听力3000第三册原文及答案

1、听力原文Unit1WorldNews:InternationalRelationsPartIWarmingupA:Tapescripts:TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradicalchangeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredhereinWashingtonSundaytopushfortougherguncontrollaws.Theresbeenfurtherf

2、ightingbetweenMacedonianforcesandEthnicAlbanianguerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedStatesnavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithashitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietaboutthepossiblehealthrisksfromammunitionsconta

3、iningdepleteduranium,whichitusedinKosovoandBosnia.BWhatisthesummitsstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.WhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?Burma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.WhathappenedonFridayabouttenmiles

4、southofPearlHarbor?AU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?Andhowmanyweremissing?35/9.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraidingovernight.Whataretheproblemswiththenuclearfacilit

5、iesandnuclearplantsinJapan?Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Tapescripts:Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummitsstatementisexpectedtocallonUNmemberstomakecommitmentstoera

6、dicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsofstateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersinhistory.TheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoinitsranks,shruggingoffwesterndenunciationsofthemilitaryregimeinRango

7、on.ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschoolfishingvesselfromJapan.OnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasnotseriouslydamaged,wasperforminganemergenc

8、ysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenraidingovernightintheWestBankandGaza.TheupsurgeinviolencecomesafterIsraeliattackhelicopterstargetedandki

9、lledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforce.SomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplants.Morethanhalfofthemfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulatorshavebeenorderedtocrackdownfollowingthecountryswo

10、rstnuclearaccidentinSeptember.Sixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationintheaccident.PartIINewsreportsSummary:ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasitsnewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.Statements:Colum

11、bia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywontheirseatsonthefourthballot.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.Therewerethreecountriescontendingforthetwoseatsallottedtothewester

12、nindustrializedgroupofnations.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers-China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates-and10non-permanentmembers.Tapescript:TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon-permanentmember

13、softheSecurityCouncil.Thevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuvering.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirstroundofballoting.Butittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideontheremainingtworegionalseats.ContentionmarkedthevotingforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangrou

14、p.TheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity.Mauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthefourthroundofvoting.Irelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnationsonthefirstballot.ButNorwayandItalycampaignedvigorousl

15、yforthesecondspot.KingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthecaseforhisnationsrepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince1982.Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-yeartermsinJanuary.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers-Chin

16、a,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates-and10non-permanentmembers.Fivenon-permanentmembersareelectedtotwo-yeartermseachyear.B:SummaryThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasgoingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.Answer

17、stothequestions:532.483.34.TheUnitedStates5.Canada6.October18th7.Nomorethanthreedays8.TogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable9.4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimorTapescript:Forty-eightofthe(UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissions)53membernationsvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeti

18、ng.TheUnitedStatescastthesoledissentingvoteandCanadaabstained.Threeothercountriesdidnotvote.ThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhowthecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.Whenyouhav

19、esuchahigh-profileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyforthepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear-andthisisprobablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue-becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportanttocontrolthateverybodythinksthatth

20、eyhavesomethingtocontribute.MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasawholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHumanRightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednesday.

21、Thisisonlythefifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodealwithacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocideinRwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.Questions:HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?Howmanyofthemdidntvot

22、e?Whichcountrycastthedissentingvote?Whichcountryabstained?Whenwillthemeetingbegin?Howlongwillitlast?Whatsthepurposeofthismeeting?Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?PartIIIAnti-piracymissionAEUsNavalOperationThemassiveproblem:PiracyoffS

23、omaliaswaters100ships16shipsmorethan350crewmembers.EUsmission:6warships3surveillanceplanes.Aim:Todeter,toprevent,toprotectHeadquarters:NearLondonDuration:AtleastayearBChineseNavysEscortMissionagainstPiracyPrimarymission:vessels,personnelandcargo,hitpiracyTarget:Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpassingthr

24、oughthearea,transportinghumanitarianmaterialsNumberofcrewmembers:800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavysspecialforcesDurationofthefirstphase:ThreemonthsTimereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:Jan.6PartIVSpeechesExtract1(expressinganopinion):Ibelievethat.Ibelieveweshould.Extract2(payingatribute):Hesaidtothoseheto

25、uchedandwhosoughttotouchhimExtract3(expressinganopinion)-Ihaveadream.Extract4(expressinganopinion).Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Extract5(acceptingapost):Iamprofoundlygrateful.forgivingmethechancetoserveyou.(makingapromise):IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyof.Ipromiseyou.thatIwi

26、ll.Tapescript:Ibelievethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethisdecadeisout,oflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.Nosinglespaceprojectinthisperiodwillbemoreimpressivetomankind,ormoreimportantforthelong-rangeexplorationofspace;andnonewillbesodifficult,orexpensivetoa

