听力教程第二册听力原文及答案(施心远)

Unit1

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent

1.Wehaven’tgotanyindarkblue.

2.Wecan’tmakeitatninetomorrow.

3.Mytelephonenumberisnot65031609.

4.Idon’tliketheblackjumper.

5.Hewon’tcomebythe7:30train.

(Thewordordigitinboldhasthemoststress)

Exercise:

1.a

2.b

3.a

4.b

5.b

Part2ListeningandNote-talking

DrivingCarefully

Drivecarefullyandslowlywhenpedestriansareabout,particularly

incrowdedshoppingstreets,whenyouseeabusstopped,orneara

parkedmobileshop.Watchoutforpedestrianscomingfrombehindparked

orstoppedvehicles,orfromotherplaceswhereyoumightnotbeableto

seethem.

Threeoutoffourpedestrianskilledorseriouslyinjuredare

eitherunderfifteenoroversixty.Theyoungandelderlymaynotjudge

speedsverywell,andmaystepintotheroadwhenyoudonotexpectthem.

Givethem,andtheinfirm,orblind,ordisabledpeople,plentyoftime

tocrosstheroad.

Driveslowlynearschools,andlookoutforchildrengettingonor

offschoolbuses.Stopwhensignalledtodosobyaschoolcrossing

patrolshowingaStop-Childrensign.Becarefulnearaparkedice-cream

van—childrenaremoreinterestedinice-creamthenintraffic.

Whencomingtoazebracrossing.bereadytoslowdownorstopto

letpeoplecross.Youmustgivewayoncetheyhavesteppedontoa

crossing.Signaltootherdriversthatyoumeantoslowdownorstop.

Giveyourselfmoretimetoslowdownorstoponwetoricyroads.Never

overtakejustbeforeazebracrossing.

ExerciseA:

1.Drivecarefullyandslowlywhenpedestriansareabout.

2.Threeoutoffourpedestrianskilledareeitherunderfifteenor

oversixty.

3.Becarefulnearaparkedice-creamvan—childrenaremore

interestedinice-creamthanintraffic.

4.Whencomingtoazebracrossing,bereadytoslowdownorstop

toletpeoplecross.

5.Youmustgivewayoncetheyhavesteppedontoacrossing.

DrivingCarefully

.Lookoutforpedestrians

A.Drivecarefullyatcrowdedshoppingstreets.

B.Drivecarefullynearabusstop.

C.Drivecarefullynearaparkedmobileshop.

.Lookoutfortheyoung,theoldandthedisabled

A.Threeoutoffourpedestrianskilledorseriouslyinjuredareeither

underfifteenoroversixty.

B.Theyoungandtheelderlymaynotjudgespeedsverywell.

C.Givethem,andtheinfirm,orblind,ordisabledpeople,plentyof

timetocrosstheroad.

.Lookoutforchildren

A.StopataStop—Childrensign

B.Driveslowlynearaparkedice-creamvan

.Comingtoazebracrossing

A.Slowdownorstoptoletpeoplecross.

B.Signaltootherdriversthatyoumeantoslowdownorstop.

C.Neverovertakejustbeforeazebracrossing.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1MakingArrangements

Mum:Hello.

Tessa:Hi,Mum.It’sme.Howareyou?

Mum:Oh,I’mfine,Tessa.Iexceptyou’rephoningtofindout

howthearrangementsforyourpartyaregoing?

Tessa:Yes.That’sright.Youknow,it’sreallygoodofyouand

DadtomakeallthearrangementswhileI’maway.Ireallydon’tknow

whatI’ddowithoutyou!

Mum:Oh,thereisnotthatmuchtodoreally.Infact,your

fatherandIarequiteenjoyingit

Tessa:Good.Sohowarethinggoing?

Mum:Well,let’ssee.I’vealreadyhiredthehall,sothat’s

OK.

Tessa:Haveyoufoundanyonetodothediscoyet?

Mum:No,notyet,dear.

