波伏娃第二性听力教程Ⅲ原文---Unit 13

2021年1月19日发(作者：车建新)
Unit 13

Section One Tactics for Listening


Part 1 Spot dictation

Encouragement

(1) taken for granted,

much happier.

Few of us realize how much we need (5) encouragement. Yet we must
bask* in the warmth of (6) approval now and then or lose our
self-confidence.

All of us need to feel (7) needed and admired. But unless we hear
words of praise from someone else, how can we know that we are (8)
valued friends or co-workers?

Anyone who wants to improve his relationships with others need only
show
a
(9)
sympathetic
understanding.
The
way
to
express
this
understanding
and
to
give
others
the
feeling
of
(10)
importance
and
worthiness
boils
down
to*
this:
always
look
for
something
in
the
other
person you can (11) admire and praise - and tell him about it.

We each have a mental picture of ourselves, a (12) self-image. To find
life
reasonably
satisfying,
that
self- image
must
be
one
we
can
(13)
live
with, one we can like. When we are proud of our self-image, we feel (14)
confident and free to be ourselves. We function at our best. When we

are (15) ashamed of our self-image, we attempt to (16) hide it rather than express
it. We become

(17) hostile and hard to get along with.

The (18) effects of praise can be great indeed. Praise (19)
transformed the ice-cube members into warmhearted (20) human beings.

Exercise

Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.

(Refer to Tapescript)

Part2 listening for Gist
Four out of five of all children who got leukemia*
in 1960 died. Now four
out
of
every
five
survive.
The
secret
of
this
miraculous
change
is
the
rosy
periwinkle*,
a
forest
flower
which
tribal
doctors
had
used
for
centuries.
The
United States National Cancer Institute has identified more than 2,000 tropical
rainforest
plants
with
ability
to
fight
cancer.
In
fact,
about
4,000
of
all
drugs
given
out
in
the
United
States
today
owe
much
of
their
strength
to
chemicals
from wildlife, largely from the rainforest.

Other drugs include quinine, which comes from a South American tree, and
sufferers
from
high
blood
pressure
get
relief
from
the
snakeroot*
plant
from
Indian forests.
The
armadillo*,
of South
America
is
helping
us
find
a
cure
for
/

leprosy*.

Exercise

Directions: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that
help you decide.

1)

This passage is about some wildlife from forests that can be used in the
treatment of certain diseases.

2)

The
key
words
are
leukemia.
survive:
change.
forest
flower:
2.000
tropical
rainforest
vlants,
fight
cancer.
quinine.
a
South
American
tree:
high
blood
pressure. snakeroot: armadillo. leprosy.

Section Two Listening Comprehension
Part1 dialogue
How to Succeed


Dario: I think the most important thing you must have to succeed in Italy is er ...
of course, you have to be ambitious, because if you are not ambitious
you can't reach your aim, your target. And you must have also a
natural ability*, because you must adapt yourself and your work and
er ... enjoy your work, of course. And Italian people are used to
working a lot and to doing hard work. Of course you must also know
the right people because if you want a job and you don't know anybody
you have to work much harder.

Interviewer: So if you were going to choose one factor, Dario, which one do you
think would be the most important? Could you choose one?

Dario: Yes, ambition.

interviewer: Thank you.

(Dialogue B)

Sue:

I think that to be successful in Spain you need ambition, because it's
what makes you

want to work and do something different. And I think natural ability
is also important. To be a good musician and to succeed I think that
you must have something special. And I think that knowing the right
people is important because it can save you a lot of time. You don't
spend so much time trying to get something if you know people that
can help you.

Interviewer: What would you say is the most important thing?

Sue:

Ambition I think is the most important.

(Dialogue C)

Taylor:

I think the most important things are hard work, and good education,
and natural ability.

The Japanese have a traditional culture and we think that working
industriously
is
a
virtue,
so
laziness
cannot
be
accepted
by
society.
And
a
good
education
-
anyone
who
wants
to
and
who
makes
the
effort
can
enter
the
famous
universities,
so
er ...
when
we
estimate
someone's ability we look at whether he's graduated from university
or not. But if someone wants to succeed, of course he needs ambition
and natural ability.

