英语在线听力

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Unit1Sports

PartA

MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofallwasbornon,1963,inBrooklyn,Newismeters

tallandweighs216joinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe1984the1986asonheshot3041points,

thethirdhighestscorewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion(扣篮冠军)in1987andwontheMostValuablePlayer

Awardin1988,anhonorrepeatedfourtimesinthenexttenyearstoguidedhisteamtowinsixNBA

championshipsduringthe1990s,scoring45pointsduringthesixthandlastgameofthe1998NBA1999,he

wasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994

NBAasontopursueacareerinhisbaballgamewasn'tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinally

gaveituptorejointheBullsin,afterplayingforfivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirement

inhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.

PartB

Peter:reyouheadingwiththatbigbag

Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothe'vegottostayinshape,youtrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'm

busysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.

Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthan'sthemainreasonyouworkoutForyourhealth,ortolook

good

Laura:Tobehonest,forwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,and

notmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:HowaboutyouDoyougetanyregularexerci

Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciandenjoyment—sometimestentotwentykilometersatatime

—butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:Well,utsports

Peter:oloveplayingbaball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeople

togetherforagameIjustwatchsportsonTV.

Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymylf.

Peter:Oh,lingsometimesIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonly

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recreationalswimming.

Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometimeIcangetyouaguestpass.

Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.

Questions

youknowaboutPeter

ightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation

PartC

1.W:Ilikeplayingbasketball,volleyballandtableaboutyou

M:Well,tennisismyfavoritesport.

Q:Whatsportdoesthemanlike

2.W:Youdon'tlikeboxingverymuch,doyou

M:It'sfarfrombeingmykindofsport.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

3.W:Ithinkyesterday'sfootballgamewasquiteaboutyou,John

M:asabitlong.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthefootballgame

4.W:Doyouliketoplaychess

M:Ilikethegame,butIdon'tplayitoften'mafraidI'mnotaverygoodchessplayer.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

5.M:Iknewthenamesofallthefootballplayersandthedatesofallthegamesinmyhighschoolrecently

Ihavefailedtokeepupwithfootball.

W:Nowyouarebusywithyourgolfgames.

Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation

Unit2FoodandDrinks

PartA

1.M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate

W:Yes,manymyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.

2.W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir

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M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.

3.W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning

M:Weateit,makeanotheroneforus

4.W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.

M:Nexttobeef.

5.M:Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore

W:No,'smyfirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.

6.W:John,doyouwantasoda

M:SodaIthinkittasteslikemedicine.

7.W:Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.

M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.

8.M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight

W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethivening.

PartB

Peter:Hi,Kate.

Kate:Hi,eyoubeen

Peter:Oh,OK,

Kate:n'teneachotherforawhile,havewe

Peter:No,wehaven'makesmeyouhaveanyplanforthisSaturday

Kate:No,notyet,Idon'

Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend

Kate:aveanyparticularplaceinmind

Peter:Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottoo'vebeeneatingalittletoomuchlately.

Kate:Metoo.

Peter:IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthisalwaysemtorvesomuchfoodin

Italianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.

Kate:Chinefoodwouldbegood.

Peter:Yes,ormaybesomeJapanestyleusalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoilorcreamor

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heavysauces.

Kate:Yes,eitherofthochoiceswouldbe'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethenwhereto

eat.

Peter:That'sfinebyme.

PartC

A:Well,hereweare,nottoocrowded.

B:Great!Let'sorderquicklysowecanchatalittle.

A:eyouinthemoodfor

B:ugebreakfastandI'mstillfull.

A:ouldhavesoupandasandwich.

B:WhatareyouhavingAhamburger,Isuppo.

A:No,actuallyIateoutlasthadpizzaatPizzaHut,thenalatesnackatKentuckyFriedChicken.

B:Oh,,maybeyoushouldhaveasalad.

A:Yes,,undsgood.

B:Oh,thepricesaregreattoo.I'llhavethataswell.

A:Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.

B:I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.

A:Italianfoodneedsredwine,youknow.

B:Butwehavetogobacktowork.

A:OK,aCokeformethen.

B:rderfirst.

Questions

therelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

oestheconversationtakeplace

lltheyorder

Unit3Weather

PartA

thertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthern

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andcentralareasofpleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodswillbelightwindswithamaximum

temperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degreesattheoutlookforthenextfewdays:itwillbecomemostly

cloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.

inChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonstormlasted

aboutthreehoursfromaround8windsreachedspeedsofoverahundredmilesanhour,causingrious

damageandawidespreadpowerfailure.

PartB

Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.

Michelle:tdoesn'tthoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.

Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychotodayasthedatefortheannual

picnic.

Michelle:Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesand

entertainment.

Alan:Yeah,sunshine—butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear

Michelle:ohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.

Alan:Annwe

dozedoff.

Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.

Alan:Buttherewasn'thatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustemedto

climbhigherandhigher.

Michelle:Well,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,,didyouheartheweatherforecastIsitsuppod

torain

Alan:Idon''tcatchtheweathermaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhich

coolsthingsoffamightnotbebad.

Questions

eAlanandMichellemainlydoing

youknowaboutAlan

nyouinferfromtheconversation

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PartC

1.W:It'sbeenfreezingforthelastfewdays.

M:forecastsaystherewillbemoresnownextweek,accompaniedbystrongwinds.

