新视野大学英语视听说4第三版听力练习原文及答案.docx
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新视野大学英语视听说4第三版听力练习原文及答案
Shortconversations
Conversation1
W:
TheonlythingIcandoatnightistolieinbedandread,preferablywhilealsoeatingasnack.Ineverhavetimeforexercising.
M:
Don’tthinkit’sworthexercisingonlyifyoucanrunfivemilesorifyoucanbikeforanhour.Evengoingfora10-minutewalkisworthwhile.
Q:
Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?
Conversation2
W:
Hi,Mark,I’vegainedquitesomeweightrecently.So,howcanIeathealthilyatsocialevents?
M:
Well,drinkafullglassofwaterbeforeyougo.Focusmainlyonfreshfruitandvegetablesorbreadwithwholegrains.Thesewillhelpyoustayfeelingfull.
Q:
Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?
Conversation3
W:
IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinallenclosedpublicspaces.
M:
Yes,that’sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfromtheban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodaircirculationoroutdooropenareas.
Q:
WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?
Conversation4
M:
So,yourresearchshowsthatevenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,
theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?
W:
Yes,that’sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.
Q:
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
Conversation5
W:
Skippingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn’tseemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.
M:
No,itisn’t.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbesomethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwithacupof100percentfruitjuice.
Q:
Whatisrecommendedforahealthybreakfast?
Longconversation
M:
Iloveworkingout!
W:
Ugh!
You’resweatingalloverthefloor⋯
M:
Ijustranfivemiles!
AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploringnewparks!
W:
Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit’ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthewallinfrontofmeforanhour.
M:
Youshouldrunoutside!
Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmymindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.
W:
Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat
6
a.m.I’vetriedgoing,butit’stooearlyformetogetoutofbed⋯
M:
T’aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It’sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontofyourcomputerallday,everyday!
W:
Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.
M:
Ohreally?
Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn’tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?
W:
Pandas!
IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!
TheyhaveoneofthebestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbabypandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.
M:
Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!
Hey!
Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgojogginginthezoo!
W:
Azoomembership!
Nowthat’sagreatidea!
IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It’snearmyhouse,IcangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!
Passage1
Haveyoueverfeltyoudon’thaveenoughhoursintheday?
Orthatyou’dgiveanythingforawholedaytocatchupwithyourself?
Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.
Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn’tmakingthelist;that’stheeasypart.Thetrickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnextto
anythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber“2”nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakeacoupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it’sabitlikeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantletter.Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudy
then.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5a.m.,Icandoaday’sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcan
bedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat’swhatemail’sfor!
Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyI
interruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowIonlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyoubeingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan’tdothis;butbehonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?
”
Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbeabletowinsome“me-time”foryourself.
Shortconversations
Conversation1
W:
Sothisisyourlastyearincollege.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyou’dliketodoaftergraduation?
M:
Well,Ireallydon’tknow.Thejobmarketseemstobeimproving,soImaylookforajobsomewhere.ButIamalsointerestedinapplyingforgraduateschool.
Q:
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
M:
DoyourememberLindawemetawhileagoatSusan’sbirthdayparty?
W:
Linda?
Doyoumeantheladywhoyousaidwasanurseinthecommunityhospitalbeforeherretirement?
Yeah,Iremember.Shelooksveryyoungforherage.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda?
Conversation3
M:
IwishIcouldretiretomorrow.ThenIwouldnotneedtoworryaboutwork.
W:
Idon’tlookforwardtoretirement.I’mafraidofgettingold–mybodywillslowdown,andmychildrenwillbeaway.Idreadlosingindependenceandlivinginloneliness.Q:
Whatmakesthewomanafraidofgettingold?
Conversation4
W:
Iconsidermyearly20stobetheprimetimeofmylife.Howaboutyou?
M:
Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.That’snodoubtthegoldenperiod.Youareyoungandenergetic.Youarefreetopursueyourpassion.Thebestthingisthatyouhaveawealthofopportunitiestoexplore.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutbeinginhisearly20s?
