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大学英语新策略听力原文

Unit5Agriculture

PartIIn-classListening

I.UnderstandingBasicSkills

ListeningTask

Directions:

Youwillheartenlongandcomplicatedsentences.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.Ladiesandgentlemen,mayIhaveyourattention,please?

Flight5125scheduledtotakeoffat11:

30willbedelayedfor20minutes.Pleasecheckinhalfanhourpriortodeparture.Thankyou.

2.Ihavetoteachthesamecoursebooksseveraltimesinthesummerholidaycamp,whichissometimesboringandnotwell-paid,butbyandlargeI’mquitedelightedatbeingwithyoungpeople.

3.Itisgettingmucheasiertotravelnowadays,butincreasinglyhardertogetawayfrompeople,andthatisperhapsthemostdifficultthingforholidaymakers.

4.Theelderlywomanwasplanningtotakethehalf-past-fivecoach.Unfortunatelyduetopoorroadconditions,whichmadesafedrivingimpossible,itdepartedataquarterpasteight.

5.Statisticsshowthat300peoplearekilledinaircrashesintheUnitedStateseveryyear,butabout50,000peoplearekilledincaraccidents.

6.Ihaveprescribedsomethingforyourdaughter,Mrs.Johnson.Makesureshetakesitthreetimesadayaftermeals.IfsheisnotanybetterbyTuesday,cometoseemeagain.

7.WheneverIgotothebanknearmyhouse,thecashiersareeitherfoolingaroundorkeepingwholequeuesofpeoplewaitingbychattingtothecustomeratthefrontabouttheirholiday.

8.Themomentthewindscreenshattersyoushouldbegintotakeyourfootofftheaccelerator,notcompletelyoff,ofcourse,becauseyoumightbeinheavytraffic,withanothervehiclerightbehindyou.

9.Twomenwhowerecaughtstealingpropertyafteritgrewdarkhaveappearedbeforethelocalmagistrate’scourtthismorning.Theyareexpectedtobekeptincustodyforseveraldays.

Ifyoudon’twanttosoundimpolite,orcauseembarrassmentordistressofanykindtothepersonyou’retalkingto,youshouldlearntousetactfulandtentativeformsinyourEnglish.OK,classisover.

II.UnderstandingNews

ListeningTask

Directions:

Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

AGRICULTUREREPORT—SomeCrops（LikeSomePeople）DoWellasCompanions

Companionplantingistheideathatwhensomecropsareplantedtogether,theyhelpeachothergrow.Thesecompatibleplantsgenerallyhavesimilarneedsfornutrients,soilandmoisture.

Adviceforcompanionplantingsissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.ButFabianFernandezattheUniversityofIllinoissaysthereisevidenceforsomecombinations.Thesecanleadtobettercrops,reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample,somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogenfromtheairandmakeaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantskeepthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumesareespeciallygoodatthis.Anycropssharingthesamespacecangetthenitrogenastherootsdecompose.

Cropslikebeansandpotatoescanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdown,sotheydonotcompetewithshallowerplants.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother’sdevelopment.Forexample,tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes,asthenamesuggests.Soyouwouldprobablynotwanttoputthemtogether.

Evenafterharvest,somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapart.Apples,forexample,releaseethylenegas,aplanthormone.Itcancauseotherfoodstoripentooquickly.Fruitsthatreleasealotofethylenealsoincludeapricots,melonsandtomatoes.Vegetableseasilyaffectedbyethyleneincludeasparagus,broccoli,cabbageandcucumbers.Marketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butsometimesyoumightwantthemtogether.Forexample,ifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana,thebananawillbereadytoeatsooner.

Nowwhataboutpeaches,plumsandnectarinesthataretoofirmtoeat?

GrowersinCaliforniaanswerthisquestionat.Theysayanapple,bananaorariperpieceoffruitisnotneeded.Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesthemselvesreleaseenoughofthegastoripensuccessfully.

Theiradvice:

Placethefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperature,outofdirectsunlight.Whenthefruitissoftenoughtoyourliking,eitheruseitorplaceitinarefrigeratortostopfurtherripening.

Andthat’stheVOASpecialEnglishAgricultureReport,writtenbyJerilynWatson.

III.UnderstandingPassages

ListeningTask1

Directions:

Listentothepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeexactwords,phrasesorsentencesyouhear.

TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations（FAO）isaspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNationsthatleadsinternationaleffortstodefeathunger.FAOwasestablishedon16October1945inQuebecCity,Quebec,Canada.In1951itsheadquartersweremovedfromWashington,D.C.,UnitedStates,toRome,Italy.TheagencyisdirectedbytheConferenceofMemberNations,whichmeetseverytwoyearstoreviewtheworkcarriedoutbytheorganizationandtoapproveaProgramofWorkandBudgetforthenexttwo-yearperiod.TheConferenceelectsacouncilof49memberstates（servethree-yearrotatingterms）thatactsasaninterimgoverningbody,andtheDirector-General,thatheadstheagency.

Servingbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries,FAOactsasaneutralforumwhereallnationsmeetasequalstonegotiateagreementsanddebatepolicy.FAOisalsoasourceofknowledgeandinformation,andhelpsdevelopingcountriesandcountriesintransitionmodernizeandimproveagriculture,forestryandfisheriespractices,ensuringgoodnutritionandfoodsecurityforall.ItsLatinmotto,fiatpanis,translatesintoEnglishas“lettherebebread”.

ListeningTask2

Directions:

Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.

NewZealandliesintheSouthPacificOcean.Itismadeupoftwolargeislands—NorthIslandandSouthIsland—andlotsofsmallerislands.TheareaofNewZealandis270,534sqkm.

NewZealandhasverygoodconditionsforagriculture.66%ofthelandisgoodforfarming.Thefarmingcanbeonhighlandorlowland.Grassgrowsverywellinwetclimate,somostofthefarmingisanimalfarming.Youcanfindsheepeverywhereinthecountry.Butfarmersinrichlowlandveryoftenkeepcattle,thatis,cowsformilk.

SheepfarmscoverahalfofallthelandinNewZealand.Onlytheverywetareasandthehighestmountainsarenotgoodforsheep.Thesheepfarmsarecalledsheepstations.Thereareover30,000stationsinNorthandSouthIslands,withsixtymillionsheep.Thenativegrassofthecountryisnotveryrich.SothefarmersgetbettergrassseedsfromEuropeandAmericaandplantgoodgrass.Thesheepgivegoodmeatandgoodwool.Mostofthemeatandwoolisexported.Until1882onlythewoolwasexported.NewZealandfarmerssoldthewooltofactoriesinBritain.TheseajourneytoBritainwasverylongandslow,someatcouldn’tbeexported.Butin1882therefrigeratorwasinvented,andtheshipcouldkeepthemeatcold.Someatcouldbeexported.Mostofthemeatexportedtodayislamb,notmutton.Lambisthemeatofyoungsheep,whilemuttonisthemeatoffullygrownsheep.

Unit5Agriculture

PartIIAfter-classListening

I.UnderstandingBasicSkills

ListeningTask

Directions:

Listentotheconversationscarefullyandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.W:

IwonderifMrs.Fisherhasanyfamily.Herroomisalwaysquiet.

M:

Actuallysheisamotherofthree.Herchildrenallliveabroad.That’swhythenursestakecareofher.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

2.W:

Hush.Mumhasjustfallenasleep.

M:

ItissosilentherethatIcanhearmybreathing.

W:

Wemustbequiet.Shehasn’tfullyrecoveredfromherillnessandneedsrest.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

3.W:

Mymotherdoesnotapproveofmyfriendshipwithourneighbor,John.

M:

Why?

W:

ShesaysthatJohnoftentellsliesandworriesthatImaybecomedishonestifImakefriendswithhim.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

4.M:

I’msorrytohearyou’renotfeelingwell.

W:

Oh,it’sjustacold.Nothingserious.HowaboutyourjobinterviewwithIBM?

M:

Terrific.Ihavegotatwo-yearcontractofemployment.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.W:

Eggsaresupposedtobeoneofthehealthiestfoods.

M:

Nexttopotatoes.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:

Thesecloudslookstrange,don’tthey?

M:

Yes.Theylooklikesnakes.Ihavereadthatblackcloudsofthisshapearesometimesthesignofanearthquake.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

7.M:

DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoParisforavacationlastmonth?

W:

Yeah.Didtheyenjoythemselves?

M:

Itishardtosay.Whentheygotthere,theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel.

W:

That’stoobad.Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier.

Q:

Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?

8.W:

Youhaveatelephonecall,Mr.Smith.

M:

Whoisit?

W:

Hedidn’tsay.

M:

TellhimI’moutoftheofficeuntilnextMonday.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

9.W:

You’regrowingabeard,aren’tyou?

M:

Yeah.Iamafreemannow.

W:

Why?

M:

Mywifehasbeenawayonabusinesstrip.I’mmyownbossforthetimebeing.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

10.W:

Thecityisgoingtoputupanewshoppingcenterintheneighborhood.

M:

Anothershoppingcenter?

That’snothingnew.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

II.UnderstandingaConversation

ListeningTask

Directions:

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