2019英语专八听力mini lecture训练mp3音频附文本（五）

2019英语专八听力mini lecture训练mp3音频附文本（五）

　　2019英语专八听力mini lecture题型旨在考查考生归纳总结、信息提炼、边听边记的能力。对考生的基本功要求非常高。考生既要听懂录音，还要从中提炼出有用的信息，更需要对所提炼的信息在语法和语义上进行再加工，以匹配已经给出的语境，同时对单词拼写也有较高的要求。单词拼写、时态、语态等完全正确才会得分，另外每个空格所填的词数不能超过三个，超过了也要扣分。下面新东方在线英语专八频道为大家准备了2019英语专八听力mini lecture训练mp3音频并附有文本，希望大家每日多听多练。

2019英语专八听力mini lecture训练mp3音频附文本十二篇

　　[00:23.61]MINI-LECTURE 5

　　[00:25.31]In this section

　　[00:26.29]you will hear a mini-lecture.

　　[00:28.64]You will hear

　　[00:29.60]the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY.

　　[00:31.15]While listening to the mini-lecture,

　　[00:32.95]please complete the gap-filling task

　　[00:35.29]on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write

　　[00:37.83]NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

　　[00:39.29]for each gap.

　　[00:41.14]Make sure the word(s) you fill in

　　[00:44.49]is (are) both grammatically

　　[00:46.93]and semantically acceptable.

　　[00:49.38]You may use the blank sheet

　　[00:51.24]for note-taking.

　　[00:52.41]You have THIRTY seconds

　　[00:54.13]to preview the gap-filling task.

　　[01:25.99]Now listen to the mini-lecture.

　　[01:28.67]When it is over,

　　[01:29.77]you will be given THREE minutes

　　[01:31.31]to check your work.

　　[01:33.28]How to Tame the Anger Monster

　　[01:36.21]Good morning!

　　[01:37.17]Today we'll look at

　　[01:38.59]how to tame the anger monster.

　　[01:40.59]As you all know,

　　[01:41.86]human beings

　　[01:42.71]have always experienced anger.

　　[01:45.15]But in earlier,

　　[01:46.30]more civil decades,

　　[01:47.57]public displays of anger

　　[01:49.31]were unusual

　　[01:50.27]to the point of being aberrant.

　　[01:52.67]Today, however,

　　[01:54.81]whether in petty or deadly forms,

　　[01:57.17]episodes of unrepressed rage

　　[01:59.60]have become part

　　[02:00.45]of our daily landscape.

　　[02:01.75]What has happened to us?

　　[02:03.53]Are we that much angrier

　　[02:04.96]than we used to be?

　　[02:06.14]Have we lost all inhibitions

　　[02:07.76]about expressing our anger?

　　[02:09.24]Are we, as a society,

　　[02:11.48]literally losing our ability

　　[02:13.21]to control our tempers?

　　[02:14.52]According to Sybil Evans,

　　[02:16.08]a conflict-resolution expert,

　　[02:18.20]there are three components

　　[02:19.76]to blame for our societal

　　[02:21.10]bad behavior:

　　[02:22.50]time, technology and tension.

　　[02:25.13]What's eating up our time?

　　[02:27.30]To begin with,

　　[02:28.20]Americans work longer hours

　　[02:30.10]and are rewarded

　　[02:31.02]with less vacation time

　　[02:32.58]than people

　　[02:33.69]in any other industrial society.

　　[02:35.60]Over an average year,

　　[02:37.47]for example,

　　[02:38.21]most British employees

　　[02:39.58]work 250 hours less

　　[02:41.66]than most Americans;

　　[02:44.04]most Germans work

　　[02:44.70]a full 500 hours less.

　　[02:47.01]And most Europeans

　　[02:47.93]are given four to six weeks'

　　[02:49.64]vacation every year,

　　[02:50.88]compared to the average American's

　　[02:52.65]two weeks.

　　[02:53.81]To make matters worse,

　　[02:55.00]many Americans face

　　[02:56.70]long stressful commutes

　　[02:57.90]at the beginning and end

　　[02:59.73]of each long workday.

　　[03:01.44]Once we Americans

　　[03:03.20]finally get home

　　[03:03.98]from work,

　　[03:04.62]our busy day is rarely done.

　　[03:06.22]We are involved in

　　[03:07.44]community activities,

　　[03:08.77]our children's activities,

　　[03:10.38]and our houses,

　　[03:11.70]yards and cars cry out for maintenance.

　　[03:14.68]To make matters worse,

　　[03:16.04]we are reluctant to use

　　[03:18.06]the little bit of leisure time

　　[03:19.44]we do have

　　[03:20.21]to catch up on our sleep.

　　[03:22.09]Compared with

　　[03:22.59]nine-and-a-half hours a night

　　[03:24.65]our ancestors typically slept,

　　[03:26.64]many of us feel lucky to get seven.