Q:Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek

2.M:Wehaven'thadsuchaverewinterforalongtime,havewe

W:No,andtheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworbeforeitwarmsup.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

3.W:WhatifitrainshardWhatarewegoingtodo

M:Ithinkitwillclearupifitkeepsraining,thewholethingwillhavetobecancelled.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

4.M:HowwastheweatherwhenyouleftNewYork

W:Itwasverymuchliketheweatherindon'thavetotakealotofclothes.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

5.W:Ifitisthishottomorrow,wemayhavetogiveuptheideaofplayingtennisintheafternoon.

M:Theweatherforecastsaysitwillcloudoverbynoon.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean

Unit4Music

PartA

,wearesurroundedby'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbeheard

instoresand,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.

agerofthemusicshopwascalledBriansomanypeoplehadaskedforarecordbytheSun,Epstein

decidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimlf.

yIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsreprentativecompors,thenIwillmove

ontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.

entoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressureris,andourbloodflows

t,we'restimulated.

PartB

Backgroundmusicmayemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthowhohearbackgroundmusic

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firstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsinthesoonitspreadtootherpartsofthe

itisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutlisteningtobeginwith,backgroundmusic

wasintendedsimplytocreateasoothing,however,it'sbecomingabigAmericanmarketingexperthas

shownthatmusiccanboostsalesorincreafactoryproductionbyasmuchasaithastobethelight

musichasnoeffectatallonmusiccanincreareceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecaushoppersslow

downandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketo,slowmusicisn'talwaystheexpert

foundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,whichreducedoverall

restaurantownersmightbewelladvidtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving—unless,

ofcour,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.

Questions

asrecordedbackgroundmusicfirstud

stheoriginalpurpoofbackgroundmusic

ndofmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectoncustomersinshops

sn'tthesamekindofmusicworkinrestaurantsaccordingtothepassage

PartC

CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,parents,whobothloved

music,encouragedhertodevelophermusical12,Celinehadcompodthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".Her

motherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandntitofftoanaddresstheyfound

onanalbumofapopularFrenchaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,but

therewouldbemillions'srifromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithout

companieswereatfirstlesnthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhis

ownhometopayforherfirstherfirsttwoalbumswonagreatby1983shebecamethefirstCanadian

evertohaveagoldrecordin1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbuther

realbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewaslectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyand

thesongwenttoonthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademy1996sheperformedattheopening

ceremonyofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997sherecordedthethemesongforTitanic,andher

namebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulDion'sfavoritethemeissingsthedepthand

thepowerofloveinagreatmanyofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauYouLovedMe",

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"ThePowerofLove"and,ofcour,thethemesongofTitanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".

Unit5Health

PartA

1.M:What'sthetrouble

W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick

W:Twoorthreedaysnow.

M:How'syourappetite

W:I''swrongwithme

M:Youemtobegenerallyrun-down.

Q:Whatisthemnostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

2.W:What'sthematter,JackYoulookpale.

M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.

W:WhyWhat'sthematter

M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.

W:Whydidn'tyoutellme

M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeelworthis'machingallover.

W:lwarm,thavegota'saprettybadflugoingaround,youknow.

Q:What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

PartB

D:Sowhat'syourtrouble

P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwellbiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtroublesleeping.

D:Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable

P:I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'temtohelp.

D:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem

P:Threeorfourmonths—it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.

D:Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately

P:estworryisthefactIcan'tsleep.

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D:Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.

P:ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.

D:Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms

P:I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.

D:Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou

P:'vegainedaboutvenkilogramsthispastyear.

D:Youreallyshouldtrytoloatleastthatextrayougetmuchexerci

P:No,notverymuch.

D:Physicalactivityisveryimportant.

P:Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor

D:IwillgiveyousomemedicationsforyourinsomniaandyourIalsorecommendthatyoubeginaregular

exerciprogram.

P:ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.

D:Youdon'tneedtogotoasimplewalkingprogramwouldbeverybeneficialforthinkyou'llfind

thatdietandexerciwillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecentcomplaints.

PartC

1.W:Janekeptcoughingandcouldn'tgotosleepallnight.

M:he'sbettertoday.

Q:WhatdoyouknowaboutJane

2.M:Ihaven'tenJackforages.

W:ardhehadbeeninhospitalforthreeweeks.

Q:Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation

3.W:Doctor,I'vebeensufferingfromastomachacheforquitealongtime.

M:Tellmewhatyouusuallyknoweatingproperlyisveryimportantforhealth.

Q:Whatdoesthedoctorsayaboutthepossiblecauofthewoman'sillness

4.M:HowisyoursonPeterfeelingtoday

W:Muchbetterthanhestillneedstorestforacoupleofdaysbeforegoingtoschool.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutPeter

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5.M:Howisyourhusbandaftertheoperation

W:He'sgettinghestillneedstogotothehospitalforacheckupinaweek.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherhusband

Unit6Business

W:Hereweare,anewly-builtbuilding.

M:Whatafinebuilding!Howmanyfloorsarethere

W:panyhasofficesonfourfloorsinthebuilding.

M:Yoursisreallyabigcompany.

W:Yes,esofficeisonthefirstmarketingandaccountingofficesareonthecondwe

havemanyotherdepartments:personnel,rearch,areallonthe8thfloor.

M:Where'sthemanager'soffice

W:It'howyouaround.

M:Thankyou.

Ladiesandgentlemen,welcometoourcompanywastablishedinisajoint-venturecompanyspecializing

inofourproductsareforyoungstudents;someareforourproductsllwellbothathomeandrecent

years,wehaveexpandedourmarketsfromChinatoSoutheastAsia,EastAfrica,NorthAmerica,andSouth

America.

PartB

(ThePersonnelDepartmentishavingaBlackisthechairpersonofthemeeting.)

