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听力Unit10答案

Unit10

Task 1

【答案】

A.

1）washingmachines,televisions,cars,1946,unemployment,soldiers,politicians,ontelevision,infilms

2）10percent

B.

1）TheMarketResearchSociety.

2）Morethan3,000peoplewerequestioned.

3）Peopledressfarmorecasuallythantheyusedto.

4）Inthepast"aneveningout"formostpeoplemeanavisittothecinema.Todaytheywouldbemorelikelytogotoarestaurantortoadisco.

5）Thelackofambitionamongthemiddle-aged.

C. 1）F   2）T   3）F  4）T   5）F   6）F

【原文】

OrdinarypeopleinBritainhavemorewashingmachines,televisionsandcarsthanin1946.Theyalsohavemorefearofunemployment.Whereasoncethenation'sheroesusedtobesoldiersorpoliticians,todaytheyaremorelikelytobefamousfacesontelevisionorinfilms,suchasSylvesterStallone.

ThesearejustsomeofthechangesdiscoveredinaseriesofsurveysbytheMarketResearchSociety.Morethan3,000peoplewerequestionedandtheresultswerecomparedwithasimilarsurveydonein1946.Inmanycases,thenewsurveytellsuswhatwealreadyknew,suchasthefactthatmanypeoplearebetteroffinamaterialsenseandthatwomenspendmuchlesstimeatthekitchensinkorinthehomelookingaftertheirfamilies.Butwealsolearnanumberofotherthings.Tastesinclothingandentertainmenthavechangedconsiderably.Peopledressfarmorecasuallythantheyusedto.Andwhereas"aneveningout"formostpeopleusedtomeanavisittothecinema,todayitisfarmorelikelytoinvolvegoingtoarestaurantortoadisco.Somethingshavenotchanged.PeoplestilladorethefilmsofHumphreyBogartandIngridBergmaneventhoughtheyaremorelikelytowatchthemontelevisionorvideo.Anddespitethevarietyofforeignfoodnowavailable,morethanaquarterofthepeopleinthesurveysaidtheypreferredamealofsteakandchips.Theonlychangeisthatalargenumberwouldalsolikewinewithitinsteadofbeer.In1946onlyasmallproportion—lessthan10percent—everdrankwinewiththeirmeals.

Oneofthemostsurprisingthingstocomeoutofthenewresearchisthelackofambitionamongthemiddle-aged.Manyexecutivesfeelthatbythetimetheyareintheirmid-forties,theyhaveachievedalltheirmostimportantgoalsinlife.Mostofthemsaidtheywouldprefertoretireintheirfiftiesratherthangoonworkingforapromotion.

Task 2

【答案】

A.

Column1                    Column2                 Column3

DilipSardesai             ashopontheInternet            Ohio,USA

andhiswifeAndrija     

NicolePernot             asmallstationer’sshop         nearArras,France

DaveStirling             aForumhypermarket          Newcastle,England

B.

1）d）  2）c）   3）a）   4）b）   5）c）

【原文】

Forthepasteighteenyears,DilipSardesaiandhiswifeAndrijahaverunasmallstationer’sshopintheuniversitycityofNewcastle,inthenorth-eastofEngland.Aswellassellingpaper,pens,computerandofficeequipment,theyalsoofferaphotocopyingandfaxservice.Theyworklonghourstokeeptheshopgoing,andbothoftheirchildrenhelpthemafterschool.Dilipseesthepersonalcontacthehaswithhiscustomersasthemostimportantpartofhisjob.“Manyofourcustomersarefromtheuniversity”,saysDilip.“We’veseengenerationsofstudentscomeandgo.weliketoofferthemthekindofpersonalservicetheycan’tgetinalargershop.We’renevertoobusytostopandchataboutexams,orwhatevertheywanttotalkabout.”

NicolePernotisthemanageressofaForumhypermarket,situated20kilometersfromArras,atowninthenorth-eastofFrance.Forumhas600storesinfivedifferentcountriesandplanstoexpandintoEasternEurope.Thehugehypermarketemploysover300people,andhasparkingspacesforover3.000cars.“Peoplenowadayshavebusylives”,saysNikole,“sowetrytoattractfamiliesbyofferingthemacompleteshoppingexperience,includingafullrestaurantserviceandfreeentertainmentforthechildren.Wetrytomakeitpossibleforshopperstodoalltheirweeklyshoppinginoneplace.Peoplecomeherenotonlyforfoodandhouseholdgoods,butalsoclothes,electricalgoods,books,CDs…..Infact,weselleverythingfrompeanutstopersonalcomputers!

”

Fiveyearsago,DaveStirlinghadtheideaofsellingCDsovertheInternet.ThebusinesshestartedfromhishomeinOhio,USA,nowsells500,000CDsyearandhismadehimintoamillionaireattheageoftwenty-four.“Icouldseerightawaythatthiswasthefutureofshopping”,saysStirling.“Whyshouldyoupay$15foraCD–andspendthetimeandmoneygettingtothestoreandparkingyourcar,when,byclickingonyourcomputer,youcanhavethesameCDbroughttoyourdoorforhalfthecost?

Andofcourse,there’sthechoice–wepromisetofindanyCDanddeliveritwithinseventy-twohours.”AccordingtoStirling,this