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听说教程Unit6TheNatureWeLiveIn

Unit6

TheNatureWeLiveIn

WARM-UP

AListentoaspeakertalkingaboutthedamagedonebyicestorms.Completethefollowingchartaccordingtotheinformationyouhear.

Script：

Ice-StromNumberTellChillingTale

InJanuary1988,theresuccessivestormsdroppedmorethan4inchesoffreezingraininareasofNewEnglandandsouthernCanada.

About100.000peoplehadtotakerefugeinshelters,whiletheRedCrossraisedmorethan＄10milliontohelpthevictims.

Theicebroughtdownmorethan1,000powertransmissiontowersand30,000woodenutilitypoles.Nearly1.7millioncustomerslosttheirelectricity,insomeareasforweeks.

Morethanone-thirdofallfarmlandintheregionwasaffected.Nearly5.3millionsugar-mapletreeswereinthepathofthestorm,anditmaytake30to40yearsformaplesyrupproductiontoreturntonormal.

Thehardesthitweredairyfarmers，asnearlyone-quarterofCanada’scowsweresubjectedtothestorm.Theonesthatsurvivedmayneverreachtheirpreviouslevelofproduction.Furthermore,2.5milliongallonsofmilk,valuedatmorethan＄5million,hadtobedumpedbecausetherewasnoelectricity.

DamagesCausedbyIceStorms

Areas

Damages

People

Aboutpeoplehadtolive.

Morethan$10millionwasraisedtohelpthe.

Electricity

Morethan1,000towersand30,000utilitypolesfell.

Nearly1.7millionlostelectricity.

crops

Morethan1/3ofwasdamaged.

Nearly5.3millionwerehit.

Dairy

NearlyofCanada’swerekilled.

Nearly2.5milliongallonsofmilk.

People：

100.000/inshelter/victims

Electricity：

powertransmission/customers

Crop：

allfarmlandintheregion/sugar-mapletrees

Dairy：

1/4/cows/hadtobedumped

BDiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatotherenvironmentalproblemmaycausedamagetopeople?

2.Whatcanwedorightnowtoslowglobalwarmingandmakearealdifference?

LISTENINGFORCONTENT

①Listeningtoaconversation

A　ListentoaninterviewbetweenTonyBrown,ajournalistfromalocalnewspaper,andAndrewMetzger,thedirectorofazoo.Aftertheinterview,somequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Writedownashortanswertoeachquestion.

Script：

AndrewMcTaggeristhedirectorofazoolocatedinalargeNorthAmericancity.Inthisinterviewheexplainsthetypeofworkthatisdoneintoday’szoos.

Tony：

I’mTonyBrownfromthelocalnewspaper.Now，whatwasthepurposeofthefirstmodernzoos?

Andrew：

Well,thosezoosweretheonlyplaceswherepeoplecouldreallyseewildanimals.

Tony：

Andtodaythat’schanged,right?

Andrew：

Well,ontheonehand,zoosarestilltheplaceforpeopletoseelivewildanimalsupclose.Seeingananimaltouchespeople,especiallyyoungpeople.Mostzoostodayhavegreateducationalexhibits.Ontheotherhand,nowwecanwatchTVprogrammesaboutanimalslivinginthewild.

Tony：

Doyouthinkzoosaregoodplacesforwildanimalstolivein?

Andrew:

Well,insomecases,yes.Yousee,wecanbuildbettercages,orenclosures,fortheanimals.Inthebear’senclosure,forexample,werecreatetheforestwithdifferentkindsofplants,treetrunks,rocks,andwaterfalls.

Tony：

Doyouthinktheanimalfeelasifitwererightathome?

Andrew：

No,probablynot,butwetrytodoasmuchaspossible.Wecreateplaceswheretheycanbeprivateandhideawayfrompeople.Weputinbigrockswithspacestocrawlinto,ortreestogobehind.

Tony：

Whatisthemostimportantjobfortoday’szoos?

Andrew：

Conservationwork.

Tony：

Whatdoyoumeanbythat,savinganimals?

Andrew：

Exactly.Wecanhelpanimalsendangeredinthewildtoreproducesafelyinzoos.Thenwecanreturntheseanimalstothewild.

Tony：

Isthisanimportantjobforzoos?

Andrew：

It’sveryimportant.Don’tforgetit’sestimatedthatabout200to300animalsinthewildbecomeextincteveryyear,andthatnumberisincreasingrapidly.Ithinkzoosplayanimportantpartinsavinganimalsfromextinction.Thisisthefutureroleofzoos.

1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthisinterview?

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2.Whatwasthepurposeofthefirstmodernzoos?

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3.Whatisthemostimportantjobfortoday’szoos?

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BListentotheinterviewagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

1.A）Gettingclosertotheanimalsinthezoo.

B）Seeingawildanimalinthezoo.

C）Visitingeducationalexhibitsinthezoo.

D）WatchingTVprogrammersaboutanimalslivinginthewild.

2.A）Today’szoosarebuiltinforestwithdifferentplants,rocksandwaterfalls.

B）Today’szooshavealreadybecomethebestplaceforwildanimals.

C）Today’szoosaregoodhabitatsforwildanimals.

D）Today’szoosmakewildanimalsfeelathome.

3.A）Toraise200-300animalseachyearineachzoo.

B）Toestimatethenumberofendangeredanimals.