Joan:IthinkJohnJeffrey'salreadybeenwiththecompanyfor20he'snotstillexpectingpromotion.

Doyouagree,Peter

Peter:Well,inmyopinion,John'salwaysshowngreatloyaltytothe'

youthink,Clive

Clive:It'snotjustaquestionofhebeanygoodatthejobHewouldneedtomanageasmallteam—

he'sgotnoexperienceofthatyet.

Peter:Heneverwillhaveanyexperienceunlesswegivehimachance!

Joan:Wecan'taffordtobedon'tthinkhe'sthemanforthe'salwaysbeenafollower,nota'smove

ontotheotherHaydenhasalreadyshowngreatpersonnelmanagementskill,Ifeel,evenifshe's

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Peter:Oh,comeon,Joan!Rita'sstilllearninghertrade!Wecan'taffordtotakeariskwithsomeone

soinexperienced.

Clive:Susan'sgotalotof'salreadyworkedinthedepartmentonother

occasionssosheknowstheropesandshe's

Joan:ButSusan'salwaysstruckmeasabitneedsomeonedynamicforthisjob.

Peter:I'dagreewiththinkSusanPalmerwoulddoagoodshe'sabitcautiousbutshe'ssolid,

reliable...Weneedthoqualitiestoo.

Joan:Well,ifyou'rebothsosure,IsuppoI'llhaveto,we'llwaitaweekbeforeconfirmingitjust

incaanyotherapplicantsputtheirnamesforward.

PartC

sonwastheownerofageneralappliancehadenmanynewly-wedscomingintohisstoreto

shopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andandpencilinhand,theywouldaskhimalot

ofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-salervices,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheend

oftheirotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisaskedhimalltheusualquestionsandheansweredall

ofthemwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,"We'llhavetolookaroundplaces

first."Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,sondidnotshow,hesmiled,movedclorand

said,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookattheprice'fact,

theyllthesamestuffasweifyoubuythingsthere,thereissomethingyouwillnotget,andthat

iscomewitheverythingI'vebeeninthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoing

togivemystoretomydaughterandhopetheywillcarryonthefamilystandbehindeverythingIll

andIwillmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."son

offeredtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankthemfortheirbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoung

coupledecidedtoplaceanorder.

Questions

son'sstorell

manynewly-wedsusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry

son'sattitudetowardshiscustomers

son'srespontotheyoungcouple'srefusal

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theyoungcouplefinallydecidetoplaceanorder

Unit7Fashion

PartA

M:Excume,doyouhaveaT-shirtofthiskindinalargersize

W:Whatsizedoyouwant

M:Medium.

W:Pardon

M:Iwantamedium.

W:Here'ikeit

M:Well,Ilikethepictureonthefront,butI'dpreferawhiteonewithasloganonthefront.

W:Here''s100%cotton.

M:Perfect.I'lltakeit.

PartB

WhydopeoplespendsomuchmoneyonfashionDotheywanttocreateanimageormakesuretheyarenot

old-fashionedDopeoplereallyjudgeeachotherbytheclothestheywearThebillion-dollarfashionindustry

certainlytriestoconvinceconsumersthatsuchjudgementsare,theymayberecentstudyusingelementary

schoolstudentswassaidthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignerjeansweremorehandsomeand

successfulthanthowearingwereenassporty,fashionableandfun!

[01:]Obviouslywelearnearlythat"Clothesmaketheman."Inotherwords,clothesshowage,outlook,

statusand,clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleontheaveragebeautiful

clothesdon'thelpphysically,theyareimportantforsocialandpsychologicalclothescanmakethewearer

feellikepartofthehighstatusgroupthattstasteandyouarebuyinganimageofmayreallylive

aroutinelife,wakingupinthemorningfeelingdullandwhenyoudressintheexpensiveclothes,

yourmoodfeelgood,readytofaceanotherdaywithcrazyPeoplewholoveclothessayit'scour,

alotofpeopledon'tlikehigh'dratherspendtheirmoneyonsomethingwouldyouprefer—theimage

orthereality

Questions

themainreasonwhypeoplespendmuchmoneyonfashionaccordingtothespeaker

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es"Clothesmaketheman"meaninthepassage

'sthespeaker'sattitudetowardsfashion

PartC

VeraWanghasbecomeasignificantfigureintheAmericanfashionindustryinarelativelyshortperiod

ofhasnoformaldesigntrainingbecauherfatherwouldn'tlethergotoartschoolandwantedher

toconcentrateonmore"practicalsubjects".Afterearningadegreeinliberalarts,Veraworkedasan

editoratVoguefor17yearsandasadesigndirectorofRalphLaurenfortwo1990sheopenedherfirst

boutiqueonMadisonAvenueinNewYork,inalesxpensivelineofready-to-wearbridalandeveningcho

bridalwearforshewantedtobuildafashioncompanystartingwithonemarketandthenexpandintobecame

ahouholdnamein1994whenshedesignedstylishcostumesforfigureskaterNancyKerrigantowear

intheWinterWangherlfisaverygoodskaterandshehadOlympicdreamsthatdreamwascrushed

whenshedidnotwinattheNationalFigureSkatingChampionshipsin,herloveforthesportnevercead."I

wantedtomakeanartisticcontributiontothesport,"shesaid."Idon'tknowifdesigningcostumesfor

Nancyhasbeengoodintermsofactualsales,butithasbeentremendousfornamerecognition."

