大学英语听说教程（第二版）3（智慧版） Unit 2 A wonderful life

Afterlearningthisunit,youwillbeableto:useintonationproperlyaskfor/expressopinionsdiscussadvantagesanddisadvantagesinapresentationanalyzethereasonsforChina’srisingaveragelifeexpectancy

1Whatareyourlifegoals?Aretheyshort-termonesorlong-termones?

2Whichofthosegoalsisyourbiggestgoalinlife?Howdoyouplantoachieveit?

Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whatareyourlifegoals?Aretheyshort-termonesorlong-termones?

2Whichofthosegoalsisyourbiggestgoalinlife?Howdoyouplantoachieveit?

Referenceanswers:

Asamedicinemajor,myprimarygoalistobecomeasuccessfuldoctor.However,thisisnotaneasyfeat.Itrequires7-10yearsofextensivetraining.Nonetheless,asthesayinggoes,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Therefore,Imustdedicatemyselftoexcellinginmyacademicsubjectsfromthispointforward.Ihavevariouslifegoals,suchastravelingaroundtheworld,buildingahappyfamily,andbecomingasuccessfuldoctor.Amongthese,buildingahappyfamilyandachievingsuccessasadoctoraremylong-termaspirations.Listentoapassage.Marktheintonationaccordingtotherecording(“↗”for

risingintonationand“↘”forfallingintonation).

Icannotrecallwhathappenedduringthefirstmonthsaftermyillness.IonlyknowthatIsatinmymother’slaporclungtoherdressasshewentaboutherhouseholdduties.Myhandsfelteveryobjectandobservedeverymotion,andinthiswayIlearnedtoknowmanythings.SoonIfelttheneedofsomecommunicationwithothersandbegantomakecrudesigns.Ashakeoftheheadmeant“No”andanod,“Yes”;apullmeant“Come”andapush,“Go”.WasitbreadthatIwanted?ThenIwouldimitatetheactsofcuttingtheslicesandbutteringthem.Icannotrecall↗whathappenedduringthefirstmonthsaftermyillness.↗IonlyknowthatIsatinmymother’slap↘orclungtoherdressasshewentaboutherhouseholdduties.↘Myhandsfelteveryobjectandobservedeverymotion,↘andinthisway↗Ilearnedtoknowmanythings.↘SoonIfelttheneedofsomecommunicationwithothers↘andbegantomakecrudesigns.↘Ashakeoftheheadmeant“No”↗andanod,“Yes”;↘apullmeant“Come”↗andapush,“Go”.↘WasitbreadthatIwanted?↗ThenIwouldimitatetheactsofcuttingtheslicesandbutteringthem.↘Referenceanswers:

Icannotrecallwhathappenedduringthefirstmonthsaftermyillness.IonlyknowthatIsatinmymother’slaporclungtoherdressasshewentaboutherhouseholdduties.Myhandsfelteveryobjectandobservedeverymotion,andinthiswayIlearnedtoknowmanythings.SoonIfelttheneedofsomecommunicationwithothersandbegantomakecrudesigns.Ashakeoftheheadmeant“No”andanod,“Yes”;apullmeant“Come”andapush,“Go”.WasitbreadthatIwanted?ThenIwouldimitatetheactsofcuttingtheslicesandbutteringthem.Listentothepassageagainandreadaftertherecording.

WORDBANKinhabitantn.居民clayn.黏土cementn.水泥DiébédoFrancisKéré迪埃贝多·弗朗西斯·凯雷（人名）PritzkerArchitecturePrize普利兹克建筑奖Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.ThedistinctivestyleofAfricanarchitecture.

B.Thisyear’sPritzkerArchitecturePrizewinner.

C.Thetechniquesmostlyusedbyanarchitect.

D.ThehistoryofthePritzkerArchitecturePrize.

2A.Hethoughtitmeantmoreopportunitiesforhim.

B.Hethoughtitshouldbeawardedtoayoungerperson.

C.Hethoughtitwouldinspiretheyoungpeopleinhiscountry.

