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1、Dictation 1Background music may seem harmless,but it can have a powerful effect on those whohear it.Recorded background music first found its way into factories,shops andrestaurants in the USA.Very soon it spread to other parts of the world.Now it isbecoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal wi
2、thout listening to music.To begin with,background music was intended simply to create a soothing atmosphere.Recently,however;its becoming a big business.An American marketing expert hasshown that music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.But it has to be the light mu
3、sic.Lively music has no effect at all on sales.Slow music canincrease receipt by 34%.This is probably because shoppers slow down and have moreopportunity to spot items they would like to buy.Yet,slow music isnt always the answer.The expert found that in restaurant slow music meant customers took lon
4、ger to eat theirmeals,which reduced overall sales.So restaurant owners might be well advised to playfaster music to keep the customers moving-unless,of course,the resulting indigestionleads to complaints.Dictation 2Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec,Canada
5、.Her parents,who both loved music,encouraged her to develop her musical talent.At 12,Celine had composed the song It Was Only a Dream.Her mother and brother helpedher to make a recording of that song and sent it off to an address they found on analbum of a popular French singer.The address was that
6、of Rene Angelil,who became herfirst conquest,but there would be millions more.Celines rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been steady,but notwithout difficulties Record companies were at first less enthusiastic about investing in ateenager than Angelil,who mortgaged his own home to pay
7、 for her first album.But herfirst two albums won a great success And by 1983 she became the first Canadian everto have a gold record in France.In 1990,Celine made her first English language record with Unison but her realbreakthrough in America came when she was selected by Disney to sing the theme
8、songof Beauty and the Beast.The song went to No.1 on the chart and won both a Grammyand an Academy award.In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremonies of the 1996Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997,she recorded the theme song for Titanic,and hername became synonymous with the enormously successful f
9、ilm.Celine Dions favorite theme is love.She sings the depth and the power of love in agreat many of her hits such as Love Can Move Mountains,Because You Loved Me,The Power of Love and,of course,the theme song of Titanic,My Heart Will Go On.Dictation 3D:So whats your trouble?P:Well,doctor,I havent be
10、en feeling well lately.My biggest problem is that Fm havingtrouble sleeping.D:Have you tried any of the sleeping medications available?P:Fve tried one or twoz but they dont seem to help.D:How long have you had this problem?P:Three or four monthsits been rather a long time now.D:Are you suffering fro
11、m an unusual level of stress in your life lately?P:Not more than usual.My biggest worry is the fact I cant sleep.D:Well,some people dont need as much sleep as others.P:But I feel tired all day,so it is a problem for me.D:Have you been experiencing any other symptoms?P:I have also had a lot of indige
12、stion lately.D:Well,you are a little overweight,arent you?P:Yes.And Fve gained about seven kilograms this past year.D:You really should try to lose at least that extra weight.Do you get much exercise?P:No,not very much.D:Physical activity is very important.P:So what do you recommend,doctor?D:I will
13、give you some medications for your insomnia and your indigestion.But I alsorecommend that you begin a regular exercise program.P:But I have neither the time nor the money to go to a gym.D:You dont need to go to a gym.A simple walking program would be very beneficialfor you.I think youll find that di
14、et and exercise will be very helpful in taking care of yourrecent complaints.Dictation 1A recent study using elementary students was interesting.They said thatpeople wearing Calvin Klein designs were more _than thosewearing Wranglers.Levi wearers were seen as fashionable andfun.Expensive clothes can
15、 make the wearer feel like part of the high status groupwith heart disease.So you are buying an sure of success.But when you dress in these expensive clothes,your mood .You feelgood,ready to with.Clothes that look great on professional models may look terrible on.In going after stomach we are making
