听力教程第三册答案UNIT3

1、Unit 3 Section One Tctics for listening Prt 1 Spot DicttionWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of niml, plnt or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done bout it, one million species tht re live tody will hve become (2) extinct twenty yers from now. The ses re in dnger. They re being filled w

2、ith (3) poison: industril nd nucler wste, chemicl fertilizers nd (4) pesticides, sewge. If nothing is done bout it, one dy soon nothing will be ble to (5) live in the ses. The tropicl rin (6) forests, which re the home of hlf the erth's living things re (7) being destroyed. If nothing is done bo

3、ut it, they will hve (8) nerly disppered in twenty yers. The effect on the world's (9) climte - nd on our griculture nd food (10) supplies - will be disstrous. (11) Fortuntely, somebody is trying to do something bout it. In 1961, the (12) World Wildlife Fund ws founded - smll group of people who

4、 wnted to (13) rise money to sve nimls nd plnts (14) from extinction. Tody, the World Wildlife Fund is lrge (15) interntionl orgniztion. It hs rised over (16) £35 million for (17) conservtion projects, nd hs creted or given support to the Ntionl Prks in (1 8) five continents. It hs helped 30 (1

5、9) mmmls nd birds - including the tiger - to (20) survive. Prt 2 Listening for GistMrs. Btes: Hullo. Is tht Reception? .Reception: Yes, mdmMrs. Btes: This is Mrs. Btes. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the lundry this morning, two of my husbnd's shirts nd three of my blouses. But they're not

6、 bck yet. You see, we're leving erly tomorrow morning. Reception: Just moment, mdm. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper. Mrs. Btes: Oh, hullo. This is . I'm phoning from Room 504. It's bout some clothes I sent to the lundry this morning. They'r

7、e not bck yet nd you see . Housekeeper: They re, mdm. You'll find them in your wrdrobe. They're in the top drwer on the left. Mrs. Btes: Oh, I didn't look in the wrdrobe. Thnk you very much.Sorry to trouble you. Housekeeper: Tht's quite ll right. Goodbye. Mrs. Btes: Goodbye. Exercise

8、 Directions: Listen to the dilogue nd write down the gist nd the key words tht help you decide. 1) This dilogue is bout mking n inquiry bout the lundry. 2) The key words re reception. lundry. shirts. blouses. wrdrobe. Section Two Listening ComprehensionPrt 1 Dilogue UN InterpreterInterviewer: . so p

9、erhps you could tell us how exctly you becme so proficient t lngugelerning, Suznne. Suznne: Well, I think it ll strted with relly fortunte ccident of birth. You know I ws born in Lusnne*, Switzerlnd; my fther ws Swiss-French Swiss nd my mother ws mericn, so, of course, we spoke both lnguges t home n

10、d I grew up bilingul. Then, of course, I lernt Germn t school - in Switzerlnd tht's norml. nd becuse I ws lredy fluent in English, my second lnguge t school ws Itlin. So I hd rel hed strt*! Interviewer: So tht's . one, two, three, four - you hd lernt four lnguges by the time you left school?

11、 How fluent were you? Suznne: Urn, I ws ntive speker stndrd in French nd English, but I'd become bit rusty* in Germn nd my Itlin ws only school stndrd. I decided the best option ws to study in the UK, nd I did Hispnic Studies t university, studying Spnish nd Portuguese, with some Itlin, nd livin

12、g in Mnchester. Then I went to live in Brzil for two yers, teching English. Interviewer: So by this time you must hve been fluent in six lnguges? Suznne: Nerly. My Itlin wsn't perfect, but I hd boyfriend from Uruguy* while I ws there, so my Spnish lso becme pretty good! Interviewer: nd then wht

13、did you do? Suznne: When I ws 25 I cme bck to Switzerlnd, went to n interpreters' school nd then got job in the United Ntions when I ws 28. Interviewer: nd you've been there ever since? Suznne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jn, Czech interpreter, who becme my husbnd. We went to li

14、ve in Prgue in 1987 nd tht ws where I lernt Czech. Interviewer: nd the eighth lnguge? Suznne: Well, unfortuntely the mrrige didn't lst; I ws very upset nd I decided to tke long brek. I went to Jpn on holidy, got job nd styed for two yers, which ws when I lernt Jpnese. Interviewer: Tht's mzin

