新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及答案(完整版)Word文件下载.doc

新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及答案(完整版)Word文件下载.doc

《新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及答案(完整版)Word文件下载.doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说(下)第二版听力原文及答案(完整版)Word文件下载.doc（68页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

PassageIII 12

PartD 12

LESSONFOURFinance 13

PARTA 13

PartB 14

PassageI 14

PassageII.FunctionsofMoney 15

PassageIIICreditCards 16

PartD 16

LESSONFIVEPlacestoSeeinBritain 17

PartA 17

PartB 18

18

PassageⅡ:

19

PartD 20

LESSONSIXEducation 20

PartA 20

PartB 21

PassageISATExamination 21

PARTIIMedicalEducation 22

LESSONSEVENBusiness 23

PartA 23

PartB 25

PassageIHowtoIncreaseBusinessProfits 25

PassageTwo 26

LESSONEIGHTAspectsofLife 27

PartA 27

PartB 29

PASSAGEITax 29

PASSAGEIIReligion 30

LESSONNINECollegeLife 31

PARTA 31

PARTB 33

PASSAGEICollegeSearch 33

PASSAGEIIHowtoGetaMaster'

sdegree 34

LESSONTENWomen 35

PARTA 35

PARTB 37

PASSAGEIWomeninSouthernEurope 37

PASSAGEIIAmericanWomen 38

LESSONELEVENFamousPeople 39

PARTA 39

PARTB 41

PASSAGEIWilliamJeffersonClinton 41

PASSAGEIIWilliamShakespeare 42

LESSONTWELVECulture 44

PARTA 44

PartB 45

PassageIBeijing’sHutongs 45

PassageIITheWhiteWeddingDress 47

LESSONTHIRTEENScienceandTechnology 48

PARTA 48

PARTB 50

PASSAGEICloningMountVernon'

sTrees 50

PASSAGEIIDinosaurNoses 50

LESSONFOURTEENSports 51

PARTA 51

PARTB 53

PassageITheFamousBicycleRacer 53

PASSAGEIITheWilliamsSisters 54

LESSONFIFTEENReformandDevelopment 55

PARTA 55

PARTB 57

PassageI 57

PassageII 58

65

LESSON1ResourcesandEnergy

PARTA

1.W:

Couldyoumailtheselettersforme,please?

M:

Moreletters?

Yourfriendsaregoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

Sheiswrittenalotoflettersrecently

2.W:

DoesProfessorFordalwayscometoclass?

Isicecold?

WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?

Shenevermissesclass

3.W:

Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?

M:

Howdoestomorrowsound?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Theycanworktogetherthenextday

4.M:

Hey?

John!

W:

Saveyourbreath.He'

soutofearshot.

WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?

Johnistoofarawaytohear

5.W:

Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

Thisisn'

tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.

Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

Theguestsdon’twanttobeservedwater

6.M:

CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

Lendthemansomemoney

7.M:

Jean,didn'

tyougetmymessages?

Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.

Hmm?

Oh,sorry,Tom.I'

vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.

Whydidn’tthewomanreturntheman’scalls?

Sheforgottocallhim

8.W:

I'

msorry,sir,butyou'

reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'

llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.

Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'

mjustgivingherahand.

Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

Theextrasuitcaseheiscarryingbelongstosomeoneelse

9.W:

Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.

Inthatcase,I'

dbetterdrive.

Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine

10.M:

Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'

llevergetundercontrol?

W:

Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'

llturnthingsaround.

Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

Thesituationwillimprovewiththenewchanges

11.W:

Aren'

tyoucold?

Whyaren'

tyouwearingajacket?

Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.

Whyisn’tthemanwearingajacket?

Hedidnotknowitwouldbecold

12.M:

prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

msorry,Steven.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'

llbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.

Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline

13.W:

DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?

Ijustgotheremyself,soI'

mnottheonetoask.

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

Shewantstoknowifmarthascomebythismorning

14.M:

IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"

wealth"

lastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?

Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Shefellasleepbeforetheprogramended

15.W:

Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'

ttakethemonanemptystomach.

WhatifIdon'

thaveanappetite?

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

Hemaynotbeabletowakeup

PARTB

Thepopulationoftheworldhasbeenincreasingfasterandfaster.In10,000B.C.,therewereprobably10millionpeople.InA.D.1,therewere300million.Ittook1750yearsforthepopulationtoreach625million,alittlemorethandoubletheA.D.1figure.In1990,therewere5.3billionpeople.Bytheyear2000,theworld'

spopulationwasover6billion,andby2050,itisexpectedtoreach10billion.Doestheearthhaveenoughnaturalresourcestosupportthismanypeople?

Differentscientistsgivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Somesaythatthereareenoughresourcestosupportmorethan6billionpeople.However,therichestcountries,withasmallpercentageoftheworld'

spopulation,usemostoftheresources.Iftheseresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenoughforeveryone.Otherscientistssaythatwemustlimitpopulationgrowthbecauseourresourcesarelimited.Only10percentoftheearth'

slandcanbeusedforfarmingandanother20percentforraisinganimals.Itispossibletoincreasetheamountoffarmland,butonlyalittle.Somelandindevelopingcountriescouldbemoreproductiveifpeoplestartedusingmodernfarmingmethods,butthiswouldnotincreaseworldwideproductionbymuch,Weallknowthatthereisalimitedamountofpetroleum.Therearealsolimitstotheamountsofmetals.Thereisalimittotheamountofwaterwecanusesincemostoftheearth'

swaterissaltwater,andmostofthefreshwaterisfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeopletheearthcansupport,butitwillhelpeveryoneifwecanlimitpopulationgrowthbeforeseriousshortagesdevelop.Theproblemishowtodoit.

1.Between1990and2000,whatchangesdidtheworldpopulationhave?

Ithadincreasedbyalmostabillion

2.Accordingtosomescientists,whichofthefollowingistrue?

Theworld’sresourcesareadequatebutnoteventlydistributed

3.Whycan'

tmostoftheearth'

swaterbeused?

ItismostlysaltorfrozenattheNorthandSouthPoles

4.Indevelopingcountries,whatdoestheuseofmedernfarmingmethodsresultin?

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

II1.Therewereprobably10millionpeople.

2.Itisexpectedtobe10billion.

3.Iftheresourcescouldbedistributedmoreequallyaroundtheworld,therewouldbeenouehforeveryone.

4.Only10percent.

5.Itishowtolimitpopulationgrowth.

Freshwater,lifeitself,hasnevercomeeasyintheMiddleEast.EversincetheOldTestamentwhenGodpunishedmanwith40daysand40nightsofrain,watersuppliesherehavebeendwindling.Therainfallonlycomesinwinteranddrainsquicklythroughthesemiaridland,leavingthesoiltobakeandtothirstfornextNovember.Theregion'

sacceleratingpopulationgrowth,expandingagriculture,industrialization,andhigherlivingstandardsdemandmorefreshwater.Droughtandpollutionlimititsavailability.Warandmismanagementsquanderit.NationslikeIsraelandJordanareswiftlyslidingintothatzonewheretheyareusingallthewaterresourcesavailabletothem.Theyhaveonly15to20yearsleftbeforetheiragriculture,andultimatelytheirfoodsecurity,isthreatened.Evenamidthescarcitytherearehavesandhave-nots.ComparedwiththeUnitedStates,whichhasafreshwaterpotentialof10,000cubicmetersayearforeachcitizen.Iraqhas5,500.Turkeyhas4,000,andSyriahaslittlemorethan2,800.Egypt'

spotentialisonly1,100.Israelhas460,andJordanhaslessthan260.Butthesearenotfirmfigures,becauseupstreamuseofriverwatercandramaticallyalterthepotentialdownstream.ScarcityisonlyoneelementoftheMiddleEast’swatercrisis.Inefficiencyisanother,asisthereluctanceofsomewater-poornationstochangeprioritiesfromagriculturetolesswater-intensiveenterprises.Someexpertssuggestthatifthesenationswouldsharebothwatertechnologyandresources,theycouldsatisfytheregion'

spopulation,currently159million.Butinthispatchworkofethnicandreligiousrivalries,thewatercrisisisnotaclear-cutissue.Itisentangledinthepoliticsthatkeeppeoplefromtrustingandseekinghelpfromoneanother.Here,wherewater,liketruth,isprecious,eachnationtendstofinditsownwaterandsupplyitsowntruth.

1.WhendoestherainfallcomeintheMiddleEast?

2.Whatisthecauseofthewatercrisis?

3.HowmanyyearsareleftforIsraelandJordanbeforetheiragricultureisthreatened?

4.Whatisthecurren