新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案3.docx

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新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案3

新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册课后答案3

课后答案网Uint3II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:

Didyouseethepapertoday?

TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.M:

Yes,butitonlymeasured3.5ontheRichterscale.Idon’tthinktherewereanycasualties.Q:

Whatistheresultoftheearthquakeof3.5ontheRichterscaleaccordingtotheman?

2.ScriptW:

I’dabitworriedaboutSuzietravelingtosouthernIndia.It’stherainyseasonthere,andtheremaybelandsides.M:

Suziecantakecareofherself;shewon’tgoanywheretoorisky.Besides,youcanalwayse-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.Q:

WhatisSuziedoing?

3.ScriptM:

Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!

Backalready?

W:

wenevergotthere!

Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangementsbecausethewholeregionisflooded.Weweresodisappointed;wewon’tgetanotherchancetogothisyear.Q:

Whatisthewomandoing?

4.ScriptM:

OurflighttoTokyowasdelayedbytwelvehours.Canyoubelieveit?

Atyphoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.W:

Isawitonthenews.Thefloodinganddamagewereterrible.Idon’tthinkanyonewashurtthough.Q:

Whatistheconsequenceofthetyphoon?

5.ScriptW:

Didyouseetheprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?

Itwasfascinating!

M:

Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetit’ssodestructive.AndIcouldn’tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.I’mgladwedon’thaveanyvolcanoeshere!

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?

Keys:

1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C1

课后答案网III.ListeningInTask1:

Softanswersturnawaywrath.Son:

Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?

Mom:

Ihaven’tstartedyet.Why,haveyouanyrequires?

Son:

Howabouttsunamiforachange—Idon’tknowwhatis,butIheardsomeJapanesepeopleusingthewordonthebustheotherday.Soundslikeafood.Maybeit’ssimilartosushi.Mom:

Nonsense.TsunamicomesfromJapanesewordsmeaningharborandwave.Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.Son:

Why?

Whatisit?

Mom:

Imeanitmayswallowyouup.Atsunamiisanenormousseriesofverypowerfulwaves.Son:

Couldyousurfonthem?

Thatcouldbecool.Mom:

They’renotcool.Theyareverydestructive.Whentheypoundtheshoreofpopulatedareas,theycausetremendousdamage.Theydestroyeverythingintheirpath.Son:

Whatcausesthem?

Mom:

Ithinktheyarecausedbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,volcano,orlandsidethatstartsachainreactionintheocean.Son:

Dothewavesgettobigthattheycrushbuildings?

Mom:

Easily.Theycanbedozensofmetershigh.Theytosscarsandhousesaroundasthoughtheywerechildren’stoys.Son:

Canyouseethemcoming?

Mom:

Youcanseethematquiteadistance.Butthere’snotmuchyoucando.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.Son:

Howbig?

Mom:

Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.1.Whatthesonthinkatsunamiis?

2.WhatdoesMomimplybysaying,“Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround”?

3.Whatdoesthesonthinksurfingontsunamiwaveswouldbelike?

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthecauseofatsunami?

5.Howhighcantsunamiwavesreach?

Keys:

1B2.C3.A4.D5.CForReference1.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.2.Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.2

课后答案网Task2:

FloodinginHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicScriptThedeathtoocontinuesto（S1）climbfromlastweek’sfloodinginHaitiandtheDominicanRepublic.TheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment（S2）reportsthatatleast1,068peoplearedead,1,600are（S3）missing,and25,000areinneedofemergencyfoodandotherformsof（S4）assistance.InDominicanRepublic,414aredeadand274aremissing,allfromthetownofJimani.Akey（S5）factorinthewidespreaddestructionistheextensivedeforestationandthe（S6）presenceofsettlementsalongthefloodplainsofrivers.Thefloodingwasdrivenbyintenserainfall.Alow-pressuresystem（S7）originatinginCentralAmericabroughtexceptionallyheavyrainandthunderstormstoHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicfromMay18to25.（S8）Rainfallexceeded500mm（or19.7inches）alongtheborderareasofHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicduringthatperiod.AtthetownofJimani,DominicanRepublic,250mm（or10inches）ofrainfellinjust24hours,causingtheSolieRivertooverflowitsbanksfromMay24to25.Theheavyrainfallresultedinflashfloodingandextensivedebrisflowedovertheentireregion.Swollenriversanddebriscutoffmanyoftheroadstraversingtheareaalongthebaseofthemountains.（S9）Thismadeitdifficultforhumanitarianreliefworkertorescuestrandedpeopleanddeliverbadly.Nowpeoplewanttoknow:

Howoftendofloodsandrelatedlandmassmovementalsocausedlandsidesinafewplaces.（S10）AnalysisofthepastdateshowsthatmajorfloodsintheDominicanRepublicandHaitiarenowanear-annualevent.Since1986,twelvelethaleventshaveoccurredontheisland.Task3:

ABlizzardScriptAblizzardisaseverweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperaturesandstrongwinds,greaterthan15milesperhour,bearingagreatamountofsnow.Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,therearemanydifferentdefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerallyagreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelyawinterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmustdecreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning.Includesnoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedofatleast32milesperhour,whichmeansForce7ormoreontheWindScale.Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinterstormmust3

课后答案网havewindsof40kilometersperhourormi=ore,plentyofsnow,visibilitylessthan1kilometer,atemperatureoflessthan-25degreesCelsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastfor4hoursormore,beforethestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.Whenalltheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,thestormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.Anextensiveformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,togetherwithsnowfall,becomesoseverthatitisimpossibletodistinguishthegroundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.Severeblizzardcanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones.1.2.3.4.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothefirststandard?

Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothesecondstandard?

Whatisagroundblizzard?

Whichofthefollowingisintheorderofincreasingforce?

Keys:

1A2.B3.C4.D5.CForReferenceTheycanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseofdirection.IV.SpeakingOutMODEL1ItwasastrongearthquakeAmy:

Bill,itwasastrongearthquake!

Thehousewasshaking,thewindowbreaking!

Terrible.Bill:

Iknow,itwasterrible.Isawyourfaceturnwhitasyouranandgotunderthetable.Amy:

IadmitIpanicked.Butitwasn’tanoccasionforustobecareless.It’sbettertobecautious.Theremightbeaftershocks.Bill:

Oranevenbiggerquake!

Amy:

Toplayitsafe,let’sturnoffthegasandelectricity.Bill:

Right.Let’sgettheemergencyearthquakekitalready.It’sinthekitchen.Ithasfood,flashlights,andafirst-aidkit.Amy:

Let’sturnontheradiofornews.Iguessthequakemeasuresatleast5ontheRichterScale.4

课后答案网Bill:

Whoknowwhatmighthappentomorrow,nextmonthornextyear?

Afterall,thiscityissaidtobelocatedinanearthquakezoneAmy:

Therehasn’tbeenmuchactivityfordozensofyearsBill:

Butamajorquakemayhitatanytime.Amy:

Ithinkwe’dbettermovetoanearthquake-proofhouse.Bill:

Smartthinking!

MODEL2ScriptThingsareabitoutofbalance.John:

Theseventhstraightdayofrain.It’stoomuch.Thingsareabitoutofbalance.Susan:

Yeah,toomuchrainhere,toolittlethere.Lastsummerfirestormsdestroyedmanypartsoftheglobe.John:

Firestormsareaprettyinterestingphenomenon.Theygeneratesomuchheatthattheycreatetheirownweather.Nothingyoucandoaboutit.Susan:

Onceafiredevelopedintoafirestorm,there’snostoppingit.Somepeoplethinkweshouldn’ttry.John:

Youmean,justlettheforestsburn?

Howcanwewatchpeople’shomesonfirewithfoldedarms?

Susan:

Someexpertsarguethatforestfiresarepartofnature,andthatweshouldn’ttrytointerfere,except,ofcourse,tosavehomesandlives.John:

Itseemswrongtoletallgoodtimberburn.Whatawastethatwouldbe!

Susan:

Butthat’snature’swayofcleaningupthedebristhatcollectsontheforestfloorandcreatingnewkindofgrowth.John:

Maybeso,butitstillseemswrongtojustletfiresburn.Susan:

Afterall,therehavebeenverdantforestsformillionsofyearswithoutman’shelpfightingthefires.John:

Thatmaybetrue,butIstillthinkit’swrongtonotputoutforestfires5

课后答案网MODEL3ScriptThisistheislandthatdisappearedSusan:

Justlookatthatsky.Aren’tthetwilightcolorsbeautiful?

John:

Um.EvenheardofthefamoussunsetsthatfollowedtheKrakatoavolcanoeruption?

Susan:

DoyoumeanthePacificislandthatblewupintheeighteenhundreds?

John:

Yeah.Deepredsunsetsappearedonthehorizonforthethreeyearsaftertheexplosion.Susan:

Theywerecausedbythefinedustthatspreadthroughtheearth’satmosphere.John:

People5,000kilometersawayfromKrakatoareportedhearingtheenormous