Unit8Society

PartA

Doyouwantedhundreds

ofstudiesfromaroundtheworldtodeterminehowimportantfriendships,moneyandotherthingsareto

our'swhathe'texpectmoneytobuyyouactualamountofmoneypeopleearnhaslittleeffectonhow

happytheydoescountishowsatisfiedtheyarewiththeirthecomesfromlittlethingsthathappen

everyday,ratherthanoccasionalgreatpiecesofgoodtolikeyourlf."Studiesshowthatpeoplewith

healthylf-esteemarelessweaktotbacksandstruggles,",authorof"ThePursuitof

Happiness".ournjoying

quiettimeonahappyface—evenifyoudon'tfeelcanactuallymakeyoufeelbetter,accordingto

cexerci,suchaswalking,biking,swimmingandrunningworksas

anantidoteforminddepressionandenoughsleeptofeelclobestremedyforunhappinessisacaring

nurturingifyou'remarried,agoodrelationshipwithyourspoucanbeespeciallyimportant.

PartB

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DoyoudreamofwinningthelotteryMillionsofpeopleday,millionsofAmericansbuylotteryarehoping

towin$100,000,$1,000,000orhappensafteryouwinthelotteryWhenyouwinamilliondollars,youdon't

receiveacheckforthetotalmaychootoreceive$50,000ayearfortwenty,youmustpaytaxes,

youreceivefrom$25,000to$40,000ayearfortwentyisalotofextraspendingmoney.

[00:]WhathavesomepeopledonewiththeirmoneyLet'slookatthreepastKwantedtobeanartist,but

shedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogotoartwasworkingatajobshedidn'tAugust,Lisaboughtoneticket

andwontwomillionquitherjobthreeweekslaterandisnowattendingartLwasacarworkedven

daysaweekandhadlittletimeforfamilyhewonthelottery,hequithespendshistimebowling,

workinginthegarden,,he'sdoesn'twanttollcarsagain,but

heisn'tsurewhathewantstodowithhisBisoneofthesmallnumberofwinnerswhodidnotquit

theirstillteachesataschoolnearhisnowheandhiswifetaketheirchildrenonaninteresting

vacationeverytheydon'tworryaboutndingtheirchildrentosaythatmoneybringscurityand

givesapersonopportunities,butitdoesn'tbringhappiness.

Questions

inamilliondollars,howmuchcanyougetbeforetax

inamilliondollars,howmuchcanyougetaftertaxannually

dLisaKdoaftershewonthelottery

dMarkLdoafterhewonthelottery

dJackBdoafterhewonthelottery

themainideaofthepassage

PartC

AhealthynewborngirlwasdiscoveredinCentralParkyesterdaybabywasabandonedonthetopofarock

shortlybeforedawnafterthemothergavebirthtoherpolicesaidthatthebabywashealthyandweighed

7theywerearchingforthepolicemansaidthattheyhadneverhadanythinglikethisreallydidn't

getbabiesleftinthetheywerejusthappythebabywasallpolicerushedthebabytoanearbyshe

waspolicebelievedthebabywasbornlessthanhalfanhourbeforeshewasalsobelieved,judging

fromtheamountofbloodfoundontherock,thatthemothermighthavegivenbirthwas70degreeswhen

thebabywaswereinvestigatingwhetherthemotherwasahomelesswomanwhocalledababyrescuehotline

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earlyheadofHopeFoundationsaidthathishotlinereceivedacallabout5:30ayounghomelesswoman

incallerasked,"HowdoIgetridofmybaby"Shewasapparentlyinshewastoldtogotoeithera

hospitalorafirethewomanwasafraidshewouldberecognizedheadalsosaidthatthewomanwouldn't

eventellhimwherehewouldpossiblymeethersincetheyhadtwoteamsthatcouldhelpwiththedelivery,

ifnecessary.

Questions

dwherewasanewbornbabyfound

thepolicefeelwhentheyfoundthebaby

htbethewomanthathadabandonedherbaby

fthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage

Unit9DreamsandAmbitions

PartA

Twoyearsago,Janehadawell-paidjob,andanactivesocialitwasn'tthelifeshehaddreamedof

asa35,shethoughtlifewaspassingherbyandshedecidedtochangehadalwayswantedtotravel

roundtheworld,soshegaveupherjobandtofftofollowherjourneytookherthroughEuropeand

itwasinTanzaniathatshemetJohn,anAmericanwhotaughtinaschoolwaslikenoothermanthatshe

hadevermet,andshefellmadlyinlovewithtworomanticweekstogether,Janecontinuedherjourney

toIndia,butthenshedecidedtoflybacktoweekslater,JaneandJohnweretheyliveinwasvery

happythatshemadethatdecisiontofollowherforthatshewouldn'thavemetsomanywonderfulpeople,or

ensomanyinterestingofall,shewouldn'thavemetthemanofherdreams.

PartB

Larryhadalwayswantedtobecomeamoviehopesforsuccessweredashedagainandagain,justdidnot

emLarryrefudtoadmitthathischancesofgettingintomovieswerepractically,hetoldhimlf,

hisbigopportunitywouldkeepbodyandsoultogether,Larryfoundajobparkingcarsforoneof

Hollywood'sbigpaywasbasicbutsincetheguestswerequitegenerouswiththeirtips,hemanagedto

makeadayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutof

hishadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasmakinganewgotintothecarandpreparedtodriveitoninto

thelotandparkhestopped,jumpedoutandranovertothedirector."Excume,sir,butIthinkit's

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fairtotellyouthatit'snoworneverifyouwantmeinyournewlotofbigcompaniesareafter

me."FascinatedbyLarry'sabruptstatement,thedirectorstopped."YesWhichcompanies""Well,"replied

thewould-bestar,"there'sthetelephonecompany,thegascompany,andtheelectriccompany,tomention

onlyafew."Thedirectorlaughed,thenscribbledsomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoungman."Come

andemetomorrow."Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector'snextwasonhisway!

