新东方考博听力讲义(4)

Main points:

① Scientists have learned that there are 6 classes of food people need.

② Everyday a person should eat something from each of these kinds of food.

③ There are still two problems：

[A] ever-increasing number of people on earth.

[B] the right kinds of food people everywhere eat.

（二）一般知识

范围：教育文化、风土人情、地区特征、节假日的来历、历史事件、法律、宗教、文学艺术等。

特点：

1. 多为说明文。此类文章富有知识趣味，短小精悍，清楚准确，题材丰富，通俗易懂。

2. 在结构上与科普文章相似，主题句通常在段首，另外有明显的表示强调、比较、对比等的转承词语引出新内容。

3. 在语言表现上，较多使用普通词汇，有时用一些形象化词汇来加以生动说明。

4. 在信息传达上，冗余信息较少，许多关键词即是新信息的提供者。

5. 这类独白的提问以客观为主，即以事实、理由、日期、地点、人物为内容，故听前预测很重要。

The banks in the U. S.

Most banks in the U.S. open at 9：00 or 10：00 and close between 3：00 and 5：00，but stay open later on Fridays. Some banks have longer hours in order to attract customers.

What's the best way to carry money safely while you are travelling?

There are three possibilities—personal checks from your country，travellers checks and credit cards. Some American banks accept foreign checks such as Eurocheques；the problem is that only those banks that are used to dealing with foreigners will know what Eurocheques are.

It may be more convenient to carry travellers checks，which are insured against loss. They should be in dollars，because only a few banks do much business in foreign currencies. If your checks aren't in dollars，it may take you a long time to find a bank that will exchange them. You can use travellers checks almost anywhere—in restaurants，stores or ticket offices—without having to go to a bank. If you run out of them，you can buy more at most banks.

Americans would say the best way to carry money is to have an major credit card like Visa，Master Card or American Express. Credit cards can be canceled if they are lost or stolen. And because they are widely accepted in the U.S.，it is easy to use them to pay for lodging，transportation，meals and things you want to buy from larger stores.

新东方梅雪老师主讲的听力讲义

Main points:

① The time that most American banks open.

② The best way to carry money.

Territory

When we talk about a territory we mean a defended space. Animals have territories，which they mark out with their territorial signals. Human beings have other territorial signals. There are three kinds of human territory，marked by different territorial signals.

Firstly，there are the Tribal Territories，which in modern terms are known as countries. Countries have a number of territorial signals. The borders are often guarded by soldiers and they usually have customs，barriers，flags and signs. Other signals of the tribal territory are uniforms and national anthems. These signals are important because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country and that，while he is there，he must behave like a visitor.

Secondly，there is the Family Territory，at the center of which is the bedroom. People behave differently when they are in someone else's house. As soon as they cross another's garden gate or walk through the front door，they are in an area which does not belong to them. They do not feel at home，because it is full of other people's belongings.

Finally，there is the Personal Territory. In public places people automatically mark out an area of personal spaces. If a man enters a waiting room and sits at one end of a row of chairs，it is possible to predict where the next man will sits. In a crowded space like a train，we can't have much personal territory，so we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. We don't look at，or talk to anyone around us.

Main points:

① The definition of territory.

② Three Kinds of human territories：

[A] The Tribal Territories.

[B] The Family Territory.

[C] The Personal Territory.

（三）科普文章

范围：农工林牧、医药体育、天文地理、计算机、航天等一切有关自然科学的方方面面。 特点：

1. 多为说明文。这类文章的写作目的是把自然科学领域里的新观察、新发明、新技术等介绍给大众，所以在内容上，涉及科技的各个方面，要求听者有一定的知识面。

2. 在结构上比较严谨，常使用被动语态。论点、论据准确、严密。

3 .在语言形式上常常使用小词、短词（指单音节词）。语言通俗易懂，但也有一定量的科技词汇和术语。

4. 在信息传达上，信息量大，有一定的冗余信息。

5. 在提问形式上，有客观性的细节问题，也有主观性的逻辑推理、综合归纳问题。

How Does Acupuncture Work?

Acupuncture has been practiced in China for more than 2000 years，but its use in the Western world is still very new. Several hospitals in the United States are now experimenting with

新东方梅雪老师主讲的听力讲义

acupuncture as a way of treating pain.

An American journalist who stood beside a patient during an operation in Shanghai recently described the process and its effects. To keep the patients from feeling pain during the operation，four needles were used，each about an inch and a half long. Two needles were inserted under the skin on each side of the patient's neck. The top of the needles were attached to wires which led to a small electrical device.

Throughout the operation the patient talked calmly to those standing around him，insisting that he felt perfectly normal.

How does acupuncture work? How is it able to keep a patient from feeling pain? No very satisfactory answer has been given，but there are at least three theories.

Some doctors believe that acupuncture somehow produces an effect upon the central nervous system. Others believe that acupuncture produces a chemical change in the body's fluids. Still another theory i …… 此处隐藏：5254字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……