新视野大学英语视听说UNIT2答案

1、Unit 2 Our globe is in danger!Done with this task.Target score: 60% Your current score: 78%desertificationCorrect answer: sandstorm air pollutionCorrect answer: air pollution deforestationCorrect answer: deforestation water pollutionCorrect answer: water pollution melting polar ice capCorrect answer

2、: melting polar ice cap light pollutionCorrect answer: light pollution droughtCorrect answer: drought sandstormCorrect answer: desertification litteringCorrect answer: littering 窗体顶端While being interviewed by Martha, Ed said more people in his culture respect now than ever before. When asked about t

3、he most serious in the world today, he mentioned the damaged ozone layer and the in big cities. Ed learned about environmental problems at school. A lot of clubs and some TV programs environmental safety. He believes that students should learn more about the environment at school. Then they can be m

4、ore all the problems and prevent more problems . When asked about a new he would like to create to help the environment, he said that when people their cigarette butts, they have to throw them into the garbage bin. They should be if they throw them on the floor or ground. Personally, Ed is so agains

5、t littering that he never litters. He always throws his into the garbage bin. Your answer Correct answer (1) respect nature nature (2) environmental problem environmental problem (3) pollution pollution (4) promote promote (5) aware of aware of (6) from occurring from occurring (7) law law (8) cigar

6、ette butts throw away (9) fined fined (10) trash trash 1. What is the passage mainly about? (A) The most serious pollutant. (B) The harm from industrial waste. (C) The present river pollution. (D) The causes of river pollution. 2. Why does the river water turn green? (A) Because nitrate and phosphat

7、e in the water increase. (B) Because nitrate and phosphate in the water decrease. (C) Because algae are killed by nitrate and phosphate. (D) Because the pollutants are removed. 3. What harm does industrial waste cause? (A) Lack of oxygen. (B) Poisoning. (C) Accumulation of algae. (D) A lower tempera

8、ture of water. 4. Which of the following is true of oil pollution? (A) It creates a rainbow. (B) It dissolves in the water gradually. (C) It prevents oxygen from entering the water. (D) It makes the fish dirty. 5. What harm can warm water in a river bring? (A) Break in the food chain. (B) Rapid grow

9、th of algae. (C) Dissolution of chemical substances. (D) Lack of oxygen. 1. What is the passage mainly about? (A) The best way to use clean energy. (B) Chinas enormous investment in developing clean energies. (C) A comparison between China and other countries in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. (D)

10、 Cutting carbon dioxide emissions: Chinas achievements and problems. 2. From four years ago until August this year, how many kilowatts of coal-fired plant capacity will have been closed? (A) More than 10 million. (B) More than 50 million. (C) More than 60 million. (D) More than 70 million. 3. By 202

11、1, what will be the proportion of non-fossil energy in the total power in China? (A) 15%. (B) 7.2%. (C) 7.8% (D) 0.6%. 4. Which of the following is true of the investment by China and the United States in clean energy last year? (A) Chinas investment was about the same as the United States. (B) Chin

12、as investment was almost twice as large as the United States. (C) Chinas investment was nearly half of the United States. (D) Chinas investment was about three times as large as the United States. 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a problem arising from curbing greenhouse

13、gas emissions? (A) Slowing down economic development. (B) Exerting a negative influence on peoples income. (C) Causing more strikes. (D) Causing unemployment. Man 1:Well, its aspirational language which is nice and lovely and fluffy, but (1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything,and

14、 so its really hard to take to the bank. I mean, peoples lives are on the line in the developing world where we are seeing the impacts felt first and foremost. And obviously (2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and theres no rea

15、l commitment to change that.(3) Theres no real commitment to put serious money on the tableand thats a big problem. On screen text: Wind Farm This is a great photo op for all the world leaders, but if (4)Its not backed by action,it really doesnt mean much at the end of the day.Man 2:Whats in there i

16、s very disappointing. (5) It does not constitute a. a deal.(6) Its a hollow shellthat will need to be filled in, and it has some numbers, it talks about trying to avoid two degrees. Thats the same language that the G8 used last July. But (7) it lacks anything on emissions cutsas yet that would guara

