英语视听说Unit 4答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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Activity2

AgrowingnumberofSouthKoreanfathersarechoosingtotakeabreakfromtheircareerstohelpbringuptheirchildren.Untilrecently,thisisstillregardedunthinkableaschildcarehasalwaysbeenconsideredwomen’sresponsibilityinthemale-dominatedsocietyofSouthKorea.

SouthKoreanwomenhavelongbelievedthatemployersgivethemalowersalaryanddon’tgivethempromotionbecausethey’relikelytotaketimeofftohavechildren.Theyarealsoreluctanttobestay-at-homemoms,havingsoleresponsibilityforallhouseholdduties.Theseconcernsamongwomenhavecontributedtoarecordlowbirthrate.

PresidentParkGeun-hyehasannouncedamulti-billionplantohelpcouplestohavelargerfamilies.Fatherswhotakepaternityleavewillreceiveagovernmentaidequivalentto40percentoftheirmonthlyincome,cappedat1.0millionwon.Accordingtotheplan,menandwomenareentitledtouptooneyear’s—paternityormaternityleave.

1.WhatisconsideredunthinkableinSouthKorea?

2.WhyistherealowbirthrateinSouthKorea?

Passage1

Host:

There’saquestionthat’sbeenarguedaboutforalongtime.Whichismoreimportant,yourfamilyenvironmentoryourgenes?

Well,astoryhascomeupinthenewsaboutidenticaltwins,separatedatbirth.They’vejustbeenreunited.Andguesswhat?

Therearesomeamazingcoincidencesintheirlifestories.

Here’sthestory–twoAmericangirlscalledTamaraandAdrianawereseparatedatbirthandadoptedbytwodifferentsetsofparents.Andthisiswherethecoincidencesbegin.Bothfamiliesendedupliving25milesapart.Bothgirlsdecidedtostudypsychologyatuniversitiesthatareonlyamileapartfromeachother.Isn’tthatstrange?

Andthisgirl,who’safriendofbothofthem,insiststheymeet.Justbeforetheymeet,Adriana’smothertellsherthatshehasatwinsister.Canyouimaginehowthatmustfeelwhenyou’re20yearsoldtolearnyouhaveatwin?

Andwhenthegirlsmeet,it’slikelookinginamirror–they’reidentical!

Nowgetthis!

BothTamaraandAdriana’sadoptivefathersdiedwhenthegirlswerechildren.Bothgirlsfellthroughglassdoorsattheageoffive–that’shardtobelieve,isn’tit?

Theirboyfriendslookalikeandhavesimilarnames–AlexandAdam.Andthisisthebestpart–bothofthemhavethesamerecurringdream.Isn’tthatincredible–theyhavethesamedream!

Ithinkit’sanamazingstory.So,forallthoseofyououttherewhohavecomments,andI’msureyoudo,thelinesareopen.OK,we’vegotJoshontheline.HiJosh!

Josh:

Hi.

So,whatdoyoumakeofthisstory?

It’sagreatstorybutitdoesn’tsurprisemeatall.I’manidenticaltwin.

Youare?

Yeah,mybrother’scalledToby,andwe’re22,andwe’regoingoutwithtwosisters...andwe’rehavingadoubleweddingnextJune.

Congratulations!

So,whatdoyouthink?

Isitourgenesthatdecidewhoweare?

Thesekindofstoriesseemtosuggestit.

Well,I’mnotascientist,butIthinkso.

Researchtellsusthatit’saboutfifty-fifty.

I,Idisagree.

ThanksJosh.OK,ournextcalleris...

AnswerCDBCADCD

Passage2

Voice-over:

Kidneytransplantsareoftwokinds–transplantsfromdeadpeopleandlivingtransplants,transplantsfrompeoplewhoarealive.Mostlythedonor,thepersonwhogivesthekidney,isarelative–aparent,brotherorsister.Weallrecognizethatit’soneofthemostselflessthingsapersoncando,togiveakidneytosomeone,butastheoperationbecomessaferandsafer,moreandmorepeoplearedoingit.Wetalkedtotwosisterswhohavehadtheexperience–HenriettaLongmore,ajournalistaged40,marriedwithoneson,andhersister,TeresaParker,aged38,marriedwithtwochildren.Theycomefromafamilywithfourchildren.Here’stheirstory.

Teresa:

HenriettaandIwerecloseaschildren.Shewasthebigsisterandshewas–justlikeamothertousyoungerkids.Ourparentswerebothdoctorsandourmumwasverybusy.Wewerecloserightthroughourteenageyears.Thenwesharedaflatandhadalotofthesamefriends.Itwasgreat.

