonth.ButIamstillwaitingtohear.

4.Areyousayingyouliketoapplyfortheparttimejob?Fine,justfilloutthisform.Someonewillbe

withyouinamoment.

5.Thereseemsalwaystobeadifficulttimeinthekitchenbeforeameal.Jenneyrefusestoeat

vegetablesunlesshermotheralsopreparesbacon.

6.AfterahecticdayintheofficewithhermindturninglikeamachineMarthawatchTVfor2hours

withacupofcoffeeinfront.

7.Affectedbytwosuccessivehurricaneshittingtheeastcoasttherainfloodedmostareasofsouth

Floridaleavingalmostallthehighwaysimpossible.

8.Youdon'tlikethesoundofthatcarengine.It'snothingtoworryabout.Ijusthaditservicedafew

daysago.

9.Youneedn'tnotifythehousingofficeaboutthefixingofthefaucetinthebathroom.TilgetAllanto

takecareofit.Heisreallyhandy.

10.ImaginewhattrafficislikeeveryMondaymorningduringtherushhour.Althoughwecaughtthe

earlybuswewerelateforclass.

11.Wehaveaheavyloadofworktoday.Andlet'sleavefortheofficerightnow.Theearlierweget

herethemoreworkingtimewewillhave.

12.Garyinsistsonbuyingthefoodforthepicnictobeheldthiscomingweekend.Butshouldn'tweat

leastoffertosharetheexpense?

13.Theissueofwomen'srightshasbeenpartoftheAmericanscenesincetheendofthe19thcentury

andit'sstillistoday.

14.It'sarealscorchingdaytoday,andtheforecastersaresayingthatthereisnoendinsight.Itseems

we'dbetterstayindoorsforthenextfewdays.

15.Althoughithasgotsuchagreatreview,themovieisawful.It'shardlyworththepriceof

admission.Noonewouldliketoseeitagain.

16.AlicehasdreamedofvisitingLondonandParisforsomanyyears.Ifsheweresingleshewould

travelinEuropethissummer.

17.Sandywasreallyangryduringthemeetingthismorning.Iamnotgoingtoapproachheruntilshe

coolsoff.

18.EdwardhurriedhomefromLosAnglestoseehismotherovertheweekend.Hewasdrivingsofast

thathecouldhavehadanaccident.

19.Youseemtobequiteoptimisticaboutwhatthiscountryisfacedwith.Asfarasyouexplainthe

financialsituationitdoesn'tsoundtoobad.

20.Comparedwiththeothercountrieswehavevisitedonthistrip,Italyisreallyacharmingcountryto

tourists.IwishGeorgehadcometoItalywithus.

Part3.3.Exercises.

1.Inastore.Listentotheconversationwhichtakesplaceinastoreandthenchoosethecorrectanswer

toeachquestionyouhear.

M:MayIhelpyou?

W:Yes.IwanttobuysomeshoestoreplacetheonesIamwearing.

M:What'swrongwiththem?

W:Theyaretoooldandshabby.

M:Icanseetheyhavesimplybeenwornout.Wouldyoulikethesamecolormoreorless?

W:Yes,andsomethingalittlelesscasual.

M:Howaboutthislightbrownpair.Theyaresimilartowhatyouhave,butalittlebitdressier.

W:Yes,Iwasthinkingofsomethingalongthatline.Iwilltrythemon.

M:Theycertainlylookcharming.

W:Thetroubleistheyfeeluncomfortable.

M:Thentryonthisotherpairinasimilarstylebutbyadifferentmanufacturer.

W:Thesearemuchbetter.Doyouhavetheminred?

M:Yes.Wouldyoulikebothpairs?

W:Yes,iftheywon'tcosttoomuch.

M:Oh,no,theywon't.Thesecondpairisofhalfprice.ShallIputthembothinaboxforyou?

W:Justtheredandtheoldones.Iwillwearthenewbrownpairhome.

Questions:

1),Whatwasthewomanshoppingfor?

2).Whydidthewoman'sshoeslookshabby?

