施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit10答案Word格式.docx
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3.Don’tsay“don’t”,TheDon’ts,aformof(14)negativegoalsetting,canbeself-fulfillingbecauseyourmind(15)respondstopictures.
4.Makeyourown(16)rules.
5.Learnfromyourmistakes.
By(17)embracingrisk,youwillaccomplishmorethanyou(18)everthoughtyoucould.Intheprocessyouwill(19)transformyourlifeintoanexcitingadventurethatwillconstantlychallenge,rewardand(20)rejuvenateyou.
Part2listeningforGist
It'
llbeadullday,withoutbreaksofrain.Theremaybesomeheavyshowersinthesouth-westlater,withperhapstheoddthunderstorm.Theoutlookfortomorrow:
continuingdull,butthereshouldbesomebreaksinthecloudbymidday.It'
llbequitewarm,withamaximumtemperatureofabout16to17degrees.
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
1.Thispassageisaboutaweatherforecast.
2.Thekeywordsarerain,showers,thunderstorm,outlook,andmaximumtemperature.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogue
Adulthood
Interviewer:
OK,Bruce,Ur,whyisthelatetwentiesbetterthan,say,earliertwenties?
Bruce:
Ur,Ithinkthatwhenyou’reinyour,intheearlytwenties,you’rejustgettingover,um,teenageadolescentyears,sonowIthinkinthelatetwentiesyoukindaknowadirectionbut,um,theearlytwentiesarejusttoo…youjustkindaremembertoomanythingsoftheteenageyearsandyou'
restilltryingtogetaplan.Butinthetwenties,latetwenties,youkindofknowwhatyouwannadoandyoukindofhaveanideaof,ofhowtogetit.Andyouknowhowtosettledown,too.Youcanseeaplanforgettingthingsandalsosettlingdown.
Hmm,um,isthereatimeinyourlifethatyouthinkyouwouldcallthemostdifficulttime?
Probablytheteenageyears,likefourteen,fifteen...
Yeah?
Sixteen.
Themidteens.
Yeah,Ithinkthemidteensweretheworst.
So,Julie,whywouldyouliketobealittlegirlagain?
Julie:
Um,Ithink,uh,IthinklatelybecausetheageI'
matnow,Ifeel,iskindofastressfulage.
Huh.
Whenyou'
re,whenyou'
reyounger,youdon'
thaveasmanyworriesandresponsibilities.
Yeah.
Youdon'
thaveallthestressesoflifeasanadult.IthinkattheageI'
matnow,whenyougetoutofcollegeandyouneedtofindajob...
Uh-huh.
AndI'
msingleandIcan'
tdependonmyparentsanymore...
Uh-huh.
AndIhavenewresponsibilities-justtryingtogetusedtohavingnewresponsibilitiesandalsofigureoutwhatIwannado-there'
slotsofdecisions.
Julie:
Idon'
talwaysknowwhatthebestthingtodois.Um,thosearethingsthatIneedtolearn.
Yeah.
So,Ann,whywasbeinginyourthirtiesgood?
Ann:
Becauseinyourthirtiesyouprettymuchknowwhatyoulikeandwhatyoudon'
tlike,andyou'
rekindofsettledintolife.And,atleastforme,thatwasareallygoodtime.Actually,nowthatmysonsaremarriedand,andthey'
reindependent...
WhenIcometo,cometothinkaboutit,IprobablydomoreinterestingthingsnowformyselfthanIdidwhenIwasinmythirties...
Huh!
Forexample...
Well,nowI'
mplayinginanorchestra,whichIwouldnever'
vehadtimetodowhentheboyswerelittleand,urn,andI,ur,readalotmorethanIdid.
Doyouandyourhusbandgooutmore?
Ha!
Wedo!
Wedo.Wegoouttomovies,andwegoouttodinner,andwehopetobeabletotravel!
Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
l.T2.T3.T4.T5.T6.F7.T8.T
Part2Passage
SocialSecurity
TheSocialSecuritysystemintheUSisamajorsourceofretirementincomeformany.ThusSocialSecurityisalogicalplacetostartansweringthequestion:
Canweaffordtocontinuethistrendofretiringeverearlierandlivinglonger?
