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Tomorrowisutterlyunpredictable,whereasonlytodaycanbeundercontrol.Thisundisputedfactimpliesthatattaininganygoalrequiresustoseizethedayandliveittothefullest.Ifwewantto,forexample,improveourphysicalfitness,justbeginbygoingjoggingthisevening,ratherthanwastetimemakingworkoutplansforthefollowingweeks.Itdoesnotmeanplanningisoflittlevalue.Thepointisthatmanypeoplearepronetoanillusorysenseofsatisfactionduringthisprocess,hinderingthemfromtakingimmediateaction.

Itisverytoughindeedovercomingourinertia.Butonlybyactingnowandworkinghardcanwemoveastepclosertosuccess.Thosewhoputoffuntiltomorrowwhatreallymatterstothemwillendupachievingnothing.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

（暂缺干扰项）SectionAConversationOne

【听力原文】

M:

Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest.Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthorofthenewbookTotheEdge.MrsSanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.

W:

Thankyouforhavingme.

Let’sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?

Whatareyoureferringto?

Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20yearswehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.

Butisthisafaircomparison?

Howdoyouknow,how,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?

Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutritionandmechanics.Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenotchangedinthousandsofyears,whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.

That’sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.

Theworldhasseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology,whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimein100meterdashor200meterswimmingrace.

Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?

Thatisaninterestingquestionandonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloy,whichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.

【题目】

1.WhatdowelearnaboutAnnaSanchez?

2.Whatisthewoman’sbookmainlyabout?

3.Whathaschangedinthepastthousandsofyears?

4.Whatistheman’sconcernabouttheuseoftechnologyinsportscompetitions?

【参考答案】

1.A）Sheisagreatathlete.

2.D）Howtechnologyhashelpedathletestoscalenewheights.

3.B）Ourscientificknowledge.

4.C）Itmaygiveanunfairadvantagetosomeathletes.

ConversationTwo

I’veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotoobeforeme.SoIguessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.

Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?

Allsorts,really.I’veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.

Isee.Whatgoodsareyoutradingnow?

InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.Ievenusethesamecontainer.It’saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.

Thesamecontainer?

Youmeanyouowna40-footcargocontainer?

Yeah,that’sright.IhaveawarehouseinGenoa,ItalyandanotherinShanghai.Isourcemid-centurymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It’sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchittomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.

SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.

Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That’sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I’vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.

Howmanytimesdoyouship?

Idid12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That’sbothways,thereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.

Q5:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkisrequiredtobesuccessfulininternationaltrade?

Q6:

Whatdoesthewomansayisspecialaboutherwayofdoingtrade?

Q7:

WhatdoesthewomanhaveinbothItalyandChina?

Q8:

Whatdoesthewomansaymakesfurnituremarginallymoreprofitable?

5.B）Flexibility.

6.D）Usingthesamecontainerbackandforth.

7.A）Warehouses.

8.C）Lowerimportduties.

SectionBPassageOne

“Toomanypeopleviewtheirjobsasafive-dayprisonfromwhichtheyareparoledeveryFriday,”saysJoelGoodman,founderoftheHumourProject,ahumourconsultinggroupinSaratogaSprings,NewYork.Humourunlockstheofficeprisonbecauseitletsadultsbringsomeoftheirchildlikespirittothejob.

AccordingtoHowardPollio,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,anofficewithhumourbreaksisanofficewithsatisfiedandproductiveemployees.Pollioconductedastudythatprovedhumourcanhelpworkersexcelatroutineproductiontasks.Employeesperformbetterwhentheyhavefun.

Inlargecorporationswithahierarchyofpower,thereisoftennooutletforstress.“Everycompanyneedsundergroundwaysofpokingfunattheorganization,”saysLynn...Mark,aspeakeronworkplacehumourforSt.Mary’sHealthCentreinSt.Louis.

Kodak’sRochester,NewYorkbranchdiscoveredawayforits20000employeestouncorktheirbottled-upresentments.Their1000-square-footHumourRoomfeaturesatoystore.Amongtheroom’smanystress-reducinggadgets,themainattractionisabossdollwithdetachablearmsandlegs.Employeescantakethedollapartaslongastheyputitsarmsandlegsbackinplace.

SandyCohen,ownerofagraphicprintproductionbusiness,createdtheQuoteBoardtodocumentthebizarrephrasespeoplesaywhenunderstrictdeadlines.“Whenyou’reunderstress,yousaystupidthings,”saysCohen.“Nowwejustlookateachotherandsay,that’sonefortheQuoteBoard.”

9.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthumourintheworkplace?

10.WhatdoesthestudybyHowardPollioshow?

11.WhatcanKodak’semployeesdointheHumourRoom?

9.A）Ithelpsemployeestoreducetheirstress.

10.D）Humourcanhelpworkersexcelatroutinetasks.

11.B）Takethebossdollapartaslongastheycanassembleit.

PassageTwo

Publicinterestwasarousedbythelatestdiscoveryofachangedgeneinobesemice.ThenewswasmadeknownbyRockefellerUniversitygeneticistJeffreyFriedman.Theresearchersbelievethisgeneinfluencesdevelopmentofahormonethattellstheorganismhowfatorfullitis.

Thosewiththechangedgenemaynotsensewhentheyhaveeatenenoughoriftheyhavesufficientfattytissue,andthuscan'

ttellwhentostopeating.

Theresearchersalsoreportedfindingagenenearlyidenticaltothemouseobesitygeneinhumans.Theoperationofthisgeneinhumanshasnotyetbeendemonstrated,however.Still,professionalslikeUniversityofVermontpsychologistEstherRothblumreactedenthusiastically:

“Thisresearchindicatesthatpeoplereallyarebornwithatendencytohaveacertainweight,justastheyaretohaveaparticularskincolororheight.”

Actually,behavioralgeneticistsbelievethatlessthanhalfoftotalweightvariationisprogrammedinthegenes,whileheightisalmostentirelygeneticallydetermined.

Whateverrolegenesplay,Americansaregettingfatter.AsurveybytheCenterforDiseaseControlfoundthatobesityhasincreasedgreatlyoverthelast10years.Suchrapidchangeunderlinestheroleofenvironmentalfactors,liketheabundanceofrichfoods,inAmericans’overeating.

TheCenterforDiseaseControlhasalsofoundthatteensarefarlessphysicallyactivethantheywereevenadecadeago.Acceptingthatweightispredeterminedcanrelieveguiltforoverweightpeople.Butpeople’sbeliefthattheycannotcontroltheirweightcanitselfcontributetoobesity.

Q12:

Whatdoesthespeakersayhasarousedpublicinterest?

Q13:

Whatdowelearnaboutthechangedgene?

Q14:

WhatdoesUniversityofVermontpsychologistEstherRothblumsay?

Q15:

WhataccountsforAmericans’obesityaccordingtoasurveybytheCenterforDiseaseControl?

12.A）Therecentfindingofachangedgeneinobesemice.

13.D）Itrendersmiceunabletosensewhentostopeating.

14.C）Peoplearebornwithatendencytohaveacertainweight.

15.B）Theabundantprovisionofrichfoods.

SectionCRecordingOne

Qualities