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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完整版之欧阳道创编
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
时间:
2021.03.06
创作:
欧阳道
TableofContents
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,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?
W:
I'msorry,Steven.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'llbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.
Q:
Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?
Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline
13.W:
DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?
M:
Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
Shewantstoknowifmarthascomebythismorning
14.M:
IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"wealth"lastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?
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.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?
4.WhatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?
5.Accordingtosomeexperts'suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoidawatercrisis?
II1)10,0002)5,5004)Morethan2,8003)4,0005)Egypt6)4607)Lessthan260
PartD
1)award,3)profit,5)dedication,7)moment,9)physical,11)conflict,13)worth,15)heart,17)compassion,19)lust,2)glory,4)trust,6)significance,8)anguish,10)spirit,12)alone,14)room,16)honor,18)curse,20)value
LESSON2CrimeandPunishment
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.Butit'smakingmeawfullydrowsy.
Q:
Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?
5.M:
BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe'veagreedon.W:
WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
6.M:
Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?
W:
I'mafraidIjustranoutoffilm.
Q:
Whatprob