新视野第3册U2Q2题目及答案

1、Unit 2 Quiz 2Unit 2 Short dialogs and multiple choice questionsDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions you hear. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the s

2、econd playing to check your answers.1. Recording 1A. It is the biggest problem.B. It is the second most important problem.C. It is important but not the most urgent problem.D. It is not important.Correct answer: CTranscript:M: I'll admit it: I'm confused about the state of the world and the

3、environment. I read that 38 top scientists meeting in Denmark said we should forget about global warming. W: Yes, they said global warming is important, but there are other problems we should solve like AIDS, hunger, and Malaria. "First things first" is their theme. Q: What do some of the

4、top scientists think about global warming?2. Recording 2A. The wildfire in Spain is a good thing.B. The wildfires are changing the climate.C. Her son studies environmental protection in college.D. Her son is protecting the environment.Correct answer: DTranscript:M: The wildfires in Spain and North A

5、merica are probably the result of changing weather patterns that are creating disasters around the world.W: Yeah. My son is in college and he gets summer work fighting fires.Q: What does the woman mean?3. Recording 3A. To protect the environment.B. To write a paper on the environment.C. To do a good

6、 job for his classmate.D. To make a mess of his classmate's work.Correct answer: BTranscript:W: You left a mess of paper all over the floor when you were writing your essay.M: I have a difficult topic: resource conservation. I wanted to do a good job because the issue is important.Q: What did th

7、e man want to do?4. Recording 4A. Both the man and woman think it should be adopted.B. Neither the man nor the woman thinks it should be adopted.C. Only the man thinks it should be adopted.D. Only the woman thinks it should be adopted.Correct answer: ATranscript:M: Russia has finally adopted the Kyo

8、to Protocol to reduce the production of greenhouse gases.W: Maybe now it's time for the Americans to get on board. Global warming is a serious problem everywhere. Maybe the high fuel prices can help reduce automobile emissions. Q: What do the man and woman think about the Kyoto Protocol?5. Recor

9、ding 5A. The same as the man's.B. The environment is hopeless.C. The environment is improving.D. The environment is free from problems.Correct answer: CTranscript:M: It's suicide! We're killing ourselves with acid rain. Smoke from burnt coal mixes with sunlight to create poisonous sulfur

10、ic acid that destroys plants, animals and people like us. W: Hold on! What you've said is true, but governments everywhere are punishing polluters and encouraging alternate energy sources like solar power and wind power. Things are looking up.Q: What is the woman's point of view?6. Recording

11、 6A. It's too late for the government in the woman's home town to protect water resources.B. The water in the man's home town is not polluted.C. People in the woman's home town have a strong sense of water conservation.D. The man invites the woman to visit his home town.Correct answe

12、r: BTranscript:W: Water pollution in my home town is very serious. I think it's high time that the government took some measures to tackle the problem before it's too late.M: I think I'm gonna make your eyes green with envy if I tell you that the water in my home town is well conserved.Q

13、: What can we learn from the dialog?7. Recording 7A. Go to the zoo.B. Read a book.C. Join in a club.D. Go for a trip.Correct answer: CTranscript:W: John, are you interested in joining in our club to raise money for the protection of wild birds in the States?M: Why not? I learnt from an article the o

14、ther day that the wildlife in our country is diminishing. I'll certainly do my part. It's really sad if we can only see wild birds in zoos. Q: What is the man going to do?8. Recording 8A. Plastic.B. Coal.C. Exhaust air.D. Waste rubber.Correct answer: DTranscript:W: Mark, did you hear about &

15、quot;black pollution"? I know that "white pollution" refers to plastic pollution. Is "black pollution" related to coal or air exhausted by factories? M: No, honey. It's the pollution by the waste rubber. It's a serious problem in our country. Q: What causes "bla

16、ck pollution"?Unit 2 Short passages/dialogs and clozeDirections: Listen to the following recording, then fill in the blanks. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers.Recording 11. The

17、world's population has been booming for (1). There are almost too many people for the planet to (2). The population increased from (3) around 1850 to over (4) in 2000.Third World nations are mainly responsible for the (5). In 2000, about 90% of the people being born were in (6).It is predicted t

18、hat by the middle of the 21st century, the annual growth of the world's population will (7) at about 14 million people. If birthrates were decreased to (8) per woman, population stabilization could be (9) sooner.Paul Ehrlich's book predicted that population growth would (10) widespread famin

19、e and even (11).Greater populations have polluted and (12) more, ruining the environment and creating or intensifying (13). Also, increases in population make food shortages in (14) even worse. Correct answer: (1) years (2) support (3) one billion/1 billion (4) five billion/5 billion (5) population