3).Whatwaswrongwiththefirstpairofshoesthewomantriedon?

4).Howmanypairsofshoesdidthewomanbuy?

5).Whichshoesdidthewomanwearhome?

2.Thedesignofshoppingmalls.

Listentothefollowingpassageabouttheshoppingmalls.Andthensupplythemissinginformationin

thespacesprovided.

Theshoppingmallhasdesignedforonlyonething,encouragingpeopletobuy,buy,buy.Howdothey

dothis?Well,itissomethingofanart,anartthathasbeenbroughttoperfectioninthe50yearssince

mallsfirststartedappearinginAmerica.Everyaspectofmalldesigniscarefullycalculatedtoappeal

tothecustomers'psychologicalneeds.Thisstartswiththeoverallenvironment.Testshaveshownthat

peoplefeelmostrelaxedandcomfortableatatemperatureof24to26degrees.Sothisistheair

temperatureofmostmalls.Ifitisanyhotter,peoplemaybecometoolazytowalk,anycooler,they

mayrusharoundandleavebeforetheyhavespentenoughmoney.Thechoiceofcolorisalsovery

important.Darkcolorslikeorangeorpuiplecanmakepeoplefeelirritableorunhappy.Withsuch

feelingstheyarenotlikelytodomuchshopping.Thereforeverydarkcolorsarealmostneverusedin

malls.Insteadwallsareusuallypaintedinlightcolorswhichmakecustomersfeelrelaxedandgivethe

mallaspaciousfeeling.Thearrangementofspaceinthemallisalsodonewithgreatcare.Research

showsthatmostpeopleareunwillingtowalkmorethan200meterstoshop.Inoneofthenewgiant

mallsthiscouldbeaproblem.Thereare2waystodealwiththeproblem.Thewalkwaysinmallscan

bemadecurvedorangledtohidetheirtruelength,ortheycanbebrokenupbyfountains,updisplace,

oranyofthoseotherthingsthatyouthoughtwerejusttheretoentertainyou.Thearrangementofthe

storesinthemallisrelativelyeasy.Thebigdepartmentstoresarethemajorattractionsthatencourage

peopletocometothemall.Theseshouldbekeptwellapart.Storessellingthesameitemsshouldalso

bekeptfarapart,sothatanyonewhoiscomparingpriceshastogopassedasmanyotherstoresas

possible.Afterallupto60percentofallitemsboughtinmallsarepurchasedonimpulse.

3.SOHO,smalloffices,homeoffices.

ListentothefollowingpassageaboutSOHO.Andthensupplythemissinginformationinthepassage.

TodayresearchersandmarketershaveidentifiedasegmentthatisnowlabeledSOHO.Itmeanssmall

officeshomeoffices,whethertheyarehigh-techstartupsorwomensellingMarryCay.Buttheydrive

America'seconomicgrowthandhavecreatedmostofthenewjobsinthelast20years.Threepercent

ofcompaniesaccountedfor6millionofthe7.7millionjobsthatwereaddedtotheeconomybetween

2001and2005.Smallbusinessesrepresentover90percentofallbusinessesintheUS,within

economicoutputgreaterthanGermanyorFranceortheUK.Reportedlyhomebasedworkersearn

moremoney.The46millionhomebasedworkersintheUnitedStatesincludingalargenumberof

womenworkingathomeinanattempttobetterbalanceworkinfamilyearn28percentmorethanthe

averageofficeworker,andspendlesstimemakingtheirpay.Ofcoursethiscouldbedueinparttothe

factthatmoreexperiencedandaggressiveworkerstendtostarttheirownbusinesses.Remembergoing

intobusinessonyourownorfromahomeofficemaymeanmakingduewithless.Butitcanalsomean

achievingmore,moreindependence,morechallenges,moreresults.Inthelongrun,itmaymeanmore

moneyforyouandyourfamily.Inaworddoingitonyourownmeansfreedomtogrow,experiment,

andlearn.Ifyouaresuccessfulyouwon'thavetogoaskforraiseoracceptwhatyouaregiven,or

worryaboutbeingturnedouttopassedyearwhenayoungerversionofyourselfcomesalong.Youwill

havethefreedomtoenjoytheprofitsofyourownworkandthecontinuinggrowthinprofitwhich

comesfromowningyourbusiness.

