英语专业八级满分听力 Chapter Four

[09:54.65]UNIT 3
[10:19.28]In this section, you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.
[10:22.55]Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[10:26.15]Question 1 is based on the following news.
[10:29.01]At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
[10:35.11]Now listen to the news.
[10:37.20]The right of women in the United States to have abortions
[10:42.24]is being challenged by the state of South Dakota.
[10:45.72]Governor Michael Rounds has signed a law
[10:49.24]that will ban almost all abortions even in cases of rape or incest,
[10:54.27]and provides for five-year jail sentences for doctors who perform them.
[10:59.96]The only exception would be if a pregnant woman’s life was at risk.
[11:04.78]Supporters of the bill say
[11:06.94]it’s intended as a direct assault on the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling of 1973
[11:13.52]which guarantees American abortion rights.
[11:16.84]Pro-abortion campaigners are expected to challenge the ruling,
[11:21.75]but a leading anti-abortion campaigner welcomed it.

[11:36.45]Question 2 is based on the following news.
[11:39.41]At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
[11:47.18]Now listen to the news.
[11:49.88]Five percent of all school-age children in the United States
[11:54.68]have some form of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
[11:59.36]A research team at Washington University in St.Louis is studying ADHD
[12:04.79]to identify the genes that seem to increase the risk of developing the disorder.
[12:09.38]Washington University child psychiatrists
[12:12.52]declare it is clear that ADHD runs in families.
[12:15.90]ADHD has always been shown in twin and family studies to be extremely heritable—
[12:21.37]on the order of 70-80 percent—
[12:23.57]just as heritable as height,intelligence and many other behaviors.
[12:27.16]They also mention that understanding how genetics influence risk
[12:30.91]may make it possible to develop better and more specific treatment for the disorder.
[12:35.16]The study appears in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

[12:51.15]Question 3 is based on the following news.
[12:53.77]At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
[12:59.57]Now listen to the news.
[13:01.88]Scientists have warned that Africa could be faced with 25 per cent less water
[13:08.64]by the end of the century because of global warming.
[13:11.95]The researchers, based at the University of Cape Town,
[13:16.27]say the reduction in rainfall may not be anywhere near as great as that,
[13:21.96]but the actual water available could be substantially reduced
[13:26.10]because of the way it gathers in rivers and streams.
[13:29.38]They say semiarid regions such as southern Africa and the Sahel
[13:36.31]are likely to be worst affected.

[13:48.16]Questions 4 and 5 are based on the following news.
[13:53.74]At the end of the news item,
[13:56.79]you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.
[14:01.38]Now listen to the news.
[14:03.80]Dana Buchman is a celebrated American fashion designer.
[14:08.33]Her line of women's clothing can be found in major department stores around the country.
[14:13.46]Now, Ms. Buchman is in the headlines,
[14:15.96]not because of her spring collection, but because of her new book,
[14:19.26]A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities,
[14:24.73]revealing her difficult and transformative acceptance of her older daughter—
[14:28.99]Charlotte’s serious learning disabilities.
[14:31.71]In addition to difficulty in understanding written words,
[14:34.80]4-year-old Charlotte had trouble counting. She couldn't tell a story,
[14:39.28]moved awkwardly and had absolutely no sense of direction.
[14:42.85]Her mother feared those symptoms would affect not only her schoolwork,
[14:46.89]but her ability to function in the real world as well.