Tessa:Well,doyouthinkyoucoulddothatsoon,Mum?Itmight

notbeeasy.Whatabouttheequipment?

Mum:Well,we’rehavingthesoundsystemandrecordsdelivered

byalocalcompanynextweek.

Tessa:Good.Thatshouldbeallright.Whataboutthebar?

DoneTobedoneRelevantinformation

Theplace

Thehallhasbeenhired.

Thedisco

Tofindsomeonetodoit.

Theequipment

Thesoundsystemandrecordswillbedeliveredbyalocalcompanynext

week.

Thebar

Thedrinkswillbedeliverednextweek.

Thefood

Tohaveitdonebythecaterersinthevillage.

Theinvitations

Theyareprintedandwillbesentsoon.

Dialogue2FastFoodSurvey

A:Excuseme,doyoumindansweringafewquestions?

B:No.

A:Umfirstly,doyouevereatfastfood.

B:Yes,yes,Ido.

A:Whatkindoffastfooddoyounormallyeat?

B:Oh,eryouknow,burgers,sandwiches,wellsometimeslikea

pizzaor,youknow,kebabs*.

A:Oh,right.Andhowoftendoyoueatfastfood?Everyday,more

thanonceaweekorlessthanonceaweek?

B:Er,wellMondaytoFridaywhenI’mworkinger,yeaheveryday,

umbutnot…notusuallyattheweekends.

A:Andwhattimeofdaydoyoueatfastfood?

B:Well,atworkasIsaid,youknowatlunchtime,umyouknow,I

sortofgooutandgetaburgerorsandwich.Sometimes,youknow,if,if

I’mgoingoutandI’venotimetocookintheeveningsthenI’ll,

I’llsendoutforapizza.

A:Oh,right.Doyouonlyeatitasamainmealordoyousnack

betweenmeals?

B:No,onlyasamainmeal,youknowlunchor,orintheevening.

A:Andwhatdoyouthinkoffastfood?Whichstatementsdoyou

thinkaretrue?Um,either“It’sconvenient”

B:Oh,definitely.Imean,that’ssortofthemainreasonthatI

eatit.

A:Right.Howabout“Ittastesgood”?

B:Yeah.Um,Imean,notasgoodasfoodlikeina,inagood

restaurant,butit’snotbad.

A:“It’sgoodforyou”?

B:No.Sortofeatingquicklyandstandingup.It’ssortofbad

foryou.Thefooditselfisn’tverygoodforyou,youknowthere’snot

enoughgreens,umyouknow,vegetablesorsalad.

A:Mm.Howabout“It’sanexpensivewayofeating”?Whatdo

youthinkofthat?

Howoftendoyoueatfastfood?

Everyday

Everyweekdays

Attheweekends

Occasionally

Betweenmeals

Atwhattimeofthedaydoyoueatfastfood?

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

ExerciseB:

Itisconvenientandfast,thoughtitdoesn’ttasteasgoodas

foodingoodarestaurant.Howeveritisbadtoone’shealthbecause

therearenotenoughvegetables.Itisalsoquiteanexpensivewayof

eating,butyou’repayingfortheconvenience.Anditcreateslitter

becauseinthepackagingthereisalotofpaper,plasticandsometimes

polystyreneinvolved.

Part2Passages

Passage1Snack

It’s3:15intheafternoonandhalftheofficejuststeppedout*

foracoffeebreak.Youreyelidsarestartingtocloseand7-11isjust

aroundthecorner.Asodaorabagofchipswouldbejustthethingto

perkyouup*.Soyou,too,gooutforanafternoonsnack.

Sometimesweeatsimplybecauseeveryoneelseisdoingit.Other

timesweeatwhenwefeeltired,boredordepressed.Snackingforthe

wrongreasonscanleadtoovereatingandunhealthydiet.

Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenourbodiesreallyneedextraenergy.

Herearefourtipstokeepyoursnackingontherighttrack.