Questions

esthestorymainlytellus

fthefollowingstatementsaboutLarrycanbeinferred

thefilmdirectorinterestedinLarry

PartC

JeffreyZaslow,theadvicecolumnistfortheChicagoSun-Times,

biggestambitioninlifewastobeawriter."Ineverwantedtobeanythingel,"hesays."Iwasten

orelevenwhenIsawGonewiththeWindandIwrotemyownCivilWarstory."Afterearningadegreein

creativewritingatCarnegieMellonUniversity,hegotajobatanewspaperinOrlando,madehismark

withhisarticleontheroughworkingconditionnduredbythepeopleinsidetheMickeyandMinniecostumes

atWaltDisneyhebecameastaffwriterfortheWallStreet1988,whenthefamousadvicecolumnist,Ann

Landers,quitherjobattheChicagoSun-Times,thepaperlaunchedanationwidecontesttofindherZaslow

the12,000contestants,womenoutnumberedmenninetoone,andmostofthemhadenalotmoreoflife

thanZaslow,whowas28andnothereachedthemifinals,hiditorsattheJournalranaheadline:

"WhyHe'llNeverMakeIt".ButJeffreydidmakeitinthe,thirteenyearslater,hiscolumn,"AllThat

Zazz",isreadbythousandsofreadersintheChicagoyearsintheadvicebusinesslefthimwithadeep

appreciationforpeopleandtheirisalsogreatlymovedbythegenerosity,sincerityandgoodnature

ofhisreaders."Wonderfulpeople,"hesays,"dooutnumberterriblepeopleinthishavemuchmorefaith

inmyfellowmenthanIhadI'vereadplentyofletterstobackthatup."

Questions

dZaslowstartwritingstories

wasZaslowwhenhiscolumnbecamepopularwithreadersinChicago

themajorbenefitZaslowhasgotfromhisyearsintheadvicebusiness

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nbeinferredfromthepassage

Unit10Disasters

PartA

saysmorethan10,

ofthedeathsareinfivenorthwestern34,000peoplearereportedworkersarestillarchingforabout

35,000missingpeople;rsareusingcameras,dogsand

listeningdevicestoarchforsurvivors.

hismorningavereexplosiontookplaceinShijiazhuang,thecapitalofNorthChina'sHebei

Province,killing108andinjuring38,accordingtothePublicSecuritytreatment,15ofthoinjured

havebeendischargedfromhospitalofficialssayfiveamongthe11,whowereverelyinjured,arenow

arestillinvestigatingthecauoftheexplosion.

PartB

ThreemonthsagoIflewtoBurmawithmyboyfriend,planewasasmalloneandouratswerenearthe

skylookedveryblackaswetookoff,andthroughouttheflight,

bothverycouldn't

rememberanythingafterthatuntilIopenedmydidn'Irealizedthattheplane

hadwasinterriblepainandIcouldn'tmove."Johan,"Icalled,buthedidn'twasdark,butIknew

thathewasn'tinhisheardgroansandIworkedoutthatpossiblysixotherpeoplewerestilldaylight

came,Icouldeallthebodiesaroundwasontheothersideoftheaisle,butIknewthathewasa

dayortwotheothervoicesstoppedandIwastherescuersdidn'tcome."Theymustbeontheirway,"

Itolddidn'tknowthatwewereinaswampinthemiddleofajungleandthatthehelicopterscouldn't

twatersavedmymanagedto

tthemosquitoeswasoutofconsciousnessbecauof

eardpushedmyhandoutofthewindowandamazinglysomeonegrabbedrescue

teamarrivedninedaysafterthecrash.

PartC

OnthemorningofSeptember11thJanwasinanelevatoroftheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter

withhiswindowcleaningequipmentwhenthebuildingwaswerefiveotherpasngersintheofasudden

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ghthemenwerenot

awareofit,theyhadonly100minutestogetoutofthedamagedtowerbeforeitwouldcrumbletosmoke

realizedthatsomethingwasforcedthedoorsopenonlytofind

awallinfrontofthem!Thewallhadthenumber50onitandtheyknewtheywereatthe50ththeirelevator

normallydidnotstopthere,idedthattheywouldhave

tomaketheirthatthewallwasmadeofamaterialthatcouldbecutthrough,Jangrabbedhis18-inch

squeegee,andbeganchoppingawayatthehefelttired,otherswithonesmallhole,theycutthrough

eykickedthewall,twoatthesamewallcracked

wbeforethema2-by-4inchmetalbeamandatilewall!Refusingtogiveup,thedesperate

menbentthebeam,knockedaholethroughthetiles,thenmadetheopeningbigenoughtosqueeze,

firefight10:23,when

Janandtheothermergedonthestreet,nutes

later,theNorthTowercrumbled.

Questions

esthepassagemainlytellus

fthefollowingistrue

esJando

fthefollowingcanbestdescribeJan

Unit11FamousPeople

PartA

onwasmanythingsbuthewas,firstofall,rememberedasamilitaryfromanartilleryofficer

tothecommanderoftheFrencharmy,1804,he

declaredhimlfemperorandbecamethemostpowerfulmanintheonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope.

