新视野第3册U2Q2题目及答案.docx

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新视野第3册U2Q2题目及答案

Unit2Quiz2

Unit2Shortdialogsandmultiplechoicequestions

Directions:

Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.Recording1

A.Itisthebiggestproblem.

B.Itisthesecondmostimportantproblem.

C.Itisimportantbutnotthemosturgentproblem.

D.Itisnotimportant.

Correctanswer:

C

Transcript:

M:

I'lladmitit:

I'mconfusedaboutthestateoftheworldandtheenvironment.Ireadthat38topscientistsmeetinginDenmarksaidweshouldforgetaboutglobalwarming.

W:

Yes,theysaidglobalwarmingisimportant,butthereareotherproblemsweshouldsolvelikeAIDS,hunger,andMalaria."Firstthingsfirst"istheirtheme.Q:

Whatdosomeofthetopscientiststhinkaboutglobalwarming?

2.Recording2

A.ThewildfireinSpainisagoodthing.

B.Thewildfiresarechangingtheclimate.

C.Hersonstudiesenvironmentalprotectionincollege.

D.Hersonisprotectingtheenvironment.

Correctanswer:

D

Transcript:

M:

ThewildfiresinSpainandNorthAmericaareprobablytheresultofchangingweatherpatternsthatarecreatingdisastersaroundtheworld.

W:

Yeah.Mysonisincollegeandhegetssummerworkfightingfires.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.Recording3

A.Toprotecttheenvironment.

B.Towriteapaperontheenvironment.

C.Todoagoodjobforhisclassmate.

D.Tomakeamessofhisclassmate'swork.

Correctanswer:

B

Transcript:

W:

Youleftamessofpaperalloverthefloorwhenyouwerewritingyouressay.

M:

Ihaveadifficulttopic:

resourceconservation.Iwantedtodoagoodjobbecausetheissueisimportant.

Q:

Whatdidthemanwanttodo?

4.Recording4

A.Boththemanandwomanthinkitshouldbeadopted.

B.Neitherthemannorthewomanthinksitshouldbeadopted.

C.Onlythemanthinksitshouldbeadopted.

D.Onlythewomanthinksitshouldbeadopted.

Correctanswer:

A

Transcript:

M:

RussiahasfinallyadoptedtheKyotoProtocoltoreducetheproductionofgreenhousegases.

W:

Maybenowit'stimefortheAmericanstogetonboard.Globalwarmingisaseriousproblemeverywhere.Maybethehighfuelpricescanhelpreduceautomobileemissions.

Q:

WhatdothemanandwomanthinkabouttheKyotoProtocol?

5.Recording5

A.Thesameastheman's.

B.Theenvironmentishopeless.

C.Theenvironmentisimproving.

D.Theenvironmentisfreefromproblems.

Correctanswer:

C

Transcript:

M:

It'ssuicide!

We'rekillingourselveswithacidrain.Smokefromburntcoalmixeswithsunlighttocreatepoisonoussulfuricacidthatdestroysplants,animalsandpeoplelikeus.

W:

Holdon!

Whatyou'vesaidistrue,butgovernmentseverywherearepunishingpollutersandencouragingalternateenergysourceslikesolarpowerandwindpower.Thingsarelookingup.

Q:

Whatisthewoman'spointofview?

6.Recording6

A.It'stoolateforthegovernmentinthewoman'shometowntoprotectwaterresources.

B.Thewaterintheman'shometownisnotpolluted.

C.Peopleinthewoman'shometownhaveastrongsenseofwaterconservation.

D.Themaninvitesthewomantovisithishometown.

Correctanswer:

B

Transcript:

W:

Waterpollutioninmyhometownisveryserious.Ithinkit'shightimethatthegovernmenttooksomemeasurestotackletheproblembeforeit'stoolate.

M:

IthinkI'mgonnamakeyoureyesgreenwithenvyifItellyouthatthewaterinmyhometowniswellconserved.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromthedialog?

7.Recording7

A.Gotothezoo.

B.Readabook.

C.Joininaclub.

D.Goforatrip.

Correctanswer:

C

Transcript:

W:

John,areyouinterestedinjoininginourclubtoraisemoneyfortheprotectionofwildbirdsintheStates?

M:

Whynot?

Ilearntfromanarticletheotherdaythatthewildlifeinourcountryisdiminishing.I'llcertainlydomypart.It'sreallysadifwecanonlyseewildbirdsinzoos.

Q:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

8.Recording8

A.Plastic.

B.Coal.

C.Exhaustair.

D.Wasterubber.

Correctanswer:

D

Transcript:

W:

Mark,didyouhearabout"blackpollution"?

Iknowthat"whitepollution"referstoplasticpollution.Is"blackpollution"relatedtocoalorairexhaustedbyfactories?

M:

No,honey.It'sthepollutionbythewasterubber.It'saseriousprobleminourcountry.

Q:

Whatcauses"blackpollution"?

Unit2Shortpassages/dialogsandcloze

Directions:

Listentothefollowingrecording,thenfillintheblanks.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetimetowritethemissingwords.Usethesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

Recording1

1.Theworld'spopulationhasbeenboomingfor

（1）.Therearealmosttoomanypeoplefortheplanetto

（2）.Thepopulationincreasedfrom（3）around1850toover（4）in2000.

