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施心远主编《听力教程》4-（第2版）Unit-5答案

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施心远主编《听力教程》4（第2版）答案

Unit5

SectionOne:

TacticsforListening

Part1:

ListeningandTranslation

1.Stocks,bonds,land--peopleinvestindifferentthingsandfordifferentreasons.

股票、债券、土地--人们由于不同原因进行不同的投资。

2.Butallinvestorssharethesamegoal.

但是所有的投资者都有一个共同的目标。

3.Theywanttogetmoremoneyoutoftheirinvestmentthantheyputintoit.

他们希望通过投资获得比所有投入的资金更多的货币回报。

4.Themoneytheyinvesttodayprovidescapitalforfuturegrowthintheeconomy.

他们今天的投资为将来经济的发展提供了资金。

5.Investorshavetodecidehowmuchrisktheyarewillingtotakeandforhowlong.

投资者必须决定自己愿意在多长的时间范围内承受多大的风险。

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1DialogueTheBankManager

Exercise:

Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.D2.A3.D4.B5.C6.C7.A8.C

Part2PassageStockMarket:

HowitWorks

Ex.A.Pre-listeningQuestion

WhatdoyouknowaboutstockmarketinChina?

TheShanghaiStockExchangewasfoundedonNovember26th,1990andinoperationonDecember19ththesameyear,andShenzhenStockExchangewasestablishedonDecember1st,1990.

Ex.B:

SentenceDictation

1.AwaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreadpricedeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageplunged508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.

2.Thestockmarketisthemeansthroughwhichpreviouslyissuedcorporatestocks,sharesofownershipinacorporation,aretraded.

3.However,theforcesinfluencingthepricesofcorporatestocksarequitedifferentfromthoseinfluencingthepricesofgoodsandservices.

4.Peopleandorganizationswhobuyandholdstockdosofortheincomestheyhopetoearn.

5.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.

Ex.C:

DetailedListening.

1.B2.A3.D4.B5.B6.D7.C8.C

Ex.D:

After-listeningDiscussion

1.Whatis“BlackMonday”?

OnOctober19,1987,awaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreaddeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.Thatdayis“BlackMonday”.Onthatday,therewerehardlyanybuyorders,andthemarketswerefloodedwithsellorders.Over600millionsharesweretradedontheNewYorkStockExchange---morethantwicetheNYSE’saveragesalesvolume.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.

2.Doyouliketobeabroker?

Why?

Open.

ScriptofPassage:

StockMarket:

HowItWorks

OnMonday,October19,1987,awaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreadpricedeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.ONthatday,nowinfamousas“BlackMonday”,over600millionsharesweretradedontheNewYorkStockExchange---morethantwicetheNYSE’saveragesalesvolume.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.

Whatisthestockmarket,andhowisitaffectedbytheforcesofsupplyanddemand?

Thestockmarketisthemeansthroughwhichpreviouslyissuedcorporatestocks,sharesofownershipinacorporation,aretraded.Stockexchangesareorganizationswhosemembersactasintermediariestobuyandsellstocksfortheirclients.About80percentofallstocktradingintheUnitedStatestakesplaceattheNewYorkStockExchange.ThereareotherstockexchangesintheUnitedStatesaswellasinParis,London,SydneyandTokyo.

Howarestockpricesdetermined?

Theanswer,asyoumightexpect,isbysupplyanddemand.However,theforcesinfluencingthepricesofcorporatestocksarequitedifferentfromthoseinfluencingthepricesofgoodsandservices.Peopleandorganizationswhobuyandholdstockdosofortheincomestheyhopetoearn.Theincomesdependondividendspaidtostockholders,changesintheincomestheyhopetoearn.Theincomesdependondividendspaidtostockholders,changesinthepriceofstockovertime,andtheexpectedreturncomparedtothereturnonalternativeinvestments.

Onanygivendayinthestockmarket,thereareorderstobuyandorderstosell.Theorderstobuyconstitutethequantityofastockdemandedatthecurrent（oranticipated）pricepershare,whiletheorderstosellconstitutethequantitysuppliedatthatprice.Thechiefinfluenceonboththesupplyofanddemandforstocksistheincomepotentialofholdingthestockcomparedtotheincomepotentialofholdingalternativeassetssuchasbonds,othertypesofsecurities,orrealpropertylikebuildingsandland.

OntheNewYorkStockExchange,tradinginallstocksiscontinuous.Aspecialistisassignedtooverseetradingineachstock.Thisspecialistisa“broker’sbroker”whotriestoadjustthepriceofthestocksothatquantitydemandedequalsquantitysupplied.However,thespecialistisalsoallowedtopurchasethestocktoholdasapersonalinvestmentifnobuyercanbefound.Inthiswaythespecialistcanexertsomeinfluenceonthesupplyofanddemandforstocks,andwilldosoifit’sprofitable.