D.HethoughtitcouldbringattentiontotheyoungAfricanpeople.

Answers:1Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

A.ThedistinctivestyleofAfricanarchitecture.

B.Thisyear’sPritzkerArchitecturePrizewinner.

C.Thetechniquesmostlyusedbyanarchitect.

D.ThehistoryofthePritzkerArchitecturePrize.

2HowdidKéréviewhiswinningtheprize?

A.Hethoughtitmeantmoreopportunitiesforhim.

B.Hethoughtitshouldbeawardedtoayoungerperson.

C.Hethoughtitwouldinspiretheyoungpeopleinhiscountry.

D.HethoughtitcouldbringattentiontotheyoungAfricanpeople.

SCRIPTArchitectDiébédoFrancisKéréhaswonthisyear’sPritzkerArchitecturePrize,becomingthefirstAfricanarchitecttowinthefamousaward.Thearchitectiswellknownforhis“pioneering”designsthatare“sustainabletotheEarthanditsinhabitants”.Kéréoftendesignsbuildingsinareaswithlimitedresources.Heusesavailablematerialsinwaysthatbothreflectandservetheneedsofthecommunitiesthatwillusethespaces.Kéréhasalsowonspecialpraiseforhis2001projecttobuildaprimaryschoolinhishomevillage.Hecombinedlocalclayandcementtoformbricks,whichhelpkeepthebuildingcoolinahotenvironment.Uponreceivingtheaward,Kérésaid,“IneverthoughtthatthisworkthatIwasdoingasadutytomypeoplewilleverbeconnectedtothePritzkerprize.Wehavealotofyoungpeoplelookingforopportunities,andseeingoneofthemwinningthePritzkerprizemayinspirethemtobecomeanarchitect.”WORDBANKresidentiala.住宅的；家庭的balconyn.阳台yearonyear同比；与去年同期相比complicateda.结构复杂的economicala.经济的；节约的Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.ThesalesofgardeningequipmentinChina.

B.Elderlypeople’sinterestingardeninginChina.

C.Cityresidents’interestingardeningequipmentinChina.

D.ThepopularityofgardeningamongyoungpeopleinChina.

2A.HeisrunningafarminBeijing.

B.Hestartedgardeningonhisbalcony.

C.Hehasalotofgardeningexperience.

D.Hehasgotusedtoamoresustainablelifestyle.

Answers:1Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A.ThesalesofgardeningequipmentinChina.

B.Elderlypeople’sinterestingardeninginChina.

C.Cityresidents’interestingardeningequipmentinChina.

D.ThepopularityofgardeningamongyoungpeopleinChina.

2WhatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutDavidJones?

A.HeisrunningafarminBeijing.

B.Hestartedgardeningonhisbalcony.

C.Hehasalotofgardeningexperience.

D.Hehasgotusedtoamoresustainablelifestyle.

SCRIPTGardening,especiallyonresidentialbalconies,hasbecomepopularamongyoungpeopleinChina.Thenewgardenersseeitasawaytoreducestressandlivemoresustainably.Accordingtoarecentreport,thenumberofpeoplewhobuyseedsonlineinChinahasincreasedbyover100percentyearonyear,andmostbuyersarefromBeijing,ShanghaiandHangzhou.Thetrendhasalsoledtoanincreaseinthesalesofsuppliesandequipment.Thisisbecausemanyyoungpeopleuserathercomplicatedequipmenttogrowtheirfruitandvegetables.Forexample,someusespeciallightingandsmartwateringdevices.NextpageSCRIPTAfewweeksago,DavidJones,whoisfromtheU.K.andworksinBeijing,startedtogrowtomatoesonhisbalcony.HereportedlearningthepracticefromhisChinesecolleagues,andfindingitmuchfun.“Itriedtoadoptamoresustainablelifestyle,andit’seconomical,too.Thisisdefinitelyoneofthethingsinourdailylifethatwecandomorebyourselves,”hesaid.WORDBANKStanleyMilgram斯坦利·米尔格拉姆（美国社会心理学家）Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1A.Theymaylosetheirreal-lifefriends.

