现代大学英语听力1原文及答案

Unit1

Task1

【答案】

A.

1)SusanHudsonandinterculturalCommunication

2)TheclasswillmeetintheroomtheyareinnowandOnTuesdayandThursdayfrom3:15to4:50.

3)Theycanpurchasethetextbookatthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.

4)Theofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays.

B.

1)thefirsthalf,theresearchlab,Thursday,405,thelasttwomonths

2)outline,performance,quizzes,project,participation

【原文】

Okay,okay,let'sbegin.Hello,everyone.Myname'sSusanHudsonandI'llbeyourteacherforthisclass,

InterculturalCommunication.

Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesyllabus(教学大纲)infrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknow

bynow,thisciassmeetsonTuesdaysfrom3:15to4:50.Wewillbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthe

course,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeveryotherweekonThursdayinRoom405duringthelasttwo

monthsoftheclass.

Uh,ihisisihe(exifortheclass,BeyondLanguage.LJntbriunaiely,thebookshavencomeinyet,butI

wastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchase(购置)thematthebookstorethedayaftertomorrow.Again,as

youseeonyourcourseoutline,gradingisdeterminedbyyourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,

periodic(周期的、定期的)quizzes(问答比赛)，uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparlicipation(参

加、参与).

Myofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdays,andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwilhme

atothertimesaswell.

Task2

【答案】

A.

1)Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookheislookingforisinthelibrary,buthecouldn'tfindit.

2)Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Shc/Hcneedstogotoaspecial

roomcalledthereserveroom.

3)Theprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthe

library,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhas

insuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.

B.

1)F,2)T,3)F

【原文】

Librarian:CanIhelpyou?

Student:Yes.Iamabitconfused.Mysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapter(章、回)inabookcalled

SociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,batIhaven'I

beenabletofindit.

Librarian:Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?MayIseeit?

Student:Yes.uh...Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Yes,hereitis.

Librarian:Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditon

theshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It?sdown

thehallandtotheright.

Student:I,msorry—Istilldon'tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.

Librarian:Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthe

bookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.

So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingiton

reserve.

Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?

Librarian:Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianfor

thebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibrary

duringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.

Student:OK.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.

Librarian:Willtherebeanythingelse?

Student:No!Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!

Task3

【答案】

A.

1）C,2）C

B.

Undergraduate,five,two.Graduate,fifteen,two,50,overdue,15,cannot

8:00am,l（）:（X）pm,9:00am,8:30pm,Sundays

【原文】

Helloandwelcometotheuniversitylibrary.Thistapedtourwillintroduceyoutoourlibraryfacilities（设

备）andoperating（操作的、运营的）hours.

Firstofall,thelibrary'scollectionofbooks,reference（参考、参考书，涉及提及）materials,andother

resourcesarefoundonlevelsonetofourof（hisbuilding.Levelonehousesourhumanitiesandmapcollections.

Onleveltwo,youwillfindourcirculation（循环）desk,current（现在的、最近的、流行的）periodicalsand

journals,andourcopyfacilities.Ourscienceandengineeringsections（局部、节、部I'J）canbefoundonlevel

three.Youcanalsofindbackissuesofperiodicalsandjournalsolderthansixmonthsonthislevel.Finally,

groupstudyrooms,ourmicrofilm（缩微胶卷）collection,andthemultimedia（多媒体、多媒体的）center

arelocatedonlevelfour.

Undergraduatestudentscancheckoutuptofivebooksfortwoweeks.Graduatestudentscancheckout

fifteenbooksfortwomonths.Bookscanbereneweduptotwotimes.Thereisa50-cents-a-daylatefeefor

overduebooksuptoamaximumofSI5.Periodicalsandreferencebookscannotbecheckedout.

Thelibraryisopenweekdays,8:00amto10:00pm,andonSaturdaysfrom9:00amto8:30pm.The

libraryisclosedonSundays.

Task4

【答案】

A.

ActivitiesTimetobeginTimetofinish

registration8:309:15

theorientationmeeting9:30around11

theplacementtests11:15noon

louraround（hecampus1:3（）2:15

theoralinterviews2:454:30

B.

