《現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力2》聽(tīng)力原文及題目答案Unit3

1、現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力 2聽(tīng)力原文及題目答案現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力 2聽(tīng)力原文及題目答案現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力 2聽(tīng)力原文及題目答案烏克蘭 Grabovo 村某處向日葵花田里，手機(jī)和電腦散落一地，在另一處地上，一本荷蘭護(hù)照張開(kāi)著躺在地上，地面上到處都是從天空摔下的人們的尸體，看起來(lái)就像爛抹布和燒成灰的肉塊。這就是一些當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窈蛥⑴c救援工作的人所目睹的慘象，馬航部乘客葬身人煙稀少的烏克蘭農(nóng)村。17 航班墜毀墜毀在一大塊麥田中，碎片散落了若干英里，機(jī)上全 Sergei ，也參與了救援工作， ”【答案】A.1) Stress on the job costs American companies as much as

2、 $150 billion a year in lowerproductivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2) The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressure and thosethat carry a lot of responsibility without much control.3) The best way to deal with stress is through re

3、laxation, but sometimes the only answer is to fightback or walk away.B.1) Three-quarters2) psychologists, doctors3) nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problems【原文】Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lowerproductivity, unnecessary empl

4、oyee sick leave, and higher medical costs. Three-quarters of theoffice workers today say they suffer from stress at work. Recently, psychologists and doctors havebegun to study the problem more closely. They have discovered that the most stressful professionsare those that involve danger, extreme pr

5、essure and those that carry a lot of responsibility withoutmuch control.The sign of stress range from nervousness, anger, and frequent illness to forgetfulness or evenmental problems. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the onlyanswer is to fight back or walk away.T

6、ask 2【答案】A.1) give in so easily to hijackers demandsa) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outageb) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executing terroristsautomaticallyc) be prepared to face the consequences of evil2)-a) Its the lesser of two evils. Ter

7、rorists have proven often enough that they really mean business.b) Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.B.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want thegovernment to give in to the demands so that she wouldn t die.【原文】Margaret:

8、 Governments give in so easily to hijackers.A jly has to threaten toblow up a plane or commit some other outrage, and a government gives in to hisdemands.Valerie: Naturally. It s the the two evils. What government would risk innocent lives justto see if terrorists will really do what they threaten t

9、o do? Terrorists have proven oftenenough that they really mean business.Margaret: Yes, but if a government doesnhave terrorists. Governments are afraid to punish these people. They almost always letthem go free. Start executing terrorists automatically wherever they land, and terrorismwill stop.Vale

10、rie: And what about the innocent lives that will be lost in the process? Terrorism is based onthe simple idea that threatening the innocent will achieve its ends.Margaret: You cant get rid of evil without being prepared to face the consequences of evil.Valerie: So long as youre not one of the victim

11、s!Task 3【答案】A.1) thirty-five, natural light, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldn tB.1) It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometers fromdowntown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans3) Shes already been working fo

12、r ten hours, but won t stop for another two hours.4) She cant 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- andsix-storey buildings. Inside one of these buildings there is a small factory making shir

13、ts and jeans.The women working in the factory sit close together, each with a small table, each with their ownsewing machine. The women say nothing, and work hard. In one of the rooms there are thirty-fivewomen. There is only a little natural light, and this comes from a small window in the roof. Th

14、eroom is hot, airless, and very noisy. On the left-hand side of the room there is a young girl sittingnext to the wall. Every now and again she closes her eyes, and her fingers stop working. Shesalready been in her chair for ten hours, but shell be here until the bell rings and that wont befor anoth

15、er two hours. Her name is Maria, and she comes from Mexico. She wont complain abouther work. She wont say that the working hours ought to be changed; she wont say that theworking conditions shouldnt be permitted.歡迎下載2-Task 4【答案】A.Every year the British government publishes statistics about social tr

