听力3000第三册原文及其答案解析

听力原文

Unit1WorldNews:InternationalRelations

PartIWarmingup

A:Tapescripts:

1.TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradical

changeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.

2.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredherein

WashingtonSundaytopushfortougherguncontrollaws.

3.There'sbeenfurtherfightingbetweenMacedonianforcesandEthnicAlbanian

guerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.

4.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedState'snavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithas

hitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.

5.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietaboutthepossible

healthrisksfromammunitionscontainingdepleteduranium,whichitusedin

KosovoandBosnia.

B

1.Whatisthesummit'sstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?

Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,and

reversethespreadofAIDS.

2.WhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?

Buirna,Cambodia,andtheLaos.

3.WhathappenedonFridayabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor?

AU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithin

minutes.

Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?Andhowmanyweremissing?35/9.

4.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?

GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraiding

overnight.

5.WhataretheproblemswiththenuclearfacilitiesandnuclearplantsinJapan?

Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.

Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchaschecking

radiationmeasurements.

Tapescripts:

1.Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummifsstatementis

expectedtocallonUNmemberstomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promote

democracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsof

stateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersin

history.

2.TheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoin

itsranks,shruggingoffwesterndenunciationsofthemilitaryregimeinRangoon.

ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andthe

Laos.

3.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschool

fishingvesselfromJapan.OnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,

sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasnotseriouslydamaged,

wasperforminganemergencysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredaboutten

milessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthe

victimsfromtheroughseas.

4.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenraiding

overnightintheWestBankandGaza.TheupsurgeinviolencecomesafterIsraeli

attackhelicopterstargetedandkilledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforce.

5.SomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.

Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplants.Morethanhalfofthemfailedsome

basictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulators

havebeenorderedtocrackdownfollowingthecountry'sworstnuclearaccidentin

September.Sixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationinthe

accident.

PartIINewsreports

Summary:

ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselected

Columbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasitsnewnon-Dermanent

membersoftheSecurityCouncil.

Statements:

1.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpemianentmembersofthe

SecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywon

theirseatsonthefourthballot.

2.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfiricanand

Asiangroup.

3.Therewerethreecountriescontendingfbrthetwoseatsallottedtothewestern

industrializedgroupofnations.

4.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofL5members,includingfivepermanent

members—China.France,GreatBritain.Russia,andIhuUnitedStntes--and10

non-permanentmembers.

Tapescript:

TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselected'Columbia,Ireland,Mauritius,

NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.

Thevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuvering.

Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirst

roundofballoting.Butittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideonthe

remainingtworegionalseats.

ContentionmarkedthevotingfbrthesecondseatfbrtheAfricanandAsiangroup.

TheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganization

ofAfricanUnity.Mauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthe

fourthroundofvoting.

Irelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrialized

groupofnationsonthefirstballot.ButNorwayandItalycampaignedvigorouslyfor

thesecondspot.KingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthe

casefbrhisnation'srepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince

1982.Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-year

termsinJanuary.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,including

fivepermanentmembers-China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnited

States—and10non-permanentmembers.Fivenon-permanentmembersareelectedto

two-yeartermseachyear.

B:Summary

ThisnewsreporttellsusthatTnUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwas

goingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelis

andPalestinians.

Answerstothequestions:

1.532.483.34.TheUnitedStates5.Canada6.October18th7.Nomorethanthree

days8.TogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable

9.4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimor

Tapescript:

Forty-eightofthe(UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission's)53membernations

votedtoholdtheemergencymeeting.TheUnitedStatescastthesoledissentingvote

andCanadaabstained.Threeothercountriesdidnotvote.

ThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.

UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhow

thecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.

"Whenyouhavesuchahigh-profileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyfor

thepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear—andthisis

probablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue—

becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportant

tocontrolthateverybodythinksthattheyhavesomethingtocontribute.0

MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasa

wholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogetthe

IsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHuman

RightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednesday.

Thisisonlythefifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodeal

withacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocidein

Rwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.

