听力教程第三册答案UNIT3

1、Unit 3Section OneTactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) extinct twenty years from now.The seas are in danger. They are b

2、eing filled with (3) poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4) pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6) forests, which are the home of half the earth's living things are (7) being des

3、troyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappeared in twenty years. The effect on the world's (9) climate - and on our agriculture and food (10) supplies - will be disastrous.(11) Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12) World Wildlife F

4、und was founded - a small group of people who wanted to (13) raise money to save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) internationalorganization. It has raised over (16) 35 million for (17) conservation projects, and has created orgiven support to th

5、e National Parks in (1 8) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals andbirds - including the tiger - to (20) survive.Part 2Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception? .Reception: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two

6、 of my husband's shirts and three of my blouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leaving early tomorrow morning.Reception: Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper:Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is . I'm phoning from Room

7、504. It's about some clothes I sent to thelaundry this morning. They're not back yet and you see .Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe. They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates:Oh, I didn't look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much.Sorry to trou

8、ble you.Housekeeper: That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.This dialogue is about making an inquiry about the laundry.The key words are reception. laundry. shirts. blouses. war

9、drobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1DialogueA UN InterpreterInterviewer: . so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficient at language learning, Suzanne.Suzanne:Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth. You know I was bornin Lausanne*, Switz

10、erland; my father was Swiss -French Swiss and mymother was American,so, of course, we spoke both languages at home and I grew up bilingual. Then, of course, I learnt German at school - in Switzerland that's normal. And because I was already fluent in English, my second language at school was Ita

11、lian. So I had a real head start*!Interviewer: So that's . one, two, three, four - you had learnt four languages by the time you left school? How fluent were you?Suzanne: Urn, I was native speaker standard in French and English, but I'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was only s

12、chool standard. I decided the best option was to study in the UK, and I did Hispanic Studies at university, studying Spanish and Portuguese, with some Italian, and living in Manchester. Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, teaching English.Interviewer: So by this time you must have been flue

13、nt in six languages?Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also became pretty good!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland, went to an interpreters' school and then got a

14、 job in the United Nations when I was 28.Interviewer: And you've been there ever since?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter,who became myhusband. We went to live in Prague in 1987 and that was where I learnt Czech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne

15、: Well, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take along break. I went to Japan on holiday, got a job and stayed for two years, which was when Ilearnt Japanese.Interviewer: That's amazing! And now you're back at the United Nations?Suzanne: Yes. Well, I

16、 never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague-some in Prague, some in Austria and Switzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*"to work in Japan.They need people who can understand Japanese. But, yes, I've been back with them full -time for two years now.Interviewe

17、r: And your plans for the future?Suzanne: I'm going to learn more Oriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others. So I'll spend another two or three years here with the UNfull -time, during which time I hope to get a substantial prom

18、otion, then I think I'll go back andlearn Korean, or perhaps Chinese, and Thai- I'd love to learn Thai. And then, perhaps an Indianlanguage. Whatever, I want to be fluent in another three or four languages before 45.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following

19、statements aretrue (T) orfalse (F).l.T2.F3.F4.F5.T6.F7.T8.T9. T10. FPart 2 PassageThe Clyde RiverSalmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated waterto thrive.The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boosted waterqua

20、lity significantly andmodern sewage processing plantshelped eliminate some of the foulsmells.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgowanimportantcenterforimportingtobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.The mills and factoriesthat lined the Clydemade steel,

21、 textiles and chemicals, tanned leatherand even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow,Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets.Running through one of Britain&#

22、39;s biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* waspoisoned for more than a century by the fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution andbeyond, as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife

23、populations and brewed smellswhose memory still makes residents wince*.Now, withheavy industrygone and Glasgowreconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, itsnative salmonhave returnedin sizable numbers,reflecting the new

24、cleanliness of a river that was once one of Britain's filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumn at 69 sites in the Clyde and itstributaries, and found salmon in seven of the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which vanished fromtheClyde around1880 aftera

25、long decline, firstreappeared in the 1980s, butlastyear'ssurvey was thefirstto show they'vecome backinhealthy numbers.Although commercial salmonfishing was neverwidespread on the Clyde, thefish's returnissymbolically important for Glasgow, where salmon were once so important to the city&

26、#39;s identitythat two are pictured on its official coat of arms.The salmon's comeback is also a sign of big improvements to water quality. Like sea trout, whichhave also reappearedin theClyde system in recent years, salmon are very sensitivetoenvironmental conditions and require cool, well-oxyg

27、enated* water to thrive.The decline of Glasgow's main industries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was essentiallyfishless for decades during the worst periods of pollution.The closure of factories that had poured toxins* and other pollutants into the river boosted waterquality significa

28、ntly. Environmental regulators also lightened dumping rules, and modern sewageprocessing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries rising about the environmentalimpact ofenormous fish farms elsewhere inScotland and severelydepleted fish stocks inthe Nor

29、thSea and North Atlantic,the Clydecomeback is a rare bit of good news for Scotland's fish lovers.Since the area that is now Glasgowwas first settled around the year 550, the Clydehas beencentral to its history.The river's depth andnavigabilityhelpedmake Glasgowan importantcenterforimportingt

30、obacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. Later, during the IndustrialRevolution that began in the late 1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, tex

