现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit9
现代大学英语精读3（第二版）Unit9-课文翻译及课文知识重点
Book 3 Unit 91.be seated 坐着take a seat 坐下；就坐save/reserve a seat 留座位2.decorate with 以…装饰3.light up 照亮；点亮p on 敲5.take tea 品茶6.flap at 拍打7.out of proportion to sth 不成比例8.linger over 徘徊9.as it were 似乎10.roll over 转过身来11.put his head in her lap 把头枕在她腿上12.the air of …的样子（姿态）13.hover over 在…盘旋；俯身14.lean over 俯身15.break in 插嘴16.lean back 背靠17.carry out 实施18.prick up its ears 竖起耳朵19.let it go 打住；停止20.That seemed to me so right. 正合我意。
21.in the pause 停顿22.breathe to 吐露23.couldn’t help doing 禁不住24.clutch at 紧握25.die down 消退26.become of 使……遭遇；……降临于；发生……情况27.be wrapped up in sb 埋头于；与……有关系；被包藏于28.snap v. 突然折断；咯哒一声关上；厉声说；给…拍照；咬（at）29.fix v. 扎牢；使牢固；安排，决定；修理n. 困境30.stretch v. 伸展，张开；时间的延续/延展开/占地面积（over）；伸出n. 连续的水域；连续，延续（时间）31.beyond adj/adv 超过；另一边32.apart adv.相距；拆分（take sth apart）tell apart 区分pull apart 撕开drift apart 飘离，疏远；各奔东西fall apart 崩溃come apart 破碎，瓦解grow apart 变得隔阂；朝不同方向生长apart from 除……之外（还有/不再有）；远离33.leap to one’s feet 一跃而起34.add up to 合计35.add to 增添36.agree with 适合（身体）37.set out 出发38.allow for 考虑到39.general manager 总经理40.answer for 为…负责= be responsible for41.back you up 支持你42.bear ou 证实（bear-bore-borne）43.blow up 爆炸44.count sb in 把sb算在内45.count on 指望46.without words 没有话语beyond words 难以言表at a loss for words 不知说什么好47.fade away 逐渐消失；渐渐减弱die away （风，声，光线）逐渐减弱fall down 跌倒；倒下die down （火势，怒火）逐渐平息；（植物）枯萎48.beg sb to do sth 恳求某人做plead with sb for sth 向…恳求49.tremble 由于寒冷、虚弱、愤怒或者恐惧等而发抖，站立shiver 因寒冷或情绪突变而出现的短时间的轻微和快速的颤抖shudder 着重指由于恐惧、震惊等而引起的全身突然而强烈的战栗shake （普通，含义广）人/物不由自主地颤动，摇摆，侧重剧烈，无规律50.content adj “满意的”强调安于现状/知足常乐只能做表语，不能做定语be content with /be content to do sthcontented a. 满足的satisfying a. 令人满意的，圆满的satisfactory a.令人满意的，符合要求的（事物）51.for all 尽管；虽然52.break off 中断；绝交break down （机器）发生故障；（健康，精神）垮掉，垮下来break up 分解，驱散，离异break away 挣脱，脱落53.beside 在…旁边；与…不相干on top of 在…之上；熟练掌握；另外（还有）；紧接着in addition to 除…之外还有54.It be some time before 要过多久才能…55.on one’s return 当某人回来时56.be expected to do 有望做sth57.be reported to do 据报道…58.After what seemed a very long time 在经过似乎很长一段时间后After what seemed a friendly exchange of greetingsTranslation1.他们都伸长了脖子想看个究竟。
杨立民《现代大学英语精读(3)》(第2版)【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】(Unit 9)
Unit9一、词汇短语Text Asword[]n.剑，刀；武力【例句】The pen is mightier than the sword.（谚）笔比剑更有力量；文胜于武。
【词组】put to the sword屠杀；杀死cross swords with sb.（与某人）交锋，争论【助记】s（蛇）+word（字）→蛇一说话就吐信子，信子如同蛇的刀controversial[]adj.争论的，引起争论的，可疑的【例句】A controversial film that set the entertainment world on its ear.一部有争议的电影使得娱乐界一片哗然【助记】contro（相反）+vers（转）+ial【派生】controversy n.争论；论战；辩论sovereignty[]n.完全的自主；主权，主权国家【例句】China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be infringed.中国的主权和领土完整决不允许侵犯。
【搭配】territorial sovereignty领土主权【助记】Soviet苏联以前是个主权国家；super+reign超级统治。
upheaval[]n.剧变；动乱【例句】The French Revolution was a volcanic upheaval in European history.法国大革命是欧洲历史上的一次剧变。
【搭配】political,social upheavals政治的、社会的动乱【助记】upheav＝upheave（v.举起，鼓起），al：举起consist[]vi.（in）在于，存在于；（of）由…组成，由…构成；（常与with连用）一致，符合【例句】His job consists of helping old people who live alone.他的工作包括帮助无人照顾的独居老人。
听力教程第三册答案UNIT9
Unit 9Section OnePart 1 Spot DictationAs the bulge of the baby boom pushes into (1) middle age - the 30-to-50-year-olds are now the (2) largest age group in this country - our outlook on getting older is (3) changing. In fact, experts are finding today that getting older is getting better, in very (4) real ways.Most people in their middle years are at the (5) peak of their working lives. This is the time of (6) competence when people get a great deal of (7) satisfaction and security out of realizing they have something to (8) offer others.As you get older, you're more (9) secure in your relationships. The longer you've been married, the more likely it is that you are going to (10) stay married.It takes a long time to become a (11) person. The older you get, the more (12) unique you become. You become (13) clearer about what you think, what you like and don't like. You know who you are.One of the things we fear about growing older is increasing (14) isolation. If you let it, your world can (15) shrink. But if you make the effort, (16) midlife can be a time of more personal relationships. If you (17) nourish your relationships, by the time you've reached midlife you have a rich network -lifelong friends, (18) acquaintances, colleagues, an extended family.While older people are free to spend their time the way they want, they also know they have (19) less of it. That makes them more aware of how precious timeis and more (20) discriminating about how they use it.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear. (Refer to Tapescript)Unlike air travel, which is regulated internationally, rail travel is in many cases controlled nationally. The degree of safety of rail travel is therefore highly variable from country to country, depending on the degree of regulation and the quality of regulation in the country concerned. In Britain and the United States rail passenger deaths work out at an average of less than 10 rail passenger deaths per year. Unfortunately, the rail passenger deaths per year statistics in the less developed parts of the world are considerably higher than the rail passenger deaths per year statistics are in the western world.In the UK over the last 25 years, there has been an average of one train accident for every million miles run. Because individual trains carry such a large number of passengers compared with the number of passengers carried in cars, buses and planes, this actually means that the degree of risk is, comparatively, one which is almost non-existent.By far the greatest cause of railway accidents is human error, either in controlling or responding to signals. Recent improvements in the numbers ofaccidents are in large measure due to the introduction of automatic and computerized signalling equipment. Radio communication systems between drivers and control centres have also proved influential in reducing accidents. With the continuing development of radio communication systems and automatic signalling systems we can look forward to further reductions in what are already impressively low accident rates.