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听力教程第二版第三答案UNIT7施心远

UNIT7

SectiononeTacticsforListening

Part1SpotDictation

MeetYourChiropractor

Thedoctorofchiropractic（D.C.）isa

（1）well-recognizedmemberofthehealthteamwho

（2）considersthehumanbodyasatotalfunctioning（3）unitandgivesspecialattentiontothespine,（4）muscles,nerves,circulatoryandskeletal（5）systems.Thechiropractorseeksto（6）relievepain.

Theproceduresutilizedareprimarilyfocusedonthe（7）spine.Thechiropractorisconcernedaboutthespine'srelationshiptothe（8）nervesystem,whichcontrolsimportantbodyfunctions.Thechiropractorknowsthatamalfunctioning*spinaljointcannotonlycause（9）backpainorheadaches,itcanalso（10）interferewiththenervesleadingfromthespine,thereby（11）affectingotherportionsofthebody.

MillionsofAmericansarechiropracticpatientsforawidevarietyof（12）healthdisorders.Theydependontheirchiropractorastheir（13）familydoctortohelpthemmaintaintheirhealththroughproper（14）diagnosis,treatment,andreferralwhen（15）necessary.

Aminimumofsixyearsofcollegestudyincludinginternships（16）goesintothemakingofachiropracticphysician.Manydoctorsofchiropracticchooseto（17）limittheirpracticestocertainspecialties,suchas（18）sportsinjuries,nutrition,orthopedicsorradiology.

Asa（19）licensedandregulatedmemberofthehealingarts,thedoctorofchiropracticmustpassastate（20）licensingboardexaminationinordertopractice.

Part2listeningforGist

Likethe"IronAge"volunteers,Paulhasalsochosentocuthimselfofffrommanyaspectsofmodemlife,not,however,asanexperimentbutbecausehefeelsitisamoresatisfactorywaytolive.HeistalkingabouthissmallcottageintheWelshmountains:

"Andthatbringsmetosaywhatisprimitiveaboutit,namely,itisanythingthathastobedone,andthereareobviouslycertainbasicneedsoflife,is'DIY'astheysay:

Doityourself.Thereisnolabortobehadnowadaysinsucharemotepart.Er,therearenoneighborsformostoftheyearandsoyouareonyourownentirely.Theplaceitselfisextremelyprimitive.Er,Imentionedthewater.Imentionedthatwenowhavegotelectricity.Er,thebuildingitself-it'simportanttokeepitcleanandit'sstupidtotry.Wetrytokeepittidy,andreasonablyclean.Itisverydifficulttokeepitwarm,warmenoughparticularlyinwinterandthatwedobyanoldkitchenrangewithcoalandwood."

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfinditstopicsentence.

Thetopicsentenceis"Theplaceitselfisextremelyprimitive."

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

AHealthyLife

DrMartinAnswaywritesacolumninapopularwomen'smagazineonhealthproblems.Heisalsoanexpertonheartdisease.

Q:

Isthereasecrettogoodhealth?

Imean,istheresomewaywecanachieveitwhichisnotgenerallyknown?

A:

Itcertainlyisn'tasecret.However,thereisagreatdealofignorance,evenamongsupposedlyeducatedpeople,abouthowtobereasonablyhealthy.

Q:

Well,whatadvicedoyougive,then?

A:

Vh...tobeginwith,takediet.IbelievethatoneofthegreatestdangerstohealthinBritainandothercountries...particularlydevelopedcountries...isthekindoffoodwetendtoprefer.

Q:

Suchas?

A:

Suchasthatgreatnationalinstitution,theBritishbreakfast,forexample,hamandeggs.Orthekindoflunchsomanypeopleinthiscountryhave:

sausageandchips!

Oralltheconveniencefoodslikehamburgers.Oreventhingsweregardas"healthy",suchasfull-fatmilk.OrCheddarcheese.Thelistisendless.

Q:

What'swrongwiththosethings?

A:

Theexcessiveconsumptionofsuchthingsleadstotheoverproductionofcholesterol,whichinturnresultsinheartattack...

Q:

Excuseme,butwhatexactlyischolesterol?

A:

It'sa...wax-likesubstance...yellowish...andit'sproducednaturallyinourlivers.Weallneedsomecholesterolforsurvival.

Q:

Well,ifweneedit,inwhatwayisitbadforus?

A:

Toomuchofitisbadforus.Itbuildsupinourarteries,causingthemtogetnarrower,sothatourbloodsupplyhasdifficultyingettingthrough...andthis,ofcourse,caneventuallyendinaheartattackorstroke.ThepointI'mtryingtomakehereisthat,eventhoughweallneedsomecholesterolinordertoinsulateournerves,andtoproducecellmembranesandhormones,thethingsmanyofuseatandevenconsiderhealthyleadtotheoverproductionofcholesterol.Andthisisverydangerous.

Q:

Howcanweavoidthisoverproductionofcholesterol?

A:

Bycuttingdownourconsumptionofanimalfats:

thingslikeredmeat,cheese,eggs,andsoon.Andbyincreasingourconsumptionoffreshfruitandvegetables,andalsobyeatingmorepotatoes,rice,pastaandbread.

Q:

Pasta?

Potatoes?

But...aren'tsuchthingsfattening?

