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FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSLIUQI（劉琦）ASSOCIATEPROF&SUPERVISOROFMASTUDENTS;EXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATION1GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONUnitEightBusinessandEconomyGuided

ListeningSectionA:WarmingUp.(a)Languagestudy&listeningmobilephoneconnections;移動電話客戶thewirelesscommunicationmarket無線通訊市場whitecollarlayoffs淘汰白領人員theCommerceDepartment商務部signadecree簽署法令2GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONthosesubsidestothefarmerswoulddistortworldtrade那些給農民補助將使世界貿易扭曲costslinkedtothesaleofitsbusinessinGermany與在德國業務銷售相關成本themovewilloffersubstantialfinancialbenefitsforstockholdersofbothcompanies這項動議將為兩個企業股東帶來大筆經濟收益。Directions:Listentothefollowingnewsleadonceandsupplythemissinginformation.AnswertoSectionA:1signingupfor;booms（繁榮）；2layoffs,competitive）；3consumerspending;upsurge（上升）；4takeover；5openingup；6inflation;terestrates；7subsidies,8retailer;dropinprofits；9stake（股本）；10instock;stockholders3GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONSectionB:MicroListening(a)Languagestudy&listening（b）ListeningtoBackgroundNotesandExpressionsDowJonesIndustrialaverage道瓊工業平均指數_________.TheDowJonesIndustrialaverageisoneoftheseveralstockmarketindicescreatedbyWallStreetJournaleditorandDowJones&CompanyfounderCharlesDow.Dowcompiledtheindexasawaytogauge（測定）theperformanceNASDAQ納斯達克________.NASDAQ全美證券商協會自動報價系統(nationalassociationofsecuritiesdealersautomatedquotations).isthelargestelectronicstockexchange.Itwasfoundedin1971ItisownedandoperatedbytheNasdaqStockMarket,Inc.,whichwaslistedonitsownstockexchangein.Withapproximately3,300companiesand,onaverage,tradesmoresharesperdaythananyU.S.market.S&P500標準普爾________AnindexofstockpricesissuedbyStandardandPoor.Itindicatespricemovementsofthesharesof500majorcompaniestradedontheNewYorkStockExchangeandNasdaq.ThemarketvalueweightedperformanceofthestocksofthesecompaniesisknownastheS&P500index.AftertheDowJonesIndustrialAverage,theS&P500isthemostwidelywatchedindexofthelarge-cap(大型股指)U.S.stocksandisconsideredtobeabellwether（領導者）fortheU.Seconomy.4GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONFordMotorCompany________TheFordMotorCompany(usuallycalledFord)isamultinationalcorporationthatmanufacturesautomobiles.TheautomakerwasfoundedbyHenryFordandincorporated建立企業in1903.Initstwentiethcenturyheyday,Ford,alongwiththeGeneralMotorsandChrysler（通用和克萊斯勒汽車企業）,wereknownastheDetroit（底特律，美國密西根州南部汽車城）“BigThree”automakers,companiesthatdominatedtheAmericanautomarket.Toyota（豐田汽車）surpassedFordinrevenuestartedin.Fordremainsoneoftheworld’s10largestcompaniesbyrevenue.NewYorkStockExchange________AbbreviatedtoNYSEandalsonicknamedthe“BigBoard”大行情板,itisbyfarthelargeststockexchangeintheworldindollarvolumeandsecondlargestbynumberofcompanieslisted.ItssharesvolumewasexceededbythatofNASDAQduringthe1990s,butthetotalmarketcapitalization（資本總市值：企業普通股股數總數×每股市價）ofcompanieslistedontheNYSEisfivetimethatofcompanieslistedonNASDAQ.TheNewYorkStockExchangehasaglobalcapitalizationof$21trillion,including$7.1trillioninnon-U.S.companies.5GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONclosedup104pointsto11,076inactivetrading________今日交投活躍收盤漲104點到11,076點.slated————————被提名，選定afewcasesofmadcowdisease_________一些瘋牛病案例itisgoingtobeanuphillstruggle_________正處于艱難歷程writeoffmorethanthreebilliondollarsindebtowedtoit________注銷,欠它30多億美元債務becomeafor-profitentitythatsellsitsownsharestothepublic——————成為一個向公眾出售股票贏利性實體6GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearfivestatementsonceonly.ListencarefullyanddecidewhichofthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDistheclosestinmeaningtowhatyouhavejustheard.AnswertoSectionB:1D.2.B..3.C.4A.5.B.7GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONSectionC:MacroListeningItem1(a)Languagestudy&listening（b）ListeningtoBackgroundNotesandExpressionsFarmsubsidy農業補助___Anagriculturalsubsidyisagovernmentalsubsidypaidtofarmerstosupplementtheirincome,helpmanagethesupplyofagriculturalcommodities,andbolsterthesupplyofsuchcommoditiesoninternationalmarkets.TheEU,JapanandtheU.S.providebillionsofdollarsinsubsidytotheiragriculture.Theissueoffarmsubsidyishighonalmostanyinternationaltradetalks’agenda.（幾乎全部國際貿易談判都包括農業補助問題）_TradeCommissioner____________（歐盟）貿易專員8GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONcalledontoclarifyconcessionstoreduceEUsubsidiesaspartofadeal___________被要求來澄清是否把歐盟補助作為交易一部分進行讓步thecutsaremoregenerousthanthoseagreedbyEUmemberstates__________削減部分太大，超出歐盟組員國同意所允許尺度_exceedinghismandate___________超越了他授權范圍Directions:ListentothefollowingnewsrecordingtwiceandtickfourofthefollowingitemswhicharenotamongtheaccusationsagainstMr.MandelsonAnswertoItem1：.1Exceedinghismandate2Offeringaidtoless-developedcountries3Failingtosignthenewglobaltradeagreement5FailingtonegotiateabetterpriceforEUfarmproduce7SuspendingEUaidtoagriculture9GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONItem2ListentotheBackgroundNotesOPEC(OrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries石油輸出國組織)_________.Multinationalorganizationestablishedin1960tocoordinatethepetroleumproductionandexportpoliciesofitsmembers.Iran,Iraq,Kuweit,SaudiArabia,andVenezuelaweretheoriginalmembers;theywerejoinedbyQatar(1961),IndonesiaandLibya(1962),andAbuDhabi阿布扎比(阿聯酋首都)(1967;membersiptransfferedtotheUnitedArabEmirates,1974),Algeria(1967)andNigeria(1871),Ecuador(1973)andGabon9加蓬）(1975)arenolongerOPECmembers.OPECcountriessupplyabouttwo-fifthsoftheworld’soilconsumptionandpossessabouttwo-thirdsoftheworld’sprovenoilreserves.（探明儲量）possibledisruptioninsupply___________可能出現供給瓦解10GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONthenucleardisputewithIranandcivilviolationinNigeria——————伊朗核爭議和尼日利亞內亂growinginventoriesofcrudeoil___________不停增加原油庫存Task1Directions:ListentothefollowingnewsrecordingagainanddecidewhetherthestatementslistedareTrueorFalse.WriteTforTrueandFforFalse.11GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONAnswertotask11(T)2.(F)3(T).4(F)5(FTask2Directions:Listentothefollowingnewsrecordingagainandcompletethefollowingstatements.WriteNomoreThanthreewordsforeachanswer.12GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONAnswertoTask2:1arecordhigh;inpart;

