大学英语听说第三版4听力原文董亚芬

【大学英语听说第三版4听力原文董亚芬】

Unit1(BOOK4)

PartBTheHospitalWindow

JackandBen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Jack,whosebedwasnexttotheroom'sonlywindow,wasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureachafternoontohelpdrainthefluidfromhislungs.ButBenhadtospendalldcentgrowthintheAsiancigarettemarketfrom1999-2000.

InSingapore,therehasbeenanincreaseofsmokers,whichreflectsthepopularityoftheaddictivehabitinAsia.StatisticsshowthatsevenSingaporeansdieeverydayfromsmoking-relateddiseasesinthiscountryof3.5millionpeople.

Questions:

1.WhichofthefollowingdaysisWorldNoTobaccoDay?

2.WhatdidtheWHOannounceonWorldNoTobaccoDay?

3.WhydidthespeakerciteSingaporeasanexample?

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

Unit8

PartB

ATerribleDisease

Nowat57,ongooddaysI'mfilledwithhopeanddetermination,butonbaddaysIhavetheworstsenseofbeingalone.I'vestartedasupportgroupforothersufferers,forIknowit'sessentialtohavecontactwithpeoplewhoarewalkingthroughthesamemaze.Jack'scopingwell.Whilehestilldreamsofwakinguptofindallthishasbeenahorriblenightmare,he'sassuredmethatIcandependonhim.Whenwemarriedhedidn't

know'forbetterorworse'includedAlzheimer's.ButneitherdidI.

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthesymptomsofthespeaker'sdisease?

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

4.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeakerfromthestory?

5.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespeaker'smother?

PartC

OldAge'sProblemsandOpportunitiesOldageintheUnitedStatespresentsmanyproblemsandopportunities.Asaresult

ofimprovedmedicalservices,peoplelivelongerthantheyusedto.Thisincreaseinlongevitycreatesawiderangeofsocialneeds.Themedicalspecialtyofgerontology(老年医学)hasopenedupnewresearchareasandcareersrelatedtotheelderly.

Theelderlymustsetupanewlife.Often,theelderlymustrelyonafixedincome-SocialSecurityandpensions-andgraduallydiminishedsavings.Whilesomelivewiththeirchildren,manymorelivebythemselves,withafriendorinanursinghome.

However,theincreasingproportionofelderlypeopleinsocietyhasgiventhemanewpoliticalpower.Theyhaveformedorganizationstovoicetheirownneedsandconcernstolocalstateandfederalagencies.Lobbying(游说)forsuchissuesasincreasedSocialSecuritybenefits,betterhealthcare,incometaxbenefitsandrentcontrolshasbroughttothepublicanincreasedawarenessofthedeterminationoftheelderlytoasserttheirabilitytodealeffectivelywiththeirownlives.

Unit10

PartB

AVictimofDrugs

Margaretfrownedassheshookthecanofdeodorant.Itwasalmostemptybutshe'donlyhaditaweek--surelyshecouldn'thaveuseditall?

realizedPaulhadbeenbehavingoddlybecauseofthedrugs.

Buttheworstwasyettocome.Hewassoonfoundstealingmoneyathome.Margaretreportedhimtothepolicetogivehimafright,andthepolicekepthimtoMargaret.

Thenheshookhisdad'shand.

ThenextmorningPauldied.

Margaretwassoangrythatthedrugshadwon.Shesaid,Drugaddictionisadiseaseanditbeathim.Theonlywinnersarethedrugdealerswhogetrichonthesufferingofordinaryfamilieslikeours.

Questions:

1.HowoldwasPaulwhenhefirststartedtogethighonadrug-likesubstance?

2.WhichsubstancedidPaulfirststarttouse?

3.HowdidMargaretgettoknowthatPaulwastakingdrugs?

4.WhydidMargaretreportPaultothepolicewhenshefoundhimstealingmoneyathome?

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?

6.WhatwasthecauseofPaul'sdeath?

PartC

InterviewwithanInternetAddictionCounselor

Interviewer:WelcometothiseditionofTalkoftheNation.I'mJennyButler.We'retalkingthishourabouthowandwhypeoplemightbecomeaddictedtothingsotherthandrugs.Ourhigh-techsocietyoffersnewhigh-techaddictionslikevideogames,onlinechatrooms,etc.Dr.JamesatMarylandUniversityhasputtogetherasupportgroupfor

studentswhofindthemselvesaddictedtotheInternet.HejoinsmenowfromhisofficeinCollegePark.

somehowbreakthepattern.Gooutandtakeawalk,andthencomebackbeforeyougetbackonline.

Interviewer:Sothat'showwecanavoidInternetaddiction.Thankyouverymuch,Dr.James.

James:Thankyou.

Questions:

1.Whatisthenameoftheprogram?

2.Whatisthetopicofthisedition?

3.WhataretheharmfuleffectsofInternetaddiction?

4.Whatarethewarmingsignalsthatshowyouarestartingtogetaddicted?

5.HowtoavoidtheInternetaddictionaccordingtoDr.James?