最新版英语听力教程 Model Test8-part c

　　[00:03.58]You will hear three pieces of recorded material.

[00:08.15]Before listening to each one,you'll have time to

[00:12.59]read the questions related to it.

[00:16.25]While listening,answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D.

[00:22.13]After listening you will have time to check your answers.

[00:27.48]You will hear each piece once only.

[00:33.65]Questions 11-13 are based on the following comment on Sex Prejudices

[00:40.91]You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.

[00:46.58]M:Sex prejudices are based on and justified 1 by the ideology 2 that

[00:54.52]biology is destiny.

[00:58.17]According to this ideology,

[01:01.73]basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes

[01:08.49]These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life

[01:14.87]Women are the weaker sex both physically 3 and emotionally.

[01:20.20]Thus,they are naturally suited,much more so than men,

[01:26.36]to the performance of domestic duties.

[01:30.72]A woman's place,under normal circumstances,

[01:35.48]is within the protective environment of the home.

[01:40.15]Nature has determined 4 that women play caretaker roles,

[01:46.81]such as wife and mother and homemaker.

[01:51.57]The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside

[01:57.92]the household should naturally fill these jobs that are in line with

[02:03.69]the special capabilities 5 of their sex.

[02:08.13]It is thus appropriate for women,not men,

[02:12.49]to be employed as nurses,social workers,and elementary school teachers

[02:18.45]These positions are simply an extension of women's domestic role.

[02:24.51]Informal distinctions between "women's work" and "men's work" in the labor 6 force

[02:31.59]according to the ideology,

[02:35.25]are simply a functional 7 reflection of the basic differences between the sexes.

[02:41.72]Finally,

[02:44.36]the ideology suggests that nature has worked her'll in another significant way

[02:51.44]For the human species to survive over time,

[02:55.99]its members must regularly reproduce.

[03:00.35]Thus,women must,

[03:04.11]whether at home or in the labor force,

[03:08.19]make the most of their physical appearance.

[03:12.24]So goes the ideology.

[03:16.49]It is,of course,not true

[03:20.86]that basic biological and psychological differences

[03:26.00]between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life.

[03:32.98]There is ample evidence that sex roles vary from society to society,

[03:39.53]and those role differences that do exist are largely learned.

[03:45.70]Questions 14-17 are based on a radio program about Water and Health.

[03:52.46]You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14-17.

[03:58.42]M:Water is necessary for life and good health.

[04:04.98]We often forget this fact when we think about the other

[04:09.73]building blocks of life such asvitamins,minerals and proteins.

[04:15.61]We can live for many days without eating,

[04:20.26]but two or three days without water usually leads to death.

[04:25.85]The human body may look solid,but most of it is water.

[04:32.01]New born babies are as much as 85% water,

[04:37.86]women are about 65% water and men about 75%.

[04:44.63]Women usually have less water than men because women,in general,

[04:50.38]have more fat cells,

[04:53.93]and fat cells hold less water than other kinds of cells.

[04:59.60]Water contains many different substances to keep us healthy.

[05:04.93]It carries hormones,antibodies and foods through the body,

[05:10.39]and carries away waste materials.

[05:14.83]This's why different parts of the body contain different amounts of water

[05:21.49]For example,blood is 83% water,muscles are 75% water,

[05:29.85]the brain is 74%,and bones are 25%.

[05:35.49]Water is also necessary for cooling the body on hot days

[05:41.16]and when we are working hard or exercising.

[05:45.60]Water carries body heat to the surface of the skin,

[05:50.56]where the heat is lost through perspiration 8.

[05:55.29]Researchers say cold liquids cool us faster than warm liquids,

[06:01.35]because cold liquids take up more heat inside the body

[06:06.63]and carry it away faster.

[06:10.29]They say,however,

[06:13.84]that cold sweet drinks do not work well because the sugar

[06:19.48]slows the liquid from getting into the bloodstream.

[06:24.03]The body loses water every day through perspiration and urine.

[06:29.59]If we lose too much,we will become sick.

[06:34.55]A 10% drop in body water can cause the blood system to fall.

[06:41.68]A 15%-20% drop usually leads to death.

[06:47.56]To replace what is lost,health experts say

[06:52.32]grown persons should drink about 2 liters of liquids each day,

[06:58.48]and more in hot weather.

[07:02.24]They say we also can get some of the water we need in the foods we eat.

[07:08.49]Most fruits and vegetables are more than 80% water.

[07:13.95]Meats are 50%-60% water.

[07:18.62]Questions 18-20 are based on the following TV conversation about the Greek Myths

[07:26.98]You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 18 - 20.

[07:33.64]W:Hello and welcome to this week's edition of the book programme

[07:41.90]The first book that we're going to look at is by Roger Palin

[07:47.15]and his new book is called 'The Greek gods:

[07:51.72]A battle for eternity 9'

[07:55.56]and the interesting

[07:59.03]thing about this book's that it's written in the form of a thriller 10.

[08:04.68]Roger,why a thriller?

[08:08.83]M:Well,what you've got to remember is

[08:12.80]that the Greek gods,unlike those of previous cultures,represent people,

[08:18.73]both in appearance and in character.

[08:22.78]And they mirror the kind of activities that people got up to

[08:27.64]...war,intrigue,romance and so on.

[08:32.21]So that some of their exploits could come straight out of a modern-day thriller

[08:37.96]W:Perhaps you could tell me a little about some of the characters. M:Certainly

[08:44.80]I think most people have heard of Venus.

[08:48.74]She's not one of my favourites.

[08:52.53]She's perhaps the most physically attractive of the gods...

[08:57.39]W:...she was goddess of beauty,wasn't she?

[09:02.04]M:Goddess of love and beauty,yes.

[09:06.01]She appears on the surface to have a most charming personality

[09:11.37]but in fact she's rather a nasty character.

[09:16.02]She's forever tempting 11 other gods with...umm...pretty girls

[09:22.26]and seems to specialise in causing marital 12 problems.

[09:27.61]And she has a rather jealous nature,too...

[09:31.87]if she's ever rejected by a male,

[09:35.95]she's quite prepared to arrange an accident for him,usually fatal.

[09:42.11]Of course,everyone knows Zeus,the ruler of Olympus and god of the weather.

[09:48.36]He can be rather a violent character--

[09:52.33]he's usually portrayed 13 holding a flash of lightning

[09:57.37]which he's always ready to use on anyone who annoys him.

[10:02.54]He's supremely 14 self-confident,

[10:07.50]sees himself as all-powerful.

[10:11.34]But the interesting thing is that he's not

[10:16.02]He's always being deceived by Venus

[10:20.46]who makes him fall in love with one woman after another.

[10:25.29]Then he has to resort to all sorts of low tricks to hide the affairs from his wife

[10:32.42]W:Well,thank you very much,Roger.