step by step3000 unit3 文本以及答案.doc

英语专业学生经典的听力材料 Unit 3 World News: Economic Developments Part I Warming up A 1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy? Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries. 2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment? It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollars. 3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates? The United States House of Representatives. 4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? Intel What is its plan? To reduce its workforce by5,000. 5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France? EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock. The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU. Tapescript: 1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japans struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere. 2. A United Nations report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over. 3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years. 4. The worlds largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period