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听力下册

LESSONONEResourcesandEnergyPARTA1.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:

Thisisn'tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.Q:

Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

6.M:

CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

W:

Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

7.M:

Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?

Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.W:

Hmm?

Oh,sorry,Tom.I'vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.Q:

Whydidn’tthewomanreturntheman’scalls?

8.W:

I'msorry,sir,butyou'reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.M:

Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'mjustgivingherahand.Q:

Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

9.W:

Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.M:

Inthatcase,I'dbetterdrive.Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

10.M:

Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetundercontrol?

W:

Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'llturnthingsaround.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

11.W:

Aren'tyoucold?

Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?

M:

Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.Q:

Whyisn’tthemanwearingajacket?

12.M:

prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

W:

I'msorry,Steven.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'llbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.Q:

Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

13.W:

DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?

M:

Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

14.M:

IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"wealth"lastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?

W:

Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:

Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'ttakethemonanemptystomach.M:

WhatifIdon'thaveanappetite?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

PARTBPassageI:

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?

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,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.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?

4.WhatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtosomeexperts'suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoidawatercrisis?

II1）10,0002）5,5003）4,0005）EgyptPartD2）glory,4）trust,6）significance,8）anguish,10）spirit,12）alone,14）room,16）honor,4）Morethan2,8006）4607）Lessthan2601）award,3）profit,5）dedication,7）moment,9）physical,11）conflict,13）worth,15）heart,17）compassion,18）curse,19）lust,20）value

LessonTwocrimeandpunishment1.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.Butit'smakingmeawfullydrowsy.Q:

Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

5.M:

BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe'veagreedon.W:

WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

6．M:

Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?

W:

I'mafraidIjustranoutoffilm.Q:

Whatproblemdoesthewomanhave?

7.W:

Excuseme,we'rereadytoordernow.M:

I'llbewithyouinjustaminute.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'snotchemistryandit'snotonthefinalexam,Ican'treaditnow.Q:

Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

11.M:

You'rewashingyourcarevenonvacation.Itmakesmefeelguilty.W:

Youshouldn’t,it’sjustthatIhavenothingbettertodoatthismoment.Q:

Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?

12.M:

MydoctortoldmeIneedtogoforsomeexpensivetreatmentsformyinjuredknee.W:

Areyousure?