现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit12.docx

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现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit12

Unit12

Task1

【答案】

1）£229.

2）TheSpanish.

3）Italians.

4）Theyviewmostoftheirmealsasrefueling.

5）Higherqualityfood.

6）Low-fatalternatives（suchassushiandorganicsalads）.

【原文】

UKresidentsspendanaverage£229ayearonfoodconsumedintransit,thehighestinEurope,theresearchgroupDatamonitorsays.Incontrast,Spanishpeoplespendonly£56ayear,whileItaliansspend£128ayearonaverage.

Thereport'sauthorsaysthedifferenceisduetothegreateramountoftimeBritonsspendatworkandcommuting.IntheUKpeoplespendonaverage48minutesadaytravelingtoandfromwork.TheSpanishandItaliansspend34and24minutesrespectively.

Attitudestowardsfoodarealsoimportant,thestudyclaims.

"TherearealotofpeopleintheUKwhoviewmostoftheirmealsasrefueling,"saysLawrenceGould,thereport'sauthor.

Butitisnotallbad,headds.

"Onethingemergingisagreaterdemandforhigherqualityfood,evenifitisfood-on-the-go,"saysMr.Gould.

Traditionalfastfoodsuchasburgersandchipsarenowcompetingwithlow-fatalternatives.Whilethefoodmayhavebeeneatenintransit,peopleareincreasinglybeingofferedhealthyfare:

fromsushitoorganicsalads.

Task2

【答案】

A.

StressinEverydayLife

Terms

Parentingasataskandaproblem,ratherthan

somethingthatcomesnaturally

singlemother,one-parentfamily

Peoplewantingtobeparentsbutnotbeingabletoforvariousreasons

surrogacy,test-tubebabies

Behaviourofchildren

truanting

Whatdothesetermssuggest?

Therereallyisakindofcrisisorabreakdowninold-fashionedfamilylife.

B.

1）Wordsuchas"stressedout","rage","roadrage".

2）TheUnitedStates.

3）Inthe1960s.

4）Itmeansthatapersoniscapableoffeeling,expressingandsharingemotions,anditimpliesthatemotionissomethingyoucanlearn.

【原文】

1）Therewasanincreasingamountofstressineverydaylifeforordinarypeople,particularlysoforfamilies.Andsoyougetalotoflanguagegeneratedoutofthesesocialproblems—termslike"singlemother","one-parentfamily",thewholeideaofparentingbeingataskandaproblem,ratherthansomethingthatcomesnaturally.Yougetthingslike"surrogacy',"test-tubebabies",thekindofthingwherepeoplewanttobeparentsandcan'tforvariousreasons.Yougetthebehaviorofchildren:

You'vegot"truanting",anotherkeywordthatusedtobecalled"playingtruant"—stayingawayfromschool.Andallofthesesuggestthattherereallyisakindofcrisisorabreakdowninold-fashionedfamilylife.

2）Stresswasarealsocialproblem,notofcourseonlyinBritain,butparticularlyinBritain.Andthisgaverisetoawholelotofwords,wordsforstressitself:

"stressedout","rage","roadrage".Weneededanewlanguagetoexpressthisnewkindofemotionalism.WetookitofcoursefromtheUS,fromtheUnitedStates,wheretherehadbeenawholelanguageoftherapyandoffeeling,andexpressingemotions,andsharingemotions,whichhadstartedinthe60sbuthadn'treallyspreadtoBritainuntilthe90s.Andyouhaveallthislanguagelike"caringandsharing","gettingintouchwithyourfeelings","emotionalliteracy"andtheideathatyoucouldbecome"emotionallyliterate",thatemotionissomethingyoucanlearn,likelearningtoread.

Task3

【答案】

A.1）c）2）c）3）a）4）b）

B.1）F2）T3）F4）T

【原文】

“Youhavetograblifebythethroatandgoforit—therearefewsecondchances.”

ThatisthelifephilosophyofSomervillecancersurvivorCarolynnMerks,whoislearningtoflyinspiteofthelimitationsoftwoartificialknees.

The53-year-oldregisterednurse,whoworksinpathologyinHastings,canbendherkneesonlypartiallybutsaidlearningtoflywasagoalshewasdeterminedtoachieve.

“ThreeyearsagoIwashitwithbreastcancerandthemIlostaclosefriendwiththesamedisease,”shesaid.“Itmademetakestockofmylifeandtotallychangedmythinking.Irealizedyouonlyhaveonechanceinlifeastherearenodressrehearsals.Idon’twanttowaitaroundformycancertocomeback,soIdecidedtotrytoachievemydreamsandgoalsinlife.”

Mrs.Merkshasalreadycompleted34out150hoursofsoloflyingtimeandisabouttositinhersecondofsevenmajorexamstogainthedifficultcommercialhelicopterpilot’slicense.

Theonlyconstraintsheacknowledgesisthatoffinances—itispredictedtocostabout$55,000intotaltogainherlicense.

“Drainingthefuel,checkingforwaterinthefuellineandcheckingforoilaretheonlytrickyparts,becauseIhavetobendmykneesasfarastheygo,butImanageitbecauseIamdetermined,”shesaid.“Notevenmyhusband’sdistinctlackofenthusiasmwasgoingtochangemymind.Helicopterflyingisalotmoredifficultthanfixedwing—itistheharderofthetwo,butitissomethingIhavealwayswantedtodo.IfeelIhavetogiveitmybestshot,tryhard,andifIfailatleastIcangotomygravesaying,wellatleastItried.AndwhenIcompletethis,mynextgoalislearningtoplaythesaxophone!

