新视野大学英语听说教程3-unit6

1、Designed by Annybaby Designed by Annybaby Designed by Annybaby Designed by Annybaby Designed by Annybaby Get Ready Now you will hear a public announcement. Listen carefully and answer the following questions according to what you hear. Get ready“. 1. What is the word from scientists and politicians?

2、 _ 2. What makes the present situation different from that of the past? 3. What books should we get in a library for self-protection information? Climate changes are occurring more rapidly and natural disasters are becoming more severe. _ Books on the subject of survival. _ Designed by Annybaby The

3、word from scientists and politicians is to “get ready”. Get ready for earthquakes. Get ready for global warming. Get ready for nature, because nature is not your faithful friend. Changing climate patterns and natural disasters bring about real problems and challenges for every person on this planet.

4、 This has always been the case for mankind. However, these changes are occurring more rapidly than ever before, and the disasters are becoming more severe. In order to survive, people must work together to defend themselves. We must come up with new ideas for our preservation. We must also develop n

5、ew technologies, such as pre- warning systems that can tell us when disasters are on their way. For more information on how you can protect yourself, visit your local library for books on the subject of survival or view the government website. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Get Ready Designed by Annybaby Sho

6、rt Conversations Long Conversations Passage Speech Story Song Designed by Annybaby A. He feels they deserve the earthquake and all the other disasters. B. He feels they did nothing to deserve the disasters that continue to occur. C. He feels everyone is ready for the tornado thats coming in soon. D.

7、 He feels they must protect themselves against disasters. ( ) D W: we were stuck by an earthquake last week, storms this week, and reports show a tornado is on its way! What did we do to deserve this? M: Deserve has nothing to do with it. Its nature. Weve just got to ready ourselves against it. Q: H

8、ow does the man feel? Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Designed by Annybaby A. That it wasnt able to survive an e

9、arthquake. B. That it wasnt able to withstand a flood. C. That it must stand up to an earthquake. D. That it must be able to survive in a flood. ( ) D W: Im worried our home wont stand up to an earthquake if one should come. M: Perhaps not. But I built it to withstand a flood, and I think it should

10、do that just fine. After all, floods are our concern in this region, not earthquakes. Q: What was the man thinking about when he built his house? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible ch

11、oices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. Japan having terrible earthquakes. B. News reports telling of earthquakes. C. People learning how to protect themselves. D. Earthquakes occurring around the world ( ) D W: Did you see the news? An earthquake hi

12、t Japan today. M: oh, thats terrible. Just a week ago, there were earthquake in the US and China. I hope we can learn to protect ourselves from them. Q: What is the conversation about? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose th

13、e best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. The woman feels bad because she cant pay the higher fuel costs. B. The woman feels happy because rising fuel costs can benefit the environment. C. The woman feels concerne

14、d because fuel costs are starting to rise. D. The woman feels concerned because she doesnt know who to vote for. ( ) B M: Many voters are concerned about the rising costs of fuel. W: I think theyre being a little shortsighted. Rising fuel costs are good for the environment, because higher costs forc

15、e people to consume less resources. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disaste

16、rs Designed by Annybaby A. What we can learn from love. B. What love means. C. How we can find love. D. How our ideas of love began. ( ) C W: Is it just my imagination, or are the winters not as cold as they used to be? M: I dont think youre imagining it. Many other people are saying the same thing.

17、 And some are worried that its signaling something bad to come. Q: What do some people expect? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Aga

18、inst Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. Wind power is superior to oil. B. Oil is decreasing in reserve. C. Wind power is as clean as oil. D. Oil is not a good energy source. ( ) A M: If anyone knows a better energy source than oil, share your idea with the class. W: I might have an answer. Wind power

19、 is renewable, clean and can be obtained in more places than oil. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defen

20、ding Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. Ways to protect what they now have. B. Ways to avoid the upcoming energy crisis. C. What happened during the 1970s energy crisis. D. How to conserve their resources in the future. ( ) C M: youre too young to remember, but in the 1970s there wa

21、s a terrible energy crisis. W: Ive read about it. And if we want to avoid another one, and protect what we have, I think we must learn how to conserve our resources. Q: What has the woman read about? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefull

22、y and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. Reading a book about forests. B. Protecting people in danger. C. Telling others about the condition of forests. D. Standing under a big tree and shouting. (

23、 ) C W: youve been standing here all day. What are you doing? M: Im talking to people about our shrinking forests. Its a very important issue. If forests arent protected, we wont have any trees left. Q: What is the man doing? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each con

24、versation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. 50%. B. 2 or 3%. C. 30%. D. 35%. ( ) A M: New regulations will require most factories to reduce waste output by 3035%. W: Some wil