1.Knowwhyyou’reeating.Usingfoodtochangeyourfeelingscan

beadangeroushabit.AnorderofFrenchfriesmightdistract*youfrom

feelingsadforawhile,butit’sonlyatemporarycure.Oncethefries

aregone,theproblemisstillthere.Ifyou’refeelinglonely,don’t

reachintotherefrigerator.Callafriend.Ifyou’refeelingstressed,

takea10-minutewalk.

2.Findahealthypick-me-up*.Ifyou’retrulyhungry,ahealthy

snackcangiveyoutheboostofenergyyouneed.Ifyoulikefreshfoods,

bringasmallbagoftomatoesorapplesslicestoworkwhityou.Totame

yoursweettooth,tryahandfulofdriedfruit.Aservingofnutscanbe

aperfectpick-me-up.Theyhavetherightcombinationofnutrientsto

giveyoutheenergyyouneed.Butwaituntilyou’rehungrytofind

somethingtoeat.Planaheadandbringsomethinghealthywhityou.

3.Eatjustoneserving.Don’topenupawholeboxofcrackersand

startmunchingaway.Instead,pulloutjustoneservingandputawaythe

box.

4.Thinkofsnacksasmini-meals.Eatingsmall,healthysnackcan

keepyoufromstuffingyourselfatthenextmeal.Insteadofeating

threebigmealseachday,splitthemintofourorfivemini-meals.You

mayactuallyeatlessfoodoverall.

Usethesetipstohelpyouplansnacksaheadoftime.Thenexttime

youhaveasnackattack,tameyourhungerthehealthyway.

ExerciseA:

asodaorabagofchips;apieceofcake;asandwich;asmallbag

oftomatoes;asmallbagofappleslices;aservingofnuts;aglassof

low-fat-milk;aservingofcrackers,etc.

ExerciseB:

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.

B

7.C

8.A

ExerciseC:

1.Asodaorabagofchipswouldbejustthethingtoperkyouup.

2.Usingfoodtochangeyourfeelingcanbeadangeroushabit.

3.Ifyou’refeelinglonely,don’treachintotherefrigerator.

Callafriend.

4.Aservingofnutscanbeaperfectpick-me-up.

5.Eatingsmall,healthysnackscankeepyoufromstuffingyourself

atthenextmeal.

Passage2TipstoHealthyEatingandPhysicalActivity

Breakfastfillsyour“emptytank”togetyougoingafteralong

nightwithoutfood.Anditcanhelpyoudobetterinschool.Easy-to-

preparebreakfastsincludecoldcerealwithfruitandlow-fatmilk,

whole-wheattoastwithpeanutbutter,yogurt*withfruit,whole-grain

wafflesorevenlastnight’spizza!

It’seasytofitphysicalactivitiesintoyourdailyroutine.Walk,

bikeorjogtoseefriends.Takea10-minuteactivitybreakeveryhour

whileyouread,dohomeworkorwatchTV.Climbstairsinsteadoftaking

anescalatororelevator.Trytodothesethingsforatotalof30

minuteseveryday.

Snacksareagreatwaytorefuel.Choosesnacksfromdifferentfood

groups—aglassoflow-fatmilkandafewgraham*crackers,anappleor

celerystickswithpeanutbutterandraisins*,orsomedrycereal.If

youeatsmartatothermeals,cookies,chipsandcandyareOKfor

occasionalsnacking.

Vigorouswork-outs*—whenyou’rebreathinghardandsweating—help

yourheartpumpbetter,giveyoumoreenergyandhelpyoulookandfeel

best.Startwithawarm-upthatstretchesyourmuscles.Include20

minutesofaerobicactivity,suchasrunning,jogging,ordancing.

Followupwithactivitiesthathelpmakeyoustrongersuchaspush-ups

orliftingweights.Thencooldownwithmorestretchinganddeep

breathing.

Beingactiveismuchmorefunwithfriendsorfamily.Encourage

otherstojoinyouandplanonespecialphysicalactivityevent,likea

bikerideorhiking,withagroupeachweek.

