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LESSONONEResourcesandEnergy

PARTA

1.W:

Couldyoumailtheselettersforme，please?

M:

Moreletters?

Yourfriendsaregoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

2.W:

DoesProfessorFordalwayscometoclass?

M:

Isicecold?

Q:

WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?

3.W:

Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?

M:

Howdoestomorrowsound?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:

Hey?

John!

John!

W:

Saveyourbreath.He'soutofearshot.

Q:

WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?

5.W:

Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

M:

Thisisnftjustwater;Thisisimportedmineralwater.

Q:

Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

6.M:

CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

W:

Youareinluck・Ijustcashedthecheck.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

7.M:

Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?

Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.

W:

Hmm?

Oh,sorry,Tom.Fvebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.

Q:

Whydidn'tthewomanreturnthemaifscalls?

8.W:

I'msorry,sir,butyouTeallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.Ydufllhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.

M:

Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.Emjustgivingherahand.Q:

Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

9・W:

Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.

M:

Inthatcase,Fdbetterdrive.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

10.M:

Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetundercontrol?

W:

Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,wellturnthingsaround・

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

11.W:

Arenftyoucold?

Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?

M:

Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.

Q:

Whyisn9tthemanwearingajacket?

12・M:

prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

W:

Fmsorry,Steven.Pmleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andEllbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.

Q:

Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

13.W:

DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?

M:

Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

14.M:

IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialaboutHwealthHlastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?

W:

Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:

Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'ttakethemonanemptystomach.

M:

What讦Idon'thaveanappetite?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

PARTB

PassageI:

Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaste匚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?

2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?

3.Whycan'tmostoftheearth'swaterbeused?

4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

II1.Therewereprobably10millionpeople.

2.Itisexpectedtobe10billion.

3.Iftheresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenouehforeveryone.

4.Only10percent.

5.Itishowtolimitpopulationgrowth.

PassageII:

Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.EversincetheOldTestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling・Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovembe匚Theregion!

sacceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwate匚Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyareusingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,isthreatened.Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots・ComparedwiththeUnitedStates,whichhasafreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmetersayearforeachcitizen.Iraqhas5,500.Turkeyhas4,000,andSyriahaslittlemorethan2,800.Egypt'spotentialisonly1JOO.Israelhas460,andJordanhaslessthan260.Butthesearenotfirmfigures,becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream・ScarcityisonlyoneelementoftheMiddleEasfswatercrisis.Inefficiencyisanother,asisthereluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetolesswater-intensiveenterprises.Someexpertssuggestthatifthesenationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfytheregion^population,currently159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,thewatercrisisisnotaclear-cutissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingandseekinghelpfromoneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth.

1.WhendoestherainfallcomeintheMiddleEast?

2.Whatisthecauseofthewatercrisis?

3.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?

4.WhatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtosomeexperts1suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoidawatercrisis?

II1）10,0002）5,5004）Morethan2,8003）4,0005）Egypt6）4607）Lessthan260

LessonTwoCrimeandPunishment

PartA

1.M:

Hello?

W:

Hello.ThisisDr.Grey'soffice.Wearecallingtoremindyouofyour4:

15appointmentforyourannualcheckuptomorrow・

M:

Oh,thanks.It'sagoodthingyoucalled.Ithoughtitwas4:

15today・

Q:

Whyistheofficecallingtheman?

2.W:

Howwonderful!

Youwonthescholarship.Canyoubelieveit?

M:

No.It'salmosttoogoodtobetrue.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:

Excuseme,ProfessorDavidson.ButIwashopingtotalktoyouaboutmyclassprojectforeconomics.

M:

Ihaveaclassinafewminutes-Whydon'tyoucomeandseemeduringofficehourstomorrow?

Q:

WhenwillthewomandiscussherprojectwithProfessorDavidson?

4.M:

Howareyoufeeling?

W:

Thestuffthenursegavemeseemedtohavehelped・Butitsmakingmeawfullydrowsy.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

5.M:

BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalsweveagreedon.

W:

WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

6.M:

Theviewisspectacula匚Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?

W:

I'mafraidIjustranoutoffilm.

Q:

Whatproblemdoesthewomanhave?

7.W:

Excuseme,werrereadytoordernow・

M:

PHbewithyouinjustaminute.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.W:

IthinkIforgotmyumbrella.Didyounoticeifitisrainingoutside?

M:

Yeah,itis.AndIjustrealizedIleftmycarwindowopen.

Q:

Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

9.W:

Howdoesyourdaughterlikehernewschool?

M:

Fine.Sheseemstohavemadenewfriendsinnotime.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman'sdaughter?

10・W:

There'sanarticlehereinthismagazineyoumightfindinteresting.It!

saboutbuyingrunningshoes.

M:

Ifit'snotchemistryanditsnotonthefinalexam,Icantreaditnow.

Q:

Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

11.M:

YouTewashingyourcarevenonvacation.Itmakesmefeelguilty.W:

Youshouldn't,it\justthatIhavenothingbettertodoatthismoment.Q:

Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?

12・M:

MydoctortoldmeIneedtogoforsomeexpensivetreatmentsformyinjuredknee.

W:

Areyousure?

Maybeyouneedasecondopinion.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

13.W:

Hello・Couldyoufitmeinforanappointmenttoday?

Ineedastylistwhoisgoodatcut