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听力教程3第二版Unit13
Unit13
SectionOneTacticsforListening
Part1Spotdictation
SisterRiversBuildCulturalBridgeBetweenU.S.andChina
TheMississippiisthemajorriversystemintheUnitedStates,flowsalmost3,800kilometersfromasmalllakeinMinnesota,gatheringthewatersof250otherriversandstreamsbeforereachingtheGulfofMexico.
Inmid-May,asspringflowersbegantoopen,about41studentsfromadozencolleges,mostlyintheMidwest,exploredasectionoftheriverinWisconsinandIowa,tolearnabouttheenvironment,andeachother.
Thestudents,fromtheU.S.,Chinaandaroundtheworld,cametojointheRiverSpiritExchangeprogram.
Thecross-culturaleducationalexperience-setupbytheUniversityofWisconsin,Madison-basedEnvironmentandPublicHealthNetworkforChineseStudents-focusesontheMississippiandChina'slongestriver,theYangtze.
Thisthree-dayget-togetherfeaturedstory-telling,hiking,campingandcanoeing,allpartofalargerlessonaboutconservationprojectsthatcanbeusedonboththeYangtzeandMississippi.
AfterthegroupmetattheCraneFoundationpreserve,theyheadedsouthtocanoeastretchoftheKickapooRiverthatwindsitswaythroughsouthwesternWisconsinbeforejoiningtheMississippi.TheypaddledalongastretchoftheKickapooRiver,wherea20-yearpreservationventurestoppedencroachmentbydevelopers(开发商)andprotectedthenaturalsettingofthewaterway.
ThestudentsontheRiverSpiritExchangeendedtheirfirstnightwithsingingandstoriesaroundthecampfire.Organizerssaythesuccessandspiritofthisfirstgatheringofstudentswillleadtoothertrips,includingonedowntheYangtze.
Part2ListeningforGist
Fouroutoffiveofallchildrenwhogotleukemia*in1960died.Nowfouroutofeveryfivesurvive.Thesecretofthismiraculouschangeistherosyperiwinkle*,aforestflowerwhichtribaldoctorshadusedforcenturies.TheUnitedStatesNationalCancerInstitutehasidentifiedmorethan2,000tropicalrainforestplantswithabilitytofightcancer.Infact,about4,000ofalldrugsgivenoutintheUnitedStatestodayowemuchoftheirstrengthtochemicalsfromwildlife,largelyfromtherainforest.
Otherdrugsincludequinine,whichcomesfromaSouthAmericantree,andsufferersfromhighbloodpressuregetrelieffromthesnakeroot*plantfromIndianforests.Thearmadillo*,ofSouthAmericaishelpingusfindacureforleprosy*.
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1.Thispassageisaboutsomewildlifefromforeststhatcanbeusedinthetreatmentofcertaindiseases.
2.Thekeywordsareleukemia,survive,change,forestflower,2,000tropicalrainforestplants,fightcancer,quinine,aSouthAmericantree,highbloodpressure,snakeroot,armadillo,leprosy.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1dialogue
HowtoSucceed
Dario:
IthinkthemostimportantthingyoumusthavetosucceedinItalyiser...ofcourse,youhavetobeambitious,becauseifyouarenotambitiousyoucan'treachyouraim,yourtarget.Andyoumusthavealsoanaturalability*,becauseyoumustadaptyourselfandyourworkander...enjoyyourwork,ofcourse.AndItalianpeopleareusedtoworkingalotandtodoinghardwork.Ofcourseyoumustalsoknowtherightpeoplebecauseifyouwantajobandyoudon'tknowanybodyyouhavetoworkmuchharder.
Interviewer:
Soifyouweregoingtochooseonefactor,Dario,whichonedoyouthinkwouldbethemostimportant?
Couldyouchooseone?
Dario:
Yes,ambition.
interviewer:
Thankyou.
(DialogueB)
Sue:
IthinkthattobesuccessfulinSpainyouneedambition,becauseit'swhatmakesyouwanttoworkanddosomethingdifferent.AndIthinknaturalabilityisalsoimportant.TobeagoodmusicianandtosucceedIthinkthatyoumusthavesomethingspecial.AndIthinkthatknowingtherightpeopleisimportantbecauseitcansaveyoualotoftime.Youdon'tspendsomuchtimetryingtogetsomethingifyouknowpeoplethatcanhelpyou.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousayisthemostimportantthing?
Sue:
AmbitionIthinkisthemostimportant.
(DialogueC)
Taylor:
Ithinkthemostimportantthingsarehardwork,andgoodeducation,andnaturalability.
TheJapanesehaveatraditionalcultureandwethinkthatworkingindustriouslyisavirtue,solazinesscannotbeacceptedbysociety.Andagoodeducation-anyonewhowantstoandwhomakestheeffortcanenterthefamousuniversities,soer...whenweestimatesomeone'sabilitywelookatwhetherhe'sgraduatedfromuniversityornot.Butifsomeonewantstosucceed,ofcourseheneedsambitionandnaturalability.
Interviewer:
Soforyou,whichisthemostimportantfactor?