Youdon’thavetogiveupfoodslikehamburgers,Frenchfriesand

icecreamtoeathealthy.Youjusthavetobesmartabouthowoftenand

howmuchofthemyoueat.Yourbodyneedsnutrientslikeprotein*,

carbohydrates*,fatandmanydifferentvitaminsandmineralssuchas

vitaminsCandA,ironandcalcium*fromavarietyoffoods.Balancing

foodchoicesfromtheFoodGuidePyramidandcheckingouttheNutrition

Factspanelonfoodlabelswillhelpyougetallthesenutrients.

Eatmoregrains,fruitsandvegetables.Thesefoodsgiveyou

carbohydratesforenergy,plusvitamins,mineralsandfiber.Besides,

theytastegood!Trybreadssuchaswhole-wheat,bagels*andpita*.

Spaghettiandoatmealarealsointhegraingroup.

Bananas,strawberriesandmelonsaresomegreattastingfruits.Try

vegetablesraw,onasandwichorsalad.

Ahealthyeatingstyleislikeapuzzlewithmanyparts.Each

part—orfood—isdifferent.Somefoodsmayhavemorefat,sugarorsalt

whileothersmayhavemorevitaminsorfiber.Thereisaplaceforall

thesefoods.Whatmakesadietgoodorbadishowfoodsfittogether.

Balancingyourchoicesisimportant.Fitinahigher-fatfood,like

pepperoni*pizza,atdinnerbychoosinglower-fatfoodsatothermeals.

Anddon’tforgetaboutmoderation.Iftwopiecesofpizzafillyouup,

youdon’tneedathird.

ExerciseA:

Peopleshouldeatnaturalfoodswhichdonotcontainchemical

additivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizers

widelyusedinfarmingtoday.Eatmoregrainfruitsandvegetables.

Tokeepfit,youshoulddoregularphysicalexerciseeveryday,

suchasrunning,jogging,dancingorridingabike,etc.

ExerciseB:

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.

D

7.B

8.D

ExerciseC:

1.Breakfastfillsyour“emptytank”togetyougoingaftera

longnightwithoutfoodanditcanhelpyoudobetterinschool.

2.Walking,bikingorjoggingiseasytofitintoyourdaily

routine.

3.Youmustbesmartabouthowoftenandhowmuchofthemyoueat.

4.Grains,fruitsandvegetablesgiveyoucarbohydratesforenergy,

plusvitamins,mineralsandfiber.

5.Tomakeagooddietyoushouldfitfoodstogetherandbalance

yourchoices.

Part3News

NewsItem1

InChinatheeconomyexpandedattherateofmorethan9%between

JulyandSeptember.ThegovernmentsaysChina’stotaloutputgoodsand

serviceswas9.1%highercomparedtothesameperiodlastyear.The

stronggrowthsurprisesmostexperts.Theyhaveexpectedexpansionto

slowearlierthisyearastheeffectsofdiseaseSARScurbed*China’s

transportationandtravelindustry.Expertsnowsaytheyexpectthe

economytogrowby8.5%forallofthisyear.Chinahastheworld

fastestgrowingmajoreconomy.

ExerciseA:

ThisnewsitemisabouttherapidgrowthofChina’seconomy.

ExerciseB:

1.F

2.F

3.F

4.T

NewsItem2

WorldTradeOrganizationministersaremeetinginMontreal*,Canada.

Thetradeministershavebeendebatingtheissueofreducingimport

taxesandgovernmentaidforcertainservices,especiallyfarming.Major

agriculturalexportersliketheUnitedStates,AustraliaandBrazilwant

allimportdutiescuttoanaverageof25%.Importerssuchasthe

EuropeanUnions,Japanandsomedevelopingcountriessayimporttaxes

shouldbecutbysomereasonablepercentagebasedonthecountry.The

UnitedStatesandEuropeanUnionsareunderpressuretoreachafarming

agreementthatotherWTOmemberscansupport.TheWTOisalsodividedon

theissueofprovidingnecessarydrugstopoorcountries.