B.Theirconnectionsspreadwiderthanbefore.

C.Theyaremorecloselyconnectedthanbefore.

D.Theydon’thaveasmanycontactsasbefore.

2A.Humanbeingsaresociablebynature.

B.TheAmericanpeopletendtobequitesociable.

C.The“sixdegreesofseparation”theoryisnotpractical.

D.AnytwoAmericansareconnectedvia5.5othersonaverage.

NextpageListentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Itdoesn’tmeanpeoplehavemoreclosefriends.

B.Itdoesn’tchangehowmanyfriendspeopleactuallyhave.

C.Itindicatespeoplespendmoretimeonsocialmedia.

D.Itreflectstheincreasingnumberofsocialmediausers.

Answers:1Howarepeopleinfluencedbytheriseofsocialnetworks?

A.Theymaylosetheirreal-lifefriends.

B.Theirconnectionsspreadwiderthanbefore.

C.Theyaremorecloselyconnectedthanbefore.

D.Theydon’thaveasmanycontactsasbefore.2WhatdidStanleyMilgramfindthroughhisexperiment?A.Humanbeingsaresociablebynature.

B.TheAmericanpeopletendtobequitesociable.

C.The“sixdegreesofseparation”theoryisnotpractical.

D.AnytwoAmericansareconnectedvia5.5othersonaverage.

NextpageAnswers:3Whatistheexperts’opinionabouthavingmorecontactsonsocialmedia?

A.Itdoesn’tmeanpeoplehavemoreclosefriends.

B.Itdoesn’tchangehowmanyfriendspeopleactuallyhave.

C.Itindicatespeoplespendmoretimeonsocialmedia.

D.Itreflectstheincreasingnumberofsocialmediausers.

SCRIPTTheriseofsocialnetworksmeansthatpeoplearemorecloselyconnectedthaneverbefore.Datashowsthatanytwopeoplearoundtheworldcanbeconnectedthroughfourfriends.SosomeoneonasocialmediaplatforminCanadaisprobablynomorethanafriendofafriendofafriendofafriendofafriend.Analystsalsofoundthatwhentheyjustlookedatpeople’sconnectionsinasinglecountry,mostpairsofpeopleareonlyseparatedbythreeotherpeople.Soit’sverylikelythatyou’repartofthelifestoriesofpeoplethatyoudon’tknow.Thatisafurtherdevelopmentfromthe“sixdegreesofseparation”theorybytheAmericansocialpsychologistStanleyMilgram.Milgramconductedhisfamous“smallworldexperiment”inthe1960s,andfoundthatpeopleintheU.S.wereconnectedviaanaverageof5.5others.Socialmediaallowsmorepeopletobeintoucharoundtheworld.Butexpertswarnthatalthoughpeoplemayhavemorecontactsnow,thatshouldnotbeconfusedwiththenumberofactualfriendstheyhave.WORDBANKworthya.值得…的criticn.评论家boundaryn.边界BobDylan鲍勃·迪伦（美国摇滚、民谣艺术家）NobelPrize诺贝尔奖SwedishAcademy瑞典学院1A.BobDylanandhismusic.

B.Songwritingandliterature.

C.BobDylanasaNobelPrizewinner.

D.Thewinnersofthe2016NobelPrizes.

2A.BobDylanandhisalbums.

B.AmusicianwinningtheNobelPrize.

C.Redefiningtheboundariesofliterature.

D.Thecandidatesofthe2016NobelPrizes.Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Nextpage3A.Hewrotepoetryfortheear.

B.Herewrotethetraditionalliterature.

C.HechallengedtheAmericansongtradition.

D.HecreatedpoeticexpressionswithintheAmericansongtradition.

4A.Somecriticsargueagainstit.

B.BobDylanprobablydeservestheprize.

C.TheNobelCommitteemadeaharddecision.

D.Asongwritershouldn’tbegivenaliteratureprize.Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Answers:1Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.BobDylanandhismusic.

B.Songwritingandliterature.