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This passage is about rail travel safety.2)The key words are highly variable. degree and quality of regulation: Britainand the United States. less than 10 rail passenger deaths per year: less developed parts. higher: UK. last 25 years. one train accident for every million miles run: cause. human error: automatic. computerized signaling.radio communication systems. reduce accidents.Section Two Listening Comprehension ~Part 1DialogueAdolescenceInterviewer: So, you say Eric's what you'd consider pretty strict but prettyfair? So, for example, when he tells you to do Interviewer: somethingJora: Well, he's strict and I get angry when he doesn't want me to do stuff. But afterwards I can almost always see why he said it, y'know?Interviewer: Yeah.Jora: And there's only a couple of incidents where, well, that were totally,y'know, that I didn't understand at all.Interviewer: Hmm. Not a bad record.Eric: No. Vh, 'cos I'm sure I've made some mistakes.Interviewer: Is ... how would you compare your mom? Is she less strict than your dad? Mm-hmm. Well, she's less strict, but it's, it's like I can't win, y'know? The stuff that my dad's not strict about, my mom's strict about, and· the stuff that my mom's not strict about, my dad is. And, well, like my dad doesn't let me see PG-13* or R movies, but my mom does. She, well, she rents R-rated* movies, and lets me watch them and all, but my dad won't even let me see PG-13.Eric: Well, uh, that's not really true. It depends on what it is. My rule with PG-13 is either I've had to have seen it first or, you know, talked to someone who I trust ... who's seen it.Interviewer: So, your mom's looser about movies. Uh, what's shestricter about?Jora: Chores, junk food, buying me specific things -Interviewer: When you say buying you things, do you mean -Jora: Like when we go to the store.Interviewer: She doesn't want to pay for them?Jora: She doesn't want to pay for things. She wants me to buy my own friends' presents, you know, stuff like thatInterviewer: So, do you get anallowance?Jora: Yeah, I do.Interviewer: So, Jora, what do you think about your dad? Do you think he's a pretty good dad? I mean, how does he compare with your friends' fathers? Jora: Urn, my dad is very strict, but he's ... he's .. , he's pretty good. He ... he's very nice and he lets me do just enough so I don't get too angry.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6.F 7. T 8. TPart 2 PassageA Brief History of Banking1)Situated usually at a table or in a small shop in the commercial district, thebankers aided travelers who came to the town by exchanging foreign coins for local money.2)It wasn't long before the idea of attracting deposits and securing temporaryloans from wealthy customers became an important source of bank funding.3)The banking industry gradually spread outward from the classicalcivilizations of Greece and Rome into northern and western Europe.4)The early banks in Europe were places for safekeeping of valuable items aspeople came to fear loss of their assets due to war, theft, or expropriation by government.5)As the 19th century began, the development of large, professionally managedbanking firms was centered in a few leading commercial centers, especially New York.When did the first banks appear? The first bankers lived more than 2,000 years ago. They were money changers, situated usually at a table or in a small shop in the commercial district, aiding travelers who came to the town by exchanging foreign coins for local money or discounting commercial notes for a fee in order to supply merchants with working capital.The first bankers probably used their own capital to fund their activities, but it wasn't long before the idea of attracting deposits and securing temporary loans from wealthy customers became an important source of bank funding. Loans were then made to merchants, shippers, and landowners, at rates ofinterest as low as 6 percent per annum to as high as 48 percent a month for the riskiest ventures ! Most of the early banks of any size were Greek in origin.The banking industry gradually spread outward from the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome into northern and western Europe. Banking encountered religious opposition during the Middle Ages, primarily because loans made to the poor often carried high interest rates. However, as the Renaissance began in Europe, the bulk of bank loans and deposits involved relatively wealthy customers, which helped to reduce religious opposition to banking practices.The development of new overland trade routes and improvements in navigation in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries gradually shifted the center of world commerce from the Mediterranean region toward Europe and the British Isles, where banking became a leading industry. The Industrial Revolution demanded a well-developed financial system. In particular, the adoption of mass production methods required a corresponding expansion in global trade to absorb industrial output, requiring new methods for making payments and credit available. Banks that could deliver on these needs grew rapidly.The early banks in Europe were places for safekeeping of valuable items (such as gold and silver bullion) as people came to fear loss of their assets due to war, theft, or expropriation by government. In England during the reigns of. Henry VIII and Charles I, government efforts to seize private holdings of gold and silver resulted in people depositing their valuables in goldsmiths' shops, who,in turn, would issue tokens* or certificates, indicating that the customer had made a deposit at these businesses. Soon, goldsmith tokens or certificates began to circulate as money because they were more convenient and less risky to carry around. The goldsmiths also offered certification of value services - what we today might call property appraisals*. Customers would bring in valuables to have an expert certify that these items were indeed real and not fakes - a service many banks still provide their customers.When colonies were established in North and South America, Old World banking practices were transferred to the New World. As the 19th century began, state governments in the United States began chartering* banking companies. The development of large, professionally managed banking firms was centered in a few leading commercial centers, especially New York. The federal government became a major force in US banking during Civil War.