ExerciseA:

Thisnewsitemisaboutaworldtradeorganizationmeetingon

reducingtaxesandgovernmentaidforcertainservices.

ExerciseB:

Thetradeministershavebeendebatingtheissueofreducingimport

taxesandgovernmentaidforcertainservices,especiallyfarming.Major

agriculturalexportersliketheUnitedStates,AustraliaandBrazilwant

allimportdutiescuttoanaverageof25%.Importerssuchasthe

EuropeanUnions,Japanandsomedevelopingcountriessayimporttaxes

shouldbecutbysomereasonablepercentagebasedonthecountry.

NewsItem3

UnitedNation’ssecretaryGeneralKofiAnnanhassharply

criticizedwealthycountriesfortheirtradepolicy.Hisstatementswere

readinalettertodelegatesWednesdayattheWorldTradeOrganization

meetinginCankon,Mexico.IntheletterMrAnnanurgedwealthy

countriestolowertradebarriers*andtoapprovenewwaystodevelop

theworldforallcountries.Hesaidthedelegatesdecisioncouldmake

differencebetweenlifeanddeathformillionsofpeople.Themeeting

bringstogetherrepresentativesfromalmost150countries.TheWTO

delegatesareexpectedtodiscussagricultural,tradeandotherissues.

Thedelegateshopethetalkwillleadtoatradeagreementbytheendof

2004.Protestorshavedemonstratedaroundtheworldagainstthefive-day

meeting.

ExerciseA:

ThisnewsitemisabouttheWTOmeetingbeingheldinMexico.

ExerciseB:

Directions:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthequestions.

1.WhathasMrKofiAnnansharplycriticized?

MrKofiAnnanhassharplycriticizedwealthycountriesfortheir

tradepolicy.

2.WhatdidMrAnnanurgeinthelettertodelegatesofWTOmeeting?

IntheletterMrAnnanurgedwealthycountriestolowertrade

barriersandtoapprovenewwaystodeveloptheworldforallcountries.

3.WhataretheWTOdelegatesexpectedtodiscuss?

TheWTOdelegatesareexpectedtodiscussagricultural,tradeand

otherissues.

4.Whatdothedelegateshope?

Thedelegateshopethetalkwillleadtoatradeagreementbythe

endof2004.

5.Arethereanypeoplewhoareagainstthemeeting?

Yes,protestorshavedemonstratedaroundtheworldagainstthe

five-daymeeting.

SectionThreeOralWork

HowlongcananyoneliveinGermanywithoutapurchaseofeithera

coldstein*ofbeeroraclock?Itdidn’ttakelongforthebeer,but

mysearchforjusttherightclocktookafewyears.

InmysearchIfoundacuckooclock,anoldFrenchTic-Tacclock,

andagoldtimepiecegivingtheprecisetimeanywhereintheworld.

Thancamethegrandmotherclockwiththelovelycrystalpanes*—but

stillnochiminggrandfatherclock.

SuddenlyIreceivedaphonecallfromafriend.Sheknewaman

whosemotherhadtomoveoutofherhomeandfurniturewasbeingsold.

SheaskedwhetherIwasinterestedinaveryoldclock.

ImadethetripintothecountrysideandfoundasmallGermanhome

withlovelyflowergardens.

Thefamilygreetedmeasalong-lostfriend.Wehadcoffeeand

applecakesandthenweheadedfortheattic.

IknewtheminuteIsawhim—theoldgrandfather.Surelyhewould

beexpensive!Isaid,“Yes!”

WereturnedtoourcoffeeandIaskedthebigquestion.“How

much?”

Ipaid45GermanMarksincash,onelargecanofpeaches,apound

ofcoffee,andaboxofLiptonTea.

SectionFourSupplementaryExercises

Anestimated135millionpeoplehavelowvision.40to50million

otherscannotseeatall.Healthyexpertswarmthatthenumberofblind

peoplewillincreasesharplyastheworldpopulationgrows,andgrows

older.Theysaythenumberofblindpeoplecouldalmostdoubleby2020.

