step-by-step-3000-第三冊(cè)答案聽(tīng)力原文

1、 step-by-step-3000-第三冊(cè)答案聽(tīng)力原文STEPBYSTEP3000第三冊(cè)答案Unit1WorldNews:InternationalRelationsPartIWarmingupATapescripts:1TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradicalchangeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredhereinWashingtonSundaytopush

2、fortougherguncontrollaws.TheresbeenfurtherfightingbetweenMacedonianforcesandEthnicAlbanianguerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedStatesnavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithashitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietabou

3、tthepossiblehealthrisksfromammunitionscontainingdepleteduranium,whichitusedinKosovoandBosnia.B1.WhatisthesummitsstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDSWhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?Burma,Cambodia,

4、andtheLaos.WhathappenedonFridayabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor?AUSnuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?Andhowmanyweremissing?35/9.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraidingovernig

5、ht.WhataretheproblemswiththenuclearfacilitiesandnuclearplantsinJapan?Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Tapescripts:1Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummitsstatementisexpe

6、ctedtocallonUNmemberstomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsofstateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersinhistoryTheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoinitsranks,shruggingoffwest

7、erndenunciationsofthemilitaryregimeinRangoon.ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschoolfishingvesselfromJapanOnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasno

8、tseriouslydamaged,wasperforminganemergencysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenragingovernightintheWestBankandGazaTheupsurgeinviolencecomesaft

9、erIsraeliattackhelicopterstargetedandkilledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforceSomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplantsMorethanhalfofthemfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulatorshavebeenord

10、eredtocrackdownfollowingthecountryworstnuclearaccidentinSeptemberSixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationintheaccidentPartIINewsreportsSummary:ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblvhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,Norw注v注ndSingaporeasitsnewnonpermaneiitmembersoft

11、heSecurityCouncil.Statements:Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywontheirseatsonthefourthballot.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangrouDTherewerethreecountriescontending

12、forthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnations.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupof15members,includingfivepermanentmembersChina,France,GreatBritain。RussiaandtheUnitedStates-mnd10non-permanentmembersTapescript:TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselected*Columbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSinga

13、poreasthenewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilThevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuveringColumbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirstroundofballotingButittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideontheremainingtworegionalseatsContentionmarkedthevotingforthesecondse

14、atfortheAfricanandAsiangroupTheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnityMauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthefourthroundofvoting.IrelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnationsonthefirstballotButNorwayand

15、ItalycampaignedvigorouslyforthesecondspotKingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthecaseforhisnationsrepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince1982Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-yeartermsinJanuaryTheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,includingfive

16、permanentmembersChina,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStatesand10non-permanentmembersFivenon-permanentmembersareelectedtotwo-yeartermseachyearBSummaryThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasEointoholdanemergencymeetinztodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPale

17、stinians.Answerstothequestions:1532.48334TheUnitedStates5Canada6Octobe18th7NomorethanthreedaysTogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimorTapescript:Forty-eightofthe(UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission)53membernationsvotedtoholdtheemergency

18、meeting.TheUnitedStatescastthesoledissentingvoteandCanadaabstained.ThreeothercountriesdidnotvoteThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhowthecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.Whenyo

19、uhavesuchahigh-profileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyforthepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear-andthisisprobablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue-becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportanttocontrolthateverybodythinksth

20、attheyhavesomethingtocontribute.MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasawholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHumanRightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednes

21、day.Thisisonlythefifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodealwithacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocideinRwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.Questions:HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?Howmanyofthemdidn

22、tvote?4.Whichcountrycastthedissentingvote?Whichcountryabstained?6.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?Howlongwillitlast?8.Whatsthepurposeofthismeeting?9.Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?PartIIIAnti-piracymissionAEUsNavalOperationThemassiveproble

23、m:PiracyoffSomaliaswaters100ships.16ships.morethan350crewmembersEUsmission:6warships3surveillanceplanesAim:Todeter,toprevent,toprotect.Headquarters:NearLondonDuration:AtleastayearBChineseNavysEscortMissionagainstPiracyPrimarymission:.vessels,personnel迪go-.tpiracyTarget:Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpa

24、ssingthroughthearea,.transportinghumanitarianmaterials.Numberofcrewmembers:800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavyspecialforcesDurationofthefirstphase:ThreemonthsTimereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:Jan.6PartIVSpeechesExtract1(expressinganopinion):Ibelievethat.Ibelieveweshould.Extract2(payingatribute):Hesaidto

25、thosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim.Extract3(expressinganopinion)IhaveadreamExtract4(expressinganopinion).Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongressExtract5(acceptingapost):Iamprofoundlygrateful.forgivingmethechancetoserveyou.(makingapromise):IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyofIpromiseyouth

