新世纪大学英语第四册第二版听力原文

U1听力原文：The

Importance

of

Protecting

Sea

Resources

During

the

19th

century,

people

in

Europe

and

America

claimed

声称that

marine

resources

were

unlimited.

For

example,

a

noted

biologist

at

the

time

commented

that

none

of

the

world’s

great

sea

fisheries

were

ever

going

to

be

exhausted疲劳.

Today

though,

there

is

evidence

showing

that

marine

海洋resources

are

as

seriously

endangered

as

those

of

the

land

and

the

air.

In

fact,

in

some

ways

the

threats

to

fish

are

more

alarming

than

the

threats

to

animals

and

birds.

This

is

because

fish

is

a

much

needed

food

resource,

as

people

throughout

the

world

depend

on

fish

as

an

important

part

of

their

diet.

It

is

reported

that

to

satisfy

food

demands,

20

billion

pounds

of

fish

are

harvested

收获every

year

in

the

North

Atlantic

alone.

Sea

resources

are

also

rapidly

declining

in

many

other

parts

of

the

world.

Scientists

now

believe

that

food

supplies

from

the

sea

won’t

last

forever.

They

warn

that

excessive

fishing

will

destroy

fish

reserves

within

the

next

few

years.

They

also

warn

that

the

decline

in

fish

supply

will

cause

starvation

in

some

parts

of

the

world.

What

Has

Technology

Brought

Us?

U2Technology

plays

a

vital

role

in

our

society.

It

makes

our

life

more

comfortable

and

convenient.

Without

it,

we

couldn’t

evolve

or

cope

up

with

the

ever

changing

world

we

live

in.

Firstly,

technology

shortens

the

distance

between

people

and

makes

communication

much

easier.

Today,

the

Internet

is

widely

used

not

only

for

the

collection

of

information

but

also

for

correspondence.

Secondly,

modern

means

of

transportation,

such

as

airplanes

and

high-speed

trains

make

our

journey

smoother

and

faster.

With

the

help

of

modern

transportation,

we

can

go

almost

anywhere

we

want

to.

To

journey

into

outer

space

and

other

planets

is

not

a

dream

any

more.

Rockets

and

space

shuttles

have

made

the

dream

come

true.

Thirdly,

modern

medicine

prolongs

our

life

and

relieves

patients

from

pain.

Some

deadly

diseases,

such

as

cancer

and

AIDS

can

be

treated

now,

and

we

can

live

longer

and

better.

Last

but

not

least,

technology

expands

our

vision

of

the

world.

It

provides

us

with

larger

possibilities

by

giving

us

ideas

that

never

occurred

to

us

in

the

past.

It

is

hard

to

imagine

what

the

world

would

be

like

without

technology.U3▇

Script:

Four

Steps

to

Successful

Goal-setting

Successful

people

always

have

clear

goals.

Great

musicians,

great

athlettude.

You

also

demonstrate

a

positive

attitude

when

you

are

polite,

cooperative

and

considerate

with

your

co-workers

and

superiors.

People

with

a

positive

attitude

view

the

world

as

a

friendly

place.

They

take

responsibility

for

their

decisions

and

have

the

ability

to

control

their

feelings.

People

with

a

positive

attitude

are

easy

to

get

along

with.

Theyare

honest

in

expressing

their

thoughts

and

feelings.

And

they

are

open

to

suggestions

and

constructive

criticism.

As

you

begin

your

new

job,

guard

against

a

negative

attitude.

People

with

a

negative

attitude

frequently

complain

and

have

careless

work

habits.

They

always

blame

others

for

their

own

problems.

Besides,

they

are

critical

and

indifferent

to

the

needs

of

others.U5Living

a

Frugal

Life

People

who

live

a

frugal

lifestyle

often

live

with

less

stress.

This

is

because

they

know

how

to

take

control

of

their

money

and,

therefore,

they

have

more

control

over

their

lives

in

general.

And

if

you

have

more

control

of

your

life,

you

are

likely

to

have

more

peace

of

mind.

With

that

peace

of

mind

comes

what

may

be

called

"frugal

freedom",

namely,

freedom

from

debt,

freedom

from

envy,

freedom

from

shame,

freedom

from

worry,

and

freedom

from

loss

of

one's

identity.

