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现代大学英语听力2Unit3

Unit 3

Task 1

【答案】

A.

1）StressonthejobcostsAmericancompaniesasmuchas$150billionayearinlowerproductivity,unnecessaryemployeesickleave,andhighermedicalcosts.

2）Themoststressfulprofessionsarethosethatinvolvedangerandextremepressureandthosethatcarryalotofresponsibilitywithoutmuchcontrol.

3）Thebestwaytodealwithstressisthroughrelaxation,butsometimestheonlyansweristofightbackorwalkaway.

B.

1）Three-quarters

2）psychologists,doctors 

3）nervousness,anger,frequentillness,forgetfulness,mentalproblems

【原文】

StressonthejobcostsAmericancompaniesasmuchas$150billionayearinlowerproductivity,unnecessaryemployeesickleave,andhighermedicalcosts.Three-quartersoftheofficeworkerstodaysaytheysufferfromstressatwork.Recently,psychologistsanddoctorshavebeguntostudytheproblemmoreclosely.Theyhavediscoveredthatthemoststressfulprofessionsarethosethatinvolvedanger,extremepressureandthosethatcarryalotofresponsibilitywithoutmuchcontrol.

Thesignofstressrangefromnervousness,anger,andfrequentillnesstoforgetfulnessorevenmentalproblems.Thebestwaytodealwithstressisthroughrelaxation,butsometimestheonlyansweristofightbackorwalkaway.

Task2

【答案】

A.

1）     giveinsoeasilytohijackers’demands

a）threatentoblowupaplane,commitsomeotheroutage

b）holdoutagainstthiskindofblackmail,alwayshaveterrorists,Startexecutingterroristsautomatically

c）     bepreparedtofacetheconsequencesofevil

2）

a）It’sthelesseroftwoevils.Terroristshaveprovenoftenenoughthattheyreallymeanbusiness.

b）     Innocentlives,threateningtheinnocentwillachieveitsends.

B.

Sheimpliesthatifthefirstspeakerwasoneofthevictimsofterrorism,shewouldwantthegovernmenttogiveintothedemandssothatshewouldn’tdie.

【原文】

Margaret:

Governmentsgiveinsoeasilytohijackers’demands.Ahijackeronlyhastothreatentoblowupaplaneorcommitsomeotheroutrage,andagovernmentgivesintohisdemands.

Valerie:

Naturally.It’sthelesserofthetwoevils.Whatgovernmentwouldriskinnocentlivesjusttoseeifterroristswillreallydowhattheythreatentodo?

Terroristshaveprovenoftenenoughthattheyreallymeanbusiness.

Margaret:

Yes,butifagovernmentdoesn’tholdoutagainstthiskindofblackmail,wewillalwayshaveterrorists.Governmentsareafraidtopunishthesepeople.Theyalmostalwaysletthemgofree.Startexecutingterroristsautomaticallywherevertheyland,andterrorismwillstop.

Valerie:

Andwhatabouttheinnocentlivesthatwillbelostintheprocess?

Terrorismisbasedonthesimpleideathatthreateningtheinnocentwillachieveitsends.

Margaret:

Youcan’tgetridofevilwithoutbeingpreparedtofacetheconsequencesofevil.

Valerie:

Solongasyou’renotoneofthevictims!

Task3

【答案】

A. 

1）thirty-five,naturallight,asmallwindow,hot,airless,verynoisy 

2）Mexico

3）oughtto,shouldn’t

B.

1）Itislocatedinanarrowstreetwithfive-andsix-storeybuildingseightkilometersfromdowntownLosAngeles.

2）Thisfactorymakesshirtsandjeans

3）She’salreadybeenworkingfortenhours,butwon’tstopforanothertwohours.

4）Shecan’tcomplainaboutthosethingsbecausesheisanillegalimmigrant.

【原文】

EightkilometersfromdowntownLosAngelesthereisanarrowstreetwithfive-andsix-storeybuildings.Insideoneofthesebuildingsthereisasmallfactorymakingshirtsandjeans.Thewomenworkinginthefactorysitclosetogether,eachwithasmalltable,eachwiththeirownsewingmachine.Thewomensaynothing,andworkhard.Inoneoftheroomstherearethirty-fivewomen.Thereisonlyalittlenaturallight,andthiscomesfromasmallwindowintheroof.Theroomishot,airless,andverynoisy.Ontheleft-handsideoftheroomthereisayounggirlsittingnexttothewall.Everynowandagainshecloseshereyes,andherfingersstopworking.She'salreadybeeninherchairfortenhours,butshe'llbehereuntilthebellrings—andthatwon'tbeforanothertwohours.HernameisMaria,andshecomesfromMexico.Shewon'tcomplainaboutherwork.Shewon'tsaythattheworkinghoursoughttobechanged;shewon'tsaythattheworkingconditionsshouldn'tbepermitted.

Task4

【答案】

A.

EveryyeartheBritishgovernmentpublishesstatisticsaboutsocialtrends.TheirfindingsshowdefinitepatternsintheBritishwayoflife.

1）     markeddifferences

a）      onehourmoreeveryday,threehoursmoreeveryweek

b）     1percent,cleaningandironing,keephouseholdaccounts,dorepairsorimprovements

c）     30percent

2）     leisureactivities,watchingtelevision,20hoursaweek,goingforwalks,Swimming,Britishwomen

B.

