《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目问题详解Unit14Word格式.docx

1、Stop fishing in certain parts of the OceanOnly allow each country to catch a certain number of fishStop killing whalesC. People on landLarge fishSmaller fishZoo planktonPlant plankton【原文】Mike: Good morning, and welcome to Radio Time. For our monthly programme, Science Today, Ive invited a group of s

2、cientists to the studio to talk about sea life Professor Adams, Dr. Brown and Dr. Church. Its good to have you with us. Professor Adams, Ive read in the papers that sea life is in danger. Is this true?Adams: Im afraid so, very true. As the world population grows, we need more food, so we catch more

3、fish. Were overfishing the sea, and soon there wont BE any fish.Brown: The answer is to start more fish farms on land.Church: I agree. We must keep fish, like we keep sheep and cattle. Fish farms are a good idea, but I dont think they will solve the problem of overfishing the sea. We have to stop pe

4、ople fishing in certain parts of the ocean. Yes. We need international rules to protect fish, and all the countries of the world must agree to obey them. We have rules now, and people dont obey them. I agree that we must stop fishing in certain parts of the ocean. And we must only allow each country

5、 to catch a certain number of fish but how do we make people obey these rules? I dont know. By education perhaps? Mike: You mean, teach people about sea life? Exactly. We must explain how everything depends on everything else. If people want to eat fish in the future, then they must stop killing so

6、many fish now. Brown: Waste is another problem. Were filling the oceans of the world with our rubbish. The sea can no longer clean itself. Its not safe to swim near the beaches, and out at sea plankton is starting to die. And without plant plankton for the zoo plankton, and zoo plankton for small fi

7、sh and shellfish, the large fish cant find any food, and so it goes on. One reason why whales are disappearing is that they cant find enough food. Whales eat plankton, dont they? Yes. And some people still want to eat whale meat. In the past people needed to kill whales for their meat, their bones a

8、nd the oil from their fat. But we have other materials now. People must stop killing whales. I agree. We mustnt lose the largest sea mammal in the world. Everyone must work to save the whale. Its a wonderful animal, and it has a right to life. Mike; And everyone must try to understand about sea life

9、 and protect it. Well, thank you for coming on the program me and I hope our listeners will remember what you said. Dont let our oceans die, and remember, no food for the fish means no fish for food!Task 31） b2） a3） b4） c1） Measure; Mix; Pour; Put on; Pack2） late; sick; vacations; strike; 24 hours;

10、7 days; 365 days1） A worker will program the robots. She/He will type the orders into a computer, telling the robots what ingredients to use, how long to mix them, and which labels to use.2） A technician from the robot company will come within an hour to fix it.3） No.Boss: Robots? Why are you talkin

11、g about robots? Were a small company, we make cough syrup. We only have twenty workers. Robots are fine for large factories, not small ones like ours.Assistant: Boss, small companies can use robots, too. Theyre great workers. Boss:t know. Talk to me about them ten years from now. Boss, listen, this

12、is a simple operation here. We make 10 different kinds of cough syrup. But each operation only has 5 steps, so well only need 5 robots. One robot will measure the ingredients, and a second robot will mix them. A third robot will pour the syrup into the bottles. Then a fourth robot will put the label

13、s on. The last robot will pack the bottles into boxes. Right now, we have 20 workers doing these jobs. But each kind of syrup is different. How will these robots know what to do?ll tell them. One worker will program the robots. Shell just type the orders into a computer, tell the robots what ingredi

14、ents to use, how long to mix them, and which labels to use. And what happens when one of the robots breaks down? They dont break down very often. And the robot company will have a technician here within an hour. I just cant picture it. What will we have here? A quiet building with robots rolling aro

15、und doing the work? Thats it! And these robots are great workers. Theyll never come to work late, they wont call in sick, they wont take vacations, they wont go on strike, and theyll work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.t know. It sounds like a good idea, but I need time to think. Wha

16、t about the men and women who work here now? Most of them are good workers. They have families to support. Boss, thats the only problem. We wont need them anymore.Task 4inventions; immediate; manufactured goods; growth; farms; grew up; coal; iron; pleasant; over-crowdedPart 2Factory1. Long2. LowB. c

17、ommonC. childrenPart 3women and childrenA. 10 years old; minesB. 10 working hours/day for women and for boys under 18C. form unions1） Socialists demanded complete changes in the system of Government and the way people earned their living.But other social reformers only wanted to achieve their goals

18、by peaceful means, particularly by passing new laws.2） The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution in BritainPart 1 The early inventions and discoveries which began the Industrial Revolution had important consequences. One immediate result was the great increase in the quantity of manufactured goo

19、ds available. Another important result was the rapid growth of cities. Many country people left their farms to work in factories. Gradually, new towns grew up around these factories which were built near the sources of coal, iron and waterpower. Some of the great cities of England, such as Mancheste

20、r, Leeds and Birmingham, started in this way. The industrial towns were not pleasant places to live in. The workers quarters were over-crowded and the people lived in the midst of filth and disease. The Industrial Revolution also brought about what was later called the factory system. Working condit

21、ions in factories were bad. The people had to work long hours for small wages. Accidents were common and the employer took no responsibility for them. The most unfortunate victims of the factory system were children. Children only four or five years old were employed in factories and mines. Many inf

22、luential people began to protest against the terrible conditions under which the people lived and worked. Gradually, the English Parliament made new laws to protect workers, particularly women and children. In 1842, it was made illegal to employ women, and children under ten years old, to work in th

23、e mines. Another law was passed in 1847 allowing only ten hours of work per day for women and for boys under eighteen years of age. After 1824, working men were also allowed to form unions to bargain peacefully with their employers for better working conditions and better wages. Strikes were, howeve

24、r, forbidden for many years.Part 4 As the factory system grew, a number of men criticized its evils. Some of these men merely wanted new laws to protect the workers. Others, who were later known as Socialists or Communists, demanded complete changes in the system of Government and the way people ear

25、ned their living.Task 51） T2） T3） F4） T5） F6） F7） T8） TMiranda went to one side of the control room and touched a button. The door of the safety room slid open. Miranda went inside and closed the door. She had a plan of her own. The large blue capsules were on the tray which had come out of the wall

26、. Miranda picked up a capsule and opened it carefully. It was full of white powder. She emptied the white powder into some water. Then she poured the liquid into an injection gun. Miranda put the gun carefully into a pocket in her overalls. She now had a weapon of her own. Garth will not think of se

27、arching me, Miranda said to herself. He doesnt know I have a different plan for the crystals. Miranda went back to the control room. Omega was silently charging the power banks. The visual display showed the sleeping bodies of Garth and Varon.When will the ship be ready to leave for Zeron? she asked

28、 Omega eagerly.In three and a half hours time, was Omegas reply.Keep watching Garth, Miranda ordered. But you can stop watching Varon. He is locked in his cabin. He cannot get out until I open the door.It will be done, Omega answered. He pressed the button on the control panel. The picture of Varon disappeared and the picture of the sleeping body