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1、ScriptSince memory plays a significant role in our life,scrientists are increasingly interested in research on how toimprover memory,Here are some factors they believe to be important to expanding memory capacity.Tb begin with,you must take special care in your daily life.Food for example,is very im

2、portant.Some vitaminsare essential foe your memory to work properly.They are found in bread,cereal,vegetables and fruits.Someexperts say that synthesizes vitamins improve memory,but others have doubts about this,arguing that the studieshave not confirmed they do work.Another essential factor is wate

3、r.It helps to maintain the memory systems,especially in older persons.According to Dr.Roswell,lack of water in the body has an immediate and strong effecton memory;it can cause confusion and other thought difficulties.Sleep also plays a significant role,lb be able tohave a goof memory,we must allow

4、the brain to have plenty of rest.While sleeping,the brain no longer controlsthe senses,and starts to revise and store the information one has receives.Lack of sleep would make one feelexhausted and would weaken ones ability to concentrate.Also,one ability to store information would be affected.1.Wha

5、t is the passage mainly about?2.Why are foods important in promoting memory according to the passage?3.To whom is water especially important in maintaining the memory system?4.What problem can a lack of water cause?5.Why is sleep important to memory?Keys:1.A2.B 3.D4.D5.CTask 2:Where did the professo

6、r go?ScriptThis is arue story,while happened to friends of ours in a small town in South Africa.They were a hospitablecouple who often cnicHained their neighbors for drinks,tea or dinner.On this particular spring night,they haveinvited a reared professor to super.During the evening,it began to pour

7、with rain,and the heavens really opened.Because he had walked there,they offered to put him up fbr the night.They pointed out that by claying overnight,he did nol need to go to out in the bad weather.He agreed on the soundness of that idea,thanked his hostsprofusely,and the matter seemed to be settl

8、ed.But while they were washing ihe dishes nflee SUDD”ihe forgetfulprofessor disaDDeared.No one could find him anywhere.Eventually,after40 minutes,the front door bell rang.There was the professor,soaked to the skin.When he was asked what on earth he has been dong in the rain,hereplied that because he

9、 was going to stay there overnight,he had gone home to get his pajamas and toothbrush.Task3:How to Remember NamesScriptYou just called the TV repair shop,and the voice on the other end of the line tells you,This is Don Smith.About 5 minutes later you tell your wife that“this guywill be out to fix th

10、e TV in the morning.You cant think ofhis mane although you know he mentioned it on the phone.This happens all the time to just about any of us unless we have learned to concentrate and implant a name in ourmemory,right at the time we hear it.Tb do this,you must make a habit of repeating the name bac

11、k to the person.This action will remind you to store the name in your“memory bank“each time you hear someones name,andwithin a short time the“repeating“process can be discontinuedWhen you meet someone in person,use the same procedure,and in addition,visualize something different,unusual or ridiculou

12、s about hid or her appearance,position,or actions that“ties in“with his or her name.Later,you may write the descriptive information on one side of a card and the name in the other side.Look at itrepeatedly,see the“picture“in your minds eye as you look at the name;or when you see he name,visualize th

13、e“picture”you have assigned to the name.Getting this system to work will require changes in your thinking,and it may take several days or several weeks tobecome proficient.News ReportA Dolphin ExhibitionScriptA recent art exhibition in Florida honored the animal often seen as mans most i nielli genl

14、 friend,the dolphin.The Dolphins on Parade“exhibition in the Florida Keys featured life-sized decorates dolphin Dairyings made ofwood and the cost of materials.The dolphins were shown at area business and along the beach.Sponsors paid U.S.$750 to cover the artists fee and the cost of materials.There

15、 were more than 100 dolphin themes,including a beer-belly dolphin.They showed the work of local artists,as well as the beach atmosphere the Keys are famous for.Probably the most unique was special because of its artist,Pandora.Pandora the dolphin painter is area dolphin,artthe Dolphin Research cente

16、r,in Marathon,Florida.The playful artist streaks colors across a dolphin paintingholding a brush in its mouth.The exhibition was held by the Monroe Florida Council of the Arts as part of a plan to make the Keys aninternational arts center.The paintings were to be auctioned off in March,with the mone