Unliketheothercouples,CarlahasalwayskeptherwonaccountsandAdrianhasalwaysdonehisownhousework.Neitherofthemlikewatchingtelevisionverymuchandtheybothlikeswimming.

【原文】

WhenAdrianHuttonandCarlaLeonegetmarriedtheywillmoveintoanewhousethattheyhavebought.Butwhatsortoflifewilltheyhave?

WhatcantheyexpectinmodernBritain?

EveryyeartheBritishgovernmentpublishesstatisticsaboutsocialtrends.TheirfindingsshowdefinitepatternsintheBritishwayoflife.

Inmostmarriagestherearesomemarkeddifferencesbetweenhusbandsandwives.Workingwives,forexample,sleep（onaverage）onehourmoreadaythanworkinghusbands.Housewives,ontheotherhand,sleeponlyaboutthreehoursmoreeveryweekthantheirworkinghusbands.Andwhatabouthousework?

Thegovernmentsurveyshowedthatonly1%ofmendothehouseholdchores—likecleaningandironing.Buttheydousuallykeephouseholdaccountsanditisalwaysmenwhodorepairsorimprovementsinthehouse.30%ofallmarriagesendindivorce.

Thegovernmentsurveyalsolookedatleisureactivities.TheyfoundthatthetwomostpopularleisureactivitiesinBritainarewatchingtelevision（theaveragefamilyspends20hoursaweekinfrontoftheTVset）andgoingforwalks.SwimmingisanespeciallypopularactivityamongBritishwomen.

CarlaandAdrian'slife,though,willprobablybedifferentfromtheaveragemarriage.InthefirstplaceCarlahasalwayskeptherownaccountsandAdrianhasalwaysdonehisownhousework.Neitherofthemlikewatchingtelevisionverymuchandtheybothlikeswimming.

Task 5

【答案】

A.

Topic:

HowacityinJapansolvetheproblemofgarbagedisposal.

Supportingdetails:

160million,everyyear,10percent,10percent,therest,publiccooperation

1）garbagethatcanbeeasilyburned,kitchenandgardentrash

2）electricalappliances,plastictools,plastictoys

3）arepoisonous,causepollution,batteries

4）bottlesandglasscontainersthatcanberecycled

5）metalcontainersthatcanberecycled

6）furnitureandbicycled

ondifferentdays,onrequest,fertilizer,toproduceelectricity,recycled,cleaned,repaired,resoldcheaply,giveaway

B.

1）Thegarbagewillbetakentoacenterthatlookslikeacleannewofficebuildingorhospital.Insidethecenter,specialequipmentisusedtosortandprocessthegarbage.

2）OfficialfromcitiesaroundtheworldvisitMachidatoseewhethertheycanusesomeoftheseideasandtechniquestosolvetheirowngarbagedisposalproblems.

【原文】

Disposingofthegarbageweproduceeverydayisamajorproblemincitiesaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,over160milliontonsofgarbageareproduceeveryyear.Tenpercentisrecycled,tenpercentisburned,andtherestisputinlandfills.Butfindinglandfornewlandfillsisbecomingmoredifficult.

AcitythathassolvedthisprobleminanunusualwayisMachida,inTokyo,Japan.Theyhavedevelopedatotallynewapproachtogarbagedisposal.Thekeytotheoperationispubliccooperation.Familiesmustdividetheirgarbageintosixcategories:

1.garbagethatcanbeeasilyburned（thatis,combustiblegarbage）suchaskitchenandgardentrash?

;

2.noncombustiblegarbage,suchassmallelectricalappliances,plastictools,andplastictoys?

;

3.productsthatarepoisonousorthatcausepollution,suchasbatteriesandfluorescentlights?

;

4.bottlesandglasscontainersthatcanberecycled?

;

5.metalcontainersthatcanberecycled?

;

6.largeitems,suchasfurnitureandbicycles.

Theitemsincategories1to5arecollectedondifferentdays.Largeitemsareonlycollecteduponrequest.Thenthegarbageistakentoacenterthatlookslikeacleannewofficebuildingorhospital.Insidethecenter,specialequipmentisusedtosortandprocessthegarbage.Almosteverythingcanbereused:

gardenorkitchentrashbecomesfertilizer;combustiblegarbageisburnedtoproduceelectrical;metalcontainersandbottlesarerecycled;andoldfurniture,clothing,andotherusefulitemsarecleaned,repaired,andresoldcheaplyorgivenaway.Theworkprovidesemploymentforhandicappedpersonandgivesthemachancetolearnnewskills.

Nowadays,officialsfromcitiesaroundtheworldvisitMachidatoseewhethertheycanusesomeoftheseideasandtechniquestosolvetheirowngarbagedisposalproblems.

Task 6

【答案】

1）TheyweretalkingaboutMrs.Carter.

2）Shewasatall,handsomewomanwhousedtocomeintotheshopatleasttwiceaweek.

3）Shelivedaloneinalargehouseonanoldfarm---aboutthreemilesfromtheshop.

4）Hewasabsolutelycertain,otherwisehewouldnevercallthepolice.Hisevidencewasthis:

First,hesawherdoit;second,hefoundthethingsinherbag;third,shehaddoneitbefore.

5）Becausetwoyoungpeoplesawher.Theshopkeeperbelievedthatiftheydidn’tpunishher,youngpeoplewouldthinkthatstealingdidn’tmatter.

6）Thejudgethoughtthatitwasdiffi