disruptionsinsupply;

2.concern

nucleardispute,

civilviolence

3.weren’t;

growinginventoriesforcingItem3ListentotheBackgroundNotesandExpressions：1.Boeing波音__________The.BoeingCompanyistheworld’slargestaircraftmanufacturer.HeadquarteredinChicago,Illinois（伊利諾斯州）Boeingisthesecondlargestdefensecontractorintheworld.ThelargestexporterintheUnitedStates..Boeing’sstockisacomponentoftheDowJonesIndustrialAverage..Boeing’stwoprincipaldivisionsare.BoeingIntegratedDefenseSystems(IDS)綜合防務部門,responsibleformilitaryandspaceproducts,and.BoeingCommercialAirplanes(BCA商用飛機企業),responsibleforcivilairliners.settleadisputewiththeStateDepartment—————.處理與國務院爭端13GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONcommercialaircraftequippedwithasmallgyrochipthathasmilitaryapplications_______商用飛機裝有小型螺旋儀芯片，含有軍事用途ThefineispaidforviolationoftheArmsExportControlAct——————--違反武器出口控制法被罰款thelicenserequiredforforeignsalesofthegyrochip——————螺旋儀芯片國外銷售所需執照inhindsightthecompanyshouldhavehandledthematterdifferently______事后企業認為應以不一樣方式處理此事Directions:Listentothefollowingnewsrecordingtwiceandanswerthequestionsbelowbriefly.14GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONAnswertoItem3:1topay15milliondollars.2becausethegyrochiphasmilitaryapplications3TheArmsExportControlAct4Alicenserequiredforforeignsales5handledthematterdifferently15GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONSectionD:AdditionalListeningItem1(a)Languagestudy&listening（b）ListentotheBackgroundNotesandExpressions:markingthe4thconsecutiveyearofexpansion_________標志著連續四年增加releaseitstwice-yearlyreport————.公布其六個月一次匯報ajointmeetingwiththeWorldBank__________與世界銀行聯合召開會議higherthanpreviousestimates——————比先前預計要高slowingoftheU.Shousingmarket_________美國房市發展減慢barringsomeinvitedactivistsfromenteringthecountry——————禁止受邀活動家進入該國16GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONDirections:Listentothefollowingnewsrecordingtwiceandcompletethetablewiththeinformationyouhavejustheard,WriteNomoreThanthreewordsforeachanswer.(1)Economy;TheReport::(2)half

