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最新新视野大学英语视听说4第三版听力练习原文及答案
Shortconversations
Conversation1
W:
TheonlythingIcandoatnightistolieinbedandread,preferablywhilealsoeatingasnack.I
neverhavetimeforexercising.
M:
Don’tthinkit’sworthexercisingonlyifyoucanrunfivemilesorifyoucanbikeforanhour.
Evengoingfora10-minutewalkisworthwhile.
Q:
Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?
Conversation2
W:
Hi,Mark,I’vegainedquitesomeweightrecently.So,howcanIeathealthilyatsocialevents?
M:
Well,drinkafullglassofwaterbeforeyougo.Focusmainlyonfreshfruitandvegetablesor
breadwithwholegrains.Thesewillhelpyoustayfeelingfull.
Q:
Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?
Conversation3
W:
IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinallenclosedpublicspaces.
M:
Yes,that’sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfrom
theban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodair
circulationoroutdooropenareas.
Q:
WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?
Conversation4
M:
So,yourresearchshowsthatevenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,
theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?
W:
Yes,that’sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.
Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.
Q:
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
Conversation5
W:
Skippingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn’t
seemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.
M:
No,itisn’t.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbe
somethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwitha
cupof100percentfruitjuice.
Q:
Whatisrecommendedforahealthybreakfast?
Longconversation
M:
Iloveworkingout!
W:
Ugh!
You’resweatingalloverthefloor…
M:
Ijustranfivemiles!
AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploring
newparks!
W:
Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit’ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthe
wallinfrontofmeforanhour.
M:
Youshouldrunoutside!
Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmy
mindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.
W:
Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6
a.m.I’vetriedgoing,butit’stooearlyformetogetoutofbed…
M:
T’aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It’sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontof
yourcomputerallday,everyday!
W:
Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.
M:
Ohreally?
Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn’tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?
W:
Pandas!
IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!
Theyhaveoneofthe
bestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbaby
pandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.
M:
Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!
Hey!
Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgo
jogginginthezoo!
W:
Azoomembership!
Nowthat’sagreatidea!
IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It’snearmyhouse,I
cangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!
Passage1
Haveyoueverfeltyoudon’thaveenoughhoursintheday?
Orthatyou’dgiveanythingfora
wholedaytocatchupwithyourself?
Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.
Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn’tmakingthe
list;that’stheeasypart.Thetrickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnextto
anythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber“2”nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakea
coupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it’sabit
likeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantletter.
Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudy
then.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5a.m.,Icandoa
day’sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcan
bedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat’swhatemail’sfor!
Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyI
interruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowI
onlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyou
beingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan’tdothis;butbehonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?
”
Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbe
abletowinsome“me-time”foryourself.
Shortconversations
Conversation1
W:
Sothisisyourlastyearincollege.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyou’dliketodoafter
graduation?
M:
Well,Ireallydon’tknow.Thejobmarketseemstobeimproving,soImaylookforajob
somewhere.ButIamalsointerestedinapplyingforgraduateschool.
Q:
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
Conversation2
M:
DoyourememberLindawemetawhileagoatSusan’sbirthdayparty?
W:
Linda?
Doyoumeantheladywhoyousaidwasanurseinthecommunityhospitalbeforeher
retirement?
Yeah,Iremember.Shelooksveryyoungforherage.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda?
Conversation3
M:
IwishIcouldretiretomorrow.ThenIwouldnotneedtoworryaboutwork.
W:
Idon’tlookforwardtoretirement.I’mafraidofgettingold–mybodywillslowdown,and
mychildrenwillbeaway.Idreadlosingindependenceandlivinginloneliness.
Q:
Whatmakesthewomanafraidofgettingold?
Conversation4
W:
Iconsidermyearly20stobetheprimetimeofmylife.Howaboutyou?
M:
Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.That’snodoubtthegoldenperiod.Youareyoungand
energetic.Youarefreetopursueyourpassion.Thebestthingisthatyouhaveawealthof
opportunitiestoexplore.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutbeinginhisearly20s?