A:

Nonsense.Itisn'tpasta,potatoesorbreadthatmakesusfat.It'swhatweputonsuchthings!

Cheese,Butter,Meat!

Q:

Soanythingwelike,anythingthat'sdelicious,isbadforus.Isn'tthatwhatyou'resaying?

A:

Rubbish!

I'msimplysayingweeattoomuchofthesethings.Andtherearemanywaysofpreparingdeliciousfoodwithoutusingsuchlargequantitiesofanimalfats.

Q:

Lastofall,whataboutexercise?

Yourecentlywarnedagainstcertainformsofexercise,whichyousaidcouldbedangerous.

A:

WhatIsaidwasthatifpeoplearen'tusedtogettingregularandvigorousexercise,theyshouldbeginslowly,andnottrytodotoomuchatthebeginning!

Ialsosaidthatcertaingames,suchassquash,canbedangerous,particularlyifyouaren'tusedtoplayingthem.Anumberofinjuriesareduetosudden,twistingmovementsthatgameslikesquashinvolve.

Q:

Whatkindsofexercisedoyourecommend,then?

A:

Gentlejogging,swimming,cycling,briskwalking...exercisethatisrhythmicandgentle,andaboveall,sustained.Thatis,doneforatleastfifteenminutesuninterruptedlyatleastthreetimesaweek.Weallneedsuchexercise,andthefactisthatfartoofewofusgetenoughofit,particularlyifweliveinlargecitiesandregularlyusecars.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowinggrids.

A.Cholesterol

Definition

Ayellowish,wax-likesubstance,whichisproducednaturallyinourlivers.

Function

Weallneedsomecholesterolinordertoinsulateournerves,andtoproducecellmembranesandhormones.

Overproduction

Whencholesterolbuildsupinourarteries,itcausesthemtogetnarrower,sothatourbloodsupplyhasdifficultyingettingthroughandthiscaneventuallyendinaheartattackorstroke.

Howtoavoidthisoverproduction

Bycuttingdownourconsumptionofanimalfats:

thingslikeredmeat,cheese,eggs,andsoon.Andbyincreasingourconsumptionoffreshfruitandvegetables,andalsobyeatingmorepotatoes,rice,pastaandbread.

B.Exercise

Formsofexercisewarnedagainst

Anumberofinjuriesareduetosudden,twistingmovementsthatgameslikesquashinvolve.

Formsofexerciserecommended

Gentlejogging,swimming,cycling,briskwalking...exercisethatisrhythmicandgentle.

Thingstoberemembered

Exerciseshouldbesustained,thatis,doneforatleastfifteenminutesuninterruptedlyatleastthreetimesaweek.

Part2Passage

AgingofAmerica

1）Theimpendingcollisionbetweentheboomersandthenation'sretirementsystemisnaturallycatchingtheeyeofpolicymakersandtheboomersthemselves.

2）RetirementincomesecurityintheUnitedStateshastraditionallybeenbasedontheso-calledthree-leggedstool:

SocialSecurity,privatepensions,andotherpersonalsaving.

3）Retirementplanningtakestime,andtheseissuesneedtobeaddressedsoonerratherthanlater.

4）Onefoundthatin1991themedianhouseholdheadedbya65-69-year-oldhadfinancialassetsofonly$14,000,butexpandingthemeasuretoincludeSocialSecurity,pensions,housing,andotherwealthboostsmedianwealthtoabout$270,000.

5）OnlyoneortwogenerationsofAmericanshavehadlengthyretirements,andthecrucialretirementissueskeepchangingrapidly,makinglong-termpredictionsevenharder.

TheBabyBoom*generation-theroughly76millionpeoplebornbetween1946and1964hasbeenreshapingAmericansocietyforfivedecades.Fromjammingthenation'sschoolsinthe1950sand1960s,tocrowdinglabormarketsandhousingmarketsinthe1970sand1980s,toaffectingconsumptionpatternsalmostcontinuously,boomershavealteredeconomicpatternsandinstitutionsateachstageoftheirlives.Nowthattheleadingedgeofthegenerationhasturned50,theimpendingcollisionbetweentheboomersandthenation'sretirementsystemisnaturallycatchingtheeyeofpolicymakersandtheboomersthemselves.

RetirementincomesecurityintheUnitedStateshastraditionallybeenbasedontheso-calledthree-leggedstool:

SocialSecurity,privatepensions,andotherpersonalsaving.SinceWorldWarIIthesystemhasservedtheelderlywell:

Thepovertyrateamongelderlyhouseholdsfellfrom35percentin1959to11percentin1995.

Arethebabyboomersmakingadequatepreparationsforretirement?

Inpart,theanswerdependsonwhatismeantby"adequate".Onedefinitionistohaveenoughresourcestomaintainpre-retirementlivingstandardsinretirement.Aruleofthumb*oftenusedbyfinancialplannersisthatretireesshouldbeabletomeetthisgoalbyreplacing60-80percentofpre-retirementincome.Retiredhouseholdscanmaintaintheirpre-retirementstandardoflivingwithlessincomebecausetheyhavemoreleisuretime,fewerhouseholdmembers,andlowerexpenses.Taxesarelowerbecauseretireesescapepayrolltaxesandtheincometaxisprogressive.Andmortgageshave,forthemostpart,beenpaidof