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新闻听力经济词汇:
Unit2:
Jerry`sweddingelevenyearsagotoaChinese-Americanwas"bothwhiteandred",hesaid,withhisbridewearingawhiteweddinggownataProtestantchurchceremony(becausebothheandhiswifeareChristians)andthenchangingtoareddressaftertheweddingfortheirreceptionbanquetataChinatownrestaurant.
AnotherChinese-AmericanfriendinCaliforniasentustheirweddinginvitation.FollowingtheAmericancustom,heincludedasmallerenvelopeandcardforustosendbacktotellthemifwewouldattendtheweddingornot.Butinsteadofusingtheusualwhitecolorfortheenvelopeandcards,heandhisbridechoseChinesered.TheinvitationitselfcombingEnglishandChinese,justastheirchurchweddingceremonydid.
Unit3:
Watchingtelevisionisthemostpopularleisure-timeactivityinBritain.Peakviewingtimeisbetween7:
30and10o’clockintheevenings.
Thetwoagegroupswhichwatchtelevisionmostarechildrenbetween5and14andpeopleover50.Childrenaged5to14watchtelevisiononaveragefor23hoursaweek.Theover-fiftieswatchonaveragefor17hoursaweek.
TelevisionisdividedbetweenBBC1,BBC2andthecommercialstation,ITV.ThereisnogreatdifferencebetweenBBC1andBBC2andITV,butprogrammesonBBC2tendtobeofamoreintellectualorculturalnature.
Programmesbefore9pmarealsosuitableforchildren,soprogrammeswithscenesofviolenceorsexareusuallyshownafterthistime.MostviewersinBritainswitchoffthetelevisionafterabout10:
30andgotobed.Thosewhowanttostayupcanoftenwatchafilmora"chatshow",aninterviewwithafamouspersonality,until1am.
However,themostpopularprogrammesofallarethenewsbulletins
Unit12:
Whenyougetoldinlife,thingsgettakenfromyou.That'spartoflife.Butyouonlylearnthatwhenyoustartlosingstuff.Youfindoutlife'sthisgameofinches.Soisfootball.Becauseineithergame,lifeorfootball,themarginforerrorissosmall:
onehalfasteptoolate,ortooearly,andyoudon'tquitemakeit;one-halfsecondtooslow,toofast,youdon'tquitecatchit.Theinchesweneedareeverywherearoundus.They'reineverybreakofthegame,everyminute,everysecond.
Onthisteam,wefightforthatinch.Onthisteam,wetearourselvesandeveryoneelsearoundustopiecesforthatinch.Weclawwithourfingernailsforthatinch,becauseweknowwhenaddupallthoseinchesthat'sgoingtomakethefuckingdifferencebetweenwinningandlosing,betweenlivinganddying!
Unit13:
MusicexpertssayJohnLennondidnotinventrockandroll.Yethedidmorethananyoneelsetochangeit,moveitforwardandaddsocialmeaningtoitssongs.Manyexpertscallhimoneofthegreatestsongwritersinthehistoryofrockandroll.
TheRockandRollHallofFameandMuseumorganizedanexhibitaboutJohnLennon.VisitorscanseehundredsofobjectsfromLennon'slife.Therearereportsfromhisteacherswhenhewasaboyabouthisschoolwork.Morethanthirtypaintingsanddrawingshemadethroughouthislifeareshown:
thesuitheworeasamemberoftheBeatles,hisguitarsandpiano,andthehandwrittenwordsfortwenty-fiveofhismostfamoussongs.
JohnLennonhelpedformtheBeatlesinthe1960s.Thegroupchangedthesoundofrockandrollmusic.
Later,JohnLennonwrotesongsthatexpressedhiseffortsfortruth,peaceandhumanrights.
Recently,aBritishmusicmagazineaskedseveralsongwriters,producersandmusicianstonamethebestsongsofthelastcentury.TheychoseJohnLennon's"InMyLife"asthetopsong.
Unit15:
There'sbeenaperceptionthattherecentriseinoilpriceswasbecauseofthesituationinIraqandbecauseofspeculation—thatis,temporaryfactors.OfficialsinG7nowsay,though,thatoilisscarcerthanpreviouslythought.Inotherwords,thatthere'salonger-termshortagepushingpricesup.Ontopofthat,theyrecognizethatstrongChineseeconomicgrowthwillputmorepressureonscarcesupplies.
AstheG7-plus-Chinameetinggetsunderway,ministersfromBritainandGermanywanteffortsmadetogetmoreinformationouttotrytodiminishthelargeamountofspeculationintheoilmarket.LasttimetheG7ministersmet,theBritishfinanceministerledanattempttotalkthepricedownbyurgingproducerstoincreasesupply.Theexhortationhadlittleeffect,withthepricerisinganyway.Nowitseemsthatministersmaybeacceptingthatwe'removingintoaworldofpermanentlyhigheroilpricesthatwilldampeneconomicgrowth.
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Unit15:
Task1
【答案】
A.1)c)2)b)3)a)4)c)
B.
seventeenBritishbeaches,AtlanticOcean,microscope,verysmalloceananimalsandplants,particlesofplastic,threetimes,1990s,1960s,howplasticaffectstheenvironment,poison,Science.
