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1、.1/23 UNIT 7 Section one Tactics for Listening Part 1 Spot Dictation Meet Your Chiropractor The doctor of chiropractic is a well-recognizedmember of the health team who considersthe human body as a total functioning unitand gives special attention to the spine,muscles,nerves,circulatory and skeletal
2、 systems.The chiropractor seeks to relievepain.The procedures utilized are primarily focused on the spine.The chiropractor is concerned about the spines relationship to the nerve system,which controls important body functions.The chiropractor knows that a malfunctioning*spinal joint cannot only caus
3、e back painor headaches,it can also interfere withthe nerves leading from the spine,thereby affecting other portions of the body.Millions of Americans are chiropractic patients for a wide variety of health disorders.They depend on their chiropractor as their family doctorto help them maintain their
4、health through proper diagnosis,treatment,and referral when necessary.A minimum of six years of college study including internships goes intothe making of a chiropractic physician.Many doctors of.2/23 chiropractic choose to limit their practicesto certain specialties,such as sports injuries,nutritio
5、n,orthopedics or radiology.As a licensed and regulatedmember of the healing arts,the doctor of chiropractic must pass a state licensingboard examination in order to practice.Part 2 listening for Gist Like the Iron Age volunteers,Paul has also chosen to cut himself off from many aspects of modem life
6、,not,however,as an experiment but because he feels it is a more satisfactory way to live.He is talking about his small cottage in the Welsh mountains:And that brings me to say what is primitive about it,namely,it is anything that has to be done,and there are obviously certain basic needs of life,is
7、DIY as they say:Do it yourself.There is no labor to be had nowadays in such a remote part.Er,there are no neighbors for most of the year and so you are on your own entirely.The place itself is extremely primitive.Er,I mentioned the water.I mentioned that we now have got electricity.Er,the building i
8、tself-its important to keep it clean and its stupid to try.We try to keep it tidy,and reasonably clean.It is very difficult to keep it warm,warm enough particularly in winter and that we do by an old kitchen range with coal and wood.Exercise Directions:Listen to the passage and find its topic senten
9、ce.3/23 The topic sentence is The place itself is extremely primitive.Section Two Listening Comprehension Part1 Dialogue A Healthy Life Dr Martin Answay writes a column in a popular womens magazine on health problems.He isalso an expert on heart disease.Q:Is there a secret to good health?I mean,is t
10、here some way we can achieve it which is notgenerally known?A:It certainly isnt a secret.However,there is a great deal of ignorance,even among supposedly educated people,about how to be reasonably healthy.Q:Well,what advice do you give,then?A:Vh.to begin with,take diet.I believe that one of the grea
11、test dangers to health in Britain and other countries.particularly developed countries.is the kind of food we tend to prefer.Q:Such as?A:Such as that great national institution,the British breakfast,for example,ham and eggs.Or the kind of lunch so many people in this country have:sausage and chips!O
12、r all the convenience foods like hamburgers.Or even things we regard as healthy,such as full-fat milk.Or Cheddar cheese.The list is endless.Q:Whats wrong with those things?.4/23 A:The excessive consumption of such things leads to the overproduction of cholesterol,which in turn results in heart attac
13、k.Q:Excuse me,but what exactly is cholesterol?A:Its a.wax-like substance.yellowish.and its produced naturally in our livers.We all need some cholesterol for survival.Q:Well,if we need it,in what way is it bad for us?A:Too much of it is bad for us.It builds up in our arteries,causing them to get narr
14、ower,so that our blood supply has difficulty in getting through.and this,of course,can eventually end in a heart attack or stroke.The point Im trying to make here is that,even though we all need some cholesterol in order to insulate our nerves,and to produce cell membranes and hormones,the things ma
15、ny of us eat and even consider healthy lead to the overproduction of cholesterol.And this is very dangerous.Q:How can we avoid this overproduction of cholesterol?A:By cutting down our consumption of animal fats:things like red meat,cheese,eggs,and so on.And by increasing our consumption of fresh fru
16、it and vegetables,and also by eating more potatoes,rice,pastaand bread.Q:Pasta?Potatoes?But.arent such things fattening?A:Nonsense.It isnt pasta,potatoes or bread that makes us fat.Its what we put on such things!Cheese,Butter,Meat!.5/23 Q:So anything we like,anything thats delicious,is bad for us.Is
17、nt that what youre saying?A:Rubbish!Im simply saying we eat too much of these things.And there are many ways of preparing delicious food without using such large quantities of animal fats.Q:Last of all,what about exercise?You recently warned against certain forms ofexercise,which you said could be d
