英语期末听力材料(2)

Splashing丨n.泼洒，喷洒 v.飞溅（splash的ing形式）；溅湿

Acquainted丨adj.熟识的；知晓的；有知识的 v.使了解（acquaint的过去分词）

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John: I’ll try my best. But if I can’t get the stain out, please don’t let your happiness turn to wrath. Questions:

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog7? 2.Why does the woman get angry?

3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry? 4.What is the man’s final proposal? 180309听力短文2

Plastic Surgeries for Men

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Men are turning to plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures to brighten up their appearances at a faster rate than women, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Men’s use of fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped (1)_____ percent last year from the previous year. Women’s use of the injections fell (2)_____ percent, according to a survey by the American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive8 Surgeons.

Men’s use of botox9 injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent, while women’s botox use fell 8 percent.

And for smoothing skin, the use of laser resurfacing among men rose (3)_____percent, the survey showed. Meanwhile, women’s use of laser resurfacing dropped 38 percent during the same time period.

The number of men getting nose jobs rose (4)_____ percent, while the number of women doing so rose 5 percent.

Typically, men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasons were age 40 to 59.

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Dialog丨n.对话；会话

Reconstructive丨adj.重建的；改造的 9

Botox丨n.肉毒杆菌；肉毒杆菌毒素；肉毒杆菌毒素制剂；波托克斯

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The study said (5)_____ percent of men and (6)_____percent of women tell their doctor that looking younger is the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.

By about 18 percent, men are more likely than women to say they want facial cosmetic10 surgery for work-related reasons.

The study was conducted by written questionnaires from January 20 to March 3 among more than 2,600 members of the association, who focus on treatment of the face, head, and neck.

By comparison, in the previous year, women’s use of botox rose

(7)_____percent while men’s fell (8)_____ percent; women’s use of laser resurfacing rose 13 percent while men’s fell 19 percent; women’s use of fat injections fell 17 percent and men’s fell 54 percent. Questions:

1.What is true of men and women’s use of fat injections?

2.How much greater is the percentage of women choosing cosmetic surgery to look younger than the percentage of men?

3.What is true of men and women using botox in the previous year? 180309听力短对话2 1. Script

W: Did you hear? Helen got modeling job! She’s going to be sashaying down the catwalk.

M: Wow, that’s great! All that walking practice really paid off. And for once she won’t be complaining about being so tall. Q: Why did Helen get the modeling job? 2. Script

M: Julia, come and see the Miss America contest on TV. All those beautiful girls are walking around in bathing suits, so the judges can decide who has the best figure. W: Bah! That’s the worst kind of exploitation. They are treating women like toys for people to enjoy. I would never take part in this kind of contest.

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Cosmetic丨adj.美容的；化妆用的 n.化妆品；装饰品

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