听力教程第三册答案UNIT3

1、听力教程第三册答案UNIT3Unit 3Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become(2) extinct twenty years from now.The seas are in dang

2、er. They are being filled with (3) poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4) pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6) forests, which are the home of half the earth's living things are

3、(7) being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearlydisappeared in twenty years. The effect onthe world's (9) climateand on ouragriculture and food (10) supplies - will be disastrous.(11) Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12) World Wil

4、dlife Fund was founded - a small group of people whowanted to (13) raise moneyto save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) international organization. It has raised over (16) £ 35million for (17) conservation projects, and has created or given

5、support to the National Parks in (18) fivecontinents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals and birds - including the tiger - to (20) survive.Part 2 Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception?.Reception: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry thism

6、orning, two of my husband's shirts and three of myblouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leaving early tomorrow morning.Reception: Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is . I'm phoning

7、 from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They're not back yet and you see .Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe. They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates:wardrobe.Oh, IThank youdidn'tverylook in themuch.Sorry t

8、oquiteall right.trouble you. Housekeeper: That's Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write downthe gist and the key words that help you decide.This dialogue is about making an inquiry about the laundry.The key words are reception. laundry. shirts. blouses.

9、wardrobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueA UN InterpreterInterviewer: . so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficient at languagelearning, Suzanne.Suzanne: Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth. Youknow I was born in Lausanne*, S

10、witzerland;my father was Swiss-French Swiss and my mother was American, so, of course, we spoke both languages at home and I grew up bilingual. Then, of course, I learnt German at school - in Switzerland that's normal.And because I was already fluent in English, mysecond language at school was I

11、talian. So I had a real head start*!Interviewer: So that's . one, two, three, four - you had learnt four languages by the time you left school? How fluent were you?Suzanne: Urn, I was native speaker standard in French and English, but I'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was only

12、 school standard. I decided the best option was to study in the UK, and I did HispanicStudies at university, studying Spanish and Portuguese, with someItalian, and living in Manchester. Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, teaching English.Interviewer: So by this time you must have been flue

13、nt in six languages?Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also becamepretty good!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland, went to an interpreters' school and then got a

14、job in the United Nations when I was 28.Interviewer:And you've been there eversince?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter, who became myhusband. Wewent to live in Prague in 1987 and that was where I learnt Czech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne: W

15、ell, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take a long break. I went to Japan on holiday, got a job and stayed for two years, which was when I learnt Japanese.Interviewer: That's amazing! And now you're back at the United Nations?Suzanne: Yes. Well, I

16、never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague - somein Prague, somein Austria and Switzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*" to work in Japan. They need people who can understand Japanese. But, yes, I've been back with them full-time for two years now. Interview

17、er: And your plans for the future? Suzanne: I'm going to learn more Oriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others. So I'll spend another two or three years here with the UN full-time, during which time I hope to get a substantial pr

18、omotion, then I think I'll go back and learn Korean, or perhaps Chinese, and Thai -I'd love to learn Thai. And then, perhaps an Indian language. Whatever, I want to be fluent in another three or four languages before 45. ExerciseDirections:Listen to the dialogue anddecide whether the followi

19、ng statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T9. T 10. FPart 2 PassageClyde RiverTheSalmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated water to thrive.The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boo

20、sted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plants helped eliminate some of the foul smells.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.The mills and factories that li

21、ned the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for socialdeprivation and rough streets.Runnin

22、g through one of Britain's biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* was poisoned for more than a century by the fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, as pollution and chemicals dest

23、royed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*. Now, with heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, its native salmon have returned in

24、 sizable numbers, reflecting the new cleanliness of a river that was once one of Britain's filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumn at 69 sites in the Clyde and its tributaries, and found salmonin seven of the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which van

25、ished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline, first reappeared in the 1980s, but last year's survey was the first to show they've come back in healthy numbers.wasforAlthough commercial salmon fishing never widespread on the Clyde, the fish's return is symbolically importantGlasg

26、ow, where salmon were once so important to the city's identity that two are pictured on its official coat of arms.The salmon's comeback is also a sign of big improvements to water quality. Like sea trout, which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in recent years, salmon are very sensiti

27、ve to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated* water to thrive.The declinehelped boost essentiallyof Glasgow's main industries the fortunes of a river that wasfishless for decades during the worst periods of pollution.The closure of factories that had poured toxins* and other

28、pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly. Environmental regulators also lightened dumping rules, and modern sewage processing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries rising about the environmental impact of enormous fish farms els

29、ewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and North Atlantic, the Clyde comebackis a rare bit of good news for Scotland's fish lovers.Since the area that is now Glasgow was first settled around the year 550, the Clyde has been central to its history.The river's de

30、pth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. Later, during the Industrial Revolution that beganin the late 1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufa

31、cturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popul

32、ar tourist destination.working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for deprivation* and rough streets. recently, its art museumsand nightlifesocialMorehaveExercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humansbecause they supply fresh drinking water, serve as hom

33、e for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections:Listen to some sentences andwrite them down. You will hear each sentence three times.(Refer to Typescript)Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to com

34、plete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A Exercise D After-listening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.The Clyde's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar a

35、nd cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city becamea center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers during the Industrial Revolution. More recently, its art museumsand nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the cit

36、y into a popular touristdestination.(Open)Section Three :NewsNews ItemlNATO ExpansionSeven countries are expected to become membersof the Transatlantic Alliance at thePrague Summit: Bulgaria*, Estonia*, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Romania, Slovakia* and Slovenia*. For most people in these countries, formal