YettheWorldHealthyOrganizationsaysthatineightoutoften

cases,blindnesscanbecuredoravoided.OctobertheninthwasWorld

SightDay.Acampaigncalledvision2020released*materialstohelp

governmentandhealthworkersdevelopnationalplanstoprevent

blindness.

Vision2020isajointeffortoftheWHOandInternationalAgency

forthePreventionofBlindness.Thegoalistoendpreventionblindness

by2020.Thecampaigntargetsfourmaincauses.

Cataractscausethelensoftheeyetobecomecloudy.Inmostof

AfricaandAsia,cataractscauseatleasthalfthecasesofblindness

thatcanbecured.Asimpleoperationcanremovecataracts*.

Trachoma*isaninfectiousdiseasespreadperson-to-personandby

insects.Trachomacausesabout15percentofallcasesofblindness.

MostofthecasesareinAfrica.Thediseasecanbetreatedwith

antibioticmedicinesandanoperationtocorrectthedamage.

ThediseaseknownasriverblindnessisalsofoundmostlyinAfrica.

Fliesspreadtheinfection.AyearlytreatmentofthedrugMectizancan

controlthedisease.

Finally,alackofvitaminAasaresultofpoornutritionisthe

leadingcauseofpreventableblindnessinchildren.

Vision2020saysthateveryfivesecondsanotherpersoninthe

worldgoesblind.Mostblindpeopleliveindeveloping,nations.India

hasatleastninemillion.AboutsixmillionareinChina,andseven

millioninAfrica.Officialsestimatethattheworldeconomylosesabout

28,000milliondollarseachyearfromcurableblindness.

AresolutionpassedbytheWorldHealthAssemblyinMayurgesall

governmentstodevelopnationalplanstopreventblindness.

ExerciseA:

1.TheworldSightDayisonOctobertheninth.

2.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysineightoutoftencases,

blindnesscanbecuredoravoided.

3.AcampaigncalledVision2020aimsatthepreventionof

blindness.

4.Theblindnessthatcanbecuredoravoidedmostlyoccursin

developingnations.

ExerciseB:

1.Name:Cataracts

Treatment:Asimpleoperationcanremovecataracts.

2.Name:Trachoma

Treatment:Antibioticmedicinesandanoperationcancorrectthe

damage.

3.Name:Riverblindness

Treatment:ThedrugMectizancancontrolthedisease.

4.MalnutritionleadstoalackofvitaminA.

Treatment:FoodandmedicinewithamplevitaminAcancurethe

disease.

ExerciseC:

Youropinion

Directions:Listentothepassageagainandgiveyouropinionon

thefollowingtopics.

“Mostblindpeopleliveindevelopingnations.Aboutsixmillion

areinChina.”

1.WhatpartofareainChinadoyouthinkmostblindpeoplelive?

2.Whatsuggestionscouldyouputforwardtopreventblindness?

Unit2

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent

1.A:Mybrotherisanaccountant.Hebuildsbridges.

B:Butengineers(↘)buildbridges(↗).

2.A:WhenareyougoingtoNewYork?;

B:I'mflying(↗)atteno'clock(↘).

3.A:HowlonghaveyoubeenabletospeakFrench?

B:I'vebeenlearningFrench(↗)forsixyears(↘),

4.A:WhendidyoulastseeMike?

B:Tuesday(↘)wasthelasttimeIsawhim(↗).

5.A:DoIturnitonwiththisswitch?

B:Presstheredone(↘)nottheblackone(↗).

Exercise:

1.a

2.b

3.b

4.a

5.a

Part2ListeningandNote-taking

RalphNader

RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.Heownsverylittleand

livesinasmallapartment.Hedoesn'thaveacaroraTVset.He

doesn'thavemanyclothesandhedoesn'tcareaboutmoneywhenhemakes

alotofmoney,hegivesitaway.Hedoesn'tsmokeandheworksfromsix

inthemorninguntillateatnight,sevendaysaweek:heispayingback

toAmericahisdebtasacitizen.