C.BobDylanasaNobelPrizewinner.

D.Thewinnersofthe2016NobelPrizes.

2WhatcausedaheateddebatewhenBobDylanwontheNobelPrize?A.BobDylanandhisalbums.

B.AmusicianwinningtheNobelPrize.

C.Redefiningtheboundariesofliterature.

D.Thecandidatesofthe2016NobelPrizes.Nextpage3WhatdidtheSwedishAcademysayaboutBobDylan?

A.Hewrotepoetryfortheear.

B.Herewrotethetraditionalliterature.

C.HechallengedtheAmericansongtradition.

D.HecreatedpoeticexpressionswithintheAmericansongtradition.

4WhatdoesthemansayaboutBobDylan’swinningtheprize?A.Somecriticsargueagainstit.

B.BobDylanprobablydeservestheprize.

C.TheNobelCommitteemadeaharddecision.

D.Asongwritershouldn’tbegivenaliteratureprize.Answers:Listentotheconversationagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

1Somepeopledon’tconsidersongwritingasliterature.2BobDylanwonthe2016NobelPrizeinLiteraturebecauseofthepoemshewrote.3Themandoesn’tthinkmuchofBobDylan’sworks.4Thewomanthinkstheboundariesofliteratureareredefinedingivingtheliteratureprizetoasongwriter.

FTTFSCRIPTMichael:

Hi,

Amy.

What

are

you

doing?

Amy:

I’m

reading

an

article

aboutBobDylan.Michael:

Oh,

the

American

singer

and

songwriter?

Amy:

Yes,

that’s

him.

Do

you

know

that

he

was

awarded

the

2016NobelPrizeinLiterature?Michael:

Oh,

really?

Hard

to

believe!

I’ve

never

thought

that

a

singer

and

songwritercouldwin

the

Nobel

Prize.

Amy:

This

was

the

first

timethatthe

prize

hadbeen

awarded

to

a

musician.

In

fact,

the

news

caused

a

heated

debate

at

the

time.

Some

people

questioned

whether

songwriting

hadrisen

to

the

level

of

literature.

Michael:

The

SwedishAcademy

must

have

its

reason

for

choosing

Dylan.

What

did

they

say

about

Dylan’s

works?

NextpageSCRIPTAmy:

They

said

Bob

Dylan

had

created

new

poetic

expressions

within

the

great

American

song

tradition.

Michael:

That

may

be

true.

But

really,can

songwriting

be

regarded

as

literature?

Amy:

It’s

a

hard

question.

But

as

the

Nobel

Committee

said,

Bob

Dylan

had

recorded

a

large

number

of

albums

about

topics

like

the

social

conditions

of

man,

religion,

politics

and

love.

His

words

have

been

republished

again

and

again.

Michael:

In

that

sense,

Bob

Dylan

is

probably

worthy

of

the

prize.

Amy:

Yes.

Some

criticsalsoarguethatBob

Dylan

writes

poetry

for

the

ear,

and

it

is

perfectly

fine

to

read

his

works

as

poetry.

Michael:

No

matter

what

people

say

about

it,

in

giving

the

literature

prize

to

a

songwriter,

theboundariesofliterature

have

been

redefined.

Amy:

That’s

true.

WORDBANKattributev.把…归因于…possessv.拥有，具有（某品质或能力）Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Nextpage1A.Mothersarerankedtop.

B.Fewpeoplelistfamousstars.

C.Mostpeoplelistfamilymembers.

D.Fathersarerankedashighasmothers.

2A.Heisshocked.

B.Heisinterested.

C.Heisnotsurprised.

D.Hedoesn’tbelieveit.

Listentoaconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Theyhaveagoodeducation.

B.Theyarewillingtoinspireothers.

C.Theyoftenattributetheirsuccesstotheirmothers.

D.Theyareconsideredasfamousheroesbytheyoung.

4A.Theyarebraveandselfless.

B.Theyaregreatandimportant.

C.Theypossessmanyheroicqualities.