ButNapoleon'spowerwasdefeatcamewhenhedecidedtoattackthewholeofEuroperoagainsthim,

1821,.

ihasalwaysreprentedcool,butsomehowoverthelastcoupleofyears,hehasgonefrom

justanotherHollywoodprettyboytoacertifiedworld-renownedemsthateverythinghetouchesturns

ryonelikeshim,iesmakemillions;he

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isaninternationalstar--menenvyhim,andwomenlovehim.

EdwardBuffettisanAmericaninvestor,businessmanandisregardedasoneoftheworld's

greateststockmarketinvestors,andisthelargestshareholderandCEOofBerkshireanestimatednet

worthofaroundUS$62billion,hewasrankedbyForbesastherichestpersonintheworldasofFebruary

11,2008.

PartB

AlanGreenspan,lRerveBoardforabouttwodecadesfrom1987

to2006,wasregardedinthodaysasoneofthemostimportantmenbymanypeopleinthewasbornon

March6,wasfouryears

old,hisparentsdivorcedandhewasraidbyhismotherinNewAlanwasashyboybuthewasverygood

atlargehewasonlyfive,hismotherwouldgethimtoaddtwothree-digitnumbersinhislovedbaball

,likehismother,id-1940shestudied

brieflyatamusicschoolinNewYork,andthentouredthecountryforayearwithamusicheentered

NewYorkUniversity'master's

degreeatNYUin1949,smoneyranlow,he

withdrewfromgraduateschoolandwenttoworkfortheNationalIndustrialConferenceeventuallyearned

aPhDfromNYUinthemid-1950sGreenspanopenedaneconomicconsulting1987hebegantoworkinthe

FederalworkasChiefofFederalRerveBoardwasmuchthesameastheworkhedidonWallStreet,trying

tounderstandhowtheeconomyworkedandwhatdroveit,,

however,makinglessmoney.

Questions

lRerveBoardaccordingtothepassage

youknowabouthisparents

syoungGreenspanfondof

fthefollowingdoesthepassageimply

fthefollowingdescribesthespeaker'sattitudetowardsGreenspan

PartC

OnJune28,2008,amidcheersandtears52-year-oldGatessaidgood-byetohisMicrosoftfollowingis

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hisclosingremarksduringhisfarewelleventinRedmond:"Mylife'sworkreallyisaboutsoftwareand

orkingwithloveworkingwithallthe

incrediblepeoplethetimesthatwerethetoughest,insomewaysthoaretheonesthatbondyouthe

most—whenIBMdecidestoattackyou,orwhensomelegalrulingisn'tquiteyouhavetodoapress

conferenceafterwards."TheworkherecombinestwothingsthatIthinkarejustsoisthelong-termimpact

—theimpactontheworldofwhatwedo—iscanalwaysgooutandethingsthatremindusofblind

peoplewho,usingouraccessibility,canbrowtheknow,theirlivesarejusttotallydifferentbecau

nsay,wow,thisissoimpactful."ButIthinkthecondthing,whichisthattheday-to-day

workisfunandenjoyable,that'sactuallywhat'smadeitsoeasytowanttoworkhard,towanttoalways

improvethings,tofaceuptowhateveritisthatneedstobedoneit'saspecialgroupofpeoplewho

putsomuchintoit."Soletmejustclobysayingyou'vemadeitsomuchforwon'tbeadayofmy

lifethatI'mnotthinkingaboutMicrosoft,andthegreatthingsthatit'sdoing,andwantingtothank

youformakingitthecenterofmylife,ou."

Unit12TheInternet

PartA

tsandteachersat20schoolsinChina'spoorruralareashadtheirowncomputerlabsatthe

endoflabswerejointlyfundedbytheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationandCoca-Cola(China)Beverages

Ltd.,whichplannedtoestablishmorecomputerlabsin1,200ruralschools.

snowusingIndia'srichresourcesandexpertiinITeducationtomeetitsgreatdemandfor

ancompanyhasrecentlysignedadealwithChinatoestablishajoint

venturecompanyinisthefirstIndiancompanytoinvestintheeducationofsoftwareprofessionals

inChina.

dII,theworld'smostviciouscyberworm,its

formerpeer,"Iloveyou"bug,thistimetheCodeRedrieswilltargetInternetrversandtheexperts

arecallingforgreateronlinecurity.

PartB

OnawetSundaymorninginSydneylastyear,

surfingtheNet,lookingforsomeonetotalkto,whenhesawamessageonhisscreenfromagirlnamed

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Steffiwhowasonline:"H-E-L-P""What'sthematter"Nathentyped."Ican'!"camethe

desperatereply."Isthisagame"askedNathen,ratherannoyed."No,itisn't.I'mhavingtroublecan't

getoutofmychair,"Markswasa20-year-olduniversitystudent

workingonahistoryprojectaloneinherhouinHeilbronn,surfingtheNetforinformation,shefelt

asuddenpaininhertriedtogetoutofherchair,butshecouldn'tthepainmovedtoherchestand

madebreathingalmostimpossible,shetypedhercryforhelp."Canyoucall000"ed

andgotashockwhenherreplycame."Whatis000"000istheemergencyrvicenumberinAustralia,but

Steffididn'tknowshewaslinkedupwithanAustralian,andNathenhadn'trealizedtillthenthathe

wastalkingtosomeoneoutsideAustralia."Whereareyou"hewasalongpauandfinallytheletters

appeared,"Heilbronn,Germany."einacountryfaraway

neededhishelp."Don'tworry.I'llgethelpforyou."Nathentypedback."What'syourhomeaddress,

Steffi"Steffintbackheraddressandaddedthatthepainwasgettingquicklyranguptheinternational

operatorandaskedtobeputthroughtoexplainedthesituationtotheoperatorthereandgaveherSteffi's

hetypedback,"Holdon,nowontheway."Hewaitedanxiouslyfora,inHeilbronn,an

ambulancecrewg

Steffi'shou,theybrokedownthedoorandfoundheringreatpainoverthewasable,however,towrite

onemorethingtoherAustralianmessageNathenhadbeenwaitingforfinallyflashedontothescreen."They

."Steffiwasfinallysafe,thankstoayoungboyontheothersideoftheworld.