27、ccomplish.But,inaveryrealsense,itwillnotbeonemangoingtothemoon.Ifwemakethisjudgmentaffirmatively,itwillbeanentirenation.Ibelieveweshouldgotothemoon.(JohnF.Kennedy25/05/1961)Ashesaidmanytimes,inmanypartsofthisnation,tothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim:SomemenseethingsastheyareandsayWhy?Idreamthing

28、sthatneverwereandsayWhynot?(EdwardM.Kennedy08/06/1968)IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,sonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslave-ownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.Ihaveadreamthatoneday,eventheStateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwithth

29、eheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskin,butbythecontentoftheircharacter.(Rev.MartinLutherKing,Jr.28/08/1963)Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.Particula

30、rlyatthistime,withproblemswefaceathomeandabroad.TocontinuetofightthroughthemonthsaheadformypersonalvindicationwouldalmosttotallyabsorbthetimeandattentionofboththePresidentandtheCongressinaperiodwhenourentirefocusshouldbeonthegreatissuesofpeaceabroadandprosperitywithoutinflationathome.(RichardM.Nixon

31、08/08/1974)Thankyouforopeningupyourmindsandyourhearts,forseeingthepossibilityofwhatwecoulddotogetherforourchildrenandforourfuturehereinthisstateandinournation.Iamprofoundlygratefultoallofyouforgivingmethechancetoserveyou.Iwill.IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyofyourfaithandtrustandtohonorthepowerfulex

32、ampleofSenatorDanielPatrickMoynihan.IpromiseyoutonightthatIwillreachacrosspartylinestobringprogressforallofNewYorksfamilies.TodaywevotedasDemocratsandRepublicans.TomorrowwebeginagainasNewYorkers(HillaryClinton07/11/2000)Unit2EarthandEnvironmentPart1WarmingupA.impactofclimatechangedamagetocropsworse.

33、2000delegatesnorthernBrazilthirdUnitedNationsConferenceonDesertification.AhugeoilspillMexico,.Wildfires.Florida.contained.aweek.Greenlandismeltingaroundtheedges50cubickilometersraiseglobalsealevel.Itattemptstobalanceenvironmentalconcernsandtheneedsofthecommunity.Reptilespeciesareingreatertroublethan

34、amphibianspecies.Anewapproachinthefightagainsttheillegaldrugstrade.Oneineveryeightspeciesofplantsisthreatenedwithextinction.Anewlocaldirectoryfortheenvironmentally-aware,calledthe“BoulderCountyGreenPages”.PartIINewsReportsA.Washingtontheinformationeconomydeterioratinghealthoftheplanetinformationecon

35、omycommunicationeducationandentertainmentphysicalexamvitalsignsspeciesclimatetemperatureswatertablesglaciersforestsfisheriestostabilizebothclimateandworldpopulationgrowthBSummary.thesevereshortageofwaterinsomedevelopingnationsglobalsolutionsarefoundsoon.Answerstothequestions1.1502.Monday3.Almostoneb

36、illionpeoplecouldsufferfromascarcityofwater.MiddleEast,partsofAfrica,westernAsia,NortheasternChina,westernandsouthernIndia,largepartsofPakistanandMexico,partsofthePacificcoastoftheUnitedStatesandSouthAmerica.Totreatwaterasapreciousresource.6.5liters7.50liters500litersPartIIICityrecyclingAa.2b.4c.3d.

37、1B:l.130,000/80%2.Plastic/glass/tincans/newspapers3.Recycletruckpickitup.4.Oneofcommunitysrecyclingcenters5.Eachweekday6.Conductstoursoftheplant7.3/48.SodtoothercompaniesthatmakethemintodifferentproductsMadeintonewcontainers10.OneofthetopfiveintheUSAUnit3WorldNews:EconomicDevelopmentsPartIWarmingupA

38、WhohavebeenmeetinginHongKongtodaytodiscusstheoutlookfortheglobaleconomy?CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountries.WhatdoesUNCTADsayabouttheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestment?Itgrewby40%lastYeartomorethan600billiondollars.Whohasapprovedacutinincometaxrates?TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.W

39、hohasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts?IntelWhatisitsplan?Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansonth

40、eimportofanimalproducefromEU.Tapescript:CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetinginHongKongtoday.OnesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfortheglobaleconomybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapansstrugglingrecovery.AnothertopictheymayhavediscussediSiowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsineme

41、rgingeconomiesinAsiaandelsewhere.AUnitedNationsreportsaystheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestmentgrewbynearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetweendevelopedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.TheUnitedStatesHouseofR

42、epresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,thefirstpartofapackageoftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.Theincometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.Theworldslargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpectedits

43、revenueinthefirstquarterofthisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodlastyear.TheCalifornia-basedcompanyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflive-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.TheUnitedStatesandCanadahave