Henrietta:

Yes,we’vealwaysbeenclose.Ifeltveryprotectiveofmybrotherandsistersbecause,likeTeresasays,ourparentswerealwayssobusy.ButIalsofeltabitjealousofTeresa–shewasmydad’sfavourite–butitdidn’taffectourrelationship.

Henriettagotkidneyfailurefiveyearsago,butforseveralyearsshewasfineandseemedquitehealthy.

Yes,Ineverthoughtofaskingmyfamilyforakidney.ThehospitalwasbrilliantandIreallydidfeelfine,mostofthetime.

Butthenayearagoshebecameveryillandalmostdied.Iwasterrified.Iknewifshedied,I’dblamemyself.Youknow,whyIhadn’tdonemoretohelpher.SoIdecidedtofindoutmoreaboutgivingherakidney.

Yes,Ididalmostdie.Itwasawful.I,IwasnevergoingtoaskTeresaforakidneybutIkindofknewthatshewouldoffer.Tobehonest,IfeltIwouldhavedonethesame.

Yes.AtfirstIwasabitscared.Butwewentforathree-hourtalkatthehospitalanditwasveryreassuring.Mywholefamilycame.AndtheyfeltOKaboutittoo,whichwasveryimportant.

Peopledon’tknowthatyouonlyneedtenpercentofonekidneytobecompletelyhealthy,andkidneydonorsoftenlivelongerthanotherpeople.

Yes,youhavetobeveryhealthytogiveakidney.Thehospitalmakessureofthat.Anyway,aftertheoperationIgotbetterveryfast–probablybecauseyouknowyou’vedonesomethingworthwhileanditdoesmakeyoufeelverygood.

Ican’tdescribehowgratefulIfeeltoTeresa.It’ssuchanamazingthingtodo.WhatcanIsay?

Hercouragewas,wasextraordinary.Shejustdidn’tseemafraidatall.

Youdogetalotofpraisefordoingsomethinglikethis.I’dliketodosomethingthatnooneknowsabout.

AnswerCBACDAB

UnitTest

SectionA

1.

M:

Something’sbeenbotheringmelately.DoyoumindifIgetitoffmychest?

W:

Notatall.What’swrong?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesayshewantstogetsomethingoffhischest?

2.

Howmanysiblingsdoyouhave?

Five.Therearesixofusinall.

Wow!

That’salot.Yourparentsmusthavebeenbusy.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

3.

Debbie,whatareyouwriting?

Isthatyourhomework?

Yes,dad.Ineedtowriteanessayaboutapivotalmomentinmylife.

Interesting.Whatdidyouchoose?

ThedayIgotacceptedtocollege,ofcourse.

Whatisthetopicofthegirl’sessay?

4.

Hey,Greg,howislifeasanewfather?

It’swonderful,butIamsotired.

I’llbet.Isthebabykeepingyouupatnight?

Shesleepsfineforafewhours,thensuddenlywakesupandstartstoscreamherheadoff.

Whatdoesthemansayhisbabydoesatnight?

5.

Ican’tbelieveit.Mydadjustspentanhourgivingmealectureongoodmanners.

Really?

Whatdidyoudotopromptthat?

Howdoestheboy’sfatherfeelabouthisson’sbehavior?

AnswerADABA

SectionB

Hi,Dee!

Howwasyourweekend?

Oh,itwasfantastic.Iwasatthebeach.

Youwere?

Wereyoujustthereforaholiday?

Wehadourannualfamilyreunionatthebeachthisyear.

Whatagoodidea!

Iguessyouhadagoodtime.

Absolutely.Igottoseeallmyrelatives.Someofthemlivefaraway,soitwasnicetohaveeveryoneinoneplace.

Doesyourfamilyhaveanytraditionsforthereunion?

Notreally,wealljustliketobetogetherandtalk.Mygrandfatherusuallygivesaveryeloquentspeech,butthat’saboutit.

Oh,that’snice.

I’lltellyouwhat,I’mthankfulIdon’thaveanychildren.

Whyisthat?

Mycousinhasanewbabyanditlookslikesomuchtrouble.Sheneedsdiapersandastrollertogoanywhere.

Isupposeyougetusedtothatthough.

Maybe.StillIcoulddefinitelygowithoutthecryingandsquabbling.

Q6:

Whichofthefollowingstatementsmostaccuratelydescribesthewoman?

Q7:

Withwhomdidthewomangotoanevent?

Q8:

Howoftendoesthewoman’sfamilyreuniontakeplace?

AnswerCAB

SectionC

WhenIthinkbacktothedaysofmychildhood,Iclearlyrememberthatmanybooksmyparentshadinourhouse.Iwasaverycuriouslittleboy,butIdidn’tmuchcareforschoolwork.Iwasalwayslookingforadis