1）Becausenowtheyhavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentson

extracurricularactivities.

2)Theywanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibraryandthestudent

servicesbuilding.

C.

1)uptotheirears,hardpressed

2)jot,grab,off

3)findinganeedleinahaystack

4)bottomline,running

【原文】

Randall:HiFaith.Doyouhaveaminute?

Faith:Sure.What'sup?

Randall:Well,IjustwantedtogoovertheschedulefbrWednesday'sorientation(方向、定位)meetingto

makesureeverythingisready.

Faith:Okay.Here'sacopyofthetentative(试验性的、不确定的)schedule.[Okay.]Now,theregistration

startsat8:30andgoesuntil9:15.[Allright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:30.

Randall:Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyforthemeetingtogountil10:30.butnowwehavesomeone

fromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricular(学校课程以夕卜的)

activities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11?

Faith:Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:15untilnoon[OK.],followedby

20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[OK.JAnd,immediaielyafterlunch,wehavereservedacampusshuule

togivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:30.|Oh.OK.]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundthe

university,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrary,andthestudentservicesbuilding.

Randall:Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?

Faith:Well,wc'rcplanningtostartthemat2:15.

Randall:Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andthey'llbehardpressedtostart

then.

Faith:Ok,let'sgetthingsrollingaround2:45.

Randall:Ok,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldyougrabapenoffmydesk?

Faith:Right.Findinganythingonyourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaystack.[Oh,it'snetthatbad.]

Here,usemine.

Randall:OK.Andwe'llneed150copiesofthisprogramguidebythen.

Faith:Hey.That'satallorderonsuchshortnotice!Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[OK.]

bythisafternoonsowedon'thavetoworryaboutthem?

Randall:OK.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreexpensivepaper

andbindingfortheguidesthistime.

Faith:OK.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:45until,let'ssay,4:30.[OK.]Ihopewecanwrapthingsupby

5.

Randall:Great.Ithinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlythroughouttheday.

Faith:Iagree.Tilpassthisschedulebythedirectorfbrafinallook.

Task5

【答案】

1)ThestudentwantstohavesomeinformationaboutthecoursesatSwanSchool.

2)Eachcourselastsfbrthreeweeks.

3)It'sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.

4)Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20ihofJulyandthesecondcourseisfromthe

24lhofJulyuntil(he10thofAugust.

5)Eachcoursecosts£150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda£5registrationfee.

6)ForeachcoursethedepositisF20.

7)AladyarrangestheaccommodationforthestudentswithOxfordfamilies.

8)Theycanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis£20aweek,orbed,breakfastanddinnerwhichis

about£27aweek.

【原文】

Receptionist:Goodmorning.Can【helpyou?

Student:Yes,please.Iwouldwanttohavesomeinformationaboutthe...erm...thecourses

atSwanSchool.

Receptionist:Isthatasummercourseyou'reinterestedin?

Student:Yes.Yes,please.

Receptionist:Yes.Fine.OK.Well,wehave...erm...shortintensivefull-timecoursesduring

thesummer.

Student:Mm-mm.Iwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecourse.

Receptionist:Yes.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.

Student:Howmanyhoursperweek,please?

Receptionist:Well,it'sabout23hoursaweek.Usuallyfourandahalfdayseachweek.

Student:Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven'lyou?

Receptionist:Wehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlyaboutbetween12

and14siudenis.

Student:12and14.Couldyoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandthesecondcourse?

Receptionist:Yes,certainly.Thefirstcoursebeginsonthe3rdofJulyandlastsuntilthe20th

ofJulyand(hesecondcourseisfromthe24lhofJulyuntilthe10thofAugust.

Student:Whataboutthefeespercourse?

Receptionist:Yes,each...eachcoursecosts£150plusVAT,whichis15percent,anda£5

registration(登记、注册)fee.

Student:Anddeposit,please?

Receptionist:Yes.Foreachcourseweneedadeposit(储蓄、存款、保证金)of£20andthe£5registration

fee.

Student:Ohthankyou.Dowehavetofindour...ourownaccommodation?

