最新新世纪研究生英语听力上下册原文.docx

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最新新世纪研究生英语听力上下册原文

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:

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?

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?

2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?

3.Whycan'tmostoftheearth'swaterbeused?

4.Indevelopingcountries,whatd