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新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说第二版听力原文及课题复习资料

新世纪研究生

公共英语教材

听说（下）第二版

听力全文

主编：

李玉璞

上海外语教育出版社

TableofContents

KEYSTOEXERCISES

LESSONONEResourcesandEnergy

PARTA

1.W:

Couldyoumailtheselettersforme,please?

M:

Moreletters?

Yourfriendsaregoingtobeveryhappytohearfromyou.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

Sheiswrittenalotoflettersrecently

2.W:

DoesProfessorFordalwayscometoclass?

M:

Isicecold?

Q:

WhatdoyoulearnaboutProfessorFord?

Shenevermissesclass

3.W:

Wouldyouhavesometimethisweektogooverthesequestionswithme?

M:

Howdoestomorrowsound?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Theycanworktogetherthenextday

4.M:

Hey?

John!

John!

W:

Saveyourbreath.He'soutofearshot.

Q:

WhatistrueaboutJohn,accordingtothewoman?

Johnistoofarawaytohear

5.W:

Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

M:

Thisisn'tjustwater.Thisisimportedmineralwater.

Q:

Whatistheimplicationofthewoman?

Theguestsdon’twanttobeservedwater

6.M:

CouldIborrowatwentytotidemeovertillpaydaynextTuesday?

W:

Youareinluck.Ijustcashedthecheck.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

Lendthemansomemoney

7.M:

Jean,didn'tyougetmymessages?

Ilefttwoonyouransweringmachine.

W:

Hmm?

Oh,sorry,Tom.I'vebeenmeaningtogetbackintouchwithyou.Itjustslippedmymind.

Q:

Whydidn’tthewomanreturntheman’scalls?

Sheforgottocallhim

8.W:

I'msorry,sir,butyou'reallowedonlyonepieceofluggageontheplane.You'llhavetocheckinoneofyoursuitcasesatthepackagecounter.

M:

Actually,oneofthesebelongstothewomanupahead.I'mjustgivingherahand.

Q:

Whyisthemancarryinganextrasuitcase?

Theextrasuitcaseheiscarryingbelongstosomeoneelse

9.W:

Weneedtodrivetothecitytonight,butthedoctorsaidthismedicinemightmakemedrowsy.

M:

Inthatcase,I'dbetterdrive.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkthewomanshoulddo?

Avoiddrivingaftertakinghermedicine

10.M:

Lookatallthepollutiongoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetundercontrol?

W:

Withthenewlawsandsocialawareness,we'llturnthingsaround.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanpredictwillhappen?

Thesituationwillimprovewiththenewchanges

11.W:

Aren'tyoucold?

Whyaren'tyouwearingajacket?

M:

Ioversleptthismorning,soIranoutofthehousewithoutlisteningtotheforecast.

Q:

Whyisn’tthemanwearingajacket?

Hedidnotknowitwouldbecold

12.M:

prof.Jones,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaperthatelectricalstormcompletelywipedoutmycomputerfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

W:

I'msorry,Steven.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrow,andI'llbeawayfor2weeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendittomethere.

Q:

Whatwilltheprofessorprobablyallowthestudenttodo?

Mailherthepaperafterthedeadline

13.W:

DoyouknowifMaryhascomebytheofficethismorning?

M:

Ijustgotheremyself,soI'mnottheonetoask.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

Shewantstoknowifmarthascomebythismorning

14.M:

IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabout"wealth"lastnight.Didyougettohomeintimetoseeit?

W:

Well,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Shefellasleepbeforetheprogramended

15.W:

Taketwoofthesepillsthreetimesadayandyoushouldn'ttakethemonanemptystomach.

M:

WhatifIdon'thaveanappetite?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

Hemaynotbeabletowakeup

PARTB

PassageI:

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.

PassageII:

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.WhatisthecurrentpopulationintheMiddleEastaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtosomeexperts'suggestion,whatshouldthenationsdoinordertoavoidawatercrisis?

II1）10,0002）5,5004）Morethan2,8003）4,0005）Egypt6）4607）Lessthan260

PartD

1）award,3）profit,5）dedication,7）moment,9）physical,11）conflict,13）worth,15）heart,17）compassion,19）lust,2）glory,4）trust,6）significance,8）anguish,10）spirit,12）alone,14）room,16）honor,18）curse,20）value

LessonTwoCrimeandPunishment

PartA

1.M:

Hello?

W:

Hello.ThisisDr.Grey'soffice.Wearecallingtoremindyouofyour4:

15appointmentforyourannualcheckuptomorrow.

M:

Oh,thanks.It'sagoodthingyoucalled.Ithoughtitwas4:

15today.

Q:

Whyistheofficecallingtheman?

2.W:

Howwonderful!

Youwonthescholarship.Canyoubelieveit?

M:

No.It'salmosttoogoodtobetrue.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:

Excuseme,ProfessorDavidson.ButIwashopingtotalktoyouaboutmyclassprojectforeconomics.

M:

Ihaveaclassinafewminutes.Whydon'tyoucomeandseemeduringofficehourstomorrow?

Q:

WhenwillthewomandiscussherprojectwithProfessorDavidson?

4.M:

Howareyoufeeling?

W:

Thestuffthenursegavemeseemedtohavehelped.Butit'smakingmeawfullydrowsy.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

5.M:

BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe'veagreedon.W:

WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

6.M:

Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?

W:

I'mafraidIjustranout