17、ntee that were actually on the, on track to get there.And the financing commitmentsthere is a mention of a 100-billion-dollar figure and the attempt to raise or mobilise that level of resources, but (8) Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actual

18、ly a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways,as yet. Your answersCorrect answers1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything,1) doesnt really actually commit anyone to doing anything,2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in t

19、he business-as-usual scenario and theres no real commitment to change that.2) the atmosphere simple cant take the kind of emissions weve been seeing in the business-as-usual scenario and theres no real commitment to change that.3) Theres no real commitment to put serious money on the table3) Theres

20、no real commitment to put serious money on the table4) Its not backed by action,4) Its not backed by action,5) It does not constitute a. a deal.5) It does not constitute a. a deal.6) Its a hollow shell6) Its a hollow shell7) it lacks anything on emissions cuts7) it lacks anything on emissions cuts8)

21、 Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actually a commitment to get there, or that it will be channeled in new ways,8) Theres no guarantee that there will be new money, that the money will be real, that theres actually a commitment to get there, o

22、r that it will be channeled in new waysEnvironmental problemsair pollution, , desertification, overfishing, destruction of natural habitats, acid rain, of wild animals and plants, etc.Central problemthe contradiction between and the environmentA new ideasustainable development; it means: Todays econ

23、omic growth should not wipe out the and options for future generations. Planning and development should ensure not only economic growth, but also and environmental health. Some economic behavior must be or controlled.What China could doInstill principles of sustainable development into , resource ma

24、nagement and .What China has doneChina has already taken some to reduce damage to the environment, e.g., following the huge floods of 1998, the government banned logging in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.The aima(n) between economic growth and the environment Your answer Correct answer (1) w

25、ater pollution water pollution (2) over-consumption overconsumption (3) economic growth economic growth (4) resources resources (5) social advancement social advancement (6) restricted restricted (7) government planning government planning (8) economic policy economic policy (9) remarkable steps rem

26、arkable steps (10) emissions balance 1. What is true of the cloud of pollution? (A) It hangs over northwestern Asia. (B) It is three kilometers wide. (C) It increases rainfall in the whole Asia. (D) It can move halfway around the world in a week. 2. What is NOT the cause of the cloud of pollution? (

27、A) Burning animal waste in stoves. (B) Evaporation from the ocean. (C) Forest fires. (D) Burning agricultural waste. 3. What does the cloud of pollution bring about? (A) It cools the land and oceans. (B) It reduces the sunlight on the Earth by 50 percent. (C) It lowers its own temperature. (D) It ch

28、anges the direction of the ocean currents. 4. Why will the pollution intensify in the next 30 years? (A) Because the cloud will contain more harmful substances. (B) Because the cloud will gradually turn into acid rain. (C) Because the Asian population will increase a lot. (D) Because industries in A

29、sia are developing fast. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) The size and dangers of a cloud of pollution. (B) The movement of a cloud of pollution and the disasters. (C) The causes and results of a cloud of pollution. (D) A terrible disaster in Asia. Mountain people around the world are in

30、 great danger of the effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN . As global and deforestation accelerate and technology makes wilder places more accessible, environmental and social on the worlds remotest regions increase. The UN has found that many regionsinhabited by one out of five o

31、f the worlds peopleare recognizable when they are compared to what they were like 60 years ago. This is mostly because forests were cut to cattle grazing and agriculture. The authors of the UN study . Biological losses are expected to be heavy. The mountains of Europe, parts of California and the no

32、rthwest Andes in South America are among the most threatened mountain areas in the world and should be given priority in conservation. because they are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable people. These people could lose their culture and their livelihood with even the smallest shifts in climate

33、. At the same time, many mountain regions are losing people. . In other areas like Nepal, people are drifting to the cities in search of work. Your answer Correct answer (1) negative (2) report (3) warming (4) pressures (5) mountainous (6) barely (7) make way for (8) expect 98 percent of the mountai

34、n areas to experience severe climate change by 2055 (9) The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problems facing mountain areas (10) Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year Weather experts may have found a new problem caused by global warming, one which many people will pay attention to: There are that Santas home in the North may be in trouble because of . The Finnish