ThirdWorldnationsaremainlyresponsibleforthe（5）.In2000,about90%ofthepeoplebeingbornwerein（6）.

Itispredictedthatbythemiddleofthe21stcentury,theannualgrowthoftheworld'spopulationwill（7）atabout14millionpeople.Ifbirthratesweredecreasedto（8）perwoman,populationstabilizationcouldbe（9）sooner.

PaulEhrlich'sbookpredictedthatpopulationgrowthwould（10）widespreadfamineandeven（11）.

Greaterpopulationshavepollutedand（12）more,ruiningtheenvironmentandcreatingorintensifying（13）.Also,increasesinpopulationmakefoodshortagesin（14）evenworse.

Correctanswer:

（1）years

（2）support（3）onebillion/1billion（4）fivebillion/5billion（5）populationgrowth（6）developingcountries（7）stabilize（8）2.1births（9）achieved（10）resultin（11）nuclearwar（12）consumed（13）avarietyofproblems（14）manypartsoftheworld

Transcript:

Theworld'spopulationhasbeenboomingforyears.Thepopulationisnowthreateningtoreachthestagewheretherearesimplytoomanypeoplefortheplanettosupport.

Around1850,theworldpopulationreachedonebillion.By2000,itwasoverfivebillionandstillrisingrapidly.

ThirdWorldnationsareresponsibleforagreatdealofthepopulationgrowth.In2000,about90%ofthepeoplebeingbornwereindevelopingcountries.ThepopulationsofThirdWorldcountriesareexpectedtocontinuetoboom.

TheUnitedNationsPopulationFundpredictsthatbythemiddleofthe21stcentury,annualgrowthoftheworld'spopulationwillstabilizeatabout14millionpeople.Ifbirthratesweredecreasedto2.1birthsperwoman,populationstabilizationcouldbeachievedsooner.

In1968,PaulEhrlichpublishedabookentitledThePopulationBomb.Thebookdescribedhowtheworldpopulationhadrisen,citingthedevelopmentofagricultureasthecause.Thebookpredictedthatpopulationgrowthwouldresultinwidespreadfamineandevennuclearwar.Whilesomeofhispredictionsturnedouttobefalse,faminedidoccurathighlevelsinlateryears.

Overpopulationhasbeendisastrousfortheplanet.Greaterpopulationshavepollutedandconsumedmore,ruiningtheenvironmentandcreatingorintensifyingavarietyofproblems.Also,withthefoodsupplylimited,increasesinpopulationmakeshortagesinmanypartsoftheworldevenworse.

Unit2Shortpassagesandmultiplechoicequestions

Directions:

Listentothefollowingrecording,thenchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetime

foryoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

Recording1

1.Whydidthenumberofpandasdropsharplythiscentury?

A.Widespreadforestfires.

B.Thechangeofbambooforestsintofarmland.

C.Theglobalwarming.

D.Increasedhunting.

Correctanswer:

B

2.Whatisthestrangenatureofgiantpandasmentionedinthepassage?

A.Peaceful.

B.Cheerful.

C.Solitary.

D.Lonely.

Correctanswer:

C

3.Whyisthebreedingprogramnotasuccess?

A.Thetemperaturehaschangedalot.

B.Therainfallhaschangedalot.

C.Thepandadoesnotliketoliveinzoos.

D.Thepandalikestolivealone.

Correctanswer:

D

4.Whydidpeoplestartdebatingabouttheuseofcloninginconservation?

A.Becausethistechnologyisup-to-date.

B.Becausethistechnologydoesnotinvolveamoralissueinanimals.

C.Becausethebreedingmethodisunsuccessful.

D.Becausethebreedingmethodmustbecombinedwithcloning.

Correctanswer:

C

5.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtosavethegiantpanda.

B.Thedangerofextinctionofthepanda.

C.Theimportanceoftheprotectionofthepanda.

D.Successinprotectingthepanda.

Correctanswer:

B

Transcript:

ThepandaisfoundonlyinthewesternmountainsofChina.Itisoneofthemostpopularanimalsintheworld.AlthoughitisprotectedbytheChinesegovernmentbystrictlaws,itisstillinseriousdangerofextinction.

Expertsguessthattherearealtogetherfewerthan1,000giantpandasleftinChina.Thepandasliveinbambooforestsinthehighmountains.Theirnumbersfelldramaticallyearlierthiscenturywhenlargeareasofbambooforestwerecutdownandturnedovertoagriculture.

Todealwiththecrisis,expertssuggestedthatspecialreservesbesetupintheremainingforesttoprotectthepandas.

Also,pandasweretakenintozoostobeginabreedingprogramandthepandasbredtherecouldonedaybereturnedtothewild.SincethepandaisanationalsymbolinChina,theprogramreceivedalotofattention.However,thepandaisaverysolitarycreature,andthenumberofpandasinthewildcontinuestodrop.Foryears,zooshavespentmillionsofdollarstoplacepandastogetherinbreedingpairs.Almostalloftheseactionshaveendedinfailure.Asaresult,expertspredictthatpandaswillbeextinctwithin40to100yearsunlessdrasticmeasuresaretaken.