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施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit14答案
Unit14
SectionOneTacticsforListening
Part1SpotDictation
MakeYourChildaWinner
Peakperformances-momentswhenchildren
(1)achievethebestthat'sinthem-arethestuffofeveryparent's
(2)dream.Andyetmostofushaveseenareportcardorheardatrumpetsolothat(3)fallsshortofwhatourkidscan(4)accomplish.
Whycansomeboysandgirlsrepeatedlypullthemselvestothe(5)heights,whileothersofequalor(6)superiorabilitycannot?
Manyparentsassumeskillisprettymuchdeterminedby(7)naturalability;thestudentwiththehighestI.Q.willgetthebestgrades,ortheathletewiththemostprowesswill(8)surpasshisteammates.
Genescountindeterminingperformance,butthey'renoteverything.The(9)edgecomesfrommentalattitude,characterand(10)strategy.Therearesomesimplewaysforparentstohelptheiryoungstersdevelopthose(11)traits:
Findsomethingtopraise.Achildwhofeelsgoodabouthimself(12)succeeds.
Assessyourchild's(13)strengths.
Encourageself-applause.
Knowinghowtorelaxiskeyto(14)peakperformance.
Agoodreportcard(15)postednearyourdaughter'smirrorremindsherthatshecandowelland(16)reinforcestheurgetorepeathersuccess.
Thereareno(17)shortcutstobringingyourchildtodohisbest.It'sa(18)gradualprocessofsupport,encouragementandhardwork.Andthoseefforts(19)payoffnotonlyinpeakperformancebutalsoin(20)closer.winnerrelationsbetweenparentandchild.
Part2ListeningforGist
Elderlypeopledeserveourcareandrespect.Toomanyofthemareleftinhomesfortheelderly,aloneandoftenforgottenbytheirfamilies.Ortheylivewiththeirfamilies,whothenhavenotimetothemselves.
Thefamilyplacementschemeiscurrentlyprovidingmanycarerswithasatisfyingandimportantoccupation.Andmoreandmoregrandparentsarebeing"adopted"bycaringfamilies.
Howdoestheschemeoperate?
Familiesareinterviewedandcarefullymatchedtotheelderlypersonorpersons,takingintoaccountsuchthingsassuitabilityofaccommodation-specialneeds,childrenandpets,smoking,lifestyle,personalityandinterests.Matchingis,ofcourse,largelyamatterofensuringthattheelderlypersonandthecarerwillenjoyeachother'scompany.
Afterthistheelderlypersonandthefamilyarepreparedfortheplacement:
Anintroductoryvisitisarranged,usuallyinthecarer'shome.Thismeansthatwhentheplacementbeginstheelderlypersonandfamilyhavemeteachother.
Carersarepaidonaweeklybasistocoverexpenses.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1.Thispassageisaboutthefamilyplacementschemeandhowitoperates.
2.Thekeywordsareelderlypeople,care,respect,scheme,adopted,caringfamilies,interviewed,matched,suitability,matching,ensuring,enjoycompany,introductoryvisit,caringhome,paid,coverexpenses.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogue
TreeClimbersofPompeii*
Sara:
Urn...It'sanotheroneofmyadventuresasatourist,urn...findingoutthingsyoureallydidn'texpecttofindoutwhenyouwenttotheplace!
IwenttoPompeiiandofcoursewhatyougotoPompeiiforiser...thearchaeology.
Liz:
Toseetheruins.
Sara:
Toseetheruins.AndIwasactuallyseeingtheruinsbuturn...suddenlymyattentionwascaughtbysomethingelse.Iwasjustwalkingroundthecomerofaruin,intoagroupoftrees,pinetrees,andIwasjustlookingatthem,admiringthemandsuddenlyIsawamanhalfwayupthistree,andIwaslookingathimsoallIcouldseewashishandsandhisfeetandhewasabout20or30feetup.Ithought,"Goodness,what'sgoingonhere?
Hashegotaladderorhasn'the?
"SoIwalkedroundtoseeifhehadaladder.No,hehadjustgonestraightupthetree.
Liz:
He'dshinnedup*thetree.
Sara:
He'dshinnedupthetree.Likeamonkey,moreorless,excepthewasarathermiddle-agedmonkey...Hewaser...hewasallof50and(DhGod),what'sgoingonhere?
Anyway,Iwalkedabitfurtherandsawotherpeopleeitheruptreesorpreparingtogouptrees,andthenInoticedamanstandingtheredirectingthem.Asortofforeman,andbegantowonderwhatonearthwasgoingon,andthenonthegroundIsawtherewereallthesepolythene*bucketsandtheywerefullofpinecones*andofcoursewhattheyweredoingwascollectingpinecones,andIthought,"Well,howtidyofthemtocollectpineconestostoptheruinsbeingurn...madeurn...madeuntidywithallthesethings."ThenIsawtherewasalorry...fullofpinecones...Thiswasgettingridiculous...Theywerereallycollectingtheminabigway.SoIurn...askedtheer...foremanwhatwasgoingonandhesaid,"Wellyouknowurn...pinenutsareextremelysoughtafterandvaluableinthefoodindustryinItaly."