Questions

themainideaofthepassage

hcountrydoestheteenagerlive

hcountrydoesthestudentlive

theteenagerfeelwhenhelearnedwherethestudentlived

dtheteenagerdoafterhereceivedthemessage

uldbeinferredfromthestory

PartC

W:WhendidyougetstartedontheInternet,David

M:Oh,ingalotofe-mailandIgotstartedthroughthatreally.

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W:Sothere'sdifferencebetweentheInternetande-mail

M:Yeah,e-mailisjustlikehavingamailboxinyourcomputerandtheInternetislikethebiggestrearch

libraryintheworld,butthere'smorethanthat.

W:Well,tellmeabitmoreaboutthat.

M:llytherearethreethingsyoucanutheInternetfor:findinginformation,joiningin

newsgroups,andchattingonline,likeonatelephone,onlyyoutypeyourmessagesratherthansaythem.

W:Andyouuitforallthree

M:mostlyforfindinginformation,youknow,lookingthroughuniversitylibraries,

thingslikethat.

W:Uhhuh.

M:AndIchatonlinewithmybrotherinNewYork.

W:Whydon'tyoujustcallhim

M:Well,it'salotcheaper.

W:Howoftendoyougoonline

M:limitguessIuitabouttwoorthreetimesaweekforaboutacoupleofhours

ostop'sthisrealtemptationtojustbrow,youknow.

W:AndwhendoyouuitDoyouhavearegulartime

M:Actuallylikealotofpeople,Iuitatcheapratetimes,earlyinthemorningorlateatnight.

W:morething,doyouhaveanytipsforanyonewhomightbeinterestedinusingtheInternet

M:Yeah,'sthefirsttrytolimityour

'tgetsidetracked.

W:Thanksforjoiningus,Dave.

M:Thankyou.

Questions

ethetwospeakersdoing

forwhatdoesthemanutheInternet

endoesthemangoonline

youknowabouttheman

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Unit13HumanVirtues

PartA

ghchildrenhavelittleornomoneyoftheirown,theycertainlyhavethecapacitytobe"givers".As

childrenoftenneedsomuchhelp—evenwitheverydaythings,theymightthinkthattheyaretheonly

oneswhoshouldbeyoucanletthemknowthateveryoneinthisworldneedssomekindofhelp,andthat

agingchildrentobehelpfulisoneofthebestwaysto

helpthemdevelopacharitableattitude,andthat'sanattitudethathopefullywillgrowallthroughtheir

lives.

lf-controlSelf-controlislisteningtoyourfriendtalkwhenyouwanthimtolistentoquiet

inthelibrarytakeslf-control,especiallywhenafriendcomesinandyouwanttocalltoiscaringWhen

youhelpaturtlecrossapathintheparksohewillbesafe—that'syouleaveflowerstobloomso

otherscanenjoythemtoo—that'scaring.

houghttherearefourvirtues:1)wisdom,2)courage,3)temperance,orlf-control,and4)

mostimportantoftheiswisdom,whichisknowledgeofwhatistrulywhohavewisdomand,asaresult,

knowwhatistrulygood,willtendtodowhatispeoplewillactintheirowninterestandbeinharmony

withharmonyisthebasisofallwhoarejust,inPlato'sview,willtendtohaveothervirtuesaswell.

PartB

Athiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticketatthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninvictim,

whopickeduptheticket,managedtotracehim,beryhappenedlastSaturday

whenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci,58,r

motorist,whostoppedto"help",stoleasuitcafromhiscaranddroveprofessorfoundthedropped

ticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivingtohishomeineasternday,hesawthelotteryresults

onTVand,unfoldingtheticket,medthe60millionlirebeganabattle

ally,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitethefactthathehadbeen

advertidinnewspapersandonradio,saying:"I'mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedhave60million

lireforhim—ityguaranteed."ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcalls

fromofthemtriedtotrickhimintogivingthemthetherewasonevoiceherecognized—andhearranged

tomeetthemaninarobberturnedouttobea35-year-oldunemployedfatheroftwogavebackthesuitca

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andburstintocouldnotbelievewhatwashappening."Whydidn'tyoukeepthemoney"heprofessorreplied:

"Icouldn'tbecauit'snotmine."Thenhewalkedoff,ignoringthethief'sofferofareward.

PartC

OnatriptoKenya,withherfamily,17-year-oldChristinaspentfourdayswiththeSamburutribeyears

inawantstohelpfun,

shetaughtthechildrenhowtopaintandthechildrencameupwithamazingdrawingsofdecidedtoturn

thepaintingsintocardsandllthembackpaidthechildren$200ofherownmoneyforthepictures."That

fedthemfortwoandahalfweeks,"shewasthenthatshegottheideaofpayingthetribepeoplefor

theircrafts,

whichshe'lwastoraienoughmoneytobuyacowforeachfamilyand

todamthenearbyspringssothetribewouldneverbetroubledbydroughtsaloanfromherparents,

shestartedtheSamburuthemenandwomentherearemakingbeadedblaceletsandotherthechildren

inatsasideeverypennyofprofitfortheduringlastyear's

Christmasasonyielded$10,000inwasabletocollectenoughmoneytobuythecows,buildthedamand

evenpaythemedicalbillsofagirlwhohadabraintumorandaboybadlyburntinafire.

