新编大学英语听力3 unit8

[00:03.13]Healthy Living
[00:06.52]Part Two
[00:09.86]Listening-Centered Activities
[00:14.33]Listening 1
[00:17.93]Exercise 1
[00:21.24]Directions:
[00:24.84]Listen to the talk and choose the best answer to each question you hear on the tape.
[00:31.75]People today are running, jumping, jogging, and dancing.
[00:39.38]If they don't have time to go to an exercise class,
[00:44.60]they watch a fitness¹ program on TV and do the exercises at home.
[00:52.31]I have a lazy friend who doesn't think all this exercise is good for people.
[00:58.32]He said, "My doctor told me jogging could add years to my life.
[01:04.87]He must be right because I fell ten years older already."
[01:10.78]Of course the doctor meant that exercising would help myfriend live ten years longer
[01:18.19]and not that it would make him feel older!
[01:22.66]My own doctor says that running is healthy, and I think he's right.
[01:28.52]He says that it's especially good for the heart, the legs, the ankles,
[01:35.69]and the economy.
[01:39.43]"How does it help the economy?" I asked. "When you run," he replied,
[01:45.59]"you're helping² to provide jobs for people who make sneakers and running pants,
[01:51.56]and for doctors who treat people for feet and back problems."
[01:57.86]My wife says she doesn't have time to exercise.
[02:03.26]She says the only way she can exercise is to shop faster.
[02:09.56]The faster she walks, the more calories she burns! It makes sense.
[02:16.15]I have a lot of friends who get in their cars and drive three blocks
[02:21.80]to their exercise class.
[02:25.15]If they are interested in exercise, why don't they walk to their exercise class?
[02:31.24]Well, I suppose some exercise is better than none.
[02:37.03]Exercising is very popular.
[02:41.06]It's amazing how much money people are willing to spend just to stay fit.
[02:47.15]It's also amazing how much pain they are willing to tolerate³ just to stay fit.
[02:54.20]1)What is the main idea of the passage?
[02:59.82]2)How many examples are mentioned in the passage?
[03:06.48]3)What is the benefit of jogging according to the doctor?
[03:13.32]4)What is running good for according to the passage?
[03:20.59]5)Why does the speaker's wife like fast shopping?
[03:27.68]6)How do the speaker's friends go to their exercise class?
[03:34.81]7)Why is exercise so popular according to the speaker?
[03:42.37]8)What is the tone⁴ of the speaker?
[03:47.70]Exercise 2
[03:51.48]Directions:
[03:54.90]Listen to the talk again and discuss the following questions in groups.
[04:02.24]1)How does running help the economy according to the doctor?Do you agree with him?
[04:10.96]2)What is the most popular form of exercise on the campus⁵?How do you keep fit?
[04:20.10]Listening 2
[04:23.59]Exercise 1
[04:27.95]Directions:
[04:31.26]Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.
[04:37.45]The Health Benefits of Chicken Soup
[04:42.82]When colds or flu attack,
[04:46.60]many people treat themselves to the comfort of warm blankets and hot chicken soup.
[04:54.52]Chicken soup has been shown to be more than just a comfort food,however.
[05:01.43]An ancient Greek manuscript⁶ written around 200BC
[05:07.84]describes how chicken soup can be used to treat respiratory disorders⁷,
[05:14.53]such as cold and flu.
[05:18.92]In the 12th century another Greek scholar wrote
[05:24.32]that chicken soup eases⁸ the symptoms people have when they have colds and flu.
[05:31.99]Modern research is showing that there is a basis for this old belief
[05:37.86]that chicken soup can help the common cold or other respiratory problems.
[05:44.77]Here is what scientists have learned⁹.
[05:49.02]When a person gets a cold, the cold virus makes itself at home in one's nose,
[05:56.80]sinuses and throat, resulting in swelling¹⁰ in these areas.
[06:03.28]The result is sore throat, headache, congestion¹¹, coughing, etc.
[06:11.63]One experiment showed that hot chicken soup
[06:17.21]can clear the congestion that comes with a cold.
[06:22.28]This experiment also showed that it wasn't just the steam from soup or tea

[06:29.74]or any other liquid that helps the blockage¹² of sinuses.
[06:34.85]Chicken soup contains compounds¹³ that stop the swelling which causes this problem.
[06:43.13]Scientists still don't know why chicken soup works¹⁴, but they are sure that it does.
[06:51.48]They have also found that in order to be effective,
[06:56.30]the soup must be made with vegetables.
[07:01.27]Scientists think that it may be due to the presence¹⁵
[07:06.35]of some healthful elements found in plants.
[07:12.04]Perhaps the best evidence for the effectiveness of chicken soup
[07:17.15]comes from the research of one scientist who found that
[07:22.33]chicken soup is rich in a chemical widely used in cold medicines.
[07:28.63]Thus, when your mother or grandmother
[07:32.99]tells you to eat chicken soup when you have a cold or flu,
[07:38.75]go ahead and enjoy it.
[07:42.42]You will be doing something worthwhile for your body as well as pleasing her.
[07:49.26]Exercise 2
[07:52.97]Directions:
[07:56.21]Listen to the passage again
[08:00.53]and fill in the blanks with the information you get from the tape.
[08:06.86]Exercise 3
[08:10.72]Directions:
[08:14.24]Listen to the passage for the third time
[08:18.96]and discuss in groups the following questions.
[08:24.36]1)What is the possible reason for the healthy effects of chicken soup?
[08:32.82]2)What do you usually do when you have a cold or flu

1 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 tolerate   

v.忍受，容忍，容许，宽恕；vt.容忍，忍受，容许

参考例句：

• She can tolerate that rude fellow.她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。
• The teacher cannot tolerate eating on the class.老师不容许在课堂上吃东西。

4 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

5 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

6 manuscript   

n.手稿，原稿，底稿，手写本

参考例句：

• The adaptation of the play for radio manuscript was easy.把剧本改编成广播稿很容易。
• The lost manuscript was found in a repository in France.丢失的手稿在法国的一个存放处被找到了。

7 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 eases   

安心( ease的名词复数 )； 无病无痛； （限制的）放松； 容易

参考例句：

• Centaury eases cough, bronchitis, inflammation of liver and eye. 咳嗽、支气管炎、肝脏及眼睛发炎有抑制功效。
• When the crisis eases and confidence returns, valuations are bound to recover. 当危机缓解、信心恢复，市值必将反弹。

9 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

10 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

11 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

12 blockage   

n.障碍物；封锁

参考例句：

• The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。
• If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。

13 compounds   

n.场地( compound的名词复数 )；复合物；（筑有围墙的）院子；复合词v.调和( compound的第三人称单数 )；使混合；使严重；调停

参考例句：

• Nouns join to form compounds. 名词和名词结合构成复合词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That simply compounds the offence. 那只会加重罪过。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

15 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。