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听力文本
A new report says most Americans think online dating is a good way to meet people. Almost 60 per cent of Internet users said there is nothing wrong with trying to find a partner on the Internet. This has changed from ten years ago when the figure was 44 per cent. The report is from the Pew Research Center. It says around one in ten Americans has used online dating services. It also said 11 per cent of people who started a long-term relationship in the past decade met their partner online. However, some people think the Internet does not help with marriage. Around 32 per cent of people agreed that "online dating keeps people from settling down because they always have options for people to date".
Sociologist Dr Kevin Lewis of the University of California told the USA Today newspaper that women must be careful with online dates. He said: "For women, there are lots of guys who are just creepy or unattractive or undesirable." He also said men can have problems finding a date: "They can't get a woman to respond because [women get] so many messages." Dr Lewis also said that 38 per cent of online daters have read an online profile of someone they knew. The Pew Report warned people to be careful about those who tell lies about themselves online. About 54 per cent of online daters said they had a date with someone who was a lot different from their profile.
中文翻译
最新报告表明绝大多数美国人认为网上约会是结识新朋友的好方法。有将近60%的网络用户称在网上找对象没有什么不好。而这比两年前有了许多变化，两年前的这一数据为44%，这是皮尤研究中心作出的报告。报告还称10个美国人中就大约有1人使用网上约会服务。报告还称在过去十年中维持长期关系的人群中有11%是通过网络认识的。但是，许多人认为互联网并不会对建立家庭有任何帮助。有大约32%的受访者称网上约会将无法让自己稳定下来，因为他们总是有许多约会对象。
加利福尼亚大学的社会学家罗维兹博士在接受《今日美国》的采访时称女性必须对网络约会保持警惕。他称：“对于女性来说，有许多男性不招人喜欢，不吸引人。”他还说男性很难找到约会对象，没有女性愿意去回复这些人，因为女性要回复许多信息。”罗维兹博士还说有38%的网络约会对象会在网上阅读对方的简介。皮尤研究中心警告称人们应该对那些虚假信息提高警惕。有大约54%的网络约会者与许多简介不符的人约会。
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重点讲解
1.online dating 网上约会
例句：Not only young people, but people of different ages have begun to accept online dating, " she says.
不仅仅对年轻人，不同年龄段的人已经开始接受在线约会了，”她说道。
2.be careful about 注意
例句：Just be careful about what you add to your coffee — stick to skim milk and very little sugar.
不过，在往咖啡里添加东西时要注意——要坚持用脱脂牛奶和极少量的糖。
3.nothing wrong with 没有错
例句：There is nothing wrong with thinking before you do something.
行动之前加以思考是没有错的。
4.long-term 长期的
例句：“Going forward, we should look at medium and long-term solutions,” he said.
“对今后来说，我们应该关注中期和长期的解决方案，”他说。
听力题目
1.What do most Americans think about online dating?
a) it's wrong
b) it's a good way to meet people
c) it's creepy
d) it's trying
2.How many people think there's nothing wrong with online dating?
a) all 60-year-olds
b) 6,000,000
c) six in ten
d) almost 60%
3.How many Americans have used online dating services?
a) around one or ten per cent
b) around 10,000,000
c) about 10%
d) 44%
4.What do some people think online dating is not so useful for?
a) getting married
b) saving money
c) falling in love
d) giving red roses
5.What do people think online dating stops people doing?
a) going out
b) settling down
c) getting to know people
d) talking
6.What is Kevin Lewis' job?
a) he's a sociologist
b) he's a sociopath
c) he's a socio-linguist
d) he's a socio-biologist
7.Dr Lewis said guys were "unattractive or undesirable" or ______?
a) crappy
b) groovy
c) creepy
d) crêpes
8.Whey do some men have problems getting a date?
a) women get a lot of messages
b) they make mistakes online
c) their profile isn't good
d) they are just unlucky in life
9.What does the 38% in the article refer to?
a) the messages women don't answer
b) how many friends are online
c) people who had bad online dates
d) people who know others from their
online profile
10.Who did the report warn people to be careful about?
a) sociologists
b) computer geeks
c) liars
d) online daters
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.d
10.c