Conversation5
W:
Hi,John.YouaretakingLaw201thissemester,right?
Howdoyoulikeit?
M:
Yeah,it’sagreatclass.We’velookedatseveralcasesofagediscriminationatwork.Suchcasesareveryinterestingbecausetheyarerarelyclear-cutandcourtdecisionscanberather
controversial.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutagediscriminationcases?
Longconversation
M:
Nancy,timetomakeabirthdaywish!
W:
Iwish...hmm.OK!
Iwantahigh-payingjob,ahusbandwithaperfectfaceandbody,andabighouse...withaswimmingpool!
M:
Wow,Nancy!
Thoseareyourthreewishes?
W:
Ofcourse!
IfIhavethosethreethings,I’llbehappy!
M:
Now,Nancy.Letmetellyoumystory,andyoumayseethingsdifferently.
W:
“Seethingsdifferently?
”Whatdoyoumean,UncleCharlie?
M:
HereiswhatIonceexperiencedinlife.WhenImarried,32yearsago,wehadahappymarriage,abeautifulhouse,twoexpensivecars,and$200,000inthebank!
M:
Whathappensifyouloseyourjob,loseyourhouse,andyourhusbandbecomessick?
Isuggest
thesethreewishes:
patience,courageandlove!
W:
Patience,courageandlove?
M:
Yes!
Ifyouhavepatienceandcourage,youandyourhusbandwillhavegoodjobsandanicehouse.Andifyouhavetruelove,youandyourhusbandwillbebeautifultoeachothernomatterhowoldyoubecometogether.
W:
Thisisgood.
M:
Withinsixyearsofourmarriage,wehadthreebeautifulchildren,butwelostourjobs,our
house,allourmoney,andthenIgotreallysickfornineyears.Butwedidn’tloseanything
trulyvaluable,becausewealwayssaid:
“Whereverthefiveofusaretogether,weareathome!
”And,littlebylittlethingsdidimprove,andIfinallygotwell.Patience,courageandlove!
Thesearewhatmakelifefull,strongandhappy!
W:
Hmm,Iwillremember.Patience,courageandlove!
Thanks,UncleCharlie!
Passage1
Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetoliveuparemotemountaininordertolivealongandhealthylife,
areligiouscommunityinLomaLinda,California,mayproveyouwrong.ItsmembersareagroupofChristiansknownastheSeventh-dayAdventists.TheAdventistsenjoyamuchhigherlifeexpectancythanaverageCalifornians.AdventistmencanexpecttoliveaboutsevenyearslongerthanotherCalifornianmen.Adventistwomenarelikelytolivearoundfouryearslongerthanother
Californianwomen.TheAdventistsalsoactmuchyoungerthantheyareandseedoctorsmuchlessthanordinarypeople.
Sowhat’sthesecretoftheAdventists’longevity?
Itisnotallintheirgenes.Noristheirgoodhealthamereaccident.TheAdventistslivelongerpartlybecausetheyhaveavegetable-baseddiet.
Around35percentofthemarevegetarian,andaroundonehalfeatmeatonlyrarely.Tobaccoand
alcoholconsumptionsarediscouraged.Soarerichorspicyfoods,meat,anddrinkscontainingcaffeine.TheAdventistdietishighinfruitandvegetables.Italsoincludesplentyofwholegrains,nuts,seedsandbeans,andwateristhedrinkofchoice.
ThelongevityoftheAdventistsisalsorelatedtotheirlifestyleandnaturalenvironment.Theybelieveinhavingregularexercise,helpingothers,andmaintainingstrongsocialandfamilialties.Theyliveinamildclimatewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Interestingly,theairqualityofLomaLinda,however,isnotasgoodasinotherlongevityhotspots.Thisshouldgiveusallhope,asitsuggeststhatwedon’thavetohaveeverysinglefactorinplaceinordertoachieveexcellenthealth.Despitethis,theAdventists’goodhealthcertainlyprovidesstrongevidencethatdietand
lifestylechoiceshaveagreatim
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