新视野大学英语视听说UNIT2答案.pdf

Unit 2 Our globe is in danger! Done with this task.Target score: 60%Your current score: 78% desertification Correct answer: sandstorm air pollution Correct answer: air pollution deforestation Correct answer: deforestation water pollution Correct answer: water pollution melting polar ice cap Correct answer: melting polar ice cap light pollution Correct answer: light pollution drought Correct answer: drought sandstorm Correct answer: desertification littering Correct answer: littering 窗体顶端 While being interviewed by Martha, Ed said more people in his culture respect (1) respe now than ever before. When asked about the most serious (2) environmental proble in the world today, he mentioned the damaged ozone layer and the (3) pollutio in big cities. Ed learned about environmental problems at school. A lot of clubs and some TV programs (4) promot environmental safety. He believes that students should learn more about the environment at school. Then they can be more (5) aware o all the problems and prevent more problems (6) from occurrin . When asked about a new (7) la he would like to create to help the environment, he said that when people (8) their cigarette butts, they have to throw them into the garbage bin. They should be (9) fine if they throw them on the floor or ground. Personally, Ed is so against littering that he never litters. He always throws his (10) tra into the garbage bin. YourYour answeranswerCorrectCorrect answeranswer (1)respect naturenature (2)environmental problemenvironmental problem (3)pollutionpollution (4)promotepromote (5)aware ofaware of (6)from occurringfrom occurring (7)lawlaw (8)cigarette buttsthrow away (9)finedfined (10)trashtrash 1. What is the passage mainly about? (A) The most serious pollutant. (B)The harm from industrial waste. (C)The present river pollution. (D)The causes of river pollution. 2. Why does the river water turn green? (A)Because nitrate and phosphate in the water increase. (B)Because nitrate and phosphate in the water decrease. (C)Because algae are killed by nitrate and phosphate. (D)Because the pollutants are removed. 3. What harm does industrial waste cause? (A)Lack of oxygen. (B)Poisoning. (C)Accumulation of algae. (D)A lower temperature of water. 4. Which of the following is true of oil pollution? (A)It creates a rainbow. (B)It dissolves in the water gradually. (C)It prevents oxygen from entering the water. (D)It makes the fish dirty. 5. What harm can warm water in a river bring? (A)Break in the food chain. (B)Rapid growth of algae. (C)Dissolution of chemical substances. (D)Lack of oxygen. 1. What is the passage mainly about? (A)The best way to use clean energy. (B)Chinas enormous investment in developing clean energies. (C)A comparison between China and other countries in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. (D)Cutting carbon dioxide emissions: Chinas achievements and problems. 2. From four years ago until August this year, how many kilowatts of coal-fired plant capacity will have been closed? (A)More than 10 million. (B)More than 50 million. (C)More than 60 million. (D)More than 70 million. 3. By 2020, what will be the proportion of non-fossil energy in the total power in China? (A)15%. (B)7.2%. (C)7.8% (D)0.6%. 4. Which of the following is true of the investment by China and the United States in clean energy last year? (A)Chinas investment was about the same as the United States. (B)Chinas investment was almost twice as large as the United States. (C)Chinas investment was nearly half of the United States. (D)Chinas investment was about three times as large as the United States. 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a problem arising from curbing greenhouse gas emissions? (A)Slowing down economic development. (B)Exerting a negative influence on peoples income. (C)Causing more strikes. (D)Causing unemployment . ManMan 1:1:Well, its aspirational language which is nice and lovely and fluffy, but (1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything, and so its really hard to take to the bank. I mean, peoples lives are on the line in the developing world where we are seeing the impacts felt first and foremost. And obviously (2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and theres no real commitment to change that. (3) Theres no real commitment to put serious money on the table and thats a big problem. On screen text: Wind Farm This is a great photo op for all the world leaders, but if (4) Its not backed by action, it really doesnt mean much at the end of the day. ManMan 2:2:Whats in there is very disappointing. (5) It does not constitute a. a deal. (6) Its a hollow shell that will need to be filled in, and it has some numbers, it talks about trying to avoid two degrees. Thats the same language that the G8 used last July. But (7) it lacks anything on emissions cuts as yet that would guarantee that were actually on the, on track to get there.And the financing commitmentsthere is a mention of a 100-billion-dollar figure and the attempt to raise or mobilise that level of resources, but (8) Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways, as yet. Your answersCorrect answers 