提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.guest 嘉宾 2.features 专栏 3.copy 稿件 4.tangible 具象的 5.bizarre 奇幻的 6.incorporate 包括 7.confession 自白 8.glamorous 迷人的 9.portrayed描绘 10. petrol汽油 原文 2019.12六级第一套 Conversation One Today our guest is Rosie Melinda who works as a features editor for Fashion magazine. 今天我们的嘉宾是《时尚》杂志的专栏编辑Rosie Melinda。 Hi Rosie, you're a features editor at one of the most widely read women's magazines in the U.K What kind of responsibilities does that job entail? 嗨，Rosie,你是英国最受欢迎的女性杂志之一的专栏编辑。这份工作需要承担什么样的责任呢？ We spend our days looking at ideas from journalists, writing copy for the magazine and website and editing. 我们整天都在浏览记者的想法，为杂志和网站撰写稿件并进行编辑。 we do random things like asking people in the street questions and testing sports clothing. 我们会随机做一些事情，例如在街上向人们提问采访，测试运动服。 We also do less tangible things like understanding what our readers want. It's certainly varied and sometimes bizarre. 我们还会去做一些没那么具象的事情，例如了解读者的需求。活儿肯定是多种多样的，有时也是稀奇古怪的。 During your working day, what kind of work might you typically do? My day mainly incorporates responding to emails, writing and editing stories and coming up with new feature ideas. 在你的工作期间，通常会从事哪种工作？我每天的工作内容主要包括回复电子邮件，撰写和编辑故事以及提出新的专栏构想。 How does the job of a features editor differ from that of fashion editor or other editorial positions? The feature's team deals with articles such as careers, reports, confidence, and confessions. Everything except to fashion and beauty. 专栏编辑的工作与时装编辑或其他编辑职位有何不同？ 专栏编辑小组会和诸如职业、报告、自信心和自白之类的文章打交道。基本上除了时尚和美丽，其他内容我们都会涉及。 A lot of people believe that working at a magazine is a glamorous job. Is this an accurate representation of what you do? 很多人认为在杂志社工作是一件光鲜有魅力的事儿。你觉得这足以准确描述你所做的工作吗？ I'd say it's glamorous to an extent, but not in the way it's portrayed in films. We do have our moments such as interviewing celebrities and attending parties which is a huge thrill. 我会说它在某种程度上是迷人的，但不是电影中所描绘的那样。我们确实有一些机会，例如采访名人和参加聚会，确实会激动。 Ultimately though, we're the same as our readers. But working in a job we're all very lucky to have. 但最终，我们和读者是没有区别的。但是在工作中，我们都很幸运。 Did you have to overcome any difficulties to reach this point in your career? How did you manage to do this？ 为了达到这一职业目标，你需要克服很多困难吗？你是如何做到的？ I had to be really persistent and it was very hard work. After three years of working in a petrol station and doing unpaid work, I still hadn't managed to get an entry-level job. 我必须坚持下去，这份工作很艰苦。在加油站做了三年的无薪工作之后，我仍然没有找到入门的工作。 I was lucky that my last desperate attempt led to a job. I told myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily, I was right. 我很幸运，在最后的绝望尝试中找到了这份工作。我告诉自己，从长远来看，所有经历都会使你成为一名更好的新闻工作者，幸运的是，我是对的。 问题： 1: A) Magazine reporter. B) Fashion designer. C) Website designer. D) Features editor. 2: A) Designing sports clothing. B) Consulting fashion experts. C) Answering daily emails. D) Interviewing job-seekers. 3: A) It is challenging. B) It is fascinating. C) It is tiresome. D) It is fashionable 4: A) Her persistence. B) Her experience. C) Her competence. D) Her confidence.

