《英语听力入门3000》第四册原文及答案.docx

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《英语听力入门3000》第四册原文及答案

《英语听力入门3000》第四册原文及答案

Unit1

PartI

B

Speaker1>notrememberverymuchaboutchildhood/notveryclose/nottalkverymuch

Speaker2>getonverywellwithmum/talkveryopenly

Speaker3>（mum）alwaystellmetodothisanddothat/（father）letmedowhatIwant

Speaker4->fondmemoriesofchildhood/seeminglyspoilus

Tapescript:

1.Idon'trememberverymuchaboutmychildhood,actually.Mywife'salwaysaskingme"Whenyouwereaboy,didyouuseto..."andIreply"Idon'tknow,Ican'tremember."Wedidn't...wedidn'tusetotalkverymuch,weweren'tveryclose,orifwewere,wedidn'tshowit.IrememberIusedtohavemyhaircuteveryFriday.MyfatherandIwouldgotogether.Ihadtheshortesthairintheschool.Whenthey'dfinishedcuttingit,they'dburntheendswithasortofcandle.OhI'llneverforgetthatsmell.

2.Igotonverywellwithmymother.Iusedtotellhereverything-ornearlyeverything--andshe'dtalktomeveryopenlytoo.Sometimesshe'dsaytome"Don'tgotoschooltoday.Staywithme."Andwe'dgooutshoppingorsomethinglikethat.

3.I'mnotaverytidyperson,butmymother'sveryhouse-proud,soshe'salwaystellingmetopickthingsupandputthemaway,anddothisanddothat.Shegoesonforhoursabout"Cleanlinessisnexttogodliness."Myfatherisn'tlikethatatall.HeletsmedowhatIwant.Ithinkhe'slearnednottopayattention.

4.Ihaveveryfondmemoriesofmychildhood.Tomeitrepresentedsecurity.Weusedtodoalottogetherasafamily.Irememberwalks,andpicnics,andgoingforridesonaSundayafternoon.EveryFriday,whenmyfathercamehomefromwork,hehadatreatforeachofus.Mymotherusedtosayhewasspoilingus,butwhynot?

Itdidn'tdousanyharm.

PartIIIFamily

A.

TheFamily

I.Functionsoffamily

A.Providingnecessitiesoflife

B.Offeringaffectionatejoys

C.Raisingchildrentoadulthood

D.Givingprotectionintimesofemergency

IIPatternsoffamily

A.Extendedfamily--uncles,aunts,cousinsandin-laws

B.Nuclearfamily--ahusband,wifeandtheirchildren

C.Polygamoushousehold-ahusband,severalwivesandtheirchildren

D.Dividedresidence--husbandandwifelivingseparatelywithchildrenraisedbymother'sbrother

Unit2

PartIWarmingup

A.

Tapescript:

1.Organizedactivityonbehalfofwomen'srightsbeganinthemid1800s,whenbothbylawandbycustom,womenwereconsidered"non-persons."

2.Intheearlytg00s,importantchangesoccurredinthesocialandpoliticalclimateinAmericaasaresultofWorldWarI.

3.In1920afterWorldWart,Americanwomengainedtherighttovote.

4.DuringWorldWarII,largenumbersofwomenenteredthejobmarkettodothejobsofthemenwhohadbeendraftedintomilitaryservice.

5.Today,womenmakeup1.5%ofthe200,000professionalfirefightersintheU.S.,andtheymakeup4%ofairlinepilotsandnavigators.

6.TheSmallBusinessAdministrationpredictsthatwomenwillownnearly40%（othersSayhalf）ofallsmallbusinessesintheU.S.bytheyear2000.

7.From1980to1988,thenumberofbusinessmenandwomen--entrepreneurs--increased56%overall,butduringthatperiod,thenumberoffemaleentrepreneursgrew82%.

8.In1969intheU.S.,only4%ofthestatelawmakerswerewomen.By1993,thisnumberhadgrownby500%,and20.4%ofstatelegislatorswerewomen.

9.Today,only10%ofAmericanfamilieshavethetraditionalworkingfatherandthemotherwhostayshometotakecareofthechildren.

10.Therateofwomen'sparticipationintheworkforcerosefrom27%in1940'to44%in1985.

B.

SpeakersKeywords

Lynnefriends/child-free/respectfortheirchoice/notmy

opinion/hadtohavechildren/don'tknowwhy

Irenedaughterthesame/eager/getmarried/havechildren

/thinkingabout/8or9yearsold/observemeasa

mother/othermothers

BarbaraYes,that'showIwas.

Tapescript.

L--LynneI--IreneB--Barbara

L..Ihavemany,manyfriendswhohaveoptedforachild-freelife.Ihaveagreatdealofrespectfortheirchoice.Butthereinliesthekey.Itwastheirchoice.Infertilitywasnotmychoice.Isawomanlessofawomanwithoutchildren?

Absolutelynotinmyopinion,butIhadtohavechildren.Idon'tknowwhy.Peoplehaveaskedus,y’know,"Wellwhatwasthatjustmadeyousoobsessedandcompelledanddriven?

"Idon'tknow.Idon't...Idon'tknowthatI'lleverknow.AllIknowisIhadtohavechildren.

I.Well,mydaughter,interestinglyenough,isthesameway.She'sveryeagerassoonasshefinisheslawschooltogetmarriedandhavechildren.Andwetalkedaboutthisandshesaid,"Mom,youdon'tunderstand.I'vebeenthinkingabouthavingchildrensinceIwaseightornineyearsold."

