听力教程Ⅲ原文Unit14文档格式.docx
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Genescountindeterminingperformance,butthey'
renoteverything.The(9)edgecomesfrommentalattitude,characterand(10)strategy.Therearesomesimplewaysforparentstohelptheiryoungstersdevelopthose(11)traits:
Findsomethingtopraise.Achildwhofeelsgoodabouthimself(12)succeeds;
Assessyourchild'
s(13)strengths;
Encourageself-applause;
Knowinghowtorelaxiskeyto(14)peakperformance.
Agoodreportcard(15)postednearyourdaughter'
smirrorremindsherthatshecandowelland(16)reinforcestheurgetorepeathersuccess.
Thereareno(17)shortcutstobringingyourchildtodohisbest.It'
sa(18)gradualprocessofsupport,encouragementandhardwork.Andthoseefforts(19)payoffnotonlyinpeakperformancebutalsoin(20)closer.winnerrelationsbetweenparentandchild.
Part2listeningforGist
Elderlypeopledeserveourcareandrespect.Toomanyofthemareleftinhomesfortheelderly,aloneandoftenforgottenbytheirfamilies.Ortheylivewiththeirfamilies,whothenhavenotimetothemselves.
Thefamilyplacementschemeiscurrentlyprovidingmanycarerswithasatisfyingandimportantoccupation.Andmoreandmoregrandparentsarebeing"
adopted"
bycaringfamilies.
Howdoestheschemeoperate
Familiesareinterviewedandcarefullymatchedtotheelderlypersonorpersons,takingintoaccountsuchthingsassuitabilityofaccommodation-specialneeds,childrenandpets,smoking,lifestyle,personalityandinterests.Matchingis,ofcourse,largelyamatterofensuringthattheelderlypersonandthecarerwillenjoyeachother'
scompany.
Afterthistheelderlypersonandthefamilyarepreparedfortheplacement:
Anintroductoryvisitisarranged,usuallyinthecarer'
shome.Thismeansthatwhentheplacementbeginstheelderlypersonandfamilyhavemeteachother.
Carersarepaidonaweeklybasistocoverexpenses.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1.Thispassageisaboutthefamilyplacementschemeandhowitoperates.
Thekeywordsareelderlypeople.care.respect:
scheme.adopted.caringfamilies:
interviewed.matched.suitability:
matching.ensuring.enjoycompany:
introductoryvisit.caringhome:
paid.
coverexpenses.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogue
TreeClimbersofPompeii*
Sara:
Urn...It'
sanotheroneofmyadventuresasatourist,urn...findingoutthingsyoureallydidn'
texpecttofindoutwhenyouwenttotheplace!
IwenttoPompeiiandofcoursewhatyougotoPompeiiforiser...thearchaeology.
Liz:
Toseetheruins.
Toseetheruins.AndIwasactuallyseeingtheruinsbuturn...suddenlymyattentionwascaughtbysomethingelse.Iwasjustwalkingroundthecomerofaruin,intoagroupoftrees,pinetrees,andIwasjustlookingatthem,admiringthemandsuddenlyIsawamanhalfwayupthistree,andIwaslookingathimsoallIcouldseewashishandsandhisfeetandhewasabout20or30feetup.Ithought,"
Goodness,what'
sgoingonhereHashegotaladderorhasn'
the"
SoIwalkedroundtoseeifhehadaladder.No,hehadjustgonestraightupthetree.
He'
dshinnedup*thetree.
dshinnedupthetree.Likeamonkey,moreorless,excepthewasarathermiddle-agedmonkey...Hewaser...hewasallof50and(DhGod),what'
sgoingonhereAnyway,Iwalkedabitfurtherandsawotherpeopleeitheruptreesorpreparingtogouptrees,andthenInoticedamanstandingtheredirectingthem.Asortofforeman,andbegantowonderwhatonearthwasgoingon,andthenonthegroundIsawtherewereallthesepolythene*bucketsandtheywerefullofpinecones*andofcoursewhattheyweredoingwascollectingpinecones,andIthought,"
Well,howtidyofthemtocollectpineconestostoptheruinsbeingurn...madeurn...madeuntidywithallthesethings."
ThenIsawtherewasalorry...fullofpinecones...Thiswasgettingridiculous...Theywerereallycollectingtheminabigway.SoIurn...askedtheer...foremanwhatwasgoingonandhesaid,"
Wellyouknowurn...pinenutsareextremelysoughtafterandvaluableinthefoodindustryinItaly."
Forfood(Yeah).Notfuel!
Ithoughtyouweregoingtosaytheyweregoingtoput(bum)themonafire.Yes.
