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第2题
DisappearingForests
Theworld'
sforestsaredisappearing./Asmuchasathirdofitstotaltreecoverhasbeenlost/sinceagriculturebegansome10,000yearsago./Theremainingforestsarehometohalfoftheworld'
sspecies/thusbecomingthechiefresourcefortheirsurvival./Tropicalrainforestsoncecoveredtwelvepercentofthelandoftheplanet./Aswellassupportingatleasthalfoftheworld'
sspeciesofplantsandanimals,/theserainforestsarehometomillionsofpeople./Butthereareotherdemandsonthem./Forexample,muchhasbeencutfortimber./Anincreasingamountofforestland(林地)hasbeenusedforindustrialpurposesorforagriculturaldevelopment,/suchascropgrowing./Bythe1990slessthanhalfoftheearth'
soriginalrainforestsremained,/andtheycontinuetodisappearatanalarmingrateeveryyear./Asaresult,theworld'
sforestsarenowfacinggradualextinction.
这是一篇说明文,主要讲述森林面积在逐渐减少。
短文首句点出了本文要说明的事件——森林面积在逐渐减少。
后文介绍的是森林面积在不断减少,但物种和人类对森林的各种需求却在增加,提醒人们关注森林所面临的严峻形势。
短文共分15个意群,时态为一般现在时。
考生可能将第一句话中的treecover(森林覆盖)误写为treecovers,注意在放音最后一遍中进行核查。
tropicalrainforests意为“热带雨林”;
atanalarmingrate意为“以惊人的速度”。
文中较难拼写的词有resource(资源),species(种类),timber(木材),extinction(灭绝)。
二、ListeningComprehension(Conversation)(共20小题,共20.0分)Inthissection,youwillhearseveralshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.Nowlistentotheconversations
Whatisthewomanthinkingaboutasacareer?
AEducation.
BBusiness.
CJournalism.
DPolitics.
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]1-3
M:
Soyouaregoingtobewritingfortheschoolnewspaper?
W:
Yes,I'
mexcitedaboutit.[1]I'
mthinkingaboutjournalismasacareer.
Well!
Congratulations!
Howdotheydecidetohire?
Ihadtosubmitawritingsample.IusedoneoftheessaysI'
vewrittenforaliteratureclass.Thentheeditorassignedmeatopictowriteashortarticleabout.
Whatdidyouwriteabout?
Actually,itwasalotoffun.Iwroteaboutthestudents'
playthathasbeenperformedthismonth.
Oh,Isawthatplay.Thedirectorisafriendofmine.Itisreallycausingastiraroundhere.
Yeah,Iknow.That'
swhatIwroteabout,people'
sreactionstoit.Itwasreallyinteresting.
Haveyoufinishedthearticle?
CanIreadit?
Sure.Ijustmadeacoupleofcopies.Soyoucanhaveone.
Thanks.[2]IwishIwereabetterwriter.Workingforthepapersoundslikefun.
Well,they'
relookingtoaddoneortwomorephotographerstothestaff.
You'
rekidding!
MaybeI'
llgooverandapply.
IfyouwantIwouldwalkoverwithyoutothenewspaperofficeandintroduceyoutothephotographyeditorandsomeoftheotherphotographers.
Thatwillbeterrific!
Butcanwegotomorrow?
Ihavetogotomathclassnow.Andifwegotomorrow,thenI'
llhavetimetonighttoputtogetherasetofphotographstoshowthem.
[3]Sureandmaybeyoushouldcallandsetupatimetomeetthemtomorrow.
Goodidea.I'
lldothatjustbeforeIgotoclasstomorrow.
Allright.Seeyoutomorrow.
[考点]本题出题点在人物观点处(thinkabout)
[精析]对话中女士说考虑把新闻工作作为职业,故选C。
Whatdoesthemanthinkofworkingforthepaper?
ADifficult.
BEasy.
CBoring.
DInterestin
D
[考点]本题出题点在人物观点处(Iwish)。
[精析]对话中男士说真希望自己也是个很好的作家,从事新闻工作听上去很有意思,故选D。
第3题
Whatwillthemandojustbeforehegoestoclasstomorrow?
ACallthephotographers.
BMeetthewoman.
CGotothenewspaperoffice.
DPuttogetherasetofphotographs.
A
[考点]本题出题点在问答处。
[精析]对话中女士说男士应该打电话给报社摄影师约定明天见面的时间,男士接着说,他会在明天上课之前做那件事的,dothat指代的就是上文的call,故选A。
第4题
HowdoesChrisfeelaboutthenewjob?
AHedoesn'
thavetimetoenjoyhissuccess.
BHedoesn'
tgetpaidenough.
CHewouldliketocontinuestudying.
DHelikeshisnewjobverymuc
[听力原文]4-7
W:
Congratulationsonyournewjob,Chris!