16、ends. Their findings showdefinite patterns in the British way of life.1) marked differencesa) one hour more every day, three hours more every weekb) 1 percent, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvementsc) 30 percent2) leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a

17、 week, going for walks, Swimming, BritishwomenB.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her won accounts and Adrian has always done hisown housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both likeswimming.【原文】In most marriages there are some marked differences between

18、husbands and wives. Workingwives, 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 thehouseho

19、ld chores like cleaning and ironing. But they do usually keep household accounts and itis 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 mostpopular leisure activities in Bri

20、tain are watching television (the average family spends 20 hours aweek in front of the TV set) and going for walks. Swimming is an especially popular activityamong British women.Carla and Adrians life, though, will probably be different from the average marriage. In thefirst place Carla has always k

21、ept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his ownhousework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.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,

22、 public cooperation1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) metal containers that can be recycled歡迎下載3-6) furniture and bicycle

23、don different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resoldcheaply, give awayB.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)

24、Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of theseideas 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 o

25、f garbage are produce every year. Ten percent isrecycled, ten percent is burned, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding land for new landfills isbecoming more difficult.A city that has solved this problem in an unusual way is Machida, in Tokyo, Japan. Theyhave developed a totally new approach

26、 to garbage disposal. The key to the operation is publiccooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories:1. garbage that can be easily burned (that is, combustible garbage) such as kitchen and garden ;2. noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools, a

27、nd 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 ;5. metal containers that can be ;6. large items, such as furniture and bicycles.The items in categories1 to 5 are collected on different day

28、s. Large items are only collectedupon request. Then the garbage is taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building orhospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. Almosteverything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer; combu

29、stible garbage isburned 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 providesemployment for handicapped person and gives them a chance to learn new skills.Nowaday

30、s, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can usesome 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

31、) 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 s

32、aw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didnt 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 herfound for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone-she was lonely. Second

33、, shewasnt poor-she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn t need to steal. Te歡迎下載4-items were only worth a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and she didnshe had done it.t know that【原文】Shopkeeper: I knew Mrs. Carter very well. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to

34、 cometJudge: It was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view. The woman was old and she livedalone she was lonely. She wasn she was well-known for her generosity tocharities and she didn to steal. The items were only worth a pound or two. Shepleaded not guilty and said she didnt know that

35、she had done it. From the legal point ofview the case was straightforward. The woman stole; she was caught and reported. Therewere witnesses. She had to be punished or else no one could be punished for stealing.Task 7【答案】A. not all modern cities are alike; modern city.1) a single high-density center

36、, skyscrapers, motorways, as far as you can see2) the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centers, shoppingcenters, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB.1) He thinks that the second type( the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2) He considers it highly likely that

37、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 thereis a single high-density centre, and thats where youll find the skysc

38、rapers. This issurrounded by motorways. And all around this centre, low-density suburbs stretchas 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 Imsure you know

39、Los Angeles is really a large collection of a number of smallcentres, each with its shopping centres, factories, businesses, and skyscrapersscattered everywhere. In a way its almost one enormous suburb.Interviewer: Do you. think one type is better than the other?Urban Planner: I think the Los Angele

40、s 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 completedisappearance of the city, with no real centre, where well-designed forms of urban歡迎下載5-life-modem factories and off

41、ice blocks which are clean and quiet, and beautiful【答案】A.1) He thinks that this countrys problems all come from inflation, which is the result of theDemocrats careless spending.2) No, she doesnt agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment. If thegovernment cuts spending too much, p

42、eople will fall into a vicious circle of moreunemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3) She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem, especially in thebig industrial cities. And the government isn t doing very much to help the big industries out.4) He believe

43、s in the free market system rather than government regulation or protection. Hethinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5) No, they think its bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected/ its bad for theunderprivileged.B.more and more money, come from somewhere,

44、 higher taxes and higher prices【原文】Ned: . you know, I think this countrys problems all come from inflation. Thats the main cause ofour troubles right now. And whats causing the inflation? Its the reckless spending of theDemocrats! Every year they spend more and more money, and that money has to come

