1、Unit 8 Here is a darker side of society.Lead in Task 11Some people think smoking makes them relax. Some people smoke just because all those around them smoke. Some young people even think smoking is cool. Smoking is harmful to ones health. It can lead to many diseases. Long-term smoking may result i
2、n lung diseases, or even lung cancer. Also, some heavy smokers may suffer from breathing difficulty, high blood pressure, heart trouble, amongst other disease. Moreover, cigarettes cost money. 2Yes. The family-planning or one-child policy is one of the reasons. Whats more, the rapid economic develop
3、ment, continuous increases in living standards and the improved medical service have all contributed to the increasing average lifespan. This can cause a lot of problems. Few young people have to support more old people. The larger elderly population requires more social security spending, special p
4、ublic facilities such as homes for the elderly and nursing homes, and more medical services, which are a heavy burden on society. To deal with the challenges, we must develop our economy to accumulate more funds so as to establish a sound social security system and old-age insurance system. We also
5、need to establish more public facilities for senior citizens. 3Poverty may lead to many problems. Because of a shortage of money, sick people cant afford to go to the hospital, children cant afford to go to school, and some jobless people live far below the poverty line. Worse still, some needy peop
6、le may become so desperate that they hate society and commit crimes or suicide. Poverty can be eliminated by generating more employment, raising the level of education, drawing upon the resources of every social institutions, etc. 4Before unemployed people can find a new job, their basic living stan
7、dard should be met. Generally speaking, most people prefer to find a job rather than live on a handout. So it is important for them to be trained for reemployment. The government should offer training programs to update their skills so that they will become competitive in the job market again.Basic
8、listening practice CCBADListening in Task 1BACCDListening in Task 2 CDCBCListening in Task 3 Correct answer (1) 49 (2) first birthday (3) health care systems (4) reduce (5) expenses (6) increasing (7) lower (8) faster (9) education (10) reduce poverty (11) more opportunities (12) live better (13) so
9、cial ladder Lets talk Task 1Correct answer (1) easier (2) loneliness (3) passed away (4) brain (5) health problems (6) younger (7) doctor (8) assumption (9) history (10) attitudes Lets talk Task 21Bereavement. Her mum passed away last year, and that has left a big hole in her life.2They have chronic
10、 health problems, but unlike younger addicts, they are less likely to overdose, so they dont appear on anyones radar. Doctors assume that pensioners dont do drugs, so they refuse to give them treatment.3(fakeFurther listening and speaking Further listening Task 1BACBCFurther listening and speaking F
11、urther listening Task 21She thinks many of the big spenders on lottery tickets are poor; they spend money they cant afford to spend.2He just buys lottery tickets for fun. He thinks if he won a huge amount, it would be exciting.3They buy lottery tickets out of desperation. Also the thrill of a win, o
12、f something for nothing, is addictive.4Casinos are opening everywhere, many people go on gambling on holidays, and one can even take a gambling cruise.5It will be helpful for habitual gamblers only when they want to be cured themselves.Further listening and speaking Further listening Task 3CDABAFurt
13、her listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 1Correct answer (1) condition (2) dignity (3) fire (4) further (5) distinction (6) status (7) prosperity (8) fate (9) Answering (10) mission Further listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 21Because peace is a condition for every member o
14、f the human family to live a life of dignity and security.2The mission of the United Nations in the new century is to answer the needs of individual human beings in need.3The government of poor countries should develop its economy so that its people can enjoy an increasingly better life. To promote
15、continuous economic development, it should also try to improve the countrys standard of education, science and technology as well as to create a harmonious society featuring fairness and equality. The United Nations should encourage developed nations to render help to developing countries because hu
16、manity is indivisible and every member of the human family should have the opportunity to live a life of dignity and security. Only in this way can we eliminate the root causes of terrorism.TestCBADDYour answer Correct answer(1) habit(2) crucial(3) among(4) decade(5) did(6) issues(7) adult(8) teens
17、get turned off if you ask them a lot of direct questions(9) The first phone call generally takes about 45 minutes, with discussion about why the teen began smoking and the extent of the habit(10) Now 260 teens who have participated in the program are being followedABCBDCBACB ABCDCUnit 9 What mode of
18、 travel do you prefer?Lead in Task 1planeCorrect answer: plane bikeCorrect answer: bike truck / lorryCorrect answer: truck / lorry shipCorrect answer: ship busCorrect answer: bus motorcycleCorrect answer: motorcycle subway / undergroundCorrect answer: subway / underground Basic listening practiceABD
19、DAListening in Task 1 Correct answer (1) security checks (2) searched (3) fear (4) carry-ons (5) checking (6) greater (7) seized (8) digital camera (9) take pictures (10) bags (11) on his way (12) strange Listening in Task 2ACCDDListening in Task 3ABDDALets talk Task 11. What did the team at Britann
20、ic Challenge HQ decide?Your answer Correct answer (1) close close (2) 12.9 miles 12.9 miles (3) dreamed dreamed 2. What does David Hempleman-Adams say?Correct answer exhausted cup of tea 3. What did Hempleman-Adams do after 90 hours in the air with barely any sleep?Correct answer abandon set down lo
21、w 4. What does a team member say about Hempleman-Adams?Correct answer Pole fly over 5. What is happening this evening?Correct answer (1) on (2) fast asleep Lets talk Task 21Yes, of course it is dangerous. If the balloon bursts, I would plunge to the ground and be dead. Also, I might be frozen to dea