M:
Thanks,Angie.Totellyouthetruth,I'
mnotSOsureIlikeworking.
Whydoyousaythat?
Lastyearyouwantedtogetoutofuniversity!
Iknow,butthatwaslastyear.Now,it'
sjustwork,work,work.Iworkhardallday,everyday.
Oh,comeon.Don'
tcomplain.You'
remakingagoodsalarynow.Lastyear,youdidn'
tmakeanything.
Right.[4]Now,Ihavemoney,aniceapartmentandacarButIdon'
thave:
anyfinetoenjoyitall.
Itcan'
tbeallthatbad
No.ofcourseitisn'
t.Istillhavemyweekends.
Sotellme,[5]whatdoyoumissaboutuniversity?
Iusedtogotoparties.Istayuplatetalkingwithfriends…
Youcangotopartiesnow,and[6]youcanstayuplate.
Right,butthenI'
mtiredatwork.Ican'
tdothat.Ihavetobeseriousaboutthings.
Ithinkyouaretooseriousabouteverything.
That'
seasyforyoutosay.Youarestillatuniversity.
Yes,butIdon'
thaveajob.
[7]Wouldyouliketochangeplacewithme?
Oh.comeonChris.Itisn'
tallthatbad.
Hmmm...
[考点]本题出题点在转折处(but)。
[精析]对话中男士说他现在有钱、有房、有车,但却没有时间享受这一切,故选A。
第5题
Whatdoeshemissaboutuniversity?
ATheinterestinglectures.
BPlayingcomputergameswithhisroommates.
CTheexcellentsalary.
DStayinguplateandpartyin
[精析]对话中女士问男士怀念大学的哪些方面,男士回答说,大学里他可以去参加聚会,可以和朋友熬夜聊天,故选D。
第6题
Whathappensifhestaysuplatenow?
AHisbosswillfirehim.
BHe'
salwayslateforwork.
CHe'
sfiredatwork.
DHecan'
tdohisjobverywell.
[精析]对话中女士说男士现在也可以熬夜,但男士说那样的话他第二天上班会很累,故选C。
第7题
WhatwouldChrisliketodo?
AGetadifferentjob.
BChangeplaceswithAngie.
CWorkparttime.
DContinuehisstudyinuniversity.
B
[精析]对话中男士问女士是否想要和他换个位置,可知答案为B。
第8题
Howisonetropicalweathersystemdistinguishedfromtheother?
AWindspeed.
BRainfall.
CWatertemperature.
DDirectionofapproac
[听力原文]8-10
Isthatamap?
Areyougoingsailingorsomething?
Iwish.It'
sahurricane-trackingchart.It'
samapoftropicaloceanareassoutheastofus.Itfollowsthedevelopmentoftropicalstorms,evenhurricanes.TheydevelopandmovearoundtheAtlanticinCaribbeanandhereonFloridacoast.WegothitalotbythoseinJulyorAugust,atleastwindsorrain.
Doyouthinkthatthetropicalstormisontheway?
Tooearlytotell,butweneedtobeprepared.Theradiomentionedpossibleescaperoutes.
Really?
Isthatserious?
dbetterbelieveit.Latesummerishurricaneseason.Thetelevisionupdateslocationsandspeedseveryhour.
Whatdidtheysayisouttherenow'
?
[8]Acoupleoftropicaldepressions,twostormsandtwohurricanes.
What'
sthedifference?
Windspeed.Adepressionisleastseriousactually,andahurricaneisthemostserious.
Howseriousarethewindsinhurricanes?
Theyhavesustainedwindsof74mphandup.
Whatarethenamesonthemap?
David,Arlene,Francisco,andGina.
[9]Youknowweatherforecastersgivethehurricanesthenamesofpeopletomakestormseasytoidentify.
[10]Wonderwhatthestatusofthestormisnow.
Youshallturnoffthetelevisionandithasthebestcoveragethereisanup-datecomingupinfiveminutes.
[精析]对话中女士提到tropicaldepressions、storms和hurricanes三者的不同就在于它们的风速不同,故选A。
第9题
Howdoweatherforecastersidentifyhurricanes?
AByname.
BBynumber.
CBylocation.
DBymont
[精析]对话中女士说天气预报员会给飓风起一些人名,以此来识别不同的飓风,故选A。
第10题
Whatarethemanandwomangoingtodonext?
AStudyaweathermap.
BVisitaweatherstation.
CWatchaweatherreport.
DGotoastormshelter.
[考点]本题出题点在对话结尾处。
[精析]对话中男士说想知道现在的飓风的状况,女士说可以打开电视机,5分钟后就有一次更新报道,由此可知两人将会打开电视机收看天气预报,故选C。
第11题
WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?
AItwillfacechallengesunprecedentedinitshistory.