【原文】
Scientistshaveknownforalongtimethatplasticisharmfultooceananimals.ButanewBritishstudyshowsthatplasticmaycontinuetodoharmevenafterithasbrokenintoextremelysmallparticles.
BritishscientistscollectedpiecesofplasticonseventeenBritishbeachesaswellasdeepintheAtlanticOcean.Thepiecesaresosmalltheycanonlybeseenwithamicroscope.Thescientistsfoundthatninekindsofplasticwerecommon.Theseincludednylonandpolyester.
Theresearchersalsoexaminedplankton,verysmalloceananimalsandplants.ThesehadbeencollectedofftheBritishcoastduringthepastfortyyears.Thescientistsfoundparticlesofplasticintheplankton.Theyfoundthreetimesmoreplasticinplanktonfromthe1990sthaninplanktonfromthe1960s.
ProfessorRichardThompsonoftheUniversityofPlymouthledthestudy.ProfessorThompsonsayshisteamwillinvestigatehowplasticaffectstheenvironment.Forexample,theywanttolearniftheplasticinplanktoncouldpoisonfishandothersealifeeatenbyhumans.ThestudyappearedinthemagazineScience.
AspokesmanfortheAmericanPlasticsCouncilsaysalotoftheinformationfromtheBritishstudywasold.Buthesaysthegroupwillre-examineit.Healsosaysindustrymusteducatepeopleabouttheirresponsibilitytokeepallwasteoutofoceans.
ProfessorThompsonagreesthathumansneedtobemoreresponsible.Plasticisapopularsubstanceforcontainersandotherobjectspartlybecauseitisnoteasilydestroyed.Theprofessorestimatesthatplasticlastsfromahundredtoathousandyears.
Task2
【答案】
A.
ASwedishstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhousecellphonesforatleasttenyearsmightbeatgreaterriskfordevelopingarare,non-canceroustumor.
B.
1)Theygrowonthenervethatleadsfromtheinnereartothebrain.
2)Theyaffectfewerthanonehundredthousandpeopleayear.
3)Theresearchersfoundthatthosepeoplewhohadusedcellphonesforatleasttenyearshadalmosttwicetheriskofdevelopingthesetumors.Inaddition,thetumorriskwasalmostfourtimeshigheronthesideoftheheadwherethephonewasusuallyheld.
4)Becausechildren’sbrainsarestilldeveloping.
5)Itistryingtofindoutifelectromagneticradiationfromcellphonesdamageshealth.
6)TheWorldHealthOrganization’scancerresearchinstitute.
7)Earlynextyear.
C.1)T2)F3)T4)T5)T6)T7)F
【原文】
ASwedishstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhousecellphonesforatleasttenyearsmightbeatgreaterriskfordevelopingarare,non-canceroustumor.Thesetumorsgrowonthenervethatleadsfromtheinnereartothebrain.Theriskwashigheronthesideoftheheadwherethephonewasusuallyheld.
Thesetumorsaffectfewerthanonehundredthousandpeopleayear.Theygrowslowlyandcantakeseveralyearstobediscovered.Thetumorpushesonthesurfaceofthebrain,butdoesnotgrowintothebrainitself.
ResearchersattheKarolinskaInstituteinStockholm,Swedenledthestudy.ItwaspublishedintheInternationalJournalofEpidemiology.
ThestudyinvolvedsevenhundredandfiftySwedes.Aboutonehundredandfiftyofthemhadthesetumors.Aboutsixhundredotherpeopledidnot.Researchersaskedallofthepeopleabouttheircellphoneuse.
Theresearchersfoundthatthosepeoplewhohadusedcellphonesforatleasttenyearshadalmosttwotimestheriskofdevelopingthesetumors.Inaddition,thetumorriskwasalmostfourtimeshigheronthesideoftheheadwherethephonewasusuallyheld.
Therewasnoincreasedriskforthosewhohadusedcellphonesforfewerthantenyears.Atthetimethestudywasdone,onlyanalogphoneshadbeeninusefortenyears.
Almostallearlyanalogcellphonesreleasedmoreelectromagneticradiationthanthedigitalphonesnowbeingsold.Butresearcherssaytheycannotbesureiftheresultsarejustlinkedtotheuseofanalogphones.Theysayfurtherstudyisneeded.
Severalearlierexperimentshaveshownradiationfromcellphonescanaffectbraincellsinalaboratory.Butstudiesonpeoplehavefoundnoevidencethatthephonespresentahealthrisk.However,expertssaychildrenshouldavoidusingthephonesforlongperiodsbecausetheirbrainsarestilldeveloping.
Thestudyispartofawiderresearchprogramknownasthe“InterphoneStudy”.TheWorldHealthOrganization’scancerresearchinstituteorganizedtheresearch.Itistryingtofindoutifelectromagneticradiationfromcellphonesdamageshealth.
Finalresultsofthestudyareexpectedtobereleasedearlynextyear.
Task3
【答案】
A.
SomeUNreportsshowconditionsareworseningindevelopingcountries.
B.
Ⅰ.
A.hungry,unhealthy
B.poverty,war,HIV/AIDS
C.1.shelter,food,safewater,healthcare,cleanlivingconditions,education,information.
2.700million
D.Half
E.highchilddeathrates,shorterlifeexpectancy.
Ⅱ.
A.five
B.852,18
C.lostproductivity,nationalearnings
Ⅲ.
A.Half,two,1,400
B.Foreignaid,ha