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionA bank is, actually, a business organization, usually a limited company, which trades mainly in money, receiving and holding deposits and paying sums out of them by order of the customer, lending money at interest, discounting bills of exchange, moving from one place to another, acting as customer's agent in buying and selling securities, serving as trustee or executor, and performing various extra services for customers, e.g. arranging travel and insurance and advising on tax and investment.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirection: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times ..Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l.B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. BExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The early banks in Europe were places for safekeeping of valuable items(such as gold and silver bullion) as people came to fear loss of their assets due to war, theft, or expropriation by government. In England during the reigns of Henry VIII and Charles I, government efforts to seize private holdings of gold and silver resulted in people depositing their valuables in goldsmiths' shops, who, in turn, would issue tokens or certificates, indicating that the customer had made a deposit at these businesses. Soon, goldsmith tokens or certificates began to circulate as money because they were more convenient and less risky to carry around. The goldsmiths also offered certification ofvalue services - what we today might call property appraisals. Customers would bring in valuables to have an expert certify that these items were indeed real and not fakes - a service many banks still provide their customers.2)(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1Greenland Ice SheetA US Space Agency study finds that Greenland is melting around the edges. The loss to the world's second largest ice sheet - more than 50 cubic kilometers per year - is enough to raise global sea level by 0.13 millimeters. NASA scientist Bill Krabill says the data indicates a process of change that does not immediately threaten coastal regions."The more important thing is to consider it as a signal of global climate change and to monitor it in case it starts to accelerate."Eighty-five percent of Greenland is covered by ice and is more accessible for scientific study than Antarctica, which is under the world's largest ice sheet."Greenland, the way it's positioned - much more north south, and the southern tip of Greenland protrudes* into the more temperate* latitudes* - it may react much quicker to global climate change than Antarctica does."Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the rapid thinning of the ice sheet on Greenland.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.F 2.F3. T 4. T 5. TCooling AntarcticaA new study says Antarctica, the southernmost continent, has cooled measurably in recent years. The findings are a departure from global trends that show significant warming during the last century.University of Chicago Professor Pete~ Doran monitors the pulse* of Antarctica. He and other researchers have plotted* climate trends in the region. They are working with data from weather stations in Antarctica's Dry Valleys, a perpetually snow-free, mountainous zone, and from stations across the continent.Their records show a decrease by 0.7 degrees Celsius per decade in the Dry Valleys since 1986 and a similar cooling trend across the continent since 1978.Doran said, "Antarctica is somewhat isolated because there is a big ocean current* that constantly circles around the continent and actually sort of isolates it, and that's what makes it cold. And, that may be a factor in why we are seeingAntarctica cooling is that slight disconnect from the rest of the globe, and it's not behaving in the same way."Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the result of a new study which suggests Antarctic cooling.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1. A new study says Antarctica, the southernmost continent, has cooled measurably in recent years.2. Professor Peter Doran and other researchers have plotted climate trends in the region.3. Antarctica's Dry Valleys is a perpetually snow-free, mountainous zone.4. The records show a decrease by 0.7 degrees Celsius per decade in the Dry Valleys since 1986 and a similar cooling trend across the continent since 1978.5. There is a big ocean current that constantly circles around the continent, so Antarctica is somewhat isolated from the rest of the globe, and does not behave in the same way.News Item 3Climate ChangeTAPESCRIPT AND KEYThe UN study predicts global temperatures will increase by nearly sixdegrees Celsius during this century. It says this will lead to increased flooding, drought, a rise in sea levels, and other climatic effects.The study says all regions of the world will suffer adverse* effects of climate change. The panel's co-chairman, James McCarthy, says some plant and mammals will be irreversibly* damaged; others will become extinct.Mr McCarthy says millions of people will be made homeless in low-lying countries such as Bangladesh because of sea level rise. Some islands will disappear completely. Economic losses will be incalculableIn addition, the report says crop and water loss will lead to more famine* in dry areas of the world, such as Africa.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summaryThis news item is about a study report on the dangers of global warming. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following outline.Global WarmingI.Global temperatures increaseA. Global temperatures will increase by nearly six degrees Celsius.II. Unfavorable effectsA. Increased flooding,drought with crop and water lossa.Some plants and mammals will be irreversibly damaged or becomeextinct.b.More famine in dry areas of the world, such as Africa.B. A rise in sea levels, and other climatic effectsa)M illions of people will become homeless in low-lying countries such asBangladesh.b)Some islands will disappear completely.c) Economic losses will be incalculable.