(3)theWorldBank;(4)Singapore;TheIMFforecast:(5)5.1%;(6)the4thconsecutive;(7)4.9%(8)higher;

(9)estimates;TheIMFWarning:(10)Increasingoilprices(11)SlowingTheWorldBank’sCriticism:(12)barring17GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONItem2,BackgroundNotesandExpressionsAribusConsortium聯合體_____.______AirbusS.A.S.,basedonToulouse圖盧茲，法國南部城市,France,isanaircraftmanufacturer.In,AirbusdeliveredmoreaircraftandwonmoreordersthanitsclosestrivalBoeing,thoughthevalueoftheaircraftsoldbyBoeingwasgreater.Currentlytherewasaround3,851Airbusaircraftinservice,withAirbuswinningmorethan50%oftheaircraftordersinrecentyears.Airbusproductsarestilloutnumberedsixtoonebyin-serviceBoeings正使用波音飛機(thereareover5,000Boeing737saloneinservice,forexample).This,however,isindicativeofhistoricalsuccess------Airbusmadealateentryintothemodernjetairlinermarket(1972vs.1958forBoeing)Airbuswonagreatershareofordersanddeliveredmoreaircraftinand.AirbusA380_______TheAirbusA380isadouble-deck雙層,four-enginedairlinermanufacturedbyEADS歐洲宇航防范集團(airbusS.A.S)ItfirstflewonApril27,fromToulouseinFrance.Commercialflightsarescheduledtobegininafterlengthydelays.Duringmuchofitsdevelopmentphase,theaircraftwasknownastheAirbus3XX18GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONTheDubai-basedairlineEmirates___________基地（總部）在迪拜阿聯酋航空企業reviewtheoptionsfollowingtheannouncement____________在這次公告后重新考慮其選擇callthecredibilityofthe14-billiondollarprojectintoquestion____________對一百四十億美元項目信譽提出質疑19GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONTask1Directions:Listentothefollowingnewsrecordingonceandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion

Answertotask11B2A.3DTask2Directions:ListentothenewsrecordingagainanddecidewhetherthestatementslistedareTrueorFalse.WriteTforTrueandFforFalse.Answertotask21(T)2.(T)3(F).4(T)5(F)20GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONItem3;omittedUnitNineMilitaryAffairsGuided

ListeningSectionA:WarmingUpExpressions：Afireignitedordnance大火引燃了彈藥;theexplosionsrockedthecapital爆炸聲震撼著首都insurgentslinkedtoal-qaeda)與基地組織相關叛軍suspectedpiratesoffthecoastofSomalia懷疑是索馬里海岸外海盜21GLBYLIUQIEXPERTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES&LITERATURE,MINISTRYOFEDUCATIONsparkinganewdiplomaticcontroversy引燃了新一輪外交紛爭denyTalibanclaims否定塔利班斷言;capturedandexecutedtheU.S,SpecialForcescommando逮捕并處決么美國特種部隊突擊隊員Directions:Listentothefollowingnewsleadonceandsupplythemissinginformation.AnswertoSectionA:1ammunitionsdepot彈藥庫;rocked；2offensive;operations;3exchangegunfire交火（相互開火）；4handing;to；5NATOexpansion（北約擴張）；6guerillas;commando;7pulledout;退出move8battledw