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股票、债券、土地--人们由于不同原因进行不同的投资。
2.Butallinvestorssharethesamegoal.
但是所有的投资者都有一个共同的目标。
3.Theywanttogetmoremoneyoutoftheirinvestmentthantheyputintoit.
他们希望通过投资获得比所有投入的资金更多的货币回报。
4.Themoneytheyinvesttodayprovidescapitalforfuturegrowthintheeconomy.
他们今天的投资为将来经济的发展提供了资金。
5.Investorshavetodecidehowmuchrisktheyarewillingtotakeandforhowlong.
投资者必须决定自己愿意在多长的时间范围内承受多大的风险。
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1DialogueTheBankManager
Exercise:
Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.
1.D2.A3.D4.B5.C6.C7.A8.C
Part2PassageStockMarket:
HowitWorks
Ex.A.Pre-listeningQuestion
WhatdoyouknowaboutstockmarketinChina?
TheShanghaiStockExchangewasfoundedonNovember26th,1990andinoperationonDecember19ththesameyear,andShenzhenStockExchangewasestablishedonDecember1st,1990.
Ex.B:
SentenceDictation
1.AwaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreadpricedeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageplunged508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.
2.Thestockmarketisthemeansthroughwhichpreviouslyissuedcorporatestocks,sharesofownershipinacorporation,aretraded.
3.However,theforcesinfluencingthepricesofcorporatestocksarequitedifferentfromthoseinfluencingthepricesofgoodsandservices.
4.Peopleandorganizationswhobuyandholdstockdosofortheincomestheyhopetoearn.
5.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.
Ex.C:
DetailedListening.
1.B2.A3.D4.B5.B6.D7.C8.C
Ex.D:
After-listeningDiscussion
1.Whatis“BlackMonday”?
OnOctober19,1987,awaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreaddeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.Thatdayis“BlackMonday”.Onthatday,therewerehardlyanybuyorders,andthemarketswerefloodedwithsellorders.Over600millionsharesweretradedontheNewYorkStockExchange---morethantwicetheNYSE’saveragesalesvolume.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.
2.Doyouliketobeabroker?
Why?
Open.
ScriptofPassage:
StockMarket:
HowItWorks
OnMonday,October19,1987,awaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreadpricedeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.ONthatday,nowinfamousas“BlackMonday”,over600millionsharesweretradedontheNewYorkStockExchange---morethantwicetheNYSE’saveragesalesvolume.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.
Whatisthestockmarket,andhowisitaffectedbytheforcesofsupplyanddemand?
Thestockmarketisthemeansthroughwhichpreviouslyissuedcorporatestocks,sharesofownershipinacorporation,aretraded.Stockexchangesareorganizationswhosemembersactasintermediariestobuyandsellstocksfortheirclients.About80percentofallstocktradingintheUnitedStatestakesplaceattheNewYorkStockExchange.ThereareotherstockexchangesintheUnitedStatesaswellasinParis,London,SydneyandTokyo.
Howarestockpricesdetermined?
Theanswer,asyoumightexpect,isbysupplyanddemand.However,theforcesinfluencingthepricesofcorporatestocksarequitedifferentfromthoseinfluencingthepricesofgoodsandservices.Peopleandorganizationswhobuyandholdstockdosofortheincomestheyhopetoearn.Theincomesdependondividendspaidtostockholders,changesintheincomestheyhopetoearn.Theincomesdependondividendspaidtostockholders,changesinthepriceofstockovertime,andtheexpectedreturncomparedtothereturnonalternativeinvestments.
Onanygivendayinthestockmarket,thereareorderstobuyandorderstosell.Theorderstobuyconstitutethequantityofastockdemandedatthecurrent(oranticipated)pricepershare,whiletheorderstosellconstitutethequantitysuppliedatthatprice.Thechiefinfluenceonboththesupplyofanddemandforstocksistheincomepotentialofholdingthestockcomparedtotheincomepotentialofholdingalternativeassetssuchasbonds,othertypesofsecurities,orrealpropertylikebuildingsandland.
OntheNewYorkStockExchange,tradinginallstocksiscontinuous.Aspecialistisassignedtooverseetradingineachstock.Thisspecialistisa“broker’sbroker”whotriestoadjustthepriceofthestocksothatquantitydemandedequalsquantitysupplied.However,thespecialistisalsoallowedtopurchasethestocktoholdasapersonalinvestmentifnobuyercanbefound.Inthiswaythespecialistcanexertsomeinfluenceonthesupplyofanddemandforstocks,andwilldosoifit’sprofitable.
