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andwhenIhavetoanswerquestionsaboutit. Teachingatahighlevelcanbeverystimulatingforanyone,nomatterhowmuchexpertisetheymayalreadyhaveinthefieldtheyareinstructing.

　　M:

Arethereanyscientificbreakthroughsthatyouseeonthenearhorizon?

Asignificantdiscoveryorinventionwecanexpectsoon.

　　W:

 【Q4】Theworldisalwaysconductingscience.Andthere'reconstantlynewthingsbeingdiscovered.Infact,rightnow,wehavetoomuchdatasittingincomputers. Forexample,wehavethousandsofphotosofplanetMarstakenbytelescopesthatnobodyhaseverseen. Wehavethem,yetnobodyhashadtimetolookatthemwiththeirowneyes,letaloneanalyzethem.

　　Q1:

Whydoesthewomansayshecanbesoenergetic?

　　Q2:

Whathasthewomanbeenengagedin?

　　Q3:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebenefitteachingbringstoher?

　　Q4:

Howdoesthewomansaynewscientificbreakthroughscanbemadepossible?

　　SectionA

　　Conversation2

　　M:

Doyouthinkdreams 【Q5】havespecialmeanings?

　　W:

No.Idon'tthinktheydo.

　　M:

Idon'teither,butsomepeopledo.Iwouldsaypeoplewhobelievethatdreamshavespecialmeaningsaresuperstitious,especiallynowadays.Inthepast,duringthetimesofancientEgypt,GreeceorChina,peopleusedtobelievethatdreamscouldforeseethefuture.Buttoday,withallthescientificknowledgethatwehave,Ithinkit'smuchhardertobelieveinthesesortsofthings.

　　W:

Mygrandmotherissuperstitious,andshethinksdreamscanpredictthefuture.Once, 【Q6】shedreamedthattheflightshewasduetotakethefollowingdaycrashed. Canyouguesswhatshedid?

Shedidn'ttakethatflight.Shedidn'tevenbothertogototheairportthefollowingday.Instead,shetookthesameflightbutaweeklater.Andeverythingwasfineofcourse.Noplaneevercrashed.

　　M:

Howfunny!

Didyouknowthatflyingisactuallysaferthananyothermodeoftransport?

It'sbeenstatisticallyproven.Peoplecanbesoirrationalsometimes.

　　W:

Yes,absolutely.But,evenifwethinktheyareridiculous, 【Q7】emotionscanbejustaspowerfulasrationalthinking.

　　M:

Exactly.Peopledoallsortsofcrazythingsbecauseoftheirirrationalfeelings.Butinfact,somepsychologistsbelievethatourdreamsaretheresultofouremotionsandmemoriesfromthatday.IthinkitwasSigmundFreudwhosaidthatchildren'sdreamswereusuallysimplerepresentationsoftheirwishes,thingstheywishedwouldhappen. 【Q8】Butinadults',dreamsaremuchmorecomplicatedreflectionsoftheirmoresophisticatedsentiments.

　　W:

Isn'titinterestinghowpsychologiststrytounderstandusingthescientificmethodsomethingasbazaarasdreams?

Psychologyisliketherationalstudyofirrationalfeelings.

　　Q5:

Whatdobothspeakersthinkofdreams?

　　Q6:

Whydidn'tthewoman'sgrandmothertakeherscheduledflight?

　　Q7:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutpeople'semotions?

　　Q8:

WhatdidpsychologistSigmundFreudsayaboutadults'dreams?

　　SectionB

　　Passage1

　　WhilesomescientistsexplorethesurfaceoftheAntarctic,othersarelearningmoreaboutagiantbodyofwater--fourkilometersbeneaththeicepack.ScientistsfirstdiscoveredLakeVostokinthe1970sbyusingradiowavesthatpenetratetheice.Sincethen,theyhaveusedsoundwavesandevensatellitestomapthismassivebodyofwater.HowdoesthewaterinLakeVostokremainedliquidbeneathanicesheet?

“Thethickglacieraboveactslikeinsulatingblanketandkeepsthewaterfromfreezing,”saidMartinSiegert,aglaciologistfromtheuniversityofWales.Inaddition,geothermalheatfromthedeepwithintheearthmaywarmthehiddenlake.ThescientistssuspectthatmicroorganismsmaybelivinginLakeVostok,closedofffromtheoutsideworldformorethantwomillionyears.Anythingfoundthatwillbetotallyalientowhat’sonthesurfaceoftheearth,saidSiegert.Scientistsaretryingtofindawaytodrillintotheiceanddrawwatersampleswithoutcausingcontamination.Again,robotsmightbethesolution.Ifallgoesasplanned,adrill-shiftrobotwillmeltthroughthesurfaceice.Whenitreachesthelake,itwillreleaseanotherrobotthatcanswiminthelake,takepicturesandlookforsignsoflife.Thescientistshopethatdiscoverieswillshedlightonlifeinouterspace,whichmightexistinsimilardarkandairlessconditions.Recentlyclosed-uppicturesofJupiter’smoon,Europa,showssignsofwaterbeneaththeicysurface.OncetestedtheAntarctic,robotscouldbesettoEuropatosearchforlifethere,too.

　　Q9:

WhatdidthescientistsfirstusetodiscoverLakeVostokinthe1970s?

　　Q10:

WhatdidscientiststhinkaboutLakeVostok?

　　Q11:

Whatdothescientistshopetheirdiscoverieswilldo?