15、g! nd now you're bck t the United Ntions? Suznne: Yes. Well, I never relly left. I crried on doing work for them when I ws in Prgue - some in Prgue, some in ustri nd Switzerlnd, nd I took "sbbticl*" to work in Jpn. They need people who cn understnd Jpnese. But, yes, I've been bck w

16、ith them full-time for two yers now. Interviewer: nd your plns for the future? Suznne: I'm going to lern more Orientl lnguges. It ws such chllenge lerning Jpnese - it's so different from ll the others. So I'll spend nother two or three yers here with the UN full-time, during which time I

17、 hope to get substntil promotion, then I think I'll go bck nd lern Koren, or perhps Chinese, nd Thi - I'd love to lern Thi. nd then, perhps n Indin lnguge. Whtever, I wnt to be fluent in nother three or four lnguges before 45. Exercise Directions: Listen to the dilogue nd decide whether the

18、following sttements re true (T) or flse (F). 5.T 7.T 8.T 9. T 10. F Prt 2 Pssge The Clyde River 1) Slmon re very sensitive to environmentl conditions nd require cool, well-oxygented wter to thrive. 2) The closure of fctories tht hd poured toxins nd other pollutnts into the river boosted wter qulity

19、significntly nd modern sewge processing plnts helped eliminte some of the foul smells. 3) The river's depth nd nvigbility helped mke Glsgow n importnt center for importing tobcco, sugr nd cotton from the merics strting in the 1600s. 4) The mills nd fctories tht lined the Clyde mde steel, textile

20、s nd chemicls, tnned lether nd even produced cndy nd brewed lcohol. 5) When the fctories begn to close in the second hlf of the 20th century, working-clss Glsgow, Scotlnd's lrgest city, gined reputtion for socil deprivtion nd rough streets. Running through one of Britin's biggest mnufcturing

21、 centers, Glsgow, the Clyde River* ws poisoned for more thn century by the fetid* byproducts of industry. The wterwy bore the brunt of Glsgow's economic success during the Industril Revolution nd beyond, s pollution nd chemicls destroyed its fish nd wildlife popultions nd brewed smells whose mem

22、ory still mkes residents wince*. Now, with hevy industry gone nd Glsgow reconceived s center for culture nd tourism, the Clyde is coming bck to life. For the first time since the lte 1800s, its ntive slmon hve returned in sizble numbers, reflecting the new clenliness of river tht ws once one of Brit

23、in's filthiest. The Clyde River Foundtion surveyed fish popultions lst utumn t 69 sites in the Clyde nd its tributries, nd found slmon in seven of the nine mjor tributries. The migrtory fish, which vnished from the Clyde round 1880 fter long decline, first reppered in the 1980s, but lst yer'

24、s survey ws the first to show they've come bck in helthy numbers. lthough commercil slmon fishing ws never widespred on the Clyde, the fish's return is symboliclly importnt for Glsgow, where slmon were once so importnt to the city's identity tht two re pictured on its officil cot of rms.

25、 The slmon's comebck is lso sign of big improvements to wter qulity. Like se trout, which hve lso reppered in the Clyde system in recent yers, slmon re very sensitive to environmentl conditions nd require cool, well-oxygented* wter to thrive. The decline of Glsgow's min industries helped boo

26、st the fortunes of river tht ws essentilly fishless for decdes during the worst periods of pollution. The closure of fctories tht hd poured toxins* nd other pollutnts into the river boosted wter qulity significntly. Environmentl regultors lso lightened dumping rules, nd modern sewge processing plnts

27、 helped eliminte some of the foul* smells tht once tinted* the ir. With worries rising bout the environmentl impct of enormous fish frms elsewhere in Scotlnd nd severely depleted fish stocks in the North Se nd North tlntic, the Clyde comebck is rre bit of good news for Scotlnd's fish lovers. Sin

28、ce the re tht is now Glsgow ws first settled round the yer 550, the Clyde hs been centrl to its history. The river's depth nd nvigbility helped mke Glsgow n importnt center for importing tobcco, sugr nd cotton from the merics strting in the 1600s. Lter, during the Industril Revolution tht begn i