D.Theysacrificeeverythingfortheirchildren.Answers:1Whatistheresultoftheonlinesurveyaboutpersonalheroes?

A.Mothersarerankedtop.

B.Fewpeoplelistfamousstars.

C.Mostpeoplelistfamilymembers.

D.Fathersarerankedashighasmothers.

2Whatistheman’sresponsetothesurveyresult?

A.Heisshocked.

B.Heisinterested.

C.Heisnotsurprised.

D.Hedoesn’tbelieveit.NextpageAnswers:3Whatdoesthemansayaboutmanysuccessfulpeople?

A.Theyhaveagoodeducation.

B.Theyarewillingtoinspireothers.

C.Theyoftenattributetheirsuccesstotheirmothers.

D.Theyareconsideredasfamousheroesbytheyoung.

4Whatdoesthemanthinkofmothers?

A.Theyarebraveandselfless.

B.Theyaregreatandimportant.

C.Theypossessmanyheroicqualities.

D.Theysacrificeeverythingfortheirchildren.Listentotheconversationagainandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

Whotheyare

Theirqualities

Famous

heroes

Famousorimportantpeople

1)________________

Personal

heroes

Someone2)_______________,someonewho3)_______________and4)_______________,suchasmothers

Courageous,braveandselfless

BraveandselflessweknowinspiresusweadmireSCRIPTSusan:

Hi,

Bob.

May

I

ask

you

a

question?

Bob:

Yes,

please.

Susan:

Who’s

your

personal

hero?

Bob:

Who’s

my

personal

hero?

Interesting.

Why

do

you

ask?

Susan:

I

came

across

a

webpage

this

morning.

It’s

about

a

survey

of

personal

heroes.

Do

you

want

to

know

the

result?

Bob:

Yes,

what’s

the

result?

Susan:

Family

members

are

listed

about

a

third

of

the

time.

Most

importantly,

one-fourth

of

the

peoplesurveyed

regard

their

mother

as

their

hero.

Mothers

are

mentioned

more

than

any

other

person.

Does

that

surprise

you?

NextpageSCRIPTBob:Well,notreally.Whenyouthinkaboutit,manyhighlyaccomplishedindividualsoftenattributetheirsuccesstotheirmothers.Forexample,GeorgeWashingtonsaidthat“AllIamIowetomymother.Iattributeallmysuccessinlifetothemoral,intellectualandphysicaleducationIreceivedfromher.”Susan:

But

why

do

you

think

mothers

are

so

often

considered

as

personal

heroes?

Bob:

Well,

I

think

there

are

two

kinds

of

heroes:

famous

heroes

and

personal

heroes.

For

famous

heroes,

we

usually

consider

some

famous

or

important

peoplewho

are

brave

and

selfless.

Susan:

Then

what

kind

of

people

can

be

personal

heroes?

NextpageSCRIPTBob:

A

personal

hero

can

be

someone

we

know,

someone

who

inspires

us

and

we

admire.

Mothers

are

the

mostgenerouspeoplein

the

world.

They

can

sacrifice

everything,includingtheir

own

wishes,

their

time

and

love,

to

make

things

better

for

us.

Susan:

That’s

true.

Actually

most

motherspossessheroic

qualities:

courage,

bravery

and

selflessness.

Maybe

that’s

why

we

often

say

“Mothers

are

great.”COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:Askingfor/ExpressingopinionsNextpage

Askingforopinionsaboutpersonalheroes

•Whodoyouadmiremost?

•Whydoyouadmirehim/her?

•Howspecialishe/she?