Receptionist:No,wccandothatforyou.Wchavealadywhoarrangestheaccommodation

foryouwithOxfordfamilies.

Student:Howmuchdoesitcost?

Receptionist:Well,youcanchoosetohavebedandbreakfastonlywhichis£20aweek,orbed,breakfast

anddinnerwhichisabout£27aweek.

Student:£27.Thankyouver/much.

Receptionist:You'rewelcome.

Task6

【答案】

A.

1)F,2)T,3)F

B.

1)Mostuniversitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtodecidehowmuchfinancialaid

shouldbegiventoeachstudent.

2)Theymustscorebetween1,430and1600.

3)Americanuniversitiesalsolockatastudent'ssubjectgrades,whattheydooutsideofschool,andtheir

teachers'recommendations.

4)TheSATIIistheone-hourexamthatcanbetakeninanysubject,forexamplechemistryorFrench.

【原文】

Everyyear,highschooljuniorsandseniorsfromacross(heUSlaketheScholasticAptitudeTest(SATI).

TheSAT1isathree-hourexamthattestsstudents'mathar.dverbal(语言的、口头的)skills.Most

universitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpdecidehowmuchfinancialaid

shouldbegiventoeachstudent.

Scoresrangefrom200to800foreachpart.Thereisatotalof1,600points.Thetestisheldeveryyear

fromOctobertoJune.ButseniorsmusttakeitbeforeDecemberinordertoincludetheirscoresintheir

universityapplications.TheaveragetotalscoreforanAmericanhighschoolstudentisaround1,000.

ApoorSATscorecanpreventastudentfromgoingtoagooduniversity.Studentswhowanttogotoone

ofAmerica'sbestuniversities,suchasHarvardorYale,mustscorebetween1.430and1,600.

Thetestcanbetakenoverandoveragain,butallthescoreswillappearonthestudents'records.However,

unlikeChineseuniversities,thescoreisnottheonlythingneeded.Americanuniversitiesalsolookata

student'ssubjectgrades,whattheydooutsideofschool,andtheirteachers5recommendations.

InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniversitiesrequirehighschoolstudentstotakeatleast(hreeSATIls.

Theseone-hourexamscanbetakeninanysubject,forexamplechemistryorFrench.

Task7

【答案】

A.

1)a,2)c,3)d,4)c

B.

1)Manystudentsattendspecialpreparationschoolsbesidestheirregularclasses,inordertopasstheexamfor

thebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo.

2)Theseextraschoolscanlastforoneto(woyearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.

【原文】」

Japanesestudentsneed12yearsofstudybeforeenteringuniversities.

TheychoosetheplacestheywanttogoandapplybeforeJanuaryoftheirfinalyear.The

universityentranceexamisastandardnationwidetestheldeveryyearinJanuary.Itprovidestestsfor31

subjectsinsixsubjectareas:Japaneselanguage,geographyandhistory,civics,math,scienceandaforeign

languagc.Allnationalandpublicuniversities,aswellassomeprivateonesmakeuseofthisexam.Butmany

placesalsohavetheirowntestsinFebruaryorlater,before(henewschoolyearstartsinApril.

InordertopasstheexamforthebestuniversitiessuchastheNationalUniversityofTokyo,manystudents

attendspecialpreparationschoolsontopoftheirregularclasses.Theseextraschoolscanlastforonetotwo

yearsbetweenhighschoolanduniversity.

AlthougheverystudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniversity,only5()percentofhighschool

seniorsactuallychoosefurtherstudy.

Task8

【答案】

A.

1)It'sanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.

2)No,completebeginnersarenotaccepted.

3)OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishforBusinessandEnglish

Literature.

B.

1)200,30-40,attractive,beautiful,witheasyreachof

2)diningrooms,alibrarj;languagelaboratories,computers,tennis,volleybalLbasketball,badminton,football.