26、atIwillTapescript:Ibelievethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethisdecadeisout,oflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.Nosinglespaceprojectinthisperiodwillbemoreimpressivetomankind,ormoreimportantforthelong-rangeexplorationofspace;andnonewillbesodifficult,orexpensiv

27、etoaccomplish.But,inaveryrealsense,itwillnotbeonemangoingtothemoon.Ifwemakethisjudgmentaffirmatively,itwillbeanentirenation.Ibelieveweshouldgotothemoon.(JohnFKennedy25/05/1961)Ashesaidmanytimes,inmanypartsofthisnation,tothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim:SomemenseethingsastheyareandsayWhy?Idreamth

28、ingsthatneverwereandsayWhynot?(EdwardM.Kennedy08/06/1968)IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,sonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.Ihaveadreamthatoneday,eventheStateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwit

29、htheheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskin,butbythecontentoftheircharacter.(Rev.MartinLutherKing,Jr.28/08/1963)Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Partic

30、ularlyatthistime,withproblemswefaceathomeandabroad.TocontinuetofightthroughthemonthsaheadformypersonalvindicationwouldalmosttotallyabsorbthetimeandattentionofboththePresidentandtheCongressinaperiodwhenourentirefocusshouldbeonthegreatissuesofpeaceabroadandprosperitywithoutinflationathome.(RichardM.Ni

31、xon08/08/1974)Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.Iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.Iwill.IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerfu

32、lexampleofSenatorDanielPatrickMoynihan.IpromiseyoutonightthatIwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofNewYorksfamilies.TodaywevotedasDemocratsandRepublicans.TomorrowwebeginagainasNewYorkers(HillaryClinton07/11/2000)Unit2EarthandEnvironmentPart1WarmingupA1.impactofclimatechangedamagetocropswo

33、rse.2000delegates.northernBrazilthirdUnitedNationsConferenceonDesertification.AhugeoilspillMexico,4.WildfiresFloridacontainedaweek5.Greenlandismeltingaroundtheedges50cubickilometersraiseglobalsealevelB1.Itattemptstobalanceenvironmentalconcernsandtheneedsofthecommunity.Reptilespeciesareingreatertroub

34、lethanamphibianspecies.Anewapproachinthefightagainsttheillegaldrugstrade.Oneineveryeightspeciesofplantsisthreatenedwithextinction.Anewlocaldirectoryfortheenvironmentally-aware,calledthe“BoulderCountyGreenPages”.PartIINewsReportsAWashingtontheinformationeconomydeterioratinghealthoftheplanetinformatio

35、neconomycommunicationeducationandentertainmentphysicalexamvitalsignsspeciesclimatetemperatureswatertablesglaciersforestsfisheriestostabilizebothclimateandworldpopulationgrowthBSummarythesevereshortageofwaterinsomedevelopingnations.globalsolutionsarefoundsoon.Answerstothequestions1502.Monday3.Almosto

36、nebillionpeoplecouldsufferfromascarcityofwater.MiddleEast,partsofAfrica,westernAsia,NortheasternChina,westernandsouthernIndia,largepartsofPakistanandMexico,partsofthePacificcoastoftheUnitedStatesandSouthAmerica.Totreatwaterasapreciousresource.6.5liters7.50liters500litersPartIIICityrecyclingAa.2b.4c.

37、3d.1B130,000/80%2.Plastic/glass/tincans/newspapersRecycletruckpickitup.4.Oneofcommunitysrecyclingcenters5.Eachweekday6.Conductstoursoftheplant7.3/48.SodtoothercompaniesthatmakethemintodifferentproductsMadeintonewcontainers10.OneofthetopfiveintheUSAUnit3WorldNews:EconomicDevelopmentsPartIWarmingupA1.

38、WhohavebeenmeetinginHongKongtodaytodiscusstheoutlookfortheglobaleconomy?CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountries.WhatdoesUNCTADsayabouttheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestment?Itgrewby40%lastYeartomorethan600billiondollars.Whohasapprovedacutinincometaxrates?TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.W

39、hohasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts?IntelWhatisitsplan?Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansonth

40、eimportofanimalproducefromEU.Tapescript:CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetinginHongKongtoday.OnesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfortheglobaleconomybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapansstrugglingrecovery.Anothertopictheymayhavediscussedishowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsineme

41、rgingeconomiesinAsiaandelsewhere.AUnitedNationsreportsaystheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestmentgrewbynearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetweendevelopedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.TheUnitedStatesHouseofR

42、epresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,thefirstpartofapackageoftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.Theincometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.Theworldslargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpectedits

43、revenueinthefirstquarterofthisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodlastyear.TheCalifornia-basedcompanyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflive-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.TheUnitedStatesandCanadahave