29、n the lte 1700s, Glsgow becme center of British shipbuilding nd one of the country's gret mnufcturing centers. The mills nd fctories tht lined the Clyde mde steel, textiles nd chemicls, tnned lether nd even produced cndy nd brewed lcohol. When the fctories begn to close in the second hlf of the

30、20th century, working-clss Glsgow, Scotlnd's lrgest city, gined reputtion for socil deprivtion* nd rough streets. More recently, its rt museums nd nightlife hve helped drive n economic comebck tht hs turned the city into populr tourist destintion. Exercise Pre-listening Question Rivers re import

31、nt to humns becuse they supply fresh drinking wter, serve s home for importnt fishes, nd provide trnsporttion routes. Exercise B Sentence Dicttion Directions: Listen to some sentences nd write them down. You will her ech sentence three times. (Refer to Typescript) Exercise C Detiled Listening Direct

32、ions: Listen to the pssge nd choose the best nswer to complete ech of the following sentences. l. 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. Exercise D fter-listening Discussion Directions: Listen to the pssge gin nd discuss the following questions. 1) The Clyde's depth nd nvigbility helped mke Glsgow n i

33、mportnt center for importing tobcco, sugr nd cotton from the merics strting in the 1600s. nd the city becme center of British shipbuilding nd one of the country's gret mnufcturing centers during the Industril Revolution. More recently, its rt museums nd nightlife hve helped drive n economic come

34、bck tht hs turned the city into populr tourist destintion. 2) (Open) Section Three :NewsNews Item1NTO ExpnsionSeven countries re expected to become members of the Trnstlntic llince t the Prgue Summit: Bulgri*, Estoni*, Ltvi*, Lithuni*, Romni, Slovki* nd Sloveni*. For most people in these countries,

35、formlly joining the West represents the fulfillment of lifelong drems. Estwrd expnsion is not the only issue to be discussed t the Prgue Summit. Mny people believe the politicl nd militry llince, creted fter World Wr II to provide collective security system for the ten West Europen countries nd the

36、United Sttes nd Cnd, lost its purpose with the collpse of the Soviet Union - for mny yers its only thret. NTO expnsion nd its post-Cold Wr role hve been the subject of endless debte on both sides of the tlntic, especilly fter the terrorist ttcks on the United Sttes. possible wr in Irq is lso high on

37、 the Prgue gend. Critics in the United Sttes note few of the current cndidtes for membership hve militry forces tht cn contribute significntly to the new form of conflict. Some observers cite the importnce of even miniml contributions, such s prticipting in NTO border defense, surveillnce* or pece-k

38、eeping opertions. Exercise Directions: Listen to the news item nd complete the summry. This news item is bout the NTO estwrd expnsion nd its militry contribution.Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news gin nd complete the following pssge. t the Prgue Summit mny people believe the politicl nd milit

39、ry llince, creted fter World Wr II to provide collective security system for the ten West Europen countries nd the United Sttes nd Cnd, lost its purpose with the collpse of the Soviet Union - for mny yers its only thret. nother item on the Prgue gend is possible wr in Irq. Critics in the United Stte

40、s note tht the new comers hve no militry forces tht cn /contribute significntly to the new form of conflict. Some observers cite the importnce of even miniml contributions, such s prticipting in NTO border defense. surveillnce or pece-keeping opertions. News Item2NTO SummitOne month nd one dy before

41、 the Prgue summit, President Bush met with the NTO Secretry Generl George Robertson nd prised the llince. t the time, Mr. Robertson described the Prgue meeting s " trnsformtionl summit", perhps the most importnt in the history of the llince. It is trnsformtion tht begn with the end of the

42、Cold Wr, nd gined momentum with the September 11th terrorist ttcks on the United Sttes. Just dys fter hijcked plnes rmmed into the World Trde Center nd the Pentgon, NTO voted to invoke its chrter nd help defend the United Sttes. The Bush dministrtion thnked the llince, sked for NTO help with surveil

43、lnce flights over the est cost, nd then proceeded to lunch wr on terrorism outside the structure of the llince. t the Prgue meeting - the first NTO summit since the terrorist ttcks on meric - the llince will tke up the cretion of rpid deployment force which could be deployed outside Europe. Members

