《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答a案Unit11.docx

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《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答a案Unit11

【答案】

1）c

2）a

3）b

4）a

【原文】

Baliisabeautifulislandofmountains,forestsandricefields.Itisalsoanislandofartists.Almosteverybodythereisanartistofsomekind.Thepeopleworkalldayathome,inthefieldsorontheirboats,butintheeveningtheymakemusic,dance,paintorcarvethingsoutofwoodandstone.

FortheBalinese,artispartofreligion.Itisawayofpleasingtheirgods--andBali,theybelieve,isfullofgods.TherearethousandsoftemplesinBali,andtherearefestivalsatthesetempleswhenpeopledieorgetmarried,orwhenachildisborn.Atthesefestivalsthepeopletrytokeeptheirgodshappybygivingthemfood,bydancing,byacting,andbyplayingmusicforthem.

Inthepast,theBalinesedidnotcareabouttheoutsideworld.ForthemBaliwasthewholeworld.Butinthe1930stouristsbegantovisitBali,andsincethe1950stourismhasbecomebigbusinessthere.Sotheislandershavebeguntoselltheirarttotourists.ThesedaystheBalinesepro-ducemoreandmorethingsfortourists;theymakefewerthingsfortheirtemples.Theyhavelesstimefortheirgods,sotherearefewerfestivals.

Eachyearmoretouristsbringmoremoneytotheisland;theyalsobringnewideasandanewwayoflife.TheBalineseknowthatiffewertouristscometotheisland,therewillbelessmoney.Buttheyalsoknowiftherearetoomanytourists,theBalinesewayoflifewillchangedrastically.Theauthoritiesaretryinghardtoorganizeandcontroltourismwithcaution.Balihastochange;neverthelesstheywanttomakesurethatitchangesforthebetter,notfortheworse.

Task3

【答案】

A.

1）Becauseuntil1980,ithadbeenquietformorethanahundredyears.

2）Itwasstrange.Nobirdsweresinging,andtheairwasstill.

3）Hewasstandingnearthesummitandreportingtheeruptiononradio.

B.

Washington;35;1980;123;recreation;summit;tremors;smalleruptions;nodanger;1980;dust;ash;rocks;mud;40;peaceful;empty

【原文】

Mostvolcanoesarequiet.Theyrestpeacefullyforhundredsofyears.Noonepaysmuchattentiontothem.

MountSt.Helenswasoneofthesevolcanoes.Until1980,itwasabeautifulrecreationarea.Itslasteruptionhadbeen123yearsago.Noonewasworriedaboutanotherone.Then,inMarch1980,MountSt.Helensbegantomakenoises.Atfirst,thereweretremors.Then,smalleruptionsoccurred.Someresidentsleftimmediately.Othersfelttherewasnodanger.

ButonthemorningofMay18,1980,themountainblewitstop.Withthepoweroftwenty-fiveatomicbombs,MountSt.Helensexploded.Cloudsofdustandashrosemorethantwelvemilesintothesky.Rocksandmudcrasheddowntheslopes.

Unfortunately,manypeoplewerestillliving,camping,orworkinginthearea.Overfortypeoplelosttheirlives.Otherswererescued.

RobertBakerwasfishingwithhisfamilywhentheexplosionoccurred.HereportedthatthemorningofMay18wasstrange.Nobirdsweresinging.Theairwasstill.Then,hesawalargeblackcloudcomingdowntowardthem.Inminutes,dayturnedintonight.Hecalledhisfamilytotheirvanandtheystartedontheslowdarkrideawayfromthemountain.Allthetime,hotashwasrainingonthem.

Butotherpeoplewerenotsolucky.DavidJohnston,avolcanoexpert,wasstandingnearthesummitofthemountain.At8:

31a.m.,heradioed,"Thisisit!

"Hewasneverheardfromagain.

MountSt.Helensispeacefulnow.Butitsslopesareempty.Itwillbemanyyearsbeforefish,plants,andtreeswillagainliveonthemountain.

Task4

【答案】

A.

1）Mrs.RakelSurlienistheNorwegianMinisterofEnvironmentalProtection,andsheisabouttobeginathree-dayvisittoBritain.

2）Britain.

3）Britaininsiststhecaseagainstacidrainingeneralanditscontributioninparticularisfarfromproven./BritaininsiststhatneitherthedisastrouseffectsofacidrainnorBritain’sresponsibilityintheissuehasbeenproven.

4）Sweden.

5）Itreferstoagroupofsome20nationswhicharecommittedtoreducingsulfurdioxidebyathird.

6）NorwayisagainstBritaininthedisputeoveracidraininspiteofitscordialapproach.

B.

1）fish;aquaticlife;forest

2）powerstations

3）remainisolateed

【原文】

Norwayhasdecidedtoresumea"softly-softlyapproach"toBritaininthelong-standingdisputeovertheissueofacidrain,asMrs.RakelSurlien,theNorwegianMinisterofEnvironmentalProtection,beginsathree-dayvisittoBritain.

AlltheNordiccountriesbelievethatBritainisresponsibleforasmuchasathirdoftheaciddepositfailinginsouthernScandinavia,killingfishandmostotheraquaticlifeinthousandsoflakesandriversandpossiblyputtinglargeareasofforestatrisk.Emissionsfromcoalandoilburningpowerstationsareblamedmostly,butBritaininsiststhecaseagainstacidrainingeneralanditscontributioninparticularisfarfromproven.

