【正文】 exposure. It is especially dangerous for children because when they are exposed to tobacco smoke, they have much higher rates of lung diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia and are also at greater risks of developing asthma. In the country that gave tobacco to the world, smoking might one day be illegal. And then Ken will have to give up.Questions1. What is the main idea of the passage you39。re lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants or parks and recreation centers where they can light up a cigarette, but it may soon be banned there, too. In fact, smoking in parks and recreation centers is already banned in California. On August 9, 2001, Los Angeles City and County officials announced the implementation of a smokefree park policy, officially designating smokefree zones in all 375 parks and recreation centers in the city. And since January 1, 2002 all parks in California have bee smokefree to safeguard children from the harmful effects of secondhand tobacco smoke and dangerous tobacco waste. Antismoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned in people39。t stay inside, because he wanted to smoke. If the smokers of the Big Apple want to enjoy a cigarette, the authorities have decided they must go out into the street or up onto the rooftops. Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually dwindled. First it was banned on trains, buses, and planes, then in public places such as theaters and airports. Now you can39。s dress is white, which is a symbol of purity, while in China, traditionally, the color of the bride39。t see her face since it is covered with a piece of red cloth. Along the two sides of the wedding hall stand the family members, relatives and friends.Pictures (f) — (h) show a wedding banquet held in a big restaurant in China.In Picture (f), we can see the bride and the bridegroom standing at the entrance greeting the guests. The bride wears a long white dress, and the bridegroom is in a tuxedo. In Picture (g), we find ourselves in a large banquet hall, decorated with the cheerful colors of a wedding party. About a hundred guests are seated around tables that are graced with all kinds of delicious food and drinks. The host, who is the father of the bridegroom, is making a speech, expressing his thanks to the guests for ing to his son39。s arm. She is wearing a white wedding gown and holding a bouquet of flowers in her right hand. All eyes turn to her as she slowly moves forward to take her place beside the bridegroom in front of the clergyman.In Picture (b) we can see the clergyman presiding over the wedding ceremony. He is asking the bride and the bridegroom the usual questions on such an occasion.In Picture (c) the parents of the bride and the bridegroom are giving a large party in a garden. Guests arrive in formal evening dress. There is music and dancing.Pictures (d) — (e) present a traditional Chinese wedding held at home.In Picture (d), we can see a hall thronged with people. There are red lanterns hanging on both sides of the hall. On the lanterns are written the Chinese character double happiness.In Picture (e) we can see the bridegroom39。t some people in India celebrate their birthdays?5. Why is the eighteenth birthday so important in Finland?6. Why can girls in some countries get to vote at an earlier age than boys?7. Which of the countries mentioned in the conversation are Muslim countries?Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and decide if each of the statements you hear is true (T) or false (F).Statements1. The program is broadcast in Canada every day.2. People everywhere in the world celebrate their birthdays.3. Many Muslims do not celebrate their birthdays for religious reasons.4. In England, the twentyfirst birthday is very important, which is unusual in the West.5. The twentyfirst birthday is very important in Japan.6. In Norway, young men and women usually get married before thirty to avoid having pepper thrown at them.7. Eighteen is a very lucky number in Japan.8. It can be concluded that our world is made more colorful by the many different ways birthdays are observed in different countries.Speaking TasksPair WorkA. Reflections on the textYou have just heard a program about birthday celebrations around the world.What do you think of the celebrations?Why is it that some people do not celebrate their birthdays?What does your birthday mean to you?Exchange views with your partner. You may mention the following points in your discussion.○ what birthdays mean to you○ how birthdays are observed around the world○ why some people don39。m not really sure.Shaheen: So does that mean that on your twentyninth birthday you can start thinking God I better get married?Pat: Well, I39。re thirty. It39。s interesting. I mean is it typical that around the world girls are considered to be more mature than boys?Shaheen: Yes, I think so, and in Mexico and Argentina, for example, they have enormous parties for fifteenyearold girls.Pat: You know in Norway they have a great party for anyone who39。t celebrate their birthdays.Pat: I think Shaheen has raised an interesting point here. The Christian church, too, was actively against celebrating birthdays.Shaheen: Of course some Muslims do celebrate their birthdays. In Egypt, Turkey and Indonesia, for example, the rich people invite friends and families around. But not in small villages.Chairman: Here in England your twentyfirst used to be the big one. But now it seems to have moved to eighteen. Is that true?Pat: Yes, in most parts of the West eighteen is now the most important birthday. In Finland, for example, eighteen is the age when you can vote, you know, or buy wines, drive a car and so on. But in Japan I think you have to wait till you39。t the case. Lowine families in India, for instance, simply can39。全新版聽說教程 4 聽力原文Unit 1 One WorldPart BListening TasksA ConversationBi