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现代大学英语听力2Unit3汇总
Task1
【答案】
A.
1StressonthejobcostsAmericancompaniesasmuchas$150billionayearinlowerproductivity,unnecessaryemployeesickleave,andhighermedicalcosts.2Themoststressfulprofessionsarethosethatinvolvedangerandextremepressureandthosethatcarryalotofresponsibilitywithoutmuchcontrol.3Thebestwaytodealwithstressisthroughrelaxation,butsometimestheonlyansweristofightbackorwalkaway.
B.
1Three-quarters
2psychologists,doctors
3nervousness,anger,frequentillness,forgetfulness,mentalproblems【原文】
StressonthejobcostsAmericancompaniesasmuchas$150billionayearinlowerproductivity,unnecessaryemployeesickleave,andhighermedicalcosts.Three-quartersoftheofficeworkerstodaysaytheysufferfromstressatwork.Recently,psychologistsanddoctorshavebeguntostudytheproblemmoreclosely.Theyhavediscoveredthatthemoststressfulprofessionsarethosethatinvolvedanger,extremepressureandthosethatcarryalotofresponsibilitywithoutmuchcontrol.
Thesignofstressrangefromnervousness,anger,andfrequentillnesstoforgetfulnessorevenmentalproblems.Thebestwaytodealwithstressisthroughrelaxation,butsometimestheonlyansweristofightbackorwalkaway.
Task2
【答案】
A.
1giveinsoeasilytohijackers’demands
athreatentoblowupaplane,commitsomeotheroutage
bholdoutagainstthiskindofblackmail,alwayshaveterrorists,Startexecutingterroristsautomatically
cbepreparedtofacetheconsequencesofevil
2
aIt’sthelesseroftwoevils.Terroristshaveprovenoftenenoughthattheyreallymeanbusiness.
bInnocentlives,threateningtheinnocentwillachieveitsends.
B.
Sheimpliesthatifthefirstspeakerwasoneofthevictimsofterrorism,shewouldwantthegovernmenttogiveintothedemandssothatshewouldn’tdie.【原文】
Margaret:
Governmentsgiveinsoeasilytohijackers’demands.Ahijackeronlyhastothreatentoblowupaplaneorcommitsomeotheroutrage,andagovernmentgivesintohisdemands.
Valerie:
Naturally.It’sthelesserofthetwoevils.Whatgovernmentwouldriskinnocentlivesjusttoseeifterroristswillreallydowhattheythreatentodo?
Terroristshaveprovenoftenenoughthattheyreallymeanbusiness.Margaret:
Yes,butifagovernmentdoesn’tholdoutagainstthiskindofblackmail,wewillalwayshaveterrorists.Governmentsareafraidtopunishthesepeople.Theyalmostalwaysletthemgofree.Startexecutingterroristsautomaticallywherevertheyland,andterrorismwillstop.
Valerie:
Andwhatabouttheinnocentlivesthatwillbelostintheprocess?
Terrorismisbasedonthesimpleideathatthreateningtheinnocentwillachieveitsends.
Margaret:
Youcan’tgetridofevilwithoutbeingpreparedtofacetheconsequencesofevil.
Valerie:
Solongasyou’renotoneofthevictims!
Task3
【答案】
A.
1thirty-five,naturallight,asmallwindow,hot,airless,verynoisy
2Mexico
3oughtto,shouldn’t
B.
1Itislocatedinanarrowstreetwithfive-andsix-storeybuildingseightkilometersfromdowntownLosAngeles.
2Thisfactorymakesshirtsandjeans
3She’salreadybeenworkingfortenhours,butwon’tstopforanothertwohours.
4Shecan’tcomplainaboutthosethingsbecausesheisanillegalimmigrant.【原文】
EightkilometersfromdowntownLosAngelesthereisanarrowstreetwithfive-andsix-storeybuildings.Insideoneofthesebuildingsthereisasmallfactorymakingshirtsandjeans.Thewomenworkinginthefactorysitclosetogether,eachwithasmalltable,eachwiththeirownsewingmachine.Thewomensaynothing,andworkhard.Inoneoftheroomstherearethirty-fivewomen.Thereisonlyalittlenaturallight,andthiscomesfromasmallwindowintheroof.Theroomishot,airless,andverynoisy.Ontheleft-handsideoftheroomthereisayounggirlsittingnexttothewall.Everynowandagainshecloseshereyes,andherfingersstopworking.She'salreadybeeninherchairfortenhours,butshe'llbehereuntilthebellrings—andthatwon'tbeforanothertwohours.HernameisMaria,andshecomesfromMexico.Shewon'tcomplainaboutherwork.Shewon'tsaythattheworkinghoursoughttobechanged;shewon'tsaythattheworkingconditionsshouldn'tbepermitted.
Task4
【答案】
A.
EveryyeartheBritishgovernmentpublishesstatisticsaboutsocialtrends.TheirfindingsshowdefinitepatternsintheBritishwayoflife.
1markeddifferences
aonehourmoreeveryday,threehoursmoreeveryweek
b1percent,cleaningandironing,keephouseholdaccounts,dorepairsorimprovements
c30percent
2leisureactivities,watchingtelevision,20hoursaweek,goingforwalks,Swimming,Britishwomen
B.
Unliketheothercouples,CarlahasalwayskeptherwonaccountsandAdrianhasalwaysdonehisownhousework.Neitherofthemlikewatchingtelevisionverymuchandtheybothlikeswimming.