17、y earned going tocommunity art programs.Taskl:Harvard UniversityScriptHarvard University is the oldest institute of highest learning in her United States.Founded 16years after the arrivalof the Pilgrim at Plymouth,the university has grown from 9 students with a single master to the present enrollmen

18、tof more than 18,000students,including undergraduates and students in 10 graduate and professor schools.Over 14,000 people work at Harvard,including more than 2,000 faculties.Harvard has produces six presidents of theUnited States and 34 Noel winners.During its early years,Harvard offered a classic

19、academic course based on the model of English universities,butconsistent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy.Although many of its graduates became ministers in Puritanchurch throughout New England,the university never formally affiliated with a specific religious group.Under President Pusey(1953-

20、1971),Harvard started what was then the largest fund-raising campaign in thehistory of American higher education.It was an 82.5 million dollar program for the university.The programincreased faculty salaries,broadened student aid,created new professorships,and expanded Harvards physicalfacilities.Ne

21、il L.Rudenstine took office as Harvards 26th president in 1001.As part of an overall effort to achieve greatercoordination among the universitys school and faculties,Rudenstine encouraged academic planning and identifiedsome of Harvards main intellectual priorities.He also stressed the important of

22、the universitys excellence inundergraduate education,the significance of keeping Harvards doors open to students from families of differenteconomic backgrounds,the task of as aping the research university to an era of both rapid information growth andserious fund shortage.6.What is main idea of the

23、passage?7.How many teachers did Harvard have at the very beginning?8.What was the role of religion at Harvard University was during is early years?9.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an achievement of President Puseys fund-raising program?10.What did President Rudenstine do?Keys:LB 2.A3.C 4

24、.D 5.DTask 2:The Final ExamScriptAt a university,there were four sophomores taking a chemistry course.They were doing so well on all the quizzes,midterms,labs,that each had A so far for the semester.These four friends were so confideni that on the weekend before finals,they decided to go up to the U

25、niversity ofVirginia and party with some friends there.They had a great time,but after all the hearty partying,they slept allday Sunday and didnt make it back to school until early Monday morning.Rather than taking the final then,they decided to find their professor after the final exam and explain

26、to him whythey missed it.They explained that they had planned to come back in time for the final exam,but,unfortunately,they had a flat lire on the way back,didnt have a spare、and couldnt get help for a long time.As a result,theymissed the final.The professor thought it over and then agreed they cou

27、ld make up the final the following day.The guys wererelieved and elated.The next day,the professor placed Ihem in separate room,hand each of ihem a lisl bookletand told them to begin.They took at the first problem,worth five points.It was a simple question on a chemical reaction.Cool,“theythought at

28、 the same time,each one in his separate room,“This is going to be easy.Each finished the problem andthen turned the page.On the second page was a Question worth 95 points:Which of the tires was flat?”Task3:Applying for a place in an American UniversityScriptInternational students often underestimate

29、 the amount of time required to apply for admission to a college oruniversity in the United States.You should avoid this mistake by setting yourself a schedule that starts well inadvance of the time you hope to begin your studies.When setting this timetable,always remember that doingthings early is

30、the best way forward.To find the institution or program that will best serve your academic orprofessional goals,allow yourself sufficient time to research thoroughly your options.Then meet the applicationdeadlines of the university to which you apply.These may be as much as 10 months before the scho

31、ol term.The need for an early start holds true even if you can apply on the Internet.University websites and other academicInternet sites may provide quick and convenient access to the required application forms,but you still need time toresearch your options,contact teachers and institutions to obt

32、ain recommendation and transcripts of academicrecords,and sign up for required entrance exams,that is,standardized tests,in time to meet application deadlines.In fact,although some students did score high on TOEFL and GRE,they were not admitted because they failed tomeet the deadline.For Reference:1

33、.They often underestimate the amount of time required.2.They must allow themselves sufficient time to research thoroughly their options3.They may provide quick and convenient access to the required application fonns.4.They still need time to research your options,contact teachers and institutions to

34、 obtain recommendation andtranscripts of academic records,and sign up for required entrance exams,that is,standardized tests.5.Because they failed to meet the deadlineNews ReportPrince William in ChileScriptWhat goes into a princes education today?For Britain Prince William,nature played an importan

