\there are more fires where we don't normally see fires, where there are more fires and where there are more frequent fires. And we are going to have to figure out where those differences are going to be and how we're going to respond to them, and accommodate these changes in fire regimes.\
The authors hope the report will persuade the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—an international panel of experts studying global warming—to pay more attention to fire as a significant force in global warming, and spark interest within the scientific community for a new scientific discipline devoted to the study of fire.
A: Directions: listen to the news report and complete the summary.
This news report is about the call for the creation of a separate scientific discipline devoted to the study of fires. B: Directons: listen to the news report again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B
part 2 passage Girl’s Life
Since I was about 10, I’ve been overweight. At that time, I weighed 180 pounds– as much as my dad. Although my family was supportive, kids at school made fun of me, saying things like “Fatty, fatty!” or “Hey, two-by-four!” In ninth grade, a boy put
donuts on my chair so I’d sit on them. The pranks really got to me, and I’d go home in tears. In time, I learned to block that stuff out of my mind. Everyday, I just tried to look my very best and be a good person.
When I hit my teens, my brother was incarcerated for a minor offence. Suddenly, there was a ton of pressure on me to be a “good girl ”, so I wouldn’t turn out like my brother. My parents became super strict and homeschooled me, which I hated since I was already so isolated. My solution? Eat more.
I tried many diets, but nothing worked. Finally, I accepted being fat. But aside from the emotional problems that went with being overweight, I developed physical problems. And I constantly had to go to the hospital.
There were many things I couldn’t do because of my weight, like walking up and down stairs without losing my breath! I couldn’t go to amusement parks because I didn’t fit on the rides. I hated the zoo because it was too exhausting to walk. And I’d never worn a bathing suit, so I couldn’t swim. Everywhere I went, kids scared and pointed so I avoided going out in public.
The worst thing was that I couldn’t walk into a ballpark or some dance clubs if there were turnstiles at the entrances. It was humiliating. By the time I was 16, I was miserable and felt my life was completely out of control.
Finally, I thought I’d figured a way out of my rut. I caught a TV show about a woman having gastric bypass surgery, or “stomach stapling”. It’s a surgical procedure in which the stomach is made so small that the patient can’t overeat.
The woman on the show lost a ton of weight after her surgery. This gave me hope. I decided to have the surgery, too.
The surgery took about four and a half hours. My stomach was cut down to the size of an egg, and recovery was painful for a few days. But by the fourth day, I was released from the hospital.
Although stomach stapling may be a surgical option for someone who is severely obese, it is definitely no miracle cure for being overweight.
Almost a quarter of patients who have the operation lose no weight at all. Only 30 percent achieve a normal weight– and many of those patients regain the pounds within three to five years. Not great odds, and there are tons of serious risks.
More than one out of 300 patients die from the surgery. There’s also the possibility of leakage from the stomach, a serious complication, which requires more agency. Add to that the possibility of gallstones, infections and other sequelae and it becomes pretty obvious that this surgery is an absolutely last desperate measure!
A: Pre-listening question
Being obese and being overweight are not exactly the same thing. An obese person has a large amount of extra body fat, not just a few extra pounds. People who are obese are very overweight and at risk for serious health problems.
The number of obese people is rising. About 1.2 billion people in the world are overweight and at least 300 million of them are obese, even though obesity is one of theten most preventable health risks, according to the World Health Organization.
The best way to avoid thses health problems is to maintain a healthy weight. And the keys to healthy weight are regular exercise and good eating habits.
B: Sentence Dictation
Directions: listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.
1. In ninth grade, a boy donuts on my chair so I’d sit on them. The pranks really got to me, and I’d go home in tears.
2. My parents became super strict and homeschooled me, which I hated since I was already so isolated.
3.I tried many diets, but nothing worked. Finally, I accepted being fat.
4.My stomach was cut down to the size of an egg, and recovery was painful for a few days.
5. Although stomach stapling may be a surgical option for someone who is severely obese, it is definitely no miracle cure for being overweight.
C: Detailed Listening
Directions: listen to the passage, complete the chart and answer the questions. The weight of the narrator The attitude of her family The attitude of the kids at school Her reaction to the kids’ attitude 180 pounds supportive Made fun of her Every day she just tried to look her very
best and be a good person. The cause of pressure on her Her solution to her parents’ strictness Her brother’s incarceration Eat more 1. Because she developed physical problems from being overweight.
2. She couldn’t do many things because of her weight, like walking up and down stairs without losing my breath! She couldn’t go to amusement parks because she didn’t fit on the rides. She hated the zoo because it was too exhausting to walk. And she’d never worn a bathing suit, so she couldn’t swim.
3. She caught a TV show about a woman having gastric bypass surgery. 4. The surgery took about four and a half hours. 5. More than one out of 300 patients die from surgery.
D. After-listening Discussion
Directions: listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. Stomach stapling is a surgical procedure in which the stomach is made small that the patient can’t overeat. Almost a quarter of patients who have the operation lose no weight at all. Only 30 percent achieve a normal weight– and many of those patients regain the pounds within three to five years. Not great odds, and there are tons of serious risks. 2. (open)
施心远主编《听力教程》3 - （第2版）Unit - 8答案
