step by step 3000 第三冊答案聽力原文

1、 STEPBYSTEP3000第三冊答案Unit1WorldNews:InternationalRelationsPartIWarmingupATapescripts:TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradicalchangeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredhereinWashingtonSundaytopushfortougherguncontrollaws.The

2、resbeenfurtherfightingbetweenMacedonianforcesandEthnicAlbanianguerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedStatesnavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithashitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietaboutthepossiblehealthrisksfroma

3、mmunitionscontainingdepleteduranium,whichitusedinKosovoandBosnia.B1.WhatisthesummitsstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.WhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?Burma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.WhathappenedonFr

4、idayabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor?AU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?Andhowmanyweremissing?35/9.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraidingovernight.Whataretheproblemswith

5、thenuclearfacilitiesandnuclearplantsinJapan?Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Tapescripts:Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummitsstatementisexpectedtocallonUNmemberstomak

6、ecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsofstateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersinhistory.TheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoinitsranks,shruggingoffwesterndenunciationsofthemili

7、taryregimeinRangoon.ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschoolfishingvesselfromJapan.OnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasnotseriouslydamaged,wasper

8、forminganemergencysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenragingovernightintheWestBankandGaza.TheupsurgeinviolencecomesafterIsraeliattackhelicopt

9、erstargetedandkilledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforce.SomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplants.Morethanhalfofthemfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulatorshavebeenorderedtocrackdownfollow

10、ingthecountrysworstnuclearaccidentinSeptember.Sixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationintheaccident.PartIINewsreportsSummary:ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasitsnewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.

11、Statements:Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywontheirseatsonthefourthballot.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.Therewerethreecountriescontendingforthetwoseatsall

12、ottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnations.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers-China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates-and10non-permanentmembers.Tapescript:TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon

13、-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.Thevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuvering.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirstroundofballoting.Butittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideontheremainingtworegionalseats.ContentionmarkedthevotingforthesecondseatfortheAfr

14、icanandAsiangroup.TheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity.Mauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthefourthroundofvoting.Irelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnationsonthefirstballot.ButNorwayandItalycam

15、paignedvigorouslyforthesecondspot.KingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthecaseforhisnationsrepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince1982.Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-yeartermsinJanuary.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,includingfiveperma

16、nentmembers-China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates-and10non-permanentmembers.Fivenon-permanentmembersareelectedtotwo-yeartermseachyear.BSummaryThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasgoingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPale

17、stinians.Answerstothequestions:532.483.34.TheUnited18thNomorethanthreedaysTogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimorTapescript:Forty-eightofthe(UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissions)53membernationsvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting.TheUnitedSt

18、atescastthesoledissentingvoteandCanadaabstained.Threeothercountriesdidnotvote.ThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhowthecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.Whenyouhavesuchahigh-pro

19、fileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyforthepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear-andthisisprobablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue-becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportanttocontrolthateverybodythinksthattheyhavesomethin

20、gtocontribute.MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasawholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHumanRightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednesday.Thisisonlythef

21、ifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodealwithacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocideinRwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.Questions:HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?Howmanyofthemdidntvote?4.Whichcount

22、rycastthedissentingvote?Whichcountryabstained?6.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?7.Howlongwillitlast?8.Whatsthepurposeofthismeeting?9.Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?PartIIIAnti-piracymissionAEUsNavalOperationThemassiveproblem:PiracyoffSomal

23、iaswaters100ships16ships.morethan350crewmembersEUsmission:6warships.3surveillanceplanes.Aim:Todeter,toprevent,toprotect.Headquarters:NearLondonDuration:AtleastayearBChineseNavysEscortMissionagainstPiracyPrimarymission:.vessels,personnelandcargo,.hitpiracy.Target:Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpassingth

24、roughthearea,.transportinghumanitarianmaterials.Numberofcrewmembers:800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavysspecialforcesDurationofthefirstphase:ThreemonthsTimereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:Jan.6PartIVSpeechesExtract1(expressinganopinion):Ibelievethat.Ibelieveweshould.Extract2(payingatribute):Hesaidtothoseh

25、etouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim.Extract3(expressinganopinion)-Ihaveadream.Extract4(expressinganopinion).Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Extract5(acceptingapost):Iamprofoundlygrateful.forgivingmethechancetoserveyou.(makingapromise):IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyof.Ipromiseyou.tha

26、tIwill.Tapescript:Ibelievethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethisdecadeisout,oflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.Nosinglespaceprojectinthisperiodwillbemoreimpressivetomankind,ormoreimportantforthelong-rangeexplorationofspace;andnonewillbesodifficult,orexpensiv

