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stepbystep英语听力入门华东师范大学出版社unit12答案

Itemone

JudithWallersteinstudied93childrenoverageneration.Herfindingshaven’tbeenpublishedinamedicaljournal,onlyinherbook.

Shesayschildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytoabusedrugs,andthat40percentofthemavoidmarriagethemselves.Whentheydomarry,failatnearlytwicetheusualrate.

Wallerstein’sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechangedandwiththemtheattitudetowarddivorceandtheattentiontodivorce’sinnocentvictims.

“Inourparents’generationpeoplewhogotdivorceddidn’ttalkaboutit,theywereembarrassedbyit.”

ProgramslikeKid’sTurntrytomitigatesomeoftheeffectsofdivorcewithfamilycounseling.Sothenextgenerationmoreawareofthetraumamaybebetterequippedtohandleit.

Itemtwo

Mondaysaregenerallyseenastheworstdayoftheweekbecausepeoplefeelgrumpyandtiredathavingtogobacktoworkafteraweekendwithadifferentsleeppattern.

However,it’snotallbad!

Manypeoplefeeloptimisticatthistime,thatthingscanonlygetbetter.Psychologistsoffersuggestionsofhowtocombatfeelingblue.Theseincludespending15minutesdoing“gratitudeexercises”thinkingaboutandwritingdownwhatyouaregratefulfor,suchashealth,family,friendsandsoon.

Takingupanewhobby,doingsomeexercise,goingtobedearlier,eatingahealthybreakfast,andlisteningtosomeupliftingmusic,areallrecommendedaswaystofeelmorecheerful.

Itemthree

Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear.Maybesomeofyourfearsarebroughtonbyyourownexperiences,bywhatsomeonehastoldyou,orbywhatyou’vereadinthepapers.Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions.Fearscandestroyfortunes.Fearscandestroyrelationships.Fears,ifleftunchecked,candestroyourlives.Dobattlewiththeenemy.Dobattlewithyourfears.Buildyourcouragetofightwhat’sholdingyouback,what’skeepingyoufromyourgoalsanddreams.Becourageousinyourlifeandinyourpursuitofthetingsyouwantandthepersonyouwanttobecome.

Itemfour

Collegegraduationbringsboththesatisfactionofacademicachievementandtheexpectationofawell-payingjob.Butfor6,000graduatesatSanJoseStatethisyear,there’suncertaintyastheyenteroneoftheworstjobmarketsindecades.RyanStewarthasafreshlyminteddegreeinreligiousstudies,butnojobprospects.

Whentheclassof2003enteredcollegethefutureneverlookedbrighter.Butinthefouryearsthey’vebeenhere,theworldoutsidethesegateshaschangeddramatically.

RyanStewartmayjustendupgoingbacktoschool.

“I’dliketoteachcollegesomedayandthatrequiresgoingtomoreschool,whichwouldbegreatinabadeconomy.”

Tosomestudentsadegreemaynotbethetickettoinstantwealth.Fornow,theycanonlyhopethatitsvaluewillincreaseovertime.

Itemfive

OnFebruary28th,2003,theVietnam-FranceHospitalinHanoiaskedCarloUrbaniforhelp.TheItaliandoctorwasanexpertoncommunicablediseases.HewasbasedinVietnamfortheWorldHealthOrganization.

ThehospitalaskedDoctorUrbanitohelpidentifyanunusualinfection.Herecognizeditasanewthreat.Hemadesureotherhospitalsincreasedtheirinfection-controlmeasures.

OnMarch11th,DoctorUrbanidevelopedsignsofsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome.Fourdayslater,theWorldHealthOrganizationdeclareditaworldwidehealththreat.

CarloUrbaniwasthefirstdoctortowarntheworldofthediseasethatbecameknownasSARS.HediedofitonMarch29th,2003.Hewas46yearsold.