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature ReportGlobal WarmingBy the year 2100, authors of a new study say, there could be a major increase in global temperatures if nothing is done to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The predictions are contained in an article appearing in the current issue of the journal Science.Writing in Science, Tom Wigley of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and Sarah Raper, of the University of East Anglia in England, described the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel * on Climate Change.The IPCC is a United Nations group made up of hundreds of climatologists* and geologists* from around the- world. It concluded that, if greenhouse gases - such as carbon dioxide and methane* - are allowed to continue to migrate intothe earth's upper atmosphere unchecked, temperatures near the ground could rise between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.However, what policymakers want to know according to Mr Wigley is the likelihood, or probability that temperatures will be at the low end of that range or exceed the range. So, he and a colleague Sarah Raper developed a formula for figuring out how large the temperature increase might be."One of the things we did was that we tried to work out what one would call the fifty-percent confidence interval *. The temperature range that corresponds to fifty-percent probability for warming lies within that range. But the fifty-percent confidence interval is roughly 2.4 to 3.8 degrees Celsius. And what that means is there's a 25 percent probability, or one chance in four, that, by 2100, the warming - the global warming - will exceed 3.8 degrees Celsius." Atmospheric scientist Tom Wigley says he used a computer model that refined the global warming range. The investigators plugged* in several different variables* that might occur throughout the century, such as the emissions of different greenhouse gases, to come up with the narrower range.But another study published in the journal Science challenged the IPCC's prediction that temperature will rise between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius by 2100. John Reilly is with the global climate change program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Mr Reilly says the IPCC range contains no uncertainty analysis."It makes a difference whether you think there's a 60-percent chance it'sgoing to rain today or a 30-percent chance it's going to rain today."Mr Reilly says mathematicians at MIT have made some calculations of their own, and come up with a different global warming range.MIT's John Reilly estimates the average rise in global temperatures will be 2.5 degrees Celsius if nothing is done by the end of the century.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about different predictions of global warming range by 2100. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1)IPCC stands for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UnitedNations group made up of hundreds of climatologists and geologists from around the world.2)The IPCC concluded that, if greenhouse gases - such as carbon dioxide andmethane - are allowed to continue to migrate into the earth's upper atmosphere unchecked, temperatures near the ground could rise between 1.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius by the end of this century.3)What policymakers want to know according to Mr Wigley is the likelihood, orprobability that temperatures will be at the low end of that range or exceed the range.4)They conclude that by 2100, the global warming will exceed 3.8 degreesCelsius.5)MIT's John Reilly and his colleagues estimate the average rise in globaltemperatures will be 2.5 degrees Celsius if nothing is done by the end of the century.International Financial Markets1)Policymakers try to stimulate growth through either expansionary monetaryor fiscal policy.2)With the increase in size and mobility of capital internationally, a substantialamount of national debts may be to foreigners, denominated in foreigncurrencies.3)Once the supply of international reserves is threatened, the country'scentral bank may be forced to step aside, allowing the currency todepreciate.4)The domestic economy may weaken severely following the currency crisis, ifother countries have pursued similar macroeconomic strategies, or facesimilar macroeconomic conditions.5)International financial markets impose a powerful disciplining force, muchthe same as stock market investors reward and penalize companies for good and bad performance.An important aspect in the transformation of international financialmarkets comes from the speed, severity*, and scope of market reactions. Policymakers who try to stimulate growth through either expansionary monetary or fiscal* policy must face an external constraint imposed by a pegged* exchange rate or a limit on how much can be borrowed from foreigners. Throughout most of the post-World War II period, imbalances resulting from differences in national economic policies or macroeconomic* performance were slow to develop. Capital mobility was limited, and there was less opportunity for capital flight. At some point, the overstretched country would devalue by 10 percent, 20 percent, or so and the cycle would start again - with no great headlines, no great drop in national income, and no knock-on* effects to neighboring countries.Over the last 10 years, the nature of international financial adjustment has changed. With the increase in size and mobility of capital internationally, a substantial amount of national debts may be to foreigners, denominated in foreign currencies, and in practice these debts are often short-term. As long as foreigners feel confident about the macroeconomic performance of a country, existing short-term debts are rolled over and new capital flows may follow thus furthering the expansion.However, any event that shakes confidence (a corporate failure, a bank failure, a commodity price drop, a political speech, or a scandal) could halt the flow of capital and jeopardize* the rollover* of debt on existing terms. A scenario of this sort triggers* a demand for international reserves, which arein limited supply at the central bank. Once the supply of international reserves is threatened, the country's central bank may be forced to step aside, allowing the currency to depreciate without any assurance of where the next stable anchor will be. We can call this a currency crisis. Because bank debts are in foreign currencies, the devaluation worsens bank balance sheets and banks may be forced to stop lending or call in existing loans to raise cash. Domestic banks are likely to fail if these steps are unsuccessful. Thus, the domestic economy may weaken severely following the currency crisis. If other countries have pursued similar macroeconomic strategies, or face similar macroeconomic conditions, these events underscore the impact that a vast pool of capital may have when it is mobile across borders and denominated in a foreign currency.International financial markets impose a powerful disciplining force - rewarding good policies and outcomes, and penalizing* poor policies and outcomes - much the same as stock market investors reward and penalize companies for good and bad performance. This new international investment climate raises important questions for the pricing of foreign securities and for investors and macroeconomic policies.