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.humility 谦虚的 2.strokes 笔画 3.slaughter 杀戮 4.thermometer 温度计 5.gestural 手势的 原文 151. Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life. 有智慧才能分辨善恶邪正；有谦虚才能建立美满人生。 152. For several years I've been in the habit of, when I'm at home, only leaving my desk when it's time to eat. 这是我数年的习惯了，在家里除了吃饭以外我很少离开我的桌子 153. It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names. 我的姓、名一共有五十划，写起来麻烦得很。 154. Many conservationists fear the continuing slaughter of whales is pushing these animals towards extinction. 许多自然环境保护主义者担心持续屠杀鲸鱼正推动这些动物走向灭绝。 155. Tom couldn't hear what the teacher was saying because all of the other students were making so much noise. 汤姆说了因为别学生响了很大的噪音，他不能听老师说了的事。 156. The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. 人的后半生就是由他前半生养成的习惯所构成的，其他什么都没有。 157. The climate of this town is so mild that the thermometer seldom rises to thirty degrees, even in midsummer. 这小镇的天气十分暖和，即使是在盛夏，温度计也很少会升到三十度。 158. It is time not only to equalize men's and women's wages, but also to equalize responsibility for housework. 现在不止要男女薪金平等，而且还要平均分配家务。 159. Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance. 可是，手语也绝对不是万能的，当四周太暗，或者距离太远的时候，它就完全派不上用场。 160. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you, It belongs to you. 但最重要的是，我永远不会忘记这场胜利真正属于谁，它属于你们，它属于你们。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.whales 鲸 2.policies 保单 3.maturity refund 到期退款 4.conference 会议 原文 151. In reply to your request, we offer you an extra discount of 5% on this order. 应你方要求，我们对这批订货另给了5%的折扣。 152. My friends always say l'm too calm, but my family always says l'm too annoying. 朋友总是说我太冷静，但家人总是说我太烦人。 153. I am sure I met him somewhere, but I do not remember who he is. 我肯定在什么地方见过他，但我不记得他是谁了。 154. As long as I know the money is safe, I will not worry about it. 只要我知道钱是安全的，我就不会担心。 155. There is nothing I like so much as the smell of roses. 没有什么比玫瑰的香味更让我喜欢的了。 156. Last night my house was robbed while I was still awake. 昨晚我还没睡，我的房子就被抢了。 157. Whales are said to have lived on land long ago. 据说鲸鱼很久以前就生活在陆地上。 158. With this type of insurance, most policies don't come with a maturity refund. 有了这种类型的保险，大多数保单都没能到期退款。 159. None of us want to go, but either you or your wife has to go. 我们谁也不想去，但你或者你妻子必须去。 160. It would help us if you would reserve the following hotel during our conference. 如果您能在我们开会期间预定下列旅馆，那将对我们很有帮助。

词汇提示 1.session 学年 2.cottage 小屋 3.dotted 点缀 4.pine trees 松树 5.barbeques 烧烤 6.camper 露营车 7.trailer 拖车 8.cruises 巡航 原文 Summertime In North America, July and August are holiday months. Most schools and colleges are not in session then. Families look for activities to keep the children amused. Although not all workers get a full two months of holidays, most people take a holiday in the summer. The summer begins with a national holiday. In Canada, July 1st is Canada Day. In the U. S. A., July 4th is Independence Day A lot of families are soon on the road. Some travel to cottages by the lake. Some go sightseeing or camping. In Canada, especially, the summers are short. So people try to make the most of them. In much of Canada, and parts of the northern U.S.A. are woodlands dotted with lakes. These regions of rocks, rivers, pine trees and wild animals are not usually suitable for farming. However, they are ideal places to spend a summer holiday. They are far from the cities. The woods are quiet and peaceful. People fish, go boating or swimming, have barbeques outside, or play outdoor sports. Some people spend their whole summer at the cottage. Others go for a week or two. City people who don't have a cottage like to go to parks and swimming pools in the city. If they are near a lake or ocean, they may go there for the day. Many