新視野大學(xué)英語聽說教程第二冊1-5單元原文及答案

UnitOneTime-ConsciousAmericansUnderstandingWordsListeningTask1Sheissolazythatitisquitedifficulttoassessherability.Wespentarestlessnightinaroadsidehotel.Johnalwaysbudgetshistimeverycarefully.Aftersupper,theyoftentakealeisurelywalkroundthegrounds.Thesignificanceofthisprojectremainsmostlyunknowntous.Itisaconventiontousetherighthandtoshakehands.TheairlinedecidestoreplaceitssmallplaneswithBoeing747s.Dogsareknowntohaveallacutesenseofsmell.Ibmhasneverhadcheerfulsurroundingssincehisearlyyears.Copperconductselectricity.Key:l.(B)2.(A)3.(A)4.(B)5.(A)6.(B)7.(B)8.(A)9.(A)10.(B)ListeningTask21.1regretwe'verunoutofmoney.Thegovernmentisfirmlycommittedtohelpinglow-incomeandunemployedcitizens.Hiscarelessnessresultedintheforestfire.EveryoneinShanghaiseemstobeinarush.Youaresupposedtosignthisagreementinperson.Mysuccessisentirelyduetohardwork.Howcanyouaccountforyourfrequentlatenessforclass?Westillfallbehindourcompetitorsinusingnewtechnology.He'snothingbutacheat.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughpersonalcontactsratherthanthroughphonecalls.Key:l.(B)2.(A)3.(C)4.(A)5.(A)6.(C)7.(C)8.(B)9.(D)1O.(D)UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSListeningTask1W:Whatdoyoudoinyourleisuretime?M:1spendmyleisuretimeatthegolfcourse.Question:Whatdoesthemandoinhisleisuretime?M:If1losethisdictionary,howshould1replaceit?W:Gotoabookstoreandobtainanothercopy.Question:Whatshouldthemandoifhelosesthisdictionary?W:I'mthinkingofusingsomelabor-savingdevices.Whatdoyousuggest?M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldpreferemailtothetelephone.Question:Whatlabor-savingdevicedoesthemansuggest?M:DoyouknowanotherwordforHbrief'?W:Yes,"short".Forinstance,whenIcomeforabriefmeeting,it'sshort.Question:Whichworddoesthewomanuseinplaceof"brief?W:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthetelephoneserviceinyourarea?M:Ithinkit*ssuperbhere.However,thepostalserviceislessefficient.Question:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetelephoneserviceinhisarea?M:Howdoyouknowifadoctoriscompetent?W:Ifhesolvesyourproblem,he'scompetent.Question:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutadoctorwhocansolveproblems?W:Stopforaminute.I'dliketolookatthisexhibitioninthewindow.M:Whynotgoinsideandseeifwecangetsomethingonliteratureandsports?Question:Wherearetheystanding?M:Howaboutgoingtoafashionablepartywithmetonight.Jane?W:I'dreallyloveto,butmyparentsexpectmeathomebefore9:00andwe'llleavetovisitmyauntearlytomorrow.Question:Whydidn'tJaneaccepttheinvitation?W:Georgesayshe'llreturnthebookheborrowedassoonashefinishesreadingit.M:Well,ifGeorgeisreadingit,Iwon'tholdmybreath.Question:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutGeorge?W:Isurelyenjoyedmeetingyourparents.Ihopetheylikedme.M:Takeiteasy.MyparentswouldlikeanygirlIliked.Question:What'sthelikelyrelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?M:Hurry,anothertrainforShanghaiiscomingnow.W:Whyrun?Therewillbeanotheroneinfiveorsixminutes.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Prof.Wang'slectureyesterdayeveningwassodull!M:I'llsay.Ihadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.Question:Whatcanweinferfromtheman'sreply?M:Doyouthinkyoucanfinishyourassignmenttomorrowmorning?W:WillThursdaydo?Question:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherassignment?W:AreyoulookingforwardtoyourmoveinSeptember?M:YoubetIam.Theroomsherearetoosmall,andthere'snospacetostorethings.Question:Whatwillthemando?M:Tomistakingalanguagecoursethisyear.W:Shouldhebetakingthatcoursethisyear?Question:WhatdoesthewomanimplythatIbmshouldbedoing?W:DidyouandJanereallymeetatexactly6:30p.m.infrontofShanghaiGrandTheater?M:Yes,bothofuswerethereontime.Question:WhathappenedtothemanandJane?W:Dr.Xiao,whencanwemeettodiscussmyresearchtomorrowmorning?M:Willteno'clockbeallfight?Question:Whatdoesthemansuggest?M:Thesefigureshavebeenallmixedup.Let'sfigurethemoutagain.W:Yes,butwhynotdothemtomorrow?It'sverylatenow.Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?W:WhattimeshouldIarriveatthecelebrationthisevening?M:Oh,soyoucancome.Whatabout6:00p.m.?Question:Whatdidthemanassume?W:Johnisgoingtoplayfootballthisafternoon,M:Shouldhebedoingthattoday,sosoonafterhisinjury?Question:Whatdoesthemanimply?Key:l.(C) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(B) 6.(D) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(C) 10.(B)(B) 12.(C) 13.(B) 14.(D) 15.(D) 16.(C) 17.(C) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(B)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONSConversation1W:Howdoestimeaffectyou?M:1actuallyspendtimedecidinghowIwillconductmyday.W:Thatsoundslikeagoodwaytobudgetsomeleisuretimeforyou.M:Yes,1liketherelaxedfeelingofthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse.W:Doyoutakeyourcellphonewithyou?M:No,IliketoavoidsuchdeviceswhenIamatthegolfcoursebecauseifthephonetings,Iwillwanttoanswerit.W:1spendmyleisuretimeplayingtennis.M:That'sasuperbwaytostayinshapeandalsohaveagoodtime.W:I'mnotaverygoodplayer;Ijustwanttoplayfbrabrieftimeandmakefriendsbyplayingtennis.M:Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeopleatthegolfcourse,too.AndIcancontactthembyemailwhentdon'thaveleisuretime.W:Ialwaysliketomeetpeopleface-to-facebecauseIamabletoexploremyquestionsmorethoroughlythanIcanbyemailorelectroniccommunication.M:Yes,Ithinkface-to-faceinteractionisveryimportantandshouldbeusedwhenpossible.W:Well,Icouldn'tagreewithyoumore.Also,playingtennisalsoallowsmetogetawayfrommyworkenvironment.M:Yes,Ialsoenjoygettingaway.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse?Doesthemantakehiscellphonewithhimtothegolfcourse?Whatdoesthewomandoinherleisuretime?Howdoesthemancontacthisgolffriendswhenhehasnoleisuretime?Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutfaceto-facecommunication?Key:l.(C) 2.(A) 3.(A) 4.(A) 5.(D)Conversation2M:Todaytimehasgonebysoquickly!Doyouestimatehowlongajobwilltake?W:Well,sometimesit'snotproductivefbrmetoestimatehowmuchtimeIwillspendcompletingajob.M:That'strue,butinordernottowastetime,Ialwayswanttosetaprecisetimetomeetsomeone.W:Illhaveanappointment,Itrytofigureitouthowmuchtraveltimeisinvolved.M:IfinditreallydifficulttostayonatimeplanwhenIgotoaconvention.W:Whyisthat?M:Because1meetsomanynewpeople,andIwanttointeractwiththem.W:Aconventionisagoodplacetoenquirewiththemprofessionally.M:Yes,although1cancommunicatewithmanyofmycolleaguesthroughemail,Iwouldprefertochatwiththemface-to-face.W:ThatwouldfulfillmyneedsbetterbecauseIwouldn'thavetowriteoutmyquestionsorcomments.M:Well,bythewayIhavenoticedthatmanypeopleinChinatraveltoworkbybicycle.W:Yes,it'sconvenientmostofthetimebecausethetrafficisoftenveryhad.M:ButitwouldnetbepossibleformetoridetoworkintheUnitedStatesbybicyclebecauseIlivealongwayfromwork.W:Ofcoursenot!Also,parkingacarinShanghaiisaproblem,sowhenIreallyneedtogetsomewherequickly,1sometimestakeataxi.M:InmycityinfileUnitedStates,youhavetotelephoneataxiifyouneedone.Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatwillthewomantrytodowhenshehasanappointment?Whydoesthemanfinditdifficulttosticktoatimeplanwhenhegoestoaconvention?Howdoesthemanprefertocommunicatewithhiscolleagues?WhathasthemannoticedaboutmanypeopleinChina?Whatwillthewomandowhenshereallywantstogetsomewherequickly?Key:6.(C) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(B) 10.(D)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESPassage1Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursandtakeshortervacationsthanemployeesdidin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Amanagementadviser.BillMeyer,decidedtofindouttheanswertothequestion.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday;thebankerworked80hoursaweek.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim,anddiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusywork.Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Infact,manystudiesshowthatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Furthermore,it'snotalwayseasyforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisdecreasing.Partoftheproblemisunderstandable.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Consequently,theyworklongerhoursandtakelessvacationtimethantheydidnineyearsago.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek.Theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhathappenstoemployeesinmanyU.S.companiestoday?WhatdidBillMeyerdowithaninvestmentbanker?Whatistherelationshipbetweentimeandproductivity?Howmuchtimedidthebankerspenddoingbusywork?Howdoemployersevaluateemployees?Key:l.(C) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(D) 5.(C)Passage2OneobservationmadebymanyvisitorstotheUnitedStatesisthatAmericansfrequentlyprefertoanswerwithabrief"Rs","No","Sure",ortheverypopular"Yeah"ratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteoroffensive.Veryoften,Americansarerushedandmaygreetyouwithahurried"Hi”.Indeed,thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofstatus,ageoremployment.However,thoseusedtolonger,beautifullyformedstatementsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmerican"plaintalk".Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareembarrassed.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeembarrassedandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydonotintendtobeimpoliteoroffensive;youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdonotusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbuteasy-goingorrelaxedpeople.Questions6to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthefactthatAmericansdonotwastewordstellus?Whichofthefollowingistrueofthosewholikeusingbeautifulorqualitylanguage?WinchofthefollowingisNOTtrue?HowwilltheAmericansfeeliftheyarepraisedinapoliteway?WhatdidyoulearnabouttheAmericancustomofgivinggifts?Key:6.(D) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(D) 10.(B)Passage3ThoselonglinesatUnitedStatesairportsarenotjustontherunways.Asthenumberofairlinepassengersincreasesto614millionlastyear,upfrom488millionin1993-andairportsremainthesamesize,waitinginlinehasbecomeafrustratingexperience.Theairlines,heating?owingcomplaintsandeagertocutcosts,havebegunadoptingnewtechniquestospeedpeopleontheirway.ContinentalAirlinesandAlaskaAirlinesuseaprogramwithcomputerscreenswherepassengers,usingcreditcardsforidentification,cancheckthemselvesin,answersecurityquestionsaboutwhopackedtheirbagsandwhetherithasbeenundertheircontrolatalltimes,andobtainboardingpasses.Alaskaalsohasticketingofficerswhowalkaboutinairportscarryingcomputersthatcanprintoutboardingpasses.Airlinesarealsoimprovingtheircomputernetworks,whichwillreducethetimeittakestoissueticketsandboardingpasses.TWArecentlyinstalledtouch-screencomputers,likethoseatATMmachines,thatallowofficerstoissueboardingpassesfaster.PennyThomas,UnitedAirline'smanagerofin-airportserviceplanning,said:"Themostbasicruletoreducetimeinlineistoarriveattheairportintravel-readycondition.Thatmeansyoudonotneedtoseeanyone,tobuyaticketortochangeaseatassignment.Itmeansyouronlyrequirementistogetaboardingpass."Questions11to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatcausesthelonglinesatU.S.airports?WhatwasthenumberofU.S.airlinepassengersin19937WhichnewtechniquehaveContinentalAirlinesandAlaskaAirlinesadopted?What'sthepurposeofimprovingtheU.S.airlines'computernetworks?AccordingtoPennyThomas,whatisthemostbasicruletoreducetimeinline?Key:.(A) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(A) 15.