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionThe most conspicuous function of money is that it can be used as a means of making payment forgoods and services. In a more scientific term, it is generally accepted as amedium of exchange.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear eachsentence three times.(Refer to Tapescript)Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statementsare true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think thestatement is true or false.1. The speed, accuracy, and scope of market reactions lead to another important aspect Tin the transformation of international financial markets.(An important aspect in the transformation of international financial markets comes from the speed, severity, and scope of market reactions.)2. Through the most of the Second World War, capital mobility was limited. As aFresult, there were hardly any possibilities for capital flight.(Throughout most of the post-World War II period, there was less opportunity forcapital flight.)3. To some degree, the overstretched country -at that time would devalue by at least 10 Tpercent in the circulation of capital.(At some point, the overstretched country would devalue by 10 percent, 20 percent,or so.)-T 4. Over the last decade, the nature of international financial has changed.(Over the last 10 years, the nature of international financial adjustment h~schanged.)T 5. Existing short-term debts can be put off as long as foreigners feel certain about the macroeconomic situation of a country.(As long as foreigners feel confident about the macroeconomic performance of acountry, existing short-term debts are rolled over.)F 6. Any event that shakes confidence could promote the flow of capital.(Any event that shakes confidence could halt the flow of capital.)7. Once the supply of international reserves is threatened, appreciation of the currency Fwill follow.(Once the supply of international reserves is threatened, the country's central bankmay be forced to step aside, allowing the currency to depreciate without anyassurance of where the next stable anchor will be.)8. The disciplining force which rewards good performance and penalizes badTperformance is much alike in international financial markets and stock markets.(International financial markets impose a powerful disciplining force - rewarding good policies and outcomes, and penalizing poor policies and outcomes - much the same as stock market investors reward and penalize companies for good and bad stock market investors reward and penalize companies for good and bad performance.)Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)Once the supply of international reserves is threatened, the country's centralbank may be forced to step aside, allowing the currency to depreciate without any assurance of where the next stable anchor will be. We can call this a currency crisis. Because bank debts are in foreign currencies, the devaluation worsens bank balance sheets and banks may be forced to stop lending or call in existing loans to raise cash. Domestic banks are likely to fail if these steps are unsuccessful. Thus, the domestic economy may weaken severely following the currency crisis.2)(Open)。
大学英语听力第三册UNIT9听力原文及答案
大学英语听力第三册UNIT9听力原文及答案Unit 9Exercise 11 M：Hi,Sarah,I've heard you have apart-time job at the college.W：Yes,I work at the Dean's office every afternoon.And Idofiling,write letters,arrange appointments and answers telephone calls.Q：What does the woman do?2 W：Hello,will you please send someone up to my apartment?The hot water is running and Ican't turn it off.M：Sorry,my mean are all out now.But I'll come to help you.Q：What kind of person does the woman want the man to send to her?3 W：What does Jack do for aliving?M：He sells vegetables and fruits in his store.Q：What is Jack's job?4 W：What are you going to major in,John?M：Either education or medicine.My mother mants me to be ateacher or adoctor but I'd rather design houses.Q：What does John want to be?b,c,d,d Exercis 1my name is Mary Smith.My job is to act in front of lots of people in atheater.Sometimes Ialso act in movies.2 Ijust started my new job in an Italian restaurant.It's agood job for me because Ilike food and Ilove cooking.Besides,the money is not bad.3 Ilike what Ido because it is not an indoors job.I can't stand sitting in an office all day long.Digging garden is hard work but the pay is good and there's plenty of fresh air.4 Nursing is agood job gor me.I like helping people,youknow,especialy sick people.I feel very happy when my patients get wel again.5 Iam proud to say that the cakes Imake sell very well in the neighborhood and every new and then Ihave new customers coming to buy cakes from my shop.1 An actress.2 Acook.3 Agardener.4 Anurse.5 Abaker.Paula Chandler Is Having an Interview Mark：How do you do?It's Paula Chandler,isn't it?Paula：Yes.How do you do?Mark：Have aseat.I'm Mark Mason,and Ihave your application from here.I just wanted to check the information.Paula：Fine,sure.Mark：You're applying for the position of export sales representative,aren't you?Paula：Yes,I am.Mark：You aren't from New York,are you?Paula：No,I'm not.I'm from Beston.Mark：And you went to school in Fairfield.Paula：That's right.Fairfield High.Mark：You got abavhelor's degree at Boston University,didn't you?Paula：Yes,that's right.Mark：But you didn't get amaster's degree,did you?Paula：No,I didn't.Mark：And you have worked in international sales,haven't you?Paula：Yes,I have.I've been sales representative in Mexico and Central America.Mark：For which company?Paula：General Motors.Mark：How long have you been asales representative for GM?Palua：About two years.Mark：But you haven't worked in Brazil,have you?Palua：No,I haven't,but I'd like to.Mark：You can speak Spanish,can't you?Palua：Yes,I can.My parents are Mexican-Americans.Mark：I see.Can you speak Portuguese,too?Palua：Yes,I can.I took acourse in Portuguese at cooege.Mark：Excellent.Well,I think that's about all Iwant to askyou.We'll let you know our decision as soon as possible.Palua：Thank you very much.1 How do you