museums, libraries and art galleries have programs for children in the summer. Swimming is probably the favorite summer sport. It feels wonderful on a very hot day to jump into the cool water. Swimming is also excellent exercise. Besides swimming, baseball and football are also popular in the summer. Spending an afternoon or evening at a baseball game is a favorite summer pastime. Summer is also a favorite time to catch up on reading. Stories of adventures and love novels are favorite light reading. But summer is especially a time for traveling across the country. Some people have a camper or trailer that they can live in. Some stay in campgrounds and sleep in tents Others stay at hotels or motels, while others rent cottages or cabins for a week or two. Most trips are by car. Many people visit national parks and other wildlife areas. Of course, trips along the ocean, and the lakes are favorites. Along the Atlantic Ocean, the coasts of New England and Canada's Maritime Provinces are especially popular. On the Pacific coast, tourists travel from California all the way up to Alaska. Boat cruises along the shores of British Columbia and Alaska are especially popular Of course, some people find it most relaxing just to stay at home. Others cannot afford to travel. If you have an air-conditioned house, with a television, video player, CD player and computer, then it can be very pleasant to stay at home. A lot of new movies are released at the theatres in the summer. Air-conditioned theatres with new movies and lots of pop and popcorn are favorite summer places. After two months of summer activities, most people are ready to go back to school and work. But they usually have lots of happy memories to take back with them. 翻译 夏季 在北美，七月和八月是假日。 那时大多数学校和学院都不上课。 家庭寻找让孩子们开心的活动。 虽然并非所有工人都有整整两个月的假期，但大多数人在夏天休假。 夏天以国定假日开始。 在加拿大，7月1日是加拿大日。 在美国，7月4日是独立日 很多家庭很快就要启程了。 一些人去湖边的小屋。 有些人去观光或露营。 尤其是在加拿大，夏天很短。 因此，人们试图充分利用它们。 在加拿大的大部分地区和美国北部的部分地区是点缀着湖泊的林地。 这些地区有岩石、河流、松树和野生动物，通常不适合耕种。 然而，它们是度过暑假的理想地方。 他们离城市很远。 树林安静而平和。 人们钓鱼、划船或游泳、在户外烧烤或进行户外运动。 有些人整个夏天都在小屋里度过。 其他人会去一两周。 没有小屋的城里人喜欢去城里的公园和游泳池。 如果他们在湖泊或海洋附近，他们可能会去那里一天。 许多博物馆、图书馆和美术馆在夏天都有儿童活动。 游泳可能是夏季最受欢迎的运动。 在炎热的日子跳进凉水里感觉真好。 游泳也是很好的锻炼。 除了游泳，棒球和足球在夏天也很受欢迎。 花一个下午或晚上看棒球比赛是夏天最喜欢的消遣。 夏天也是读书的好时间。 冒险故事和爱情小说是最受欢迎的轻阅读。 但是夏天尤其适合在全国旅行。 有些人有露营车或拖车可以住。 有些人住在营地，睡在帐篷里 其他人住在酒店或汽车旅馆，而其他人则租了一两个星期的小屋或小屋。 大多数旅行都是开车。 许多人参观国家公园和其他野生动物区。 当然，沿着海洋和湖泊旅行是最受欢迎的。 沿大西洋，新英格兰海岸和加拿大沿海省份尤其受欢迎。 在太平洋海岸，游客们从加州一路旅行到阿拉斯加。 不列颠哥伦比亚省和阿拉斯加沿岸的游船特别受欢迎 当然，有些人觉得呆在家里最放松。 其他人负担不起旅行。 如果你有一个有空调的房子，有电视、视频播放器、CD播放器和电脑，那么呆在家里会很愉快。 夏天影院上映了很多新电影。 有新电影和很多爆米花和爆米花的空调影院是夏天最受欢迎的地方。 经过两个月的暑期活动，大多数人准备重返学校工作。 但他们通常有很多快乐的回忆要带回去。

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.antibiotics 抗生素 2.utterly humilited 彻底的丢脸 3.catastrophe 灾难 4.warranty 保修 原文 2021.12第一套 Conversation One Hi, David. I haven't seen you in class for almost 2 weeks. We thought you had disappeared on holiday earlier or something. 你好，大卫。我已经有将近两个星期没有在课堂上看到你了。我们还以为你先去度假了或什么的。 Hi, Sarah. Well, it's a bit of a long story l'm afraid. I got a throat infection last week and had to go to the hospital to get some antibiotics as I really wasn't getting any better. 嗨，萨拉。好吧，这恐怕有点说来话长了。上周我的喉咙感染了，不得不去医院注射一些抗生素，因为一直没见好转。 Oh, yeah, there have been so many viruses going around this winter. The weather's been so awful for the last few weeks. 哦，是的，这个冬天有很多病毒在蔓延。过去几周的天气一直很糟糕。 And on the way back from the hospital, I slipped on some ice and fell, and then had to go to the hospital to get an X-Ray because I basically thought I broke my wrist, although, thankfully, it's not broken. 从医院回来的路上，我在冰上滑倒了，然后不得不去医院做X光检查，因为我基本可以判定手腕摔断了，不过幸好没有断。 But I need to be careful with it for the next few weeks. Oh. That's too bad. How unfortunate! 哦！那太糟糕了，真是不幸啊。 但在接下来的几周，我需要小心了。 