TheSocialSecurityAdministrationprojectedincomeandexpensefortheSocialSecurityfundfrom2000to2050.Thefiguresforbothincome-taxrevenuesandbenefitspaidoutaresobering*.IthighlightsthecomingdeficitsinasystemonwhichsomanyAmericansdependforatleastapartoftheirlivelihoodduringretirement.
Thegapbetweenrevenueandexpensearisesbecauseofdemographicshifts.TheagingoftheBabyBoomersandlife-extendingmedicaladvancescombinetocreateanimbalanceintheSocialSecuritysystemasdesigned.
Thesystemwasestablishedin1935andwasintendedasaninsurancepolicyagainstapoverty-riddenoldage,anotuncommonfatefortheelderlyduringthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury.
TheSocialSecuritysystemhasbeenexpandedmanytimessinceitsinception*.Itnowcoversworkers,disabledpersons,andthedependentsofeach.Thesystemalsoadjustsbenefitsforinflationannually.
Inthe1930s,lifeexpectancyintheUSwas59.7years;
manypeopleneverreachedtheageofretirement.In2001,lifeexpectancywas77.6years;
mostpeopletodayliveforquiteawhileonGoldenPond*.We'
relivinglongeranddrawingfromtheSocialSecurityfundformoreyearswitheachpassinggeneration.Thedecliningageofretirementonlyexacerbates*thistrend.
Insimpleterms,ifthenumberofthosepayingintothefunddropsasthenumberofthosedrawingfromitrises,animbalanceissuretodevelopinthefuture.
Barringanyrestructuringofthesystembeforehand,SocialSecurityexpenseswillexceedrevenuesintheyear2015.Atthatpointthesystemwillbegintousereservestomeetitsobligations.AccordingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationestimates,thesereserveswillcarrythesystemthroughthemid-2030s.Atthatpoint,ifnotsooner,oneoftwothingswillneedtobedone:
(1)TheSocialSecuritytaxratewillneedtobeincreased,or
(2)Benefitspaidoutwij1needtobereduced.Thesecondsolutionmayinvolveextendingtheretirementageto70oranevenolderage.Sincenoneoftheseoptionsispoliticallypalatable(theelderlyhavethehighestvotingrate),itremainstobeseenwhichwillbeimplemented-mostlikelysomecombinationofthetwo.
Since3outofevery10Americansaged65orolderdependonSocialSecuritypaymentsfor90%ormoreoftheirincome(and3outof5dependonSocialSecurityfor50%ormoreoftheirincome)wemustaskanimportantquestion:
Arethoseofusnowinour30sand40splanningonanalternativeorsupplementalretirementincome?
A:
Pre-listeningQuestion
Actually,itisagovernmentschemethatprovideseconomicassistancetothosepeoplefacedwithsickness,unemployment,maternityandretirement,etc.Inthiscase,thecostispaidentirelyoutoftaxation.Ifthecostismetwhollyorpartlyfromcontributionspaidbyemployerstothestate,theschemeisusuallycallednationalinsurance.
B:
SentenceDictation
Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.
1.SocialSecurityisalogicalplacetostartansweringthequestion:
2.IthighlightsthecomingdeficitsinasystemonwhichsomanyAmericansdependforatleastapartoftheirlivelihoodduringretirement.
3.TheSocialSecuritysystemnowcoversworkers,disabledpersons,andthedependentsofeach,andthesystemalsoadjustsbenefitsforinflationannually.
4.Insimpleterms,ifthenumberofthosepayingintothefunddropsasthenumberofthosedrawingfromitrises,animbalanceissuretodevelopinthefuture.
5.Sincenoneoftheseoptionsispoliticallypalatable,itremainstobeseenwhichwillbeimplemented-mostlikelysomecombinationofthetwo.
C:
DetailedListening
Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.
l.B2.A3.D4.A5.D6.B7.D8.B
DAfter-listeningDiscussion
Listentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.
Thegapbetweenrevenuesandexpensesarisesbecauseofdemographicshifts.TheagingoftheBabyBoomersandlife-extendingmedicaladvancescombinetocreateanimbalanceintheSocialSecuritysystemasdesigned.SocialSecurityexpenseswillexceedrevenuesintheyear2015.Atthatpointthesystemwillbegintousereservestomeetitsobligations.AccordingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationestimates,thesereserveswillcarrythesystemthroughthemid-2030s.
2.(Open)
SectionThreeNews
NewsItem1
Fordevelopmentorganizations,themeetingsareatimetodiscusssomeofthe
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