18、angerous.A:What I said was that if people arent used to getting regular and vigorous exercise,they should begin slowly,and not try to do too much at the beginning!I also said that certain games,such as squash,can be dangerous,particularly if you arent used to playing them.A number of injuries are du
19、e to sudden,twisting movements that games like squash involve.Q:What kinds of exercise do you recommend,then?A:Gentle jogging,swimming,cycling,brisk walking.exercise that is rhythmic and gentle,andabove all,sustained.That is,done for at least fifteen minutes uninterruptedly at least three times a we
20、ek.We all need such exercise,and the fact is that far too few of us get enough of it,particularly if we live in large cities and regularly use cars.Exercise Directions:Listen to the dialogue and complete the following grids.A.Cholesterol .6/23 Definition A yellowish,wax-likesubstance,which is produc
21、ed naturally in our livers.Function We all need some cholesterol in order toinsulate our nerves,and to produce cell membranesand hormones.Overproduction When cholesterol builds up in our arteries,it causes them to get narrower,so that our blood supply has difficulty in getting throughand this can ev
22、entually end in a heart attackor stroke.How to avoid thisoverproduction By cutting down our consumption of animal fats:things like redmeat,cheese,eggs,and so on.And by increasing our consumption of fresh fruitand vegetables,and also by eating morepotatoes,rice,pasta and bread.B.Exercise Forms of exe
23、rcisewarned against A number of injuries are due to sudden,twistingmovements that games like squashinvolve.Forms of exercise recommended Gentle jogging,swimming,cycling,brisk walking.exercise that is rhythmicand gentle.7/23 Things to be remembered Exercise should be sustained,that is,done for at lea
24、st fifteenminutesuninterruptedly at least three timesa week.Part 2 Passage Aging of America 1)The impending collision between the boomers and the nations retirement system is naturally catching the eye of policymakers and the boomers themselves.2)Retirement income security in the United States has t
25、raditionally been based on the so-called three-legged stool:Social Security,private pensions,and other personal saving.3)Retirement planning takes time,and these issues need to be addressed sooner rather than later.4)One found that in 1991 the median household headed by a 65-69-year-old had financia
26、l assets of only$14,000,but expanding the measure to include Social Security,pensions,housing,and other wealth boosts median wealth to about$270,000.5)Only one or two generations of Americans have had lengthy retirements,and the crucial retirement issues keep changing rapidly,makinglong-term predict
27、ions even harder.The Baby Boom*generation-the roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964has been reshaping American society for five decades.From jamming the nations schools in.8/23 the 1950s and 1960s,to crowding labor markets and housing markets in the 1970s and 1980s,to affecting consum
28、ption patterns almost continuously,boomers have altered economic patterns and institutions at each stage of their lives.Now that the leading edge of the generation has turned 50,the impending collisionbetween the boomers and the nations retirement system is naturally catching the eye of policymakers
29、 and the boomers themselves.Retirement income securityin the United States has traditionally been based on the so-called three-legged stool:Social Security,private pensions,and other personal saving.Since World War II the system has served the elderly well:The poverty rate among elderly households f
30、ell from 35 percent in 1959 to 11 percent in 1995.Are the baby boomers making adequate preparations做好充分准备 for retirement?In part,the answer depends on what is meant by adequate.One definition is to have enough resources to maintain pre-retirement living standards in retirement.A rule of thumb*经验法则 o
31、ften used by financial planners财政计划师,财政预算员is that retirees should be able to meet this goal by replacing 60-80 percent of pre-retirement income.Retired households can maintain their.9/23 pre-retirement standard of living with less income because they have more leisure time,fewer household members,an
32、d lower expenses.Taxes are lower because retirees escape payroll taxes工资税 and the income tax所得税 is progressive.And mortgages have,for the most part,been paid off.On the other hand,older households may face higher and more uncertain medical expenses,even though they are covered by Medicare.From a pub
33、lic policy perspective,assuring that retirees maintain 100 percent of pre-retirement living standards may be overly ambitious.But should policymakers aim to ensure that they maintain 90 percent of theirliving standards?Or that they stay out of poverty?Or use some other criterion?Retirement planning养