16、 a choice between image and reality.Dictation 2:Jeffery Zaslow,the advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times,grew up inSuburban Philadelphia.His bigqest Suburban in life was to be a writer.Inever wanted to be anything else/he says.nI was ten or eleven when I sawGone with the Wind and I wrote my own
17、 Civil War story.After earning a degree in creating writing at Carnegie Mellon University,hegot a job at a newspaper in Orlando,Florida.He made his mark with hisarticle on the rough working conditions endured by the people inside theMickey and Minnie costumes at Walt Disney World.Later he became a s
18、taffwriter for the Wall Street Journal.In 1988,when the famous advice columnist,Ann Lander,quit her job at theChicago Sun-Times,the paper launched a nationwide contest to find herreplacement.Jeffrey Zaslow applied.Among the 12,000 contestants,womenoutnumbered men nine to one,and most of them had see
19、n a lot more of lifethan Zaslow,who was 28 and not married.When he reached the Semifinals,his editors at the Journal ran a headline:Why Hell Never Make It.ButJeffrey did make it in the finals.Today,thirteen years later,his column,All That Zazz”,is read by thousands ofreaders in the Chicago area.His
20、years in the advice business left him with adeep appreciation for people and their problems.He is also greatly moved bythe generosity,sincerity and good nature of his readers.Wonderful people/he says,do outnumber terrible people in his world.I have much more faithin my fellow men than I had before.A
21、nd Pve read plenty of letters to backthat up.Dictation 31.Turkey says more than 10,000 people now are confirmed dead after theearthquake three days ago.Most of the deaths are in five northwestern cities.About 34,000 people are reported injured.Rescue workers are still searchingfor about 35,000 missi
22、ng people;many are trapped under fallen buildings.Rescuers are using cameras,dogs and listening devices to search forsurvivors.2.Early this morning a severe explosion took place in Shijiazhuang,the capitalof North Chinas Heber Province,killing 108 and injuring 38,according to thePublic Security Depa
23、rtment.After treatment,15 of those injured have beendischarged from hospital care.Hospital officials says five among the 11,whowere severely injured,are now out of danger.Police are still investigating thecause of the explosion.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Dictation 22.3.4.5.Dictation 1While pretending to h
24、elp the 1 Professor change a tire,a thief stole a 2 Suitcasefrom the latters car,but in doing so he 3 Dropped his lottery ticket,which was pickedup by the professor.Next day,the professor learned from 4 T V that the ticket was a 5Winner.Then began a 6 Battle with his conscience.In the end he decided
25、 he couldnot keep the ticket and 7 Advertised in newspapers and on 8 Radio.Hundreds ofpeople tried to 9 Trick him into giving them the cash,but the professor recognized onevoice.The robber turned out to be a 35-year-old unemployed father.He gave back thesuitcase and burst into 10 TearsDictation 2Two
26、 American 1 Kindergarten teachers,Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the song GoodMorning to M and sang every morning to their 2 Students.Later the 3 Title of thesong became Good Morning to You.In 1924 the song appeared in a book of music 4Edited by Robert Coleman and a second verse Happy birthday to you
27、was 5Added to it,which quickly became more 6 Popular By mid-1950s it was usedfrequently in 7 Movies.radio shows and Broadway 8)musicals without the Hillfamily 9 Permission.Jessica Hill filed a suit and won in 1934.Now every time thesong is sung publicly,the H川 family 10 Gets paid.Dictation 3One morn
28、ing I was sitting in a 1)junior college classroom listening to a sociologyprofessor explain why he thought corporal punishment for 2)disobedient childrenwas a great idea.He suggested that bad children should be offered the 3)Opportunity to choose the 4)instrument of punishment for themselves,from a
29、selection of belts,switched,and sticks.I couldnt believe my ears at this.I was soangry that without 5)thinking.1 raised my hand and asked the professor if he beat his6)wife as well as he beat his children.A tense silence 7)Swept throughthe classroom at that moment.The professor and I were 8)glaring at eachother.Both of us were 9)speechless and shaking with rage.We were all waiting forsomething to 10)Snap.But before either of us could react to the horrible situation,thelight in the enclosed ceiling box directly over my head shattered.