do?2 Yes,I can.3 No,I've been working as asales representative for Gm for two years.4 No,my parents speak Spanish.They are Mexican-Americans.5 No,I took acourse in Portuguese at college.6 We'll let you know our decision as soon as possible.1 American 2Boston 3Fairfield High School；Bachelor's degree at Boston University 4Export sales representative5English,Spanish,Portuguese 6international sales as sales representative of GM in mexico and Central America Choosing aCareer Some of the liberal arts graduaters I've worked with over the years were confused about their career options.They just didn't know about all the fields or kinds of jobs that they could investigate.Dave,for example,had his heart set on working for Nike.He loved sports and had played college baseball.Nike was his place-he just knes it.Problem was Nike didn't know it.Dave was an English major and wasn't sure what job he could do for them.When afamily friend arranged for ameeting with an accountant that worked at Nike,Dave hoped the man would find him ajob at the company.But Dave didn't tell the man the type of job he could do,didn't ask questions about Nike'scommunications department,nor did he inquire about who else he should talk to at the company.The result：Nothing happened after that meeting.It wasn't the Nik eemployee's job to fugure out what career Dave could do,it was Dave's.Not having aclear idea of the type of jobs he can do is acratical error.I began to work with Dave shortly after the Niek meeting,focusing him on his stronger skills-writing,editing,and computer skills.Dave began working temporary jobs and started networking with thealumor.Through networking,he learned about aposrion at apublishing company.He landed ajob as editorial asistant at acompany that published comic books and was coming out with anew baseball vedeo game.Dave found aterrific job once he directed his skills to what he could do for an employer instead of what an employer could do for him.c,d,a,c 1a liberal arts college graduate 2English at college3college baseball 4writing,editing,computer 7networking with his fellow gradnates 8editoral assistant at apublishing company.MSN空间完美搬家到新浪博客！。
现代大学英语精读3_unit_9课后答案
Lesson 9Pre-class work II2. 1 ) ( 1 ) decoration ( 2 ) exasperation ( 3 ) infuriation (4) mockery(5) floatation (6) loathing (7) stretch (8) strike/stroke2) ( 1 ) im-(in) + press = impress ( press in)(2)op-(against) + press = oppress (press against)(3)de-(down) + press = depress (press down)(4) com-(together) + press = compress (press together)(5)re-(back) + press = repress (press back)(6)ex-(out) + press = express (press out)3) ( 1 ) decoration (2) decorative ( 3 ) managerial/management (4) management(5) unmanageable(6)rolling (7)lingering (8)Occasionally, creativity (9)troublesome (lO)forgefful( 11 ) admiration ( 12)Proportionately (13) impulse, Impulsive (14) exhilaratingMore Work on the Text II Vocabulary1. 1 )to peel the potatoes 2) to decorate the rooms3 )to lift her veil 4) to unbutton the collar5 )to loathe the weather 6) to haunt my memory7) to draw a deep breath 8) to make a grimace9)to give a hint 10) not to breathe a wordll)to stretch one's neck 12)to unfold the map13)to float on the river 14)to plead with her15)to prick up one's ears 16)to ripple in the breeze17 ) to hover over the trees 18) to lay down the apple2. 1 ) hate/loathe 2) unreasonable/absurd/ridiculous 3) unsettled4) learned/well-educated/knowledgeable 5) unfolded/opened 6) tragic/sad 7) vague/unclear8) malancholv 9) discontent/dissatisfied/resentful 10) soohisticated/artful/crafty3．1-5) at, of, out of, up/to, up；6-10) to, with, for, for, up；11-15) out/to/at, out, up, in, on4. l)They all stretched their necks to see what was happening.2)The desert stretches for nearly a hundred miles.3)Take a break. Go and stretch yourself a b..it.4)In front of her was a beautiful stretch of open land.5)He simply loves to hear his own voice. Often he talks for hours at a stretch.6)If you go beyond that limit the economy will collapse.7)One glance at the damaged car, and he knew that it was beyond repair.8)She was then in a terrible fix. She could neither bear him nor leave him.9)If you still can't fix it this time, you will have to bear the consequences.10)He swung his stick at the tiger with all his strength. But the stick snapped and the tiger was unharmed. In his panic, he had hit the tree nearby.11)He only stayed long enough to snap a few pictures.12) "It is none of your business," he snapped.13)He snapped his briefcase to, stood up and said, "Then there's nothing more to be said. "14)He became very curious and began to take the computer apart.15)The two switch knives looked very much alike. The jurors could not tell them apart.16)When the accident happened I was standing only a few meters apart from the car.5. B, B/D, A, D, B, B, C, D6．1)孩子们，规矩点，别乱来。
现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit9
Unit 9Task 1【原文】Compere：And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs。
June Moore。
Mrs. Moore？Mrs。
Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our lives?Compere: Mrs。
Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip Barnes?Philip Barnes：Computers have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient.Planes and trains provide a better service。
.Miss Anderson：Just a moment，Mr。
Barnes。
You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of computers？Computers have changed our lives, but I don't want my life changed。
Arthur Haines：Excuse me，Miss Anderson. We’re talking about our lives, not your life. The computer will affect everyone in the world。
Records can bekept of everything we do。
Records will be kept of all our privatelives. In my opinion, the computer is the greatest disaster of the 20thcentury.Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt？Arthur Haines says the computer is a disaster, but the computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used bypeople. If the computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster。
现代大学英语精读3_Unit_9_The_Dill_Pickle
Examples for the man’s egoism
(1) Although the woman obviously had a hard time in the past six years, he paid no attention to her plight, just talking about (boasting) himself and his travels. (2) The letter she sent him six years ago: He trivializes the letter, and by doing this, also trivializes their relationship. (3) He claimed that they are both egotistical and selfengrossed, but the fact is that it was he alone who has the problem.
