1、 Sounds like gunshots! W: Its the local “youth” throwing firecrackers. Dont go out. Theyre likely to throw one at you or put one through the letterbox if you bother them. Q: What may the young people do? 3. Script M: I wish I had left my wallet at home. But Im sure I put it in my back pocket. W: Oh,
2、 no, its easy for a pickpocket to take it from there. You should out your money in your breast pocket. Q: What should the man do, according to the conversation? 4. Script M: I hate that subway station. Whenever you come our, youre always plagued by beggars. W: I know, but the kids really get to me.
3、I cant help but feel sorry for them. They look so miserable. Q: What do the man and woman think about the young beggars? 5. Script M: The bank call me today: they wanted to know if I spent 3,000 dollars in a furniture shop this morning! Of course I didnt! Someone mustve made a copy of your credit ca
4、rd. Its easily done. Youll have to cancel it at once and get a new one. Hopefully, the bank will cover the damage. Q: What does the woman recommend the man to do? Keys: 1.C 2.C3. B 4.A 5.D III. Listening In 1 Task 1 Internet safety for youngsters The increasing popularity of social networking sites
5、and mobile phone text ing has presented society with problems in how to protect children online. Mor e and more youngsters are becoming victims of Internet bullies. Parents are fin ding it more difficult to ensure their kids are safe online. Gone are the days when mom and dad could keep an eye on th
6、eir childrens surfing on the Inter net. Todays new mobile and networked world poses new and dangerous threat s to online kids. About one-third of all teenagers who use the Internet say the y have been targets of a range of annoying and potentially menacing online activitiessuch as receiving threaten
7、ing messages; having their private e-mails or text messages forwarded without consent; having an embarrassing picture post ed without permission; or having rumors about them spread online. However, t he most common complaint from online teens is not direct threats or physical violence, but rather it
8、 is about private information being shared. Two recent initiatives aim to teach children about cyber-safety. Internet safety will soon be taught in high schools. In Indiana, pare nts will attend an Internet Social Networking conference. The school authorities are launching a program aimed at educati
9、ng students on how to use the Internet safely and avoid suspicious websites. A government official said: Advances in instant communication media, including Twitter, Facebook, and other instant messaging services, are affecting our modern society. Parents, brothers, sisters, teachers, and children al
10、ike will need to understand the dangers the connected world presents. The Indiana conference will explore topics like cyber-bullying, sexting, and online child exploitation. A local lawyer said:The No. 1 way to keep children safe is for them to be skeptical. If they do not believe automatically what
11、 people tell them, they will be sa fer. B A C C D 2 Task 2 Nursing home abuse In the United States, families turn to nursing homes to give the elderly ca re and attention, but many nursing homes have been cited for abuse. Accordin g to a review of state inspection records requested by Republican Hen
12、ry Wax man, some 5,283 nursing homes were cited for abuse violations. These homes were cited for nearly 9,000 abuse violations in the past two years. We found examples of residents being punched, choked, or kicked by sta ff members or other residents, Waxman said. The story of Helen Smith reported b
13、y CBS News last year is a shocking reality for thousands of old Americans. She was attacked by a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home, who was angered because shed soiled herself. He choked me and broke my wrist, said Smith. Helen Smith died two days after her interview. That nurse assistan
14、t got a year in the county jail and a CBS News investigation found that three other e mployees at the same nursing home had been fined for abuse, which should h ave barred them from nursing home work. The nursing home industry agrees on the need for stiffer background chec ks, but disagrees abuse is
15、 widespread. Abuse is not the norm in nursing hom es, and many staff members deserve praise, said Carol Sellers, vice president of Washington Home, a nearly 200-bed center in the District of Columbia. The great majority of long-term care in our nation is excellent. Therere people every day that are
16、working very hard to provide that care, said Charle s Roadman, president of the American Health Care Association. To deal with nursing home abuse, Bruce Brown, spokesman for the Ameri can Association of Homes and Services for the Aging said, We strongly belie ve nursing homes that exhibit consistent