To make things worse, I managed to fall right in front of four girls from the 9th Grade. So it was utterly humiliated. Plus, the laptop in my bag was broken, too. 更糟糕的是，我在九年级的四个女孩面前摔倒了，真是丢脸丢到家了。另外，我包里的笔记本电脑也坏了。 Now, what a complete catastrophe! Is the laptop stilI under warranty? If it is, then you can easily send it back to the manufacturer, and they'|| send you a brand new one for free. Surely. 这真是横祸不断啊！你的笔记本电脑还在保修期内嘛？如果是，那你可以轻松地将其寄回给制造商，他们会免费给你发一个全新的。准可以的。 The warranty ran out 3 days before I broke it. And all my essays are in there, and I need to hand them in before we break for the Christmas holidays. 在我弄坏它的前三天，保修期刚过。而且我所有的论文都在里面，我需要在圣诞节假期前上交的。 Listen, I have the number of a really good, affordable computer repair shop at home. My dad has used this guy before and he can work miracles. Let's go back to my house and we can call the repair shop. And you can have some tea and cookies, too. 听着，我这儿有一家非常好的、价格合理的电脑维修店的电话。我爸爸以前就去过，那个人能创造奇迹。先回我家，我们可以给维修店打电话。你也可以喝点茶，吃点饼干。 Wow, thanks, Sarah. That would be great. Let me just call my mom and let her know. l'Il be home a little bit later. 哇，谢谢你，莎拉，太好了。我给我妈妈打个电话，和她讲一下，我稍后就会回家。 问题 1.What did Sarah think David was doing for the last 2 weeks? 2.What happened to David on his way back from the hospital? 3. What does Sarah say they should do with the damaged computer? 4. What does Sarah say she is going to do?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.attributes 特性 2.pitiable 值得同情的 3.matrimony 婚姻 4.thumb 拇指 5.index finger 食指 6.pinky 小指 原文 141. If confidence, determination and courage are together in one place, there is nothing that cannot be done. 信心、毅力、勇气三者具备，则天下没有做不成的事。 142. Out of all the attributes of the gods, the one I find most pitiable is their inability to commit suicide. 在神的所有特性中，我觉得最让人同情的是他们没办法自杀这一点。 143. If you have not paid because you are displeased with something we have done, would you tell us what it is? 如果您还没付钱是因为我们做了什么让您不高兴的事，可以请您告诉我们吗？ 144. I go to the office by car, and I try to leave home as early as I can so that I can avoid the traffic jams. 我开车去办公室，我试图尽可能早的从家里出发，以便能避开交通拥堵。 145. He puts on a show of being impartial and unbiased, but I think he's just a guy with no opinion of his own. 他总在别人面前装出大公无私的样子，但依我看，他只不过是个没有主见的家伙。 146. It exists, but seeing as it is taboo and that nobody talks about it, there's no need to have words for it. 它的确存在，但是因为人们将它视为禁忌而不去谈论它，也就不需要多说什么了。 147. People eagerly sought a more modernized style of dress and transformed the old qipao to suit their tastes. 人们热切地寻求更有现代风格的衣服，所以把以前的旗袍改成了适合他们品位的东西。 148. Although the life of Chinese people is getting better and better now, there is still room for improvement. 尽管现在中国人的生活越来越好了，可是还有改进的余地。 149. A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment. 女人的思维很有跳跃性：从仰慕到爱慕，从爱慕到结婚都是一眨眼间的事。 150. The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky, 人的手有五个手指：拇指、食指、中指、无名指和小指。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.bear in mind 记住 2.integrated 综合的 原文 141. You should make as much effort as possible in whatever you do. 无论做什么事，你都应该尽最大的努力 142. Deal is in the southeast of UK, about 110 kilometers away from London. 迪尔位于英国东南部，距离伦敦约110公里。 143. If the plant is completed next year, a new production manager will have to be hired. 如果工厂明年建成，那就必须雇用一位新的生产经理。 144 The latest issue of the magazine will come out next Monday. 最新一期杂志将于下周一出版。 145. Bear in mind that that school is an integrated junior high and high school. 记住，那所学校是一所综合初中和高中的学校。 146. No matter what I did, Ken wouldn't do what I told him. 不管我做什么，肯都不会按我说的做。 147. The best way to master English composition is to keep a diary in English. 写好英语作文的最好方法是用英语记日记。 148. This is the house where I used to live when I was young. 这是我年轻时住过的房子。 149. If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time. 如果你坐公共汽车去，可以节省三分之二的时间。 150. I may have seen that film before, but I can hardly remember it. 我以前可能看过那部电影，但我想不起来了。

