新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说下第二版听力原文与答案完整版.docx
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新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说（下）第二
版听力原文及答案
TableofContents
LESSONONEResourcesandEnergy.1
PARTA1
PARTB3
PassageI:
.3
PassageII:
.4
PartD5
LessonTwoCrimeandPunishment.5
PartA5
PartB6
PassageI.6
PassageII.7
PassageIII..8
PartD9
LessonThreeComputersandtheInternet.9
PartA9
PartB11
PassageI.11
PassageII.12
PassageIII.13
PartD14
LESSONFOURFinance.14
PARTA14
PartB15
PassageI.15
PassageII.FunctionsofMoney.16
PassageIIICreditCards.17
PartD18
LESSONFIVEPlacestoSeeinBritain.18
PartA18
PartB20
PassageI:
.20
Passagen:
20
PartD21
LESSONSIXEducation.22
PartA22
PartB23
PassageISATExamination.23
PARTIIMedicalEducation.24
LESSONSEVENBusiness.25
PartA25
PartB27
PassageIHowtoIncreaseBusinessProfits27
PassageTwo.28
LESSONEIGHTAspectsofLife.30
PartA30
PartB31
PASSAGEITax.31
PASSAGEIIReligion.33
LESSONNINECollegeLife.34
PARTA34
PARTB35
PASSAGEICollegeSearch.35
PASSAGEIIHowtoGetaMaster'sdegree37
LESSONTENWome.n38
PARTA38
PARTB40
PASSAGEIWomeninSouthernEurope40
PASSAGEIIAmericanWomen.42
LESSONELEVENFamousPeople.43
PARTA43
PARTB45
PASSAGEIWilliamJeffersonClinton45
PASSAGEIIWilliamShakespeare.46
LESSONTWELVECulture.48
PARTA48
PartB50
PassageIBeijing'sHutongs.50
PassageIITheWhiteWeddingDress51
LESSONTHIRTEENScienceandTechnology.52
PARTA52
PARTB54
PASSAGEICloningMountVernon'sTrees54
PASSAGEIIDinosaurNoses.55
LESSONFOURTEENSport.s56
PARTA56
PARTB58
PassageITheFamousBicycleRacer58
PASSAGEIITheWilliamsSisters.59
LESSONFIFTEENReformandDevelopment.60
PARTA60
PARTB62
PassageI.62
PassageII.63
LESSON1ResourcesandEnergy
PARTA
1.W:
Couldyoumailtheselettersforme,please?
M:
Moreletters?
Yourfriendsaregoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?
Sheiswrittenalotoflettersrecently
2.W:
DoesProfessorFordalwayscometoclass?
M:
Isicecold?
Q:
WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?
Shenevermissesclass
3.W:
Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?
M:
Howdoestomorrowsound?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Theycanworktogetherthenextday
4.M:
Hey?
John!
John!
W:
Saveyourbreath.He'soutofearshot.
Q:
WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?
Johnistoofarawaytohear
5.W:
Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?
M:
Thisisn'tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.
Q:
Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?
Theguestsdon'twanttobeservedwater
6.M:
CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?
W:
Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.
Q:
Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
Lendthemansomemoney
7.M:
Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?
Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.
W:
Hmm?
Oh,sorry,Tom.I'vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.
Q:
Whydidn'tthewomanreturntheman'scalls?
Sheforgottocallhim
8.W:
I'msorry,sir,butyou'reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.
M:
Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'mjustgivingherahand.
Q:
Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?
Theextrasuitcaseheiscarryingbelongstosomeoneelse
9.W:
Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.
M:
Inthatcase,I'dbetterdrive.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?
Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine
10.M:
Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetundercontrol?
W:
Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'llturnthingsaround.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?
Thesituationwillimprovewiththenewchanges
11.W:
Aren'tyoucold?
Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?
M:
Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.
Q:
Whyisn'tthemanwearingajacket?
Hedidnotknowitwouldbecold
12.M:
prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouches
onmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?
W:
I'msorry,Steven.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'll
beawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.
Q:
Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?
Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline
13.W:
DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?
M:
Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
Shewantstoknowifmarthascomebythismorning
14.M:
IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"wealth"lastnight.Did
yougettohomeintimetoseeit?
W:
Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
Shefellasleepbeforetheprogramended
15.W:
Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'ttakethemonanemptystomach.
M:
WhatifIdon'thaveanappetite?
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?
Hemaynotbeabletowakeup
PARTB
PassageI:
Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaster.
In10,000B.C.,therewereprobably10millionpeople.InA.D.1,therewere300million.Ittook1750yearsforthepopulationtoreach625million,alittlemorethandoubletheA.D.1figure.In1990,therewere5.3billionpeople.Bytheyear2000,theworld'spopulationwasover6billion,andby2050,itisexpectedtoreach10billion.Doestheearthhaveenoughnaturalresourcestosupportthismanypeople?
Differentscientistsgivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Somesaythatthereareenoughresourcestosupportmorethan6billionpeople.However,therichestcountries,withasmallpercentageoftheworld'spopulation,usemostoftheresources.Iftheseresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenoughforeveryone.Otherscientistssaythatwemustlimitpopulationgrowthbecauseourresourcesarelimited.Only10percentoftheearth'slandcanbeusedforfarmingandanother20percentforraisinganimals.Itispossibletoincreasetheamountoffarmland,butonlyalittle.Somelandindevelopingcountriescouldbemoreproductiveifpeoplestartedusingmodernfarmingmethods,butthiswouldnotincreaseworldwideproductionbymuch,Weallknowthatthereisalimitedamountofpetroleum.Therearealsolimitstotheamountsofmetals.Thereisalimittotheamountofwaterwecanusesincemostoftheearth'swaterissaltwater,andmostofthefreshwaterisfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeopletheearthcansupport,butitwillhelpeveryoneifwecanlimitpopulationgrowthbeforeseriousshortagesdevelop.Theproblemishowtodoit.
1.Between1990and2000,whatchangesdidtheworldpopulationhave?
Ithadincreasedbyalmostabillion
2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?
Theworld'sresourcesareadequatebutnoteventlydistributed
3.Whycan'tmostoftheearth'swaterbeused?
ItismostlysaltorfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles
4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?
5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?
II1.Therewereprobably10millionpeople.
2.Itisexpectedtobe10billion.
3.Iftheresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenouehforeveryone.
4.Only10percent.
5.Itishowtolimitpopulationgrowth.
PassageII:
Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.
EversincetheOldTestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling.Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember.Theregion'sacceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyareusingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,isthreatened.Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots.ComparedwiththeUnitedStates,whichhasafreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmetersayearforeachcitizen.Iraqhas5,500.Turkeyhas4,000,andSyriahaslittlemorethan2,800.Egypt'spotentialisonly1,100.Israelhas460,andJordanhaslessthan260.
Butthesearenotfirmfigures,becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream.ScarcityisonlyoneelementoftheMiddleEast'swatercrisis.Inefficiencyisanother,asisthereluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetolesswater-intensiveenterprises.Someexpertssuggestthatifthesenationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfytheregion'spopulation,currently159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,thewatercrisisisnotaclear-cutissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingandseekinghelpfromoneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth.
1.WhendoestherainfallcomeintheMiddleEast?
2.Whatisthecauseofthewatercrisis?
3.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJo
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