35、t role in hiseducation this last winter,as the future king went on a 10-week expedition in Chile with Raleigh International.The experience was a very different one for the prince.He kayaked in ocean fjords,tracked a rare deer,and wasstranded on a beach during a storm.He also got used to sleeping on

36、the gieundat limes in a room filled with 16 people-and living in simp小conditions.Those who took part,called“volunteers，both ccrHribuied and learned.The prince helped locals build woodedwalkways and buildings,and taught English to schoolchildren.He was described by other volunteers as hardworking,hum

37、ble,and laid-back.As one said,“He struck a reallygood balance between working hard and having fun.getting on with everyone,and taking on the team sDirit/The prince said he liked being treated as an equal“by other volunteer,who came from all walks of life.Around20 percent were from problem background

38、s,some having had troubles with drugs or crime.It seems that theres a lot more to education than university and books,and the Chilean forests and a little coniaciwith regular people may do a lot of a British prince.Taskl:Early MarriageScriptAt the age of 12,Lisa has been married for three years to a

39、 young man she met just after finishing secondaryschool.He treated her well.She almost died during the birth of their first child,bom a year after their marriage.The second child,born 18 months later,was also a girl.Lately she and her husband quarrel frequently.She wantsto go to vocational school to

40、 learn skills to add to the family income,but his mother insists she stay home andproduce a son.This example is by no means exceptional.Early marriage is common in many parts of the world.Early marriageleads to early motherhood.In some developing countries,20 percent or over half of the women give b

41、irth to theirfirst child before the age of 18.Expectations from parents,in-laws and society are to produce a child as soon aspossible.Many young wives feel pressure to bear son.This typically results in early and frequent pregnancies.In developing countries,more than half a million women die every y

42、ear from causes related to pregnancy.Thereare four important reasons for these deaths.Birth are either“too soon,too close,too many,or to late”.Accordingto statistics,it is young women who most die during pregnancy.11.At what age did Lisa give birth to her first child?12.What does Lisa want?13.Why do

43、 women in some developing countries have babies early?14.What are the reasons women die from childbirth?15.What is the main idea of the passage?Keys:l.B 2.D3.A4.D5.CTask 2:Nuclear Family Living PatternsScriptA nuclear family is typical in high-industrialized societies.Beginning in the early 20th cen

44、tury,the two-parentfamily known as the nuclear family was the predominant American family type.Generally children live with theirparents until they go away to a college or university,or until they acquire their own jobs and move into their ownaDanmenl or home.In the early mid-20,h century,the family

45、 typically was the sole wage earner,and the mother was the childrensprinciple care giver.Today,often both parents hold jobs.Dual-earner families are Ihe predominanl lype for familieswith children in the United States.Increasingly,one of the parents has a non-standard shift;that is,a shift that doesn

46、ot start in the morning and end in later afternoon.In these families,one of the parents manages the children whilethe other works.Prior to school,adeouale day care of children is necessary for dual-earner families.In recent years,many privatecompanies and home-based day care centers have sprung up f

47、ulfill this need.Increasingly,a companysabangement of day care as well as goveirimenl assislance lo parenls requiring day care is occurring.Task3:They are coming for Christmas,ScriptA man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Christmas and says,“I hate to ruin your day,but I haveto tel

48、l you that your mom and I are divorcing.Forty-five years of misery is enough.“Dad,what are you talking about?”the son screams.“We cant stand the sight of each other any longer,the father says.Were sick of each other,and Im sick oftalking about this,so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her.”Fr

49、antic,the son calls his sister,who explodes on the phone.“Oh,heck,theyre getting divorced,M she shouts.Til take care of this.Losing no time,she call her father andscreams at him,“You are not getting divorced.Dont do a single thing until I get there.Im calling my brotherback,and well both be there to

50、morrow.Until then,dont do anything!DO YOU HEAR ME?,Then she quicklyhangs up.The old man hangs up his phone and heaves a sigh of relief.He turns to his wife and says merrily,4Okay,they arecoming back tor Christmas and paying their own way.”For Reference:1.He and the boys mother are divorcing.2.Forty-