1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything, 1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything, 2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and theres no real commitment to change that. 2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and theres no real commitment to change that. 3) Theres no real commitment to put serious money on the table 3) Theres no real commitment to put serious money on the table 4) Its not backed by action, 4) Its not backed by action, 5) It does not constitute a. a deal. 5) It does not constitute a. a deal. 6) Its a hollow shell6) Its a hollow shell 7) it lacks anything on emissions cuts 7) it lacks anything on emissions cuts 8) Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways, 8) Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways EnvironmentalEnvironmental problemsproblems air pollution, (1) water pollutio , desertification, overfishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid rain, (2) over-consumpti of wild animals and plants, etc. CentralCentral problemproblem the contradiction between (3) economic growt and the environment A A newnew ideaidea sustainable development; it means: Todays economic growth should not wipe out the (4) resource and options for future generations. Planning and development should ensure not only economic growth, but also (5) social advancemen and environmental health. Some economic behavior must be (6) or controlled. WhatWhat ChinaChina couldcould dodo Instill principles of sustainable development into (7) government plannin , resource management and (8) economic polic . WhatWhat ChinaChina hashas donedone China has already taken some (9) remarkable step to reduce damage to the environment, e.g., following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. TheThe aimaim a(n) (10) between economic growth and the environment YourYour answeranswerCorrectCorrect answeranswer (1)water pollutionwater pollution (2)over-consumptionoverconsumption (3)economic growtheconomic growth (4)resourcesresources (5)social advancementsocial advancement (6)restrictedrestricted (7)government planninggovernment planning (8)economic policyeconomic policy (9)remarkable stepsremarkable steps (10)emissionsbalance 1. WhatWhat isis truetrue ofof thethe cloudcloud ofof pollution?pollution? (A) It hangs over northwestern Asia. (B) It is three kilometers wide. (C) It increases rainfall in the whole Asia. (D) It can move halfway around the world in a week. 2. What is NOT the cause of the cloud of pollution? (A) Burning animal waste in stoves. (B) Evaporation from the ocean. (C) Forest fires. (D) Burning agricultural waste. 3. What does the cloud of pollution bring about? (A) It cools the land and oceans. (B) It reduces the sunlight on the Earth by 50 percent. (C) It lowers its own temperature. (D) It changes the direction of the ocean currents. 4. Why will the pollution intensify in the next 30 years? (A) Because the cloud will contain more harmful substances. (B) Because the cloud will gradually turn into acid rain. (C) Because the Asian population will increase a lot. (D) Because industries in Asia are developing fast. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) The size and dangers of a cloud of pollution. (B) The movement of a cloud of pollution and the disasters. (C) The causes and results of a cloud of pollution. (D) A terrible disaster in Asia. Mountain people around the world are in great danger of the (1) effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN (2) . As global (3) and deforestation accelerate and technology makes wilder places more accessible, environmental and social (4) on the worlds remotest regions increase. The UN has found that many (5) regionsinhabited by one out of five of the worlds peopleare (6) recognizable when they are compared to what they were like 60 years ago. This is mostly because forests were cut to (7) cattle grazing and agriculture. The authors of the UN study (8) . Biological losses are expected to be heavy. The mountains of Europe, parts of California and the northwest Andes in South America are among the most threatened mountain areas in the world and should be given priority in conservation. (9) because they are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable people. These people could lose their culture and their livelihood with even the smallest shifts in climate. At the same time, many mountain regions are losing people. (10) . In other areas like Nepal, people are drifting to the cities in search of work. YourYour answeranswerCorrectCorrect answeranswer (1)negative (2)report (3)warming (4)pressures (5)mountainous (6)barely (7)make way for (8)expect 98 percent of the mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055 (9)The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problems facing mountain areas (10)Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year Weather experts may have found a new problem caused by global warming, one which many people will pay attention to: There are (1) sign that Santas home in the North may be in trouble because of (2) warmer temperature . The Finnish town of Rovaniemi on the Arctic