3)21

4)£1,130

5)Monday,Friday

6)£670,3,10.9,3%

【原文】

TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispartofanon-profit-makingeducationalfoundation.Its200students,

from30-40countries,workinlarge,attractivebuildingssetinextensive,bcautifulgardcns,withineasyreachof

thecentreofCambridge,TheSchoolhasdiningrooms,alibrary,videofilmingstudio,languagelaboratories,

listeningandself-accessstudycentres,computers,aswellasfaciiitiesfortennis,tabletennis,volleyball,

basketball,badmintonandfootball.

GeneralEnglishclassesaretorstudentsaged17+.Completebeginnersarenotaccepted.Studentshave

classesfor21hoursaweek.OthersubjectsavailablewithintheGeneralEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishfor

BusinessandEnglishLiterature.Thecostoftuition,materialsandbookspertermis£1.130.Accommodation

iswithlocalfamilies.LunchisprovidedintheSchoolMondaytoFriday.Allothermealsarctakenwiththe

family.Thereisafullrangeofsocialactivitiesincludingexcursions,discosandtheatre-visits.Thetotalcostof

allnon-tuitionservicesis£670perterm.Thereare3termsof10weeksandsummercoursesof9weeksand3

1/2weeks.

Task9

【答案】

A.

1)Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.

2)Itislocatedinaquiettree-filledsquareclosetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.

3)Inadditiontothe15lessons,therearcdailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlecturesonLifeinBritainat

noextracost.

4)Thereisaspecial2-weekEasterCourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersandEnglishinthe

summer.

B.

1)F,2)E3)T

【原文】

Thisschoolhasacapacityof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcenturybuildinginaquiettrcc-fillcdsquare

closetoVictoriaStationincentralLondon.

Generalcourses,eitherinthemorningsorafternoons,comprise1550-minuteperiodsperweek.Wecater

forawiderangeofclassesfrombeginnerstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestudentsatthelevelindicatedby

thespecialentrytestwhichallstudentstake.Thereareusuallynomorethan14studentsinaclass.Inaddition

tothe15lessons,therearcdailyindividuallaboratorysessionsandlccturcsonlifeinBritainatnoextracost

Thereare8classrooms,amulti-medialearningcentre,languagelaboratory,video,computer,lecturehall,

canteen.WcarcopenfromJanuarytoDecemberforcoursesof3to14weeks.Thereisaspccial2-wcckEaster

CourseandRefresherCoursesforoverseasteachersofEnglishinsummer.Feesareapproximately£46per

weekforgeneralcourses.AccommodationcanbearrangedwithselectedfamilieswithhalfboardThereisa

fullsocialprogrammeandregularexcursions.

Task10

【答案】

A.

1)Thisschool,foundedin1953,isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.

2)IlissituatedinresidentialNorthOxford.3kmfromthecitycentre.

3)AparticularbenefitfortheEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakers

takingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.

4)Theirextracurricularactivitiesincludesports,horseriding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concerts

andexcursions.

B.

1)anexcellentlibrary,videoroom,sciencelaboratories,coffeebar

2)collegehouses,aresidentwarden,familyaccommodation

【原文】

Thisschool,foundedin1953.isanon-profitmakingCharitableTrust.SituatedinresidentialNorthOxford,

3kmfromthecitycentre,theCollegeoccupiesacomplexofpurpose-builtblocksand14largeVictorianhouses

providingacademicandresidentialaccommodation.Facilitiesincludeancxccllcntlibrary,videoroom,

languagelaboratories,computerrcom,sciencelaboratories,assemblyhallandcoffeebar.

Aparticularbenefitfor(heEFLstudentistheopportunitytoliveandstudywithnativeEnglishspeakers

takingthetwo-yearInternationalBaccalaureatecourse,orcoursesatuniversitylevel.

Allstudentsarcencouragedtoparticipateinsocialandextracurricularactivitiesincludingsports,horse

riding,drama,art,crafts,photography,films,concertsandexcursions.

AcademicYearCourses(21hoursperweek)leadingtoallprincipalEFLexaminations,concentrateon

languagewithselectedstudiesinLiterature,Politics,History,AnHistory,andComputing.Moststudentslivein

collegehouseseachsupervisedbyaresidentwarden,butsomepreferfamilyaccommodation.