44、issuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimalproducefromEUcountries.BForeignexchangerates:dollar=1.733Germanmarks=126.9Japaneseyen1pound=1.624dollarsShareIndexDowJonesLondons100NikkieShareIndex:DowJonesStandrdandPoors500NASDAQ:ShareIndex:DowJonesNASDAQFT100CACQuaranteDAXMostactivestocks:CableandWireless

45、HKTHSBCHutchisonShanglongkaiProperty(upto)(upto)ChinaTelecomChangKongPacificCenturyCyberworldsCCTTelecomNewWorldCyberBaseHanongHoldingsGoldprices:HongKonggold:Londongold:6,783(+45)4,390(+20)closed10,116(+96)1,254(+6)(-1.5%)&094(-66)1,662(-36)(-33,-1%)(-1%)up$0.45down$0.50down$050up$2.25down$1.50down

46、$0.25down$0.10down$0.275down$0.075down$0.25HK$2,670US$2895.Earnings:PhilipsElectronics(lastyear):$2.4billion($300million)RoyalDutchShell(4thquarter):$3.6billionElectronicDataSystems(4thquarter):$0.70pershare($0.02up)Tapescripls:ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9Japane

47、seyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDowShareIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondons100ShareIndexended20higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardandPoors500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254.But

48、theNASDAQIndexlost1.5%ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebattered.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;theNASDAQCompositedown3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEuropesmajormarkets:Londonstockswerehitbyawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;theFT100Indexdown36points;Parisseeinglossesaswell,the

49、CACquarantedown33pointsor1%;andFrankfurtsDAXalsofell1%afterbrieflymovingintorecordterritory.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25

50、,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown10cents,CCTTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorldCyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSengIndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.dollar

51、s.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexpectedprofitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300millionbelowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughlya$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreetexpectations.Electr

52、onicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslastnight.Itposteda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.PartIINewsreportsA:Summary:ThisnewsreportisaboutForbessSuper100Globallist.Answerthequestions:WhichofthefollowingcorporationsarethetopfiveonForbesslist?Marktheirranks.Citigroup4HS

53、BCBankingCompany-BP-Amoco5Daimler-Chrysler1GeneralElectricCorporationnMicrosoftBankofAmericaHowarethecompaniesranked?Thecompaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueoftheirstock.Howarethe100companiesdistributed?46intheUnitedStat

54、es,54inEuropeandJapan.WhywerenoneoftheInternet-relatedfirmsincludedinthelist?BecausemostoftheInternet-relatedfirmshavelittleornoprofitssofar.Tapescripts:Forthesecondyearinarow,theGeneralElectricCorporationisrankednumberoneinanannualsurveyofthe100mostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld.Thesurvey,compileda

55、ndpublishedbyForbesbusinessmagazine,showsGeneralElectricoftheUnitedStatesrankednumberone,followedinsecondandthirdplacebytheU.S.bankingandfinancialservicesgiantsCitigroupandBankofAmerica.InfourthandfifthplacearetheBritish-basedHSBCBankingCompanyandDaimler-Chrysler,theGerman-Americanauto-company.Theco

56、mpaniesarerankedwithacompositeformula,whichincludestotalsales,profits,assetsandmarketcapitalization,orthetotalvalueofits(their)stock.WhatthemagazinecallsitsSuper100Globallistare46companiesbasedintheUnitedStatesand54inEuropeandJapan.MikeOzanian,theForbeseditorwhocompiledthelist,saysthereisagrowingtre

57、ndofinternationalmergersandacquisitions,citingcompaniessuchasDaimler-ChryslerandBP-Amoco,theAnglo-AmericanOilCompany.Mr.OzaniansaysthatdespitethehugecapitalizationsofmanyInternet-relatedfirms,nonewereincludedbecausemosthavelittle,ifany,profits-atleastnotyet.B:Summary:Thisnewsreportgivesusageneralpic

58、tureoftheU.S,stockmarket.Italsopresentssomeanalystsviewsonthemarket.Statements:TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentuplessthanonepercent,to10,546.AnanalystsaidthatsalesgrowthatIntelcouldbestrongerthanexpected.Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesbecauseoftheThanksgivingholidayshoppingseason.Sal

59、esofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9%inOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.AccordingtoinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainka,thisisaverygoodentrypointforalong-terminvestortogetintothemarket.Tapescript:U.S.stockpricesweremixedonMonday,withtheblue-chipsinarallymode.Butvolumewasonlymoderateafteraholiday-shortenedwee

60、klastweek,showinglingeringuncertaintyamonginvestors.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentup75points,lessthanonepercent,to10,546.TheS&P500Indexgained7points.ButtheNASDAQCompositebackedoffanearlyrally,takingalossofalmostonepercentonweaknessinselectedtechnologystocks.TheDowIndustrialsactuallygotaboostfromth