OnOctober19,1987,therewerehardlyanybuyorders,andthemarketswerefloodedwithsellorders.Becauseofthetremendoussurplusofstocksattheprevailingprices,specialistsandcallclerksloweredpricesuntilquantitydemandedequaledquantitysupplied.WhenBlackMondayfinallyreeledtoaclose,manyaportfoliohadlostoverafifthofthevalueithadthedaybefore.

SectionThreeNews

NewsItem1

Ex.A:

Summarizethenews

ThisnewsitemisaboutthefactthatArcticisthewarmestintwomillennia.

Ex.B:

Listenagainandfillintheblanks.

Scientistshaveproducedevidenceshowingdramaticallythatthecurrenttemperaturerisethereishighlyunusual.Formostofthelasttwothousandyears,theArcticslowlycooled,aconsequenceofvariationsintheEarth’sorbit.

Butoverthelastcentury,thecoolingabruptlyreversed,andtheregionisnowwarmerthanatanytimeinthe2,000yearrecord.WritinginthejournalScience,theresearcherssaythisshowshowquicklytheArcticrespondstoclimaticchanges.

NewsItem2

Ex.A:

Listentothenewsandcompletethesummary

ThisitemisaboutWWF'saccusationagainstEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersofcontributingtoglobaldeforestationbynotusingenoughrecycledmaterial.

Ex.B:

Listentothenewsagainandanswerthequestions.

1.Howmanytreesarebeingdiscardedastissuepapereachday?

Morethanaquarterofamilliontrees.

2.Whatdidthereportfind?

ThereportfoundalarminglylowlevelsofrecycledfibersinthevastmajorityofproductsbyEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturers.

3.WherearethefibersusedbyEuropeantoiletandtissuepapercompaniestakenfrom?

ThefibersaretakenfromnaturalforestsinSouthAfrica,Asia,EuropeandacrosstheAmericas.

4.Whathavemostofthetoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersfailedtodo?

Mostofthecompanieshavefailedtotakeeffectivemeasurestopreventillegalorcontroversialtimberfrombeingusedintheirproducts.

ScriptofNewsItemTwo:

Theinternationalconservationgroup,WWF,hasaccusedEuropeantoiletandtissuepapermanufacturersofcontributingtoglobaldeforestationbynotusingenoughrecycledmaterial.Aspokesmansaidmorethanaquarterofamilliontreeswereinfactbeingflusheddowntoiletsordiscardedasrubbisheachday.

ThereportfoundalarminglylowlevelsofrecycledfibersinthevastmajorityofproductsandsaidthefiberswereinsteadbeingtakenfromnaturalforestsinSouthAfrica,Asia,EuropeandacrosstheAmericas.Usingvirginforesttomaketoiletpaper,saysthereport,iswastefulandunnecessary.Thereportalsowarnsthatillegalandunsustainableloggingandconflictsoverlandrightsstillexistinmanyoftheseareasandthatallbutoneofthecompanieshavesofarfailedtotakeeffectivemeasurestopreventillegalorcontroversialtimberfrombeingusedintheirproducts.

NewsItem3

Ex.A:

Listenandsummarizethenewsitem

Thisnewsitemisaboutthewarningsfromspecialiststhatclimatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.

Ex.BListentothenewsandcompletethefollowingoutline

Findings:

Climatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.

Reason:

Birds,mammalsandreptilesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttofollowtheirusualmigratingpatterns.

Examples:

1.ThespreadingSaharaDesertcouldmakeitimpossibleforswallowstomaketheepicjourneyfromSouthernAfrica.

2.Risingsealevelswilldestroymanycoastalhabitatsforturtlesandwadingbirds.

3.Warmeroceanscouldleadtosometurtlespeciesbecomingentirelyfemale.

ScriptofNewsItem3

Scientistsarewarningthatclimatechangecoulddrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.AreportbyEuropeanornithologistsandzoologistssaythatbirds,mammalsandreptilesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttofollowtheirusualmigrationpatterns.

Thisreportbyornithologistsandzoologistswarnsthatglobalwarmingwillcauseincreasingproblemsformanymigratingspecies.Forexample,thespreadingSaharaDesertcouldmakeitimpossibleforswallowstomaketheirepicjourneyfromSouthernAfrica,andrisingsealevelswilldestroymanycoastalhabitatsforturtlesandwadingbirds.Thestudyevensuggeststhatwarmeroceanscouldleadtosometurtlespeciesbecomingentirelyfemale.Theselectionofsexiscloselylinkedtoseatemperature.

SectionFour

Part1Featurereport

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