施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit13答案.docx

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施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit13答案

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-yearpreservationventurestoppedencroachmentbydevelopersandprotectedthenaturalsettingofthewaterway.

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.Themovetowardaglobaleconomyhasbeenfurtherstrengthenedbythewidespreadadoptionofliberaleconomicpoliciesbycountriesthatfortwogenerationsormorewerefirmlyopposedtothem.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.TheexamplesofeconomicdevelopmentinSouthKoreaandSi