听力教程4-U7-施心远

KeystoUnit7SectionI1．每年在美国有两百多万对新人结婚。2．这些婚庆要花去八百多亿美元。3．这还不包括新人的蜜月旅行。4．根据一项古老的传统，新娘在结婚那天必须穿戴一样旧的东西，一样新的东西，一样借来的东西和一样蓝色的东西。5．据说这四样东西可以带来好运。SectionIIDialoguerawfish/hanging/pickup/askforthesethings/inquantities/didwiththesethingsodd/didn’thaveacar/howmuchthebusfareswere/whatnumberofbuslistentoit/shakeit/sell-bydate/listento/sameresult/nature/whattheyeatgreatpride/tailoring/Chinesecommunity/garments/absolutely,perfectlyfitting/Hairdressing/goin/sitthereforaquickhairwash/massageyourheadcompletelyforabout10minutesawonderfulexperience/quitehard/system/nervous/experiencehowpeopleliveonadailybasis/getintothewaythatthepeoplewholiveinthatcountrypermanentlyexistPassage1.Fromthemountainstothesea,thelandscapeislargelyrural,unspoiledandincrediblyscenic.2.WesternWalesrunsintotheseaatnearbyCardiganBay,hometosomeofthepurestlinks-stylegolfterrainintheUnitedKingdom.3.Wehadspentourfirstdayatthemodernfive-starresort,wherewewerepamperedbeyondmeasurewithexceptionalaccommodations,diningandspa.4.Thelayoutisatoughcollectionofblindshots,longholes,cantedlies,andsteeprisesanddrops.5.LeavingWales,IknewIhadonlyscratchedthesurfaceofgolfinthisundiscoveredcornerofGreatBritain.ABCDDCDBSectionIIIItem1:A.thedeclineofthisyear’ssealhuntinCanada.B.1Becauseofthesharpdeclineofmarketpriceforsealpelts.2100dollars.3ThedepressedvalueoftheRussianroubleandthesubsequenterosionofoneofCanada’slargestmarketsforsealproductsispartiallytoblameforthedeclineinnumbers.4TheprospectofaEuropeanUnionbanonsealproductsandgrowinginternationaldisdainforthehuntisbecomingamajorfactorinitsnearcollapse.5TheEuropeanUnionpassedthebaninMay.Item2:A.theproducerpriceindexanditsindicationsforeconomy.B.producerpriceindex/producedormanufactureditems/agrowth/1990/growth/consumerpriceindex/inflation/Januaryof1991/worried/raisinginterestrates/endup/corporateearningsItem3:thedisputeoverthecutofgovernmentsubsidiestheEuropeanfarmersreceiveforgrowingsugarbeet.1.TheyarearguingthatabetterdealforsugarfarmersinAfricaisgoingtocostthemtheirlivelihoods.2.Toreducebyalmost40%.3.TheyarguethattheirownsugarindustrieswerebeingadverselyaffectedbythedistortionsintheworldmarketcausedbyEuropeansubsidies.4.TheEUplanhasunsurprisinglyprovedveryunpopularwithEurope’ssugarbeetgrowers.5.Itsaidtheplanwouldspoiltheanteof46,000sugarbeetfarmersandthreatenmorethan26,000employeesinthesugarindustry.SectionIVPartI:A.2B.Raising$20,000tohelpendilliteracyamonggirlsinAfghanistanEight10daysNocampinggearandnofoodProvidingAfghangirlswithneededfinancialaidDemonstratingwhatasmallgroupofpeoplecandotochangeasmallpartoftheworldInspiringotherstodosomethingthatcanmakeadifferencePartIIDictation:1.TheelderlyaresuddenlyinthelimelightinBollywood,hubofIndia’smegafilmindustryinthewesterncityofMumbai.2.Apparentlythelittlenuancesthatenrichamiddle-classlifestyle,rudelyshatteredbythemurderofthescreencouple’sonlyson,tuggedattheheartstringsoaudiences.3.Folkliteratureisfullof“grannytales”withlocalvariations,andtheimageofchildrencuddlinguptothegrandmothertolistentofairytalesiscommon.4.Butthechangingsocialequilibrium,globalizationandconsumeristculturearechangingaonceimportantrelationship.5.Thisisespeciallytrueofurbansocietieswhereextendedfamiliesareslowlydisappearing,orwherelivinginconfinedspacescreatestension.TTTFTTTF