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Uint9
II. Basic Listening Practice
1. Script1
M: Third World countries must improve their economies2 if they want to raise their citizen’s standard of living.
W: But how can they do that when developed countries control world trade?
Q: Which of the following is true?
2. Script
W: What did Professor Smith mean when he said that when America sneezes, Britain
   catches a cold?
M: He meant that what is happening to America’s economy3 today will have an effect on Britain’s economy in the future.
Q: What did the professor say?
3. Script
M: Your government gives financial subsidies4 to certain industries, creating unfair competition. This is wrong.
W: But your government sets up import tariffs5, which have the same effect.
Q: What can we learn from this conversation?
4. Script
M: The price of oil is going through the roof. It is going to cause economic pain all over the world.
W: I think the high price of oil is good. It will make people more careful in using their cars, and also make them seek alternative6 fuels which will probably be better for the environment.
Q: What do the man and the woman think about the high price of oil?
5. Script
W: Industries that pollute should either be closed down or made to clean up their act. I’m tired of breathing dirty air.
M: It’s not that simple. People need jobs and that means7 we need industry. Besides, the sunset8 looks especially beautiful through the smog.
Q: What does the man say about smog?

 


Keys: 1.A   2.C   3. D   4.B   5.A


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1 script 2Z4x4     
n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹
参考例句：
  • It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
  • The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。
2 economies f88aa6b5ace40413f1af177892b361e5     
n.节约( economy的名词复数 )；经济；经济情况；经济结构
参考例句：
  • A customs union would integrate the economies of these countries. 关税联盟会把这些国家的经济紧密结合在一起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Economies have peaks and troughs. 经济有高峰，也有低谷。 来自辞典例句
3 economy 6qJxz     
n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体
参考例句：
  • We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
  • The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。
4 subsidies 84c7dc8329c19e43d3437248757e572c     
n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 tariffs a7eb9a3f31e3d6290c240675a80156ec     
关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准
参考例句：
  • British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
  • The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
6 alternative 3LFyh     
n.两者挑一的，可供选择的；adj.选择性的，二中择一的
参考例句：
  • There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.他们别无选择，只有投票赞成。
  • She had no alternative but to ask for a few days'leave.实在不得已，她只好请几天假。
7 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富
参考例句：
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
8 sunset FUwzh     
n.日落；衰落时期(尤指人的晚年)
参考例句：
  • They'll work on till sunset.他们将继续工作，直到日落。
  • The sunset was a very beautiful sight.那落日真是一幅美景。

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