Liz:
Forfood(Yeah).Notfuel!
Ithoughtyouweregoingtosaytheyweregoingtoput(bum)themonafire.Yes.
Sara:
Well,theymightbumtheer...coneswhenthey'vefinishedwiththembutinsidetheseconesarelittlewhitethingslikenutsander...Irealizedthatthey'reusedinItaliancookingquitealotiner...there'saparticularsaucethatgoeswithspaghettiem...fromGeneva,Ithink,called"pesto*"inwhichthesenutsaregroundupandofcoursetheythey...comeincakesandsweetsandthingslikethat.
Liz:
Soit’squiteadelicacy.
Sara:
It'squiteadelicacy.AndofcourseI'dneverthoughtofhowtheyactuallygotthem'cosyoucan'timaginehavingapinenutfarm.SowhathesaidhappensisthatprivatefirmslikehisbuyalicenseofftheItalianStatefortherighttogoroundplaceslikePompeii-archaeologicalsitesandthings-andsystematicallycollectallthepineconesthatcomeoffthetreesandsimilarlyinthe...intheforests.
Liz:
Andofcoursetheyhavetogoupthetreebecausebythetimeit'sfallenfoodisn'tanygood.
Sara:
That'sright.They'repullingthemdownandhesaidtheywereverygoodaturn...recognizingwhichoneswerereadyandwhichoneswereabithardandetc,andeachofthemhadasortofstickwithahookattheendwhichtheywereusingtopullthepinesoff...offthetreesbutclearlyitwasn'tenoughtositaroundandwaittilltheyfelldown.You...youhadtodosomethingaboutit.Theretheywere.Sothatwaser...theendofmylookingattheruinsforabouthalfanhour.Iwastoofascinatedbythiser..,strangeformofer...agriculture.
Liz:
Well,whatyoudon'tintendtoseeisalwaysthemostinteresting.
Sara:
Muchmoreinteresting.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
1.A2.B3.D4.B5.C6.A7.A8.D
Part2Passage
Windmills
1.Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:
themoderncitycenter,oftenfusedintobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.
2.Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreefficientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulenceandrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.
3.Butsofar,thecurrentmodelsarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes,andthesmallestweighroughly200kilograms.
4.TherecentliberalizationofEuropeanenergymarketsalsohasallowedcustomerstochoosewhatkindofsustainableenergytheywanttopurchase,withwindenergyamongthemostpopular.
5.Intheclassroomsdownbelow,there'snopalpablesignthatasteelwindmillupaboveiscontinuallyfeedingkilowattstothelocalpowergrid.
ThegracefulwoodenwindmillsthathavebrokenuptheflatDutchlandscapeforcenturiesanationalsymbollikewoodenshoesandtulips-yieldedlongagotoungainlymetal-polewindturbines.*
Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:
themodemcitycenter,oftenfused*intobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.
Thoughstillinitsteethingstages,the"urbanturbine"isahigh-techwindmilldesignedtogenerateenergyfromtherooftopsofbustlingcities.
Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreefficientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulence*andrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.
Prototypes*havebeensuccessfullytestedinseveralDutchcities,andthecitygovernmentintheHaguehasrecentlyagreedtobeginalarge-scaledeploymentin2003.
Theseveryvisibleprojectsalsoimprovethepublicprofileofwindpower,makingenergycompanieslookenvironmentallycorrect.
CurrentmodelscostUS$8,000toUS$12,000,andcangeneratebetween3,000and7,000-kilowatthoursofelectricityperyear.AtypicalDutchhouseholduses3,500kilowatthoursperyear,whileintheUnitedStates,thisfigurejumpstoaround10,000kilowatthours.
Butsofar,theyarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes.Thesmallestofthecurrentmodelsweighroughly200kilogramsandcanbeinstalledonaroofinafewhourswithoutusingacrane.
Germany,FinlandandDenmarkhavealsobeenexperimentingwiththetechnology,buttheever-practicalDutcharenaturalpioneersinurbanwindpower,mainlybecauseofthelackofspacethere.
TheNetherlands,with16millionpeoplecrowdedintoacountrytwicethesizeofSlovenia,isthemostdenselypopulatedinEurope.
Thescarcityoflandalsoisfeltinthecountryside,forcingtraditionalwindfarmstoseeknewlocations.Offshorewindfarmsaremorecommon,butremainpriceyanddifficulttoservice.
VariousEuropeaninitiativestoincreasetheviability*ofsustainableenergyalsohavegiventheurbanturbineaboost,leadingtoheightenedinterestin"zero-energy"buildingsthatgenera