”

Task4

【答案】

A.

1）Whattrulyislogic?

Whodecidesreason?

2）Itisonlyinlovethatanylogicorreasonscanbefound.

3）HarvardLawSchool’sGraduationCeremony

4）"Thelawisreasonfreefrompassion.”

5）Thespeaker’s65thbirthday.

6）Theygobyinablink.

B.

1）numbers,logics,reason,physical,mysteriousequationsoflove

2）passion,akeyingredient,law,life,courageofconviction,strongsenseofself,firstimpressions,havefaithinpeople,havefaithinyourself

3）sneakaway,glorious,memory,upsanddowns,foranight,breakprecedent,one-candlewish,asluckyasmine,Idon'twantanythingmore

【原文】

Extract1

JohnNash:

Thankyou.I'vealwaysbelievedinnumbersandtheequationsandlogicsthatleadtoreason.Butaftera

lifetimeofsuchpursuits,Iask,"Whattrulyislogic?

Whodecidesreason?

"

Myquesthastakenmethroughthephysical,themetaphysical,thedelusional,andback.AndIhavemadethemostimportantdiscoveryofmycareer,themostimportantdiscoveryofmylife:

Itisonlyinthemysteriousequationsoflovethatanylogicorreasonscanbefound.

I'monlyheretonightbecauseofyou[hiswife,Alicia].

YouarethereasonIam.Youareallmyreasons.

Thankyou.

Extract2:

ProfessorStromwell:

Iam,personally,veryhonoredtointroducethisyear'sclass-electedspeaker.AftergettingoffaquiteinterestingstarthereatHarvard,shegraduatestodaywithaninvitationtojoinoneofBoston'smostprestigiouslawfirms.Iamsurewearegoingtoseegreatthingsfromher.LadiesandGentlemen:

ElleWoods.

ElleWoods:

OnourveryfirstdayatHarvard,averywiseProfessorquotedAristotle:

"Thelawisreasonfreefrompassion.”Well,nooffensetoAristotle,butinmythreeyearsatHarvardIhavecometofindthatpassionisakeyingredienttothestudyandpracticeoflaw,andoflife.Itiswithpassion,courageofconviction,andstrongsenseofselfthatwetakeournextstepintotheworld,rememberingthatfirstimpressionsarenotalwayscorrect.Youmustalwayshavefaithinpeople.Andmostimportantly,youmustalwayshavefaithinyourself.

Congratulations,classof2004—wedidit!

Extract3:

WilliamParrish:

IthoughtIwasgoingtosneakawaytonight.Whatagloriousnight!

EveryfaceIseeisamemory.Itmaynotbeaperfectlyperfectmemory.Sometimeswe'vehadourupsanddowns.Butwe'realltogether.You'remine—foranight.AndI'mgoingtobreakprecedenceandtellyoumyone-candlewish:

thatyouwouldhavealifeasluckyasmine,whereyoucanwakeuponemorningandsay,"Idon'twantanythingmore."

Sixty-fiveyears,don'ttheygobyinablink…

Task5

【答案】

A.

Title:

TheNewEthics:

AGuidedTouroftheTwenty-FirstCenturyMoralLandscape

Author:

AnitaAllen（ProfessoroflawandphilosophyattheUniversityofPennsylvania）

Description:

AprofessionalandpersonallookathowlifeinAmericaischangingwithaneyeonthisquestion:

Dowweneednewethicsinthisnewage?

B.

1）Where?

—thebusinesssector,politics,government,education,journalism,sports

What?

—lying,cheating,fraud,plagiarism;violationofclear-cutrules

2）What?

—optionsofferedbyscienceandtechnology

3）What?

—notknowinghowtodealwithotherpeople

→underinvolvementinthepoliticalprocess,inourneighborhoodsandinthecommunity

【原文】

JoePalca:

Isbehavingethicallygettingmorecomplicatedintheearlyyearsofthe21stcentury?

Isitmoreacceptabletolie,cheatorjustbendtherulesalittlebitinordertosucceedinourhighlycompetitiveworld?

ArethescandalsinvolvingEnron,TycoandMarthaStewarttheexceptions,oraretheyjusttheonesweknowabout?

Andwhataboutthenewproblemsbroughtonbyscience?

Ifwecouldusegeneticstomakeourchildrensmarter,shouldwe?

AnitaAllenhasbeengrapplingwithquestionslikethese.SheisaprofessoroflawandphilosophyattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandtheauthorofanewbookcalledTheNewEthics:

AGuidedTouroftheTwenty-FirstCenturyMoralLandscape.HerbookisaprofessionalandpersonallookathowlifeinAmericaischangingwithaneyeonthisquestion:

Doweneednewethicsinthisnewage?

Thanksverymuchforjoiningusontheshowtoday.

Prof.Allen:

Goodtobewithyou.

JoePalca:

Soyousayinyourbookthatourethicalmapusedtobeclear,oratleastclearer.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

Prof.Allen:

Well,itusedtobethatyougrowupand,youknow,ifyouwereagirl,youwereprobablygoingtobeamom,ateacher,awife,learnhowtocookandsew,andyouhadtosimplylearnhowtomastertherolessetoutforyouwithgraceandpoiseandvirtue.Andifyouwereaguy,youhadtolearnhowtotakecareof