词汇提示 1.manger 马槽 2.harshly 严厉地 3.bandits 匪徒 4.fierce 凶猛的 5.domestic animals 家畜 6.Saint 圣人 7.sermon 布道 8.recounted 陈述 9.assembled 聚集 10.preached 说教 11.terrify 恐吓 12.sins 罪 13.repent 忏悔 14.indicatted 表明 15.lamented 哀悼 16.virtues 美德 原文 Gribbio St. Francis of Assisi, who lived in Italy in the early thirteenth century, was known for his love of animals. He was the first person who celebrated the birth of Jesus by gathering live animals around a manger. He often talked to the birds as he traveled along. Sometimes, the birds would fly down and sit on his head, shoulders, knees and arms But the best-known animal story concerns St. Francis and the Wolf of Gribbio. St. Francis was known for his humility and his unwillingness to hurt anyone. Once, when one of his followers spoke harshly to some bandits, St. Francis told the man to run after the bandits and apologize. In the same way, St. Francis thought of animals as his brothers and sisters. Once when he was warned about some dangerous wolves, he replied that he had never harmed Brother Wolf, and didn't expect the wolf to harm him. While St. Francis was staying the hill town of Gribbio, he heard about a large, fierce wolf. The townspeople were terrified of this wolf that had eaten both domestic animals and humans. St. Francis decided to help the people and went out to talk to the wolf. The people watched in horror as the wolf came running to attack St. Francis. But the saint made the sign of the cross. Then he said to the wolf that, in the name of Jesus, it should stop hurting people. The wolf then lay down at St. Francis' feet. St. Francis addressed a little sermon to the wolf. He recounted all the terrible things that the wolf had done. But he added that he wanted to make peace between the wolf and the townspeople. The wolf nodded its head in approval. In return for the wolf's agreement to keep the peace, St. Francis promised him that he would arrange for the townspeople to feed him. When he asked the wolf never again to harm any person or animal, the wolf nodded again. Then the wolf put out its paw as a sign that it would keep its promise. The wolf walked beside St. Francis back into Gribbio. When a crowd assembled, the saint preached to them about how God had allowed the wolf to terrify them because of their sins. He told them to repent, and God would forgive them. Then he spoke of the promise that the wolf had made and what he had promised the wolf in return. The people agreed to feed the wolf regularly,and the wolf again indicated that it would not hurt anyone. Again, it put its paw in St. Francis' hand. The wolf and the people kept the agreement. Two years later the wolf died. The people remembered how it no longer hurt anyone and that not a single dog ever barked at it. The townspeople of Gribbio lamented its death. Whenever it went through town, it had reminded them of the virtues and holiness of St. Francis. 宗教故事，请勿当真 文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 原文 2018.12六级第一套 recording three Today's crisis in care for older people in England has two main causes. 今天英格兰老年人护理危机有两个主要原因。 First, people are living longer with a lot more complex needs. 首先，人们的生活更长，需求更复杂。 Second, they rely on a system that has long been marked by a poor relation between national health and social-care services. Current services originate in two key measures. 其次，他们依赖的是一个长期以来以国家健康和社会保健服务之间关系不佳为特征的体系。当前的服务起源于两个关键措施。 They are the National Health Service and the 1948 National Assistance Act. 它们是国民健康服务和1948年国家援助法案。 