Task11

【答案】

CindyFarrowisAndyandKateMorgan'sAmericancousin.Sheis18yearsold.Shecomesfrom

California,on(hewestcoastoftheUSA.SheliveswithherparentsinSanFrancisco.Sheisastudentat

BerkeleyCollegewheresheisstudyingmodernlanguages.Shewantstobeaninterpreterwhensheleaves

university.

Shehasmanyinterestsandhobbies.Shelovesreading,swimmingandsurfingbutherfavoritehobbyis

white-waterraftingontheColoradoRiver.Shethinksifsveryexciting.

AtthemomentCindyisonherwaytoEnglandtostaywiththeMorgansinDover.

Unit2

Task1

【答案】

A.

1)elephants

21chimpanzees(黑猩猩)

3)giraffes

4)penguins

5)kangaroos

6)zebras

7)polarbears

B.

I)anda(ail

2)bigears

【原文】

1)TheyliveinAfricaandIndia.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyareverybigandverystrong.Theyare

intelligent,too.Theyhaveatrunkandsomeofthemhavetusks.Theysometimeslivefor70years.

2)TheyliveinAfricaandAsia.Theyarebrown.Theyhaveanr.sandlegs,buttheydon'thaveatail.

Theirarmsareverylongandtheyhavebigears.Theyaregoodclimbers.Theyareveryintelligent,too.

3)TheyliveinAfrica.Theyareverytall.Theyhavefourlegs,atailandaverylongneck.Theyeat

leavesandtwigs.Theycanrunveryfast.Theyarcbrownandwhite.

4)Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavewings,buttheycan'tfly.Theyaregoodswinimers.Theyeatfish.

Theyareblueandwhiteorblackandwhite.

5)TheyliveinAustralia.Theyareredorgray.Theyhaveshortfrontlegs,longbacklegsandaverylong

tail.Thebacklegsandthetailareverystrong.Theycanrunveryfast.Thefemalescarry(heiryoungina

pouch(育儿袋).

6)TheyliveinAfrica.Theyhavefourlegsandatail.Theyhaveabeautifulcoatwithblackandwhiteor

brownandwhitestripes.Theyeatgrassandplants.

7)Theyliveinverycoldcountries.Theyhavefourlegs.Theyarcverybigandverystrong.Thcyhaveawhite

coat.Theycanswim.Theyeatsealsandfish.

Task!

【答案】

A.

1)Thecheetah.

2)170km/h.

3)Morethan100km/h.

4)Becausemostanimalsrunonfourlegs.

Becausewehavemachines.

B.

1)F,2)F,3)T

【原文】

Thefastestanimalonlandisthecheetah.Itcanrunataspeedofabout100kilometresanhour.Thefastest

birdin(heworldcanflyat170km/h,andthefastestfishcanswimatmorethan100km/h.

Humanbeingsarenotveryfast.Thefastestmanintheworldcanonlyrunatabout40km/h.

Manyanimalscanrunfasterthanthis.Butmostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Fourlegsarebetterthantwo,aren't

they?Whydoweonlyhavetwolegs?

Scientistssaythatwcarcmoreintelligentthanotheranimalsbecausewestandontwolegs,sowecanuse

ourhandsforotherthings.Wecanpickthingsupwiththem.Wecanusetools.Humanbeingshaveusedtools

［器具。工具)formillionsofyears.Thatiswhyourbrainshavedeveloped.Thatiswhywchavcbecomethe

mostintelligentanimalsintheworld.

Inthepastfewyears,wehavemadeallkindsofmachines.Wehavemadecars,ships,aeroplanesand

spacecraft.Inthesemachineswecantravelfasterthananyanimal—byland,bysea,orbyair.Wecanevengo

tcthemoon.Nootheranimalhaseverdonethat!

Task3

【答案】

A.

1)Climate,lackoffoodandaliensfromouterspacemightberesponsiblefortheirextinction.

2)No.

B.

B:mighthavegotten,killedthemoff

A:mayhaverunoutoffood

B:couldhavebeendestroyedbyaliens

【原文】

A:Youknow.we'restudyingdinosaursinscienceclass.Ifsreallyinteresting.