Taylor:
Oh,inJapan,hardwork,definitely.
Exercise
Directions:
Youaregoingtolistentothreepeopletalkingabouthowtheysucceededindifferentcountries.Takenotesandcompletethefollowinggrid.
Country
Profession
Qualityrequired
Themostimportantfactor
A
Italy
Ambitious,adaptive,communicative
Ambition
B
Spain
Musician
Ambitious,havingnaturalability,beingabletoknowtherightpeople
Ambition
C
Japan
Hardworking,well-educated,ambitious,havingnaturalability
Hardwork
Part2passage
GlobalEconomyofthe21stCentury
1.Themovetowardaglobaleconomyhasbeenfurtherstrengthenedbythewidespreadadoptionofliberaleconomicpolicies.
2.Currenttrendssuggestthattheworldismovingrapidlytowardaneconomicsystemthatismorefavorableforthepracticeofinternationalbusiness.
3.Theworldmaybemovingtowardamoreglobaleconomicsystem,butglobalizationisnotinevitable.
4.Itissimplyworthnotingthatevenfromapurelyeconomicperspective,globalizationisnotallgood.
5.Theopportunitiesfordoingbusinessinaglobaleconomymaybesignificantlyenhanced,buttherisksassociatedwithglobalfinancialcontagionaregreater.
Thelastquarterofthecenturyhasseenrapidchangesintheglobaleconomy.Barrierstothefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalhavebeencomingdown.Thevolumeofcross-bordertradeandinvestmenthasbeengrowingmorerapidlythanglobaloutput,indicatingthatnationaleconomiesarebecomingmorecloselyintegratedintoasingle,interdependent,globaleconomicsystem.Astheireconomiesadvance,morenationsandareasarejoiningtheranksofthedevelopedworld.Agenerationago,SouthKoreaandSingaporewereviewedassecond-tierdevelopingareas.Nowtheyboastpowerfuleconomies,andtheirfirmsaremajorplayersinmanyglobalindustriesfromshipbuildingandsteeltoelectronicsandchemicals.Themovetowardaglobaleconomyhasbeenfurtherstrengthenedbythewidespreadadoptionofliberaleconomicpoliciesbycountries后接定语从句thatfortwogenerationsormorewerefirmlyopposedtothem.Thus,followingthenormativeprescriptionsofliberaleconomicideology,incountryaftercountryweareseeingstate-ownedbusinessesprivatized,widespreadderegulation*,marketsbeingopenedtomorecompetition,andincreasedcommitmenttoremovingbarrierstocross-bordertradeandinvestment.Thissuggeststhatoverthenextfewdecades,countriessuchastheCzechRepublic,Poland,Brazil,China,andSouthAfricamaybuildpowerfulmarket-orientedeconomies.Inshort,currenttrendssuggestthattheworldismovingrapidlytowardaneconomicsystemthatismorefavorableforthepracticeofinternationalbusiness.
Ontheotherhand,itisalwayshazardoustotakeestablishedtrendsandusethemtopredictthefuture.Theworldmaybemovingtowardamoreglobaleconomicsystem,butglobalizationisnotinevitable.Countriesmaypullbackfromtherecentcommitmenttoliberaleconomicideologyiftheirexperiencesdonotmatchtheirexpectations.Clearly,thiswouldbeatougherworldforinternationalbusinessestocompetein.
Moreover,greaterglobalizationbringswithitrisksofitsown.Thiswasstarklydemonstratedin1997and1998whenafinancialcrisisinThailandspreadfirsttootherEastAsiannationsandthenin1998toRussiaandBrazil.Ultimatelythecrisisthreatenedtoplungetheeconomiesofthedevelopedworld,includingtheUnitedStates,intoarecession.Itissimplyworthnotingthatevenfromapurelyeconomicperspective*,globalizationisnotallgood.Theopportunitiesfordoingbusinessinaglobaleconomymaybesignificantlyenhanced,butaswesawin1997-1998,therisksassociatedwithglobalfinancialcontagion*arealsogreater.Still,therearewaysforfirmstoexploittheopportunitiesassociatedwithglobalization,whileatthesametimereducingtherisksthroughappropriatehedging*strategies.
A:
Pre-listeningQuestion
Whatwillaffectthefutureofglobaleconomicdevelopmentbesidespoliticalfactors?
Thefollowingtwofactorsmustbetakenintoconsiderationalthoughtherearemanyothersthatwilldecidethefutureofthedevelopment.Oneisthatthefoodandenergysituationwillbecomeworseandworsewiththeincreasingworldpopulation.Theotheristhatourlivingenvironmenthasnowbeenheavilypollutedasaresultoftheboomingofmodemindustries.
B:
SentenceDictation
Directions:
Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.
C:
DetailedListening
Directions:
Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences.
1.Therapidchangeshavetakenplaceinthepast25yearsintheglobaleconomybecausebarrierstothefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalhavebeencomingdown.
2.Thevolumeofcross-bordertradeandinvestmentresultsinestablishingasingle,interdependent,andglobaleconomicsystem.
3.TheexamplesofeconomicdevelopmentinSouthKoreaand