新动力 大学英语听力教程1Unit 8原文及答案

Unit 8 Part One

Warming-up Activity

1. Good blood, bad blood. 2. He threw three free throws. 3. Blue glue gun, green glue gun.

4. Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs.

5. Miss Smith’s fish-sauce shop seldom sells shellfish. 6. Ripe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right. 7. I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am. 8. Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

9. A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.

10. While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water.

Part Two Statements

1. according to the law 2. their views are quoted

3. looking at the doors and windows 4. was devoted to efforts

5. in a traditional American society

Part Three

Short Conversations

1. W: Father, would you please wake me up at eight o’clock tomorrow morning?

M: Of course, Mother. If you’re fined again, we’ll have no money for our trip to Europe.

Q: What is the probable relationship of the two speakers? (D) 2. W: It’s bedtime. Don’t you want to go to bed?

M: Mummy doesn’t make me go to bed. She promised me to stay up as long as I like.

Q: What is the probable relationship between two speakers? (A) 3. W: Can I help you?

M: I want to see a pair of shoes like the black ones on the second shelf. Q: What is the probable relationship of the two speakers? (C) 4. W: Have you found anything wrong with my left foot?

M: Yes, but don’t worry about it since you’ll be all right again after an operation. Q: What is the relationship of the woman and the man? (D) 5. W: How long could I keep this book?

M: Two weeks. You can renew it for a longer time. And if it’s overdue, you’ll be fined.

Q: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers? (A)

Part Four Short Passage

Children who do not get enough good food in the first two years of life suffer lasting damage. They may be underdeveloped or underweight. They may suffer from poor health or limited intelligence. In addition, poorly nourished children are more likely to drop out of school and earn less money as adults.

Too little food is the first cause of poor nutrition. But many children who live in homes with plenty of food suffer for other reasons. For instance, mothers often fail to give their newly born babies their first breast milk. It is full of nutrients that improve a baby’s ability to fight infections and disease. Poor nutrition is thirdly linked to economic growth in poor countries. Moreover, a lack of nutrition in early childhood can cost developing nations up to three percent of their yearly earnings. Many of these countries have economics that are growing at a rate of two to three percent yearly. In fact, their economic growth could be doubled if they improved nutrition.

The developing countries should change their policies to deal with the lack of nutrition. Instead of directly providing food, educational programs in health and nutrition should be given to mothers with young babies. Besides, cleaner living conditions and improvements in health care are highly recommended. Questions:

1. What is the passage mainly talking about? (B)

2. What may NOT result from the lack of nutrition? (D)

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children’s lack of nutrition? (A)

4. If a developing country improved nutrition, how much its yearly economic growth rate would be? (A)

5. What is highly recommended by the passage to avoid the lack of nutrition? (C)

Part Five

True or False Exercises

A new study shows that six people die every minute from smoking. That equals 3 million deaths around the world every year. It describes smoking as the biggest cause to deadly disease among grown-ups in industrial countries.

The World Health Organization says 70% of Chinese men smoke more than 15 cigarettes each day. In Latin America about 50% of the men are smokers. There are also a very large number of smokers in the former Soviet Union and in the east Europe. And 25% of all smoking deaths world-wide are in those areas of the world. Scientists say smoking will kill 50% of the smokers.

Smoking is known to cause lung cancer. It can also lead to cancer of the mouth and other parts of bodies. Experts say that people will reduce their chance of dying from smoking if they stop smoking completely. They say smokers who give up smoking can improve their health.

1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F

Part Six Fun Time

Mary’s eyes were not very good, so she usually wore glasses. But when she was nineteen and began to go out with a young man, she never wore glasses when she was with him. When he came to the door to take her out, she would take her glasses off, and when she got back home again and he left, she would put them on.

One day her mother asked her: “But Mary, why do you never wear glasses when you are with Tom? He takes you to such lovely places in his car, but you can’t see anything.”

“Well, mother,” said Mary. “I look prettier to Tom when I’m not wearing my glasses – and he looks better to me, too.”

1. What was the trouble with Mary’s eyes? Not very good.

2. How old was she when she began to go out with a young man? Nineteen.

3. Who was Tom? Mary’s boyfriend.

4. When would Mary take her glasses off? Tom came to take her out.

5. What is Mary’s explanation for not wearing glasses when she was with Tom? She looks prettier to Tom and Tom looks better to her.

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