•Whatspecialqualitiesdoeshe/shehave?Inaconversation,itisquitecommonfor

speakerstoaskforeachother’sopinions.The

exchangeofopinionswillhelpushaveabetter

understandingofotherpeople’sideas.Expressingopinionsaboutpersonalheroes

•He/SheisthepersonIadmirebecause…

•Inmyopinion,he/sheis…

•Iwasgreatlyinspiredbyhis/her…COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:Askingfor/ExpressingopinionsWorkinpairs.Youandyourpartneraregoingtohaveaconversationaboutpersonalheroes.Taketurnstoshareyourpersonalheroandexplainwhyyouadmirehim/her.Thenactouttheconversation.Referenceanswers:Yourpersonalhero:Whyyouadmirehim/her:OneofmyteacherswhotaughtmebiologyHehasapassionforbiology.Hehasasenseofhumorandenthusiasm.Heknowshowtomotivatehisstudentstolearn.A:

Whodoyouadmiremostinyourlife?B:

ThepersonIadmiremostisoneofmyteacherswhotaughtmebiologyinseniorhighschool.A:

Oh,really?Whydoyouadmirehim?B:

ThereasonIadmirehimisthathehadgreatinfluenceonme.HeissomeoneIstilllookupto,arealrolemodel.A:

Canyougivemesomedetailsabouthim?Howdifferentwashefromotherteachers?B:

Hehasapassionforbiology,andoftenorganizedfieldtripstonaturereserves,botanicalgardens,orsciencemuseumstoprovideusstudentswithfirsthandexposuretothewondersofbiology.Occasionally,hewouldinviteguestspeakers,suchasexpertsinthefield,tosharetheirexperiencesandinsightswiththeclass.NextpageConversationforreferenceA:

Really?That’sinteresting.Whatqualitiesdoeshehave?B:

Hehasquitealotofqualities.ButIthinkhisgreatestqualityishissenseofhumorandenthusiasm.Hewasabletomakeusstudentswanttolearnbyshowingushowenjoyablestudyingnaturecouldbe.A:

That’simportantforateacher,knowinghowtomotivatehisstudents.B:

That’strue.That’swhyIlookuptohim.IfIwereateacher,I’dliketobejustlikehim–someonewhoisabletomakeotherpeoplediscoverthejoysoflearning.ConversationforreferenceWORDBANKresolutionn.决议prosperityn.昌盛；繁荣equatorn.赤道equinoxn.昼夜平分时（指春分或秋分）Bhutan不丹（亚洲国家）GrossNationalHappinessIndex国民幸福指数Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Howdoyoudefinehappiness?2DoyouknowtheInternationalDayofHappiness?Ifyes,whatdoyouknowaboutit?Ifnot,whatdoyouthinkitisabout?

Referenceanswers:1Howdoyoudefinehappiness?

Ibelievehappinessisastateofemotionthatincludesfeelingsofpleasure,contentmentandsatisfaction.Forinstance,accomplishingagoal,spendingqualitytimewithlovedones,andengaginginenjoyableactivitiescanallevokehappiness.Thissubjectiveexperiencecanvaryfrompersontoperson.

Personally,Iassociatehappinesswithlivingacarefreelife,althoughIacknowledgethatbeingentirelycarefreeisunrealistic.Manyindividualsregardtheirchildhoodasthebestofgenuinehappinessduetothecarefreedaystheyhadduringthattime.Additionally,Ibelievehappinessstemsfromknowingone’susefulnessandtheabilitytoaidothersintimesofneed.IfeelimmensehappinesswhenIamcapableofhelpingothers.NextpageReferenceanswers:2DoyouknowtheInternationalDayofHappiness?Ifyes,whatdoyouknowaboutit?Ifnot,whatdoyouthinkitisabout?

Yes,Iamawareofit.ItisobservedonaspecificdayinMarchandisrecognizedbytheU.N.

Iamnotentirelysureaboutthespecifics,butIpresumeitmightbeconnectedtoenhancingtheoverallhappinessofpeopleworldwide.However,whatintriguesmethemostishowhappinesscanbeeffectivelyassessed.Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Nextpage1A.Toencouragepeopletothinkpositively.

B.Toremindpeopleofwhatmakesthemhappy.

C.Tohighlighthappinessandwell-beingascommongoals.

D.Tomakepeoplethinkaboutallhumanbeingsworldwide.

2A.TheGlobalPeaceIndex.

B.TheGoodCountryIndex.

C.TheHumanDevelopmentIndex.

