施心遠(yuǎn)《聽(tīng)力教程》3第2版Unit3答案

1、Unit 3Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minu tes, one kind of ani mal, pla nt or in sect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ext inct twenty years from now.The seas are in dan ger. The

2、y are being filled with (3) pois on: in dustrial and nu clear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4) pesticides sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6) forests which are the home of half the earth's liv ing thi ngs are (7)

3、 being destroyed If no thi ng is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappearedn twenty years. The effect on the world's (9) climate - and on our agriculture and food (10) supplies - will be disastrous.(11) Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12) World W

4、ildlife Fund was founded - a small group of people who wan ted to (13) raise money to save ani mals and pla nts (14) from ext in cti on. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) in ternatio nal orga ni zati on .It has raised over (16)圮5 millio n for (17)conservation projects, and has created o

5、r given support to the NationalParks in (18) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammalsand birds - including the tiger - to (20) survive.Part 2 Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception?.Recepti on: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laund

6、ry this morni ng, two of my husba nd's shirts and three of my blouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leav ing early tomorrow morning.Recepti on: Just a mome nt, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is .

7、I'm pho ning from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They're not back yet and you see .Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe.They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates: Oh, I did n't look in the wardrobe. Than

8、k you very much.Sorry to trouble you.Housekeeper: That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide 1) This dialogue is aboutmaki ng an inquiry about the laundry2) The key words arerecepti

9、 on. laun dry. shirts. blouses. wardrobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueA UN InterpreterIn terviewer: . so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficie nt at Ian guage lear ning, Suza nne.Suzanne: Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident ofbirt

10、h. You know I was born in Lausa nn e*, Switzerla nd; my father was SwissFre nch Swiss and my mother was America n, so, of course, we spoke both Ian guages at home and I grew up bili ngual. Then, of course, I lear nt Germa n at school - in Switzerla nd that's no rmal. And because I was already fl

11、ue nt in En glish, my sec ond Ian guage at school waUalia n. So I had a real head start有利的開端)!In terviewer: So that's . one, two, three, four - you had lear nt fourIan guages by the time you left school? How flue nt were you?Suza nne: Urn, I was n ative speaker sta ndard in French and En glish,

12、butI'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was only school standard. I decided the best option was to study in the UK, and I did Hispanic Studies at university, studying Spanish and Portuguese, with some Italian, and living in Manchester. Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, tea

13、ching English.Interviewer: So by this time you must have been fluent in six languages? Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend fromUruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also became pretty good!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back

14、to Switzerland, went to an interpreters' school and thengot a job in the United Nations when I was 28.Interviewer: And you've been there ever since?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter, who became my husband. We went to live in Prague in 1987 and that wa

15、s where I learntCzech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne: Well, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take a long break. I went to Japan on holiday, got a job and stayed for two years, which was when I learnt Japanese.Interviewer: That's amazing!

16、 And now you're back at the United Nations?Suzanne: Yes. Well, I never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague - some in Prague, some in Austria and Switzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*" to work in Japan. They need people who can understand Japanese. But, y

17、es, I've been back with them full-time for two years now.Interviewer: And your plans for the future?Suzanne: I'm going to learn moreOriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others. So I'll spend another two or three years here wit

18、h the UN full-time, during which time I hope to get a substantial promotion, then I think I'll go back and learn Korean, or perhapsChinese,and Thai - I'd love to learn Thai. And then, perhaps an Indian language. Whatever, I want to be fluent in another three or four languages before 45.Exerc

19、iseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9. T 10. FPart 2 PassageThe Clyde RiverRunning through one of Britain's biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* was poisoned formore than a

20、centuryby the fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of （ 首當(dāng)其沖 ）Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*. Now, with

21、 heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, its native salmon have returned in sizable numbers, reflecting the new cleanliness of a river that was once one of Britain's filthiest.The C

22、lyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumn at 69 sites in the Clyde and its tributaries, and found salmon inseven of the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which vanished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline, first reappeared in the 1980s, bulat st year's surv

23、ey was the first to show they've come back in healthy number.sAlthough commercial salmon fishing was never widespread on the Clyde, the fish's return is symbolically important for Glasgow, where salmon were once so important to the city's identity that two are pictured on its official co

24、at of arms.The salm on's comeback is also a sig n of big improveme nts to water quality. Like sea trout, which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in rece nt years, salm on are very sen sitive to en vir onmen tal con diti ons and require cool, well-oxyge nated* water to thrive.The decli ne

25、of Glasgow's main in dustries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was esse ntially fishless for decades duri ng the worst periods of polluti on.The closure of factories that had poured tox ins* and other polluta nts into the river boosted water quality significantly. Environmental regulato

26、rs also lighte ned dump ing rules, and moder n sewage process ing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries risi ng about the en vir onmen tal impact of eno rmous fish farms elsewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and No

27、rth Atlantic, the Clyde comeback is a rare bit of good n ews for Scotla nd's fish lovers.Si nee the area that is now Glasgow was first settled around the year 550, the Clyde has been central to its history.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important cen ter for import

28、i ng tobacco, sugar and cott on from the Americas starti ng in the 1600s. Later, duri ng the In dustrial Revoluti on that bega n in the late 1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde ma

29、de steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets. More recently, its a

30、rt museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water, serve as home for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.