20、growth (6) developing countries (7) stabilize (8) 2.1 births (9) achieved (10) result in (11) nuclear war (12) consumed (13) a variety of problems (14) many parts of the worldTranscript:The world's population has been booming for years. The population is now threatening to reach the stage where

21、there are simply too many people for the planet to support.Around 1850, the world population reached one billion. By 2000, it was over five billion and still rising rapidly.Third World nations are responsible for a great deal of the population growth. In 2000, about 90% of the people being born were

22、 in developing countries. The populations of Third World countries are expected to continue to boom.The United Nations Population Fund predicts that by the middle of the 21st century, annual growth of the world's population will stabilize at about 14 million people. If birth rates were decreased

23、 to 2.1 births per woman, population stabilization could be achieved sooner.In 1968, Paul Ehrlich published a book entitled The Population Bomb. The book described how the world population had risen, citing the development of agriculture as the cause. The book predicted that population growth would

24、result in widespread famine and even nuclear war. While some of his predictions turned out to be false, famine did occur at high levels in later years.Overpopulation has been disastrous for the planet. Greater populations have polluted and consumed more, ruining the environment and creating or inten

25、sifying a variety of problems. Also, with the food supply limited, increases in population make shortages in many parts of the world even worse.Unit 2 Short passages and multiple choice questionsDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will

26、 hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be timefor you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.Recording 11. Why did the number of pandas drop sharply this century?A. Widespread forest fires.B. The change of bamboo forests into farmland.C. T

27、he global warming.D. Increased hunting.Correct answer: B2. What is the strange nature of giant pandas mentioned in the passage?A. Peaceful.B. Cheerful.C. Solitary.D. Lonely.Correct answer: C3. Why is the breeding program not a success?A. The temperature has changed a lot.B. The rainfall has changed

28、a lot.C. The panda does not like to live in zoos.D. The panda likes to live alone.Correct answer: D4. Why did people start debating about the use of cloning in conservation?A. Because this technology is up-to-date.B. Because this technology does not involve a moral issue in animals.C. Because the br

29、eeding method is unsuccessful.D. Because the breeding method must be combined with cloning.Correct answer: C5. 5 .What would be the best title for the passage?A. How to save the giant panda.B. The danger of extinction of the panda.C. The importance of the protection of the panda.D. Success in protec

30、ting the panda.Correct answer: BTranscript:The panda is found only in the western mountains of China. It is one of the most popular animals in the world. Although it is protected by the Chinese government by strict laws, it is still in serious danger of extinction.Experts guess that there are altoge

31、ther fewer than 1,000 giant pandas left in China. The pandas live in bamboo forests in the high mountains. Their numbers fell dramatically earlier this century when large areas of bamboo forest were cut down and turned over to agriculture.To deal with the crisis, experts suggestedthat special reserv

32、es be set up in the remaining forest to protect the pandas.Also, pandas were taken into zoos to begin a breeding program and the pandas bred there could one day be returned to the wild. Since the panda is a national symbol in China, the program received a lot of attention. However, the panda is a ve

33、ry solitary creature, and the number of pandas in the wild continues to drop. For years, zoos have spent millions of dollars to place pandas together in breeding pairs. Almost all of these actions have ended in failure. As a result, experts predict that pandaswill be extinct within 40 to100 years un

34、less drastic measures are taken.Because of the strangely solitary nature of the giant panda, the debate about the use of cloning in conservation has emerged in China.Today mankind faces the loss of one endangeredspecies after another through the destruction of the environment. People cannot afford t

35、o lose the panda, which is found nowhere outside China.Recording 21. When is the Earth Hour?A. Thursday, May 28.B. Saturday, May 28.C. Saturday, March 28.D. Thursday, March 28.Correct answer: C2. What does the Earth Hour aim at?A. Calling attention to the public demand for energy consumption.B. Call

36、ing attention to the dangers of climate change.C. Saving energy for one hour every week.D. Saving energy for one hour every month.Correct answer: B3. What does leaving lights on during the Earth Hour vote for?A. Global warming.B. Energy saving.C. Making the cities more beautiful.D. Protecting the en

37、vironment.Correct answer: A4. What does the U.N. Secretary-General believe Earth Hour demonstrates?A. People's concern about a lower living standard.B. People's determination to improve their livelihood.C. People's worry about energy shortage.D. People's worry about climate change.Co

38、rrect answer: D5. What does environmentalist Mark Alexander think is necessary?A. To sit in the dark.B. To sit in the dark for an hour.C. To reduce our daily energy consumption.D. To increase energy output.Correct answer: C Transcript:Millions of buildings around the globe will be dark for an hour o