45、from somewhere. So we pay it in the form of higher taxes and higher prices on thegoods we buy.Ellen: You know, I think Barbara may have something there. Unemployment is a big problem,especially in the big industrial cities. The auto industry is fighting for its life right now,and the government isnt

46、 doing very much to help it.Ned: Well, its true that the auto industry is in a mess, but I dont think the answer is ingovernment regulation or protection. I believe in the free market system let thesystem work without a lot of government interference, and everything will be okay.Ellen: So the strong

47、 will win, and the weak will be defeated. Is that what you mean?Ned: Well, thats the way it goes. The survival of the fittest.Barbara: And too bad about the weak, the poor, the unprotected.Ned: Now youre getting emotional. You have to remain objective about these things. Let megive you an example of

48、 what Im talking about.Task 9【答案】A.1) The problem is whether or not the inner city the core of most urban areas will manage to歡迎下載6-survive at all.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) TC.1) middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2) Crime, public transportation3) housing construction costs, was allowed to, con

49、structed【原文】A few years ago, Ann and Walter Taylor thought it might be time to move out of their NewYork City apartment to the suburbs. They had one young son and another child on the way. Butafter months of looking, they became discourage and decided to buy an old townhouse right in themiddle of Br

50、ooklyn, which is a part of New York City. To their delight, they discovered that theyweren t the couple to have made such a decision. In fact, their entire area in Brooklynhad been settled by young families. And as a result, the neighborhood, which had been decliningfor years, was now being restored

51、.Brooklyn isn t the only city in the United States to experience this kind of renewal. So arePhiladelphia and St.Louis. And Charleston, South Carolina, has so successfully rebuilt its oldcentral area that it now ranks as one of America of the oldport city of Savannah, Georgia, is also living proof t

52、hat downtown areas do not need to die.But encouraging as these developments may be, they are among the few bright spots in a mass ofdifficulties that today s fac their woes are so many that it is fair to ask whether ornot the inner city the core of most urban areas will manage to survive at all.Even

53、tually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would befilled with people working in offices, and at night they would be deserted. Given thesecircumstances, some business executives began asking,“Why bother with going downtown at all?歡迎下載7-the suburbs is not confined to t

54、he United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbsin Stockholm, Sweden, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium, as well.But it may well be that this movement to the suburbs has reached its peak. Some people maybe tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to m

55、iss the advantages ofculture and companionship provided by city life. Perhaps the decision made by the Taylors is asign that people will return to the cities and begin to restore them. It begins to look as if suburbansprawl may not have been the answer to mans need to create an ideal environment in

56、which tolive and work.Task 10【答案】A.1) 54, 20, 1980, 70,000.2) 30, 19803) a newspaper article, to research the market4) another few months, in April 1981, a 1,500 sq ft5) third, Canada, America, 20 percent, 1 million 6) 20, 70, 3B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4)F 5)TC.1) He was deeply involved in the present job a

57、nd rather enjoyed himself. He thought the shop washis own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter. However, he alsothought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over theweekend doing his books. He called his old job “boringtrips to Manchester

58、to sell vastquantities of PVC”2) He thought that there are far more job satisfaction; and believed that he was making money,rather than making money for other people.3) He was about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domestically producedwine and wines he【原文】s produced himself

59、.William Rudd, 54, worked for ICI petrochemicals for 20 years until 1980 when he took earlyretirement with &70,000. He opened his own delicatessen and butchers shop in Kensington andhas just bought a second London shop.I knew about a year before I left that I was going to go, so I looked around for

60、office jobs. Ihad one of those frustrating periods where I nearly got some jobs but then I didnt. Actually it wasa dinner party conversation which got me into the shop. A woman I knew said she was going toopen a delicatessen and thought it sounded fun. So ! said, Super, Ill come in with you. Idalway