Part4.Listeningandtranslation.

3.Exercises.

1.Sentencestranslation.ListenandtranslateeachsentenceyouhaveheardintoChinese.Thenwriteit

inthespacegivenbelow.

1)MayIintroducemyself?IamJohnSmithfromtheUnitedStates.Iamasalesmanagerofthe

Johnsoncompany.IamresponsiblefortheEuropeandivision.

2)TherewasaheavyfoginLondonthewholemorning,andweweredelayedthere.Westayedinthe

airportfor3fullhours.

3)Soonafterhestartedworkingasasalesrepresentativehediscoveredthatitwasfarhardofwork

thanhehadexpected.

4)TheShanghaiEXPOwilldraw70millionvisitorsandaverageof400,000aday.Itwillbethefirst

timeforthe157yearoldeventtobeheldinadevelopingcountry.

5)TheLouvreMuseumopenedthedepartmentofIslamicartin2003.Buttheexistinggallerycan

displayonlyafifthoftheLouvre's10,000piecesofartfromtheMuslimworld.

2.Passagetranslation.ListenandtranslateeachpassageyouhaveheardintoChinese.Thenwriteitin

thespacegivenbelow.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

1)Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducing

forthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothemanagerofthelocal

supermarket.Butineithercaseyouareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedby

themarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoesyouwillstopproducingthem.

2)TheworldEXPOisalargescale,global,noncommercialEXPO.ThehostingoftheworldEXPO

mustbeappliedforbyacountryandapprovedbythebureauofInternationalExhibitions.EXPOaims

topromotetheexchangeofideasanddevelopmentoftheworldeconomy,culture,science,and

technology,toallowexhibitorstopublicizeanddisplaytheirachievements,andimproveinternational

relationships.AccordinglytheworldEXPOwithits157yearhistoryisregardedastheOlympic

Gamesoftheeconomy,scienceandtechnology.

Unit2.Partone.MyfirstdayinNewYork.

3.Exercises.1.Listentothepassageaboutaman'saccountofhisfirstdayintheUS.Andthenchoose

thecon*ectanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6th,2006.ButIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.

MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportat3o'clockintheafternoon.

Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing.ButIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairportmy

friendandItookataxitomyhotel.OnthewayIsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttime,andI

staredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandneonmadethembeauty.Myfriendhelped

unpackedatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthe

nextday.ShortlyaftermyfriendhadleftIwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.

BecauseIcouldn'tspeakawordofEnglishIcouldn'ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupset

andstartedtomakesomegestures.Butthewaiterdidn'tunderstandme.FinallyIorderedthesame

thingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.AfterdinnerIstartedtowalkalongBroadWayuntilIcame

toTimeSquare,withitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltiredso

Icontinuetowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible

butIwantedtotry.WhenIreturnedtothehotelIwasexhausted.ButIcouldn'tsleepbecauseIkept

hearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasa

verybigandinterestingcitywithmanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.I

alsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.

Questions.

1)WhendidtheauthorfirstarriveintheUS?

2)Bywhomwashegreetedattheairport?

3)Whatdidtheauthordoonthewaitresshotel?

4)Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

5)Wheredidtheauthorgetsomethingtoeatafterhisfriendhadleft?

6)Whycouldn'thehavewhathereallywantedattherestaurant?

7)Whatdidtheauthordoafterthedinner?

8)Whycouldn'thesleepduringthenight?

2.Listenagainandthensupplythemissinginformationinthefollowingpassage.

Part2.Statements.3.Exercises.Listenandthenchoosetheanswerwhichisclosestinmeaningtoeach

statementyouhear.

1.Sorry,Ican'tgotothetheatretonight.ImustmakesurethatIhavecorrectedallthetypingerrors,

sordbetterreadingthroughmypaperagain.

