《现代大学英语听力3》Unit 12 Life Philosophy 听力原文及答案.docx
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《现代大学英语听力3》Unit12LifePhilosophy听力原文及答案
Unit12Life Philosophy
《现代大学英语听力3》听力原文及答案
Task 1
【答案】
1)£229.
2)TheSpanish.
3)Italians.
4)Theyviewmostoftheirmealsasrefueling.
5)Higherqualityfood.
6)Low-fatalternatives(suchassushiandorganicsalads).
【原文】
UKresidentsspendanaverage£229ayearonfoodconsumedintransit,thehighestinEurope,theresearchgroupDatamonitorsays.Incontrast,Spanishpeoplespendonly£56ayear,whileItaliansspend£128ayearonaverage.
Thereport'sauthorsaysthedifferenceisduetothegreateramountoftimeBritonsspendatworkandcommuting.IntheUKpeoplespendonaverage48minutesadaytravelingtoandfromwork.TheSpanishandItaliansspend34and24minutesrespectively.
Attitudestowardsfoodarealsoimportant,thestudyclaims.
"TherearealotofpeopleintheUKwhoviewmostoftheirmealsasrefueling,"saysLawrenceGould,thereport'sauthor.
Butitisnotallbad,headds.
"Onethingemergingisagreaterdemandforhigherqualityfood,evenifitisfood-on-the-go,"saysMr.Gould.
Traditionalfastfoodsuchasburgersandchipsarenowcompetingwithlow-fatalternatives.Whilethefoodmayhavebeeneatenintransit,peopleareincreasinglybeingofferedhealthyfare:
fromsushitoorganicsalads.
Task 2
【答案】
A.
StressinEverydayLife
Terms
Parentingasataskandaproblem,ratherthan
somethingthatcomesnaturally
singlemother,one-parentfamily
Peoplewantingtobeparentsbutnotbeingabletoforvariousreasons
surrogacy,test-tubebabies
Behaviourofchildren
truanting
Whatdothesetermssuggest?
Therereallyisakindofcrisisorabreakdowninold-fashionedfamilylife.
B.
1)Wordsuchas"stressedout","rage","roadrage".
2)TheUnitedStates.
3)Inthe1960s.
4)Itmeansthatapersoniscapableoffeeling,expressingandsharingemotions,anditimpliesthatemotionissomethingyoucanlearn.
【原文】
1)Therewasanincreasingamountofstressineverydaylifeforordinarypeople,particularlysoforfamilies.Andsoyougetalotoflanguagegeneratedoutofthesesocialproblems—termslike"singlemother","one-parentfamily",thewholeideaofparentingbeingataskandaproblem,ratherthansomethingthatcomesnaturally.Yougetthingslike"surrogacy',"test-tubebabies",thekindofthingwherepeoplewanttobeparentsandcan'tforvariousreasons.Yougetthebehaviorofchildren:
You'vegot"truanting",anotherkeywordthatusedtobecalled"playingtruant"—stayingawayfromschool.Andallofthesesuggestthattherereallyisakindofcrisisorabreakdowninold-fashionedfamilylife.
2)Stresswasarealsocialproblem,notofcourseonlyinBritain,butparticularlyinBritain.Andthisgaverisetoawholelotofwords,wordsforstressitself:
"stressedout","rage","roadrage".Weneededanewlanguagetoexpressthisnewkindofemotionalism.WetookitofcoursefromtheUS,fromtheUnitedStates,wheretherehadbeenawholelanguageoftherapyandoffeeling,andexpressingemotions,andsharingemotions,whichhadstartedinthe60sbuthadn'treallyspreadtoBritainuntilthe90s.Andyouhaveallthislanguagelike"caringandsharing","gettingintouchwithyourfeelings","emotionalliteracy"andtheideathatyoucouldbecome"emotionallyliterate",thatemotionissomethingyoucanlearn,likelearningtoread.
Task 3
【答案】
A. 1)c) 2)c) 3)a) 4)b)
B.1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T
【原文】
“Youhavetograblifebythethroatandgoforit—therearefewsecondchances.”
ThatisthelifephilosophyofSomervillecancersurvivorCarolynnMerks,whoislearningtoflyinspiteofthelimitationsoftwoartificialknees.
The53-year-oldregisterednurse,whoworksinpathologyinHastings,canbendherkneesonlypartiallybutsaidlearningtoflywasagoalshewasdeterminedtoachieve.
“ThreeyearsagoIwashitwithbreastcancerandthemIlostaclosefriendwiththesamedisease,”shesaid.“Itmademetakestockofmylifeandtotallychangedmythinking.Irealizedyouonlyhaveonechanceinlifeastherearenodressrehearsals.Idon’twanttowaitaroundformycancertocomeback,soIdecidedtotrytoachievemydreamsandgoalsinlife.”
Mrs.Merkshasalreadycompleted34out150hoursofsoloflyingtimeandisabouttositinhersecondofsevenmajorexamstogainthedifficultcommercialhelicopterpilot’slicense.
Theonlyconstraintsheacknowledgesisthatoffinances—itispredictedtocostabout$55,000intotaltogainherlicense.
“Drainingthefuel,checkingforwaterinthefuellineandcheckingforoilaretheonlytrickyparts,becauseIhavetobendmykneesasfarastheygo,butImanageitbecauseIamdetermined,”shesaid.“Notevenmyhusband’sdistinctlackofenthusiasmwasgoingtochangemymind.Helicopterflyingisalotmoredifficultthanfixedwing—iti
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