(A)Passage4AlthoughtherelaxedAmericanstyleiswellknown,manynewvisitorsthinkthatitshowsa"lackofrespect'.Thisisespeciallytrueinthebusinessworld.Americansoftenusefirstnamesuponmeetingastrangeranddonotalwaysshakehands.Theyoftenjustsmileandsay"Hi"or"Hello",ratherthanusingamoreformalhandshake.ItisgoodtorememberthattoanAmericansucharelaxedgreetingreallymeansthesamethingasamoreofficialhandshakesomewhereelse.Inasimilarway,Americansdonotusuallygiveaspecial"good-bye'orshakehandstoeachpersonwhentheyleaveapartyorbusinessmeeting.Theywilloftenjustwavegood-byetothewholegroupandperhapssay,"Well,solongeverybody.I'llseeyoutomorrow."Theythenwillleave.Nohandshakes.Americansseemeithertotallyhurriedandhard-workingortotallyrelaxedandatease.Oftenyouwillseemenworkingatofficedeskswithouttheirchairsandevenputtingtheirfeetuponthedeskwhiletheytalkonthetelephone.Thisisnotmeanttobeoffensive.OnceAmericansleavethebusystreets,theyareeasyandrelaxed.AvisitortotheUnitedStatesshould,therefore,understandthatbeinginagreathurrydoesnotshowunfriendliness,andbeingrelaxedandbeingateasedoesnotshowalackofrespect.Americanshaveagreatrangeofcustomsandhabitsthatatlustmayseemstrangetoavisitor.Intimeyouwilllearnthesenewways.Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatdomanyvisitorsthinkabouttherelaxedAmericanstyle?WhydoAmericansoftenusefirst-namesuponmeetingastranger?lbwhomdoAmericansuse"Hi"and"Hello"ingreeting?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?Whatisthesubjectofthispassage?Key:16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(B) 19.(A) 20.(B)UnitTwoEnvironmentProtectionUnderstandingStatementsListeningTask1Inmostpartsoftheworld,environmentalawarenessdoesn'texist.Someofthecountriesaroundtheworldhavealreadyundertakennewenvironmentalinitiatives.Thecountryhascloseditswaterstocodfishingandsetstrictlimitsoncatchesofotherspecies.Expertssaythatsomespeciestodayhavebeensowastedthattheymayneverrecover.Theyhavecreatedanambitiousprogramtopreservetheecologicaldiversityoftheirtropicalrainforest.Fordecades,thegovernmentcolonizedtheAmazon,bringingsevereenvironmentaldisasterstotheareaanditspeople.Theyenjoyedmanytaxfavorsfortheirproductscouldhelptoimprovetheenvironment.Inhiscountry,rivers,land,andforestsaresocontaminatedthatmanyarenowbiologicallydead.Theexplosivepopulationgrowthhasledtotheremovalofforestsinmuchofthecountry.1().Thecountryisnowstrugglingtoprovideenoughfood,shelter,andemploymentforitspeople.Key:1.(B)2.(A)3.(B)4.(A)5.(B)6.(A)7.(A)8.(B)9.(B)10.(A)ListeningTask2Amajorityofnationsconcernthemselveswitheconomicdevelopment.Thegovernmentwillcarryoutitsenvironmentalprotectionprogramsregardlessoftheirhighcosts.Signsofglobalwarminghavesprunguptimeandagainaroundfileworld.Thisactionwastakeninresponsetotheexcessiveuseoftheexistingfarmland.About40,000citizensarenowunemployedasaresultofthefishingbans.NewenvironmentallawsareaimedatprotectingCostaRica'sremainingforests.Inrecentyears,thegovernmenthaswagedacampaignforbirthcontrolonalargescale.Smokingisfrowneduponatmostpublicgatherings.Atreatyhagbeensignedtoserveasamodelforprotectingtheriversintheregion.Wemustconvertallthepeopletotheideaofenvironmentalprotection.Key:I.(D)2,(A)3.(C)4.(B)5.(B)6.(D)7.(A)8.(D)9.(A)10.(B)UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONSListeningTask1M:Areyoustillplanningtogohikingwithustomorrow?W:Well,Ilistenedtotheweatherreport.Thepollution'sgoingtobesobadthattheyadvisestayingindoors.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:HowistheNationalNatureReserveProgramgoinginyourhomeprovince?M:Themanagersareenjoyingunitedeffortwiththelocalvillagers.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Henry,areyoudoinganythingspecialtonight?M:Notreally,butthere'ssupposedtobeadocumentaryaboutenvironmentalpollutiononChannelSix.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:SorryyoumissedthediscussiononManandNature.1heardthatyouwerenotfeelingwellenough,buthowareyoudoingnow?W:Thanks.I'mfeelingmuchbetternow.Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?W:Janeisnotplanningtovisitthetropicalrainforestagainthissummer.M:Butwithhernewtimetable,shecould.Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Somethingmustbedonetoimprovethepowerplant.W:Yeah,thelocalgovernmenthassetupspecialfundsforit.