南方医科大学深圳《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit3

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天空摔下的人们的尸体，看起来就像烂抹布和烧成灰的 肉块。

这就是一些当地居民和参与救援工作的人所目睹的惨象，马航

部乘客葬身人烟稀少的乌克兰农村。

“

当时太恐怖了，

”

当地一位独立派反抗军成员说，他的名字叫

Sergei

，也 参与了救援工作，

“

我们当时都震惊了。

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3Unit

3

Task

1

【答案】

A.

1)

Stress

on

the

job

costs

American

companies

as

much

as

$$150

billion

a

year

in

lower

productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.

2)

The

most

stressful

professions are

those that

involve

danger

and

extreme pressure and

those

that carry a lot of responsibility without much control.

3) The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fight

back or walk away.

B.

1) Three-quarters

2) psychologists, doctors

3) nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problems

【原文】

Stress on

the

job

costs

American

companies

as

much

as

$$150

billion

a

year

in

lower

productivity,

unnecessary employee

sick

leave,

and

higher

medical

costs. Three-quarters

of

the

office workers today say they suffer from stress at work. Recently, psychologists and doctors have

begun to study the problem more closely. They have discovered that the most stressful professions

are those that involve danger, extreme pressure and those that carry a lot of responsibility without

much control.

The sign of stress range from nervousness, anger, and frequent illness to forgetfulness or even

mental problems. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the only

answer is to fight back or walk away.

Task 2

【答案】

A.

1)

give in so easily to hijackers

’

demands

a) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outage

b)

hold

out

against

this

kind

of

blackmail,

always

have

terrorists,

Start

executing

terrorists

automatically

c)

2)

be prepared to face the consequences of evil

-

a) It

’

s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they really mean business.

b)

B.

She

implies

that

if

the

first

speaker was

one

of

the

victims

of

terrorism,

she would

want

the

government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn

’

t die.

【原文】

Margaret: Governments

give in so easily to hijackers

demands.

Valerie: Naturally.

It

’

s the less

er of the two evils. What government would risk innocent lives just

to see if terrorists will really do what they threaten to do? Terrorists have proven often

enough that they really mean business.

Margaret: Yes, but i

f a government doesn

’

t hold out against this kind of blackmail, we wil

l always

have terrorists. Governments are afraid to punish these people. They almost always let

them go free. Start executing terrorists automatically wherever they land, and terrorism

will stop.

Valerie: And what about the innocent lives that will be lost in the process? Terrorism is based on

the simple idea that threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.

Margaret: You can

’

t get rid of evil without being prepared to face the consequences of evil.

Valerie: So long as you

’

re not one of the victims!

Task 3

【答案】

A.

1)

thirty-five, natural light, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy

2) Mexico

3) ought to, shouldn

’

t

B.

1)

It

is

located

in

a

narrow

street

with

five-and

six-storey

buildings

eight

kilometers

from

downtown Los Angeles.

2) This factory makes shirts and jeans

3) She

’

s already been working for ten hours, but won

’

t stop for another two hours.

4) She can

’

t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.

【原文】

Eight

kilometers

from

downtown

Los

Angeles

there

is

a

narrow

street

with

five-

and

six-storey buildings. Inside one of these buildings there is a small factory making shirts and jeans.

The women working in the factory sit close together, each with a small table, each with their own

sewing machine. The women say nothing, and work hard. In one of the rooms there are thirty-five

women. There is only a little natural light, and this comes from a small window in the roof. The

room is hot, airless, and very noisy. On the left-hand side of the room there is a young girl sitting

next to the wall. Every now and again she closes her eyes, and her fingers stop working. She's

already been in her chair for ten hours, but she'll be here until the bell rings

—

and that won't be

for another two hours. Her name is Maria, and she comes from Mexico. She won't complain about

her

work.

She

won't

say

that

the

working

hours

ought

to

be

changed;

she won't

say

that

the

working conditions shouldn't be permitted.

. A hijacker only has to threaten to

’

demands

blow

up

a

plane

or

commit

some

other

outrage,

and

a

government

gives

in

to

his

Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.

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Task 4

【答案】

A.

Every

year

the

British

government

publishes

statistics

about

social

trends.

Their

findings

show

definite patterns in the British way of life.

1)

a)

b)

c)

2)

B.< /p>

Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her won accounts and Adrian has always done his

own

housework.

Neither

of

them

like

watching

television

very

much

and

they

both

like

swimming.

【原文】

When Adrian Hutton and Carla Leone get married they will move into a new house that they

have bought. But what sort of life will they have? What can they expect in modern Britain? Every

year the British government publishes statistics about social trends. Their findings show definite

patterns in the British way of life.

In most marriages there are some marked differences between husbands and wives. Working

wives, for example, sleep (on average) one hour more a day than working husbands. Housewives,

on

the

other hand,

sleep only

about

three hours

more

every

week

than their

working

husbands.

And

what

about

housework?

The

government

survey

showed

that

only

1%

of

men

do

the

household chores

—

like cleaning and ironing. But they do usually keep household accounts and it

is always men who do repairs or improvements in the house. 30% of all marriages end in divorce.

The

government

survey

also

looked

at

leisure

activities.