【原文】
WhenAdrianHuttonandCarlaLeonegetmarriedtheywillmoveintoanewhousethattheyhavebought.Butwhatsortoflifewilltheyhave?
WhatcantheyexpectinmodernBritain?
EveryyeartheBritishgovernmentpublishesstatisticsaboutsocialtrends.TheirfindingsshowdefinitepatternsintheBritishwayoflife.
Inmostmarriagestherearesomemarkeddifferencesbetweenhusbandsandwives.Workingwives,forexample,sleep(onaverageonehourmoreadaythanworkinghusbands.Housewives,ontheotherhand,sleeponlyaboutthreehoursmoreeveryweekthantheirworkinghusbands.Andwhatabouthousework?
Thegovernmentsurveyshowedthatonly1%ofmendothehouseholdchores—likecleaningandironing.Buttheydousuallykeephouseholdaccountsanditisalwaysmenwhodorepairsorimprovementsinthehouse.30%ofallmarriagesendindivorce.
Thegovernmentsurveyalsolookedatleisureactivities.TheyfoundthatthetwomostpopularleisureactivitiesinBritainarewatchingtelevision(theaverage
familyspends20hoursaweekinfrontoftheTVsetandgoingforwalks.SwimmingisanespeciallypopularactivityamongBritishwomen.
CarlaandAdrian'slife,though,willprobablybedifferentfromtheaveragemarriage.InthefirstplaceCarlahasalwayskeptherownaccountsandAdrianhasalwaysdonehisownhousework.Neitherofthemlikewatchingtelevisionverymuchandtheybothlikeswimming.
Task5
【答案】
A.
Topic:
HowacityinJapansolvetheproblemofgarbagedisposal.
Supportingdetails:
160million,everyyear,10percent,10percent,therest,publiccooperation
1garbagethatcanbeeasilyburned,kitchenandgardentrash
2electricalappliances,plastictools,plastictoys
3arepoisonous,causepollution,batteries
4bottlesandglasscontainersthatcanberecycled
5metalcontainersthatcanberecycled
6furnitureandbicycled
ondifferentdays,onrequest,fertilizer,toproduceelectricity,recycled,cleaned,repaired,resoldcheaply,giveaway
B.
1Thegarbagewillbetakentoacenterthatlookslikeacleannewofficebuildingorhospital.Insidethecenter,specialequipmentisusedtosortandprocessthegarbage.
2OfficialfromcitiesaroundtheworldvisitMachidatoseewhethertheycanusesomeoftheseideasandtechniquestosolvetheirowngarbagedisposalproblems.
【原文】
Disposingofthegarbageweproduceeverydayisamajorproblemincitiesaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,over160milliontonsofgarbageareproduceeveryyear.Tenpercentisrecycled,tenpercentisburned,andtherestisputinlandfills.Butfindinglandfornewlandfillsisbecomingmoredifficult.AcitythathassolvedthisprobleminanunusualwayisMachida,inTokyo,Japan.Theyhavedevelopedatotallynewapproachtogarbagedisposal.Thekeytotheoperationispubliccooperation.Familiesmustdividetheirgarbageintosixcategories:
1.garbagethatcanbeeasilyburned(thatis,combustiblegarbagesuchaskitchenandgardentrash?
;
2.noncombustiblegarbage,suchassmallelectricalappliances,plastictools,andplastictoys?
;
3.productsthatarepoisonousorthatcausepollution,suchasbatteriesandfluorescentlights?
;
4.bottlesandglasscontainersthatcanberecycled?
;
5.metalcontainersthatcanberecycled?
;
6.largeitems,suchasfurnitureandbicycles.
Theitemsincategories1to5arecollectedondifferentdays.Largeitemsareonlycollecteduponrequest.Thenthegarbageistakentoacenterthatlookslikeacleannewofficebuildingorhospital.Insidethecenter,specialequipmentisusedtosortandprocessthegarbage.Almosteverythingcanbereused:
gardenorkitchentrashbecomesfertilizer;combustiblegarbageisburnedtoproduceelectrical;metalcontainersandbottlesarerecycled;andoldfurniture,clothing,andotherusefulitemsarecleaned,repaired,andresoldcheaplyorgivenaway.Theworkprovidesemploymentforhandicappedpersonandgivesthemachancetolearnnewskills.
Nowadays,officialsfromcitiesaroundtheworldvisitMachidatoseewhethertheycanusesomeoftheseideasandtechniquestosolvetheirowngarbagedisposalproblems.
Task6
【答案】
1TheyweretalkingaboutMrs.Carter.
2Shewasatall,handsomewomanwhousedtocomeintotheshopatleasttwiceaweek.
3Shelivedaloneinalargehouseonanoldfarm---aboutthreemilesfromtheshop.
4Hewasabsolutelycertain,otherwisehewouldnevercallthepolice.Hisevidencewasthis:
First,hesawherdoit;second,hefoundthethingsinherbag;third,shehaddoneitbefore.
5Becausetwoyoungpeoplesawher.Theshopkeeperbelievedthatiftheydidn’tpunishher,youngpeoplewouldthinkthatstealingdidn’tmatter.
6Thejudgethoughtthatitwasdifficultcasefromahumanitarianpointofview.Theexcusesherfoundforherwere:
First,thewomanwasoldandshelived