新視野大學(xué)英語第四冊(cè)(聽力修改后文本)

Unit1Viewing,Listening&SpeakingII.ListeningSkillsM:I'mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I'msolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalotofmoneyinthelottery.W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstilltakingdrivinglessons.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?M:Susan,Ihearyou'regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou'llregretit.W:Isthatso?Onlytimewilltell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere.W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I'mstillinastateofshock.Idon'tknowwhattodo.Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?M:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecauseI'mawoman.W:Youshouldairyourviewsmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvoicebeheard.Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?Keys:l.C2.B3.D4.A5.DITT.ListeningInTask1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.Mary:Darn!You'vespilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.John:I'mterriblysorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here'ssomewatertowashitoff.Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!I'mamess.John:Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon'tblowup.Don'tloseyourcool.Mary:Hmm,you'vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whowouldn'tflyoffthehandle?Thisdresscostafortune.John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou'remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.Mary:Thisisaveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit'sruined.Lookatthisstain!John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI'lltakeittothecleaners.Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?Idon'tevenknowyou!John:Thismightbeareallygoodtimetogetacquainted.I'mJohnOwen.Mary:Mmm,atleastyou'repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn'thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasanaccident.TmMaryHarvey.John:Comeon.I'lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI'llgetthedresscleanedforyou.Mary:Nowyou'retalking.Thanks.You'rearealgentleman.John:You'dbetterbelieveit.I'mgladtoseethatyou'vecooleddown.Feellikeabitetoeatafterward?I'mstarving.Mary:OK.You'reprettygood.I'mnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,Tilbeveryhappy.John:I'lltrymybest.ButifIcan'tgetthestainout,pleasedon'tletyourhappinessturntowrath.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?Whydoesthewomangetangry?Whatdoesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?Whydoesthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?Whatistheman'sfinalproposal?Keys:1.D2.A3.C4.B5.CTask2:BigJohnisComingAbarownerintheOldWesthasjusthiredatimidbartender.The(SI)owneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson(S2)runningtheplace.Hetellsthetimidman,“IfyoueverhearthatBigJohniscomingtotown,(S3)dropeverythingandrunforthehills!He'sthebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlawwho'severlived.Afewweekspass(S5)uneventfully.Butoneafternoon,alocalcowhandcomesrunningthroughtown(S6)yelling,"BigJohniscomingtotown!Runforyour(S7)lives!”Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothegroundbyseveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(S8)Ashe'spickinghimselfup,heseesalargeman,almostsevenfeettall.He'smuscular,andisgrowlingasheapproachesthebar.Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,wantabeerNOW!"Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(S9)Thebartendernervouslyhandsthebigmanabeer,handsshaking.Hetakesthebeer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsuptoleave."Doyouwantanotherbeer?"thebartenderasksinatremblingvoice.“Dangit,Idon'thavetime!"themanyells.(S10)tfcIgottogetoutoftown!Didn'tyouhearBigJohniscoming?"Task3:AViewofHappinessDr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplified,viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateofbalance.Andwhenhumansorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,theytendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.Toillustratethis,wemaystudytheactionoftwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressedagainstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceorastateofunhappiness.Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionofthosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalanceorsenseofhappiness.Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionssuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtotheshort-termsatisfactionofbasicneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglinkbetweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-terngoals.Evenifhumansstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals'goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.Whydoesthespeakermention“magnets”?Accordingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegotfood?Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?Keys:1.D2.C3.B4.D5.AIV.SpeakingOutModel1: Don'tletitgettoyou!Susan:Youlooksoangry.Whathappened?Chris:Nothing.I'drathernottalkaboutit.Justdon'task.Susan:Comeon.Relax.Talktome.Chris:Allright.ThismorningItookmycartothegaragetochecktheairconditioner.Theyonlygaveitaquicklook,refilleditwithsomeFreon,andchargedme300bucks!Susan:Nowonderyou'relivid.I'dbemadtooifsomeonerippedmeofflikethat.Chris:Yeah.Andtheywererude.TheysaidIdidn'tknowanythingaboutcars,whichIdon't,buttheydidn'thavetobasoblunt!Susan:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!Chris:What'sworse,asIwasleaving,Iheardthemsaying,€kDon'ttrustthisguy.Helooksbroke.”WhenIheardthat,Ialmosthittheroof.Susan:Don'tletitgettoyou.Betterignorethem.Chris:Iagree.Ididmanagetokeepmycool.Susan:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththeConsumerProtectionAgency.Chris:Soundslikeagoodidea.Model2: I'mtoodepressed.Susan:Chris,Ihearyou'vebeendowninthedumps,soI'vecometocheeryouup.Chris:It'snotgoingtowork.I'mtoodepressed.Susan:Comeon.Tellmewhat'sonyourmind.Chris:Everything.Mygirlfriendleftme;mydogranaway;mywalletwasstolen.Susan:Don'tworry.I'llhelpyousolvethebiggestproblem:findingyouanewgirlfriend.Chris:Forgetit.Anyway,I'mgettingbadgrades,andIwastoldthatI'dhavetorepeatalotofcoursesnextyear.WhenIheardthat,Ialmostlostit.Susan:Look,relax.I'llhelpyouwiththosecourses.Chris:Yeah,butIalsohavethreeweeks'laundrytodo,andmyroomisapigsty.Susan:Forgetit.You'reonyourown.Chris:Comeon.Whatarefriendsfor?Susan:Tokeepyouinhighspirits;nottodoyourlaundry.Model3: Youseemtobeontopoftheworld.Nora:Oh,hey,John!John:Hey!Nora:Youseemtobeontopoftheworldtonight.What'sup?John:I'msohappyI'mabouttoburst.Guesswhat?Nora:You'vegotme.John:Itmightbetruethatmisfortunesnevercomesingly,butyoucanalsohavea“doubleblessing',.Andthat'swhatIhad.Nora:Youmeanyou'vehadtwohappyeventsinyourlife?John:Exactly.Youknow,Iwasstronginallsubjectsexceptphysics.NowI'vefinallypassedthetest--theoneIneededtoqualifyforaBachelor'sdegree.Nora:Congratulations!You'dfaileditthreetimes.Nowonderyou'rebeaming.What'stheothergoodnews?John:ThemultinationalIwasdoingmyfieldprojectatofferedmeajobatagoodstartingsalary.Nora:Wow,wonderful,simplvwonderful.John:Ifeellikecelebrating.Shallwegotoabar?Nora:Whynot?LefsTalkCausesofDepressionHello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationofthecausesofdepression.Therearemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesomedeservespecialattention.Hereditycertainlyplaysarole.Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmaybeinherited;thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.Physiologyisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechangesorimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebrain,calledneurotransmitters.Manymodernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincreaselevelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear,itisknownthatantidepressantmedicationsdorelievecertainsymptomsofdepression.Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplexdevelopmentofone'spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewithexternalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfrequentlyobservedthatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwithdepression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone'searlyexperiences.Eventssuchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronicillness,andseverephysicalabusecanalsoincreasethelikelihoodofdepressionlaterinlife.Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.Itisworthnotingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfromdepressionexperienceincreasedanxiety,whichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTask1: ReasonandEmotionEmotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason,asissuggestedbyphrasessuchas“appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don'tletyouremotionstakeover".Emotionalreactionssometimesproduceconsequencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;butduringanemotionalstate,theycouldnotcontroltheiractions.Thus,itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthumanbeingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisacleardistinctionbetweenreasonandemotion.Indeed,angerorfearcanoftenbethoughtofasaninstinctiveresponsetoobservedfacts.Thehumanmindpossessesmanypossiblereactionstotheexternalworld.Thosereactionscanlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpureintellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled"cold",andothersinvolvingtheextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalargument,whichiscalled"theheatofpassion".Therelationbetweenlogicandemotionmeritscarefulstudy.Passion,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,evenonebasedprimarilyonreason.Thisisespeciallytrueinreligionorideology,whichfrequentlydemandanall-or-nothingrejectionoracceptance.Insuchareasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadoptacomprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlybyfeelingandpassion.Moreover,severalresearchershavesuggestedthattypicallythereisno"pure"decisionorthought;thatis,nothoughtisbased"purely"onintellectuallogicor"purely"onemotion-mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.Whatresultsdoesthespeakersaycomefromemotionalreactions?Whatisthepopularbeliefaboutreasonandemotion?Whatdoesthespeakermeanby"cold"?Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldpeopledoinreligiousmatters?Whatisthespeaker'sconclusion?Keys:LA2.B3.C4.C5.DTask2: DepressionPat:Youlookdepressed.Areyoufeelingblue?I'vecometocheeryouup.Ted:Butthere'snothingthatcancheermeup.I'mdowninthedumps.Life'smiserable.Pat:Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.Ted:ButIcan't.Ijustfeelthere'stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!Pat:Youcan'tletthingsgetyoudown.Learntorelaxandstopworryingallthetime.What'syourproblemanyway?Ted:Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming.WhatcanIdo?Pat:IfIwereyou,I'dstartworkinghard.Ifyouworkhardforalongtime,you'reboundtogetbettergrades.Yousee,4tnopain,nogain.”Ted:It'seasiersaidthandone.IfIreadforfifteenminutes,Igetbored.Pat:Youhavetolearnsomeself-discipline.Ted:Worsethanthat!IfIworkforhalfanhour,Igetaheadache.ThenIstarttoworryaboutpassingthenextexam.Pat:It'sallinyourmind.Ifyoustaycheerfullikeme,everythingwillsoonbeOK.Ted:ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?Pat:Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.Ted:Butwhatifthereisn'tabrightside?Pat:Youknowthesaying:Everycloudhasasilverlining.Itmeansthere'realwaystwosidestoeverything--boththedarkandbrightsides.So,trytoidentifyyourstrengthsandthenbringthemintofullplay.Ted:Ohno!yourcornyoldsayingsaremakingmeevenmoredepressed.Keys:LT2.F 3.F 4.T 5.FTask3: AngerAngerisanemotionthatcanbehardtocontrol.Despitethis,weshouldlearnhowtomanageangerinaconstructivemanner.Inthemostintensemomentsofanger,weusuallyhavetwochoices:tofightortorun.Somechoosetheoptionofviolence,whichisanegativereactiontoanger;andotherschoosetorun.Somemaythinkrunningmeansyouareacoward.Buttheoptionofwalkingawayandcalmingdownisthemoreproductivemethodofhandlinganger.Itisdifficulttowalkaway,especiallywhenyourheartisracing,andyourangerisboilingover.Thereareconstructivewaysofhandlingangerinanysituation.First,youhavetostopforabriefmomentandthinkbeforeyouact.Takethatmomentandcalmdownifyoufeelyourselfbeingpushed.Atthatmomentyoushouldadmityouareangry.Ifyourefusetoadmitthatyou'reangryorhurt,orifyoumakeitappearthateverythingispeachesandcream,youarenotmanagingangerinaproductiveway.Youshouldfirstadmityouareangryandletyourfeelingsoutbeforeyoublowup.Forexample,youcanstayinaquietplacebyyourselfandshout;oryoucantalktoaclosefriendtoventyourrage.Ifyoudonotacknowledgeyouranger,itonlybuildsupinsideyouandwilleventuallyexplodelikeavolcano.Then,inordertomanageyouranger,youcanaskyourselfanimportantquestionthatweallmustaskourselves,4tWhatmademeangry?"Whenyougettheanswer,thenaskyourself,<4Whydidthatmakemeangry?"Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownandmovetowardsasensiblesolution.Weusuallyhavetwochoices:tofightortorun.Thewritersaystheoptionofwalkingawayandcalmingdownisthemoreproductivemethodofhandlinganger.Thewritersays,44Ifyourefusetoadmitthatyou'reangryorhurt,orifyoumakeitappearthateverythingispeachesorcream,youarenotmanagingangerinaproductiveway."Wemustaskourselves.4fcWhatmademeangry?^^Finallyyoucanaskyourself,**Whydidthatmakemeangry?”Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownandmovetowardasensiblesolution.NewsReport U.S.RollerCoasterTheworld'sfirst4Drollercoaster,44X",tookonitsfirstpassengerslastweekattheSixFlagsMagicMountainthemepark,justoutsideLosAngeles.Afterclimbingonboardandproperlysecuringtheirsafetyharnesses,44X"ridersarefirsttakentoaheightofover66meters.Atthetop,thepassengerstrainisreleasedandbuildsupenoughspeedtoraceandplummetaroundthetrackatspeedsofover130kmanhour.Theridetakesthedaringpassengersdownanincredible66mdiveandoverthetopofa62mloop,incarsthatspinindependentlyoftherollercoastertrain.Thisuniquedesignallowsriderstospin36。degrees,bothforwardsandbackwards,throughtheentireride.Passengershurtlethroughthisrideoftenmovinginmanydifferentdirectionsatthesametimeasthecarssomersaultbackandforthandtherollercoastertwists,loops,anddives.Thecomplicatedseriesofmaneuversincludestworaventurns,onefrontflip,onetwistingfrontflip,andtwobackflips.Sincepassengersaren'talwaysfacingtherightdirectiontoseewhat'scomingupnext,theelementofsurpriseishigh.For44X"riders,thisaddstothethrilloftheride.Thetrackofthisnewestrollercoasterrunsatotallengthofalittleover1,100meters.Thepassengertrainsmeasure6meterswideand21meterslong,largeenoughtocarry28passengersatatime.Atfullcapacity,thetrainscantake1,600passengersfortherideoftheirliveseachhour.Theentireridelastsforonlyatotalofabout2minutes,butyoucantellfromtheexhilaratedfacesofpassengersreturningtotheboardingdockthattheyweretwoofthemostthrillingminutesoftheirlives.Unit2Viewing,Listening&SpeakingW:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjob!She'sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.M:Wow,that'sgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andforonceshewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:Bah!That'stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautycontest?W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeautiful,butI'mfat.I'vetriedallthenewdiets,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Justfollowtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyofexercise.Beforelongyou'llseeresults.Q:Whathasthewomantried?Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreallysultrylookabouther.W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I'vealwaysbeenjealousofherskincolorinthesummer.Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:i4PlasticSurgeryIncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen".Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andbotoxtohidewrinklesarenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayit'sforbusinessreasons,butweknowit'svanity.