Questions:

1.HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?

2.Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?

3.Howmanyofthemdidn*tvote?

4.Whichcountrycastthedissentingvote?

5.Whichcountryabstained?

6.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?

7.Howlongwillitlast?

8.What'sthepurposeofthismeeting?

9.Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?

Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?

PartIIIAnti-piracymission

A

EU'sNavalOperation

Themassiveproblem:PiracyoffSomalia'swaters...100ships...16

ships...morethan350crewmembers

EU'smission:

・・・6warships...3surveillanceplanes...

•Aim:Todeter,toprevent,toprotect…

•Headquarters:NearLondon

•Duration:Atleastayear

B

ChineseNavy9sEscortMissionagainstPiracy

Primarymission:...vessels,personnelandcargo,...hitpiracy...

Target:Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpassingthroughthearea,...

transportinghumanitarianmaterials...

Numberofcrewmembers:

800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavy'sspecialforces

Durationofthefirstphase:Threemonths

Timereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:Jan.6

PartIVSpeeches

Extract1(expressinganopinion):Ibelievethat...Ibelieveweshould...

Extract2(payingatribute):Hesaidtothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouch

him…

Extract3(expressinganopinion)―Ihaveadream...

Extract4(expressinganopinion).Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-time

Congress.

Extract5(acceptingapost):Iamprofoucdlygrateful…forgivingmethechanceto

serveyou.

(makingapromise):IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyof・・・Ipromiseyou…

thatIwill…

Tapescript:

1.1believethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethis

decadeisout,oflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.No

singlespaceprojectinthisperiodwillbemoreimpressivetomankind,ormore

importantfbrthelong-rangeexplorationofspace;andnonewillbesodifficult,or

expensivetoaccomplish...But,inaveryrealsense,itwillnotbeonemangoingto

themoon.Ifwemakethisjudgmentaffirmatively,itwillbeanentirenation...I

believeweshouldgotothemoon.(JohnF.Kennedy25/05/1961)

2.Ashesaidmanytimes,inmanypartsofthisnation,tothosehetouchedandwho

soughttotouchhim:"Somemenseethingsastheyareandsay'Why?'Idreamthings

thatneverwereandsay'Whynot?n,(EdwardM.Kennedy08/06/1968)

3.1haveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,sonsofformerslavesand

thesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableof

brotherhood.Ihaveadreamthatoneday,eventheStateofMississippi,astate

swelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwiththeheatofoppression,willbe

transformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittle

childrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecolorof

theirskin,butbythecontentoftheircharacter.(Rev.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

28/08/1963)

4.Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Particularlyatthis

time,withproblemswefaceathomeandabroad.Tocontinuetofightthroughthe

monthsaheadformypersonalvindicationwouldalmosttotallyabsorbthetimeand

attentionofboththePresidentandtheCongressinaperiodwhenourentirefocus

shouldbeonthegreatissuesofpeaceabroadandprosperitywithoutinflationathome.

(RichardM.Nixon08/08/1974)

5.Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityof

whatwecoulddotogetherfbrourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandin

ournation.Iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserve

you.Iwill...IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandto

honorthepowerfulexampleofSenatorDanielPatrickMoynihan...Ipromiseyou

tonightthatIwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofNewYork's

families.TodaywevotedasDemocratsandRepublicans.Tomorrowwebeginagain

asNewYorkers(HillaryClinton07/11/2000)

Unit2EarthandEnvironment

Part1Warmingup

A

1.…impactofclimatechange...damagetocrops...worse...

2.…2000delegates...northernBrazil...thirdUnitedNations

ConferenceonDesertification.

3.…Ahugeoilspill...Mexico,

4.Wildfires...Florida...contained...aweek

5.…Greenlandismeltingaroundtheedges...50cubickilometers...

raiseglobalsealevel…

B

1.Itattemptstobalanceenvironmentalconcernsandtheneedsofthe

community.

2.Reptilespeciesareingreatertroublethanamphibianspecies.