2.Whataboutgoingshoppingindowntownareas?It'sunlikelytorainthisafternoonaccordingtothe

weatherreportthismorning.

3.It'salready10o'clock.ToolateforustocallprofessorBrownaboutthestudentcouncilmeeting.

Let'sholdofftilltomorrow.

4.It'sgoingtotake2weekstogetallthedataIneedfrommyresearchprojectwhichisnotduetothe

endofthenextsemester.

5.Althoughsheissupposedtobeatworkby8:30,Janeusuallyturnsup45minuteslate.Themanager

wantstotalktoheraboutthat.

6.Afterstayingfor22yearsathisjobintheLondonheadoffice,Canerequestedthathebetransferred

toNewYork.

7.Lorryhasbeenawayfromherworkfor2andahalfweeks.Shebrokeherarmwhenshefelldown

thestairsintheofficebuilding.

8.OnMondaymorning,Maryranasfastasshecouldtocatchthebus.Unfortunatelyshemissedit,

andwaslateforwork.

9.Aftermeetingwithhistoppedadvisers,presidentBushflewtocampDavid2daysagotogetherwith

hiswifeanddaughterinordertoescapereporters.

10.Asshewasterriblyafraidofbeingscolded,Jennyliedtoherparentsaboutthegradeshehad

receivedonhermathexam.

11.MatthewshowsalotofenthusiasmforthetenniscourseandIwishhewouldshowasmuchfor

studies.

12.Nothavingseeneachotherforalmost30years,Jasonranacrosshisoldcollegeroommateduringa

businesstriptoBoston.

13.1amgettingusedtoalotofthingsatmynewjob,butIwishthesupervisorwouldgivemesome

feedback

14.Theheatmusthavegoneoffinthisbuildingandifsfreezinghere.Shouldn'twecalltheofficeand

reportthis?

15.AlthoughhehaswonsomanytitlesintheworldtouiTiaments,Jackisanunpopulartennisplayer

becausehealwaysgetsmadwhenheloses.

16.Thatvisitingeconomistisspeakingtonight.ButDoctorJohnsondoesn'tseemtothinkmuchof

him,probablybecausetheycomefromdifferentschoolsofthought.

17.Thesebooksare2weeksoverdue.Butluckilyformethereisamoratoriumthisweekonfines,

theyaretryingtoencouragereturns.

18.1promiseyouthatthesepeoplearehonest.Theywouldneverhaveacceptedhismoneyiftheyhad

knownhisplans.

19.Howpriceshaveshotupinthepast2decades.Apackageofcerealthatusedtocost77centsin

1986,nowcosts2dollarsand5cents.

20.Carlsupposedtopickupthepackageatthepostofficeby5p.m.onhiswayhomebackfromhis

office.

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Part3.3.Exercises.1.StudyinginLondon.AmanisnarratinghisexperienceinLondon.Listenand

thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

WhenIwasincollegeIspentasemesterstudyinginLondon.Eventhoughwespeakthesame

languageEnglishpeopleandAmericansareverydifferent.IguessIfeltthattheAmericanshadabad

reputation.Somepeoplethinkweallowed,andwespeakonmindstoomuch.SoItriedtolistenabit

more,andnotbesoassertiveifthatmakesense.Iwanttomakeagoodimpression.Ishouldn'thave

worriedaboutit,butIdid.Ilovethelifestylethere,goingoutforafternoonteawasfun,andIreally

lovetheoldbuildings.Wedon'thaveanythingthatallintheUnitedStates,sothatisprettyamazing.

TheBritishalsohaveadifferentsenseofhumor.Ireallylikeit.TheircomedyshowsonTVarereally

funny.I'dhavetosaymyexperiencewasapositiveoneoverall.InfactIamsavingupmoneysoIcan

gobackthereagain.

Questions.

1)WhendidthemangotoLondon?

2)Howlongdidthemanlivethere?

3)Whydidthemantrytochangehimself?

4)ThemanmentionsthatheenjoysseveralthingsduringhisstayinLondon.Whichofthefollowing

isnotoneofthosethings?