17、ly poor performance should either clean up their act or be put out of business. 3 Keys: C D C B C Task 3 Battling poverty Today Ill be presenting a report on our findings on the condition of the worlds population. It may be a surprise to you that half the people in the wo rld live on less than two d
18、ollars a day, and one billion people live on less tha n one dollar a day. Im going to look at poverty and its relationship to population issues. We must work fast if we hope to reduce poverty by half, by the year 2015. Our survey shows that the first step should be to improve health-care syst ems. I
19、n the world poorest countries, people are expected to live just 49 years. One in ten children doesnt reach his or her first birthday. According to our study, poor health and poverty are linked. Women are affected most by poor-c are systems, especially pregnant women. The second job we have to do, as
20、 many of you can guess, is to reduce b irth rates. We have found that when given a choice, poor people in developing countries have fewer children than their parents dis. A possible reason for thi s is probably that smaller families have fewer expenses and more chances of i ncreasing their earnings
21、and savings. Since the 1970s, developing countries with lower birth rates have had fast er economic growth. They have had higher productivity, more savings and mor e investment. Obviously we must encourage family planning and lower birth ra tes. Now, here is the third measure we must take: promote e
22、ducation in devel oping countries. Investing in education, especially for women, can reduce pover ty. Educated women have more opportunities to work and a chance to live bet ter. Moreover, they tend to send their children to food schools so that they ca n climb the social ladder. 4 Well, any questio
23、ns? None? OK. Now Ill talk about the fourth step we n eed to take Keys: （1） 49 （2） first birthday （3） health care systems （4） reduce （5） expenses （6） increasing （7） lower （8） faster （9） education （10） reduce poverty （11） more opportunities （12） live better （13） social ladder IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1
24、 Nursing home abuse is a national epidemic. John: Nora, what are you doing? What are these notes about? Nora: Well, they are for a 1,000 word essay on abuse on the elderly, due Monday. John: Thats a big topic. What made you decide to write about that subject? Nora: Grannys going into a nursing home.
25、 And this essay is driving me crazy. John: Narrow down the topic. Pick one aspect, like nursing home. Do an outline. Nora: You mean list the ideas under headings: Introduction, Body, and the Conclusion? John: Yes. In the Introduction, say people live longer now, crowing nursing homes. Nora: Then may
26、be in the Body I can explain how the owners try to save money on food and care. John: Right. Here I see a good quotation: “Nursing home abuse is a national epidemic.” Nora: I have statistics: 500 homes inspected; in one-third, care was substandard. John: Mention government offices and lawyers wholl
27、help in cases of abuse. Nora: Then, I think I can summarize the main ideas about the helpless elderly in the Conclusion. John: Good. When youve written a first draft, read it aloud to eliminate awkward spots. Nora: Im feeling a lot better about this essay and a lot less worried about Granny now. Joh
28、n: The essay is a piece of cake; but ensuring Grannys OK is a lot harder. MODEL2 This beauty battled the bottle. Chris: Hey Nora. 5 Nora: Hey Chris. How is it going? Chris: Not too bad. Sit down. Sit down. Hey, who was that food-looking girl you were talking to near the auditorium? “The Drunken Doct
29、or”, Dr Doyle, who gave dynamite Ladies Only lecture. Chris: No, no. I mean the blonds, healthy-looking, the twenty-something girl in blue. Nora: Yeah, exactly. Shes a doctor, but she used to be a drunk. Now she tells women the dangers of drinking. Chris: I cant imagine some one as pretty as she is
30、to be a drunk. And a doctor, too! She says there are alcoholics all over the world, 16 million plus just in the U.S. Chris: Im surprised that there are so many people who lack the will-power to stop. Nora: Its a disease that strikes young and old, rich and poor, and al walks of life. Chris: Drunks a
31、re often dirty old men begging for money. How did Dr. Doyle get hooked? She was an intern in a big hospital: long hours, little sleep, and constant stress. Chris: I suppose at first alcohol helped her to relax, but she realized. Nora: First it was a drink at night, then two, then a bottle, then drinks to wake up. Chris: Thats a sad story. Nora: More inspiring than sad. She got
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