3. He closed his eyes an instant, but opening them his face lit up as though he had struck a match in a dark room. (p. 2)
> When he remembered who I was, he suddenly looked very excited.
I. Introduction to the author
Katherine Mansfield(1888-1923) Pseudonym of Cathleen Mansfield Beauchamp Born in Wellington, New Zealand, daughter of a wealthy merchant and Banker Attended Queen’s College, London, from 1903-1906 A talented Cellist Married a George Bowden in 1909 but separated shortly after Begin to live with John Murry in 1912, but was only able to marry him till 1918 Philosophy of pessimism and disillusion after the WWI
现代大学英语3 Unit9 Globalization's Dual Power
About the Author
Robert J. Samuelson (born
December 23, 1945) is a Newsweek（《新闻周刊》） contributing editor (特约编 辑)and The Washington Post （《华盛顿邮报》） columnist （专栏作家）.An economics specialist, he is one of the most widely read journalists in the United State.
(3~17): The author introuduces the progress and development of Globalization.
Part 2
(18~31): Benefical and harmful effect on developing countries, erode culture, tradition, threaten economic and political stability. (32~34): Ending the article by reminding that Globalization is not inevitable and irreversible.
Economic Globalization
Economic globalization is the increasing
economic integration and interdependence of national, regional and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital. 经济全球化是通过加强货物、 服务、 技 术和资本的跨界移动世界各地越来越多的 经济一体化和国家、 区域和地方的经济相 互依存。
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Unit 9Task 1【答案】Panel Opinions1st penallist: PhilipBarnesComputers have already changed our lives.2nd penallist: Miss Anderson Computers have changed our lives, but I don't want mylife changed.3rd penallist: Arthur Haines The computer will affect everyone in the world. Recordscan be kept ofeverything we do. Records will be kept of all our privatelives. The computeris the greatest disaster of the 20th century.4th penallist: Phyllis Archer The computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it isused by people. Ifthe computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster.【原文】Compere: And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. MooreMrs. Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our livesCompere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip BarnesPhilip Barnes: Computers have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient.Planes and trains provide a better service...Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of computers Computershave changed our lives, but I don't want my life changed.Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. We're talking about our lives, not your life.The computer will affect everyone in the world. Records can be keptof everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. Inmy opinion, the computer is the greatest disaster of the 20th century. Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt Arthur Haines says the computer is a disaster, but the computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people.If the computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster.Compere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore.Task 2【答案】A.1) It includes a 9-inch TV screen, a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it, a printer, and two disk drives.2) It's all contained right on the floppy disk.3) It’s much better than a typewriter in that onecan move words or sentences from place to place or make corrections or changes right on the screen, and never have to erase on paper.4) It can help him make a monthly budget for his household with electronic spreadsheet software.B.1) loads your program into the machine2) typewriter, typewriter,3) turning the computer on and loading a program4) the different things the program can do【原文】Narrator: For Harvey Van Runkle, it was love at first sight, or should we say, love at first byte Really, it is 64,000 bytes—that's the size of the memory on hisnew BANANA-3 personal computer. It all happened by accident. His wife,Charlotte, had sent him out to buy a new toaster, when he found himselfstanding in front of a computer display at the BANANA Computer Store. Salesman: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this little computer is going to change your lives.Just consider the hardware: You have a 9-inch TV screen. That’s yourvideo display terminal. You have a keyboard with 46 numbers andcharacters on it. You have a printer that will give you paper printouts ofyour work in three colors. You have two disk drives—one inside thecomputer terminal and one outside. This computer can do anything! Nowlet’s have a little demonstration. Who would like to try the newBANANA-3 computer You, sir. You look interested. Step right up and trythe BANANA-3.Harvey: What's a d-disk driveSalesman: That's the part of the computer that loads your program into the machine.Harvey: Oh. What's a programSalesman: The program That's your software. That's the instructions. It's all contained right on this floppy disk here. The instructions on this disk tell thecomputer what to do.Harvey: Oh, you mean like my wife. She always tells me what to do.Salesman: Exactly. Now what type of program would you like I have word processing,I have electronic spreadsheet...Harvey: What's word processingSalesman: Word processing is using the computer like a typewriter. But it's much better than a typewriter. You can move words or sentences from place toplace or make corrections or changes right on the screen. You never haveto erase on paper. It's a wonderful little program! Would you like to try it,Mr...Harvey: Van Runkle. Harvey Van Runkle. I've never used a computer before... Salesman: It's easy. First we start up the machine, and then boot up a program.Harvey: Boot upSalesman: That's computer talk for turning the computer on and loading a program.There. Now we look at the menu.Harvey: Menu But I just had lunch. I'm not hungry.Salesman: No, no. This is a program menu, not a restaurant menu. It shows the different things the program can do. For example, here we have "file". Ifyou select file, you can choose which of your documents you want to workrrect your document.on. And here’s “edit”. This gives you ways to coHarvey: Gee, this is great! There's only one problem.Salesman: What's thatHarvey: I don't have any documents. I'm a plumber.Salesman: But you have bills, don't youHarvey: Yeah, but...Salesman: W ell, with our electronic spreadsheet s oftware, you can make a monthlybudget for your household.Harvey: No. My wife, Charlotte, does that.Salesman: Well, now you can do it, Harvey.Harvey: I don't know...Salesman: And you have friends, don't youHarvey: Yeah, well there's my brother-in-law Bob...Salesman: Great! You can write letters to Bob on your new BANANA-3 computer!Harvey: Okay. How much is itSalesman: Never mind. Do you have a credit cardHarvey: Well, sure...Salesman: Great. Joe, get Harvey here signed up, will you He wants a BANANA-3 with a printer and software. Okay, step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Thiscomputer can do anything!Task 3【答案】A.1) They are important because they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature.2) Digital computers.3) Only one person at a time can use them.4) It is because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently.5) Each person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected tothe minicomputer by interface wires. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.B.Similarities and Differences between Microcomputers and MinicomputersSimilarities 1．They are two kinds of common digital computers.2．Both of them can be used in small businesses.3．Each computer has only one CPU.Differences 1. Minicomputers are larger than microcomputers.2. Microcomputers are used more frequently in large offices andbusinesses than in small businesses.3. More than one person can use a minicomputer at the same time. 【原文】There are two primary kinds of computers: analog computers and digital computers. Unless you are a scientist, you probably will not use analog computers. These computers are important because t hey are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature.In contrast, digital computers perform their tasks by counting. Some digital computers are built to help solve only a specific kind of problem. For example, digital computers that monitor airplanes flying in and out of airports are built only for that task. Most digital computers, though, can be used to help solve many kinds of problems. Among them, microcomputers and minicomputers are two kinds of common digital computers.Microcomputers, also called personal computers, are the newest computers. Many are about the size of a very small television set. Some, however, are so small and light that people can carry them easily on business trips. Because computermanufacturers produce an enormous amount of computer hardware, it is possible for anyone to own and use a microcomputer. Therefore, we now see these machines in many homes, schools, and businesses. There is one disadvantage to these computers, though. Only one person at a time can use them. Also, many people who buy microcomputers do not understand what these machines can and cannot do. Some experts say that almost half of all micro-computers are not used often because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently.Like microcomputers, minicomputers are used in small businesses. H owever, they are larger than microcomputers and are used more frequently in large offices and businesses than in small businesses. Another difference is that more than one person can use a minicomputer at the same time. We call this time-sharing. Some minicomputers can have more than a hundred people time-sharing them. Each person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected to the minicomputer by interface wires. But even though more than one person can use a minicomputer, the computer has only one CPU. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.Task 4【答案】A.1) It wasn't the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being playedat too slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it.2) Lupa had once heard that even a sophisticated analog computer couldn't pick upcertain subtleties in the English language, no matter how good the programming is.3) When Lupa stood up and walked around the room, it was evident to her thatsomewhere in the building, listening through an intercom was someone with a microphone.B.1) They're running a contest. The kids are supposed t o name me. I'm dreading the whole thing, believe me.2) You know something; I thought you'd be different. Just once today I was hoping I'dget someone who wouldn't try to beat the program.3) You wouldn't happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth, 1321, fell on, would youIt was a Sunday; but how do you know whether I'm right Thank you for visiting the computer exhibit.【原文】Lupa laughed. She liked the voice that had been selected for the computer. It wasn't the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being played at too slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it."Do you have a name" Lupa asked."Not yet," the computer answered. "They're running a contest. The kids are supposed to name me. I'm dreading the whole thing, believe me."Now Lupa thought this was clever, the way they had programmed the computer. She wondered if there was some way to screw up the program. She had once heard that even a sophisticated analog computer couldn't pick up certain subtleties in the English language, no matter how good the programming is, so she decided to give it a try."My paws give me pause," she said.The computer was silent."My paws give me pause," Lupa repeated. "It's a clause without claws."Lupa waited in silence for a response."You know something," the computer said. "I thought you'd be different. Just once today I was hoping I'd get someone who wouldn't try to beat the program."Lupa smiled. "This was marvelous," she thought to herself. "They'd thought of everything.""Sorry," she said. "Mi dispiace.""Ah, you speak Italian," the computer said with some sarcasm."Qui, d'accord," Lupa answered. "C'est vrai.""And French, too. Your French is better than your Italian. Though neither one is great. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to shut down. It's closing time."Lupa stood up and walked around the room. It was evident to her that somewhere in the building, listening through an intercom was someone with a microphone. She thought about how to test for this."You wouldn't happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth, 1321, fell on, would you" Lupa asked."It was a Sunday," the computer answered, "but how do you know whether I'm right Thank you for visiting the computer exhibit."Task 5【答案】A.1) b) 2) c)B.1) F 2) F 3) F 4) TC.Computer Talk What does It MeanOnline To start or workOffline To disconnect it or take it out of the systemTo interface To do something so that different computer parts or software canwork togetherTo access To make information available【原文】Hello. I think we can begin now if you're ready. Um, today I want to talk to you about computers, about the impact of computers on how we talk, on the ways we talk. Now of course we all know that computers have changed our lives in many ways. Stop and think for a minute about how we use computers in our everyday life. It's hard to think of anything we do that hasn't been changed by computers. For example, computers allow us to get money directly from our bank accounts at cash machines.At hospitals, computers help doctors understand what is wrong with patients. We can use computers to help us decide which color to paint our houses, which hair styles to have, or which dresses or suits would look good on us--lots of professional and personal uses. Computers are simply a part of our lives, and, I think it is safe to say, they will continue to be. What I'd like to look at today is how the use of computershas had an impact on our language--how computers have changed the expressions we say, the words we use.First, let me give you some examples. These are examples from English that I'd like you to think about. The first example is this. Someone at an office says, "We'dlike to have the project online by next Monday." In computer talk "online" means started or working. So this statement means that we'd like to have the project started and going by next Monday.The second example is from a discussion or seminar. Someone might say, "Let's。