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplasticsurgery?Keys:l.B2.A3.C4D5BIII.ListeningInTask1:AFriendlyStylistStylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingfashionableforonly$60.Nick:60dollars!That'shighwayrobbery一twicewhatIordinarilypay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.Nick:I'veneverheardofsuchathing.Stylist:IfImaysay,I'manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.Believeme;you'resufferinga“disjunction”.Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I'dliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-calledproblem.Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthatimbalanceinseconds.Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatcanyoudoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.Stylist:We'regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe'llkeepinplacewithaliberalhelpingofgelThistuftinthebackwe'llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthenewyou!Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?What'swrong?Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionstatement.Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeaworkofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatisthetotalgettingtobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?Stylist:That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Whenthestylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?Whatdoesthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer'shairstyle?Whatwillthestylistdowiththecustomer'shair?Whatwillstreakingdototheman'shairaccordingtothestylist?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Keys:1.C.2.A3.D4.B5.AForReference:Itmeansthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.Task2:TheVoiceLiftAftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightened,andthe(S1)nosejob,somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:your(S2)voice.Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarsewordsdon't(S3)matchtheirnewlyfaceandfigure,there'saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem(S4)soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.Therearetwogeneralkindsofvoicelifts.Insomecases,implants(S5)insertedthroughanincisioninthe(S6)neckbringthevocalcordsclosertogether.Doctorsalsouseinjectionsof(S7)fatorothersubstancestoplumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.)Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation、whotrytomakethemselvessoundyounger.“Ispeakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,attheendoftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,''saidRobertBrown,75,(S9)aretiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftseveralyearsago,"Idon'tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarsenessisgone,whichissuchagreatimprovement.^^0)Vbiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperfo門ners,lawyers,teachers,andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhopetoshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.Task3:PlasticSurgeriesforMenMenareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.Men'suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlastyearfromthepreviousyea匚Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen'sbotoxusefell8percent.Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women'suseofbotoxrose60percentwhilemen'sfell14percent;women'suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen'sfell19percent;women'suseoffatinjectionsfell17percentandmen'sfell54percent.Whatistrueofmenandwomen'suseoffatinjections?Whichofthefollowingistrueofnosejobs?Howmuchgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgerytolookyoungerthanthepercentageofmen?Whatistrueofmenandwomenusingbotoxinthepreviousyear?Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?Keys:l.C2.C3.B4.B 5.DIV.SpeakingOutMODEL1She'shavingsomecosmeticsurgery.Amy:DidyouhearNora'sofftoKorea?Bill:WhyisshegoingtoKorea?Amy:Sheishavingsomecosmeticsurgery.Bill:I'mfloored!Ithoughtshewasbeautifulalready.Amy:1knowwhatyoumean.She'shavinghernosefixed.Bill:Wasitbroken?Amy:No,stupid,she'shavingitmadesmaller.Bill:Ifshewasn'tbeautifulalready.Icouldunderstandgettingsurgery.Butshealreadyhasanicenose.Amy:Butnotafashionableone.She'salsohavingherteethstraightened.Shewantstohaveaperfectsmile.Bill:Whatfor?Amy:Shebelievesabetterphysicalappearancewillimproveherchanceofgettingagoodjob.Bill:Wewon'tevenrecognizeherwhenshegetsback.MODEL2IthinkIneedaface-lift.Susan:Hey!Amy:Hi!Don'tyouknowanyonewho'shadcosmeticsurgery?Susan:Youmeanlikealiposuction?Idon'tthinkthat'snecessary.That'snotihcwayawomanshouldstayattractive.Amy:Honestly,Iwon'tgoasfarasthat.Withsurgery,Imightlookgorgeous,butitwouldn'lbetherealme.Susan:Yeah,peopleshouldbehappywilhthewaytheyare.Amy:Iseeyourpoint.ButI'mworriedvboutthewrinklesaroundmyeyes.IthinkIneedaface/ift.Whycan'twegobacktothewaythingswere?Susan:Because...!don'tknow!But,Amy,youwouldn'tdothat,wouldyou?Amy:DarnedrightIwould!Idon'texpectmyskintobebaby?smooth,bulIshouldalleastbeyoung-looking.Susan:Isn'lmakeupenough?Amy:Comeon,Susan.Beopen-minded!Lookatmyeyes!They'repuffy.Andmylowerlidsaredarkandloose,andfulloflinesandcircles.Ireallyhopesurgerycanwipeoutthetiredlook.Susan:Butwhatwouldotherpeoplethink?Amy:Idon'tcarewhatotherpeoplethink.I'malreadyforalift.MODEL3Howdidyoufindtheplasticsurgerythere?Susan:HowwasyourtriptoKor