This required local government to provide residential accommodation for older people and supervise care homes run by independent organizations. 这要求当地政府为老年人提供住宿，并监督由独立组织经营的养老院。 They also provided home and community services including meals, day centers and home helpers and other subsidized services. 他们还提供家庭和社区服务，包括膳食，日托中心和家庭佣工以及其他补贴服务。 The National Health Service was free and wholly publicly provided. 国民健康服务是免费的，并完全公开提供。 It delivered the best health-care for all. No such vision guided residential and community care though. 它为所有人提供了最好的保健服务。然而，没有提供住院引导和社区护理的构想。 The care was substantially provided by voluntary services which worked together with local authorities as they long had with eligibility based on income. 这种护理主要由志愿服务机构提供，这些服务机构长期以来与地方当局合作，其资格取决于收入。 Today, life expectancy has risen from 66 for a male at birth in 1948 to around 80 now. 今天，男性预期寿命从1948年的66岁上升到现在的80岁左右。 In addition, there is better overall health and improved medical knowledge and care. 此外，整体健康状况有所改善，医疗护理知识也有所提高。 This means an unprecedented number of people are surviving longer in conditions requiring expert support. 这意味着活得更久，需要专家支持的人的数量也空前之多。 Families provide at least as much care as they ever did. 家庭则提供了至少与以往一样多的关怀。 Even so, they can rarely without subsidized support address serious personal needs. 即便如此，他们很少能在没有补贴的条件下解决严重的个人需求。 Care for older people faced persistent criticism as these trends became apparent. 随着这些趋势变得明显，老年人的护理面临持续的批评。 From the early 1960s, local authorities were required to plan health and welfare services. 从20世纪60年代初开始，地方当局被要求规划健康和福利服务。 The aim was to enable older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, but this increased concern about the lack of coordination between free health and paid-for social care. 目的是让老年人尽可能长时间留在自己的家中，但这就导致了人们愈发关注免费保健和有偿社会护理之间缺乏协调的情况。 Through the 1970s, a number of measures sought to improve matters. 到了20世纪70年代，当局采取了一些措施试图改善这些问题。 However at a time of financial crisis, funding diminished and little changed. 然而，在金融危机时期，资金减少了，改善也不大。 In the 1980s, the government cut spending. Meanwhile, preference for private over public services made management even more difficult. 在20世纪80年代，政府削减开支。同时，对私人公共服务的倾斜使管理变得更加困难。 Simultaneously, the number of sick older people grew. Governments emphasized the need to improve services. 同时，患病的老年人数量增加了。政府强调需要改善服务。 They did so though while doing little to stop the erosion of available aid. Services were irregular across authorities. 然而，尽管他们这样说了，但在阻止可用援助减少方面乏善可陈。当局的服务是层次不齐的。 Unless you were prepared to pay, they were increasingly difficult to obtain for any but the most severely disabled. Why has 60 years of criticism produced so little change. 除非你准备付钱，否则除了最严重的残疾人之外，其它人越来越难获得服务。为什么60年的批评产生了如此微小的改变。 Discrimination against older people has a long history. Additionally, those affected by inadequate health and social care are too vulnerable to launch the protests that have addressed other forms of discrimination. 对老年人的歧视历史悠久。此外，卫生和社会服务不足，受此影响的人过于脆弱，无法发起抗议活动，反对那些其它形式的歧视现象。 问题： 22: A) The lack of supervision by both the national and local governments. B) The impact of the current economic crisis at home and abroad. C) The poor management of day centres and home help services. D) The poor relation between national health and social care services. 23: A) It was mainly provided by voluntary services. B) It mainly caters to the needs of the privileged. C) It called for a sufficient number of volunteers. D) It has deteriorated over the past sixty years. 24: A) Their longer lifespans. B) Fewer home helpers available. C) Their preference for private services. D) More of them suffering serious illnesses. 25: A) They are unable to pay for health services. B) They have long been discriminated against. C) They are vulnerable to illnesses and diseases. D) They have contributed a great deal to society.