2.Stayinginaforeigncity.Awomanistellingusaboutherstayinaforeigncity.Listenandthen

choosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

IlivedinMadridforawholeyear.AndIhavetobehonesttosaythatatfirstIwasn'tveryhappy.You

seeIwashomesick.ImissedmyfamilyandIjustwantedtogohome,partoftheproblemwasmy

Spanish.Icouldn'tcommunicateverywell,butIlovedtoeat.Andthat'swhatreallysavedme.You

seeonceIdiscoveredtapas,oh,letmeexplain.Thesedeliciousappetizersyoueat.SoImadesome

Spanishfriendsandwewouldgoouttotapasbars.SoIgottoeatalotofdeliciousfoodandofcourse

mySpanishimproveddramaticallyaswell.Buttherewasonethingthatwasdifficulttoadjustto.And

thatwasthedinnerwasalwaysservedatalatehour.Iwasn'tusedtoeatingat11atnight.

Questions.

1)Wheredidthewomango?

2)Howlongdidthewomanlivethere?

3)Whichofthefollowingpartiallyexplainswhythewomanwassohomesickatfirst?

4)Whatdidthewomanparticularlylike?

5)Accordingtothewomanwhichwasthethingthatwasdifficulttoadjustto?

3.1cameovertotheUS.AyoungwomanistellingaboutherfirstmonthintheUnitedStates.Listen

andthenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

IcameovertotheUSfromtheMiddleEast.Myfamilyopenedarestauranthere.AtfirstIfoundit

difficult.Everythingseemedsodifferent.Justusingapayphoneforexample,orgoingtoadoctorwas

different.Iwasprettyoverwhelmed,andIguessbecauseIwasn'tfeelingcomfortable,Itendedto

makefriendsonlywithpeoplefrommycountry.IfeltlikeIwaslivinginabubbleseparatedfromthe

Americans.ButonceIstartedfeelingmoreconfidentaboutmyEnglish,IstartedmeetingAmericans.I

foundthemveryfriendlyandopen,andturnedouttobeveryeasytomakefriends.Buttherewasone

thingaboutAmericansthatbotheredmeatfirst.Ifoundithardtogetusedtothewaytheytalkso

muchaboutthemselves.Ittookmealongtimetounderstandyouaresupposedtotalkaboutyourself

too.Becausethatishowpeoplegettoknowoneanother.Itisstillhardformetotalkalotabout

myself.ButIamgettingbetteratit.

Questions.

1)Wheredidthewomancomefrom?

2)WhatdidherfamilydointheUnitedStates?

3)HowdidshelikelivingintheUnitedStatesatfirst?

4)WhendidherfeelingschangeaboutlivingintheUnitedStates?

5)WhichoneofthefollowingthingsbotheredthewomanasshejustamvedintheUnitedStates?

PartFour.Listeningandtranslation.

3.Exercises.1.Sentencestranslation.ListenandtranslateeachsentenceyouhaveheardintoChinese.

Thenwriteitinthespacegivenbelow.

1)Itwassupposedtobeashortmeeting,butitlasted3hours.Wewereallexhaustedwhenwestepped

outoftheconferenceroom.

2)Theweatherforecastsaysit'sgoingtobeverywettomorrow.Iamafraidwewillhavetochange

ourplansforthemeeting.

3)Awomaninherlate30swasfoundtakingitemsfromthelocalmarket.Shewascaughtoncamera

asshewasputtingtheitemsinherpocket.

4)Pollutionexposureathomeworkisoftengreaterthanoutdoors.Indoorairpollutantlevelsare

around35percentgreaterthanoutsidelevels,andcanposeserioushealthproblems.

5)Anexhibitionofsome117CezannepaintingsopenedonFriday,showingofftheworksoftheman

deemedthefatherofthemodernart,abridgebetweentheimpressionistandcubistmovements.

2.Passagetranslation.ListenandtranslateeachpassageyouhaveheardintoChinese.Thenwriteitin

thespacegivenbelow.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.

