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现代大学英语听力1原文加答案Unit1

Unit13

Task1

【答案】

What’swrong?

Mr.Jones:

gettingalotofheadaches;feelingtiredallthetime

Doctor:

nothingmuchwrong

WhydoesMr.Jones...?

—smokeratheralot:

worryabouthiswork

—notgetenoughexercise:

alwaystoobusy

—eattoomuch:

alwayshungry

Whatistheadviceofthedoctor?

Smokefewercigarettes.

Takemoreexercise.

Eatless.

Don’tworryaboutyourhealthtoomuch.

【原文】

Mr.Joneshasgonetothedoctor’sbecausehedoesnotfeelverywell.Whatadvicedoesthedoctorgivehim?

Mr.Jones:

Goodmorning,doctor.

Doctor:

GoodmorningMr...erm...Jones.NowwhatcanIdoforyou?

Mr.Jones:

Well.I’mnotsureexactly.ButIdon’tfeelverywell.Igetalotofheadaches—andIfeeltiredallthetime.

Doctor:

Isee.Now,theseheadaches...Doyousmoke?

Mr.Jones:

Yes.Ismokeratheralot.Aboutfortycigarettesaday.That’sbecauseIworryaboutmywork,yousee.

Doctor:

Hm.Andwhataboutexercise?

Mr.Jones:

Well,Idon’tgetverymuch.I’malwaystoobusy.

Doctor:

Hm.Youdon’tlookveryfit,doyou?

Howmuchdoyouweigh?

Mr.Jones:

I’mnotsure.Aboutahundredkilos,Ithink.PerhapsIeattoomuch,butI’malwayshungry!

Doctor:

Hm.Wellnow,Mr.Jones.There’snothingmuchwrongwithyou.IfIwereyouthough,I’dtakemoreexercise,eatlessandsmokefewercigarettes.Betterstill,stopsmokingcompletely!

That’smyadvicetoyou.

Mr.Jones:

Butaren’tyougoingtogivemeanymedicine,doctor?

Doctor:

Medicine?

Youdon’tneedmedicine!

Justlessfood,fewercigarettesandmoreexercise.That’sallyouneed.Anddon’tworryaboutyourhealthsomuch.Ifyouworryaboutyourhealth,you’llmakeyourselfill!

Task2

【答案】

A.

1）b,2）a,3）b,4）a,5）b

B.

City

TrendofPopulationGrowth

Percentage（%）

NewYorkCity

down

11

Chicago

down

12

Philadelphia

down

14

Pittsburgh

down

18

WashingtonD.C.

down

16

SanJose

up

24

Phoenix

up

33

Houston

up

26

ElPaso

up

31

FtLauderdale

up

10

VirginiaBeach

up

52

C.

jobs,builders,teachers,salespeople,smallercities,crime,trafficjam,pollution,awarmerclimate,thecold,thesun

【原文】

EverytenyearstheUnitedStatesconductsacensusofthepopulation.Acensusisacountofthepeoplewholiveinacityorcountry.Everyfamilyreceivesaformwithquestionsaboutfamilysize,income,jobs,etc.Theyanswerquestionssuchas:

Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?

Doyouliveinahouseorinanapartment?

Howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?

Wheredidyoulivebeforethis?

Wheredoyouwork?

Howmuchmoneydoyoumake?

Thegovernmentusesallthisinformationtogetabetterpictureofitscitizens.

Thelastcensuswasin1980.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisnow226,500,000,upby23millionpeoplefrom1970.In1970,thepopulationwas203,000,000.

ThecensusshowsthatsomeareasoftheUnitedStatesaredeclininginpopulationwhileotherareasaregrowing.Inthepast,morepeoplelivedintheNortheastandNorthCentralareas.Butthisischanging.Now,morepeopleliveintheSouththaninanyotherarea.PeoplearemovingfromtheNorthtotheSouthandtheWest.Thepopulationofnortherncitiesisdownfrom1970.Forexample,thepopulationofNewYorkCityisdown11percent,thepopulationofChicagoisdown12percent.InPennsylvania,thepopulationofPhiladelphiaisdown14percentandthepopulationofPittsburghisdown18percent.WashingtonD.C.hasalmost16percentlesspeople.Atthesametimethatnortherncitiesaredeclining,southernandwesterncitiesaregrowing.ThepopulationofSanJoseisup24percent.Phoenixisup33percent.InTexas,Houstonisup26percentandElPasoisup31percent.InFlorida,thepopulationofFtLauderdaleisup10percent.ThepopulationofVirginiaBeachisup52percent.

WhyarepeopleleavingtheNorth?

WhyaretheymovingtotheSouthandWest?

Themainreasonisjobs.BecausetheSouthandWestaregrowing,there’saneedformorebuilders,teachers,salespeople,etc.Anotherreasonistodaymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingsmallercities.They’retiredofcrime,trafficjams,andpollution.Finally,peoplesaytheyarelookingforawarmerclimate.Theyaremovingawayfromthecold,towardthesun.

Task3

【答案】

1）F,2）T,3）F,4）T,5）F

【原文】

TimandTinaspenttwoweeksatGrimm’sfarm.Latertheyspoketoareporterabouttheirtimeatthefarm.

Reporter:

Well,Tim.You’vetriedtolivelikeanIronAgeman.DidyoulearnmuchaboutIronAgelife?

Tim:

Oh,yes.Ilearnedalot!

Ilearnedthatitwasahardlifeinthosedays.Wehadtoworkreallyhard.Wegotverytired.ThoseIronAgepeoplewerereallystrong.

Reporter:

Buttheydidn’thavetousetheirbrainsverymuch,didthey?