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:1foundamobilephoneonthebathr(x)mfloorthisafternoon.M:IfIwereyou,I'dturnitintothelostandfounddesk.Question:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?M:Thelawnnearyourapartmenthouseisbeautiful.W:Yeah,andit'suseful.Itcutsdownontheneedforairconditioning.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply'?W:Guesswhat,theschool'sgoingtobuildanotherfilmtheatrenearthelake.M:Anotherfilmtheatre!Ijustfeelit'simportanttosavesomeoftheopenspacesonthegrounds.Question:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthenewfilmtheatre?M:Thisroomisfilledwithsmoke.Icanhardlybreathe.W:1agree.Theyshouldputupasignnottopermitsmokinginthisroomatall.Question:Whatcanbeconcludedfromthisconversation?W:I'mgoingovertotherecyclingcenterthisafternoon.Wouldyoulikemetotakeyourwastepaperalong?M:Thanksfortheoffer.Question:Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?M:Asusual,thelecturehallisacompleteruinthisafternoon:newspapers,usedpaperhandkerchiefs,drinkcans,thrownalloverthefloor.W:It'simportanttoencourageyoungpeople'senvironmentalawareness.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Ican'teventhinkwithallthattrafficonfilestreet.M:Soundslikeweshouldsoundproofourhouse.Question:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:Whatdoyouthinkoftheenvironmentofthatdistrict?W:There'renofishintheriversthere.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Themediaplayanimportantroleinenvironmentalprotection.M:Doyouthinkso?Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:There'sanarticleinthismagazineyoumightbeinterestedin.It'saboutBrazil.W:Really?It*sthehomeoftheworld'slargestjungleforest.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:I'vetakenanewjobtopromoteenvironmentaleducation.M:Me,too!Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Iwasexpectinganotherhotday.W:Butit'scooledoffbecauseofthewind.Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Longtimenosee.Howdidyouspendyoursummervacation?M:Iworkedasavolunteertoprotectwildlifeatthewildlifeprotectioncenter.Question:Whatdidthemandoduringthesummervacation?2().M:Iheardthere'sbeenasteadydecreaseinpopulationinthiscity.W:It'sduetobirthcontrol.Question:Whatdoesthewomanimply?Key:l.(C) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(B) 5.(D) 6.(0 7.(B) 8.(B) 9.(D) 10.(A)11.(0 12.(A) 13.(A) 14.(A) 15.(A)16.(B) 17.(B) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(B)UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONSConversation1M:Didyouseethatprogramontheenvironmentlastnight?Itwassointeresting!W:Yeah,1know.TheamazingAmazon!IneverknewitwasthebiggestjungleinBrazil.M:Yeah,butIwassoveryshockedtolearnfromtheprogramthattheEastEuropeancountriesaresopolluted.W:Heavymetalsfromcoalmininghaveheavilycontaminatedmuchofthearea'swaters.M:Theysaidthattheriversandplantsandforestsaresopollutedthattheyarealldead.W:Yeah,biologicallydead.M:1foundthesectiononGhanaandIndonesiathemostinformativeandamazing.W:Oh,ImusthavemissedthembecauseIwashavingdinner.M:Itwasquitealarminginsomeparts.TheyweretalkingabouthowtheexplosivepopulationgrowthofGhanahascausedremovaloftheforests.W:Howaretheygoingtoregeneratetheland?M:Thegovernmenthassponsoredthegrowingofcropstomakemoneyandtreeplanting.W:WhataboutIndonesia?Don'ttheyhaveapopulationproblemtoo?M:Yes.Infactaverybadone.TheysaiditwasbecauseIslamfrownsonbirthcontrolandmostIndonesiansareMuslims.W:Whatisthegovernmentdoingtoconverttheirthinking?M:TheyhavemassiveadvertisementseverywhereofferingfreetripstoMecca,thebirthplaceofIslam.W:Freeholidays!I'msureit'llreachitstargetssoonwiththatinitiative.Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdidthewomanthinkabouttheprogramontheenvironment?Whichofthefollowingareasisthemostpolluted?Whichsectiondidthemanfindthemostinformativeandamazing?HowisGhanagoingtoregenerateland?WhatdidthewomanthinkabouttheIndonesiangovernment'sefforttoconvertthethinkingofitscitizens?Key:l.