1)ThenumberofparticipatingcountriesandinternationalorganizationstotheShanghaiWorldEXPO

2010hasreached174,overtakingthepreviousrecordholdbyGermany'sHannover,anofficialin

chargeoftheeventssaidatthepreferenceconferencethismorning.Thefigurehassurpassed

estimationmadebythemayorofShanghaiwhosaidinAugustthenumberofparticipantwouldreach

170bytheendofthisyear.Heestimatedthefigurewouldreach200bytheendof2008.

2)Increasinglycitiesaresufferingtheproblemsofbothpovertyandpollution.TheWorldHealth

Organizationestimatesinworldwideareamorethanoneandeverythreeurbandwellersnearly1.1

billionpeoplehavetobreatheunhealthyair.Andatleast250millionurbandwellerscannotgetsafe

drinkingwater.By2012mostchildreninthirdworldtownswillbeborntotheextremelypoorfamilies.

Andasaresultmorethan100millionhomelesschildrenwillstruggletosurviveonthestreets.

Unit3.Partone.Crimeandpunishment.

2.Exercises.1.Listentosomeonetalkingaboutprisonandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.

About7outof10peoplereleasedfromprisonendupinprisonagainsoonerorlater.Alotofpeople

thinkthissimplyindicatesthatonceapersonbecomesacriminalhewillprobablyremainacriminal.

Butofcourseitdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatatall.Onthecontraryitcouldequallysuggestthatbeing

inprisonactuallymakespeoplemorelikelytocommitcrimes.Afterallprisonsarefullofcriminals,

andthismeansthatsomeonegoingtoprisonforthefirsttimeisgoingtomeetalotmorecriminals

thanhe'smetbefore,sohewillprobablylearnalotaboutcrimeduringhisstaythere.Thefactthatso

manypeoplegetrearrestedalsosuggeststhatprisonsaren'tdoingenoughtotrainpeopleforjobsthey

candowhentheygetout.Iftheyweregiventhistrainingex-prisonerswouldn'tneedtoturntocrime

againtomakealiving.

2.Listenagainandthensupplythemissinginformationinthefollowingpassage.

Part2.Statements.

2.Exercises.Listenandthenchoosetheanswerwhichisclosestinmeaningtoeachstatementyouhear.

1)Afterconsideringaninterviewingadozenorsoofcandidates,finallyIhaveselectedMr.Stockto

assumethepositionofcompanysecretary.

2)IntheofficeTomlikespeopletolethimhavehisownway,neverallowinghimselftobeordered

aboutbysomeoneelse.

3)AsIlivedfarawayfromtheschoolandthoughtofbuyingasecondhandcar,Iwouldhavebought

Sam'scarifIhadknownhewassellingit.

4)IamnotsurewhetherthewholeclassisgoingonthetriptoCambridgeovertheweekend,not

everyonehaspaidthetransportationfee.

5)Johnlivesquitenearhere,andhetoldmethathewouldcomeearly.Idon'tunderstandwhyJohn

hasn'tarrivedyet.

6)Theplanewasdueat7:15,butitwasdelayedtwoandahalfhoursbecauseofthebadweatherin

thisarea.

7)Withthefinalexamsbeingonly2weeksaway,Emilyshouldhavestudiedinsteadofgoingtothe

partyonSaturdaynight.

8)AfterthetennismatchBrownwenttothelockerroomtotakeashowerandWhitewholivesnearby

wenthome.

9)MyfatherhasalwayssupportedwhatIamgoingtodo.Ihavenoideawhyheobjectedsostrongly

tothisplanofmine.

10)Iamconsideringbuyingmyowncaranddrivingtowork,butIdon'tgetastudymenuformy

driverstest.Iwillhavesomeonepickuponeforme.

11)IheardthatPeterwasnotinclasstoday.WhatIwanttoknowisifhestillcomingtomyparty

tonight.

12)Histopicwasveryinteresting.Andthat'swhytheattendancewasgreatatfirst.Buthespokeso

badlythateveryonegotupandleftinthemiddleofhisspeech.

13)Ourplanehasbeencirclingforalongtime.Iamtoldthattheairportwasclosed