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听力教程第三册答案UNIT9
Unit9
SectionOne
Part1SpotDictation
Asthebulgeofthebabyboompushesinto
(1)middleage-the30-to-50-year-oldsarenowthe
(2)largestagegroupinthiscountry-ouroutlookongettingolderis(3)changing.Infact,expertsarefindingtodaythatgettingolderisgettingbetter,invery(4)realways.
Mostpeopleintheirmiddleyearsareatthe(5)peakoftheirworkinglives.Thisisthetimeof(6)competencewhenpeoplegetagreatdealof(7)satisfactionandsecurityoutofrealizingtheyhavesomethingto(8)offerothers.
Asyougetolder,you'remore(9)secureinyourrelationships.Thelongeryou'vebeenmarried,themorelikelyitisthatyouaregoingto(10)staymarried.
Ittakesalongtimetobecomea(11)person.Theolderyouget,themore(12)uniqueyoubecome.Youbecome(13)cleareraboutwhatyouthink,whatyoulikeanddon'tlike.Youknowwhoyouare.
Oneofthethingswefearaboutgrowingolderisincreasing(14)isolation.Ifyouletit,yourworldcan(15)shrink.Butifyoumaketheeffort,(16)midlifecanbeatimeofmorepersonalrelationships.Ifyou(17)nourishyourrelationships,bythetimeyou'vereachedmidlifeyouhavearichnetwork-lifelongfriends,(18)acquaintances,colleagues,anextendedfamily.
Whileolderpeoplearefreetospendtheirtimethewaytheywant,theyalsoknowtheyhave(19)lessofit.Thatmakesthemmoreawareofhowprecioustimeisandmore(20)discriminatingabouthowtheyuseit.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.
(RefertoTapescript)
Unlikeairtravel,whichisregulatedinternationally,railtravelisinmanycasescontrollednationally.Thedegreeofsafetyofrailtravelisthereforehighlyvariablefromcountrytocountry,dependingonthedegreeofregulationandthequalityofregulationinthecountryconcerned.InBritainandtheUnitedStatesrailpassengerdeathsworkoutatanaverageoflessthan10railpassengerdeathsperyear.Unfortunately,therailpassengerdeathsperyearstatisticsinthelessdevelopedpartsoftheworldareconsiderablyhigherthantherailpassengerdeathsperyearstatisticsareinthewesternworld.
IntheUKoverthelast25years,therehasbeenanaverageofonetrainaccidentforeverymillionmilesrun.Becauseindividualtrainscarrysuchalargenumberofpassengerscomparedwiththenumberofpassengerscarriedincars,busesandplanes,thisactuallymeansthatthedegreeofriskis,comparatively,onewhichisalmostnon-existent.
Byfarthegreatestcauseofrailwayaccidentsishumanerror,eitherincontrollingorrespondingtosignals.Recentimprovementsinthenumbersofaccidentsareinlargemeasureduetotheintroductionofautomaticandcomputerizedsignallingequipment.Radiocommunicationsystemsbetweendriversandcontrolcentreshavealsoprovedinfluentialinreducingaccidents.Withthecontinuingdevelopmentofradiocommunicationsystemsandautomaticsignallingsystemswecanlookforwardtofurtherreductionsinwhatarealreadyimpressivelylowaccidentrates.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1)Thispassageisaboutrailtravelsafety.
2)Thekeywordsarehighlyvariable.degreeandqualityofregulation:
BritainandtheUnitedStates.lessthan10railpassengerdeathsperyear:
lessdevelopedparts.higher:
UK.last25years.onetrainaccidentforeverymillionmilesrun:
cause.humanerror:
automatic.computerizedsignaling.radiocommunicationsystems.reduceaccidents.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension~
Part1Dialogue
Adolescence
Interviewer:
So,yousayEric'swhatyou'dconsiderprettystrictbutprettyfair?
So,forexample,whenhetellsyoutodoInterviewer:
something
Jora:
Well,he'sstrictandIgetangrywhenhedoesn'twantmetodostuff.ButafterwardsIcanalmostalwaysseewhyhesaidit,y'know?
Interviewer:
Yeah.
Jora:
Andthere'sonlyacoupleofincidentswhere,well,thatweretotally,y'know,thatIdidn'tunderstandatall.
Interviewer:
Hmm.Notabadrecord.
Eric:
No.Vh,'cosI'msureI'vemadesomemistakes.
Interviewer:
Is...howwouldyoucompareyourmom?
Isshelessstrictthanyourdad?
Mm-hmm.Well,she'slessstrict,butit's,it'slikeIcan'twin,y'know?
Thestuffthatmydad'snotstrictabout,mymom'sstrictabout,and·thestuffthatmymom'snotstrictabout,mydadis.And,well,likemydaddoesn'tletmeseePG-13*orRmovies,butmymomdoes.She,well,sherentsR-rated*movies,andletsmewatchthemandall,butmydadwon'tevenletmeseePG-13.
Eric:
Well,uh,that'snotreallytrue.Itdependsonwhatitis.MyrulewithPG-13iseitherI'vehadtohaveseenitfirstor,youknow,talkedtosomeonewhoItrust...who'sseenit.