Whenhewenttopartiesasayoungman,peoplecomplainedthatall

hetalkedaboutwasthedangersofcars,andhowbadcardesigncaused

thedeathsofsomanypeopleeachyear.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,

hepublishedanarticleentitled"UnsafeatAnySpeed,"whichwasabout

acarcalledCorvair.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustry

andshowedhowmanydeathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-made

cars.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.In1966,because

ofNader'swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.

Afterthissuccess,Naderbecameinterestedinsomethingvery

different.Thiswasthequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatis

putintofoodslikesausagesandhamburgers.Ayearlater,in1967,

againbecauseofNader'swork,alawwaspassedtoensurethatproducts

likesausagesandhamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.In1968,

threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader'sefforts.Thefirstwasto

ensurethesafetyofgaspipelines--thesearethepipesthattakegas

acrossthecountryfromonetowntoanother.Thesecondwastoprotect

peoplefromradiation--thatis,thedangerousradiationwhichmayleak

fromnuclearsources.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardof

poultry--thatis,thechickenandturkeymeat.

RalphNader,nowoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnited

States,hassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmenandwomencan

dotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

ExerciseA:

1.RalphNaderisamanoffewpossessions.

2.HeispayingbacktoAmericahisdebtasacitizen.

3.Hesaidnewlawswereneededtomakecarssafer.

4.Alawwaspassedtoensurethatproductslikesausagesand

hamburgerscontainedtherightamountofmeat.

5.RalphNaderhassetawonderfulexampleofwhatdeterminedmen

andwomencandotoimprovethequalityoflifeintheircountry.

ExerciseB:

RalphNader

I.RalphNader,amanoffewpossessions

A.Heownsverylittleandlivesinasmallapartment.

B.Hedoesn'thaveacaroraTVset.

C.Hedoesn'thavemanyclothes.

D.Hedoesn'tcareaboutmoney.

II.Hisearlyeffortstomakecarsafer

A.Hetalkedaboutthedangersofcar,andhowbadcardesigncausedthe

deathsofsomanypeopleeachyearatparties.

B.AfterhegraduatedfromHarvard,hepublishedanarticleentitled

"UnsafeatAnyspeed.

C.Later,hemadeabigattackonthecarindustryandshowedhowmany

deathsincaraccidentswerebecauseofbadly-madecars.

D.In1966,becauseofNader'swork,alawwaspassedtomakecarsafer.

III

Hisinterestsinsomethingverydifferent

A.Thequalityofmeatandtheamountofmeatthatisputintofoodslike

sausagesandhamburgers

B.In1968,threemorelawswerepassedbecauseofNader'sefforts.

a.Thefirstwastoensurethesafetyofgaspipelines.

b.Thesecondwastoprotectpeoplefromradiation.

c.Thethirdwastoensuretheproperstandardofpoultry.

IV.RalphNader.oneofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheUnitedStates

A.Hehassetawonderfulexampleofwhat

determinedmenandwomencandotoimprovethe

qualityoflifeintheircountry.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1GiveThemTimetoGettoKnowYou

Father:

Well,whosefaultdoyouthinkitis,then?

Daughter:Idon'tknow.

Father:

Itcouldn'tbeyours?

Daughter:What?ThatIfeellonelybecauseIhaven'tanyfriends

there?

Father:

No,thatyouhaven'tgotanyfriends.

Daughter:ButI'vetoldyou!They'renotveryfriendlythere.

Theynevertalktome!Theyjustleavemealone.

Father:

Butwhy?

Daughter:HowshouldIknow?

Father:

Isn'titpossibleit'sbecauseyou'renotvery

friendlytowardsthem?

Daughter:Whatdoyoumean?

Father:

Haveyoutalkedtothem?Haveyoutriedtomake

conversation?

Daughter:I'vetoldyou!They'renotinterestedintalkingtome.

Father:

Howdoyouknow?

Daughter:Because...forexample...atlunchtime,theyallsit

togetherinvgroups!