27、etoaccomplish.But,inaveryrealsense,itwillnotbeonemangoingtothemoon.Ifwemakethisjudgmentaffirmatively,itwillbeanentirenation.Ibelieveweshouldgotothemoon.(JohnF.Kennedy25/05/1961)Ashesaidmanytimes,inmanypartsofthisnation,tothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim:SomemenseethingsastheyareandsayWhy?Idreamt

28、hingsthatneverwereandsayWhynot?(EdwardM.Kennedy08/06/1968)IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,sonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.Ihaveadreamthatoneday,eventheStateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwi

29、ththeheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskin,butbythecontentoftheircharacter.(Rev.MartinLutherKing,Jr.28/08/1963)Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Parti

30、cularlyatthistime,withproblemswefaceathomeandabroad.TocontinuetofightthroughthemonthsaheadformypersonalvindicationwouldalmosttotallyabsorbthetimeandattentionofboththePresidentandtheCongressinaperiodwhenourentirefocusshouldbeonthegreatissuesofpeaceabroadandprosperitywithoutinflationathome.(RichardM.N

31、ixon08/08/1974)Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.Iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.Iwill.IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerf

32、ulexampleofSenatorDanielPatrickMoynihan.IpromiseyoutonightthatIwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofNewYorksfamilies.TodaywevotedasDemocratsandRepublicans.TomorrowwebeginagainasNewYorkers(HillaryClinton07/11/2000)Unit2EarthandEnvironmentPart1WarmingupAlimpactofclimatechange.damagetocrops.

33、worse.2000delegates.northernBrazil.thirdUnitedNationsConferenceonDesertification.3Ahugeoilspill.Mexico,.4.Wildfires.Florida.contained.aweek.5Greenlandismeltingaroundtheedges.50cubickilometersraiseglobalsealevel.Bl.Itattemptstobalanceenvironmentalconcernsandtheneedsofthecommunity.Reptilespeciesareing

34、reatertroublethanamphibianspecies.Anewapproachinthefightagainsttheillegaldrugstrade.Oneineveryeightspeciesofplantsisthreatenedwithextinction.Anewlocaldirectoryfortheenvironmentally-aware,calledthe“BoulderCountyGreenPages”.PartIINewsReportsA.Wcationandentertainment.physicalexam.vitalsigns.species.cli

35、mate.temperatures.watertables.glaciers.forests.fisheries.tostabilizebothclimateandworldpopulationgrowthBSummary.thesevereshortageofwaterinsomedevelopingnations.globalsolutionsarefoundsoon.Answerstothequestions1.l502.Monday3.Almostonebillionpeoplecouldsufferfromascarcityofwater.MiddleEast,partsofAfri

36、ca,westernAsia,NortheasternChina,westernandsouthernIndia,largepartsofPakistanandMexico,partsofthePacificcoastoftheUnitedStatesandSouthAmerica.Totreatwaterasapreciousresource.6.5liters7.50liters8.500litersPartIIICityrecyclingAa.2b.4c.3d.lBl30,000/80%2.Plastic/glass/tincans/newspapersRecycletruckpicki

37、tup.4.Oneofcommunitysrecyclingcenters5.Eachweekday6.Conductstoursoftheplant7.3/4SodtoothercompaniesthatmakethemintodifferentproductsMadeintonewcontainersl0.OneofthetopfiveintheUSAUnit3WorldNews:EconomicDevelopmentsPartIWarmingupAl.WhohavebeenmeetinginHongKongtodaytodiscusstheoutlookfortheglobalecono

38、my?CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountries.WhatdoesUNCTADsayabouttheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestment?Itgrewby40%lastYeartomorethan600billiondollars.Whohasapprovedacutinincometaxrates?TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.Whohasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts?IntelWhatisitsp

39、lan?Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofanimalproducefromEU.Tapescript:CentralBankgovernorsfrommoret

40、hanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetinginHongKongtoday.OnesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfortheglobaleconomybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapansstrugglingrecovery.AnothertopictheymayhavediscussedishowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsinemergingeconomiesinAsiaandelsewhere.AUnitedNationsreportsaystheworldwide

41、totalofforeigninvestmentgrewbynearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetweendevelopedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,thefirstpartofapackageo

42、ftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.Theincometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.Theworldslargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpecteditsrevenueinthefirstquarterofthisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodla

43、styear.TheCalifornia-basedcompanyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflive-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.TheUnitedStatesandCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimalproducefromEUcountries.BFore

