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1、UnitOneUrbanLifeorRuralLifeIPre-listeningActivitiesPart略Part2Therearepositiveeffectsandnegativeeffectsoflivinginthesuburbs.Positiveeffects:1. Theairmightbecleaner.2. Therearemoretreesandjesstrafficcongestion.3. Youllprobablyhaveagarden.Negativeeffects:1. MostpeopledrivemoreandWaIkless.2. Youllhaveli
2、ttletimeforcookingandthusrelyheavilyonjunkfood.ScriptInthesuburbstheairmightbecleaner,astherearemoretreesandlesstrafficcongestion.Betterstillyoullprobablyhaveagarden,whichmostinner-citydwellersdont.Gardeningisahealthyactivityforyou,andyourchildrenhavethechancetoplayoutsideeveryday.Thisisalotbetterfo
3、rthemthanplayingcomputergamesalldaybecausethereisnowheretogo.Thedisadvantagesoflivinginthesuburbsaretheflipsideofthecityadvantages.Mostpeoplelivinginthesuburbsendupdrivingmoreandwalkingless,asnothingisparticularlyclose.Thisleadstoweightgainandgenerallackoffitness.Thosemediumsizedjourneysthatsuburbdw
4、ellersneedtodocouldbedoneonabicycle,althoughthisisnotalwayspracticalorevenpossible.Alessobviouseffectofhavingtocommuteislittletimeforcooking.Ifaconsiderableportionofyourtimeisspentgettingtoandfromwork,itistemptingtorelyheavilyonjunkfood,readymealsandtakeaways.Noneoftheseisveryhealthyandtoomanycanlea
5、dtoobesityandtheassociatedhealthproblems.II.ListeningTasksTask1UnderstandingNewsReportsNewsItemOne1.A2.BNewsItemTwo1.C2.BNewsItemThree1. D2.B3.CScriptNewsItemOneQuestions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.JanetYellen,theheadoftheUnitedStatescentralbank,sayssheexpectstheU.S.jobmarkettocontinuetoi
6、mprove.JanetYellensaystheinflationrateshouldriseclosetoayearlyrateof2%.Thatinflationratewouldkeeppricesstableandsupporttheeconomy,saysthecentralbank,orFederalReserveSystem.Toomuchinflationandpricesrisetoohigh,toofast.Notenoughinflationandpricesandgrowthremainflatordecline.Currently,inflationiswellbe
7、low1%.ManyeconomistsinterpretYellen,scommentsasasignalthattheFederalReservemightraisethekeyinterestrateonDecember16.TheFederalReservehasconsideredincreasingimportantinterestratesforalongtime.Butithasbeencautiousaboutmakingratechanges,fearingthattheeconomywouldreactbadly.Questions:1. Whatisthecurrent
8、inflationrate?2. WhathasbeenconsideredbytheFederalReserveforalongtime?NewsItemTwoQuestions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.MaliaObama,sdecisiontowaitayearbeforegoingtocollegeisbringingnewattentionto“GapYears.”Agapyeariswhenastudenttakesayearoffafterhighschooltodovolunteerservice,travel,orworkb
9、eforestartingcollege.TheWhiteHouseannouncedonSundaythatPresidentBarackObama,soldestdaughterwillwaituntilthefallof2017tostartclassesatHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Theannouncementledtolotsofnewsstoriesabout“gapyears,Someobserversthinkherdecisionmightleadotherhighschoolgraduatestowaitayearbeforecon
10、tinuingtheirstudies.“ItisgoingtobethebiggestthingeverforgapyearprogramsintheUnitedStates,saidJoeO,Shea,directorofundergraduateresearchatFloridaStateUniversity.HarvardUniversityurgesstudentstoconsidertakingagapyeartogetsomemuch-neededrestbeforeenteringcollege.Questions:1. WhenwillMaliaObamastartclass
11、esatHarvardUniversity?2. Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?NewsItemThreeQuestions1to3willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.HollywoodactressandfilmmakerAngelinaJolietoldtheworldthisweekthatshehadhadanotheroperationtoreduceherchanceofgettingcancer.OnTuesday,the39-year-oldactresspublishedapieceinNeWYorkTimes.
12、Shewroteaboutherdecisiontohaveherovariesandfallopiantubesremovedtoprotectherselffromovariancancer.Shedidnothaveheruterusremoved,asshehasnofamilyhistoryofuterinecancer.Twoyearsago,doctorsperformedadoublemastectomyonthestar.JoliealsowroteapieceforNeWYorkTimesaboutthedecisiontoremovebothherbreasts.Joli
13、etookthatactionafterdiscoveringshecarriedamutationintheBRCAlgene.Thisputherataveryhighriskofgettingbreastcancer.Thesamemutationalsogavehera50%riskofgettingovariancancer.Jolie,smother,auntandgrandmotheralldiedofcancer.Theactresssaidshewroteaboutherdecisionsothatwomenwouldknowaboutwhattreatmentsareava
14、ilabletothem.Shenotedthatsurgerymaynotbethebestchoiceforeverywoman.Shewrote,*tThemostimportantthingistoIeamabouttheoptionsandchoosewhatisrightforyoupersonally.,Questions:1. WhatdoweknowaboutAngelinaJoliefromthenewsreport?2. WhatwasJolie,schanceofgettingovariancancer?3. WhydidAngelinaJoliewriteabouth
15、erdecision?Task2UnderstandingLongConversationsConversationOne1.A2.C3.C4.B5.AConversationTwo1 .C2.B3.C4.AScriptConversationOneW:Hello.mcallingabouttheapartmentyouadvertised.M:Yes.Whalkindofapartmentareyouinterestedin?W:minterestedinaone-bedroom.Doyouhaveanyavailable?M:Yes.Ihaveone.Whendoyouneedit?W:S
16、ometimearoundnextweek.Whatcanyoutellmeaboutthisapartment?M:Well,it,saone-bedroomapartment.Themonthlyrentis$650,witha$300securitydeposit.Youpayelectricityonly.Gasandwaterisincluded.Boththeheatandstovearegas.Letmesee,whatelse.Oh!You,llbeassignedashelteredparkingspaceatnoextracharge.Andthat,sprobablyit.W:Soundsgood.MayIcomeovertomorrow