Christina'rfriendslearnedaboutthis,theyalsowantedtobuyagave

heranotheridea:peoplecoulddonate$50topurchaacowfortheSamburunow67peoplehavedoneadds

whatshecantothekitty."ItakethemoneyIwouldspendonCDsorasodaandthrowitintoajarfor

theSamburu."

Questions

fthefollowingistrueofChristina

dChristinadotohelptheSamburutribepeople

dshedowiththeprofitmoneyfromsalesduringthelastChristmasason

nwelearnfromthestory

Unit14Culture

PartA

IntheEnglish-speakingworld,itiscustomarytosingthesong"HappyBirthdaytoYou"tothebirthday

youknowthatitwasoriginallywrittenasasongtogreetstudentsinthemorningTwoAmericankindergarten

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teachers,MildredHillandhersisterPattyHillwrotethe1893,Mildred,whostudiedmusic,cameupwith

themelodyandPattyaddedsomelyrictoitandthesongbecame"GoodMorningtoAll",whichtheysang

everymorningtotheirthelyricsranlikethis:"rningtomorning,dear

rningtoall."Laterthetitleofthesongwasknownas"GoodMorningtoYou"whenit

wasudforchildrentosingittotheirthethirdandfourthlinesbecame"Goodmorning,dearteacher.

Goodmorningtoyou."In1924thesongappearedinabookofmusiceditedbyRobertacondver,"Happy

BirthdaytoYou",wasaddedtoitisunclearwhosuppliedthewordstothecondcondverquickly

becamemorepopularthanthefirst,andwithinashorttimeofthebook'spublication,thesongwasknown

toallas"HappyBirthdaytoYou".Andbymid-1930sitwasudfrequentlyinmovies,radioshows,and

BroadwaymusicalswithouttheHillfamily'sthirdsister,JessicaHill,decidedtoactonbehalfof

herelderfiledasuittoprovethat"HappyBirthdaytoYou"wastheirsongwithdifferentwonin1934,

andnoweverytime"HappyBirthdaytoYou"issungpublicly,theHillfamilygetspaid.

PartB

Reporter:InLosAngelessome1,200peoplearedoingtheirweeklygroceryshoppinginrecordtimewithout

thegrocerycartsorwithoutthecheck-outdon'thavetofightforaparkingspace,ortostandinline,or

eventogetoutoftheirmakeuptheirgrocerylistsfroma4,000-itemcatalogandthenphoneinthe

itemBurnsteinisthevice-presidentforthePhone-InDrive-Throughlet'einhas

to,ein,canyoutelluswhatmakesyoustartthiskindofsupermarket

Dave:Well,wetooktwoideasthathavebeenprovenwasthesuccessofdrive-throughconvenience—which

hasbeenproventobesuccessfulwithbanksandfastfood,andthenwetooktheprovensuccessofcatalog

shopping,sonistosavefeelwecangetcustomersinand

outofhereinlessthantwominutes.

Reporter:That'ou,ein.

Dave:Mypleasure.

Reporter:Onceyourorderisin,thecomputertakescomputerturnsyourgrocerylistintoathenget

thegoodsonyourlistfromayougoaboutyourbusinessand,threehourslater,driveuptothemarket,

punchyourcodeintoaterminal,andwriteacheckwhileyourgroceriesareloadedintoyourare

disadvantagestothisfastlanegrocerycan'tstopandsniffthefishorsqueezethe,Iheardno

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complaintsaboutthefreshnessoftheyoupaya$rvicechargeoneachorder,butpricesarecomparable

totraditionalgroceryasonecustomerputit,"Mytimeisworthmorethanadollarandahalfanhour."

PartC

InAmericathereisanaivenotionthatchildrengrowupandleavehomewhenthey're18,butthetruth

isfarfrom59%ofmenand47%ofwomenbetween18and24dependontheirparentsforcollegestudents

nowliveat,14%ofmenand8%ofwomenaged25to34aredependentontheirparentsforhousing."This

ispartofamajorshiftinthemiddleclass,"declaresasociologistatNorthwesternciteavariety

ofreasonsforthisreturntothe,themarriageageis,ahighdivorcerateandadecliningremarriage

ratearendingeconomicallypresdandemotionallybatteredsurvivorsbacktoparental'smore,for

some,theexpenofanaway-from-homecollegeeducationhasbecomesohighthatmanystudentsnowattend

tergraduation,youngpeopletendtostayhomebecauofrisinghousing,26,moved

backtoherparents'hometosaveenoughmoneytobuyajobasateacherprovidedonlyenoughmoney

tocovercarpaymentsandanadditionalloanshehadtakentheloanwaspaidoff,shedecidedtostart

amodelingathome,saysSallie,continuestogivehercurityandmoralreturnedhomewithhertwo

37now,andsheandherdaughtersstilllivewithLucille's

mother,whohaswelcomedhavingthreegenerationsinthesamehowlongshouldadultchildrenlivewith

theirparentsbeforemovingonMostpsychologistsfeellengthyhomecomingsarea,strugglingtoestablish

parateidentities,ngparents,whoshouldbeenjoying

somefinancialandpersonalfreedom,findthemlvesburdenedwithresponsibilities.

Questions

esthepassagemainlydiscuss

youknowaboutSallie

nyoulearnfromthepassage

oneofthereasonswhymostpsychologistsdisapproveoflengthyhomecomings