Itemsix

LanceArmstrongwasbornonSeptember18,1971.Athleticfromthestart,Lancebecameaprofessionalathletebytheageof16.LanceenteredhisfirstTourdeFrancein1995.Unfortunately,inOctoberof1996,everythingchanged.Lancewasdiagnosedwithtesticularcancer.Withchancesofrecoverylessthan50%,Lancebeganacourseoftreatmentthatwouldincludetwosurgeriesandchemotherapy.Remarkably,though,justfivemonthsafterhisinitialdiagnoses,Lancewasbackonabikerebuildingthestrengthhehadlost.Lancewentontofullyrecoverand,amazingly,wintheTourdeFrancearecordseventimessincehisboutwithcancer.Heisabeaconofhopeandasourceofinspiration.

Itemseven

ThelatestfashiononBritishTVisRealityTV.RealityTVmeansthatshowsfollowandfilmordinarypeopleinartificialsituation.Thiscouldbeatwork,orinsomekindofcompetition.

OneofthefirstandmostpopularRealityTVshowsisBigBrother.Inthisshow,15completestrangershavetolivetogetherinahousefor11weeks.Theyarefilmed24hoursaday,andshownontelevision.Eachweek,theviewersvotetoevictoneofthehousemates.Finally,onlyoneisleft,andtheywintheprizemoney----50,000pounds!

Theshowwasaninstanthit,andrunsinseveralcountries.Thehousematesoftenbecomestarsasaresultoftheshow,andappearinnationalnewspapersandonothershows.

Itemeight

AnumberofbigchainstoresinChinaaretryingtopopularizecottonshoppingbagstoreducetheamountofplasticonesbeingthrownaway.

However,theChinaYouthDailyreportsthatthecottonshoppingbagsarenotsellingwell,becausepeoplestillpreferfreeplasticones.

Thepapersaysit’snotwisetochargeforthesecottonbags,andsupermarketsshouldthinkabouthowtoencouragecustomerstousethembymakingitmoreconvenientandcheaper.Thepapersuggeststhatsupermarketsprovidethecottonbagsforfreeandencouragepeopletoreusethem.

Meanwhile,thepaperalsogivesadviceonhowtoreducecostsforsupermarketssellingthesecottonshoppingbags.Itsaystheyshouldencouragedonationsfrombusinessestoprintadvertisementsonthesides.

Itemnine

Morethan160,000peoplediedordisappearedinnorthernSumatraonDecember26,2004,whentoweringwavesbatteredthecoast.TensofthousandsmoreperishedinadozencountriessurroundingtheIndianOcean.

Withthehelpofinternationaldonorsandaidorganizations,Indonesiahasbuiltmorethan100,000housestoreplacethosedestroyedinthedisaster.Thatputshousingreconstructionthreemonthsaheadofschedule.Teamsareontargettofinish20,000morebynextApril.Othernewconstructionincludes2,000kilometersofroadsandabout800schools.

Internationaldonorshavespent$4.6billiontorebuildAceh.TheMulti-DonorFundwasscheduledtofinishitsactivitiesin2010,butnowplanstoextendworkuntil2012tohelpwiththetransition.

Itemten

AnewreportsaysthenumberofboysbornintheUnitedStatesandJapanhasdecreasedeveryyearsince1970.Thereportsaysthereasonforthedecreaseisunclear.Butitsaysenvironmentalandotherinfluencesmightbeinvolved.

AmericanandJapaneseresearchersstudiedthirtyyearsofbirthrecordsfromthetwonations.Theresearcherssaytheyfoundfewerboyswerebornincomparisontogirls.Theysaythedecreaseinbirthswasequalto135,000whitemalesintheUnitedStates.InJapan,thedecreasewasequalto127,000fewermales.

Itemeleven

Peoplearoundtheworldhavebeeninvitedtotakepartinanunusualexperimentthismonth.PeopleofallagesarebeingaskedtolookatthenightskyfromOctoberfirsttothefifteenth.Theyarelookingforoneoftwogroupsofstarscalledconstellations.TheeventiscalledtheGreatWorldWideStarCount.Itispartofanefforttomakeamapofstarsseenaroundtheworld.Itisalsoeducatingthosetakingpartaboutthestars.TheGreatWorldWideStarCountisfreetoanyonewhowantstobeinvolved.Planetariumsandscientificgroupsaroundtheworldarealso

takingpart.

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