34、老金计划 takes time,and these issues need to be addressed sooner rather than later.A second big question is how to measure how well baby boomers arepreparing for retirement.Studies that focus only on personal saving put aside for retirement yield bleak conclusions.One found that in 1991 the median house
35、hold headed by a 65-69-year-old had financial asset of only$14,000.But expanding the measure to include Social Security,pensions,housing,and other wealth boosts median wealth to about$270,000.A third issue-crucial but as yet little explored-is which baby boomers are not provided adequately for retir
36、ement and.10/23 how big the gap is between what they have and what they should have.Some boomers are doing extremely well,others quite poorly.Summary averages for an entire generation may not be useful as descriptions of the problem or as suggestions for policy.The uncertain prospects for the baby b
37、oomers in retirement are particularlytroubling because,as a society,we as yet understand little about the dynamicsof retirement.Only one or two generationsof Americans have had lengthy retirements,and the crucial retirement issues-health care,asset markets,social security,life span-keep changing rap
38、idly,making long-term predictions even harder.A:Pre-listening Question As Chinas aging population is increasing rapidly,there should be a well-funded pension system put in place.However,the countrys pension system only covers a fraction of the work force.It predicts that China will have an elderly p
39、opulation of about 400 million by 2040,which will be a large burden on the economy if an effective pension system is not established.The Chinese government,aware that the old pension system in the planned economy could not keep pace with the market economy,started to reform a purely pay-as-you-go pe
40、nsion system in 1997 and introduced one that combines a basic pension with personal savings.11/23 accounts.The accounts are jointly paid into by employers and employees,as saving to support employees retirements.The state is considering expanding a reformed pension insurance system nationwide.China
41、is also accelerating the reform of Chinas pension system.It has been trying to find appropriate ways to invest pension funds in thecapital market rather than simply putting them in banks or buying treasury bonds.It has also been trying to find appropriate ways to invest pension funds in the capital
42、market overseas.To ensure the maintenance and appreciation of the pension pool,more investment tools should be allowed,with sound governance and parallel reform in the financial sector to ensure returns.B:Sentence Dictation Directions:Listen to some sentences and write them down.You will hear each s
43、entence three times.C:Detailed Listening Directions:Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.D 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C Exercise D After-listening Discussion Directions:Listen to the passage again and discuss the following.12/23 questions.1)Th
44、e boomers have altered economic patterns from jamming the nations schools in the 1950s and 1960s,to crowding labor markets and housing markets in the 1970s and 1980s,to affecting consumption patterns almost continuously.2)Section Three News News Item1 Long-term impact of diet starts before birth You
45、 are what you eat,the saying goes.And now it appears you are also what your mother ate.Researchers are learning more about how a pregnant mothers diet can affect her childs health long after the child is born.The latest research shows that some of those effects can begin within days of conception.Wo
46、men are encouraged to start taking pre-natal vitamins and watching what they eat as soon as they learn they are pregnant,to help ensure a healthy baby.But it appears that maternal health before pregnancy also has an impact.Professor Tom Fleming and his colleagues at Britains University of Southampto
47、n fed mice and rats a low-protein diet for three-and-a-half.13/23 days after the animals had mated.Fleming compared their offspring to the babies of animals fed a normal,higher-protein diet for those three and a half days.The young rodents from the low-protein group had higher blood pressure and wer
48、e more hyperactive than the control group.Another study found that animals with vitamin B deficiencies in the very early days of pregnancy had offspring with higher blood pressure.These young animals also tended to be obese and were at risk for diabetes.So Fleming says its best to eat right if youre
49、 even thinking about getting pregnant.Exercise A Directions:Listen to the news and complete the summary.This news item is aboutthe impact of mothers diet on baby even before pregnancy.Exercise B Directions:Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.You a
50、re what you eat.And now it appears you are also what your mother ate.2.A pregnant mothers diet can affect her childs health shortly after the child is born.3.Health before pregnancy has little influence on the babys health.14/23 4.The young rodents from the low-protein group had higher blood pressur