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听力教程ⅢUnit3

Unit3

SectionOneTacticsforlistening

Port1SpotDictation

Wildlife

Everytenminutes,onekindofanimal,plantorinsect

（1）diesoutforever.Ifnothingisdoneaboutit,onemillionspeciesthatarealivetodaywillhavebecome

（2）extincttwentyyearsfromnow.

Theseasareindanger.Theyarebeingfilledwith（3）poison:

industrialandnuclearwaste,chemicalfertilizersand（4）pesticides,sewage.Ifnothingisdoneaboutit,onedaysoonnothingwillbeableto（5）liveintheseas.

Thetropicalrain（6）forests,whicharethehomeofhalftheearth'slivingthingsare（7）beingdestroyed.Ifnothingisdoneaboutit,theywillhave（8）nearlydisappearedintwentyyears.Theeffectontheworld's（9）climate-andonouragricultureandfood（10）supplies-willbedisastrous.

（11）Fortunately,somebodyistryingtodosomethingaboutit.In1961,the（12）WorldWildlifeFundwasfounded-asmallgroupofpeoplewhowantedto（13）raisemoneytosaveanimalsandplants（14）fromextinction.Today,theWorldWildlifeFundisalarge（15）internationalorganization.Ithasraisedover（16）£35millionfor（17）conservationprojects,andhascreatedorgivensupporttotheNationalParksin（18）fivecontinents.Ithashelped30（19）mammals*andbirds-includingthetiger-to（20）survive.

Part2ListeningforGist

Mrs.Bates:

Hullo.IsthatReception?

.

Reception:

Yes,madam

Mrs.Bates:

ThisisMrs.Bates.Room504.Isentsomeclothestothelaundrythismorning,twoofmyhusband'sshirtsandthreeofmyblouses.Butthey'renotbackyet.Yousee,we'releavingearlytomorrowmorning.

Reception:

Justamoment,madam.I'llputyouthroughtothehousekeeper.

Housekeeper:

Hullo.Housekeeper.

Mrs.Bates:

Oh,hullo.Thisis...I'mphoningfromRoom504.It'saboutsomeclothesIsenttothelaundrythismorning.They'renotbackyetandyousee...

Housekeeper:

Theyare,madam.You'llfindtheminyourwardrobe.They'reinthetopdrawerontheleft.

Mrs.Bates:

Oh,Ididn'tlookinthewardrobe.Thankyouverymuch.Sorrytotroubleyou.

Housekeeper:

That'squiteallright.Goodbye.

Mrs.Bates:

Goodbye.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1）Thisdialogueisaboutmakinganinquiryaboutthelaundry.

2）Thekeywordsarereception.laundry.shirts.blouses.wardrobe.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

AUNInterpreter

Interviewer:

...soperhapsyoucouldtellushowexactlyyoubecamesoproficientatlanguage

learning,Suzanne.

Suzanne:

Well,Ithinkitallstartedwithareallyfortunateaccidentofbirth.YouknowIwasborninLausanne*,Switzerland;myfatherwasSwiss-FrenchSwissandmymotherwasAmerican,so,ofcourse,wespokebothlanguagesathomeandIgrewupbilingual.Then,ofcourse,IlearntGermanatschool-inSwitzerlandthat'snormal.AndbecauseIwasalreadyfluentinEnglish,mysecondlanguageatschoolwasItalian.SoIhadarealheadstart*!

Interviewer:

Sothat's...one,two,three,four-youhadlearntfourlanguagesbythetimeyouleftschool?

Howfluentwereyou?

Suzanne:

Urn,IwasnativespeakerstandardinFrenchandEnglish,butI'dbecomeabitrusty*inGermanandmyItalianwasonlyschoolstandard.IdecidedthebestoptionwastostudyintheUK,andIdidHispanicStudiesatuniversity,studyingSpanishandPortuguese,withsomeItalian,andlivinginManchester.ThenIwenttoliveinBrazilfortwoyears,teachingEnglish.

Interviewer:

Sobythistimeyoumusthavebeenfluentinsixlanguages?

Suzanne:

Nearly.MyItalianwasn'tperfect,butIhadaboyfriendfromUruguay*whileIwasthere,somySpanishalsobecameprettygood!

Interviewer:

Andthenwhatdidyoudo?

Suzanne:

WhenIwas25IcamebacktoSwitzerland,wenttoaninterpreters'schoolandthengotajobintheUnitedNationswhenIwas28.

Interviewer:

Andyou'vebeenthereeversince?

Suzanne:

Notquite.InthefirstfewmonthsImetJan,aCzechinterpreter,whobecamemyhusband.WewenttoliveinPraguein1987andthatwaswhereIlearntCzech.

Interviewer:

Andtheeighthlanguage?

Suzanne:

Well,unfortunatelythemarriagedidn'tlast;IwasveryupsetandIdecidedtotakealongbreak.IwenttoJapanonholiday,gotajobandstayedfortwoyears,whichwaswhenIlearntJapanese.

Interviewer:

That'samazing!

Andnowyou'rebackattheUnitedNations?

Suzanne:

Yes.Well,Ineverreallyleft.IcarriedondoingworkforthemwhenIwasinPrague-someinPrague,someinAustriaandSwitzerland,andItooka"sabbatical*"toworkinJapan.TheyneedpeoplewhocanunderstandJapanese.But,yes,I'vebeenbackwiththemfull-timefortwoyearsnow.