D.TheGrossNationalHappinessIndex.Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.3A.Everyoneontheequatorcanfeeltheequinox.

B.Theequinoxindicatesthebeginningofspring.

C.Theequinoxisasymbolofequalityforallpeople.

D.Theequinoxhappensonthesamedayeveryyear.

Answers:1WhatisthepurposeoftheInternationalDayofHappiness?

A.Toencouragepeopletothinkpositively.

B.Toremindpeopleofwhatmakesthemhappy.

C.Tohighlighthappinessandwell-beingascommongoals.

D.Tomakepeoplethinkaboutallhumanbeingsworldwide.

2WhatdidBhutanproposetoassesshappiness?A.TheGlobalPeaceIndex.

B.TheGoodCountryIndex.

C.TheHumanDevelopmentIndex.

D.TheGrossNationalHappinessIndex.Nextpage3WhyistheDayofHappinessfixedaroundtheequinox?

A.Everyoneontheequatorcanfeeltheequinox.

B.Theequinoxindicatesthebeginningofspring.

C.Theequinoxisasymbolofequalityforallpeople.

D.Theequinoxhappensonthesamedayeveryyear.Answers:1TheInternationalDayofHappinessiscelebratedonthesamedayeveryyear.2TheideaofadayofhappinessoriginallycamefromBhutan.3TheU.N.recognizedthecitizensofBhutanasthehappiestpeopleintheworld.4Since2013,theDayofHappinesshasbeencelebratedinallcountriesaroundtheworld.

Listentothepassageagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

TFTFSCRIPTMarch20istheInternationalDayofHappiness.Youmaythinkitisadaytopracticepositivethinkingorgivethanksforthepeopleandthingsinyourlifethatmakeyouhappy.Butit’sactuallyaU.N.resolution,whichrecognizedhappinessandwell-beingasgoalsinthelifeofallhumanbeingsaroundtheworld.TheinitiativetodeclareadayofhappinesscamefromBhutan–acountrywhosecitizensareconsideredtobesomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworld.Thecountryhasproposedanalternativemeasureoftheprosperityofnationsandsociety,calledtheGrossNationalHappinessIndex.Theindexdoesnotuseeconomicandmaterialwealthastheindicatorofdevelopment.Itassessesthewholepictureandseesspiritualwell-beingasimportantasmaterialwell-being.NextpageSCRIPTWhythedayofMarch20?Aroundthattime,thecenterofthesunisdirectlyabovetheEarth’sequator,whichiscalledanequinox.Ontheequinox,dayandnightlastforalmostequaltimeallovertheEarth.Theequinoxisfeltbyeveryoneontheplanet,whichmatchesperfectlywiththeideabehindtheDayofHappiness:Happinesswillbeforeveryoneonlywhenthepeopleoftheworldareequal.Since2013,theDayofHappinesshasbeencelebratedinallU.N.memberstates.WORDBANKcelebrityn.名人；明星paparazzin.狗仔队misbehaviorn.不良行为enrichv.充实；使丰富Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whatdoyouthinkofbeingfamous?

2Ifgiventhechance,wouldyouliketobecomeacelebrity?

1Whatdoyouthinkofbeingfamous?Referenceanswers:Beingfamousentailsbeingwidelyrecognizedbyalargenumberofpeople.Ittypicallyresultsfromvariousaccomplishments.Manyindividualsaspiretoachievefameduetothebenefitsitcanbring,suchasfinancialsuccessandincreasedopportunities.Nextpage2Ifgiventhechance,wouldyouliketobecomeacelebrity?Referenceanswers:Speakingfromapersonalstandpoint,attainingcelebritystatuscanleadtomanyadvantages,includingfinancialgainsandcareerprospects.Itopensdoorstomeetotherrenownedindividualsandenjoyheightenedsocialrecognition.Therefore,ifgiventheopportunity,Iwouldn’tdecline.Whendiscussingcelebrities,weoftenfocusontheadmirationtheyreceivefromothers.Itisundeniablethattheyenjoyfame,wealth,and