44、issuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimalproducefromEUcountries.BForeignexchangerates:1dollar=1.733Germanmarks=126.9Japaneseyenlpound=1.624dollarsShareIndexDowJones(upto)6,783(+45)Londons100(upto)4,390(+20)NikkieclosedShareIndex:DowJones10,116(+96)StandrdandPoors5001,254(+6)NASDAQ:(-1.5%)ShareIndex:

45、DowJones8,094(-66)NASDAQ1,662(3)FT100(-36)CACQuarante(-33,-1%)DAX(-1%)Mostactivestocks:CableandWirelessHKTup$0.45HSBCdown$0.50Hutchisondown$0.50ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25ChinaTelecomdown$1.50ChangKongdown$0.25PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown$0.10CCTTelecomdown$0.275NewWorldCyberBasedown$0.075HanongHol

46、dingsdown$0.25Goldprices:HongKonggold:HK$2,670Londongold:US$289Earnings:PhilipsElectronics(lastyear):$2.4billion($300million)RoyalDutchShell(4thquarter):$3.6billionElectronicDataSystems(4thquarter):$0.70pershare($0.02up)Tapescripts:ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9Ja

47、paneseyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDowShareIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondons100ShareIndexended20higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardandPoors500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254

48、.ButtheNASDAQIndexlost1.5%ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebattered.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;theNASDAQCompositedown3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEuropesmajormarkets:Londonstockswerehitbyawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;theFT100Indexdown36points;Parisseeinglossesaswell

49、,theCACquarantedown33pointsor1%;andFrankfurtsDAXalsofell1%afterbrieflymovingintorecordterritory.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,ShanglongkaiPropertyup$

50、2.25,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown10cents,CCtTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorldCyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSengIndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.do

51、llars.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexpectedprofitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300millionbelowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughlya$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreetexpectations.El

52、ectronicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslastnight.Itposteda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.PartIINewsreportsASummary:ThisnewsreportisaboutForbessSuper100Globallist.Answerthequestions:WhichofthefollowingcorporationsarethetopfiveonForbesslist?Marktheirranks.2Citigrou

53、p4HSBCBankingCompany-BP-Amoco5Daimler-Chrysler1GeneralElectricCorporationMicrosoft3BankofAmericaHowarethecompaniesranked?Thecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueoftheirstock.Howarethe100companiesdistributed?46intheUnited

54、States,54inEuropeandJapan.WhywerenoneoftheInternet-relatedfirmsincludedinthelist?BecausemostoftheInternet-relatedfirmshavelittleornoprofitssofar.Tapescripts:Forthesecondyearinarow,theGeneralElectricCorporationisrankednumberoneinanannualsurveyofthe100mostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld.Thesurvey,compi

55、ledandpublishedbyForbesbusinessmagazine,showsGeneralElectricoftheUnitedStatesrankednumberone,followedinsecondandthirdplacebytheU.S.bankingandfinancialservicesgiantsCitigroupandBankofAmerica.InfourthandfifthplacearetheBritish-basedHSBCBankingCompanyandDaimler-Chrysler,theGerman-Americanauto-company.T

56、hecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueofits(their)stock.WhatthemagazinecallsitsSuper100Globallistare46companiesbasedintheUnitedStatesand54inEuropeandJapan.MikeOzanian,theForbeseditorwhocompiledthelist,saysthereisagrowin

57、gtrendofinternationalmergersandacquisitions,citingcompaniessuchasDaimler-ChryslerandBP-Amoco,theAnglo-AmericanOilCompany.Mr.OzaniansaysthatdespitethehugecapitalizationsofmanyInternet-relatedfirms,nonewereincludedbecausemosthavelittle,ifany,profits-atleastnotyet.BSummary:Thisnewsreportgivesusageneral

58、pictureoftheU.S.stockmarket.Italsopresentssomeanalystsviewsonthemarket.Statements:TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentuplessthanonepercent,to10,546.AnanalystsaidthatsalesgrowthatIntelcouldbestrongerthanexpected.Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesbecauseoftheThanksgivingholidayshoppingseason.

59、Salesofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9%inOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.AccordingtoinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainka,thisisaverygoodentrypointforalong-terminvestortogetintothemkelTapescript:U.S.stockpricesweremixedonMonday,withtheblue-chipsinarallymode.Butvolumewasonlymoderateafteraholiday-shortenedwee

60、klastweek,showinglingeringuncertaintyamonginvestors.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentup75points,lessthanonepercent,to10,546.TheS&P500Indexgained7points.ButtheNASDAQCompositebackedoffanearlyrally,takingalossofalmostonepercentonweaknessinselectedtechnologystocks.TheDowIndustrialsactuallygotaboostfromth