OnOctober19,1987,therewerehardlyanybuyorders,andthemarketswerefloodedwithsellorders.Becauseofthetremendoussurplusofstocksattheprevailingprices,specialistsandcallclerksloweredpricesuntilquantitydemandedequaledquantitysupplied.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.
SectionThreeNews
NewsItem1
Ex.A:
Summarizethenews
ThisnewsitemisaboutthefactthatArcticisthewarmestintwomillennia.
Listenagainandfillintheblanks.
Scientistshaveproducedevidenceshowingdramaticallythatthecurrenttemperaturerisethereishighlyunusual.Formostofthelasttwothousandyears,theArcticslowlycooled,aconsequenceofvariationsintheEarth’sorbit.
Butoverthelastcentury,thecoolingabruptlyreversed,andtheregionisnowwarmerthanatanytimeinthe2,000yearrecord.WritinginthejournalScience,theresearcherssaythisshowshowquicklytheArcticrespondstoclimaticchanges.
NewsItem2
Listentothenewsandcompletethesummary
ThisitemisaboutWWF'
saccusationagainstEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersofcontributingtoglobaldeforestationbynotusingenoughrecycledmaterial.
Listentothenewsagainandanswerthequestions.
1.Howmanytreesarebeingdiscardedastissuepapereachday?
Morethanaquarterofamilliontrees.
2.Whatdidthereportfind?
ThereportfoundalarminglylowlevelsofrecycledfibersinthevastmajorityofproductsbyEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturers.
3.WherearethefibersusedbyEuropeantoiletandtissuepapercompaniestakenfrom?
ThefibersaretakenfromnaturalforestsinSouthAfrica,Asia,EuropeandacrosstheAmericas.
4.Whathavemostofthetoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersfailedtodo?
Mostofthecompanieshavefailedtotakeeffectivemeasurestopreventillegalorcontroversialtimberfrombeingusedintheirproducts.
ScriptofNewsItemTwo:
Theinternationalconservationgroup,WWF,hasaccusedEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersofcontributingtoglobaldeforestationbynotusingenoughrecycledmaterial.Aspokesmansaidmorethanaquarterofamilliontreeswereinfactbeingflusheddowntoiletsordiscardedasrubbisheachday.
ThereportfoundalarminglylowlevelsofrecycledfibersinthevastmajorityofproductsandsaidthefiberswereinsteadbeingtakenfromnaturalforestsinSouthAfrica,Asia,EuropeandacrosstheAmericas.Usingvirginforesttomaketoiletpaper,saysthereport,iswastefulandunnecessary.Thereportalsowarnsthatillegalandunsustainableloggingandconflictsoverlandrightsstillexistinmanyoftheseareasandthatallbutoneofthecompanieshavesofarfailedtotakeeffectivemeasurestopreventillegalorcontroversialtimberfrombeingusedintheirproducts.
NewsItem3
Listenandsummarizethenewsitem
Thisnewsitemisaboutthewarningsfromspecialiststhatclimatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.
Ex.BListentothenewsandcompletethefollowingoutline
Findings:
Climatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.
Reason:
Birds,mammalsandreptilesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttofollowtheirusualmigratingpatterns.
Examples:
1.ThespreadingSaharaDesertcouldmakeitimpossibleforswallowstomaketheepicjourneyfromSouthernAfrica.
2.Risingsealevelswilldestroymanycoastalhabitatsforturtlesandwadingbirds.
3.Warmeroceanscouldleadtosometurtlespeciesbecomingentirelyfemale.
ScriptofNewsItem3
Scientistsarewarningthatclimatechangecoulddrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.AreportbyEuropeanornithologistsandzoologistssaythatbirds,mammalsandreptilesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttofollowtheirusualmigrationpatterns.
Thisreportbyornithologistsandzoologistswarnsthatglobalwarmingwillcauseincreasingproblemsformanymigratingspecies.Forexample,thespreadingSaharaDesertcouldmakeitimpossibleforswallowstomaketheirepicjourneyfromSouthernAfrica,andrisingsealevelswilldestroymanycoastalhabitatsforturtlesandwadingbirds.Thestudyevensuggeststhatwarmeroceanscouldleadtosometurtlespeciesbecomingentirelyfemale.Theselectionofsexiscloselylinkedtoseatemperature.
SectionFour
Part1Featurereport
Script:
Money,Fame,Power