37、ly joining the West represents the fulfillment of lifelong dreams.only issue toSummit. ManyEastward expansion is not the be discussed at the Prague people believe the political and militaryalliance, created after World War II to provide a collective security system for the ten West European countrie

38、s and the UnitedStates and Canada, lost its purpose with the collapse of the Soviet Union - for manyyears its only threat.NATO expansion and its post-Cold War role have been the subject of endless debate on both sides of the Atlantic, especially after the terrorist attacks on the United States. A po

39、ssible war in Iraq is also high on the Prague agenda. Critics in the United States note few of the current candidates for membership have military forces that can contribute significantly to the new form of conflict. Some observers citetheimportance of even minimal contributions, such as participati

40、ng in NATCborder defense surveillance* or peace-keeping operations. Exercise ADirections:Listen to the news item andcomplete the summary.This news item is about the NATO eastward expansion and its military contribution. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passag

41、e.At the Prague Summit manypeople believe the political and military alliance, created after World War II to provide a collective security system for the ten West European countries and the United States and Canada, lost its purpose with the collapse of the Soviet Union - for many years its only thr

42、eat.Another item on the Prague agenda is a possible war in Iraq. Critics in the United States note that the new comers have no military forces that can /contribute significantly to the new form of conflict. Some observers cite the importance of even minimal contributions,such asparticipating in NATO

43、 border defense. surveillance or peace-keeping operations. News Item2 NATO SummitOne month and one day before the Prague summit, President Bush met with the NATO Secretary General George Robertson and praised the alliance. At the time, Mr.Robertson described the Prague meeting as "a transformat

44、ional summit", perhaps the most important in the history of the alliance.It is a transformation that began with theend of the Cold War, and gained momentunwith the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States.Just days after hijacked planes rammedinto the World Trade Center and the Pen

45、tagon, NATO voted to invoke its charter and help defend the United States. The Bush administration thanked the alliance, askedfor NATChelp with surveillance flights over the east coast, and then proceeded to launch a war on terrorism outside the structure of the alliance.At the Prague meeting - the

46、first NATCsummit since the terrorist attacks on America - the alliance will take up the creation of a rapid deployment force which could be deployed outside Europe. Members will be asked tocommit units with specialty skills that can be used in unique situations such as forces trained in dealing with

47、 chemical weapons orthe special challenges of fighting in rugged* mountains. Exercise A Directions:Listen to the news item andcomplete the summary.This news item is about NATO's Prague Summil and its help to the USA.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following question

48、s.One month and one day before the Prague summit, President Bush met with the NATO Secretary General.summit",When meeting with President Bush, the NATO Secretary General described the Prague summit as "a transformational perhaps the most important in the history of the alliance.Because jus

49、t days after September 11 th terrorist attacks, NATOvoted to invoke its charter and help defend the United States.They are the skills that can deal with chemical weapons or fight in rugged mountains and the like.News Item3Putin-Bush SummitPresidents Bush and Putin ended their talks with a joint stat

50、ement in which they said Iraq must comply with UN demands to disarm or face major consequences.They stressed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein must comply fully and unconditionally with the latest Security Council disarmamentresolution, and they expressed concern destruction.about the proliferation*of wea

51、pons ofRussia backed the UNresolution as one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.But Moscowdoes not support the use of force against Iraq.At theend of theirmeetingin an18th-century castle near the St. Petersburg airport,Mr. Putin said he still hopesdiplomatic pressure will produce

52、results.And he urged President Bush to continue to work through the UN.Their statement on Iraq bears a striking resemblance to the language approved by the 19 NATO member countries at the Prague summit. Mr. Bush told reporters that it is important to assure Russia that it has nothing to fear from NA

53、TO expansion.Exercise ADirections:Listen to the news item andcomplete the summary.This newsitem is about the talks between the US president and the Russian president. Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. .F 2. T 3. T

54、4.F5. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPartFeature ReportBush' s Arrival in EuropeAir Force One touched down on a cool, rainy summer's night at a military base outside London. Mr. Bush said nothing to reporters during the more than seven-hour flight from Washington, and he left the air b

55、ase without making any remarks.But before he left the White House, the president said he will stand firm on his positions on global warming and missile defense. They are issues that have divided America and its European allies. And the prospects for a quick resolution are as gloomy as the skies that

56、 greeted his arrival on European soil.These are issues sure to be discussed at length on the sidelines of the Genoa* summit meeting. The leaders of the world's sevenlargest industrialized countries plusRussia have put the plight* of the world's poorest nations at the top of their formal agen

57、da. But no one expects to avoid the controversiesGenerated by President Bush's opposition to the Kyoto* climate treaty, and his plan to develop a missile defense system. iIn an interview with foreign journalists prior to his departure for London, Mr. Bush talked about the dispute over the Kyoto

58、protocol. He said some leaders have been more sympathetic to his view than others.And he said he will seek to reassure critics that the United States is seeking viable* alternatives to the agreement, which calls for mandatory* controls on emissions of certain gases, such as carbon dioxide.His talks

59、Thursday with British PrimeMinister Tony Blair could provide a clue of what lies ahead. The two will meet atChequers, Mr. Blair's official residence inthe British countryside. A spokesmanfor the Prime Minister indicates on global warming and missile defense the two leaders may simply agree to disagree.It will be a serene* spot for a meeting. All indications at the reception awaiting the G-8 summit participants in Genoa wi