史上最全新视野大学英语视听说教程4第四册听力原文和答案U1--U10(4)

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Task 2: The Voice Lift

Script

After the face-lift, the forehead tightened, and the (S1) nose job, something still might be revealing your age: your (S2) voice.

For patients who think their trembly, hoarse words don‘t (S3) match their newly face and figure, there‘s a procedure that claims to make them (S4) sound younger too: the voice lift.

There are two general kinds of voice lifts. In some cases, implants (S5) inserted through an incision in the (S6) neck bring the vocal cords closer together. Doctors also use injections of (S7) or other substances to plump up the cords, so that the voice sounds younger.

(S8) The voice lift is becoming more widely known among an aging population, who try to make themselves sound younger.

―I speak in a great deal, or I was shouting, on a particular day, at the end of the day, I would feel exhausted,‖ said Robert Brown, 75, (S9) underwent the voice lift several years ago, ―I don‘t know if I sound younger, but the hoarseness is gone, which is such a great improvement.‖

(S10) Voice lift can also benefit people like performers, lawyers, teachers, and telephone operators who need to have a strong voice and hope to shave years off the sound of their voice.

Task3: A View of Happiness

Script

Men are turning to plastic surgery and cosmetic化妆品 procedures to brighten up their appearances at a faster rate than women, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Men‘s use of fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped 47 percent last year from the previous year. Women‘s use of the injections fell 36 percent, according to a survey by the American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons. Men‘s use of botox injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent, while women‘s botox use fell 8 percent.

And for smoothing skin, the use of laser resurfacing among men rose 13percent, the survey showed. Meanwhile, women‘s use of laser resurfacing dropped 38 percent during the same time period.

The number of men getting nose jobs rose 47 percent, while the number of women doing so rose 5 percent.

Typically, men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasons were age 40 to 59.

The study said 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women tell their doctor that looking younger is the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.

By about 18 percent, men are more likely than women to say they want facial cosmetic surgery for work-related reasons.

The study was conducted by written questionnaires from January 20 to March 3 among more than 2,600 members of the association, who focus on treatment of the face, head, and neck.

By comparison, in the previous year, women‘s use of botox rose 60 percent while men‘s fell 14 percent; women‘s use of laser resurfacing rose 13 percent while men‘s fell 19 percent; women‘s use of fat injections fell17 percent and men‘s fell 54 percent.

6. What is true of men and women‘s use of fat injections?

7. While of the following is true of nose jobs?

8. How much greater is the percentage of women choosing cosmetic surgery to look younger than the percentage of men?

9. What is true of men and women using botox in the previous year?

10. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Keys: 1C 2.C3. B 4.B 5.D

IV. Speaking Out

MODEL 1 She’s having some cosmetic surgery.

Amy: Did you hear Nora‘s off to Korea?

Bill: why is she going to Korea?

Amy: She is having some cosmetic surgery.

Bill: I‘m floored! I thought she was beautiful already.

Amy: I know what you mean. She‘s having her nose fixed.

Bill: Was it broken?

Amy: No, stupid, she‘s having it made smaller.

Bill: If she wasn‘t beautiful already, I could understand getting surgery.

But she already has a nice nose.

Amy: But not a fashionable one. She‘s also having her teeth straighten. She wants

to have a perfect smile.

Bill: What for?

Amy: She believes a better physical appearance will improve her chance of getting a good job.

Bill: We won‘t even recognize her when she gets back.

MODEL2 I think I need a face-lift.

Script

Susan: Hey!

Amy: Hi! Don‘t you know anyone who‘s had cosmetic surgery?

Susan: You mean like a liposuction? I don‘t think that‘s necessary. That‘s not the way a woman should stay attractive.

Amy: Honestly, I won‘t go as far as that. With surgery, I might look gorgeous,

but it wouldn‘t be the real me.

Susan: Yeah, people should be happy with the way they are.

Amy: I see your point. But I‘m worried about the wrinkle around my eyes. I think

I need a face-lift. Why can‘t we go back to the way things were?

Susan: Because…I don‘t know! But, Amy, you wouldn‘t do that, would you? Amy: Darned right I would! I don‘t expect my skin to be baby-smooth, but I should at least be young-looking.

Susan: Isn‘t makeup enough?

Amy: Come on, Susan. Be open-minded! Look at my eyes! They‘re puffy. And my lower lids are dark and loose, and full of lines and circles. I really hope surgery can wipe out the tired look.

Susan: But what would other people think?

Amy: I don‘t care other people think. I‘m already for a lift.

MODEL3 How did you find the plastic surgery there? Script

Susan: How was your trip to Korea? ? Nora: It was all pretty scary at first.

Susan: As I see it, they certainly did a beautiful job for you. recognized your clothes, I wouldn‘t have known it was you!

Nora: Tanks, but underneath this surgery, it‘s still the same old me. Susan: Well, why did you want the surgery after all?

Nora: indispensable.

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