39、n Saturday, March 28, as the fourth Earth Hour takes place. The event is organized by the World Wildlife Fund and aims at drawing attention to the dangers of climate change. The Earth Hour website says, "For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have

40、the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming." Organizers hope their message will reach a billion people. The UN Secretary-General said Earth Hour promises to be "the largest demonstra

41、tion of public concern about climate change ever attempted."Not everyone agrees that Earth Hour will help. Many see it as being too little, too late and that not much will change when the lights are switched back on. Climate campaigner Clive Hamilton says, "We are well past the time for ex

42、ercises aimed at raising awareness.It's like the band playing on as the Titanic sinks." He says the Earth Hour event is risky because the next morning people will think the climate has recovered a little. "Symbolism is powerful if it leads to action, but dangerous if it substitutes for

43、 it," he says. Environmentalist Mark Alexander agrees. He stresses the need to reduce our daily energy consumption, rather than simply "sitting around in the dark" for an hour.Unit 2 Short passages/dialogs and multiple-choice questions Directions: Listen to the following recording, th

44、en choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.Recording 11. What is the WWF?A. A governmental, for-profit organization.B. A non-governm

45、ental, for-profit organization.C. A governmental, non-profit organization.D. A non-governmental, non-profit organization.Correct answer: D2. What is WWF attempting to do?A. Protect wildlife.B. Promote sustainable development.C. Both A and B.D. Neither A nor B.Correct answer: C3. What has WWF done in

46、 China?A. Developed several million hectares of farmland.B. Drawn up the provincial environmental policies.C. Established new natural reserves for pandas.D. All of the above.Correct answer: C4. How much of the panda's habitat is under formal protection today?A. More than half.B. Less than half.C

47、. Only a small proportion.D. Almost all.Correct answer: A5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as WWF's function?A. Conservation of freshwater resources.B. Recycling of waste paper.C. Conservation of biological diversity.D. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.Correct answer: BTranscript:W

48、: Most Chinese people are not familiar with WWF. Could you give our listeners a brief introduction about your organization?M: Sure. WWF, formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund, is one of the world's largest environmental non-governmental, non-profit organizations. It was founded in 1961 in Sw

49、itzerland and currently works in over 100 countries. Our mission is to stop the destruction of the world's biological diversity and natural systems, in order to build a planet where people and nature live in harmony. In addition to helping protect wild species and habitats, WWF is also dealing w

50、ith such problems as over-fishing, deforestation, global warming, and toxic pollution that are ruining our planet. In short, we do much more than just save pandas! We are really concerned as much with promoting sustainable development as with protecting wildlife.W: What major activities have you car

51、ried out in China and what achievements have you made?M: WWF has worked for almost 25 years in China. It was involved in three major actions for establishing new panda reserves, setting up two million hectares of wetland reserves, and helping to draw up the National Environmental Guidelines. We have

52、 helped set up new nature reserves for pandas. Today, over half of the panda's habitat is under formal protection, and we feel confident that this species has a brighter future. But as I said, we work on much more than just pandas! Another area for WWF in China is conservation of freshwater reso

53、urces and biodiversity. Our other programs focus on conservation of forests, protection of unique species on the Tibetan Plateau, conservation in the Yellow Sea, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, etc.Unit 2 Long dialogs and True/False questionsDirections: Listen to the following recording,

54、and then mark the statements T (true) or F (false). You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to write the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.Recording 11. Both the man and woman are in favor of the ban on plastic lunch boxes.A.

55、 TrueB. FalseCorrect answer: B2. The woman says paper products use more energy and resources than plastic ones.A. TrueB. FalseCorrect answer: B3. Many workers in the plastic industry have lost their jobs becauseof the new regulations.A. TrueB. FalseCorrect answer: A4. The new jobs the government off

56、ered to the plastic industry workers are often not as good as their old ones.A. TrueB. FalseCorrect answer: A5. The woman thinks it is easy for workers to adjust to the new changes.A. TrueB. FalseCorrect answer: BTranscript:W: I'm all for the ban on plastic lunch boxes. I know you're of a di

57、fferent mind, but the new policy will really help keep the environment clean and reduce waste in the country.M: Whether or not this new policy is really good for the environment is still up in the air. I've heard that paper products will actually use more energy and resources than plastic ones.

58、Plus, people will start creating more paper waste in the absence of plastic products. W: The first phase of the program has shown remarkable results. More important, the public is really behind this effort.M: The government is forgetting that people who work in the plastic industry have a lot to lose from this policy. I've heard that thousands of workers have lost their jobs because of the new regulations.W: That's why the government has offered to create jobs for these workers.M: But the plastic industry said these jobs would come too late, no