3.Anewapproachinthefightagainsttheillegaldrugstrade.

4.Oneineveryeightspeciesofplantsisthreatenedwithextinction.

5.Anewlocaldirectoryfortheenvironmentally-aware,calledthe

“BoulderCountyGreenPages”.

PartIINewsReports

A

…Washington...theinformationeconomy...deterioratinghealth

cation

andentertainment...physicalexam...vitalsigns...species...

climate...temperatures...watertables...glaciers...forests...

fisheries...tostabilizebothclimateandworldpopulationgrowth

B

Summary

...thesevereshortageofwaterinsomedevelopingnations....

globalsolutionsarefoundsoon.

Answerstothequestions

1.1502.Monday3.Almostonebillionpeoplecouldsufferfrom

ascarcityofwater.

4.MiddleEast,partsofAfrica,westernAsia,NortheasternChina,

westernandsouthernIndia,largepartsofPakistanandMexico,parts

ofthePacificcoastoftheUnitedStatesandSouthAmerica.

5.Totreatwaterasapreciousresource.6.5liters7.50liters

8.500liters

PartIIICityrecycling

Aa.2b.4c.3d.1

B:l.130,000/80%2.Plastic/glass/tincans/newspapers

3.Recycletruckpickitup.4.Oneofcommunity'srecyclingcenters

5.Eachweekday6.Conductstoursoftheplant

7.3/48.Sodtoothercompaniesthatmakethemintodifferentproducts

9.Madeintonewcontainers10.OneofthetopfiveintheUSA

Unit3WorldNews:EconomicDevelopments

PartIWarmingup

A

1.WhohavebeenmeetinginHongKongtodaytodiscusstheoutlookfortheglobal

economy?

CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountries.

2.WhatdoesUNCTADsayabouttheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestment?

Itgrewby40%lastYeartomorethan600billiondollars.

3.Whohasapprovedacutinincometaxrates?

TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.

4.Whohasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts?Intel

Whatisitsplan?

Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.

5.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseof

foot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?

EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.

TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofanimalproduce

fromEU.

Tapescript:

1.CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetingin

HongKongtoday.Onesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfbrtheglobal

economybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapan'sstrugglingrecovery.Another

topictheymayhavediscussedishowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsinemerging

economiesinAsiaandelsewhere.

2.AUnitedNations*reportsaystheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestmentgrewby

nearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUN

ConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetween

developedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.

3.TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,

thefirstpartofapackageoftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.The

incometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.

4.Theworld'slargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsaftera

fallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpecteditsrevenueinthefirstquarterof

thisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodlastyear.TheCalifbmia-based

companyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.

5.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementof

live-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.The

UnitedStatesandCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimal

producefromEUcountries.

B

1.Foreignexchangerates:

1dollar=1.733Germanmarks

=126.9Japaneseyen

1pound=1.624dollars

ShareIndex

DowJones(upto)6,783(+45)

London9s100(upto)4,390(+20)

Nikkieclosed

2.ShareIndex:

DowJones10,116(+96)

StandrdandPoor's5001,254(+6)

NASDAQ:(-1.5%)

3.ShareIndex:

DowJones8,094(-66)

NASDAQ1,662L3J

FT100(-36)

CACQuarante(-33,-1%)

DAX(-1%)

4.Mostactivestocks:

CableandWirelessHKTup$0.45

HSBCdown$0.50

Hutchisondown$0.50

ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25

ChinaTelecomdown$1.50

ChangKongdown$0.25

PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown$0.10

CCTTelecomdown$0.275

NewWorldCyberBasedown$0.075

HanongHoldingsdown$0.25

Goldprices:

HongKonggold:HK$2,670

Londongold:US$289

5.Earnings:

PhilipsElectronics(lastyear):$2.4billion($300million)

RoyalDutchShell(4,hquarter):$3.6billion

ElectronicDataSystems(4111quarter):$0.70pershare($0.02up)

Tapescripts:

1.ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9

Japaneseyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDow

ShareIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondon's100ShareIndexended20

higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.

