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英语期末听力材料

英语期末听力材料

　　180308听力短文1　　AViewofHappiness　　Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplified1,viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedasastateof

（1）_____.Andwhenhumanorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,theyendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.　　To

（2）_____this,wemaystudytheactionoftwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveandnegativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.Inotherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressedagainstpositivepole,thereis（3）_____,instability,imbalanceorastateofunhappiness.　　Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessinreinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchasfood,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledto（4）_____ofthoserepetitionorreinforcement2producesastateofbalanceorsenseofhappiness.　　Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearnshouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplacethrough　　surprisinglysimpleshort-termactionssuchasscratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearningcanoccurwithalmostno（5）_____thought.　　Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedtothe（6）__________ofbasicneeds.Indeed,thereisastrong（7）_____betweenhappinessandthefulfillment3oflong-termgoals.Evenifhumansstriveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals’goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.Questions:

　　1.　　Whydoesthespeakermention“magnets”?

　　　　　　　　　　12　　Oversimplify丨vt.使......过分地单纯化.vi.过分地单纯化Reinforcement丨n.加固；增援；援军；加强3　　Fulfillment丨n.履行；实行；满足　　1　　2.　　Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

3.　　Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

　　180308听力短对话11.Script　　W:

Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren’tconsideredjustbecauseI’mawoman.　　M:

Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphatically4anddemandthatyourvoicebeheard.　　Q:

Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

2.Script　　M:

I’mbesidemyselfwithjoy.I’msolucky.Guesswhat?

I’vewonalotofmoneyinthelottery.　　W:

Yeah?

Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.Script　　W:

Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.　　M:

Heshouldn’thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver’slicense.He‘sstilltakingdrivinglesson.　　Q:

WhatdoweknowaboutMary’sson?

4.Script　　M:

Susan,Ihearyou’regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou’llregretit.W:

Isthatso?

Onlytimewilltell.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

5.Script　　M:

Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother’spassing.Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?

　　　　　　　　　　4　　Emphatically丨adv.着重地；强调地；断然地　　2　　　　W:

Thankyou.Itwassosudden.I’mstillinastateofshock.Idon’tknowwhattodo.　　Q:

Whichoffollowingistrue?

180308听力长对话1　　Mary:

Darn!

You’vespilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.　　John:

I’mterriblesorry!

WhatcanIdotohelp?

Here’ssomewatertowashitoff.Mary:

Stopsplashing5wateronme!

Oh,thisissoembarrassing!

I’mamess.John:

Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon’tblowup.Don’tloseyourcool.Mary:

Hmm,you’vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!

Whowould’tflyoffthehandle?

Thisdresscostafortune.　　John:

Youlookreallycutewhenyou’remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.　　Mary:

Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit’sruined.Lookatthisstain!

　　John:

Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI’lltakeittothecleaners.Mary:

Sure!

Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?

Idon’tevenknowyou!

　　John:

Thismightbeareallygoodtimetogetacquainted6.I’mJohnOwen.　　Mary:

Mmm,atleastyou’repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn’thaveflaredup.Afterall,itwasanaccident.I’mMaryHarvey.　　John:

Comeon.I’lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI’llgetthedresscleanedforyou.　　Mary:

Nowyou’retalking.Thanks.You’rearealgentleman.　　John:

You’dbetterbelieveit.I’mgladtoseethatyou’vecooleddown.Feellookabitetoeatafterward?

I’mstarving.　　Mary:

Ok.You’reprettygood.I’mnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,I’llbeveryhappy.　　　　　　　　　　56

　　Splashing丨n.泼洒，喷洒v.飞溅；溅湿　　Acquainted丨adj.熟识的；知晓的；有知识的v.使了解　　3　　　　John:

I’lltrymybest.ButifIcan’tgetthestainout,pleasedon’tletyourhappinessturntowrath.Questions:

　　ofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog7?

doesthewomangetangry?

　　doesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?

istheman’sfinalproposal?

180309听力短文2　　PlasticSurgeriesforMen　　Script　　Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenuptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonWednesday.　　Men’suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped

（1）_____percentlastyearfromthepreviousyear.Women’suseoftheinjectionsfell

（2）_____percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlasticReconstructive8Surgeons.　　Men’suseofbotox9injectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,whilewomen’sbotoxusefell8percent.　　Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose（3）_____percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women’suseoflaserresurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.　　Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose（4）_____percent,whilethenumberofwomendoingsorose5percent.　　Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasonswereage40to59.　　　　　　　　　　78　　Dialog丨n.对话；会话　　Reconstructive丨adj.重建的；改造的9　　Botox丨n.肉毒杆菌；肉毒杆菌毒素；肉毒杆菌毒素制剂；波托克斯　　4　　Thestudysaid（5）_____percentofmenand（6）_____percentofwomentelltheirdoctorthatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.　　Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacialcosmetic10surgeryforwork-relatedreasons.　　ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatmentoftheface,head,andneck.　　Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women’suseofbotoxrose　　（7）_____percentwhilemen’sfell（8）_____percent;women’suseoflaserresurfacingrose13percentwhilemen’sfell19percent;women’suseoffatinjectionsfell17percentandmen’sfell54percent.Questions:

　　istrueofmenandwomen’suseoffatinjections?

　　muchgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgerytolookyoungerthanthepercentageofmen?

　　istrueofmenandwomenusingbotoxinthepreviousyear?

180309听力短对话21.Script　　W:

Didyouhear?

Helengotmodelingjob!

She’sgoingtobesashayingdownthecatwalk.　　M:

Wow,that’sgreat!

Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andforonceshewon’tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.Q:

WhydidHelengetthemodelingjob?

2.Script　　M:

Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautifulgirlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewhohasthebestfigure.W:

Bah!

That’stheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenliketoysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.　　　　　　　　　　10　　Cosmetic丨adj.美容的；化妆用的n.化妆品；装饰品　　5