　　[03:28.91]We're critical of "lazy" people

　　[03:31.62]who sleep longer,

　　[03:33.32]and we associate naps

　　[03:34.45]with toddlerhood.

　　[03:35.65]The bottom line:

　　[03:36.67]we are time-challenged

　　[03:38.35]and just plain tired—

　　[03:39.85]and tired people are cranky people.

　　[03:41.86]We're ready to blow—

　　[03:43.30]to snap at the slow-moving cashier,

　　[03:45.71]to tap the bumper

　　[03:46.66]of the slowpoke ahead of us,

　　[03:48.49]or to do something far worse.

　　[03:50.81]Technology is also to blame

　　[03:52.90]for the bad behavior

　　[03:54.10]so widespread in culture.

　　[03:55.74]Amazing gadgets were supposed

　　[03:57.64]to make our lives easier—

　　[03:58.83]but have they?

　　[03:59.87]Sure,

　　[04:00.57]technology has its positive aspects.

　　[04:03.11]It is a blessing, for instance,

　　[04:05.14]to have a cell phone on hand

　　[04:06.80]when your car breaks down

　　[04:08.20]far from home

　　[04:09.19]or to be able to

　　[04:10.42]"instant message" a friend

　　[04:11.59]on the other side of the globe.

　　[04:13.20]But the downsides are many.

　　[04:14.89]Cell phones, pagers, fax machines,

　　[04:17.38]handheld computers and the like

　　[04:19.70]have robbed many of us

　　[04:20.92]of what was once valuable downtime.

　　[04:23.40]Now we're always available

　　[04:25.38]to take that urgent call

　　[04:26.78]or act on

　　[04:27.72]that last-minute demand.

　　[04:29.36]Then there is the endless pressure

　　[04:31.00]of feeling we need

　　[04:32.20]to keep up with our gadgets'

　　[04:33.66]latest technological developments.

　　[04:35.71]For example,

　　[04:36.88]it's not sufficient

　　[04:38.01]to use your cell phone

　　[04:39.08]for phone calls.

　　[04:39.99]Now you must learn

　　[04:41.56]to use the phone

　　[04:42.50]for text-messaging

　　[04:43.18]and downloading games.

　　[04:44.70]It's not enough

　　[04:45.63]to take still photos

　　[04:46.96]with your digital camera.

　　[04:48.27]You should know

　　[04:48.86]how to shoot ultra high-speed

　　[04:50.57]fast-action clips.

　　[04:51.98]In other words,

　　[04:52.90]if it's been more than ten minutes

　　[04:55.31]since you've updated

　　[04:56.10]your technology,

　　[04:56.97]you're probably behind.

　　[04:58.30]Tension,

　　[04:59.08]the third major culprit

　　[05:00.91]behind our epidemic of anger,

　　[05:02.41]is intimately connected

　　[05:04.19]with our lack of time

　　[05:05.29]and the pressures of technology.

　　[05:07.25]Merely our chronic exhaustion

　　[05:09.36]and our frustration

　　[05:10.33]in the face

　　[05:11.15]of a bewildering array

　　[05:13.12]of technologies

　　[05:14.06]would be enough to cause

　　[05:15.06]our stress levels to skyrocket,

　　[05:16.84]but we are dealing with much more.

　　[05:19.02]Our tension is often fueled

　　[05:20.35]by a reserve of anger

　　[05:22.06]that might be the result

　　[05:23.53]of a critical boss,

　　[05:24.46]marital discord,

　　[05:25.76]or a general sense

　　[05:27.31]of being stupid and inadequate

　　[05:29.73]in the face of the demands

　　[05:31.08]of modern life.

　　[05:32.22]And along with the challenges

　　[05:33.92]of everyday life,

　　[05:34.66]we now live with

　　[05:35.84]a widespread fear

　　[05:36.68]of such horrors as terrorist acts,

　　[05:39.00]global warming,

　　[05:40.24]and antibiotic-resistant diseases.

　　[05:43.75]Our sense of dread

　　[05:44.61]may be out of proportion

　　[05:45.80]to actual threats

　　[05:46.92]because of technology's ability

　　[05:48.99]to so constantly bombard us

　　[05:51.11]with worrisome information.

　　[05:52.84]Twenty-four hours a day

　　[05:54.08]news stations bring

　　[05:55.97]a stream of horror

　　[05:57.01]into our living rooms.

　　[05:58.05]As we work on our computers,

　　[06:00.03]headlines and graphic images

　　[06:02.06]are never more than

　　[06:03.16]a mouse-click away.