C）Toincreasethenumberofendangeredanimals.

D）Topreventendangeredanimalsfromextinction.

②　Listeningtoapassage

AMaryisexpressingheropiniononhowtopunishthosewhotrafficinillegalanimalproducts.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.

Script：

ALawtoHelpProtectEndangeredSpecies

Manyspeciesarenowindangerofbecomingextinct.Amongthethreatstoendangeredspeciesarebusinessesthatbuyandsellanimalsfortheirskinandotherparts.Unfortunately,thepeoplewhorunthesebusinessesarenotdiscouragedbyfines.

Theysimplyseeitasjustanotherbusinessexpense.Abetterwaytocontroltheproblemwouldbetoforcewhoeveriscaughtbuyingorsellingproductsmadefromendangeredspeciestoperformcommunityservice.Theircommunityserviceshouldrequireworkthathelpsprotecttheanimalstheyareharming.

Suchalawcouldbequiteeffective.Ifpeopletraffickinginillegalanimalproductswereforcedtohelpendangeredspecies,theymightunderstandhowdestructivetheirbusinessis.Also,theircommunityservicetaskswouldturnthenintohelpersratherthandestroyers.Intheprocessoffulfillingtasks,theywillseetheimportanceofprotectingtheanimals.

Somemightarguethatcommunityservicewouldnotbeaneffectivewaytoprotectendangeredspeciesbecauseitwouldnotreallyconvincepeopletoabandonaprofitablebusiness.However,communityservicewouldbemuchmoreeffectivethanfinesalone.Payingafineisaseasyaswritingacheck,butdoingcommunityservicerevealsyourresponsibilityandobligationasacitizen.

Wemustdowhateverwecantosaveallspeciessothatthecomplexweboflifeisprotected.Forthisreason,weneedstronger,moreeffectivepenaltiessuchastheoneIamproposing.

Questions

1Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebusinessofbuyingandsellinganimalskins?

2Whatisthesignificanceofcommunityservice?

3Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

1.A）Theyarebecomingextinct.

B）Theyareindangerofbeingfined.

C）Theyarethethreatstospecies.

D）Theyareunfortunate.

2.A）Itcanstoptraffickinginillegalanimalproducts.

B）Itcanforceillegalanimaltraffickerstofulfillcommunityservicetasks.

C）Itcanbedestructivetotraffickersinillegalanimalpredicts.

D）Itcamshowtheimportanceofprotectingtheanimals.

3.A）Fineswouldbeaneffectivewaytoprotectendangeredanimals.

B）Doingcommunityserviceremindsacitizenoftheirresponsibilitytoprotectanimals.

C）Finescanconvincepeopletoabandontheirillegalbusinesses.

D）Doingcommunitysurviveisaseasyaspayingfines.

KEY

CBD

BListentothepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatisMary’sopiniononhowtopunishthosewhopracticetraffickinginillegalanimalproducts?

2.DoyouagreewithMary’sopinion?

Whyorwhynot?

③ListeningtoEnglishnews

AListentothefollowingnewsaboutthedamagefromacidrainandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

Script：

AcidRain

DamagefromacidrainiswidespreadnotjustineasternNorthAmerica,butthroughoutEurope,Japan,China,andSoutheastAsia.Istherainthat’sfallingonyourumbrellaacidic?

Alistener’squestionontoday’s“EarthandSky”.

JB:

Thisis“EarthandSky”,withaquestionfromSandraReneeofOliveHill,Kentucky.Sheasks,“Howdoyouknowwhenitrainsthatit’snotacidrain,andwhatexactlyisacidrain?

”

DB:

Sandra,youneedaPHmetertoreliablymeasuretheacidityofrainorsnow.ButincertainpartsofUS-especiallyintheNortheast—youcanprobablyassumethatmostrainwillbeatleastsomewhatacidic.Westerlywindsmovepollutantseastward，sotheeasternUSgetsmoreacidrain.

JB:

Acidrainhappenswhenairborneacidsfalldowntoearthinrain.Electricalutilityplantsthatburnfossilfuelsemitchemicalsintheairtoformsulfuricacid,nitricacid—the“acid”inacidrain.Youdon’thavetolivenextdoortoapowerplanttogetshoweredbyacidrain.Theseacidpollutantsreachhighintotheatmosphereandcantravelwithwindcurrentsforhundredsofkilometers.

DB:

Theacidsinacidrainarecorrosivechemicalsthatleachnutrientsfromthesoils,slowthegrowthoftrees,poisonlakesandcombinewithotherchemicalstoformurbansmog.Thesimplestwaytocurtailacidrainistouselessenergyfromfossilfuels.

JB:

SpecialthankstodaytotheCamilleandHenryDreyfusFoundation,aprivatefoundationdedicatedtoadvancingresearchandeducationinthechemicalsciences.We’reBlockandByrdfor“EarthandSky”.

AcidRain

Damagefromacidrainis1）notjustineasternNorthAmerica,butthroughoutEurope,Japan,China,andSoutheastAsia.Istherainthat’s2）yourumbrellaacidic?

Alistener’squestionontoday’s”EarthandSky”.

JB:

Thisis“EarthandSky”,withaquestionfromSandraReneeofOliveHill,Ken–tacky.Sheasks,”Howdoyouknowwhenitrainsthatit’snotacidr