They

found

that

the

two

most

popular leisure activities in Britain are watching television (the average family spends 20 hours a

week

in

front

of

the

TV

set)

and

going

for

walks.

Swimming

is

an especially

popular

activity

among British women.

Carla and Adrian's life, though, will probably be different from the average marriage. In the

first

place

Carla

has

always

kept

her

own

accounts

and

Adrian

has

always

done

his

own

housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.

marked differences

one hour more every day, three hours more every week

1 percent, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvements

30 percent

leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming, British

women

Task

5

【答案】

A.

Topic: How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.

Supporting details: 160 million, every year, 10 percent, 10 percent, the rest, public cooperation

1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash

2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys

3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries

4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled

5) metal containers that can be recycled

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6) furniture and bicycled

on different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold

cheaply, give away

B.

1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital.

Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.

2) Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these

ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.

【原文】

Disposing of the garbage we produce every day is a major problem in cities around the world.

In

the

United

States, over

160

million

tons

of

garbage are

produce

every

year.

Ten

percent

is

recycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding land for new landfills is

becoming more difficult.

A

city

that

has solved

this

problem

in

an

unusual

way

is

Machida,

in

Tokyo,

Japan. They

have developed

a totally

new

approach to

garbage disposal.

The

key

to

the

operation

is

public

cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories:

1. garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage) such as kitchen and garden

trash

?

;

2. noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools, and plastic toys?

;

3. products that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries and fluorescent lights?

;

4. bottles and glass containers that can be recycled

?

;

5. metal containers that can be recycled

?

;

6. large items, such as furniture and bicycles.

The items in categories1 to 5 are collected on different days. Large items are only collected

upon request. Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building or

hospital.

Inside

the

center,

special

equipment

is

used to

sort

and

process the

garbage. Almost

everything

can

be

reused:

garden

or

kitchen

trash

becomes

fertilizer;

combustible

garbage is

burned to produce electrical; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing,

and other useful items are cleaned, repaired, and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides

employment for handicapped person and gives them a chance to learn new skills.

Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use

some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.

Task

6

【答案】

1) They were talking about Mrs. Carter.

2) She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice a week.

3) She lived alone in a large house on an old farm---about three miles from the shop.

4)

He was

absolutely

certain,

otherwise

he would

never

call

the police.

His

evidence was

this:

First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.

5)

Because two

young

people

saw her.

The

shopkeeper believed

that

if

they

didn

’

t punish

her,

young people would think that stealing didn

’

t matter.

6) The judge thought that it was difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The excuses her

found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone---she was lonely. Second, she

wasn

’

t poor---she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn

’

t need to steal. Te

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items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and she didn

she had done it.

【原文】

’

t know that

Shopkeeper: I knew Mrs. Carter very well. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come

into the shop at least twice a week. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm

—

about three miles from here. People ask me if I am certain she did it. The answer is yes.

I

was

absolutely

certain, otherwise

I

would

never

have

called

the

police.

In

the

first

place, I saw her do it. I watched her put the things into her bag and I watched her walk

out of the store. In the second place, we found the things in her bag, and finally, she

had done it before. It wasn't the first time. I think she was in such a confused state that

she

didn

’

know

t

what

she

was

doing,

but

two

other

people

say her

—

two

young

people. We had to punish her, otherwise young people would thin

matter.

Judge: It was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The woman was old and she lived

alone

—

she was

lonely.

She

wasn

’

poor

t

—

she was

well-known

for

her

generosity

to

charities

and

she didn

’

need to

t

steal.

The

items

were

only

worth

a

pound

or

two.

She

pleaded not guilty and said she didn

’

t know that she had done it. From the legal point of

view the case was straightforward. The woman stole; she was caught and reported. There

were witnesses. She had to be punished or else no one could be punished for stealing.

k that stealing didn

’

t

Task

7

【答案】

A.

not all modern cities are alike; modern city.

1) a single high-density center, skyscrapers, motorways, as far as you can see

2)

the

low-density

multi-center

city,

a

large

collection

of

a number

of

small

centers, shopping

centers, factories, businesses, skyscrapers

B.

1) He thinks that the second type( the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.

2) He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completely disappear.

【原文】

Interviewer: Would you say then that all modem cities are pretty much alike?

Urban Planner: Quite definitely not. There seem to be two types of modem city. In type one there

is a single high-density centre, and that's where you'll find the skyscrapers. This is

surrounded by motorways. And all around this centre, low-density suburbs stretch

as far as you can see. This is like Houston, or Calgary, or Toronto. Interviewer:

And the second type?

Urban Planner: The other type is like

Los Angeles

—

the low-density

multi-centre

city. As I'm

sure you

know

Los

Angeles

is

really

a

large

collection

of

a

number

of

small

centres,

each

with

its

shopping

centres,

factories,

businesses, and

skyscrapers

scattered everywhere. In a way it's almost one enormous suburb.

Interviewer: Do you. think one type is better than the other?

Urban Planner: I think the Los Angeles model is more sensible.

Interviewer: And so do you think Los Angeles is the city of the future?

Urban

Planner:

Well,

it

is

arguable

that

the

next

step

after

Los

Angeles

is

the

complete

disappearance of the city, with no real centre, where well-designed forms of urban

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