B:Oh,yeah?Hey,haveyoulearnedwhythedinosaursdisappeared?

A:WelLnooneknowsforsure.

B:Ithoughtithadsomethingtodowiththeclimate.Thetemperaturemighthavegottencoolerandkilled

themoff.

A:Yeah,that'sonetheory.Anotherideaisthattheymayhaverunoutoffood.

B:Uh-huh.Andyouknow,there'sevenatheorythattheycouldhavebeendestroyedbyaliensfromouterspace.

A:Thatsoundscrazytome!

Task4

【答案】

1）Themayfly.Afewhours.

2）Theyjustdotwothings:findingamateandproducingyoung.

3）Wecouldjudgebyitsgrowthrings.

4）Itwaskeptfor152years.

【原文】

Fortheshortestlife,thefirstprizemustgotothemayfly（浮游类生物），whichtypically（典型的、特

有的）livesonlyamatterofafewhoursafteri（emerges（出现、浮现、暴漏）fromitsshell.Fewmayflies

livetoseethesunriseagain.Thesecrcaturesdcvotetheirwholelivestoasingledesperatemission（代表团、

使命）:findingamateandproducingyoung.Theydon'tevenhavefunctionalmouthsandstomachs.They

simplyhavenotimetoeat.Infacttheyhavenotimeforanythingelse.

Therecord-holderforihelongestlifemaybeiheArcticclair,oneofwhichlivedquietlyunderwaierfor

220years.Howeveritdidnothaveanybirthcertificate（证书、文聘）toprovethis.Onecouldonlyjudgebyits

growthrings.

Ifyouinsistonbetterdocumentation,theoldestanimaleverwasprobablyatortoisethatdiedin1918.It

hadbeencaptured（俘获、捕获）alreadyfull-grownin1766,nineyearsbeforetheAmericanRcvolutionbcgan

anditdied152yearslaterasWorldWarIcame（oaclose.

Task5

【答案】

A.

Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonusinganimalsforresearch.

B.

1）for

a.wastriedfirstonanimals.

b.isdependenton

c.usingunwantedanimals.

2）against

a.suffer

b.unnecessary

c.thesamerights

3〕

a.cellculture

b.computermodeling.

【原文】\

Everyyearabout17millionanimalsareusedinLaboratoryexperiments.Butinmanycountriestoday,a

difficultquestionisbeingasked:Dowehavetherighttouseanimalsinthisway?

Peoplewhoarcforusinganimalsinresearcharguethattheuseofanimalsinmedicalresearchhasmany

practicalbenefits.Animalresearchhasenabledresearcherstodeveloptreatmentsformanydiseases,suchas

heartdiseaseanddepression.Itwouldnothavebeenpossibletodevelopvaccines（疫苗）fordiseaseslike

smallpoxandpoliowithoutanimalresearch.Everydruganyonetakestodaywastriedfirstonanimals.

Futuremedicalresearchisdependentontheuseofanimals.Whichismoreimportant:thelifeofarator

thatofa(hree-year-oldchild?

Medicalresearchisalsoanexcellentwayofusingunwantedanimals.Lastyear,over12millionanimals

hadtobekilledinanimalsheltersbecausenoonewantedthemaspets.

Howeverthosewhoareagainstitpointoutthatthefactthathumansbenefitcannotbeusedtojustifyusing

animalsinresearchanymorethanitcanbeusedtojustifyexperimentingonotherhumans.Animalssufferalot

duringtheseexperiments.Theyareforcedtoliveinsmallcages,andtheymaybeunabletomove.

Muchoftheresearchthatiscarriedoutisunnecessaryanyway.

Animalshavethesamerightsashumansdo—tobeabletomovefreelyandnottohavepainorfear

forcedonthem.Researchersmustfindotherwaysofdoingtheirresearch,usingcellcultureandcomputer

modeling.Thereshouldbenoanimalsinresearchlaboratoriesatall.

Task6

【答案】

A.

I)No.

2)Becausezooofficialswanthimtoproducecubswithanotherfemaletiger,sotheydon'twanthimtobe