22、th at night if the heating equipment fails2I dont want to fly there on a balloon. After all, such a flight is really meaningless, and I wont get any benefits from it3(fakeFurther listening and speaking Further listening Task 1Correct answer (1) a couple of hours (2) less than an hour (3) fare (4) re
23、gular passengers (5) convenient (6) the same day (7) conditions of aircraft (8) accidents (9) large quantities of cargo (10) far away Further listening and speaking Further listening Task 2DCDABFurther listening and speaking Further listening Task 31. What was one pilots welcome message?Your answer
24、Correct answer (1) best best (2) none of them none of them 2. What did a pilot say when he advised the passengers to stay inside the plane?“ Your answer Correct answer (1) land land (2) wings wings 3. In case of emergency, should adults first save themselves or their children? What did the Southwest
25、 Airlines employee say about this?Your answer Correct answer (1) small children small children (2) before before 4. What did a flight attendant imply by saying “Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal“?Correct answer smoothly 5. How did an attendant warn the passengers not to leave anything behi
26、nd?Correct answer (1) distributed evenly (2) clean it Further listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 1Correct answer (1) landing (2) followed (3) headed (4) present (5) succeeded (6) arrested (7) publish (8) attention (9) happened (10) cheering (11) charge (12) dropped (13) humorous (14) m
27、issed (15) get back Further listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 21 I think he should be punished; otherwise people might follow suit and also visit Buckingham Palace without approval, causing disorder. But he does not deserve a severe punishment because he did not have a criminal intent
28、 and did not cause a serious problem.2 Paragliding may be the most exciting form of flying, but it seems to me to be a bit dangerous. Staying in a helicopter is safer and you can enjoy the scenery more clearly than in a plane. Flying by plane, you can hardly see anything interesting, but you can tra
29、vel more quickly and comfortably to distant places. Personally, I would like to fly in a helicopter for both the fun and the safety.TestCDCBCYour answer Correct answer(1) tiny(2) identity(3) maintain(4) fuel(5) networks(6) insurance(7) external(8) Ticket prices include a number of fees, taxes(9) If
30、airlines carry passengers without proper documents on an international flight, they are responsible for carrying them back to the originating country(10) While airlines as a whole earned 6% return on capital employed, airports earned 10%CABDCABDCB DBADCUnit 10 With a failing memory, you meet a lot o
31、f new people.Lead in Task 11-5AAABA 6-10ABAAABasic listening practiceCDABCListening in Task 11-5BCDCAListening in Task 2ABBABListening in Task 3Your answer Correct answer (1) brain brain (2) nerve connections nerve connections (3) musical instrument musical instrument (4) your brain your brain (5) b
32、lood circulation blood circulation (6) vegetables vegetables (7) Protect and support Protect and support (8) healthy healthy (9) sugar sugar (10) memory loss (11) nerve functions (12) tobacco (13) Improve Improve (14) remembering remembering (15) temporary temporary Lets talk Task 1Your answer Corre
33、ct answer (1) memory power memory power (2) test test (3) new new (4) saw saw (5) verdict verdict (6) seconds seconds (7) memories (8) endure (9) volunteers (10) staring staring (11) 10000 10,000 / 10000 (12) slide show slide show (13) 70% 70 percent / 70% (14) lose lose (15) where where Lets talk T
34、ask 21To test the memory power of our brains.270 percent. Im afraid I dont agree. How much we can remember the things we see depends on many factors. For me, I may remember only a small proportion of the items I saw if there are many items.3A person with a good memory can learn well, work efficientl
35、y, and remember kindnesses received. A forgetful person may easily forget daily worries, forgive others for their offenses, and forget sad thingsFurther listening and speaking Further listening Task 1ABDDCFurther listening and speaking Further listening Task 2Correct answer (1) excellent marks (2) p
36、rinciples (3) picture (4) Association (5) familiar with (6) Consolidation (7) already learned (8) 16 / sixteen (9) Distributed Practice (10) shorter (11) muscle (12) exercise Further listening and speaking Further listening Task 31Maybe we cant remember the name.2We can repeat the name back to the p
37、erson to help us store the name in our “memory bank3We can repeat the name. In addition, we can visualize something different, unusual, or ridiculous about the persons appearance, position, or actions that ties in with his or her name.4The descriptive information on one side of the card and the name
38、 on the other side.5We can look at it repeatedly, seeing the “picture“ in our minds eye as we look at the name; or when we see the name, visualize the “picture“ we have assigned to the name.Further listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 1Correct answer (1) intelligent (2) paintings (3) sho
39、wn (4) cover (5) including (6) local (7) atmosphere (8) unique (9) painter (10) mouth Further listening and speaking Viewing and speaking Task 2At Marine World, U.S.A., a group of dolphins were taught to pick up the trash in their pool and bring it to their trainer for a fish reward. One dolphin see
40、med to be getting more trash than the others. It was discovered that the dolphin had hidden trash and would tear a piece off for his reward, and then return and tear off another piece for another rewardTestPart IBCBCDPart II Correct answer(1) damage(2) symptoms(3) sharp(4) involved(5) fitness(6) min
41、d(7) over(8) They also may remember things better by mentally connecting them to other meaningful things(9) Stress, anxiety, or depression can make a person more forgetful(10) much pain and suffering can be avoided if older people, their family, and their doctors recognize dementia as a diseasePart III BCBADPart IVBCACD CBABD