　　SectionB

　　Passage2

　　TheideatostudytheAmericanIndiantribe–Tarahumaras,cametoJamesCopelandin1984when 【Q12】hediscoveredthatverylittleresearchhadbeendoneontheirlanguage. HecontactedthetribememberthroughasocialworkerwhoworkedwiththetribesinMexico.Atfirst,thetribemembernamedGonzalezwasveryreluctanttocooperate.HetoldCopelandthatnoamountofmoneycouldbuyhislanguage.ButafterCopelandexplainedtohimwhatheintendedtodowithhisresearchandhowitwouldbenefittheTarahumaras,Gonzalezagreedtohelp. 【Q13】HetookCopelandtohisvillageandservedasanintermediary.Copelandsays,thankstohim,theTarahumarasunderstoodwhattheirmissionwasandstartedtrustingus.【Q14】EnteringtheworldofTarahumarashasbeenalaboriousprojectforCopeland. Toreachtheirhomeland,hemuststrivetwoandhalfdaysfromHustonTaxes.Heloadsuphisvehiclewithgoodsthatthetribe’smencan’t easilygetandgivesthegoodstothemasagestureoffriendship.TheTarahumaras,whodon’tbelieveanyhumiliatingwealth,takethefoodandshareamongthemselves.ForCopeland,theexperiencehasnotonlybeenacademicallysatisfyingbutalsohasenrichedhislifeinseveralways. 【Q15】“Iseepeoplerejectingtechnologyandlivingaveryhard,traditionallife,whichoffersmeanothernotionaboutthemeaningofprogressinthewesterntradition,”hesays,“IexperiencedthesimplicityoflivinginnaturethatIwouldotherwiseonlybeabletoreadabout.Iseealotofbeautyandtheirsenseofsharingandconcernforeachother.”

　　Q12:

WhydidJamesCopelandwanttostudytheAmericanIndiantribe--Tarahumaras?

　　Q13:

HowdidGonzalezhelpJamesCopeland?

　　Q14:

WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutJamesCopeland’striptotheTarahumarasvillage?

Q15:

WhatimpressesJamesCopelandabouttheTarahumarastribe?

　　SectionC

　　Recording1

　　Whatisaradical?

Itseemstodaythatpeopleareterrifiedoftheterm,particularlyofhavingthelabelattachtothem.【Q16】Accusingindividualsorgroupsofbeingradicaloftenservestosilencethemintosubmission,thereby,maintainingtheexistingstateofaffairs,and,moreimportant,preservingthepowerofaselectminority,whoaremostlywealthywhitemalesinwesternsociety.

Feminismisaperfectexampleofthisphenomenon.Thewomen'smovementhasbeenplaguedbystereotypes,misrepresentationsbythemedia,andaccusationsofman-hatingandradicalism.Whenthebasicfoundationoffeminismissimplythatwomendeserveequalrightsinallfacetsoflife.Whenfacedwiththethreatofbeinglabelledradical,womenbackdownfromtheirworthycallsandconsequently,participateintheirownoppression.

　　Ithasgottentothepointthatmanywomenareafraidtocallthemselvesfeministsbecauseofastigmaattachedtotheword.Ifpeoplerefusedtobecontrolled,andintimidatedbystigmas,thestigmaslosealltheirpower,withoutfearonwhichtheyfeed,suchstigmascanonlydie.

　　Tome, 【Q17】aradicalissimplysomeonewhorebelsagainstthenormwhenadvocatesachangeintheexistingstateofaffairs. Oncloseinspection,itbecomesclearthatthenormisconstantlyinvolving,andtherefore,isnotaconstantentity.

Sowhythen,isdeviationfromthepresentsituationsuchathreat,whenthestateofaffairsitselfisunstableandsubjecttorelentlesstransformation?

Itallgoesbacktomaintainingthepowerofthosewhohaveitandpreventingtherightofthosewhodon't.Infact,whenwelookattheword"radical"inahistoricalcontext,nearlyeveryfigurewenowholdupasaherowasconsideredaradicalinhisorhertime.Radicalsarepeoplewhoaffectchange.Theyarethepeopleaboutwhomhistoryiswritten.Abolitionistswereradicals,civilrightsactivistswereradicals, 【Q18】eventhefoundersofourcountryintheirfighttowinindependencefromEnglandwereradicals. Theirpresenceinhistoryhaschangedthewayoursocietyfunctions,mainlybyshiftingthebalanceofpowerthatpreviouslyexisted.Ofcourse,therearesomeradicalswho'vemadeanegativeimpactonhumanity, 【Q18】butundeniably,therewouldsimplybenoprogresswithoutradicals.Thatbeensaid,nexttimesomeonecallsmearadical,Iwouldacceptthatlabelwithpride.

　　Q16:

Whatusuallyhappenswhenpeopleareaccusedofbeingradical?

　　Q17:

Whatisthespeaker'sdefinitionofaradical?

　　Q18:

WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofmostradicalsintheAmericanhistory?

　　Recording2

　　Weareverysusceptibletotheinfluenceofthepeoplearoundus.Forinstance,youmayhaveknownsomebodywhohasgoneoverseasforayearorsoandhasreturnedwithanaccentperhaps.Webecomepartofourimmediateenvironment.Noneofusareimmunetotheinfluencesofourownworldandletusnotkidourselvesthatweareuntouchedbythethingsandpeopleinourlife.

　　Fredgoesofftohisnewjobatafactory.Fredtakeshisten-minutecoffeebreak,buttheotherworkerstakehalfanhour.Fredsays,“What’sthematterwithyouguys?

”Twoweekslater,Fred