31、tiles and chemicals, tanned leatherand even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow,Scotland's largest city, gained a reputationfor social deprivation*and rough streets. Morerecently, its art museums and ni

32、ghtlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turnedthe city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water, serve as home for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.Directions: Listen

33、 to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.(Refer to Typescript)Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. AExercise D After-listening

34、DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.The Clyde's depthand navigabilityhelped make Glasgow an importantcenter for importingtobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city became a center of British shipbuilding and o

35、ne of the country's great manufacturing centers during the IndustrialRevolution. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination. (Open)Section Three :NewsNews Item1NATO ExpansionSeven countries are e

36、xpected to become members of theTransatlantic Alliance at the PragueSummit: Bulgaria*, Estonia*, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Romania,Slovakia* and Slovenia*. For mostpeople in these countries, formally joining the West represents the fulfillment of lifelong dreams.Eastward expansionis notthe only issue tob

37、e discussed at the Prague Summit. Many peoplebelieve the politicalandmilitary alliance, created after World War II to provide a collectivesecurity system for the ten West European countries and the United States and Canada, lost itspurpose with the collapse of the Soviet Union- for many years its on

38、ly threat.NATO expansion and its post-Cold War rolehave been thesubject of endless debate on bothsides of the Atlantic, especially after the terrorist attacks on the United States.A possible war in Iraq is also high on the Prague agenda. Critics in the United States note few of the current candidate

39、s for membership have military forces that can contribute significantly tothe new form of conflict. Some observers cite the importance of even minimal contributions, such as participating in NATO border defense, surveillance* or peace -keeping operations. Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news ite

40、m and complete the summary.This news item is about the NATO eastward expansion and its military contribution.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.At the Prague Summit many people believe the political and military alliance, created after World War II to p

41、rovide a collective security system for the ten West European countries and the United States and Canada, lost its purpose with the collapse of the Soviet Union - for many years its only threat.Another item on the Prague agenda is a possible war in Iraq. Critics in the United States note that the ne

42、w comers have no military forces that can /contribute significantly to the new form of conflict. Some observers cite the importance of even minimal contributions, such as participatingin NATO border defense. surveillance or peace -keeping operations.News Item2NATO SummitOne month and one day before

43、the Prague summit, President Bush met with the NATO Secretary General George Robertson and praised the alliance. At the time, Mr. Robertson described the Prague meeting as "a transformational summit", perhaps the most important in the history of the alliance.It is a transformation that beg

44、an with the end of the Cold War, and gained momentum with the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States.Just days after hijacked planes rammed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, NATO voted to invoke its charter and help defend the United States. The Bush administration thanked

45、the alliance, asked for NATO help with surveillance flights over the east coast, and then proceeded to launch a war on terrorism outside the structure of the alliance.At the Prague meeting - the first NATO summit since the terrorist attacks on America - the alliance will take up the creation of a ra

46、pid deployment force which could be deployed outside Europe. Members will be asked to commit units with specialty skills that can be used in unique situations such as forces trained in dealing with chemical weapons or the special challenges of fighting in rugged* mountains.Exercise ADirections: List

47、en to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about NATO's Prague Summit and its help to the USA.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.One month and one day before the Prague summit, President Bush met with the NATO Secretary General.W

48、hen meeting with President Bush, the NATO Secretary General described the Prague summit as "a transformational summit", perhaps the most important in the history of the alliance.Because just days after September 11 th terrorist attacks, NATO voted to invoke its charter and help defend the

49、United States.They are the skills that can deal with chemical weapons or fight in rugged mountains and the like.News Item3Putin -Bush SummitPresidents Bush and Putin ended their talks with a joint statement in which they said Iraq must comply with UN demands to disarm or face major consequences.They

50、 stressed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein must comply fully and unconditionally with the latest Security Council disarmament resolution, and they expressed concern about the proliferation* of weapons of mass destruction.Russia backed the UN resolution as one of the five permanent members of the Security

51、 Council.But Moscow does not support the use of force against Iraq.At the end of their meeting in an 18th -century castle near the St. Petersburg airport, Mr. Putin said he still hopes diplomatic pressure will produce results. And he urged President Bush to continue to work through the UN.Their stat

52、ement on Iraq bears a striking resemblance to the language approved by the 19 NATO member countries at the Prague summit. Mr. Bush told reporters that it is important to assure Russia that it has nothing to fear from NATO expansion. Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summ

53、ary.This news item is about the talks between the US president and the Russian president.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. .F2. T3. T4.F5. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Feature ReportBush s Arrival in

54、EuropeAir Force One touched down on a cool, rainy summer's night at a military base outside London. Mr. Bush said nothing to reporters during the more than seven -hour flight from Washington, and he left the air base without making any remarks.But before he left the White House, the president sa

55、id he will stand firm on his positions on global warming and missile defense. They are issues that have divided America and its European allies. And the prospects for a quick resolution are as gloomy as the skies that greeted his arrival on European soil.These are issues sure to be discussed at leng

56、th on the sidelines of the Genoa* summit meeting. The leaders of the world's seven largest industrialized countries plus Russia have put the plight* of the world's poorest nations at the top of their formal agenda. But no one expects to avoid the controversiesGenerated by President Bush's opposition to the Kyoto* climate treaty, and his plan to develop a missile defense system. iIn an interview with foreign journalists prior to his departure for London, Mr. Bush talked about the dispute over the Kyoto protocol. He said