44、will be sked to commit units with specilty skills tht cn be used in unique situtions such s forces trined in deling with chemicl wepons or the specil chllenges of fighting in rugged* mountins. Exercise Directions: Listen to the news item nd complete the summry. This news item is bout NTO's Prgue

45、 Summit nd its help to the US. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news gin nd nswer the following questions. 1) One month nd one dy before the Prgue summit, President Bush met with the NTO Secretry Generl. 2) When meeting with President Bush, the NTO Secretry Generl described the Prgue summit s &q

46、uot; trnsformtionl summit", perhps the most importnt in the history of the llince. 3) Becuse just dys fter September 11 th terrorist ttcks, NTO voted to invoke its chrter nd help defend the United Sttes. 4) They re the skills tht cn del with chemicl wepons or fight in rugged mountins nd the lik

47、e. News Item3 Putin-Bush Summit Presidents Bush nd Putin ended their tlks with joint sttement in which they sid Irq must comply with UN demnds to disrm or fce mjor consequences. They stressed Irqi leder Sddm Hussein must comply fully nd unconditionlly with the ltest Security Council disrmment resolu

48、tion, nd they expressed concern bout the prolifertion* of wepons of mss destruction. Russi bcked the UN resolution s one of the five permnent members of the Security Council. But Moscow does not support the use of force ginst Irq. t the end of their meeting in n 18th-century cstle ner the St. Peters

49、burg irport, Mr. Putin sid he still hopes diplomtic pressure will produce results. nd he urged President Bush to continue to work through the UN. Their sttement on Irq bers striking resemblnce to the lnguge pproved by the 19 NTO member countries t the Prgue summit. Mr. Bush told reporters tht it is

50、importnt to ssure Russi tht it hs nothing to fer from NTO expnsion. Exercise Directions: Listen to the news item nd complete the summry. This news item is bout the tlks between the US president nd the Russin president. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news gin nd decide whether the following stt

51、ements re true (T) or flse (F). l. .F 2. T 3. T 4.F 5. T Section Four Supplementry ExercisesPrt 1Feture ReportBushs rrivl in Europe ir Force One touched down on cool, riny summer's night t militry bse outside London. Mr. Bush sid nothing to reporters during the more thn seven-hour flight from Ws

52、hington, nd he left the ir bse without mking ny remrks. But before he left the White House, the president sid he will stnd firm on his positions on globl wrming nd missile defense. They re issues tht hve divided meric nd its Europen llies. nd the prospects for quick resolution re s gloomy s the skie

53、s tht greeted his rrivl on Europen soil. These re issues sure to be discussed t length on the sidelines of the Geno* summit meeting. The leders of the world's seven lrgest industrilized countries plus Russi hve put the plight* of the world's poorest ntions t the top of their forml gend. But

54、no one expects to void the controversies Generted by President Bush's opposition to the Kyoto* climte trety, nd his pln to develop missile defense system. iIn n interview with foreign journlists prior to his deprture for London, Mr. Bush tlked bout the dispute over the Kyoto protocol. He sid som

55、e leders hve been more sympthetic to his view thn others. nd he sid he will seek to ressure critics tht the United Sttes is seeking vible* lterntives to the greement, which clls for mndtory* controls on emissions of certin gses, such s crbon dioxide. His tlks Thursdy with British Prime Minister Tony

56、 Blir could provide clue of wht lies hed. The two will meet t Chequers, Mr. Blir's officil residence in the British countryside. spokesmn for the Prime Minister indictes on globl wrming nd missile defense the two leders my simply gree to disgree. It will be serene* spot for meeting. ll indiction

57、s t the reception witing the G-8 summit prticipnts in Geno will be quite the opposite. bout hundred thousnd protestors re expected nd elborte security mesures re in plce in the Itlin port city. President Bush sys he cn't quite understnd wht motivtes the demonstrtors. In his interview with foreig

58、n reporters, he sid their ggressive protest tctics do more hrm thn good. He dded their nti-trde stnce* would lock people into* poverty. Exercise Directions: Listen to the news report nd complete the summry. This news report is bout the ttitudes of President Bush nd the US government towrds the issue

59、s of globl wrming nd missile defense. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news gin nd complete the following pssge. Mr. Bush rrived in London for short visit before the G-8 summit in Geno. But before he left the White House, the president sid he will stnd firm on his positions on globl wrming nd missile defense,