Interviewer:
So,yourmom'slooseraboutmovies.Uh,what'sshestricterabout?
Jora:
Chores,junkfood,buyingmespecificthings-
Interviewer:
Whenyousaybuyingyouthings,doyoumean-
Jora:
Likewhenwegotothestore.
Interviewer:
Shedoesn'twanttopayforthem?
Jora:
Shedoesn'twanttopayforthings.Shewantsmetobuymyownfriends'presents,youknow,stufflikethat
Interviewer:
So,doyougetanallowance?
Jora:
Yeah,Ido.
Interviewer:
So,Jora,whatdoyouthinkaboutyourdad?
Doyouthinkhe'saprettygooddad?
Imean,howdoeshecomparewithyourfriends'fathers?
Jora:
Urn,mydadisverystrict,buthe's...he's..,he'sprettygood.He...he'sveryniceandheletsmedojustenoughsoIdon'tgettooangry.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
l.T2.T3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T8.T
Part2Passage
ABriefHistoryofBanking
1)Situatedusuallyatatableorinasmallshopinthecommercialdistrict,thebankersaidedtravelerswhocametothetownbyexchangingforeigncoinsforlocalmoney.
2)Itwasn'tlongbeforetheideaofattractingdepositsandsecuringtemporaryloansfromwealthycustomersbecameanimportantsourceofbankfunding.
3)ThebankingindustrygraduallyspreadoutwardfromtheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRomeintonorthernandwesternEurope.
4)TheearlybanksinEuropewereplacesforsafekeepingofvaluableitemsaspeoplecametofearlossoftheirassetsduetowar,theft,orexpropriationbygovernment.
5)Asthe19thcenturybegan,thedevelopmentoflarge,professionallymanagedbankingfirmswascenteredinafewleadingcommercialcenters,especiallyNewYork.
Whendidthefirstbanksappear?
Thefirstbankerslivedmorethan2,000yearsago.Theyweremoneychangers,situatedusuallyatatableorinasmallshopinthecommercialdistrict,aidingtravelerswhocametothetownbyexchangingforeigncoinsforlocalmoneyordiscountingcommercialnotesforafeeinordertosupplymerchantswithworkingcapital.
Thefirstbankersprobablyusedtheirowncapitaltofundtheiractivities,butitwasn'tlongbeforetheideaofattractingdepositsandsecuringtemporaryloansfromwealthycustomersbecameanimportantsourceofbankfunding.Loanswerethenmadetomerchants,shippers,andlandowners,atratesofinterestaslowas6percentperannumtoashighas48percentamonthfortheriskiestventures!
MostoftheearlybanksofanysizewereGreekinorigin.
ThebankingindustrygraduallyspreadoutwardfromtheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRomeintonorthernandwesternEurope.BankingencounteredreligiousoppositionduringtheMiddleAges,primarilybecauseloansmadetothepooroftencarriedhighinterestrates.However,astheRenaissancebeganinEurope,thebulkofbankloansanddepositsinvolvedrelativelywealthycustomers,whichhelpedtoreducereligiousoppositiontobankingpractices.
Thedevelopmentofnewoverlandtraderoutesandimprovementsinnavigationinthe15th,16th,and17thcenturiesgraduallyshiftedthecenterofworldcommercefromtheMediterraneanregiontowardEuropeandtheBritishIsles,wherebankingbecamealeadingindustry.TheIndustrialRevolutiondemandedawell-developedfinancialsystem.Inparticular,theadoptionofmassproductionmethodsrequiredacorrespondingexpansioninglobaltradetoabsorbindustrialoutput,requiringnewmethodsformakingpaymentsandcreditavailable.Banksthatcoulddeliverontheseneedsgrewrapidly.
TheearlybanksinEuropewereplacesforsafekeepingofvaluableitems(suchasgoldandsilverbullion)aspeoplecametofearlossoftheirassetsduetowar,theft,orexpropriationbygovernment.InEnglandduringthereignsof.HenryVIIIandCharlesI,governmenteffortstoseizeprivateholdingsofgoldandsilverresultedinpeopledepositingtheirvaluablesingoldsmiths'shops,who,inturn,wouldissuetokens*orcertificates,indicatingthatthecustomerhadmadeadepositatthesebusinesses.Soon,goldsmithtokensorcertificatesbegantocirculateasmoneybecausetheyweremoreconvenientandlessriskytocarryaround.Thegoldsmithsalsoofferedcertificationofvalueservices-whatwetodaymightcallpropertyappraisals*.Customerswouldbringinvaluablestohaveanexpertcertifythattheseitemswereindeedrealandnotfakes-aservicemanybanksstillprovidetheircustomers.
WhencolonieswereestablishedinNorthandSouthAmerica,OldWorldbankingpracticesweretransferredtotheNewWorld.Asthe19thcenturybegan,stategovernmentsintheUnitedStatesbeganchartering*bankingcompanies.Thedevelopmentoflarge,professionallymanagedbankingfirmswascenteredinafewleadingcommercialcenters,especiallyNewYork.ThefederalgovernmentbecameamajorforceinUSbankingduringCivilWar.
ExerciseAPre-listeningQuesti