Father:

Yes,butwhydon'tyousitwithoneofthegroups?

Daughter:Don'tbesilly.Icouldn't.Itwouldbeawful!

Facher:

why?

Daughter:Itjustwould.That'sall.

Father:

Howdoyouknow?

Daughter:Ijustdo!

Father:

Well,you'llnevermakefriendsifyoudon'ttry,will

you?Imean,you'vegottomeetthem,too,atleasthalfway.

Daughter:Itjustwouldn'twork!

Father:

YouknowwhatIthink.Ithinkyou'rejustsayingthat

becauseyou'reimpatient.

Daughter:Impatient?Me?

Father:Yes,impatient.Youalwayshavebeen,eversinceyou

wereachild.Ifyoudon'tgetwhatyouwantimmediately,youget

depressedandyougiveuptooeasily!

Daughter:Look,ifyoucamewithmesomemorning,you'd

understand...

Father:

You'veonlybeenthereforfourweeks.Thesethings

taketime.

Daughter:Iknow,butIstillfeel...

Father:

Listen,givethemtimetogettoknowyou...andgive

yourselftimegettoknowthem,andthingswillchange.Believeme!

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Dialogue2Gestures

Number1

Woman:Youknow,a"nod"--movingyourheadupanddown--

means“yes”inmostplaces,butnoteverywhere.Didyouknowthatin

Greeceanodmeans"no"?

Man:

Itmeans"no"inGreece?I'msurprised.

Number2

Man:

Ididn'tknow"raisedeyebrows"means"yes"inTonga.

ItmeanssomethingverydifferentinPeru.

Woman:Yeah?Whatdoesitmeanthere?

Man:

Money."Raisedeyebrows"isagestureformoneyin

Peru.

Woman:Hmm.

Number3

Woman:Um,Alberto,yousaidthat"tappingyourhead"means"I'm

thinking"inArgentina.

Man:

That'sright.

Woman:You'dbetterbecarefulaboutusingthatgestureherein

Canada.Itmeanssomeoneiscrazy.

Man:

Oh,itmeans"crazy"inCanada?Ididn'tknowthat.

I'llbecareful.

Number4

Man:

Youknow,it'sinterestingthatintheNetherlands,

"tappingyourelbow"meansyoucan'tdependonsomeone.InColombia,

theyusethesamegesture,butithasadifferentmeaning.

Woman:WhatdoesitmeaninColombia?

Man:

Well,itmeanssomeoneischeap.Thatpersondoesn't

liketospendmoney.

Woman:Oh.

Number5

Woman:Here'saninterestingone.Youknowhow"circlingyour

head"meansthataperson'scrazy?

Man:

Yeah.

Woman:GuesswhatitmeansintheNetherlands.

Man:

TheNetherlands?Ihavenoidea.

Woman:Itmeanssomeoneiscallingonthetelephone.Youknow,

likedialingaphone.

Man:

That'sinteresting.

Number6

Man:

So"flickingyourchin"means"goaway"inItaly,

right

Woman:Yes.

Man:

Man:

Man:

GuesswhatitmeansinBrazil.

Woman:InBrazil?Idon'tknow.

That'sright.

Woman:Huh?

InBrazil,"flickingyourchin"means"Idon'tknow."

Woman:"Idon'tknow"isthemeaning?

Man:Right.

Number7

Woman:Well,everythingis"thumbsup"formytriptoNigeria.

I'veneverbeentoAfricabefore.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.

Man:

Ah,you'dbetterbecarefulwiththatexpressionin

Nigeria.

Woman:Huh?

Man:

Thumbsup.InNigeria,itmeans...um...well,ithasa

verybadmeaning.Don'tusethatgesture.Itwillgetyouintoalotof

trouble.

Woman:Oh,thanksfortellingme.

Number8

Man:

Yousaid"tossingyourhead"means"comehere"for

Germans?

Woman:That'sright.Butthereaxesomeothermeanings.InIndia,

itmeans"yes."ButithastheoppositemeaninginItaly.InItalyit

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