C

1.ThedifferencebetweenmenandwomenwhentheysurftheInternetaccordingtothestudyconductedbyMediaMatricksandJupiterCommunications:

Women:

asatool

Men:

tendtospendmoretimeplayingaround

2.Thedifferentreasonswhywomenusetheweb:

checkemail/chat/lookforinformation/resources/studyingsearch

Tapescript:

Forthefirsttimeeverthenumberofwomenonthewebhassurpassedthenumberofmen,pushingthehugegrowthoffemalesbetweentheagesof12and17.

Musicwebsiteslikeareattractingteengirlsandsoaresitesfocusedonfashionandshopping.Anunscientificsurveyofteens,mostlygirlsattendingOaklandTechnicalHighSchoolinOakland,California,showsteensareusingtheWorldWideWebformanyreasons.

F.MynameisFiandI'm16.IcheckmyemailonthenetandIchatsometimes.That'sallIdid.

P:

MynameisSoniaFayPhillips.I'm17yearsold.MostlyIusetheInternetfor,uh,look（ing）upformycollegeinformationorcheckmyemailorchat.Iuse..,mostlyuseitforresourcesandstudyingbecauseIdon'thavetimeforplayandstuff.

M:

MynameisLucienMorrison.I'm17.AndIusetheInternettochaton,togetcodesforplaystationgames,tocheckmyemailandtoplaygameson.

M:

I'mMeesha.I'm14yearsold.Iusuallyjustsearchontheweb,justanythingI'mlookingfororjustsearchbecauseI'mboredoranythinglikethat.

SummerschoolstudentsattendingOaklandTechnicalHighSchoolinOakland,California.

TheInternetstudyreleasedtodayconductedbyMediaMatricksandJupiterCommunicationsshowsthatmenandwomenusethewebdifferently.Womenuseitasatool.Mentendtospendmoretimeonlineplayingaround.

Amongtheothermostpopularsitesreportedforwomenontheweb?

forages35to44:

market-and;forages55andupthey'vebeenpostingthesecondbiggestjumpinusage:

aarp.organdgenealogy,com.

PartIIWorkingmothers

B

1.AccordingtoBeth,whichdomoreandmorewomenchoose,toworkortohaveachild?

both/notbesuperwoman

2.Accordingtosomeresearch,howimportantisamother'srole?

moreimportantinsomeregardsthanwehadthought/bondingprocess/lastslonger

3.Whathappenstochildreniftheyareseparatedtooearlyfromtheirparents?

oftengointoshock

4.Whydopeopleneedconcretesupportofcommunity?

parentsnotcloseby/brothersandsistersinanotherstateorcountry

5.DoesBeththinkit'snecessaryforamothertostayhomefulltimetobetogetherwithherchildren?

importantbutnotnecessary/ifnotinclined

6.Whatisthewonderfultraitthatsomeworkingmothershave?

a.theabilitytobeattentivetomultipledemands

b.theabilitytothinkaboutmorethanonethingatatime

Tapescript:

B--BethI--Irene

B.It'sabigchallengeformotherstoday,becauseoftentimesmothersfeellikeit'saneither/orpropositionthattheyhavetoworkorhaveachild.Andtherealityismoreandmorewomenarechoosingtodoboth,andalsonotbesuperwomen,soit'satricky..,it'satrickylinetobalance.ButIdohaveaquotethatsays,"Tochoosetohaveachildistochooseforevertohaveyourheartwalkoutsideofyourbody,"whichmeans,justaswe'vebeentalkingabout,thatyouareconstantlyattachedtoyourchild,nomatterhowoldtheyget,butyouwilllearntowalkthoselines.Andyouwilllearntocreatebalanceandharmonyinyourlife,andyou'llrealizethatnoteverythingyoudoisgoingtosendyourchildtoatherapist.Andthat'swonderful.

I.Yes,yes.I'vejustalwaysfeltthatifyoulovedthemhardenough,andthatyouhad...yourheartkindofintherightplace,whichobviouslyisoutsideyourownbody,thattherewasverylittlethat...thatyoucoulddowrong.Imeanyou...

B.Yes.Ithinkthat'strue.Ithinkifyoubuildasolidfoundationwithyourchild,especiallyintheearlyyears,and...

I.Howearlyarewetalking"earlyyears"?

Imean,bywhatpointisthechild'spersonalityformedalready?

B.Well,youknowthere'salotofinformationonthatthatdefinitelyisconflicting.Buttherearenewstudiescomingoutthatarejustfascinatingabouthowimportant,extremelyimportantitisforachildtobewithhis/hermotheruntilthey'reclosetofouryearsold.Now,thatdoesn'tmeanconsistently.I'mnotadvocatingthatamotherstayhomefulltimeifshe'snotsoinclined.Butthere'sdefiniteresearchthat'scomingoutsayingthat,y'know,amother'sroleismoreimportantinsomeregardsthanwehadthought,andthatthebondingprocesslastsquiteabitlonger.Infact,childrengointoshockoftentimesiftheyareseparatedtooearly.Andthat'swhyIthinkalotofusarefightingforparentalleaveandfamilyleave,thatallowsbothmotherandfathertohavetimewiththeirchildrenhopefullywithinthefirsttwoyears,notjustthefirstfewmonths.

Peopleneedconcretesupport,andespeciallynowadays,Ididwriteanothermeditationaboutpeopleneedingthesupportofcommunitybecausenowadaysweo