《听见英国》第43练：意外防制协会(MP3和文本下载)

Unit 11 Incidents 意外事件
Listening 3 Accident Prevention Society 意外防制协会

英语听力原文：
Today I would like to talk to you about The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Firstly,I'll tell you a little about the history of the society and the work it does.Then I will give you
some interesting figures to show how important the work of the society is.After that,I will show
you a video made by the society that will give you more details of the work they do.And finally,I'll
finish by giving you the chance to ask me questions.

So first,a little about the history of the RSPoA.This is a British charity that was established over
80 years ago.It provides information and training on safety in all areas of life-at work,in the
home,on the roads,at leisure time,in schools,and on or near water.It also provides information on
dangerous or badly designed products that may cause accidents.
Accidents in the UK,although often not serious,are still very common and cost the country huge
amounts in lost time and money.Last year,for example,there were nearly 29 million working days
lost due to accidents and ill health,and more seriously,about 350 deaths because of accidents at
work.In addition,because of accidents in the home,over 4,000 people died and nearly three million
had to go to A&E departments in hospitals.
So as you can see,the problem of safety is quite a big one.Now we will see a video showing...

英语听力翻译：
今天我要向各位介绍的是皇家意外防制协会。
首先，我会向各位稍微简介这个协会的历史，以及所从事的工作，然后我会提出一些各位可
能有兴趣的数字，显示这个协会的工作有多么重要。之后，我会放一卷录像带给大家看，这
是协会制作的录像带，可以让大家更清楚地知道他们都在做些什么。最后，我会留时间给各
位发问。
首先简单介绍意外防制协会的历史背景。这是一个英国的慈善机构，成立超过80 年。协会
提供生活各方面的安全咨询和训练——包括工作、家庭、道路、休闲、学校、水上及水滨活
动等各方面。同时对于设计不良或可能造成意外的危险商品，协会也会提供相关咨询。
英国的意外事件虽然通常并不严重，但是仍然十分常见，而且造成了国家金钱与时间的巨大
损失。以去年为例，由于意外和生病，造成了将近2 千9 百万个工作天的损失，更严重的是，
由于工作中发生的意外，导致约350 人死亡。除此之外，在家庭中发生的意外事件，造成的
死亡人数超过4 千人，还有将近3 百万人必须送医急救。
所以诚如各位所见，安全问题是个相当重要的问题。现在让我们来看一部影片说明......

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英语听力测试任务1：
接下来听到的独白中，用到了1~5 所列出的单字，请从（A）~（E）中选一个出意思最接近的选项。
1.  prevention           (A)  to make available
2.  figures              (B)  accident and emergency
3.  provide              (C)  action to stop something from happening
4.  seriously             (D)  of important consequence
5.  A&E                (E)  numbers or statistics

答案：1.C  2.E  3.A  4.D  5.B

英语听力测试任务2：
请根据独白内容，选出一个别正确的答案。
How many parts is the speaker going to divide his talk into?
(A)Two 
(B)Three
(C)Four
(D)Five

答案：C

英语听力测试任务3：
下面有一些在独白中谈到的主题，请按照独白提到的先后顺序加以编号。请注意，下面有些主题没有出现在这段独白中。
_________ 1 safety societies in other countries
_________ 2 figures about the society’s work
_________ 3 his own work in the society
_________4 some time for questions
_________5 the history of the society
_________6 a video of the society’s work

答案：2 4 1 3

英语听力测试任务4：
请根据独白内容回答问题。
1. Q: Which country is the society from?
A: _______________________________
2. What is the action the listeners will take after the end of the talk?
A: _______________________________

答案：1 UK      2  See a video

英语听力测试任务5：
请再听一次对话，选出一个正确的答案。
1.When was the charity started?
(A)18 years ago
(B)Over 18 years ago
(C)More than 80 years ago
(D)Not stated in the conversation

2.In relation to safety, what areas of life doesn’t the speaker mention?
(A)Air travel
(B)School activities
(C)Work
(D)Sea travel

3.What information does the talk include?
(A)About products that are safe
(B)About products that are well designed
(C)About products that may be dangerous
(D)About products that are dangerous in water

4.According to the talk, which of the following is true?
(A)Over 29 million working days were lost due to illness.
(B)There hundred people died from work accidents.
(C)More than 4,000 people died from accidents at work.
(D)Almost three million people had to go to hospital because of home accidents.

答案：1.C  2.A  3.C  4.D