　　[06:04.04]Adding it all together—

　　[06:05.79]our feeling of

　　[06:06.93]never having enough time;

　　[06:08.23]the chronic aggravation

　　[06:09.74]caused by technology;

　　[06:11.26]our endless,

　　[06:12.25]diffuse sense of stress—

　　[06:14.26]and we become time bombs

　　[06:15.66]waiting to explode.

　　[06:16.80]Our angry outbursts

　　[06:18.77]may be briefly satisfying,

　　[06:20.28]but afterwards we are left feeling—

　　[06:22.41]well, like jerks.

　　[06:24.23]Worse,

　　[06:24.97]flying off the handle

　　[06:26.64]is a self-perpetuating behavior.

　　[06:27.78]Brad Bushman,

　　[06:29.43]a psychology professor

　　[06:30.95]at Iowa State University, says,

　　[06:32.97]"Catharsis is worse than useless."

　　[06:35.79]Bushman's research has shown

　　[06:37.86]that when people vent their anger,

　　[06:39.63]they actually become more,

　　[06:41.12]not less, aggressive.

　　[06:42.52]Furthermore,

　　[06:43.71]the unharnessed venting of anger

　　[06:46.23]may actually do us physical harm.

　　[06:48.14]The vigorous expression of anger

　　[06:49.79]pumps adrenaline into our system

　　[06:52.14]and raises our blood pressure,

　　[06:53.48]setting the stage

　　[06:54.34]for heart attacks and strokes.

　　[06:56.77]Frequently angry people

　　[06:58.93]have even been shown to have

　　[07:00.39]higher cholesterol levels

　　[07:01.85]than even-tempered individuals.

　　[07:03.78]How to deal with our anger?

　　[07:05.85]Unfortunately,

　　[07:06.91]the culprits behind

　　[07:08.10]much of our anger are not likely

　　[07:09.89]to resolve themselves anytime soon.

　　[07:11.52]So what can we do

　　[07:12.98]to deal with anger?

　　[07:14.29]According to Carol,

　　[07:15.29]author of Anger:

　　[07:16.58]The Misunderstood Emotion,

　　[07:18.07]the keys to dealing with anger

　　[07:20.21]are common sense and patience.

　　[07:22.43]She points out

　　[07:23.71]that almost no situation

　　[07:24.89]is improved by an angry outburst.

　　[07:27.45]A traffic jam,

　　[07:28.49]a frozen computer,

　　[07:29.67]or a misplaced set of car keys

　　[07:31.93]are annoying.

　　[07:33.16]To act upon the angry feelings

　　[07:34.93]those situations provoke,

　　[07:36.43]however, is an exercise in futility.

　　[07:39.53]Shouting, fuming,

　　[07:40.88]or leaning on the car horn

　　[07:42.49]won't make traffic begin to flow,

　　[07:44.53]the screen unlock,

　　[07:45.70]or keys materialize.

　　[07:47.95]Patience,

　　[07:48.62]on the other hand,

　　[07:49.46]is a highly practical virtue.

　　[07:51.46]People who take the time

　　[07:53.05]to cool down

　　[07:53.60]before responding

　　[07:54.93]to an anger-producing situation

　　[07:56.93]are far less likely to say

　　[07:59.04]or do something

　　[08:00.05]they will regret later.

　　[08:01.37]Any emotional arousal

　　[08:02.97]will simmer down

　　[08:04.29]if you just wait long enough.

　　[08:06.26]When you are stuck in traffic,

　　[08:07.39]in other words,

　　[08:08.39]turn on some soothing music,

　　[08:10.43]breathe deeply,

　　[08:11.26]and count to ten—

　　[08:12.71]or thirty or forty,

　　[08:14.08]if need be.

　　[08:14.88]Experts who have studied anger

　　[08:17.38]also encourage people

　　[08:18.35]to cultivate activities

　　[08:19.60]that effectively vent their anger.

　　[08:21.89]For some people,

　　[08:22.77]it's reading the newspaper

　　[08:23.93]or watching TV,

　　[08:25.00]while others

　　[08:26.03]need more active outlets,

　　[08:27.65]such as using a treadmill,

　　[08:29.16]taking a walk,

　　[08:30.17]hitting golf balls,

　　[08:31.57]or working out

　　[08:32.51]with a punching bag.

　　[08:33.75]People who succeed

　　[08:35.12]in calming their anger

　　[08:36.07]can also enjoy the satisfaction

　　[08:38.12]of having dealt positively

　　[08:39.59]with their frustrations.

　　[08:40.73]So today,

　　[08:41.41]we have talked about

　　[08:42.79]three causes of our anger,

　　[08:44.26]the bad result

　　[08:45.13]of our outburst of anger,

　　[08:46.81]two keys to dealing with it

　　[08:48.55]and some practical solutions to it.

　　[08:50.58]Thank you for listening.

　　[08:53.01]Now, you have THREE minutes

　　[08:54.77]to check your work.

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