TheissuehasbecomealmostfashionablesincetheSwedesraiseditin1972.Morethan20nationshaveagreedtojointheso-called"30PercentClub",committedtoreducingsulfurdioxidebyathird,andBritainisincreasinglyisolatedinWesternEuropebyitsrefusaltodoso.

Mrs.SurliensaystherehasbeennochangeintheNorwegianpositioninspiteofthecordialapproach,andshealsoscentedvictory,asshesaid,"Idon'tseeyoucanremainisolatedinthiswayforlong.Itmustbeverydifficulttolivewith."

Task5

【答案】

1）fouroutoffive;survive;rosy;forestflower;forcenturies

2）2,000;fightcancer;40;wildlife;therainforest

3）drugs;aSouthAmericantree;bloodpressure;thesnakerootplantfromIndianforests

4）foods;tropicalforests;wingedbean

5）rubber;oils;one;examined;99;threatened

【原文】

Arepresentativeofanecologicalorganizationistalkingabouttheadvantagesandbenefitsforhumansoftherainforests.

Fouroutoffiveofallchildrenwhogotleukemiain1960died.Nowfouroutofeveryfivesurvive.Thesecretofthismiraculouschangeistherosyperiwinkle,aforestflowerwhichtribaldoctorshadusedforcenturies.

TheUnitedStatesNationalCancerInstitutehasidentifiedmorethan2,000tropicalrainforestplantswiththeabilitytofightcancer.Infact,about40percentofalldrugsgivenoutintheUnitedStatestodayowemuchoftheirstrengthtochemicalsfromwildlife,largelyfromtherainforest.

Otherdragsincludequinine,whichcomesfromaSouthAmericantree,anddrugstorelievehighbloodpressurearederivedfromthesnakerootplantfromIndianforests.ThearmadilloofSouthAmericaishelpingusfindacureforleprosy.

Thetropicalforestsalsocontainlargeamountsofnewfoods.Forexample,thewingedbeanofNewGuineaisnowgrowninabout50differentcountries.Japanesescientistshavefoundacalorie-freesubstanceinParaguaywhichis300timessweeterthansugar,andacoffeefreeofcaffeinehasbeenfoundinthesmallforestsoftheComorosislands.

Everydayweuseproductsfromtherainforests--robber,spicesandoils,andofcoursewood.Lessthanonepercentoftheforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirpotential,buttheremaining99percentisthreatenedbyourendlesssearchforwood.TheSouthAmericanIndianssaythetreesholdupthesky,andiftheycomedowntherewillbeacatastrophe.

Task6

【答案】

A.

1）AsolareclipseoccurswhenthemoonpassesbetweentheEarthandthesun,andthemoon’sshadowcoverspartoftheearth.

2）AsolareclipsehasoccurredatChristmasonly30timesduringthepast5,000years,thelasttimein1954.

3）The（retinaofthe）eyecanbepermanentlydamaged.

4）Itworksbyprojectingthesun’simageonapieceofpaperthroughapinholeonanotherpiece.

5）ThenexteclipseatChristmaswilloccurin2307;itcanbeobservedonthewestcoastofAfrica.

B.

1）T

2）F

3）T

【原文】

OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChristmastreatwhenthemoonpassedinfrontofthesunresultinginapartialsolareclipse.

Solareclipsesoccurwhenthemoonpassesbetweentheearthandthesun,andthemoon’sshadowcoverspartoftheearth,andatotalsolareclipsetakesplacewhenthemoon’sshadowblocksoutthesunentirely.WhatmadethisparticularsolareclipseuniquewasthatthiseventhasoccurredonDecembertwenty-fifthonly30timesduringthepastfivethousandyears,thelasttimein1954.

 Butpeoplemustbeexceptionallycarefulwhenattemptingtoviewthesolareclipse.Withouttakingprecautionarymeasures,onecanpermanentlydamagetheretinaoftheeye;however,thereareseveralsafemethodsofwitnessingthisheavenlymarvel.

 First,youcanviewasolareclipsebyusingeclipsesafetyglassesforfilteringoutthesun’sharmfulrays.Theyshouldbeusedwhenanypartofthesunisvisible.

 Sunglassescanblockoutsomeofthesun’sultravioletrays,buttheresultscanbeverydeceptive.Theeye’snaturalreactiontothisdarkenstatewhenwearingsunglassesistomakethepupillarger,whichallowsinmorelightandcanintensifythedamagetotheyoureye.

Youcanwatchaneclipsebyprojectingthesun’simageonapieceofpapereitherbyusingatelescope,oreasieryet,bycreatingapinholeinapieceofpaperandviewingtheresultonanotherpieceofpaper,thuscalledapinholeprojector.

 Onlyduringatotaleclipsewhenthesuniscompletelyandbrieflycoveredcanyouwatchtheeclipsewithouteyeprotection.Eventhen,extremecautionshouldbetaken.

 Incaseyoudidn’tcatchthislastspectacularsolareclipseonDecembertwenty-fifth,2000,thereisnoneedtofret.YourposteritycanrecordthenexteclipseonChristmasintheyear2307,butonlyifthey’revisitingthewestcoastofAfricafortheholidays.

Task7

【答案】

A.

1）pottery;metal

2）larg