Well,theymightbumtheer...coneswhenthey'
vefinishedwiththembutinsidethesecones
/
arelittlewhitethingslikenutsander...Irealizedthatthey'
reusedinItaliancookingquitea
lotiner...there'
saparticularsaucethatgoeswithspaghettiem...fromGeneva,Ithink,called"
pesto*"
inwhichthesenutsaregroundupandofcoursetheythey...comeincakesandsweetsandthingslikethat.
Sojt'
squiteadelicacy.
It'
squiteadelicacy.AndofcourseI'
dneverthoughtofhowtheyactuallygotthem'
cosyoucan'
timaginehavingapinenutfarm.SowhathesaidhappensisthatprivatefIrmslikehisbuyalicenceofftheItalianStatefortherighttogoroundplaceslikePompeii-archaeologicalsitesandthings-andsystematicallycollectallthepineconesthatcomeoffthetreesandsimilarlyinthe...intheforests.
Andofcoursetheyhavetogoupthetreebecausebythetimeit'
sfallenfoodisn'
tanygood.Sara:
That'
sright.They'
reQullingthemdownandhesaidtheywereverygoodaturn...recognizingwhichoneswerereadyandwhichoneswereabithardandetc,andeachofthemhadasortofstickwithahookattheendwhichtheywereusingtopullthepinesoff...offthetreesbutclearlyitwasn'
tenoughtositaroundandwaittilltheyfelldown.You...youhadtodosomethingaboutit.Theretheywere.Sothatwaser...theendofmylookingattheruinsforabouthalfanhour.Iwastoofascinatedbythiser..,strangeformofer...agriculture.
Well,whatyoudon'
tintendtoseeisalwaysthemostinteresting.Sara:
Muchmoreinteresting.
Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
Part2Passage
Windmills
1.Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:
themoderncitycenter,oftenfusedintobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.
2.Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreeffIcientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulenceandrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.
3.Butsofar,thecurrentmodelsarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes,andthesmallestweighroughly200kilograms.
4.TherecentliberalizationofEuropeanenergymarketsalsohasallowedcustomerstochoosewhatkindofsustainableenergytheywanttopurchase,withwindenergyamongthemostpopular.
Intheclassroomsdownbelow,there'
snopalpablesignthatasteelwindmillupaboveiscontinuallyfeedingkilowattstothelocalpowergrid.
ThegracefulwoodenwindmillsthathavebrokenuptheflatDutchlandscapeforcenturiesanationalsymbollikewoodenshoesandtulips-yieldedlongagotoungainlymetal-polewindturbines.*
Now,windmillsarepoisedtobreakintoanewfrontier:
themodemcitycenter,oftenfused*intobuildingdesignsandbarelynoticeablefromadistance.
Thoughstillinitsteethingstages,the"
urbanturbine"
isahigh-techwindmilldesignedtogenerateenergyfromtherooftopsofbustlingcities.
Lighter,quieter,andoftenmoreefficientthantheirruralcounterparts,theytakeadvantageoftheextremeturbulence*andrapidshiftsindirectionthatcharacterizeurbanwindpatterns.
Prototypes*havebeensuccessfullytestedinseveralDutchcities,andthecitygovernmentintheHaguehasrecentlyagreedtobeginalarge-scaledeploymentin2003.
Theseveryvisibleprojectsalsoimprovethepublicprofileofwindpower,makingenergycompanieslookenvironmentallycorrect.
CurrentmodelscostUS$8,000toUS$12,000,andcangeneratebetween3,000and7,000kilowatthoursofelectricityperyear.AtypicalDutchhouseholduses3,500kilowatthoursperyear,whileintheUnitedStates,thisfigurejumpstoaround10,000kilowatthours.
Butsofar,theyarebeingdesignedmoreforpublicorcommercialbuildingsthanforprivatehomes.Thesmallestofthecurrentmodelsweighroughly200kilogramsandcanbeinstalledonaroofinafewhourswithoutusingacrane.
Germany,FinlandandDenmarkhavealsobeenexperimentingwiththetechnology,buttheever-practicalDutcharenaturalpioneersinurbanwindpower,mainlybecauseofthelackofspacethere.
TheNetherlands,with16millionpeoplecrowdedintoacountrytwicethesizeofSlovenia,isthemostdenselypopulatedinEurope.
Thescarcityoflandalsoisfeltinthecountryside,forcingtraditionalwindfarmstoseeknewlocations.Offshorewindfarmsaremorecommon,butremainpriceyanddifficulttoservice.
VariousEuropeaninitiativestoincreasetheviability*ofsustainableenergyalsohavegiventheurbanturbineaboost,leadingtoheightenedinterestin"
zero-energy"
buildingsthatgeneratetheirown
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