(B) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(B) 5.(A)Conversation2W:Whatareyoudoing,Ibm?You'llbelateforclass.M:Hi,Sarah.I'mnotgoingtoday.We'recampaigningagainstthiscompany'sproducts.Wearetryingtoboycottthem.W:Why?Maybesomeonewantstobuythisshampoo,orthisskincream.M:No,wearetryingtopersuadethestudentsherenettobuytheseproductsbecausetheyusetoomuchpackaging.W:Doyouthinkyouwillbeablemakeadifference?M:Oh,no.Thereareuniversitiesalloverthecountrytakingpartinthisprotest.Soonthey'llhavetotakenotice.W:Butyoucan'texactlybuyshampooinacardboardbox!Also,thepackingmakesitlookpleasingtotheeye,whichisimportantbecauseofthecompetition.M:Allthispackagingisbadfbrtheenvironment.W:Butpaperproductsnowadaysareallproducedfrommanagedforests.M:That'snottheproblem,Sarah.Theproblemiswaste.Wheredoesallthepackaginggo?Itgoesinthetrash.W:Somepeoplerecyclecansandpaper.M:\fes,Iknow.Butmostpeoplecroft,andit'sstillexpensivetorecyclethings.Therefore,allthewastegetseverywhere.Ifitcontinuesatthepresentrate,landfillsiteswillmakeahugevisualimpactonourland.W:What?Bigpilesofrubbisheverywhere?M:Yes,soallofusmustdosomething.It'sourjobasstudentstostartthefightagainstit.Here,haveaprintedsheettoreadmoreaboutit.Ybu'llbeamazedbythefacts.W:Yeah,thanks,Ibm.Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.whatdoesthemanwanttodo?Whyshouldthemantrytopersuadethestudentstoboycotttheproductsofthiscompany?Whatkindofattitudedoesthewomantaketowardsthepackagingofthecompany?Wheredoestheproblemlieaccordingtotheman?What'stheproblemwiththelandfillsites?Key:6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(B) 10.(B)UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGESPassage1Greenspacefacilitiesareaddinggreatlytothequalityoftheurbanenvironment.Atpresenttheyaregenerallyaccepted,althoughnotmuchonthebasisofacloselyreasonedscientificproof.Therecognitionoftheimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironmentisafirststepontherightpath.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatenoughdetailsareknownaboutthefunctionsofgreenspaceintownsandaboutthewayinwhichinhabitantsareusingthesespaces.Thetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationwhichfbrmanyyearshasbeenusedintownandcountiyplanning,hasresultedinunequalattentionfbrformsofrecreationfarfromhome,atthesametimetherehasbeenrelativelylittleattentionforimprovingrecreationpossibilitiesinthedirectneighborhoodofthehome.Wehavecometotheconclusionthatthisisnotright,becauseanimportantpartofthetimewhichwedonotspendinsleepingorworking,isusedfbractivitiesatandaroundhome.Soitisobviousthatrecreationintheopenairhastobeginatthestreetdoorofthehouse.Theurbanenvironmenthastoofferasmanyrecreationactivitiesaspossible,andthedesignofthesehastobesuchthatmorerequiredactivitiescanalsohaveacreativeelement.Theverybeststandardoflivingisnothingifyouonlyfeelyourselfathomeafterthestreetdoorofyourhouseisclosedafteryou.Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironment?Whathasthetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationledto?Accordingtothespeaker,howshouldgreenspacefacilitiesbedesigned?Accordingtothespeaker,whatdoestheurbanenvironmenthavetooffer?Whatisthemainideaofthetalk?Key:l.(B) 2.(A) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(D)Passage2TheChinesegovernment'splantoputenvironmentalconcernsintonationalandlocaleconomicdevelopmentplanningisbasedonitsconfidenceandstrongcommitmenttotheconceptofmanageddevelopment.Whilekeepingacloseeyeandaheavyhandonexistingpolluters,theofficialshaveputmoreattentiononprevention.Inadditiontoarecentofficialstatementencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologyandindustries,theNationalEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyissuedaunitedorderwithMinistryofSupervisiondemandingthatlocalofficialsimmediatelystopfinancingheavilypollutingbusinesses.Themoveistopreventtownshipfactoriesfromfurtherdamagingt?environment.Butshuttingdownpollutingfactoriesisonl