Interviewer: So for you, which is the most important factor?

Taylor:

Exercise

Directions: You are going to listen to three people talking about how they
succeeded in different countries. Take notes and complete the following grid.


A

B




Part 2 passage
Global Economy of the 21st Century


1)

The move toward a global economy has been further strengthened by the
widespread adoption of liberal economic policies.

2)

Current trends suggest that the world is moving rapidly toward an economic
system that is more favorable for the practice of international business.

3)

The world may be moving toward a more global economic system, but
globalization is not inevitable.

4)

It is simply worth noting that even from a purely economic perspective,
Coun
Profession

Quality required

Italy
---------

Ambitious, adaptive,
Spain
Musician
Ambitious, having natural


able to know the right people

~
Hard working, well-educated,

having natural ability


The most important
Ambition

Ambition


Hard work


Oh, in Japan, hard work, definitely.

C

Japa
globalization is not all good.

5)

The opportunities for doing business in a global economy may be significantly
enhanced, but the risks associated with global financial contagion are greater.


The
last
quarter
of
the
century
has
seen
rapid
changes
in
the
global
economy.
Barriers
to
the
free
flow
of
goods,
services,
and
capital
have
been
coming
down.
The
volume
of
cross-border
trade
and
investment
has
been
growing more rapidly than global output, indicating that national economies are
becoming more closely integrated into a single, interdependent, global economic
system.
As
their
economies
advance,
more
nations
and
areas
are
joining
the
ranks
of
the
developed
world.
A
generation
ago,
South
Korea
and
Singapore
were viewed as second- tier developing areas. Now they boast powerful economies,
and their firms are
major players in many global
industries from shipbuilding
and steel to electronics and chemicals. The move toward a global economy has
been
further
strengthened
by
the
widespread
adoption
of
liberal
economic
policies
by
countries
that
for
two
generations
or
more
were
firmly
opposed
to
them. Thus, following the normative prescriptions of liberal economic ideology,
in
country
after
country
we
are
seeing
state- owned
businesses
privatized,
widespread
deregulation*,
markets
being
opened
to
more
competition,
and
increased
commitment
to
removing
barriers
to
cross-border
trade
and
investment. This suggests that over the next few decades, countries such as the
CzechRepublic,
Poland,
Brazil,
China,
and
South
Africa
may
build
powerful
market-oriented
economies.
In
short,
current
trends
suggest
that
the
world
is
moving
rapidly
toward
an
economic
system
that
is
more
favorable
for
the
practice of international business.

On the other hand, it is always hazardous to take established trends and use
them
to
predict
the
future.
The
world
may
be
moving
toward
a
more
global
economic
system,
but
globalization
is
not
inevitable.
Countries
may
pull
back
from the recent commitment to liberal economic ideology if their experiences do
not
match
their
expectations.
Clearly,
this
would
be
a
tougher
world
for
international businesses to compete in.

Moreover, greater globalization brings with it risks of its own. This
was
starkly
demonstrated
in
1997
and
1998
when
a
financial
crisis
in
Thailand
spread
first
to
other
East
Asian
nations
and
then
in
1998
to
Russia
and
Brazil.
Ultimately
the
crisis
threatened
to
plunge
the
economies
of
the
developed
world,
including
the
United
States,
into
a
recession.
It
is
simply
worth
noting
that
even
from
a
purely
economic
perspective*,
globalization
is
not
all
good.
The
opportunities
for
doing
business
in a global
economy
may be significantly enhanced, but as we
saw
in
1997-1998,
the
risks
associated
with
global
financial
contagion*
are
also
greater.
Still,
there
are
ways
for
firms
to
exploit
the
opportunities
associated
with
globalization,
while
at
the
same
time
reducing the risks through appropriate hedging* strategies.