25、l only have to cut waste by only 2 or 3%. But were going to be hit hard by this new law. Were going to get it down by 50%. Q: how much will the speakers factory have to cut waste by? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the

26、best answer from the four possible choices. Short Conversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby A. In a recycling plant. B. At school. C. At their home. D. In a newspaper office. ( ) C W: Can you go upstairs, gather the newspapers in your room, and bring them downstairs,

27、honey? Im going to make a run to the recycling plant. M: Can I do it after school? Im really in a hurry. Q: Where are the speakers? Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Short C

28、onversations: Defending Ourselves Against Disasters Designed by Annybaby What are the speakers talking about? _ Where is the conversation taking place? _ Where is the best place to stay inside a building during an earthquake? _ Under what circumstance should a person get low and protect his or her h

29、ead during an earthquake? _ Where should a person stop his or her car during an earthquake? _ Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. A. How to protect yourself during an earthquake. C. In a classro

30、om. C. In a hallway. B. When staying outside surrounded by people. D. On the side of the road. Long Conversation: Being Safe in an Earthquake Designed by Annybaby W: today were very lucky to have with us a special guest. So I want you all to say hello to Official Mitchell. M: Thank you, Ms. Lewis. I

31、m here to tell you about being safe during an earthquake. To start, does anybody have any questions? Anybody? Anyone at all? Would anyone like W: Official Mitchell, I think the students are a little shy. How about I ask you some questions？ M: Sure. Thatd be fine. W: What should I do in an earthquake

32、? M: you should find a secure location to wait it out, like under a heavy table of desk, or in an interior hallway where you can brace yourself between two walls. Doorways are the safest places to stand, thanks to the strong beams overhead. However, watch out for swinging doors. Audio Script 听力原文听力原

33、文 Long Conversation: Being Safe in an Earthquake Designed by Annybaby And stay away from windows. W: What if Im outside? M: In that case, you should get into an open area, away form falling buildings, trees, and other things. And if youre in a crowded public area, you should crouch low with your han

34、ds protecting your head and neck. W: That sounds like good advice. But what if Im driving? M: Then pull over to the side of the road, stop, and wait until the quakes has ended. Remember, earthquakes, like so many other things in nature, are dangerous. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Long Conversation: Being S

35、afe in an Earthquake Designed by Annybaby What is the speaker talking about? _ What caused great migrations of animals and plants? _ How many groups of species were left around 380 million years ago? _ What should we worry about most? _ What should we defend ourselves against? _ Now you will hear a

36、passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. C. The reason why the earth will survive. D. The climate changes starting 1.65 million years ago. C. 300. D. Mankind dying out. A. Things such as tornadoes and earthquakes. Passage:The Ear

37、th Will Die? Designed by Annybaby How should we feel when told the earth is going to die? Should we feel responsible? Troubled? Upset? I dont think so. Ive come to realize that mankind is unable to “kill” the earth. Yes, we can change it. But he earth has been changed before, and has not died yet. F

38、or example, during the past 1.65million years, there have been four major, and many minor, episodes of global cooling. These episodes resulted in the southward surge of huge fields of glacial ice in both North America and Eurasia. These episodes also caused great migrations of animals and plants. An

39、d yet, the earth remained. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Passage:The Earth Will Die? Designed by Annybaby The earth also survived greater changes, ones that caused mass extinctions of animals. During a six-to-eight-million- year time period around 380 million years ago, only 300 species groups were left in

40、existence. And still, the earth remained. It wouldve survived if only 250 or 200 groups had lived, or even 100. So what should we do when we are told that the earth will die? Well, we probably shouldnt listen. The earth will survive. We, on the other hand, may not. And so, it is in our best interest

41、 to conserve resources and defend ourselves against natural disasters. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Passage:The Earth Will Die? Designed by Annybaby Radio Program: Quakes Deadly Toll Rising 1. People are cleaning up after the earthquake in _ . 2. A cloud of dust is all that remains of _ . 3. The epicenter

42、of the earthquake was in _ . 4. It might actually be an advantage that the earthquake and aftershocks have hit _ . 5. Pakistani soldiers are being joined in their rescue efforts by soldiers from _ . Islamabad a tall Islamabad building the Kashmirian Mountains a heavily militarized region India Now y

43、ou will hear a recording. Listen carefully and complete the following sentences with the word groups provided. Each word group will be used no more than once. Note: There are two extra word groups. Designed by Annybaby More than 24 hours after tragedy struck South and Central Asia, the clean-up is a