Living

a

frugal

life

does

not

mean

having

nothing

or

living

poor

and

cheap.

Neither

does

it

mean

denying

oneself

the

luxuries

of

life.

A

frugal

lifestyle

simply

means

that

you

have

the

intelligence

to

live

a

happy

and

fulfilling

life

without

possessing

a

lot.

Much

of

the

transition

from

being

extravagant

to

being

frugal

is

within

the

mind.

For

example,

before

you

leave

your

room,

remember

to

turn

off

the

light;

keep

all

windows

and

outside

doors

closed

when

the

air

conditioning

is

on;

turn

off

the

tap

water

immediately

after

use;

when

you

go

shopping,

use

your

brain

to

save

money

on

certain

things

for

something

else

you

need

or

want.

In

short,

living

a

frugal

lifestyle

means

that

you

don't

have

to

"keep

up

with

the

Joneses"

and

that

you

do

not

have

to

follow

trends

and

fads.

We

should

always

remember

that

it

is

easier

to

spend

less

than

it

is

to

make

more.

It

is

easier

to

be

frugal

than

to

free

oneself

from

financial

stress.

So,

let

us

be

frugal

and

live

within

our

means.

It

is

a

great

way

of

life.

U6Always

Be

Positive

Being

positive

is

a

discipline.

There

are

so

many

things

we

cannot

control,

forces

we

are

powerless

to

change

because

so

much

of

life

is

unpredictable.

We

cannot

control

diseases.

We

cannot

control

injuries.

We

cannot

control

the

weather

and

so

many

other

things

that

are

a

part

of

our

lives.

But

we

can

control

our

moods.

A

mood

is

simply

a

reflection

of

our

attitude

and

we

certainly

can

change

our

attitude.

For

example,

when

one

of

your

co-workers

asks

you

how

you’re

doing

with

your

work,

your

answer

may

be

“I

feel

great”.

But

do

you

really

feel

great?

Probably

not.

If

your

answer

were

negative,

you

would

make

your

co-workers

feel

bad

and

uncomfortable.

In

that

case,

you’ve

begun

a

whole

cycle

of

negativity.

Again,

it’s

an

attitude.

A

good

attitude

and

a

bad

attitude

are

really

just

two

different

ways

of

looking

at

the

same

situation.

Here’s

another

example.

You

have

a

big

work

project

due

on

the

boss’s

desk

tomorrow

morning.

You

are

up

against

a

deadline.

And

you

are

half-done.

Now

there

are

two

ways

to

look

at

the

project.

You

can

worry

about

all

the

work

still

left

for

you

to

do.

Or

you

can

tell

yourself

that

half

of

it

is

already

done,

and

you

are

certainly

better

off

than

when

you

first

started

the

project.

That’s

your

choice:

is

the

glass

half-empty

or

half-full?

That’s

the

choice

we

have

to

make

every

morning

when

we

get

out

of

bed.

Looking

honestly

at

the

reality

of

the

situation

and

seeing

the

positive

side

of

it

may

indeed

increase

the

quality

of

our

life.

Self-motivated

people

look

at

each

day

as

a

new

opportunity.

They

love

what

they

do.

They

cannot

wait

to

get

to

work

in

the

morning.U7Reading

Efficiently

You

know

you

have

to

read

“between

the

lines”

to

get

the

most

out

of

anything.

I

want

to

persuade

you

to

do

something

equally一样

important

in

the

course

of

your

reading,

that

is:

“write

between

the

lines”.

Unless

you

do,

you

are

not

likely

to

do

the

most

efficient

kind

of

reading.

I

contend

that

marking

up

a

book

is

an

act

of

love.

There

are

two

ways

in

which

one

can

own

a

book.

The

first

is

the

property

right

you

establish

by

paying

for

it,

just

as

you

pay

for

clothes

and

furniture.

But

this

act

of

purchase

is

only

the

prelude

序幕to

possession.

Full

ownership

comes

only

when

you

have

made

it

a

part

of

yourself,

and

the

best

way

to

make

yourself

a

part

of

it

is

by

writing

in

it.

Why

is

marking

up

a

book

indispensable

to

reading?

First,

it

keeps

you

awake.

And

I

don’t

mean

merely

conscious;

I

mean

wide

awake.

In

the

second

plac