听力题When I was at school
听力题"Where is the University
听力题Turning to the local scene
听力题 He usually sat behind me in class but seldom talked. Perhaps he feared to make mistakes. His worry was not reasonable because he always spoke words of wisdom.
One day, there he was leaning against a tree alone in front of my dormitory. Could he be waiting for me? I looked directly at him but he didn''t notice. My heart beat fast. Was he waiting for someone else?
It was Wednesday. The professor asked him to distribute our homework. He called out each English name of my classmates and returned the assignment. The he came to my desk and held out my paper. He looked at me and when he said my name—my Chinese name—it sounded more beautiful than anyone else had ever pronounced it. For a time we took a firm hold of the paper. A force seemed to pass through the paper between us. That day he had a lot to say and so did I . All the world seemed sunny and magnificent.
He hurriedly left the classroom when the bell rang. I hastened to follow him and at the doorway I froze. My notebook fell. He took my notebook and put it under his arm as he brushed my shoulder, pushing me slightly toward the outside door: "I know where you live. I will walk you home. "
He usually sat behind me in class but seldom talked. Perhaps he feared to make mistakes. His worry was not reasonable because he always spoke words of wisdom.
One day, there he was leaning against a tree alone in front of my dormitory. Could he be waiting for me? I looked directly at him but he didn''t notice. My heart beat fast. Was he waiting for someone else?
It was Wednesday. The professor asked him to distribute our homework. He called out each English name of my classmates and returned the assignment. The he came to my desk and held out my paper. He looked at me and when he said my name—my Chinese name—it sounded more beautiful than anyone else had ever pronounced it. For a time we took a firm hold of the paper. A force seemed to pass through the paper between us. That day he had a lot to say and so did I . All the world seemed sunny and magnificent.
He hurriedly left the classroom when the bell rang. I hastened to follow him and at the doorway I froze. My notebook fell. He took my notebook and put it under his arm as he brushed my shoulder, pushing me slightly toward the outside door: "I know where you live. I will walk you home. "
听力题M: Hey, Mary, you are not really reading it
听力题M: Hi, Jane...Say, are you OK
听力题Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard
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听力题 Humans use a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world''s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.
But that doesn''t have to be the outcome. Water shortages don''t have to trouble the world— if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as we like in any way we want.
Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.
Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions and pumping it to nearby crop land.
No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water supply.
Humans use a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world''s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.
But that doesn''t have to be the outcome. Water shortages don''t have to trouble the world— if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as we like in any way we want.
Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.
Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions and pumping it to nearby crop land.
No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water supply.
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听力题Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard
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听力题 Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying "thank you" when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think that something like a simple "thank you" doesn''t really matter.
But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we can''t be truly elegant without good manners, because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven''t you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It''s funny how that happens, but it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "thank you", like wearing a little make-up, or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to your image, while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.
Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying "thank you" when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think that something like a simple "thank you" doesn''t really matter.
But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we can''t be truly elegant without good manners, because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven''t you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It''s funny how that happens, but it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "thank you", like wearing a little make-up, or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to your image, while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.
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听力题The number of products and services now available on-line is growing. Now, some Americans can get a medical (36)________on-line.
For most Americans, a visit to the doctor is a (37)________process. They may have to take time off from work, get to the clinic or medical office, then wait until the doctor is available before they can even begin (38)________why they''re there. But, do patients really have to go through all that?
Probably not, says Chuck Kilo. "(39)________, 50% ~70% of the cases in primary care, the answer is no, they did not really need to be there. " Dr. Kilo (40)________a medical practice in Oregon that specializes in e-visits.
Dr. Kilo says on-line consultations aren''t much different from office visits. Patients with chronic (41)________ like hypertension or diabetes usually came to see him just to have their charts (42)________. Now, he uses e-mail and electronic spreadsheets to (43)________ their blood pressure or insulin levels. (44)________________________.
Advocates of e-visits—like Jack Friedman, CEO of Providence Health Plan—say the technology allows everyone to benefit. (45)________________________. As he sees it, "(46)________________________ isn''t always the most productive way to get your primary care needs met."
听力题 There Yale University professors agreed in a panel discussion tonight that the automobile was what one of them called "Public Health Enemy No.1 in this country". Besides polluting the air and congesting the cities, automobiles could cause heart disease "because we don''t walk anywhere any more," said Dr. H. P. Richard Weinerman, professor of medicine and public health. Dr. Weinerman''s sharp indictment of the automobile came in a discussion of human environment on Yale Reports, a radio program broadcast by Station WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut. The program opened a three-part series on "Staying Alive". "For the first time in human history, the problem of man''s survival has to do with his control of man-made hazards," Dr. Weinerman said. "Before this, the problem had been the control of natural hazards." There Yale University professors agreed in a panel discussion tonight that the automobile was what one of them called "Public Health Enemy No.1 in this country". Besides polluting the air and congesting the cities, automobiles could cause heart disease "because we don''t walk anywhere any more," said Dr. H. P. Richard Weinerman, professor of medicine and public health. Dr. Weinerman''s sharp indictment of the automobile came in a discussion of human environment on Yale Reports, a radio program broadcast by Station WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut. The program opened a three-part series on "Staying Alive". "For the first time in human history, the problem of man''s survival has to do with his control of man-made hazards," Dr. Weinerman said. "Before this, the problem had been the control of natural hazards."
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听力题Traditional Americans think marriage is a serious business. It begins with (36)______. A young man asks the father of his sweetheart for (37)______to marry his daughter. If the father agrees, the man later (38)______ to her. The man usually. gives his fiancé a (39)______ring as a (40)______of their engagement.
Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, there''s still room for American (41)______. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a (42)______. But some people get married outdoors in a scenic spot. The (43)______may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. But some things rarely change. (44)____________.
As the ceremony begins, the groom and his attendants stand with the minister, facing the congregation. (45)____________. They give each other a gold ring to symbolize their marriage commitment.
At the wedding reception, the bride and groom greet their guests. (46)____________. Tradition says that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to marry. When the reception is over, the newlyweds run to their "decorated" car and speed off. Many couples take a honeymoon, an one-to-two-week vacation trip, to celebrate their marriage.
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听力题People enjoy taking trips