31、Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1) Salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated water to thrive.2) The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollu

32、tants into the river boosted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plans(t 污水處理廠) helped eliminate some of the foulsmells.3) The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 160

33、0s.4) The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.5) When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for so

34、cial deprivation (社會(huì)剝奪) and rough streets.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. AExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discu

35、ss the following questions.1) The Clyde's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers

36、during the Industrial Revolution. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.2) (Open)Section Three :NewsNews Item 1Governments Ban Nine Of The World's Most Hazardous Chemicals UN Environment Pro

37、gram Executive Director Achim Steiner calls the agreement historic. He says the nine chemicals that have joined the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPS, are extremely harmful to the environment and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides

38、and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Convention's original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants, referred to as the "dirty dozen."The pollutants are especially dangerous

39、because they cross boundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist in the atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dan gerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, preg nant

40、wome n and the unborn.A esicrexEDirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summar y.This news item is abouta ban of nine of the world s most hazardous chemicalsA esicrexEdirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passageUN en vir onment Program Executive welcomed the a

41、greeme nt to ban the production of nine of the world ' most hazardous chemicals that are extremely harmful to the en vir onment and to health. These substa nces will join a list of 12 other so-calledpersistent organic pollutants or POPS, that are prohibited un der an intern ati onal treaty known

42、 as the Stockholm Conven ti on.The n ewly targeted chemicals in clude products that are widely used in pesticides a nd flame-retarda nts and in a nu mber of other commercial uses, such as a treatme nt fohead liceThe pollutants are especially dangerous because they crossboun daries a nd travel I ong

43、dista nces, from the Equator to the Arctic.They persist in the atmosphereand take many years, often decades,to degrade into less dan gerousforms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people； farmers, preg nant wome nand the unborn.News Item2World Climate Conf

44、erence to Focus on Adaptation to Climate ChangeScientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades. A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warmi ng.WMO Secretary-Ge neral Michel Jarraud 世界氣象組織秘書長(zhǎng)賈 侯）says cou

45、n tries must have the tools to adapt to a cha nging climate. They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather eve nts, such as floods and hurrica nes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might

46、 have to modify irrigation systems or con sider grow ing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warmi ng is likely to in crease the inten sity and freque ncy of extreme weather eve nts. Therefore, better and more timely in formatio n on these phe nomena are esse ntial to make decisi ons

47、on climate variability and change. To do this, he says, weather observation n etworks must be stre ngthe ned.The WMO chief says climate cha nge is a global problem. And, every one n eeds every one else to solve this problem. He says eve n the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says th

48、e developed world n eeds reliable weather in formatio n from develop ing coun tries and vice-versa.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summar y.This news item is aboutan appeal for global cooperation to deal with climate cha nge.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news aga

49、in and answer the following questions 1) Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.2) A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warmi ng.3) Countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate

50、.4) Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigati on systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.5) Global warmi ng is likely to in crease the inten sity and freque ncy of extreme weather eve

51、nts.6) Weather observation networks must be strengthened.7) Even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says the developed world n eeds reliable weather in formati on from develop ing coun tries an dvice-versa.News Item3Scie ntists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef - which stret

52、ches for more than 2,500 kilometers down Australia's northeast coast - is likely to bear the brunt of warmer ocea n temperatures.A major concern has bee n the bleachi ng of coral, where the sen sitive marine orga ni sms wither un der en viro nmen tal stress caused by in creased water temperature

53、, polluti on or sedime ntatio n. An un expected discovery at the souther n end of the reef has provided some rare good n ews for researchers.Researchersfound that coral in the Keppel Islands off Queensland, which was damaged by bleaching in 2006 and then smothered by seaweed that overgrew the reef,

54、has man aged to repair itself.Experts say to see reefs bounce back from mass coral bleach ing in less tha n a decade is highly unu sual.Like other coral systems, the Great Barrier Reef is facing a range of environmentai threats. Scientists say their capacity to recovery from damage inflicted by warm

55、er waters, for example, will be critical to its future health.The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's premier tourist attracti ons. It covers an area bigger than Britain and is the largest living structure on earth and the only one visible from space.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news

56、 item and complete the summar y.This n ews item is about theGreat Barrier Reef.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. T2. F 3. T 4.F5. T 6. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Feature ReportSydney Ready for Big S

57、witch Off as Earth Hour Goes GlobalScotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and the pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in dimming their lights as part of EarthHour.The global event has been endorsed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ban Ki

58、-moon has said it was the biggest climate change demonstration ever attempted. Mr. Ban urged people everywhere to pressure their governments to take decisive action to cut carbon pollution.Organizers are hoping that up to a billion people from small villages in Namibia to sprawling cities in Asia wi

59、ll participate in an international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.One of the architects of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley from the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the current financial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms."The global economic crisis has proved that we are a global community, so when America goes bad, we all go bad and climate change is going to be on a scale that is way, way beyond our global