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.diagnosed 诊断 2.battered 破旧的 原文 131. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present". 昨天是历史，明天是谜团，只有今天是天赐的礼物。那就是它为什么被称作「当下」的原因。 132. People "diagnosed" with "Internet addiction" are nearly always diagnosed with other difficulties as well. 诊断患有“网络成瘾症”的人差不多总是也有其他的困难。 133. When you are cheerful, books can increase your happiness; when you are sad, books can lessen your sorrow. 开心时，书可以给你增加快乐；忧伤时，书可以给你减少哀愁。 134. Why does the phone have to ring all the time only when I'm busy? I can't get any work done because of it. 为什么电话老在我忙的时候响？我都没法干活了。 135. I don't have to go to work today and tomorrow, so I will use the opportunity to quickly finish moving it. 因为今天明天我休息，所以趁机会快点搬好它。 136. Tom's daughter pretended not to know him when he came to pick her up from school in his battered old car. 当汤姆开着他破旧的雷泽车来接女儿放学时，他的女儿假装不认识他。 137. The repairs cost a lot more than 15 dollars, of course, but I am grateful to them for finding a solution. 理所当然，修理费用比15元还要多更多，但是我非常感激他们找到了解决的办法。 138. We know very well where our developments will take us. Besides, in the team, everyone does as he pleases. 我们都清楚地知道我们的发展走向，另外，团队中每个人都有点随心所欲。 139. Everything has two sides: the good side and the bad side. Unfortunately, we usually see only one of them. 事物皆有两面：好的一面和坏的一面。不幸的是，我们往往只能看见其中的一面。 140. If there are 1000 steps between us, you only need to take one step, and I will take the other 999 to you. 如果我们之间有1000步的距离，你只要跨出第1步，我就会朝着你的方向走其余的999步。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 131. Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. 一些科学家预测世界石油储备将在一个世纪内耗尽。 132. The bath was not hot enough and I was unable to enjoy it. 洗澡水不够热，我没有好好享受。 133. All of us are connected with the past and the future as well as the present. 我们所有人都与过去、未来和现在联系在一起。 134 Where on earth do you suppose she is going in the dead of night? 你觉得她深更半夜究竟要去哪里？ 135. New York is one of the cities that I previously thought that I wanted to visit. 纽约是我以前想去的城市之一。 136. When it began to rain, she told her son to take in the washing. 天开始下雨时，她叫儿子把要洗的衣服收起来。 137. The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known. 我们只能瞭解过去，但无法改变过去。未来只能改变，不能预知。 138. A spider can produce a silky substance from tiny openings on its underside. 蜘蛛能从其腹部微小开口中产生丝一样的物质。 139. I shall graduate from middle school in one and a half years. 再过一年半我就中学毕业了。 140. Mary claimed that the handbag had been a present from her husband. 玛丽声称这个手提包是她丈夫送给她的礼物。

词汇提示 1.conquerors 征服者 2.missions 传教士 3.authorities 当局者 4.charter 许可证 5.cattle ranching 肉牛放牧 6.infuriated 激怒 7.jail 监狱 8.besieged 被包围 9.surrendered 头像 10.commander 指挥官 11.fiery 暴躁的 12.crumble 倒塌 13.raging 激烈的 14.retreated 撤退 15.bulk 主体 16.advance troop 先遣部队 17.swamp land 沼泽地 18.siesta 午睡 原文 Remember The Alamo! The first Europeans in the American Southwest were Spanish explorers and conquerors. They were followed by religious orders that set up missions to Christianize the Indians. One of these missions was San Antonio de Valero; it was founded in 1718 in what is now San Antonio, Texas. Later, the mission structure became known as The Alamo. In 1821, Moses Austin had persuaded the Spanish authorities to give him a charter to settle 200,000 acres in Texas. The elder Austin died shortly after this. Five weeks later, his son Stephen Austin traveled to San Antonioto have this charter confirmed by the Spanish governor. In 1822, Austin led 150 settlers into Texas. When Austin learned afterwards that Mexico was now independent of Spain,he journeyed to Mexico City to have his charter reconfirmed. The Mexicans appointed Austin regional administrator for his colony. Texas grew rapidly. Cotton farming and cattle ranching were profitable and attracted American