44、ignexchangerates:1dollar=1.733Germanmarks=126.9Japaneseyen1pound=1.624dollarsShareIndexDowJones(upto)6,783(+45)Londons100(upto)4,390(+20)NikkieclosedShareIndex:DowJones10,116(+96)StandrdandPoors5001,254(+6)NASDAQ:(-1.5%)ShareIndex:DowJones8,094(-66)NASDAQ1,662(3)FT100(-36)CACQuarante(-33,-1%)DAX(-1%

45、)Mostactivestocks:CableandWirelessHKTup$0.45HSBCdown$0.50Hutchisondown$0.50ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25ChinaTelecomdown$1.50ChangKongdown$0.25PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown$0.10CCTTelecomdown$0.275NewWorldCyberBasedown$0.075HanongHoldingsdown$0.25Goldprices:HongKonggold:HK$2,670Londongold:US$289Earnin

46、gs:PhilipsElectronics(lastyear):$2.4billion($300million)RoyalDutchShell(4thquarter):$3.6billionElectronicDataSystems(4thquarter):$0.70pershare($0.02up)Tapescripts:ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9Japaneseyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDowSha

47、reIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondons100ShareIndexended20higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardandPoors500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254.ButtheNASDAQIndexlost1.5%ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebatter

48、ed.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;theNASDAQCompositedown3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEuropesmajormarkets:Londonstockswerehitbyawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;theFT100Indexdown36points;Parisseeinglossesaswell,theCACquarantedown33pointsor1%;andFrankfurtsDAXalsofell1%afterbriefl

49、ymovingintorecordterritory.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,PacificCenturyCyberw

50、orldsdown10cents,CCTTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorldCyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSengIndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.dollars.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexp

51、ectedprofitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300millionbelowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughlya$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreetexpectations.ElectronicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslastnight.Itpos

52、teda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.PartIINewsreportsASummary:ThisnewsreportisaboutForbessSuper100Globallist.Answerthequestions:WhichofthefollowingcorporationsarethetopfiveonForbesslist?Marktheirranks.2Citigroup4HSBCBankingCompany-BP-Amoco5Daimler-ChryslerlGeneralElectricCorpora

53、tionMicrosoft3BankofAmericaHowarethecompaniesranked?Thecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueoftheirstock.Howarethe100companiesdistributed?46intheUnitedStates,54inEuropeandJapan.WhywerenoneoftheInternet-relatedfirmsinclud

54、edinthelist?BecausemostoftheInternet-relatedfirmshavelittleornoprofitssofar.Tapescripts:Forthesecondyearinarow,theGeneralElectricCorporationisrankednumberoneinanannualsurveyofthe100mostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld.Thesurvey,compiledandpublishedbyForbesbusinessmagazine,showsGeneralElectricoftheUnit

55、edStatesrankednumberone,followedinsecondandthirdplacebytheU.S.bankingandfinancialservicesgiantsCitigroupandBankofAmerica.InfourthandfifthplacearetheBritish-basedHSBCBankingCompanyandDaimler-Chrysler,theGerman-Americanauto-company.Thecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,pro

56、fits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueofits(their)stock.WhatthemagazinecallsitsSuper100Globallistare46companiesbasedintheUnitedStatesand54inEuropeandJapan.MikeOzanian,theForbeseditorwhocompiledthelist,saysthereisagrowingtrendofinternationalmergersandacquisitions,citingcompaniessuchasDaim

57、ler-ChryslerandBP-Amoco,theAnglo-AmericanOilCompany.Mr.OzaniansaysthatdespitethehugecapitalizationsofmanyInternet-relatedfirms,nonewereincludedbecausemosthavelittle,ifany,profits-atleastnotyet.BSummary:ThisnewsreportgivesusageneralpictureoftheU.S.stockmarket.Italsopresentssomeanalystsviewsonthemarke

58、t.Statements:TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentuplessthanonepercent,to10,546.AnanalystsaidthatsalesgrowthatIntelcouldbestrongerthanexpected.Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesbecauseoftheThanksgivingholidayshoppingseason.Salesofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9%inOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline

59、.AccordingtoinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainka,thisisaverygoodentrypointforalong-terminvestortogetintothemarket.Tapescript:U.S.stockpricesweremixedonMonday,withtheblue-chipsinarallymode.Butvolumewasonlymoderateafteraholiday-shortenedweeklastweek,showinglingeringuncertaintyamonginvestors.TheDowJonesInd

60、ustrialAveragewentup75points,lessthanonepercent,to10,546.TheS&P500Indexgained7points.ButtheNASDAQCompositebackedoffanearlyrally,takingalossofalmostonepercentonweaknessinselectedtechnologystocks.TheDowIndustrialsactuallygotaboostfromtheirtechnologycomponents.SharesofInteltradedhigherafterananalystsai