Imean,peopleweren’tverycleverinthosedays,werethey?

Tim:

Oh,yestheywere!

That’sthemostimportantthingthatwelearned.Peopleinthosedaysdidn’tgotoschool,andtheycouldn’treadorwrite,buttheyweren’tstupid.Theylearnedfromoneanother.Theyknewalotaboutplantsandanimals.Theycoulddoalotofthingsthatwecan’tdoverywell.Theycouldbuildhouses.Theycouldmaketoolsandpots,andtheycouldmakefire,too—withoutmatches,Imean.Whenwetriedtodothingslikethatweweren’tverysuccessfulatall.Wefeltverystupid!

Reporter:

Whataboutyou,Tina?

WhatdidyouthinkofIronAgelife?

Whatwasitlike?

Didyouenjoyit?

Tina:

Well,yesandno.Insomewaysitwasfun.Butinsomewaysitwasverydifficult,andratherboring.ThebestthingwasthatImadesomeverygoodfriends.Everyoneinourgroupwasveryfriendly.Wefeltveryclosetoeachother.Wesharedeverything—food,work,ideas.Butlifeisn’teasywithnogasorelectricity,nomachines—andnobathrooms,either.Iwasgladtogetbacktocivilization!

Task4

【答案】

1）Theyusedtobuildcampsintheforestoronopenground.

2）Theyweremadeofbranchesandleavesorgrass.

3）Becausetheywantedtofindmorefood.

4）Lifeisaloteasier.Therearefewerdangers,butthereislessexcitement.

5）Becausetheytrytogetbacktonature.

【原文】

Humanbeingshavelivedonthisearthforatleasttwomillionyears.Formostofthattimepeopledidnotliveintowns.Sometimestheyusedtocampincaves.Sometimestheyusedtobuildcampsintheforestoronopenground.Thesecampswerejustgroupsofsimplehousesthatweremadeofbranchesandleavesorgrass.

Onlyaboutthirtypeople lived ineachcamp.Themenusedtogohuntingwhilethewomenandchildren collectedfoodfromthetreesandotherplantsaroundthecamp.Allthefoodwassharedbetweeneveryoneinthegroup.Everyafewweekstheymovedtoanotherplaceinordertofindmorefoodthere.Itwasasimplelife,butpeoplehadtobe clever.Theyhadtomakeeverythingthattheyneeded,andtheyhadtoknowalotaboutplantsandanimals.Man’sbodyandbrainwereformedbythiskindoflife.

Nowadaysalotofpeopleliveinbigtownsandcities,andtheyworkinofficesandfactories.Lifeisaloteasierthanitwasintheolddays.Therearefewerdangers,butthereislessexcitement.Mostpeopledonothavetohuntforfood,buttheyhavetostayinoneplaceformostoftheirlives.Theygetsomeexcitementfromsportandfilms,butmanyofthemfeelthatmoderncivilizationistoounnatural.Afewofthemgolookingforadventure—sailingroundtheworld,climbingmountains,orexploringcaves.Mostpeoplelookforwardtotheholidays,becausethentheycanenjoyachange.Alotofthemgocampinginthecountry,orbythesea.Theytrytogetbacktonature.Theytrytoliveaspeopledidthousandsofyearsago.Buttheyalsotakealotofmodernluxurieswiththem.Campingtodayisverydifferentfromcampingintheolddays.

Task5

【答案】

l）Becausewindsurfingismoreexhilaratingthanswimming,andyoucangetawayfromitall/youcanbealonewithnature.

2）He’sanoperasinger.

3）Theyareratheramused.

4）Socialtennis.

5）Linedecisionsandthescore.

6）Becausesheisnowengagedinpolitics.

7）Becausewhenyouareplayingit,youcan’tthinkofanythingelse/youraretotallyabsorbedinthegame;andyoufeelveryhappywhenyoudoareallygoodshot.

8）Themuffedshotatthenet.

【原文】

A

Ithinkwindsurfingisbetterthanswimming.Moreexhilarating.Youcanreallygetawayfromitall.Ilovebeingalonewithnature,andwhenyou’reoutthereonthewateryoucancomearoundaheadlandandsuddenlyfindthatyou’recompletelyalone.Justmeandtheseaandthemindinmyhair.Once,whenIwasworkinginSanDiego,IsuddenlyfeltI’dhadenoughofopera—studyingtheroleandthestuffinessoftherehearsalrooms—andfoundgoingoutwindsurfingatremendousescape.

Ithinkmostofmysingercolleaguesareratheramusedbytheideaofmewindsurfing.However,thesedays,atleast50percentofsingerskeepphysicallyfitinsomeway—playinggolf,orworkingoutingyms.Afewyearsagotheytendedtobealotfatter,butnowtheyareconsciousoftheneedtokeepfit.

B

SocialtennisiswhatIlikebest.Playingdoubleswithabouteightregularfriendsforfun.It’sgenerallyanoisy,boisterouskindofgame,withconstantshoutsoffrustration.

Wehavelong,loudargumentsaboutlinedecisions,followedupbylongargumentsaboutthescore.We’reallprettyaggressive,andIthinkImakeitworse,actually.IhavenoticedthatsinceIenteredpoliticsmygamehasgotalotmoreaggressive,andIamveryargumentativeaboutthescore.

Thewonderfulthingabouttennisisthatwhenyouareplayingit,youcan’tthinkofanythingelse.Yourmindistotallyabsorbedinthegame.Andwhenyoudothatreallygoodshottheelationisincredible.Ontheotherhand,however,thereisprobablynofrustrationgreaterthanthemuffedshotatthenet.

Task6

【答案】

A.

1）