Exercise A Pre-listening Question

The following two factors must be taken into consideration although
there are many others which will decide the future of
the development.
One is that the food and energy situation will become worse and worse
with
the
increasing
world
population.
The
other
is
that
our
living
environment has now been heavily polluted as a result of the booming of
modem industries. People allover the world are now facing the pressures
to preserve the environment. For example, rains of bitter taste sometimes
mixed with fine grains of sand, black as coal, have been falling upon the
roofs, hills and fields, rivers and lakes.

Exercise B Sentence Dictation

Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each
sentence three times.


Exercise C Detailed Listening

Directions: Listen to the passage~ and complete the following sentences.

1)

The rapid changes have taken place in the past 25 years in the global
economy because barriers to the free flow of goods, services, and
capital have been coming down.

2)

The volume of cross-border trade and investment results in
establishing a single, interdependent, and global economic system.

3)

The examples of economic development in South Korea and Singapore
show that more nations are joining the ranks of the developed world.

4)

The move towards a global economy has been further strengthened by
the widespread adoption of liberal economic policies.

5)

The current trends indicate that the world is moving rapidly to an
economic system that is more favorable for the practice of
international business.

6)

This world would be a
tougher
world for international
businesses
to
compete in if some countries pull back from the recent commitment to
liberal
economic
ideology
because
their
experiences
do
not
match
their expectations.

7)What we can learn from the East Asia financial crisis in 1998 is that
globalization brings risks of its own.

The writer still believes that there are ways for companies to exploit the
opportunities associated with globalization in the 21st century
Exercise D After-listening Discussion

Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.

1)

Greater
globalization
brings
with
it
risks
of
its
own.
This
was
starkly
demonstrated in 1997 and 1998 when a financial crisis in Thailand spread
first
to
other
East
Asian
nations
and
then
in
1998
to
Russia
and
Brazil.
Ultimately the crisis threatened to plunge the economies of the developed
world,
including
the
United
States,
into
a
recession.
It
is
simply
worth
noting that even from
a purely
economic perspective, globalization is
not
all good. The opportunities for doing business in a global economy may be
significantly
enhanced,
but
the
risks
associated
with
global
financial
contagion are also greater.

2)

(Open)

Section three

News
News Item 1
Italy Plane Crash

The Piper* aircraft crashed into Milan's 30-story Pirelli* skyscraper just
before
6
p.m.
local
time.
Flight
controllers
said
the
pilot
issued
an
SOS
call
shortly before crashing into the upper floors of the building.

Witnesses reported hearing a loud and violent explosion. One woman said
it sounded like a bomb. Other witnesses said the pavement shook. Dark smoke
immediately billowed* from the building, but firefighters quickly brought the
fire under control.

Many people rushed to the scene, concerned about relatives and friends
working inside the building.

Police appealed to all doctors in the city to come to the area, as people
with bloodied faces left the building. Ambulances ferried dozens of the injured
to nearby hospitals.

The scene was reminiscent* of the September 11th terrorist attack on the
WorldTradeCenter in New York, when planes crashed into the twin towers.
But
Italy's
interior
minister,
Claudio
Scajola,
said
the
crash
in
Milan
was


The plane was en route from Locarno in Switzerland and was scheduled to
land at Milan's / Linate airport.

Exercise A

Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.

This news item is about an aircraft crashed into a 30-story skyscraper in Milan.

Exercise B

Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.

The Piper aircraft crashed into Milan's 30-story Pirelli skyscraper just
before 6 p.m. local time.

Witnesses reported hearing a loud and violent explosion. Dark smoke
immediately billowed from the building, but firefighters quickly brought the fire
under control.

Police appealed to all doctors in the city to come to the area. Ambulances
ferried dozens of the injured to nearby hospitals.

The scene was reminiscent of the September 11 theterrorist attack on the
WorldTradeCenter in New York, when planes crashed into the twin towers.

News Item2
Japan Earthquakes


A
swarm
of
powerful
earthquakes
have
been
shaking
northeastern
Japan,