新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说下第二版听力原文与课题答案解析.docx

1、新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说下第二版听力原文与课题答案解析新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说（下）第二版听力全文主编 ：李玉璞某外语教育Table of Contents KEYS TO EXERCISESLESSON ONE Resources and EnergyPART A1.W: Could you mail these letters for me, please? M: More letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you. Q: What does the man imply about the w

2、oman?She is written a lot of letters recently2.W: Does Professor Ford always e to class? M: Is ice cold? Q: What do you learn about Professor Ford?She never misses class3.W: Would you have some time this week to go over these questions with me?M: How does tomorrow sound? Q: What does the man mean?Th

3、ey can work together the next day4.M: Hey? John! John!W: Save your breath. Hes out of earshot. Q: What is true about John, according to the woman? John is too far away to hear5. W: You only have water to serve your guests? M: This isnt just water. This is imported mineral water.Q: What is the implic

4、ation of the woman? The guests dont want to be served water6. M: Could I borrow a twenty to tide me over till payday next Tuesday? W: You are in luck. I just cashed the check. Q: What will the woman probably do next? Lend the man some money 7. M: Jean, didnt you get my messages? I left two on your a

5、nswering machine. W: Hmm? Oh, sorry, Tom. Ive been meaning to get back in touch with you. It just slipped my mind. Q: Why didnt the woman return the mans calls?She forgot to call him 8. W: Im sorry, sir, but youre allowed only one piece of luggage on the plane. Youll have to check in one of your sui

6、tcases at the package counter. M: Actually, one of these belongs to the woman up ahead. Im just giving her a hand. Q: Why is the man carrying an extra suitcase?The extra suitcase he is carrying belongs to someone else 9. W: We need to drive to the city tonight, but the doctor said this medicine migh

7、t make me drowsy. M: In that case, Id better drive. Q: What does the man think the woman should do? Avoid driving after taking her medicine10. M: Look at all the pollution going into the air from those factories. Do you think theyll ever get under control? W: With the new laws and social awareness,

8、well turn things around. Q: What does the woman predict will happen? The situation will improve with the new changes 11. W: Arent you cold? Why arent you wearing a jacket? M: I overslept this morning, so I ran out of the house without listening to the forecast. Q: Why isnt the man wearing a jacket?

9、He did not know it would be cold 12. M: prof. Jones, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper that electrical storm pletely wiped out my puter files. Do you think I could have another day to retype it? W: Im sorry, Steven. Im leaving for a conference tomorrow, and Ill be away

10、for 2 weeks. I suppose you could send it to me there. Q: What will the professor probably allow the student to do?Mail her the paper after the deadline 13. W: Do you know if Mary has e by the office this morning? M: I just got here myself, so Im not the one to ask. Q: What does the woman want to kno

11、w?She wants to know if mart has e by this morning 14. M: I really enjoyed that TV special about wealth last night. Did you get to home in time to see it? W: Well, yes. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing. Q: What does the woman mean? She fell asleep before the pro

12、gram ended15. W: Take two of these pills three times a day and you shouldnt take them on an empty stomach. M: What if I dont have an appetite? Q: What can be inferred about the man? He may not be able to wake upPART BPassage I:The population of the world has been increasing faster and faster. In 10,

13、000 B.C., there were probably 10 million people. In A.D. 1, there were 300 million. It took 1750 years for the population to reach 625 million, a little more than double the A.D. 1 figure. In 1990, there were 5.3 billion people. By the year 2000, the worlds population was over 6 billion, and by 2050

14、, it is expected to reach 10 billion. Does the earth have enough natural resources to support this many people? Different scientists give different answers to this question. Some say that there are enough resources to support more than 6 billion people. However, the richest countries, with a small p

15、ercentage of the worlds population, use most of the resources. If these resources could be distributed more equally around the world, there would be enough for everyone. Other scientists say that we must limit population growth because our resources are limited. Only 10 percent of the earths land ca

16、n be used for farming and another 20 percent for raising animals. It is possible to increase the amount of farmland, but only a little. Some land in developing countries could be more productive if people started using modern farming methods, but this would not increase worldwide production by much, We all know that there