Interviewer:

Andyourplansforthefuture?

Suzanne:

I'mgoingtolearnmoreOrientallanguages.ItwassuchachallengelearningJapanese-it'ssodifferentfromalltheothers.SoI'llspendanothertwoorthreeyearsherewiththeUNfull-time,duringwhichtimeIhopetogetasubstantialpromotion,thenIthinkI'llgobackandlearnKorean,orperhapsChinese,andThai-I'dlovetolearnThai.Andthen,perhapsanIndianlanguage.Whatever,Iwanttobefluentinanotherthreeorfourlanguagesbefore45.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

l.T2.F3.F4.F5.T6.F7.T8.T9.T10.F

Part2Passage

TheClydeRiver

1）Salmonareverysensitivetoenvironmentalconditionsandrequirecool,well-oxygenatedwatertothrive.

2）Theclosureoffactoriesthathadpouredtoxinsandotherpollutantsintotheriverboostedwaterqualitysignificantlyandmodernsewageprocessingplantshelpedeliminatesomeofthefoulsmells.

3）Theriver'sdepthandnavigabilityhelpedmakeGlasgowanimportantcenterforimportingtobacco,sugarandcottonfromtheAmericasstartinginthe1600s.

4）ThemillsandfactoriesthatlinedtheClydemadesteel,textilesandchemicals,tannedleatherandevenproducedcandyandbrewedalcohol.

5）Whenthefactoriesbegantocloseinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,working-classGlasgow,Scotland'slargestcity,gainedareputationforsocialdeprivationandroughstreets.

RunningthroughoneofBritain'sbiggestmanufacturingcenters,Glasgow,theClydeRiver*waspoisonedformorethanacenturybythefetid*byproductsofindustry.

ThewaterwayborethebruntofGlasgow'seconomicsuccessduringtheIndustrialRevolutionandbeyond,aspollutionandchemicalsdestroyeditsfishandwildlifepopulationsandbrewedsmellswhosememorystillmakesresidentswince*.Now,withheavyindustrygoneandGlasgowreconceivedasacenterforcultureandtourism,theClydeiscomingbacktolife.

Forthefirsttimesincethelate1800s,itsnativesalmonhavereturnedinsizablenumbers,reflectingthenewcleanlinessofariverthatwasonceoneofBritain'sfilthiest.

TheClydeRiverFoundationsurveyedfishpopulationslastautumnat69sitesintheClydeanditstributaries,andfoundsalmoninsevenoftheninemajortributaries.

Themigratoryfish,whichvanishedfromtheClydearound1880afteralongdecline,firstreappearedinthe1980s,butlastyear'ssurveywasthefirsttoshowthey'vecomebackinhealthynumbers.

AlthoughcommercialsalmonfishingwasneverwidespreadontheClyde,thefish'sreturnissymbolicallyimportantforGlasgow,wheresalmonwereoncesoimportanttothecity'sidentitythattwoarepicturedonitsofficialcoatofarms.

Thesalmon'scomebackisalsoasignofbigimprovementstowaterquality.Likeseatrout,whichhavealsoreappearedintheClydesysteminrecentyears,salmonareverysensitivetoenvironmentalconditionsandrequirecool,well-oxygenated*watertothrive.

ThedeclineofGlasgow'smainindustrieshelpedboostthefortunesofariverthatwasessentiallyfishlessfordecadesduringtheworstperiodsofpollution.

Theclosureoffactoriesthathadpouredtoxins*andotherpollutantsintotheriverboostedwaterqualitysignificantly.Environmentalregulatorsalsolighteneddumpingrules,andmodernsewageprocessingplantshelpedeliminatesomeofthefoul*smellsthatoncetainted*theair.

WithworriesrisingabouttheenvironmentalimpactofenormousfishfarmselsewhereinScotlandandseverelydepletedfishstocksintheNorthSeaandNorthAtlantic,theClydecomebackisararebitofgoodnewsforScotland'sfishlovers.

SincetheareathatisnowGlasgowwasfirstsettledaroundtheyear550,theClydehasbeencentraltoitshistory.

Theriver'sdepthandnavigabilityhelpedmakeGlasgowanimportantcenterforimportingtobacco,sugarandcottonfromtheAmericasstartinginthe1600s.Later,duringtheIndustrialRevolutionthatbeganinthelate1700s,GlasgowbecameacenterofBritishshipbuildingandoneofthecountry'sgreatmanufacturingcenters.

ThemillsandfactoriesthatlinedtheClydemadesteel,textilesandchemicals,tannedleatherandevenproducedcandyandbrewedalcohol.

Whenthefactoriesbegantocloseinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,working-classGlasgow,Scotland'slargestcity,gainedareputationforsocialdeprivation*androughstreets.Morerecently,itsartmuseumsandnightlifehavehelpeddriveaneconomiccomebackthathasturnedthecityintoapopulartouristdestination.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

Riversareimportanttohumansbecausetheysupplyfreshdrinkingwater,serveashomeforimportantfishes,andprovidetransportationroutes.

ExerciseBSentenceDictation

Directions:

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.

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ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:

Listentothepassage