settlers. By 1830, there were 16,000 Americans in Texas - four times the Spanish-Mexican population. Sam Houston had been a successful soldier and politician. He was a friend and supporter of President Andrew Jackson. However, personal problems and political difficulties led him to leave the U.S.A. for Texas. Meanwhile, the struggle for control of Mexico had been won in 1833 by Santa Ana. However, the independent thinking of the Texans infuriated Santa Ana. He had Stephen Austin thrown in jail, and sent an army into Texas. Austin was released from jail in time to organize the defense of Texas. The Mexican army was besieged inside the Alamo, and after fierce fighting, surrendered. The Mexicans were allowed to go home. Sam Houston was now elected the State's supreme commander. Not long after this, Santa Ana approached Texas with an army of 6,000 men. Houston decided not to meet Santa Ana in open battle but to wait for an advantage. He sent frontiersman Jim Bowie to the Alamo. Bowie's orders were to leave San Antonio and destroy the Alamo. When Bowie arrived, however, Texas volunteers were preparing the Alamo for a siege. Bowie and his men pitched in to help. Other volunteers came. The fiery William Travis arrived with 25 men. Then, the famous frontiersman, Davy Crockett came with a dozen Tennessee sharpshooters. When Santa Ana attacked, there were 183 Americans inside the fort. Santa Ana brought up cannon to bombard the Alamo. As the walls began to crumble, 4,000 Mexicans attacked from all four sides. The Mexicans overcame all resistance because of their large numbers,but they suffered very heavy losses. All the American defenders were killed. While the battle was raging, the Texans back at the colony declared their independence from Mexico. Sam Houston now gathered men to fight the Mexican army. At first, he retreated while waiting for a suitable opportunity. When Santa Ana's rapid advance left the bulk of the Mexican army behind, Houston prepared to fight. Santa Ana's advance troops moved into swampy land by the San Jacinto River. Houston's men attacked while the Mexicans were having their midday siesta. Their battle cry was "Remember the Alamo!". The battle was soon over. Many Mexicans were killed, but only a couple of Texans were killed. Santa Ana was a prisoner. Santa Ana readily agreed now to recognize Texas as an independent republic. Ninety years later, in 1845, Texas became the 28th State of the U.S.A. 翻译 记住阿拉莫！ 美国西南部的第一批欧洲人是西班牙探险家和征服者。 随后，宗教组织设立了传教士，将印第安人基督教化。 其中一个任务是圣安东尼奥·德瓦莱罗；它于1718年在现在的德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市成立。 后来，任务被称为阿拉莫。 1821年，摩西·奥斯汀说服西班牙当局给他一份在德克萨斯州定居20万英亩土地的特许权。 老奥斯汀不久就去世了。 五周后，他的儿子斯蒂芬·奥斯汀前往圣安东尼奥，让西班牙总督确认这份宪章。 1822年，奥斯汀带领150名定居者进入德克萨斯州。 奥斯汀后来得知墨西哥现已独立于西班牙，于是前往墨西哥城重新确认其宪章。 墨西哥人任命奥斯汀为其殖民地的行政长官。 德克萨斯州发展迅速。 棉花种植和养牛业有利可图，吸引了美国定居者。 到1830年，德克萨斯州有16000名美国人，是西班牙裔墨西哥人口的四倍。 萨姆·休斯顿是一位成功的士兵和政治家。 他是安德鲁·杰克逊总统的朋友和支持者。 然而，个人问题和政治困难导致他离开美国前往德克萨斯州。 与此同时，1833年圣安娜赢得了对墨西哥的控制权。 然而，德克萨斯人的独立思想激怒了圣安娜。 他将斯蒂芬·奥斯汀投入监狱，并向德克萨斯州派遣了一支军队。 奥斯汀及时获释，以组织德克萨斯州的抵抗。 墨西哥军队在阿拉莫被包围，经过激烈的战斗后投降。 墨西哥人被允许回家。 萨姆·休斯顿当选为该州最高指挥官。 此后不久，圣安娜率领6000人的军队接近德克萨斯州。 休斯顿决定不在公开战中与圣安娜交锋，而是等待优势机会。 他派边锋吉姆·鲍伊去阿拉莫。 鲍伊的命令是离开圣安东尼奥，摧毁阿拉莫。 然而，当鲍伊抵达时，德克萨斯州的志愿者正在为阿拉莫的围攻做准备。 鲍伊和他的部下投入到帮助中。 其他志愿者也来了。 脾气暴躁的威廉·特拉维斯带着25个人来到这里。 然后，著名的拓荒者戴维·克罗基特带着十几名田纳西神枪手来到这里。 圣安娜袭击时，堡垒内有183名美国人。 圣安娜举起大炮轰炸阿拉莫。 随着城墙开始倒塌，4000名墨西哥人从四面八方发起攻击。 墨西哥人克服了所有阻力，因为他们的人数众多，但他们遭受了非常严重的损失。 所有的美国保卫者都被杀了。 当战斗激烈时，回到殖民地的德克萨斯人宣布脱离墨西哥独立。 山姆·休斯顿现在集结兵力与墨西哥军队作战。 起初，他在等待合适的机会时撤退了。 当圣安娜的快速推进将大部分墨西哥军队甩在身后时，休斯顿准备战斗。 圣安娜的先遣部队进入圣哈辛托河旁的沼泽地。 休斯顿的人在墨西哥人午睡时发动袭击。 他们的战斗口号是“记住阿拉莫！” 战斗很快结束了。 许多墨西哥人被杀，但只有几个德克萨斯人被杀。 圣安娜是个囚犯。 圣安娜现在欣然同意承认德克萨斯州为独立共和国。 90年后的1845年，德克萨斯州成为美国的第28个州。 文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”