Conversation5
W:
Hi,John.YouaretakingLaw201thissemester,right?
Howdoyoulikeit?
M:
Yeah,it’sagreatclass.We’velookedatseveralcasesofagediscriminationatwork.Such
casesareveryinterestingbecausetheyarerarelyclear-cutandcourtdecisionscanberather
controversial.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutagediscriminationcases?
Longconversation
M:
Nancy,timetomakeabirthdaywish!
W:
Iwish...hmm.OK!
Iwantahigh-payingjob,ahusbandwithaperfectfaceandbody,anda
bighouse...withaswimmingpool!
M:
Wow,Nancy!
Thoseareyourthreewishes?
W:
Ofcourse!
IfIhavethosethreethings,I’llbehappy!
M:
Now,Nancy.Letmetellyoumystory,andyoumayseethingsdifferently.
W:
“Seethingsdifferently?
”Whatdoyoumean,UncleCharlie?
M:
HereiswhatIonceexperiencedinlife.WhenImarried,32yearsago,wehadahappy
marriage,abeautifulhouse,twoexpensivecars,and$200,000inthebank!
W:
See,justlikenow!
M:
Wait!
Iwouldsuggestthreedifferentwishes!
W:
Well...Whatwouldyouwishfor?
You’reolderandwiser!
M:
Whathappensifyouloseyourjob,loseyourhouse,andyourhusbandbecomessick?
Isuggest
thesethreewishes:
patience,courageandlove!
W:
Patience,courageandlove?
M:
Yes!
Ifyouhavepatienceandcourage,youandyourhusbandwillhavegoodjobsandanice
house.Andifyouhavetruelove,youandyourhusbandwillbebeautifultoeachotherno
matterhowoldyoubecometogether.
W:
Thisisgood.
M:
Withinsixyearsofourmarriage,wehadthreebeautifulchildren,butwelostourjobs,our
house,allourmoney,andthenIgotreallysickfornineyears.Butwedidn’tloseanything
trulyvaluable,becausewealwayssaid:
“Whereverthefiveofusaretogether,weareathome!
”
And,littlebylittlethingsdidimprove,andIfinallygotwell.Patience,courageandlove!
Thesearewhatmakelifefull,strongandhappy!
W:
Hmm,Iwillremember.Patience,courageandlove!
Thanks,UncleCharlie!
Passage1
Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetoliveuparemotemountaininordertolivealongandhealthylife,
areligiouscommunityinLomaLinda,California,mayproveyouwrong.Itsmembersareagroup
ofChristiansknownastheSeventh-dayAdventists.TheAdventistsenjoyamuchhigherlife
expectancythanaverageCalifornians.Adventistmencanexpecttoliveaboutsevenyearslonger
thanotherCalifornianmen.Adventistwomenarelikelytolivearoundfouryearslongerthanother
Californianwomen.TheAdventistsalsoactmuchyoungerthantheyareandseedoctorsmuch
lessthanordinarypeople.
Sowhat’sthesecretoftheAdventists’longevity?
Itisnotallintheirgenes.Noristheirgood
healthamereaccident.TheAdventistslivelongerpartlybecausetheyhaveavegetable-baseddiet.
Around35percentofthemarevegetarian,andaroundonehalfeatmeatonlyrarely.Tobaccoand
alcoholconsumptionsarediscouraged.Soarerichorspicyfoods,meat,anddrinkscontaining
caffeine.TheAdventistdietishighinfruitandvegetables.Italsoincludesplentyofwholegrains,
nuts,seedsandbeans,andwateristhedrinkofchoice.
ThelongevityoftheAdventistsisalsorelatedtotheirlifestyleandnaturalenvironment.They
believeinhavingregularexercise,helpingothers,andmaintainingstrongsocialandfamilialties.
Theyliveinamildclimatewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Interestingly,theairqualityof
LomaLinda,however,isnotasgoodasinotherlongevityhotspots.Thisshouldgiveusallhope,
asitsuggeststhatwedon’thavetohaveeverysinglefactorinplaceino
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