44、lready under way in Islamabad. But this is what actually happened at the same spot, a hundred kilometers away from the epicenter of the 7.6 earthquake, seconds after the earth shook, a massive cloud of dust is all that can be seen of a multi-storey building in Pakistans capital, Islamabad. But the e

45、picenter was in the Kashmirian Mountains, near here, Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Its a very mountainous region, remote at the best of times. Victims were in need in similarly treacherous terrain in the northwestern frontier province. No one knows how long it will take

46、 for rescuers and aid to get to such places. Road access is likely to be limited, if not impossible. Until then, like here in Afghanistan, people are using their bare hands to clear debris. Too late for this ten-year-old girl. Pakistans President, General Pervez Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Radio Program:

47、Quakes Deadly Toll Rising Designed by Annybaby Musharraf and his government try to assure the public that everything is being done to help victims. The earthquake and continuing aftershocks struck in a heavily militarized region. That may be an advantage now. There are reports of extraordinary coope

48、ration between the Pakistani and Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir. In some of the areas, the army was already deployed and they immediately started the rescue works and in the other areas, the rescue teams are being flown through the helicopters. But the need is overwhelming and urgent, unknown n

49、umbers of people are sleeping in the open and theyve lost everything. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Radio Program: Quakes Deadly Toll Rising Designed by Annybaby Oils Problems Now you will hear a passage. Take notes while listening and then use your notes to finish the tasks. Story: Oils Problems Oil is dir

50、ty. _ Oil transportation is dangerous to wildlife. _ Oil is limited. _ Designed by Annybaby Since oil first started being used to generate a mass amount of energy, its problems have been obvious to people. And in recent years, oils problems have been increasingly troublesome. At this point, its clea

51、r that we need to be developing other methods for generating energy. One major problem is that oil is very dirty. Oil burning leads to the release of gases that pollute the environment. Problems resulting from this include global warming and health concerns for people. Oil drilling also causes envir

52、onmental problems, as oil coming up to the surface of the ground spills into the surrounding land. A second major problem is that oil transportation is dangerous to wildlife. Oil spills, possible when we transport oil by ship, are extremely deadly to marine life. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Story: Oils Pr

53、oblems Designed by Annybaby And a third major problem is that oil is limited. Since oil takes millions of years to form, and since we are using a lot of it, we will eventually run out. When that day comes, the world will be in real trouble. Thus, its better to develop new methods for generating ener

54、gy now. Audio Script 听力原文听力原文 Story: Oils Problems Designed by Annybaby Now listen to the song Shes No Lady, and think about the meaning of the song. Song: Shes No Lady 美国的乡村歌手Lyle Lovett就是大嘴美 女Julia Roberts朱莉亚罗伯茨的前夫，1957 年11月1日出生于得克萨斯州Klein的一个距 离休斯顿北面25英里的小镇上。他在德洲 A&M大学攻读新闻和德语。那时他受一些有 才能的作曲家Guy Cla

55、rk、Jerry Jeff Walker、 Townes Van Zandt的影响开始写歌。1984 年Clark把Lovett的Demo磁带给了Tony Brown后，Lovett两年后与MCA签约。Lyle 以他出色的创作才能登上Cowboy Man的第 十名。后来他以巡演的方式扩大了他的听众 群，之后他继续发行专集，开始了他的演出 生涯，并且和大嘴美女Julia Roberts于1993 年结婚，1995年离异。 Designed by Annybaby She hates my mama She hates my daddy too She loves to tell me She h

56、ates the things i do She loves to lie beside me Almost every night Shes no lady shes my wife The preacher asked her And she said i do The preacher asked me And she said yes he does too And the preacher said I pronounce you 99 to life Son shes no lady shes your wife Song: Shes No Lady Lyrics: Shes No

57、 Lady (她不是淑女她不是淑女) Designed by Annybaby Lyrics: Shes No Lady (她不是淑女她不是淑女) Song: Shes No Lady And i cant remember How i met her Seems like shes always just been hanging here off my right arm And i cant remember How i ever Thought that i just couldnt live without a womans charm Yea she hates my mama S

58、he hates my daddy too She loves to tell me She hates the things i do She loves to lie beside me Almost every night Shes no lady shes my wife And i cant remember How i met her Seems like shes always just been hanging here off my right arm And i cant remember How i ever Thought that i just couldnt liv

59、e without a womans charm And even though She loves the smell of french perfume And even though She walks around in high-heel shoes All i know Is im the one who pays her price Man shes no lady shes my wife Designed by Annybaby Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Designed by Annybaby Designed by Annybaby Now you wil

60、l hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. Listening: Should We Join the Environmental Movement? Task 1 What are the speakers talking about? _ What is the relationship between the two speakers? _ How does the wom