2.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardand

Poor's500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254.ButtheNASDAQIndexlost1.5%

ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebattered.

3.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;theNASDAQComposite

down3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEurope'smajormarkets:Londonstockswerehit

byawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;theFT100Indexdown36

points;Parisseeinglossesaswell,theCACquarantedown33pointsor1%;and

Frankfurt'sDAXalsofell1%afterbrieflymovingintorecordterritory.

4.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71

billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup

45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,Shanglongkai

Propertyup$2.25,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,Pacific

CenturyCyberworldsdown10cents,CCTTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorld

Cyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSeng

IndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat

2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.dollars.

5.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexpected

profitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300million

belowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughly

a$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreet

expectations.ElectronicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslast

night.Itposteda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.

PartIINewsreports

ArSummary:

ThisnewsreportisaboutForbes's"Super100Global"list.

Answerthequestions:

1.WhichofthefollowingcorporationsarethetopfiveonForbes'slist?Marktheir

ranks.

2Citigroup

生HSBCBankingCompany

—BP-Amoco

5Daimler-Chrysler

1GeneralElectricCorporation

nMicrosoft

3BankofAmerica

2.Howarethecompaniesranked?

Thecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,

profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueoftheirstock.

3.Howarethe100companiesdistributed?

46intheUnitedStates,54inEuropeandJapan.

4.WhywerenoneoftheInternet-relatedfirmsincludedinthelist?

BecausemostoftheInternet-relatedfirmshavelittleornoprofitssofar.

Tapescripts:

Forthesecondyearinarow,theGeneralElectricCorporationisrankednumberone

inanannualsurveyofthe100mostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld.

Thesurvey,compiledandpublishedbyForbesbusinessmagazine,showsGeneral

ElectricoftheUnitedStatesrankednumberone,followedinsecondandthirdplace

bytheU.S.bankingandfinancialservicesgiantsCitigroupandBankofAmerica.In

fourthandfifthplacearetheBritish-basedHSBCBankingCompanyand

Daimler-Chrysler,theGerman-Americanauto-company.Thecompaniesareranked

withacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarket

capitalization,orthetotalvalueofits(their)stock.Whatthemagazinecallsits"Super

100Globalnlistare46companiesbasedintheUnitedStatesand54inEuropeand

Japan.

MikeOzanian,theForbeseditorwhocompiledthelist,saysthereisagrowingtrend

ofinternationalmergersandacquisitions,citingcompaniessuchasDaimler-Chrysler

andBP-Amoco,theAnglo-AmericanOilCompany.Mr.Ozaniansaysthatdespitethe

hugecapitalizationsofmanyInternet-relatedfirms,nonewereincludedbecausemost

havelittle,ifany,profits—atleastnotyet.

B:Summary:

ThisnewsreportgivesusageneralpictureoftheU.S,stockmarket.Italsopresents

someanalysts*viewsonthemarket.

Statements:

1.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentuplessthanonepercent,to10,546.

2.AnanalystsaidthatsalesgrowthatIntelcouldbestrongerthanexpected.

3.Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesbecauseoftheThanksgiving

holidayshoppingseason.

4.Salesofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9%inOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.

5.AccordingtoinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainka,thisisaverygoodentrypointfor

along-terminvestortogetintothemarket.

Tapescript:

U.S.stockpricesweremixedonMonday,withthe"blue-chips"inarallymode.But

volumewasonlymoderateafteraholiday-shortenedweeklastweek,showing

lingeringuncertaintyamonginvestors.

TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentup75points,lessthanonepercent,to10,546.

TheS&P500Indexgained7points.ButtheNASDAQCompositebackedoffan

earlyrally,takingalossofalmostonepercentonweaknessinselectedtechnology

stocks.

TheDowIndustrialsactuallygotaboostfromtheirtechnologycomponents.Sharesof

Inteltradedhigherafterananalystsaidsalesgrowthattheleadingcomputer

chip-makercouldbestrongerthanexpected.Microsoftstockalsoedgedhigher.

Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesovertheThanksgivingweekend,

astheholidayshoppingseasongotunderway.

However,analystscautiontheretailpictureisstillcloudedbecausemanystores

offeredbargainstoattractshoppers.Expertswonythathigheroilpricesandinterest

rateswillmakethisalessthanmerryChristmasseasonforU.S.merchants.

ThelatestontheU.S.economypointstoslowergrowth.Salesofexistinghomesfella

steep3.9percentinOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.

Manyanalyststhinkuncertaintyovertheeconomymakesitincreasinglylikelythat

themajorstockaverageswillcloselowerfortheyear.ButinvestmentstrategistAlan

Skrainkasaysthelonger-termlooksbetter.

"Noonecanguesswhatwillhappentothemarketoverthenextmonth.Butoverthe

long-term,wethinkthemarketlooksverygood.Ifyou'realong-terminvestor,thisis

averygoodentrypointfbrgettingintothemarketbecausethisiswhatyou'vebeen

waitingfbr.Allthefearanduncertaintyinthemarketplaceissettingusupfbrsome

verygoodvaluesinthemarket.n

PartIIIVoicemailmaycostcompany9sbusiness

A

JudJessup(TakeCareHMO):...personalizedservice…"high

service"...gellingarecording...efficient...costeffective...

...individualproblems

StanleyPlogue(PlogueResearch):..tafourth...letout...voicemail

system...givenup...

Sandyhale(PacificBell):bottomline...costs...more

efficient...customerserviceoperations...avaluabletool.

B

1.T2.T3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F

8.T9.T10.T

C

3.Fiveyearsago,peoplewerewaryofvoice-mail.

4.TakeCareusedafunnyvoice-mailmessageinitsadvertisements.

6.Voicc-maildecreasescontactbetweencustomersandcompanies.

7.Theproblemisnotthetechnology,butthevoicc-mailmenus.

PartIVBusinessjargon

A

1....languageshorlhand

2....overusebusinessjargon...anegativeeffect...

3....alowopinion...managementjargon..tathird...alackofconfidence...one

infive...untrustworthy...coversomethingup.

4....aneffeclivcboss...caneasilyunderstand...ofmanagementjargon.

B:l.T2.T3.F4.F5.F

C：1.blue-skythinking:imaginenewordifferentwaysofdoingthings

2.getourducksinarow:haveeverythingarrangedefficiently

3.braindump:telleverythingyouknowaboutaparticularsubject

4.thinkoutsidethebox:becreativeinhowyouthinkaboutproblems

5.thehelicopterview:anoverview6.aheadsup:awarning

7.thafsarealno-brainer:that'ssimple

Unit4WorldNews:UpinSpace

PartIWarmingup

A

1.ToMars/Marchofnextyear2Becauseofamechanicalproblem.

3.5malesand2females.4.NASA/AttheendofSeptember,83days

afterlanding.

5.ToreturnhomeattheKennedySpaceCenteraftercompletingrepairs

ontheHubbleTelescope.

MirFacts

15years

IheSovietUnion*nowRussia

$4.2billion(forbuildingandmaintaining)

10years(1986—1996)

135tons

9,900cubicfeet

63feetwideand85feetlong

104cosmonauts,astronauts

46

438days

747days,three

Mar.23rd,

PartIINewsreports

A

Summary:

...thesmallestandmostearth-likeextrasolarplanet.

Answerstoquestions:

1.Aboutadozen.2.Fivetimesthemassoftheearth.3.Areddwarf.4.

Two.5.OneissimilartoNeptuneandtheotheris8timesthemassof

theearth.

B:Event:NASA's12-yearprogramofMars

•Startingtime:1996,Finishingtime:2008

Firstinstallment:

,Namesofspacecrafts:theMarsGlobalSurveyorOrbiter/the

PathfinderLander

,Arrivaltime:1997

,Mission:Tocollectandanalyzerocks

Secondinstallment:

•